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It seems that one of the next big things will be 3D Web content. Two heavy hitters-Google and Mozilla (in association with the Khronos group) -- are zeroing in on the sector.
This week, Google released an experimental plugin for O3D, a 3D application programming interface (API). This interesting Ars Technica piece says Khronos, which is behind the drive to create an open 3D standard, and Mozilla said in March that they will work together on 3D graphics. The story says Mozilla already has an experimental plugin available, and that it is not compatible with O3D. The story provides a tremendous amount of background, and says it is early in what will be a long process.
CNET provides more details on what Mozilla and Khronos are up to. Khronos manages the OpenGL graphics interface technology. The consortium has accepted a Mozilla proposal to establish a Web 3D working group with the goal of producing a public version in a year. The idea is to take advantage of increasing JavaScript speeds and let the programming language use the OpenGL standard to accelerate the graphics to the point that 3D is possible. The idea is to offer the 3D as an extension after Firefox 3.5.
3D can also be pretty funny. This post offers a video of somebody experiencing a 3D room. According to the blogger, the system was made by Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo and EON Reality. Clearly, this is way beyond what will be transported over the Web in the near-term. In any case, it's worth a look-preferably the high definition version of the video that is linked to-simply to see the gentleman laugh harder as he gets increasingly disoriented during the session. This site offers a sample of O3D, along with links to other 3D sites. That video and other information is available at the project's homepage at Google .
This post was written on the personal blog of Mozilla's Christopher Blizzard. It's pretty technical, but can be broken down into two elements. The first is an explanation of the differences between what his group and Google are doing. He says they are more complementary than competitive. He then offers his ideas on how the long standards process should be approached. He correctly points out that the industry has been through a good number of standards efforts. Experience is the best teacher, and he thinks a savvy approach can optimize chances for success. He advocates a process with a small scope; clear rules on interaction between the 3D and other content and the ability to change the scope as necessary. He thinks that most of the innovation should not occur within the API.
3D on the Web is going to be a lot of fun. It's also going to be used to sell things, for training and for a long list of other business-based applications, such as EON's Coliseum, which makes 3D seem like a futuristic unified communications application.


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So good for you to finish a project before starting another one. I have a habit of constantly casting on and never finishing projects...well they do eventually get done...just not in a timely fashion. Hence starting christmas knitting in July :-) I haven't heard of this book, but it looks good! I will have to request it from the library.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I would also love to start another project to be quite honest, but the Drops Verdi comes in one massive ball of 350g, so not the easiest yarn to put away for a while - and I do feel bad that it is taking me this long to get somewhere!
Thanks so much for visiting.
I'd love to have a wooly bright sweater. I want to start one myself! It is still cold and I am fed up with my brown sweater. Have a nice week. RegulaReplyDeleteReplies
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When will the summer be here? I guess it is nice to still have knitting weather? :(
Thanks for visiting.
love that pink and the yarn looks so fuzzy and soft. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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It is lovely, but I am getting to the point where I want it done - know what I mean?
Thanks so much for the visit.
Love the pink. Thanks for the tip on the book - DH is from Durban SA, and we've visited various parts of the country several times. I'm going to tell Siri to remind me to look for it on my eBook reader! How geeky is that?ReplyDeleteReplies
Love the geekiness :) LOL!Delete
How cool, whereabouts from Durban is he?
Port Shepstone was always a family favourite as a destination, fond memories of sea and sand :)
Am a Joburg girl myself.
Thanks for visiting.
I can't wear pink, but if I could, I would get some of that wool. I *love* that color. The Housemaid's Daughter looks interesting--I'm going to check my library for it. Happy Wednesday!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 May 2013 at 21:08
Your sweater looks fantastic! I love that shade of pink. It's so cheerful:)ReplyDelete
Love that bright pink!ReplyDelete
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Microsoft Web Application Firewall (WAF) Strengthens Protection from Cyber-Attacks
A web application firewall (WAF) recently became available as part of Azure's Application Gateway Firewall offering. When migrating existing applications to Azure, WAF ensures web applications are being properly secured by inspecting incoming requests to your web server and filtering out potentially harmful traffic based on a configuration set of rules. This new offering is significant news for any organization using web applications – which happens to be nearly every business today.
Why is Microsoft's WAF offering a big deal? There are three major reasons:
- Protection: Microsoft's WAF offering will prevent many types of malicious activities from reaching your website.
- Ease of Use: Microsoft's WAF offering can be easily configured from the Azure portal. It allows you to add a security layer to your web applications without having to modify your existing web applications.
- Monitoring: Microsoft's WAF offering logs activity so that it can be analyzed in order to refine the configuration of your WAF.
A Great Solution for Lift and Shift Web Migrations
Many organizations are opting to perform Lift and Shift migrations to move their existing websites to Azure Virtual Machines. This simpler approach provides teams with the benefits of the cloud without investing in the specialized skills and time required to update their web applications using a Microsoft PAAS offering.
As web applications are increasingly becoming targets of malicious attacks, organizations performing lift and shift migrations need to stay up to date with current security best practices. Prior to Microsoft including a WAF offering as part of their Application Gateway solution, there hasn't been a reliable, cost-effective web firewall application in Azure. Jump to today, organizations can now count on Microsoft's WAF offering to secure their VM-based web applications.
Whether large or small, businesses in virtually every industry are vulnerable to attacks. Now is the time to strengthen your resilience by implementing an Application Gateway WAF. If you're looking for a strategic partner who can address your cyber-risk management needs, contact us to learn more about our security solutions and how to leverage the latest technology to prevent against future cyber threats.


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Investors in Hewlett-Packard have filed a lawsuit against the firm, claiming that its acquisition of British software firm Autonomy has lost them money. The complaint, which names Meg Whitman, Leo Apotheker and CFO Catherine Lesjak as defendents, was filed yesterday in Federal court in San Francisco, alleging that the firm released false and misleading statements.
The Wall Street Journal has been investigating Autonomy's "aggressive accounting practices," as it calls them, and it's a juicy read. Last week, the two firms entered into a war of words, as Meg Whitman accused Autonomy of talking up its finances before the takeover.


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Hey everyone,
Today we are going to talk about something disgusting. Hahaha. There's no clean way to talk about this, but yes, we are going to talk about toilet hygiene habits! I've got some shocking
(actually not that surprising) news to share with you. And here's a little survey that Kleenex did which you can ponder about.
1) Do you wipe your a** after pooping?
Can't imagine not wiping after a bowel movement? Well, 5% of people in SIngapore DO NOT wipe at all. (and 3/4 of non-wipers are males, I'm not kidding!) Similarly, 1 in 4 people do not wash their hands with soap or any other disinfectant after using the bathroom.
Survey results also found that 1/4 of people wipe more than once with the same sheet of toilet paper.
Luckily, 8/10 people claim to wipe themselves clean. But out of those, 52% do not use a 'dry and wet' method of using both dry toilet tissues with moist toilet tissues or water to rinse themselves off.
1/3 of people surveyed stated that they wiped 'back-to-front' instead of the more appropriate 'front-to-back' direction.
2) What about handphones in toilet?
I am sure you use your gadgets while doing your businesses. In fact, 3 out of 4 smartphone users use their mobile phones whilst having a bowel movement. While this is not surprising, only 2% of these people sanitise their phones after use in the toilet, even though mobile phones are prime breeding grounds and carriers for germs and bacteria both in and out of the toilet.
Studies show that 1 in 6 phones have faecal matter on them. (okay is this getting too much for you yet?)
Clean phones regularly with the mini alcohol wipes easily obtainable from Watson's, Guardian Pharmacy.
3) Toilet seat cover, up or down while flushing?
How many of you flush with your toilet seat covers up? Hands up all of you, confirm a lot of you do it. That's my #1 bathroom pet peeve, seriously I will feel that the whole toilet is super dirty (even the air) if someone did not flush with the toilet bowl covered.
Much to my horror, 70% of those polled chose to leave their toilet lids up when flushing, which causes numerous bacteria-filled water droplets to contaminate the environment.
To make things worse, more than half of these people store their toothbrushes and make-up brushes within 2 metres from the toilet bowl (congratulations), causing a higher likelihood of these items getting covered with aerosolised faecal matter and other bacterial agents as a result of open-lid flushing. (So you're effectively placing poop in your mouth) Yes it's super disgusting to hear, but I'm sorry it's the truth.
Make it a habit to close the toilet lid before flushing. If you need motivation, just remember flying sh*t in the air.
4) Squatting or sitting position while pooping?
If you find that you're straining to poop, all you need to do might just be to change your posture!
93% of people in Singapore adopt the wrong posture while defecating. If you're seated on a toilet bowl, the rectum is more restricted to allow waste to leave the body. Whereas if you're squatting, the muscles around the colon relaxes, allowing waste to leave the body quickly and completely.
What this means is, squatting requires less effort to complete the bowel movement and reduces the like hood of developing haemorrhoids.
I know this one is a bit hard to change because we are all so used to toilet bowls – we practically grew up with them! But what can be done is to (while sitting on the toilet bowl), prop your legs up with a stool and lean the body slightly forward to mimic the squatting posture.
Why Good toilet habits matter
"Any form of poor hygiene in the perianal area can affect the skin around the anus. The area, marked by find folds and hair follicles, is a difficult anatomical area to clean, which means that improper cleansing habits may cause faecal matter to remain. This increases the risk of perianal skin irritation, redness, inflammation, unpleasant odours and in more serious cases, infections such as abscesses,"
"The risk of contracting these infections could be reduced significantly by practising good personal hygiene such as wiping in the right direction, the use of a moist toilet tissue, or rinsing with water after a bowl movement. Many don't realise how a tiny lifestyle change can make a huge difference."
– Dr. Kevin Sng, Colorectal and General Surgery, Gleneagles Medical Centre (Singapore)
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Safe to flush and hypoallergenic, the Kleenex Ultra Soft Moist Toilet Tissue is gentle and delicate on the skin and cleans 2x better than just using dry toilet tissues alone.
Available in two sizes – a pack of personal-pack 10 sheets (RRP $1.25), or family-pack 40 sheets (RRP $3.80) – at leading supermarkets island-wide.
Visit Kleenex's website for more information.
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Pepperoncini peppers are some of the best spicy peppers that there are in my opinion anyway. They are flavorful more than hot. They are one of the few hot peppers that I can just eat all by themselves. They go really well with pizza but as I have discovered they can really make a salad amazing. How amazing you ask? So amazing that a spider fell into the bowl when I was taking the salad pictures and the salad was so tempting that I just scooped the spider out and still ate it. The salad that is, not the spider, haha!
For this salad I started with Romaine lettuce and added black olives, chopped bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, shredded cheddar cheese, croutons and of course sliced pepperoncini peppers. I like this salad better with vinegar based salad dressings but it still tastes good with cream based ones too. I feel like having one right now. I hope I have inspired you to eat more peperoncinis!


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ENISA and Europol Team Up to Fight Cybercrime
The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and Europol have announced the signing of a strategic agreement that will allow the agencies to work more closely with one another to combat cybercrime in Europe.
"The purpose of the agreement is to enhance cooperation between Europol, its European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and ENISA in order to support the EU Member States and the EU institutions in preventing and combating cybercrime. The agreement does not cover the exchange of personal data," ENISA stated.
The agreement lays out strategies for:
- the exchange of specific knowledge and expertise
- elaboration of general situational reports
- reports resulting from strategic analyses and best practice
- strengthening capacity building through training and awareness raising, to safeguard network and information security at EU level
The Executive Director of ENISA, Professor Udo Helmbrecht, and Europol Director, Rob Wainwright, issued a joint statement: "This agreement is an important step in the fight against ever more skilled cyber criminals who are investing more time, money and people on targeted attacks."
"Our agreement demonstrates that we are highly committed to jointly contributing within our respective areas of expertise, and to support each other's work in the quest to make Europe a safer place online. Cybercrime is estimated to cost the global economy more than 400 billion dollars annually, by cooperating more closely together and sharing expertise, we strengthen Europe's capacity to combat cyber criminals," the statement said.
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This video is the Lab 3 demonstration of UNC Charlotte Embedded Systems course ECGR4101/5101 taught by James Conrad, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The original recording date was September 28, 2011. More information about the Embedded Systems course can be found at http://coe.uncc.edu/~jmconrad/classes.htm The class uses the Renesas RX62N evaluation board as the basis of microcontroller examples.
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Dr. Tom Klein, DVM
Dr. Tom opened East Hilliard Veterinary Services along with his wife Dr. Sue Klein, in 1987. Dr. Tom primarily sees advanced and routine dentistry cases from the local area and surrounding states. His patients range from dogs, cats, and rabbits to wallabies, polar bears, giant cats, apes, and various other animals. He has a passion for teaching dentistry as well as practicing, and allows OSU veterinary students to participate in an externship program with him during their final year. Along with Dentistry he also sees small animals, birds, and other exotics for routine care. Prior to making Hilliard his home, Dr. Tom received his DVM from Michigan State University, in 1983. After graduation He married his partner at home and work, Dr. Sue, and moved to Lancaster, PA. While there he worked in a large animal practice for 4 years. When Dr. Tom is not working he enjoys gardening, training for and participating in triathlons and marathons.
Dr. Sue Klein, DVM
Dr. Sue opened East Hilliard Veterinary Services along with her husband Dr. Tom Klein in 1987. Dr. Sue has a passion for dermatology, nutrition, and behavior. She works hand in hand with specialists in the area, to make sure that all of her clients are as healthy, physically and mentally, as possible. Along with her more advanced cases, Dr. Sue also sees dogs and cats for routine and sick care. She is also involved in managing the business side of the practice. Before calling Hilliard her home Dr. Sue received her DVM from Michigan State University in 1983. After graduation she married her partner at home and work, Dr. Tom, and moved to Lancaster, PA. While there she worked in a small animal practice for 4 years. When Dr. Sue is not busy helping her clients she enjoys attending country music concerts, baking for the staff and having them taste new recipes.
Dr. Chris Kabalan, DVM
Dr. Chris has been at part of the East Hilliard Veterinary Services family since 1997 after graduation from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Science. Dr. Chris has a soft spot in her heart for all of her patients and sees our largest patients, our goofy gentle giants, to our smallest patients, the tiniest mouse. She has a passion for soft tissue surgery and wellness care. Her and her husband, Paul, live in Hilliard with their two children, Nicholas and Emily. In addition to her two human children, Dr. Chris has three cats, Ruby, the matriarch of the family and Loki and Peter, the newest balls of energy. She also has a hamster, Henry. When not at work she actively volunteers at her children's schools, scout troops, and church functions. She enjoys spending time with friends and family.
Dr. Janelle Marette, DVM
Dr. Janelle joined East Hilliard Veterinary Services as a doctor in February 2017. She is a 2016 graduated of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to joining our staff as a doctor, Dr. Janelle also worked here for 3 years during veterinary school helping assist and learning from all the doctors and staff. Although small in stature, Dr. Janelle likes working with dogs and cats of all shapes and sizes. She particularly enjoys providing routine wellness care as well as management of allergy, orthopedic, and internal medicine cases. When not working, Dr. Janelle and her husband, Tony, enjoy traveling to visit family in other states as well as exploring new countries. She also enjoys spending time being active and running, as well as relaxing and reading a good book. She has one very spoiled Pitbull-Basenji mix named Cinci, who was found in Cincinnati and made her way to Columbus where she was rescued by Dr. Janelle and her husband.
Client Relations Specialists
Kelly graduated with an associates degree in accounting and worked as a full-time bookkeeper for 26 years until she became employed at East Hilliard Veterinary Services, where she enjoys interacting with people and their pets. Kelly has a son in college and very active in hockey and a daughter that is entering college and loves to ride her horse. Kelly has many family pets. She has two dogs, two cats, two parrots, one rabbit, one hedgehog, one duck and one miniature pig, all which live under one roof. She also has two horses and one miniature horse that live at her barn. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys spending time at her barn and loving on her two legged and four legged children.
Sam is originally from Canton, OH but grew up in Texas. While in Texas she became a certified yoga teacher through the Living Yoga Program in Austin, TX. Sam enjoys sharing her love with furry friends and their owners as well as learning the science behind the scenes. Growing up in the piney woods of East Texas, Sam has been a lifetime animal lover of all kinds, although she currently only has her baby girl Gizmo. Gizmo is a collie mix from a long line of dogs that have been in Sam's family for 20 years. Outside of work she and Gizmo love all things water related: swimming, kayaking, finding hidden waterfalls, hiking, camping, yoga, playing sports and relaxation time.
Ann grew up in Columbus and graduated from the University of Dayton, where she earned a BA in English with a minor in music/voice. She has a special interest in international wildlife conservation, and worked for nine and a half years at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. You may have seen her on a few zoo commercials over the years! Ann loves dogs of all kinds and has a wonderful, graceful and gentle guardian Miss "Walle Lilly Fluffy Woof," as her son calls her, the great pyrenees. She enjoys acting, singing, guitar, watching sports (Go Bucks!), and travel. But most of all, she enjoys spending time with her husband Derek and their children, Ryan and Nora.
Veterinary Technicians & Assistants
Dominique, RVT, graduated from Columbus State Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. As a recent graduate, Dominique loves continuing to learn about different areas of veterinary medicine, especially behavior and dentistry. When at home, Dominique spends time training, playing with, and napping with her dog Duncan. She also loves reading, sewing, carving wood, and browsing the internet for more puppy sweaters.
Tess, RVT, graduated from Columbus State Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. She is pleased to have recently joined the family at East Hilliard Veterinary Services. Although she is eager to explore different areas of medicine, her main interests are with dentistry and behavior. Tess has lived in Hilliard her entire life, and is happy to work in the community that she loves. When not at work, she likes to spend her time hiking, kayaking, and traveling. She also loves to spend time with her two extremely spoiled dogs. She has a husky-shepherd mix, named Sakari, who she rescued a few years ago. As well as, LuLu, her goofy Olde English Bulldog.
Sierra, RVT, graduated from Columbus State Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. She is excited to be a part of our team here at East Hilliard Veterinary Services and has a special interest in both dentistry and behavior. She likes to make sure clients and patients feel welcome and safe in the clinical environment. When not at work she enjoys spoiling her two cats, Berlioz and Bailey, and taking her Australian Shepherd, Duchess, for runs out in the country.
Carly, RVT, graduated from Penn Foster College with an Associate of Science in Veterinary Technology. Though recently licensed, Carly began her career in veterinary medicine several years ago in her home town of Powell, Ohio. Carly is excited to have joined the East Hilliard family and looks forward to exploring the areas of dentistry, behavior, and small animal medicine. She currently lives with her husband Chris and two dogs, Arya and Bentley. In her free time, she enjoys being with her family, baking, shopping, and having fun with her crazy pups!
Beth, RVT, graduated from Columbus State in Veterinary Technology in 1991. Married her husband in 1993 and moved to Columbus. They have 2 boys and 3 dogs. She enjoy's spending time with the family, taking walks and training her dogs. One of her dogs, Rane, is a Registered Therapy Dog and enjoys dog sports especially disc. She enjoy's all aspects of Veterinary Medicine and has a special interest in dog training and behavior.
OSU Students
Ryan grew up in Brunswick, OH. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2015 with a BA in biology and continued his education at Case Western Reserve University for a post-baccalaureate career in chemistry. He is currently attending The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate with his DVM in 2021. Ryan has interests within veterinary medicine including exotic medicine, in particular reptiles, orthopedics, and small animal medicine. Ryan's hobbies include breeding pythons, fishing, and weight lifting.
Mark grew up in Livonia, MI. He graduated from The University of Michigan in 2018 with a BS with Honors in Biochemistry and Latin. He has also published papers in insulin catheter design and pediatric surgery with the Extracorporeal Life Support Research Laboratory at Michigan Medicine. He is currently attending The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate with his DVM in 2022. Mark has an interest in zoo medicine, especially avian, aquatic, and reptile medicine, animal husbandry, and zoo animal welfare. In his free time, Mark designs reptile enclosures, plays blues guitar, and reads.


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After staying on the mooring, we moved to the Harbor Village Marina in Kralendijk. We decided to get a slip because it was going to be easier to make the necessary repairs. I think it was the right move. To repair the refrigeration, we ended up taking the entire unit out of the engine room (no menial task), and having a local repairman take it to his shop to solder the leaky pipe. Barry spent a number of hot and sticky hours in the engine room diagnosing the problem before the repairman came to get it. In the mean time, Dave replaced the entire battery charging system. Everything is now working beautifully.
Bonaire is a relatively tranquil island. Of the three ABC's, it is the most environmental conscious island, having its entire surrounding waters designated as a marine park. I found it surprising to see (and hear) so much Dutch - but after all, it does have strong Dutch roots that persist even today.
Lots of people here speak four languages - Dutch, Spanish, English and Papiamento, the local Creole dialect that is a blend of Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Arawak Indian. The history of Bonaire is pretty typical Caribbean. Settled by the Arawak Indians, the Spanish came along and promptly exterminated most of them. The Spanish were then in turn driven off (in this case by the Dutch) in the 1630's. For a time, the slave trade prevailed as an integral part of commerce. But other forms of trade also grew in and around Fort Oranje, in Kralendijk.
Today, Bonaire has developed a strong eco-tourism industry, mostly attracting diving, fishing and bird-watching enthusiasts. It has over 200 bird species, 80 of which are indigenous, such as the flamingo and a yellow headed parakeet.
On one of the days here, we rented a four-wheel Suzuki jeep and ventured out to the Washington Slagbaai National Park in the northern part of the island. The park is home to flamingos, lizards, iguanas, goats, wild boar, donkeys. There are limestone caves and a number of dive spots that are accessible from the beach. The most fun we had was hand-feeding bread to groups of large lizards. From the car, we also hand-fed a friendly donkey who just walked straight up to us. We stopped at a dive spot to snorkel. But it wasn't anything to write home about - some elk-horned coral, and typical tropical fish. As always, though, the water is warm and easy to get in to.
We've now fixed everything, are provisioned and ready for the next island - Curacao. Plans are to check out tomorrow and leave on Tuesday morning. Curacao is only 30 miles west of Bonaire, so it will be a short day sail. Stay tuned.
The rugged limestone shoreline of Washington Park.
Hee-Haw!!! A very friendly donkey that came up to the jeep to greet us and get a snack.
One of the many varieties of lizards.
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Anambra is one of the few states in Nigeria that are blessed with many distinguished statesmen and women. A little over five years ago, the Ezigbo Gburugburu, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was still with us. Dora Akunyili was still with us. So were Chinua Achebe, Ben Obumselu and Onuorah Nzekwu. On November 19 last year, Alex Ekwueme joined the ages. These are all historical figures whose legend transcended their time and environment.
Today, Anambra is still blessed with Emeka Anyaoku, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Chief Mbazuluike Amaechi, Peter Obi, Virgy Etiaba, Chris Ngige, Victor Umeh, Ben Ndi Obi and Emmanuel Egboga among several others too many to mention. Some of these men and women are rightly seen and treated as statesmen. Some have set high standards in their private and public lives and have become the totems of a forward-looking society. The thing to cherish about them is that dead or alive, they continue to enrich our lives. They continue to serve as beacons; guiding our footsteps to the hilltops of greatness.
Until he drew his last breathe on November 19 last year, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme was a highly adored father to Ndi Anambra and Ndigbo and a pillar of support to his people. There was no doubt that he loved Anambra and was more frequently seen in his country home in Okoh than anywhere else. The only other places his presence was also felt were the Church and the Governor's Lodge in Amawbia. Yes, nna anyi Ekwueme was especially close to Governor Willie Obiano.
I sincerely do not know if Ekwueme was close to other governors before Obiano but I am a witness to the special fondness that existed between him and Governor Obiano. I am aware that Governor Obiano held Ekwueme in the highest esteem and never forgot to show humility whenever he was in his presence. That is why in almost every photograph of his encounter with Ekwueme, he is seen bowing in total reverence to him. Each time Obiano bowed before Ekwueme in deep respect, the subliminal message is "I treasure what you have done for our people." It is a little gesture that carries so much weight.
Governor Obiano always ensured that Ekwueme was treated with all the respect and dignity he deserved. He was adequately consulted on landmark decisions and duly carried along on issues that required delicate handling. This must have been the secret to their closeness because Ekwueme and his dear wife Beatrice attended every major event that Governor Obiano had organized in the state in the past three and a half years. No one looked as distraught with a deep sense of loss as Ekwueme did at that Biafran memorial known as Ozoemezina organized three years ago by Governor Obiano. As he sat beside Obiano and Prince Arthur Eze at the Ekwueme Square to receive condolence messages as one of the chief mourners, his face mirrored the sadness of his people. Ozoemezina was one initiative that Igbo leaders who wanted to curry favours from Abuja distanced themselves from. But it was also one project that resonated across the entire spectrum of the Igbo world; generating emotional reactions across Nigeria, on the continent and in the Diaspora. While other prominent Igbo sons and daughters avoided it so as not to offend Abuja, Ekwueme embraced it wholeheartedly and took ownership of it. And that's the difference.
Although it cannot be gainsaid that Ekwueme had a very special relationship with Obiano, it is also obvious to anyone with the power of discernment that Ekwueme has had a tremendous influence on Obiano. Any time I reflect on the growing charisma of governor Obiano, his near infinite gracefulness, his calm and sagely approach to matters that would have made many people in his position lose their heads; I am reminded of Alex Ekwueme. When I try to wrap my mind around the rather strange idea of a sitting governor with the fullness of his executive powers tendering a public apology and asking for forgiveness so that peace would reign, I remember Ekwueme. I remember how he stoically accepted the collusion between the military and some buccaneering politicians that wrenched the PDP presidential ticked away from him and handed it over to Obasanjo so that peace would reign. Anybody in Ekwueme's position who had invested his resources and emotion in building a party up would have harboured unending bitterness for the people who schemed him out. But Ekwueme did not only get over his disappointment with ease, he in fact, chaired the fundraising held to support Obasanjo's campaign efforts the following week in Abuja. That is the power of forgiveness. That is how to be graceful.
Thankfully, Obiano is growing along this line every day. Anyone who knew him when he was in banking would be surprised to see how much he has changed. He is certainly wiser, more intensely focused, difficult to distract, more strategic in his vision and more accommodating of otherness. And it is all easy to explain – those rare moments spent alone with Ekwueme, the Ide of Aguata must be behind it all.
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Transfer Rater: Jadon Sancho to Chelsea, Milan Skriniar to Manchester United
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper.
Here are today's top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Cenk Tosun to Besiktas
Turkish giants Besiktas reportedly want to bring Everton striker Tosun back to Istanbul as the 27-year-old has failed to shine at Goodison Park. Tosun moved to the Toffees last January for £27m and has scored six goals in 22 Premier League appearances, however has been inconsistent so far under Marco Silva. Talksport report that Besiktas are planning a loan move in January for their former striker.
Milan Skriniar to Manchester United
Jose Mourinho's search for a centre-back continues with attentions turning to Inter Milan defender Skriniar. Sourceshave told ESPN that Mourinho has requested the Slovakia international as a show of faith from the board that he has a long-term future at Old Trafford. At 23, Skriniar is also significantly younger than Mourinho's previous targets of Toby Alderweireld, Jerome Boateng and Diego Godin which should help convince the board.
Alessio Romagnoli to Manchester United
Also among Mourinho's targets to bolster his ailing backline, according to ESPN sources, is Milan centre-back Romagnoli, who is also 23. The Italian has previously been linked with Chelsea and the Rossoneri successfully agreed a new contract extension in August taking his current deal up to 2022. Should Mourinho be sufficiently backed in the market, however, Milan may have no choice but to accept an offer.
Harry Kane to Real Madrid
Madrid's poor start to the season, in which they have been winless and scoreless in their last four matches, has prompted president Florentino Perez to push for a marquee signing in attack. The failure to replace Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer has meant Kane is back in consideration for Los Blancos, according to El Confidencial. However, Real's director general Jose Angel Sanchez has also suggested RB Leipzig's Timo Werner as a more affordable alternative.
Jadon Sancho to Chelsea
Sancho's stunning start to the season for Borussia Dortmund has alerted the Premier League's finest, although the Bundesliga club will demand £100m for the English winger. The Sun claim that Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham are all monitoring the 18-year-old, who left City last year after turning down a contract. Dortmund, however, view Sancho as Ousmane Dembele's long-term replacement and have no plans to let him go.
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French Bees Produce Blue Honey
Mars Incorporated has proclaimed that "Chocolate is better in color" with its M&Ms. But French beekeepers may beg to differ on that.
Since August, beekeepers near the town of Ribeauville, in the northeastern region of Alsace, have been reporting their bees are producing blue and green honey, according to Reuters. And they've traced the cause back to a biogas plant that processes waste from an M&Ms factory.


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Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), Asia's premier multiple-stage race is the brain child of Malaysia's Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed which made its debut in 1996 to place Malaysia on the world sporting and tourism map. It was named after the jewel island of Langkawi, a UNESCO World Geopark status island located off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Back then, the race started off with a modest UCI-status of 2.6. LTdL has since evolved to become Malaysia's biggest cycling competition and steadily raised its status to become Asia's biggest race which has been upgraded to its current 2.0Hors Class, recognised and sanctioned by the UCI and UCI Asia Tour. LTdL is also considered as one of the world's exciting races outside of Europe, attracting top teams from the World Tour, Pro Continental as well as Continental and national teams from Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Over the years, Le Tour de Langkawi has sparked off great interests and received recognition from top European teams and riders. Known as a sporting spectacle which combines both sprinting and climbing elements, LTdL has produced names who have went on to make waves in the international cycling scenes including the Grand Tours. They include former world champion like Italians Paolo Bettini and Ivan Quaranta, American Chris Horner, Tom Danielsen, Stuart O'Grady, Graeme Brown, Robert Hunter, Anthony Charteau and many more. Sprinters like Andrea Guardini has also earned great reputation as the race's most accomplished sprinter with record victories in Malaysia. Asian riders like Wong Kam-Po, Anuar Manan, Ng Yong Li, Hariff Salleh, Fauzan Ahmad Lufti and Loh Sea Keong were among the notable Asian riders who managed to create impact in the Tour.
This year, we promise to stage an even more exciting race for both riders and spectators alike with the entourage heading back to Langkawi for the penultimate and final stage. Genting Highlands, the most challenging climb dubbed as the Tour's queen stage, is back on the route map after a lapse of four years. The 1,240km 8-stage journey will take riders and the entourage across scenic spots along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia including big cities, small kampungs and historical towns like Taiping, Muar, Melaka, Georgetown and of course, the legendary island itself.
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Truths About Doing What You Love
Over the weekend, I tweeted a couple thoughts about doing what you love:
Anyone telling you that doing what you love won't feel like work is selling you a bunch of bullshit. But it *will* feel damned rewarding.
Also, what you love will change over time, as you grow exposed to new facets of what you're doing and to totally different things.
Today, I'm doing what I love. I work on making games and making games better — at Paizo, for various other companies as a freelancer, and for myself. But here's the thing: I know I won't be doing this forever.
I know I won't want to do this forever.
When I was in my early 20s, I got a job as a software developer. I was making web applications, and really happy that my life involved fucking around with the Internet as a living. As time went on, I loved that less — my interests changed, I stopped enjoying programming for its own sake, and I started getting my writing published.
To say I'm "lucky" enough to have done what I love twice in my life, however, misses the point. This is all still work:
- Yesterday, I came into the Paizo office for eight hours, then went home and did another couple hours or so on the Technocracy.
- On Saturday, I spent the day, from noon until around 10pm, working on one of the Technocracy books.
- Friday, worked several hours at the day job trying to push a document out to the next editing pass, and then going home to work on the Technocracy.
- Thursday, see Friday
- Wednesday, see Thursday
- and so on
The last time I worked less than eight hours in a day was maybe around four weeks ago (every day, not just weekdays). Yes, it's doing what I love, but it still feels like work. I still feel my brain being toasted after a ten-hour day. I still want to curl up with some Mass Effect 3 DLC I haven't gotten to play yet. So anyone telling you "it won't feel like work" is a lying fuck who is just trying to sell you something. Or trying to convince themselves that that's true.
And as time goes on, as you gain experiences in life, what you love will change. That's cool! That's a natural part of the process. Plus, your further experiences with doing what you love will show you parts of the business you hate, and depending on your personality type and what you're dealing with, that might overwhelm your love in the first place.
So here's the deal: things will still be work because it takes effort to achieve something awesome, and people will always have different ideas of what's awesome than you. (Spoiler alert: you're going to have to deal with people while doing what you love.) And you'll grow and change as a person.
Embrace all that. It's part of doing what you love.
– Ryan
4 Responses to Truths About Doing What You Love
I think this is a HUGE part of the reason that video game QA has so much churn. People get the idea "I can play video games for a living! It'll be great!" not "this is a soul sucking job full of boredom and anguish." It doesn't help that, because of the churn (and some apparently industry wide prejudices) everyone else on the team looks at them as a renewable resource of idiots not to take seriously.
It's also the reason I make sure to have at least one hobby that I don't even try to work in.
For me, doing what you love means not wanting to completely give up even when you're working 80+ hour weeks. It means that when things are hard or go belly-up that you just gather up the pieces and keep going. Yes, it will still be hard and still be work, but it will be work that is rewarding (at least most of the time — there are always parts you won't like) and so you will want to keep doing it.


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Comment: The coverage of the Great Depression by Robert McElvaine was so one sided it was unbelievable. [Editor's note: You can watch the segment below.] Yes, the Great Depression was horrible, millions of people were out of work and out of food, but it was because of the executive orders Franklin D. Roosevelt kept making that forced business to lay off people.
To increase prices, he had crops destroyed in spite of people going hungry, and because prices were inflated, more people couldn't buy food. Businesses were forced to stop production because the unions caused strikes that lasted for months, putting the businesses out of business. The list goes on and on. Why don't you have an interview with Jim Powell, who wrote FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression? Cover BOTH sides of the story, not just the liberal side.
Paul Solman: I left this email alone when it came in over the transom because there's been such a concerted effort out there to denigrate the New Deal on the part of emailers to all sorts of sites. I even noticed the identical negative text, from emailers with different names, in one thread of comments on The New Republic website — in response to a pointed review by Jonathan Chait of, among other books, Amity Schlaes' supposed anti-New Deal The Forgotten Man.
But it occurs to me that if a political campaign is underway, the public ought to know the score. So, this response is not to a query, but a tirade.
Now look: FDR tried a lot of experiments during the New Deal. Some of them flopped. I've interviewed Schlaes and economic historian Eugene White, debating the issue.
But the Great Depression was a situation the American economy had not faced before. Yes, there had been plenty of downturns in the past. Panics even. Crashes. But when the economy peaked in 1929, until the time Roosevelt took over THREE
AND-AHALF YEARS LATER, GDP was down not by 6 percent, as it is now from last year, but nearly 50 percent. The Dow Jones was not down by 40 percent as now, which seems like a lot, right? It was down by 90 percent! Unemployment was not up by 60 percent, as it is so far (4.9 percent to 8.5 precent) but by 800 percent (2.9 percent to 24.9 percent).
There is legitimate debate over how MUCH employment recovered in the Roosevelt years, since a lot of workers were on low-wage relief programs. (On the other hand, my father was one of them and to him the WPA was a godsend; his job, meaningful.) But there's no legitimate debate that the New Deal DID lower unemployment. No debate either that GDP rose, almost doubling even before World War II.
As to the stock market, it too rallied dramatically and rallied even more if you subscribe to the logic of Mark Hulbert's fascinating recent column in the New York Times.
One can, of course, argue that the economy would have recovered more quickly without the New Deal because, let's face it, how could anyone know otherwise? It's not like we can run the experiment again.
But for an emailer to the NewsHour to write that "the great depression was horrible, millions of people were out of work and out of food, but it was because of the executive orders Franklin D. Roosevelt" is such arrant nonsense it demands a response, and indeed the contempt it so splendidly earns.
We appreciate emails, truly. But if you're going to label us politically with an actual argument, you could at least spend two minutes on Google before hitting "send" to see if there's any validity to it.


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Good afternoon great people. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Last night I decided to get my Shany stamping plates out and play around a bit so I'm sharing the finished product with you all today. As a base I used Butter London's Bossy Boots, which I cant get enough of. (For a review of Bossy Boots see my earlier post HERE.) I double stamped Bossy Boots with Sinful Colors HD Nail and Kleancolor Black using Shany plate SH04 then topped it off with accent rhinestones. Honestly the rhinestones save this look. Im pretty pleased at my stamping progression. Practice makes perfect right?
|outside/shade- sorry no sunshine today :-(
|Bossy Boots (indoor)
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Don't have time or energy to do the work yourself? No problem, give me a call and I'll take care of it for you.
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The highlights of the tour is your direct involvement with local people; we will take you to the middle hillside of Nepal (approx. 120 k.m. away from Kathmandu) where 99% people are farmers; you will follow their way of life. You will see them closely how they live; what they do in their daily activities.
You can also assist them in their farm lands by tilling fields with the help of oxen; planting rice, potatoes, vegetables and so on depending on seasons you travel. One day you can also join a community school as to know how the children study there! You also can be a teacher by teaching them English language whereas you can also try to learn few Nepalese words.
If you are a doctor or nurse yourself, you can also visit a local health post; and assist the local patients. In overall, It is a good fun and unforgettable experience!
This tour could be suitable for you, your family, friends, relatives or family group traveling with children to learn real life style of Nepalese people. This tour will be more fruitful who are willing to support local community, school and health post as a humanitarian work.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1350 meters)
Day 02: Visit heritage sites in Kathmandu
Day 03: Drive to Jyamrung Village (1400 meters)
Day 04: Village Tour
Day 05: Village Tour
Day 06: Drive to Kathmandu
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Four Ways to Punch Up Your #NaNoWriMo Prose
Behold! National Novel Writing Month is almost upon us. As you get ready to write or revise your magnum opus, your friends at Caffeinated Press—presently embroiled in final line editing, so it's top of mind—offer a few construction suggestions for you
Getting Ready for #NaNoWriMo
NaNo is coming. Are you ready?
Reflections on Commercially Viable Manuscripts
Manuscript queries get rejected for all sorts of reasons, but "goodness of fit" and "commercial viability" present an obstacle that a good line edit or peer review is unlikely to overcome.
Perfect Your Manuscript!
As you walk away with practical advice for preparing your manuscript, you'll feel full — of accomplishment, of excitement to edit, of coffee and snacks.
Typing Your Way to Creativity
Writing only sometimes features rapid-fire composing then revising, but it always requires getting the story right in your heart so that it fills your head and then flows from your fingers toward the paper — even if it's through one type hammer at a time.
A Year-Long "Get Fit to Print" Program for Aspiring Authors
Although you simply cannot distill creative writing into a proscriptive algorithm — people start in different places, and they learn in different ways — a review of the literature suggests that there's perhaps too little scaffolding offered to new writers.
The Sarcastic Narrator
Too many authors, especially those early in their writing career, tend to use sarcasm as the default inner voice of a character.
Jason's 36 Rules of Fiction Writing
These little maxims are the "big ideas" I share with early-career authors eager for advice about the craft of writing.
Developing Ethically Coherent Characters
Never underestimate the power of base moral conflict to drive tension and keep a plot advancing.
The Discipline of Writing
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Friday, 8 January 2010
Is thinking about Jesus a sign of mental illness? It IS? UH-OH!
I don't know about you, but I have a tendency to ponder over the nature of Jesus when left to my own devices. In fact, I probably think about Jesus a lot more than any non-christian really should. More than most schizophrenics even.
However, I feel I really must clarify what I mean when I talk about 'Jesus'.
I'm not LITERALLY referring to that guy from the New Testament with the beard, hair and sandals, and I don't believe that 'he' was the LITERAL son of God. Not for ONE minute. I'm not even sure that I believe that 'he' was an actual living figure from history, per se. SO what DO I mean?
Well, I think - or more correctly, FEEL - that the life and figure of Jesus Christ as laid out in the Bible are actually a way of discussing the human condition and the nature of OUR relationship with what is known as 'God' (which is in ITSELF a term that refers to something OTHER, a convenient name given in order to codify and simplify something into a form that can be more easily digested by our linear brains) in a veiled and abstracted way.
It occurred to me some time ago that the crucifixion can also function as a way of desribing the pain and trauma that comes with descending from a spiritual existence, into a physical, fleshly one. This also ties in with the multiple references to 'The Fall' throughout christianity - theres the 'original' fall of man into sin, and Satan/Lucifer's fall. I think that both of those are attempts to describe the same thing as the crucifixion - the 'imprisonment' of a being of SPIRIT in a body of dull, barely sensitive FLESH. The nailing of Christ to the cross echoes the feeling of being imprisoned in the fleshy suit of armour that IS the human body. To descend from the boundless freedom of life as a spirit, into the restrictive, sluggish leaden existence of 'life' as WE know it MUST feel exactly like having cold iron driven through the body and to be tethered to an immovable bulk until death comes.
So, the descent from spirit into flesh of the crucifixion is echoed in the idea of 'the Fall from Gods grace' of humanity, and that of Satan/Lucifer. To 'fall from the grace of god', is to descend from pure spirit into dense, corrupted matter - like a liquid or a gas congealing - downwards from Kether, the 'Godhead', to Malkuth, Earth, on the Qabalistic Tree Of Life. The Tree functions as a perfect glyph to express HOW the 'seed' of 'God' filters down through existence to cohere into matter. THIS process is what is hidden behind the crucifixion and 'The Fall(s) from grace'.
Interestingly, the fall of Satan/Lucifer opens up ANOTHER can of worms in relation to the nature of 'soul' and 'spirit', as there was a belief amongst the gnostics that 'humanity IS 'The Devil' - that when Satan/Lucifer fell from heaven, he shattered into pieces, and those pieces entered into the 'souls' of, then-nascent, humanity - forever tainting them. Now, my own personal theory on this is that the taint of 'evil', or hubris maybe, from this event - whatever it may be a cloak for - manifests most strongly when humans gather together for something. A crowd is generally not very smart en masse, and can turn nasty VERY easily, thus showing the taint of 'evil'. I have other thoughts in this area, but I feel its something for another time, as I've gone off on a tangent already from my original subject.
Jesus. I've established that the story of the crucifixion could serve as veiled way of referring to the pain of the descent from spirit into matter - or pure energy into form, correctly - but what about all this 'son of God' talk? Well, I believe that when Jesus said HE was THE son of God, he meant that, by extension, WE are ALL 'sons' of God - Don't forget that HE is supposed to have made us in His own image - and that Jesus basically functioned as 'paragon' of humanity, he was what WE should ASPIRE to. He was, to quote Alan Moore, the PINNACLE of humanity....and we trampled him down. We, the dull, prisoners of the flesh with our tainted 'souls, destroyed our own paragon.
Clearly there is a deeper meaning there, and an esoteric one too. I choose to read it as a warning that to be 'like' Jesus - spiritual and 'ascended' - is to open yourself up to the hatred and jealousy of those around you (This is ALSO parallelled in the idea that Satan/Lucifer 'fell'/was pushed from heaven due to his pride and jealousy over Gods position AND the respect given to 'man' over 'angel' - ANOTHER digression!), which is something that those who choose to follow the path of magick must beware of - friends and family WILL try to dissuade you from the path. This happened to Jesus also, he was mocked and ridiculed by those i positions of religious authority who felt threatened by his ideas. In many ways, Jesus was a terrorist - something i cannot see going down well with our American friends as a concept - when you think about it; He was in opposition to the ruling powers, he actively spoke out against them, and he was not afraid to physically act for his cause, OR to die for it.
Hehehehe. I can see THAT one going down well....'Jesus was a terrorist'........
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A Madison County couple has filed a lawsuit against a firm regarding a flawed 2009 property transaction, alleging negligent misrepresentation
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Alleging consumer fraud, the plaintiffs seek judgment in excess of $50,000 plus attorneys' fees and costs. They are represented by Randall P. Steele of Steele Law Offices in Glen Carbon.
Madison County Circuit Court case number 15-L-766