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Orange with White Polka Dots Kids Bow Tie
Punctuate your tailoring roster with this dashing Orange with White Polka Dots Kids Bow Tie by The Brothers at OTAA. The classic Orange with White Polka Dots Kids Bow Tie construction gets a modern update with a slim, streamlined cut. Match the sharp silhouette with a trim-fitting shirt and finish with a white pocket chief for added flair.
This unsuspecting polka dot tie will give your wardrobe the lift that you've been seeking. The Orange with White Polka Dots Kids Bow Tie features a playfully scattered array of white dots on an orange background. The lightweight material makes it a great option for every day of the year.
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The year comes to an end with the last miniature related content that you cannot miss!
- Colossus by Arsies: Seems like this miniature was in fashion lately, you will see another one painted just in another Do Not Miss below.
- Dynamic Lenore by Roman Lappat: I love Roman's proposal of these magical effects on the bases. We saw another similar effect last month and it was great too.
- Great Unclean one by C'tan: I've always loved this "miniature". Check it out painted by C'tan.
- Dwarf army by Jaeckel: This month I bring you two armies that looked awesome to me. This is the first one, a complete must!!!
- The Thunderbelch Tribe by GMM studios: Individually, these miniatures are not that great, but when you see the whole horde... awesome!
- High Elf Prince on Horse with banner by Arsies: Javi painted last month a really cool version of Tyrion. Now this is another version based on the same conversion idea.
- Necromancer by Gimnir: I really love the colours used on this necromancer. If you check the blog you'll see previous steps, I actually preferred the black staff.
- Pinup Regenration Suit by Ringil: A miniature from Kingdom Death painted beautifully by Marina.
- Thanos, the mad Titan by Jean Marc Brisset: Beautiful version of Thanos, the super villain from the Marvel universe. Check out the setting, it's awesome!
Articles and Tutorials
- Ultramarine tactical by River: Very comprehensive and useful tutorial on painting Space Marines that should be a basic for every miniature painter.
- Color Theory Ultra Basics by Meg Maples: Just as the title says, ultra basic concepts from color theory.
- Ultramarine sergeant step by step by River: Another great tutorial on Ultramarines by River.
- Humanoid, the scenic base tutorial by Arbal: Check out how Arbal made his scenic base on this article about his diorama "Humanoid".
- Wet Palettes, all you need to know by Meg Maples: Basics on wet palettes. Why are you still not using them?
- Bright NMM tutorial by Arnau: Tutorial on creating a very bright silver NMM on this fantastic Colossus painted by Arnau from Pintor de Miniaturas. Also in Facebook for your convenience.
- Ork Warboss with Attack Squig by River: This WIP is just starting but it looks very promising. Keep an eye open for this one!
- Contrast, the five layers by Meg Maples: This is something I explain in all my painting courses. Knowledge you have to complete dominate.
- Painting Panoceania blue armour, by Shizune: This is helpful for those painters seeking help with high quality tabletop Infinity works.
New Releases
- The Chemical Set, Tiny Leads: Sculpted by Antonio Fernández, painted by May Aguilar.
- Gob sur Cochon, LeBen Models: Sculpted by Lucas Pina, painted by Benoit Menard.
- Pirate bust, Black Crow Miniatures: Awesome sculpture by Romain Van den Bogaert based on artwork by Guillermo González. Check the painted version by Isidro Moñux (Basajaun) here.
- The Hobgoblin, Beyond Miniatures: Sculpted by Pedro Fernández, painted by Marc Masclans.
- Massive Madness, Midnight Miniatures: Sculpted by Carmine Giugliano.
- Zork - Seth, Draconia Miniatures: Sculpted by Laslo Forgach and painted by Sergio Calvo.


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On January 2nd, exactly one month from today, it will be the fifth anniversary of my blog, GenealogyCanada.blogspot.com.
In addition to celebrating the anniversary, I am going to give away 5 copies of my research booklet, Migration: Canada and the United States, to the readers who correctly answer a question about the blog.
So remember that day - January 2nd - and come celebrate with me, and win a booklet!


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AUGUST 19, 2014 (NEW YORK) - Billboard chart-topping, multi Grammy® Award-winning, gospel music artist Bishop Hezekiah Walker, with Grammy® Award-winning artist Tye Tribbett and Stellar Award-winning gospel singer and songwriter, VaShawn Mitchell, will kick off the BRIDGE TO BELIEVE TOUR on September 11th in Dallas, Texas, at The Potter's House, home to Bishop T.D. Jakes. In a historical first, these three diverse gospel artists will bridge gospel's classical, spiritual roots to its modern place of positivity and inspiration. The praise-worthy 22-city tour, presented by New Gospel Entertainment, will find its way to the nation's largest mega-churches (capacities ranging from 5,000 to 7,000), passing through major cities nationwide.
Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, August 19 at 9am EST via www.bridgetobelieve.com.
In addition to Potter's House, the BRIDGE TO BELIEVE TOUR will be making stops at some of the nation's largest congregations, including Mount Zion Baptist (Bishop Joseph Warren Walker, III), Allen Cathedral (Rev. Floyd Flake), and Eastern Star Baptist Church (Pastor Jeffrey A. Johnson).
Impact Television Network, media partner of the BRIDGE TO BELIEVE TOUR, will be providing remote broadcasts from select venues throughout the tour, allowing for audiences nationwide to experience the spectacular event.
"I believe this tour has the power to reach multiple generations and reestablish gospel music in America," said Bishop Hezekiah Walker. "By collaborating with Tye Tribbett and VaShawn Mitchell, we were able to bring a variety of styles into the mix which really makes this tour stand out."
"I feel so honored to be singing beside Hezekiah Walker and VaShawn Mitchell on this incredible tour that will usher audiences into the power of community worship," said Tye Tribbett
"This tour is about unity," said Vashawn Mitchell. This is the first time I will be collaborating with these artists. This tour will be about us coming together and giving praise." "New Gospel Entertainment (New Gospel) is thrilled that Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Tye Tribbett and VaShawn Mitchell are paving the way for this exciting new genre of touring," said Steven Marrs, Managing Partner of New Gospel. "This is the first of many entertainment ventures for New Gospel in partnership with some of Gospel's greatest artists and we are excited to see the continued growth and influence within the faith-based market."
"Impact Televisions' unparalleled desire to support initiatives of higher quality is being brought to life by projects like the BRIDGE TO BELIEVE TOUR," said Sean Pennington, President of Entertainment for Impact Television Networks, "this exciting, first-of-its kind experience perfectly demonstrates our commitment to community that we strive every day to achieve as a network."
For the past three decades, Grammy® Award-winning choir director Bishop Hezekiah Walker has become the face of the black Gospel choir with his classic hits, "Souled Out," "Grateful," and "I Need You To Survive." In 2014 he set Billboard history with the longest running #1 song on Billboard's Gospel charts, "Every Praise." Walker's first 13 albums have all also been featured on Billboard's Top Gospel Chart, four of which have earned him 10 Stellar Awards. Bishop's 14th forthcoming album, "Azusa The Next Generation," was released in 2013. Walker is the founder and leader of the Love Fellowship Choir (LFC), and Pastor and Bishop of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle. As well as the Presiding Bishop of Pentecostal Churches of Jesus Christ and the Founder and Overseer of the Covenant Keepers International Fellowship.
Known for challenging the ears of contemporary gospel listeners, Tye Tribbett has helped redefine gospel music with two #1 albums, which earned him two Stellar Awards and three Grammy® nominations. Founder of G.A. (also known as Greater Anointing), he has shared the stage with artists including Gloria Estefan, LeAnn Rimes, Elton John, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder. Other musical collaborations and features include artists such as Faith Hill, F.O.C.U.S., Mary Mary, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake, Sting, The Roots, John Mellencamp, Mary J. Blige, and others. In addition to his first four records with G.A., fans worldwide are currently raving over his independent 2013 release of Greater Than, which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Chart, #9 on Billboard's Top 200, and #4 on iTunes.
Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer, VaShawn Mitchell, released an all new EP this August, titled 'GOD MY GOD.' The extended play release includes Mitchell's rising new radio single, "God My God," along with three additional songs, "Amaze Me," featuring Anthony Brown, "This Is To You," and "Your Name...The Moment." The songs are part of an epic, two-part live recording in Chicago and Atlanta. The full-length live recording album, UNSTOPPABLE, will be released this fall.
Date Location Venue
9/11/14 Dallas, TX Potters House *#
9/12/14 Houston, TX New Life *#
9/13/14 New Orleans, LA Greater Saint Stephen FGBC *#
9/15/14 Miami, FL TBA *#
9/18/14 Jacksonville, FL Bethel Baptist *#
9/19/14 Atlanta, GA Word of Faith (Austell) *#
9/22/14 Memphis, TN Greater Community Temple *^
9/23/14 Nashville, TN Mt. Zion Baptist Church *^
9/25/14 Charlotte, NC University Park Baptist Church *#
9/26/14 Columbia, SC Benedict College *#
9/27/14 Raleigh-Durham, NC TBA *#
9/29/14 Washington, DC TBA*#
9/30/14 Philadelphia, PA Sharon Baptist Church *#
10/2/14 Trenton, NJ TBA *#
10/3/14 Jamaica, NY Allen Cathedral *#
10/4/14 Pittsburgh, PA Mt. Arrat Baptist *#
10/6/14 Cincinnati, OH Inspirational Baptist *
10/7/14 Detroit, MI Triumph Church *
10/9/14 Chicago, IL TBA *^
10/10/14 Indianapolis, IN TBA *^
10/11/14 St. Louis, MO Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist ^#
Bishop Hezekiah Walker *
Tye Tribbett ^
VaShawn Mitchell #
Please note artists, venue and schedule subject to change
For more information, please visit www.bridgetobelieve.com.
New Gospel Entertainment is a multiplatform content company focused on producing entertainment programming for live events, broadcast and digital channels. Working with the leading Gospel artists in the business, New Gospel creates family friendly, inspirational entertainment that people want to engage in. New Gospel is a joint venture between OutEast Entertainment and Mindpix Corporation.
Impact Television Network is the fastest growing faith based television network in existence today. The vision of its founder and C.E.O. Wayne T. Jackson is to operate a "network of inspiration" that would cater to the total man, - mind, body and soul. IMPACT is seen in millions of homes internationally and currently on target to increase to 50 million homes within the U.S. in 2014. Unique programming, strategic partnerships, and the people first approach are the forces that drive the day to day vision of the network.
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The Bangkok Five – We Love What Kills Us (2008)
We Love What Kills Us
This One's For The Haters
Straight Fell Off
Party Machine
Outlines Of Us
(photo by Robin Perin)
Band Lineup:
Frost – Vocals
Sweeney – Lead Guitar
Coatez – Bass
Blanco – Drums
Bobby S. – Guitars
Total Time = 20:41
The Bangkok Five official website
The Bangkok Five MySpace page
Long Live Crime Records
When the sophomore effort, WE LOVE WHAT KILLS US, by L.A. quintet The Bangkok Five crossed my desk, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I've never heard of the band and all the press releases online use quotes from print magazines like Revolver, Hit Parader, and Blender…..magazines that are usually behind the times when it comes to Hard Rock.
So I pop this CD in and I'm greeted with the title track and the first thing I notice is lead singer Frost's voice, very unique especially when using a deeper tone. Usually you can tell what an album is going to be like by the first song and 'We Love What Kills Us' is a good Modern Hard Rock/Alternative/Punk hybrid that reminds of Buckcherry meets Urge Overkill. Same with 'This One's For The Haters', there is a lot of guitars and energetic vocals that I draw comparisons to Buckcherry yet not as polished, more raw.
'Straight Fell Off' is a little slower tempo, mid-paced, and reminds me of early '80s Punk/New Wave with slightly distorted vocals. I like this song the best of the five and I've played this over and over, I think it would make a good follow-up single to the title track. Things pick up with 'Party Machine' and the vocals are a little more controlled. I like the subdued nature of the track even though it's a Modern Rock song. The band slows things down with 'Outlines Of Us' and it's the one track I'm not feeling. It sounds like one of those Alternative songs that the guy working the stereo in the record store plays to show how "hip" he is. Sounds like a song college radio or modern rock stations like Rhode Island's 95.5 WBRU would play. Not my type of music…..
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Not my usual listening choice but I was pleasantly surprised, enough to check out the band's debut, WHO'S GONNA TAKE US ALIVE? (2006), and see what's there. I like the music when it steers more towards the Hard Rock style but I get a little lost when the Punk/Alternative side shows…..chalk that up to personal tastes. I could see The Bangkok Five getting airplay of Rock radio with 'We Love What Kills Us' and 'Straight Fell Off', the two tracks I felt really stood out. Definitely a band to watch when the album is officially released on May 13th. It's also going to be released in Spanish to honor the band's Spanish influenced environment in Los Angeles, I'll bet that will sound cool.


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Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was recently named the worst-dressed entrepreneur in Silicon Valley by men's fashion mag GQ, edging out Steve Jobs for the title.
Others have noticed Zuckerberg's signature style, including bloggers On & True, who created Zuckerberg by Mark Zuckerberg, a mock fashion site poking fun at Zuckerberg's less-than-interesting fashion choices. For sale are elastic jeans, Hanes plain-white athletic socks -- obviously worn with Adidas flip-flops -- and a navy blue bathrobe for power meetings. From the site:
Mark wears Adidas flip-flops to work every day, so that he can "share" his toes – and he thinks that you should too. But if you don't want your feet to be shared you're out of luck, because considering Mark's record with user data, he'll most likely just share them for you.
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Strangely enough, there's no too-small, graying black hoodie.


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"Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to admit GoDaddy's Super Bowl ads are effective."
That's how Mashable opened its recent blog post on GoDaddy's biggest sales day in the company's history. What's perplexing is that the numbers don't add up to a profitable campaign.
In fact, they seem to suggest that GoDaddy lost up to $7 million dollars. Despite this, I applaud GoDaddy for releasing these numbers. This type of transparency keeps the cost of advertising in check by allowing us to calculate its value.
Here are the stats from Mashable:
- Hosting sales jumped 45%.
- Dot-com domain sales rose 40%.
- New mobile customers increased by 35%.
- The company added 10,000 customers in total.
We need a few more stats to calculate GoDaddy's ROI:
- Superbowl Viewership: 108.41 million
- Cost for a 30-second spot: $3.75 million
- Number of slots GoDaddy purchased: 2
- Total spent: $7.5 million
That makes their customer conversation rate .009% (10,000 customers/108.41 million viewers).
The Cost Per Acquisition for GoDaddy is $750 ($7.5 million / 10,000 customers).
A campaign is only considered successful if it acquires a customer for a cost less than the customer's lifetime value. In this case the lifetime value of a GoDaddy customer would need to be greater than $750 for this campaign to be considered successful.
Let's gather a few more data points from GoDaddy's website to calculate LTV (lifetime value):
- Hosting at GoDaddy: $4.99/month.
- Domain sales: $9.99 for .com, and 6.99 for .co, which they were advertising during the superbowl.
Let's assume that 80% of the sales were .com and 20% were .co for a weighted average of $9.39 per sale.
Let's assume that the average hosting customer stays with GoDaddy for 1.5 years, making them worth $89.82 ($4.99 hosting cost x 18 months). Some customers will cancel after a month or two, and some will stick around for a long time; 1.5 years is an educated guess on the average.
Let's also assume that the average domain renews at least once since that happens automatically, making it worth $18.78 ($9.39 x 2).
Assuming that there was a 50/50 split in the products purchased, the lifetime value of an acquired GoDaddy user is $54.30 ($89.92 hosting + $18.78 domain / 2). That means that GoDaddy lost $660 per user ($750 CPA – $54.30 LTV) or $7 million dollars ($7.5 million – $54.30 LTV X 10,000 customers).
To be fair, GoDaddy was only reporting the number of customers they received on Monday, the day after the Super Bowl. They will likely continue to gain new customers for a longer period of time. Let's assume that each day they acquire 20% fewer customers, as a result of the Super Bowl ad, than they did the day before. This should account for the ripple effect of media attention. That would mean that the Super Bowl ad would have a one-month effect, and GoDaddy would end up with 50,000 new customers.
If we re-do our calculations:
- Cost per acquisition: $150
- Lifetime Value is still: $54.39
- That means they lost $95.61 per user, or $4.7 million total.
I hear a lot of talk from marketers about intangible benefits. Maybe the intangible benefits of running a Super Bowl ad is equal to $4.7 million, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around that. An often-cited explanation is that the media buzz from running a Super Bowl ad exceeds the cost of the ad. According to the Wall Street Journal, companies value the media coverage at an additional $10-20 million dollars in equivalent advertising. Measuring the return on investment by calculating the value of the additional advertising they receive seems circular. Why aren't they measuring their return on investment in sales?
This isn't a condemnation of GoDaddy. It seems that the ad industry is significantly overcharging for their Super Bowl slots, and not delivering on their promise of customers. Companies are willing to pay, so you could argue that they are valued appropriately for demand. However, as we move away from traditional marketing and towards measurable user acquisition, I imagine that will change.
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The Creation Of The Universe
The Religion of the Ignorant
"High School" Psychology in Ignorantism
Ignorantism defines not just people's day-to-day behavior, but their entire lives and perspectives; who they select as friends, how to discriminate between people, what a person's rights and wrongs should be. High school years are one of the most critical periods in a person's life, when the foundations of the Religion of the Ignorant are laid. Concepts envisaged by Ignorantism, along with mindsets, forms of behavior, reactions and ethical understanding are all shaped at this time.
One of the most obvious features of the Religion of the Ignorant, which is the thirst for rank and status, first emerges in a powerful form during the high school period. This thirst is emphasized in the Qur'an in these words:
… [the life of this world is] a cause of boasting among yourselves… (Surat al-Hadid, 20)
In the high school years, a climate of competition emerges among students. Those who learn to be competitive with regard to grades and taking notes will also begin practicing this in other matters they will encounter in later life. Trampling on one another in subjects in which they are rivals is regarded as completely normal, and when it comes to areas where people share joint interests, looking out for one another is equally unexceptional. Outside school, a spirit of unity against the prevailing environment forms, although between classes or different groups in the same class, there is unrestrained competition.
The custom of Ignorantism, whereby people are classified according to beneficial interests, is shaped during high school years. Groups in high schools are bound together by mutual interests. These groups are generally formed by youngsters from families of similar income levels, students from similar socio-economic circles, diligent students or lazy students. The class as a whole unites only in the face of other classes or against the teachers.
Attitudes welcomed in the Religion of the Ignorant are moral defects such as opportunism and arrogance, rather than virtues indicated in the Qur'an, such as modesty, honesty and submission to Allah. This distorted logic first develops in high school, where students will be popular because of their wealth, attractiveness or "attitude." The way they walk, dress, speak and move become the fashion and are imitated by others. High schools always have their own styles of walking, laughing and dressing. The classic style is a blasé air, an insolent facial expression caring nothing for what is around it, a bag on one shoulder, and a rolling, ponderous, indifferent gait. Laughing loudly and swearing are thought to be signs of character and are widely esteemed. The subjects that groups of friends discuss are generally the same. Girls talk about people they like, clothes and make-up; and boys discuss girls, clothes, football, teachers and lessons.
Judging people not according to their character and moral values but by their material wealth is a deviant sickness of Ignorantism. At high school, it is most important to appear to be wealthy, and intense efforts are made to that end.
Someone wearing ordinary clothes will generally find it hard to approach a group wearing designer labels. It is essential to be beautiful or wealthy to join. An ugly student will be unable to join a group whose members are handsome or beautiful. The caprices of the rich and beautiful are generally tolerated, and a blind eye turned to their spoiled behavior, because they are the source of the group's prestige and pride. Even taking the school bus is regarded as a sign of wealth up to a certain age. As many additions as possible are made to the school uniform to give the impression of being well-off. Girls try to wear high-quality, expensive hair clips. Both boys and girls have a strong interest in brand labels. Designer sweaters and socks all stem from an effort to give the impression of wealth. That's why the best way for a family to please their high school children is to buy them designer outfits. The less well-off compete by means of a few brand-name clothes they've saved up for, because the most important criterion is money and the signs thereof. Money is the way to be esteemed and popular with those around.
Even as examples of poor moral values begin to seem attractive, so good values begin to be denigrated. Attitudes like modesty and honesty begin to seem unattractive. Being hard-working is only esteemed in internal school relations. Taking notes, or studying together forges friendships between certain hard-working but asocial types. In choosing one's friends, it is important to select the most entertaining. Ethics are not considered a prime consideration. It's entertainment value and making jokes that matter. As a result, friendships are always temporary and are not based on sound foundations. As their true characters begin to form, students split away from one another, since as people grow older, more powerful interests than making others laugh and entertaining them come to the fore.
Everyone will have a best friend, to whom they will confide what happens with their boy or girlfriend, and with whom they will share all their secrets. Their sincerity will be in direct proportion to the level of information imparted on that subject. They will confide their thoughts about everyone to that person alone, and will expect them to do the same in return. This is a friendship of confidences. The fact they know things about each other that nobody else does represents a special source of pleasure for the pair concerned. In order to give the impression they know certain things to make others jealous, such sincere friends whisper to one another in group situations, and look one another in the eye and smile.
It never enters a student's head whether their friend has proper moral values, is a believer, has faith, or is honest. Important matters of that kind are not generally grasped during the high school period. Devout people are laughed at ignorantly, so nobody easily speaks of their beliefs.
Relations between the genders are based upon exploiting one another. Boys tickle or slap girls playfully on the pretext of being intimate. They're keen for their friends to see them together with the girl who can earn them the most prestige. As for girls, going out with the most handsome boy in the class is also a source of pride. Partners are also exchanged in groups of boys and girls. When they tire of one, they start going out with a friend's ex boy- or girlfriend, and tend to criticize whoever they have just split up with.
Everyone must go out over the weekends in order to have something to talk about on Monday morning. If they've not actually been anywhere, they will start to make up fantasies in order not to feel at a disadvantage, and will relate these stories as if they were real. Girls and boys take pleasure in making double entendres or being sharp-tongued, beginning as a form of defense mechanism against other people but eventually becoming a normal style. Since a group psychology generally dominates in schools, those with a very placid and easygoing nature entering school suddenly adapt to the group psychology and begin doing and saying things they never would normally. Wrong and ugly behavior is welcomed within the group. When with the group, students risk doing things they would never do alone. They oppose their teachers and wolf-whistle at girls, trying to maintain their position in the group.
Seeking others' approval, one of the most significant characteristics of the Religion of the Ignorant, is mainly absorbed during the high school years. Seeking to prove oneself is a widespread phenomenon. Students constantly seek approval from teachers, friends and relatives. Since these all must be pleased differently, they adopt a number of different personalities, which leads to a rather distorted character emerging. During this time, the feature of Ignorantism of changing personality is acquired. The structure expected by the group matters in the formation of a person's character, not his own will. Since different requests come from all kinds of people, an unstable morality develops. This is very definitely the exact opposite of the moral values of a believer, who serves Allah alone, seeks His approval only, tries to please only Him, and therefore possesses a very sound and stable character. This difference between believers and deniers is described thus in the Qur'an:
Allah has made a metaphor for them of a man owned by several partners in dispute with one another and another man wholly owned by a single man. Are they the same? Praise be to Allah! The fact is that most of them do not know. (Surat az-Zumar, 29)
The different classifications among students in various forms in the Religion of the Ignorant may be summarized under the following names:
The rebellious type: Their most distinguishing characteristic is their being indifferent to everything and standing up for themselves. They are derogative in every word, incident and environment. They oppose their teachers, mock everyone, have an inordinate amount of self-confidence and constantly make jokes. They are actually sensitive and generally insecure, but seek to cover that up with untoward and difficult behavior. They never reveal their emotionality, speak coarsely and want to be seen as cold types. Since they have to behave in the manner expected of them, they never let their fear or sadness appear on the surface. These people are invariably invited to parties and social occasions, because they entertain others and make them laugh.
The angst-ridden type: These are pessimistic, always troubled and unable to adapt to any environment. They constantly complain about everything. Nothing pleases them, and they find something wrong with everyone. Introverted, they never reveal their true thoughts, and generally have no friends. Since there is nothing entertaining about them, they are not very popular.
The spoiled type: Generally comes from wealthy backgrounds. They always stress their wealth at every available opportunity. In conflict situations, they always involve their families as a way of overcoming the problem. This type tends to seek its own personality in its family's wealth.
The swotty type: Regards themselves as inferior to their peers because of various physical imperfections. In order to compensate, they emphasize their knowledge and concentrate on their studies. They seek to attract attention by establishing an expertise in specific subjects, such as electronics, computers or collecting. They take every available opportunity to bring these subjects up to demonstrate their knowledge.
Any high school consists of a number of types, a few of which we have listed here. When the value judgments of Ignorantism form in students' minds, the main ones are factors such as being entertaining, wealthy or showy. Young people learn to judge others not in terms of moral values like honesty, sincerity, altruism—or, most important of all, faith—but in terms of what benefits might accrue to themselves. As they grow older, their high-school interests such as being entertaining or showing off give way to more powerful ones.
In people who become accustomed to blind belief in rules whose reasons they are unaware of, the mechanisms of reason and conscience are relegated to the background and abandoned to atrophy, at just the most productive period for their development.


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The Official Moylagh GAA Club Website
Hello and welcome to the official website of Moylagh GAA . The aim of our website is to provide up to date information of our club activities throughout the year. We hope to be bringing you all the results and match reports involving our teams, along with any news on upcoming events. Our club fields teams in both hurling and football and we also have a ladies football club. This site is primarily aimed at club members, both at home or abroad, but also to anyone interested in our club, or GAA in general. We hope you enjoy this, our official website
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Congratulations to club stalwart Padraic Mc Cormack and his new wife Jackie on their recent Marriage.


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(Rt. Rev. Michael Scott-Joynt, agrees with Olara Otunnu that there has been an International Conspiracy of Silence with respect to the tragedy in Uganda).
The Lord Bishop of Winchester, the Rt. Rev. Michael Scott-Joynt, a member of the UK's House of Lords supports the Juba Peace Talks between the Uganda government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
Early this year he traveled to Uganda and visited some of the much-criticized Camps where nearly two million people have been confined by the Uganda government, ostensibly to protect them against rebel attacks--as many as 1,000 civilians die each week according to the United Nations and other human rights organizations. On Saturday, November 4th, 2006, Norman S. Miwambo, caught up with Lord Michael for The Black Star News.
Given the unresolved conflict in the northern part of Uganda, Rt. Rev. Michael Scott-Joynt, in the interview says the UK government was "deeply concerned� about having Queen Elizabeth in Uganda during next year's scheduled Commonwealth Heads Of Government summit which the East African country is to host. He agreed with former United Nations Undersecretary General Olara Otunu's assertion that there has been an International Conspiracy of Silence with respect to the tragedy in Acholi. Rt. Rev. Michael Scott-Joynt says he's encouraged that thus far there's an absence of "hostilities� between the Uganda government army and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, as well as no rebel harassment of civilians.
He says on "many occasions� he asked the UK government why it had taken so long for the UK to address the situation in the northern part of Uganda and that earlier this year he asked that Uganda be encouraged to have the affected northern part declared a "disaster zone.� He adds in the interview that the "outcome of the Juba Talks remains quite uncertain,� and that religious leaders in Uganda have informed him that they too are "skeptical to whether Museveni is committed to the talks.�
Rt. Rev. Michael Scott-Joynt says he doubts the possibility of the British government's significant participation in a Protection Force in Acholi even if the people there called for it pointing to the colonial history. He says he didn't "know how President Museveni squares the circle to this kind of question� when asked his opinion of the Ugandan offering an Amnesty to rebel leader Joseph Kony while continuing harassment of political opposition leader Kizza Besigye. The interview follows:
BSN: How is the democratic UK government justified in rewarding Uganda to host the next Commonwealth Summit while at the same time the UK is justifiably condemning Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe for gross Human Rights violations?
Lord Michael Scot-Joynt: I have no doubt that both the UK Government and that of Uganda are deeply concerned about your first question. And indeed, there are some real incentives to President Museveni to resolve the whole Northern question to the world's and the UK's, as well as to his own, satisfaction.
BSN: Given the lessons from the Rwanda genocide, especially the tarnish on the French Government from accusation of complicity, isn't the British Government taking a huge risk of exposing Her Royal Majesty to the accusation of countenancing ongoing genocide in northern Uganda by her presence in Uganda during the Commonwealth?
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: I will also continue to ask such questions to Her Majesty's Government. It's of great concern.
BSN: Doesn't the UK position vis-à -vis Uganda expose it to accusation of hypocrisy and duplicity and therefore undermining the UK credibility around the globe?
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: I am grateful for continuing to put to me searching questions about the whole issue and still-deplorable situation across northern Uganda. I share the profound concern with people of northern Uganda, while also grateful that there really does seem at present to be a silence both in hostilities between the LRA and the UPDF and in the latter's harassment of civilians.
BSN: What can the House of Lords do to protect the people of northern Uganda and Acholi and help promote democracy in Uganda?
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: I remain in close touch with the Anglican Bishops of Northern Uganda. And I shall continue to do whatever I think I can do in the House of Lords with regard to all these matters, hard though it is to find sufficient time to do them anything like proper justice, as indeed, I know that I do not and cannot.
BSN: How can the UK Government support the Juba Peace Talks in the Sudan to help end the war in northern Uganda?
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: The UK Government is, as you noted, substantially supporting the Juba Peace Talks, as it has been supporting the range of previous and recent attempts to bring the troubles to an end and the LRA to justice. In October 2006 Her Majesty's Government agreed to provide £250,000 to the Juba Initiative Fund, which has been set up to help pay for the cost of mediation efforts in support of the ongoing Peace Talks between the Ugandan Government and the LRA.
BSN: Would the House of Lords make a public commitment to the people of Acholi and sponsor an independent and transparent investigation into the alleged genocide in the Acholi land?
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: I and others will continue to ask questions to Her Majesty's Government though, the House of Lords itself has no powers to protect the people of northern Uganda and Acholi, or to sponsor an independent and transparent investigation.
BSN: Why has it taken so long for the UK to acknowledge and speak on events unfolding in Acholi? Yet the UK has extensive intelligence and diplomatic assets in that region that could have averted this alleged genocide 15 years ago?
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: I have on many occasions asked such questions to Her Majesty's Government and I during my submission in February I told the house that, granted the scale of the humanitarian and cultural disaster throughout northern Uganda inflicted to the population over nine years by the LRA, I raised that specific question whether Her majesty's Government would encourage the Government of Uganda to declare the north a disaster zone.
BSN: What is your comment or response to charges of an International conspiracy of silence, as leveled by Olara Otunnu, former United Nations Under-Secretary General? Do you think it's fair to say that, these charges invariably include the UK as one of those silent conspirators?
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: I think that the answer to both in parts can only be yes. I realize, though, that the Camps remain almost wholly as they have been and that the outcome of the Juba talks remains quite uncertain.
BSN: Would you be willing to push for the UK government to lead a protection force to replace the UPDF and LRA from Northern Uganda if such demands were made by people in the affected areas?    Â
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: If there is a case for such a force, then I doubt very much whether in the present circumstances the UK could significantly participate in it. And I doubt very much whether, as the ex-colonial power, its doing so would be acceptable to the Uganda Government even if the Northern people specifically asked for UK participation.
BSN: In your opinion how do you consider a person [President Museveni] who is willing to reconcile and extend an Amnesty to someone [Joseph Kony] who is deemed to be a terrorist and has committed such horrendous crimes against humanity and [yet] fails to reconcile with a political opponent [Dr. Kizza Besigye] who has no stain of blood on his hands?Â
Lord Michael Scott-Joynt: For this I have little to say because as an individual, it won't be fair to get direct involvement into the politics of Uganda. And, I confess, because I really don't know how President Museveni squares the circle to this kind of question. I remain in direct contact with northern Uganda Bishops but they too are skeptical to whether Museveni is committed to the talks.
Miwambo writes for The Black Star News from London.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
A Few New Recipies
I'm eating a ton of veggies, as I have been the last few years, but recently even more. I haven't been eating any more tofu, I've found that I prefer a 'green shake' much more. I can't believe how energized I feel from blended kale (kale? I had never even SEEN kale before), cabbage, romaine, apple, pear, lemon, flax, ginger all blended into a thick puree. I love it.
Lunch has been a huge salad, which really isn't anything new except there isn't any meat or cheese upon it. The new additions are flax and bean sprouts.
I found I like dates. I hadn't tasted a date before. They work great in place of sugar. I made a 'lemon pudding' out of an avocado, juice of 1 lemon and 5 dates whirled together and set for 30 minutes. Crazy tasty. Avocado is a very neutral tasting veggie and will take on the flavor of whatever you are mixing with it, making the end product nice and thick and creamy.
For dinner I've been experimenting. "Raw tacos": Collards wrapped around ground almonds with olive oil, cilantro, black pepper, avocado, red pepper and tomatoes. So good! So fresh! So amazing!
Raw blended soups. Fantastic and so easy to make. I made a squash soup that tasted like pumpkin pie filling in a bowl. Lovely.
My KitchenAid blender may be replaced with a Vita-Mix. The Minnesota State Fair always has a booth with the Vita-Mix. I think I will be dragging the family over to their booth while we are at the Fair in a few weeks.
I find I prefer raw rather than cooked. I've been sprouting and soaking beans, peas and nuts.
I am tracking my macros as I am not as familiar with the nutrients in these new items I am trying. An average day is 40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat. All of the fat is from olive oil, avocado and nuts.
I was so sick and tired of eating every 2-3 hours and making sure each meal had chicken or egg whites. I gagged the chicken down and never really liked it. I never really liked the runny egg whites I scrambled each day either.
Sure, I'm probably rebelling against all of the meat I was eating and am now enjoying what I eat. Really enjoying the flavor of the food!
I love all the veggies, the fruits, all of the spices I am using..the freshness, the crispiness. I tell you, its fabulous.
Oh, and guacamole! I've never made it! The whole family now enjoys it:
2 avocados, pitted and chopped
1 red pepper, finely diced
2 handfull cherry tomatoes, chopped
Juice of 1 lemon or lime
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Chopped onion or chives
Mash the avocado and lemon or lime juice with a fork until mushy. Add the rest of the ingredients. I like this wrapped in butter lettuce leaves or as a topping on my salad. The family loves it on the blue corn chips. Yum Yum.
I'm enjoying the new recipies, the new fruits and veggies I am trying. I am quite surprised that there are so many that I haven't tried before.
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Awesome on the raw food, Julie.
I've been a raw vegan for over 5 years now and it has changed my life. The energy I get from eating only living food cannot be explained, but I can tell you have "got" that concept already.
Simply put, when one eats cooked, dead food, they feel cooked and dead.
When one eats living food they feel alive.
Best news is, you will ONLY get more and more energy as your body heals itself from the inside out.
The sense of smell becomes keener, brain fogs lifts, eyesight gets sharper, etc.
BTW, this is a great time of year to add some raw corn kernels that the guac. It tastes really fabulous!
You know what I love about you? You are not afraid to try anything new!
Good luck in SD next weekend.
~Gayle, in Illinois
- Julie B said...
Hi Gayle, thank you for leaving the comment! A raw vegan for 5 years, my goodness,congratulations! I am just shocked at how great everything tastes and how great I feel. Again, thanks!
WOW Raw Vegan is quite impressive I must say as well!
I found that if you replace some of the avocado with frozen or blanched fresh peas it acutally tastes better and cuts down on the fat, I know it's good fat, but just a suggestion!
Julie -- I'm game to try some of these recipes as well! Where are you getting them from?
Julie -- I'm game to try some of these recipes as well! Where are you getting them from?
- Julie B said...
Hi Macaire, I am finding them at rawfoodnation.org In the future I will post the link to the recipe. I wasn't sure if anyone was interested, good to know! Enjoy.
- SteveQ said...
Your diet's starting to look more like mine now! How're you getting your vitamin B-12? It's tricky doing it vegan; if you want to do it without supplements, let me know and I can give you pointers.
Another site with fab raw recipes is goneraw.com.
Check out the pics while you're there. Amazing.
I can't believe that you, much the cook, have never made guacamole before. It's addictive. I've also made a lot of pad thai sauce - ground nut butter (traditionally peanut, but I use almond or cashew for more flavor), soy sauce, chili pepper, lemon juice/ tamarind juice/ ketchup. Some people add sugar. Yes the soy is fermeneted but the chilis are cooked aren't they? I do use heat to melt the nut butter, but otherwise it's a similar idea to the mix you mention. I don't know if I can really "do" raw most of the time, but I sort of understand the idea of the energy. Raw salads taste amazing, especially in the summer, that no cooked veg lives up to. Also, as a big sprouter I have to say that many sprouts improve drastically with blanching. Lentils and mung (the easiest sprouts to grow, IMHO) both have a slightly bitter flavor (tannin?) that is removed with just a hint of cooking. And kale - don't know if you've read the recipes for baked kale to replace potato chips. Don't want to tempt you if you're actively trying raw, but you can google it if you are willing to include cooked.
- Danni said...
I think it's awesome that you're doing so well with the vegan thing. And I love green smoothies.
- Diane said...
I bought a VitaMix blender at the Mpls Home and Garden show about 2 years ago and don't regret it a bit! I was just bragging it up to a co-worker this morning.


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Stepan Rudik on World Press Photo
In the last few years we've seen many manipulations on photography that have appeard in the main newspapers in the world, in contests, in exhibitions, albums, etc... it is though the story of political propaganda in past. But now it's even more "common", because it's so much easier to manipulate - just few clicks in the computer.
This year in the World Press Photo Contest was revealed the manipulation. Stepan Rudik, the winner of the third prize in essay in Sport category was disqualified for removing a little object from one of the photos awarded.
Michiel Munneke, managing director of World Press Photo said: "After careful consideration, we found it imperative to disqualify the photographer from the contest. The principle of World Press Photo is to promote high standards in photojournalism. Therefore, we must maintain the integrity of our organization even when the outcome is regrettable."
More official info here.
Whole story with an interesting discussion and original picture: here.
Stepan Rudik, from the series "Antisport"
j: How you feel about your disqualification? Does this little foot of your stands the level of copy and paste some items, or erasing whole figure we know from the history?
Stepan Rudik: I believe what I did can be equated to retouching, as if it were a defect of a film.
j: I'd like to know your attitude and the way you work. When does the final form (to have it in narrow frames, black and white, grainy, dark and dramatic) of an essay start? While working, while inventing the subject, after all pictures are done - as the final touch?
Stepan Rudik: I understood that I wanted to process the pictures in the way I did when the series was ready and I looked at it as a whole.
j: Which one submission of yours was "Antisport" to WPP contest?
Stepan Rudik: It was for the second time that I submitted to the contest this year.
j: Who are your heros in photography?
Stepan Rudik: Josef Koudelka and James Nachtwey
j: To make "Antisport" was your idea or was it the assignment from some newspaper ? How you find your topics?
Stepan Rudik: The idea was mine. I photograph life, different aspects of life, and I am interested in all subjects except the boring ones.
Stepan Rudik, from the series "Antisport"
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Have you ever considered what the most important chapters in the Bible are? Certainly, any attempt to list chapters as more important than others might inadvertently suggest that one chapter is inferior to another, but that is not the purpose of this list. Since I can't be familiar with all 1,189 chapters in the Old and New Testaments, it seems quite reasonable to ask: "What are the chapters I should be the most familiar with?" Twelve chapters would be the top 1% of chapters, so this list is actually less than the top 1 percent! On November 26, 2013, the pastors of Berean Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC assembled to create such a list. The discussion that ensued to construct the list was recorded and uploaded to sermonaudio.com (Click Here to Listen) for the purpose of educating the listener as to why each chapter was selected. The list below presents the top ten along with bullet comments below each chapter in an attempt to explain why each chapter made the list.
#1 Genesis 1
· God the Creator: Six Days of Creation
· Man Was Made in the Image of God
· Man is Mandated to Be Fruitful, Multiply, and Have Dominion Over the Earth
#2 II Timothy 3
· The Last Days Will be Perilous
· All Scripture is Given By Inspiration of God
#3 Genesis 3
· Fall of Man
· Promise of Redemption Through the Seed of a Woman
#4 Exodus 20
· Ten Commandments
#5 John 1
· Incarnation of Christ and His Preexistence
· John the Baptist the Forerunner of Christ
#6 Isaiah 53
· Christ, the "Suffering Servant"
· Prophetic description of the life and death of Christ
· Penal Substitutionary Atonement
#7 Acts 2
· Pentecost: Great Manifestation of the Holy Spirit
· The Church Begins in Earnest
#8 Romans 3
· All Have Sinned and Come Short of the Glory of God
· The Righteousness of God is a Gift Received Through Faith in Christ
#9 1 Corinthians 15
· The Gospel
· The Resurrection of Dead
· Death through the First Adam versus Life through the Last Adam
#10 Matthew 28
· Resurrection of Christ
· Great Commission to the Church
In addition to these chapters, there are many more that should be considered: Genesis 2 (Creation, Part 2), Genesis 6-8 (The Flood), Genesis 12/17 (The Abrahamic Covenant), 2 Samuel 7 (The Davidic Covenant), Psalm 23, (The Lord Our Shepherd), Psalm 51 (David's Great Confession of Sin), Psalm 119 (176 Verses of Truth), Jeremiah 31 (The Promise of a New Covenant), Matthew 3 (Christ's Baptism), Matthew 5-7 (The Sermon on the Mount), Matthew 6 (The Model Prayer), Matthew 24-25, (The Olivet Discourse), John 3 (Nicodemus' Encounter with Christ), John 14 (The Promise of the Holy Spirit), John 17 (Christ's Prayer for Future Disciples), John 19 (The Death of Christ), Acts 1 (The Ascension of Christ), Acts 7 (Stephen's Amazing Sermon), Acts 9 (Saul's Conversion), Acts 10 (Cornelius the Gentile's Salvation), Acts 15 (The Jerusalem Council), Romans 12 (Marks of a True Christian), 1 Corinthians 13 (Love Is the Greatest Gift), Philippians 2 (Christ's Example of Humility), 1 Thessalonians 4 (The Rapture of the Church), 1 Timothy 3 (The Qualifications of a Bishop), and Revelation 21-22 (New Heaven and New Earth).


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CLEARANCE - The Chigorin's Queen's GambitProduct Code: B0066BT
Publisher: International Chess Enterprises
Author: Angus Dunnington
Year of Publication: 1996
Pages: 207
Notation Type: Algebraic (AN)
Book DescriptionEscape the over-analyzed by-ways of the Indian Defenses with this surprising opening for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6. Black almost contemptuously ignores White's move and sets about on his own attack of the center. This opening has always been an excellent choice in tournament play, where activity and surprise value are worth their weight in gold, but until recently the Chigorin lacked a firm, systematic, theoretical foundation. A new generation of Russian players has renovated this opening to make it a fully respectable member of the modern openings. This book provides complete coverage of this lively counter-attacking system, and shows how difficult it is for White to handle without careful preparation.
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Lester Martin Professor of Law Co-Director, Center for Business and Financial Law
Professor Belinfanti's scholarship focuses on corporate governance system design and the relationship between corporations and communities. In 2013, Professor Belinfanti was named an Aspen Ideas Scholar for her work on the roles and rights of corporations in the broader societal sphere. She has written on corporate governance in the context of the proxy advisory industry, corporate purpose, executive compensation, and most recently shareholder rights and stewardship. She is frequently invited as an expert to present her work at both academic and industry conferences. Professor Belinfanti teaches Corporations, Contracts, and Corporate Practice, which is a transactional skills course that she developed.
Prior to joining the New York Law School faculty, Professor Belinfanti was a corporate attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where she counseled domestic and international clients on general corporate and U.S. securities regulation matters, and was co-editor of the securities law treatise, U.S. Regulation of the International Securities and Derivatives Market (Aspen, 2003).
Professor Belinfanti is a Board Trustee of the Brooklyn Museum. She received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2000.
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Design Thinking and the Modern Corporation, __ SEATTLE U. L. REV. __ (2015) (forthcoming) (invited symposium)
Shareholder Cultivation and New Governance, 38 Del J. Of Corp. L. LAW 789 (2014) (lead article)
Beyond Economics in Pay for Performance, 41 Hofstra L. Rev. 91 (2012)
The Proxy Advisory and Corporate Governance Industry: The Case for Increased Oversight and Control, 14 Stanford J. L. Bus. & Fin. 384 (2009)
Forget Roger Rabbit- Is Corporate Purpose Being Framed?, 58 N.y.l. Sch. L. Rev. 675 (2013-14)
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Le PNUD contribue à la mise en place d'un réseau d'aide juridique à Gaza - Article de presse du PNUD Français
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Legal Aid Clinics in Gaza help people get protection of the law
Asma* lived in Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip where she attempted to raise a family whilst trapped within a violent marriage. Aggression and attacks were part of her daily life; bruises and physical scars a recurring reminder of her predicament. Her husband often prevented Asma from seeing her children for months at a time, exposing them to abuse as well.
"I have been a bread winner, a mother, and a protector, defender, and guardian of my children, but I have never been a wife," she says. "How could I feel that I was a wife when my husband had victimised me since the very beginning of our marriage?"
In an effort to empower local communities and improve access to justice for vulnerable people, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has helped establish a network of legal aid providers in Gaza, bringing together the Palestinian Bar Association, civil society organisations and academic institutions.
The network provides an array of advanced legal services, including representation, litigation, mediation and arbitration, and since April 2011, has been operating 18 clinics across the Gaza Strip.
Women account for 88 per cent of the visitors of the clinics, who receive free legal advice and are eligible to free legal representation by qualified lawyers.
After receiving legal guidance, Asma decided to seek custody of her children. The legal aid clinic successfully helped her compile medical records that documented the on-going abuse, and helped her secure accommodation and funding from the Protection Department, which now provides her with a monthly allowance covering her rent.
Since she was awarded custody of her children, Asma has become very optimistic about restarting her life.
"I am a new-born woman. I am living with my children under one roof." she says. "I will never forget the support I received from the legal aid clinic, without their help, I would have never obtained justice."
By supporting the network of legal aid providers in the Gaza Strip (locally known as Awn), UNDP aims to provide Palestinians with the services they need to both access justice institutions and achieve justice within them. While the needs of individual clients differ, the provision of legal aid services aims at breaking the barriers that separate too many Palestinians from justice.
The UNDP Access to Justice programme is funded by the Governments of Sweden, Canada, Japan and Netherlands. This USD 25 million programme focuses on strengthening the various judicial entities including the Ministry of Justice, High Judicial Council and the attorney general's office while ensuring that Palestinians have access to legal resources in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Through the establishment of courts and legal aid clinics, the programme is also building confidence and awareness so that people have information about their rights and legal principles in their communities.
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The mysterious Google barge seen floating in the San Francisco Bay has docked in a city sometimes hailed as the "asparagus capital of the world," making its new home in Stockton, Calif.
"It's been a busy six months for our barge and it's grown tired of all the attention," a Google spokeswoman emailed NBC Bay Area. "So we are moving it to Stockton where it can have a break, enjoy the city's delicious asparagus and warmer climate, and get a bit of rest before its next chapter."
The barge, which contains some sort of mysterious project in the works that Google has yet to unveil, landed at Stockton's Navy Rough and Ready Island, about 75 miles east of the Golden Gate Bridge, just about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday (PST). It's impossible to tell what's inside the four-story barge painted all in white, as the windows are taped up and security guards the entrances.
Despite the secrecy of what's inside, the port will house the Google barge for six months, with the tech company paying the standard dockage fee of about $12,000 a month, Port of Stockton Director Richard Aschieris said. The news is seen by some as a boon for the Central Valley city, which, in addition to throwing an annual festival celebrating the spindly green vegetable, has made headlines for filing for bankruptcy and fighting high crime rates.
"We're just so pleased they like our facility," Aschieris told NBC Bay Area.
The barge left Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay Area about 8 a.m. PST on Thursday and began lumbering across the bay to the San Joaquin County seat.
Earlier this week, the Port of Stockton and Stockton officials knew nothing about Google's plans to move its barge. Aschieris said Thursday that the news was "just confirmed at 2 a.m. this morning."
Google was recently put on noticed by bay-watchers in San Francisco Bay that its barge would need to acquire permits or get going. Aschieris said he knew nothing about the permitting process in San Francisco, and housing the barge in Stockton did not require any special paperwork.
CNET, the first to report that the barge would be headed to Stockton, said that Google was poised to have to pay fees levied by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), a California state agency that manages bay waters.
Earlier this month, BCDC -- which had been for some time investigating whether Google needed a construction permit to complete the project at Treasure Island -- said that Google either needed to get such a permit, move elsewhere, or begin accruing fines that would top out at $30,000. The agency gave Google a 35-day grace period. CNET reported that the Port of Stockton falls outside the jurisdiction of the commission.
Meanwhile, CNET also reported that the construction on the barge went on hiatus in October because there were reported issues with the interior design. The San Francisco Chronicle uncovered that the large structure was supposed to be a large exhibition space, covered in sails, and would dock in various places.
As for peeking inside the mysterious Google barge, Aschieris said he didn't think he'd get any special inside look despite his position.
"I doubt it," he said.
# googlebarge arrived at port of Stockton https://t.co/UHE8tqAlM7 — Bob Redell (@BobNBC) March 6, 2014
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Zion Market Research has published a new report titled "3D IC Market (LED, Memories, MEMS, Sensor, Logic and Others) by Substrate type (Silicon On Insulator and Bulk Silicon) for Information and Communication Technology, Military, Consumer Electronics and Others Applications: Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Segment, Trends and Forecast, 2016 – 2022". According to the report, global 3D IC market was valued at around USD 4.04 billion in 2016 and is expected to generate revenue of USD 10.90 billion by end of 2022, growing at a CAGR of slightly above 18.0% between 2017 and 2022.
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3D IC Market: Product Segment Analysis
- Memories
- Sensor
- Logic
- Others
3D IC Market: Substrate Segment Analysis
- Silicon on Insulator (SOI)
- Bulk Silicon
3D IC Market: Application Segment Analysis
- Information and Communication Technology
- Military
- Consumer Electronics
- Others
Global 3D IC Market: Regional Segment Analysis
- North America
- Europe
- France
- Germany
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- Latin America
- Brazil
- The Middle East and Africa
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Ex-Cop Suspected in Shooting of 3 Police Officers, O.C. Couple
Dorner said in his online postings that being a police officer had been his life's ambition since he served in the Police Explorers program. Now that had been taken away from him, he said, and he suffered from severe depression and was filled with rage over the people who forced him from his job.
Dorner complained that Quan and others did not fairly represent him at the review hearing.
"Your lack of ethics and conspiring to wrong a just individual are over. Suppressing the truth will lead to deadly consequences for you and your family. There will be an element of surprise where you work, live, eat, and sleep," he wrote, referring to Quan and several others.
"I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own, I'm terminating yours," he added.
Quan apparently served as Dorner's representative, according to the manifesto. Of Quan, Dorner wrote: "He doesn't work for you, your interest, or your name. He works for the department, period. His job is to protect the department from civil lawsuits being filed and their best interest which is the almighty dollar. His loyalty is to the department, not his client."
In the document, he threatens violence against other police officers.
"The violence of action will be high. … I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty," Dorner wrote.
In his manifesto, Dorner seemed to allude to the Irvine slaying.
"I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders and have taken drastic and shocking actions in the last couple of days," he wrote.
"Unfortunately," he added, "this is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name."
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NEW YORK (AP) � The blue and gray stripes struck Jillian Eisman like a lightning bolt.
She was rummaging through a packed closet during a Long Island tag sale when she immediately recognized the symbol of horror and hate: a jacket worn by a prisoner at the Nazi Dachau concentration camp during World War II.
�I knew exactly what it was, even before I saw the numbers� 84679 on the chest, said Eisman, who purchased the jacket for $2 at the sale last year and donated it to the Kupferberg Holocaust Center in New York City.
Curators there not only put the jacket on display but also unearthed the story of the person who wore it: a teenager who was forced to make munitions for the German war effort, spent four years in a relocation camp and then came to America, never telling his children much about Dachau or that he kept the jacket.
The story of Benzion Peresecki � who later became Ben Peres � is told in extraordinary detail, thanks largely to the serial number and careful records he kept and that his daughter found long after he died.
�It was known to us that my father and grandmother had both been in the Holocaust,� said Lorrie Zullo, who was 13 when her father died of a stroke in 1978. �We knew he had a brother who had been killed. But he did not talk about it much.�
Her brother, Michael Peres, who was 15 when their father died, said: �He wanted to protect us as kids. He saw people die every day.�
Holocaust historians said jackets such as the one saved by Peres are fairly rare because most of the clothing worn by concentration camp prisoners was burned because of lice and other potential diseases. Also, most freed prisoners didn�t want to keep reminders of their horrifying ordeal.
Cary Lane, curator of the exhibit, said Peresecki was spared when Nazis invaded his Lithuanian homeland because he was 15; all Jews 16 and older, including his father and 17-year-old brother, were executed. The stocky, 5-foot-4 teenager was put to work making munitions and years later wrote about repeated beatings he suffered.
�When Ben was liberated, I think there was a conscious effort on his part to document and hold onto things, which not only proved his suffering, but also symbolically for himself, were evidence of his own survival.� Lane said.
Peres spent four years in a �displaced persons� camp, where he was reunited with his mother and earned a high school equivalency diploma. Eventually making his way to the United States, he lived in several New York City locations with his mother and his wife. He received a degree from Cooper Union in Manhattan and worked as a mechanical engineer.
He raised his family on Long Island and frequently took them on vacations; most photos of him taken in those years show him with a broad, happy smile.
�He was affectionate, loving,� his daughter said. �He was kind of the glue of the family.�
Zullo said she was �flabbergasted� when she heard that the jacket had been found hidden in a closet in the house where she was raised. �I didn�t even look through it before the sale,� she said.
�What are the odds of someone finding it and recognizing it for what it is and then actually donating it to where it should have gone?�
Eisman, whose 24-year-old brother, Joshua Birnbaum, was killed in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, said she feels �everything happens for a reason.�
�There is a reason why I was supposed to be in that house. ... There is a reason why I was friends with someone who worked at a Holocaust museum. What are the chances of that? It is difficult to say everything is a coincidence.�


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Maybelline New York
Maybelline New York is the world's leading cosmetics brand, available in over 100 countries. By combining technologically advanced formulations with on-trend expertise and New York City edge, Maybelline New York's mission is to offer innovative, accessible, and effortless cosmetics for every woman.
1915 – Mabel Williams, a young woman from Chicago, was looking for a way to enhance her eyes. With an eye for ingenuity, she stirred together coal dust and Vaseline and applied the mixture to her lashes and brows. Inspired by the potential of her homespun invention, her brother Thomas Lyle Williams created Maybell Laboratories and began selling mascara through the mail. Women all over the US were soon clamoring for Maybelline, and in the 1930s the company responded by selling to local variety stores. From then on, the range of legendary products grew.
In 1971, after half a century of continuous innovation, Maybelline made waves in the cosmetic world by introducing the revolutionary, water-based Great Lash Mascara in its signature pink and green packaging. Since then it has become one of the most sold beauty products in the world and an absolute favorite among celebrities and makeup artists. Today, Maybelline New York leads the mascara category with its iconic Volum' Express line: The Colossal was an instant worldwide hit, and shortly after its launch in 2010, The Falsies became the world's #1 mascara.
A groundbreaking face innovation came in 2004 with the launch of Dream, a lineup of foundation, blush, bronzer, and concealer. Dream Matte Mousse, with its air-soft formula, is the #1 foundation worldwide today. In 2009, Maybelline New York transformed the category again with the launch of its first BB cream in Asia. Since then, millions of women around the globe have fallen in love with the unique formula of Dream Fresh BB 8-in-1 Skin Perfector. In the lip category, Maybelline New York introduced the most comprehensive color collection at mass with Color Sensational in 2009. The large array of shades is divided into four color families which allows women to easily identify their desired color. A major hit with its creamy, crisp colors, the range continues to deliver bold shades in tune with today's trends. The latest success from Maybelline New York was the introduction of Color Show Nail Lacquers in 2012. The range of edgy textures, colors, and effects inspired by New York's runways made fashion's must-have nail looks accessible to all.
2009 marked a fashion milestone for Maybelline New York. After Amsterdam, Berlin and Moscow, the brand secured the coveted title of Official Makeup Sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in its hometown of New York City. Since then, Maybelline has been showcasing its creativity and expertise on the runways, collaborating with fashion designers to develop next season's beauty trends. Today, Maybelline New York is proud to be the official makeup sponsor of thirteen fashion weeks worldwide.
With the glamour and energy of New York City, the ultimate makeup innovations, and the latest fashion looks from the catwalk to the sidewalk, Maybelline New York empowers women all over the world to express their personal "it" factor.


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Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God; / by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. / Hieromartyr Polycarp, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 1
Through virtues, you offered spiritual fruit to the Lord, / therefore, you were glorified as a worthy hierarch, wise Polycarp. / Today, we who have been enlightened by your words / extol in song your praise-worthy memory, / thereby giving glory to the Lord.