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Vehicles equipped with an 8 or 12 cylinder turbocharged engine may overheat the circuit board for the auxiliary water pump. This could lead to smoldering of the pump or an engine compartment or vehicle fire. Dealers will replace the auxiliary water pump to correct this concern.
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Vehicles equipped with an 8 or 12 cylinder engine are being recalled because the circuit board for the electric water pump can overheat. This could lead to a fire.
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BMW will notify owners of affected vehicles during April, 2012. There may be no symptoms related to this recall, or you may notice a burning smell from under the hood. If you don't receive notification and you feel you should have, please contact your dealer. It's helpful to have your vehicle identification number (VIN) handy when you call.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Captain America, Spider-Man, the X-Men and Transformers are storming back into movie theaters, returning in sequels to save the world from mass destruction, while at the same time churning out profits for movie studios.
Hollywood will pack 13 sequels into theaters over the next 20 weeks. The parade begins on Friday, when Captain America dons his red-white-and-blue superhero suit for the U.S. debut of Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," and continues through summer, Hollywood's most lucrative season.
Studios generally don't have to spend as much to raise awareness of sequels months in advance, as they do with other big-budget films, executives say. And when sequels reach the big screen, ticket sales in foreign markets, which can account for up to 80 percent of a film's box office, often exceed their predecessors.
"When you can say, here's 'Avatar 2,' and you've got six billion people ready to see it, it doesn't take a lot of marketing to get them into the theater," said Jim Gianopulos, chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment. "It's a self-propelling marketing message in a very big world."
The first installment of 20th Century Fox's animated "Ice Age" series took in $207 million overseas in 2002. The fourth "Ice Age" from the studio owned by Twenty-First Century Fox earned $716 million at international box offices in 2012.
Sequels are hardly a new Hollywood phenomenon. But in recent years, as DVD sales crumbled, movie studios began to cut back on the numbers of films they produced to trim the risks.
Starting in 2008, they began to churn out more sequels and big-budget event films, turning away from riskier original films like independent dramas and romantic comedies.
This year's sequels include superhero films "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" from Sony Corp, Fox's "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and "Transformers: Age of Extinction" from Viacom Inc's Paramount; animated movies "Rio 2" from Fox and Dreamworks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon 2;" and Sony comedies "22 Jump Street" and "Think Like a Man Too."
What mostly drives the studio top brass is that audiences keep buying tickets for sequels. In 2013, nine of the top 12 films in the U.S. and Canada were sequels or prequels, including Marvel's "Iron Man 3" and Lions Gate's "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." Those films generated $2.6 billion in domestic ticket sales, nearly one-quarter of the year's $10.9 billion total, and another $4.5 billion worldwide.
That shift away from riskier films has helped studios increase or stabilize their profits, said Janney Montgomery Scott analyst Tony Wible.
Operating margins at Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros., the studio behind the "Harry Potter" franchise and "The Dark Knight" Batman series, hovered around 7 percent in 2007 and 2008, Wible said, before rising to about 10 percent for each of the next five years.
At Walt Disney Co, the focus is on a smaller number of films with the potential to produce sequels, drive toy sales and inspire theme-park rides.
In a typical year, Disney is aiming to release one film each from Pixar, Disney Animation, and "Star Wars" producer Lucasfilm; two from Marvel, and four to six from its Disney live action division, said Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. "We choose our sequels carefully," Horn said. "If we have a picture that has earned a right to have a sequel, it's because the audiences loved it."
Next year's crop of sequels may set even bigger records. Studios are already planning to release new installments of some of the biggest films of all time, including "Star Wars," "Jurassic Park" and "Marvel's The Avengers."
The rash of sequels has prompted even filmmakers to make fun of their world. In the opening number for "Muppets Most Wanted," Disney's sequel to its 2011 "The Muppets" movie, the furry puppets break into a song called "We're Doing a Sequel."
"That's what we do in Hollywood," the puppets sing, "and everybody knows that the sequel's never quite as good."
Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Ronald Grover and Kenneth Maxwell

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Legends, dignitaries celebrate Aaron's 80th birthday
WASHINGTON -- On the ninth floor of the historic Hay-Adams Hotel, with a spotlighted White House and Washington Monument serving as a backdrop, the two old friends caught each other's eyes across the room, approached, embraced.
"Mr. Commissioner," Hank Aaron, eyes twinkling, said formally.
WASHINGTON -- On the ninth floor of the historic Hay-Adams Hotel, with a spotlighted White House and Washington Monument serving as a backdrop, the two old friends caught each other's eyes across the room, approached, embraced.
"Mr. Commissioner," Hank Aaron, eyes twinkling, said formally.
"Mr. Aaron," Bud Selig replied in kind, before the two turned and smiled for the cameras.
They first met in 1958, and both went on to extraordinary careers. Selig has been Commissioner for more than two decades, presiding over an era of unprecedented change and prosperity.
Aaron has earned just about every honor that baseball has to offer. Forty years ago, he broke Babe Ruth's career home run record. He was an All-Star fixture during the course of his 23-year career. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Statues of him stand outside Turner Field in Atlanta and Miller Park in Milwaukee.
His wife, Billye, and Selig threw the 80th-birthday bash for Aaron Friday night that was attended by some 300 friends and dignitaries. Yes, there were baseball people, including several Hall of Famers. Reggie Jackson, Jim Rice, Robin Yount, Frank Robinson, Ozzie Smith, Rickey Henderson. An old teammate, Wade Blasingame, came all the way from Alaska. Brewers announcer Bob Uecker, a Hall of Famer in his own right, was on hand.
But it was clear that Aaron has transcended baseball. Also in the audience were Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor for President Bill Clinton. Cecilia Marshall, widow of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Former Virginia Governor and Senator Chuck Robb and his wife, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson. Oh, and the Attorney General of the United States of America, who spoke movingly of what Aaron meant to him and other young African-Americans while they were growing up.
"He was a pioneer for civil rights and social justice. He inspired millions of Americans, including me, a young kid from New York. He made it less difficult for others, including the man who lives over there, made his path easier," Eric Holder said, gesturing slightly toward the executive mansion below.
The celebration was to continue Saturday with a reception at the Smithsonian Institute and the formal hanging of Aaron's painting in the National Portrait Gallery, one of the few African-Americans and few athletes represented.
"That's getting into the big leagues," Aaron said appreciatively. "My mother always said, 'Son, take it one step at a time.' And this is about as far as I think I can go, really. All of my friends here from Atlanta, from all over. It's wonderful. It makes me feel great."
Selig believes this is long overdue.
"I take nothing away from anyone else, but I always thought Henry was a great, great player," he said. "But I think it was only after he broke Babe Ruth's record and in the last 20 years that he's gotten the recognition he deserves. This is great. And he's the same wonderful human being he's always been. Quiet. Thoughtful. Sensitive. A rare human being in a lot of ways, because he never let all his success change him.
"He had a brilliant career. In my opinion, he was the greatest player our generation. And I believe his contributions off the field have been even more wonderful. He's become an American icon because of the way he's conducted himself."
Said Jackson: "When you're honored like this, I guess it just goes to show your character. It sets a tone that my words, my vocabulary, aren't broad enough to express. But I'd say dignity and integrity. The way he carried himself at a time, in the '50s and '60s, that was very different.
"He was a young gentleman. He stood for dignity and speaking out and doing it at the right time. And he took the hits. But he stood his ground with such dignity that I think every American is proud of how he handled himself. So you come here on a night like this to say, 'Thank you. I'm honored to be here.'"
Yount joked that when he joined the Brewers, he wasn't even his mother's favorite player. "I'm sure you can guess who was," he added dryly. "I stole his jersey from him after the last game he played. He signed it for me and I gave it to my mother.
"He was the greatest player I've ever seen. But in the clubhouse, you couldn't tell if he had hit 755 home runs or one."
Robinson said he admired Aaron as a player. "And I've admired him more since he stopped playing. What a tremendous man he has become," he said.
Selig summed it up: "He has become an American icon because of the way he's conducted himself," the Commissioner said. "And wherever you go, all you have to say is 'Henry Aaron.' That says it all."
Paul Hagen is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Now on its 7th year, this 3-day event is expected to attract a huge number of participants from the hospitality industry including hoteliers, restaurateurs and food business entrepreneur opening with an 'Exhibition Fair', 'Buyer & Seller' meeting, and the 'Pattaya Hospitality Trade Expo 13'.
Award winning PEACH will showcase an event filled with various activities that aims to raise Pattaya's food and hospitality industry standards of service. With hundreds of attendees expected to attend, competitors, exhibitors and sponsors will be holding nothing back, showcasing the best of the best in this exciting industry.
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Royal Cliff Hotels Group is one of the main sponsors for this action-packed event, which seeks to target Thailand's professional hoteliers and restaurateurs. Highlights of the expo will include a Professional Floral Arrangement Competition, Pattaya Signature Drink 2013, Hospitality Art Competition and the much awaited International Culinary Competition 'Pattaya City Culinary Cup 2013' with the concept "Pattaya: the World Cuisine City". At least 18 international culinary teams from 12 countries will participate and display their culinary expertise under the international standard of world cuisine competition and compete for the prestigious H.R.H Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Trophy. With so many interesting activities including a series of electrifying competitions, the Food Expo is guaranteed to be a great weekend out to explore new and awesome culinary and sensory experiences.
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Lana Del Rey Releases 'Blue Jeans' Cover Art
Say what you want about what Lana Del Rey sounds like, but one thing that can't be debated: The artist formerly known as Lizzy Grant is gorgeous.The 'Blue Jeans' singer released her cover art for the second single, and it's just as retro, subdued and sexy as you'd imagine — but also a bit dark, much like Del Rey's music.
In a scene that looks like it's ripped from a '60s B-movie, Del Rey lies on the beach, her darkly cat-lined eyes closed. Her auburn waves are tousled perfectly underneath her, laying smoothly on the sand next to her alabaster face. She dons what appears to be a white swimsuit appropriate of the era which she so often likes to evoke.
What makes the photo eerie? The heavily tattooed man's hand that inches towards the singer's throat. Based on her blissful expression, it's hard to tell whether the mitt — which bears some knuckle ink spelling out the F-bomb — is caressing or about to choke Del Rey. Also intriguing is the lighting of the shot. The sunlight dances in a way reminiscent of the way it looks at the bottom of a swimming pool underwater. Symbolic or just pretty? Tough call, but either way, it makes for a stunning and provocative visual.
Del Rey released the cover image on Twitter, writing, "Blue Jeans cover art, video coming soon." No specific date was given, but we can't wait to see what she has in store!


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Another let down - OPI Just Spotted the Lizard
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24 comments:
- Shannon-Lee said...
I'm sure I would feel the same way. I bought Butter London's Wallis and got the same horrible result. I avoid green-golds now like the plague.
- July 22, 2012 at 7:26 AM
- Gosia said...
I also don't care for this one, or for its dupe, Chanel... I also don't like Orly Space Cadet that other girls love, or bright greens!! I think that's what makes us unique and interesting!!
- July 22, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- Anne Mette M. Sørensen said...
Hmm i have the Chanel peridot and i love that polish. The colorshifting is amazing on my nails.
But i can understand why you dont like it. On your pictures the OPI one looks kind of boring.
- July 22, 2012 at 8:06 AM
- Alltrouble2 said...
I'm wearing it right now & love it! I get a lot of coloring shifting in mine though. This is day 3 of wearing it & no chips so far, but it did take a while to day. That part I didn't like. Sorry it didn't work for you:(
- July 22, 2012 at 8:18 AM
- Alltrouble2 said...
I meant to say took a while to DRY not DAY....duh on me..LOL
- July 22, 2012 at 8:19 AM
- scReamViolenc3 said...
I'm sorry to hear that this polish didn't work for you! I've only worn it once (that's what happens when you have like 540 untrieds XD) and I loved it. Have you gotten anything else from the collection?
- July 22, 2012 at 8:23 AM
- Premee said...
Bah, me too. I got a mini-bottle from a friend and put it on for the first time yesterday. My biggest concern was going to be the brushstrokes, but nope, it went on fine, but yeah - it's just a plain, metallic green on me. No duochrome at all, not like in the bottle. So disappointed. :(
- July 22, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- Isis04 said...
I am avoiding it because I have a history of colors like this also looking like baby puke on me (I think that's the end of the baby you were referring to...LOL).
And yes, I think you should be comfortable showing us your fails as well as your raves. It helps us out here, IMHO, to choose our polishes more accurately. ;)
- July 22, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- beachgal said...
Yeah! Someone else who is not goofy for this color. I tripped up and fell for the hype over all 3 of the Chanel releases summer 2011 and bought Peridot. It just never was right - looked too gold or something and I did not get all the hype. Since then, I have bought a few close dupes and same thing. Do have to say Spotted The Lizard has far better formula than Peridot. If someone loves this one or this shade range, don't spend the $ for Peridot. Get this one. The application is really good on this, esp compared to other Peridot dupes and Peridot itself is really watery. I never see the flash of duochome on this but in the bottle as you said. Most look too top finish of cheap gold foil for my taste. This one has a tish more depth of green mixed in that gold, but still not a fan as I said.
- July 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM
- Stephanie said...
i looove this polish, but it does a lot of color shifting on me rather than staying still. Also, I love putting Ozotic 531 (one of the mishmash ones) over it. Yum! But I know you don't like holos, so I'm sure that's not a good idea for you, LOL...
I tried to find a backup bottle the last few times I was out, I love it that much! It rocked on the beach, for sure, when we were there last month.
- July 22, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- Haley said...
I also hate this polish. I put a green glitter over it so I could stand to wear it for a day. It's just blah.
- July 22, 2012 at 1:19 PM
- Kristen said...
I actually really liked this polish, though I agree with you on Navigate Her. Greens are so iffy and dependent on skin tone, I never know how it's going to go until that first brush stroke.
- July 22, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- Johanna (Paillette) said...
I confess that I adore these colors, best of all add a bit of duo chrome and, wow!, I'm happy!
I have to say that there is something really great about Missha HGR01, though, by comparison!
- July 22, 2012 at 7:14 PM
- Christine said...
Consider me joining the band, I trapsed into the same polish trap by buying Ciate's dupe for Peridot and Navigate Her. By the end of the day I was willing to chop off my fingers to save me from looking at them :-P
- July 22, 2012 at 10:40 PM
- FedoraHarp said...
I think this one is really dependent on your skin tone. I think it works well for darker skin tones or yellower skin tones, not pink ones like yours and mine. We just get massive lobster claw XD
I *have* seen it get good reviews, but I knew as soon as I saw this that I could never really wear it.
- July 22, 2012 at 11:41 PM
- lovenailpolish said...
My husband discouraged me from buying it because he said it looked like a trout! I don't want trout tips nor lobster hands!
I think it would look bad on my darkly tanned olive skin, just bad. I would like to try it once, just to see though.
- July 23, 2012 at 4:37 AM
- kittytokaren said...
@Shannon-Lee - Yeah it's just not flattering on me at all. I think if I was more tan it might have a better chance. But I still think it's ugly ;/
@Gosia - Exactly! I'm sure there are tons of girls who rock this like no other. :)
@Anne Mette - Ahh and see, somehow who loves it! (Or at least the Chanel version!) And yeah, on me it's a dud.
@Alltrouble2 - Hmm interesting! I don't remember having a drying issue, but I may have been distracted...
@screamviolence - Oddly enough, I have nothing else from the Spiderman collection! I thought about the grey/white, but saw it and it looked just white....any recs?
@Premee - It is a little brushstrokey for my taste honestly, but the colour is the worst of it. Disappointed is definitely the word.
@Isis04 - That is one end of the baby where this colour comes out, yes....LOL! I will have to stay away from these colours like you do.
@beachgal - *high five* But good rec - I was hoping people with experience in both of them would post!
@Stephanie - LOL yep you got me! If I still had this guy I would send it to you!
@Haley - YIkes...and yeah. Blah.
@Kristen - Exactly! In the bottle held up to your hand you think...this could work...then that one stroke and your nail and you realize.."Oh no. Not at all." Oh well, so many other polishes to love!
@Johanna - I will have to look that one up!
@Christine - Ahhh we stumbled on the same things!! LOL! I felt the same way!
@FedoraHarp - Want to hear something crazy? I have yellow skin. REALLY yellow skin. So much so I can almost never find a foundation match that is pale and yellow enough. Piff can attest to my yellowness level! And this thing makes my hands look RED. Another point against it. (Also I remember I was really cold when I took this pic.)
@lovenailpolish - A trout!! Lol that is hilarious! Dark tan olive skin is the one skin tone I think this might look good on - try it and let me know!
- July 23, 2012 at 7:33 AM
- sandipalien said...
I never tried this, or Chanel's Peridot. I got Gap Gold Rush though and the duochrome was insane on that! People were like "hey weren't your nails just gold a second ago?"...because they were green all of a sudden. It's awesome.
- July 23, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- greeneyespinknails said...
I feel the same way about Chanel's Peridot... Not my thing.
- July 23, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- LabMuffin said...
I'm not a fan of it plain, but it's gorgeous under a full nail stamp! It doesn't lobster me out, but it kind of blends in in a blah way...
- July 24, 2012 at 10:04 PM
- scReamViolenc3 said...
From the spiderman collection, I only got the other Chanel dupe and the shatter. The other colors feel like I've seen them before! Number one nemesis (if you don't already have Graphite) is gorgeous!
- July 26, 2012 at 7:46 AM
- Musings from Manhattan said...
I also look terrible in green that I love in the bottle - like Navigate Her. I totally know what you mean when you say wearing it was torture. haha.
- September 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- Jacqui said...
I'm late to the party on this one but I love this colour! I picked up the mini bottle and picked up a second figuring I'll get some use out of it. Of course I'm new to the nail polish obsession, so maybe I need to try it again with a more critical eye...
- November 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- Jacqueline said...
Have it on now and I love it.
- August 11, 2013 at 8:13 AM


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Japan's tomato boom not yet bust
Back in February, a seemingly unstoppable river of tomato juice was flowing out of supermarket doors up and down the country as Japanese shoppers jumped on the latest food fad to hit the nation. The frenzy had been sparked by a report written by researchers at Kyoto University that seemed to indicate that consuming large amounts of tomatoes was effective in alleviating "metabolic syndrome" (read: getting rid of your gut). Nearly six months later, although the tide of red pulp has slowed somewhat, sales of tomato juice are still significantly up, indicating that the trend is still in season.
Kagome, who own a whopping half share in the domestic tomato juice market, report that they shipped double the amount of tomato juice in June this year compared to the same period in previous years. A Nikkei Shimbun article reports that sales of fresh tomatoes are also up, with Summit supermarket recording a 21 percent year-on-year rise in tomato sales this June.
It would be easy to call the jump in fresh tomato sales a statistical anomaly, since radiation anxiety made last year an exceptionally poor one for fresh veggie sales. But there is other evidence that home-makers are flocking back to the humble tomato. Recipe website Cookpad now has about 105,000 tomatotastic recipes submitted by users. Before the tomato boom, there were about 1,000 contributions per month for new tomato recipes. After the fad hit, that figure rose to 2,500.
Meiji Dairies Corporation, along with the Japan Vegetable Sommeliers Association, has been trying to generate public interest in the idea of vegetable chocolate fondue since last summer. Tying in nicely with the trend for gourmet vegetables, the idea is that you can savor the tangy acidity of your tomatoes alongside the sweet taste of chocolate. (You can simulate the experience somewhat by grabbing a pack of Meiji's Chocolat de Tomato.)
The trend of appreciating gourmet vegetables has run alongside the home vegetable gardening boom, and in this sphere too, tomatoes are prominent. Home improvement store Cainz reported a 50 percent increase in sales of tomato seeds in March this year. No doubt fears over food safety and temporary food shortages after the 3.11 Fukushima meltdown has had an effect on this sudden burst of interest.
Tomato growers have been quick to cash in on the increased interest. Sasaichi sake brewers in Yamanashi, for instance, has developed a tomato liquor made from fresh tomatoes grown in the area, while in Takasaki, Gunma, a tomato ice cream has been on sale since July 27. So it seems the juice has not quite yet run out of the tomato boom.
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Good morning, good God!
I heard this song a few days ago,
the lyrics so beautiful,
drawing me in, Lord,
singing me into your presence:
Sing God a simple song,
lauda, laude
Make it up as you go along,
lauda, laude
Sing like you like to sing,
God loves all simple things
for God is the simplest of all...
You are the simplest of all, Lord,
but when I come to you in prayer,
or even think about coming to you in prayer,
I can manage to make things so needlessly complicated...
I try to "make time" for prayer
-- as though there might be anything in my life
more important than spending some time with you...
I forget that unlike busy old me
you're always ready to meet me in prayer,
never too busy to sit down with me
or take a walk;
your calendar is always open for me,
you're never too busy to get together for a while
or just to meet, quietly, in the world behind my eyes,
closed for just a moment..
What an amazing grace, Lord!
I finally "make time" to pray,
I'm not even sure what to say -
and you're simply pleased
that I've shown up...
Remind me that finding time for prayer is simple, Lord:
the time is there for the making,
the time is there for the taking...
I worry about what to say when I pray,
forgetting that you're always ready
to pick up our conversation where we left off
even if I've forgotten when last we spoke
or what we talked about...
While I worry about what to say
you're simply happy that I've come 'round again!
You're pleased with my prayer
even when it has no words -
you're pleased with the prayer of my presence...
I make prayer a complicated affair
when I worry about what to say,
and how to say it and the right way to say it -
as if you might possibly turn down my prayer
because I stumbled in finding the "right words"
(or found no words at all)
to speak all my heart had to say...
I forget that you understand completely
the prayer of my tears, the groans of my pain,
the shivers of my fears, the silence of my sorrow
and the peaceful sigh of finding myself,
finally, again, in your presence...
I don't need special words, Lord,
and I know you're pleased
when I "make it up as I go along"
for those are the words that come
not from a book but from my heart...
Remind me that finding words for prayer is simple, Lord:
I need only speak your name, or sit in peaceful silence...
I forget that it's you who calls me to prayer, Lord,
that you know what's on my mind and in my heart
even before I think to pray...
Your love for me is simple, Lord:
you wait for me always,
even when I've been away a long time;
you welcome me warmly
even when I've strayed from your Word;
you look me in the eye
even when I can't look back into yours;
you open your arms to me
even when I've been unfaithful;
you are there for me, everywhere,
even when I've ignored your presence...
I don't need the words and wisdom of saints
to come to you in prayer, Lord,
I need only simple things:
to thank you for my blessings,
praise you for your glory
seek pardon for my failures,
ask for help in my trouble
and the grace to be, a little more each day,
as simple as you are, Lord...
Remind me that meeting you in prayer is simple, Lord:
like meeting and speaking with an old friend,
a good friend who loves me as I am...
Help me, Lord, to "sing like I like to sing"
and to pray like I like to pray
and to find myself in your presence
whenever your Spirit moves me to pray...
I offer you my uncomplicated prayer, Lord,
and ask you to receive me
into the simplicity of your presence and your heart...
Open me to the simple ways in which those around me
remind me of your presence and call me to prayer...
Make simpler my ways that others might find in me
the simple peace you share with us all...
Remind me, Lord,
that what's simpler is better,
deeper and stronger...
You love all simple things, Lord:
show me how you love my simple self and my simple prayer...
This is my simple Monday morning prayer, Lord,
I offer it today and all through the week ahead...
Lauda, lauda, laude
Lauda, lauda, di da di day,
all of my days...
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What a beautiful song and prayer.ReplyDelete
This is a treasure.
There is something about good music that really does "draw us in" and free us up to "sing us into God's presence.
I read this prayer twice over - it rolls so effortlessly and deftly into what needs to be said. Thank you so much for this.
Good Monday morning to you sirReplyDelete
I love this song. A good reminder to me that God not only loves the smart and gifted ones; but also people like me, "simple".ReplyDelete
- michelleAugust 15, 2011 at 9:06 PM
oh thank you so much for this prayer-ReplyDelete
I admit, I was a little bit worried that maybe, just maybe, there wouldn't be a Monday Morning Offering as usual this morning, since you are on vacation-
but, when I got the "alert" this morning on my phone, at the usual time, and as usual, just before I leave for work, some sense of relief came over me-
some bit of comfort-
even a bit of hope-
this offering, this prayer, helped me so much-
and in ways I had no idea about at the time-
I very much needed this prayer FOR TODAY-
thank you again...


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Green Moray Eels, Gymnothorax funebris
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Description & Behavior
Green moray eels, Gymnothorax funebris (Ranzani, 1839), aka black moray, green cong, green conger, green congo, green eel, and olive-green moray eel, are one of the most common and one of the largest of the moray eels. These eels average 1.8 m in length, but can grow up to 2.5 m long and weigh up to 29 kg. The dark green to brown color comes from a yellowish mucous that covers its blue skin to provide protection from parasites and infectious bacteria. Additionally, they are often camouflaged to hide in the reef from unsuspecting prey. Camouflage often extend into the mouth of the green moray which continually opens and closes slowly to move water over the gills for respiration. The large mouth features strong, pointed sharp teeth. The body is muscular with a long dorsal fin that extends down the length of the body starting from the head and ending in a short tail fin.
World Range & Habitat
Green morays, Gymnothorax funebris, are found in the Western Atlantic: New Jersey (USA), Bermuda and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Recorded once from Nova Scotia, Canada. Eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
A benthic (bottom dwelling) and solitary species found along rocky shorelines, reefs and mangroves. Depth ranges from 1-30 m. These eels can be territorial and have been known to occupy a specific reef for many years.
Feeding Behavior (Ecology)
Green morays are nocturnal predators with poor eyesight that primarily use their sense of smell to hunt for fish, squid, octopuses, crabs and occasionally other eels. Green morays have been observed eating octopuses whole as well as tentacle by tentacle.
Life History
Moray eels, like all true eels, are oviparous. Although little is known regarding green moray spawning, fecundity and early development of the leptocephali (see below), one published source records numerous ripe eggs measuring 1 mm in diameter from a 1.1 m female. In contrast to this single record other sources indicate a much larger size for the eggs of other morays, on the order of 3-4 mm in diameter.
True eels (Anguilliformes) along with the closely allied tarpon (Megalopidae), bonefish (Albulidae) and ladyfish (Elopidae) produce larvae known as leptocephali. These transparent, ribbon-like larvae drift amongst the plankton as they develop. Interestingly, muraenid leptocephali possess pectoral fins, a condition wholly different from that of the adults. It is during the transformation from leptocephalus to juvenile that the pectoral fins are reabsorbed.
Although the leptocephalus larvae of the green moray is undescribed, leptocephali of the various species of moray in general are distinguishable by patterns of pigment, the number of trunk muscles (known as myomeres), and the position of the dorsal fin and the anus.
Conservation Status & Comments
Due to its large size, the bites of this moray can be particularly dangerous, however unless provoked, this eel is not a threat to humans. Within their native range they are eaten by some indigenous peoples but the risk of contracting ciguatera poisoning from this species is considered great.
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Snaggle wrote:One will always have lucid nightmares when doing WILDs as one has an alternation of dreams and nightmares every night one goes through the full sleep process
I've read some other posts of yours, and I get the impression that you have a Wake Induced Lucid Dream, from the very start of the sleep process and are conscious the whole way through. At least, for 2 years if I remember correctly. I don't know for sure, but that is what I gathered. Forgive and inform me if I am wrong. And that after a night like that, you were not as 'rested'.
For me, I have never had a lucid dream at the onset of sleep. I have always gone to sleep for several hours first, (what I am finding out now is called, 'restorative' sleep, which is a good name for it), and then I have a bunch of dreams, some lucid. During the first sleep period I sometimes toss and turn, and wake up with the feeling that something will never be resolved. I never remember what, but it is always a tug 'o war between two things. And when I wake up, i can't remember exactly what the dilemma was. I have a theory about this phase, but that should be a new topic.
But if I was lucid and aware during it, I would find in unnerving. It would be a nightmare.
I had some night terrors as a child and they always happened in this phase. Is it possible that being lucid during the 'restorative' sleep phase can become a nightmare with in it, or perhaps later because the process didn't fully 'sort the brain out'? ('the brain sorting phase' - i think I've heard that term)
Or I have no idea what I am talking about.... I don't care, but want to hear your thoughts, and others, about it.
I am curious, so I question.


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I know the conventional thinking is that the trim tag was only for Fisher body assembly but maybe there was a reason to have items on the trim tag that were not only for Fisher but also needed for scheduling the main line. In the example of the 68 dash no paint code for nose stripe delete cars ........Fisher did not put on the nose stripe but maybe the trim tag still needed to show a stripe delete Camaro.A possible reason would be for some of the "scheduling rules" JohnZ mentions in the research report on the assembly process. If the special paint and other special order cars need more time or special tracking to meet special parts, process, or something else, that info would need to be considered when they were put into sequence. For example they may have needed to be sequenced together in some cases for assembly efficiency or paint efficiency but in other cases may have needed to be separated because of higher work station cycle/dwell times. Even though Fisher would not have to know what nose stripe was used or not used, the trim tag may still needed to have the build order info on it for the scheduling.here are quotes from JohnZ's report on assembly that I am referencing ......."Scheduling: There were usually six lines in the schedule bank - one for RS, one for A/C, one for SS and Z/28, and three for high-volume standard cars, so cars could be scheduled without having situations like three A/C's in a row, three consoles in a row, three RS's in a row, etc., as these had higher work content vs. the standard cars and scheduling two or three of them in a row would over-cycle certain line operations. " "Releasing: When the clerk at the end of the body bank selected the next body based on the scheduling "rules" and released it from its line into the main conveyor to the Trim Line, the computer released the "Broadcast" file with the next sequence number, and it was sent to many teletype printers throughout the plant where subassemblies were built and sequenced for delivery to the Main Line to meet up with that particular car. The same computer program also generated the end-of-line paperwork for that car - the price sticker, car shipper, and other internal documents. "
So in making sure I have taken all this in and understood properly....the only thing common from start to finish on one car that each dept see is the broadcast sheet. Correct? Fisher works off this as well as GM? So to really know for sureAbout deletes such as nose stripes it would be on the broadcast sheet. Say a z stripe delete might show up on cowl because that would effect what fisher had to do, but nose delete may not because it doesn't concern them?


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Image via WikipediaYes, I went to San Antonio, Texas the week after Christmas to visit my sister and family. But I also had high hopes of discovering more about my secretive grandfather, Big Paw Paw. And all his women.
And I was not disappointed.
Before going to the courthouse for
I know I've mentioned all that to y'all before. It's just easy to forget because I never knew him, and I have distance. So when I make fun of him and make you (& myself) laugh at him, I'm really making fun of him and laughing at him. It's no mistake that I use a lot of sarcasm. I mean, shouldn't some good come from Big Paw Paw? It's high time he caused people to smile, don't you think?
So the day after visiting with my aunt, my sister took my kids to North Star Mall in San Antonio, a place I love. Sisters can be so mean, right? But I love genealogy more. So she offered to buy the boots like hers for me that I had tried on in her closet & instantly wanted. Badly. And I set off to go digging around in Big Paw Paw's past at the courthouse. (So, sisters aren't so mean, eh?)
Image via WikipediaParking is easy and great for a city of San Antonio's size. Plus, it helps that I know downtown like the back of my hand. So after going through security, I headed down to the basement. Yes, I said, "basement". In Texas. You see, the river runs through downtown, and there's a river level with shopping and restaurants. Then, there's a street level with, well, the downtown area. Like many of the buildings downtown, there's a river level, or "basement", and then the above ground levels or stories. And the place I was looking for, the District Clerk's office, was down below. And easy to find. A lady took me behind a door with a security code to the much coveted area of original city recording books, microfilm, and way cool automated microfilm readers. And beautiful jewelry? Yes, a friend of the ladies in the basement was selling some handmade jewelry, which we all were oohing and aahing over. With the thought that this was meant to be otherwise why was it here? thinking, I purchased a really cute necklace.
Image via WikipediaWith the shopping out of the way, the lady who was assisting me asked me the years and surname that I was interested in looking at so she could pull the correct record book. She pulled it and directed me to an unoccupied desk. She was really pleased that I already had the file number of my grandfather's divorce suit. I also told her that I'd like to peruse the "Marshall" surname and all the entries for more of Big Paw Paw's lawsuit activity, and she said it'd be no problem. She went to shop for jewelry, and I began to shop for Big Paw Paw's secrets. I wasn't disappointed. Big Paw Paw had been popular, or maybe infamous, at the courthouse. I quickly wrote down the necessary info for them (There were several very nice and generous ladies in the office.) to pull the microfilm.
The microfilm that would tell me some of Big Paw Paw's secrets.
Secrets about his family and women.
[Stay tuned for Big Paw Paw's secrets. I didn't really have to tell you that, did I? ;) ]


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Place 200 writers in large bowl. Add dozens of police officers, firefighters, EMS folks, Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories, and other experts. Stir in Lee Child, Marcia Clark, Dr. Beth Murray, and Dr. Katherine Ramsland. Sprinkle in a few generous sponsors. Add a very large dollop of [Sisters in Crime], and then mix ingredients well. Place entire concoction into a pre-heated police academy and wait for the excitement to boil over. Works every time!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based Holmes on a real person, his mentor Joseph Bell. Ramsland explained that the character (and the man) did not so much use "deductive" reasoning, which is fixed, but "abductive" reasoning, which is more of a mental flexibility. In other words, he gathered lots and lots of data (like how people react, or what type of soil on their shoes comes from which regions of England) and the information would coalesce into a realization, an "Aha!" moment.
She said these sparks of insight actually show up on brain scans (I don't know what type of scan. I whispered to fellow writer that they couldn't measure sparks in my brain, because my "Eureka!" moments usually happen in the shower.) Ramsland recommended steps to train our brains and help those moments happen:
1. Scan. Study. Observe people. We introverted writers (she included herself here) look down at our feet and don't look around unless something interrupts our reverie. Pay attention to things on purpose, instead of reactively. When you're focused on a goal (or writing topic), immerse yourself. But also read and experience unrelated things; that's where out-of-the-box ideas may appear.
2. Sift. Relax. Play. Travel. Let information and ideas mingle around by taking your focus off of them. Rituals can help; she goes for a walk to get ideas.
3. Solve. Having a "snap" or "aha" moment will make you want to take action, to do something right then.
Dr. Ramsland's presentation got me interested in her new book, SNAP: Seizing Your Aha! Moments (affiliate link). While I'm not a crime-solver, I'd like to have better ideas for writing and perhaps other things in life.
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Kodama saw limited action and only competed in three meets for the duration of the 2010 season...Placed 14th overall in the 400m at the USC Trojan Invite with a time of 56.56 and moving into the number nine spot on the Gaucho all-time list...Ran 25.69 in the 200m at the Ben Brown Invitational.
Kodama competed in two individual events and both relays at the Big West Championships...Was fifth in a preliminary heat in the 100m at 12.38, and fifth in a preliminary heat in the 200m at 25.05...Ran 12.36 in the 100m at the Cal Poly dual meet - a seasonal best...Also ran her seasonal best in the 200m at the Cal Poly dual, coming across the line in 24.96...Took third in the 100m at the CalPoly Invitational at 12.39...Was fifth in the 200m at the Oregon Relays with a time of 25.28.
Competed at Conference on the 4x100m and 4x400m relay squads...Ran her best 100m of the season at the Cal Poly Dual meet, where she took third place at 12.47...Top 200m time of the season was 25.82 at the Occidental Invitational...Took fifth in the 200m at the All-Cal challenge with a time of 26.17.
High School
Set Westview High School records in the 100m and 200m, and was a member of relay squads that set records in the 4x100m and 4x400m...Was female track athlete of the year in 2003-04 and 2005-06...Track MVP in 2005-06...Was honored with the Female Scholar Athlete of the Year award for the 2006-2007 athletics season...Was a six-time scholar-athlete award winner...Also played soccer for Westview and was a standout player, earning second team All-Div. II honors from 2005-2007.
Majoring in biochemistry.
Collegiate Career Bests 100m - 12.36 (dual meet vs. Cal Poly, 5/3/2009) 200m - 24.96 (dual meet vs. Cal Poly, 5/3/2009) 400m - 56.56 (USC Trojan Invitational, 3/20/2010)


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June 21, 2006
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World Cup soccer, NBA Finals, mid-season baseball...time to take a little break. In one of the fastest cities in the world, The 2006 USA Track & Field Championships begin tomorrow in Indianapolis bringing the best athletes in the United States and in the World to a city which is used to seeing blazing speed.
For the Gauchos, redshirting Tetlo Emmen will suit up in the Men's 800m in his first appearance at a U.S. Championship. The All-American from Torrance, CA and West Torrance High enters ranked 8th in the field; however has the 4th best mark at 1:46.89 for 2006 out of the declared competitors. The 1st round of the 800m begin on Thursday, June 22nd at 4:25pm. Going up against Olympians and National Champions, he will be looking to be selected to the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Cup of Athletics later this summer in Athens, Greece. Televesion coverage will start on Saturday June 24th on ESPN2 at 6:00pm.
Having a career year, his road to becoming one of the best in the U.S. did not just happen over night. One of the hardest working athletes for UCSB, Emmen has steadily improved in each of his years, becoming one of the best middle distance runners in Gaucho history. Out of West Torrance High, he came to Santa Barbara as a California prep star finishing 6th in the 2002 California State Championships with a best of 1:52.84 and sub 50 400m speed. The allure of Director of Track & Field Pete Dolan's fast and deep 800m squad led by alumni Ben Armel (1:48.00), 2000 School Record holder Ryan Locklin (1:47.73) a slew of 1:50 to 1:52 athletes and the academics of UC Santa Barbara made it a perfect choice for this athlete-social activist.
His first year out for the Gauchos, Emmen lowered his mark to 1:51.44 during the '03 season finishing in an All-Conference 3rd place finish at the Big West Championships. However, that was not enough for the young star as he missed 2nd place by .01 seconds and was just short of the NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 1:51.15. Taking some of the disappointment with him into the 4x400m Relay, he anchored the Gauchos to an exciting 4x400m runner up finish as he split a blazing 47 second lap, coming across the line in 3:12.54, their best time since 2000.
Instead of hanging up the spikes for the summer to get ready for 2004, he wanted more. He would train for the USA Track & Field Junior National Championships in mid June and set a personal best at the Jim Bush Classic on June 8th racing to a 1:50.45. He then barely made finals at Junior Nationals, but coming around the final turn in the 800m final, his drive pushed him into position to qualify for a trip to Barbados to represent the U.S. He would finish just outside the top three qualifying spots in 5th, but Emmen's grit was revealed, setting the stage for the year's to come.
As a sophomore he entered the 2004 campaign looking like a veteran. Putting in miles in the off season he would finish runner-up to teammate Ben Armel at the Big West Championships. Looking to win the 4x400m Relay after their '03 runner-up finish, the baton would not get around to him as Armel had the baton bounced out of his hand by an encroaching UC Irvine athlete during the third leg fostering a deep fire inside not only for Emmen but the team. Taking this fire to the NCAA West Regional Championships, Emmen would run away with the West Regional 800m Championship followed by Armel who charged down the homestretch to grab a 2nd place, 1-2 finish for the Gauchos. At NCAA's he would set a personal best 1:48.75, but fail to move on from the first round.
Going into his third year, now officially a veteran to the squad, he would have a consistent year. In April he would win the prestigious Mt. SAC Olympic Development 800m final in a personal best 1:48.72. Armel and Emmen would again finish 1-2 at the Big West Championships and after their disappointing dropped baton in the 4x400m relay in '04, they would run away with the title in '05 anchored by Emmen. He would then go into the West Regional Championships ranked 8th, but unable to repeat as West Regional Champion he would still grab a 6th place finish and nonetheless qualify for NCAA's. At the National Championships he would again race well in the prelims and qualify for the semi-finals. Unable to improve upon his best in a slower section, Emmen would fight his way down the homestretch into an All-American 12th place position.
After watching the 2006 NCAA Championship finals from the stands, a fast final made it apparent that more work needed to be done to take the next step in his racing career. Talking it over extensively during the summer, Coach Dolan and Emmen decided to redshirt the 2006 season. His work ethic was next to none and he had stayed relatively healthy in first three years. He would run cross country in the fall, build a large base and then compliment it with speed in the winter and spring. The payoff - an early season personal best at the Mt. Sac Invitational where he would race to a 1:47.90 in the top section, followed by a big win at the Occidental Invitational coming across the line in 1:46.89. A few weeks later he would again win at Occidental College at the Jim Bush Classic in a time of 1:47.47.
Racing consistently now for two months; Emmen is confident as he goes up against the best in the U.S. for the first time in his career. The quarterfinals will begin tomorrow, June 22nd, followed by the semifinals at 7:30pm on Friday and the finals on Sunday at 4:00pm, all at IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium on IUPUI's campus in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Also, for the Gauchos in this post season, newly anointed All-American Stephanie Rothstein (Jr.) has opted out of the USA Track & Field Championship 10,000m final in which she automatically qualified with her 33:27.85. She is currently the 14th ranked American at the distance. Rothstein will travel to the Dominican Republic in July where she will compete for the United States in the Under 23 North American, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Championships. The Junior will make her first appearance for the United States on July 7th in the 10,000m final at 6:25pm in the Pan-American Stadium in Santo Domingo. An expected 500 athletes from the three regions will compete for medals from July 7th - July 9th.


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Upcoming Events in Boston
If you live in or around Greater Boston, or plan to visit the area in the future, I hope you'll consider joining Grand Circle in Harriet's Corner—the special space in our Boston headquarters that serves as a physical embodiment of the "virtual" community we share online.
Harriet's Corner also functions as a living history of Grand Circle and Overseas Adventure Travel, celebrating our origins as a company and our vision for the future. We've filled it with photos, mementos, and other displays that tell the story of our company, our family, Grand Circle Foundation, our Honorary Directors, and more.
From in-depth discussions about specific trips and destinations to exhibitions of artwork by Grand Circle travelers, the events we host in "Harriet's Corner" allow us to come together, face-to-face, to celebrate our love of travel and share stories and insights from our journeys! We look forward to welcoming you in Harriet's Corner at one of the events.
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na Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Inspired by Adrienne Shelly's beloved film, Waitress is an empowering celebration of friendship, motherhood and finding the strength to pursue even the wildest dreams.
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Waitress on Broadway
Fresh from a sold-out run at Boston's American Repertory Theater, Waitress makes its highly anticipated Broadway premiere.
Funny, uplifting and surprisingly poignant, this irresistible slice of life features original music and lyrics by 5 time Grammy-nominee Sara Bareilles, a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson and direction by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus.
Tony Award-winner Jessie Mueller is Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop forever… until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town's handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she's been missing all along – courage.
The Broadway cast includes Eric Anderson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Drew Gehling, Kimiko Glenn, Dakin Matthews, Keala Settle, with ensemble members Charity Angél Dawson, Jeremy Morse and Stephanie Torns.
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Apple has added a new warning label to apps in the iTunes App Store that contain in-app purchase options. You can now see at a glance if a particular app you are considering buying has in-app purchases. This new feature will hopefully help you make good decisions when buying apps that appear to be free but then later encourage you to upgrade them within the app; sometimes at really high costs.
The new "Offers In-App Purchases" warning is currently only visible within the desktop version of the iTunes App Store; but we would expect that to be rolled out across the iPhone and iPad versions of the store very soon. The new warning coincides with Apple settling a US lawsuit over in-app purchases and numerous other stories around the world of children running up huge bills on their parents credit cards.
The new warning will still not prevent careless parents from allowing their children access to their passwords and running up huge bills but it will give Apple a better legal argument. Also it may be a sign that Apple could offer the ability to filter apps from the App Store that contain in-app purchases; this could be a good option for parents that give their children access to their iTunes password to download free apps.
One thing is for certain, the "Freemium" model where apps are offered for free and then offer upgrades via in-app purchases looks here to stay. Some of the most high profile apps like Real Racing 3 are adopting this model. Rather than selling an app for an upfront cost, a developer can give it away free and then earn much more through paid power ups and features.
I personally really dislike the "Freemium" model and would rather pay upfront for the whole game. I avoid any game that offers in-app purchases but that is my choice. What do you think of the "Freemum" model with in-app purchases?
Update: The warning has now propagated throughout the App Store on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.


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Sharm blasts
So I'm spending more time by the sea these days. The sea is definetely good for me. Heard the news about the Sharm blasts on Friday night while I was in hot Marina. Marina gives a new definition for Egyptian female sexiness. So while hearing the news I thought that this Marina place could very well be a next target for the terrorists.
I think its a shame ofcourse, and all the usual curse words for the terrorists are in place here. Atleast Londoners won't feel they're alone in this now. There you go, even we, Arab Muslims suffer the same.
Ofcourse, I have to stress again that this is proof that Bush has failed. I said it before, and I'm saying it again. Ok don't question Bush for that war on terror, but have him think of some other way to do it maybe? I hate to admit it, but Hosni Mubarak, our wise president, was right when he said that the war in Iraq will create a thousand Bin Ladens. He said that and then somehow he managed to do every single thing the US asked of him afterwards!
88 died in the Sharm blasts, among them 7 Foreign tourists. The majority of those killed were Egyptians. One of the bombs was in the Souq area which is completely occupied by Egyptians. One of the bombs was in a hotel that I've stayed in twice before.
In AlAzhar bombings last April, the state security rounded up all of the terrorist's family and tortured them because he was related to them. So a few weeks later, his brother, sister and fiance went out in a shooting rampage killing themselves in the process.
Last October after the Taba bombings, the State Security rounded up and detained atleast two thousand of the Sinai residents. And yesterday, one day before the Taba trials we get a very similar terrorist act in Sharm AlSheikh. I hope our wise State Security guys start wondering about their "relatives' rounding up" policy like I am now.
When Habib AlAdly, our Interior Minister, is fired next September with the next Cabinet shuffle for the lousy job he did, I hope Hosni steps down as well, because he sure is a big part of this problem.
Hosni has cut his vacation short to go visit the blast site and he seemed to be very scared having Commando guys from the army securing him. I'm wondering where he was vacationing, was it in Sharm?
I am now wondering if I should go ahead with my Sinai plans next week and if its worth the hassle, especially that I'll be going with my car. Wouldn't wanna disappear in mysterious circumstances.
I feel very sorry for those dead and injured, and in no way is this meant to diminish the pain of those involved in those blasts. But I just happen to believe that these blasts are not our biggest problems in Egypt. Last Sunday for example, 7 were killed and 40 injured in a bus crash, and this happens pretty frequently too.


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Project Eden is an INTERPOL initiative to combat the illegal trade in waste, particularly electronic waste.
The issues
The illegal trade and disposal of waste threatens the quality of the global environment and poses a significant risk to human health.
When waste is discarded improperly or with little regard for environmental regulations, ecosystems are left vulnerable to the unregulated trade, endangering our air, water and soil.
The illicit trade in waste undermines international conventions, undercuts legitimate treatment facilities and permits the loss of recoverable raw materials, thereby threatening long-term economic sustainability and national development.
The response
INTERPOL's Project Eden was launched during the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Events, held in Nairobi, Kenya in November 2013.
The project works closely with the INTERPOL Pollution Crime Working Group on the following objectives:
- Raise awareness of the illegal transnational movement of waste and the environmental and health consequences;
- Establish National Environmental Security Task Forces (NESTs) to ensure institutionalized cooperation between national agencies, INTERPOL National Central Bureaus and international partners;
- Develop sustainable institutional capacity of government agencies responsible for enforcing environmental legislation;
- Promote an intelligence-led approach and conduct operations to suppress criminal activity and disrupt trafficking;
- Examine the movement of electronic waste within and out of Europe through the CWIT Project (Countering WEEE Illegal Trade), a multi-disciplinary consortium funded by the European Commission.
Project Eden aims to fulfil these objectives by supporting member countries in:
- Criminal intelligence exchange and analysis to identify criminal networks, their reach and their modus operandi;
- Regionally targeted operations conducted in importing and exporting countries. Operation Enigma Phase I targeted the movement of electronic waste between Europe and Africa. Operations Haz and Haz II targeted the illegal transport of hazardous waste between the US and Canada;
- Training and capacity building to enhance understanding of international conventions.