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Ekiti State University, EKSU acceptance fee payment and registration procedure for the 2018/2019 academic session newly admitted candidates.
Following the publication of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) admission list for the 2018/2019 academic session, the management of the institution released the amount to be paid as acceptance fee, the payment procedure and registration procedure for the 2018/2019 academic session newly admitted candidates.
EKSU Acceptance Fee Payment and Registration Procedure.
EKSU Acceptance Fee: ₦ 57,000 (fifty seven thousand naira only)
- Registration Begin: 19th of November 2018
- Registration End: 14th of December 2018
Pay your EKSU Acceptance Fee by login to www.eksueportal.eksu.edu.ng and click on "Payment", then click on Acceptance Fees, login using your UTME Reg No or Form No as Username and use password1 as password to login, Click on Proceed To Acceptance Fee on the dashboard to make payment.
After payment of Acceptance Fee, Click on "Payment", click on School Fees, login using your UTME Reg No or Form No as Username and use password1 as password and click on school fees on the menu to make payment.
After payment of your School Fees, proceed to the Admissions Office for verification of your entry results with the appropriate examination body. Submit three copies each of your admission letter, Certificate/Result, local Government attestation, one guarantor letter, evidence of full payment of prescribed fees on your dashboard with three recent passport photographs to your Faculty Officer for necessary clearance (Must be completed before Matriculation). Finally, proceed to your Faculty Officer for screening with original of your credentials.
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text: The action of the series is set in present day Poland. The story begins when Prime Minister and legendary opposition leader during Communist rule Henryk Nowasz of "Polist Centre Bloc" (Polski Blok Centrum) was suspected for being an agent of former Communist security services. Nowasz decided to resign in order to prevent of government downfall and proposed non-partisan 37-year old Professor of Economy and Political Sciences Konstanty Turski, his friend and an unofficial advisor, to became a caretaker until he would prove his innocence. Turski was narrowly confirmed by the Sejm, with silent opposition of coalition party, "Right-wing for Poland" (Prawica dla Polski), whose leader, Jan Matajewicz, soon became his archenemy, with support of his party colleague, President Juliusz Szczęsny and both far-right and left-wing opposition parties. Turski, however, soon proved to be an effective (but idealistic and unconventional) leader, but his administration is involved with serious odds with other politicians. The key ally of Matajewicz is deputy Sejm Marshal Krystyna Sochaczewska, a longtime Nowasz's friend from opposition and his successor as party leader.

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Connecticut Vacation Rentals
The following locations make up Connecticut, please click on a location for more information.
The following locations make up Connecticut, please click on a location for more information.
The Constitution State is home of such inventions as the helicopter, color television, Polaroid camera and the Colt revolver. The first speed limit (12 mph) was enacted here in 1901 and Nautilus, the world's first atomic-powered submarine, was launched at Groton in 1954. With such history, rest assured that reserving a Connecticut condo rental will be the start of a memorable Connecticut vacation.
Rich with Native American history, the original name of Connecticut was "Quinnehtukqut." It's a derivative of the Indian word meaning "beside the long tidal river," presumably referring to the Connecticut River which splits the state in half from north to south, runs through the capital city of Hartford and flows into Long Island Sound. The Connecticut River Valley was home to Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe; tour their houses and actor William Gillette's quirky 24-room castle in Hartford when your Connecticut vacation rental is nearby.
Connecticut Condos Are Near Dinosaurs, Whales and Lobster
A Connecticut vacation might include a day trip to Boston or New York City as both cities are 120 miles from Hartford. You can even take a ferry from Bridgeport and New London to Long Island for some sightseeing during your Connecticut vacation, though there is plenty to see in Connecticut. Litchfield Hills is a serene destination where your Connecticut rental might be near Kent Falls, a 250-foot waterfall, covered bridges and the Housatonic River. See 500 preserved dinosaur footprints at Rocky Hill's Dinosaur State Park. Visit whales and penguins at Mystic Aquarium.
The Connecticut coast is primarily rocky, though sandy beaches do exist along the 250-mile stretch of shoreline. Of the two dozen public beaches, parking or admission fees are typical and concessions and restrooms are oftentimes available. The ocean water is cold, even in July, but that makes for a terrific habitat for delicious lobsters and clams.
Connecticut Rentals for Sailors and Outdoorsmen
Connecticut boasts a rich maritime history. Mystic Seaport is a re-created 19th Century seafaring village—a must-see living history compound. In Groton tour the world's first nuclear-powered sub at the Submarine Force Museum. If your Connecticut condominium or Connecticut house rental is near the coast, there will likely be sailing charters nearby as hundreds of sailboats dot the near shore landscape.
Summertime is the ideal time to be on Connecticut's water. But autumn in New England is among the most picturesque scenes imaginable. Fall foliage peaks around Columbus Day and winter sports soon follow. Go downhill skiing at one of the popular Connecticut resorts: Mohawk Mountain, Mount Southington, Ski Sundown or Woodbury Ski Area in Cornwall, Hartford, New Hartford and Woodbury respectively. There are snowmobiling adventures through Connecticut state forests.
When the snow melts hit the dozens of hiking and biking trails throughout northeast Connecticut's meadows, forests and hills. Wind past stone walls and babbling brooks on a scenic path that leads to a breathtaking waterfall. Most of these trails are in The Last Green Valley area and close to many Connecticut vacation rentals and Connecticut resorts. The 40-mile Air Line State Park Trail welcomes horseback riding. The 825-mile Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System meanders through 88 towns and comes close to Connecticut house rentals. Get out of your Connecticut condo rental and hike to the tower atop Talcott Mountain in Simsbury where you can see New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
When the snow melts and fertile Connecticut ground begins producing its bounty, take your family to a pick-your-own-farm when your condo in Connecticut is nearby. Pick apples at Horse Listeners Orchard in Ashford; blueberries at Birchbend Blueberries in Coventry and peaches at Scott's Yankee Farmer in East Lyme. Furthermore, reserve a vacation house in Connecticut that is near Long Island Sound so you can fish for bluefish, striped bass and flounder or along the Farmington and Housantonic Rivers where bass is plentiful and fly fishing for rainbow trout is popular.
Condos in Connecticut Put You Close to Fun
A vacation house in Connecticut might be located near the Yale University Art Gallery where you can admire paintings by van Gogh, Monet and Picasso. This New Haven campus, founded in 1701, is worth a visit for its history alone. For a modern-day setting the Mohegan Sun is the world's second largest casino. Built by the Mohegan Tribe, this tri-casino destination features venues for concerts, boxing and women's basketball along with 40 restaurants and a 20,000-square-foot spa. From apple orchards to Yale University Connecticut's attractions are varied, yet within reach of any Connecticut rental.


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By Jan Walsh
Photography by Beau Gustafson
Like the antiques lining the walls of the restaurant, Dodiyos Mediterranean and Middle Eastern fare has only gotten better with time. Tonight we are excited to see that in addition to their expansive dinner menu, they also have a happy hour menu and a dinner specialties menu. So we order from those, which save us on cocktails and wine and introduce us to some tasty new seafood dishes.
The Place:
Dodiyos is located at SoHo Square in Homewood. They are open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. There is a parking lot in front of the building and a valet in waiting. Entering the restaurant, diners are led either left or right of the 50-seat interactive tapas bar—which encircles the center of the main dining space—to their table or banquette. Both the tapas menu and full service menus are offered at the tapas bar, making it a popular spot. Wall niches and shelves display an antique relic collection from countries throughout the Mediterranean basin. Centuries-old cabinets, a keystone that dates to Roman times, bowls and urns, a terra cotta chimney pot, and a marble plaque from an ancient fountain mix with contemporary pieces amid swatches of hand-woven, Anatolian rugs. Draped booths line the left wall, for semi-private dining. A banquette with Turkish cushions lines the wall to the right, providing a birds-eye view of the expansive space. For groups, there are two private dining spaces. And the patio to the right of the restaurant is enjoyed when weather permits. Total restaurant seating is 220.
The People:
Longtime Birmingham restaurateur, Connie Kanakis is the operating partner. And his Greek heritage is also found in many of the menu items. Leander McCurdy and Georgios Kontoulakos serve as chefs.
Favorite Fare:
The Margarita-Tini is only $6 from the happy hour menu, as are their wines on this menu. Served in a large martini glass lined with salt, this icy cocktail goes down smoothly, boasting flavors of a classic margarita—martini style. We could make a meal of the soft, thickly sliced, bread (with the consistency of pound cake) and a creamy cheese spread that we enjoy with our cocktails. But when I see fried lobster and seafood crepe—two dishes that are not easy to find in Birmingham—we order both. Connie's Lobster Bites, an appetizer from the dinner specialties menu, arrive hot, golden and lightly breaded, plumped full of large pieces of lobster. There were 15 on our plate, accompanied by lemon wedges and spicy remoulade sauce. Catch these heavenly bites if you can—highly recommended. The entree of Seafood Crepe, also from the dinner specialties menu, is enormous. It arrives on an oblong plate, overfilled with succulent scallops, shrimp and snapper beneath a white sauce that adds a touch of creaminess. This dish is hearty in proportion while being light in style, if you don't indulge in all of the cream. And it will satisfy the seafood lover in you. We end the evening with another dish from the specialties menu: Banana Cream Pie. A cherry topped, large wedge has a crumbly crust with a bottom layer of banana cream and a top layer of cream. This cool pie makes a refreshing end to a scrumptious dinner at Dodiyos.
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Madison County Arrest Records and Warrant Search
To perform a full background search on a person in Madison County, FL, we recommend looking for three crucial items: arrest warrants, arrest records and court records.
Finding Madison County arrest warrants
To garner information on a person's criminal history, it is advisable arrive at the sheriff office and make an inquiry while viewing their databases (Their address is 823 SW Pinckney St. Madison FL 32340).
Unfortunately, the sheriff's website does not offer a search option. So to initiate an online Madison County warrant search, you will have no choice but to resort to larger databases that cover the whole state.
One such database is the public access system provided by the Florida Crime information Center. You can use it to get information on outstanding warrants from all of the state's counties.
To access another database that will reveal the subject's criminal history, you should resort to the search form located above the article. The search process is confidential, and results come from an accurate and reliable data bank.
Conducting an arrest search
The sheriff's website produces jail population reports. However they are not updated (The last report relates to 2011), so once again you will need to resort to larger data banks.
On the website of the Florida Department of Corrections you will find inmate search tools that give information on those who are presently imprisoned in the state's correctional facilities and those who were imprisoned in these facilities in the past. You can accesses these databases using the following URLs:
To obtain Madison County arrest records, it is advisable to resort to the criminal history information database that is offered to the public by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. They will charge you $24 for every search.
Why court records are important
To acquire a complete picture of a person's criminal past, you ought to obtain Madison County court records as they give indication of prior convictions in court. To do that, we advise you visit the clerk of courts website and do a record search. Thanks to Florida Freedom of Information Act, the records are accessible to everyone.
Crime Statistics
In 2013, violent rate in the county was remarkably high – it reached 809.5 and it was even higher than the preceding year. If we ask ourselves what made this rate so high, the answer will be 157 violent offences that occurred throughout the year (7 sex offenses, 12 robbery cases and 138 aggravated assaults). Police made 1,297 arrests (of which 1,176 were adults and the rest were minors).


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Two delightfully anxious friends learn that they can overcome anything—even gravity—in this humorous and heartwarming picture book from bestselling author Aaron Reynolds and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi.Bob the puffer fish and his best buddy Sea Monkey may be little but they've got one ocean-sized problem. Sea Monkey's terrified he'll sink straight to the bottom of the ocean. After all, he's heavy, and all heavy things sink, right? Bob on the other hand is worried that his puffed up frame will float up above the surface. He's light, and all light things float! How will they stay together when the forces of gravity are literally trying to pull them apart? By holding hands, of course! Sea Monkey and Bob learn that sometimes the only way to overcome your fears is to just keep holding on…
Aaron Reynolds is the New York Times bestselling author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Here Comes Destructosaurus!, Carnivores, and the Caldecott Honor–winning book Creepy Carrots!. He regularly makes time to visit schools where his hilarious hands-on presentations keep kids spellbound. Aaron lives in Chicago with his wife, two kids, four cats, and anywhere between zero and ten goldfish, depending on the day. Visit Aaron at Aaron-Reynolds.com.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi is the author of Where Are My Books?. Her illustrations also appear in Sea Monkey and Bob, written by Aaron Reynolds; I'm Bored (a New York Times Notable Book) and Naked!, written by Michael Ian Black; as well as ten Judy Blume chapter books and middle grade titles. For more info, visit DebbieOhi.com or @InkyElbows on Twitter.
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"A barrel of giggles, exaltation of friendship, and slight science to boot."
– Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2017
"Ohi's (Where Are My Books?) puckish cartoons and Reynolds's (President Squid) fine comic timing light up this story about how friends help each other."
– Publisher's Weekly, February 13, 2017
"Like Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie books...Just the right amount of silliness enhances the tale of the already comical, bow tie–wearing, google-eyed Sea Monkey and the bright yellow, puffed-out Bob."
– Booklist, March 1, 2017
"This is a humorous story of friendship and a great way to introduce the concept of buoyancy in a classroom.... A fun addition to any library and especially as part of a science lesson"
– School Library Journal, July 2017
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A poll released Thursday showed Hillary Clinton with a massive lead over Donald Trump in Pennsylvania — a state both presidential candidates are zeroing in on.
The Suffolk University poll showed Clinton with a 9-point lead over Trump in the Keystone State as the Democratic National Convention takes place in Philadelphia. When Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein are included, Clinton's lead remains 9 points.
Knowing the importance of the battleground state, Trump and his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, stopped in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday for a campaign event. After the DNC wraps up Thursday, Clinton will be holding rallies alongside her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, in Philadelphia and Harrisburg on Friday and in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
The poll was one of few that provided encouraging news for Clinton as Trump experienced a big bump after last week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The Republican nominee leads Clinton in the national average on RealClearPolitics by 0.9 points — his largest lead in the coveted polling average all cycle.
But to win in the fall, Trump will almost certainly need to flip Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida from their 2012 blue results.
The poll also provided encouraging results for Democratic Senate nominee Katie McGinty, who is challenging Republican incumbent Pat Toomey. McGinty held a 7-point lead over Toomey in the poll, her largest lead over Toomey in any poll posted to RealClearPolitics.
The Suffolk poll has proved accurate in recent Pennsylvania Senate contests. The final Suffolk poll ahead of the 2010 election between Toomey and Democratic nominee Joe Sestak showed a 5-point advantage for the Pennsylvania Republican, who went on to win by 2 points. In the final poll ahead of the 2010 Democratic primary, Suffolk predicted a 9-point upset for Sestak over longtime incumbent Arlen Specter. Sestak won by 8 points.
Suffolk polled 500 likely voters via live telephone interviews, and the margin of error was 4.4 points. It was conducted from Monday to Wednesday, right as the four-day DNC was taking place in the state.
In the most recent Pennsylvania poll posted to RealClearPolitics before Thursday, conducted by NBC News/The Wall Street Journal, Clinton was found to hold the same 9-point advantage over Trump.


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The five-year-old building in Kolhapur's Shaniwar Peth collapsed due to excessive excavation carried out by a builder next to the existing structure.
The builder Karan Mane was given permission to excavate 1.2 metre depth for the base of a 5,000 square metres building, according to civic officials.
But the unscrupulous builder excavated over 4 metres underground and over five feet under the base of the existing building, leading to the collapse.
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In 2015, we began asking ourselves why there are so many social problems around us and how come there is no teaching of public-problem-solving skills at the school level. School children are expected to graduate with honors in intellectual capacity, but are not required to develop any social skills at all. This is perhaps why the number of challenges have increased. We believe that we can bring about social change, and our theory of change is to have children become skilled public problem solvers lead the way.
We developed a 'Global Citizens Diploma' program called 'Karthavyam' in 2016 and upon seeing how society was infact ready and willing to problem solve alongside the children, we have gone ahead and introduced the diploma in many schools across Tamilnadu. Through the diploma, we facilitate a connect with nature and environment around every child's locality, and provide them the tools and skills we believe to be essential for all public problem solvers. We do this through a combination of classroom sessions and hands-on learning. It has four levels. They are, become an observer, become an explorer, become a storyteller, and become a problem solver'.


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NEPAD-IPP Facility and Indian Trust Fund join forces to enhance railway sector in EAC Region
The railways sector development project in the East African Community (EAC) region was at the center of discussions during the Bank's 2012 Annual Meetings in Arusha, Tanzania.
A joint funding grant accord was signed on June 1, between the EAC, the Indian Trust Fund and the NEPAD-Infrastructure Preparation Project Facility, to modernize and improve the railway sector in the region.
Under the agreement, the EAC railway project will start in June 2012 and end in 2014, with a US$ 1.8-million budget for harmonization of regulatory and legal framework, prefeasibility and feasibility appraisal of railway links as well as the creation of a regional Railway Coordination Unit. The Indian government has provided USD 428.000 funding for the first tranche of the project.
The EAC Secretary General, Richard Sezibera, a signatory of the protocol accord, thanked the Bank for its financial and technical contributions. He said: "Under infrastructure, including energy the AfDB has been the main partner in the development of the region's current master plans."
For his part, the AfDB East Africa Regional Resource Center Director, Gabriel Negatu, recognized the potential for railways transport in the region. He noted that poor physical condition of the state-run transport and communications infrastructure is an acute constraint for producers, traders and transporters of goods in the EAC region. He said the Bank would continue to strongly support regional integration in the region through infrastructure, but also through increased emphasis on trade and transport facilitation, improvements to the regulatory environment and capacity building.
"Many other partners have expressed strong interest to work with the Bank in the implementation of the Regional integration strategy paper," he observed.
Sharing his country's experience in Africa through the AfDB, the Joint Secretary for Multilateral Institutions in the Indian Ministry of Finance, Venu Rajamony, said his country's goal is to build capacity in Africa. "This particular assistance is the first in the railway sector and also the first to a regional community," he explained.
When completed, the project will contribute to lowering the transportation costs in the region and will enable a large scale shift of the transportation modalities of long-haul bulk goods from roads to less costly railway. It will significantly contribute to increased economic growth, enhanced trade and improved quality of life for 133 million people living in the region by reducing the cost of goods and services.
The NEPAD-IPP Facility and the Indian Trust Fund are hosted by the African Development Bank.


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Lego savant creates drivable car, powered by compressed-air Lego pistons, entirely out of Legos
// December 19th, 2013 // Futuristic Technology
20-year-old Romanian Lego savant Raul Oaida has created a drivable car, that can travel at 12-17 MPH while carrying two people, entirely out of Legos! The car includes four radial engines with a total of 256 pistons that run off compressed air and was pieced together with 500,000 Lego blocks.
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Here is my first completed woodworking project. A Christopher Schwarz traditional saw bench. Done entirely with hand tools and one SYP 2×6 salvaged from a construction dumpster ;) Definitely learned a lot during this build and a lot can be improved on, but I am happy with the result. Sure was tedious squaring all the lumber with only a smoothing plane. I'm assuming having a jointer plane would have made this process a lot quicker. So that is high up on the todo list. Also planning on making an OWT router plane, Paul Sellars frame saw, and another saw bench.
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#1 posted 01-06-2016 02:42 AM
1st. post for 1st project, Took you 85 days? LOL Welcome to LJs. Saw bench looks good.
-- Lifting one end of the plank.
#2 posted 01-06-2016 02:54 AM
Thanks Andre. I finished it in a weekend during free time. Rough cut the lumber and let it sit for a few months until the wood acclimated and had time to work on it ( spouse, 2 kiddos, coaching basketball, etc. etc. ). I'm definitely a fledgling woodworker, but enjoying every minute of it. Everyone has to start somewhere ;)
#3 posted 01-06-2016 06:16 AM
Looks good, Brian. I built the first iteration of his saw bench and there's challenge in the builds. Here's a pic of Old Faithful.
Congrats on your woodworking start!
-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive --
#4 posted 01-06-2016 02:14 PM
Thanks a bunch Smitty. Yeah the hardest part for me was getting all the lumber square with only a smoothing plane. Hoping when i get a true jointer plane made that process will go smoother. Definitely see where having other tools would have made everything go together much smoother ( jointer plane, router plane, tenon saw, dedicated workbench ). But you make due with what you've got and make what you need. I've got several rough blanks cut from firewood drying to make some of these tools. Love to see Old Faithful standing the test time ;)
#5 posted 01-06-2016 05:14 PM
Hey it looks great you did an excellent job
-- Thom CT.
#6 posted 01-06-2016 05:28 PM
Thanks Thom.
#7 posted 01-06-2016 05:44 PM
Looks good. Be ready to build another 'better' one. I built this a while ago, then built one in another style shortly afterwards.
Funny thing is that after I built this, I compared it to a bench I made earlier for working out with weights. They were within 1/2" of each other in height.
#8 posted 01-06-2016 06:01 PM
Thanks visualj. Definitely plan on having a pair of saw benches around the shop.
#9 posted 11-11-2016 03:58 AM
Nice work. I made one of these a while back, and agree that the planing was a challenge. I only have a scrub plane, a smoothing plane, and a shoulder plane, but it was still a workout.
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Pregnant Women Are "Child's Host," So Not Really People, Explains GOP Senator Steve Martin
Anti-abortion members of the Republican Party are sometime accused of viewing women as fetus-carriers; mere vessels through which to birth a child, as opposed to flesh-and-blood human beings. Usually, that's going too far. But not all the time! In a recent Facebook post, Virginia Republican Senator Steve Martin (no, not that one) bluntly admitted that he sees a pregnant woman as "the child's host," adding, in a snarling parenthetical, that "some refer to them as mothers."
"I don't expect to be in the room, or will I do anything to prevent you from obtaining a contraceptive," state Senator Steve Martin wrote in a defiant Facebook post to pro-choicers in Virginia. "However, once a child does exist in your womb, I'm not going to assume a right to kill it just because the child's host (some refer to them as mothers) doesn't want it."
The logic here is odd, as it implies that individual human rights actually regress as a person gets older. After all, Martin defend the rights of a fetus in a womb, but once that fetus becomes a baby, grows up, and gets pregnant with a child of her own, she's merely a "host." At what point between birth and pregnancy, then, does a woman lose her status as an actual human being?
Then again, looking for logic in such an impetuous attack is probably a lost cause. At least we can commend Martin for being upfront and honest with his ghastly brand of sexism, right? Actually, no, because after he published the original post, he went back and edited it. He changed "host" to "bearer of the child," but kept the "some refer to them as mothers" part, thus ensuring that he'd alienate both supporters and opponents of his original sentiment.
In all likelihood, Virginia Republicans are still fuming about their disastrous performance in the last election, which resulted in Democrats holding every statewide elected office and winning control of the state Senate. That defeat was due largely to the party's anemic support amongst single women; Martin apparently believes that the key to winning back that support, and thus having the power to actually enact laws again, is to brand pregnant women as "hosts" and smugly deride the preposterous notion that they're actually mothers, and human beings.
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Let it snow!
We have a little snow every year, but no snow yet this year. No snow in winter in Tokyo will be for the first time. This winter is rather warm in Tokyo.
This is a small snow festival in Chuo ward in Tokyo and this snow is brought from Yamagata, a snow area in Japan, all the way.
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Believe in momentums? I do. After reading an ethnographic book I discovered the author's Twitter handle, on which I found a link to someone's blogpost about a museum of diaspora Chinese literature in Indonesia.
Museum of what?
Yeah, that was my reaction, too. I had no slightest idea such place existed. And to think it's been 2.5 years since my visit to and subsequent writing of Benteng Heritage Museum, thought of to be the only museum related to Peranakan (diaspora) Chinese in Indonesia.
So with abundant curiosity and some trepidation, since our Facebook message had gone unanswered, my pal Lailai and I trekked to Bumi Serpong Damai earlier this week. We both love books and Lailai is a Chinese descendant from nearby Tangerang neighborhood, hence the mutual interest.
We found the museum in the unassuming Ruko ITC, locked out. The travel agent next door said it was always closed, but offered to pass our note. Almost left disappointingly, we stumbled into a Chinese man who pointed us to a used bookshop across the street.
And there, we found Azmi "Daud" Abubakar. As the blogpost had said, he is indeed of Aceh heritage. After exchanging pleasantries and roaming in the bookshop, we were lead back to the museum.
Honestly, it was not yet quite a museum, but more of a 2-storey shophouse filled with gazillion literatures related to Chinese Indonesians that has become Azmi's labor of love. The labor of love that was apparent on his expressions as he told us how he, one of 1998 activists from a nearby campus, came to a sad realization how the movement that had nobly meant to challenge Soeharto's New Order led to yet another bloody persecution of the Chinese descendants. He started to get curious of the once-verboten materials related to Chinese Indonesia, read a thing or two, bought this and that, and before long the literatures and likeminded contacts, including foreign researchers, started to flow into his directions.
Momentum, I'm telling you.
Azmi, later assisted enthusiastically by wife Rini, eventually founded Museum Pustaka Peranakan Tionghoa about five years ago, now located in the shophouse he'd purchased. In there we found stacks of ledgers dating back to Dutch colonial times like Het Chineesche Zakenleven in Nederlandsch-Indie (1912) and Stichting & Vereeniging "Indo-Tionghoa" Semarang (1937), or a fragile picture of Chinese men in European clothing in a house adorned with Dutch and Kuomintang-era flags, marked only with a row of Chinese letters and the Latin word "Palembang". If that was indeed a snapshot of a Chinese foundation it does make sense, as history books indicated in early 20th century the members of Kong Koan (Raad van Chinezen), a board set by Dutch government, and Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan, an association founded by Chinese diaspora themselves, already held different political views between bygone imperial Chinese, the socialist democratic China of Dr Sun Yat-sen, or the idea of a free Dutch-Indies.
You can't accuse all Chinese diaspora in colonial times as a willing Dutch ally, as evidenced by a framed yellowing sheet of Kedaulatan Rakjat newspaper from early Independence years, hung on the museum window, that broadcasted a Chinatown bombarded by Dutch Allies for having resisted to play along. In Cabaukan, the 1999 novel that marked the first time a Chinese word put out for public use after a 32-year taboo, which both editions are found in the museum, Remy Sylado also cheekily suggested the same thinking as he used the same Tan Peng Liang name for two characters who contributed very differently to the pre-1945 independence struggle.
You can't also accuse all Chinese Indonesians as wild mushrooms inundating our motherland as an article in Tempo (17 September 1977, Th. VII No29), another gem found in the museum, chronicled how then Regent Bahrum Damanik had purposely invited the Chinese diaspora to build businesses in the sleepy Tanjung Balai. That now in 2016 suddenly five viharas there were burned after a Chinese descendant complained of an overly loud mosque just mirrored what Ariel Heryanto in Identitas dan Kenikmatan: Politik Budaya Layar Indonesia (2015) wrote of the diabolical politics of New Order that welcome the capitals but not the individuals. Soeharto has died and the diaspora can now freely celebrate Lunar New Year, yet it's presumptuous to think in reality many Melayu have accepted Chinese diaspora as equal Indonesians.
Azmi saw this through, hence the determination in dedicating the museum to the mainstream Melayu Indonesians, offering a bridge of familiarity between the ethnic groups, as also illustrated by their naming of the adjoining noodle stall "Mie Aceh Cheng Ho", borrowing from the legendary 14th c. Muslim Chinese admiral. Yet the couple needs serious help to organize the manuscripts scattered about, for as much as they treasure the papers they cannot read Chinese, something crucial that has hindered them from making the most sense of the abundant information around them. So here I am now extending the bridge to my readers who have academic knowledge or genuine interests on the matter, kindly visit the museum and lend your hand. Anyone is welcome, yet as the Minang-hailed Rini said as she fixed her mauve-colored hijab, it's down to us the Melayus to set things straight for the Chinese diaspora would be instantly flashed by ingrained cynicism.
The man has stood guard of the once-forbidden manuscripts. It's time for the concerned masses to help in making sense of that almost-forgotten history.
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Blogging Birthright: Day 2, or Is This Really My Homeland?
It's day two and we're at the "Mega Event," which is a show and dance party held for every Birthright group currently in Israel. (They come from all over: Argentina, Brazil, Australia, the UK. Not every Birthright group attends a … Read More
It's day two and we're at the "Mega Event," which is a show and dance party held for every Birthright group currently in Israel. (They come from all over: Argentina, Brazil, Australia, the UK. Not every Birthright group attends a Mega Event, but we were one of the lucky ones to be in town for this one). It's like the Jewish version of Jesus camp and it's freaking the shit out of me. The show itself is a mixture of propagandist speeches and wannabe Cirque du Soleil performers, like drum bangers and net crawlers. The singers are apparently famous Israelis. One looks like Fabio, and I can't say I enjoy his Hebrew wailing. Emceed by an MTV Europe VJ, the entire show is an assault on the senses: Flashing, neon Stars of David illuminate the faces of Israeli stars as they lead the entire group in Hebrew songs. Innumerable Birthrighters follow along with the aid of transliterated captions projected onto huge screens, and everyone dances and cheers with a terrifying, ferocious passion for all things Jew.
After a while, Israel's Minister of the Interior speaks, and it feels like he's trying to convince us all to move here. Afterwards, Lynne Schusterman takes the stage. She's one of Birthright's biggest donors, and she wants us to believe that Israel is our homeland. She tells us about bringing her kids here because she wanted them to feel connected to Israel in this very way. But the purpose of this can't be that they want us to move here after the trip, right? I certainly don't feel like this is my homeland. And I certainly don't feel like I want to move here. In fact I feel no connection to this place at all. I feel more connected to London, simply because I so loved drinking Guinness at picnic tables at 11:30 a.m., and cheap shopping during July sale season. Israel doesn't have beer or shopping like that, and it looks decrepit and third worldish. The scary Hebrew variety show finally ends, and we're invited to a dance party. Now, give me some flashing lights, good house music, a touch of video art, and a sea of hot foreign men and I'm a happy gal. We dance and mingle with aggressive, swarthy Jews for as long as we can bear, and the whole event lasts about two hours too long.
Truth be told, the dancing is a welcome distraction from how anxious and guilty the show made me feel. Two of my gal pals, Ashley and Lynn, tell me that the stage performance inspired them and that they were almost moved to tears by certain songs. The show reminded me that I'm supposed to be here to explore my Jewish identity, but that's not why I came. I'm here simply because I love to travel and this is a free trip halfway around the world. Israeli tax dollars and money from rich people like Schusterman are being spent for me to do this, but their efforts and resources only make me feel more disconnected, because the whole religious element of this trip scares and turns me off so much. Maybe if they played hard to get I'd be more susceptible to their efforts. I feel like a fraud.
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Dead Malls: Tragedy or Opportunity?
Is the era of the enclosed shopping mall over? With changing consumer habits (such as increased online shopping) and the advent of "big-box" specialty stores and discounters like Home Depot, Target and Wal-mart, the deepening recession is merely delivering the coup de grace for hundreds of shopping malls across the U.S.
For some, the end is coming none too soon. As icons of excessive consumption and shortsighted urban planning, malls represent everything that has gone wrong with our car-based consumer culture. For others (especially in smaller towns), malls represent one of the last few sanctioned public spaces in our society where communities can gather. So what happens (or could happen) when a shopping mall dies?
Why are malls dying?
In the last two years, more than 400 of the largest 2,000 malls in the U.S. have shut their doors as "anchor" tenants (department stores such as Dillards, JC Penney) have pulled out, causing a cascade of smaller stores closing up. Mall vacancies reached 7 percent last year, the highest since 2001. In the last year, retail sales have dropped an "unprecedented" 9.8 percent, and with a projected 150,000 retail store closures this year, many malls will soon become empty.
People have not stopped shopping, but are just forgoing malls instead. "The most important fact about our shopping malls," says social scientist Henry Fairlie, "is that we do not need most of what they sell."
Communal void
Either way, that still leaves the problem of these unoccupied and abandoned spaces. As The Week's editorial points out, the death of a mall can
[ ] devastate the surrounding community. The mall's site can rapidly turn into a wasteland of overgrown weeds, cracked concrete, and stray animals, with looters picking sites clean of copper tubing, light fixtures, and anything else that can be sold for scrap. When the Riverside Center in Utica, N.Y., closed around Christmas 2007, its owner didn't even bother to take down the holiday display. The following July, says Peter Blackbird of Deadmalls.com, the roof sprang a leak that drenched the display's cotton "snow," which quickly "turned into mold stew."
The fallout goes beyond aesthetics, of course. When a mall closes, unemployment rolls in the region swell, and the loss of property, sales, and business taxes can leave municipalities with serious shortfalls. The city of North Randall, Ohio, is nearly bankrupt following the closing late last year of the Randall Park Mall, once the largest mall in the Cleveland area. "It could simply cease to exist as a city," says Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Jones.
What could dead malls become?
Some empty malls are already being demolished and replaced by "big box" stores, while others are being turned in "lifestyle centres".
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the Congress for the New Urbanism have described dying malls as greyfields, much like contaminated brownfields, and with the average greyfield measuring on average 45 acres, "doing nothing with them is not an option," says real estate developer Will Fleissig.
Some municipalities and developers are transforming old malls and turning them into streets, bringing the storefronts outdoors to integrate them with the rest of the urban landscape. "[ ] Once [these dead malls] are redeveloped there is an opportunity to attract the growing number of people who are frustrated with driving everywhere and want more pedestrian areas," says said Bill Anderson, VP of Economics Research Associates.
Re-imagining malls
But could we get even more creative with these potential spaces? Reclaim them in a way, as Providence, RI artist Michael Townsend did with seven others for over four years, when they moved into a 750 square foot space above a storage room in the Providence Place Mall? Could the arable land where malls sit upon be rehabilitated to make way for food production? Could we emulate Norway, which recently proposed a moratorium on new, drive-to suburban malls in order to discourage driving? Or could we make them more eco-friendly and "natural", as Chicago's Green Exchange Mall intends to do, with its car-sharing service, bike shop and large courtyard garden? Could malls be transformed into places where the energy of crowds can be harvested, and electricity generated?
With so many possibilities, it seems that eulogizing the death of the shopping mall may be premature. What we could have on our hands is a great opportunity, limited only by imagination and the political and communal will to transform these dead spaces into something potentially greater.
The Week
More on Shopping Malls
Suburban Mall Shopping Creates Four Fold Increase in Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Online Shopping vs. Driving to the Mall: The Greener Way to Buy
Parking Spaces Outnumber Cars 3 to 1, Cause Environmental Problems
Norway Proposes No New Suburban, Drive-To Shopping Malls
Hanging Out in the Mall
Harvesting the Energy of Crowds


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The reason I blog about music is because it is such a huge part of my life. It's also a way to expand into new genres and go deeper with artists that I thought I knew. For example, did you know that my three favorite bands (Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Sounds) formed in sequential years? 1998, 1999, and 2000? I love to learn new stuff like that and share it with you all.
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I firmly believe you get the government you deserve. People talk about corrupt politicians but the vast majority of Indians pay bribes on a regular basis to get things done - from a hundred rupees here to a couple crores there, depending on the job. If you yourself participate in the process, regardless of the excuse of 'oh well, nothing would get done if I didn't' you can't expect your government to be any different. You decided to put personal expedience above principle when you gave that bribe. And it's a self perpetuating cycle - as long as people continue to give bribes, there'll be people who demand them in order to get things done. There isn't going to be this uber super special process that will somehow end corruption, unless it's a movement that starts from the people themselves when enough of them personally stop giving bribes. Gandhi was mentioned here today and his quote (though it's been way overplayed) is very insightful when it comes to societal problems like this: "Be the change you want to see in the world." I know that's much easier said than done - and how pervasive the culture of bribes is in India. And I'm not saying it's easily fixed or but really, the issue isn't with the politicians, it's with a broader aspect of Indian civil society. That is much more difficult to change.
Considering the bureaucratic nightmare that exists, I can understand why people give bribes and I'm not so holier than thou to suggest that if I were living in India, that I would never be tempted or never have to give a bribe. But the fact of the matter is that the problem is at the level of the average citizen. As long as people are willing to spend a little extra to get the job done by giving someone an under the table payment, there'll be people who will take that payment. No amount of oversight is really going to change that to an appreciable extent.


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Nanking (2007)
Critic Consensus: This powerful and horrific documentary brings the atrocities committed at Nanking to light without sugarcoating any of the brutality.
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as Minnie Vautrin
as John Rabe
as Yang Shu Ling
as Bob Wilson
as Mills MacCallum
as Lewis Smythe
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Critic Reviews for Nanking
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The lesson here is not simply to vilify the Japanese soldiers of that era, but to make sure that we never forget who we are and what our country stands for today.
Sheds light on particular wartime atrocities largely neglected in the collective memory.
Nanking doesn't tell us why decency and compassion completely break down from time to time. It just tells us something terribly modern and all too familiar.
Anyone who sees Nanking should know going in what a brutal story it is, but no one should miss it because of a restrictive rating.
Nanking does justice to this tragedy even though it makes the mistake of mixing the testimony of actual participants with staged readings from actors subbing for real people.
The filmmakers employ a powerful technique of interspersing newsreel footage with wrenching on-camera interviews of survivors and sequences of actors reciting from the letters and memoirs of the Westerners on the scene.
Audience Reviews for Nanking
The presentation here is at first questionable. It begins with a look behind the wizard's curtain and we are shown a bit about how what we are about to see was constructed, recreated. But then the actual documentary, like a roller coaster at the apex of the highest point, truly begins, and the mere facts of this story alone are enough to terrify. The pictures serve to put you in the place, allows one to see with one's own eyes, even though you become increasingly aware that the producers have wisely chosen not to show all of what was committed in China then. Not for the faint of heart this. Two eyewitness accounts will burn into your memory forever.
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Straightforward and to the point, this documentary on the seldom heard Nanking atrocities is as intelligent as it is well made.
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Talking-head format robs actions both harrowing and heroic of their full impact.
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House of Refuge, Hutchinson Island
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The House of Refuge was a place where shipwrecked sailors could stay after tragedy struck. This is the last remaining house of refuge out of many that were scattered up and down the coast.
It is wonderful to visit this little house because of the incredible views on both sides! Situated on a thin strip of land between the ocean and the intracoastal, the house picks up a cool, salty breeze. You can sit on the rocking chairs on the patio facing either side and marvel at the colors in front of you! The ocean here is vibrant- as blue and turquoise as can be. And the intracoastal stretches before you, spacious and calm. The house is slightly elevated, on a dune, which gives you even better views. What a lovely spot! The keeper had a great job!
Inside the house upstairs and in the basement there are exhibits explaining the history of the house, though one doesn't read for long because it's too musty. Outside there are also information plaques that tell the interesting stories of the area.
Many weddings take place here on this blessed spot between ocean and intracoastal!
Afterwards, jump in the ocean at Chastain Beach!
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The House of Refuge is located at 301 SE MacArthur Blvd, Stuart FL 34996, call (772) 225-1875.
Open Mon-Sat 10-4, and Sun 1-4. Closed on Jan 1, July 4, Thansgiving (fourth Thurs in Nov), and Dec 25.
Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and children aged 6-12.
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Substantial, serious, professional and luxurious: Apple ditches candy-colored plastic for a new era of glass
04/30/2019, 08:04 am
In the same way that Apple introduced Bondi blue hardware and a lickable Aqua interface to distinguish its product lineup for the new Millennium, it also rapidly ushered in a fresh new era dominated by more substantial, serious, professional and luxurious materials, notably glass framed by metal, in both its hardware and in the virtual realm of its software.
How Steve Jobs disliked Apple's Infinite Loop campus, but made it his own
09/17/2018, 10:09 am
In a new oral history to mark Infinite Loop's 25th anniversary, Apple leaders past and present look back on the Cupertino campus that was Apple's home for nearly a quarter century -- and discussed Apple founder Steve Jobs' opinion on the company's base of operation.
Apple may need to fight Amazon for land to build Northern Virginia campus
05/16/2018, 12:05 pm
Hot on the heels of reports that North Carolina is on Apple's short list for a new campus, another report suggests that Apple is in the same point in the decision making process for one in Northern Virginia, adjacent to Washington DC.
New Apple Park drone footage reveals occupied research and development building, landscaping progress
03/24/2017, 04:03 pm
Following a break in nasty weather, the latest drone footage of Apple Park shows yet more landscaping progress, an occupied research and development building, and the removal of most of the heavy-lifting machinery from the campus.
New Apple Park drone footage shows advancing landscaping, near-final solar array completion
03/05/2017, 05:03 pm
The latest drone footage of Apple Park shot in early March shows significant landscaping progress in only a few days, and emphasizes the enormity of the campus in comparison to the surrounding neighborhood.
February Apple Park drone footage shows completed R&D facility, near-final solar installations
02/27/2017, 09:02 am
With the move-in date fast approaching, a new video has been published showing the advances that the construction teams have made on the newly christened Apple Park headquarters and Steve Jobs Theater in the last month.
Apple Park's campus auditorium named 'Steve Jobs Theater,' opens later in year
02/22/2017, 08:02 am
As part of the new "spaceship" campus, now called "Apple Park," Apple is commemorating its legendary cofounder, naming the auditorium that overlooks the facility "Steve Jobs Theater."


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The industry body for local government IT managers has lambasted Whitehall's new IT strategy, accusing the government of focusing on cutting costs instead of improving services.
Socitm said that instead of the aim of cutting costs by £3.2 billion a year, "much higher savings are achievable through better ICT deployment", because it would improve the efficiency of public services. The government's strategy, announced last month, was "disappointing", it said.
Reducing technology costs was vital in the recession, Socitm acknowledged. But it remained "unclear" how cutting costs would deliver the government's stated aim of "improving" services for citizens and businesses, Socitm said.
In a policy briefing, the industry body said the government should have considered more fully a proper "vision for local public service delivery", with a focus on better local shared services and more local control. There also needed to be more emphasis on data handling, with better sharing of information across different services.
The government's focus on technology that was "not yet [fully] developed" – including the G-cloud and shared datacentres – was a concern, Socitm said. It urged the government to define the specifications more closely.
There also needed to be clear plans for "disruptive" technology that could help operations, including Lean systems, Agile implementation, shared front and back office technology, and systems supporting flexible working. And, Socitm said, more incentives were needed for early adopters of technology.
Martin Ferguson, head of policy at the industry body, said these areas are crucial if the strategy is to work in practice for local authorities.
He added that the aim of cutting costs "could prevent investment in technologies that would enable savings", which would end up "dwarfing anything that could be achieved by cutting ICT costs alone".
But the government was right in some areas, Socitm said. It welcomed the fact that the plans had been "spelt out" for the wider public sector, the focus on transforming public services, the "collaborative approach", the support for the Public Sector Network, and the emphasis on professionalism and green IT.


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This release is advertised as having a "Limited Edition metallic finish!", being cast in gray plastic and painted over in metallic gold, and with his hand being cast in colorless clear plastic, making him very similar to his Masterpiece figure. Additionally, the tip of his cannon is chromed. He comes with two "Great Value" toys: an unchanged Legends-Class Mudflap figure and a "Premium" vacuum-metallized gold redeco of Bumblebee's own Revenge of the Fallen Legends-Class figure.
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This is the first painting that I did outside. I think you can tell that I wasn't in my comfort zone at all and consequently the marks aren't what I wanted them to be. It was a great learning curve, having the confidence to just get on with it, chat to passers by and to work quickly in changeable conditions.
At the end of the unit, we had the opportunity to rework one of the pieces in the studio. Again not a way of working that I'm at all used to. I usually just shelve something or paint over it if I'm not happy with results. So I took the painting from week 1 and based another painting on it. It's the same street, buildings etc I decided to go landscape instead of portrait, had a red primer and tried to get a bit more crispness of line. It still isn't complete, just the main shapes and colours blocked out, but it's a marked improvement! What do you think?
See more of me doing plein air painting.