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One of the most exciting things about a story - whether it's in print, a TV show or a movie - is something called "foreshadow." Used as a verb, the word means to portend an event. It's born from the Anglo Saxon words fore and skado, which together mean "the darkness that comes before."
It's not surprising that so many writers use the technique in their work. Foreshadowing is a useful way to hook the audience and to till the ground for a following scenario; it avoids a misunderstanding of events, which occur later in the work, seemingly for no reason.
Some TV writers are very adept at foreshadowing, but some are not. In order to be able to use the technique well, writers have to know to where their narrative lines are being drawn. In some TV series such as Fargo, the entire arc of the story is well shaped and foreshadowing is used from the outset.
Other TV programs, films, and books suffer from an absence of structure, often caused by a writer lacking experience or just being unclear about where the story is heading. We've often heard new authors say, "Hell! I'm just gonna see where this one goes!" But they usually end up with something flat and uninteresting.
It's a hard thing to get right, but here are 15 TV series that did just that. The question is: did you find the clues when you watched the show? Foreshadowings can often be spoilers, too…
15 Spartacus
Spartacus was an eastern European gladiator who managed to escape his slave leaders during the Third Servile War -- a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic in 73 BC. Little is known about Spartacus beyond the vicious trials of the war, and contemporary accounts are often unreliable. However, most historians agree that he was an ex-gladiator and a worthwhile military leader. His legacy is enacted in scores of books, films, and Steven S. DeKnight's eponymous TV series.
Rather than try to rewrite history, DeKnight wrote the series according to historical accounts. For those who don't know, Spartacus died in battle (although his body was never found). DeKnight foretold his death by having Spartacus's wife tell her husband of a dream she had. Her vision of him bowing before a great red serpent, the life draining from his veins, is a warning. "If you go to war," she tells him, "you are destined for great and unfortunate things" (Starz, 2010).
14 Lost
Some TV series have been known to foreshadow events that don't occur, equally a symptom of a clumsy plotline. But while the writers of Lost had a tendency for doing this, it's widely regarded as supremely well written. Having received critical acclaim and having been a commercial success, Lost was ranked as one of the greatest television dramas of all time, according to TV Week in 2009.
The show ran from 2004 until 2010 although it's now being reshown on some networks. In the pilot episode, John Locke (played by Terry O'Quinn) is playing backgammon with Walt Lloyd (Malcolm David Kelley), and he mentions that it's "the oldest game in the world, with one side light and one side dark" (ABC, 2004). Toward the end of the show (Season 6), we learn that two brothers from a light and dark realm have been at war with each other for "thousands of years."
13 Game Of Thrones
Game of Thrones is another critically acclaimed commercial success. The series, which premiered on HBO in 2011, has a granary of awards: 38 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2015 and 2016, three Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation (2012-2014), a 2011 Peabody Award, and four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama (2012 and 2015-2017).
The head of The House of Stark (inspired by the English House of York), Lord Eddard Stark, takes possession of Theon Greyjoy. To begin with, Greyjoy rails against his confinement yet appears to come to terms with his new guardians. However, in the pilot episode, Greyjoy reiterates his grand design to kill a now extinct predator called the dire wolf. It's not a coincidence that the Starks' heraldic emblem is a wolf. Greyjoy later turns on his host family.
12 The X-Files
X-Files ran on Fox from 1993 until 2002. The series centers on two agents employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) namely Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). The pair investigates crimes on the margins of the known physical realm, including paranormal events and alien visitations. It was an incredibly popular show and received largely positive reviews although it suffered with what was considered an increasingly muddy plotline.
There's still some foreshadowing, though. In an early episode, Scully is kidnapped by the deranged Gerry Schnauz. Schnauz straps the agent to a chair and prepares to lobotomize her, pointing to a place in the center of her forehead where he believes "Howlers" reside. Scully escapes with her brain intact but, in a much later episode, discovers she has a brain tumor… behind the same part of her skull on which Schnauz had placed his finger.
11 Arrested Development
American sitcom Arrested Development follows the story of the Bluth family, a dysfunctional group that fights among themselves for control of George Bluth Senior's failing (but once thriving) business. Michael Bluth (played by Jason Bateman) tries to maintain some degree of control over his manipulative siblings and the family's general materialism. The show ran for three seasons before being dropped by Fox network in 2006 because of poor ratings.
After George Sr. is arrested by the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding investors and spending large wads of the company's funds, we find the family in disarray. We learn later that Bluths' adopted son, Annyong, is working undercover for the Commission, but prior to this -- and in an episode toward the beginning of the show -- we find Annyong wearing a T-shirt with a picture of a mole printed on it.
10 Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon's skill for storytelling brought us the acclaimed Buffy the Vampire Slayer. According to Insightbb.com in 2008, the show regularly amassed viewing figures of between four and six million. It's said by some (The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, et al.) to have influenced the making of other shows about strong female characters overcoming challenges while "trying to live a moral life" (Thestar.com, 2003).
In early episodes, the arrival of Buffy's sister, Dawn (in Season 5), is foretold several times, and for those with a keen ability to read between the lines, the mention of this would've constituted an epic spoiler. In one dream, fellow Slayer Faith makes a reference to the arrival of Little Miss Muffet… a term used regularly for Dawn. In another, Buffy is told by Tara Maclay (played by Amber Benson) to be "back before dawn" (The WB, 2000).
9 Bates Motel
Developed by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano and produced by Universal Television, Bates Motel was more a reimagining than a sequel of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 horror film, Psycho. Lead actors Vera Farmiga and Freddy Highmore were praised for their performances. Farmiga received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. The show itself won three People's Choice Awards for Favorite Cable TV Drama.
With most audiences aware of how the 1960 film ends, the creators were challenged by how to sustain audience intrigue. As a result, they made an ending that was both surprising and thoughtful. Bates Motel ends with Norman Bates buried beside his mother, a conclusion that's hinted at from the outset. In the first season, two days after opening the motel, Norma is attacked. She stabs the assailant to death, and both she and her son bury his body.
8 30 Rock
American satirical comedy 30 Rock takes place backstage of a fictional televised comedy show. It stars Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell, and Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy. The show was filmed from 2006 until 2013, after which it entered local broadcast syndication. According to Huffington Post in 2014, its series finale "has been named as one of the greatest in television history by several publications."
We learn in the final episode of 30 Rock that the upbeat Kenneth Parcell is immortal. From the start of the show, references were made to his age, which remained a secret to the other characters. In the third episode, Kenneth remarks that he's "worn this jacket since nineteen-hubeduh" (NBC, 2006). 30 Rock's use of surreal humor led critic Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club to write: "[30 Rock] adopts the manic pacing of a live-action cartoon" (2010).
7 Walking Dead
Glenn Rhee (played by Steven Yeun) was a pizza delivery boy in this hit U.S. show. He becomes a mainstay character, begins a relationship with Maggie Greene, and saves the life of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln). What made Glenn's character was his intuitiveness and resourcefulness, which is why it may have come as a surprise that he was killed by the leader of the Saviors, Negan, in Season 7.
There's an interesting dynamic surrounding Glenn's murder, but what we're interested in today is the foreshadowing of the death in earlier episodes. Frank Darabont's hints at his eventual death are proof that Walking Dead was more or less written to completion even before it was, well, written. Earlier in the show, Glenn speaks telling lines: "Don't worry about what's gone wrong, focus on what's going right." In the pilot, Glenn repeatedly calls Rick a "dumbass," and Glenn's final words to Rick are "I gotta go. Good luck, dumbass."
6 Lost
We return one last time to the hit show Lost. Its cult following was wholly consequent on the writing talents of Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof. They created a screenplay comprising many layers of interest, from crypto-mythology to complex supernatural. This prompted fans to theorize wildly about the events that take place on the island. In the very first show, we're introduced to the "Smoke Monster," a mysterious black entity that roams the island.
In Season 6, Benjamin Linus (played by Michael Emerson) encounters the Monster and learns of its incarnation as John Locke (Terry O'Quinn). Jacob (the leader of the island) considers the Monster his nemesis and explains to the others its true identity. Jacob had thrown his brother into a light emanating from inside the island, and from this light, his brother reemerged as the Smoke Monster. The Monster took the form of deceased people and successfully manipulated the survivors.
5 Community
This American sitcom was created by Daniel Harmon (Rick and Morty, Great Minds with Dan Harmon) and follows disgraced lawyer Jeff Winger studying at Greendale Community College. Jeff befriends various students, including Annie Edison (played by Alison Brie), an obsessive-compulsive learner with a tendency to outbursts of anxiety.
In what feels like a reference to the Bloody Mary folklore legend (that, should the name be said three times, a ghost will appear in a mirror), the writers alluded to the appearance of Beetlejuice throughout the show. In an early episode in Season 1, Annie says the name "Beetlejuice," then again in Season 2. In Season 3, she repeats the name, and since this is the third utterance, we see the reflection of Beetlejuice in the mirror. Beetlejuice was played by Michael Keaton in the eponymous 1988 film.
4 Merlin
In the 1400s, Englishman Sir Thomas Malory wrote a semi-fictional account of the birth, conquests, friendships, and death of King Arthur. Even today, Malory's biography of the legendary Celtic Briton is thought by most to be the true version of the Arthurian Legend. Malory titled his work "Le Morte d'Arthur". It also tells of the king's attempts to repel the Saxon invaders of old England during the 6th Century AD. Merlin was a BBC production that ran from 2008 until 2012 and was based upon his life.
Such a longstanding legend would've been easy to rewrite with a favorable ending, but for BBC producer Julian Murphy, King Arthur's death was inevitable. "The thing is, there's something about this legend that works because it failed," he told Digital Spy in 2004. "They did create this Camelot, and it failed. It always carries that – as a myth, as a story, as a culture – and we can't really run away from it."
3 How I Met Your Mother
HIMYM aired on CBS between 2005 and 2014 before entering local syndication. The series focuses on the adventures of Ted Mosby (played by Josh Radnor). The story is in the form of a narration of past events to his son Luke (David Henrie) and daughter Penny (Lyndsy Fonseca). The show has been nominated for 72 awards, winning 18, and the nominations include 28 Emmy Awards and a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.
The show is known for its reworking of events, setups, and multiple flashbacks. In an episode of Season 6, we learn that the father of Marshall Eriksen (played by Jason Segel) has died. Throughout the episode, we see numbers in the background of the action, which descend from 50. But previous to this episode, in Season 4, a reference to the death can be found in the absence of Marshall's father at a Thanksgiving dinner.
2 Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan created and produced this popular American neo-western crime drama. It aired between 2008 and 2013, won 16 Primetime Emmy Awards, 58 nominations, including winning the Outstanding Drama Series (2013/2014), and two Peabody Awards. It stars Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, and Bob Odenkirk, among others and entered the Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed show of all time.
The title of each episode gave viewers an idea of the storyline, but throughout the whole run of season two, a pink teddy bear was the star. According to cracked.com, in 2014, each episode in which the teddy bear appears is given a particular title so that, when combined, they provide the sentence "737" "Down" "Over" "ABQ." At the end of the season, we learn that the actions (or lack thereof) of Walter White indirectly cause a midair collision of two airplanes -- and it's from one of the planes that the pink teddy bear fell.
1 Mad Men
The story of Mad Men begins at an advertising agency in New York City. The American period drama is set in the 1960s and was created by Matthew Weiner. It ran for eight years from 2007 and, during this time, won 16 Emmys and five Golden Globes. It follows the story of Don Draper (played by Jon Hamm) who, while successful in the city, decides to join an earthy commune.
The show was well planned with Weiner pitching details of the entire run to producers, from beginning to end. Lane Pryce's (Jared Harris) suicide in Season 5 had been foreseen in much earlier episodes. Don is seen doodling nooses, and Lane remarks to Don, "I'll be here the rest of my life" (cracked.com, 2014). Symbolism is in rich abundance throughout Mad Men, which, when combined with its historical accuracy and strong narrative arc, was called "groundbreaking for luxuriating in the not-so-distant past" (The New York Times, 2007).
Sources: pastemagazine.com, xojane.com, telegraph.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org


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Bhubaneswar, Apr 19:
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch police today wrote to the Finance Department seeking its approval to attach the property of Ponzi firm AB Realtech Services Ltd.
EOW sought permission to attach half an acre of land owned by the company under Sec 3 of the Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 2011, sources said.
It may be recalled that the MD of the company Budi Keshabananda Patra was arrested by EOW from Visakhapatnam in June last year.
Patra was booked under sections 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (forging documents), 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act 1978 and section 6 of the Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (OPID) Act- 2011.
Patra was accused of duping investors to the tune of Rs 5 crore by promising them high returns on their invested money.
AB Realtech Services Ltd, headquartered in Bhubaneswar, was registered in 2010 and collected money from investors from across the state. After operating its business for over five years, the company pulled its shutters down without repaying the investors.
Based on a complaint lodged in January 2014, EOW was on the lookout for Patra who was absconding since the police complaint was filed against him and other officials of the company.
Patra, a native of Badabazar area in Berhampur, was holed up in a hotel in Visakhapatnam under a fake identity. The EOW nabbed him from the coastal town last year.

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When Jimi Hendrix took the stage at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, it was the first time he had ever headlined in front of an American audience.
After watching The Who end their set by smashing their instruments on stage, he knew there was only one thing left to do:
He doused his guitar with lighter fluid, kissed it, lit on fire, and smashed it to pieces before throwing the remains into the audience. The rest is history.
Think about this moment often, then take this blanket along for the adventure.
Because of their handmade nature, the colors and details will vary on each blanket (scroll down for more info).
Remember your favorite blanket as a child?
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Expect variances!
Each blanket is a unique creation - the diamond pattern may vary in each blanket and other details like the fringe thread colors, stripes, and even the hue of the main blanket color may be a little different than what's pictured.
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I absolutely love these blankets, this is our second one, my husband made me buy my own!! Great addition to those cold mountain nights in Colorado.
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Beautiful, lightweight, totally awesome.
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Hi, could you add the perl-quota package (that I've just built) as an optional dependency? It is necessary to use the "System Quota" module. Very usefull, I must say. By the way, thanks for this package.
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- php-apache (php53-apache, php-apache22, php55-apache, php54-apache, php56-apache) (optional) – Run LDAP Account Manager on Apache
- php-fpm (php53-fpm, php55-fpm, php54-fpm, php56-fpm) (optional) – Run LDAP Account Manager on other webservers
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dccafe commented on 2017-01-21 21:34
mmh commented on 2014-01-20 02:05
Ok, I updated the package.
@simonsmiley: I guess you use php-fpm which I included as an optional dependency, don't you ? Thanks anyway.
mmh commented on 2014-01-20 01:59
K, new versions here.
Thanks to simonsmiley.
mmh commented on 2014-01-19 13:18
Were there some other dependencies you had to install to make it run with nginx ?
Or was it sufficient to install only nginx instead of apache/php-apache ?
thelinuxguy commented on 2014-01-15 16:39
I have it up and running using nginx.
mmh commented on 2014-01-15 16:14
The documentation lists apache as a requirement and unfortunately I don't have the possibility to test it with other servers than Apache.
Did you try to get it running on other servers ?
I will contact the developers and ask whether it's possible or not.
If Apache is not mandatory I will happily remove this dependency.
thelinuxguy commented on 2014-01-03 22:57
could you please remove apache from the dependencies, so it can be installed with some other server?


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Cunard has released full details of its 2019 inter
Cunard has released full details of its 2019 international cruise program, featuring a record two month season in Australia for its popular liner, Queen Elizabeth.Aussies have a choice of 27 different local cruise combinations on QE, which will be based in Melbourne and Sydney from February to April 2019, with fares starting from $549* per person twin share for a two-night cruise between the cities.The longest deployment Down Under for any of Cunard's current fleet of Queens, Queen Elizabeth's Australian season is a highlight of the cruise line's new Oceans of Discovery program, featuring cruises around the globe on Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. On sale from 30 March 2017, the new program features a 107-night full world circumnavigation by Queen Victoria and an array of exotic voyages on Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth, including more regionally focussed itineraries.In Australia, Queen Elizabeth's local offering will include an unprecedented seven roundtrip cruises from Sydney and Melbourne visiting New Zealand, Tasmania and South Australia.Fares for a 12-night roundtrip cruise to New Zealand departing Sydney on 20 February 2019 start from $2949* per person twin share. A 12-night roundtrip cruise to New Zealand departing Melbourne on 18 March 2019, and including an overnight in Wellington, starts from $2899* per person twin share.Shorter cruise offerings include a five-night roundtrip cruise to Tasmania from Sydney departing 4 March 2019 with fares from $1299* per person twin share. A six-night roundtrip cruise to Tasmania from Melbourne, departing 12 March 2019 and including an overnight stay in Hobart, is priced from $1599* per person twin share.The season will also include Queen Elizabeth's maiden call to Burnie on 18 February 2019, with the visit marking the first time one of Cunard's current fleet has visited the northern Tasmanian city.Another feature of Queen Elizabeth's 2019 program will be two roundtrip cruises in Japan including a nine-night circumnavigation of Japan's main island of Honshu during the cherry blossom season. Departing Yokohama on 19 April 2019, fares for the cruise, which will offer five maiden calls to Japanese ports, start from $2999* per person twin share.From Japan, Queen Elizabeth will sail the Gulf of Alaska, en route to Vancouver in a history-making voyage, which will mark the ship's maiden Alaskan cruise as well as the first time Cunard has crossed Alaskan waters in more than 20 years.Travellers wanting a longer cruise experience on Queen Elizabeth can also enjoy a classic line voyage experience from Southampton to Melbourne via South Africa and Western Australia. Departing 3 January 2019, the 38-night world voyage is priced from $9749* per person twin share.Meanwhile Queen Victoria will offer the full world cruise experience, sailing from Southampton on 10 January 2019 to the Americas and through the Panama Canal, before cruising the Pacific to New Zealand and Australia. Local ports of call will include Tauranga, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Sydney, Brisbane, Whitsundays and Darwin. Fares for the full world voyage start from $25,999 per person twin share while a shorter 19-night voyage from Sydney to Hong Kong, departing February 28, 2019, starts from $4499* per person.For travellers seeking deeper immersion in a region, Queen Mary 2 will offer a series of regional cruises across the Mediterranean and Asia, with voyages ranging from seven to 94 nights. Options include a 14-night cruise from Dubai to Singapore departing 29 January 2019 and visiting Doha, Muscat, Goa, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Phuket & Penang, with fares from $3249* per person twin share.*Subject to availability, conditions apply. 2019cruiseCunard


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Borrowing Underwear
My son 12 suffers from incontinence, we were at a friend of mines house when he had an accident. He had nothing to change into so my friends daughter who is 15 offered a pair of her underwear and pyjama bottoms, they fitted him rather well. In this situation would anyone have handled it differently?
In the circumstances there was little else to be done. Much better than wearing soiled clothes. Might be useful to always have a bag to hand with clean underwear and trousers in just in case you are in similar situation in future to prevent him some embarrassment.0
This was his first incident in a few years, do you think getting him some pull up pants would be helpful for long trips or will they make him more self conscious ?0
Prob more self conscious tbh. My 5 yo has incidents with poo. She occasionally holds it so long that she ends up with some on her underwear. I've learned to always keep spare pants in my bag and outfit in the car. I also keep a pair in her school bag.0


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The cardinal rule: Do not combine proteins with carbohydrates in the same meal! In other words, each food belongs to a food group (proteins, carbohydrates, neutral foods) that need to be kept separate. For assistance check out our alphabetical food index (click here).
We recommend that you start slowly. Practice adhering to the FCD principles at one meal a day. Notice the difference in how you feel after that meal. Once you feel confident your body accepts the change, increase the frequency of FCD meals to more than one meal a day twice a week, then three times a week, and so on. Slowly increase until you feel comfortable enjoying FCD meals seven days a week.
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Make Your Friends Jealous! Know the Best Clothes to Wear to College
Can there ever be just one list of say 10 best clothes to wear to college? Well yes, there can be one actually! If you want to know what you should and shouldn't wear to college, continue reading till the end of this article. You may not learn to dress like a diva at the end of it, but you won't be a walking wardrobe disaster either!
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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2018
Every girl on this planet dreads her first day in college whether she accepts it or not. There is only one thing that leads to this dreading - what will I wear on the first day? This question has troubled many girls and given them sleepless nights, I agree. This article will perfectly clear all the doubts you have ever had on what you should be wearing to college. Before you start making plans to make some changes to your wardrobe, there are a few things you should consider. 'What suits you best?'
This is a very important question as depending on this, we will decide what can be the best clothes for you to wear to college. Then again, you have to understand that college is all about being a student and you cannot wear anything that will make you look older than your age. Yes, some guys would like that but for the ladies, it's a strict no-no. Avoid everything that will make you stand out of the crowd, as chances are you won't be 'in' it for long then. Yes, you've got to be different, but this is how you're going to do it!
What You Should Wear to College?
Your shirts are going to be a very important part of your wardrobe as this is what people notice first. If you live in a town that is blessed with too much of sun, stick to wearing light colored simple tees. Avoid too much of sleeveless as this would give you a horrible tan in the long run. Never wear anything that shines too much. On those lazy days you can pull on a cardigan, but make sure you don't make this your habit. For accessories throughout the year, choose between stoles, mufflers, gloves and shrugs as and when the weather permits or demands. None of these should be more prominent than the shirt/sweater you wear.
Denims and Pants
Since it's hot most of the year, once every week, you can wear a skirt or some casual shorts to let your legs breathe. Khadi and cotton pants look cool too. During the winters, stick to denims (no boot cuts and only black or blue) and a few well designed yet, simple pants. Avoid shorts completely. These would show the occasional goose bumps that you would get. If you have to attend just a sport or music class, you can dress in pajamas too. Once in a while, it's important to you let yourself free!
When it comes to footwear, you have to be careful. You might think it is cool to wear those red pumps, isn't it? They look so hot after all. But then, NO! You are not attending a party! Sneakers are the best option to team up with denims and pants. To give yourself a change sometimes, wear a pair of nice flip flops. With skirts, team up some nice flats. As for the boys, stick to those shoes. You'll look the best in them!
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Once in a while, you need to show just how gorgeous you are! On days that need a celebration, a birthday maybe, dress up just the way you want. Get those pumps out (finally!) and also get that makeup out. Do your hair just how you want it and wear any color and fabric that you want, even if it shines (finally, again!). On such days, dress to make a statement. Get out all the accessories from the closet as well and make sure you enough of them on you. As for the guys, will you even bother?
These tips on choosing your college wear are very important as most people are a little low on their fashion quotient at that age. You like something, you pick it up and come to college all geared up, ready to flaunt what you shouldn't be. You have enough trendy teen clothing to choose from; choose well. Throughout your college days, stick to simplicity.
Every fashion trend fits different age groups differently. Don't try to imitate a super model on the cover of your favorite magazine, you may look too overdone for a student. Always, for your entire life, focus on 'style'. As they say, Keep It Stylish!


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53 years ago last week on November 25th, Mary Baker, a Richmond native and Immanuel missionary, was martyred by Simba rebel forces in the Belgian Congo. Miss Baker was 50 years old and was in her 18th year as a missionary teacher and administrator in the Congo. Mary was part of an international group of missionaries taken hostage by the rebels on November 4th and forced to walk 15 miles to the rebel base in Banalia.
Mary's co-worker Margaret Haynes wrote of their captivity, "During those days, three times Mary said to me that she had had "the sentence of death in herself" and said she thought she would die in Banalia and even though I would say that my promise that morning was one of deliverance, she would say very gently- "For you, Maggie – but not for me."
On November 24,, 1964, Stanleyville (Congo) was recaptured by government forces…and the rebels were furious and acting on the orders of their leader to retaliate demanding the lives of the white folks. "The white folks were rounded up quickly and killed right by the ferry and their bodies thrown in the river. It was over in 15 minutes. Mary died approximately 4 p.m. November 25th."
Below are quotes from some of the letters Mary wrote to Immanuel over her missionary career:
November 1962 – Prior to returning for her fourth and last term – "Perhaps there never was in my heart a keener forward-look to a term of service than I feel in my heart just now. "Urgency" is the compelling force; the present world situation, the possible soon return of the Lord, the internal upheavals with the Congo itself – all these things cry loudly "Now or never! In the task of making Christ known to those who yet stumble on in heathen darkness."
January 1964 – "Money and influence and advanced opportunities are as magnets pulling at the hearts of the Christian leaders here, and unless a man has his sights firmly fixed on the Cross and unless he is firmly anchored upon the Word of God, these are days that will try him right to his downfall."
August 1964 – (Mary's last letter to Pastor Seume) "My food supplies are low….but the Word of God has become so precious these days—like the voice of the tender Shepherd speaking directly now in our need….As I said the other day, with me it was settled long ago, "by life or death" and there it rests…My special Psalm has been 54—read it."
Mary Baker gave her life, but the work that she loved so much, went on, others picking up her call for "urgency."
Her mission, Unevangelized Fields Mission, featured the Congolese church in: http://ufmworldwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/UFM8226-4-Corners-Autumn-2014-WEB1.pdf


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I recognize the evil of my behavior and I ask
forgiveness for pain I've caused someone else.
Forgive me, God, and cleanse my heart. Most of
all, Dear Lord, please send your angels to
release me from any yearnings to do again
as I have done. May God cast out this
evil from within me. May I be returned
somehow, through your Grace, dear God to
the ways of goodness.
Please bless and protect those who have been
victims of my perpetration. May my life be
somehow lifted up that I may be redeemed
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the rest of my life on the path of good,
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Let's listen, first, to Jerry Garcia!
Jerry Garcia – "To Lay Me Down" from Garcia
And then to the Cowboy Junkies!
Cowboy Junkies-To Lay Me Down
You're welcome.
(i've suddenly remembered that Mrs and I once sat next to the Junkies at a restaurant, while we were all eating dinner before their show. they all had the appropriate number of arms, legs and heads)


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Kate was a former Olympic gymnastics hopeful until tragedy struck her family, she has now moved to Alabama to repair her life. Moving to Alabama she is hoping that she can escape the torture of the tragedy and concentrate on her gymnastics again, and maybe claim a spot on the Olympic Gymnastics Team. She finds the transition easier than she expected and makes friends easily.
She feels that she is being watched during her work out sessions in the school gym that she is working out in, by who she doesn't know. Troy Trindle the school's football team captain tries to stay out of her way, but how long can he keep this up? It is too hard to predict just when she is going to come in to practice. It isn't his fault that he has to sleep in the gym, what will Kate do if she finds out?
One Fateful Night by Wendi Finn is an amazing tale of tragedy and romance. I found Kate's journey from her home town and heartbreak to Alabama and a better life refreshing. It is something that we all want to do when confronted with a tragedy such as this. Kate's sympathy for Troy, a person she doesn't know, shows that she can't stand to see someone hurting or have less than her.
The characters are very well written, and pull you into the book with them, making feel like you are in the room or on the bleachers at the game with them. The plot was well thought out and flowed very well. I found myself tearing up in certain spots when Kate was very sad, I was sad. Being from Alabama myself I was able to relate to some of the places in the book that the author mentioned, and they made me think of home. I loved reading this book and will be happy to read any other books that Wendi Finn writes. I will be suggesting it to my friends and readers. I look forward to many more books in this series.


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Usually with Counterclockwise we look into the far (in tech terms) past, but this time we kept it closer to the present. So the story today is more relevant to current trends than a simple history lesson.
Almost six years ago to date LG unveiled the first images of the LG BL40 Chocolate. It had an "extraordinary" 4" touchscreen with the unusual movie-style 21:9 aspect ratio. It had a high (for the time) resolution of 800 x 345px.
A lot has changed since then and while the aspect ratio may have drawn some attention, today a 4" screen would be considered downright tiny.
Apple was the last holdout, keeping display sizes small. In July last year the rumors of a pair of bigger iPhones were intensifying one 4.7" and one 5.5". While the status of the sapphire screen cover wasn't clear, the message was small screens are out, big ones are in.
Of course, this didnt come without the corresponding countermovement models dedicated to compactness and portability. Everyone knows the Xperia Z mini series. The Xperia Z3 Compact is the current super-mini, which was doing a tour of the rumor mill in July last year alongside its full-sized sibling.
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact spy photos
It's wrong to think this is a new trend though the Nokia N97 flagship of 2009 had a Mini version too. The last days of July that year saw it photographed along with its big N97 brother, a phone to fill the gap between the top dog and the mass-market Nokia 5800. Check out our 15 year anniversary video to see some lipstick-sized phones from the early days of mobile.
The Nokia N97 mini next to the original model
Sony is hardly alone in targeting the "mini" segment. Samsung dove into it with the Galaxy Alpha (July last year was a great time for super-minis). The Alpha has since spawned the Galaxy A series, which is focused on design and spans a range of sizes from mini to phablet.
The previous segment mostly focused on big makers Apple, Samsung, Sony but those old-time giants are seeing increasing competition from newcomers. Xiaomi was founded in 2010 (it's younger than the Nokia N97!) and it already broke sales records in China and India.
The Xiaomi Mi 4 went on sale in China on July 29 2014 and sold out in 37 seconds. The company didnt say just how many units it actually sold, but demand was definitely stronger than supply.
The company would later go on to become the #1 smartphone vendor in China last year and the second-biggest wearable maker in the world.
It's not just the finished products either, established makers of components are under fire too. Allwinner is relatively new to the market (founded in 2007), but it's making waves. A year ago it released a $4 chipset to make computing power more accessible to everyone.
Aimed at 7" and 8" tablets in the $30-$60 range (no, really) it packs a surprising amount of power. It has four Cortex-A7 cores (like in a Moto G, for example) and a dual-core Mali-400 MP2 GPU that can drive displays up to 1,280 x 800px (which is the high end of what you expect to find in a $60 tablet).
It may not sound too impressive, but that little processor can wipe the floor with an old Pentium 4.
If you really want power, MediaTek has been moving up from the affordable segment and into the flagship segment. A couple of years ago in mid-July it announced the first "true-octa core" processor. The MT6795 chipset supported 64-bit software, 2K displays, 120Hz refresh rates, 480fps at 1080p slow-mo videos and LTE.
That's old news now, the company launched a chipset with a deca-core processor. If you havent brushed up on your Greek in a while that's 10 (ten) processor cores. The Helio X20 is the first chipset to incorporate the new Cortex-A72 core, which is faster and more power-efficient than the Cortex-A57 used in current octa-core designs.
OMG 2009 lol.. At that time my phone was the LG Viewty KU990. I had "upgraded" from the Motorola Razr. I bought this phone from a guy from the UK, so a 5MP Camera phone was unheard of in the US at that time. I remember a lot of people had t...
20 years ago I heard someone saying same words and they sound funny today ;)
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HK lawmaker Eddie Chu's ban from village election based on shaky argument, legal scholar Johannes Chan says
The decision to ban lawmaker Eddie Chu Hoi-dick from running in a rural representative election was based on a shaky argument that could be struck down in court, a leading legal scholar believes.
Johannes Chan Man-mun, the former law dean of the University of Hong Kong, was speaking on Sunday after Chu was told he would not be allowed to run for a post as a local village's representative.
Returning officer Enoch Yuen Ka-lok pointed to Chu's stance on Hong Kong independence and said the lawmaker had dodged his questions on his political beliefs. Yuen took this to imply that Chu supported the possibility of Hong Kong breaking with Beijing in the future.
Chan, however, said Chu's responses to the returning officer were open to interpretation. The legal scholar did not believe they met the standard of giving the election officer "cogent, clear and compelling" evidence as required by the precedent set in the case of Andy Chan Ho-tin.
Eddie Chu disqualified from running in village election after being questioned twice on independence
Andy Chan was barred from standing in a Legislative Council by-election in New Territories West in 2016 because of his political beliefs.
According to Section 24 of the Rural Representative Election Ordinance, candidates are required to declare their allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and to state they will uphold the Basic Law, Hong Kong's mini-constitution, when filing their application.
The allegiance requirement was written into law in 2003, mirroring clauses in the rules for the Legco and district council elections, but it had never been applied by an election officer.
The situation changed after separatist Andy Chan lost his election appeal in February this year, with the courts saying returning officers could ban candidates who held political views that ran contrary to the Basic Law.
While the landmark ruling was concerned only with Legco elections, Johannes Chan said, after Chu's case, returning officers for other elections could have similar powers to ban candidates from running, including in the district council elections next year.
Gladys Li, the lawyer who represented Andy Chan, said the ruling would be binding on returning officers for other elections.
More questions for Eddie Chu over pledge of allegiance to China
Stephen Fisher, the former deputy home affairs secretary who led the government's effort to formalise rural representative elections under the ordinance, said it was "common sense" that rural representatives had to uphold allegiance to Hong Kong.
"The village representatives are also elected by people, and they are empowered to identify who the indigenous villagers are," Fisher said before Chu's disqualification. "So it's normal that the legal drafting [of the ordinance] follows the law on Legislative Council and district council elections."
Fisher, who would not comment on Chu's case, said it would have been "unthinkable" for anyone back then to have imagined a candidate being disqualified for their political views.
"The requirement was written there, but it was never contentious," Fisher said.
Chu was disqualified by Yuen because he had "defended independence as an option to Hongkongers" in a statement in 2016.
Pressed twice by the returning officer to clarify his position, Chu would say only that he did not support Hong Kong's independence, but added that he would support another's right to peacefully advocate it.
Johannes Chan said Chu's political stance was open to interpretation, and the election officer could hardly fulfil the criteria for providing "cogent, clear and compelling" evidence to disqualify him.
Lawmaker accepts primacy of Beijing in bid to keep village election hopes alive
"At best, we could argue Chu's reply to the officer was vague about self-determination even the returning officer himself confessed Chu was only 'implicitly' confirming independence as an option," he said.
"But we can't take a candidate's silence as his stance. That would have jumped many, many steps."
The decision on Sunday would also create a "conflicting" situation over Chu's political allegiance, Chan added, since the lawmaker remained in office but was disqualified in a separate election.
Both Chan and Li said how the returning officer had come to the disqualification might require clarification in any future court ruling.
"It was as if they [government officials] could read your mind," Li said.
"The court still has not clarified how far back election officials can look such as in this case, could we go back to statements Chu made two years ago?" Chan asked.
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Liz Alper – TV Writer
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Q: What has Liz done?
A: Prior to landing a staff writing position on CHICAGO FIRE with her writing partner Ally Seibert (the writing duo known as "Robot Camel"), Liz was the showrunner's assistant for David Shore (HOUSE M.D., BATTLE CREEK). She got her start as a writers' assistant on HOUSE M.D. and has also served as a script coordinator on MONDAY MORNINGS for David E. Kelley. Liz is a graduate of Emerson College, originally hails from Pawtucket, Rhode Island and is the (self-proclaimed) "World's Worst Stapler".
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It's never a great position when a company's stocks drop consistently and quickly, but that's what's been happening to Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC over the past couple of weeks. Since reaching a one-year high back in Mid-February, HTC's stocks have plummeted to all time lows in the past week in particular. Coming off of an earnings meeting and announcing that new phones would be coming by the end of the year, it wasn't but a few days later that the stock for HTC dropped to all-time lows for that time. Now we're looking at even deeper lows than before, something that's now making the tech world wonder if HTC could be forced into becoming a private company.
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Looking at the shares and what this all means for HTC, it appears that investors have lost all faith in the company's ability to turn things around. While the HTC One M7 was a huge change for the company a few years ago, sales of the One branded devices haven't been anywhere near what was hoped for. Subsequent released in the M8 last year and the M9 this year have only been met with lukewarm response, both in critics eyes and in consumer mindshare and sales. While there's no doubt that HTC makes some incredible devices with quality hardware and software, something the company is doing isn't resonating with buyers. It's entirely possible that they could use part of the cash they have on hand, valued at around $1.7 billion USD, to buy back stock and go private. This would give the new CEO Cher Wang more control over how the company sets its future, and could be the key to turning things around.


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The 2018 Hiscox Embezzlement Study: An insider's view of employee theft
November 27, 2018
Much of what we think we know of embezzlement comes from the movies. We think of Wall Street fraudsters or con men who beat casinos at their own game. But real-life embezzlement, or employee theft, happens to businesses of all sizes all the time. It may not be as spectacular as it is in the movies, but it causes real damage to real companies.
The 2018 Hiscox Embezzlement Study™: An Insider's View of Employee Theft shows how companies can be victimized, and how much it costs them. We surveyed chief financial officers, controllers and accountants who had seen the consequences of embezzlement firsthand at the companies they worked for.
Download the report to learn how you can prevent, detect, and mitigate employee theft.
The High Costs from Employee Theft
The average case of employee theft was perpetrated by three people in the same organization, with at least one who was at the manager level or above. Most cases went on for more than a year before they were discovered. The average loss was $357,650, of which just 39% was ever recovered by the company, including settlements, restitution or insurance.
In addition to the stolen funds, companies that were victimized by an embezzler faced other costs. Many had to lay off employees because of the theft. They had to increase the amount of money they spent on auditing and on security measures. Many lost customers and vendors or had trouble attracting new ones.
Many business owners think employee theft can't happen to them. They trust their employees and treat them well – they're like a second family. The sad truth is that embezzlement does happen – to companies of every size, in every industry.
The Warning Signs of an Embezzler
Embezzlers get away with their crimes by flying under the radar. But watching closely for the warning signs may help you nip fraud in the bud. Beware of employees who seem overly curious about company processes – especially those that are outside their scope of responsibility. Embezzlers are often extravagant, living a lifestyle that's out of proportion to their salary, and they may take risks, both in and out of the office. They may come in early, leave late, and not take vacations, which may look like dedication but is actually an attempt to not get caught.
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Sinister forces may slow me down, but I'm still moving on
Geoff is convinced there are sinister forces at work to delay his every journey to the rural surgery he's practicing at. So he's thankful that it's his final stint as a locum before he joins the Great and Grand Society of GP partners.
Geoff is convinced there are sinister forces at work to delay his every journey to the rural surgery he's practicing at. So he's thankful that it's his final stint as a locum before he joins the Great and Grand Society of GP partners.
I am beginning to suspect that there are forces at play in the universe I don't fully comprehend. I've long had this feeling in a vague way when it comes to things like cricket scores, tax returns, and eGFR.
But over the past few days a slightly more sinister pattern has been emerging.
I've spent the last week working in a practice many miles distant from my home. The distance is increased by the fact I take the back roads.
Technically, though, there aren't any "front" roads between me and there, so it's not entirely through a desire to see some countryside that I go this route.
Three of the past mornings have seen me stuck behind an agonisingly slow vehicle the entire way.
At each intersection I religiously repeat my mantra: "turn the other way turn the other way turn the other way" to no avail.
On each occasion the driver in front feels impelled to lead me to my destination at roughly half the speed limit. Maybe I should hedge my bets?
I could put Ganesha, an Icon, and a Buddha on my dash, because my powerful mantra just doesn't seem to be doing the job.
Today it was a battered white van. I have unwittingly memorised the phone number for a home and garden service, having followed its courier for 35 minutes through the countryside.
The van ultimately turned in to a vacant lot a quarter of a mile away from the surgery. I mean, how sinister is that?
No home nor garden there. If you like, I can pass on the number if you're looking for a Home and Garden Service in the Aylesbury area. But I would need to add two caveats:
A) Unless they leave the night before, the service is unlikely to be on time.
B) They're obviously in league with the devil.
Perhaps I should be relishing these days. Perhaps the grand plan is unfolding so that I savour not just the exhaust from the "turbo" range rover I was stuck behind yesterday but the memory and sense of these days as well.
You see, a great chapter of my life is ending. Today, in fact, marks my last day as a locum - foot loose and fancy free (what on earth does that phrase actually mean?).
Come Monday I will become a normal member of the great and grand society of GPs.
I am delighted, of course. Permanence! Solidity! A place to hang a few pictures! My name on the "how they like their tea" list!
I know that there are those who quite enjoy the locum lifestyle. And I agree there is a certain zest to the holidays concept.
Hmm, I think I'd like a few days off. Better ask the boss: "Geoff, what do you say to some time off?"
"Well Geoff, that would be splendid. Now stop talking to yourself or people will begin to not hire us. Just carry on talking to the Buddha on the dash. I think Ganesha has fallen asleep and the Icon has been ignoring us for ages."
Of course the appeal wanes when one realises that no work equals no pay.
And let's not forget the constant generation of invoices and the chasing up arrears. The flurry of paperwork this generates can be truly tedious around tax time.
Although I once trumpeted the blessed ability of the locum to leave heart sink patients behind, I am now looking forward to whipping my new clientele into shape.
All in all, as I say again, I am delighted. Bring on Monday morning!Geoff Tipper


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Sleek Brow Perfectors
After so much success with the Bobbi Brown brow shapers, I couldn't wait to try out the Sleek MakeUP version as a more budget alternative, because these are way more budget friendly at £4.99 each. There is a dark brown, a light brown and a clear shade.
On use, I found that they deliver a little bit too much product onto the brow, so apply with caution. I tried both the light and the dark brown and now I have one brow that's Kim Kardashian and the other is more Rita Ora. Hoping that the postman doesn't come. In terms of pigment, it's high, but the colour selection is literally just the two so you have to hope that you have a natural match. I used Dark Brown first thinking that would be my shade (like Bobbi Brunette) but it's actually far too dark for me – great for darker skintones though. So, I'm better with Light Brown which on first sight doesn't look right at all.
It's fair to say that your brows will not move – Sleek Brow Perfectors have a very good formula for wrestling strays into submission, but personally, I felt it made my brows feel a bit crispy (although they don't look it).
All in all, the better product is Bobbi Brown (at £16 HERE) but Sleek Brow Perfectors do the job – just not in such a sophisticated way. These hit stores on 25th February.
*all products are sent to me as samples from brands and agencies unless otherwise stated. Affiliate links may be used. Posts are not affiliate driven.
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Sounds like these need a little bit more work! I'm a big fan of the Model Co brow gel!
bwahahaha I can imagine the look the on the postman if he rang your bell XD
I really do not get the reason behind releasing only two colours. They surely would get more sales by having at least 4 or 5 shades!
It's a shame they don't do a lighter shade – their brow powder is the only one I can use for my blonde eyebrows
I find products like this really difficult to use so I would go for the clear one as I have found ones with colour seems to be quite wet and messy for me anyway. 🙂 xox
Look like the high street dupe for Benefit Gimme Brow too! Definitely apply with caution, but I find they work better as a finishing product, not necessarily to be used alone.


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Northumberland FA's all-conquering under-18s are chasing more glory this weekend.
The county's youngsters are already due to take on Liverpool FA in the final of the FA County Youth Cup next month at a venue to be confirmed.
But on Saturday, at their Whitley Park base, they hope to earn themselves another appearance in a final.
Having finished top of their particular group in the Northern Counties Youth Championship with an unbeaten record, the Northumberland lads have Cheshire FA as their semi-final visitors (2.00).
Coach John Kiddie will be relying on the squad which did the business in the All-England competition
It is: Lee Baldwin, Lee Harker, Daniel Briggs, Colin Law, Ryan Monaghan, Scott Blandford, Lee McAndrew, Tony Ross, Paul Mills, Scott McDonald, Richard Flynn, David Hope, Ben Miley, Dean Scott.


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It reminded me of my first trepidatious year in Creative Writing Class, writing a taboo journal that was to become my first book 10 years later. (a book of poems and birth journal, Little Mother published 1997). I remember mixed feelings about giving a voice to my female body. I had stories to tell, some of them about being pregnant, which I loved, and yet, it brought up scary dreams and I realized there were unconscious fears, especially as I got to the week before giving birth to my first child.
I was reading a lot about labour, of course, and what to expect. Also I was trying to understand how past sexual abuse or trauma to the body could delay or obstruct the labour process. I wholly wanted a "natural" childbirth, (having no idea what that meant). But in the effort to be cautious and prevent an oversized child, I was scheduled to be induced on Sept 19, my due date. After twelve hours of 'false labour,' and many derogative remarks from the two women obstetricians about my lousy, tight, stubborn cervix" I went home and tried to get my head around the resistance of my "failed induction". I had a feeling my uterus wasn't stubborn, it just knew it wasn't time yet. (I ended up dancing to African drum music a week later to get labour started).
Here is an extract from the book, and birth journal:
Sept 21, 1990: When God cursed Eve for eating the apple, he decreed: "In pain you shall bring forth your children." Our heritage as women. I want to look at my fear of pain, reasons for tightness.
teenager's fingers [in my vagina] around 4 years old
trauma of first blood (15 years)
doctor's hurtful examinations: forcing a cold metal speculum when internally bleeding (ectopic pregnancy, age 22 years).
blood, sign of miscarriage (twice in two years)
amniocentesis: another violation, but by needle.
Hanging on tightly to this pregnancy, fear of losing the fetus. I have to say goodbye to "Eustache" [foetus name] and hello to the separate new individual, Andre-Julien, the child-boy. Leave behind the known for the unknown. Birth = rite of passage. A Rupture.
Don't touch my labour pain! "Les femmes qui accouchent transpirent, gémissent, vomissent parfois, émettent des sons bizarres, perdent le contrôle qu'elles ont habituellement sur leurs fonctions corporelles." (translation: Women who give birth sweat, moan, sometimes vomit, emit bizarre sounds, lose control they usually have over the bodily functions.)
"The best way to get out of pain is to go into it." Say yes, accept. (advice from L'une a l'autre, Winter 1987, magazine for midwives).
I did not list all the ways I had felt invaded sexually, including an encounter in which I bit a man's arm so he would let go of me....but I was becoming aware that there was a connection between the fear of invasive "others" and my body's natural power to give birth. The whole book was a form of meditation on taboos surrounding the female body, sexuality and mothering.
It has been a life-long passion of mine to understand my body, its messages, signals, and symbols, and its relation to the larger world - (the second book is non-fiction look at menopause - The Tao of Turning Fifty.)
The question I have now is, is it even safe to be a female in this 20th century? perhaps safer in Montreal than in Mogadishu, Somalia. It seems like not enough has changed since I was a little girl or a teen aged one trying to negotiate her sexual boundaries.
Maybe none of us is safe until we speak up, speak out and use our body language to clearly communicate what is out of boundary, what actions and words we refuse to acquiesce to. Even grown women need to learn this, and not adhere to the old "polite, good girl" behaviour, not stay silent and squirm with shame or rage.
I heartened by two educational videos I watched on Facebook today, one from Kenya, where boys and girls are both being taught to use their voice strongly to say no to aggression (sexual or otherwise) and stand up for each other. Check out their program at No means No! https://www.nomeansnoworldwide.org/
What I wish is that I had been coached on this as a child, instead of being told to be quiet, stuff my feelings inside, be good. Sure, we got the warnings about strange men and not talking to anyone we didn't know. But unfortunately, often it's the people you do know that are hard to say no to. The older brother, the babysitter, the uncle, the fathers and grandfathers, the step-fathers and friends of the family.
I wish the world were a safer place for women. Let's start by telling our stories, using our voices, standing up for ourselves. Warrior Women find your Courage! Let all girls find their voice, be encouraged to defend themselves. May all boys be taught how to stand up for their sisters and friends, as well as themselves.


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MURRAY, KY — Kentucky State Police have opened an investigation into a teacher at Murray High School accused of inappropriate conduct.
Trooper Jay Thomas says the accusations involve a former student and a current student.
The teacher's name has not yet been released.
No charges have been filed.
A spokeswoman with Murray City Schools says, based on the statement of Superintendent Coy Samons, "This is a personnel matter, and at this time we have no comment."


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Have you heard the expression "Knowledge is power?" This is especially true when considering website successfully. This is the right article will help you gain some knowledge related to running a WordPress blogging site.The suggestions in this article can help you how to begin. Be sure to take notes or keep a copy of this advice.
Clean up long post titles in the permalink.For instance, "Ten Ways Smart Parents Can Tame Their Children" would come across as a cumbersome, that can seem very long. You can simply shorten that permalink to " parenting-tips-unruly-kids" or similar based on SEO keywords.
Make sure you use "title" and title tags. text tags as you upload images. This will allow you to incorporate more SEO and it lets your readers know what the image is.
Eliminate comments or content that fail to add value to your site. This keeps your site more appealing. Akismet is a great plugin to filter daily website spam.
Sometimes you may spend a lot of time adjusting your WordPress blog and then mistakenly think some changes you've made weren't saved. This most likely not true. You may have a full browser cache that is interfering with your browser. Your changes will appear by simply pressing and holding the Shift key while you refresh the browser.
You must specify if you want your posts to show up in other than chronological order. You must alter the order of this list by changing the dates on your blog posts.
Do your posts have lots of comments? If that is the case, it can be hard to weed through all of these comments. You can install a simple plugin that does this section. This navigational tool will save time and make the whole process much smoother.
Make your greeting engaging on the top of your WordPress site. This will make your overall site look more personal. This will make things look less robotic and can use the WP Greet Box plugin.
Keep your password safe and to yourself.In addition to that, just use plugins from reputable sites and always read reviews. If your site is hacked or the victim of malware, you could lose the whole thing.
Make sure your media is in order. While uploading images randomly to the library is tempting, that turns messy before you know it. Create folders and place each image in the appropriate one.
Make sure your plugins are always up to date. Plugins are a lot to your site; they have many unique features. They will need to be updated just like traditional software.
Only install WordPress plugins you absolutely need. Plugins are great, but they can make your site load at a snail's pace. A slow site can negatively impact your site ranks on some search engines. Slow websites tend not to rank as well as those that are optimized for speed.
You should now be more knowledgeable about WordPress. Today is the day to start using it on your WordPress site. Doing so can really make a big difference. In no time at all, your visitor volume will increase. Hopefully, those same individuals will continue to come back time and time again.


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Cultural Diversity in Ageing 2012 website launched
The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing is excited to announce the launch of the 2012 conference website.
On 7-8 June 2012, the Centre will host the Cultural Diversity in Ageing 2012 Conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The conference will once again bring together people with a broad range of interests within the aged care sector including industry representatives, providers, practitioners, educators, researchers and consumer advocates to discuss and explore responses and best practice initiatives addressing the needs of our culturally diverse ageing population.
The conference theme of 'Stories to Inspire' will provide delegates with an opportunity to take a unique and creative approach to cultural diversity in ageing, and encourage people to consider the stories of ethnic communities, aged care services and staff, carers and of course stories of ageing migrants in the community.
The call for abstracts and registrations are now open. Visit the conference website to see more.


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WWE News
Samoa Joe is back, main event is set for WWE Backlash
The Samoa Submission Machine is back. Samoa Joe returned on this week's Monday Night Raw when he interrupted Roman Reigns' in-ring promo.
Joe ripped on Reigns for falling short in his quest to regain the WWE Universal Championship and then said that he would be waiting for him at Backlash after Reigns' match with Brock Lesnar at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia.
#TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns knows that as long as he keeps getting matches against @BrockLesnar, he WILL become the next #UniversalChampion…
Cue @SamoaJoe! #RAWafterMania #RAW pic.twitter.com/FPF0NioH0n
— WWE (@WWE) April 10, 2018
As of now, here are the matches that have been announced for Backlash:
Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe
Intercontinental Championship
Seth Rollins (Champion) vs. The Miz
Backlash is a combined Raw and Smackdown Live show. It will take place on May 8 and will emanate from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.


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Celect™ is proud to announce a partnership with the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation to provide a custom-designed website for the Foundation on the Celect Platform. The new website will enhance the Foundation's online presence and integrate with the Sigma Alpha Mu (ΣΑΜ) Fraternity website, which will also be provided by Celect.
"We are pleased that the Foundation decided to sign on with us as well, since this development means that we will be providing a truly comprehensive online solution for ΣΑΜ," said Mark Anderson, President and COO of Celect.
The Foundation will work with Celect's graphic designers to create a branded website that represents ΣΑΜ's unique characteristics as well as the Foundation's particular focus on scholarship and leadership. The Foundation provides need-based scholarships to worthy students, as well as grants for educational programs supporting leadership, professional development, and community involvement.
"We've decided to launch our own website in 2010 to promote the Foundation's mission and programs. The capabilities of the Celect Platform will allow the Foundation to have a site that will provide information on the Foundation's programs, recognize donors, and highlight the impact of programs on students and the public," said Aaron Girson, Executive Vice President of the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation.
The Foundation will have access to all of the features that come with the Celect Platform, such as photo galleries, media uploads, and custom forms, to help showcase and further their philanthropic accomplishments. Features such as news feeds, events, and calendars will also be available to keep members informed about important Foundation developments.
"We look forward to our continuing relationship with the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation and are proud to support their mission of promoting scholarship and leadership. We hope that Celect's services will help them to accomplish their long-term goals," said Anderson.


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Library Card
All persons borrowing library materials must have a valid library card.
To obtain your library card you must apply in person with picture ID and proof of your current address.
Loan Period & Overdue Charges
Books - 2 weeks with 5 cents per day overdue
DVD/VHS/Videos - 3 days with $1 per day overdue
Audios/Educational Videos - 1 week with $1 per day overdue
Interlibrary Loan
It may be possible to borrow materials from another library that are not
avaiable locally.
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National Cathedral Holds First Muslim Prayer
Religious groups around the world are taking note of what some are calling a historic event at the National Cathedral. Five Muslim groups held traditional Friday prayers at the Cathedral. But as News4's Kristin Wright reports, not everyone is celebrating the move. (Published Friday, Nov 14, 2014)
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 • Updated at 10:49 PM EST
A Muslim prayer service being held at the Washington National Cathedral for the first time was briefly disrupted by a protester Friday afternoon.
"Jesus Christ died on that cross over there!" a woman said loudly, immediately after beginning announcements were made. He is the reason why we are to worship only him. Jesus Christ is our lord and savior!"
As she spoke, a man attempted to touch her arm, but she moved away from him several times.
She continued in a loud voice, "We have built, and allowed you here in mosques across this country. Why can't you worship in your mosque, and leave our churches alone?"
The protester was then escorted out of the cathedral, News4's Kristin Wright reported. She allowed two men to remove her without incident, but she raised her voice once she was taken to an adjoining space.
The historic cathedral held Friday's service to help foster more understanding and acceptance between Christians and Muslims around the world.
Muslims pray at first Muslim Friday Prayer service at National Cathedral @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/CoBYrKv7Nm
— Kristin Wright (@kwrightnbc4) November 14, 2014
The prominent Episcopal cathedral often hosts national events, such as presidential funerals, and has hosted Muslims at various interfaith services in the past. But planners say this is the first time the cathedral has invited Muslims to lead their own prayers there, which they call a "powerful symbolic gesture.''
Planners say the prayer service developed after the cathedral's liturgical director met South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool while planning the national memorial service for Nelson Mandela.
National Cathedral invited five Muslim groups to pray. First Muslim Friday Prayers at Cathedral #historic pic.twitter.com/sxopbMF86I
— Kristin Wright (@kwrightnbc4) November 14, 2014
In a statement, Rasool said, "This is a dramatic moment in the world and in Muslim-Christian relations."
In advance of the prayer service, Franklin Graham -- son of evangelist Billy Graham -- criticized the decision on Facebook.
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Time flies. It has been a year since this all started.
So, I guess that means that the site is crawling but still soiling its diaper. It is definitely showing an interest in solid food, though!
At any rate, thanks for the visits and keep coming back!
Now, do I get another pie to celebrate?


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What is a juvenile recidivism rate?
In Maine, it's a measure of how many juveniles are adjudicated again in juvenile court or convicted in adult court. In Missouri, it measures only those juveniles who are re-incarcerated, and does not count any juveniles who reoffend while they are still on parole.
"You've got states that do only first-time offenders, or only juvenile corrections," said Kim Godfrey, deputy director of the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA), on different states' approaches to the measure. "That is what it is, but it's not the entire picture."
No matter how it's calculated, juvenile justice advocates and state agency leaders cringe at the idea that their services and youths are judged by such an inherently negative standard. But in a field where evidence of effectiveness is increasingly asked f or, recidivism figures are frequently requested by media, legislators and governors' offices for three reasons:
1) It reflects what the public most wants to know: whether a juvenile program or service is preventing juvenile crime.
2) If a youth has not been arrested again, it is generally an indication that he or she is making better decisions (although some just get better, or luckier, at not getting caught).
3) It is easy to calculate compared to other things that would indicate success, such as educational achievement, employment or family life. Recidivism can be calculated from specifically recorded events like arrests or convictions; other indicators often require intense tracking or self-reporting.
A cadre of JJ leaders agreed in 2005 that if recidivism has been fated to become a primary gauge of the system, it should at least become a better-developed gauge. It is that meeting that spurred an effort now led by CJCA to establish more standard and thoughtful approach to gauging recidivism.
The History
Recidivism has existed as a correctional calculation for decades, but only recently has a majority of states begun to track it formally in connection with juvenile justice. At the moment, most track the most basic population: youth who end up in locked facilities. A look at the numbers, based on state reports in CJCA's 2009 Yearbook:
–40 states (including Puerto Rico and D.C.) track it as of 2007, up from 26 in 2005.
–90 percent of states that track recidivism use the measurement for evaluation and assessment; 80 percent use it for agency planning.
–20 states measure recidivism only for juveniles leaving secure care; only four states report measuring recidivism based on the program or facility a juvenile attended.
–No states attempt to calculate recidivism rates grouped by specific charges (i.e., how many juveniles who are adjudicated for armed robbery reoffended.)
The Problem
To explain why many think recidivism needs to evolve as a measurement, allow us to analogize between sports and juvenile justice.
One of the best things about sports stats is that they are set up to facilitate intelligent debates. There are stats that allow for easy comparisons of a player on the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals.
Those stats are kept by one national league, and everyone uses the same calculations to arrive at them. The slugging percentage of a hitter on the Cardinals teams is calculated the exact same way as that of a hitter on the Royals. And what those stats do not tell you about a player or team can mostly be sussed out by the naked eye, because there are cameras and spectators at every game.
When evaluating juvenile justice programs? Not the case. There are no fans, no cameras, and rarely is there a reporter around to observe regularly. But that doesn't stop a governor or state legislators from wanting to know if that state's JJ agency is performing well. And the first question, said Godfrey, is always about recidivism.
"The next question is, 'How do we [compare] to the state next door, or a state with a similar population?' " said Maine's Barry Stoodley, one of the longest-tenured state juvenile justice directors in the nation.
So the stats matter, because they generally stand alone with little visual accompaniment. That makes the lack of something like a National Juvenile Justice League, making everyone calculate statistics the same way, a problem.
States' recidivism measurements are all over the place. Some states count juveniles who are on parole, others start measuring once parole is complete; some states track juveniles for two years, some three. About half the states that track recidivism do not count a former juvenile who was later arrested and sent to the adult system, which is pretty baffling.
The Fix
Appropriately, it is CJCA that undertook a federally funded project to help states move toward a national standard for measuring juvenile recidivism. Money for the project was tacked on to CJCA's usual grant from OJJDP to help juvenile facilities meet performance-based standards (PbS).
State directors "do want a national consensus on effective ways to measure it," Godfrey said. But "unless studies use the same population, definition and time frame," nobody will fully rely on recidivism as a comparative measuring stick.
The goal was to "try and devise a way of standardized measurement, and standardized reporting that transcend a variety of organizational structures," said Stoodley, who leads the CJCA committee on recidivism. This is crucial is there can be any hope of one day establishing a national standard, he said, because the number of responsibilities assigned to state agencies differs greatly. Some handle everything from pretrial diversion to commitment, some do probation, and some only deal with adjudicated youth.
Godfrey and the committee have developed a three-part model for developing a recidivism calculation. The first phase involves coupling new adjudications with at least one other point-in-time measurement (arrest, for example) to track recidivism for offenders who have been released from a secure facility. CJCA recommends a 24-month time frame.
Once a sound measurement is in place for securely committed offenders, Stoodley said, the second part of the strategy is to extend recidivism tracking to probation populations and, ideally, youth who are either diverted or sentenced to participation in community programs.
The third aspect would be to develop a scoring mechanism, so that recidivism measures would also weigh what Stoodley calls criminogenic risk factors for each youth. This, Stoodley said, helps account for the fact that some jurisdictions simply have youth who are more likely to reoffend than other jurisdictions.
A forthcoming white paper by Temple University Professor Phil Harris will discuss the CJCA committee's findings on recidivism measurements and its suggested models.
Not Perfect
No amount of improvement can change the fact that recidivism is probably already relied upon too much, and may end up becoming even more powerful if made more precise. It's not by any means a perfect measurement of effectiveness.
Lots of juveniles will make a bunch of stupid decisions before they make the right ones. It could very well be that Program X gets such an offender after say his fourth offense, has a profound effect on him, but he gets picked up two more times before he gets it together for good.
Maybe that youth goes on to be a successful adult, a good father, and he personally feels that Program X got him on the right path. But statistical history will show that the program failed with him: he completed the program and then reoffended.
Longtime JJ researcher Jeff Butts, now the vice president of Public/Private Ventures, thinks recidivism is an imperfect indicator of effective juvenile justice services because it's prone to the effects of bureaucracy and procedure. He e-mailed us a hypothetical example in which two jurisdictions would use a standardized recidivism measurement, but the results probably would not tell the true story. Butts' thoughts:
What if recidivism were defined as "a new arrest within 12 months of the previous court disposition"? And what if Community A makes heavy use of informal diversion to keep kids out of court while Community B sends nearly every case to court? In Community A, only the most serious cases would have a previous court disposition. Their denominator would be smaller, and thus they would have a higher recidivism rate than Community B. Community B could correctly claim a lower recidivism rate, but their "success" would be a function of their case flow procedures and not the effectiveness of their rehabilitation efforts.
Plenty of people on the recidivism committee agree with Butts on the flaws of measuring recidivism, which is why CJCA will also hand over a white paper by Butts on some positive youth development (PYD) outcomes that should also become standard measurements for juvenile delinquency program success.
What's Next
Publishing the work of Harris and Butts essentially will be the end products of the first OJJDP grant, which was made in 2007 under Bush-era administrator J. Robert Flores. CJCA will make a final round of edits to Harris' paper before turning it over to OJJDP; Butts' PYD piece will follow it sometime next year.
The hope of the committee is that the Obama Justice Department will want to take the next step on the project. The next phase would involve finding a several states or jurisdictions – "ideally we'd find two or three that were quite different," Stoodley said – to test the model measurements.
"We are definitely hoping OJJDP will be interested and engaged in going forward," said Stoodley.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Countrywide Financial Corp. CFC, -2.68% on Thursday said November mortgage loan fundings rose 35% to $42 billion. Monthly purchase volume of $19 billion was 28% more than the year-ago period. "Countrywide's mortgage lending operations continue to post strong operational results even as market conditions shift," the company said. "November results brought year-to-date residential mortgage production to $447 billion, surpassing the previous annual record of $435 billion set in 2003." Shares of Countrywide fell 28 cents to $34.92 on Wednesday.
Countrywide Financial November mortgage fundings rise 35%
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