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06 September 2011
Morphic Resonance
Searching for words to describe unexplained gut responses, inherent empathetic reactions, intrigues me. I've been calling it tribal memory ..racial memory .. subconscious cognition .. etc. Well hogtie me and take me to market; a biologist has a scientific term for this: morphic resonance.
Yes. His name is Rupert Sheldrake and being slightly sidelined from the mainstream he is not exactly a household name like Darwin. "Sheldrake has proposed that memory is inherent to all organically formed structures and systems."[1]
Sheldrake says, "... memory is inherent in nature. Most of the so-called laws of nature are more like habits. My interest in evolutionary habits arose when I was engaged in research in developmental biology, and was reinforced by reading Charles Darwin, for whom the habits of organisms were of central importance. As Francis Huxley has pointed out, Darwin's most famous book could more appropriately have been entitled The Origin of Habits."[2]
"The fields organizing the activity of the nervous system are likewise inherited through morphic resonance, conveying a collective, instinctive memory. Each individual both draws upon and contributes to the collective memory of the species."[3]
That last sentence rings sinister: what are we (inadvertently?) contributing to the universal life force in the family memory pool? Five hundred years from now, will my descendants have an inexplicably irresistible craving for buttered popcorn?
Much as I like his terminology, the man seques into telepathic studies explaining why your dog knows you are coming home before you get there. It's hard to say, from a decidedly unscientific stance, if the test of time will prove his theories. Maybe only his/our descendants will know. Thanks to Mark Rabideau for bringing this to our attention.[4]
This sort of post more properly belongs on my other blog, away from the immediately pressing world of ancestor research, and will be repeated there.
I still maintain that instinctive swooning to the bagpipes is morphic resonance. Cuidich!
[1] "Rupert Sheldrake," Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Sheldrake : accessed 20 August 2011).
[2] "Morphic Resonance and Morphic Fields," Rupert Sheldrake, Biologist and Author (http://www.sheldrake.org/Articles&Papers/papers/morphic/morphic_intro.html : accessed 20 August 2011).
[3] Ibid.
[4] Mark F. Rabideau, "Morphic Resonance and Genealogy," APG Members Only List, 28 July 2011. Mark's website is Many Roads, http://many-roads.com.
3 comments:
- CallieK said...
I like it, and I'm pretty sure I experienced it during my recent trip to the UK. Certain places resonated with me immediately- Huddersfield, where my Kilner line comes from, and Dundee (the Anderson line) also evoked a strong feeling of familiarity. And don't even get me started about bagpipes.
- Wednesday, 07 September, 2011
- Diana Ritchie said...
I think this is the perfect post for a genealogy blog! Give at least a whiff of science to those experiences we've all had when walking on ancestral ground.
- Sunday, 11 September, 2011
- BDM said...
It's good to hear that other family historians get the same feelings. Hank Z. Jones' books about Psychic Roots explored some of that .. gee, I haven't looked at them for a long time!
- Wednesday, 14 September, 2011
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Max 5 API Reference
Max contains a preset object that has the ability to send preset messages to some or all of the objects (clients) in a Patcher window. More...
|preset_store (char *fmt,...)
|Give the preset object a general message to restore the current state of your object.
|preset_set (t_object *obj, long val)
|Restore the state of your object with a set message.
|preset_int (void *x, long n)
|Restore the state of your object with an int message.
Max contains a preset object that has the ability to send preset messages to some or all of the objects (clients) in a Patcher window.
The preset message, sent when the user is storing a preset, is just a request for your object to tell the preset object how to restore your internal state to what it is now. Later, when the user executes a preset, the preset object will send you back the message you had previously said you wanted.
The dialog goes something like this:
The client object won't know the difference between receiving int 34 from a preset object and receiving a 34 in its leftmost inlet.
It's not mandatory for your object to respond to the preset message, but it is something that will make users happy. All Max user interface objects currently respond to preset messages. Note that if your object is not a user interface object and implements a preset method, the user will need to connect the outlet of the preset object to its leftmost inlet in order for it to be sent a preset message when the user stores a preset.
Here's an example of using preset_store() that specifies that the object would like to receive a set message. We assume it has one field, myvalue, which it would like to save and restore.
void myobject_preset(myobject *x) { preset_store("ossl",x,ob_sym(x),gensym("set"),x->myvalue); }
When this preset is executed, the object will receive a set message whose argument will be the value of myvalue. Note that the same thing can be accomplished more easily with preset_set() and preset_int().
Don't pass more than 12 items to preset_store(). If you want to store a huge amount of data in a preset, use binbuf_insert().
The following example locates the Binbuf into which the preset data is being collected, then calls binbuf_insert() on a previously prepared array of Atoms. It assumes that the state of your object can be restored with a set message.
void myobject_preset(myObject *x) { void *preset_buf;// Binbuf that stores the preset short atomCount; // number of atoms you're storing t_atom atomArray[SOMESIZE];// array of atoms to be stored // 1. prepare the preset "header" information atom_setobj(atomArray,x); atom_setsym(atomArray+1,ob_sym(x)); atom_setsym(atomArray+2,gensym("set")); // fill atomArray+3 with object's state here and set atomCount // 2. find the Binbuf preset_buf = gensym("_preset")->s_thing; // 3. store the data if (preset_buf) { binbuf_insert(preset_buf,NIL,atomCount,atomArray); } }
|void preset_int
|void *
Restore the state of your object with an int message.
This function causes an int message with the argument value to be sent to your object from the preset object when the user executes a preset. All of the existing user interface objects use the int message for restoring their state when a preset is executed.
|Your object.
|Current value of your object.
|void preset_set
|t_object *
Restore the state of your object with a set message.
This function causes a set message with the argument value to be sent to your object from the preset object when the user executes a preset.
|Your object.
|Current value of your object.
|void preset_store
|char *
Give the preset object a general message to restore the current state of your object.
This is a general preset function for use when your object's state cannot be restored with a simple int or set message. The example below shows the expected format for specifying what your current state is to a preset object. The first thing you supply is your object itself, followed by the symbol that is the name of your object's class (which you can retrieve from your object using the macro ob_sym, declared in ext_mess.h). Next, supply the symbol that specifies the message you want receive (a method for which had better be defined in your class), followed by the arguments to this message—the current values of your object's fields.
|C string containing one or more letters corresponding to the types of each element of the message. s for Symbol, l for long, or f for float.
|Elements of the message used to restore the state of your object, passed directly to the function as Symbols, longs, or floats. See below for an example that conforms to what the preset object expects.


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Antibiotics are used for treating infections and illnesses caused by bacteria. They cannot be used against disease caused by viruses. Selman Waksman coined the word 'antibiotic' in 1942 to describe such chemicals derived from living organisms.
In 1877, Louis Pasteur observed in his experiments that some types of bacteria obstruct the growth of other types. Scientists experimented with this phenomenon of 'anti-biosis' ('against life'), but it was not until Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928 that a substance of significant potential value for medical treatments was found. During the Second World War (1939-45) penicillin saved many lives on the battlefield and in the hospital. This success motivated scientists to search for other micro-organisms which could be used to combat infections with bacteria or fungi.
In the 1940s a team headed by the future Nobel Prize winner Selman Waksman (1888-1973) discovered two more antibiotics produced by bacteria, actinomycin and streptomycin, which live in the soil. Further antibiotics were discovered in the 1950s and 1960s. However, the widespread use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of new strains of germs that are resistant to antibiotic treatment. These 'superbugs' have caused new concerns for doctors and public health specialists.
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Robert Bud, Penicillin: Triumph and Tragedy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009)
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New Legislation in the House
A version of this article appears in the Spring 2019 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
March 31, 2019
There is cause for celebration this spring for all players in the home performance industry, as H.R. 1315 was introduced in the 116th Congress on February 27, 2019. New legislation that would support training for home performance contractors was introduced in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, "Clean Energy Infrastructure and the Workforce to Build It." Chairman Bobby Rush invited Leticia Colon de Mejias to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee. Leticia is Policy Co-Chair of the Home Performance Coalition, now the Building Performance Association, and CEO of the contracting firm Energy Efficiencies Solutions in Connecticut.The proposed legislation
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The Democratic budget passed Wednesday was full of gimmicks and bad cuts. But it may have been a way out for Gov. Jerry Brown, who needs one.
But Brown vetoed the budget Thursday morning, and in so doing bought himself.... what exactly?
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News from around the country and around the globe
The likely answer: only more weeks of stalemate and pain.
It's hard to see how Brown ends up with anything better than the gimmick-prone budget he just received. That's because California's budget system -- which requires broad consensus in a state where there is none -- virtually guarantees that the only budget the legislature can agree to is a budget full of fictions.
It's not clear why Brown, after five months of struggling against this epic dysfunction, wants to spend days or weeks ahead in more failure.
Yes, politically, Brown's promise not to sign a budget with gimmicks and accounting manuevers created pressure for him to veto.
He didn't want to look like he was giving up, at least so soon.
But Brown needs a pivot, and the Democratic budget could have provided one.
He could have used the opportunity to level with voters:
"Look, I promised you that I wouldn't sign a budget that wasn't honest. This is a dishonest budget. But the past five months have shown me that our budget system and our legislature are so broken that it will never produce an honest budget. So I don't want to belabor and prolong a process that is never going to produce anything good. I've wasted too much of your time and my time already.
"So I'm signing this budget, and holding it up as an example of how broken we are. And I will immediately move to demand that we redesign our budget and governing system, beginning now. This will require full-scale constitutional revision, in a process that involves the public every step of the way. It will involve the public because you need to be involved -- and because the public is the primary author of the system that won't allow us to have an honest, balanced budget.
"I didn't want to go in this direction. I sought a simpler way, a balanced way. And full-scale revisions are scary and full of risk. But I know a dead end when I see it, and I know a brick wall when my head hits it. So I'm signing this budget, with a promise that I'll work tirelessly to make sure I'm never forced to sign a budget like this again."


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Strong Interest Inventory (SII)®
This newly revised inventory is frequently used in career assessment and measures the test-takers responses to academic (scholastic subject matter), personal (learning, working, leadership and personal style scales) and career related responses. The SII measures your preferences to job descriptions and the preferences of professionals who have been successful in those occupations. It is comprised of 291 items and typically takes 25-30 minutes to complete online. Your results are then emailed directly to you. You may want to review your results with a professional from Counseling and Career Services.
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The MBTI is one of the best known and most trusted personality inventories available. It is used to assess and understand individual differences while discovering new ways to work and interact with others. The MBTI identifies your 4 major preferences and places you within the 16 basic personality types. By understanding your type we then can relate this to types of careers to which your personality is best suited. A side benefit of the MBTI is that in understanding yourself, you begin to understand others better as well. The MBTI is a paper and pencil inventory comprised of 93 questions and typically takes 25-30 minutes to complete. Students should schedule an appointment to receive their individualized results.
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MCGSquared necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 82 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Wood Wind Golf Club, http://www.woodwindgolf.com
Located in Westfield, Indiana, just north of Indianapolis, IN, Wood Wind offers golfers of all skill levels a challenging Central Indiana daily fee golf course, as well as the opportunity to truly enjoy their Wood Wind golf experience. Wood Wind focuses on superior service and care of course to create a top tier golf experience. Wood Wind offers a golf academy, gorgeous banquet facility, quaint clubhouse on top of an impecably manicured course, putting area and driving range. Wood Wind is the home course for a handful of high school teams and also is home to very popular golf leagues. Annual memberships are available and appreciated by a small number of golfers.
The club has partnered with the City of Westfield to launch a 30 minute weekly television show that focuses on golf news, tips, info, integrating with the community it is in (Westfield). The show features community leaders, high school golfers, events and much more.
Westfield High School students are assisting in the production of Golf ROCKS. The title is a double entendree: first, golf is awesome and we want to share the excitement with Indiana. Second, Westfield High School's mascot is the Shamrocks and we want to honor our partnership and build on the community pride. Therefore, the rocks piece of the logo needs to integrate shamrocks in some fashion.
The Target Audience is golfers from 16 to 80, typically male, but many female as well. Golf ROCKS needs to appear high end, but not stuffy. Our goal with the show is to build the recognition of Wood Wind with golfers and build recognition within the local community.
We are looking for a "classy" logo that still has a fun element. We need to incorporate the idea of shamrocks without being completely cheesy. I will use the logo in print and online, so it needs to be legible as small as 3" wide by 3" tall. The PMS color for Wood Wind is PMS5535. I would like this incorporated.
I'm hoping for creativity to set the stage for a creative and fun atmosphere for this cable show.
I don't want to use any blatantly golf imagery, as I believe the name is strong enough in that area.
I would like a small icon, but need the text of the logo to work on its own.
You can learn more about Wood Wind at http://www.woodwindgolf.com.
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Oliver Peoples Glasses
Established in 1987 by Ken Schwartz and Larry Leight, iconic American eyewear label Oliver Peoples produces minimalist, heritage-inspired frames. After opening their first store in West Hollywood, the duo quickly established a reputation among sophisticates of all stripes with their vision of Californian luxury. Bypassing trends in favor of timelessness, Oliver Peoples sunglasses and optical glasses pay homage to the likes of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley and To Kill A Mockingbird's Atticus Finch. Vibrantly colored lenses appear as unmistakable label signature, set within delicately filigreed metal and rich tortoiseshell frames. Limited production numbers and understated branding contribute to the label's pedigreed, formidable reputation fixated on quality of design and product. All styles are designed in Los Angeles, with premium manufacturing taking place in Italy and Japan.


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What is energy? We see it in action. A vast stretch of wheat field swaying in the wind is an impressive sight; so is an ocean carrying waves along. The ocean wave does not however carry water anymore than a wave of wheat carries grains along. The wave shapes into an undulating (sinusoidal)or a saw-tooth (trochoidal) pattern and makes use of the water it passes, being itself composed of something abstract as Nobel Laureate Feynman would qualify it,' a mathematical principle.'
Energy is such stuff that reality of our physical world cannot be conceived as a thing apart. Even to register what you see in your mind entails energy. In short by the simple act of observing, the principle of conservation of energy has laid claim on you.* For simplicity sake I shall define inner world is that part where such conservation take place. I opened up with such a definition to indicate our physical and inner world are hinged on energy. In short it is a material world and it is abstract as well.
The premise of the book is simple: one cannot handle his physical world without drawing the inner world along. Both are one and indivisible.
There is a supersymmetry, clues to which are not wanting in our everyday living. Idea of darkness would denote absence of light, for example. Man creates sense of the world using his abstract thinking. As mentioned in Correspondence principle energy is a proof of human existence and no other,- his wealth or name or any, shall pass the test of death.
The earth is a representation of all other habitations and there is no other way one can graduate his nursery without genuine proof in terms of service. It goes without saying every one of us shall bear each other's burden. Cain's asked God 'Am I my brother's keeper? In reply God pointed to the deed of fratricide.'The voice of thy brother's blood cries unto me from ground.' The significance is clear. Our actions shall be held against us. Utility is man's proof of having met the condemnation of Cain as best as he or she could. In this age of environmental disasters and weird climate ask ourselves how have we discharged our stewardship on the earth.
All life forms hold a relative position in Cosmos and are of equal weight. Therefore it is reasonable to believe energy level of each will also be same. It is quantitative since laws of physics clearly explain energy that is transferred, say for example while a drill bit cuts into metal, can be quantified.
Suppose accidents in physical universe robbed one of energy from being fully utilized what shall conserve energy surplus?
Energy forms part of life form as its reality as to denote a quantity. This reality of energy un-utilized is in terms of its transactional energy that it may pass on to another. By doing so it is continuing life after life where its reality is established. If reality of one living could make use of it this reality is utility instead.
This may be explained rather fancifully from an example. Henry Ford in inventing automobile merely connected to the inventor of wheel. In a manner of speaking Henry Ford extended the unsung inventive genius of our primordial ancestor. He made his relevance topical. Suppose the inventor of wheel compensated him with whatever energy left to his account it is utility made a reality. Henry Ford is his direct inheritor since he changed the use of wheel in an altogether new way. That in turns gives primordial ancestor relevance. Ford is an inheritor as Daimler or Royce is. Despite of narrow confines of time and space reality of each life form is, set in context of Ultimate Reality and on Time-Space. The Golden Pagoda.
There is no accident or element of chance in such a close relation where moral universe exercises its right and man who defrauded or committed violence need pay up to the victim.
A neuron is a nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system. Neurons are similar to other cells in the human body in a number of ways, but there is one key difference between neurons and other cells. Neurons are specialized to transmit information throughout the body.
These highly specialized nerve cells are responsible for communicating information in both chemical and electrical forms. There are also several different types of neurons responsible for different tasks in the human body.
Isn't the body and brain as one considering entire circuitry of a life-form must interface worlds without?
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The James Beard Foundation offers a variety of events designed to educate, inspire, entertain, and foster an appreciation of American cuisine. Below is a glossary to help you understand the differences among the various types of events on our calendar.
Events at the Beard House
These events are all located at the historic James Beard House at 167 West 12th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.
Multi-course meals, complemented by wine pairings, prepared by guest chefs from around the world. Dinners may highlight individual chefs or chefs from more than one restaurant. Chefs may cook their own signature cuisine, or cook around a particular theme, such as a specific ingredient or holiday.
When attending a dinner, guests are first invited to walk through the Beard House kitchen to meet the night's chef and observe the event team at work. They then enjoy a canapé reception, which takes place throughout the ground floor and in our garden (weather permitting). Diners then climb to the second-floor dining room, where they enjoy a five- to six-course tasting menu with wine pairings. The evening concludes with a question-and-answer session with the chef in the dining room.
See what's happening at the James Beard House this month.
Cocktail Parties
Walk-around parties featuring numerous chef stations or passed canapés, as well as wines, cocktails, and other beverages. Cocktail parties take place throughout the Beard House and in the garden (weather permitting).
Beard on Books
Monthly literary series featuring readings and discussions with some of the food world's most celebrated authors. Sessions are held in the Beard House dining room. Learn more about Beard on Books.
Events Outside of the Beard House
These events are located at venues in New York City and around the country.
JBF Awards
The nation's preeminent honors for culinary professionals, presented every spring in New York City and Chicago. Medals are awarded to chefs and restaurants, as well as for outstanding books, journalism, restaurant design, and other categories. Learn more about the James Beard Foundation Awards.
James Beard Foundation Leadership Awards
Established in 2011, the JBF Leadership Awards recognize visionaries who are creating a safer, more healthful, and more sustainable food world. Past recipients include Alice Waters, Michelle Obama, and Will Allen. Learn more about the JBF Leadership Awards.
James Beard Foundation Food Summit
Established in 2010, the JBF Food Summit investigates critical issues that face the food industry, such as sustainability, economics, and media. This two-day event consists of roundtable discussions, panels, and speakers. Learn more about the JBF Food Summit.
James Beard Foundation Taste America
National food festival that celebrates American cuisine and takes place in various cities throughout the country. Learn more about Taste America.
Friends of James Beard Benefits®
Fundraising events hosted by chefs and other culinary leaders around the country. Proceeds go toward supporting the Foundation's general operating fund and one of the following JBF programs selected by the host: National Scholars, Women's Leadership Programs, or Impact Programs. Friends of James Beard Benefits are created by the host and can be a dinner or lunch featuring a multi-course menu with wine pairings, a walk about tasting, and may be part of a larger festival. Learn more about Friends of James Beard Benefits®.
Celebrity Chef Tour Dinners
A national dinner series brings a taste of what happens at the James Beard House in New York City to more than 20 cities across the country each year. Each dinner begins with a cocktail reception followed by a one-night-only, multi-course dinner with wine pairings featuring a diverse group of JBF Award winners and local chefs, and ending with a decadent dessert course and a Q&A session with the evening's chefs. Learn more about Celebrity Chef Tour dinners.
Chefs & Champagne®
Annual summer fundraiser in the Hamptons, featuring culinary tastings, Champagnes, Wölffer Estate wines, and Stella Artois® beers. Held in a beautiful outdoor setting, Chefs & Champagne® also features a silent auction of outstanding culinary, travel, and gift packages. Learn more about Chefs & Champagne®.
Gala Dinner and Auction
Annual fall fundraiser in New York City, featuring an extraordinary seated dinner prepared by renowned chefs from around the world, outstanding wines, and exciting live and silent auction packages. Learn more about the JBF Gala.
Exciting and educational food and wine–oriented events at the James Beard House and at venues around New York City and Chicago for foodies 21 to 39 years of age. Learn more about the James Beard Foundation Greens.


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For a pair of tridiagonal matrices obtained from a finite element discretization, computing the generalized eigenvalues with ZGGEV fails with info > 0, but using eig in Matlab succeeds. I would like to know what Matlab is doing differently. I have attached the matrices in text form output from C++.
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Human beings are certainly entities with no power to do anything. As with all living things, it is Allah alone Who creates human beings and causes them to act as they do. In that sense it is correct for a person to say 'I am not strong enough' on any matter. But it is highly dishonest to use the same term in a different logical framework and suggest that this is also compatible with the religion. For example, there is no question of any sincere and devout person saying, when asked to exhibit some proper moral virtue, "I have no independent power of my own, for which reason I am not strong enough to do that." Such a person is trying to avoid living by that moral virtue by imagining he can use some of the fundamental elements of the religion for his own ends.
The fact is that believers are tested in the life of this world. Of course human beings have no power and it is Allah Who creates all things. But Allah has also given human beings a conscience with which to distinguish between right and wrong, and to make judgments and select the best and proper course of action at all times. People must know their helplessness and neediness before Allah. At the same time, they also have a responsibility to select and live by the moral values that Allah will find most pleasing, by the use of their reason, conscience and abilities.
Therefore, if a person just says, "Allah in Almighty, whereas I am a helpless entity; so my strength is not up to the task unless Allah so wishes, and I can only manage it if Allah wishes" when confronted with a difficulty or a situation calling for hard effort, and if he then acts in the light of that idea, that is an incorrect way of behaving. Believers never forget their helplessness in the face of the infinite might of Allah, but they also know that if Allah wishes and by manifesting his infinite power in His servants He can give them the strength to overcome any kind of difficulty.
It is exceedingly important for believers to live with this awareness of faith. Otherwise, it is incompatible with the religion for someone to regard himself as having any power independent of Allah (surely Allah is beyond that), or to imagine that any strength or even weakness and helplessness bestowed on him by Allah actually belongs to him. Because Allah is infinitely mighty. Allah can make the most impossible thing easy, or create something thought to be impossible at the very moment He chooses. Therefore, the kind of language used by someone who believes in these truths must be expressive of belief in the infinite power of Allah. He must use the kind of language that shows that he is personally helpless and that, since Allah is Almighty and through the blessing of Allah, he can exhibit the finest moral virtues on even the most difficult-seeming matters.
Indeed, we are told in many verses of the Qur'an, 'there is ease in every difficulty' and 'Our Lord will provide an ease and way out for those of His servants who fear and are in awe of Him.' Therefore, when one encounters a situation one cannot resolve by oneself, one must look at it from the perspective of these secrets of the Qur'an and say: "Whatever Allah has created is best for me. Everything Allah has created has so far been for the best for me. And since I am a Muslim He will continue to create what is best for me. I am a helpless entity in need of Allah. If I seek shelter in Allah, beg for help from Allah and place my trust in Him, He will make even the worst difficulties easy for me and bless me with the spiritual strength with which to overcome them."
Allah will, insha'Allah, make all difficulties easy for anyone who acts with that faith, and who properly places his trust in Him. Allah will give that person a great strength and power he never knew he had. This power that Allah will bless believers with and the way He will make all difficulties easy for them and show them the way out are described as follows in the Qur'an:
Certainly THERE IS A TRANSMISSION IN THIS for people who worship. (Surat Al-Anbiya', 106)
... WHOEVER HAS TAQWA OF ALLAH – HE WILL GIVE HIM A WAY OUT. (Surat at-Talaq, 2)
... WHOEVER HAS TAQWA OF ALLAH – HE WILL MAKE MATTERS EASY FOR HIM. (Surat at-Talqa, 4)
O Prophet! say to those you are holding prisoner, 'IF ALLAH KNOWS OF ANY GOOD IN YOUR HEARTS, HE WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING BETTER THAN WHAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM YOU and forgive you.' Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Surat al-Anfal, 70)
... Allah does not demand from any self more than He has given it. ALLAH WILL APPOINT AFTER DIFFICULTY, EASE. (Surat at-Talaq, 7)
WE WILL EASE YOU TO THE EASY WAY. (Surat Al-A'la, 8)
[AS FOR HE WHO] CONFIRMS THE GOOD, WE WILL PAVE HIS WAY TO EASE. (Surat al-Layl, 6-7)
FOR TRULY WITH HARDSHIP COMES EASE; TRULY WITH HARDSHIP COMES EASE. (Surat al-Inshirah, 5-6)


text: Yes, this is a few days old, and yes, we found it via Reddit, and yes, it's the American Le Mans series, which gets about as much coverage as Champ Car, and that went out of existence years ago. But we needed to share this with you. During qualifying for the Baltimore Grand Prix on the American Le Mans Series, Dutchman Jeroen Bleekemolen lost a wheel while trying to come in for a pit stop. To have any hope of continuing, he'd have to get that wheel—not a replacement—back on his car. So he promptly rolls it over, plops it in the passenger seat, and grinds his way back to the pits. The desperation move worked, and Bleekemolen's team qualified.


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This is Jasper. He is another addition to my long list of why I think some people really suck.
He was found on the side of the Coaldale highway by the Atco Gas guy in -25 degree weather. He saw him in the ditch, pulled over to see if he was still alive and told him to hang on, he had to go to another call and would pick him up on the way back. So Jasper waited. The mans next stop after picking him up was my grandma's house to re-light her furnace. He jokingly asked him she knew anyone who rescued animals, to which she happily replied her granddaughter. Dogs grandma, not cats. So out to his van I went to see this poor cold little guy lying in the bottom of the kennel not moving just glancing up when the door opened. Fearing the worst I said I would take him, the least I could do if he was in that bad of shape was take him to the vet and put him to rest, he had been through enough. I loaded him in my truck and headed home to call and make an appointment with the vet. I brought the carrier in the house, gave him some water, a blanket and put it in the warm laundry room until it was time to go. Not even 15 minutes later the little bugger had snuck out of the kennel and was doing figure eights at my feet purring like crazy, other than a bad case of ear mites he was fine, just had to warm up. Turns out he is friendly, cuddly, litter trained, loves dogs, cats, people and kids and is pretty perfect. I emailed some people to see if anyone wanted him, to no reply.
So to the stupid jerk that dumped their perfect cat on the side of the road, I hope you come back as your own animal in your next life. You do not deserve the unconditional love an animal has to give, you only deserve what you give to those animals.
So as much as I do not want another animal to love and have to say goodbye to one day, Jasper and the other boys in my house decided I did not have a choice. Plus he is the only one willing to sit with me and cuddle during Noah's 3am feeding, I look past the part that he is purring so much he is drooling on my arm!


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Manufacturers showed tons of new gear of all kinds at this month's NAB Show in Las Vegas. Because my time at the show was limited, I focused primarily on new professional digital video cameras.
Some of these cameras were also involved in a 12-camera shootout – the Single Chip Camera Evaluation, a screening presented by Image Quality Geeks. More on this soon. Over the next two posts, I'll preview a number of impressive new cameras introduced at or just before this NAB.
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Keyword Term: CMap Author Name: Douglas R. Cook Subject: Agricultural Sciences Publication Date: 2016
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Abhishek Bohra; Anuja Dubey; Rachit K Saxena; R. Varma Penmetsa; KN Poornima; Naresh Kumar; Andrew D Farmer; Gudipati Srivani; Hari D. Upadhyaya; Ragini Gothalwal; S Ramesh; Dhiraj Singh; K.B. Saxena; P. B. Kavi Kishor; Nagendra K Singh; Christopher D. Town; Gregory D May; Douglas R. Cook; Rajeev K. Varshney, 2016, "BES-SSR markers map of Pigeonpea from ICP 28 x ICPW 94", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/XWFWPP, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1With the objective of enhancing genomic resources for Pigeonpea, this study reports for the first time, large scale development of SSR markers from BAC-end sequences and their subsequent use for genetic mapping and hybridity testing in Pigeonpea CMap Visualization Links: ICP 28 x...
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Neha Gujaria; Ashish Kumar; Preeti Dauthal; Anuja Dubey; Pavana J Hiremath; BhanuPrakash Amindala; Andrew D Farmer; Mangla Bhide; Trushar Shah; Pooran M.Gaur; Hari D. Upadhyaya; Sabhyata Bhatia; Douglas R. Cook; Gregory D May; Rajeev K. Varshney, 2016, "Transcript map of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/TOYQD2, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1A transcript map has been constructed by the development and integration of genic molecular markers (GMMs) including single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), genic microsatellite or simple sequence repeat (SSR) and intron spanning region (ISR)-based markers, on an inter-specific map...
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Pavana J Hiremath; Ashish Kumar; R. Varma Penmetsa; Andrew D Farmer; Jessica A. Schlueter; Siva K. Chamarthi; Adam M. Whaley; Noelia Carrasquilla-Garcia; Pooran M.Gaur; Hari D. Upadhyaya; P. B. Kavi Kishor; Trushar M. Shah; Douglas R. Cook; Rajeev K. Varshney, 2016, "Chickpea genetic map comprising 1328 marker loci", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/YC6QWG, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1A second-generation genetic map comprising 1328 marker loci including novel 625 CKAMs, 314 TOG-SNPs and 389 published marker loci with an average inter-marker distance of 0.59 cM. CMap Visualization Links: 1328 loci map DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00710.x
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Spurthi N. Nayak; Hongyan Zhu; Nicy Varghese; Subhojit Datta; Hong-Kyu Choi; Ralf Horres; Ruth Jüngling; Jagbir Singh; P. B. Kavi Kishor; S. Sivaramakrishnan; Dave A. Hoisington; Günter Kahl; Peter Winter; Douglas R. Cook; Rajeev K. Varshney, 2016, "Inter-specific genetic map of C. arietinum ICC 4958 × C. reticulatum PI 489777", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/KCPPYA, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1311 SSRs and 71 gene based SNPs were developed from mapping population of C. arietinum ICC 4958 × C. reticulatum PI 489777 CMap Visualization Links: ICC 4958 X PI 489777 DOI: doi:10.1007/s00122-010-1265-1
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Special thanks to Ainsley Bevis from BloomWebDesign.net for sending in this great Adobe Photoshop tutorial! She covers a number of good techniques good for beginner to intermediate Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite users -- some of the tricks are sheer genious!
Ainsley writes . . .
In this tutorial we'll learn how to make a Peaceful Nature Photo Manipulation in Photoshop using images, brushes and various helpful techniques.
At right you can see the final results. (Or, click here for an enlargement)
To follow along, you'll need these resources
- Tree Image (Tree_stock_by_lillyfly06_stock.jpg)
- Field Image
- Lake Image
- Dirt Road Image
- Sky Image
- Star Photoshop Brushset (rabies_star.zip")
1. Getting Started
Create a new document that's 600×600 pixels.
Copy & Paste the field image onto the canvas and shrink down by pressing CTRL+T and drag a corner down while holding down the SHIFT Key (to keep the shape perfect).
Using the pen tool, draw how you want the fields shape to be.
After you've created the shape click on the Vector Mask Thumbnail Layer while holding down the CTRL key to highlight the shape.
Go to the fields shape and click on the Add Mask Layer Icon so it crops down to the highlighted shape.
Remove the pen layer.
NEXT: we'll import the tree image and blend it into the field
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You probably know Dmitry Gudkov by now from his amazing photographic portrayal of the NYC bike community, through twitter (@gudphoto) or on his #bikenyc site.
For those who don't, check out this interview in Turnstyle news.
Dmitry Gudkov: Creator Of #BikeNYC Features Cyclists From All Walks Of Life
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Country music star Randy Travis has been discharged from the North Texas hospital where he was recovering from surgery following a stroke earlier this month, according to his website.
According to an update posted on the singer's official website Wednesday, Travis has relocated to a physical therapy facility.
"Thanks to all the fans and friends for your continued prayers and support as Randy continues on the road to recovery," Travis' fiancee, Mary Davis, said in the update.
The latest news from around North Texas.
Doctors at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano said earlier this month that Travis would undergo aggressive physical therapy when he was released from the hospital. Doctors said it would take months to recover from the stroke he sustained July 10.
The Grammy Award-winning "Three Wooden Crosses" singer checked into the hospital on July 7 after a viral illness affected his heart. Doctors initially thought the virus caused congestive heart failure, but have since determined with a biopsy that Travis has scarring on his heart.
Dr. Michael Mack, a cardiac surgeon and medical director of cardiovascular disease at Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, said the scarring caused Travis' heart to become weak. Mack said echocardiograms of Travis' heart do not indicate the scarring was caused by drug and alcohol abuse.
"Mr. Travis does have a family history of cardiomyopathy, and it is more likely related to that," Mack said.
Travis has had troubles with alcohol recently and pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in January following an accident last August. He received two years of probation and a $2,000 fine. He was required to spend at least 30 days at an alcohol treatment facility and complete 100 hours of community service.
Before falling ill, he'd recently made several public appearances, including a spot on the Country Music Association Festival's nightly concert lineup and a poignant performance at George Jones' funeral.
Travis was admitted to Baylor Medical Center McKinney near his home in Tioga, about 60 miles north of Dallas, through the emergency room. He was transferred to The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano after doctors stabilized his heart with the pump. As his heart began to stabilize last Wednesday, doctors removed the pump and began to resuscitate Travis, Mack said. That was when he had the stroke.
The North Carolina-born Travis is a neo-traditional country purist known for hits "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "I Told You So." His 1986 Warner Bros. debut album "Storms of Life" sold 3 million copies, and helped return country music to the sound of Hank Williams and George Jones. It also made Travis and his mellow baritone a star, leading the way for other artists from Alan Jackson to "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery.
AP Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard in Washington contributed to this report.


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Lawyers From LGBT Group to Join Supreme Court Bar
Mayor Emanuel signs Illinois marriage equality petition
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As A Film — new album out Oct 13 2007
The Story
It begins in the small Norwegian fishing town of Stavanger, as two members of The Bank Holidays spend their days playing badminton, enjoying fjords, and hanging out with Norwegian grandparents, all while listening to Norway's favourite musical sons' Kings of Convenience. These factors result in a song, and the idea for a band whose primary occupation is vocal harmonies and melodies of the highest order. Back in Perth, Western Australia, a few months have passed, but the idea has become a reality as The Bank Holidays play their first gig.
A debut EP "Good Looks To Camera" is released in September 2004 and the lead song 'Tread Easy' gets heavy rotation on national Australian radio station Triple J, as does follow-up track 'The Greatest Game'. 'Tread Easy' also wins the Indie Pop category of the Western Australian Music Industry's "Song of The Year" Awards. The Bank Holidays hit the east coast of Australia in February 2005, touring nationally for the first time.
As the year rolls on, late 2005 sees the release of second EP "Day For Night", which shows off a greatly expanded range of imagination and colour from the group, as tracks are adorned by strings, flutes and brass, as well as the usual array of vocal harmonies to create an ecstatic rush of sound. The Bank Holidays launch their new creation into the world to a capacity crowd at The Playhouse Theatre.
2006 is the band's most rewarding year yet, having the opportunity to record their debut album in rural Victoria with Australian production mastermind J. Walker. The Bank Holidays also manage to release a split 7-inch vinyl single, get featured on the soundtrack for Australian film '48 Shades', and support Belle & Sebastian before a crowd of 1700. In late 2006 they return to Australia's east coast for another run of shows.
Even in the early stages of this year, the group has already done much. The Bank Holidays took out the 2007 Western Australian Music Industry Award for Best Indie Pop Group, as well as supporting Augie March & The WA Symphony Orchestra in two shows at Kings Park. A group highlight was seeing their own Bekk Reczek do a live duet with Swedish group Peter, Bjorn & John on their song "Young Folks", and receive massive kudos, not least from P,B & J themselves.
So, with a completed album under their belts and a whole lot of steam in the engine, the future seems limitless...
The Record
As if The Shins' melodia was brought alongside the harmonies of The Zombies, 'As A Film' is a beautiful, celestial world that is occupied by cities of classic melodic architecture, oceans of woozy strings, and desert islands of disembodied strange voices. The group's 3 lead singers create perfect harmonies and make confident strides through swinging pop, all of which are given an air of danger and mystery, forging a new pop dialogue. The album marks the discovery of a new side to The Bank Holidays, as they take their bravest steps yet, all amidst the masterful production of J. Walker, who recorded and produced 'As A Film' in his South Gippsland home.


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| 9.6°C Belfast
Roberto Martinez described Everton's victory over Aston Villa as the most satisfactory three-point haul of the season.
The Toffees struggled in the first half at Goodison Park after Aiden McGeady hit a post and trailed to Leandro Bacuna's 34th-minute opener.
But Everton were a different prospect after the break and pulled level through substitute Steven Naismith 16 minutes from time before Kevin Mirallas earned a 2-1 win with a spectacular free-kick.
The victory, coupled with dropped points for Tottenham and Manchester United, repaired some of the damage from Tuesday's Merseryside derby hammering by Liverpool.
Everton climbed back to fifth place and to within a point of Liverpool, albeit having played a game more.
Manager Martinez said: "From our point of view it's the most satisfactory victory of the season.
"You could see in the first half we were very cagey and wary and that stopped us getting on the ball and having the fluency that we normally have.
"When you hit the post and then you concede a goal, it becomes a real test of character, and I thought the way we reacted in the second half was one of the most pleasing aspects that you can have as a manager.
"With the character and the talent and the desire in that dressing room, I couldn't be prouder. It's a moment to get really excited about the end of the season after that sort of performance."
Martinez denied their first-half display was a hangover from the 4-0 defeat at Anfield, blaming tactical changes he tried to implement.
The Spaniard said: "It was my fault more than anything. In the first half we were too responsible. There were too many players who wanted to do the right things without enjoying themselves.
"And we are a team that when we enjoy ourselves we are quite difficult to play against. I think that's what we proved in the second half."
In the absence of Romelu Lukaku and new signing Lacina Traore, Mirallas took over striking duties, and it was generally not a happy experience for the Belgian.
But he had the last word, picking himself up after being fouled by Ciaran Clark five minutes from time and placing the ball beyond the reach of Brad Guzan from 30 yards.
Leighton Baines has made such strikes his speciality but the England man had a watching brief this time.
Martinez said: "Kevin found it very frustrating, as you would expect. He was surrounded by Aston Villa players and we couldn't get into the final third.
"They were trying to stop us really high up the pitch. Kevin was working extremely hard without getting any sort of joy.
"I think Kevin Mirallas' quality is as good as Leighton Baines, obviously with different feet. It would be difficult to separate them.
"What I like about the two players, more than the technical aspect, it's the meaning of scoring a goal to get three points. They've both got that mentality of controlling the moment and that's something you need to be born with."
Villa went into the match on the back of a very different derby experience after beating West Brom 4-3 on Wednesday, and manager Paul Lambert felt they deserved something at Goodison.
He said: "The first goal was really poor from our point of view. I think the second goal you hold your hands up and say it's a world-class free-kick, and you can't do anything about that.
"I don't think we deserved to lose the game. We took the sting out of the crowd and frustrated Everton, who are a good side.
"In the first half, other than Aiden's shot against the post, there's not a save that Guzan's had to make, and we scored a really good goal."


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Hi amy & vanessa -saw the post u were in town,would hv loved to have met up w/you girls today but I was just diagnosed w/breast cancer & am having a double masectomy on Tues. Please, if you haven't had a mammo yet, please schedule one. I just went for my 1st & am thanking God I did. Its early stages & they are hoping I don't need radiation, let alone chemo. Hv a safe trip back Amy & hope to catch you next time. Xoxo
Kelly graduated with me, so she is my age. I was stunned to get this message from her - because obviously, if this could happen to her, it could happen to me as well. Luckily, her cancer was caught very early and she is doing great now - and I am so incredibly thankful for that.
A few weeks ago, she posted a link to an article about mammograms. Unfortunately, for some reason, the article now seems to have been removed, because I can't find it anywhere. I have tried the link, I have searched for it, I have done everything that I know to do, and it looks like it's gone. Basically, it said that many women do not get mammograms for one ridiculous reason:
Because other women scare us away from doing it.
Seriously? I had never thought about it before. But think about it - when you hear the word "mammogram" what do you think? I know I generally don't think of "a slightly uncomfortable test that only takes a few minutes and could potentially save my life". Instead, I think "OMG it's a boob smasher! It hurts! It takes the 'girls' and flattens them between these freezing cold plates like they've been run over by a truck! It's horrible! It hurts! It's the worst. thing. ever."
Why do women do this to each other? Why do we scare our sisters, our daughters, our best friends - out of getting a test that could save their lives?
Here are some interesting statistics according to breastcancer.org:
- About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just under 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
- For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any other cancer, besides lung cancer.
- Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. Just under 30% of cancers in women are breast cancers.
- In 2011, there were more than 2.6 million breast cancer survivors in the US.
- A woman's risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a first-degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. About 15% of women who get breast cancer have a family member diagnosed with it.
- About 85% of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer. These occur due to genetic mutations that happen as a result of the aging process and life in general, rather than inherited mutations.
After reading that now-missing article, doing some research, and talking to Kelly some more, I decided to take action for myself. It's no big secret that I don't have health insurance - which has been the other factor that has prevented me from getting a mammogram sooner. But I had heard about random programs where they could be provided for free. So I started doing some digging - and in less than 5 minutes, I found a program in the state of Kansas. I called the number for information, answered a few questions and found out that I am eligible for a free mammogram and pap smear. I called to make the appointment, and got it set up within less than 2 weeks - had it not been for the Thanksgiving holiday, it probably would have been quicker than that.
I went for the pap smear on Monday, and thought that I was getting the mammogram at the same time - which is why I had planned to write this post then. But, there was a slight breakdown in communication, and the mammogram had to be scheduled on a different day.
1. Because I'm *cough* over 40, and I needed to get it done.
2. To see just how horrible of an experience it actually is to have done.
Let me tell you - relatively speaking, it's probably one of the easiest medical tests that I have ever had done. Ever. The technicians were friendly and amazing and funny, and they made it so easy.
The scans themselves? Painless. Completely and totally painless. I'm not going to lie and say that it was comfortable, because it wasn't. But it didn't hurt a bit.
Basically, I had to strip from the waist up and wipe off my deodorant. They gave me a gown to wear while they explained the machine and how it would work. Then the one technician got me into position - and no, it was not weird to have someone maneuvering my breast around to get it into the right place. They're boobs, plain and simple. They've been seen by dozens of doctors and nurses before and the tech sees dozens of them every day (not to mention that she has 2 of her own) so I was not embarrassed at all. She got my left one positioned on the plate (which was not that cold), lowered the top plate a bit, scooted things around a bit to get the perfect shot, lowered it some more, I held my breath, and the xray was taken and the top plate lifted. This process was repeated 3 more times, for a total of 4 scans (2 on each side).
All in all, the whole process took maybe 15 minutes, and I was back out the door and on my way home.
Fifteen minutes. Less time than it takes to get a shower on some days.
Some women claim that it hurts so much to have a mammogram. They talk about it as though it is the most painful and horrible thing that they have ever experienced. Maybe I was lucky that it didn't hurt a bit. I've heard that those of us who are *ahem* well-endowed have it easier with mammograms, and that it does hurt more for women with smaller breasts. But still - isn't a few minutes of being uncomfortable worth it?
Maybe it hurts some women a bit - but think of how much having undetected cancer hurts. Think of the surgeries, the chemo, the radiation. Think of the anguish of watching a loved one have to go through all of it because she was too scared to get a mammogram to detect it earlier.
Luckily, Kelly's cancer was caught so early that she didn't have to go through chemotherapy or radiation. Her right side was loaded with microcalcifications and a biopsy tested positive for beginning stages of cancer. She wasn't eligible for a lumpectomy because there were so many spots, so she chose the double mastectomy. She will be monitored forever through MRIs because there is no guarantee that it won't return - but for now she is cancer-free, because it was caught so early. Imagine what her life would be like if she listened to the horror stories and put off getting it done. Her story might have a very different ending.
So please, if you don't pay attention to anything else that I ever write, pay attention to this. If you are a woman who is 40 or older, and you haven't gotten a mammogram, go get one. It's easy. It's painless. It's not scary. And the next time someone tells you that it's horrible, or painful, or terrifying - ask her if she would rather go through 15 minutes of uncomfortable or years of surgeries and treatments because someone scared her out of doing such a simple test early enough to make the treatment easier.
|Right there - the most important reason of all for me to get it done.
Because I love my family - and I will do anything in my power to
be here for them.
Kelly - Thank you. Thank you for sharing your story with me, and allowing me to share it here. You are an inspiration to me, and I would not have gone and gotten this done if it wasn't for you. So I thank you, from the bottom of my heart!


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Nova Scotia's New Cyberbullying Law Will 'Make Bullies Of Us All'
from the 'fixing'-something-by-breaking-it deptAnother anti-cyberbullying ordinance has been rolled out in response to a tragedy. This time it's Nova Scotia enacting a new law aimed at combating the sort of behavior that resulted in the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons.
Parsons' story is particularly horrible. Cyberbullying was only part of the problem. The much larger issue was the actual crimes committed against Parsons, criminal acts that already have laws on the books to address them. Parsons was allegedly gang-raped and harassed by her rapists. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police conducted a yearlong investigation into the case but ultimately decided there was a lack of sufficient evidence to pursue rape charges. (Conversely, activist "group" Anonymous claimed to have solved the case in two hours, using a variety of gathered information, including the EXIF data that the RCMP seemingly overlooked.)
Rather belatedly, the RCMP HAS decided to pursue child pornography charges against two of the alleged assailants, but this will be of little comfort to Parsons' family. Unfortunately, this new law (the "Cyber Safety Act" or Bill 61) won't do much to address the sort of criminal behavior Parsons suffered through. Instead, the bill will likely end up "making bullies of us all," according to Jessie Brown at MacLean's.
Rape, assault, harassment: these are crimes with established parameters. All of them could also be called "bullying." They could also be described as "mean," and I suppose we could enact a law against being mean. But I'd rather have laws against specific crimes, rather than against vast swaths of vaguely defined human behaviour. Ultimately, bullying is in the eye of the bullied.Here's where these laws fall apart. Instead of an objective standard, the accused are held to a subjective standard, one applied by the accuser and enforced by the law. Where most criminal activities are clearly defined by certain actions, cyberbullying (and regular bullying) have no clear definition.
The bill works this way: an accuser files a claim with the court, requesting a protection order against the accused. A judge decides whether the behavior detailed meets the definition of "cyberbullying" set by this law. The definition of cyerbullying is broad and vague, the end result of overly-cautious lawmakers addressing a problem with no clear boundaries and doing so under the self-imposed pressure of needing to "do something."
The definition of cyberbullying, in this particular bill, includes "any electronic communication" that "ought reasonably be expected" to "humiliate" another person, or harm their "emotional well-being, self-esteem or reputation."Here's what can happen to the accused should the judge grant the protection order. (This process, by the way, occurs without any input from the accused -- it's solely between the judge and accuser.)
If this is the standard, I don't know a person who isn't a cyberbully.
- The police can seize your computers and phone.
- Your Internet connection can be shut off.
- You can be ordered to stop using electronic devices entirely.
- Your Internet Service Provider or Internet companies, such as Facebook, can be compelled to fork over all your data to the police.
- You can be gagged by the court and prohibited from mentioning your accuser online.
- If you violate any of these orders, you'll face stiff fines and up to two years of jail time. At this point, your accuser can sue you in civil court.
Even worse, the law opens up parents to be targeted by civil suits for the bullying activities of their children and pushes school administrators to enact zero-tolerance policies backed by mandatory suspensions for bullying behavior -- even if it occurs off-campus. While there's something to be said for forcing parents to take responsibilities for the actions of their children, in practice this becomes nothing more than presenting parents as a "soft target" for civil suits, allowing the accuser to bypass the accused entirely if success against the parents seems more promising.
Responding to a bullying incident by lowering the bar and raising the consequences is completely the wrong answer, no matter how tragic the incident. This new law has the potential to criminalize plenty of non-bullying activity and may actually encourage abuse by anyone who sees the possibilities provided by the law's unintended consequences -- an easy route to shut down and prosecute anyone who irritates them in any way.
Filed Under: cyberbullying, free speech, nova scotia, rehtaeh parsons


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Warren is gone, but the music lives on.
The lucky 13th edition of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival kicks off with MC Hammer and the middle school program on Friday -- and heats up from there.
Up to 800,000 people are expected to flock to Golden Gate Park for the free music festival Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, which runs Friday through Sunday, Oct. 4-6.
The complete schedule can be found here.
It includes: Bonnie Raitt, Chris Isaak, Boz Scaggs, Conor Oberst and The String Cheese Incident (not all at the same time, though we may pay to see that).
Guess who else will be there?
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, of "Lebowski" fame, (that's him, Smokey) will play with the Flatlanders.
It's a long list. Feel free to sift through it below, or go to the festival Web page to see for yourself.
Della Mae, Poor Man's Whiskey (Friday morning middle school program), Richard Thompson, Martha Wainwright, Mike Scott & Steve Wickham of The Waterboys, Los Lobos Disconnected, Dave Alvin with Greg Leisz, The String Cheese Incident, Sturgill Simpson, Allah-Las, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Kat Edmonson, Low, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Joy Kills Sorrow, Ryan Bingham, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop, Seldom Scene, Robert Ellis, Trampled By Turtles, Spirit Family Reunion, Loudon Wainwright III, Tumbleweed Wanderers, The Handsome Family, The Brothers Comatose, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band featuring Yungchen Lhamo, Conor Brings Friends For Friday Featuring: Whispertown, The Cave Singers, The Felice Brothers, The Evens, First Aid Kit, Conor Oberst, MC Hammer (Friday morning middle school program), Natalie Maines, Bettye LaVette, Paul Kelly, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Calexico, The Wood Brothers, Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Revue, G. Love & Special Sauce, The Devil Makes Three, The Flatlanders featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, Tift Merritt, Pieta Brown, The Jerry Douglas Band, LP, Gogol Bordello, Manchester Orchestra, Father John Misty, The Forest Rangers with Katey Sagal, Moonalice, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt, Patty Griffin, The Go To Hell Man Clan, Shovels & Rope, Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott, Kate McGarrigle Tribute with Martha & Sloan Wainwright & Special Guests, Nick Lowe, The Deep Dark Woods, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Buddy Miller, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Holler Down the Hollow: A Hardly Strictly Salute to the Masters, Evolfo Doofeht, Chris Isaak, Jesse DeNatale, Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin, Robert Earl Keen, Sonny & The Sunsets, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Jon Langford & Skull Orchard acoustic / FREAKONS, The Warren Hood Band, Justin Townes Earle, Freakwater, Tim O'Brien with Bryan Sutton & Mike Bub, Alison Brown, The Time Jumpers featuring Brad Albin, Larry Franklin, Paul Franklin, Vince Gill, "Ranger Doug" Green, Andy Reiss, Dawn Sears, Kenny Sears, Joe Spivey, Jeff Taylor & Billy Thomas, Supermule, Mark Lanegan, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Jesse Dee


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When you drive up to Taco Bell to order your breakfast — note that you are of course in the drive-thru taking your bags to-go, so as never to actually be seen eating it in public — you might pass a giant sticker slapped onto the window of the chain, with a mouthwatering version of the new, Mexican-American kid in town: the Sausage Waffle Taco.
Below the breakfast creation are the words "You're not dreaming."
No, I wasn't dreaming when I went to Taco Bell this morning, to purchase $17.41 (or ten items) worth of breakfast food. That meal was very, very real.
After reading several unsatisfactory reviews of Taco Bell's newest menu additions when they hit the scene yesterday morning, I felt it was my duty as an American citizen to give the people what they want to know, about the biggest Taco Bell news since a skinny little chihuahua announced "Yo quiero Taco Bell" in 1997.


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Here are some gift ideas that I love for those very important women in your life whether it's your mom, your sister, your wife, or a mom-like person. Hope this guide helps lead you to the perfect gift :)
Mother's Day is May 13th this year – just a little over 2 weeks away!
Pacifica's Gold Collection Soy Candle Gift Set – Bestsellers $45.00 (a $54.00 value)
9 clean-burning 3-oz Soy Candles in Pacifica's most popular blends including Mediterranean Fig, Tuscan Blood Orange, Hawaiian Ruby Guava, Mexican Cocoa, Lotus Garden, Malibu Lemon Blossom, Tahitian Gardenia, California Star Jasmine and French Lilac.
House of Steep's Large Indulgence Gift Basket $75
The basket includes:
- House of Steep Signature Tea Blend – 4oz
- Tea Infuser
- "Balanced" Aromatherapy Soy Candle
- "Balanced" Take(me)Away tea bath bags (3)
- "Balanced" Smoothing Foot Balm
- "Balanced & Carefree" Bath Salts
- Cleansing Calm Foot Spray (I make this one for the line!)
- 16″ galvanized tub to soak the feet at home
Gaiam's Massage Stick $14.98
Targets pressure points, increases circulation and alleviates sore muscles. Includes a downloadable massage guide to ease away stress and restore the health of tired and sore muscles throughout the body.
Bonsai Forest from Uncommon Goods (a really great source for unique gifts) $50
This kit includes everything she needs to grow tiny trees that are actually ancestors of the giant California redwood! Kit includes: tree and moss seed, recycled steel seedling training pots, seed starting wafers, growing medium, bonsai scissors, rake with spade, river stone, and directions
Here are some additional gift ideas from Uncommon Goods: top gifts for gardeners here, cool gardening gifts here, unique office accessories here
Sibu Beauty Mom's Must Haves Kit $55 (a $82.50 value)
Trio includes:
- Sibu Beauty Balancing Facial Cleanser
- Sibu Beauty Hydrating Serum
- Sibu Beauty Clarifying Toner
- plus a FREE box of Sibu Omega-7 Chocolate Truffles in each kit
Happy shopping! ~Annie


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I got Tata Photon+ mobile broadband connection during 2010, it worked well initially for a month or two.I can notice, their services have been degrading since then (late 2010).
Connectivity is not an issue, but download speed and latency.
A recent test results done on June 6, 2011
We all know, most of marketing/advertisements campaigns are big lies. There is big disconnect between the idea/dream they show and the reality.
In the case of Tata Photon+, they advertise about giving 'up to 3.1 mbps' download speed BUT I am yet to get 1 mbps consistently for an hour, leave alone days.
I guess, this is location specific. Places like Kanpur and other cities in UPE are not given enough of importance (network infrastructure and attention)?
Whenever I complain to Tata Photon Customer Support, someone visits, tests using speedtest.net against Delhi/Mumbai servers, and shows me test results (skewed?) which is generally in range of 600 kbps to 1.2 mbps.
When I show him results of tests done against servers in USA and Europe, they would argue – which reflects their ignorance about technology and terminology (ping, latency, etc.)
Yesterday, I filed another complaint over phone. I got a call asking if I was in front of computer, I said "No, but I would be in couple of hours and tomorrow". After couple of hours, I got a SMS suggesting my complaint-ticket had been resolved and marked as closed. Really? No one visited me.
I filed another complaint using web-site, got around 10+ calls within 12 hours. All of them asking same question "What's problem sir". I don't understand, why didn't these guys look at their CRM and read the details (which included the speedtest.net test results)?
Anyway, one of those guys (from some Tata hired agency) visited me today. He repeated the same process of testing against two Indian servers using speedtest.net. This time, he got lucky speed results showed around 1 mbps agaisnt Delhi/Mumbai server. I requested him to visit again tomorrow in afternoon and perhaps at different location.
During middle of meeting, this fellow stood up and walked out. I followed him to ask what happened?
He misbehaved by saying "I heard enough, I am going. That's all we can do".
I felt offended, I asked about his details, he denied giving by saying "Do whatever you can". He left ignoring me.
I feel bad as customer, and also because I have been a Tata employee. I had never expected, one of Tata companies would do such things i.e. poor service and worst customer support (not at phone, but at ground level – those visiting agents).
I feel, I have wasted so many hours talking, thinking and complaining. No one wants to listen and do anything.
- June 24, 2011: I found Tata Photon very slow at my residence, hence filed a fresh complaint (requested that someone should visit me on Sunday at my residence to test speed in that area) via phone. CSR said, they don't work on Sunday, I said – I can be available on weekdays provided an appointment is taken.
- June 25, 2011: I received two calls from Tata Photon support team. In both calls, I was asked same question "what is problem, sir?" with one difference, in latter call I was told that they can visit me on Sunday
- June 26, 2011: I got a call, where I was asked same and some more questions:
- What is problem, Sir?
- Did you buy device with warranty?
- What speed do you get?
I told them, "I am happy with the device but not with the signal and speed in this area (my residence), hence needed someone to visit me and test speed here". They asked me to go to Tata Photon centre, around 8 kms from my place. I asked, "how can they test issues of this area in different area?".
They threw another bomb by saying, a fee( INR 75) needs to be paid by customer, if he/she wants technical-support-engineer to visit customer's place?
I got upset and reminded that this is mobile-broadband. Isn't it their responsibility to make sure connection signal and quality is good in all areas?
Anyway, that was new, I had not paid such fee earlier.
I asked, when did they start charging? She said, "Yesterday". I reminded her, I filed complaint day before yesterday. She said, it has been started on June 20, 2011.
I asked her to pass the call to her senior, who ended up saying the same thing. I told them, the policy is ridiculous.
Why a customer has to pay extra to get service related issues checked/fixed? Isn't customer already paying every month? Isn't it Tata's responsibility to provide services as they promise?
I have invested some money and time to get the device and connection; I can switch to different provider, but device might not be reusable unless someone buys it from me.
Once again, I am disappointed by Tata Tele's services. I am going to move away from them and would not recommend Tata Tele's services to my family and friends.
More Updates:
- June 28, 2011: As an last attempt, I wrote an email to Tata Tele Services contact and also copied the same to UP East Nodal Officer.
- June 29, 2011: I got a call from a senior Engineer, who visited me on the same day. During 3-4 hours long troubleshooting, he figured out the reason behind slow speed, which is, HSIA signals was not as strong as CDMA 1X, and some tower issues.He got an antenna installed, on the roof-top, and connected to my USB device. He promised to get a repeater installed during weekend, so that all devices at our place can get better quality signals.
Once antenna was installed, and some augmentation was done in one of the towers, things improved a bit.
He seemed a good professional and knew the stuff. He earned my respect. I learnt, good guys are very overloaded because someo of their peers don't do their work properly 🙂
- July 2, 2011: Two Tata Photon smart junior-engineers visited and installed a repeater at our house. The senior engineer kept his word, he earned more respect.I can feel the difference now; Two different tests during last 5 hours have given very positive results, as shown below:
Once again, I gave my feedback about service and the misbehaviour by one of their peers. I am sure, the good-guys would fix things by putting peer pressure and leading by examples.
As far as fee for visit is concerned, I was told by one of the engineers, it is for the cases where customer's device or computer is found to be faulty, not the service. I wonder, why I was not told the same earlier during the call, which made me upset?
I am going to wait for couple of days. If I get consistently better quality speed, I would strike out the line (about not recommending) above. Anyways, there are some issues with Tata Photon+ customer support and service, which would need to fix, so that all issues can be resolved without any escalation.
Tip: Choose HSIA from network-settings of Tata Photon+ dialer, this would force modem to use to HSIA enabled towers/frequencies and would avoid using CDMA 1X.


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You can learn a lot from your inflexibilities.
Can You Do The Asian Squat?
Do your heels go flush in this position? It works as a great post run stretch and extends the achilles tendon. When I could NO longer do this, I then noticed I contracted plantar fasciitus. I can not confirm there is a link, but I have my educated suspicions.


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