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It is time Indian women cast away the influence of Indian cinema which teaches them that good girls do not freely express their love for a man!
While we talk about women empowerment every second, there are still situations which position women as shy and retiring individuals. Involving women in decision making at home and at business is also not encouraged. We are also trained and conditioned to veil our feelings – it is supposed to be 'unwomanly' to freely express feelings of romantic love, for instance.
I still fail to interpret the rationale behind the existence of this trend even today, having considered the modern thinking of 21st century girl. It cannot be attributed to one reason because our behavior is influenced by our education, family background and upbringing, and what we learn in society, what we could call external factors.
One of the most important of those external factors is the influence of India cinema!
I have been watching Indian cinema since childhood and have been an ardent follower of the dramatic silver screen. I keep brooding while watching love stories. Why do we see male protagonist always proposing to the female lead in many stories? Why does the story revolve around the hero trying to impress the girl with his circus stints (read – stalking the girl) or intelligence?
These stories are usually male centric with the role of the female lead restricted to glamour and certain skin show. The titles of these movies also show a bias towards the male character – whether good or bad!
I rarely came across stories where female lead has a crush on the hero and she does all possible things to make him hers. Many a times, feelings of fondness nurtures in both of them simultaneously. However, it is always the male protagonist who takes first step to express his feelings to the girl.
Often, friends of female protagonist advise her not to let her heart out until the guy proposes. Moreover, they also say to their friend, "You are a girl and girls are not supposed to take this bold step!" The girl is portrayed as a composed, humble, non-aggressive individual with mediocre intelligence who wouldn't talk much about what she feels about the situation.
It is not an understatement to say we live in a society greatly influenced by Indian cinema. Our youth draw their ideas of proposing to a girl and the feeling that they have to 'convince' her from our very own movies. It is very evident from the dressing, punch lines, songs, hair styles, etc. that they follow. They make references to movie dialogues during conversations.
Just like the boys get these ideas, girls too get influenced by these stories to not express their feelings unflinchingly. As shown in our movies, young women in real life too hold back their feelings and fear the consequences in case she expresses herself out first. Even an independent, successful woman thinks twice before talking about her love. A woman who might have been an eloquent speaker fails to express her love to the guy, under the influence of Indian cinema.
In a way, Indian women have become inexpressive cowards, hiding their feelings for the fear of being called desperate, sluts and characterless. They are habituated to subdue their feelings, influenced by predefined silly societal norms and Indian movies.
Honestly, we still do not appreciate and accept women who express their heart out to the world loudly. Not really. Although, I see we have climbed a small step towards reaching the step of equality, there is a long road to walk. We are yet to see a day where people realize feelings are innate to the human race and not gender specific. And women are equally given a chance to express and speak their feelings sans any hindrance.
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MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — On that crystal clear morning nearly 10 years ago, all of us learned some hard lessons.
Those lessons of Sept. 11th, 2001 are now critical teaching moments in our schools and most of the kids studying them have grown up in a world with a "new normal."
The 10th-grade students in Mr. Ferri's AP U.S. History Class at Moon Area High School were in kindergarten when planes fell out of the sky, the Pentagon shook and the Twin Towers toppled.
Ashley Braxton recalls being told of a plane crashing.
"And I knew that my dad worked at the airport for security and freaking out and not knowing if my dad was dead or not," she said.
There was confusion for Abigail Eberts.
"And I thought it was a weather drill and then my mom came to pick me up and she didn't really want me to know what was going on, but I could tell she was scared," she recalled.
These kids remember the panic – the silence – that their parents came home in the middle of the day, that the American Flag appeared everywhere and since then how some civil liberties were eroded for safety sake.
"And I think that people tend to stereotype the people that made that kind of attack," Justin Frankeny said.
Mia Catsleveter's dad was in the military, "And I definitely believe it made an impact because there's a lot more soldiers losing their lives."
"Iit's difficult when you're still in the shadows of 9/11 to see how it's going to be portrayed long term," Jason Ferri said.
What happened on 9/11 already fills a fair number of pages in history text books.
"It's shaken up our politics, our economy, military where we didn't have a lot of military spending in the 90's and then obviously that radically changed," Ferri said.
Students in Moon will have a tangible piece of 9/11 history – a steel beam recovered from the North Tower of the Trade Center courtesy of New York's Port Authority.
Former Moon Township Fire Chief Charlie Belgie was the driving force behind it.
"When there was a notice that came out that we were going to be able to get it if we agreed to display it as a memorial I jumped on it," he said.
There will be an unveiling and dedication of the 9/11 Memorial near the municipal building at 10 a.m. Sunday. All are invited.
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This week, I learnt a number if things:
- Some people will never change; they'll ask for a lift 'now' and still make you wait outside for them! When someone says 'now' it does mean 'right now' doesn't it? Then why do you come out 15 minutes later - say in 15 minutes then!
- I'm apparently easy to please and too accepting.
- Accepting that I'm apparently too accepting and easy to please actually means I am accepting, does that make sense? Therefore I will continue to be myself just the way I am. Truth is that at that moment in time, I may come across as accepting and easy to please, but mostly it's because I can't be bothered to argue, make a big deal out of small things, or I literally don't care enough. Sorry people.
- There is a place in Japan where there are loads and loads and loads of cats, that's right, you read correctly, cats.
- I have an amazing group of very supportive, inspiring and seriously lovely friends. Thank you friends.
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- For most part of my life, I've been number two - this is sad but true. Lately however, I've come to realise that I don't want to be number one in someone else's life, I want to be number one in my own life. :)
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Colorizing Photographs for Your Family History Book: Should You Do It?
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Would this classic Depression-era photo, Dorthea Lange's Migrant Mother look better in color?
Go to Flickr to see Asif Naqvi of Living Design's Migrant Mother Colorized Version
Fast Company staff writer Joe Berkowitz highlighted the current interest in coloring historical photos in a recent article See the Whole World in a New Light With Classic Black and White Photos, Now In Living Color .
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Iraq Church Siege Ends With 52 Dead
Iraqi security forces stormed a Baghdad church where militants had taken an entire congregation hostage for four hours, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a priest, Iraqi officials said Monday.
It was not immediately clear whether the hostages died at the hands of the attackers or during the rescue late on Sunday night in an affluent neighborhood of the capital, AP reported.
The incident began when militants wearing suicide vests and armed with grenades attacked the Iraqi stock exchange at dusk Sunday before turning their attention to the nearby Our Lady of Deliverance church -- one of Baghdad's main Catholic places of worship -- taking about 120 Christians hostage.
Maj. Gen. Hussein Ali Kamal, the deputy interior minister, said 52 people were killed and 67 wounded, in the bloodbath. Officials said at least one priest and 10 policemen were among the dead. Many of the wounded were women.
Hasty Action
A Christian member of parliament on Monday described the Iraqi rescue operation as "not professional," saying "it was a hasty action that prompted the terrorists to kill the worshippers."
"We have no clear picture yet whether the worshippers were killed by the security forces bullets or by terrorists, but what we know is that most of them were killed when the security forces started to storm the church," Younadem Kana said.
Video footage from an American drone that was overhead during the attack showed a black plume of smoke followed by flashes from inside the building before what appears to be soldiers going in. US forces often supply air support to Iraqi forces conducting operations on the ground, feeding them video footage of what American drones see from the air.
The casualty information was confirmed by police and officials at hospitals where the dead and wounded were taken.
There were conflicting accounts about the number of attackers involved in the assault, with Baghdad military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim Al-Moussawi saying Sunday night that security forces killed eight, while the US military said between five and seven died.
Two police officers on the scene, however, say only three attackers were killed and another seven arrested afterward.
Police pushed back onlookers from around the church by erecting a barbed wire fence but residents and people from the Christian community claimed that it was too little, too late.
Converts in Egypt
A cryptically worded statement posted late Sunday on a militant website allegedly by the Islamic State of Iraq appeared to claim responsibility for the attack. The group, which is linked to Al-Qaeda in Iraq, said it would "exterminate Iraqi Christians" if Muslim women in Egypt were not freed.
It specifically mentioned two women in Egypt that extremists maintain have converted to Islam and are being held against their will in Egypt. The two are wives of priests and are believed to have converted to Islam to leave their husbands since divorce is banned by Egypt's Coptic Church. One woman disappeared in 2004 and another in July.
Egypt's Christians had maintained they were kidnapped and staged rallies for their release.
Both were later recovered by police, denied any conversions and were then spirited away to distant monasteries. In the message, the militants claim the two are still Muslim and called upon the Vatican, which held a meeting earlier in October to discuss the fate of Christians in the Middle East, to release the women.
"We direct our speech to the Vatican and say that as you met with Christians of the Mideast a few days ago to support them and back them, now you have to pressure them to release our sisters, otherwise death will reach you all," the message said.
Leaving in Droves
Iraqi Christians, who have been frequent targets for insurgents, have left in droves since the 2003 US-led war. Catholics used to represent 2.89 percent of the population in 1980; by 2008 they were just 0.89 percent.
One Iraqi man who identified himself only as Abu Sami for security reasons, said his wife was inside the church during the attack.
Although she was unharmed, he said he feared that the church siege signaled a new round of violence by militants against Iraq's Christian community.
"I expect the coming attacks will be worse in the future since the government is doing nothing to protect us. We are peaceful people and never harmed any of our fellow countrymen, so we do not understand the reasons behind such evil attacks," he said.
"Many Christians now believe that they do not have any hope in Iraq and the best thing to survive is to seek another country to live in," he said.
Taliban Briefly Overrun District in Ghazni
The Taliban briefly overran a district seat in eastern Afghanistan, torching government buildings and capturing police officers after an intense gunfight, officials said Monday.
The government was back in control of Ghazni province's Khogyani district headquarters a few hours later, said Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary, adding that three rooms in the government headquarters had been burned and a vehicle damaged. He did not have any information on casualties, AP reported.
Local police chief Mohammad Yasin, who wasn't there during the attacks, said government buildings were captured and set on fire.
All the police guarding the district headquarters were either killed or taken prisoner, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said, and their weapons and vehicles were confiscated.
He put out a press release later saying the Taliban had left the district after damaging the headquarters.
A NATO spokesman said he did not have any details of the incident.
In recent months, Ghazni has become one of the most unstable provinces in Afghanistan. Insecurity around the country shot up after NATO and Afghan troops began pushing into the Taliban heartland of the south in July.
Parliamentary elections held in September did not take place in most of Ghazni because of the insurgent threat.
Afghanistan has more than 350 districts.
Around 10 are under direct Taliban control but they have a presence in many more.
Bomb-Making Factory
In an unrelated incident in southern Helmand province, NATO and Afghan troops killed 15 insurgents in the course of a two-day battle over a bomb-making factory in Reg-i-Khan Nishin district that ended Sunday, the coalition said.
NATO troops eventually seized and destroyed a stockpile of explosives that would have been enough to build more than 2,000 bombs, Monday's statement said.
Also in Helmand, two Afghan women were found shot to death, said provincial government spokesman Daud Ahmadi.
They had been running a small organization helping other women set up businesses before their bodies were found in Naway-e-Barakzayi district.
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Egypt's leading newspaper Al-Ahram in an editorial last week accused Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad of undermining Arab interests. Assad in a recent interview had said he has differences of opinion with the government in Cairo and he would travel to Egypt only when invited.
Differences between Syria and Egypt have existed for ages and manifest itself largely when it comes to the policies of the two Arab countries vis-à-vis Palestine and Lebanon.
It can also be said that their strategic approach to and vision about regional developments often contradict each other. However, this rift is a matter of concern to only Damascus and Cairo. Syria can defend its right if and when necessary and would hardly need outside help to do so.
Assad needs to respond to charges that he is not very interested in resistance or else he would have launched a resistance movement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
This is an issue the Syrian leader should address in whatever form or fashion he deems fit.
However, the Al-Ahram editorial calls for a response from a third party as it also focused on cordial ties between Tehran and Damascus and claimed that this harmony is harmful to the Arab world.
The Arabic-language newspaper said the timeline of the long-awaited departure of American troops from Iraq is known…But "has any date been set for the withdrawal of Iranian forces from Lebanon?"
To those who have eyes to see, it is visible that Iran has no military presence in Lebanon. Whatever is said and written about the alleged presence of our armed forces in that small country is without foundation and the result of propaganda tactics unleashed by Israel and the US.
Little surprise that Al-Ahram has sided with such a shallow allegation. The point is that Al-Ahram and the powerhouses in Egypt simply cannot swallow the fact that Israel was defeated in Lebanon and no Arab army so far had been able to vanquish the formidable Israeli military in warfare.
The sacrifices of Egyptian people and its armed forces in past wars against Israel, especially the war in 1973, cannot and should not be forgotten. Nevertheless, what forced Israel to concede defeat in the 2006 war is the resistance of Lebanon and its army's support for the Islamic resistance.
Does there exist any picture or valid document about the participation of one Iranian soldier in that war? It would indeed be a source of pride and glory for Iranians to participate in the war against the occupying power.
Al-Ahram should be rest assured that if any document had existed about Iran's participation in that conflict, Israel and the US would have overblown the issue without the least reservation only to demonstrate that the Lebanese Army alone cannot defeat the so-called invincible Israeli military.
Al-Ahram alleges that Assad prefers Iranian interest to those of the Arab world.
The newspaper says Tehran is backing the Shiite minority in the Persian Gulf and exercises control over the Arab states. It urged Syria to curb Iran's role and influence in Palestine.
The newspaper seems to purposefully forget that Iran as a matter of policy pursues strong ties with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Saudi King Abdullah before and after visiting Lebanon last month.
Pundits and politicians consider the move as a sign that Tehran is assuring Riyadh of its intention to help eliminate the possibility of renewed tensions in Lebanon and the volatile region.
A few years ago Iran's Foreign Ministry tried its best so that an article printed in an unofficial Iranian newspaper about the history of ties between Iran and Bahrain would not lead to unwanted and unhelpful events.
The understandable problem with Al-Ahram and those who share its vision is that they see Egypt's role in regional equations diminishing rapidly while Cairo does little other than keep its borders safe for Israel and its lawlessness.
Iranians of all persuasions are proud of their friendly ties with the people of Egypt. Egypt is a great country with an equally great ancient civilization. Should a simple gesture like launching a direct flight between Tehran and Cairo upset some quarters to the extent that they consider an Arab country like Syria as enemy of Arab interests because it has good relations with Iran?
It seems the Al-Ahram write-up is a continuation of Washington's rebuke of Cairo about the small steps taken for improving ties between the two estranged powers in the Middle East.
Genetics Seminar Planned
Avicenna Research Institute (ARI) intends to hold a seminar on Genetics, Law, Ethics and Psychology during November 10-11 to review genetic findings.
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Avicenna Research Institute (ARI) intends to hold a seminar on Genetics, Law, Ethics and Psychology during November 10-11 to review genetic findings.
The seminar's venue is Shahid Beheshti University's Faculty of Law, IRNA reported.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundi, the head of the institute, said on Sunday that in addition to considering different branches of genetics, its cutting-edge theories, findings and guidelines, as well as its related legal, ethical and psychological aspects will be discussed in the seminar.
"Recently, significant developments have taken place in the science of genetics. Determining the genetic map of various living beings, cloning, identifying genetic causes of diseases and diagnosing them based on genetic data are among prominent evolutions in this field," he said.
"All these novel achievements have raised questionable issues in different fields of ethics, law and psychology."
The official also said that from the legal point of view, there are challenges surrounding the findings of genetics. Generally, collection, processing, storage and use of human genetic data potentially threaten fundamental freedoms, observance and performance of human rights, respect for human dignity and social relations.
"So, there is need to review and establish new laws to regulate and control the process. New achievements also widely affect issues of criminology and introduce new opinions in this field," he said.
He added that new developments, particularly in the field of human genome and inappropriate use of genetic knowledge, have given rise to ethical concerns.
Akhoundi noted that for instance, employers and insurance companies may abuse genetic findings and violate ethical principles such as respect for human autonomy, equity and nondiscrimination.
"In addition, the increasing use of gene therapy may possibly diminish unpleasant social traits and restore eugenics to improve human species," he said.
"In view of the effect of genes on behavior and development of personality, new findings can be applied in behavioral psychology," he said.
Akhoundi said that although genetic technology is progressing, it is necessary to organize its social consequences to make it ethically acceptable.
Topics on Agenda
The main topics on the seminar's agenda are as follows:
1. Legal aspects of using human, animal and plant genetic data
2. Ethical aspects of using genetic engineering for treating human illnesses and manipulation of physical appearance, as well as animal and plant cloning
3. Psychological aspects of genetic impact on human traits and behavior
4. Different aspects of the modern science of genetics and its application in human society
The event will provide an opportunity for experts to discuss, in an interdisciplinary way, various areas of genetics, promote awareness of geneticists and humanities students about its influence and repercussions.
The seminar will also evaluate views and guidelines to resolve challenges arising out of genetic developments concerning human beings, animals and plants.
Anti-Putin Rally in Moscow
Over a thousand anti-government protesters were allowed to rally on Sunday in Moscow's central Triumph Square for the first time in years as authorities granted their opponents a moment to air their grievances.
Though veteran human rights defender Lyudmila Alexeyeva was granted permission by authorities to hold a rally for 800 people, scores of armed police stood by as the square filled up with more people than allowed, many of them chanting "Russia without (Prime Minister Vladimir) Putin!"
"We are holding this protest to uphold our constitutional rights. This is no longer the Soviet Union," Alexeyeva, a Soviet-era dissident, told a jubilant crowd, Reuters reported.
Opposition attempts to hold monthly rallies on the square, which lies on the city's main shopping street, have become a barometer of the Kremlin's willingness to tolerate dissent. Police have broken up a dozen rallies and detained protesters.
Alexeyeva hailed Sunday's rally as "a small victory."
To the side of the square, a much smaller protest of around 200 and organized by fierce Kremlin critic Eduard Limonov formed, which had not been granted permission to rally.
Riot police detained at least seven protesters from that rally, a Reuters witness said. For over a year, Russia's marginalized opposition have been convening on Triumph Square on the 31st of each month symbolizing the right to free assembly guaranteed in Article 31 of Russia's Constitution.
Anti-Putin Rally...
Alexeyeva said the opposition was still far from sated, referring to an August decision by Moscow authorities to rail off most of the square for an underground parking garage, a move widely seen by analysts as an attempt to weaken the opposition by taking away their traditional place of protest.
President Dmitry Medvedev, who styles himself as more liberal than his mentor Putin, last month dismissed Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov after 18 years in power. He was replaced by longtime Putin ally Sergei Sobyanin.
Medvedev has repeatedly called for more democracy and engagement with civil society in Russia since taking office two years ago as Putin's anointed successor, but human rights groups and diplomats say little has changed.
"Putin has totally violated the rights of citizens who belong to this state," said opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a deputy prime minister under former president Boris Yeltsin.
A trio of elderly women donned masks of Putin and held up baseball bats with "31" written on them.
'Legal Banditry'
"Putin is simply against the people of Russia. He is corrupt and has established legal banditry in Russia," said musician Olga, one of the three.
In Russia's second city Saint Petersburg, 70 people were detained by police at two protests totaling 300 that were not given permission, according to a Reuters witness.
But in the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok, police did not intervene when around 40 opposition supporters gathered in the center and held signs saying "31" and pages of the Russian Constitution.
"We are here to support our allies in Moscow on Triumph Square, who get regularly beaten and detained by police," said activist Alexander Kurov.
Iran Daily Cartoonist Ranks 1st
Iran Daily's cartoonist, Mohammad Ali Rajabi, ranked first at the 17th International Festival of Press and News Agencies which ended on Monday.
According to Fars News Agency, the festival's closing ceremony was held at Tehran's Vahdat Hall with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini in attendance.
Rajabi ranked first in the cartoon category. The artist was also awarded the festival's previous editions, including the second and the third, as well as at the International Gaza Cartoon Contest in 2008, marking the 60th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine.
Rajabi's cartoons mainly focus on international events, particularly in the Middle East, Palestine and Lebanon.
Other winners included Mokhtar Parto-Sagvandi who topped the foreign media category and Mohammad Javad Mahmoud Dehabadi who stood first at the news agencies category.
In addition, Ali Kaveh and Reza Mehr-Ata ranked first at the news photo and culture article sections, respectively.
More than 2,400 magazines and domestic and foreign news agencies participated in the exhibition.
About 150 foreign news agencies were present in the event. Some 250 foreign guests, including 30 scholars from 15 Islamic states also took part in the event.
No Threat
Turkey does not believe that its neighbors including Iran pose a threat, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday.
Turkey does not believe that its neighbors including Iran pose a threat, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday.
Turkey stands for creating NATO missile defense shield which will cover all of the members of the alliance.
Talks on possible deployment of elements of NATO missile defense shield in Turkey are likely to be concluded at a NATO summit in Lisbon on November 19, Ria Novosti reported.
NATO chief Andres Fogh Rasmussen and the leading members of the alliance believe the defense shield should be created to protect them from countries that pose a potential nuclear threat.
"We do not have a perception of threat in our adjacent areas, including Iran, Russia, Syria and the other adjacent countries," Davutoglu said.
"NATO should exclude any formula that confronts Turkey with a group of countries in its threat definitions and planning. ... We do not want a cold war zone or psychology around us."
The top Turkish diplomat said, "NATO can develop defense systems by taking into consideration security risks," and added that his country's opposition to such NATO measures "is out of the question."
In September, Rasmussen proposed to deploy a 200-million-euro (253-million-dollar) anti-missile system around Europe to protect against possible attacks by "rogue states."
The NATO chief claimed that Iran's nuclear program was one of the reasons that would necessitate a missile system.
As NATO decisions are made by consensus, any alliance member could veto the missile shield plan.
Asia Stocks Rise
Asian stock markets climbed on Monday, boosted by faster growth in Chinese manufacturing and expectations that the US central bank will pump more money into the world's largest...
Asian stock markets climbed on Monday, boosted by faster growth in Chinese manufacturing and expectations that the US central bank will pump more money into the world's largest economy to rejuvenate a sluggish recovery.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 1.9 percent at 23,543.60 and South Korea's Kospi rose 1.3 percent to 1,907.63. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.9 percent to 4,704.00 and China's Shanghai Composite Index added 2.1 percent to 3,041.73, AP wrote.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average bucked the trend, falling 0.2 percent to 9,186.01.
Stock Performance
Markets in New Zealand and Indonesia were also down while Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia posted gains.
The state-affiliated China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers index rose to 54.7 in October from 53.8 in September. Monthly PMI readings have stayed above 50, the benchmark for expansion, for 20 straight months.
The upbeat sentiment was reinforced by expectations that the US Federal Reserve will pump more money into the world's largest economy to boost its feeble recovery.
Trading volume was relatively brisk as markets awaited Fed action this week, according to Jackson Wong, vice president at Tanrich Securities in Hong Kong.
"It looks like sentiment has changed toward positive," he said. "The market is remaining positive ahead of the Fed announcement."
"Those who shorted stocks last week will try to avoid losses by trying to buy stocks today," he said.
US gross domestic product grew just 2 percent at an annualized pace in the three months through September, slightly faster than the previous quarter but not enough to bring down unemployment, which is hovering near 10 percent.
The weak showing underlined expectations that the Fed policy meeting, which ended on Wednesday, will announce a Treasury bond buying program, known as quantative easing, to inject more liquidity into the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average on Friday rose 4.54, or 0.1 percent, to close at 11,118.49. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index fell 0.52, or 0.1 percent, to 1,183.26.
Despite the soft finishes, both US indexes were up over 3 percent for the month.
China, India Ahead
Growth in China and India powered ahead last month, providing welcome support for the global economy at a time of sluggishness in the United States and most of Europe and a faltering in Japan's recovery.
Two surveys of Chinese executives showed broad-based strength in the manufacturing sector of the world's second-largest economy and helped boost Asian shares outside Japan by 1.7 percent, Reuters reported.
The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to a six-month high in October of 54.7 from 53.8 in September, easily beating market forecasts of 52.9.
A figure above 50 denotes expansion; a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
The strength of the official PMI was striking because the index normally heads down in October, said Yu Song and Helen Qiao, economists at Goldman Sachs.
"The fact that the PMI went up despite this seasonal bias suggests real activity growth was likely to have been exceedingly strong in October," they said in a note.
The survey showed that manufacturers continued to run down stocks last month to meet rising domestic orders, which Ting Lu with Bank of America Merrill Lynch said was a reflection of strength in construction and consumption.
"These readings bode well for a recovery of output in coming months," Lu told clients.
A companion PMI produced by Markit for HSBC painted a similar picture, rising to 54.8 from 52.9--one of the largest month-on-month rises in the history of the survey.
Calling the official PMI one of the best leading indicators of the economy, Lu said the October report supported his forecast of 9.3 percent year-on-year growth in gross domestic product in the fourth quarter and 10.3 percent for all of 2010.
In contrast, the United States reported on Friday that its economy grew at a tepid 2.0 percent rate in the third quarter, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will agree this week to ease monetary policy by embarking on a new program of bond purchases.
The HSBC Markit PMI for India, Asia's third-largest economy, rose to 57.2 in October from 55.1 in September.
"The manufacturing sector remains supported by strong local consumption growth, and growing employment suggests that domestic demand will remain robust," Frederic Neumann, co-head of Asian Economics Research at HSBC, said in a statement.
S. Korean Exports
Not all the economic news from Asia was rosy. The South Korean manufacturing sector shrank for the second month in a row as the HSBC/Markit PMI fell to 46.7 in October, the lowest since February 2009, from 48.8 in September.
New export orders also fell below the boom-bust line of 50 for the first time since February 2009.
But actual exports from Asia's fourth-largest economy rose 29.9 percent in October from the same month last year.
That surpassed the 21.9 percent increase economists had expected and boosted investor confidence in the export-dependent economy. Shares in South Korea's top automakers shot to record highs, while the won rallied against the dollar.
"It bodes well for the economy and solid overseas demand will continue to be a major driver for economic growth," said So Jae-yong, an economist at Hana Daetoo Securities in Seoul.
New President
Dilma Rousseff has been elected president of Brazil to succeed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, electoral officials have confirmed. Rousseff, 62, who has never before held elected office, becomes the country's first woman president.
Dilma Rousseff has been elected president of Brazil to succeed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, electoral officials have confirmed.
Rousseff, 62, who has never before held elected office, becomes the country's first woman president, BBC reported.
She promised to "honor the trust" Brazilians had put in her and work to eliminate poverty. Rousseff was the preferred successor of President Lula, who is leaving after two terms with record popularity.
Thousands of supporters of the governing Workers' Party took to the streets across Brazil to celebrate her victory.
The Superior Electoral Court said that with almost all the votes counted, she had won 56% against 44% for her rival, Jose Serra of the Social Democratic Party.
Although voting is compulsory in Brazil, there was a high rate of abstention at 21.5%.
The second round of voting was forced after Rousseff fell short of the 50% needed in the 3 October first round, winning 47% to Serra's 33%.
Poverty Priority
In her victory speech, she said her first priority would be to lift 20 million Brazilians out of poverty.
"I reiterate my fundamental promise: the eradication of poverty," she said.
"We must not rest while there are Brazilians going hungry."
Her election as the country's first female leader, Rousseff said, was a sign of the democratic progress Brazil had made.
Her priority now was to make sure that such equality of opportunity between men and women became the norm at every level, she added.
Continuing Lula Policies
"I would like parents who have daughters to look straight in their eyes and tell them: 'Yes, a woman can.'"
Rousseff, who will be sworn in on 1 January, is expected to continue the left-leaning policies of President Lula, with emphasis on government efficiency, expanding the role of the state in some sectors such as mining, and upgrading the country's decrepit infrastructure.
She will also oversee a huge expansion of Brazil's oil industry, following the discovery of major offshore fields that should make Brazil one of the world's top 10 oil exporters.
She can count on strengthened majorities for the governing coalition in both houses of Congress to help ease the task of pushing her legislative agenda.
Rousseff's victory owed much to the extraordinary popularity of the outgoing President Lula, who endorsed her as his successor from the start.
Lula, who has to step down after completing the maximum allowed two consecutive terms, said he would not interfere in her government.
Rousseff will have "to form a government in her own image. I only hope she achieves more than I did", he said after casting his vote.
He added that he would not be attending public victory celebrations because "this is her party".
Rousseff paid tribute to her mentor, saying: "I will be knocking on his door often, which, I'm sure, will always be open."
Succeeding Lula would be "difficult and challenging", she said, "but I know how to honor his legacy. I know how to consolidate and advance his work."
A former Marxist rebel who was jailed and tortured in 1970-72 for resisting military rule, Rousseff trained as an economist and worked her way up through local and state governments.
She joined President Lula's cabinet as energy minister in 2003-5 and then became his chief of staff.
Repeated Experience
For Jose Serra, this is the second time he has been defeated in a presidential runoff, after losing to Lula in 2002.
He has congratulated Rousseff and said he hoped she would work for the good of the country. He said: "I proudly battled the president. To those of us imagining we're defeated: We have only started the real fight."
Foreign Investment
Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) plans to attract foreign investments in the tourism industry.
Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) plans to attract foreign investments in the tourism industry.
This was announced by Mohammad Hussein Fazeli, the deputy head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), in a press conference related to an international exhibition and a seminar themed "Investment opportunities in free and special economic zones and tourism industry" on Saturday, CHTN reported.
"We want to ensure that ceding investment opportunities will comply with the governing laws. The subject of attracting foreign investors is an important concern of the government and the Islamic system. Meeting developmental targets depends upon the participation of private sector and mobilizing internal and external resources as well as appealing to Iranian expatriates," he said.
Fazeli stressed that reliance on domestic assets alone cannot fulfill the government's goals, expressing hope that local and foreign investments could be utilized in free trade and economic zones.
Tourism Targets
"A great deal of ICHHTO's targets regarding tourism promotion has to do with the influx of foreign tourists … In order to gain a significant share of revenues generated by the global tourism industry, we need to hold meetings and attract local and foreign tourists," he said.
The official noted that over 1.5 million tourists toured the country in the first half of 2010.
"What helps attract foreign tourists to the country are infrastructures that comply with international norms and standards. And we cannot acquire global standards without the presence of foreign investors," he said.
Fazeli added that holding such events helps acquaint potential investors with investment opportunities.
Noting that 664 investment packages are to be presented in the exhibition, he said, "Of this figure, 178 packages pertain to investment opportunities in free trade and industrial zones. About 120 special packages will also be presented in the tourism sector."
These packages pertain to investments in tourism services, free trade zones, coastlines, restoration of historical relics, handicraft townships, markets, ecotourism sites and water therapy complexes.
He said so far $5.1 billion have been invested in 330 tourism projects and a bigger amount was invested in free trade zones.
"All costs related to the exhibition, including accommodation and reception services, are borne by those who seek investments and we have had good interaction with them. They will also invite 100 special guests to the event. Some 700 guests and 500 tourism investors have been invited," he said.
Fazeli emphasized that the potential foreign investors should display their capabilities and potentials so that ICHHTO would agree to their investment ventures.
"Currently, the trend is that if investors cannot advance the project within the set deadline it would be taken away from them," he said.
He said the secretariat of the exhibition will function permanently in cooperation with ICHHTO and Free Trade Zones Organization to identify and select private sector investment opportunities and investors.
He noted that the important consideration of the exhibition will be to identify investment projects in special zones.
Referring to investment incentives in free trade zones, the official said every economic activity that commences and becomes operational in these zones will be exempt from income tax for 20 years.
"Regarding tourism sector in the mainland, the units that go on stream will enjoy 50 percent income tax exemption and tariffs for utilities comply with industrial ones. The subsidy for the profit rate of bank facilities is 4 percent that can be increased to 8 percent," he said.
Addressing the same event, another ICHHTO official, Hassan Qadamgahi, said so far projects worth 6,300 billion rials have had a progress of above 20 percent or are near completion.
"In recent years, 235 hotels, hotel apartments, motels and guesthouses have become operational nationwide. At present, 400 hotels and 200 hotel apartments are under construction nationwide. Some 66 percent of these projects are underway in the proviances of Tehran, Gilan, Mazandaran, Khorasan Razavi and Isfahan," he said.
The exhibition and seminar will be held on Kish Island during Dec. 1-3.
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Evolving Creativity in Changing Times
by David Chang, Fancy Pants Group
As a company that built a name for ourselves doing rich media banners over the last decade, we've watched the industry change to what it is today.
We've witnessed it having a diverse mix of clients that include brands, creative agencies, media agencies, publishers and ad platforms. However, the times have changed and our clients had to shift their mindsets in an ever-changing display world.
Banners used to be focused on a range of rich media formats like expanding ads, homepage takeovers, synced roadblocks, etc. Creativity was about functionality and utilizing interactive capabilities that came along with Flash; however, this type of creative no longer exists. Ads have since evolved with the transition from Flash to HTML5.
We are now in a transitionary phase in advertising. With yesterday's ad formats gone, we are seeing a lot of over-simplicity within the display space. Too often, we are looking at static image ads with creative that offers nothing for the brand and their audience. Often ad formats, when done poorly, can make ads look like templates that lack imagination. With any change however, comes opportunity and we should embrace it. There is a smarter way to be creative in the new world, and those who better understand it are positioned for success.
While some may think creativity is stifled with templated or component based ads, there's a way to think creatively and break out of the simple minded approach that we see with some of these ads. Consider, for example, what Squarespace did for the website. They mastered the idea of bringing good design sense and responsive web principles into a "template". It allowed for a consistent aesthetic, while allowing users to customize elements to make it their own. Most importantly, the user's content shines through.
Furthermore, the data inherent in digital provides more opportunities to be creative. We can understand user behavior, and provide them value or catch their attention based on external data signals and insights. This encourages us to take into consideration:
- What are they doing now?
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- What time of day is it, and how does that affect their consumption patterns and behavior?
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The lean startup methodology taught us to build, measure and learn as part of a new way to think about product development. Many of these same principles also apply in the display context. We should not simply launch and pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. Instead, we should see each campaign as having multiple iterations, learnings, and optimizations to create a continuous cycle – a cycle that helps us understand user behavior, and figure out new and interesting ways to capture their attention in a manner that is useful to them.
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To make this a reality, it will take time, collaboration, education, and innovation by different forces within the industry. As experts in this space, we need to be the glue that fuses all of this together. We must continue to push, take chances, be creative, and innovate in new ways to bring advertising to the next level.
About the Author: Since joining Fancy Pants Group in 2011, David has helped the company transform from a production shop into a full-service creative digital studio. He is constantly looking for ways to drive innovation and to improve the craftsmanship of Fancy Pants' digital executions. His attention to detail and his creative approach to technology are distinguishing characteristics of his work in the digital marketing arena. David has worked with a diverse range of clients, including Microsoft, Royal Caribbean and Stride Gum. He previously served as Director of Technology at JWT.


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"You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" Kahlil Gibran.
Every Monday for the rest of this year I will share with you two photo's of my children that celebrate their childhood.
One goal that I make every year but inevitably fail at is to try to get outside more. I don't mean just in the garden but to actually go somewhere on the weekend. Sometimes I find myself having to squash in the remainder of undone chores from the week in to the weekend. This leaves little time to visit anywhere other than the local park.
I was determined to get out together as a family this weekend. I planned in advance so no matter what the weather there were no excuses. We went to a local farm, it's community run and the entry fee is more than reasonable. It's the perfect place to take photo's and make memories. That's what life is all about after all.
Daisy drinks in everything around her. She always wants to know why, or how or when. I feel privileged to watch her learn and grow. I might not have all the answers for her but I will certainly try my best.
Jake is a hands on little boy. He loves to touch and explore so the sensory garden at the farm was his paradise. So much will change for him in the next few months. He will turn 3 and start going to nursery and those last little pieces of babyhood will be left behind.
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WHAT: To the annual May Rosary Pilgrimage Sunday
WHEN: Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 3PM
WHERE: Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary, 543 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ
WHAT IS IT: The Rosary Pilgrimage has been celebrated the 1st Sunday of May and October since 1921! At the May Pilgrimage we have:
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- Procession with the statue of our Lady of Fatima
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- Guest Preacher: Fr. Vincent DeLucia, O.P
- Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Come honor our Lady and Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament during the Jubilee Year of the Dominican Nuns!
ABOUT OUR GUEST PREACHER: Fr. Vincent DeLucia, O.P., a Dominican Friar of the Province of St. Joseph, comes to us from Providence College where he served in a variety of ministerial positions. He was the college Chaplain for four years, and later served as Pastor of our Dominican parish of St. Pius V in Providence, Rhode Island. Upon returning to Providence College, Fr. Vincent taught theology and art history in the Development of Western Civilization.
Fr. Vincent holds an undergraduate degree in medieval history, a Master of Divinity and the Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (the Dominican House of Studies). He also holds an M.A. in art history from Harvard University. Fr. Vincent has completed his course work for the doctorate in theology.
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Animated Mandalas Set to Music
Animation / Artwork: Deep in the Heart by Kelly Dietrich.
Music: "Snowfall" by Scott Buckley.
Mandala Meditations are mandala animations set to music that can be used as a means of relaxing your body and your mind. These meditations are created with the belief that it only takes a few moments to consciously quiet your mind, relax your body, and begin reaping the benefits of meditation: being less bothered by stress, having greater mental clarity and focus, living more fully in the present, and more.
These animated, fractal kaleidoscope - like videos are perfect for all ages and levels of practice — from children, to beginners, to more advanced practitioners. For those with little meditation experience, these visual meditations can provide an easier segue into a meditation practice, as they are perhaps not as daunting as sitting in a silent room with your eyes closed wondering if you are "doing it the right way."
Sit down, relax, and allow yourself to fall into the kaleidoscope.
Acceptance: A Mandala Meditation from Kelly Dietrich on Vimeo
Music: "Witnessing Infinity" from the Infinite Octaves album by Andrew Forrest. Used with his kind permission.
Animated Mandalas Without Music
This looping mandala video that does not include music is a wonderful way to get a longer, uninterrupted meditation. Watch for as long as you like in silence or with a music selection of your own choosing.
Mandala Meditations App on the App Store
I've created all new animations set to music, and they're available as the Mandala Meditations App.This universal app is currently available for the Apple TV 4, the iPhone, iPod, and the iPad. Please visit my Mandala Meditations app page to find out more about it.
VIDEO PODCAST ON iTUNES: Where It All Began
I originally began creating these animations in Flash in the early 2000s. Then in 2006 - 2007, I started publishing my Mandala Meditations video podcast on iTunes. There are currently more than 30 one minute meditations in the archive on iTunes, which you may view by visiting and subscribing to my podcast: Mandala Meditations.
*Please note that these original animations were created when iPods first came out - screen size and resolution were both quite low.
Reviews of My iTunes Podcast
"These are delightful watch them at work on break. Gets me far away and back on time." (Five Stars) — Red Elf on iTunes
"This is an awesome podcast. The animation in this is beautiful and incredible." (Five Stars) — Madameclaws on iTunes
"I adore this podcast. It's so captivating. Perfect quick fix for stressful days. It's just such a beautiful time. THANKS FOR DOING THESE!" (Five Stars) — AliGoddess on iTunes
"...They're beautiful and the music is quite relaxing. I usually can't listen to anything while I study, but I can put this on and study well. Thanks!" (Five Stars) — mestudent on iTunes


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Having updated the website with my new collection for the winter season I wanted to add a little something extra. We print a lot of samples at the studio and and I wanted to be able to offer these as 'Unique' pieces. Just click on this link and you'll be taken straight there. Be quick though as once they are gone, they are gone!


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Do you want to start a real estate business worthy of praise?
There will never be a perfect time to start investing in real estate. There is no such thing as the perfect deal, nor is there a perfect market to get started in. Having as much education about the market and your business is a plus, but it can also hurt at times. Instead of gathering as much knowledge as possible, there are times when you need stop and simply take action. Things will not always go your way, but unless you start – you will never know. Taking that first step into the business is never easy, but if you follow these four points it will be much easier:
1. Access your goals: When you are just starting out, it is easy to get spun around in a dozen different directions. One day you want to invest in single-family properties, and the next you are looking at condos. The types of deals and properties you entertain should be a direct reflection of your goals. Before you do anything else, you should write down exactly what you want out of the business. Some investors are looking to make it a career, while others are only looking to close a few deals a year. Only after you fully know and understand your goals can you move forward with your investing. Knowing what you want leads you to making more assertive decisions when deals come your way.
2. Accept the grind: There is no such thing as an overnight success. Many of the investors and rehabbers you see on TV have been in the business for years. They have gone through numerous ups and downs and faced many challenges. One of the main reasons that investors do not take action is because they are afraid of the consequences. There is no better way to learn the business than by doing it. Prepare yourself to make offers on many properties that are rejected. Not everything you do will be a success. There will most likely be many days when you wonder why you are in the business. It is those investors that fight through these periods that are most successful. Once you accept that the journey of an investor is the fun part, you begin acting on impulse. If the business was easy, everyone would do it. Accepting that not everything will be perfect will help you take action.
3. Evaluate risk vs. reward: There is no such thing as a risk free investment. There are some financial instruments that offer low risk yield on your money, but those are more savings vehicles rather than investments. In the world of real estate, there are many deals that contain a certain level of inherent risk. Buying at auctions without seeing the interior of the property is just one example. Tax liens sales, out of market investing and foreclosed purchases also contain risk that may make you uncomfortable. Many investors avoid these deals – not necessarily because of the financial loss, but because they don't want to say they got involved in a bad deal. You need to know the risks associated with any deal you entertain.
Know that there will be something on every property or every contract that you may not be totally comfortable with. At some point, you need to accept some risk if you are willing to reap the rewards. There are many other places to spend your money if you are looking to keep it in a safe place. Real estate doesn't have to be a zero sum game, but there are plenty of risks associated. Evaluate as much as you can on every deal, understand the risks and be ready to act.
4. Review your actions: The actions you take are the most valuable learning tool you have. You can read how to do the business in a book, but you will remember it more when you do it yourself. It is especially important to log your actions at the beginning of your investing career. Write down every offer you make, property you look at and attorney you talk to. It may seem a little childish, but if you do this for a month you will be shocked at what you learn. Making mistakes is part of the business, but you can't afford to make the same mistake twice. Set a time on your calendar every week when you can review what you have done over the past seven days. This is an important learning exercise that will help you make decisions in the future. Once you have an idea of what works and what doesn't, you can act without thinking. It is important to take a look back before you can look forward.
It is never easy taking a step into uncharted territory. While it may be uncomfortable, it is a necessary part of the real estate business. The key to any successful business is the ability to make quick decisions and have the conviction to act on them. As an investor, this is especially the case given the time sensitive nature of many deals. The longer you wait to take action, the more difficult the business becomes. The sooner you can stop procrastinating and start taking action, the better investor you will be. Following these four steps will help you in your journey.


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Report by Paul Elliott
Following the midweek SWPL Cup final defeat to Hibs, Spartans doubled the pain for Glasgow City with a 3-0 league win over the champions.
Games between City and Spartans are always action packed and this one would be no different. It was the visitors that started the brighter of the two with Louise Mason making a good run into the box for Spartans. Mason's resulting shot was wayward but the linesman had his flag raised for offside regardless.
City's first foray into the Spartans box came soon after with Leanne Ross peeling out wide as City broke. The cross for Sarah Crilly, who made up a lot of ground to get into the box, found the little winger throwing herself at the ball but unable to connect a header.
Then Erin Cuthbert conceded a free kick for climbing on the back of a Spartans attacker about 25 yards from the City goal. Alana Marshall stepped up for Spartans and smashed a left foot rocket into the bottom corner of the net. Gemma Fay between the sticks didn't move as the ball flew past her to make it 1-0 to Spartans.
The reaction from City was instant with Ross bursting forward, but the captain shot wide at pace. Then Crilly showed sensational acceleration to chase a pass in behind the Spartans defence from Ross. Crilly was too quick for the ball however and couldn't get her foot under it enough to lob the keeper.
City thought they'd equalised through Ruesha Littlejohn. The Irish midfielder's shot was deflected, and initially looked over the line before being cleared to Ross who rattled the post. The Crilly follow up effort fired just wide.
City continued to turn the screw in search of an equaliser. A corner kick routine set up Brogan Hay just inside the Spartans box; she played in Lauren McMurchie on the edge of the six yard box but her shot was blocked. The ball then landed for Cheryl McCulloch who couldn't quite connect in front of goal. Spartans survived again.
Despite City dominance, Spartans were powerful and aggressive and always looked a threat on the break. Kirsty McLaughlin completely turned the game on its head when she doubled Spartans' lead through a 'worldy' of a goal. The ball found its way to McLaughlin who unchallenged looped a long ranger over Fay with her left foot, which then crashed off the bar and in. It was a great goal and gave City a real mountain to climb. 2-0.
To make matters worse for City the end of the first half saw McCulloch carried off with a painful injury. An innocuous collision saw the defender take a bad one on the knee, and then replaced by Jo Love as a make-shift central defender.
The last piece of action in the first half saw City denied a stonewall penalty kick. From a corner, Crilly in the process of a bicycle kick, was blatantly knocked over and the danger was cleared. The referee waved away all complaints and blew for half time.
For the second half City made changes with Clare Shine, Fiona Brown and Hayley Lauder coming on at half time. The urgency in the play for City was clear as they went all out attack from the restart.
This attacking approach was almost punished early doors through a Spartans break. Bearing down on the City box, Marshall elected to shoot rather than play in substitute Sarah Clelland or Katie Reilly who had both run into good positions. The resulting shot went way over the bar and let City off the hook.
City substitute Shine almost made an immediate impact. The Irish striker peeled off her marker at the far post but glanced her header just wide of the mark.
Eartha Cummings in goal for Spartans is making a name for herself as a talented young prospect, and her performance in this game will have done her reputation no harm. The young keeper made a magnificent save when Brown ran through one-on-one. It looked a certain goal for City but the keeper rushed out quick to block with her ankle.
Scotland international Lauder was next to have a shot at goal for City. She showed great vision before skilfully turning her marker to shoot, but watched her effort ping just over the bar.
Attacking again, Shine was next to burst into the box, leaving the impressive Simone McMahon in her wake, but her left foot shot blasted over the bar.
It was one-way traffic but then Spartans reminded the champions of their danger on the break. The visitors surged forward in numbers and a deep cross from the left wing saw Michelle Russell rise at the far post to loop a header over Fay, and off the post.
With the clock ticking down City were throwing everything at the visitors, and found Spartans solid at the back. McMahon in particular was sensational.
It became clear that City weren't going to hit the net at any point in this game when Lauder missed the best chance of the match with around ten minutes to play. Shine burst forward to the touchline and her cut-back was missed by Crilly, but arriving just behind was Lauder who shot straight into Cummings' arms unchallenged.
Often ex-players come back to haunt their old team when they first meet. Up step ex-City full back Sarah Clelland. On the break, Clelland surged down the right flank and sent a ball into the box which looped over Fay and into the back of the net. The goal was most likely a fluke but glorious for Clelland, and typical of the day for City. 3-0.
A tough week ended with two defeats for City. The team's next outing is a tough trip north to Aberdeen.
Spartans put City to the sword
Report by Paul Elliott


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This introductory chapter sets the scene for the discussion in the edited volume on how new agricultural affects tropical forests. It critically reviews four hypotheses that have been central in the claim that better technologies help protect forests: the Borlaug, the subsistence, the economic development and the land degradation-deforestation hypotheses. Each of them appears to be valid only under certain restrictive conditions. The chapter then gives the aims and scope of the book, the key conclusions, as well as a summary of each of the chapters. A key objective of the book is to identify which technologies under which conditions lead to a win-win situation or trade-off between forest conservation and increasing farm productivity.
Topic: change,agriculture,technology,protection of forests,deforestation,tropical forests
Publisher: CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon, UK
Publication Year: 2001
Source: A. Angelsen, D. Kaimowitz (eds.) Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation. 1-17


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CBU Work Study Bursary Program – Project Assistant – Job Number 2015F011
Close Date: September 12, 2015 12:00 am
Job/Project Description:
To support the work of the Action/Research/Engagement subcommittee of the President's Environmental Sustainability Committee.
The Intern will be assigned tasks including but not limited to:
- developing a database of activities used by other universities to increase sustainability behaviour in our university community
- act as project coordinator for projects initiated by the committee (e.g. free store, water refilling stations)
- other duties as they arise.
- attending ARE meetings.
- consult with the ARE cttee. and relevant administration and student union personnel in order to develop a plan appropriate for the projects initiated.
Student Qualifications:
- This position is open to current students (preference given to students earlier in their academic career with interest in long-term growth);
- Professional interest in environmental education, community engagement, and leadership;
- Big picture thinking with holistic ideas for community engagement;
- Enthusiasm for environmental education and sustainability;
- Strong desire to learn
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to commit an average of 8-12 hours per week and the flexibility to attend monthly meetings
- Organized and efficient worker; ability to keep track of multiple projects and tasks
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To determine eligibility and to complete an application go to: http://www.cbu.ca/come-to-cbu/tuition-finances/scholarships-bursaries/applications/
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Have a merry Christmas on a budget by giving homemade gifts, limiting store-bought gifts to one or two items per child and finding ways to serve others. You can help children to focus on the true meaning of Christmas instead of just the material goods.
One way to have a good Christmas within a budget is to give homemade gifts to others. Use any special skills you have to create gifts such as crocheted ornaments or homemade pickles or jams. Children can draw or paint pictures to give as gifts.
Limit store-bought gifts to one or two items per child. Budget a certain amount of money for each child, and buy gifts that fit within that budget. Stop there, and avoid temptations to spend more. Instead of giving material items for gifts, give time gifts such as coupons for back rubs, help with homework or babysitting.
If there are few wrapped items under the tree, add to these gifts by wrapping up essentials for children. For instance, if the child needs new underwear, school supplies, socks or a coat, wrap these up and put them under the tree. The child gets to open more gifts, and it prolongs the Christmas fun.


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I am Mrs Metaphor. I was Mrs Metaphor long before I ever began writing with her pen name.
I was Mrs Metaphor each time I spoke with a friend about our lives, each time I started a new job, each story shared with a grocery store clerk.
There have been a lot of shared stories with grocery store clerks. Grocery store clerks are, in my opinion, the essential piece in the jigsaw puzzle of modern communication.
My life is a 4 lane highway and I drive a big rig. I am wife, mother, sister, daughter, personal trainer, writer, retreat leader, guru and mentor. I also do windows. I don't like to do windows but I must. We all must. It's important to be able to see what's outside of us.
I have no platform but I do enjoy the stage. I began writing as Mrs Metaphor in 2006. It's my stage. I own it. I pay $19.95 per year to keep it running. It attracts a modest audience, sometimes a downright outrageous audience when the search engine words hit pay dirt. They are a lovely crowd, regardless of size. They are not ALL related to me. I promise.
Mrs Metaphor has something to offer. She has something to say. I hope she says it with grace and wit. I hope she says it with authenticity and honor. She is a wise woman or so I've been told. She is the the apple pie on the windowsill, the fortune telling fish, the best advice you ever got.
Mrs Metaphor is not like a whirlwind because that would require Mrs Simile.
As Wise Woman, I have been leading women's work and women's retreats for the last 15 years. As Personal Trainer I have been writing train schedules to wellness for people for the last 12 years. As Writer I have been turning lead into gold for 20 years. Years are long and full, rich in retrospect, reaching and uncertain looking forward. This is where we all live.
I am Mrs Metaphor, this is what I do.


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On 9th February 2017 the House of Lords debated a motion from Crossbench Peer Baroness Cox "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of recent developments in Syria." The Bishop of Coventry, Rt Revd Christopher Cocksworth, spoke in the debate:
The Lord Bishop of Coventry: My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for securing this debate. My main reason for speaking is to draw your Lordships' attention and, especially, Her Majesty's Government, to a recent report by the World Council of Churches, The Protection Needs of Minorities in Syria and Iraq. It is a serious piece of field study that has gathered the first-hand views of some 4,000 people, over 2,000 of them Syrians from minority communities: Christians, Yazidis, Druze, Turkmen and many others. I was in Baghdad and Irbil last month as part of a World Council of Churches delegation to test the findings of the report with community leaders and members, as well as with UNAMI and locally based NGOs, and confirm the soundness of its recommendations. I have every reason to believe that the report's analysis of the Syrian situation is as credible as we found its Iraqi analysis to be. Therefore I ask the Minister that the Government engage with this robust report.
It was quite an uncomfortable visit for a British person to take part in, because of the great sense among the minority communities of our own culpability in the chaos in Iraq. I can well imagine the strength of feeling that was expressed in the noble Baroness's visit to Syria. The research showed that despite the manipulation of sectarian tension in Syria by government and armed opposition, there still remains greater confidence among minority communities—including even Christians—in Syria than in Iraq that they have a future in their land, although that confidence is diminishing. The report argues that protecting the minority communities and preserving their place in Syrian society needs to be mainlined into the humanitarian response. This requires a differentiated approach to the particular security, economic and social needs of diverse communities, based on accurate assessment tools that capture distinctive ethno-religious vulnerabilities.
Those needs are large and complex; critical among them is housing. It is not only the horrific damage to the property that is the problem but the loss of property, either through being forced into selling at low prices by stronger communities or by confiscation by malign activities. Sensitive processes of property reallocation will need to be found. That is only one example of the restoration of the diversity of Syrian society that will be needed in the years ahead—a task too great for its own resources to bear. Will the Minister therefore confirm that Her Majesty's Government are committed to the long-term pursuance of a just peace for all Syria's people, forging an international coalition of reconstruction—physical and psychosocial—to work with whatever political settlement emerges to ensure a safe Syria for all?
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