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were a couple of rumors floating around about an upcoming Windows Mobile version
which follows current Windows Mobile 6 and during today's
Möbius conference, Microsoft gave us a sneak peak of it. While it was shown
in its full flavor (as available today, I'm sure we will see some further
changes until it becomes available), Microsoft asked not to talk about details
or features yet. What I'm allowed to say anyway is, that the next Windows Mobile
version is an update rather than an upgrade. So don't expect anything
groundbreaking new but useful enhancements and changes.
Availability for ODMs is anytime Q1 2008 and therefore, commercial
availability can be expected during Q2, latest Q3 next year.
UPDATE: Because I got a couple of E-Mail (please use the comments
bellow instead): Yes, it was shown on a current device but this doesn't matter.
Microsoft has to use current devices to do their development of upcoming
releases; would be too much to develop new hardware just to develop a new OS
version (or updates) after. So the good part is that there are serious chances
to see this Windows Mobile update available for current devices too (as it
happened in the past with other Windows Mobile releases) but as always it's up
to the ODM, OEM and carrier if these updates are offered or not.
And no, Microsoft doesn't showed what we know a "Photon" or "Windows Mobile 7".
Again, it's an update to what we know already, not a groundbreaking upgrade even
if I have to admit, that this update adds functionalities, smaller and bigger,
you might have heavily awaited - or not.
Q1-08 isn't that far anymore so I expect we will get something official in the
not too far future.
Cheers ~ Arne
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All Fool's Day: Love and Cosmic Unity
By Curtis Lang on Apr 1, 2005
The Origins of Foolishness
Welcome to the April 1, 2005 weekly edition of the Satya Center newsletter. Warm greetings from your Editor, Curtis Lang.
Today is All Fool's Day, and we celebrate the Feast of Fools, which occurs at a transitional time of year, when Mother Nature tends to play tricks on all of us. Here in New York, we had the first sunny days of spring last week, snow finally melted away, and now we are bracing for massive floods from expected torrential rains tomorrow, followed by a potential spring snow event.
April is derived from the name of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, known as Venus to the Romans, and thus April is the month of love. Love, of course, makes fools of us all.
In Rome, April 1 was the date of the Festival of Veneralia, dedicated to Venus, goddess of love, death, orchards, waters and sexuality. Women washed a statue or image of Venus in rivers and lakes, adorned her with precious jewels and long robes, then burned incense in honor of the Goddess. These practices were done to secure happiness in love, popularity, ease in birthing and abundance in the home.
Ovid's "Fasti" describes the practices: "Then dry her neck and restore to it her golden necklace, now give her a fresh-blown rose. Ye too: She herself bids bathe under the green myrtle. Learn how to give incense to Fortuna Virilis in the place that reeks of warm water. All women strip when they enter that place. . .Propitiate her with supplications; beauty, and fortune and good fame are in her keeping."
During the Middle Ages, the French celebrated New Year's Day on March 25th. Festivals were held each day culminating on April 1st when people exchanged gifts and parties peaked. King Charles IX decreed that France would adopt a new calendar developed by Pope Gregory XIII, In 1582, changing New Year's Day to January 1st. People who forgot that New Year's Day had been changed were considered April Fools. Those who had accepted the dates of the new calendar played tricks on those who had not and referred to the unfortunate victims of such pranks as "April Fools". Favorite pranks included sending them on a "fool's errand" (an invitation to a non-existent party, for example) or attempting to make them believe that something which was true was actually false. Over time, this practice evolved into an annual tradition of April 1 pranksterism, eventually migrating to England and Scotland during the Eighteenth Century and later exported to the American colonies by British and French settlers.
May you enjoy an April respite from the despotism of the rational mind, abandon logical thought processes and open your heart to nature and to the spirit of love, found in nature and in your loved ones' eyes. Be willing to play the fool for Venus' sake, and emulate her ancient Roman and Greek devotees, who acted out all manner of foolishness in her name on this day, when lovers ordered each other to run senseless errands, engage in fabulous, impossible quests, and perform ridiculous rituals to demonstrate the rule of the heart over the head.
Initiate fun-loving foolish rituals by giving hilarious herbal gifts invoking the spirit of this ancient festival. Give your loved one a saffron crocus, considered the flower of mirth and merriment. Or present them with columbine, whose flower is associated with ribaldry because of its similarity in shape to a court jester's cap and bells. Combine coxscomb (silliness), chrysanthemum (good cheer) and hyacinth (playfulness) in a fool's bouquet.
At a profound spiritual level, the significance of the Fool cannot be overstated. This Universe we live in, and strive to comprehend and harmonize ourselves with, is but an entry hall to a far greater reality that we cannot mentally comprehend. This unknowable greater reality, from whom all mental concepts and manifest forms recoil, is the Ground of Being, the ultimate Source of Creation, from which the Universe itself, the Universal Life Force Energy, and all manifested sentient and non-sentient beings arise throughout all time and space.
This Ground of Being is worshipped as the God Brahma by the Hindu sages, is known as the Void by Buddhist llamas, and is depicted in the Sacred Tarot as The Fool.
In the Hindu Upanishads, there are four great statements that stand as signposts to the nature of ultimate reality, the truth of being.
Prajnanam Brahma: Consciousness is Brahman. Consciousness is the Absolute, that ineffable energetic essence which the Alchenists called "ether", which fills all of space, and is present in everything from the Creator to the simplest forms of matter.
Aham Brahmasmi: I am Brahman. The "I" is the witnessing consciousness, the "Higher Self" that stands apart from the mind, transcends the egoistic personality, and contains the collective consciousness, both the archetypes of the collective unconscious and the superconscious elements of Higher Mind that connect the individuated self to the Unity of Creation manifest as Absolute Consciousness, the One Self, known as Brahman.
Tat Tvam Asi: Thou Art That. Swami Krishnananda explains this paradox thus: "Sage Uddalaka mentions this nine times, while instructing his disciple Svetaketu in the nature of Reality. That which is one alone without a second, without name and form, and which existed before creation, as well as after creation, as pure Existence alone, is what is referred to as Tat or That, in this sentence. The term Tvam stands for that which is in the innermost recesses of the student or the aspirant, but which is transcendent to the intellect, mind, senses, etc., and is the real 'I' of the student addressed in the teaching. The union of Tat and Tvam is by the term Asi or are. That Reality is remote is a misconception, which is removed by the instruction that it is within one's own self. The erroneous notion that the Self is limited is dispelled by the instruction that it is the same as Reality."
Ayam Atma Brahma: This Self is Brahman. Swami Krishnananda instructs students that "This Self is Brahman, which is the substance out of which all things are really made. That which is everywhere, is also within us, and what is within us is everywhere. This is called 'Brahman', because it is plenum, fills all space, expands into all existence, and is vast beyond all measure of perception or knowledge. On account of self-luminosity, non-relativity and universality, Atman and Brahman are the same. This identification of the Self with Absolute is not any act of bringing together two differing natures, but is an affirmation that absoluteness or universality includes everything, and there is nothing outside it."
As an anthropomorphic depiction of this unknowable Ground of Being, The Fool in the Tarot is represented as a playful carefree figure who lives without self-consciousness, without mental considerations, without social conditioning and without attachment to outcomes or antecedent conditions leading to present situations.
Therefore at a microcosmic level, The Fool represents the unthinking human being, in his or her natural condition prior to the great journey toward Self-realization depicted in the Great Wheel of Tarot, and also the innocence of the Self-realized being who has completed that Great Work, who has experienced the many initiations imaged in The Trumps of the Great Wheel of Tarot, and who has achieved liberation from the eternal round of reincarnation.
Thus the end result of the great human journey of incarnations is to arrive at the still point, the center of existence, which is truly everywhere, to know the circumference, which is truly nowhere, and to be the self-conscious embodiment of the original innocence, being, wisdom and bliss inherent in all creation. The end is to return to the beginning, and to know one's true identity, inherent in that beginning, for the first time.
Thus does the Sacred Tarot depict the reality of existence at the Hub of Creation in the imagery of The Fool.
This is Unity. This is the Yoga of the West.
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"From the perspective of the past and the present, the future that wants to be born is 'impossible', distant, but a dream," Perlas explains."But the future cannot be a mere continuation of the past, no matter how that past seems so familiar and rational to us. The future, of necessity, will appear in the garb of the 'impossible', and only people with vision and deep spiritual creativity can know this and act on this—visionary individuals often called 'crazy' by their friends, and even their loved ones. But, dear friends, the 'impossible', a more human future wanting to be born, calls us all to resist and transform the Empire-Cyborg Matrix."
SatyaCenter content partner Lilipoh Magazine, a unique quarterly wellness magazine dedicated to The Spirit in Life, interviewed Perlas about his unique, uplifting vision of a new future for humanity in the important article entitled "A New Revolution".
In her article, "Global Warming: The Boiling Point", Satya Center contributor Maya del Mar, whose world-renowned astrological insights helped educate a generation of American astrologers, provides an insightful review of an important new book about impending environmental disaster and practical steps to avert the worst of our self-created woes.
"We have two choices (besides blindly jumping off the cliff, like lemmings)," says Maya. "We can regress into a primitive lifestyle—or we can mount a global project to replace every oil-burning furnace, every coal-fired generating plant, and every gasoline-burning car with noncarbon and renewable energy sources."
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Message From the Mayan Elders: The World Will Not End in 2012
Carlos Barrios, March 30, 2005
"We live in a world of polarity: day and night, man and woman, positive and negative. Light and darkness need each other. They are a balance. Just now the dark side is very strong, and very clear about what they want. They have their vision and their priorities clearly held, and also their hierarchy. They are working in many ways so that we will be unable to connect with the spiral Fifth World in 2012."
"On the light side everyone thinks they are the most important, that their own understandings, or their group's understandings, are the key. There's a diversity of cultures and opinions, so there is competition, diffusion, and no single focus."
As Mr. Barrios sees it, the dark side works to block fusion through denial and materialism. It also works to destroy those who are working with the light to get the Earth to a higher level. They like the energy of the old, declining Fourth World, the materialism. They do not want it to change.They do not want fusion. They want to stay at this level, and are afraid of the next level.
The dark power of the declining Fourth World cannot be destroyed or overpowered. It's too strong and clear for that, and that is the wrong strategy. The dark can only be transformed when confronted with simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads to fusion, a key concept for the World of the Fifth Sun.
Mr. Barrios said the emerging era of the Fifth Sun will call attention to a much-overlooked element. Whereas the four traditional elements of earth, air, fire and water have dominated various epochs in the past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in the time of the Fifth Sun: ether. The dictionary defines ether as the rarefied element of the Heavens. Ether is a medium. It permeates all space and transmits waves of energy in a wide range of frequencies, from cell phones to human auras. What is "ethereal" is related to the regions beyond earth: the heavens.
Ether the element of the Fifth Sun is celestial and lacking in material substance, but is no less real than wood, stone or flesh. "Within the context of ether there can be a fusion of the polarities," Mr. Barrios said. "No more darkness or light in the people, but an uplifted fusion. But right now the realm of darkness is not interested in this. They are organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the Earth and its environment so we will be unready for the alignment in 2012. We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side. We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and fusion now, to confront the other side and preserve life."
To be Ready for this Moment in History Mr. Barrios told his audiences in Santa Fe that we are at a critical moment of world history. "We are disturbed," he said. "We can't play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action."
"Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard, but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history."
Mr. Barrios offered a number of suggestions to help people walk in balance through the years ahead. "The prophesied changes are going to happen," he said "but our attitude and actions determine how harsh or mild they are."
We need to act, to make changes, and to elect people to represent us who understand and who will take political action to respect the earth.
Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. It's very important to be clear about who you are, and also about your relation to the Earth.
Develop yourself according to your own tradition and the call of your heart. But remember to respect differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely. A lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or gross ways. Pay attention to what you are taking into your body. Learn to preserve food, and to conserve energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you have mastery of your breath.
Be clear. Follow a tradition with great roots. It is not important what tradition, your heart will tell you, but it must have great roots. We live in a world of energy. An important task at this time is to learn to sense or see the energy of everyone and everything: people, plants, animals. This becomes increasingly important as we draw close to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is associated with the element ether - the realm where energy lives and weaves.
Go to the sacred places of the earth to pray for peace, and have respect for the Earth which gives us our food, clothing, and shelter. We need to reactivate the energy of these sacred places. That is our work.
. ..Many Mayan elders and knowledge keepers may be eliminated in the next few years. For the first half of the current Katun (20-year period) the dark side has a lot of power. But that will pass 3 to 4 years from now. The tide can turn. Amazing things are going to happen.
Resurgence, by Jeremy Seabrook, March-April 2005
Temperance and discipline are preached by all religions. When these values are challenged by the modern creed of consumerism it is perceived as an assault on ancient conviction and practice, and confrontation is inevitable.
The Western version of development and wealth-creation promotes itself as a purely secular phenomenon. The violence it provokes in many pious or devout followers of religion strikes its proponents as gratuitous and inexplicable. How is it possible that fanatics and extremists respond in this way to processes that are directed solely to the material betterment of humankind?
The truth is, the global way of wealth is not secular. Those who want to remake the whole world in the image of the Western societies base their project on perpetual economic growth: on permanent expansion and a limitless capacity to produce. This is believed to correspond to 'human nature', the insatiable desires of humanity, and its boundless yearnings.
. . .It may well be asked whether faith in infinite economic growth, and an economy that can - and must - continue in the same way indefinitely is a more refined belief, or superstition, than any other.
Bombing Baluchistan: Pakistan is rapidly sliding to a failed state
Newsinsight.net, India's Public Affairs Magazine, Editorial, 03/23/05
When the going is tough, nations, like individuals, survive on hope, and hope is giving way to despair in Pakistan's largest and perhaps most impoverished province of Baluchistan. A Baluch uprising has rashed up and on in the past year, but now, a Baluch Shia-led revolt has lead to the occupation of at least twelve Pakistani military bases in the area of Dera Bugti and other places.
Pakistani forces are preparing for aerial bombardment, and have warned civilian populations to vacate. In the mid-Seventies, with assistance from Iran, Baluch insurgency was put down by a division of troops and aerial bombardment. Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, has warned the Baluch insurgents to stand down, or "they will not know what hit them". The insurgents are prepared for night attacks from advanced US-made helicopters given to Pakistan to fight Al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, but Iranian assistance may not be forthcoming, as before.
Indeed, the fear expressed in diplomatic circles is that Iran may be stoking trouble in Baluchistan to make it unviable as a base for US operations against it. While all Baluchis want greater autonomy from the Pakistan federation, the Shias want at least separately earmarked districts, which have been fiercely rejected by the Pakistan military. "You cannot oppose the Pakistan military for long," said a diplomat, in respect of Baluch resistance, but he admitted that this could mark the beginning of Pakistan's fragmentation. The CIA has already assessed that Pakistan will be a failed state by 2015, collapsing to inter-provincial rivalries, Shia-Sunni clashes, and civil war.
Israel maintaining 'strangulation' policy in Gaza Strip
Haaretz, By Itim and Haaretz Service, 03/29/05
Israel is maintaining a "strangulation" policy in the Gaza Strip and may disavow its responsibility for Gaza residents following the planned disengagement, the B'Tselem human rights organization said in a report issued on Tuesday.
The report, titled "One Big Prison," documents what the organization says are Israel's violations of human rights and international law in the Gaza Strip. The reported violations are primarily related to restrictions of movement Israel places on people and goods traveling to and from the Gaza Strip.
One Big Prison: New Report Warns Against Continued Strangulation of Gaza Strip after Disengagement
B'Tselem, 03/29/05
Israel has cut off the Gaza Strip from the rest of the world to such an extent that it is easier for Palestinians in Israel or the West Bank to visit relatives in prison than visit a relative in Gaza. This is one conclusion of the 100-page report that B'Tselem and HaMoked publish today. One Big Prison documents the ongoing violations of human rights and international law resulting from Israel's restrictions on the movement of people and goods between Gaza and the West Bank, Israel, and the rest of the world. The report also warns against Israel's attempt to avoid its responsibility toward residents of the Gaza Strip following disengagement.
Despite the easing of restrictions that Israel declared following the Sharm el-Sheikh summit in February 2005, there has been almost no improvement in the movement of Palestinians to and from Gaza, nor in the movement of goods. The report illustrates the extent to which Israel treats many fundamental human rights – among them the right to freedom of movement, family life, health, education, and work – as "humanitarian gestures" that it grants or denies at will.
Nigeria's Oil Gangstas, Military Overlords and Shell Oil
Financial Times, By Michael Peel, 03/25/05
In the mangrove swamps of Nigeria's oil-producing Rivers State, the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force was in restless repose. A fighter worked out with dumbbells while others lounged on mattresses in front of a large outbuilding. One young man was reading, aloud in English, from a copy of Macbeth.
Their leader, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, was preparing to take me to a swamp facility where he claimed to refine oil taken from a pipeline operated by Royal Dutch/Shell, the energy multinational. (Asari says this is not stealing; it is the Nigerian government that is stealing.) He had just changed out of a black tracksuit into a bright orange jumpsuit with the Shell logo on the back. He put on a white hard hat belonging to Willbros, the oil services company. "Do I look fine?" he asked, running his hands over his ample stomach.
On this, the third of four occasions I visited Asari, he had not yet quite become the symbol of a Robin Hood-like quest by the poor for a share of the nation's oil wealth that he claims to be today. But he was fast gaining notoriety: his critics, outside government as well as within, saw him as a gangster rather than a political revolutionary. Either way, his rising profile says much about the way the Delta is being choked by a violent and corrupt web of relationships between oil multinationals, government officials, smugglers, ethnic fighters and local communities.
Collision Course: EU vs the Fed – Will Europe Pay for Bush's Empire?
t r u t h o u t, By Stirling Newberry, 03/27/05
Europe is in the process of trying to pass a new constitution, and it is going to be a delicate business. Le Figaro reported that, for the first time, more than half of French surveyed were against the new constitution, and the opposition asked Chirac to put his own political weight behind its passage.
Why should this be of interest to the US, and even more so to the opposition to Bush? Because Europe and the Bush are on a collision course, over a deep issue: what kind of world we will live in. It is a global game of chicken over wages and prices.
What is this division? George Bush and Alan Greenspan are pushing a world where materials prices are higher, wages are lower, and the profits of large corporations are higher. They are doing this by running very high budget deficits, having very low interest rates, and using China as a vast engine of deflation to keep wages, and thus consumer inflation in line. This leads to what Professor David Hackett Fischer called a "money drought" in his book The Great Wave. We can see the results: oil has gone from a rock bottom $11 a barrel, to hovering over $55 dollars a barrel. Real wages in the US have barely moved, and yet Wall Street banks are showing record profits. Bush wants everywhere to look just like here: high profits, low wages, and a rush for mining and drilling.
This catches Europe in a bind, because it imports energy, and manufactures goods. The higher material prices go in real terms, the more they have to manufacture to buy energy.
Where the rich stash their cash: Global Elites Hiding $11.5 Trillion from the Taxman
The Observer, by Nick Mathiason, 03/27/05
Rupert Murdoch last week floated his family's £3.8 billion personal investment company in Bermuda - saving himself £522 million in taxes.
Bermuda was chosen because the media tycoon, who chairs News Corporation, wanted to avoid the taxman after his firm changed domicile from Australia to the United States recently. Just prior to the Bermuda float, Murdoch bought a 20-room, three-floor residence opposite Central Park in Manhattan for £22m. Days later he bought a house in Beijing.
Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian-born, Labour-donor industrial magnate, is the world's third richest man, according to Forbes. Worth £13bn, he spent £57m on a 12-bedroom London home next to Kensington Palace and could afford to spend £31m on his daughter's wedding in Paris, which included a sparkling performance by Kylie Minogue. Under UK tax laws, he remains exempt from paying a heavy tax bill by saying his primary residence is overseas. Capital gains tax on UK assets can also be also avoided by holding them in a foreign company or trust.
The business empire of retail billionaire Philip Green is mostly held in the name of his wife, Tina, who is resident in Monaco. Taveta Investments, the vehicle used to acquire Arcadia in 2002, paid out a hefty £460m to its owner last year. Green, who spends much of his time in Britain, would have been landed with a £150m tax bill if he owned Taveta; as it is held by his wife, a minuscule amount of tax is due.
These three examples demonstrate one essential fact: the rich can afford to minimise their tax bills, while the rest of us have to stump up. This weekend The Observer can exclusively reveal that the world's richest people are hiding an astonishing $11.5 trillion in tax havens.
The state of the world? It is on the brink of disaster
UK Independent, by Steve Connor, 30 March 2005
Planet Earth stands on the cusp of disaster and people should no longer take it for granted that their children and grandchildren will survive in the environmentally degraded world of the 21st century.
This is not the doom-laden talk of green activists but the considered opinion of 1,300 leading scientists from 95 countries who will today publish a detailed assessment of the state of the world at the start of the new millennium.
. . .The dryland regions of the world, which account for 41 per cent of the earth's land surface, have been particularly badly damaged and yet this is where the human population has grown most rapidly during the 1990s.
. . .Even if slow and inexorable degradation does not lead to total environmental collapse, the poorest people of the world are still going to suffer the most, according to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, which drew on 22 national science academies from around the world.
Walt Reid, the leader of the report's core authors, warned that unless the international community took decisive action the future looked bleak for the next generation. "The bottom line of this assessment is that we are spending earth's natural capital, putting such strain on the natural functions of earth that the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted," Dr Reid said.
"At the same time, the assessment shows that the future really is in our hands. We can reverse the degradation of many ecosystem services over the next 50 years, but the changes in policy and practice required are substantial and not currently under way," he said.
Melting Down the Myths
Green Futures, by Hannah Bullock, March-April 2005
No doubt about it, the nuclear lobby has a fresh spring in its step. Could the long-time bête noire of the environmental movement really be re-emerging from its dark days and bidding once again for a place in the sun?
. . . Ecologist James Lovelock, forever linked in the public mind with deep green thinking as originator of the 'Gaia hypothesis', sees nuclear as "a secure, reliable energy... immediately available, safe, economic and sufficient to meet our needs in full". He has always been pro-nuclear – while politicians are more fickle. Now Tony Blair is tempted by nuclear power as a way to cut carbon emissions, although the debate within government is on hold until after the election. The World Nuclear Association, for its part, has gone so far as to brand it "energy for sustainable development".
But nuclear power doesn't necessarily do just what it says on the tin. It's time to unwrap some myths and see how they really melt down....
Tears, Rice and a Free California
Bioneers, by Arty Mangan, March 2005
I don't cry much. I'll hide behind a cliche and say, "It's a guy thing". The human body is truly amazing. Did you know that a teardrop contains proteins that are natural antibiotics and protect against eye infection? You may not know that, but the biotech company Ventria Bioscience does, and they want to own it. Yes, they want to own the genetics of the protein contained in tears. It makes me want to cry.
Biotech companies are in the business of owning life forms by manipulating genes using a virus as a vector, slapping a patent on it, making it theirs and theirs alone. Maybe this is what is meant by "the ownership society".
It would all be quite absurd if it wasn't so serious. Privatization of public resources is a corporate crusade, and it's not just happening in the biotech arena. In Bolivia, Bechtel had a water provision contract and went so far as to privatize rainwater in the Province of Cochabamba. When the indigenous Ayamara people collected rain runoff from their roofs for household needs and to water their gardens, Bechtel protested, claiming the locals were stealing their water. It got ugly, a 17 year old boy died when the police were brought in to control the riots. But at least in the end, Bechtel packed up and left.
Yes, as hard as it is to believe, we live in a world where rainwater and teardrops are at risk of being owned by corporations.
The Gene-Food Myth
Bioneers, Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, March 2005
Jane Brody (Facing Biotech Foods Without the Fear Factor, 11 January 2005, New York Times) has obviously been taken in by the kind of sloppy, pseudo-scientific arguments used by proponents and paid apologists of genetically engineered (GE) crops and products to dismiss concerns about safety. She adopts a very superior attitude over the ignorance of the US public over science and their gullibility in falling for "The Frankenfood myth" (which happens to be a title of a new book written by two notorious apologists for the GE industry). In reality, it is most probably journalists like Brody that have been responsible for misleading the public by failing to put the genuine scientific evidence across to them.
For years, every Europe-wide survey has consistently found that the more the public knew about the science behind GE food, the less they find it acceptable.
Roundup Doesn't Poison Only Weeds
Le Monde, By Hervé Morin, 03/12/05
The most used herbicide in the world: Monsanto's Roundup and its competitors, formulated, like Roundup, on a base of glyphosate, have long enjoyed a reputation for harmlessness to human health and the environment. However, several recent studies seem to indicate that this active ingredient, used by farmers as well as by public road services and Sunday gardeners, could well not be as inoffensive as its promoters claim. The stakes are big, because the usage of glyphosate grows along with that of genetically modified organisms, the great majority of which have been specifically conceived to "tolerate" this active ingredient, fatal to plants.
In fact, while Roundup and similar products were originally used against weeds, "they have become a food product, since they are used on GMOs, which can absorb them without dying," maintains the biochemist Gilles-Eric Séralini. A member for years of the French Commission on Biomolecular Genetics (CBG), responsible for preparing the files for requests for field studies, then GMO commercialization, he ceaselessly demands more intense studies on their eventual health impact.
Also a member of Criigen, an association which has made control of GMOs its passion, he has oriented his own research toward the study of the impact of glyphosate. In an article published February 24 in the American journal Environmental Health Perspective, the biochemist and his team from the University of Caen demonstrate, in vitro, several toxic effects of this compound as well as of the additives associated with it to facilitate its diffusion.
For their study, the researchers used human placental cell lines, in which very weak doses of glyphosate showed toxic effects and, at still weaker concentrations, endocrinal disturbances. This, for Gilles-Eric Séralini, could explain the high levels of premature births and miscarriages observed in certain epidemiological studies - which are, however, controversial - covering women farmers using glyphosate. "The effect we have observed is proportional to the dose, but also to the length of exposure," he emphasizes.
Pesticides the Root Cause of Birth Defects in Farmworkers
Palm Beach Post, By John Lantigua, Sunday, March 13, 2005
Carlos Candelario, known as Carlitos, was born Dec. 17 without arms or legs.
On Feb. 4, Jesus Navarrete, whose parents live about 100 feet away from Carlitos' family, was born with Pierre Robin syndrome. His jaw is underdeveloped, and that causes his tongue to fall into his throat, and he risks choking.
Two days later, on Feb. 6, Maria Meza gave birth to a child missing its nose, an ear and with no visible sexual organs. At first the child was given the name Jorge, but hours later was renamed Violeta after a more detailed examination determined that the baby was a girl. She died three days later of massive birth defects.
Meza now lives about a mile away, but in 2004, when they became pregnant, all three mothers lived within 200 feet of one another at the same migrant labor camp, called Tower Cabins. All of them are Mexicans and worked for the same produce company, picking tomatoes, in the same field just off Camp Keais Road in Immokalee. More than two dozen different pesticides and herbicides are used in that field.
When the harvest was completed in Immokalee, they moved on to fields in North Florida and North Carolina, but they say they continued to work for the same employer and were again exposed to agricultural chemicals.
Two of the women say they worked until they were seven months pregnant. Meza quit the fields after two months.
How to Avoid the Top 10 Most Common Toxins
Mercola.com, By Dr. Joseph Mercola - with Rachael Droege, 2/19/05
There are many upsides to living in a modern, high-tech society (like having access to the Internet and digital cameras and MP3 audio players to name a few of my favorites.) But as with most things in life and in nature, whether you call it yin and yang, balance or the principle that opposites attract, with the upside comes a significant downside
For all of the conveniences and advances that we have grown so accustomed to comes a slew of environmental toxins -- chemicals and other materials largely from industry and carelessness -- that have very much saturated our water, our food and the very air we breathe.
Many of these toxins are things that you can't see, smell or feel, at least not right away. One of the major problems with them is just that. We don't realize that we're being affected until we come down with a chronic disease after years of subtle and often consistent exposure to a combination of these toxins.
. . . A study in last year's British Medical Journal estimated that perhaps 75 percent of most cancers are caused by environmental and lifestyle factors, including exposure to chemicals. Another report, this one by the Columbia University School of Public Health, estimated that 95 percent of cancer is caused by diet and environmental toxicity.
. . .The following toxins are among the most prevalent in our air, water and/or food supply. This list is by no means all-inclusive, as thousands of other toxins are also circulating in our environment. Keep reading to find out tips to avoid these toxins and others as much as possible.
Weekly Meditation: Cornwall
Wind clear and heavy as a paperweight,
Lead crystal in which flowerets are set,
Sunburst, trumpet, bell, spire, star-shaped choirs
That faintly shudder at the names we pluck
Out of the handbook. Rupturewort, wild carrot,
Thrift, self-heal, and -- recognized too late
From fairy tales -- the nettle, freckling fiery
White your windburned knuckles. Over this whole
Knee-deep enchanted cliff-top forest spreads
Iseult's Hair (shall we call it?), fine and coppery
Proof against wind, as though in wind outstreaming.
The sea, too, is blown eerily placid. Seams
Ennoble features like a dreaming titan's,
Taken for shelter. Rarely are outsiders
Shown these cramped conditions. But here under the lichened
Brows flash sudden mica-chipped embrasures,
Into the grimy vein the raindrop snuggles,
Some least quartz kernel at the heart of things
Grows lucid. Already we're there, and learning
Symmetry, obliqueness, breadth of beam,
Weight of quilt, and have glimpsed beyond mote and carat
Suspended in the weak, lead-crystal light
That a tiny medicine chest where the two vials --
Put away long ago for us -- are gleaming:
One of brown glass with skull-and-crossbones label,
The other frosted, near empty, exhaling Joy.
-- James Merrill
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September 21, 2016 - STAMFORD, Conn. and LUCCA, Italy
Tagetik's Progressive CFO Webinar Highlights How Solvency II Compliance Lessons Can Benefit Finance Leaders In All Industry Sectors
Ronald van Hees, finance director of CZ Health Insurance, will discuss how a Solvency II compliance solution is paving the way for strategic finance transformation
Tagetik, a visionary leader in global performance management software solutions, will host the webinar "Why Solvency II Is a Lesson for All CFOs," the latest presentation in Tagetik's popular Progressive CFO™ series, on Wednesday, September 28, from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time/ 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Central European Time. The webinar's guest speaker will be Ronald van Hees, finance director of CZ Health Insurance, one of the Netherlands' leading health insurance companies. Marco van Ackooij, a Deloitte Nederland partner with more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, will moderate the conversation.
Solvency II, which introduced stringent requirements for capitalization and reporting for insurance companies throughout the European Union, is arguably the most complex regulatory regime business has ever seen. In order to meet Solvency II requirements, CZ Health Insurance has revamped and automated processes for data collection, data management, reporting, and risk management. The 30-minute discussion will touch on these and other topics:
- How Solvency II reporting fits into CZ's bigger vision for financial reporting;
- The positive business changes Solvency II compliance has brought to CZ to date;
- How technology is helping CZ improve data quality across all areas of finance;
- CZ's vision for creating a collaborative, data-driven reporting process;
- The unexpected "people" benefits realized from implementing a Solvency II solution
"The finance function is at the heart of CZ's quest to reinvent its operating model. Achieving more efficient, reliable budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes are first steps to bringing more strategic business insights to senior management. Initially implemented to meet the reporting challenges of Solvency II, Tagetik is now helping us transform finance," said van Hees.
"CZ Health Insurance illustrates how regulatory change is driving people, business change, process optimization, analytics, and innovation within the finance function. By taking a strategic approach in addressing Solvency II requirements, the company is able to leverage its investment to achieve much greater benefits," said van Ackooij. Deloitte is a strategic partner of Tagetik.
"The insurance industry is one of the most complex businesses from a financial management perspective. Companies in all industry segments would do well to adopt the lessons learned and best practices of insurance companies successful in Solvency II compliance in order to effectively meet their own industry-specific challenges," said Marco van der Kooij, general manager of Tagetik Benelux BV.
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GW04: Hardeninig Novell GroupWise 2012 Security – Lab
In this Novell GroupWise session we will focus on hardening Novell GroupWise security. This class will cover enabling LDAP authentication, LDAP Pooling and securing end to end communication between agents with SSL and issuing SSL Certificates to enable SSL connections between agents from the Client to the Post Office.
By the time you complete this course you should be able to:
* Enable LDAP Authentication
* Generate a Certificate signing request
* Issue SSL Certificates to enable SSL connections between agents to the Post Office
The hands on in this session will have the student implementing a higher level of security than the already secure default settings. The labs are designed to work on either Linux or NetWare.
Prerequisites: This class is for designed for the experienced Novell GroupWise Administrator. The administrator should be familiar with security concepts.
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|Free a Qelem object created with qelem_new().
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Your object's methods may be called at interrupt level.
This happens when the user has Overdrive mode enabled and one of your methods is called, directly or indirectly, from a scheduler Clock function. This means that you cannot count on doing certain things—like drawing, asking the user what file they would like opened, or calling any Macintosh toolbox trap that allocates or purges memory—from within any method that responds to any message that could be sent directly from another Max object. The mechanism you'll use to get around this limitation is the Qelem (queue element) structure. Qelems also allow processor-intensive tasks to be done at a lower priority than in an interrupt. As an example, drawing on the screen, especially in color, takes a long time in comparison with a task like sending MIDI data.
A Qelem works very much like a Clock. You create a new Qelem in your creation function with qelem_new and store a pointer to it in your object. Then you write a queue function, very much like the clock function (it takes the same single argument that will usually be a pointer to your object) that will be called when the Qelem has been set. You set the Qelem to run its function by calling qelem_set().
Often you'll want to use Qelems and Clocks together. For example, suppose you want to update the display for a counter that changes 20 times a second. This can be accomplished by writing a Clock function that calls qelem_set() and then reschedules itself for 50 milliseconds later using the technique shown in the metronome example above. This scheme works even if you call qelem_set() faster than the computer can draw the counter, because if a Qelem is already set, qelem_set() will not set it again. However, when drawing the counter, you'll display its current value, not a specific value generated in the Clock function.
Note that the Qelem-based defer mechanism discussed later in this chapter may be easier for lowering the priority of one-time events, such as opening a standard file dialog box in response to a read message.
If your Qelem routine sends messages using outlet_int() or any other of the outlet functions, it needs to use the lockout mechanism described in the Interrupt Level Considerations section.
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Free a Qelem object created with qelem_new().
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|The Qelem to destroy.
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Cause a Qelem to execute with a higher priority.
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|The Qelem whose function will be executed in the main thread.
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Create a new Qelem.
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For weekend parties, or quick and easy weekday meals, these sweet and salty Sonoma chicken salad sandwiches (no mayo) hit the spot!
I'm not too particular of an eater. Sling me a saucy, slimy plate of fresh seafood… heck, I'll try it! Try out a topsy-turvy soufflé on me… pass the fork! But overload an otherwise good chicken salad sandwich with mayo? No way José.
That's why instead of using mayonnaise in this sandwich's scrumptious dressing, I used plain yogurt. No flavor lost and no extra calories!
For a group of girlfriends last week, these sandwiches were great fuel to go along with wine and good conversation! Also, this already easy recipe was made even easier by using Foodie Bride's quick method for shredding chicken.
With handfuls of chopped pecans and dried cranberries, freshly grated Parmesan cheese and a sweet-salty poppy seed dressing, these Sonoma sandwiches could be a hit at your fall festivities, too! Check out the quick 'n easy six steps below, and you'll be on your way to lunchtime bliss!
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Sonoma Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Yield: Makes 5-6 servings
Sonoma Chicken Salad
3 1/2 cups cooked, shredded chicken (about 2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts)
3 stalks celery, chopped (about 1 cup)
2/3 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp. finely grated Parmesan cheese
Sliced bread, croissants or rolls, for serving
2/3 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup apple juice
3 Tbsp. honey
2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. yellow mustard
1 Tbsp. poppy seeds
1/2 tsp. onion powder
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
In a large mixing bowl combine shredded chicken, celery, pecans, dried cranberries and Parmesan cheese; set aside. In a separate mixing bowl whisk together all dressing ingredients until well blended. Pour dressing mixture over chicken mixture and toss to evenly coat. Serve over sliced bread, croissants or rolls.
Store chicken mixture in resealable, refrigerated container, up to 3 days.
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| 7.9°C Dublin
West Ham captain Kevin Nolan hopes Andy Carroll's red card will be rescinded so the pair can swiftly resume the partnership which earned victory over Swansea on Saturday.
Carroll twice provided the assists for Nolan to score - doubling his tally for the season - in the Hammers' first home win in the Premier League since November 30.
Hammers manager Sam Allardyce confirmed after the 2-0 win that the club would appeal against Carroll's dismissal for an altercation with Swansea defender Chico Flores which leaves the England striker facing a three-match ban.
"We're absolutely delighted, it was a great victory after a well deserved point on Wednesday night," Nolan told whufc.com.
"It's just marred by an incident, but hopefully that'll get overturned and we can just get on with it and look forward to what's going to be another tough game away to Aston Villa.
"Andy was gutted because he wanted to get minutes too, which is important for him, and he's honest enough to say it's definitely not a red. You sort of know when someone's done something wrong and I sort of knew he hadn't.
"He was very surprised, it was difficult, but we showed tremendous character to grind the result out."
Carroll was long touted as the Hammers' saviour by Allardyce and his understanding with Nolan - the pair were also team-mates at Newcastle - was evident for all to see on the striker's third start of the season following a heel injury.
"Everyone's forgotten what it's like because we haven't been able to do it on a regular basis for a long time," Nolan added.
"We knew that the more and more he got his fitness up, we had that in us.
"We've been working hard on the training pitch together just to make sure that we get it right, and we reaped the rewards."
Defender Winston Reid returned as a substitute after being out since November following ankle surgery and Nolan believes things are looking up for the Hammers.
He added: "We have just got to make sure we keep a clean bill of health now and if we do you'll see performances like (against Swansea) throughout the rest of the season.
"Saturday proved that with a mostly-fit squad, we will get results. Hopefully now, touch wood, you'll see us moving onwards and upwards."
In a wide-open relegation battle, eight points separate the bottom 11 teams, with Swansea in mid-table but just two points better off than the Hammers, who occupy the final place in the relegation zone.
Michael Laudrup's men ended an eight-match winless sequence by beating Fulham before falling to defeat at Upton Park.
After the loss, Laudrup was keeping his emotions in check.
"For me it's always the same," he added.
"We cannot go up or down just because of one result, one way or another.
"Last year there were a lot of teams involved, maybe not 11, but seven or eight until the last five or six games.
"The only difference compared to last season is that there's not one or two teams already stuck down there, eight, 10 points behind the rest, like we saw with Reading and QPR.
"It makes it more - I don't like the word interesting, because we're part of it - but at least for the neutral spectator it's interesting."
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Get the girls in the game (of softball)
The Cape Cod Riptides Girls Softball Program will be running Friday Evening Clinics at the Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School Gym, 730 Osterville/West Barnstable Road, Marstons Mills, on the following dates from 6-8 pm: Jan. 7 and 21, Feb. 4 and 18; March 4 and 18 and April 1, 15, and 29. The clinics will cover pitching, catching, fielding, hitting and skills. The cost is $15/session. For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hockey league seeks skaters
Hockey players are sought for an adult over-40 no-check league set to play now through April, 2011 at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center, 141 Bassett Lane in Hyannis. Games will take place every Sunday between six teams. For more information contact Scott Wiinikainen at 508-790-6345, ext. 27
Register now for the 2011 Hyannis Marathon
The 2011 Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and Marathon Team Relay registration has limited spaces left. The Feb. 27 event will feature a new course design. The crossover at Craigville Beach Road and Centerville is being eliminated, and the "Start" is being moved up to allow a much easier access. Also included will be a scenic run down Bumps River Road and by a cranberry bog, as well as through some quintessential Cape Cod neighborhoods. There is a registration cap on all four races, and each has sold out long before race weekend the past five years. Visit www.baevents.com for more information and to register.
Buy a Brick for the Harbor Hawks
In commemoration of the biggest set of capital improvements to McKeon Park in its history, the Hyannis Athletic Association is offering supporters a chance to share in the excitement by ordering a special brick that will become part of a new brick pavilion adjacent to the new press box. Funds raised from the sale of bricks will allow for further improvements to the field. Bricks can be ordered online at www.hyannisharborhawks.org.
HYCC ice rentals
Hyannis Youth and Community Center has limited ice available to rent for pickup hockey, birthday parties, etc. For more information contact George Noonan, rink manager, at (508) 790-6345 or at email@example.com.
Lace up those running shoes
Join the folks from Hanlon's Shoes every Friday at 5:30 p.m. year round, rain or shine, for a five-mile run. Call Kevin Petrovek at Hanlon's, 508-775-8877 for more information.
Become a real Road Runner
The Hyannis Road Runners meet every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. from April through November on the track at Barnstable High School, West Main Street in Hyannis. The program is open to walkers, joggers, runners and competitive runners of all ages. For more information call Paul Fendler at 508-775-7097 or contact him via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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DWTS Season 14 – A Peek Behind the Scenes
And the result of one man's trip to DWTS confirms something that we have discussed here on this blog in the not to recent past!! Billy Masters was recently at the show and had the following to say on his Windy City Times Web Site:
And yet, there I was at Dancing with the Stars last week. With several friends on the show, I wanted to be supportive. Plus, I'm on the East Coast for the next few weeks. There's a good chance that one (or all) of them will be voted off by then! My first surprise of the night was bumping into Chi Chi La Rue and Doug Jeffries at the VIP check-in. (La Rue is friends with Bruno Tonioli.) Before the show starts, the judges and hosts are introduced to the audience. The person who generated the loudest applause was Bruno! Girlfriend knows how to work it.
I'm not accusing anyone of cheating, but I must tell you that the audience is encouraged to cheer more for certain stars than others. For instance, before William Levy's dance, we were instructed to be up on our feet and really get into his salsa (something I didn't need prompting for). I don't recall anyone asking us to get excited about Melissa Gilbert Brinkman Boxleitner.
I love watching how "celebrities" treat fans. Some are great, some try to avoid them, but most fall in between. I am surprised, nay shocked, to say that the most personable participant was Derek Hough. Everyone I've shared this information with is surprised—I guess people expect him to be a little aloof and cocky. (They might be thinking of Ryan Seacrest, who I hear has a little … well, never mind.) Derek was lovely to everyone who went up to him. Of course, my beloved Sherri Shepherd is just a girl who can't say no and was everyone's best friend by the end of the night. And I was impressed to see that sexy Levy remained remarkably composed and gracious when two girls ran down to the dance floor during a commercial to take a photo with him. Where, oh where, was security?
Gee, I'm so shocked that they were encouraged to get up and be crazy for William – I had no idea that the producers of this show could be so manipulative!!! Yes, that was sarcasm. 🙂 This is where I say, gently…I told you so. 😉 Wonder what Courtney and Vogue would say about this…
Courtney: Here, let me put on my "fake surprised" face 😯 Seriously, the fact that people balk at the idea that the audience is somehow "coached" actually makes me balk at them in return – every single person I know that has been to the live taping (and I know several) has commented on how they're told when to clap, how loud to clap, when to sit down, when to stand up, when to look happy, when to look shocked, etc. My boyfriend actually commented on what a drag it was, as he was exhausted from all the fake enthusiasm by the end of the show. All live audiences are coached to a certain degree, and I would venture a guess that the DWTS audience falls more on the "extremely coached" end of the spectrum. But the question still remains: why push William so hard on the audience?
Vogue: How sad to encourage the audience to applaud more for some celebrities and not others!! What the?? Something is wrong with this picture and what's more, phoney and unfair! As for Derek, I'm not surprised he is more personable and sweet than some of the other pros. I've never understood why some would think he is cocky? When has he ever been cocky on this show? It's not in his makeup in the least. Yep, Heidi and Court, you told us so!!


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Looking for a better way to boost your child's writing and language skills? Try teaching him the basics of Japanese. This Hiragana alphabet series will challenge him to write letters and pronounce words in a different language. Soon he'll be excelling in language arts!
Follow the link to see the whole Hiragana Alphabet Chart.


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- Seductive see-through front pouch with elastic straps
- Super sexy T-back
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- Color: White
- Waistline: Approx. 24.5 inch / 62 cm (unstretched)
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- One size fits most
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|究極の口寄せ獣 Kyūkyoku no Kuchiyosejū
|Naruto Shippūden Episode #227
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The Ultimate Summoning Beast (究極の口寄せ獣, Kyūkyoku no Kuchiyosejū) was a mixture of different summoning animals that inhabited the animal summoning facility. It was created to be a perfect counter against other shinobi.
The researchers of the facility created the creature to be the ultimate summoning. When Honoka tried to seal it, the creature started devouring the researchers and killed Honoka. The creature afterwards started absorbing the other summoning animals on the island and went into a chrysalis state.
In its initial form, it resembled a regular pupa with a large body mass and tentacles and small arms. After emerging from its chrysalis, it grew feet as its body gained a more humanoid shape. It also had a mouth on its stomach through which it fed and had tentacles in the area where a mouth would usually be. It was also shown to be able to partially morph its own body into that of the animals it absorbed such as growing wings to fly.
Having been created as a counter towards shinobi, the Ultimate Summoning Beast displays a variety of abilities. It can consume other summons in order to gain their abilities, and it's capable of using genjutsu, which it channels towards its eyes, and ninjutsu, as demonstrated with a Lightning Release attack. The creature could also flap sharp wind that was able to cut Guy's cheek. As the "perfect counter against shinobi" it had the ability to absorb chakra, as witnessed when Yamato tried to restrain him using his Wood Release.
Part II
Paradise Life on a Boat
When Might Guy is taken by bird summon, the crew sails to the island he was taken to. Aoba Yamashiro finds the ghost of Honoka there and shows him the ruined facility. Aoba finds the Ultimate Animal Summoning sleeping and reads its mind to learn more of its origins. When Guy, Yamato and Naruto find Aoba, the creature awakens and absorbs the animal summons that followed the others. The creature emerges, now out of its cocoon and attacks the Konoha shinobi with the abilities it has acquired as well as Lightning Release ninjutsu and genjutsu. Guy uses the fifth of his Eight Gates to stall the creature while Naruto prepares for Sage Mode. Guy kicks the creature into the volcano outside the lab; the creature attempts to escape but the bird that captured Guy, along with the other animal summons, prevent it from doing so. Honoka's ghost helps restrain the creature while Naruto tosses Rasenshuriken at the creature, slicing it in half and sending it plummeting into the lava.
- A chimera is a mythological creature composed of the parts of multiple animals, and is also a genetic term for hybrid animals with more than one DNA pattern.


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Dicing vegetables or any food with a dull knife can be a real challenge, not to mention very dangerous. I like to sharpen all my knives in August before the high intensity cooking for the holidays.
The best way to sharpen a knife is to hire a professional who uses a sharpening stone. Rabbi Chatzinoff in New York says that you can use knife sharpening stones and the professional's wheels to sharpen clean knives, and they do not get treifed up. Most Farmer's Markets have professional sharpeners who come on market day and sharpen knives for as little as $2.50 per knife. Also, check for stores that provide the service in your town. Alternatively, most butchers use professionals and will often provide the name of their service to their customers
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An Industry Leader
We always remember firsts. The first man on the moon. The first computer. The first African American President.
And the first line of premium Halal chicken products in mainstream stores.
At Crescent Foods, we pride ourselves in being the first company to offer such a wide variety of Halal chicken & beef products in premium packaging at stores across the country. We pride ourselves in raising and processing our products in humane conditions and ensuring that the entire farm-to-fork philosophy adheres to the strictest ethical guidelines.
No other company has to date been able to offer the different number of cuts and variations in chicken processed and packaged the way we do it at Crescent, at both Retail and Food Service outlets.
And we understand that in order to maintain such quality and integrity, we must strive to improve ourselves on a daily basis. We have integrated our business ethics with our Halal business model. Being the recognized industry leader makes us accountable on so many different levels. Being in the limelight for excellence necessitates that we do not rest on our laurels, but keep striving to consistently improve what is working and to never stop making the process even more efficient.
At Crescent Foods, we believe we are answerable to our loyal customers, our vendors and our employees, all of whom make us successful.
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text: The Pentagon's trillion-dollar family of fighter jets may be too big to fail. But they're not too big to rock out. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the military's hope for the stealth fighter jet of the future. The operative word is "hope." The F-35 program is in serious trouble. Development for the F-35 has already cost $70 billion; the Government Accountability Office estimates another $250 billion will be necessary (.pdf). Maintenance and other "life cycle" costs over the decades will send the F-35 over the trillion-dollar mark, making it the most expensive weapons program in human history. In addition, a host of design flaws mean the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force keep having to wait until their F-35s join their air fleets. The Navy might be preparing for the F-35 -- considered too big to fail by many defense analysts -- to fail. The Joint Strike Fighter's supporters, including contractor Lockheed Martin, have an answer: viral music videos. No, seriously. YouTube is full up with jet-porn vids of F-35s flying at night, blasting off from a simulated carrier deck or pleasing its pilots, all set to a bombastic modern-rock soundtrack. The idea, apparently, is that when you hear a generic version of the Killers, you'll forget all about sticker shock and engineering mishaps and soar into the air, borne on the back of a fifth-generation fighter jet and propelled by a whammy bar. Here are our favorite F-35 videos. Above: Joint Strike Hipster A classic of the genre. Lockheed actually hired a group of youthful musicians, attired them in skinny jeans, sweater vests, chunky glasses and hoodies, and had them learn a licensed piece of corporate rock. Watch irony and authenticity incinerate themselves in the F-35's afterburn. Bonus points for the Nirvana and "Keep Austin Weird" stickers.The F-35 Hits the Airshows Lockheed shows this to the litany of global aerospace extravaganzas in the hope of selling more F-35s to more foreign militaries. The theme here is effects-heavy; it looks like they're controlling the Joint Strike Fighter from the tactical operations center of that weird government counterterrorism agency from 24. Naturally, computer simulations factor heavily here, as does the booming voice of a confident, rugged narrator. Would you buy an F-35 from that man? Lockheed hopes so -- and hopes you won't mind the price.I'm on a Boat! No variant of the F-35 is more star-crossed than the Marine version. The Marines' "Bravo" variant, intended to take off and land from a shortened deck of an amphibious assault ship, was so over-budget that the Pentagon put it on a timeout in 2011. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ultimately took it off probation -- but not before Lockheed had a chance to film it taking off and landing from the U.S.S. Wasp, a big-deck amphib. Oh, and Lockheed made sure to film it literally flying over a rainbow. Soundtrack is reminiscent of "Coming to America"-era Neil Diamond.Joint Strike Fighter: The UK Remix Part of the reason the U.S. military is committed to the F-35 is because foreign countries are already buying them from America. In this new video, released Wednesday, the Joint Strike Fighter invades Britain. Naturally, the backing music sounds a bit like Coldplay.Night Time Is the Right Time (To Refuel) Finally, a documentary-style video. This is footage taken from the first time the F-35 met up with a KC-135 refueling tanker at night. Sparks flew. (Metaphorically.) The soundtrack is so U2ish you expect Bono to run out and start singing the first verse to "Where the Streets Have No Name." A safe move, and also a missed opportunity to use Elastica's "Connection."The F-35's Greatest Hits No, this isn't a combat reel -- the F-35 is years, and maybe a decade, away from firing a shot in anger. It's a collection of edgy clips and odd photo filters of the F-35 variants getting flown at air bases in California and Maryland. It's also good to know that Lockheed Martin is not giving up on nu-metal.Man-in-the-Cockpit Reacts Don't take Lockheed Martin's word for how rad the F-35 is. Listen to Air Force Maj. Stephen "Whitey" Spears attest to the "professionalism and training that went into the testing" of the plane. Well, OK, so they're functionally the same thing. But at least this video has an explicit, verbalized narrative. Not much of a soundtrack, but the backing music sounds like it could be a special effect from the Six Million Dollar Man.


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|Hogwarts Houses
|House information
|Common room
The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.
House systemsEdit
Houses at Hogwarts are the living and learning communities for its students. Each year a group of a certain house shares the same Dormitory and classes. The houses compete throughout the school year, by earning and losing points for various activities, The house with the most points wins the House Cup. Each house also has its own Quidditch team that competes for the Quidditch Cup. These two competitions breed rivalries between the houses, the greatest of which is that between Gryffindor and Slytherin.
In the early days of Hogwarts, the four founders handpicked students for their Houses. When the founders worried how students would be selected after their deaths, Godric Gryffindor took his hat off and each "put some brains" in it, allowing the Sorting Hat to choose students. Now, at the beginning of each school year, the magical Sorting Hat is placed on each new student's head during the Sorting ceremony. The Sorting Hat announces the house the student is to join. Before beginning the Sorting ceremony, it sings a short song about the founding of the school and the four Houses; the Sorting Hat's songs are different every year, and the Hat is said to take all year composing the next one (according to Ron Weasley, at least).
- "It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- —Albus Dumbledore[src]
It seems that the Sorting Hat tends to place students based on qualities they value rather than qualities they exhibit. This is never more apparent than with Peter Pettigrew, who was sorted into Gryffindor but ultimately turned out to be quite cowardly, self-serving and corruptible. He was probably placed there because at the time, he admired strong, brave individuals like James Potter and Sirius Black.
The Sorting Hat can detect nascent qualities in a student and place them in the House that will challenge them and put their character to the test. Case in point, Neville Longbottom was sorted into Gryffindor because the Hat sensed that he was capable of demonstrating bravery and leadership during his time at Hogwarts. However, these qualities did not fully surface until Neville learned to believe in himself.
The Hat also appears to take the student's wishes into account, considering how one's personal choices are very much of a reflection of the qualities that they values in themselves. Just because someone is placed in a certain House doesn't mean that they can't display characteristics of other Houses. Harry Potter, for instance, embodied many of the traits that were appreciated by Salazar Slytherin. He was clever, resourceful and cunning, yet the Sorting Hat made him a Gryffindor because the very fact that he asked not to be in Slytherin showed that he didn't belong there. A true Slytherin wouldn't have had any doubts about whether or not it was the right House for them.
One of the biggest examples of this was Severus Snape. At one point, Albus Dumbledore observed that his loyal, courageous nature was much more befitted to Gryffindor. However, as a child, Snape's sadism, disdain for Muggles and sheer ambition made him an obvious Slytherin when he first came to Hogwarts.
House dynamicsEdit
The four houses are rather separate entities. Each has its own common room and dormitory, its own table in the Great Hall, and students mostly share lessons with classmates of their same house. There is no rule against students from different houses mingling, but in practise, a good majority of social interactions occur within the same house. Each house has one teacher who acts as its Head of House. Each house also has a house ghost. The function they serve (if any) is unknown, although they might be like house mascots. Each Head of House and house ghost was previously a pupil within that house.
A great deal of rivalry exists between the houses, not always friendly. This rivalry is demonstrated in the Quidditch matches and the annual school competition for the House Cup, which is determined by the number of points earned or lost by each member of the rival houses. These points are awarded or taken based on students' conduct throughout the school year. All members of the faculty and the Head Boy and Girl have the authority to grant and deduct points as they see fit in each instance.[1] Some, like Severus Snape, the former Potions master, tend to favour their own house, but that does not seem to be against the rules. He is despised by many students, other than those in Slytherin, where he is very popular. It is not known how much favouritism the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw Heads show, although it can be deduced that it's minimal or non-existent, as both Professor Filius Flitwick (of Ravenclaw) and Professor Pomona Sprout (Hufflepuff) are kind, lighthearted people, who obviously want to win the House and Quidditch Cups but are not as vindictive as Snape in going about it. It is known that Professor Minerva McGonagall, the stern head of Gryffindor, does not show much favouritism towards her house. In fact, she deducted 50 points apiece and awarded detentions to three students in her house (Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom when they were caught out of bed after hours in Harry's first year), and supported Professor Snape wholeheartedly in giving Harry detentions for the rest of the school year, even on overlapping Quidditch matches, after Harry used the Sectumsempra spell on Draco Malfoy in Harry's sixth year.
According to Rubeus Hagrid, "There isn't a wizard that's gone bad that wasn't in Slytherin," (though this is for the most part correct, there are a few exceptions, former Gryffindor Peter Pettigrew the most notable of them). None of this necessarily means, however, that all Slytherins are evil (Horace Slughorn for example). Slytherins are chosen for their cunning and Pure-blood heritage (although Blood purity does not appear to be essential - Lord Voldemort and Snape were Half-bloods, though they both are prejudiced). It has also been said that all four houses must band together and fight as one if Hogwarts is to stand. It must be remembered that all of the Houses have their virtues and flaws: none are inherently good or evil. Slytherins may have earned their reputation as evil because they show such contempt towards Gryffindor, the protagonist house. They also do not show much generosity towards other houses either, whether those in them are pure-blood or not.
House rivalry is most seen between Slytherin and Gryffindor ("Gryffindor and Slytherin students loathed each other on principle"[HP6]). This rivalry likely goes back to the days of Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin after they founded Hogwarts, because the Sorting Hat said that they were the best of friends before they founded the school.[HP5] While it is not clear if there is a similar rivalry between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, it seems fairly unlikely due to the cheerful disposition of the Heads for said Houses, as opposed to the contempt of Professor Snape and the passion of Professor McGonagall. (Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff, however, once great friends, are documented as having had a severe falling out at some point by the Sorting Hat's song in 1996. It is sometimes thought that there is some dislike between the members of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff due to the Ravenclaw students' reputation for boasting about their intelligence, which often annoys Hufflepuffs who are known for being modest, gentle and kind. As a whole, Gryffindors are thought to get on best with Hufflepuffs, whereas Ravenclaws are thought to be quite friendly with Slytherins. There are certain exceptions however, such as Harry's friendlyness with Cho Chang and Luna Lovegood, both from Ravenclaw. As well as Cho's relationship with Cedric Diggory, who was from Hufflepuff.
Usually, though not always, the other two houses appear (in Harry's eyes) to support Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin, which again is reminiscent of how Slytherin was in the end opposed by all three of the other Founders. One exception to this occurred when Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin all initially supported Hufflepuff's Cedric Diggory instead of Gryffindor's Harry Potter in the Triwizard Tournament.[HP4] Also in the first Quidditch match of 1996, it is said that many of the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws had "taken sides" in the Gryffindor vs Slytherin match, but does not specify which Houses took which side.
The houses of HogwartsEdit
Gryffindor values bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry. Its emblematic animal is the lion and its colours are scarlet and gold. Minerva McGonagall is the most recent Head of Gryffindor. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, aka Nearly Headless Nick, is the house ghost. The founder of the house is Godric Gryffindor. Gryffindor corresponds to the element of Fire. The common room is located in one of the highest towers at Hogwarts, the entrance is situated on the seventh floor in the east wing of the castle and is guarded by a portrait of The Fat Lady. She permits entrance if given the correct password which is changed numerous times throughout the school year.
Hufflepuff, founded by Helga Hufflepuff, values hard work, patience, loyalty, and fair play rather than a particular aptitude in its members. Its emblematic animal is the badger, and yellow and black are its colours. Pomona Sprout was the Head of Hufflepuff during 1991 - 1998, Sprout left the post of Head of Hufflepuff and Herbology Professor sometime before 2017 and her successor for the position of Head of Hufflepuff is currently unknown. The Fat Friar is its ghost. Hufflepuff corresponds to the element of earth. The Hufflepuff Dormitories and common room are located somewhere in the basement, near the castle's kitchens. It can be accessed through a barrel with a secret way to get it open and is described as being a cosy and welcoming place with yellow hangings, fat armchairs, and underground tunnels that lead to the dormitories, which have perfectly round doors, similar to barrel tops.
Ravenclaw values intelligence, knowledge, and wit. Its emblematic animal is the eagle, and its colours are blue and bronze. The Ravenclaw Head of House in the 1990s was Filius Flitwick. The ghost of Ravenclaw is the Grey Lady, who was the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, the house's founder. Ravenclaw corresponds to the element of air. The Ravenclaw common room and dormitories are located in a tower on the west side of the castle. Ravenclaw students must answer a riddle as opposed to giving a password to enter their dormitories. This riddle, however, can be answered by non-Ravenclaws.
Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, and resourcefulness and was founded by Salazar Slytherin. Its emblematic animal is the serpent, and its colours are emerald green and silver. Professor Horace Slughorn was the Head of Slytherin during the 1997–1998 school year, replacing Severus Snape, who as well, replaced Slughorn when he retired for the first time several years ago. The Bloody Baron is the house ghost. Slytherin corresponds roughly to the element of water. The Slytherin Dormitories and common room are reached through a bare stone wall in the Dungeons. The Slytherin common room lies beneath the Black Lake. It is a long, low underground room with rough stone walls and silver lamps hanging from the ceiling.
Behind the scenesEdit
- Each House represent one of the four classical elements: Fire (Gryffindor), Earth (Hufflepuff), Air (Ravenclaw), and Water (Slytherin).
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ [http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/faq_view.cfm?id=40 JK Rowling's Official Site


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- indoor and outdoor air pollution
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- behavioral modifications necessary for living with humans—such as not climbing the drapes, tipping the trashcan, or marking all corners of the territory.
Not all of these apply to every pet, but the bottom line is that if a pet thinks it's stressed, it is stressed, whether or not we can even perceive the cause. Reducing stress, keeping the immune system healthy, and preventing cellular and DNA damage from free radicals and other toxic compounds, are the keys to disease prevention and overall well-being.
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DuPont achieves zero landfill status
Dubai, January 22, 2012
DuPont said it has achieved zero landfill status in its building innovations business by reducing, reusing and recycling manufacturing by products and waste at manufacturing sites across the globe.
After three years of focused effort, DuPont Building Innovations has become completely landfill free, reducing its environmental footprint from 81 million pounds of landfill waste annually to zero, the company said in a statement.
Now, through the "Drive to Zero" landfill program, none of the waste generated by the business from the manufacture of DuPont Corian solid surfaces, DuPont Zodiaq quartz surfaces, DuPont Tyvek weatherization systems products and geosynthetic textiles is sent to landfills, it added.
"The Drive to Zero landfill program is good for our business, good for the environment and highly valued by our customers," remarked Timothy P. McCann, president of DuPont Building Innovations.
"Working with our supply chain partners to tackle the zero landfill goal was critical to the success of our business in reducing its environmental footprint. Collaborating with our business partners allowed us to succeed in reaching our ambitious project goal of zero landfill," he stated.
Tony Azzam, regional business manager DuPont Building Innovations, ME, Africa, Turkey & Pakistan, said, 'While the Middle East is one of the world's largest energy consumers, it is also one of the biggest investors into green technologies and practices.'
It highly appreciates innovative and aggressive initiatives to reduce waste buildup and preserve the environment,' he stated.
DuPont's zero landfill philosophy is a great fit both to the rapid development and the growing interest in sustainability concepts being witnessed throughout the region," Azzam added.-TradeArabia News Service


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How to Make Strawberry Jam: Canning With Your Kids
Want to show them how their yummy toast topping arrives at the table, step by step?
Discover the traditional process of canning strawberry jam with your kids! It's easy, fun and very rewarding.
In this article I'll show you how to make strawberry jam from fresh fruit and then preserve it by canning.
It's a feel-good, do-it-yourself project that you can do with your whole family, in your own kitchen and enjoy the fruits of your labor for the rest of the year.
Why Preserve Jam?
If you think of canning as an old-fashioned pursuit best enjoyed by our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, think again. Canning and preserving fruits and vegetables is no longer considered old-fashioned. Walk into any bookstore or library these days, and you're sure to find several modern cookbooks on the practice of preserving.
Like many homesteading activities that went out of style for a generation or two, canning is back in full force. It's a traditional pursuit that is fun for the whole family. Plus, it's a great lesson for your kids.
When a family cooks together, you form a special kind of bond. And it's really fun to prepare and preserve something that you would normally buy in the grocery store. Your kids will learn how jam is made. They'll gain pride and confidence, and you'll all have yummy jam you can eat year-round!


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These should be in the mail today from Netflix:
The newest movie in the bunch- I have wanted to see this since it has been in the theaters, but we very rarely go to the movies anymore. They are just so expensive!! So, it has to be something we both really want to see...and then we make it a date! We thought about seeing this one in the theater, but decided to wait until it came to DVD.
This is a Lea only movie...I know Josh won't watch Hairspray with me. But, I loved the original, so I am sure I will love this one too!
And I still can't believe that we don't own this movie, and that we have never seen it. We own the first two, but never got around to purchasing this one. So, Netflix it is, and we will see if we really like it!
Well, that is all I have for today. Still waiting on my new package from Scrapgal to get here...doesn't even show it has shipped yet. I am getting really anxious.... Oh- and August 08 Cards Magazine calls went out last night. They picked up 5 of my cards...always excited for Cards call day! Now to see if I get any love for August 08 Scrapbook Trends Mag!
5:30pm can't come soon enough,
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Isn't Dexter interesting? I watched the first two seasons over Christmas holidays and thoughout January, can't wait for season 3!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the Cards toots!!! Love the cards you made with Kim's stamps. Too cute!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Congrats on getting your cards picked up Lea :DReplyDelete
Looks like you are real movie buffs there..lol I love the Shrek movies but have to say I wasn't impressed with no3 well apart from the shrek babies of cours...tooo cute lol
I have a little LOVE blog candy challenge going on, on my blog hope you will pop over and take part :D xx
Congrats x5!! Have fun watching al those fun movies and creating this evening. :0)ReplyDelete
I've been thinking about watching Atonement but not sure if I will...I do love a happy ending and I might be crushed if it doesn't end that way!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the amount of Orlando Bloom that I'm seeing ;) You do an amazing job!!
Love your blog name!!! I just saw Dexter the first time the other night--it's definitely different compared to the other csi type shows and I'm a huge fan of any John Waters movies--can't go wrong with hairspray even in a remake :)ReplyDelete
FIVE? Yay, Lea! Your style is SO perfect for that gorgeous magazine--way to go!ReplyDelete
The book - Atonement - was a good read. Not sure I want to see the movie.ReplyDelete
btw, I called about my order from SG recently - ordered 3/13 and arrived 3/17. just a thought . . .
ps: you will LOVE Hairspray - lots of campy good fun!!
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Hope you enjoy your films! I kind of have Attonement on my list to see, they filmed the beach scenes at Dunkirk near where I live, actually they've left much of the derelict buildings painted up a la 1940's France! I'm not sure I can make it through the angst though, so that's why it's hovering mid-list... lolReplyDelete


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