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The 13th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films 2014(MIFF) will showcase fifty-four films from its lineup in seven cities in a special event called MIFF-Zone.This will showcase best of the fest to film communities across india simultaneously.
"This has been a long standing demand.All together, 32 hours of screening has been planned at each centre. This is our way of giving further impetus to the documentary film movement in the country," festival director and DG, films division VS Kundu said "Depending on the response this set-up will institutionalised as regular feature every year." Kundu said the focus is "on broadening international linkages and on innovations."
The screenings will be simultaneously organized in 7 cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Nagpur, Guwahati and Kolkata.
The film screened in MIFF-Zone have been selected from the national and international competition sections of MIFF-2014.
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New Delhi:- "Siri Fort Audit. II & III" Asiad village Complex, August Kranti Marg, N.D. 110049.
from 4th to 9th Feb.2014.(In AUDI II 4th,6th and 7th Feb at 6pm-9pm
& 9th Feb at 11am-7pm, In AUDI III 5th Feb at 6pm to 9 pm and 8th Feb at 11am to 7 pm)
Bangalore:- "Freedom Park" Sheshadri Road Gandhi Nagar-560009 & "Badami House" N.R.Square, J.C. Road opposite LIC building.
from 4th to 9th Feb.2014.(4th-7th at 6pm-9pm & 8th-9th at 11am to 7pm)
Chennai:- "MGR Films & Television Institute" CIT Campuse & "Russian Centre of Science & Culture"
74 Kasturi Ranga Road Parthasarathypuram, Teynampet, Alwarpet, near school of ballet & contemporary dance.
from 4th to 9th Feb.2014 (4th-7th at 6pm-9pm & 8th-9th at 11am-7pm)
Nagpur:- "Gunjan Hall Railway Auditorium" DRM Office
from 4th to 9th Feb.2014.(4th-7th at 3pm-6pm & 8th-9th at 10am-6pm)
Guwahati:-"Shankaradeva Kalakshetra Auditorium" Jonali Main Road Panjabari, near Jonali Bus Stop.
from 4th to 9th Feb.2014.(4th-7th at 2pm-6.30pm & 8th-9th at 12noon-6.30pm)
Kolkata:- "Nandan" 1/1,A.J.C Bose Road
from 5th to 9th Feb.2014.(5th-7th at 3pm-8.30pm & 8th-9th at 12noon-7.30pm)
Mumbai:- "Mayor Hall" All India Institute of Local Self Govt.,Juhu Galli,C.D.Barfiwala lane, Andheri(W) from 4th to 9th Feb.2014.(4th-7th at 6pm-9pm & 8th-9th at 10am-6pm)

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text: The chairperson of the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, has turned down the DA's application to access witnesses and directly participate in the proceedings due to get under way on Monday.The DA wanted, amongst other things, access to all non-confidential evidence formally submitted to the commission, the right to examine witnesses who testify and the right to make written and oral argument at the conclusion of the commission.In a seven-page statement, Zondo said that, like any member of the public, the DA could make a contribution to the work of the commission and would have access to all documents presented during a public hearing.ALSO READ: State Capture inquiry to start on August 20However, it would be excluded from access to evidence the commission deemed confidential."The DA, like any member of the public, is free to present any relevant documentary evidence to the commission's legal team, through the secretary of the commission, for consideration as evidence to be placed before the chairperson of the commission, but its request to present such evidence directly to the commission in a hearing is declined," Zondo said.The commission is investigating allegations that the politically-connected Gupta family had undue influence over former president Jacob Zuma on the appointment of Cabinet ministers, and at state-owned enterprises.The deputy chief justice however said the opposition party can apply to the commission's legal team to request that the commission call witnesses.Witness list not yet released"If the commission's legal team decides not to present that witness or witnesses before the commission to give evidence and the DA is aggrieved by that decision, it may apply to the chairperson of the commission for his decision on the request," Zondo said.He also declined the DA's request to present written and oral argument at the conclusion of the proceedings. However, he granted the party leave to resubmit its request at a later stage, should it still wish to do so.The commission is yet to release a list of witnesses.ALSO READ: Zondo welcomes High Court decision to grant request that inquiry be extendedNews24 has, however, learnt that the witnesses include former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor, former Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) CEO Themba Maseko and former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas.Jonas publicly admitted that the Gupta family had offered him R600m if he accepted the job of finance minister, to replace Nhlanhla Nene, in 2015.Nene was later fired by Zuma and replaced by Des Van Rooyen, who only stayed in the job for three days. Zuma was put under pressure to fire him, and he then appointed Pravin Gordhan as finance minister.Mentor had also claimed Zuma was in the Gupta Saxonwold mansion when the family offered her the position of public enterprises minister in exchange for her cutting the SAA's lucrative route to India in favour of the Guptas' Jet Airways.


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Food systems contribute 19 percent to 29 percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2012 study by scientists from the University of Copenhagen, Oxford and the Natural Environmental Research Council. Of that amount, agriculture production and changes to the land caused by production contribute up to 86 percent.
When people look to make food choices that lower their personal carbon footprint, meat and its viability as a sustainable diet choice often take center stage. The personal decisions consumers make about eating free-range, grass-fed, organic or hormone-free meat are the same decisions industry professionals, from ranchers to fast food chain executives, are discussing around the world as they try to target what exactly sustainable meat means.
"Can we say we're buying any sustainable beef today?" Bob Langert, McDonald's Corp.'s sustainability vice president, said in an interview with Bloomberg last year. "No, we can't. Could we be buying sustainable beef? We might be. What I mean by that is that there are no standards, measures, accountability and traceability to make those claims today."
Consumer spending habits often drive change, but guidance on what consumers should demand from their meat producers can be confusing when there are so many different terms associated with sustainable meat — organic, local, free-range, grass-fed, hormone-free.
While there are several issues to consider, a good starting point is how ranchers mitigate methane produced by their livestock. Livestock accounts for about 28 percent of global methane emissions from human-related activities, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and pound for pound, the comparative impact of methane on climate change is more than 20 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
Ranchers in parts of California and the Midwest are leading the way to reduce their methane output. By implementing biogas recovery systems into their property, ranchers can store manure in a tank and use the methane from the manure's anaerobic breakdown as fuel for electricity. But for ranchers in areas like Colorado, an area rich in coal and natural gas, biogas recovery is less practical.
"Areas in the Midwest, especially around Chicago, have very successful biogas operations," says William Wailes, extension dairy specialist at Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences. "But it's a stretch to have one in Colorado at this point because energy costs here are cheaper than they are in Midwest. It ties together the energy-cost equation."
For producers, "We recycle our poop" might not be an easy selling point to capture consumer interest. A less active method of reducing current livestock methane emissions is by moving livestock through production as quickly as possible — a strategy that, for many ranches, means a corn-fed diet.
But while a corn-fed diet might mean less energy spent on an animal product with a shorter life span, it ties the animal to the environmental effects of industrial corn production.
Colorado's Best Beef, a local ranch based out of Boulder, has adopted a system that works well for a smaller operation. The 600-animal outfit starts all its cattle on pastures to be grass-fed, then moves them to a corn-finish in a feed lot, allowing the cow to go to production in about 15 months rather than the 24-36 months expected of grass-fed beef.
"The corn-finished cattle are actually much younger when they go harvesting," says Gina Elliott, part owner of Colorado's Best Beef. "With grass-fed, you own them a lot longer, so you actually use a lot more resources than the corn finished."
While Colorado Best Beef grows its corn locally in Fort Morgan, and during the winter gets hay from local farmers, industrial feed lots need more feed, and that much corn doesn't come from the small farm down the road.
The environmental consequences of industrial corn run deep, and its connection to cattle production is partially to blame. There's the dead zone in the gulf of Mexico, a result of excess phosphorus and nitrogen from corn-belt fertilizer run-off that fuel algae blooms, alter the food chain and deplete oxygen in a zone the size of Connecticut, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Then there is the degradation of soil health, habitat encroachment and carbon dioxide emissions associated with shipping and freight.
The alternative to corn-fed cattle is grass-fed, but can ranchers support the monstrous demand for meat on a grass-fed diet, without compromising soil quality and habitat?
"Think about Africa. Picture in your mind the savannah, where you have all these big herds running around — where lions are causing all the gazelles to stay bunched together and they move with the seasons. Birds are following along eating insects that are spawning in dung of all these animals, scratching it into the soil," says Chad Adams, vice president of Bio-Logical Capital, a Denver-based company that manages large environmental assets. "What we're doing is taking all the animals and putting them back on grass. And doing it together so that cattle and pigs and birds are basically in an orchestrated dance across the landscape."
Whether corn-fed or grass-fed, consumers and producers will ultimately need a consistent definition of sustainable meat. One of the largest groups working to achieve that goal is The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, a group of parties across several fields, from Cargill and McDonald's to the World Wildlife Foundation and Rainforest Alliance.
"It is imperative that a full range of subject matter experts in the many areas of beef sustainability be involved in this process. We need to assure that all areas and points of view are represented so that the definition developed is as accurate and complete as possible," Bryan Weech, a member of Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef's executive committee and director for livestock at the World Wildlife Fund, said in a press release.
The committee is expected to wrap up its work by late 2013, and present its results at the net Global Conference of Sustainable Beef, set to take place in early 2014 in Brazil.
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Serial rapist sentenced to seven years after confessing to two more attacks
A man who was jailed in 2005 for the violent rape of three women he followed home has received a seven year sentence after he confessed to carrying out two more sex attacks.
Salman Dar (33), who is originally from Pakistan, is currently serving a 15 year sentence for viciously attacking and raping three women in separate incidents at night within a six month period in 2004. The seven year term is to start immediately, running alongside his current sentence.
Today the Central Criminal Court heard that in 2012 Dar contacted gardaí from prison to confess to two more sex attacks carried out within the same six months.
Describing his actions on the nights Dar told gardaí: "I had no plan. If opportunity presents, I'll attack". He said it was in the back of his head when he had gone out on each of those nights and he would pick out somebody.
Caroline Cummins BL, prosecuting, said Dar is a predatory sex attacker who ambushed his victims on their way home.
Dar, formerly of Abbey View, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo pleaded guilty to an attempted rape at Ranelagh, Dublin on March 21, 2004. He also pleaded guilty to oral rape and sexual assault at Synge Street, Dublin on May 23, 2004.
Dar attacked both women as they had reached the front door of their home after walking home late at night. He repeatedly punched the victims as they tried to fight him off and screamed for help. The victims are now aged 42 and 45.
Mr Justice Paul Carney imposed concurrent sentences of seven years for each offence. He suspended the last two years in light of Dar's confession. The sentence is to start immediately, running alongside his 15 year term.
Ms Cummins said the Director of Public Prosecutions places both offences at the higher end of the scale. The rape and oral rape offences carry maximum sentences of life.
Felix McEnroy SC, defending, said his client's decision to contact gardaí was a result of four years of psychological therapy that took place at Arbour Hill prison.
He said Dar was a postgraduate computer science student who comes from a respected and prominent family in Lahore, Pakistan and arrived in Ireland in 2003. Counsel said his client was diagnosed with a neurological condition at the age of 11.
The court previously heard that he had been sexually abused by a man individually and collectively from the age of 14. Counsel said his client would like to leave Ireland and return to Pakistan at the earliest opportunity.
At the 2005 hearing Dar pleaded guilty to raping three other women on dates between February and June 2004 at three locations in Dublin city: near the Phoenix Park, near Smithfield Market and on Jervis Street.
Those three victims - a 29-year-old Irish woman, a 23-year-old Polish woman and a 23-year-old Mexican woman - were all blonde haired and walking home by themselves in the early hours of the morning when Dar approached and attacked them.
Two of them were attacked in their own apartment buildings after Dar followed them home. Dar beat all three women viciously before forcing them to perform oral sex on him.
Mr Justice Carney had imposed a sentence of 21 years with six years suspended in 2005 but in February 2006 the Court of Criminal Appeal reduced it to 15 years.
Today, Mr Justice Carney also imposed an 18 month post release supervision order but said this would no be required if Dar leaves the country after completing his custodial sentence.
Sergeant Seamus Dalton said that first victim, now aged 45, noticed Dar following her and then walking faster as she walked faster. She decided to run to her nearby apartment and he ran after her.
She reached the main door but he was right behind her and he pushed her down onto a nearby flower bed. When she began screaming he punched her three times in the face and head and put his hand over her mouth.
The attack stopped only when another resident of the apartment complex came to her assistance. In 2012 Dar told Sgt Dalton he intended to rape this woman.
The second woman, aged 42, had tried unsuccessfully to get a taxi home from Dublin city centre at around 4.30am and ended up walking. She was at her flat with her keys in the door when Dar pushed from behind her.
He told her he wanted sex and she tried to push him back out and started to scream. Dar punched her in the head and face with his closed fist. The victim said she was so frightened she couldn't breath and was afraid Dar was going to kill her.
She decided she should do what he wanted and she took off her trousers and underwear. Dar forced her to perform oral sex on him.
The attack only stopped when a neighbour heard her calling for help and came to find out what was wrong, He went to grab Dar but the rapist pushed him back and fled.
In her victim impact report this woman said that since the rape she suffers panic attacks on the elevators and often has the feeling of being followed. She said she doesn't like when men look at her and doesn't trust men.
The court heard she suffered bruising to her knees, leg and ankle. Her eye was swollen and her hair was matted with blood after the attack.
Mr McElroy said that Dar, who is originally from Poonch Road, Islami Park, Lahore had a very, very troubled and difficult childhood during which distressing and disgusting things happened to him during his primary school years.
The court heard Dar's family live mainly in Canada now, his father works as a university professor and his mother works as a gynaecologist.
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By RANDY GONZALES
The Hays Larks needed a good outing from Justin Ziegler in his first start of the season.
As a former president might say, mission accomplished.
Ziegler had a no-hitter through six innings before giving up a leadoff single in the seventh. He worked seven scoreless innings before the bullpen took over, helping the Larks take a 5-0 win over Dodge City in Jayhawk League action Tuesday night at Larks Park.
Hays starters had given up 13 runs in 51��3 innings in back-to-back losses to Liberal entering the game.
"We just felt like at this point we just needed a strong start," Hays manager Frank Leo said. "He gave us exactly what we needed."
Ziegler, who said he was making his first start since summer ball in 2009, was happy to get a start, but wasn't sure how long he would last.
"The only thing I was nervous about was how long I could go," Ziegler said. "I hadn't gone that long in quite a while.
"I was pretty happy with it, felt pretty good," he added. "Probably going to be pretty sore tomorrow."
Aaron Cornell gave Ziegler the only run he needed with a leadoff homer down the line in right field in the bottom of the first.
Sean Wilson's run-scoring fielder's choice and Sloan Soulia's two-out RBI single made it 3-0 in the third. Three straight singles with two outs in the sixth, the last by Elvin Rodriguez, scored another run. Hays (14-7 overall, 8-6 Jayhawk) got another run in the seventh when Wilson scored from third while Cam Brown was tagged out during a rundown between first and second on a steal attempt.
"We got to find a way to get those clutch hits," Leo said. "I thought we did that tonight.
"I thought Sloan Soulia had a big hit for us, so did Elvin Rodriguez -- had some two two-out hits, two-out RBIs, those are big for us."
Will Hagel hit a clean single to left to lead off the Dodge City seventh to break up Ziegler's no-hit bid. In a way, it was a relief to see the ball fall in, said Leo, who knew Ziegler was getting near his pitch limit.
"He threw 80 pitches, that's probably where he was going to max out," Leo said. "Have to take a guy out with a no-hitter, that's a tough decision. ... The base hit kind of took all the pressure off, make that decision."
Ziegler was just happy to pitch well. He wasn't thinking about a no-hitter.
"It was subconsciously in the back of my mind," Ziegler said of a possible no-hitter. "I wasn't going for it, I was taking it one batter at a time.
"It was one of those things it's cool after the fact, but it's not what you aim for," he added. "More important getting the shutout and getting the win."
Ziegler (1-0) had one walk and nine strikeouts, and retired the first 11 hitters he faced. Pepe Gomez and Michael Burchett each pitched a scoreless inning to finish up.
After losing twice to Liberal, Leo said the players knew it was important to bounce back against Dodge City (11-10, 5-9).
"If there's ever a must-win -- we talked about it after losing to Liberal -- it's kind of a turning point in our season, this game tonight could have been," Leo said. "A loss tonight, then we go on the road four games. ... It was a mini-defining moment of where this season is going to go."
The Larks will be in Dodge City tonight before heading to Derby for a three-game weekend series starting on Friday. Left-hander Kirk Jewasko (2-1) is tonight's probable starter. He gave up six runs and didn't make it out of the second inning in losing to Liberal on Saturday.
"He'll bounce back," Leo said. "He's a veteran guy."


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The clerk of the superior court in each county where one or more drainage districts have been established shall be required to have prepared annually during the month of August a form of receipt, with appropriate stubs attached and properly bound, for the drainage assessments due on each tract of land as recited in the assessment rolls. This bound book of tax receipts or bills shall be indorsed "Drainage assessments of the (here give the name of the district) for the county of____, delivered to the sheriff or tax collector as of the first Monday in September, 19____, for collection as required by law," and the same indorsement shall be printed at the top of each tax bill or blank receipt. Each tax bill or blank receipt shall contain a blank space for the name of the owner of the property, the amount of the annual drainage tax, the amount of maintenance tax, if any, and a receipt at the bottom of the same, followed by a blank line for the signature of the tax collector. This bound book of tax bills or receipts, with the blanks duly filled in, shall be delivered to the sheriff or tax collector on the first Monday of September of each year. The necessary cost of printing and binding such book of tax bills or receipts and the filling in of the same shall be a proper charge against such drainage district and shall be paid by the board of drainage commissioners. (1917, c. 152, s. 9; 1919, c. 208, s. 2; C.S., s. 5364.)


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I don't seem to know who I am anymore.
Not so long ago I felt like I had it all figured out. I'm a mom. I'm a runner. I'm a teacher. I'm a friend. Things were going well. I had a wonderful new daughter, two amazing boys, and a fantastic support system of friends and family. I literally had no complaints and was perfectly content any happy.
And then I broke…again.
This wasn't like the first time I felt that I had broke, when my dad had died. When that happened I feel apart all at once so it was almost easier to out myself back together. The pieces were right there and easier to find, not scattered over space and time.
I wish I could say I knew the exact moment that it happened, but really it was a series of events that started small, each one separately almost microscopic in size, but together crumbled my world into a million pieces.
I cut back on my running and dropped out of the NYC marathon.
An old friend came back into my life just when I thought I was finally over our past.
I lost a person in my life who I thought was a good friend.
The separation began…and ended…and began…and changed so much that I don't even know where we are at this point.
Most recently I've done things I probably shouldn't have. I've eaten things I probably shouldn't have. I've stopped running altogether. With each passing day, the numbers on the scale keep inching closer to where I said I never wanted to be again. And the worst part of it all is that I just don't seem to care. Not about being a bad person, or losing certain people from my life, or even losing everything I worked for. None of it.
I feel like I'm on the roundabout on the playground spinning more and more out of control each day. The sad part is that I know I'm the one that's pushing it to go faster and faster. I am in complete and utter control of this and I can't seem to jump off and just stop. Because I know that when I do I'm going to break even more from the impact. I know that I'm really going to have to work to find all the pieces and put myself back together again. Not only in the "now" but in the past too. The task seems daunting and so impossible that 99% of the time I don't even have the desire to try.
But then, out of the blue, today happened. The 1%. The one glimmer of hope I had been hoping for.
We're driving to the park and the library and all three kids are squeezed into the back seat. Charlotte is singing along to Modest Mouse playing in the background while Oliver and Max argued about how many sheep are in an adjoining field. The sun was shining in the blue sky as wispy clouds float by, my hand out the window rising and falling in the warm air. I finally felt it. What I had been longing to feel for so long lately. A sense of peace and contentment. A sense of placement.
This is where I was supposed to be. Maybe not forever, but at least for right now.
And with that tiny feeling of hope, I know that pretty soon I'll have enough courage to make the leap off the roundabout. And maybe, just maybe, my feet will actually hit the ground and I'll be able to pick myself up and begin to collect all the pieces.


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More often these days we are putting up with error messages like this one from Facebook.
So the Fail Whale has become an Icon for Twitter's ignorance of performance and keeping the data cloud under control. But as we move, or as the industry tries to tell us we need to move, to the "cloud" how many more "We appreciate your patience" messages will we be seeing in the next year?
Twitter, the poster child of error messages has been developing a few more themes for it's problems.
So Facebook is not immune to the problems, they just don't handle it with such humor. I believe the "If it persists please come back in a few days. Thanks!" is a tone that will kill many a cloud computing effort.
Just because it's a cloud, it's still web "services" and your customers and their users need to be treated with respect. I am not saying the Fail Whale is a good alternative, but the Facebook message is an EPIC FAIL.
Imagine this scene: Okay let's check on the inventory for our new widget, CLICK, SEARCH, pause… Wait wait wait. "We're sorry, there was an ERROR, please check back LATER."
What the heck does that mean. Later? Is it a "few days" like Facebook's flippant "we don't really care about FB apps cause they are not really critical path to our business" reply. Or would a cute picture of someone flogging the server, hopefully not your BRAND of server, help ease the tension of the fact that YOU CANNOT GET YOUR JOB DONE.
How about this: "We are sorry the cloud has encountere some minor turbulence. Please wait a few seconds and try again. If you encounter this error again please use the contact method of your choice: emailaddress, twitteraddress, livechatlink, submitaticket, phonenumber."
Now that's the response I would be looking for. Outside of that, I'm off the cloud for less turbulent options, known as MY HARD DRIVE and MY SERVERS.
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- linkedin – the professional networking and contacts social site
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- facebook – recently launched uber.la facebook page
- google+ – gathering all that's googled in one place
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Colder weather is one of those things that is at once a delight to some of us and a pain at the same time. Changing temperatures can catch us unaware as well as making us retire favorite outfits for a season. We have to accept them though.
Accepting these changes means taking the steps to ensure that don't cause us trouble. What that means depends on what we're adjusting. Changing out our wardrobes is a fairly common example of this.
We dig out all our colder weather clothing and ensure that we'll be able to look and feel our best even as the chill settles in the air. However, we need to do more than just swap out our closets. After all, makeup is important to looking our best.
None of us can safely approach makeup the same way in colder weather was we would in warmer weather. Our skin behaves differently and various factors mean that some makeup habits can prove accidentally disastrous to our skin.
Most of the time our biggest skincare and makeup concern in colder weather is finding a way to keep skin hydrated. That governs a lot of the tips, tricks, and secrets for keeping your skin healthy and beautiful as the weather turns.
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We're going to take a closer look at all of those so that you don't need to hunt everywhere to find them. This should help better prepare your for late fall and the coming winter. That way makeup can help rather than hurt you.
Let's start with something simple though.
The biggest beauty mistake that we tend to make as weather gets colder is to abandon protecting our skin from the sun. It seems like it make sense given we'll be inside more often than outside, but skipping sun protection in a bad idea.
Skipping it will open your skin back up to sun damage. This damage can have profound long term effects on your skin. More immediately, the sun damage can contribute to drying your skin out.
Here's the deal:
Your skin's natural oils are actually part of your body's natural defense against the sun. They keep your skin hydrated and resilient. Without them, your skin dries out and becomes sensitized and prone to damage.
Dry air, a common result of colder weather, draws moisture out of your skin and exposes it to the raw elements and the sun. Sensitized skin then becomes difficult to manage and keep looking healthy.
Making sure to favor foundations and other makeup products that include SPF will go a long way to keeping your skin healthy. Remember to use a moisturizer with SPF as well. These approaches, when combined with normal sunscreen, will keep your skin healthy.
Healthy, moist skin will accept makeup products better too. That's really all the incentive we need to make sure we remember to protect our skin from the sun, right?
Foundation is one of the elements of makeup that many of us rely on. After all, other kinds of makeup tend to stand out without it. Relying on it alone during colder weather isn't necessarily the best idea though.
No matter the quality of your foundation, you can potentially run into issues where it ends up drying out your skin. It can also become highly susceptible to being disturbed during colder weather as it doesn't cling as well to drier skin.
Here's an easy fix:
Most of us have heard of the trick of combining liquid foundations and moisturizers to thin them some and allow them to spread easier. This is ideally what we should be doing a little of the moment the weather starts to turn colder.
You'll benefit from the easier to spread foundation as well as getting the moisturizing benefits from the moisturizer. It can be tricky to find the right mix depending on your choice in products. You can easily solve this problem with good product choice.
Tinted moisturizers are an option that offer this effect all on their own. The only downside is you might not be able to find the right tint in some cases. That's why knowing how to do it yourself is handy.
Colder, drier air is what tends to cause most of our problems as the seasons change. This is typically because we all tend to become comfortable with our habits eventually. That includes the products we use.
Powders and mineral makeups are highly popular in summer. This is because they actually help mitigate the fact that our skin tends to be oilier during warmer weather. Unfortunately, that effect during colder weather causes problems.
It is in our best interests to phase out these products as weather cools as a result. That doesn't mean entirely abandoning them, but it does mean favoring products that add moisture back to your skin.
Favor liquids and creams during winter as long as your skin type works with them. This will help you avoid making dry skin a chronic problem during late fall and throughout winter. It might take some work to adjust things though.
Try to focus on finding products that work for you one at a time as the weather cools rather than swapping all at once. This will help your learn and establish your new routine piece by piece. That will make it easier to stick with throughout winter.
We've repeatedly touched on the fact that colder weather dries out your skin in this article. Avoiding it through proper product choice is ideal and will help you keep looking healthy, but there are other things you need to do too.
Notably, all the work we put into keeping our skin moisturized won't stop it from being a constant battle as the weather gets colder. The idea is to simply stay ahead of the worst of the potential damage. Your skin will still look drier and duller than in warmer months.
That's where good use of highlights comes into play. Remembering to use the right makeup to put color back into your cheeks and maintain a healthy look that lasts all winter long.
It is worth stressing here that you don't want to look like you're sun-kissed all winter as it can look out of place. Learning to counter the worst effects on your complexion can go a long way though. Blush is your friend.
Using it the right way will keep a healthy yet subtle color in your cheeks throughout the colder months. Additionally, you can use concealer carefully to help give a very subtle boost in other areas. Use a light hand to avoid taxing your skin too much.
Keeping your cheeks looking properly flushed for a healthy look goes a long way to looking your best in colder months, but your lips need some love too. Their thinner skin necessarily means they'll dry out and dull faster than anything else.
That's a good reason to keep lip balm and similar products on your constantly. Your lips will need that boost to ensure they remain at their best. A simple balm is enough for keeping them healthy, but doesn't necessarily give you a healthy color.
Here's the deal:
All it takes is just the barest extra bit of color to your lips to help them look healthy. Staying on top of them drying out by using lip balm will help keep them plump enough to look good. Try to favor moisturizing lipsticks that offer a healthy boost to your lip color.
This will generally mean staying within a few shades of your natural color. Fortunately, you can also look for tinted balms to get both the color and thorough moisturizing effects you'll want. Don't hesitate to experiment though.
Finding a better color can go a long way to create stunning winter looks. All you really need to do is avoid drying your lips out with longer lasting or overly thick lipsticks.
The skin around your eyes is in a similar situation to your lips. Human skin is incredibly thin there compared to everywhere else on your body. It requires special consideration to avoid issues.
Much like with the rest of your face, you're going to want to avoid using any makeup that will dry out the area. Powder shadows tend to be a particularly notable offender in this area. This will just make your skin and the makeup look worse off.
Stick with liquids and gels to avoid this problem. They'll help seal moisture close to your skin while skipping the problem with drying the skin out. Notably, they'll also be able to better handle the weather too.
There are no special considerations when it comes to color choice though. Your main guide should be your sense of style as usual.
We need to stress that relying on liquids and gels does come paired with the need to learn how to blend your makeup effectively. These makeup types can clash noticeably if you're not careful. Check and double check when blending to be sure the edges are smoothed well.
Keeping all this in mind will ensure your eye makeup looks its best no matter the temperature outside.
One key to keeping your makeup looking its best in winter is to make sure to use waterproof makeup when possible. It is particularly important to remember to use waterproof mascara.
Colder weather brings with it a variety of irritations that can end up causing your eyes to water. Anyone who has ever worn regular mascara can tell you how that works out when it starts to rain or after a particularly emotional moment.
Cold, whipping winds are an offender for almost everyone. They make our eyes water and cause us to blink more than usual. These both can lead to makeup running and causing a wide variety of problems.
It gets worse:
Other factors of the weather can cause problems too. Snow and other cold weather staples tend to have a particular way of leading to water running down our faces or otherwise causing makeup to run. Using waterproof makeup helps prevent this.
Waterproof mascara tends to be easiest to come by, but options exist for other kinds of makeup as well. Make the effort to find all the waterproof makeup you can as the weather turns cooler and you'll experience far fewer problems.
The last tip we can give is to make sure that you're regularly preparing your skin for the effects of the cold weather. That means ensuring that you do what you can to safeguard against your skin drying out.
We've gone over a lot of ways to do this, but you can go a little farther if you are willing to think ahead. Most of us have an idea of the days we'll be wearing makeup. Keeping this in mind lets you do a little prep the night before.
Masks are an excellent option here. Finding a good hydrating mask will rejuvenate your skin overnight while you get a good night's rest. You can also use such masks whenever you have the time, but overnight masks tends to have the best result.
As we highlighted above, keeping your skin properly hydrated will go a long way toward ensuring that your face is able to provide a better surface for makeup. This improves both how the makeup looks and how well it stays throughout the day.
Masks may not be makeup themselves, but their uses will go a long way to making your cold weather makeup that much more beautiful.
Cold Weather? No Problem.
Makeup is a wonderful thing for many of us. There are some of the opinion that makeup is about hiding things or in some other way being false. This couldn't be further from the truth.
We are often only able to see our best selves with makeup. It is a gift we give to ourselves. That's why so many of us end up dedicated to it.
Trying to make sure we make the most of the makeup tends to be the biggest set of lessons that we have to undergo. How we do it depends on the weather just as it depends on our skin type. Figuring out how to avoid particular pitfalls ensures a healthy appearance.
Cold weather's challenges can be frustrating when we're first dealing with them. There's no denying that. Despite this, we can still look our best with just a few adjustments to our normal routines.
Hopefully these tips and secrets will help you to find your best self even as the weather gets colder. Not only will your skin thank you for the effort, but you'll be sure of having at least a chance to find the perfect cold-weather you.


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Makoro is a clay brick and roto-moulding Company. We are located near Palapye. We produce high quality clay face bricks and water storage solution. Our clay brick range is a reminder of the quality we produce. Our water storage solutions range from vertical tanks, horizontal tanks, septic tanks, slim line tanks and drums.
Makoro Company that was established near Palapye Botswana in 1987 Since then the company has grown from strength to strength, keeping up with the latest in cutting edge technology and product design.
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With 31 years of experience we have built hundreds of buildings, thousands of flats and more
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ASFB in rehearsal with director Tom Mossbrucker. Jessica Moore, Courtesy ASFB.
In 1996, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet artistic director Tom Mossbrucker was a veteran Joffrey Ballet dancer with no aspirations to direct a company. But while visiting a Colorado music festival with his partner, Jean-Philippe Malaty, also a dancer, a chance encounter changed his mind. "We met Bebe Schweppe, who ran a ballet school in Aspen but always dreamt that the city could have its own resident company," Mossbrucker recalls. "We thought she was crazy and said, 'Good luck with that!' But she thought we were the ones who could do it." After a few weeks of discussion, the pair moved to Colorado and a company was born.
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Breathing and Nutritional Assistance for ALS
Nutritionists can help people with ALS and their caregivers plan and prepare numerous small meals throughout the day that provide enough calories, fiber, and fluid. Nutritionists can also teach how to avoid foods that are difficult to swallow.
People may begin using suction devices to remove excess fluids or saliva and prevent choking. When they can no longer get enough nourishment from eating, doctors may advise inserting a feeding tube into the stomach, which reduces the risk of choking and pneumonia that can result from inhaling liquids into the lungs. The tube is not painful and does not prevent people from eating food orally.
When the muscles that assist in breathing weaken, nocturnal ventilator assistance may be used to aid breathing during sleep. Such devices artificially inflate the lungs from various external sources that are applied directly to the face or body. When muscles are no longer able to maintain oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, these devices may be used full-time.
People may eventually consider forms of mechanical ventilation (respirators) during later treatment of ALS. This type of machine inflates and deflates the lungs. To be effective, this may require a tube that passes from the nose or mouth to the windpipe (trachea).
For long-term use, an operation such as a tracheostomy, in which a plastic breathing tube is inserted directly into the windpipe through an opening in the neck, may be needed.
People living with ALS and their families should consider several factors when deciding whether and when to use one of these options. Ventilation devices differ in their effect on quality of life and in cost.
Although ventilation support can ease problems with breathing and prolong survival, it does not affect the progression of ALS. People need to be fully informed about these considerations and the long-term effects of life without movement before they make decisions about ventilation support.
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Good Morning Lovelies!
Happy Wednesday! I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday, what do you mean it's only Wednesday?!
Alas, here I am.
Let's review last night's workout for a hot second. If you can't remember it was…
5 Sets:
5 Shoulder Press
Max L-Hold or Support
5 Rounds for Time:
5 Wall Climbs
10 Box Jump Overs
15 Hollow Rocks
We had a warm up of 15 hollow rocks, forward bear crawl, backwards bear crawl, and walking lunges x 3 rounds. Okay Okay so my weight on the presses was about 45-55lbs ( I sort of rotated to whichever was free. This worked because I think 55 would have been too much for all 5 rounds but it was enough of a challenge to mix in to work my way up! Getting the weight overhead without momentum is difficult for me, so it's good we are working on it. For the "WOD" its was fairly interesting. Let's talk about wall climbs are… you start chest to the ground feet right up against the wall. Push up, and precede to walk your feet up the wall into a handstand and touch your chest to the wall, and walk right back down that is one rep. Now coming from the background I did, doing handstands daily it wasn't too too difficult. Getting 5 was, my wrists are weak or else I would have had no problem with it. So more handstand practice it is! Also, I can't wear a skirt for a few days seeing we did them on the turf and my knees and hands have turf burn. Ha. All in all it was a fantastic workout.
On Crossfit, I just want to share how much I love it and why I love it. It is a fantastic workout no denying that. It's a great way to cross train and push my limits physically and mentally. But that's not the main reason why I love it. I used to think going to the gym meant draggggging myself over to the local gym with cardio machines cable machines and free weights. The girls were discouraged from the free weights and more pushed to the cardio machines. I'd go in keep my head down and my ipod blasting hoping I didn't see anyone I knew. Of course with the small town issues I saw about everyone I knew and their mom, and dad. Don't get me wrong when I first took a step to become healthy and start going to the gym this method worked great. But I soon found myself doing the same old same old and not challenging myself. Crossfit I look forward to go to because I LOVE the people there. I hate switching up my class time, which happens sometimes due to other life events, because I feel guilty missing my normal classmates. We push each other in a healthy way, and we laugh and have F.U.N. weird the gym being fun? It's like another family to me and I adore it.
Anyways switching up my meals has definitely helped! I feel like a happy camper this morning feeling the opposite of sick! WooHoo for figuring this out! I have more energy and I'm staying away from the devil, sugar, for energy! Also everyone was super jealous of my protein pancakes this morning that I'm downing as writing this post. I always talk about taking more pictures of my food for you all, only by the time I remember there's a bite left. Whoops. Maybe I shall make that a July goal!
The biggest news of the day: FIRST DAY OF TRAINING!
yippee (holy cow am I nervous!): Today's run will be easy though it says 2 easy miles, since my loop is just a little over 2 miles I'm going to push myself a little further 🙂
I keep reminding myself I can do this I can do this. I say I have this fear that my body is going to get hurt but I came to the realization that my body was built for this. My muscles love the run and I have the build of a runner everyone always just asks me off the bat. My mind needs convincing, I will do this because I can. No doubt or anyone will stop me.
This weekend I plan on stopping by the running store to check out shoes. I love love love my brooks, but I'm going to make sure they are the right shoe for me. Maybe that's why my joints were hurting? I also want to get a pair of shoes for the box, I'm thinking those nifty toe ones.. who knows 😉
Glad I have my paycheck spent before I get it.
That's about all today for this morning.
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The Hammer & Watkinson Team is one of the top teams at RE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside), and continues to be recognized for their exceptional performance year after year. Hammer & Watkinson has recently been named one of the top 100 REALTOR® teams in Canada.
Mark Hammer and Kathy Watkinson have been successfully working as a team in the Vancouver real estate market since 1995, when they met at Royal Lepage and joined forces to create Hammer & Watkinson. They have been associated with RE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside) since 1996, where they have earned numerous awards for their achievements. Both are Gold Master Medallion Club Members of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, meaning they are in the top 10% of Realtors in the Greater Vancouver area! Mark also belongs to the RE/MAX Diamond Club, while Kathy is part of the RE/MAX Platinum Club.
Phil Watkinson joined the Hammer & Watkinson team in 2003 under the guidance of his sister, Kathy, and has gone on to become a Gold Master Medallion Club Member of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, as well as a RE/MAX Platinum Club member.
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Short Formal Dresses
Short formal dresses or short prom dresses are perfect for dances but can also be worn again to homecoming and other parties. A short party dress is a cute cocktail style with design elements such as cut-outs, floral prints or embellishment. You can also select from many fabrics such as lace, velvet or jersey. For the princess, a short chiffon dress with a flared skirt is the best way to show off your girly side. To steal some celebrity style, for go a bodycon short dress with sleeves and an open plunging back. To get on-trend, try out this season's shades of metallic, champagne or blush.
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Long formal dresses are gorgeous for prom or any other formal dance. They include a wide range of floor length styles. Choose from a-line shapes, plunging necklines and daring illusion dress to make your style pop on your special night. For prom, try out an hourglass highlighting mermaid gown or go trendy in a long velvet dress. This is a great look for a military ball or winter dance, just choose your favorite color and shape!


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I am working for Janssen Research & Development (Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson) since November 1999. As Senior Principle Scientist within the department of Computational Sciences, I am heading a team which focuses on the analysis of data sets from various high dimensional biology technologies (Next Generation Sequencing, Affymetrix GeneChip system, RNAi platform, FACS and High Content Screening).
The experimental design and proper execution of a study is critical for a successful biological interpretation of the obtained results. It is important to fully understand the limitations of the experimental system. Our team provides practical assistance in the setup of high dimensional biology experiments and contributes to an integrated analysis across multiple high dimensional platforms. The team also provides guidance with respect to applying the right platforms to address the question at hand in close collaboration with our therapeutic areas.
Scientifically I am fascinated by the development of the new antibiotic bedaquiline (TMC207/R207910) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis [Andries 2005] where I have been leading the team that unravelled its novel mechanism of action. This new class of antibiotics inhibits the ATP synthase of the bacterium - an essential element for providing the bacterium with energy. We are currently running clinical trials to assess the anti-bacterial activity of bedaquiline in patients that are infected with multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Image from Science Vol. 307, no. 5707, 14 January 2005. Reprinted with permission from AAAS.
List of publications / Academic CV
Have a look here for my current list of publications.
Together with Willem Talloen I have written a book titled Gene Expression Studies Using Affymetrix Microarrays.
In the book we refer to a website with the name "expressionstudies.com". Unfortunately this domain name was taken over by a company who is trying to resell it to us for a premium. Therefore we are looking into possibilities to host the content of the site elsewhere. As soon as we have a solution I will post the link here.
The majority of the functions that were used for generating the plots shown in the book were incorporated into our a4 packages which is now part of BioConductor. The vignette that accompanies the packages should help you in reproducing most of the graphs. You can find the most current version of the packages here.
Analyzing Affymetrix microarray data
Have a look at my page about R / Bioconductor related material for microarray data analysis to learn more details about work I have done in the field of microarray data analysis that makes use of R and Bioconductor. R is an open source program that we routinely use to analyze our gene expression studies. The Bioconductor packages provide most of the functions that are needed.
The Medisch Genetisch Centrum is organizing courses on the analysis of gene expression data one to two times per year. You can find more information as well as the course material from the latest course here.
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15 Days
NP0021 Feb 12 to Feb 26, 2020
Day 1 Cincinnati, OH
We begin our journey this morning from Southwestern Ontario. After crossing the border into the US, we make our way to Cincinnati, OH, set on banks of the Ohio River, for our first overnight.
Day 2 Birmingham, AL
Breakfast is included this morning before boarding our coach and setting out on another relaxing day. Our travels take us through the rolling hills of Kentucky and on through the mountains of Tennessee. The warmer temperatures will be a welcome change as we arrive at our destination for tonight, Birmingham, Alabama in the "Heart of Dixie! (B)
Day 3 New Orleans, LA
After breakfast, we leave Birmingham and set our sights on the Gulf city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicknamed the "Big Easy," it's known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and unique cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures. Our afternoon arrival allows for time to freshen up and take in some of your surroundings before we sit down to a special group dinner. (B,D)
Day 4 New Orleans, LA
This morning you travel through three centuries of history, legends and romance as we are joined by a local guide for a tour of this fascinating city. See world famous French Quarter and historic Jackson Square; visit one of the historic cemeteries and learn about this unique above ground burial system; marvel at stories of voodoo and piracy on the Bayou St. John. This afternoon a real treat is in store as we tour Mardi Gras World, the largest float design and fabrication facility in the world! Watch a short video and hear the details of Mardi Gras history and customs, then top it off with a sample of King Cake! The balance of the day is at your leisure. (B)
Day 5 Cruise
There's plenty of time this morning to enjoy the sights and sounds of New Orleans at leisure. Stroll through Jackson Square, the French Quarter and Bourbon Street or hop aboard one of the historic street trolleys. Enjoy lunch on your own before making our way to the Port to board the Norwegian Getaway for our Western Caribbean Cruise! (B,D)
Day 6 Cruise
Time to enjoy the amenities of the Norwegian Getaway. Our first day onboard is a day at Sea. Enjoy the world class spa, casino, shopping, special activities, extraordinary dining options or the Live show. (B,L,D)
Day 7 Cozumel, Mexico
Today we are in the port of Cozumel from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. With many shore excursions to choose from or stroll at leisure, we are sure you will find something new and fun to experience today. (B,L,D)
Day 8 Roatan, Bay Islands Honduras
We are in port at 10:00 a.m. and don't depart until 6:00 p.m., leaving you plenty of time to enjoy this tropical paradise. (B,L,D)
Day 9 Harvest Caye, Belize
We dock at 8:00 a.m. to give you plenty of time to experience the sun, fun and sand in Harvest Caye, Norwegian's premier resort-style destination. Ship sets sail at 5:00 p.m.
Day 10 Costa Maya , Mexico
An early arrival to this coastal paradise in the Yucatan featuring stunning beaches with soft sand and blue skies. Travel to see ancient Mayan ruins in this region rich with archaeological sites, or simply relax on the beach. Ship departs at 2:00 p.m. (B,L,D)
Day 11 Cruise
Our final day of cruising is another day at sea. Be sure to take in on the onboard entertainment. (B,L,D)
Day 12 Natchez, MS
We arrive in port at 7:00 a.m. and after disembarking the ship, we board our motor coach and continue onwards to Natchez and the Frogmore Cotton Plantation. This afternoon we will learn of the contrast of a working cotton plantation from 1790 through today. Experience slave culture, sharecropping and modern technology. Also offered is a rare antique steam gin and high-tech modern gin, along with 19 antebellum outbuildings of which 8 are furnished and visited during the tour. Guests may also try their hand at picking cotton during the tour! (B)
Day 13 Memphis, TN
After breakfast in our hotel, we depart this incredible southern area of Mississippi, travelling north to Memphis. Upon arrival, you will have time to enjoy a visit to "Elvis's – Graceland Mansion", which is always a popular stop when visiting Memphis. (B)
Day 14 Indianapolis, IN
Departing for Indianapolis after breakfast this morning, we find ourselves easing our way back into the northern part of the States, en route back to Ontario. A farewell Dinner is included this evening. (B,D)
Day 15 Home
Breakfast in your hotel this morning will start our day off, as we prepare to make our way back to the border, stopping at Duty Free before crossing and then returning to our joining points. (B)
Cost Includes:
- Relaxing motor coach transportation
- Seven nights hotel accommodation (land portion)
- Hotel taxes and US exchange
- 7 breakfasts – combination of full and deluxe continental at hotels
- Dinner in New Orleans
- City tour of New Orleans
- Admission to Mardi Gras World
- 7-night cruise from New Orleans, cabin category of choice
- All meals onboard cruise
- Tour at Frogmore Plantation
- Graceland Mansion Tour
- Farewell Dinner
- Services of a Hanover Holidays Tour Director
- Taxes and port fees
Cost (CDN) per person
Inside IE
Twin $4199.00 (312.00 taxes incl.)
Oceanview OA
Twin $4699.00 (312.00 taxes incl.)
Balcony BB
Twin $4999.00 (312.00 taxes incl.)
Book and pay by October 1, 2019 and we will include Ultimate Beverage Package for 2 and $75.00 onboard credit!
Photo Credit: Norwegian Cruise Lines
Photo Credit: Norwegian Cruise Lines
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Victim of basketball shooting remembered by friends, family
BATON ROUGE - The mother of 21-year-old Justin Guillory says her son was a quiet person and all he wanted to do was play basketball.
That's what he was doing the night he was murdered June 12, outside the Berean Seventh Day Adventist Gym on Osborne Ave. He was gunned down getting into his car.
"My son was not that type of kid and he did not deserve to die like that," said April Guillory.
Witnesses say a group of men got into an argument during the basketball game and that led to the shooting. Guillory says she thought her son was in a safe place.
"There's hardly anywhere safe to go," she said. "You know, kids can't just go to have a good time it's always somebody there to spoil the good time."
A week after the murder, family and friends joined in song outside the family's home to remember their loved one.
Justin leaves behind a five-month-old son named Jayden.
"I'm going to teach him everything I can," said Guillory of her grandchild. "He'll never forget his father."
There have been no arrests in Justin Guillory's death.


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Archive for the 'Lebanon Green Party' Category
Oxygène – Offer avec le Journal L'Orient-Le Jour, le Mardi 27 Mars.
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It was a promise by MTV and a heartfelt endeavor to the circle. An additional reason, not objected in the report, was the adamant fact that you no longer see Lebanon's mountains, its horizon, its paysage, the greenery of what's left of our Lebanon; For what? Loud & vulgar ads, imposing an "in yo' face" […]
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Bahr Loubnan Campaign
The Ministère de l'Environment has published a campaign concerning our precious shores. Bahr Loubnan is an association formed in Lebanon in December 2002 following a report on the dramatic consequences of the pollution of our Earth, and deep reflection on our environment. Take a moment to read an open letter by Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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C'est le grand jour, 2000 eleves seront à 10h au Place De L'etoile et des centaines d'autres batteront les tambours dans toutes les villes libanaises, dans leur école. Bonne chance à eux dans leur message de Paix pour un Liban Vert! L'événement sera retransmis en direct par satellite à travers le monde : NOURSAT – […]
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On Earth day, tomorrow the 22nd of April, the Art Lounge is organizing a Presentations & Documentaries on our planet earth and they ways to preserve it. The evening will end with the screening of the stunning Film / Documentary Home by French environmentalist Yann Arthus Bertrand. Art Lounge Beyrouth, Karantina http://www.artlounge.net Info: 03 99 76 […]
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Environment Minister Mohammad Rahal demanded Thursday that the hotline 1789 be adopted to submit complaints to his ministry. Rahal asked that all complaints be sent to his office for review. Car smogs (over exagerated), people burning wheels / garbage, plastics will not be gone unnoticed any more. Though for this to work, it should be […]
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Tags: environment, gas emitions, green party, pollution
Lebanon and the Arab countries have all so far but neglected the issue of climate change but must now actively cooperate in negotiations during a key upcoming summit in Copenhagen, Lebanese environmental activists said on Monday. The demand was made by the throngs of people gathered in Beyrouth's Ain al-Mreisseh neighborhood who erected a "Climate Change Countdown […]
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WINCHESTER, Va. - No. 3/3 Christopher Newport University claimed the 2012 USA South Conference regular season baseball championship with a 6-3 victory over No. 12/18 Shenandoah University Friday evening.
Christopher Newport (25-4, 9-2 USA South) claims the crown and accompanying No. 1 seed at next week's USA South Conference Tournament by rallying for the victory over Shenandoah (21-9, 7-4).
The Hornets took the early lead with one run in the first, and after CNU tied it with a single run in the third, retook the advantage by scoring two times in their half of the third.
Senior Jake Pendergraft figured in two of the host's three runs, plating Joey Donofrio in the first with a groundout and bringing Kurt Krout home in the third with a sacrifice fly to right.
Two batters prior to Pendergraft's sac fly in the gap, Krout had a triple to right to score Donofrio.
Donofrio singled in the first and doubled in the third.
Unfortunately for the Hornets, CNU starter Greg Goldsmith (5-1) settled in after the third.
Goldsmith, who allowed three hits in the first three innings, pitched to no more than four batters in any inning from the third through the seventh.
Leaving after seven, Goldsmith scattered seven hits and struck out two against three walks.
Shenandoah left runners in scoring position in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings and had a runner cut down at the plate in the fourth.
Junior Vince Claudio (5-1) struck out eight in 5 1/3 for the Hornets. He gave up six runs on seven hits and four walks.
With the bases loaded and one out in the sixth, SU skipper Kevin Anderson turned to Adam Emerson, and the freshman nearly snuffed out what turned into a three-run frame by getting a strikeout looking for the second out.
Connor Madden then had a single back up the middle to plate two and give the Captains a three-run lead.
Emerson was outstanding in the seventh, eighth and ninth, striking out two in the seventh and eighth and one in the ninth.
He finished with eight strikeouts and allowed just two singles.
Shenandoah loaded the bases in the eighth, but Captains reliever struck out freshman pinch hitter Greg Beran on a 3-2 pitch to get out of trouble.
Matt Verdillo and Ryan Fleischmann combined to pitch the ninth, with Fleischmann getting the final two outs to post his seventh save of the spring.
These two teams complete their series tomorrow with a 1:00 contest.


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I've been reading a lot of romance lately, so I decided it was time for a change of pace. While I was contemplating what to try next, the Sebastian Stan fans on my Tumblr dashboard (of which I have many, thanks to my current obsession with the Captain America films, where he plays Bucky Barnes*) started sharing a new viral trailer for his upcoming film, The Martian, also starring Matt Damon, Jeff Daniels, and Jessica Chastain.
I've heard great things about the book, which was written by Andy Weir and originally self-published, and it's been on my to-read list for awhile, but then one of the aforementioned Sebastian Stan fans bumped it up to the #1 spot it by describing it, essentially, as the "square peg in a round hole" scene from Apollo 13 expanded into an entire book:
To which I was like, "heck yeah, baby!" because that is my favorite scene in one of my favorite movies, and so I bought The Martian and started reading it straightaway.
Bonus: it turned out to be only $5.99 on Kindle! Yay! So many traditionally published books try to charge $9.99 or even more for the Kindle edition, which is just stupid. I'm not going to pay as much as a paperback for an ebook. But $5.99 is within reason.
So, the plot of the book is that humanity has managed to get its act together with NASA funding (hint, hint) enough to do manned missions to Mars. On the third mission, the astronauts are forced to abort the mission six days into their time on Mars due to a powerful dust storm, but during the evacuation, astronaut Mark Watney, the mission's botanist and mechanical engineer, gets hit by a flying antenna and is presumed killed. The crew attempts to recover his body, but are forced to leave the planet before they can find it.
However, Mark's not dead, and once he regains consciousness and realizes what happened, he sets about figuring out how to survive alone on Mars for four years until the fourth mission can come along to rescue him.
The description of the book as the "Square peg in a round hole" scene from Apollo 13 was not misleading at all. I was in nerd heaven, especially reading Mark's log entries. Although I'm not enough of a nerd to know how accurate some things were, the stuff I knew anything about seemed reasonably accurate, and I thought that Weir did a really good job overall of describing extremely technical stuff in an understandable and entertaining way.
In addition to the delightful nerdiness, the story was really tense and gripping from beginning to end, and very hard to put down. The great pacing and consistent tension was especially impressive considering that a lot of what Mark had to do was pretty damn mind-numbing. Crossing 3000+ kilometers of barren wasteland at 25 km/hr? Kill me now.
Where I thought the novel came up a bit short was the characterization. You get a pretty strong sense of Mark's personality – as you'd expect, since you're basically reading his thoughts (via the log entries) for most of the book – but the other five astronauts and the various NASA staff were less well defined and the dialogue between them was very basic and functional at best. However, this isn't exactly an unusual complaint with hard sci-fi novels, and I thought the great pacing and fascinating survival story made up for it.
My rating: (4 / 5)
I definitely plan to see the movie, which is scheduled to be released October 2, 21015, and am now really looking forward to it. Here is the official trailer:
I also recommend the viral trailers I mentioned above.
This video introduces the cast and crew of the Ares 3 mission:
This one is "archival footage" from the astronauts' training:
I love that they're all total trolls!
* Fandom being fandom, there's already a The Martian Steve/Bucky AU underway, starring Bucky Barnes in the Mark Watney role. So far (I just started Chapter 4), it sticks pretty close to the plot and style of the novel, but with more gay pining. In the process of tracking that fic back down, I also stumbled on this funny one, purporting to be the censored parts of Mark's logs.


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"I ran into Jay during a typical Wall Street session in the city one night. He recently made the move back to New Jersey and has been skating NYC on a regular basis. After sessioning the ledges I saw that Jay was making use of the sculpture a block away on Pine Street. Using the hollowed out circle as a launch to wallride, I knew the trick would make for a great photo. I hope you guys at I Roll NY and the viewers enjoy" – Justin Euras.
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Written by @Lan. Edited by @joehairie (Photos by @joehairie unless stated otherwise)
"Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be." – Paulo Coelho
A great cafe does not necessarily need the most up to date interior and exterior features. At times, simplicity is needed in order to align the owner's products and the expected crowd. Less is more, well, sometimes this philosophy works depending on the ability of the cafe's owner to keep the customers happy and ably to understand their needs. Customers tend to look at the features of the cafe over the products, if it is best suited to their 'soul', they will sure to come in. Nowadays, cafe business is quite challenging, it's so hard to determine the exact desire(s) of patrons. So, does simplicity actually work for certain cafes? There is one, right here in the city center, a cafe full of simplicity.
Welcome to another new cafe in Kota Kinabalu. It might be small in size but it has the biggest statement in its name, KuehKueh_my. The name clearly indicates the main concentration of this cafe. It is about some amazing local delicacies, perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch and even afternoon tea. Located in the city center, not far from the famous Gaya Street, it is actually a straight forward cafe, full of simplicity and for that reason we chose to come and try out their amazing food and beverages.
KuehKueh Meaning
Kueh is a word that was used in the older version of Malay Language. The current standard word and spelling is Kuih. Kueh or kuih refer to items such as cakes, cookies, dumplings, pudding, biscuit or pastries in English and are usually made from rice or glutinous rice. Kuih are normally steamed than baked, and are thus very different in texture, flavor and appearance from Western cakes or puff pastries. Most kuih are sweet, but some are savory. Simply put, kueh refer to sweet or savory desserts. In the context of KuehKueh_My, literally it is referring to 'many' kuih, in proper English language, a plural noun. Using KuehKueh is definitely a brilliant idea of the owner to create that sentimental value.
The owner, Ms. Nik Nurul Huda started the cafe business in June 2016. Preferring a casual setting and putting forward the simplicity in the interior design of the cafe, she concentrates on Malaysian and Nusantara dishes such as Nasi Lemak and Nasi Ayam Balado. The Kueh are all of Malaysian and Indonesian typical servings as well such as Pulut Panggang, Penjaram, Bingka Labu, Kueh Angku Merah, Kuih Bom, Kuih Keria, Kuih Lenggang, Apam and many more. There are some modern pastries such as Curry Puffs and Popiah as well as western influence Steamed Chocolate Brownies.
Nasi Ayam Balado and Nasi Lemak
Operation Hours Mondays-Fridays : 0730 Hrs -1630 Hrs Saturdays : 0800 Hrs - 1200 Hrs Sundays : Closed/Off Day
Being a new cafe and tucked away in a place that goes unnoticed by those not living or working in the adjacent area, we took the initiative and prepared a simple map to show the exact location of KuehKueh_My cafe. The landmark is Wisma IntiUtama. Locate this building and you are almost near to KuehKueh_My.
Take note the neighbors of this cafe: Excellence Eco Tours and The Likuit Shop.
Interior & Exterior
The cafe's interior and exterior are of modern but simple design. Let's take a brief tour at this cafe, shall we?
The Issue & Our Hope
Yes, we love the simplicity of the cafe's design. It has that modern feel, so relaxing and soothing when we casually dined here recently. There was one issue though but the cafe is not at fault, parking issue. It was pretty hard to get a parking slot nearby that we had to parked somewhere else and walked to this cafe. Again, not the cafe's fault. It so happened that the location is at the narrowest alley and small road actually. For the combined score of X factor, the accessibility actually scored 2.8 and for layout, 5 out of 5 thus making the average as 3.9 out of possible 5.
If things are better in the future for the owner, we do hope that the cafe is relocated to a better accessible area without even have to walk for quite some time. The cafe has everything in it and we sensed that big potential in the future but that will much depend on the owner's ability to sustain in long run, which we hope so as we kind of 'agree' with the price tags of the products. Also, a big sign board might help the cafe to be noticed by passers by.
Our Experience: Food & Beverages
The taste was all right, a combination of sweet and sour. Thick tomato gravy but a little bit oily. It will be great if it is less oily. The Chicken was delicious, marinated perfectly before being fried and mixed up with the gravy. We had better Nasi Ayam Balado before somewhere else BUT for the price of RM5.50, it is indeed a truly bargain, quite large portion for such price! Had it been less oily, we will score the dish 5 out of 5 instead of 4.5.
We can't help noticing the size of that boiled egg, it's half in size where in other cafes you might be getting quarter or even half of that said quarter. The Sambal was extremely delicious. Anchovies were semi crunchy, we prefer crunchier Anchovies but the ground peanuts were fried perfectly. For the amazing cheap price of RM2.50 and looking at its portion plus the delicious sambal, we rated this dish, 4.9 out of 5.
Overall, we rated all the kuih that we tasted, 4.2 out of 5. All except that Brownies were tender, delicious and went well with the beverages. The Brownies had one issue, it was pretty tough to bite let alone trying to break it with the fork. It was a tremendous effort in getting that Brownies break to 2 pieces. Perhaps it was late afternoon already and being quite some time on display since morning, the texture changed.
Average score of 4.37 for all three bottled beverages. The Kopi O was the best one, followed by the Teh O and the Green Tea perhaps need a little bit more Green Tea taste, it's there but not that obvious when we tasted it. The Green Tea is priced at RM3.00 so we were expecting stronger Green Tea taste. Both Kopi O and Teh O are priced at RM2.50, reasonable price, we must say.
The Rating
Important Note: For cycle 2, we will be using new rating system for all Cafes/Bars/Restaurants /Lounges. We will use a straight forward indication as shown below. 5.00-4.00 Excellent - Highly Recommended/Must Visit 3.99-3.00 Good - Recommended 2.99-2.50 Average - You may skip if you want 2.49-1.50 Bad - Please Skip! 1.49-0.00 Worst - Avoid at all costs!
Scores tabulated by @joehairie
Category: Modern Cafe/Restaurant (Stand Alone)
Dining Theme/Category: Asian/Malaysian-Nusantara
Date Of Visit: Thursday, August 12, 2016
Food-Presentation & Taste
Nasi Ayam Balado: 4.5/5
Nasi Lemak: 4.9/5
Kuih-Muih: 4.2/5
Beverages-Presentation & Taste
Bottled Kopi O: 4.8/5
Bottled Teh O: 4.5/5
Bottled Green Tea: 3.8/5
X-FACTOR Overall Layout/Accessibility: 3.9/5 Service by Front Staffs: 5/5 SUB AVERAGE SCORE: 4.45
Tabulated Score
Food + Beverages + X Factor : 13.35/3
Overall Average Score: 4.45
We rated our experience as:
Highly Recommended
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With a brand new graphic from designer Eric Hurtgen this Andy Squyres Cherry Blossoms T-shirt is the truly one of a kind. With lyrics from the chorus and a brilliant design, this tri-blend Next Level apparel tee is as comfortable as it is striking. Limited availability. Only available in unisex sizes XS,S,M,L,XL,and XXL.


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Easy-Setup-Pool Tip of the Day IV
Decide that you need "a few more inches" of water and top off the pool to just over the edge of the inflatable ring. Bad idea.
Wait for the rain to come.
Later, observe what sounds like the coming of a tsunami, or torrential downpour. Look outside to realize that's your pool, not SLOWLY draining, but VERY RAPIDLY draining!
Gallons of water pour through your yard and into your neighbor's.
Go outside in your undees and lift the purging side of the pool an inch or so and draining stops immediately.
Vow to never fill pool above inflatable ring, and vow to always have someone check on your house if you're out of town.