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As Pure As The Driven Snow
..of which, we have plenty in the UK. I swear I'm starting to get cabin fever! Anyhoo, following on from my last post raging about events is a look I cobbled together purely from shopping at two of them: FROU FROU and BLUSH. Now, you know my thoughts on FROU FROU so I won't go […]Read More

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Thanks to the support of the Swiss Post, the Echos du Réel project offers the possibility to festival goers, local inhabitants and shopkeepers to express their creativity.
From 10 April onwards, local shops will have Visions du Réel themed windows: the shop window competition is organised in Nyon in collaboration with the Société industrielle et commerciale de Nyon (SIC) and the commerçants du Quartier de Rive.
In order to celebrate the Festival's new partnership with the City of Gland, Visions du Réel also invites shopkeepers in Gland to join the competition in collaboration with the Association Commerciale de Gland (ACG).
Vote for your favourite Visions du Réel shop window!
Make the most of your time at Visions du Réel to share your "visions of reality" in our vidéomaton (or videobooth) located at the Théâtre de Marens.


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My first convention of 2007, the New York Comic Convention, was a tremendous success.
I sold almost everything I brought to sell and met a truckload of nice people.
All in all, it was a fantastic way to spend the weekend!
As you can see by the row of photos, I was supported by a great number of good-looking people.
Incidentally, I should mention that the people pictured don't have anything to do with the text they're placed next to unless that text states otherwise.
To make matters better, the promoters, in a very welcomed move to shivering fans, are moving the con back to April for 2008.
Friday was a little bit of a hard start for me.
I didn't get there as early as I had intended to, so I wasn't able to go around to the retailers and promote the fact that Evil Inc Annual Report Volume One is now being carried by Diamond Comics Distributors.
By the time I got my table set up, the time designated for trade-only activity had stopped and the fans had begun to trickle in.
Artist Alley was on a second floor — displaced from the rest of the convention this year.
Originally, I was a little more than miffed about this, but Saturday's traffic proved that I didn't miss a thing by not being on the main convention floor.
Another lemons-to-lemonade scenario played out when I realized that my 6-foot table was wedged — diagonally — into a 4-foot space.
Again, on the surface, I felt somewhat cheated, but then I realized that it actually enabled me to but my vertical banner on top of the table — since I wouldn't be blocking my neighbor's frontage.
As a result, it was very easy to find the Evil Inc banner as soon as one entered the Artist Alley area.
Actually, it was a little bit too easy. I spent quite a bit of time explaining to several women that I was not Claudio.
Claudio, who is also a lead singer in a band called Coheed and Cambria, is the writer of Evil Ink, a comic which was exhibiting one aisle over.
Claudio, also, seems to be something of a chick magnet, as evidenced by the relief on the women's faces when I admitted that I was not him.
Claudio. The name exudes sex. I just can't compete with that.
Anyway, I was soon cheered by fellow BLCer Paul Southworth, who was less disappointed to see me. But he was soon beset by fans and I went back to disappointing women.
William West, my representative from Diamond Comics Distributing also stopped by to introduce himself.
He's a really nice guy and has been extremely helpful in guiding me through Diamond's system.
I also got a chance to see my friend Tony Shenton, who distributes my books directly to comic stores.
Tony has been a supporter since my early Greystone days, and he has been responsible for getting my books into a lot of stores. Poor guy was hoarse from convention talk and it was only Saturday. It's always good to see him.
Luckily, things picked up for me considerably Saturday. By noon, I had a full docket of convention sketches, and the books were selling like hotcakes. The entire day flew by.
I can't thank you guys enough. Doing a comic strip can be awfully lonely work. Hearing you say how much you like the strip and hearing your laughter really helps.
By six o'clock, my vision cleared and I realized that I was very close to selling out all of my stock.
Of all the con sketches I did, I think my Wonder Woman sketch was the stand-out. It was a full foreground/background sketch and, since I charge more for those, I really try to put everything I've got into them.
I think I succeeded. Click on the link for full-sized cheesecakey goodness.
Of course, this Lightning Lady sketch comes in a very close second.
One of the real highlights of Saturday was watching John Gallagher walk up and pick up a copy of Evil Inc Annual Report Volume One.
John does Buzzboy. Turns out he's a Penn State grad, so he and his friend, Tim, and I all traded Philly stories for a while.
I'm in awe of John's work and having him compliment my strip was a true high point for me. To my continuing chagrin, I was so pleased when John liked my stuff enough to buy a book that I forgot to get a photo of him.
Another John — well, "Jon" — and another highlight. I got a chance to chat with Jonathon Rosenberg. He's going to have a wonderful year this year personally and professionally.
We see each other at two or three cons a year, but he's such a down-to-earth, gregarious guy that I always feel as if I'm continuing a conversation with him from five minute ago — even when the last time I saw him was in 2006.
Again, I was so busy running my mouth I forgot about my camera. Sorry, ladies.
I also had the pleasure of recording an interview with the talented Daku of the Digital Strips Podcast.
Daku is a prince among men and, with the help of the mighty Phil Kahn and cameraman "Blue's Clues" Sean, he's going to have some excellent coverage of the convention.
Sunday slowed right down — as Sundays often do. But it was worth being there is only to see Pete Abrams walk up to my table.
My respect for Pete's work can't be overstated. It was good to hear all the great news from the land of the Sluggites.
Later Sunday afternoon, my wife, who had been doing sight-seeing with the kids and her parents, was getting word of a snow storm coming through Philly, so I decided to pack up at 3:30 and catch an early train home.
I'm glad I did. The drive home from the train station was a white-knuckler and we were all happy to get into the warm house and unwind from a whirlwind weekend.


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Pregnancy can teach you many things. Things about your body, what's important to you, your limits, your hopes, your psyche…
And the longer the pregnancy continues (and we all want a healthy full-term pregnancy), the more you learn about these things. So once again, I'm over here dropping some pregnancy truthiness.
1. Control is an illusion. I learned that from other life and work experiences. However, you may have thought you had at least a smidge, if not more. Pregnancy laughs in the face of your control needs, making you keenly aware that you really have little, if any, control whatsoever. You have control over how you care for your body as it grows new life, but that's about it. You cannot control what is happening inside your body, how your baby will grow and develop, or the date and time at which your body and baby will work together on baby's exit plan.
2. You will want to have on hand whatever your favorite hemorrhoid remedy happens to be. Apparently no pregnant woman escapes unscathed.
3. Be mindful of what you say to a pregnant woman. Especially as she nears–and even more so as she passes–her due date. For starters, due dates are a joke and essentially meaningless. Babies come when babies come. To that end, a woman is likely to hear from countless people asking about whether the baby is here yet. Each time she has to respond with a "no," is a reminder that she's still pregnant and might be forever. (We all know that being pregnant forever is not real, but when you're in it, if feels like it.) If you're going to ask about the baby, take care to ask about the mom, too.
4. Pregnancy is more than a physical and emotional experience. It's a mental game, too. As a woman approaches her "due date," she begins to get in the mindset of birthing the baby. Even more so if her plan is a natural birth. And every day the baby chooses to stay inside is another day of mental readiness then downgrading only to gear up again the next day. It's exhausting. So if you're going to ask anything of a woman past her due date, probably the best question is, "How are you holding up?"
5. Do a better job than I have of planning ways to fill your time while waiting for baby. Plans can be changed or broken. If they are, it's because you're having a baby. Who can argue or be upset by that?!
6. I still really really really really really really REALLY miss beer and working out beyond getting on the elliptical and doing a few sets of upper body exercises. And I'll continue to wait for the day I can get back to both, just like I'm over here waiting for this baby to arrive.


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In-Town Coaching Information
Coaches' Responsibilities
- Call each team member and notify of team's color.
- Let them know shirts and socks will be handed out on the first day and to arrive ~15 mins early on that day
- Distribute team roster with snack assignments noted before the first game.
- Inform parents/players of times to meet and needed equipment (see above).
- Remind parents of snack format and the week's assigned parents.
- Tell parents/players who their Coach and Assistant Coach will be.
- Remind parents/players that there is NO COACHING from the sidelines.
- Distribute game schedule and field maps.
Note: We are putting more and more content on the web but please make sure at a minimum that you have contacted your parents and that they are aware of the team, schedule and responsibilities (or know where to find it on web)
Last Game
Before the last game, small prizes will be given to the coaches to award to each team member. Please bring end-of-season snacks and return all equipment to the shed after the game.
Coaches Meeting
Mandatory meeting - August 29th at 7:30pm at The Center on Ice House Road to discuss the program guidelines, discuss coaching courses, CORI, etc. and answer any questions. If the coach cannot attend, please ensure that an assistant attends. Please note that more and more information is being put on the website to allow for "self-service".
Learn more/Become licensed to coach/assist
Teresa Prego will be on hand at the coaches meeting to outline upcoming licensing courses in the area. If you have specific questions, you can e-mail him: [email protected]
Note: Future coaches will be selected based on license level and experience.
Game Snacks
A parent is to be assigned for each game. The parent brings a post-game snack, i.e., Popsicles, oranges, etc. Please highlight one parent on each roster to indicate their turn to provide snack.
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Meeting George Booth
It was what I thought would be a typical Tuesday in the New Yorker office. Grab a seat and settle in for some fun cartoonist banter until it's your turn to bring your batch in for review.
When I walked in this Tuesday, my friend whispered, "That's George Booth!" about the man sitting in the corner of the room.
I've always loved his work and was so excited to meet another one of my cartooning idols.
He was very funny and very sweet. We were all talking about cats and I asked him if he had a lot of dogs. He said "only in my mind."
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Discussion in 'Misc. Stick Arts' started by arnisador, Feb 21, 2006.
That is so true thats why I want a cane made of 'bahi'. Good cane and good weapon.
Several pictures in the 9/11 NYT showing riot sticks being usedin Pakisatn:
Pakistan Edgy as Ex-Premier Is Exiled Again
Clubs Used in Bolivia.
Bolivians retake airport from national troops
The picture in this paper showed men with clubs who had re-taken the airport from soldiers. From another source:
Lots of pictures in the paper recently showing riot sticks being swung in Pakisatn the past few days...in a quick search I only came up with a non-action shot:
I've been seeing lots of pictures in the news about Kenya that show men with sticks (including what are obviously boards taken from a structure) and machetes.
The use of clubs (and machetes) in Kenya continues:
Helicopters swoop to save Kenya refugees
The slideshow here has many pictures of machetes and sticks being waved. Obviously, they're also being used.
In addition to the panga (machete), apparently there's a traditional regional stick weapon:
Slingshots and bows adn arrows (a traditional weapon), too:
The knife, the big knife, and the knob-stick are the fundamental traditional weapons of Man from Swaziland to Saskatchewan.
Trench maces were important weapons in WWI. The German version, a two to three foot stiff coil spring with a spiked ball on the end, was later turned into a police and self defense weapon and is one of the distant ancestors of the ASP police baton.
Yeah, but this was given a particular name which unfortunately I did not write down--I just didn't know a weapon by name from there as I do know jo and dan bong and baston and such. That's what caught my attention!
In the picture with the bows (previous page of this thread) those are slings not slingshots. Slingshots use elastic bands for power, those are slings which use rotation.
That is still a great photo, though, because modern use of slings is very rare, and very inaccurate unless you've trained a long time with them. On the other hand, a sling that size/length, hurling a stone that size, is more than capable of killing an unarmored man out to around 100 meters (and with a lead ball, out to 200 meters). I spent most of a year training to use a sling, because of my interest in military technology (and I'm in the SCA). I could routinely hit a man sized target at 50 meters, and I could hit the same target at 100 meters more than half the time. I used golf balls at a driving range - ammo was cheap, the targets well marked, and the safety factor was adequate. With more practice and lead ammo, I feel quite sure I could kill a man at those ranges using a sling.
The Greeks and other ancient cultures had regular troops who specialized in the sling (they trained them from childhood), and combined them with skirmisher infantry to brutal effect. The sling was easy to manufacture, and easy to resupply, but required extensive practice for accuracy, and they could not be used in dense formations - this is why the bow replaced it over time. Manufacturing lots of bows could be done by government sponsored militaries, required less training to be effective, and could be fired in mass volleys by closely spaced archers (multiplying the shock effect of arrows).
Ah, thanks! I think I knew the distinction at some level but never thought about it.
Seen on MT (modern bow usage):
Khirbet Susiya Journal
Cameras Emerge as a Tool in a Conflict Over Land
The current unrest in Thailand.
Thai leader orders protesters ousted from airports
Thai protesters seize police officer as tensions at Bangkok airport standoff escalate
Eh, having batons isn't exactly being unarmed, but I suppose I know what they mean.
My point in this thread remains---it can still pay to know how to use a stick in this world!
Seen on MT.
Some stick and sling usage in the current Greek riots:
Bikers brawl through Australian airport; 1 dead
during the airport takeover in Bangkok, members of the UDD were trained by former Thai army general to use staves for self-defense and for a possible attempt to forcibly remove PAD from the airport.
Riot club by Thai police against protesters:
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Hey, it's Chris Duncan here. I'm on this beautiful beach and today I'm speaking to all of you entrepreneurs out there who want to build a business online.
- You want to take your business from wherever it is and you want to explode it.
- You want to be able to spend time on a beach hanging out at a beautiful place like this on a Monday morning.
I'm coming at you today with a live Total Freedom session for all the entrepreneurs. This is what I want to say to every single one of you. I want to say to you: There are only 5 metrics to grow any business and it doesn't matter what business you have, there's only five. If you want to grow online, if you want to take your business and your company to the next level, if you want to explode your brand, then make sure you listen to what I'm going to share today because today, I'm going to be dropping it to you straight. This is going to come out of my very next book, which is coming out later this month, which is the Freedom Business Explosion. Let me share this with every single one of you. You have the power right now to build an absolutely magnificent business online. You have the power to build a brand. Let me share with you the five metrics, then I'm going to go through them in detail. The metrics are:
- attention
- leads
- clients
- sales percentage
- frequency
I'm going to go through every single one of these. Here's what you got to understand. Every one of these is a mover, it's a needle mover, it's a shaker. If you just move just one, your business will go to the next level.
Let's share the first one.
The first one is attention.
The question I've got to ask you is:
- Are you getting enough attention online?
- Are you getting enough people to see your business, your brand?
- Are you putting yourself out there enough?
- Are you spending enough on your social media advertising?
- Are you doing enough video?
- Are enough people buying your books?
- How many events, networking events, how many times do people hear about you and your business and your message?
- Here's what's really important. What do people think of your brand? When they think of you and they think of your brand, what do they actually think of?
I think that's a really important question because when you're getting everyone's attention, it's got to be like this, total freedom. My brand is everywhere. I want to ask you, what does your brand stand for? You're getting people's attention, but what does it actually stand for? That's attention. It's number one. If you do nothing else but increase your attention that you're getting online, your business is going to increase.
The second thing is your leads percentage.
What's really interesting is there's so many of us that can get attention online. We can get people, we can do videos, we can get blogs read, we can get our social medial blowing up, but how much of us are actually getting leads? Let's get very, very clear on what a lead is. A lead is somebody that subscribed to you, whether:
- they've subscribed to your email lists
- they've given you their phone number
- they've liked a page of yours
- they've done some sort of subscription
Meaning this, you can actually push out your message to them. You can push it and this is super important. This is the second percentage. You've got to ask yourself, how many people are seeing my message that's attention, but now out of all of that, you know that ocean, that amazing amount of people that are seeing. How many area actually subscribing? How many emails are you getting? Now there's a few big tips that I can give you in how to actually improve this. I'm not going to go into that in today's video, but I will in one of the next videos.
The next thing is from leads to sales.
Your percentage between how many people are actually subscribing to your channel, following you on Facebook or YouTube or your Periscope. How many people are actually, actually moving from the leads into actually becoming a client? This is just sales percentage. Most people don't focus on their sales percentage enough, especially online. They're so busy focusing on all these other things or they focus on it way, way, way too much. That's what I want you to know. It is super cool, it is super cool to be able to give somebody your product and have them pay for it because if you know that your product solves a problem, if you know their problem that it solves is worth ten, twenty, thirty times more than anything you'll charge. Look, it is your duty to make sure that you get that product and have them purchase it. You need to improve your sales. Let's just look at the first three. If you improve the amount of attention you get, your business will improve. If you improve the amount of people that go from attention to leads to subscribing to you, your business will improve. If you improve from your leads to your sales, your business will improve. Now there's two more.
The next one is your actual percent that's left, your profit percentage.
What's left at the end. If you do nothing else but improve the ability for you to deliver your product and have a higher profit margin, a higher percentage left over, your business will explode. I can show you how to do this. There's five parts that I'm going to be sharing or five different ways to have a product path that's coming out in my new book and I'll probably put on another video coming up soon. You've got to understand this. If you can deliver your product or service with less cost or you can add in more value and charge more, you're going to have a higher profit percentage, which is a huge, huge, huge thing.
The last percentage is this is that the frequency.
The number of times that somebody buys. Let me share this with you. If you can have somebody purchase once, you're doing good. Once a month, you're doing way better. I need you to understand, there's very, very few ways, but very important ways that you must be getting people to purchase multiple times. Your best customers and the easiest money you can make are people who have already spent with you. In fact, at Christmas time, at any time, whenever there's a celebration, it's a great time for you to give a gift and inspire more people that have already spent with you to spend more. I'm sending you some love for Total Freedom TV, for your mind, for your time, for your life and today. I'm talking to you from Santa Monica. Behind me is the pier, beautiful pier. I'm sure you can see it there. I'm hanging out on a Monday morning, shooting this video for all of you guys. I want every single one of you, business owners to know this.
- It is your job first, to improve your income.
- Once you can improve your income dramatically and that's the five metrics that I told you. Next is to build a team.
- And then build a mission so that you can truly do what matters to you.
I love you so much. Free your time. Free your life. Free your income. Do what matters most and smash it. Click To Tweet Please subscribe to my channel, share this on Facebook, on YouTube. Post your comments below about how these metrics improved. I'm going to put some notes in the description. Love you so much. Have an amazing day and smash it. Bye, bye.


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The TDI Advanced Nitrox Course qualifies divers to use enriched air nitrox from EAN 21 through EAN 100 within your current certification level to a maximum depth of 40 metres/130 feet during dives that do not require staged decompression. Often taught in conjunction with the TDI Decompression Procedures course, this can be considered the foundation of your technical diving career. Advanced Nitrox is also a great course for those wanting to extend their bottom times in shallower depths such as scientific diver, and is a must for SCR or CCR divers.
This course is rooted in the utilization of oxygen and enriched air nitrox for diving purposes and how the manipulation of the partial pressure of oxygen affects the on/off gassing process.
This course is often taught as a combined course with Decompression Procedures.
Course Costs:
Class/Diving: $400.00
Charters: $160-$240 (4-6 Dives off charters)
Text: $60 TDI text
Course Prerequisites:
– 18 years old
– Nitrox Diver or Equivalent
– 25 Dives
Required Gear List:
– See downloads section under either Decompression Procedures or rEvo Air Diluent for required gear.
Skills & Course Dives:
-Review Nitrox Skills
-Proper gas analysis
-Pre-dive planning
-CNS planning
-Gas labeling
-Computer use
-Practical use of gas
-A minimum of 4 dives is required for this course if taken alone, combined with decompression procedures a minimum of 6 dives are required. This is very much individual based and more dives are always conducted for polishing skills and technique.


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Oldham Local Government Branch
Your branch brings you together with other employees who face common issues in the workplace. Your branch enables you to get support from the union, work with your colleagues and make your views felt in UNISON.
Workplace stewards and health and safety representatives are the core of the branch. Without them there would be no union to support you at work and negotiate for a better deal.
Oldham Local Government Branch life
Your branch is run by a committee which consists of members elected annually to take on different roles. It's people like you and your local UNISON stewards and officers who build the union and work to win everyone a better deal.
Oldham Branch holds monthly Branch Committee meetings and an annual general meeting, where people get elected to the branch committee and other UNISON structures.
Click here to see your Branch Officers and your Unison Stewards
Your union is only as strong as its membership so get involved and get active today!


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Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)
"Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither--whatever they do prospers."
"They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and it never fails to bear fruit."
Yes, I want to be like a tree.
Here are the lyrics to the song, "Tree" by Justin Rizzo:
"Unmovable, unshakable
Let my roots go down deep
Unmovable, unshakable
In You
I want to be like a tree
Planted by the streams
Of living water
This will be my song God
This will be my prayer
Until the end, until the end
In the midst of the coming storm
In the midst of the coming blessing
That my life, would be built upon the rock
That I would not be shaken
That I would not be moved"
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ"
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Description: Romantic couple in malt shop.
Comment: Kohfield was one of several elite illustrators who did an enormous amount of work for Harlequin and its offshoots. The stereotype of these books as the bodice-ripping fantasies of the suburban housewife has, I hope, been laid to rest by this point in time. The fact of the matter is that there was a lot of very good art created for such publications and Kohfield, whom I knew during my stint at Society of Illustrators was among the very best. I've just purchased a copy of the book and that will be included but which is not yet here to photograph.


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Step 1Combine orange juice concentrate, vegetable and sesame oils, vinegar, garlic, sesame seeds, ginger, soy sauce, chili sauce and salt and pepper to taste in bowl. Add chicken, cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 to 2 hours.
Step 2Grill chicken on grill pan set over medium to medium-high heat or on outdoor grill, basting pieces with sauce and turning frequently, until chicken is fully cooked and richly glazed on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.


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With the Evos Concept, Ford has taken a new design leap into the next generation. The dramatic lines of the concept car are bright indication of a substantial transformation of the brand Ford.
|Ford Evos Concept Car with its amazing gull-wing doors
Exterior: Translating 'fastback' bodystyle into a new design DNA, Ford is creating a common framework to create 'next-generation' cars. The Ford Evos Concept is a combination of a sensational profile and smart proportions. An amalgamation of Ford's C, CD, and GT cars, the Evos Concept has a very contemporary feel.
One of the most striking features of this car is the awesome hinged 'gull-wing' doors that open to unfold the singular 4-door, 4-seat layout inside.
|Fantastic Side Profile of the Ford Evos Concept Car
Interior: The fun-to-drive spirit of the car's exterior is seamlessly translated into its interior. The ubercool cockpit design is sure to enhance driving pleasure and driver's interaction with the machine and the surroundings.
|Cloud technology driven Evos interior
|Passenger and back seats of Ford Evos Concept Car
Technology: This baby is hi-tech! It's green! And it's smart!
The top-in-the-class lithium-ion plug-in hybrid powertrain ensures spectacular performance and fuel economy. Ford has gone a step further and used Cloud technology for boosting the machine's efficiency by allowing a choice of different powertrain modes for every single journey.
|Rear profile of Evos, Ford's next-gen concept car
I think the cloud technology gives Fiat huge potential to customize the driving experience as well as cater to individual moods and tastes of every customer - in terms of personalizing the car without compromising on the driver's safety.
Still interested in reading about the Ford Evos Concept Car, reach out to me.


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Tall Men Association is formed for the people within and outside Kerala who has a height of 6 Feet or more.The minimum requirement to become a member of Tall Men Association is a height of at least 6ft. or 183 cm. Any one who posses a height of 6 ft. can take a membership in TMA and has to abide by the rules and regulations set by the bilo.Today, we have got members from all districts of Kerala.
TMA is being known as the first organization in the world, made up for bringing up togetherness among the Tall people around the world.
TMEF (Tall Men Executive Force) is the prestigious wing of TMA headed by 6 ft. 10 Inch height Mr. Thumbur Shibu.
The Tall Men Association was organized on 15th May 1999 by Mr.Sacharia Joseph, a 6 Feet 4 Inch tall retired Air force personnel. There are people who have differenet types of difficulties because of their big height.to bring these problems to the notice of the Government and to organise meetings and to build up a social network and togetherness among the tall people. TMA was registered as a Trust on 15th May 1999 with Reg.No:469199.15.05.1999.
TMA was started with 15 members and Mr.Sacharia Joseph as President, Mr.P.I.Jose as the Secretary, Mr.K.P.Bhasheer Haji as the Joint Secretary, and Mr.Jimmy Iype Tholathu as the Tressurer were elected during the first meeting.


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Blog with ORACLE related posts (mainly PL/SQL programming) and some personal thoughts
Blog com artigos sobre ORACLE (principalmente sobre programação PL/SQL) e alguns pensamentos pessoais.
SQL Navigator 6.7 Beta available
Quest Siftware released to the community a beta version for SQL Navigator 6.7. If you have a previous beta version installed, you can upgrade it with this build. You can (and should) install this side by side with your current 6.6 (or previous) version. Read all about it
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Almost a year ago (when Samuel was a newborn baby) the kids and I started watching The Cake Boss. I would sit and feed Samuel and we would watch the show – episode after episode, and we would look forward to the next feed time and the next episode. The kids would say they wanted to go to Carlos' Bakery in New Jersey and buy a cannoli. So when we found out that Buddy Valastro had opened his own restaurant 'Buddy V's' in Las Vegas we booked a table (months in advance might I add!). We were very excited.
The restaurant is based inside the Venetian Hotel, which I read is one of the best places to take the kids on the Las Vegas strip. We were excited to see the canals and the Carnivale di Venezia (jugglers, stilt walkers, opera singers, and living statues that entertain people in the "streets").
When we arrived at Buddy V's one of the first things George asked was "Is Buddy here?". He wasn't because he was in Rio opening another restaurant there, but we were being served by Buddy's cousin, Giorgio. If you watch the show then you will know that Carlos' Bakery is a family business, and Buddy V's is too. After a conversation with Giorgio, and a photo op, he gave us an invitation to eat at Buddy V's in London when it opens in summer 2019.
We had a booth near the window with views of the Vegas Strip. The kids enjoyed looking out the window, we had a good view of Trump's hotel.
The staff at Buddy V's really look after you and make you feel like a guest in their home. The menu is inspired by Buddy's favourite family recipes. We never ran out of drinks, and the food was served quickly. There was also live music, which was excellent, and the place had a great atmosphere.
Giorgio told us that they are best-known for their pasta, so I ordered the best lasagne I have ever had, and Max had a delicious Mac and Cheese. The others all ordered pizza which of course was delicious too. One of the disappointing things about jet lag is that by dinner time, it would be the early hours of the morning in London, you are not as hungry as you think you would be so a lot of the pizza was left over. Thankfully they let us box it up and we ate it the next day on our long drive to Zion.
When I booked the meal months ago I was able to specify that this was for a special occasion – my husband's birthday – which is this weekend. After the meal they brought Ben a Birthday cake which came as a surprise.
We ordered dessert even though we weren't very hungry after the main meal. We had come all this way to try a cannoli! Cannoli are a cinnamon pastry, filled with ricotta cream, with pistachios and chocolate chips. I loved them but the kids were a little disappointed, I think they were expecting them to be sweeter.
We loved Buddy V's Ristorante and we can't wait to go again when they open in London. If you want more information about visiting then please see Buddy V's website.


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RICH WILLEY BIO : trumpeter, bass trumpeter, tuba player, bandleader. As both a player and composer/arranger, Rich Willey is firmly rooted in the jazz tradition. His trumpet playing draws upon the wellspring of bebop with a contemporary freshness; brash and forceful, but also lyrical and warm. His compositions and arrangements are thoughtful and substantial, combining a solid sense of swing with an overriding concern for melody. Rich's playing took on an even broader range of colors when he became one of only a select few jazz trumpeters to add the bass trumpet — a unique instrument with the range of a trombone but the bright timbre of a trumpet — to his musical palette.
A Florida native, Rich was active on the Philadelphia and New York scenes from the mid 1980's to the early 1990's, handling a wide range of Latin and jazz gigs, most notably backing up and recording with legendary vocalist Mel Tormé. He later returned to Florida where he earned a bachelors degree in music education from the University of South Florida, founded the Gulf Coast Jazz Society in Dunedin, and performed regularly in the Greater Tampa Bay area. Rich returned to NYC in 1999, earning his masters degree in jazz performance/trumpet at the renowned Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Byron Stripling, Garry Dial, and Mike Abene. He spent the fall of 2001 on tour playing second trumpet, the challenging jazz chair, with trumpet giant Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau.
Rich has released three CDs, among them Gone With the Piggies (CAP records), a striking collection of brilliantly conceived and impeccably performed tracks, including four of his own distinctive compositions. He is the owner of Boptism Music, which offers an impressive array of his over 30 books including jazz duets, jazz etudes, jazz improv development books, trumpet and trombone method books, as well as his jazz combo and big band arrangements. He is a devoted student of the late Dr. Donald S. Reinhardt, and has put back into print many of Reinhardt's original method books.
Rich has performed with many great musicians, including Maynard Ferguson, Lionel Hampton, Hank Mobley, Don Patterson, Buddy Morrow, Bob Haggart, Dick Hyman, Claudio Roditi, Chris Potter, Conrad Herwig, John Swana, Bob Mintzer, Kenny Drew Jr., Brad Mehldau, Mel Torme, Bobby Sanabria, Harry Allen, Bill Mobley, Dave Stahl, Jack Jones, Shirley Jones, The Inkspots, Skitch Henderson, Tommy Flanagan, Tony Randall, Andrea McCardle, Debby Boone, and many others.
Rich has been leading bands since 1986. In its present-day incarnation, The Rich Willey Jazz Bands have played at Asheville's Bele Chere, Greenville's Jazz on Main Street and Artisphere, UNC-Asheville's Concert on the Quad series, Furman University's Concerts By The Lake series, along with many other venues, private gigs and educational settings.
Rich and his wife Janet live just outside of beautiful Asheville, NC, where he now practices trumpet, bass trumpet and tuba incessantly, still writes and arranges music and performs regularly throughout the southeast as a freelance musician, bandleader and clinician.


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#BanTheBox is an initiative to ban prospective employers from asking if an applicant has been convicted of a felony during the application process.
This article originally appeared at indystar.com
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced this week he will issue an executive order barring the state's executive office from including on job applications questions concerning an applicant's criminal background.
On Tuesday, he pledged to sign Senate Bill 312, which would preempt cities and local governments from passing their own "ban the box" and other "fair chance" hiring ordinances.
The executive order affects more than 1.12 million Hoosiers with some form of a criminal record, according to U.S. Justice Department data.
At a news conference Tuesday, Holcomb said he would sign bills ranging from abortion to marijuana extract to gun rights.
Also during the news conference, Holcomb said he would issue an executive order "banning the box" on state job applications.
"Banning the box" essentially pushes questions about criminal history to the back end of the hiring process: the job interview.
This makes Indiana the 27th state to ban the box for state employees. The move would apply to public sector employees.
Indianapolis is among the cities and counties nationally that already do not ask about candidates previous criminal activities in the initial job application process.
"While I don't believe I have the authority, or should (have the authority) to tell employers what to do about their hiring practices," he said, "I have already reached out to the Indiana State Department of Personnel and want them to know the executive branch will be banning the box on future state employment."
The announcement comes after the Indiana chapter of the ACLU, the NAACP and 10 other local organizations lobbied the governor this past week to veto Senate Bill 312 if an executive order for public sector employees was not issued.
The groups agreed that the bill would make it difficult for former inmates to become gainfully employed.
Barbara Bolling-Williams, president of the NAACP Indiana chapter, said criminal justice disparities are exacerbated by challenges that African Americans face in employment.
"This disparity cannot be explained by individual choices about committing crimes," she recently told IndyStar.
In response, Holcomb said he would "issue an executive order in short order," he said at the news conference.
Representatives from various civic organizations applauded Holcomb's decision to issue the executive order.
"Gov. Holcomb's announcement that Indiana will 'ban the box' for future state employees is a positive step for all Hoosiers," said Andrew Bradley, a senior policy analyst at the Indiana Institute for Working Families.
"Ensuring fair chance hiring opportunities isn't only necessary to move our workforce and economy to the next level, it's the just thing to do for Hoosiers and their communities."
Vop Osili, a member of the City-County Council, who sponsored the city's ban the box campaign in 2013, said he thinks "it is wonderful that the governor is implementing an executive order to ban the box on state employee job applications."
"I still can't quite understand why our state legislature thinks it's a bad idea for its municipalities to do that in their own jurisdictions," he told IndyStar.
Osili said since passing the ordinance, the city has hired roughly 200 people with criminal records "who might not have found employment elsewhere."
More than 70 million people, or nearly 1-in-3 adults, in the United States have a prior arrest or conviction record, according to the National Employment Law Project.


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The real things haven't changed. It is still best to
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– Laura Ingalls Wilder
To All of Laura's Fans-
It is my pleasure and honor to serve as the director of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum, and to be president of the Home Association.
I have been working with the association since 1960, and became director in 1993. The entire staff and all the volunteers take great pride in the restoration, preservation and education of Rocky Ridge Farm, where Laura wrote the "Little House" series.
We hope you will enjoy the wonderful experience of the farm and all of Laura's possessions that were so near and dear to her and her family.
Mrs. Jean Coday, Director
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association of Mansfield, Missouri
The Wilder Home Association
After Laura's death in 1957, her daughter Rose Wilder Lane and Mansfield resident and close friend Irene Lichty, formed the Wilder Home Association with the vision to preserve intact the Wilder home and its many treasures. At that time, the association got its start with the establishment of $100.00 memberships – the exact amount Laura and Almanzo saved to purchase the land we would affectionately come to know as Rocky Ridge Farm. Over the years, we have been blessed by our many supporters who share our same vision and values. Today, we seek not only to preserve Laura's legacy but to continue her story by supporting the future of the historic Rocky Ridge Farm. It's an exciting time to become a member and we encourage your consideration.
For more information about our vision for the restoration, preservation and education of Laura's legacy feel free to contact us!
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The Wilder Home Association was established in 1957. Over the years, it has developed many supporters that wished to be a part of this work. These dedicated people believe in the ideals and pioneer values of the Wilder writings, which emanated from these historic homes in the Ozarks.
The Campaign Leadership Group and the trustees of the Wilder Home Association of Mansfield, Missouri have dedicated themselves to the continuous restoration and preservation of Rocky Ridge Farm in order to provide a unique personal and educational experience.
They have invested years of research, planning and preparation in order to enhance the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum experience. This historic project will create additional economic value for the Missouri Ozarks Region. With a vetted master plan in hand and the support of regional (and national) leaders, the board works toward establishing the next chapter of Laura's story.
Please be our guest at any time to visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum. We look forward to seeing you here!
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Strategic PauseApril 15, 2011 at 9:06 pm | Posted in Dragon Age, rpg | 6 Comments
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I don't know what most people say about the combat in Dragon Age 2. I try not to pay attention to it. I do know there is a wide variety of opinions and that they range from good to bad. For me, the combat in Dragon Age 2 is just an evolution of Bioware fights from games past, and in some ways I'm happy with that, and in some ways I'm not.
Spoilers towards the end.
I've always been a solid supporter of the ability to pause the combat, think through my options, micro-manage the fight, and insure total domination. A lot of people don't like this, choosing to play through the fights with their companion AI set up specifically to their tastes. I border on control freak.
Overall I'd say the AI works fine on its own, but in intense fights is not up to par. That's to be expected, an intense fight means a good challenge. Yet for those who want to let their companions fight for themselves, you're out of luck.
Particularly if you're up against one of the best parts of the game, the complex boss fights. For instance there is this really well designed boss in the deep roads, a rock wraith I think it was called. It had the ability to roll around and crush people, send out a cross shaped beam in 4 directions for an extended amount of time, suck people into a vortex towards it as it damaged you, and other abilities. Perhaps one of the most complex bosses I've ever fought in a Bioware game.
Yet controlling my companions was quite annoying. They wandered consistently into the cross shaped beam, whether told to hold and stay still or not. They didn't run away from the vortex, they walked towards it. They consistently stood in the fire.
It was a fun battle once I got the hang of it, and a challenge I enjoyed. There were more bosses like this than I remember being in other Bioware games, they had interesting mechanics or required constant attention. An early boss had a devastating attack that ripped through my characters, until I discovered it was very easy to just dodge it by moving aside. It was a facepalm moment, since I'd lost the first encounter, but it was fun to discover his weakness and take him down.
Unfortunately there is still plenty of the Bioware idea of "just throw more enemies at them". Every game they make has scenarios where the challenge isn't about difficulty but about the number of enemies you face. Sure it can be hard to take on 30 criminals instead of 15, or 6 waves of bad guys instead of 5, but there is something too monotonous and too lazy about it. The complex bosses means they're thinking about it, and improving, but they're still a little far and few between.
I thought one thing they tried out for Dragon Age 2 was amazing. In origins they tried to make small moments more iconic. When you kill an ogre, you jump on its face and stab his head, when you kill the Archdemon you get yourself a nice little end animation. In Dragon Age 2 it seems to be more about iconic fights as a whole. Whether you're dueling the Arishok or taking on Orsino, or the dragon in the bone pits. They all seem like they're designed to be different, and bigger than life. Real old school epic battles.
In particular I can't compliment the final battle enough. Truly surprising elements, some iconic imagery, a great villain. I couldn't ask for more. The combat in Dragon Age 2 is an improvement on Dragon Age: Origins, that I can say with confidence. It is fun, where Origins could often be too structured or too stiff.
I think I'll go over the story a bit in my next post.
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I didn't think the boss fights were too bad, hard but achievable but of course I'm playing casual super easy in difficulty. The secret is just have Anders group heal and rez.
My daughter who plays in Nightmare setting is another story. Its click click click clik clik unpause pause clik click click click unpause pause (you get the drift) Everything must be perfectly orchestrated for those fights. Takes forever.
I too loved the animations after the fights. I love my screenshots of impaling Asharok with blood squirting in the air. In fact just before I read this post I was admiring my screenshot folder.
I love this game so much I'm still eager for my fourth play through. By changing up my party each time I find so many new little stories and script changes each time. Enough to keep me interested still.
Comment by elleseven— April 15, 2011 #
I played throught he game on nightmare till the deep roads boss where i discovered that his minions stunlocked my mages repeatedly… I gave up after six hours and dropped the difficulty to hard… on nightmare it was essentialy a WOW dance fight.
Comment by Shongaqu— April 18, 2011 #
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Miley Cyrus has added another new member to her furry family: a pet pig!
The singer, 21, introduced the world to Bubba Sue on Sunday night, posting multiple Instagram photos of herself snuggling with the tiny piglet.
"Happiest mommy ever," she wrote.
The pig is just the latest addition to her ever-expanding entourage of animals. Cyrus introduced fans to her new puppy, named Emu, earlier in the summer, months after losing her beloved dog Floyd.
"Never will I replace Floyd," she wrote on Instagram at the time, "and that's something I had to take time to understand."


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Home Economics for Girls or Tabitha Tickham and the Cake Crisis
Publisher's Summary
Here is a country house murder mystery of sorts, for daughters and their mothers, and anyone else who wants to learn the correct way to eat a scone.
Violet has to prepare for her Home Economics assessment, but with a house full of guests and a lunatic sister playing detective, how will she ever get it done? And if the dog did not destroy her mother's cake, who did? Did she really see someone lurking down at the gatehouse? Which one is the bay tree, and what does nutmeg look like anyway? Should self-confessed teachers be allowed out into society?
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- 12-17-17
*4.5 Roses*
What a fun story!
This story opens in a picturesque murder house mystery, and a rather grumpy girl who doesn't want to deal with any of it, because she's got an assignment to finish. Instead, mysteries and questions pop up all around her, and she's only got a couple hours to answer them all.
Reminiscent of early Nancy Drew amateur sleuth novels, mixed in with a younger sense of humor and sense of innocence in a big world. The characters were all colorful and endearing, and the story was constructed very well, with a flow that kept a steady momentum toward the ending. I enjoyed the overall mystery of the cake and the dog, and the humor surrounding the entire debacle.
I had the pleasure of experiencing the audiobook version of this story, and found it very entertaining. My only complaint comes from this though, as the narrator seemed slightly mature for the character and plot she was working with. While she did a wonderful job, I think there was probably a better voice to fit Violet and her entertaining weekend. As is, it was still done very well, and I enjoyed listening to the story unfold.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in it - I doubt you'll be disappointed. I would also keep an eye on this author, as I'm sure he will produce more entertaining stories for our enjoyment in the future.
*I was given a complimentary audiobook edition of this book, from the author, to listen to in exchange for an honest review.
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- Turning Another Page
- 12-09-17
Home Economics for Girls
Being a child is hard, but growing up with a little sister can be downright annoyingly frustrating. J.P. Wright has a humorous, whodunit story...chalked full of sibling rivalry, child detectives, and mystery. The drama that unfolds within these pages will have readers laughing and shaking their heads in a knowing fashion.
Violet Tickham comes across a violent crime at the start of the book; someone has destroyed her mother's decadent and infamous Chocolate Cake! With only Marcus, their dog at the scene of the crime, her younger sister Tabitha comes in at that moment to suspect her of foul play. Now, with guests coming over for their mother's murder mystery party, a house full of guests may deter them from their important task. Violet has a Home Economics dish to make, which she has no idea where to find some of the ingredients and doesn't let her mother know about the assignment until much too late...all because of her having to watch her snooty, little sister! Tabitha has designated herself detective on the case! She secretly knows that her sister didn't do it, but likes to goad her into thinking she did for the pure enjoyment of getting under her sister's skin. She is determined to find out who did destroy the cake and get to the bottom of the mystery once and for all.
Wright has an interesting take on murder mystery, while the narrator was very entertaining and brought a lot of life to the story. This is classified as a cozy, but does have a somewhat satirical sentiment, based on the thoughts and emphasis of two young sisters. The pace is very quick and the vocal portrayal is superb. If you are a reader of cozy mystery and satire, you may want to try this one out.
A copy of this audiobook was provided to Turning Another Page by Audiobookworm Promotions, but this in no way affects our honest opinion of the book or the review that has been written. We provide a four-star rating for Home Economics for Girls or the Tabitha Tickham and the Cake Crisis by J.P. Wright, narrated by Claire M James.
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- Midwestbonsai
- 04-14-17
Fabulous cozy mystery
Looking at this synopsis, I thought this sounded awfully close to a cozy mystery. I cannot get enough cozy mysteries now, so even though it sounds a little young, I was up to try it.
Boy was I in for a surprise. This could be thought of as young but it is adorable. From go I was hooked. Told in two points of view from sisters that are in a rivalry, of course because aren't all siblings, this whodunit was stick to your ears fantastic. The narrator, Claire M. James, did a wonderful job with the voices and did so well that you could almost think there were two narrators. I loved all of her voices but especially the mother's. Although we do not get the mother's point of view, and honestly it isn't really needed. By the end the reader knows enough of what is happening to see that although the mother is quite harried, she also knows quite a bit about what is going on in her household. As all mothers do!
The girls were hilarious. Their banter back and forth was worth every minute. These two can bicker for ages, but just like sisters, don't say a word against the other sister or you'll be in for it. Again, siblings are weird like that.
The case was of a cake that fell out of the window. Violet was at the scene of the crime, although it is in her pov so of course the reader understands, but Tabitha, or Kitty, will not let her live it down that she is a suspect and will remain a suspect until the culprit is found IF it is not Violet! Kitty's tenacious ability to be not only in Violet's face but everyone's is hilarious and a bit annoying. She is a detective on the case and plans to solve it come hell or high water!
By the end I was a fan of both girls, although being a big sister myself I can feel for Violet much more than Kitty. The audio was wonderfully done and the narration, and plot, kept me on the edge of my seat. Again, this was simply adorable! And I was able to listen while painting so it kept my mind off of the menial, and quite boring, task!
In short: Fabulous cozy mystery. I plan to buy this for my niece straight away!
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- Lomeraniel
- 12-21-17
The constant ramblings distracted me from the stor
There are few review about this one but they are in general extremely positive. Somehow I expected to enjoy this audiobook much more than I did. For starts, there is changing POV's, completely unannounced. The story is told by the two sisters, who see the whole mystery and family affairs in a very different light. The book is written in a humorous tone, but the constant ramblings of both sisters got me tired really fast. I also found the book frivolous and very judgemental, and the adjective fat is often used as pejorative.
There is a completely lack of descriptions, but even like that the action is very slow, since it is constantly interrupted by numerous and unrelated ramblings. I found it very distracting and I kept zoning out throughout the book.
Claire M. James narration was good, but she made no difference between both sister's voices, which made more the story more difficult to follow. She also used a super theatrical tone, overdoing the characters' interpretations, that went well with the book, but was really tiring for me.
I finished this book because I was curious of the outcome, but sadly, it's not one that I would recommend.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by J.P. Wright. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
- Lynn Shaw
- 12-11-17
Claire was Fantastic
I really tried to like this story but alas, I could not. The two main characters rambled on and on until I was exhausted. It made it difficult to follow along too. The narrator however did an excellent job articulating the story and i would definitely check out other books she has worked on.


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"These nine globe-trotting, unforgettable stories from Mia Alvar, a remarkable new literary talent, vividly give voice to the women and men of the Filipino diaspora. Here are exiles, emigrants, and wanderers uprooting their families from the Philippines to begin new lives in the Middle East, the United States, and elsewhere—and, sometimes, turning back again.
In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home. From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar's powerful debut collection explores the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined."
To call this collection powerful doesn't feel enough of a recommendation to read them. Like in the synopsis, these stand alone short stories are unforgettable especially in today's time where immigration is debated all over the media. Regardless of your feelings on the matter, the heart of these stories is the basic human search to find our authentic selves and live a life to the best of our abilities.
Yes, there are elements of political upheaval, holding onto culture in a new country, struggling to provide, and achieving status as Expats within the Filipino culture. But aside from this view into a culture unlike my own, I felt that each story had a common thread of humanity. Stories like these build up the empathy vault and are necessary in the grand scheme of things.
In "The Miracle Worker" (one of my favorites), Sally Riva's background as a special education teacher in the Philippines puts her as the perfect candidate to work with Mrs. Mansour's daughter Aroush in Bahrain. Aroush's rare combination of cerebral palsy and Recklinghausen's disease keeps her hidden and out of public view. This story touched on so many topics: the value of human life, disabilities, social structure (maids/teachers/elite), the barrier of language, a crumbling marriage, expectations and honesty vs. fantasy. Sally, like many special education teachers, wants to give the parents hope and yet finds that much of the positive feedback is just a veil to the truth.
"A kind of paradise was what she paid me for, after all: the dream of Aroush's bright future. She replaced the sunglasses atop her cheekbones, a warning I understood: that whatever I wished to illuminate, she was happy in the dark. What I had thought of as deception was my duty."
The longest story of the collection with the shared title "In The Country", is one that had me holding my breath as a nurse named Milagros fights for equal rights in the workplace. She meets reporter Jaime Reyes at one of the strikes and their story is hopeful and heartbreaking. Their struggle to find the balance between political activism and family life is one I will not forget.
It's hard to believe this is a debut collection. Alvar has a bright future because while the writing is beautiful and profound the stories are accessible and resonant. They aren't linked nor do they have to be read in order. Each one powerfully stands on their own and even the reluctant short story reader will take away something valuable.
In The Country by Mia Alvar is 368 pages as was released on June 16, 2015 by Knopf. I picked up a copy from my library and you can check WorldCat for a copy near you.


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KIEV, Ukraine — An American-backed deal to settle the crisis in eastern Ukraine fell flat on Friday as pro-Russian militants vowed to stay in occupied government buildings, dashing hopes of a swift end to an insurgency that the authorities in Kiev portray as a Kremlin-orchestrated effort to put Ukraine's industrial heartland under Russian control.
But the agreement, reached in Geneva on Thursday by diplomats from the European Union, Russia, Ukraine and the United States, appeared to arrest, at least temporarily, the momentum of separatist unrest in Ukraine's Russian-speaking east. Armed pro-Russian militants, who have seized buildings in at least 10 towns and cities since Feb. 6, paused their efforts to purge all central government authority from the populous Donetsk region.
It was clear all along that for the pact to have a chance of success, the Kremlin would have to pressure the militants to leave the buildings they had seized. So far, it has shown no inclination to do so, blaming the Ukrainian government for the turmoil and denying that Russia has any ties to the rebels.
Western officials said the United States planned to reassure Eastern European members of NATO by conducting company-size — about 150 soldiers — ground force exercises in Estonia and Poland. The exercises would last a couple of weeks and would most likely be followed by other troop rotations in the region.
With militants vowing to ignore the agreement but halting what had been a daily expansion of territory under their control, officials in Kiev voiced some hope that a settlement was still possible. They were skeptical, however, about Russia's willingness to push the separatists to disarm and vacate occupied buildings.
"If Russia is responsible before not just Ukraine but the world community, it should prove it," said Andrii Deshchytsia, the acting Ukrainian foreign minister, who took part in the Geneva talks.
In a sign of the chasm separating Russian and Ukrainian views, Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday that made no mention of the pro-Russian militants driving the unrest. It said the call for militants to disarm "meant in the first place" the disarming of Ukrainian nationalist groups hostile to Russia, like Right Sector "and other pro-fascist groups which took part in the February coup in Kiev."
The state-run Russian television channel, reporting from an occupied building in Horlivka in the Donetsk region, featured a masked gunman who pledged to "fight to the end for his convictions." He displayed an armband emblazoned with a swastika-like symbol, which he said had been seized from supporters of the Ukrainian government.
Doubts about the Kremlin's readiness to push pro-Russian militants to surrender their guns have been strengthened by its insistence that it has no hand in or control over the separatist unrest, which Washington and Kiev believe is the result of a covert Russian operation involving, in some places, the direct action of special forces.
"I don't know Russia's intentions," Mr. Deshchytsia said, noting that during the negotiations, Russia's foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, had repeatedly asserted "that Russia was not involved." He said Mr. Lavrov had been "cooperative and aggressive at the same time."
Russia's denials have stirred concerns that it went along with the agreement not to curb the turmoil in eastern Ukraine, but to blunt American and European calls for tougher sanctions that could severely damage Russia's already sickly economy. Western sanctions have so far been limited to a travel ban and asset freeze on a few dozen individuals and a Russian bank.
Secretary of State John Kerry called Mr. Lavrov on Friday and urged Russia to ensure "full and immediate compliance" with the agreement, a senior State Department official said. Mr. Kerry, the official added, "made clear that the next few days would be a pivotal period for all sides to implement the statement's provisions, particularly that all illegal armed groups must be disarmed and all illegally seized buildings must be returned to legitimate owners."
Mr. Kerry also spoke with Ukraine's acting prime minister and praised him for moving to carry out the deal, including by increasing transparency and guaranteeing amnesty for militants who disarm and leave occupied buildings. In Washington on Friday, Susan E. Rice, President Obama's national security adviser, denounced anti-Semitic fliers distributed in Donetsk, which instructed Jewish residents to register, as "utterly sickening" and said Mr. Obama had "expressed his disgust quite bluntly."
"They have no place in the 21st century," she said.
American officials gave no firm timeline for when they expect militants to pull back, but said it should be days, not weeks. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is scheduled to travel to Ukraine on Tuesday, which could be a moment to assess whether the agreement has yielded results.
Russia responded with fury on Friday to remarks the day before by Mr. Obama, who said that the deal offered a "glimmer of hope" but that the United States would take more punitive action if Russia did not abide by it. The Foreign Ministry criticized Washington for making "ultimatums" and for moving "to threaten us with new sanctions, which is absolutely unacceptable."
The diplomatic accord, while limited in scope and skirting the contentious issue of the Crimean Peninsula, was the first time Russia and Ukraine had found common ground since protests toppled a pro-Moscow government in Kiev in February, leading the Kremlin to seize Crimea and mass about 40,000 troops on Ukraine's eastern border.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday at the White House, Mr. Obama sounded a skeptical note. "My hope is that we actually do see follow-through over the next several days," he said. "But I don't think, given past performance, that we can count on that, and we have to be prepared to potentially respond to what continue to be efforts of interference by the Russians in eastern and southern Ukraine."
Militants holed up in the headquarters of the Donetsk regional administration — which they seized on Feb. 6 at the start of a well-coordinated campaign of assaults on government buildings across the region — showed no sign on Friday of abiding by the agreement. Gunmen in Slovyansk, a city in the north of the region, also seemed unwilling to leave the local police station and other seized buildings.
Denis Pushilin — the leader of a separatist group that seized the Donetsk government headquarters; proclaimed an independent nation, the Donetsk People's Republic; and demanded a referendum on the future status of the region — said he was not bound by any commitment made by Russia. He added that he would ignore the Geneva agreement until the interim Ukrainian government, established after the Feb. 21 flight of President Viktor F. Yanukovych, disbanded.
"They did not sign anything for us. They signed for the Russian Federation," Mr. Pushilin told reporters. "They do not ask our advice, but I believe all the actions of the Russian Federation were intended to solve the situation peacefully."
Mr. Pushilin said he would carry on preparing for a referendum, but was coy when asked what he would recommend if people in the region voted for independence. Would he seek for the region to become part of Russia, as occurred in Crimea, or to remain part of Ukraine under a new constitution that granted greater autonomy to the country's regions?
Mr. Deshchytsia, the acting Ukrainian foreign minister, dismissed as irrelevant Mr. Pushilin's demand that the government in Kiev step down. He said this was not part of the agreement and added that the government would press on with a stalled "antiterrorist operation" to dislodge the militants if they refused to leave.
The government's efforts to confront the pro-Russian militants with force came to an ignominious halt on Wednesday after members of an elite Ukrainian military unit joined militants in Slovyansk, allowing Russian flags to be hoisted on their armored vehicles.
At a news conference in Kiev, Mr. Deshchytsia declined to set a deadline to resume the military operation if the rebels refuse to disarm. He instead called on Russia to honor what he said was a commitment made in Geneva to persuade the militants to give up their weapons and leave seized buildings.
Seeking to calm separatist passions, Ukrainian leaders on Friday repeated assurances that they would, as Mr. Deshchytsia promised in Geneva, pursue changes to the Constitution that would grant more power to local councils to run their own affairs and enshrine Russian as an official language — bedrock demands in the largely Russian-speaking east. Parliament also began preparing an amnesty law, honoring a Ukrainian pledge in Geneva not to prosecute rebels if they voluntarily disarm and hand over occupied buildings.
On a visit to Donetsk on Friday, former Prime Minister Yulia V. Tymoshenko, who was jailed by Mr. Yanukovych and is now a presidential candidate in elections to be held in May, backed calls to grant Ukraine's regions more authority. But she ruled out any "negotiations about the division of the country," an apparent reference to Russian demands for federalization, a proposition widely seen as a ruse to divide Ukraine into a patchwork of semi-independent entities.
"We can talk only about giving the regions more autonomy," Ms. Tymoshenko said at a news conference.
With hopes of a diplomatic settlement battered, Ukraine's acting minister of economic development, Pavlo Sheremeta, summed up the mood in Kiev. Saying "it is much better to shoot with words, not bullets," he described the Geneva deal as "a step in the right direction" but added, "We are not totally excited."


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So far as I can tell, this is the only place you're going to learn about a major civic protest on the Iowa City Ped Mall yesterday -- blocks from the offices of local media. [Correction 10:50 a.m.: Although I have still seen nothing in hard copy print, it has been brought to my attention that the Daily Iowan, which is only published online at this time -- and thus a kind of a fellow blogger -- did post a story last evening: Ian Schmit, "Activists, union protest Wells Fargo," Online Daily Iowan, June 2, 2011.]
Here's the unutilized news release, along with some iPhone photos I took of the events:
David Goodner, Iowa CCI. 515.282.0484. david [at] iowacci [dot] orgBecause Congress Member Loebsack's office could not hold all the protesters, most of the crowd of near-100 constituents remained in the hall. But young children, often overlooked by our elected representatives as a result of children's notorious record of non-voting, could nonetheless peek in through a window to see "what democracy looks like," as they had earlier listened to the grown ups shouting, "This is what democracy looks like."
Jim Jacobson, SEIU. 319.341.0112. jim [dot] jacobson [at] seiuiowa [dot] orgTeachers, Nurses, & Seniors Confront Wells Fargo Over Corporate Tax Evasion
SEIU and Iowa CCI members launch "Fight for a Fair Economy – Make Wall Street Pay" campaign with a direct action street protest outside a Wells Fargo branch in downtown Iowa City
Iowa City --Teachers, nurses, and seniors with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) marched to a Wells Fargo branch in downtown Iowa City today and demanded the big bank pay its fair share of federal taxes as well as disclose its corporate tax returns to prove Wells Fargo pays its fair share of Iowa state taxes.
The group chanted "I-O-W-A/It's Time to Make Wells Fargo Pay" and "Hey! You! Millionaires! Pay Your Fair Share!" and left the bank after reading a letter addressed to Iowa/Illinois Regional President Scott Johnson over a bullhorn.The community/union coalition released their evidence against Wells Fargo in a white paper titled "Does Wells Fargo Pay Its Fair Share of Iowa Taxes? A Fight for a Fair Economy – Make Wall Street Pay Report."
Coalition members also delivered a copy of the white paper to Representative Dave Loebsack's office.
"Wells Fargo foreclosed on our communities, took $50 billion in bailouts and tax breaks, and owes more than $20 billion in unpaid federal taxes," Bryson Dean, a retired senior and Iowa CCI member, and Sara Collmann, a Head Start Teacher with SEIU, said in a joint statement. "Wells Fargo needs to start paying its fair share of taxes.""We don't have a spending problem, we have a revenue problem. The money to create good jobs and an economy that works for everybody isn't in Grandma's Social Security or Medicare account, it's not in the lunchboxes of schoolchildren, and it's not in the back pockets of nurses and teachers. The money is on Wall Street. It's time to fight for a fair economy and make Wall Street pay."Iowa CCI and SEIU members said the state of Iowa can raise more than $100 million in new revenue every year – and the federal government can raise more than $150 billion – by cracking down on corporate tax dodgers, closing corporate tax loopholes, and making big-moneyed corporations pay their fair share.
Amanda Devecka-Rinear, a Make Wall Street Pay organizer with National People's Action, will deliver a keynote address at an Iowa CCI meeting on Thursday, June 9, at 6:30pm in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
draft Urban Design Framework - the seasons
A recurrent theme in conversations about the draft UDF is the seasonality of the Port Melbourne waterfront. When its busy its very, very busy and when its quiet - not much is happening. How do we plan for, and accommodate, these seasonal variations? How do we best support our Beach St businesses in good times and in bad? Fishermen are hard core - not like the rest of us fair weather people. One of the things people wanted to achieve for Princes Pier was a place for people to fish. That has well and truly been achieved - fishermen and women are out there - hot or cold, raining or dry.
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US informs UN its intention to withdraw from Paris deal
The US has submitted its formal communication to the UN indicating it will withdraw from the historic 2015 Paris climate agreement as soon as possible, the State Department has said.
The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. But according to the terms of the pact, the US can't fully withdraw until November 4, 2020, which would be a day after the next presidential election is held in the US. This means the next US president could still re-join the agreement.
The Paris climate deal aims to prevent the Earth from heating up by 2C since the start of the industrial age. The State Department said that the US submitted a communication to the UN, in its capacity as a depositary for the Paris agreement, regarding the US intent to withdraw from it as soon as it is eligible to do so. As the president indicated in his June 1 announcement and subsequently, he is open to re-engaging with the agreement if the US can identify terms that are more favourable to it, its businesses, its workers, its people, and its taxpayers, it said in a statement.
The US supports a balanced approach to climate policy that lowers emissions while promoting economic growth and ensuring energy security, it said. "We will continue to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions through innovation and technology breakthroughs, and work with other countries to help them access and use fossil fuels more cleanly and efficiently and deploy renewable and other clean energy sources, given the importance of energy access and security in many nationally determined contributions," the state department said.
However, the US will continue to participate in international climate change negotiations and meetings, including the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP-23) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, to protect US interests and ensure all future policy options remain open to the administration, it said. "Such participation will include ongoing negotiations related to guidance for implementing the Paris agreement," it added.


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Jaja's defiance seemed to me now like Aunty Ifeoma's experimental purple hibiscus: rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom, a different kind of freedom from the one the crowds waving green leaves chanted at Government Square after the coup. A freedom to be, to do -From Purple Hibiscus, page 16-
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel – Purple Hibiscus– is a poignant, beautifully written story. It is narrated by Kambili, a 15 year old Nigerian girl who grows up with her brother, Jaja, amid domestic violence, religious fanaticism and political unrest. Kambili and Jaja's father, Eugene, is a well-respected and wealthy man who gives generously to his church and community; and as the publisher of a liberal newspaper, he speaks out against the tyranny of a new government following a coup. But, Adichie reveals a dark side to Eugene as he elevates his religious faith to something horrifying and tragic. As the story unfolds, we watch through Kambili's eyes as she matures and is transformed into a girl able to see beauty in a world full of cruelty, able to find love where she least expects it, and ultimately to realize hope amid tragedy. Lyrical, honest, exquisitely crafted and with an ending that stuns the reader … Purple Hibiscus will resonate with those who appreciate an authentic tale. Highly recommended.
The following are exceptional passages from Purple Hibiscus…
About Aunty Ifeoma:
Aunty Ifeoma drove into the compound just as we finished breakfast. When she barged into the dining room upstairs, I imagined a proud ancient forebear, walking miles to fetch water in homemade clay pots, nursing babies until they walked and talked, fighting wars with machetes sharpened on sun-warmed stone. She filled a room "Are you ready, Jaja and Kambili?" she asked. "Nwunye m, will you not come with us?"
Papa-Nnukwu's wisdom:
"This is what our people say to the high God, the Chukwu," Papa-Nnukwu said. "Give me both wealth and a child, but if I must choose one, give me a child because when my child grows, so will my wealth."
About joy:
The afternoon played across my mind as I got out of the car in front of the flat. I had smiled, run, laughed. My chest was filled with something like bath foam. Light. The lightness was so sweet I tasted it on my tongue, the sweetness of an overripe bright yellow cashew fruit.
About freedom:
She picked up an enterprising snail that was crawling out of the open basket. She threw it back in and muttered, "God take power from the devil." I wondered if it was the same snail, crawling out, being thrown back in, and then crawling out again. Determined. I wanted to buy the whole basket and set that one snail free.


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Bezalel Graduate Exhibition, Jerusalem, July 2014
The first room of the exhibition showed a photograph of Pini, Halil Balabin's uncle, who was imprisoned for 35 years for having committed a murder. He didn't know then if and when he would be released. In the photograph Pini holds a rug he made in prison. The photo was accompanied by an audio recording in which Halil's mother talks about the uncle: "He was a problematic, fucked up person since he was young. Such people should be executed or be excluded from society." The room functions as a sub-conscious area, empty and frightening, whose only connections with the outside world is via a deliberately tiny window. This installation is an attempt to examine documentary art without using a video recording. A sound recording doesn't compel the listener a visual world, and invites him to create such a world by himself.
The second room of the exhibition was a video screening of Ortal, an albino woman whose sight is impaired. Her head comes out of a green rug which serves as a "green screen" for visual effects.
merav kamel
מרב קמל
halil balabin
חליל בלבין


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Committee Chair: Rick Bettencourt, CRMS
The Immediate Past President is the Chair of the Nominating Committee. The Committee must nominate one candidate to fill each Officer position, except for Immediate Past President and President, which will be filled by the current President and President-elect. The Committee should nominate one candidate to fill any open Director positions or Director positions that will become open at the end of the current term. All nominees must be consulted to determine their willingness to undertake the duties of the position for which the Committee is considering them. The Nominating Committee is responsible for ensuring that ballots are mailed (as that term is defined in these Bylaws) to all Professional Members of the Association no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting. Ballots must be returned to the NAMB office no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the Annual Meeting, and the Nominating Committee is responsible for determining the results of the election. The members of the Nominating Committee will be elected by a vote of the Delegate Council. Except for the Immediate Past President, who serves as Chair, no sitting Officer or Director of NAMB is eligible to serve on the Nominating Committee.


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The Championships at Wimbledon is the highest profile event in professional tennis, held at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London.
According to Wimbledon, 335 tennis officials work The Championships: 275 British officials and 60 international ones.
Chair Umpires
About 45 officials are assigned to be chair umpires each day at Wimbledon. They sit above the court at one end of the net. According to the International Tennis Federation, their duties include ensuring that players and officials observe all of the game rules. They also track the score; make sure that spectators don't interfere with play; verify or overrule calls made by other officials; and decide when to stop play because of an injury, inclement weather or darkness.
Line Umpires
Line umpires watch the baseline, sideline, service line and centre service lines, making "out" and "fault" calls for those lines.
Net Umpires
The net umpire sits at the net post, opposite the chair umpire. The net umpire makes "net" and "through" calls, along with making net measurements when necessary.
Ball Boys and Girls
About 250 boys and girls work The Championships at Wimbledon. They arrive about 10:30 a.m. each day and work in teams of six -- one hour on, one hour off -- until the last court closes.
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Do you see two lamps? One marked $4 dollars and the other $15. The shade on the $15 one was really the only good thing about the lamp and of any value. Do NOT take the lamp shade off the $15 one and swap it with the $4 one. Then put the $4 lamp in your basket. My mother witnessed it.
I originally found the $4 lamp and showed my mother she was going to get it but the finial which was original to that lamp was cracked. Most likely that was why it was $4. She then put down the lamp amd witnessed another customer doing the shade swap.


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Devang House is an organic/health focused restaurant situated on the lower ground level of Ashok Hotel (Chankyapuri, Delhi) right next to the gym. Though little confusing to locate, the hotel staff is always eager to help and will guide you to the Amatrra Spa that further leads to Devang House.
The work culture we follow nowadays usually involves eating outside, mostly junk food that in turn affects our health and mainly digestive system. With the scarcity of health-focused restaurants, this one came in as a perfect delight for people like me. With food prepared only from the in-house grown organic produces, this place ensures that no harmful chemicals or substances in whatsoever form are used in preparing your meal. Of course the calm and serene ambience of this quaint little restaurant matches with the food on their menu with the chants and meditative music in the background. Further, the staff greets you warmly as soon you step in and ensures you have a pleasant experience throughout your meal.
Pesto & Sun Dried Tomato Khichdi – Basically a similar version of risotto was the perfect start to our meal at this organic haven. A rich creamy, flavorful and colorful dish had the freshest of ingredients in preparing it and was really light on the stomach as well.
Green Lentil (Moong Dal) Chilla – A North Indian favorite of many kind of disappointed me with the level thickness, as it was very thin and way too light for a main course dish. Anyways I had no complaints apart from this at all with the nicely prepared chillas topped with onion & tomatoes. Served with chutney on the side, must try it if you are low on appetite.
Coconut Stew & Appam – The South Indian delicacy couldn't get any better with really nicely prepared flavorful & thick 'coconut stew' with a perfect 'appam' made from fermented rice and fresh coconut milk. Further, the gunpowder sprinkled atop the appam added slight zing and spiciness to each bite. A must have!
Mushroom & Leek Bruschetta – Personally a fan of Italian cuisine, the bruschetta was one of my definite choices and the one served here certainly stood up to the expectations. Basically mushrooms and leek are mixed with salt & pepper infused rich creamy sauce and topped over brown bruschetta bread.
Sprout & Pomegranate Salad – A very light variety of the classic sprout salad, here paired with pomegranate was yet another delight to the already very impressive meal. Each bite makes you realize how fresh the ingredients used in it are and though I was already stuffed with the food, I couldn't help but finished a major portion of this as well.
Stone Oven Pizza – Stone oven baked thin crust pizza is something that shouldn't be missed here. An in-house specialty and chef's own recommendation was indeed more than I expected. I opted for the Pesto & Sun Dried Tomato pizza and the flavors & taste were fantastic. Topped with decent amount of cheese and other exotic vegetables, this pizza literally transports you to a different world.
Hazelnut Brownie – One never has to worry much about the desserts when there is 'Chocolate Brownie' on the menu. Though little surprised with inclusion of it on the menu of a healthy foods restaurant, I rather focused on the other benefits of it. Though I prefer slightly moist brownies but the one served here was well balanced moist and had sweetness levels in check, hence worked perfectly fine for me. Decide for yourself if it's healthy or not, for me this walnut topped brownie was love.
Pineapple & Mint Juice – Served in a huge tube shaped glass, the mint infused pineapple juice was a perfect drink to accompany with the amazing food. The on-order squeezed juice was so fresh that you can actually smell the fragrance of the rich ingredients in it.
Iced Turmeric Latte – The classic Italian iced coffee was given the Indian touch with inclusion of turmeric in it. Further, the addition of turmeric does not only gives the texture and flavor to the coffee but as known by many it also provides many medicinal benefits.
Finally I would happily rate this amazing restaurant a really good rating of 4.5/ 5 for the taste & flavors of food, great staff service, amazingly calm ambience, ease of location and finally the efforts management has put in this place.