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TUNIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - For years they were jailed or exiled. They were excluded from elections, banned from politics, and played no visible role in Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution.
But in the brave new world of multi-party politics, moderate Islamists could attract more followers than their secular rivals like to admit.
And the downfall of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's police state may leave Tunisia open to infiltration by extremists from neighbouring Algeria, where war between authorities and Islamists has killed 200,000 people in the last two decades.
"The Islamist movement was the most oppressed of all the opposition movements under Ben Ali. Its followers are also much greater in number than those of the secular opposition," said Salah Jourchi, a Tunisian expert on Islamic movements.
"Its effect could be large."
Secularism has been strictly enforced in Tunisia since before its independence from France in 1956. Habib Bourguiba, the independence leader and long-time president, was a nationalist who considered Islam a threat to the state.
Indeed, in 1987, when Ben Ali pushed aside Bourguiba, he briefly released Islamists from jail and allowed them to run in the 1989 elections. The results surprised and worried Ben Ali.
Ennahda, or Renaissance, Tunisia's largest Islamist movement, officially won 17 percent of the vote, coming second to the ruling party.
Jourchi said there was widespread electoral fraud and the real figure could have been closer to 30-35 percent. That compared with a combined total of three percent for all the secular opposition parties that ran in the same elections.
Ben Ali reversed his policy, banned Ennahda, jailed its followers and cracked down harshly on anyone showing any tendency towards Islamism. Ennahda's leader Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi was exiled to London the same year.
Ghannouchi, who declared his desire to return to Tunisia soon after Ben Ali's ouster, has yet to set a date.
But now that Tunisia's interim government has agreed an amnesty law that allows banned parties and frees political prisoners, Ghannouchi could return any day.
Husain Jazeery, an Ennahda spokesman exiled in Paris, said the movement would take part in parliamentary elections expected to be held in the next six months but would field no candidate for the presidency because "we do not want to rule the country".
"We are a party that does not want to rule but wants to take part alongside all the other groups and to do so responsibly," he said by telephone.
"Any exclusion of Ennahda would be a return to the old regime and that would be impossible in the current situation ... regardless of internal or external pressures."
Despite the state's crackdown on Ennahda, the movement is considered moderate and could draw widespread support.
Ghannouchi, a respected scholar, teaches that Islam is compatible with democracy. Having lived in London for over 20 years, he also advocates dialogue with the West.
That view was repeated by worshippers at the Quds mosque in Tunis, many of whom identified themselves as Islamists though they wore Western suits, spoke French and were clean shaven.
"Tunisia is a small country but it has room for everyone and everyone's ideas. They thought there would be chaos in Tunisia but we are united. We do not have Shi'ites, Christians, Jews. We are all Sunni Muslims and this unites us," worshipper Rida Harrathi told Reuters before Friday prayers.
"Of course Ennahda will play a big role in the elections. It is from the people. It did not come from outside, from another planet. It is part of us and these people made a big sacrifice, as did the honourable members of the communists and the unions."
The end of Ben Ali's rule could see a marked growth in the outward expression of faith.
Bourguiba, who saw himself as a modernising leader akin to Turkey's Kemal Ataturk, famously called the veil an "odious rag". He seized properties held by Islamic trusts, closed their courts and enshrined secular family codes.
Under Ben Ali, women who covered their hair in the Islamic tradition were denied access to education and jobs.
Many say police used to stop them in the streets, strip them of their headscarves and force them to sign papers renouncing the veil. Men with long beards were similarly treated.
"If they change the laws I would wear a headscarf. I know a woman who worked here who kept wearing the headscarf and her wages were docked," said Lutfiya, a hotel worker who declined to give her full name as she was not authorised to speak.
"If you wear the hejab it does not mean you will make chaos and terrorism. If I wear it I will still look after my country."
But many fear that with police rule ended and open politics introduced, extremist ideas will circulate as openly and as widely as democratic or secular ideas.
In 2002, al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a truck bombing of a synagogue in Tunisia which killed 21 people including 14 German tourists. In 2006-7 security forces rounded up men accused of being Salafists, who have a strict interpretation of Islam.
Jourchi said he expected the Salafist voice to be drowned out in the clamour for free expression in the coming months and for the more moderate voice of Ennahda to draw more adherents.
"Qaeda and its ilk do not rely on large numbers or populism but on small groups who carry out violent acts," he said.
Outside the Quds Mosque, worshippers said the threat from al Qaeda was overstated by the West and this had been used as an excuse to curtail freedoms and prop up Arab tyrants.
"We are open people. We are a people that has been open to all civilisations since the dawn of time," said Shawki, a 34-year-old doctor.


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The many windows looked
Out on dense, wet coastal flora
Special comforting beauty surrounding
Our meeting of perhaps thirty people
The room was suffused with an
Understanding of the mission:
To live a healed life, away
From destruction's addictions
I could feel the love from those
Who had been on the mission for a while
They knew love and gave it away
To all of us, past and current abusers
Scan the faces. You see God's healing;
Visible too the torment of self inflicted hell.
Next to me, three men known earlier-all
Amazingly emanating a healing glow-wonders!
The new ones, the ones who fell back
On old ways-twisted sad faces
Desperately trying to cut through the fogs
Of regret and remorse to join serenity's ways
I sense that this is really about something deeper
Perhaps in our addictions we looked at life through
Distorted lenses. Our views were aberrant:
We saw the wrong things.
We thought we saw acceptance, happiness and peace
In places they couldn't be found. We tried
Even harder and we couldn't find these things
Addictions made us sick. Some died.
But here in these rooms the lenses were corrected.
We saw that what we wanted all along couldn't be
Obtained through ingestion. With our newly corrected
Vision, we set a new course
With clarity, we saw the right path. It entailed
Co-creation with Spirit and the message that we
Must grow in giving love, forgiveness, tolerance, humility.
Grow and give, and we receive our heart's desire.
I realize some of the divine subtlety in all of this
The lens is corrected by what it is trying to see
Perhaps this is where our initial act of faith sets in:
God's grace corrects the lens to send us on our way


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Saturday, 17 October 2015
Final Reminder
13 comments:
- Jackie said...
Absolutely delightful Squirrel, a very cute image :o)
Jackie xx
- 17 October 2015 at 08:32
- Doreen said...
This is gorgeous,what a fab image and colours.xxx
- 17 October 2015 at 09:41
- Lorraine said...
Love this cute stamp, a gorgeous card.
Have a lovely weekend
Lorraine x
- 17 October 2015 at 09:53
- The Little Stamper said...
I love this card Squirrel. White things are so hard to colour but I think you have done an amazing job, and the tree really adds a pop of colour too.
Sharon x
- 17 October 2015 at 10:45
- McCrafty's Cards said...
Gorgeous card Squirrel, I love the scene
Kevin xx
- 17 October 2015 at 11:43
- Alison59 said...
Beautiful card Squirrel :-)
- 17 October 2015 at 11:53
- Annette said...
I really love this image. I will have to check if I have it or not. I think I have one of these, but maybe in another 'pose'. I love the shading on the bear. It's perfect.
- 17 October 2015 at 12:35
- Faith A said...
Aw! you can certainly do the cutie cards beautifully.
- 17 October 2015 at 19:35
- KraftyKoolKat said...
Really cute Squirrel, that layer of designer paper really makes the image pop.
- 17 October 2015 at 20:29
- Christine L said...
Awwww what a cutie-pa-tootie!!
Big hugs
Christine x
- 18 October 2015 at 07:25
- aussie aNNie said...
Lovely colours used and gorgeous creation today..♥
{The Journey Is The Start aNNie my personal blog}
- 20 October 2015 at 06:58
- Kat W said...
Ah, what a pair of cuties, and the hint of snowflake DP to frame the image looks so lovely...great use of the 'waste' stars too :-)
Big hugs, Kat xx
- 20 October 2015 at 08:13
- Bridget Curnow said...
I love this stamp.... and you have brought it to life, amazing colouring Im feeling very inspired I might have to blow the dust off of mine
- 20 October 2015 at 09:14


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Meatworker Torin faces unemployment due to 457 Visa workers
THIRD-generation meatworker Torin O'Brien has vented his frustrations about Rockhampton companies employing 457 Visa holders ahead of Australians.
Mr O'Brien became a meatworker at 15, because that is what his grandfather and father both did - it was in the blood.
"My granddad was the boning room foreman at the old meatworks in Rockhampton in the 70s, and dad has worked around Australia."
"I started work in Melbourne before moving to Rockhampton where I worked at JBS Meatworks for four years," Mr O'Brien said.
Despite suffering three work-related injuries and as a result, undergoing three surgeries, Mr O'Brien returned to the meatworks in Melbourne, before moving back to Rockhampton at the start of May.
Since his return, Mr O'Brien has applied at Rockhampton's two major meatworks, Teys Australia and JBS, whenever they advertised for skilled and unskilled workers.
"Both companies have advertised in the last month, and I have applied at Teys four times, and twice at JBS. JBS sent me a letter saying I was unsuccessful as I did not meet the required skill level and I rang Teys, who said they would get back to me in two weeks if they were interested...I never heard back."
The disgruntled 26-year-old said he was an A-rate worker with over 10 years experience in various departments of the meatworks, he was more than qualified for the advertised jobs.
Adding to his frustrations, Mr O'Brien's friends working at the meatworks had told him that jobs were being filled with 457 Visa holders.


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As we purchase older buildings (and that can include as young as 10 years old) and as tenants move on,we embark on a refurbishment process. This not just about making the property more attractive to lease. It's much easier to undertake basic renovations, such as paint and carpet, when the building is unoccupied.
Part of the concept of refurbishment is also to create better working environments for incoming tenants. By replacing worn fixtures and fittings with new ones, and generally sprucing a building up, it creates a more conducive and efficient workspace, with the side effect being that invariably the better presented a building is, the better people look after it.
In warehouses we are mostly replacing old style hi bay lights with LED high bay units. It's obviously easier to access these before the building is filled with racking and machinery. LED's will save the tenant up to 80% in electricity costs, and also require less maintenance in that there are no bulbs to change.
Often also we will replace or motorise roller doors,replace old air conditioning units and carpet.
We are often asked prior to a project commencing to detail exactly what the refurbishment plan will entail. Unfortunately the answer is usually " it depends" . Until we get started on a project there are so many aspects which are not apparent. Until a sink unit is pulled out we don't know whether the hot water cylinder needs replacing. And until we actually lift a few sheets on the roof, we don't know whether it can be adequately repaired, or it needs replacement.
Be assured however, that when we embark on a refurbishment project, we are looking to produce a quality product in keeping with the quality of the building itself.


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Continuing on from the success of the PhD Colloquium at the PRRES conference last year, we are pleased to announce a PhD Colloquium to be held on Sunday, 21st January 2018 by the University of Auckland, New Zealand, at the fantastic Goldie Estate Winery on Waiheke Island. This is an opportunity for PhD students in property (real estate) or relevant subjects to discuss and present their PhD work-in-progress in a supportive and non-confrontational environment to a group of senior academics and peers.
The overall objective is to promote excellence in PhD research throughout the region. In order to encourage PhD students to participate, we are pleased to announce the availability of two scholarships up to the value of AUD1500 each available to full time PhD student at a University in the broad PRRES catchment area. The scholarship is to be applied towards the costs of: Conference Registration (at the postgrad level), airfares to the Conference from the winning student's University location and accommodation. In addition, a PRRES Early Researcher PhD Prize for 'Best Paper' based on PhD paper submission (AUD400) and a PRRES PhD Award for 'Best Presenter on the Day' (AUD400) will also be awarded at the Colloquium (see attached for details).
How To Apply
To present at the colloquium, submit a research summary to Jerry Liang firstname.lastname@example.com by no later than the 30th September 2017 and register for the 2018 PRRES Conference. The acceptance of will be notified before 31st October 2017. The registration fee for PhD students is the same as the discounted conference rate offered to returning PRRES members.
For further information, please see below for details.
PhD Colloquium Application Form
PhD Early Career Prize Criteria
PhD Best Presenter Prize Criteria


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As I write this post I am listening to the some Shinedown videos, via Youtube…yes, as I post. Said video is posted below….
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One way to boost your income in retirement is to let the bank send you a monthly check. With a reverse mortgage, you borrow against the equity in your home (receiving funds each month, in a lump sum, or with a line of credit) and don't repay the loan until you die, sell, or move out for good. A new breed of reverse mortgage might be especially appealing for certain seniors.
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Reverse mortgages have had plenty of critics, because they can be expensive and complicated--and if you change your mind, you might have to sell to repay the loan. With the federally insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), for example, borrowers must pay 2 percent of their home's value upfront as a mortgage insurance premium and 1.25 percent annually on the loan balance to protect lenders against losses and borrowers against a drop in home value or bank failure, for example. For a $300,000 home, that would mean a $6,000 charge at the outset along with an origination fee (which can also be as much as $6,000), plus closing costs and a service fee of as much as $35 a month.
How much you can ultimately borrow depends on your age (you have to be at least 62), your home's value, and current interest rates. You must own the house outright or be able to pay off your existing mortgage at closing.
[See 10 Ways to Boost Your Social Security Checks.]
The newest model cuts the initial costs pretty dramatically. Known as the HECM Saver, it requires only 0.01 percent of the home value in premiums upfront. So that borrower with the $300,000 house would owe just $30. The borrowing limits are lower, too, though, by 10 to 18 percent. And the Saver interest rate can be 0.25 to 0.5 percentage points higher than that on a standard reverse mortgage. These loans are best for customers who don't need as much cash and won't have the loan out for a long time, says Peter Bell, CEO of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.
How do you know if a reverse mortgage is right for you? Federal law requires that potential HECM borrowers talk with an approved credit counseling agency--and have a certificate proving it--before they can begin the loan process. For a fee of about $125, these agencies help you sort out the options.
For a rough estimate of how the numbers work out, you can plug your information into the reverse mortgage calculator at the AARP website. A 68-year-old living in Broward County, Fla., whose home is valued at $250,000, could borrow $126,500 as a lump sum or boost his income by $741 a month for as long as he's in the home with a Saver loan. He could borrow about $150,000 or get $881 with a standard HECM loan. Experts suggest that unless you need all the funds at once, a line of credit or monthly payments at a variable interest rate will probably be the most economical choice.
[See Working Into Your 70s: A Smart Retirement Move.]
You'll handle taxes, insurance, and maintenance, as you retain title to the home. If these aren't paid, you can face foreclosure. And be sure both you and your spouse are listed as borrowers, says Susanna Montezemolo, vice president of federal affairs for the Center for Responsible Lending in Washington, D.C. Otherwise, if the person who has signed dies prematurely, the other might be forced to sell.
Reverse mortgages aren't a silver bullet and should be considered only as part of a carefully designed retirement plan, says Barbara Stucki, vice president for home equity initiatives at the National Council on Aging. "You can't fool yourself into thinking that your mortgage has vanished," she adds. At some point, you or your heirs will settle up.
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Everyone loves an Italian sub, but they're always so monstrous and sometimes intimidating when you just want something not so gigantic. This version calls for a ciabatta roll, which is much smaller than a hoagie, but can still hold up to this ingredient-packed sandwich. Layers of roasted rosemary ham and salami are piled high with roasted red peppers, roasted yellow peppers, basil, arugula, olive oil, and white balsamic glaze.
And if you want to be a purist and make the ciabatta buns, the mozzarella or the roasted peppers from scratch, then click each the hyperlinks previously listed.
- 1 large ciabatta roll
- 1/4 lb ham (rosemary, I recommend Fra'Mani)
- 1/4 lb salami
- 1/2 red pepper (roasted)
- 1/2 yellow pepper (roasted)
- 1/4 lb fresh mozzarella
- 6 large basil leaves
- 1 handful arugula
- 1/2 tbsp white balsamic glaze
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
Begin by cutting your ciabatta roll in half and then toasting the bread in the oven or in a toaster for a few minutes.
Drizzle both of the interior sides of the ciabatta with olive oil and then smear the white balsamic glaze and set the top half aside.
On the bottom half of the glazed ciabatta bun, add the basil, the salami, the mozzarella, and the roasted red pepper, the roasted yellow pepper and then lastly the arugula.
Put the remaining half of the glaze ciabatta on top.
Before serving, tightly wrap the sandwich in wax paper or butcher paper and slice it down the middle with a serrated knife. Leave the paper on the sandwich, only peeling the paper back for the bite you're about to take so that the ingredients don't fall out of the sandwich as you're eating it.
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BARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND – State police have arrested a Barrington police officer for engaging in threats to family members.
Sgt. Joseph Andreozzi, 45, pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to a charge of domestic disorderly conduct.
According to police, the officer and his ex-wife were having an argument over the phone at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday when he verbally threatened her. She alerted Barrington police and left her home, where Andreozzi showed up a short time later, presumably to confront her.
There was no physical altercation to the knowledge of state police, who were called in for reasons of impartiality.
State troopers arrested Andreozzi at midnight when he arrived for his shift at the Barrington Police Department. He was transported to the Lincoln Barracks and held overnight.
A criminal complaint says that he "intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly engaged in threatening, violent, and tumultuous behavior." One trooper added that the threats were extended to his two children, aged 13 and 14.
Sgt. Andreozzi was released following his arraignment, and he was ordered not to have contact with his ex-wife or children.


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I got a test back in US/Israel relations today. I received a 115, and after I stopped smiling madly I read the comments on the front. There was the usual stuff, like "*Pick a fantastic adjective* effort!", "Wow!", and some scribbles that I'm pretty sure are scribbles but hell, they could be really dirty words or something, I don't know, his penmanship is terrible.
Then, at the bottom, he wrote, "Keep it up!" I know it's just another "yay!", but it kind of made me laugh because…
Um. Okay.
This is the fourteenth test I've taken from him. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I've never gotten anything less than a 95, and in this class I haven't received anything lower than a 110. I'm obviously working incredibly hard and am capable of grasping material because I've been regurgitating his lectures quite successfully for thirteen months.
So does he think that number 15 is the one where I stop studying? Like I'm not going to show up for class anymore? I think if I'm going to memorize the dollar amount of debt that the US forgave of Mexico in 1848, I'm in it for the long haul.
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The Race Disparity Audit data published this week by the Government collates pre-existing data for various public services, analysed by ethnicity. The initial release includes datasets that the Government says were prioritised, with the intention that further data releases will follow in due course, with the data also being updated regularly. There will no doubt be further scrutiny of the data and debates about correlation and causation.
The initial release includes data on healthcare, education, employment and the criminal justice system. Higher Education data does not feature heavily in the initial release, although the Government's initial Summary Findings includes its commentary on the education data, including:
- Pupils from Chinese and Indian backgrounds showed high attainment and progress throughout their school careers and high rates of entry to university;
- Pupils from Gypsy and Roma, or Irish Traveller background had the lowest attainment and progress, and were least likely to stay in education after the age of 16;
- Although pupils in the Black ethnic group made more progress overall than the national average, Black Caribbean pupils fell behind. White British pupils and those from a Mixed background also made less progress than average;
- White British and White Irish pupils who were not eligible for free school meals were around twice as likely to attain A*- C in maths and English GCSEs as those who were eligible;
- Pupils from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds are achieving almost as well as, and progressing better than, White British pupils, whereas the attainment and progress of Black Caribbean pupils is much lower;
- White pupils from state schools had the lowest university entry rate of any ethnic group in 2016;
- Of all regions in England, the most educational progress and best attainment in state primary and secondary schools was found in London, where more than half of pupils were from ethnic minority groups. Disadvantaged pupils in receipt of free school meals in London made more progress and had higher attainment than their counterparts elsewhere in England.
In announcing the audit's publication, Government Minister Damian Green stated that "the Government will take action with partners to address the ethnic disparities highlighted by the audit […] The approach that the Government are taking is "explain or change". When significant disparities between ethnic groups cannot be explained by wider factors, we will commit ourselves to working with partners to change them."


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" "Lulinha, paz e amor," El País (Spain). October 15, 2010. Norman Gall. "If Shakespeare were alive today, he might have written that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, like Julius Caesar, bestrides the narrow world of Brazilian politics like a colossus, as 'petty men walk under his huge legs to find themselves dishonorable graves'." Lula's domination of the 2010 presidential election.
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" Oil euphoria puts Lula's legacy at risk," Financial Times, August 11, 2010, Norman Gall .
"A Reforma Educacional de Nova York - Possibilidades para o Brasil" São Paulo, Norman Gall e Patrícia Motta Guedes, 2009.
"O Obama desconhecido" São Paulo, O Estado de São Paulo, 30 de maio de 2008.
"Os Blindados" Para os que ainda relutavam em admitir a existência do mensalão, o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) mandou um singelo recado: sim, o mensalão existiu. Exaggerated public spending and institutional weaknesses threaten Brazil´s stability in uncertain times for the world economy. O Estado de São Paulo. September 12, 2007.
"The Struggle for Better Schools: São Paulo and New York." A four-part series of Sunday articles in O Estado de São Paulo based on five weeks of research in New York on the Bloomberg-Klein school reform, focusing on the challenge to Brazil´s public education.
Published April 29, May 20 (Patricia Guedes), June 17 and July 15, 2007.
*The Struggle for Better Schools: São Paulo and New York
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*The Struggle for Better Schools: São Paulo and New York - Teaching and Learning
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*The Struggle for Better Schools: São Paulo and New York - Order and disorder in the schools
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*The Struggle for Better Schools: São Paulo and New York - What is to be done
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"Mending Brazil´s Megacity: For the first time in history, a majority of the world´s population now lives in cities. In the developing world, the names of vast new megacities –Dhaka, Lagos, Calcutta, Jakarta—are synonymous with human misery. But São Paulo is seeking to show that a megacity can work." The Wilson Quarterly. Summer 2007.
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melhor do que se pensa, mas tem desafios cruciais a superar,"
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"Por que abandonamos a escola
"São Paulo Metropolis"
"São Paulo Symphony: Rebirth
of an orchestra as civic beacon,"
Risks of Unbalanced and Predatory Federalism in Brazil"
Police: Perverse incentives and public security."
"Crossroads of
transportation: Can Brazil's roads and ports overcome decades of neglect?"
Kong in Brazil: State bankruptcies and bank failures."
and Mexico: Institutional differences
Will Nothing Come of This?
Floating World and Brazilian Inflation"
- The Last Gold Rush"
Games bankers play
"Ludwig's Amazon Empire"
Forbes. May 14, 1979. Portuguese version published in Jornal do Brasil (Caderno Especial), May 20, 1979. A 7,000 word analysis of Daniel Ludwig's Jari project, embracing large scale irrigated rice production and forestry-pulp operations, discussing the project's political problems and its economic and technological implications for tropical South America.
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Morgan Creek Capital Management CEO Mark Yusko sees Saudi Arabia and Bitcoin as "truly" special situations—and investment opportunities.
In his Q2 2014 Market Review & Outlook, Yusko considers Saudi Arabia in light of its decision to open its stock market to foreign investors in 2015. (Until now, foreigners could buy shares only indirectly, through participating notes issued by a broker-dealer with operations in Saudi.)
The opening of the market, he writes, "should serve as a significant catalyst to move the market higher as capital flowing in from global institutional managers is likely to equate to a significant portion of the current Saudi market cap. For perspective (and to see why this is a big deal), the Saudi market has a market cap of $550 billion, twice the size of Turkey, larger than UAE, Qatar and Kuwait combined, and about the same size as the South African and Russian markets."
Moreover, he adds, opening the market will allow MSCI to add Saudi to their emerging markets index (with a weighting that could be as high as 4%) which could attract "tens of billions" of foreign capital into the country. This, writes Yusko, "presents a compelling Beta opportunity, especially for investors that can access the market before it officially opens to foreign investors."
As for Bitcoin, Yusko sees it as "a truly disruptive technology" and "an interesting investment opportunity.
Bitcoin, he writes, is in the early stages of "mainstreaming" as prominent venture capitalists (including David Hornick of August Ventures) fund startups that "will actually seek to provide Bitcoin to the masses."
Add to that the claim by eBay's CEO that PayPal will eventually have to integrate digital currencies into its payment platform and New York state's recently proposed regulations for such currencies and Bitcoin, writes Yusko, becomes "an attractive theme to keep an eye on going forward."
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The AGA99CEARSHB is one of the most attractive guitars we make. The idea to create this model was made several years in advance when we acquired the Acacia. The wood was then naturally seasoned for three years before we prepared it for production. When you have special wood you have to create a special instrument. This guitar sounds lovely, it's bright but not overly so, it has lots of middle and a clear low-end due to its MST1 bracing allowing the top to generate a lot of vibration. Most people are more familiar with Koa rather than Acacia, but the fact is they are the same tree. Koa is an Acacia too but comes from Hawaii, where our Acacia was grown in Taiwan and therefore called Acacia Confusa, rather than Acacia Koa. This wood is also referred to as Formosan Koa, Formosa being the old name for Taiwan.
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I was eight years old the first time I read The Hobbit. It was grade three and my school library had this classic copywhich my librarian recommended to me (perhaps the best recommendation from a librarian yet). I borrowed it two weeks at a time, fighting other students who also wanted to read it and who borrowed it when I returned the book. It took me almost the entire school year, but I finished it.
Then I never picked it up again. I loved the book, I thought about the story often, I even attempted the Lord of the Rings trilogy a few years later (making it 2/3 of the way into the second book before collapsing from boredom in the walking scenes). I picked up another copy from my mom when I decided it would be fun to memorize all of Gollum's riddles and learn how to read the Dwarvish runes. But I don't remember reading it fully again.
Skip forward almost a decade and I'm a LotR fan (but not fanatic, I'm not one of those people…yet). I've seen the movies a few times each, I've watched the extended editions, read some of the books, and played the theme music countless times in high school band classes. I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that there was a prequel in production (albeit a decade after The Return of the King was released. Is it that long already?!). To avoid being too swept up in the chaos that surrounds movie/fantasy/cult/classic movie releases I didn't read the hypothetical blog posts, Peter Jackson's YouTube updates, or any other press material. I didn't even see the trailer until this week when I finally saw Nolan's final Batman flic.
About the same time, HarperCollinsCanada's staff did a bit of soul-searching and realized that quite a few (too many) of them hadn't read the classic adventure story by Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. To remedy this a Read The Hobbit month was created on The Savvy Reader(the HarperCollins' book blog). The idea was anybody who hadn't read the book (and those who had already) could read it and follow along with the staff as they read it. Discussions and activities (and maybe some giveaways) will follow and everyone will be prepared for the movie release in December.
Even though I'm currently slogging through a Jack Haldean murder mystery I decided to jump into this and reread one of my favourite books. I've also decided to blog about my journey through Middle Earth two chapters at a time mainly to help organize my thoughts, but also in case fellow Hobbit reading challengers pass my Hobbit hole and want to compare notes.
Not in this challenge yet? It's not too late. The group of 21 who have signed up so far are only starting to read today, August 13, and you're welcome to join as long as you can get to Chapter 10 by the 19th (and I'm sure we'll welcome you even if you're just shy of that). Head on over to the Savvy Reader blog and sign up in the comments and join in the adventure!
Chapter 1
The first minutes back in the adventure and my imagination immediately returned to 13 years ago when I first read the opening lines. "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit…" It is amazing how those classic lines and the entrance of the Dwarves (a remarkably abrupt beginning now that I think of it) conjure up so much imagery and imagination. This truly is a fantasy, one where the imagination is set free to fill in a world already so shaped by Tolkein's literary creations and academic mythology knowledge.
Reading the story as an adult has shown me a great difference to how I perceived it as a child. When I was younger this story was an intense, adult, and lengthy work that I had to wade through but which opened up a new, amazing world for me. Now it is a children's story with hidden layers that I can better see with my knowledge of history and of Tolkien's story. The pages fly by, my mental images are shaped by the film version, the voices of the characters are different, and I have expectations of how I remember the story and how I think the story should go.
I don't feel more constricted because of seeing the movies (and the new trailer, in which I think the Dwarves look a bit cartoonish, plus I'll admit Harry Potter must have made some sort of mental imagery impact as well) or having a more rigidly defined picture of the world of Middle Earth. In a way I guess I am imagining the story in the way I expect it will be presented in the film, but I'm also paying more attention to the deeper story.
Tolkien, a former researcher and writer for the Oxford English Dictionary and a revered professor of English language and its history (specifically in the Middle English period – Sir Gawain and the Green Night and Beowulf being two of his focusses) wrote The Hobbit for his children and it is much more evident to me as I read it now. The opening chapter is remarkably like an extended bedtime story. Examples of this are easily found in the first few pages, when you can almost feel Tolkien sitting next to your bed explaining the world he had created as if it were a real place and as if it was your own adventure.
"He may have lost the neighbour's respect, but he gained – well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end. The mother of our particular hobbit – what is a hobbit? I suppose hobbits need some description nowadays…" The Hobbit, p.14 (1993, paperback) [italics are my emphasis].
Because of this we are lulled into the storytelling mode, reading the words as if we were hearing them spoken out loud. Readers also feel like it is the first time they are reading them because the story keeps you in the moment. Instead of knowing if Bilbo agrees to go along on an adventure or not, I felt like I was kept guessing because of Tolkien's style. The narrator's interaction with the reader and his questions about the back-story make me feel as if I don't know the final outcome and that I'm caught in some too-fanciful-to-be-true but must-be-true story.
As I reacquaint myself with Bilbo, Dwalin, Thorin, Gandalf, and all the others, I'm looking forward to reimagining Middle Earth and rediscovering Tolkien's literary magic. I'm trying to read each chapter in one sitting, as if I were Tolkien's child getting a bedtime story, to get the full effect of the plot and its orderly division.
I look forward to the HarperCollins discussions and hope you join us in reading The Hobbit once again!
(Remember those fanatics I mentioned earlier? How do you think the changed cover art went over with them? If you think it was a favourable change, think again. My favourite is the mention to how far apart the towers were in LotR: The Two Towers and how contentious was the decision to show those two towers on the cover. Yes, fanatics…)


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The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School is pleased to announce a LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law & Economics. The goal of the Workshop is to provide law professors basic tools for understanding the Austrian school and a sense of how they might look at their research and teaching differently if they put on their "Austrian glasses."
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What do you think this Catch Cook Chilli Lime Fish on the fire EP.358 video? Be sure to check back regularly for videos about fresh water and salt water fishing.
Andy heads out in the saltwater to catch his dinner. Fishing with spin rods namely Samaki Zing rods and a Fin-nor reel as well as a Ecooda Blackhawk 2 reel. He fishes in slaty estuaries for fish like Barramundi also know as Barra, Mangrove Jack, Salmon or also called Thredfin. Then he catches a fish called a Grunter and decides to eat that. The meal is prepared over an open fire and cooked in aluminium foil with lime, garlic, coconut cream and chilli. A delicious dinner that tastes and smalls a to like Thai green curry. This is a non stop action catch and cook video, with a delicious bit of food right at the end.
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How does God express his anger? Does he explode in anger toward his creation? Does he become embittered with humanity? Is his anger good? Or is it fearful and wrathful?
To understand God's anger, we must first understand his love. God is perfectly loving. God is not self-centered. He is not easily frustrated. He is never embittered. He is not out to get us. He is not egotistical. No, God loves perfectly, selflessly, and expresses his love in all the right ways. He cares for his creation with infinite Fatherly affection.
And it is for the very reason that God is loving that he is angry. Many think that if God is love, he can never get angry. That he must never be upset, but only love. But love by definition protects and acts. It is only loving to defend and to take action for the object loved. Becky Pippert once said,
"Think how we feel when we see someone we love ravaged by unwise actions or relationships. Do we respond with benign tolerance as we might toward strangers? Far from it… Anger isn't the opposite of love. Hate is, and the final form of hate is indifference."
And so, because God is loving, he must get angry. If God were to never get angry, he would not be perfectly loving.
He must get angry at sin and evil. He must get angry with all selfishness and wickedness. He must get angry at anything that would spoil his perfect creation. He must get angry at anything that would threaten his reign of righteousness. And so his is!
But here is the most amazing thing about God's perfect anger. It should be directed at sinners. We should receive God's anger for our own rebellion against him. We should receive wrath for our sin and evil. After all, it is our sin that has ruined his perfect creation.
And yet, rather than exploding on us with anger, or leaving us to our own destruction, God made a slow, wise plan, not to destroy his creation, but to restore it. God made a plan to execute his perfect anger toward our sin in a way that would redeem and rebuild his creation.
And God did this by pouring out his anger on Jesus. He punished all of our sin and evil in Christ instead of us. That through faith in him, we might never taste a drop of God's anger again. He did it that we might not experience his punishment, but only his love.
And for this, we find that God's anger, rather than being a destructive, mean, spiteful anger, is actually redemptive. It is loving. It is caring. It is purposeful. It is aimed at restoring us rather than destroying us.
Do you see that amazing anger of God? Even in his anger, God is saving his creation.


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Can you believe it's Friday already? It seems like I just did my last weeks Flashback Friday but yet here I am again with this weeks post. This week I'll be talking about Mano Erina's 2nd single "Hajimete no Keiken" which was released on May 20th 2009.
The MV: Since I wasn't much of a Mano fan during my early H!P days I didn't watch any of her MV's until Onegai Dakara, so watching this MV was a first for me.
I thought the MV for this song isn't really that great. The cut scenes were too all over the place while singing just one sentence there's about 3 scenes of Erina singing from different spots and locations. And I didn't really get what she was doing, there was no plot what so ever. It was just like "let's have play with the turtle, then the fish, then we'll have her sit a couch with purple pillow, then let's have her play her piano, oh and let's throw a dance scene." This MV is just a mess.
I loved seeing Dawa lip-syncing while being a little backup dancer, but that would probably be my only favourite part of this MV. I mean that I love seeing a younger and a much adorable Mano Erina and I miss her a lot in the current Hello! Project, but I just did not like this MV.
The Song: Honestly I do like the song quite a bit. It's a cute and fun song to listen to. It doesn't really stand out as much as Mano's other singles but it's still a cute song, and it's a little catchy with all the words that she repeats like natsu, koi, and yura. I don't really got much else to say about this song so I'll leave it at that.
The Dance: The backup dancers are adorable as heck, but again it's just not a very good dance and it seems to be very repetitive. Even in the MV it just shows the same moves over and over again. Even Mano's solo dance doesn't seem to be any good.
Overall: I'm actually surprised how much I didn't like the MV or the dance and it just seems that I just like the song from this whole single. I guess I would have to give this single a 6.7 / 10. I thought I liked this single a little more than that but actually watching the MV ranked it a bit lower. I love Mano Erina but some her earlier singles aren't really that great.


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Lethbridge Curling Club
The Lounge and Concession can seat 250+, serves lunch, dinner and a few options for breakfast on the weekends. Members and guests can look forward to daily specials, grab n go options, healthy options for athletes, a full complement bar, wine by the glass or bottle, bottled beer and Coulee Brew local draft. We don't just buy from our suppliers, we work in partnership with them and we're genuinely proud to be able to give back to the community. Our members and guests are at the heart of everything we do with a simple aim to deliver great food and drinks with excellent service in relaxed, comfortable surroundings.
Located in the new ATB Centre on the west side of Lethbridge, the Lounge and Concession are situated on the upper east side of the facility. Moving west for the Lethbridge Curling Club has turned the club in to a state of the art facility with the capability to host world-class curling events. If you look closely, you'll notice memorabilia of the Lethbridge Curling Club's past. The Club is very proud of its heritage and we look forward to sharing new memories here at the ATB Centre.


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One of God's most precious gifts to us is friends who encourage us and lovingly challenge us. According to scripture, a friend is one who challenges you to become all that God intends.
The mark of biblical friends is that their friendship draws you closer to Christ. They 'sharpen' you and motivate you to do what is right. It is equally important to examine the kind of friend you are to others. Strive to be the kind of friend that helps others become more like Christ.


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A classic reference
I love a good resource and have MANY publications related to gardening and cooking. I re-visit them from time to time and just picked this up for a refresher. It is such a great reference that I thought I'd share! The sub-title says it all: "Growing and Using the Best-Tasting Vegetable Varieties." @thecooksgarden @organicgardening
The heat of summer has finally arrived. My herbs are happy and growing like crazy. The lettuce would prefer things a bit cooler, and needs to be harvested daily to keep it from bolting. My eldest son, keeps chickens and they are still at full-throttle production (they typically lay lots in the spring & early summer). So I've got tons of eggs, greens and herbs.
I have embraced these bounties and came up with this
healthy version of a classic:
Healthy Egg Salad
serves 6
12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled & chopped
5 oz. lemon or plain greek yogurt
3 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped
1 large stalk of celery, chopped (including leafy tops)
1 tablespoon powdered mustard
1 tablespoon minced onion or shallots (dried is ok, too)
kosher salt & pepper, to taste
Arugula and/or Romaine, torn into pieces
To your boiled eggs, add remaining ingredients (except greens) and combine.
Cover and chill for at least an hour to give the flavors a chance to develop.
You can choose to pile fresh greens on a chilled plate and spoon a portion of salad over the top. Another great way to serve this salad is with a nice slice of whole-grain toast, topped with lettuce (I LOVE arugula here) and egg salad.
A great use of your summer garden surplus, this salad is packed with flavor, protein and is LOW in saturated fat.
Pro Tip: To lighten the salad a bit more, ditch two of the yolks so that there's a larger proportion of whites. You likely won't even miss them.
Another Pro Tip: For a pretty lunch table, serve 1970's style in hollowed-out tomatoes, with greens riding shot-gun.
Container Gardening
I've been asked several times lately about container gardening. I thought it'd be great to share some ways to have a garden with limited space, or if aesthetically you prefer a collection of pretty pots. Planting in containers, both large and small, is an amazing way to have fresh produce.
This year, I am using a variety of vessels within my formal garden. I've planted several varieties of potatoes, carrots, squash and herbs in pots and "grow bags" (Amazon.com has some inexpensive options in a variety of colors). Bags are a great choice for apartments or those short on storage as they can be washed and folded up at the end of patio season. I likely will end up with a few tomatoes in pots as well. I'm out of room in my traditional beds and it's always likely I will see another plant or two at the farmer's market that I'm dying to try.
(Above: Rear left, Acorn Squash "Table Ace" in a trellised pot)
So here are my suggestions for things to try in your container garden: lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, radishes & any herbs can be potted. Potatoes, carrots and beets need deep containers but do well. I'll also say that big, vining plants like acorn squash, zucchini or small melons can be grown in large pots that allow you to add compost throughout the season. Plan on providing a little lattice or support for the vines to grow vertically and you'll be surprised at your yields. A great water melon to try is "Sugar Pot".
Some things to remember when planting in pots is that you will need to place them in full sun (except for lettuce which can tolerate some shade) and water them often. You will also need to feed them periodically since they can't pull nutrients from the ground. No big deal, there are plenty of options ranging from home-made compost to purchased fertilizers (I like "Kellogg Organic Plus Tomato, Vegetable & Herb Fertilizer"). Just follow the directions if you go with a commercial fertilizer and you'll be amazed at what you can do!
Spring-Style Frittata
I'm starting mornings with a cup of coffee in my garden. I take the dogs outside to run, let the chickens out and take a look around at my plantings. This morning was my first official harvest, the asparagus is up. I've got a bed of "Mary Washington" which is about 5 years old and pretty average, green stalks like you'd see at the grocery. Last year I added a new varietal, "Purple Passion" which boasts slender, eggplant-colored stalks. Anyway, I snapped off those that were ready, grabbed some green onions (tons of those in my herb bed, always) and stopped in the coop for some eggs.
My son is a 4-h kid and has raised poultry for many years. His birds always do a good job at the county fair and they are beauties. All are tame, named and produce gorgeous, large eggs for us. I'm a huge fan of chickens. They take any kitchen and garden scraps and turn them into yummy, nutritious eggs. They are the ultimate recyclers. They also keep down our mosquito population and provide free fertilizer. If you are able to keep a few, I highly recommend it!
So much fun and sort of empowering to be able to grab the ingredients for a delicious meal from your own backyard. Just 1/2 an acre is what I have it really produces quite a bit of food for my family. Best of all, I know exactly how that food has been treated. No weird chemicals here, I love it.
Dinner tonight will be this protein-packed frittata.
A cinch to prepare and really delicious.
About 30 minutes total to prepare. Makes 4 servings.
Elizabeth Morse cooks professionally, is an Advanced Master Gardener and lover of all things local.
November 2019


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Hibernation scarf
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Designed in the UK and produced in Japan, this scarf by Yarn&Copper is made of superfine merino wool and features a bear who's hoping that counting sheep will bring his much needed hibernation. Square shape.
When you're not wearing it, drape it over a wing-back chair to showcase this sweet design.
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Today I'm going to wrap up this blog series with my own "outlining personality."
If you've missed the earlier posts, you can read them here:
Now I'm certainly no planner, but I'm not a complete pantser. I'm what is known as a plantser—one who grows plants. 🌵🌱🌷
Actually, that's not the technical definition of a plantser. (Though I have an affinity for growing and killing 🥀plants.) I'm not even sure there is an official definition.
So I shall give you one.
A plantser is someone who both outlines and writes by the seat of their pants.
Plantsers seem like a paradox, don't they?
But it's entirely possible to do both. I'm living proof!
How I Plan
I've tried to do formal outlines. I've tried The One Year Adventure Novel.
Something about detailed outlines drives me crazy. It takes the fun out of writing for me.
I'm more of a "let me scribble a bunch of important stuff on a legal pad, then forget about it" kind of outliner. At the very most, I might even write out a few bullet points.
My mom had me try to outline Checkmate, which was good in some ways (it showed me that I do have a bit of a planner in me and that I had way too many traps 😅), but after I finished it, I totally disregarded it.
The majority of outlining that I do I call "head-writing." That basically means I write the scene in my head before I write it out on paper.
Partially because I get all my good ideas while washing dishes or taking a shower and water + paper = not good. Partially because I think it's really fun.
It's like watching a movie in your head on repeat until you know it by heart. I'll go over the idea until I have little details worked out (such as how someone is standing, the location of the knife, the layout of the building, etc.). That way, when I actually have a good sized chunk of time to write, I can get a lot of words out. Mostly because I'm really excited about the scene that's been living in my head, but also because I have somewhere to start instead of staring at that evil blinking cursor.
How I Pants
I love pantsing!
When a little plot bunny comes sneaking around, I'm more than happy to follow it down winding trails. Most of the time, it ends up better than I had planned. Other times, I have to do more re-writing because it changed a bunch of stuff.
For example, one of my main characters (My personal favorite. Shh, don't tell him.) was simply supposed to be a "spear-carrier"—in other words, an extra. Just there to fight the bad guys and probably die like side characters always do. Then one day (while doing dishes), it occurred to me, "What if I give this guy a POV? And what if he has this backstory?" The rest is history. He promptly took over the last half of Draft 1 and 2.
One thing I've learned with my little bit of writing experience is "trust your gut." If you think it's awkward it probably is. So if you think you should follow a plot bunny, you should.
So, now you know about all about planners, pantsers, and plantsers.
It's important for every writer to understand their writing process. No one way is better than another. There are also differing degrees of each process—some outline every scene, others only do bullet points.
Your process might not fit the patterns we've talked about over the last three weeks.
Your Turn!
What's your writing process? Are you a planner? A pantser? Do you have houseplants?
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Posts tagged 'quinoa'
Easy Barbecue Ribs top Summer Favorites
I tried to drive into Costco on the 3rd of July and quickly realized I would not find a parking space, so I left asap. What was I thinking! I wanted to purchase some ribs to make on the weekend – not for the 4th. So I went back on the 5th after things had calmed down to get a package of Swift Premium St. Louis-style ribs to make these almost famous Best-Ever ribs that I found in Bon Appetit magazine. Watch out Famous Dave's! If you love pork ribs and want them fast, you've gotta try these. 10-20 minutes prep time and 3 hours in the oven. (more…)
Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Chile-Lime Vinaigrette
On Cinco de Mayo I made this Southwestern Quinoa Salad for about 50 people following our church service at Holy Nativity where I teach cooking classes. We had made this dish in our August Garden to Table Cooking Class. It is healthy, pretty and delicious. People kept coming back for more and asking for the recipe. So here it is. It would be a delicious addition to your summer barbecue or when you need an easy potluck dish to bring to a picnic. (more…)
Barbecue Pork Sliders = Summer Cooking Class hit
I've been in lazy summer vacation mode during the month of July. Following the Summer Entertaining Cooking Class on July 7, I took off for a few chilly days in San Francisco and then a few warm days sailing to Catalina Island. Isn't summer great? Now I'm longing for some of the dishes we created at the Summer Entertaining Cooking class on lucky 7-7-11 like the Quick Barbecue Pork Sliders. I plan to recreate these at a friend's backyard barbecue next weekend. I've been reviewing the photos from our cooking class and as always the teams pulled together an amazing and delicious meal for all of us.
Here's a window into what we made – Border Grill's Peruvian Ceviche with Pickled Red Onions made by the mother and daughter team, Gerry & Christine. Umm-ummm! I had tasted this twice at the restaurant and kept dreaming about it. Now I can't wait to make this dish again. We used Pacific flounder from the Westchester Farmer's Market, which Tropical Seafoods confirms is a sustainable fish.
Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger of Border Grill, who lent me their recipe for our cooking class, have been big supporters of making sure we don't deplete our ocean's fish and suggest that you visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium's http://www.seafoodwatch.org/ right on their recipe. (more…)


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Oh baby!
A team of doctors from Greece and Spain announced the birth of a healthy baby boy who was conceived via an experimental form of in vitro fertilization (IVF). DNA from the egg of one woman was put into the egg of a donor woman, and then fertilized using the father's sperm. The procedure, known as maternal spindle transfer, is one of three types of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT).
The boy was born in Athens, Greece Tuesday weighing 6 pounds. Both the child and the 32-year-old mother are in good health, the doctors said in a statement.
A Spanish company called Embryotools announced the pregnancy in January following the first known trial of the procedure. The study enrolled 25 women under 40 who had been diagnosed with "infertility problems due to poor egg quality," and who had at least two previous failed IVF attempts. Since the technique wasn't approved in Spain, the company collaborated with a fertility clinic in Athens called the Institute of Life.
Dr. Panagiotis Psathas, president of the Institute of Life, celebrated the milestone.
"Today, for the first time in the world, a woman's inalienable right to become a mother with her own genetic material became a reality," he said in a statement. His team is committed to help "couples facing fertility issues to have children with their own DNA, without having recourse to egg donors."
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Dr. Nuno Costa-Borges, the co-founder of Embryotools, added that "the completely successful and safe implementation of the Maternal Spindle Transfer method – for the first time in medical history – is a revolution in assisted reproduction." The team's triumph will "help countless women to realize their dream of becoming mothers with their own genetic material."
The controversial technique is currently banned in the U.S. According to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF), a Pennsylvansa-based non-profit organization that provides education and support to mitochondrial disease patients, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned human clinical trials in the U.S. to avoid the transmission of mitochondrial disease from one generation to the next.
Marcy Darnovsky, who heads the Center for Genetics and Society, a U.S.-based watchdog group, told NPR she finds the trend "pretty troubling" and an "irresponsible kind of human experimentation."
Dr. Costa-Borges's team is hailing the Greek baby as the first successful procedure, but according to CNN, the technique was used in Ukraine in 2017 and in Mexico the year before.
In April 2016. Dr. John Zhang, founder of New Hope Fertility Center in New York performed part of the procedure in his clinic located in Guadalajara, Mexico, since the technique is banned in the U.S. He's now working with a clinic in Ukraine where patients can try the technique for $15,000.


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This CMNH research area sits within the University of Brighton's research cluster on "Understanding Conflict: Forms and Legacies of Violence", launched in autumn 2013. It brings together UofB researchers in social and cultural history, cultural studies, social anthropology, cultural geography, psycho-social studies and literature to investigate the complex inter–relations between past, present and future within histories and memories of war and conflict that are produced in the time afterwards, by those living in 'post–war' or 'post–conflict' cultures and societies. In exploring the interplay between representations of a 'past' that in many ways is not 'over', but overshadows the present and complicates efforts towards the building of a peaceful future, the project focuses in particular on the sites and cultural landscapes where war and conflict 'took place', and where its continuing significance is contested in post–conflict geographies.
Several fully-funded doctoral studentships have been established in the early stages of this evolving project: Garikoitz Gomez Alfaro (University of Brighton studentship 'Landscapes of affect'), 'Mapping Postconflict Memory: Affective landscapes, imagined geographies and the politics of of time in Derry/Londonderry (Northern Ireland) and Portbou (Spain)'; Lisa Hardie (University of Brighton 'Understanding Conflict' studentship 'Negotiating post-conflict spaces'), 'Memorial Landscapes: The Case of New Zealand Visitors to Gallipoli'; Ian Cantoni (AHRC/TECHNE consortium studentship), 'Camp de Rivesaltes: A Topography of French Cultural Memory'; and Struan Gray (University of Brighton 'Understanding Conflict' studentship 'Histories, memories and the sites and spaces of conflict: Tropes of haunting in negotiating violent pasts'), 'A Haunted Transition: Places of Past Violence in Post-Dictatorship Chilean Film'. Other doctoral students based and supervised in CMNH work on 'post-conflict' culture and politics, in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Melina Sadikovic) and the Basque Country (Andrea García González), as well as Northern Ireland


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Risk Management and Damage Control
I have been making corrections to any administrative omissions or errors, while dealing with the corporation of Brantford, they have routinely failed in honoring my request for proof of delegation of authority, below is a letter I received from Brantfords adjusters, and my reply, also below is a link to the referenced notice/affidavit and communications with the city.
I have asked the city to proof that they have been delegated authority from my nation to represent me or any non-client or non-member, this includes any non-voting, non-registered people.
They have faulted on responding to my affidavit, and now the city is frantically trying to minimize the damage done from its neglect, the city wants six nations to grant them the right to not hear my voice or process, I have my opinions on who claims to speak for me, but I will always demand proof I granted my power to anyone.
The link below is proof that the city players are attempting to re-position the city to deflect any damage they have caused me and their shareholders.
If I am right the city was wrong in seeking any sort of injunctions on our people it was constitutional vandalism, tyrannical in nature, and treason.
The city and local jurisdiction would be proven to have been invalid and all judgments reversed with some sort of compensation for wrong doing, eg misapplication of Canada's constitution, at the least all unjust enrichment from application of any judgement would be reversed, This is so huge this should make any persons head spin.
This doesn't even get into the crown/bank/city mortgage fraud on Indian lands.


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Whenever people hear about Hiroshima, we remember the saddening past which devastated not just our history but most especially Japan's.
In retrospect, Hiroshima, Japan was the first country which experienced the cruel fate brought by the atomic bomb. Near the end of World War II, the United States dropped the nuclear weapon in the said city on August 6, 1945 before letting go another in the neighboring city, Nagasaki.
Because of the detrimental effects of the nuclear bomb, many people stood away from the cities in fear of radiation. And for a long time, the city became a "no entry" zone because of the so-called "Ground Zero".
But years after the nuclear destruction, Hiroshima has rebuilt itself into a modern and vibrant city. You can now visit the city freely; however, there are still precautionary measures mostly near the "Ground Zero."
In memory of the tragic history, Japan's government has made a Peace Memorial Park and Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Museum dedicated to the citizens killed by the bomb. You can visit the place and pay respect.
Meanwhile, some of the buildings which withstood the bombing can still be seen today.
Aside from the visible relics of the bombing, Hiroshima also have preserved its culture. The city has a museum which presents the Edo period of Japan and it has a Museum of Art which has one of the best collections of French Renaissance art in Asia.
Visiting Hiroshima also brings serenity and relaxation through its numerous gardens. Do not worry, Hiroshima has a lot of Instagram-worthy sites which you can capture.
Surely, Hiroshima has survived against the destruction made by the people and has withstood the test of time. The city is now far from how it used to be — it's now one of the go-to places in Japan.