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Where did the week go?
We went to Shipwreck Lee's for their "All You Can Eat Fish and Chips". Actually, only the boys had all you can eat fish and chips. The girls couldn't stomach that much fish and chips. We opted for the shrimp and fish dish on the lighter side. The "lighter side" wasn't that light either! The portions were quite generous and everything tasted delicious. It's not often we eat fried food! (Thank goodness!) We enjoyed our meal immensely, but I think I've had my fill of seafood for a while!
This next photo is quite telling, don't you think? LOL!
Catching Up
10 Good Things:
1. My cousin, "Ren" and his girlfriend "Sharmander" came to visit us on the island for almost a week.
2. My friend, "British Lion" is here visiting us for two weeks (and I've coerced him into staying even longer)!
3. My student is absolutely wonderful and we just adore her!
4. I've done whackloads of pickling in the past week! I've made pickled beets, dill pickles, bread and butter pickles, chili sauce, relishes and I've even made apple sauce, tomato juice, tomato soup...tomato everything!
5. We've gone to the beach, on a boat trip, and we have just been enjoying ourselves immensely.
6. Hubby has been enjoying having a full house and having so many people around.
7. Chance's coat has grown in and he isn't so exposed.
8. The kittens haven't had any accidents on the floor in weeks.
9. The fall colours are at their best right now. All the brilliant reds, yellows and oranges are just beautiful.
10. Hubby's birthday is coming up the weekend after Thanksgiving.
10 Bad Things:
1. Ren and Sharmander just left for Montreal this morning. I'm so sad since I just love it when they come visit us on the island! We always have so much fun!
2. I love having British Lion here! He's too funny! I just don't want him to go back to England though! LOL!
3. My student has been here for almost a month. She's got two more months with us and then she'll be studying in Toronto. I'm going to miss her when she leaves!
4. I finally got all the canning and pickling done, but I've got crazy, annoying fruit flies from having the fruits and veggies in the kitchen this week. Grrrr! I hate fruit flies!
5. The beach was gorgeous (I can't believe Ren went swimming!! Crazy!) and the boat ride was fun. The only problem is that I get motion sickness and on the way home, the ride was really, really rocky! I ended up feeling quite ill.
6. Though Hubby's been enjoying all the social interaction with all my friends and family being here, he has been working really, really hard most of the time and hasn't had as much time as he'd like to spend with everyone.
7. Chance's coat has grown back, but it still looks a bit choppy.
8. Though the kittens haven't had any accidents on the floor, they've been very rambunctious around 3AM for the past few days. They keep jumping on Hubby's face and sleeping on his neck. They really keep him up. Poor guy. They haven't been bothering me at all! LOL!
9. Soon the leaves will drop and all the beautiful colours will be gone :(
10. I have no idea what to get Hubby for his birthday!
Photos and a proper post will follow shortly.
The British are coming! The British are coming!
We were in Espanola the other day when I saw this sign. I had noticed it a few months ago, but the store owner still hadn't changed it. I thought it was funny (okay, it was in poor taste, but it was funny) and even picture worthy. You'd think that the store owner would have noticed it, right?
Happy Days
My aunt and uncle were up for nearly a week and they just returned to Montreal yesterday. Today, some friends are coming up for a few days. Sunday, my cousin and his girlfriend are coming from Montreal for a week. Monday, a friend of mine from England is coming for two weeks. The day after my friend from the UK leaves, one of my dearest friends from college and university will be coming up. Though I'll be teaching during the day, I'm sure we'll all have a lot of fun. I just love having company. Don't get me wrong--I love having "me time" and doing my own thing, but I certainly thrive in social gatherings. There's just something so warm and happy in having a house full of people. I always miss my friends and family when they leave. I miss them a lot!
These past few weeks have certainly been happy days for us and I'm sure the next few weeks will be too.
Before I sign out, do you remember this song from this show?
Throwback Thursday #14
Anyway, in this Throwback Thursday photo, Middle Bro and I are hamming it up for the camera. I don't remember whose birthday it was, but it was a typical birthday celebration for us. Good times. How I miss those simpler days :)
Does Anybody Know...
Goin' to the market
If this isn't cute, I don't know what is! ;)
Throwback Thursday #13
This set of photos are pretty special to me. I often post old pics of my family on my mom's side. The reason for this is because I don't have too many photos of my dad's side. We are all separated geographically (Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, New York, Trinidad, and the Dominican Republic). It's hard to get together on a regular basis. Growing up, I lived just around the corner from my cousins on my mom's side, so we saw each other all the time.
In the first photo, I'm with my cousins from Toronto and the Dominican Republic. Now, some of them are in their 20s and the rest are teenagers! I cannot believe how fast time flies! I don't know why, but both my brothers are missing, along with my two cousins from New York and my cousins from Ottawa and Quebec.
Here's a family photo with my grandmother (Dad's mom). She's a really fit lady! She goes speed walking in the mornings! I can't believe how little BabyBro is in this photo! Now he's in his last year of university!!
You know you're an English (as a second language) teacher when...
2) You can understand your students when no one else can :)
3) You love doing grammar activities with your students!
4) One of your favourite websites is http://www.engrish.com/. (Photo from engrish.com)
5) Your dreams are filled with dipthongs and dangling modifiers.
6) You know that "iJa Ja Ja!" means "Ha ha ha!" in Spanish, "Chusok" is Korean Thanksgiving, "Ohanami" is the Japanese cherry blossom festival and "Caipirinha" is Brazil's national cocktail.
7) You keep a book of all your favourite quotes from students.
8) Your students are some of the most important people to you.
I actually do have a book of quotes from students. I take out the book and read some passages when I need a pick-me-up :) Some of the quotes are so endearing and just so sweet. Take for example:
*"I love to eat octopus balls." *"I hate he!" *"Time flies like arrow."
*"I am confusion." *"I like to play with my boyfriend on weekends."
I'm a Geek...and I know it!
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You got 10/10 questions correct.
It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors.
If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs.
As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human.
And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.
"I have never gone near Facebook because it is one mechanism used by "bad" people to find out information about someone they want to do an "identifty theft" on - the more they know about someone, the easier it is to impersonate him. So I'm not sure if being on facebook is a good thing or not...I feel complimented, but wary..."
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It's Here!!!
I've been reading Diesel's blog for over a year now. He is a really funny guy. If you haven't seen his caption contests, you simply must take a peek! In his posts, there is a touch of wit, charm, humour, and a good poke at the absurd. When he said that he was coming out with a book, I just had to check it out! Since the book is somewhat of a compilation of the things you'd read on his blog, it truly is an Antisocial Commentary.
Can't wait to delve into the book! Thanks Diesel!
PS. I love how the personal inscription is written upside down! For some reason, it seems quite fitting! ;)
Throwback Thursday #12
In this set you will find some of my favourite photos. The first one is of Dad feeding me when I was only a few days old. I was only 5 lbs. 6 oz when I was born and my poor Mom was in labour for almost a day! I had jaundice and I was colicky. Being first time parents, sleep deprived, and having to deal with a baby that cried all the time because of colic was just so hard on them. They survived though :) My grandmother lost a few pounds and dropped a few dress sizes when she came to help my Mom with me!
The F-word!!!
Baby Bro then went to my dad and bopped him on the head with his toy and said, "F-you, Papa!" Again, the laughter was unstoppable. We could tell Mom was clearly worried now.
Here's where things get interesting. Baby Bro, Middle Bro and I had a dental appointment the next day and the dentist said that Baby Bro was too old for his bottle and needed to get weaned. He said it wasn't good for him to still be on a bottle at 2 years of age. Mom didn't have the heart to take away Baby Bro's bottle, so the dentist said he'd do it.
Our dentist (the coolest dentist ever!) spoke gently to Baby Bro, saying he was a big boy now and didn't need his bottle. He took the bottle and put it in the garbage can. Baby Bro was in shock and stood there for a while. He then opened the garbage can, retrieved his bottle, and looked the dentist in the eye and said, "F*** YOU, Dr. (insert name here)!!!!"
I remember my mom's face getting pale, her eyes bulging out of their sockets and her mouth dropping to the floor. Then she scooped up Baby Bro and we were out of there in a flash. We never did return to that dentist again...
She Came Bearing Presents...
*and finally, a bottle of pre-mixed Mojito. Ooooh la la!
Now, CK is a very attentive listener (or reader). She noticed that I had mentioned the word mojito several times prior to her trip to the island...or perhaps it was all the virtual mojitos I was sending everyone on Facebook? Anyway, CK knows that I'm not much of a drinker and that my current lifestyle does not permit for the debauchery of my college days. [Note: I've had only a handful of drinks in the past year and those were only when: a) we were at a wedding and b) we were with friends from out of town and they wanted to share some wine.] However, the occasional drink on a hot summer afternoon, while lounging with a good friend is sometimes a very welcomed treat. The one thing CK knew was that I was craving the sweet, refreshing citrus drink. My first taste of the sweet lime drink was when a student of mine from Mexico made it for me. It's a traditional Cuban drink made with mint, rum, sugar cane juice, lime and carbonated water.
Here's a funny story for you. CK and I decided to pop open the ready to drink mojito mix. I poured us each a glass and we, being the classy gals that we are (*laughing because you know what's coming*), we sipped our mojitos and did some long overdue catching up. As the giggle fest ensued, we noticed that after only half a glass each, we were quickly becoming inebriated. We started laughing at our sad display and decided to put the mojitos back in the fridge and take a break from them.
Is it because I'm Asian and Asians can't really tolerate alcohol? Is it because I don't drink much to begin with? Is it because I'm no longer in my 20's? CK thinks it's because we drank it straight and that's what did us in. You mean you're not supposed to drink the stuff straight? Oh, and yes... I ran out of ice. I don't know what it was, but we were both laughing about it. Hubby thought it was funny too, when he saw CK's and my half-filled glasses in the fridge.
Ahhhhh...CK, thank you for the laughs. Thank you for the pressies. Thank you for visiting! Hope you enjoyed your few days on the island, and we hope you enjoy the bottle of homemade maple syrup, courtesy of Hubby! xo
Curiosity Killer's World Tour- This Stop: Canada
CK and I were friends in Toronto, but have surprisingly grown even closer after we both moved away. Thanks to the Internet, e-mail and blogging, we've been able to keep in touch.
There's no doubt that when CK said she'd be coming up to the island, I was excited! I just love this girl! She's so much fun, she's crazy like me, and she is intelligent and super talented! She's an accomplished pianist and a piano teacher, a fantastic cook, and is just filled with creativity and imagination. She's been one of the few friends of mine who has made the trip to the island every year since I've been up here. She was even at our wedding last summer.
CK and I spent the first day sightseeing. We went to the Bridal Veil Falls and then kicked back at my place with some mojitos. We then met up with Hubby and CK's friend, Mr. Über Coolness at the Garden's Gate Restaurant for supper. As always, the food was delicious. Hubby and I both had the Fettucini Alfredo with chicken. Mr. Über Coolness had the blackened trout, and CK had the whitefish. The mushroom soup and the vegetables were also very mouthwatering. None of us had room for dessert, but being the horrible people we are, we all decided to have some. I had the keylime pie (how predictable am I?), while Hubby and CK had the chocolate torte and Mr. Über Coolness had the Mad About Chocolate Cheesecake. We would recommend everything on the menu, because everything is so delicious! There isn't anything on the menu that we don't like at this restaurant.
The following day, CK and Mr. Über Coolness wanted to buy some fish from Purvis Fishery. I was impressed that they knew about Purvis fish! On Fridays (in the summer), the Purvis truck comes to town and parks in the parking lot where the Farqhuars' Ice Cream building is. People line up on Fridays for this! It's an event in its own! The fish is delicious and so fresh. I'm not a fish person, but I do love Purvis fish! I'd like to recommend the smoked trout in cajun flavour. Afterward, we went to Red Lodge Resort. Hubby and I are friends with the owners of the resort. They have a lovely restaurant nestled in the middle of the most picturesque setting. We had the dumpling soup, vegetables, mashed potatoes, and Rouladen, a German dish of meat rolls filled with bacon, onions and pickles. Instead of mashed potatoes, CK opted for the homemade Spätzle (German noodles). CK and I were bad and shared a Peach Melba for dessert.
For a unique dining experience, Red Lodge is also a nice place to try. It is really neat to be able to eat authentic German food and be by the water.
It was indeed the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. CK, we miss you already! xo
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October 22, 2015
Presenting the worldwide transport logistic events cluster
- Istanbul 2015: logitrans 2015, International Transport Logistics Exhibition
- Chengdu 2015: Cooperation with CITLE in Chengdu
- Mumbai 2016: CTL in co-operation with transport logistic
- Shanghai 2016: transport logistic China with Air Cargo China
- Munich 2017: transport logistic with Air Cargo Europe
The next event coming up in this cluster is logitrans 2015, International Transport Logistics Exhibition. This exhibition, now in its ninth edition, takes place at the Istanbul Expo Center from November 18 to 20, 2015. Showcased at this event is a broad range of products and services all along the value chain in logistics, telematics and transport. Located in Turkey, logitrans is the ideal bridge between the markets of Europe, Asia and Russia.
Taking place in 2015 for the first time, as part of logitrans, is the new conference "PeriLog". This conference focuses on themes in the transport and storage of perishable goods and on cool-chain logistics. In particular it looks at logistics solutions for fresh produce for the Eurasia region.
The "PeriLog" conference at logitrans concentrates above all on the importance of food logistics for the Eurasian market. Last year Turkey exported over 3.5 million tonnes of fresh produce, around 17 percent of which went to the Middle East. Thanks to its geographical location, Turkey is the ideal market place and trade-fair location for these regions.
Just a week after logitrans is China International Transportation and Logistics Expo (CITLE), which takes place from November 26 to 28, 2015 in Chengdu. Messe München is expanding its international portfolio as part of a cooperation with CCTA, one of China´s most important logistics associations. This strengthens both CITLE and transport logistic China in Shanghai. These two fairs will now be held in alternate years.
transport logistic is expanding to India. As part of a cooperation agreement, Messe München will for the first time be involved in CTL—Cargo Transport Logistics 2016, the 9th international congress with accompanying exhibition for the logistics sector. "CTL in co-operation with transport logistic" takes place on February 18 and 19, 2016 in Mumbai.
India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The Indian logistics market, however, is only at the beginning of its development. With a population of over 1.3 billion in India, the transport and logistics sector is facing huge demands. Stable logistics chains are urgently needed.
Most potential is seen in the pharmaceuticals industry, in mining and in the electrical and automobile industries, in all of which there will be increasing demand for logistics services. For the European customers of transport logistic, "CTL in co-operation with transport logistic" is paving the way for early entry into this growth market.
Between June 14 and 16, 2016, decision-makers in Asia will be meeting up at transport logistic China in Shanghai. On show here will be the entire spectrum of products, technologies and services for the logistics sector. For the first time transport logistic China will also be accompanied by "PeriLog—fresh logistics Asia". As a continuation of the conference in Istanbul, there will also be a dedicated exhibition section. The logistics market for fresh, frozen and perishable goods and foodstuffs is growing fast, not only in China, but in the whole of Asia. In the coming years the cool-chain market in Asia is expected to expand by up to 50 percent. The demand is arising both in the supply of own markets and in the growing export market for perishable goods. It is estimated that at the current time around 30 percent of all temperature-sensitive goods in China have to be destroyed because of a lack of appropriate infrastructure. transport logistic China offers top-quality solutions for these challenges.
Air Cargo China will be held as a "fair within a fair". Specifically targeted at the needs of the air freight market in the dynamic Asian region, it is also flanked by a conference focusing on international and regional aspects.
In 2017 the wheel comes full circle. Because that´s when transport logistic and Air Cargo Europe take place again in Munich—from May 9 to 12.
Pictures can be found at http://www.transportlogistic.de/en/Press/videos-photos and on the respective shows' websites.

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Using Your Internal Search Data to Determine Usability and Content Issues
Internal search is incredibly underused in school's web analytics. It gives you a great insight into user intent, which you cannot get from the standard clickstream metrics. Not only do you get a good understanding of visitor intent, but the results are easily actionable.
If a user cannot quickly and easily navigate to the content that they are looking for on your site, then they will either leave or begin a search (either on your site or on a search engine). Your website should provide a search feature on your website - even if you have the most user friendly architecture. With the standard clickstream metrics, you get to understand what pages people views, where they left and how long they stayed. The only thing you do not get is intent - what did they really want from the website? Fortunately, site search can give you this intent. The visitor gives you, in their own words, what they want from your site.
Your website will not please everybody, that is inevitable. There will be visitors who arrive looking for content that simply does not exist. If the content doesn't exist then you want to know what they were looking for. Two reasons for this are:
- Your bounce rate will increase and you want to know why
- You have to know what content your audience want to read
The first point is essential to know because we, as marketers, have a hard enough job trying to understand user behaviour. We obviously make a lot of educated guesses but the more data and facts we have the more accurate our decisions can be. There are a huge number of reasons why a user may bounce. When we know that a high percentage of people are looking for a certain page that does not exist, then we can begin to attribute some of that to the bouncing visitors.
Obviously, if a high percentage of your audience are intending to view content that does not exist then something needs to be done! You look into how to create that piece of content to best meet your audience's needs. Actionable insight.
How many searches should my school website have?
It depends on what strategy your school website is employing. We find that school websites tend to have less than 2% of visits that include a search. But this is just a general rule of thumb. Usually, fees and vacancies are the two most search for terms that are generic to all schools. Often, there will be search terms specific to your school - film club, spanish exchange 2013, ski trip etc.
Search is becoming more popular on the web as we become trained to use search often. Amazon and Google have pioneered this approach of giving us a huge search bar to use immediately. People are getting used to ignoring navigational elements and site search is becoming a core navigational method.
Optimising your search
Look at search refinements and search depth to determine how effective and well your internal search is performing. Tweak the internal search engine to improve results. You can also view how many pages the visitor views in the search results. We all expect to find the correct, relevant result at the top of the first page.
Take a look at your bounce rate? What's the percentage of searches? If bounce is high and search is low then you should look at making your search more clearer and inviting. Of course, a user may bounce for reasons irrespective of content but you have to encourage people to stick to your site.
Has your website got an internal search engine? Do you run analytical reports on the data? Let us know in the comments.


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Memory and Desire: An Internship at the St. Nicholas Theater Company
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On the Road with Events, Inc.
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An Internship as a Scenic Carpenter for the Movie Moontrap and Discussion on the Differences of Scenic Design for the Theatre and Film
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Four Warner Robins players sign with colleges
Membership with the Warner Robins football team isn't cheap. Year-round physical conditioning, summer camps and steamy two-a-day sessions are just a few examples of the kinds of things expected of Demons players.
This morning, head coach Bryan Way had a message for four of them.
"It's about to get a lot tougher," he told the four Warner Robins players who signed national letters-of-intent to continue their education and football careers. "We take it pretty serious here ... But when somebody starts paying you something, they expect a lot in return."
None of the four seemed intimidated. Linebackers Vet Miller and Jordan Sanders and offensive linemen Robbie Bailey and James Erickson each said their Warner Robins careers have them set for whatever college life throws their way.
"The coaches at Warner Robins run the program like it's college," Bailey said. "They work their hardest to get us prepared for the next level."
Bailey (6-foot-4, 325 pounds) signed with Virginia Military Institute where he expects to play guard and study civil engineering.
Only one of the four will stay in state. Miller (6-1, 220) signed with Fort Valley State. The future accounting student said having his parents close "will help me with a lot of things — like money."
Erickson (6-2, 250) is moving the farthest. The Demons' guard grew up in the shadows of the Black Hills of South Dakota. He still has family in the area so his choice of Black Hills State in Spearfish, S.D., seemed a natural fit.
Erickson said he plans to study history and would like to someday be a teacher and coach. He expressed no preference between high school and college, however.
"Wherever I can get a job," he said.
Sanders (6-2, 210) will attend North Carolina Central in Durham, N.C., putting him in the middle of North Carolina's 14-school university triangle. The linebacker said he isn't worried about potential distractions, however. He picked N.C. Central because of its fine academic reputation. And as for football?
"It's another level," he said. "Faster, but I think I'm ready."


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The Estonian (Toronto) Credit Union Ltd.
The Estonian (Toronto) Credit Union Ltd. was first established in 1954 to meet the financial needs of the local Estonian community. More recently, we were pleased to be able to extend our product and service offering to the broader community. Our membership of individuals, organizations, and small businesses now stands at over 5,000.
Heinsoo Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Heinsoo Insurance Brokers Ltd. was established in 1951 as a general life and property casualty brokerage and operates out of the Estonian House. Over the years the business has remained family owned and operated and has developed into a full service Toronto area broker.
Toronto Estonian Society
The Toronto Estonian Society mission is to promote Estonian culture in Toronto. The Society was established on November 18th, 1949. At the time, about 150 to 200 Estonians lived in Toronto and the surrounding area, for whom the society was a centre of social life.
Toronto Estonian Society has been active in the care and continuing vitality of supplementary Estonian Heritage Language schools at the pre-school to secondary levels, including a library. TES has also supported the Estonian Girl Guides and Boy Scouts troops in Toronto, as well as various cultural activities and events held in Toronto such as concerts, art displays, and lecture series.
The Toronto Estonian Kindergarten (Lasteaed) holds its program in the Estonian House on Saturday mornings between September and May. This has been the tradition for over 40 years. Children are introduced to the Estonian language and culture through activity and play.
Skautlipkond Põhjakotka
Põhjakotka is an Estonian scout troop that hosts meetings weekly for youths 6 to 17. Estonian Scouting in Canada started in 1949. When the Estonian house was purchased in 1960 the scouts were a significant contributor and have a been a key users of the facilities.
Gaidlipkond Põhja Rada
The Estonian Guide group "Põhja Rada" occasionally meets at the Estonian House. Girl Guides have been using the house along side the scouts for several generation.
Eesti Kool
Eesti Kool is a supplementary Estonian language school. The school has been a core tenant since the Estonian House opened in 1960.
Estonia Koor
The Estonia Choir is dedicated to presenting Estonian choral music to both Estonian and local communities in Toronto, Canada and around the world. The choir is made up of singers both male and female, professionals and amateurs, young and young-at-heart, Estonians and Estophiles alike.
Toronto Eesti Meeskoor
Founded in 1950, the Toronto Estonian Male Voice Choir (TEM) rehearses at the Toronto Estonian House every Tuesday evening.
Kungla Rahvatantsu Rühm
Kungla TERR, founded in February 1949 by Ants Saar, has performed in Toronto, at Montreal's Expo 1967, in the USA, throughout Europe, in Australia and Estonia. After a short hiatus, the group reformed and began practicing again in January 2010.
Akadeemeilised Kanada Eesti Naised/Estonian Canadian Women's Alumni Association
Estonian Central Council in Canada
EKN is a nationally elected Council that is mandated by Estonian-Canadians to help further the interests and development of our community. EKN has 25 elected representatives from communities across Canada and was founded in 1951.
Honorary Consulate General of Estonia in Toronto
Estonian has a network of network of honorary consuls around Canada. The office of the Honorary Consulate General of Estonia in Toronto is located in the Estonian House.
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We're about to embark on our one week kayaking trip – just enjoying one last breakfast and googling "does Thailand have wild crocodiles?" Whatever the answer to that question, we're about to be dumped at the side of a strange river with a random assortment of gear that we scrounged from teachers, students, market vendors and 7/11. It's gonna be good. I'll be out of blogging range for the next week, and I'm looking forward to sharing our adventures with you when we get back. If we get back. (I'm joking, Mama Jan).
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Contextualising everyday finance for a happy wellbeing'
We live in the world of signals. Cues, blinks, sunrises and sunsets, breakfasts taken, commutes ridden, paychecks cleared and well spent - we operate through cycles - and as they accumulate, we tend to forget we experience them for real. In this world of myopia, where human being start to operate on cues, it is ever more important to create a positive path on optimum spending, as hardly one would educate the mass user with financial planning techniques. We need to find a better way to contextualise financial decisions and drive them through emotion and personal attachment.
Daniel Gusev is a seasoned entrepreneur in financial services innovation space, starting and chairing several successful labs and design-driven project offices in leading banks of Russia, advising aspiring companies and established banks in Europe and the UK, an avid blogger on financial, economic and behavioral matters of human society and an amateur father of a 2+ year- old boy.Where his notable banking career (PSBank, VTB24) is in the past, his present professional interests lie in behavioral spending control (www.finfitapp.com), payments and remittances (www.paysend.com), insurance telematics (www.drivecred.com) and helping others to succeed through a London-based venture fund (www.digital.space).


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Credencial del PeregrinosOrigins:
The 'Credencial' or pilgrim's passport evolved from letters of safe passage granted by the church or state (and sometimes the King) to people going a journey through foreign lands. Prospective travellers, both clerics and laymen, combining business with pleasure and/or pilgrimage needed a 'licencia' to leave the country. If pilgrims needed royal protection for their retinue, their lands, possessions and so on, they would travel with the king's leave, 'peregre profeturus cum licencia regis.' A pilgrim needed to visit their priest and make confession before being given a letter stating that he/she is a bona-fide pilgrim, requesting safe passage, exemption from the payment of taxes and tolls and hospitality in the monasteries or 'hospices' along the way. As late as 1778 King Charles III introduced safe passage documents for both merchants and pilgrims. (This is copy of a safe-passage letter reproduced by the Confraternity of St James in South Africa)
20th century - Spain:
In the late 1950's and early 1960's five road routes leading tourists and pilgrims to Santiago were developed following existing roads. A road map of these routes for pilgrims and tourists was published for the 1954 Holy Year with information on churches, monuments, hotels and restaurants along the way. A credential was issued, with blank squares, so that travelers could obtain a stamp at the places they stopped along the road including Jaca, Valcarlos, Pamplona, Estella, Logroño, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Burgos, Frómista, Leon, Astorga, Ponferrada and Monastery of Samos. Once they arrived in Santiago they could ask for the pilgrim diploma which was funded by the Ministry of Information and Tourism and signed by the Archbishop of Compostela. This was issued in the Holy Years of 1965, 1971 and 1976. 428 credenciales were issued to both car and walking pilgrims in 1965 : 451in 1971 and only 240 in 1976.
In 1963, Antonio Roa Irisarri, Jaime Eguaras Echávarri and José María Jimeno Jurío, members of the newly formed association of "Los Amigos de Camino de Santiago" in Estella, made a pilgrimage to Santiago dressed in Capuchin habits and leading a mule with a wagon. They designed a Pilgrim's Credential which was approved and blessed by Cardinal-Archbishop of Santiago Archbishop Fernando Quiroga Palacios.
The cover design with a walking cane, gourd and scallop shell was adopted at the first international Jacobean conference held in Jaca in 1987.
The cover was changed in the 2010 Holy year
and this was subsequently replaced in 2012/2013 to celebrate the Ano de la Fe.
A new cover was designed in 2013
The modern pilgrim no longer needs to be a Catholic, or make confession, or even get a letter from a church to be accepted as a pilgrim. They will need an official 'Credencial del Peregrino' to stay in the network of pilgrim shelters, refugios and albergues on the Camino routes. The official Spanish credencial is printed by the Cathedral of Santiago and is available from various parishes, bishoprics and associations along the Camino routes. Only those walking, cycling or riding horseback are accepted in the pilgrim shelters. The credencial is concertina type folding card with squares for rubber stamps collected along the way. Pilgrims are required to obtain stamps in their credencial, proving that they have complied with the requirements for earning the Compostela certificate given to those who walk or ride the last 100km, and those who cycle the last 200km to Santiago.
With the formation of St James associations in other countries, new versions of the
credencial del peregrino were issued.
Soon, many tour companies offering Camino bus, or vehicle supported tours, started printing their own credencials and bus pilgrims who stopped at various albergues or bars to get a stamp in the credencial were arriving in Santiago to claim a Compostela. This prompted the authorities to restrict the acceptance of credenciales to the official church document and those offered by affiliated St James organizations.
AT the time, Genaro Cebrian Franco, Canonic of Pilgrimages wrote:
"For a long time the pilgrim document was the signed and sealed letter from his/her parish attesting to the intentions of the pilgrim."
On 14 September 2000, at a meeting of the Santiago Archdiocese, the Archconfraternity, and the Federation of Friends of Santiago Associations, an accord was reached regarding future Pilgrimage-related measures.
Because of the large growth in pilgrim numbers (In 2000 the number of pilgrims earning the Compostela 55,004, and in 2007 it was 114,026) and the increase in commercial credentials, the need for one uniform pilgrim's credential was recognized, and agreed upon. Many more arrived at the Pilgrims' office with credentials issued by non-recognized.
On 14 September 2000, at a meeting of the Santiago Archdiocese, the Archconfraternity, and the Federation of Friends of Santiago Associations, an accord was reached regarding future Pilgrimage-related measures.
Because of the large growth in pilgrim numbers (In 2000 the number of pilgrims earning the Compostela 55,004, and in 2007 it was 114,026) and the increase in commercial credentials, the need for one uniform pilgrim's credential was recognized, and agreed upon. Many more arrived at the Pilgrims' office with credentials issued by non-recognized.
"Commencing on January 1, 2009, the Pilgrims' Office will only accept the credential issued by the Santiago Cathedral, which has a space for the seal of the authorized institution, church or Santiago Friends' Association that issued it. Friends Associations that are not part of the Federation of Associations that may wish to issue credentials must contact its parish to obtain the information that must be imparted to those who wish to make the pilgrimage. Through their parish they may obtain a sufficient number of blank credential forms.
For the purposes of granting the Compostela at the Pilgrims' Office only the credential issued by the Cathedral, or by those that are issued by Friends of Santiago Associations that clearly contain information about the religious character of the Santiago pilgrimage, will be accepted."
For the purposes of granting the Compostela at the Pilgrims' Office only the credential issued by the Cathedral, or by those that are issued by Friends of Santiago Associations that clearly contain information about the religious character of the Santiago pilgrimage, will be accepted."
In addition, if you're starting in Galicia it is important to get 2 stamps per day in your credencial.
The other credencial that is accepted is the University credencial:CREDENCIAL JACOBEA UNIVERSITARIA In 2002 the Alumni Association of the University of Navarre and Spanish universities located on the Camino Frances launched an imitative to promote the Camino de Santiago between the university communities internationally. With this credential pilgrims can also stay in the albergues and earn the Compostela in Santiago. You can apply through https://www.unav.es/alumni/campusstellae/solicita.html If you want University Compostela sent to you,by post or e-mail it is necessary to send the original or a photocopy of the stamped Jacobean University Credential with stamps of different universities visited along the Camino, and at least two stamps per day as well as the stamp of the Pilgrim Office in Santiago de Compostela. More information
When the pilgrim arrives in Santiago they visit the Pilgrim's Office in Rua do Vilar where the 'AMIGOS' will check the stamps in the credencial and, if they have sufficient stamps and can attest to having walked the Camino for a religious/spiritual reason, they will earn the coveted Compostela certificate. This is based on a 14th century document, in Latin with their name written on it in Latin too. If they have walked the Camino for reasons other than religious/spiritual, they receive a different certificate.
Many people confuse the Compostela with an Indulgence. The Compostela is not a 'get-out-of jail-card', it is a certificate of completion awarded to pilgrims who walk or horseback ride the last 100km to Santiago de Compostela, or cycle the last 200km. The Indulgence (for the remission of sins and time spent in purgatory) is given to Catholic pilgrims only who comply with the requirements of visiting the cathedral (you don't have to walk the Camino), recite a prayer, such as the Creed o Lord's prayer, praying for His Holiness the Pope; attend mass and receive the Sacraments of confession.
The 'La Autentica' (as it was first called) was originally an 18" X 20" parchment, hand-written in Latin with a small wooden Santiago pilgrim attached to its upper left corner. A requirement for earning this document was confession and communion (but this requirement seems to have been stopped from the 18th century). The oldest copy available is dated 1321 and can be found in the archives of the Pas-de-Calais in northern France.
Before the "Autentica", pilgrims collected a scallop shell as proof of their pilgrimage to Santiago. (Paper was costly and scarce). When the name changed to the 'Compostelana' during the transition between the handwritten document and the advent of printing (which only reached Galicia in 17th century), there were two documents issued - one handwritten, carrying a 'Bula' or seal, and a printed one. There were many forgeries of this document which prompted the pope to threaten excommunication of anyone was found to be in possession of a forgery. One can imagine a group of pilgrim friends travelling to Gascony, having a good time and drinking wine. They buy a forged Compostelana and travel back to England after a nice long holiday in the sun!
After the decline in pilgrimages from the 15th century, it seems that the issue of a certificate stopped for a few centuries, was revived in the 18th century and then stopped again at the end of the 19th century.
When Walter Starkie walked to Santiago in the 1920's, 1930's and 1950's he wrote in his book The Road to Santiago about collecting his scallop shell before continuing to the cathedral.
"We proceeded along the narrow streets to the offices of the Confraternity of St. James and I was given my scallop shell, which for eleven-hundred years had been the badge of kings, prelates and beggars alike."
18th century Compostelas
In the early 20th century, Cardinal José María Martín Herrera encouraged the return of organized pilgrim groups to Santiago. A medal replaced the Compostela in Holy Years (which saved printing costs and earned them some money). These were only issued in the Holy Years of 1909, 1915, 1920 and 1926.
For many years thereafter, pilgrimage was affected by the Spanish Civil War and in 1938, the Compostelana bore the words of Franco - "Prince of Spain and its supreme leader of the army."
In the late 1950's and early 1960's pilgrims who travelled on the newly established tourist roads in Spain, could claim the 'diploma' once they arrived in Santiago. This was issued in the Holy Years of 1965, 1971 and 1976.
In 1963 three members of the newly formed association of "Los Amigos de Camino de Santiago" in Estella made a pilgrimage to Santiago. They are warmly received and were issued with the new Compostelana certificates. The wording was different from the previous certificates: "Certifying pilgrims will be true pilgrims, not thugs or homeless, received wide acceptance in the Hospital of Reyes Católicos".
Until 1965 there was a special Maritime Compostela for pilgrims who sailed 40 nautical miles to Padron and then walked to Santiago from there.
Some stats claim that in 1974 only 6 Compostelas were issued. Records prior to the 1970's were lost.
1976 Compostela
In 1985 the name of the certificate was officially changed from a Compostelana to the Compostela.
When the pilgrim arrives in Santiago they visit the Pilgrim's Office in Rua do Vilar where the 'AMIGOS' will check the stamps in the credencial and, if they have sufficient stamps and can attest to having walked the last 100km (cycled the last 200km) or a religious/spiritual reason, they will earn the coveted Compostela certificate. This is based on the 14th century document, in Latin with their name written on it in Latin. If you have walked the required distance for any other reason you will be give the 'tourist' certificate. Those who continue to Finisterre will also earn the Fisterana. And, if you walk to Muxia or Padron, you will earn their certificates as well.
Today one can download and print a 'virtual' Compostela from the cathedral website:
You can also apply for a memorial Compostela for a departed pilgrim.
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Certificate of Distance:
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New Service for Organised Groups
The Pilgrims' Office is offering to prepare Compostelas and Certificates in advance for organised groups so that they can avoid waiting in the queue at the Pilgrims' Office. If anyone wishes to use this service the group leader should email the Pilgrims' Office and they will be sent a form to fill in on behalf of the pilgrims in the group. The Compostelas/Certificates will be ready for them on arrival. In addition to this the Pilgrims' Office will also issue a certificate in the name of the group as a whole and will arrange to have the group welcomed by name at the beginning of the Pilgrims' Mass. This is a free service and donations are invited for the Compostela/Certificates.
Information on credentials and Compostelas from the website of Fernando Lalanda - with permission.
and - The 'Historia-Descripción Arqueológica de la basílica Compostelana , published in 1870,


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Quick tip: Tongue Ram or Tongue Thrust/
Here's a quick tip regarding the extended technique known as the Tongue Ram (also known as "Tongue Thrust" or "Tongue Stop").
To achieve a Tongue Ram, the flutist vibrates the air inside the flute by quickly plugging the embochure hole with the tongue. It's only possible on the lowest octave of the flute. The flutist completely covers the lip plate with their mouth, then "stops" the tongue into the embouchure hole and plugs it up. Blowing fast air into the flute followed by the stop can yield a louder effect. The result is a percussive thud with a pitch that can sound a major 7th to minor 7th lower than the written note.
At the lowest end of the flute, the sounding pitch is a major 7th below the fingered note. Due to the variation in conical head joint design of different flutes, the sounding pitch will become a minor 7th lower than the fingered note as the notes fingered get higher. In the examples below, you will hear that my particular Bass flute sounds a minor 7th lower than fingered note starting at Ab. My C flute flips to minor 7th at A-natural.
It can be notated like this:
It sounds like this (1st time = Bass Flute, 2nd time = C Flute):
- To play a loud Tongue Stop note, you do need to blow harder right before the Stop. If you find that you are getting a Jet Whistle sound, you can try "rolling in" with the flute and it should help reduce the Whistle.
- If you are still getting too much air sound or too much jet whistle action, and not enough percussive "thud" sound, you might be trying too hard. It's tempting to ram forcefully but it's usually counterproductive to use a lot of force for this technique (and for most techniques, actually). Aim for a resonant sound rather than a loud one and you might find that the most resonant sound usually yields the loudest and most effective sound.
- This technique will never really be as loud as a normally blown note (unless the flutist is Robert Dick). Always get a live demonstration from a flutist friend instead of relying on recordings such as the one on this blog, since you have no context for dynamics and acoustics in a space.
- The flutist needs time to prepare before and after a Tongue Ram note. We can only effectively switch from a regularly played note to a tongue ram note (and vice versa) if you give us time to do so.
- "Slap Tongue" is a single-reed instrument technique and it is not useful to use this term on any flute part.
This Blog Post (including Image and Sound Recording) by Meerenai Shim is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
For more useful tips for flutists and composers, please check out Helen Bledsoe's excellent website. It's one of my favorite flutists' blogs. And of course, the modern flutists' bible: Robert Dick's The Other Flute.


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Well it has been a year and this is my 272nd post. I set out to write a blog entry every day and even though I came up a few short, I have enjoyed organizing my thoughts and working on my writing in 2010.
Thinking about why I do what I do, or what I plan to do in the future is unavoidable (for me anyway) as the calendar changes to a new year. The blog posts I wrote this year were adequate notes to myself about what I was thinking at the time, and the fact that 4,000 other people found my posts interesting enough to read is flattering.
So what to do in 2011? I have no plans to become a journalist, so I am not looking for a scoop or to break a story. I do think I could put more effort into some bigger writing pieces that further organize my thinking into actual arguments. So in the weeks ahead I am going to pick a few main themes and start to develop them into longer essays that argue a particular point.
Here are some possible subjects based on the number of entries I made this year organized into broad categories:
Tech Marketing (113 entries): I write a lot about this because my company helps large tech companies with sales and marketing. I think the changing role of the salesperson is worth spending time thinking about with Google and Facebook on one end of the spectrum because they really have no salespeople, and Salesforce.com on the other end spending 50% of revenue on salespeople. I don't know how this is going to work out but it sure will be interesting to watch.
New Media (51 entries): My second most written about topic is new media. To me New Media is the decline of the newspaper, publishing, and TV we grew up with and the rise of blogging, micro blogging, social media, and streaming media over the Internet. We live in a very interesting time and the creative destruction of this sector is one of the things that makes it so interesting.
Politics (47 entries): Next in line is politics - mostly in the US, but invariably overlapping with the rise of China as a world power. The big question of course is whether or not the US will stay on top and how many wars will we start as we struggle with our identity.
Economics (44 entries): Finally economics. In the world I want to live in, those that create the most value get the most rewards. It does not take long to see that right now getting rewarded is often disconnected from value creation. Will my pollyannaish view of the world find its way into reality, or will Goldman Sachs continue to gobble up everything for themselves?
There is one other subject that I find very interesting and that weaves throughout all of this: demographics. We often define people in groups and evaluate the relationships between the groups based on our understanding of the average within that group. This tendency prevents us from seeing the real picture. The growth rate of a nation's GDP or even the GDP per capita does not tell us very much. The unemployment rate in the US is around 10% -- but some sectors cannot find enough workers and others have 25% unemployment. If you are interested in this subject, read this from Foreign Affairs. Sure there are well over a billion people in China, but half of them are subsistence farmers who do not participate in the economy.
I am looking forward to digging in on these topics during 2011. As always, your comments and thoughts are appreciated.


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Series: The Others #6
Published by Roc on March 6, 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 416
Format: eARC
Source: Received from Publisher
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In this thrilling and suspenseful fantasy, set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, Vicki DeVine and her lodger, the shapeshifter Aggie Crowe, stumble onto a dead body . . . and find themselves enmeshed in danger and dark secrets.
Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others–vampires, shapeshifters, and paranormal beings even more deadly. And this is a fact that humans should never, ever forget . . .
After her divorce, Vicki DeVine took over a rustic resort near Lake Silence, in a human town that is not human controlled. Towns like Vicki's have no distance from the Others, the dominant predators that rule most of the land and all of the water throughout the world. And when a place has no boundaries, you never really know what's out there watching you.
Vicki was hoping to find a new career and a new life. But when her lodger, Aggie Crowe–one of the shapeshifting Others–discovers a dead body, Vicki finds trouble instead. The detectives want to pin the man's death on her, despite the evidence that nothing human could have killed the victim. As Vicki and her friends search for answers, things get dangerous–and it'll take everything they have to stay alive.
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Lake Silence is the 6th book in Anne Bishop's The Others series. Confession time. I read all of the other The Others series, but managed to blogger fail and not review any of them. Quick note – they were all great, but Lake Silence is my favorite so far.
Lake Silence is more than just a story. Full of substance, diverse characters and unique humor. All of these combined created a vivid world that came to life. The main character, Vicki DeVine, is not your typical front runner. Divorced and still reeling from the unhealthy relationship, she is completely relatable with her body image issues and desire to break free of her own self-doubts. Most of us struggle with this, even those of us that put on armor and stuff our internal self-harming dialog down and don't allow it to shine through. Vicki's constant battle within herself is actually really inspiring to read about. It was inspiring to read about and not a downer. Her internal beauty to accept the Others and the interactions between the Others made the dynamic my favorite part of Lake Silence. Vicki also added a level of humor that felt natural and fit her character perfectly.
Lake Silence is a bit of a murder mystery, with lots of layers. Humans are still reeling from the fall-out they created. Greed and entitlement led and continue to motivate so many, regardless of the consequences to others. The imagery with many of the Others and Elementals created bonus visuals, which I will likely never forget. Summed up, Lake Silence gets a rare 5 bullet rating and a bonus mention for pulling me out of a reading slump.
If you haven't read any of the previous books in this series, I really think you could still pick up Lake Silence and understand the current situation. You might lose of depth regarding certain aspects of the Others, but that would be expected.
And…where can I get some spoigins?


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More About the Dumbing Down of America
One of the news stories that caught my attention recently is the story of the recent pep rally for the undefeated Waverly Wolverines football team in Waverly, New York.
As part of the high school's tradition, students put on skits to earn the title of "Mr. Waverly."
The problem with one of the skits came to light when an alumnus of Waverly High noticed a photo on Facebook, and sent it to CNN. Three young men put on a skit mocking the domestic violence between Chris Brown and Rihanna - and they did it in blackface.
Hundreds of social media comments and news stories later, the superintendent of the Waverly School System states that he plans to hold meetings and make announcements.
Everyone has rung in on this, from ethicists to community members and fellow students.
Was this a racist act? Did it make light of the serious nature of domestic violence?
Everyone agrees that the kids did not think they were doing anything wrong, or even pushing the envelope. As one community member stated, they do skits like that on Saturday Night Live all the time.
A student pointed out that it wasn't "blackface," it was just body paint.
What shocks me is that not one reporter or commenter has brought up the real problem behind this issue.
I agree that the kids meant no harm. They really didn't know any better. I remember doing skits in high school and how much fun it was. Those high school memories are some of my best. The creativity, humor and teamwork it takes to create and present a skit is something that kids only learn through extracurricular activities such as these.
I don't blame the kids, and I don't blame the behavior of the celebs that inspired the skit.
The really culprit and the real crime struck me when I read an article about the incident by Dr. Bruce Weinstein, "The Ethics Guy." Dr. Weinstein correctly pointed out that the kids had no knowledge or understanding of the historical context of blackface.
I'm betting they haven't had much coaching about the nature of domestic violence either.
Why is this? Could it be that Waverly schools, like all other schools in our great nation, are underfunded? Could it be that there is no opportunity for kids to attend civics classes where they might learn about these topics? Maybe issues of racial history and domestic relations aren't on the standardized tests?
What has happened at Waverly High simply shines a spotlight on what we already know to be true. Our kids aren't taught critical thinking, ethics, or any history beyond the basics. We are raising a nation of test-takers who lack skills like discernment and extrapolation.
Who said that those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it? I'm sure the students at Waverly don't know who said it or what it means because it's not on the test.
As we struggle to change our economic future, let's not forget that kids are our future, and without their legitimate education, there is no future. There is no more patriotic act than to invest in the education of our children.


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Let me start by apologising. I know it's deeply untrendy to read Harry Potter if you're an adult, so I imagine that reading books about reading Harry Potter must be an enormous intellectual sin. I have no excuses. I know the books aren't brilliantly written but I enjoy them in the way that some people enjoy watching 24 or Lost or whatever. They're silly but entertaining romps and the mystery at the heart of the series is genuinely intriguing.
David Langford's book delves into the unresolved questions that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows should finally deal with, explores the jokes and perhaps hints hidden in the names of key characters and examines Rowling's development as a writer.
Langford is fairly perceptive and knows his subject but the book is ultimately very slight, not to mention riddled with typos. It can be read in a couple of hours but it's debatable whether it contains anything that you couldn't find by spending the same amount of time on any of the countless fan websites.
Still, it filled a rainy afternoon and served to whet my appetite for next month's big finish.


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Gunnar Nelson vs. Ryan LaFlare added to UFC Fight Night in Dublin
The upcoming UFC Fight Night show landing on the Emerald shores of Ireland has added an interesting bout as two undefeated welterweight prospects face off when Gunnar Nelson meets Ryan LaFlare in Dublin on July 19.
While there's been no official confirmation the main event is expected to pit Ireland's son Conor McGregor against Cole Miller in a featherweight showdown. Currently, McGregor is awaiting medical clearance from knee surgery last year, but is expected to return without any incident in July. Nelson and LaFlare is likely to serve as the co-main event on the card.
Nelson (12-0-1) returns to action following a first round submission win over Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night in England from March. The victory moved Nelson to 3-0 in the UFC, and one step closer towards a potential entry into the top 10 of the division.
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under legendary coach Renzo Gracie has long been looked at as one of the best up and comers in the sport, and now he'll get a co-main event showcase to prove he belongs in the upper echelon of the division.
Hoping to do the same while derailing Nelson's undefeated streak is Ryan LaFlare (11-0), who picked up his most recent win over John Howard at UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi earlier this month.
The victory moved LaFlare to 4-0 in the UFC with all of his wins coming by way of unanimous decision, showcasing his dominance over the fighters he's faced thus far in his career.
This will be a big test for both fighters with either Nelson or LaFlare suffering their first loss while the winner will take a big step forward in the welterweight division.


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Editor, the Record:
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All our presidential candidates espouse "change." Can any of them actually succeed in making change come about? It's unlikely.
Let's face the facts. Our two parties are so polarized that any meaningful change in health care, illegal immigration, education, the economy, Social Security, etc., will be minimal at best, if ever. Notice I left out the Iraq "war." This is the only problem our new president, as commander-in-chief, can solve. He can get us out of Iraq with a stroke of his pen. If you want this to happen, vote Democratic.
The only other things the president can do is submit a budget, try to set the agenda, use the bully pulpit and veto bills. That's it. For all of these "changes" to occur the president needs a super majority in Congress, especially in the senate.
The talk of change by our candidates makes for super oration and hype. I guess we will be duped again by the best emotional speaker who makes us feel good. I believe that some experience and close working relations with your colleagues is our best bet to get meaningful change. In any event, if we all get duped again let's hope a super majority in Congress is obtained. If not, the polarization will continue.
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I have not been posting at my normal frequency due to a secret project that has taken up much of extra my time. But it is almost over so you can stop complaining to your friends about how some weird downbeat website, that they would probably hate, isn't posting quite so often as you would like. They'll never again have to listen to you drone on about how you had to wait an entire two weeks for a new story or doodle. They no longer need to suffer through you talking endlessly about how missing my works made you feel so insane that you shot your dog and resulting stress caused all of your hair and teeth to fall out. You can relax now and regrow some of those teeth because the secret project is finally wrapping up.
See if you can guess what it is:


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Support Sandy with SG & Hudson
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Jeans: Hudson, Sweater: Club Monaco (similar), Coat: Elie Tahari c/o last year (similar, similar from Target)
Happy Monday! Let's start this gloomy week off on a charitable note, shall we? Hudson asked me to represent the great state of New Jersey (hometown holla!) in their Blogger Boutique to benefit Hurricane Sandy. I styled their LEELO Bordeaux cropped skinny and this featured style is exclusively 20% off and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief. It really is the fit that keeps on giving and I'm particularly fond of Hudson denim because their cropped styles hit my ankle at the perfect spot. That eliminates the need to go to a tailor and try to explain why you weren't part of the 2% born with giraffe legs.
I tried to really play up the berry tones in the jeans rather than stick it with black, black and more black. It's also quite festive this way! Hope you can support and share the cause! xo *Runs from today through Dec 24th!


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Take a good look at the supporters of the man who won the most votes in New Hampshire, socialist Bernie Sanders, who had more than 138,000 votes as of this hour:
At a Feb. 7 rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Sanders made it clear that unlike Obama, he would channel, rather than deflect, anti–Wall Street anger if elected president. To a throng of 1,500 voters packed into a community college gymnasium, Sanders vowed to crack down on Wall Street bankers. As he spoke, Sanders was continually interrupted by shouts from the audience of "Break 'em up!" and "They should go to jail!" . . .Notice these folks aren't brimming with specific charges, or a sense that anybody they dislike must be proven guilty before a jury of their peers. They just want to see rich people go to jail. From a separate article:
Mathew Pitman, 34, of Portsmouth, said a combination of higher taxes and smaller banks was the only thing that could bring Wall Street to heel. "Subject them to the same level of taxation as people like me," he said, "and break up the big banks."
John Joyal, 59, of Sommersworth, New Hampshire, was pushing an all-of-the-above plan. "Taxes, fines, jail, manacles--I'm for all of it," he said. "Citizens United needs to be overturned, too."
Others took their cue from how bankers have been treated abroad. "We should do what they did in Iceland," said Keiran Brennan, who had driven up from Wellesley, Massachusetts. "Put them in jail." Added Nora Hussey, also from Wellesley, gesturing toward a giant "Bernie Sanders 2016" posted, "Or just elect him."
Mauza, 71, said his condominium's value is still down a third from before the financial crisis, that his property taxes have nevertheless gone up, and that "people are mad at Wall Street because of what happened to their retirement savings."
"All those banks got bailed out, after they all went overboard," he said. "Not as many people went to jail as probably should have."
Either no one remembers, or no one cares to admit, the banks paid back the money. (The American people lost $11.2 billion on the General Motors bailout, making sure the car company could continue to sell cars that would kill you if your key chain was too heavy.)
From Sanders's victory speech:
Listen to this, when the top three drug companies in this country made $45 billion dollars in profit last year, that is an obscenity, and let me tell you something. When we make it to the White House, the pharmaceutical industry will not continue to rip-off the American people.That $45 billion seems like a lot . . . until you realize country spends about $375 billion on medicine each year. That's a profit rate of 12 percent. Still seem so outrageous?
How many lifesaving drugs has Bernie Sanders developed?
In an earlier appearance, Sanders said, "We're going to have to make the decision to say, I'm sorry, we can't make money out of health care." Never mind that doctors, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, drug researchers, and specialists of all kinds spend years and small fortunes learning their skills and developing their treatments. Bernie Sanders has decided they're charging too much because they're greedy!
(As a senator, Bernie Sanders makes $174,000 per year. According to Payscale.com, the average general practice doctor makes $143,000.)
The Payback Election
Continuing the theme, John Podhoretz offers a look at the ugly future a Sanders and Trump-dominated general election will bring:
Sanders says he's going to throw bankers in jail, raise everybody's taxes -- and provide universal health care.
Trump says he'll deport every illegal immigrant, keep Muslims out of the country until "we can find out what the hell is going on," force Mexico to build a wall, levy a 45 percent tariff on China -- and provide universal health care.
Simple, straightforward and catchy -- that's the key. And none of it is your fault. Everything bad that's happening, everything that makes you nervous and worried and uncertain about the future, is the result of a great wrong that is being done to you.
Sanders says it's being done by malefactors of great wealth. Trump says it's being done by morons and idiots who run Washington and are getting their hats handed to them by canny malefactors in Beijing and Mexico City.
Will this message carry beyond New Hampshire? Of course it will, whatever happens to the candidacies of these two men. Don't look for uplift. Don't seek vision. This is probably going to be the payback election -- America at its worst.


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Madigan made… a simple, googly-eyed craft for Halloween treats.
Do you ever get the feeling that somebody's watching you?
You should if you decide to make these easy treat bags for Halloween! Haha!
I made these candy gift bags last fall for some coworkers. I thought you might be interested in making them to package up your Halloween goodies this year.
I forgot to take photos as I made the packets, but I will say that they were very simple to make.
Follow these steps to make your own Halloween goodie bags:
- Black paper
- Paper trimmer or scissors
- Googly eyes
- White craft glue
- Stapler
- Clear bags
- Candy
- Cut out panels of black paper that are just a smidge wider than your clear bags and at least 3-4 inches wide along the other side. Fold the paper in half so it will fit over the top of the bags.
- Fill your bags with your candy of choice. (I highly recommend something with chocolate or coconut. Just sayin.)
- Fold your black panel of paper over the top of the bag and secure with two staples. I encourage you to angle the staples a little. This is where the eyes will go and you don't want the placement to look too perfect.
- Glue the googly eyes down over top of the staples to cover the metal showing on the front of the bag. Allow the glue to dry and hand out your fun treat bags!
Simple and easy! Just get over that feeling that you are being watched by handing these cute treat bags out to your friends!
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Microsoft has finally released the Visual Studio 2017. This article will provide you some aspects of the new version. The new version of visual studio has bring the support for the non-windows OS. Now you can build cloud & mobile applications for other two platforms (Linux & Mac). Microsoft Visual StudioRead More


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For the first time, two United Voice Ambulance Officers have been elected to State Parliament and form part of the government. Both Craig Crawford and Aaron Harper won the seats of Barron River and Thuringowa for the Labor Party.
You now have former working Ambos helping to make laws that directly affect you and, most importantly, they know exactly the pressures you face every day. Along with 44 other Labor candidates, Craig and Aaron signed the ALP's commitment to much of the Code One Action One Plan.
We congratulate and wish them well and look forward to their advocacy for working Ambulance Officers.
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Indigo is a new trend in interiors and I adore it. I can't help but pair it with turquoise. Both go well with brass accents and add so much personality to a space. We just ordered a couch-daybed from CB2 in turquoise. Unfortunately the swatch arrived muted (think: hotel furniture) so we switched to grey. Instead we may paint (or wallpaper!) the wall behind it a bold color and add quirky accent pillows.
Stay tuned as I dial in our style for our new space! What do you think of indigo and turquoise?


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Why All Real Estate Investors Need a Good Mentor
Whether you're just beginning or if you have plenty of experience as a real estate investor, a good mentor can be your key to success. No matter what your challenge is or goals are, here are some tips to help you choose the right mentor (and what they can do for your business).
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If you are a beginner, do you have a strategy? No matter what the strategy, there has been someone who has done it before; you are not re-inventing the wheel. Finding a mentor who has mastered your strategy could be your shortcut to success and can be your start in building tremendous win-win relationships that can help you achieve a long term successful career.
A Real Estate Mentor Can Help You to:
- Create your strategy and business plan – Having no plan is simply planning to fail. A business plan is mandatory before you start investing. Mentors have expertise in different strategies and can help map a plan.
- Handle challenges such as financing, finding deals and doing them – Financing is a huge challenge. Additionally, there are also many challenges an inexperienced investor can encounter in finding and doing deals. It is ALWAYS helpful having someone by your side.
- Confirm a deal is a deal – Sometimes even experienced investors have doubts and reservations about a deal. Have a mentor evaluate the deal and provide feedback.
- Building teams and systems – Mentors can recommend professionals to join your team and help improve your systems.
- Exiting deals – Good mentors can help you implement your exit strategy and help you achieve success.
Choosing the right mentor is not as easy as finding the first person to help you. They have to be a master at your strategy and willing to create a win-win relationship. A wholesale expert is not going to be the right fit to help you develop raw land into a shopping center or buy a mobile home park. Find out who is the best in your area at your strategy and invite them to talk over lunch.
The right mentor will take you under their wing. They will be an open book, share all the tips and expert strategies you can use in your own business, and open up their entire contacts list. It is important to make it a win-win relationship for both parties. In a sense, a mentor is training their competition, so you must make it worth while for them by partnering, helping them, and becoming allies.
Finally, it is important to respect your mentor's time. Listen to them and apply their teachings. Remember, a good mentor is one of the best ways to turbo charge your business and achieve success.


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Here is a link to a practice "test" for Target 2.1 by itself.
Here is a link to the Target 2.1 Online Test.
Click Here to take the Target 2.1 Test Online
When you have completed the practice and the test, work on the following Khan Academy assignments. Don't forget to sign in so you get credit. Each of these will count as a grade as well.
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Don't let it be said that Republican staffers are a lazy bunch. News had barely got out on Monday that MF Global was filing for bankruptcy when the GOP put out a press release, helpfully titled "Jon Corzine, Obama bundler, Obama Wall Street point man, golden parachute," tying the beleaguered Democrat and ex-New Jersey governor to President Obama. So good job, interns at the GOP!
Yes, the Republicans have gleefully unwrapped the early political Christmas gift that is the Corzine-led implosion of MF Global. And Corzine is the gift that gives giving: Now that regulators are investigating the possibility that insider trading took place at the bankrupt firm, the GOP is calling for Obama to return campaign contributions by Corzine.
"In light of the FBI investigation into Jon Corzine's company, President Obama should immediately return the $500,000 that Corzine raised on his behalf," RNC chairman Reince Priebus said.
How was Corzine able to raise so much, with individual donations capped at $5,000? Corzine is one of Obama's top bundlers for his reelection campaign. For those unfamiliar with bundling, the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org explains:
Bundlers are people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who's willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big "bundle."
It's not as if Corzine went door-to-door like your local Greenpeace rep soliciting donation pledges: Wealthy bundlers often throw glamorous $30,000-a-head fundraising dinner parties, which attendees gladly pony up for in hopes of rubbing shoulders with political leaders.
We don't know how much exactly Corzine has managed to amass for the Obama Victory Fund, only that he is in the top tier of bundlers who have collected at least $500,000 for the president.
If Jon Corzine is indicted for civil or criminal charges over the MF Global saga, Obama will return Corzine's individual contribution, but not the sum he bundled together, his campaign says. So that'll be $5,000 gone from his reelection campaign ... not a whole lot of money, especially since the president has plenty of other big-name bundlers.
So who else is doing double duty as a top Obama campaign fundraiser? There's Comcast executive vice president David Cohen, who has bundled at least $1.2 million for Obama (this is where many Republicans who have long accused NBC, which was acquired by Comcast, of being too left-leaning say, "I told you so!")
There's also Robert Wolf, chairman and CEO of UBS America and member of the president's Council for Jobs and Competitiveness, and Charles Myers, who's a senior managing director at Evercore. Some might call their support a symptom of Stockholm syndrome, given how the president has attacked Wall Street "fat cats" like them.
Of course, there's also the liberal Hollywood set who are ardent supporters of Obama. Besides Jeffrey Katzenberg, head honcho at Viacom subsidiary Dreamworks Animation, there's also movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who threw a $35,800 per guest fundraiser for Obama back in August that attracted the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, her husband Chris Martin, legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour (who herself is a top Obama bundler), Alicia Keys, Jimmy Fallon, and Quentin Tarantino, among others.
It makes one curious: Did Obama share his favorite Tarantino movie? Discuss the key trends of Fall/Winter 2011 with Wintour? One thing's for sure though: The president must be really good at small talk.
(See also: Why the MF Global Crisis Matters More Than You Think: 3 Key Lessons)


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* Sahara Noir starts off with an explosion of frankincense.
* Explosion as in bomb- and very powerful but also familiar. It hit me that the initial stage of Sahara Noir is identical to Amber Absolute after the top calms down a bit.
* Projection is quite strong.
* The Frankincense stays strong as a sweaty wood comes in for a visit. I am guessing it's cedar but am not sure.
* The progression is not clean from top to heart to base. There seems to be different phases every time I wear it. Sometime the woods stay present for a long time, and grass joins them. Other time the woods get spicy and resins calm them down.
* There is oud in the base but it's neither aggressive nor prominent (you really have to sniff for it). Rather the base is more frankincense with a typical oriental feel of amber and vanilla with resins.
Summary: Sahara is being marketed to women, and that unfortunately might scare away a lot of guys who would really love it. While not as bold and aggressive as other scents, Sahara Noir is still a powerhouse. Please note that Sahara Noir wears differently on different people. Some get frankincense bomb all the way through. Some get a full transition from top to mid to base, like I described.
If you are a fan of Tom Ford Amber Absolute, this is very similar- but instead of being Amber with Incense, it's Incense with Amber – the dominant note is different. Sahara Noir is definitely not for the office but would be great for a nighttime going-out scent. Longevity is great; this will last more than eight hours until you shower it off. As a FORDie (lover of Tom Ford scents), I find it interesting that the latest mainstream releases are more interesting than the recent Private Blend releases (and 1/2 to 1/3 the price as well).
Sahara Noir is available from Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Barney's and other department stores.
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Disclaimer: Sample provided by publicist for review. Image courtesy of Nordstrom website.
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Great review.
Our SA is saying it's unisex 🙂 He says it's not marketed to women.
Ron Slomowicz says:
I think it is unisex – but I thought the ads were aimed at women.
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Shop at goodasgold.co.nz and get free worldwide shipping.
We have been open since September 11 2004, almost 10 years now, we do most things differently than other stores, just good vibes, great service and stock, under ground brands mixed with some well known ones. I think I pour a lot of love into the business and my staff and customers which creates a rad shopping experience.
How long have you been stocking New Balance and how does it fit the rest of your range?
We have been doing NB since they launched the lifestyle product into the mix (early 2012), we were the first or one of the first to get on it and it has been charging for us ever since.
What does new balance as a brand mean to you personally?
NB is just so classic! We have built an amazing relationship with NB in NZ, and I feel very fortunate that they got us onboard and support GAG, my staff and customers so well.
What is your favourite New Balance release from the last year or so?
I think the Ronnie Fieg 1300 "salmon sole" is one of my favs and the Black Beams 996 was subtle on point heat!
What is the most popular New Balance model at your store?
I've seen it and it's looking incredible!!! Wait till you see what's dropping in NZ in 2015!
How do we get more Made in USA and England New Balance to New Zealand?
We have been working on it, and its coming, late 2014 / 2015 we will be stocking a bunch more USA and UK models.
When are we going to see a New Balance x Good as Gold collab?
Im so keeeeeeen! But we will have to wait a while I think. We have been working on the GAG brand (general vibes, website, photos, look-books, branding etc) in general so hopefully the big dogs at NB notice that we are one of the better stores in Australasia and let us give it a crack (fingers crossed!) But as long as we can continue to get the limited releases and collabs we are happy as!
Its huge for us, and we put a lot of energy into it.
Any last comments?
and big ups to Kev at New Balance NZ
Thanks again to Ruben for taking the time out and answering my questions. GAG is quickly becoming the premier New Balance stockist in New Zealand keep a look out for what they have coming in the future.
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There are three types of zebra, and the rarest of them all is now found almost exclusively in Kenya, the Grevy's zebra.
However, the sustained decline in Grevy's zebra numbers and range has been a major concern to conservationists.
They estimate that the Grevy's zebra population has declined from an estimated 15,000 in the early 1980s to an estimated 2,500 left in Kenya today.
In comparison to other zebras, the Grevy's is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower, and it can go for five days without water.
To save the zebras from extinction, researchers from Princeton University have designed new software that can identify their "barcorde".
"It looks for areas on the body where the stripes are bent and intersect with each other, and they record data and we call them hot spots. And what it does is it compares all the hot spots on the current picture with the hot spot locations on all the pictures in the archive and when there is a high match, we get a high score, and then we know it is the same individual," said Daniel Rubenstein, Professor of Zoology, Princeton University.
According to the Grevy's Zebra Trust, this is the first time that "citizen science" is being used to count the Zebra species.
The trust is also working with around 15 local communities from which they have hired scouts to gather data on the zebras, which in turn helps these communities earn small incomes to support their children.


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Chris Sherman on May 8, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Our newest Search Engine Land column, Search Illustrated, launches today. Search Illustrated differs from our other columns in that it uses graphics to illustrate complex topics in search marketing by breaking them down into easily understood pictures and diagrams.
Today's debut features a graphic with a visual depiction of Google PageRank Explained.
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Ernest McNealey serves as the principal of The McNealey Group, a consulting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. His responsibilities include generating clientele in the academic sector and designing solutions tailored to their varying administrative and organizational needs. Among other focuses, Ernest McNealey conducts research to inform strategies for increasing rates of student retention and graduation from universities throughout the country.
Prior to forming his company, he held academic and administrative appointments at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook and at Claflin College. During his tenure with the latter, he taught art courses, assisted with faculty recruitment, and helped plan the school's budget.
Preparing for his career, Ernest McNealey earned a bachelor's degree in art education with a minor in chemistry at Alabama State University. He later received an MAT with emphases in painting, drawing, and African-American Art History from Indiana University. Furthering his education, he completed a PhD in art education and social psychology at The Ohio State University.


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The roll-out of the Affordable Care Act has been, put simply, an unmitigated disaster. Federal exchange website slow out the gates. Millions of insurance policies dragged into the back alley and put out of their misery. President Obama's signature "achievement" has been less fireworks, and more sputter-sputter-peter out.
But listen up, ladies. There is, thank goodness, one redeeming point: free birth control all around! In a new, and very real, internet advert from two "progressive" groups out of Colorado, women are reminded that under Obamacare, birth control pills are now as readily available as a pack of Skittles.
As the linked article states, if the ad's roles were reversed, it would slammed for overt misogyny and promoting the stereotypical male practice of taking advantage of women. No matter. If it's a woman doing it, it receives the progressive "seal of approval". Of course at this rate no one will be left with insurance a year from now, so federally-mandated freebie-anything is a fluid concept, but for the time being, unlimited casual sex for everyone! It'll be great, what could go wrong…
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California man behind anti-Islam video detained
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula deemed a flight risk in court
A judge ordered the California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video posted to YouTube that has inflamed the Muslim world to be detained Thursday, and deemed a flight risk.
U.S. Central District Chief Magistrate Judge Suzanne Segal said Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, should be held after officials said he violated his probation term for a 2010 check fraud conviction.
Nakoula was convicted in 2010 and sentenced to 21 months in prison. Under terms of his probation, he was not allowed to use computers or the Internet for five years without approval from his probation officer.
Nakoula was arrested after federal probation officials determined he violated the terms of his supervised release, said Thomas Mrozek U.S. Attorney's spokesman in Los Angeles.
In court Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Dugdale said Nakoula was flight risk based on a "lengthy pattern of deception."
"He has every incentive to disappear," Dugdale said.
Nakoula, 55, was handcuffed and shackled in court.
Protests have erupted around the Middle East over a 14-minute trailer for the film. Though the trailer was posted to YouTube in July, the violence didn't break out until Sept. 11 and has spread since, killing dozens.
Nakoula, a Christian originally from Egypt, went into hiding after he was identified as the man behind the trailer.
Full story not known
The full story about Nakoula and the video still isn't known.
The movie was made last year by a man who called himself Sam Bacile. After the violence erupted, a man who identified himself as Bacile called media outlets including The Associated Press, took credit for the film and said it was meant to portray the truth about Muhammad and Islam, which he called a cancer.
The next day, the AP determined there was no Bacile and linked the identity to Nakoula, a former gas station owner with a drug conviction and a history of using aliases. Federal authorities later confirmed there was no Bacile and that Nakoula was behind the movie.
Before going into hiding, Nakoula acknowledged to the AP he was involved with the film, but said he only worked on logistics and management.
A film permit listed Media for Christ, a Los Angeles-area charity run by other Egyptian Christians, as the production company. Most of the film was made at the charity's headquarters. Steve Klein, an insurance agent in Hemet and outspoken Muslim critic, has said he was a consultant and promoter for the film.
Film remains online
The trailer still can be found on YouTube. The Obama administration asked Google, YouTube's parent, to take down the video but the company has refused, saying it did not violate its content standards.
Meantime, a number of actors and workers on the film have come forward to say they were duped. They say they were hired for a film titled Desert Warrior and there was no mention of Islam or Muhammad in the script. Those references were dubbed in after filming was completed.
Actress Cindy Lee Garcia has sued to get the trailer taken down, saying she was duped.


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