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George A Romero Presents : Dead Time Stories Volume 1 (UK - DVD R2)
Our Marcus watches three of the least scary horror short stories ever to hit DVD
Split into three shorts, George A Romero puts his name to a series of scary stories that really aren't all that scary.
'Valley of the Shadow'
A widow goes on an expedition to where her late husband went missing. When one of her team finds a mysterious fruit filled with an odd blue goo and her camp is attacked we soon discover there are blow-darting natives in hiding in the woods and they are out for blood.
A lonely drunk, Jack, lives in a small town and finds a box on a beach. Taking it to a local dealer, the weird man reveals a skeletal hand inside the box and warns Jack to return the box to where he found it and leave it alone. He doesn't and bad stuff involving mermaids kicks off.
A mother calls a doctor worried that her son is a vampire. When the doctor comes to visit, the son is tied down as a precaution and the doctor makes his diagnosis. Directed by Tom Savini this one is shot with a weird frame rate and tighter 4:3 ratio making the potential ominous story so annoying to watch it kills all the scares.
This low budget project doesn't do a lot to hide its limitations. Ropey acting from unconvincing actors and some awfully cheap visuals from plastic looking props to dodgy edits just makes for a film that feels more akin to pornography filmmaking than it does horror. Everything about this feels low rent and feels more like those fake horrors movie characters watch in real horror movies as opposed to a genuine horror project. The stories themselves are poorly constructed, made for TV weak sauce that on a good day might get a bit of an ironic cult following for their badness as opposed to reaching the desired fanbase it seems to be after with the Romero connection.
I can't say any of the stories scared or entertained me and for around twenty two minutes per story they felt much longer due to their boring pacing and total lack of anything going on. I'm not really sure what this project's intentions were but it fails on every level. It's neither fun or cool, offbeat or quirky and really it's got nothing special about it whatsoever and even the introductions by Romero himself feel like he's ridiculing the silliness of whole thing.
The low budget visuals aren't all that good at creating a spooky atmosphere but that doesn't stop the image from looking quite good. The digital feel has a natural skin tone presentation, with bright colours and a very nice bit of detail. Exterior scenes feel even more natural but can't hide the low budget nature of set up here. Natives hiding in the woods in 'Valley of the Shadow' is entirely unconvincing and we are meant to suspend belief when they are blatantly visible by the person standing right next to them. Darker scenes hold up pretty well and colours tend to get a little warmer so as not to get too murky. The last chapter 'Housecall' is a lot more bitty with its odd frame rate and edges are incredibly jagged because of it too. The cheapness of the project is always apparent and there's little visual flare here but technically the digitally shot film looks good and clean for the most part.
This stereo track is as basic as they come. Centre speaker based dialogue feels confined and small and the synth score does little to create a mood. Louder sounds, such as screaming are shrill and irritating, peaks in the score are overbearing and tinny and even though the show was made in 2009 the audio here makes Deadtime Stories feels more like mid-nineties late night TV than something made in the last ten years.
There are no extras here at all.
I don't know who Deadtime Stories will appeal to. If you like horror short stories that neither scare or entertain and you like bad acting mixed with boring low budget visuals I guess this is the thing for you. In fact Deadtime Stories doesn't even have the good sense to be so bad it becomes good. It just stays bad, lifeless and frankly a whole lot of dull. The video is okay, the audio small and uninspiring and with no features whatsoever this release doesn't have a lot about it to recommend.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 3rd October 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Stereo 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: None
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: George A. Romero, Ian Harding, Bjorn Ahlstedt, Patrick Jordan, Adrienne Wehr
Genre: Horror
Length: 72 minutes
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The Favorites What Do You Actually Use?
I don't own that many things, but it seems like I don't use most of what I do own.
Is it possible to have just one spoon and one bowl? What about when company comes, or if the favorite is lost or broken? What is the happy medium between what we use and what we have?
- Here I have all these shiny spoons, including my grandma's beautiful silver from the 1930s, but I only ever use the one on the left. If it's dirty, I'll wash it. I don't even know where this spoon came from, but it's my favorite.
- It's the same with bowls: I eat every bowl-appropriate meal out of this graceful Japanese porcelain bowl I bought at my friends Stuart & Nicole's garage sale last year, while the Ikea dishes hang about.
- My favorite wooden spoon is nice and short so it won't get knocked off the stove in my tiny kitchen, but I also have two right-handed spoons, despite the fact that I'm left-handed! Get them out of here. The one with the burnt handle was a gift, so it stays.
- I stand by all six of my pairs of scissors, however. The large black pair is for cooking and floral arranging, the small black pair is for crafts, the grey is for fabric, the red is for when I teach myself to cut left-handed someday, the crappy blue pair is used to cut anything that will dull the good scissors, and the tiny vintage scissors from my mom are for embroidery.
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- Step One: Students are required to visit https://wotc.adp.com/?suffolkuniversity and complete the necessary sections on the website. A confirmation number will appear once the student has successfully completed the form.
- Step Two: After completing the online portion of the I-9, the student must then visit the Office of Student Financial Services to provide identification. The student must bring ORIGINAL VERSIONS of the appropriate documentation in order to complete the I-9. Identification for US citizens can include either a valid passport OR a valid picture ID ALONG with a Social Security Card or Birth Certificate. (A complete list of acceptable documents is available on the ADP website- Photocopies cannot be accepted.)
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Southern Utah to play 12-game schedule for first time
Cedar City, UT – The Southern Utah football team will play a 12-game schedule for the first time this year, including a pair of games against FBS opponents.
The Thunderbirds will travel to South Alabama on Aug. 29 and Washington State on Sept. 14 for first-ever matchups. It will mark the fifth straight campaign the Thunderbirds have faced two FBS opponents.
SUU will play five home games, starting with NCAA Division II Fort Lewis on Sept. 7. The Thunderbirds also will host Big Sky Conference games against UC Davis (Oct. 5), Portland State (Oct. 12), Idaho State (Oct. 26) and Northern Arizona (Nov. 23).
Coach Ed Lamb's squad will play nine Big Sky opponents, but only eight will count toward the conference standings. The Thunderbirds' Sept. 21 visit to Sacramento State is considered a non-conference game for both teams.
This past season, SUU finished 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the Big Sky - its first season in the conference.
2013 Southern Utah Football Schedule
Aug. 29, at South Alabama
Sept. 7, Fort Lewis
Sept. 14, at Washington State
Sept. 21, at Sacramento State
Sept. 28, at Northern Colorado*
Oct. 5, UC Davis*
Oct. 12, Portland State*
Oct. 19, at Eastern Washington*
Oct. 26, Idaho State*
Nov. 9, at Weber State*
Nov. 16, at Montana State*
Nov. 23, Northern Arizona*
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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Esprit winner Bonny Katzman "][/caption]My favorite acceptance speech at the ISES Esprit Awards on Saturday was delivered by Bonny Katzman, head of Boston's BK Design, as she accepted the trophy for Marketing/Design Collateral Budget Under $25,000.
She told a story about how losing a competition showed her that the special event industry is unlike others.
After she lost out on an award some years back, the winner contacted her to say that Bonny should have won but didn't because her entry wasn't put together well enough. The winner then sent Bonny her own entry documents for Bonny to use as a model.
Where else, Bonny asked, would competitors work as colleagues to push one another forward to do better?
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Well, Donovan McNabb now is the longest-tenured Eagle.
(note: as a commenter below notes, David Akers actually signed in 1999 before McNabb was drafted. But they began their playing careers concurrently. So maybe it should be "Eagles' longest-tenured position player." Whatever.)
The Jacksonville Jaguars' Web site now has a story up following Tra Thpmas' press conference there announcing his agreement to play there. Here's the link.
It's been clear for a while now that the Eagles weren't intent on bringing Tra back for a 12th season. It is not clear exactly what they plan to do for a left offensive tackle. Move Shawn Andrews? Slide over Todd Herremans? Trade some of that stockpile of draft picks and pluck Jason Smith early in the first round?
Tra, meanwhile, "woke up excited" today, agent Peter Schaffer said. While Thomas's preference was to finish his career with the team that drafted him 11th overall in 1998, "Tra told me he'd always wondered what it would be like to play for another team, what it would feel like," Schaffer said. "Sometimes a move like this can rejuvenate a career, not that Tra needs rejuvenating."
Thomas, 34, is signing for three years, Schaffer said. He did not disclose financial terms, but obviously, the assumption is that Tra is getting more than what the Eagles offered going into free agency.
"Signing with Jacksonville was based on a number of factors. The contract was one of them," Schaffer said. "It's a great situation -- Tra's from Deland, Fla., right near Jacksonville, he's going back home. They have a need at the position" having allowed 2008 starter Khalif Barnes to enter free agency, with no plans to bring him back.
The Eagles released quotes from team president Joe Banner and coach Andy Reid on Thomas' departure late this afternoon:
Banner: "On behalf of the entire Eagles organization, I want to thank Tra Thomas for a fantastic 11-year run in Philadelphia. It's not often that offensive lineman get much praise and attention for their hard work, leadership and Pro Bowl play. But Tra deserves every ounce of it, and I know that our fans feel equally appreciative for everything he has done for this organization and the Philadelphia community. We will miss him and wish him all the best as he continues his career with the Jaguars."
Reid: "Tra has helped this organization win a lot of football games from a very important position on the football field, During his 11 years in this city, he's been nothing but a true professional and leader, both on and off the field. Most importantly, he's a proven winner in the National Football League and will go down as one of the finest offensive tackles in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles. We wish he and his family all of the best in Jacksonville."
Here is the transcript of the Jags' press conference with Tra:
(Why did you sign here?) "This is a team that showed some interest in me. Also coming back home, I'm very excited about coming back and playing in my home area, in Florida."
(How many teams were interested in you?) "Really not that many were biting at me. Once I came here and visited with Gene (Smith) and the offensive line coach, Andy (Heck), I knew that this was going to be a perfect fit for me."
(How many years do you have left in the tank?) "I have several years left in the tank. I take good care of myself; I'm always in the weight room training. Actually I'm going to find a house to stay in so I can get here and start with the offseason program as soon as possible."
(Were you surprised that Philadelphia didn't make a more aggressive move to try to keep you?) "Not really. It was a shock to me, but I'm glad this worked out. I'm very excited to be here in Jacksonville."
(This is a different kind of environment than Philadelphia, with the fans' great expectations.) "Philly's fans are passionate; I think all football fans are passionate about the game. They're going to expect us to go out and win and I'm going to go out and do my part."
(You were there with the same people for a long time. How difficult is the move going to be?) "You see right now I have my playbook right here. After I signed my contract that was the first thing I went and asked the coaches for, so I can forget 11 years of terminology and start remembering how they're teaching it. At the end of the day it's still football, it's all the same stuff, it's just the way they call it and the way they make the calls. I wanted to get into this playbook as soon as possible, so that starts today when I leave here."
(Do you expect to be the starting left tackle on opening day?) "That's the plan. I want to come in and just do whatever the team needs me to do. I just want to come in and prepare, and get myself prepared to start, and just do the best job that I can."
(What are your thoughts on this team?) "I think they're right there, just missing a couple of key positions. Hopefully I'm one of the key positions that's going to come in and help turn this team around."
(On your listed interests including French lessons, Broadway shows, opera, chess and Scattergories.) "Me and my wife decided to do some French lessons for a quick minute. But I was a bad student so I pretty much dropped out of that. But I do do the chess; I do a lot of Broadway shows. Being in Philly we did go to New York quite a few times and caught a couple plays. I like to do different stuff outside of this."
(Not a lot of players would put those things in their bio.) "Well, I'm not a big hunter, I don't like fishing because it can be a little boring sometimes unless you're doing deep sea. I try to do a little golf sometimes, I try to do a little MMA training sometimes, if you want something a little bit more physical, something to do in the offseason as a little side-conditioning thing. Just stuff sitting around the house, good family stuff to do."
(How did last season go for you?) "I felt like last year was probably one of my better years being an Eagle. I faced some of the top defensive ends last year with their sack numbers, and I shut down a lot of those guys; I only gave up two sacks during the regular season. I felt like I played pretty decent. Run-blocking has always been a challenge for me. That's something that I'm definitely going to have to work on. I think that's something that Andy (Heck) can really help me with. I'm just excited to get going here and earn everything that I can and just go out here and become a dominating force here in Jacksonville."
(On coming to a team that runs more than his previous team.) "That's something that we're going to have to work on, and it's good. I'm up to the challenge."
(Character has been an emphasis here. Can you come in and meld in with the other guys who are here?) "That's why I'm trying to get here as soon as possible, so that I can come in and build a relationship with the guys and just help out any way I can. I came up in a system with Juan Castillo as my coach there in Philadelphia, and I was trained to be the first one on the field and the last one off the field. So I came up in an environment where I'm used to hard work and I just want to share that with these guys. I don't know what the situation is here since this is my first day here, but that's why I want to get here as soon as possible, so I can get involved in the system, get around the guys, and then everything else will take care of itself."
(Have you spoken with any of your new teammates yet?) "I met a couple of guys in the training room. And then Stuff (Stefan Rodgers) was in Philadelphia with me."
(How many more years do you have left, in terms of how long you want to play here?) "I want to play here as long as I possibly can. I can't even put a year on it. I'm just going to come in and just play as long as I can. I want to finish my football career here. I put in a goal to play 20 years, so I want to come in and play as long as I possibly can. I feel like if I continue to take care of myself it can definitely happen."
(Were you surprised there wasn't more interest?) "I guess a lot of teams already had their positions solidified. Me and my agent were talking about this – there were only a handful of teams that needed that position filled. And then too, with the draft coming up some people are waiting to see what's going to happen in the draft and they try to hold back. But everything worked out in favor for me to come to this organization and be signed here today."
(How long is the contract?) "It's for a couple years."
(What kind of a leadership role did you play in Philadelphia?) "I was just always around the guys, I had a great relationship with our offensive line; we usually went out to eat at least once a week. I broke the team down before we went into the locker room after warmups. I stayed there during the offseason. I'm the type of guy that when I'm with a team I'm all-in, so I lived in the city. I participated in all the offseason workouts. I was always the first one there. Every day I showed up at the facility at least at 6:30 in the morning and got my workout in and cardio. Some of my workout sessions, from the offensive line coach knowing how I was doing my workouts during the season, he had some of the younger guys come in and do the same stuff that I was doing. Lead by example. I'm not the type of person that's going to jump in somebody's face and yell and holler. We're all professionals. But I can definitely show you the way."
(How's your back? that was the only issue that you ever had, right?) "Yes, my back was the only issue. My back is fine. That's one of the reasons why I train, and I've got my weight down considerably. I played last year at around 320, where usually I was around 340, 335. This year I plan on getting down to about 310, 315, and playing at 315. So I feel that will just help with my longevity."
(It doesn't seem like to see yourself as a stop-gap.) "No, I don't think so. I'm coming in here and just trying to stay here as long as possible. I'm going to do everything in my power to stay here."
(And you have family here in Jacksonville?) "Yes, I have family here in Jacksonville. I have some cousins, a lot of cousins here.
(Are they Jaguars fans?) "Yes, they are. And if they aren't they probably will be now. And I'm from right down the way in DeLand. This whole signing has just worked out big for me. My wife and my son share the same birthday, and we went down to Walt Disney World this weekend, and when my agent called me and told me we were going to sign it was just a quick drive up. And then the following weekend I'm doing an event, I'm launching my foundation so I'm doing an event down in DeLand. I'm doing a golf tournament, football clinic back home. So it was perfect timing for everything. So it's just good to be back home, be back in Florida."
The Eagles announced this afternoon that they have re-signed linebacker Tank Daniels to a 1-year deal and claimed running back Eldra Buckley off waivers from the San Diego Chargers. Daniels had been an exclusive rights free agent.
Daniels ranked fifth on the Eagles with 18 special teams tackles after being claimed off waivers from the New York Giants last August.
Buckley has spent the past two seasons on the Chargers practice squad.


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Release date:January 17
Wayland art gallery to host Scholastic Art competition exhibit
-Wayland Baptist University's Abraham Art Gallery will be home to more than 400 pieces of artwork from area students as it hosts the West Texas Regional Scholastic Art Competition from Jan. 21 to Feb. 15.
According to Dr. Candace Keller, associate professor of art and curator of the gallery, this is the fourth year for Wayland to host and sponsor the West Texas competition. The annual event draws between 1,500 and 1,600 pieces from junior high and high school students around the region. A total of 35 schools submitted work for the competition, which is juried to choose award winners and exhibit pieces.
Judges for the West Texas awards included Deborah Bigness of the Lubbock Art Alliance, professional illustrator Angela Adams of Lubbock and Leah Zeigler, arts technology instructor for the Kress Independent School District.
Entries come from all media, with students competing in painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, computer graphics, architecture/environmental design, graphic design, product design, ceramics/glass, jewelry/metalsmithing, textile/fiber, art portfolio and photography portfolio. Categories are then divided into age groups, with seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders competing together and tenth-, eleventh- and twelfth-graders competing as a group.
Of the entries, 101 Gold Keys were awarded, with those pieces continuing to the national competition in New York. There, the judging process begins again, culling some 8,000 entries into the national exhibit to be held at the Corcorran Gallery. National exhibitors also get to attend an awards ceremony at the Kennedy Center.
Keller said narrowing the field, even on the regional level, is a challenge.
"Our judges pick what they think is the strongest work, pieces with strong impact that represent technical skill, craftsmanship and originality," she said. "It's very professional in the way it's judged and for most of these students this is their first professional-type competition. We've had national winners from our region every year we've done this."
Keller said the exhibit and judging process also involves many hands, and she credited area teachers and John Woicikowfski of the Lubbock Independent School District with the competition's success.
Keller added that the art awards serve to encourage creative expression and excellence, provide recognition for 12-18 year-old artists and recognize excellence in teaching. They also create a support network and serve as an advocate for the role of arts in education.
A reception for winners and exhibit entrants will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. in the gallery, located in the Mabee Learning Resources Center on the Wayland campus. The exhibit is available for viewing during regular gallery hours.
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I have recently been sent my best carbon swivel bar and have had a heap of trouble trying to release the safety on it. the pin seems to get stuck on another loop on the way out. Has anyone else had the same trouble as me.
i found that when i cut 5mm off the pin it release alot easier.


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Linked by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Thu 23rd Jul 2009 19:08 UTC
Google announced their O3D plugin for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms a few months ago, and that was all very well and exciting; this will enable advanced 3D effects to be performed directly in the browser. These new 3D standards on the web will be a very exciting new step in technology. Lately, though, Google has also announced that O3D will eventually be integrated into Chrome. In the words of Greg Spencer, a programmer from Google, "The O3D team is working on getting O3D integrated into the Chromium build, and we're close to being able to complete our first step towards integration. I'll be making the Windows build of Chromium be dependent upon building O3D as part of the build process."
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RE: O3D vs. CSS 3D
by ktlc on Thu 23rd Jul 2009 21:02 UTC in reply to "O3D vs. CSS 3D"
RE[2]: O3D vs. CSS 3D
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RE[3]: O3D vs. CSS 3D
by raynevandunem on Fri 24th Jul 2009 15:17 in reply to "RE[2]: O3D vs. CSS 3D"
Yes, but various parties are pushing their own de-facto implementations of < video >, the outcome of which will be facilitated by the actions of web developers in the deployment of video presentations in their preferred default codecs and which will be decided by the users' direction of attention (and revenue) to their preferred sites through their preferred browsers. The same goes with the browsers' implementations of 3D vector graphics.
Both competitions are involving similar natures of conflict: openness (and FOSS friendliness), extensibility, money allocation towards implementation, intellectual property, scalability, attractiveness, principles compatibility, etc.


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John Philip needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
Plant Based Diet
Building a website where people can come to learn more about the Plant Based Diet. This is a site where people can come to get unfettered articles by the most respected doctors and experts in the field. The diet is to avoid animal products, oil and processed foods. Instead we should eat all kinds of fruits and vegetables, grains and breads. Mostly a wide variety of green foods, including beans, rice, soy... We are looking for mouth-watering natural foods to surround the words Plant Based Diet (Upper and lower case with spaces as written)
any age person coming to the site looking for help with their health. This diet not only prevents disease, it actually reverses disease, so we are looking to make a great wholesome, healthy, welcoming impression with our logo. There is a heavenly healing magical quality to the impression. Sunlight.
The header space is 980 x 70. We want the logo to go on the left side, around 400 x 60 or 65. We need to leave room for an ad on the right which is 468 x 60.
Plant Based Diet
Feel free to be creative, the site is mostly white, green and orange with some rich red accents, so we'd like to put some more color in the header overall with the logo being surrounded by great looking plant based food.
See attached file for the photo-realism we'd like to see in the plant based foods.
We also need the font to be wholesome and welcoming, with letters that are not too fat or thin. We'd prefer the letters to be green. See the attached file, but this is no means what we are looking for, this is temp - but points out the need for more exciting vibrant colors up top.
In the end we'd like the logo in a photoshop file by itself and then with layers showing it surrounded by the plant based foods. We will want to use this for business cards, letterhead, etc as well
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Lucifer Mega Buzz: Will We Ever Meet God?
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Image Gallery: Traditional Textiles of Indonesia in the Museum Collection
The Australian Museum holds a collection of about 300 Indonesian textiles. About 180 are ikat and 40 batik. Most were acquired in the late 20th century, but some can be dated to the late 19th century. Many textiles reflect the traditional methods of production, design and use. A small selection is presented here.
Ikat – the word, borrowed from the Indonesian language, describes the method of weaving that uses dyed threads to produce coloured patterns, as well as the type of fabric made in this process.
Batik – the word is of Javanese and Indonesian origin and describes the coloured fabric and process of producing patterns by using fabric dyes and wax in the creation of the design. Multi-coloured batik allows for the production of complex patterns, akin to paintings.


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City looking at crosswalk safety
Blackfoot police chief Kurt Asmus recently discussed potential upgrades to crosswalks in response to the concerns expressed in a letter to the editor by Madison Thompson.
"There have been a couple of accidents in crosswalks within the last six months," said Asmus.
City officials have been working with the Blackfoot School District to improve the lighting in the area of the Blackfoot High School crosswalk, the chief said.
"We are also looking at putting lighted crosswalk signs up at that location," said Asmus. "This will improve driver awareness for the crosswalk at times students arrive at school when it is still dark outside.
"We have tried using flags in the past but that didn't work out so well," he said. "We are looking into using a breakaway post that would put a light in the middle of the street.
"We want people in the city to be proactive," said Asmus.
For more on this story, check out our print or e-editions.


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The University of Memphis hip hop dance team won the Universal Dance Association's college title in January, after this riveting performance at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. When the results were announced, they were excited. Overwhelmingly excited. But YouTube commenter justinkyle09 makes an important point: "It's more than dance."
Memphis Cheerleader Goes Berserk [Ted Williams Head]


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Islam, sex, and sect: a quantitative look at women's rights in the Middle East. (2008-06-10)In this paper I analyze Islamic Social Attitudes Survey (ISAS) data to see the effects of religious tradition and religious practice on attitudes about women's rights among 1139 college students in Kuwait. Specifically, ...


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Artist Profile: Kristel Oreto
As March is National Women's History Month, we'll be doing even more profiles on female tattooers and collectors over the next few weeks.
To start it all off, it seems fitting that we profile the colorful Kristel Oreto as my feature on her for the UK's Total Tattoo is in the latest issue of the magazine (April 2012), and it also happens to be her first day working at Art Machine Productions in Philadelphia.
Here's a taste of the Total Tattoo article:
There was a time when telling someone they "tattooed like a girl" would get you punched in the face. But Kristel Oreto unabashedly deems her portfolio "bubble girlie style," and has a clientele of both men and women who come to her for work that is sugar and spice, and occasionally, a death metal skull.
Much of her fan base need not travel far as Kristel is a fixture on the tattoo convention circuit but you can find her full time at Art Machine Productions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but she continues to tattoo, four times a year, at Crimson Anchor studio in New Port Richey, Florida, which is owned by her husband Joe Tattoo.
"Bubble girlie style" not only describes her tattoos, but her personality. "I'm a really girlie, over the top, bubbly person, so when people ask me to explain my work, it's just that: my style is me," says the 30-year-old native Floridian. "It's based off of New School--all my influences have come from New School--and things I love. I love filigree, old antique stuff and Hello Kitty. [...] I love the way the candy and cupcakes look. They are so happy and colorful. There's no way you can look at a cupcake or piece of candy and have a bad thought in your mind.
To read the entire piece, look for the issue at booksellers in Europe, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. You can also purchase a copy online.
To see more of Kristel's work, check her online portfolio and Facebook page.


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Laundry Bins & Baskets for the Modern Home
Overall, I am a fan of both having a clean apartment, and the process to get it in tip-top order, which may explain why I get physically itchy when I watch shows like Hoarders. Although I'm a fan of cleaning almost as much as Monica from Friends, of all the cleaning processes that I have to do on a weekly basis, washing clothes has got to be one of my favorites-- granted, having a washer and dryer in my basement might have something to do with it. Since I am only doing laundry for one, my laundry organization needs are pretty basic-- a large laundry bin in my bedroom is really it.
Because of the nature of laundry (dirty clothes, and undergarments) most people choose to keep their laundry bins and baskets out of site, which is fine for people with space to keep their laundry bins and baskets hidden, but if you do not, finding a bin or basket that is both utilitarian and aesthetically pleasing is very important. Here are five options that meet my approval.


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Souray's goal late in 3rd period gives Ducks 2-1 victory over Blackhawks
CHICAGO – Sheldon Souray scored the go-ahead goal with 2:08 left, Jonas Hiller made 25 saves and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday to end a four-game losing streak.
Souray's drive through a screen from the left point hit the stick of Chicago defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and deflected past Ray Emery, who suffered his first loss of the season.
Anaheim's Corey Perry scored at 1:15 of the second period in the meeting of the top two teams in the Western Conference, played before a season-high crowd of 22,105.
Chicago's Patrick Kane scored a power-play goal at 2:26 of the third period to extend his point streak to eight games. He has six goals and nine assists during the span.
Anaheim, which had been outscored 15-6 during its slide, tightened up defensively and checked Chicago closely through much of the game.
Emery made 22 saves.


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Space Love
Shandling's "What Planet Are You From?" navigates human relationships
by Alicia Potter
In "What Planet Are You From?", which opens next Friday, comedian Garry Shandling plays Harold, an inhabitant of an all-male planet who's shuttled to Phoenix, Arizona, to impregnate a woman. He's given two days. But the mission turns to mayhem when women flee from this alien.
Shandling's pet project—the flounder-lipped comedian also wrote and produced the film—works to orbit some decidedly earthbound territory: the me-Mars, you-Venus take on the mating game. He struck upon the idea of the outré E.T. while starring in The Larry Sanders Show, his long-running, unabashedly autobiographical series on HBO.
"I wanted to play a different kind of character than Larry Sanders and what jumped into my head was an alien from another planet," he says. "The irony, of course, was the more I got into it, the more I realized we're all aliens."
Musing about Relationships
It's an observation that got the film's cast and crew musing freely about their own relationships. Academy Award-nominee Annette Bening, who plays Harold's mate of choice and who is now, ironically enough, eight months' pregnant with her and husband Warren Beatty's fourth child, revealed, "I know in my life, in the relationships I've had, the longer I'm with someone the more I realize how different we are."
"But," Bening continued, "if you share the same desire in terms of life, that's really the determining factor. It isn't a question of becoming more alike that makes for a loving, satisfying relationship; it's about being able to tolerate and celebrate the other person's differences."
Director Mike Nichols, who helmed 1966's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1967's The Graduate and 1971's Carnal Knowledge— also proffered an example from his own life (he's married to TV journalist Diane Sawyer). "The thing I always say about my wife and me is that if you wake me up in the middle of the night I'll say, 'Who the hell is it? What do you want?'" he explained. "But if you wake my wife up in the middle of the night she'll say, 'Are you all right?"
Stuck Between the Script and a Hard Place
But never mind men and women: Early reports from the set hinted at divorce-worthy tension between the opinionated director and his famously neurotic star. Shandling, who appeared in last year's film adaptation of Hurlyburly, admits he had some lessons to learn.
"We had to sort out the way I was used to working, which was improvisational, and the way he was used to working, which was to stick to the script and to the emotional arc," he says. "But after the first couple of weeks until the end, we were laughing very hard together ... I think he was right to hold me to a line, and I think it helped my work."
It was another story altogether for long-time friends Bening and Shandling. "I told her we should start practicing the love scenes years before we'd ever shoot it," the comic deadpanned. "She said okay. Warren wasn't too happy about that but we're professionals. We convinced him of that."
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Fort Hays State University was founded in 1902 as the western branch of the Kansas Normal School. The school's mission was to serve early settlers' needs for educational facilities. The first classes were held on the grounds of the abandoned Fort Hays military post just southwest of Hays. The first building of the current campus, Picken Hall, was completed in 1904, and the University moved to its present location in Hays.Today, FHSU offers over 5,000 students an outstanding on-campus experience. We continue to fulfill the mission of our earliest years by delivering opportunities for higher education to the 66 counties of western Kansas through certificate, associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs. In addition, FHSU serves another 8,100 students in greater Kansas and around the world through its award-winning Virtual College.In keeping with our One Tiger philosophy, all FHSU students, whether on campus or online, have access to a wide range of student services including personalized advising, tutoring and technical support so that they can have every opportunity for success. Fort Hays State University students benefit from the university's culture of innovation, student service, and its deep commitment to student success.FHSU is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs have acquired special accreditation through professional organizations in their disciplines.


text: This is the BMW M6 Gran Coupe Last month, BMW teased a shady, sinister-looking M-Power version of its 6-Series Gran Coupe. Today, it has given us both barrels straight to the chest. Internet\: meet the M6 Gran Coupe.As we suspected, it sports very similar firepower to its 'standard' BMW M5 and M6 brethren. And by very similar, we mean identical\: underneath that rather lovely body sits a 4.4-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine developing 552bhp and 680Nm of torque.As such, it will accelerate from 0-100kph in just 4.2 seconds - exactly the same as the M6 Coupe and 0.1s quicker than the M5 - and run on to a limited top speed of 250kph. If you so wish - and you live in Germany or own substantial acres of awesomely paved, straight runway - you can have the limiter set to 305kph with the M Driver's pack.That power is sent to the rear wheels via a seven-speed double clutch M gearbox, featuring Launch Control (which is ace), and something called low speed assistance. We doubt with 552 horses under the bonnet, this will ever be an issue.There's an electronic limited-slip diff at the back in collusion with the DSC stability control, both of which distribute the engine's power to give you maximum traction when a sudden burst of B-road rage descends. There's also a hydraulic steering rack (surely a good thing), optional carbon ceramic brakes, and dynamic damper control to better tailor the chassis.Outside, it's familiar M fare, with those large air intakes sitting underneath the M kidney grille, flared wheelarches - pointing to a wider track both front and rear for the M6 Gran Coupe - 20in alloys, a new rear apron and of course, M-Power's favoured quartet of exhaust pipes at the back. Oh, and that rear apron incorporates a CFRP diffuser too, helping direct the airflow underneath the Gran Coupe.Do you, as BMW implores, agree that it brings 'luxury and aesthetic appeal' to the M6 range? Tell us below. TopGear 13 December 2012 This is the BMW M6 Gran Coupe


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American Tiger Karate Academy is an official branch of SKIF-USA,
a division of SKIF International, headquarters honbu dojo in Japan, teaching authentic Shotokan Karate in it's entirety. The SKIF curriculum is universal, in that it is one of the very few martial arts left in the world whose skill requirements for each level are virtually the same from school to school, state to state, country to country, as it has been passed down for generations.
This insures the authenticity of the art of karate, quality, proper training, accountability of the instructors as well as the value of the practitioner's skill.
Congratulations to those who evaluated January 29, 2018
Damian Chi - Orange Belt (9th kyu)+ 2 stripes
Andrew A.J. Colon - Orange Belt (9th kyu) + 2 stripes
Sabrina Alejandre - Yellow Belt (8th kyu)
Nicholas Coker - Yellow Belt (8th kyu)
Phillip Olesky Trela - Yellow Belt (8th kyu)
Camden Joshua C. Dixon - Blue Belt (7th kyu) + 3 stripes
Cesar Martinez - Blue Belt (7th kyu) + 3 stripes
David Skupien - Blue Belt (7th kyu) + 3 stripes
Allison Gogola - Purple Belt (5th kyu)
Michael Rogowski - Brown Belt Ni Kyu
Evaluations for rank promotion are held 3 - 4 times throughout the year.
Evaluation dates are posted on the information boards in the dojo
as well as on the calendar section of this website.
Stripes on a belt represent honorable effort and acheivement
Fees for Kyu rank evaluations range from $35 to $60 and are paid on the day of the evaluation.
The next scheduled Shotokan Karate
Kyu Rank Evaluation (white through brown nikyu)
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August 29th 2018
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If you can not make it on the day of the evaluation you may schedule a private evaluation or private group evaluation session. Additional fees may apply.
The next SKIF Dan (Black Belt) Level Exam
USA Summer of 2019
All Black Belts wishing to Confirm Rank with Kancho Kanazawa
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Current SKIF Membership Card (applications available through ATKA office)
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Russian officials board environmentalists' vessel
MOSCOW (AP) — The environmental group Greenpeace says that Russian authorities have boarded their ship which is in the Arctic to protest against oil drilling.
The group is protesting offshore oil exploration conducted by state oil company Rosneft and ExxonMobil in the Russian section of the Arctic Ocean off western Siberia.
Greenpeace said in a statement on Monday that Coast Guard officials boarded the ship without permission after the group launched inflatable boats with banners reading "Save the Arctic" near an oil exploration vessel working for Rosneft.
Russia has denied permission for the Greenpeace ship to enter the Kara Sea, but the ship entered the waters on Saturday morning.
Campaigners have been warning of high risks of oil blowouts and spills in this pristine and hard-to-reach area.


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This information is directed primarily toward hardware service providers. These concepts can help service providers understand the relationships between the hardware components before they install, configure, or service cluster hardware. Cluster system administrators might also find this information useful as background to installing, configuring, and administering cluster software.
A cluster is composed of several hardware components including:
Cluster nodes with local disks (unshared)
Multihost storage (disks shared between nodes)
Removable media (tapes and CD-ROM)
Cluster interconnect
Public network interfaces
Client systems
Administrative console
Console access devices
The SunPlex system enables you to combine these components into a variety of configurations, described in Sun Cluster Topology Examples.
The following figure shows a sample cluster configuration.
A cluster node is a machine running both the Solaris operating environment and Sun Cluster software, and is either a current member of the cluster (a cluster member), or a potential member. The Sun Cluster software enables you to have from two to eight nodes in a cluster. See Sun Cluster Topology Examples for the supported node configurations.
Cluster nodes are generally attached to one or more multihost disks. Nodes not attached to multihost disks use the cluster file system to access the multihost disks. For example, one scalable services configuration allows nodes to service requests without being directly attached to multihost disks.
In addition, nodes in parallel database configurations share concurrent access to all the disks. See Multihost Disks and Chapter 3, Key Concepts for Administration and Application Development for more information on parallel database configurations.
All nodes in the cluster are grouped under a common name, known as the cluster name. The cluster name is used to access and manage the cluster.
Public network adapters attach nodes to the public networks, providing client access to the cluster.
Cluster members communicate with the other nodes in the cluster through one or more physically independent networks. This set of physically independent networks is referred to as the cluster interconnect.
Every node in the cluster is aware when another node joins or leaves the cluster. Additionally, every node in the cluster is aware of the resources that are running locally as well as the resources that are running on the other cluster nodes.
Nodes in the same cluster should have similar processing, memory, and I/O capability to enable failover to occur without significant degradation in performance. Because of the possibility of failover, every node must have enough excess capacity to take on the workload of all nodes for which they are a backup or secondary.
Each node boots its own individual root (/) file system.
To function as a cluster member, the following software must be installed:
Solaris operating environment
Sun Cluster software
Data service application
Volume management (Solaris Volume ManagerTM or VERITAS Volume Manager)
An exception is a configuration that uses hardware redundant array of independent disks (RAID). This configuration may not require a software volume manager such as Solaris Volume Manager or VERITAS Volume Manager.
See the Sun Cluster 3.1 System Administration Guide for information on how to install the Solaris operating environment, Sun Cluster, and volume management software.
See the Sun Cluster 3.1 Data Service Collection for information on how to install and configure data services.
See Chapter 3, Key Concepts for Administration and Application Development for conceptual information on the preceding software components.
The following figure provides a high-level view of the software components that work together to create the Sun Cluster software environment.
See Chapter 4, Frequently Asked Questions for questions and answers about cluster members.
Sun Cluster requires multihost disk storage: disks that can be connected to more than one node at a time. In the Sun Cluster environment, multihost storage makes disks highly available.
Multihost disks have the following characteristics.
They can tolerate single node failures.
They store application data and can also store application binaries and configuration files.
They protect against node failures. If client requests are accessing the data through one node and it fails, the requests are switched over to use another node that has a direct connection to the same disks.
They are either accessed globally through a primary node that "masters" the disks, or by direct concurrent access through local paths. The only application that uses direct concurrent access currently is OPS.
A volume manager provides for mirrored or RAID-5 configurations for data redundancy of the multihost disks. Currently, Sun Cluster supports Solaris Volume ManagerTM and VERITAS Volume Manager as volume managers, and the RDAC RAID-5 hardware controller on several hardware RAID platforms.
Combining multihost disks with disk mirroring and striping protects against both node failure and individual disk failure.
See Chapter 4, Frequently Asked Questions for questions and answers about multihost storage.
This section applies only to SCSI storage devices and not to Fibre Channel storage used for the multihost disks.
In a standalone server, the server node controls the SCSI bus activities by way of the SCSI host adapter circuit connecting this server to a particular SCSI bus. This SCSI host adapter circuit is referred to as the SCSI initiator. This circuit initiates all bus activities for this SCSI bus. The default SCSI address of SCSI host adapters in Sun systems is 7.
Cluster configurations share storage between multiple server nodes, using multihost disks. When the cluster storage consists of singled-ended or differential SCSI devices, the configuration is referred to as multi-initiator SCSI. As this terminology implies, more than one SCSI initiator exists on the SCSI bus.
The SCSI specification requires that each device on a SCSI bus has a unique SCSI address. (The host adapter is also a device on the SCSI bus.) The default hardware configuration in a multi-initiator environment results in a conflict because all SCSI host adapters default to 7.
To resolve this conflict, on each SCSI bus, leave one of the SCSI host adapters with the SCSI address of 7, and set the other host adapters to unused SCSI addresses. Proper planning dictates that these "unused" SCSI addresses include both currently and eventually unused addresses. An example of addresses unused in the future is the addition of storage by installing new drives into empty drive slots. In most configurations, the available SCSI address for a second host adapter is 6.
You can change the selected SCSI addresses for these host adapters by setting the scsi-initiator-id Open Boot PROM (OBP) property. You can set this property globally for a node or on a per-host-adapter basis. Instructions for setting a unique scsi-initiator-id for each SCSI host adapter are included in the chapter for each disk enclosure in the Sun Cluster 3.1 Hardware Collection.
Local disks are the disks that are only connected to a single node. They are, therefore, not protected against node failure (not highly available). However, all disks, including local disks, are included in the global namespace and are configured as global devices. Therefore, the disks themselves are visible from all cluster nodes.
You can make the file systems on local disks available to other nodes by putting them under a global mount point. If the node that currently has one of these global file systems mounted fails, all nodes lose access to that file system. Using a volume manager lets you mirror these disks so that a failure cannot cause these file systems to become inaccessible, but volume managers do not protect against node failure.
See the section Global Devices for more information about global devices.
Removable media such as tape drives and CD-ROM drives are supported in a cluster. In general, you install, configure, and service these devices in the same way as in a non-clustered environment. These devices are configured as global devices in Sun Cluster, so each device can be accessed from any node in the cluster. Refer to the Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Collection for information on installing and configuring removable media.
See the section Global Devices for more information about global devices.
The cluster interconnect is the physical configuration of devices used to transfer cluster-private communications and data service communications between cluster nodes. Because the interconnect is used extensively for cluster-private communications, it can limit performance.
Only cluster nodes can be connected to the cluster interconnect. The Sun Cluster security model assumes that only cluster nodes have physical access to the cluster interconnect.
All nodes must be connected by the cluster interconnect through at least two redundant physically independent networks, or paths, to avoid a single point of failure. You can have several physically independent networks (two to six) between any two nodes. The cluster interconnect consists of three hardware components: adapters, junctions, and cables.
The following list describes each of these hardware components.
Adapters: The network interface cards that reside in each cluster node. Their names are constructed from a device name immediately followed by a physical-unit number, for example, qfe2. Some adapters have only one physical network connection, but others, like the qfe card, have multiple physical connections. Some also contain both network interfaces and storage interfaces.
A network adapter with multiple interfaces could become a single point of failure if the entire adapter fails. For maximum availability, plan your cluster so that the only path between two nodes does not depend on a single network adapter.
Junctions: The switches that reside outside of the cluster nodes. They perform pass-through and switching functions to enable you to connect more than two nodes together. In a two-node cluster, you do not need junctions because the nodes can be directly connected to each other through redundant physical cables connected to redundant adapters on each node. Greater than two-node configurations generally require junctions.
Cables: The physical connections that go either between two network adapters or between an adapter and a junction.
See Chapter 4, Frequently Asked Questions for questions and answers about the cluster interconnect.
Clients connect to the cluster through the public network interfaces. Each network adapter card can connect to one or more public networks, depending on whether the card has multiple hardware interfaces. You can set up nodes to include multiple public network interface cards configured so that multiple cards are active, and serve as failover backups for one another. If one of the adapters fails, IP Network Multipathing software is called to fail over the defective interface to another adapter in the group.
No special hardware considerations relate to clustering for the public network interfaces.
See Chapter 4, Frequently Asked Questions for questions and answers about public networks.
Client systems include workstations or other servers that access the cluster over the public network. Client-side programs use data or other services provided by server-side applications running on the cluster.
Client systems are not highly available. Data and applications on the cluster are highly available.
See Chapter 4, Frequently Asked Questions for questions and answers about client systems.
You must have console access to all cluster nodes. To gain console access, use the terminal concentrator purchased with your cluster hardware, the System Service Processor (SSP) on Sun Enterprise E10000TM servers, the system controller on Sun FireTM servers, or another device that can access ttya on each node.
Only one supported terminal concentrator is available from Sun and use of the supported Sun terminal concentrator is optional. The terminal concentrator enables access to /dev/console on each node by using a TCP/IP network. The result is console-level access for each node from a remote workstation anywhere on the network.
The System Service Processor (SSP) provides console access for Sun Enterprise E10000 servers. The SSP is a machine on an Ethernet network that is configured to support the Sun Enterprise E10000 server. The SSP is the administrative console for the Sun Enterprise E10000 server. Using the Sun Enterprise E10000 Network Console feature, any workstation in the network can open a host console session.
Other console access methods include other terminal concentrators, tip(1) serial port access from another node and dumb terminals. You can use SunTM keyboards and monitors, or other serial port devices if your hardware service provider supports them.
You can use a dedicated SPARCstationTM system, known as the administrative console, to administer the active cluster. Usually, you install and run administrative tool software, such as the Cluster Control Panel (CCP) and the Sun Cluster module for the Sun Management CenterTM product, on the administrative console. Using cconsole under the CCP enables you to connect to more than one node console at a time. For more information on using the CCP, see the Sun Cluster 3.1 System Administration Guide.
The administrative console is not a cluster node. You use the administrative console for remote access to the cluster nodes, either over the public network, or optionally through a network-based terminal concentrator. If your cluster consists of the Sun Enterprise E10000 platform, you must have the ability to log in from the administrative console to the System Service Processor (SSP) and connect by using the netcon(1M) command.
Typically, you configure nodes without monitors. Then, you access the node's console through a telnet session from the administrative console, which is connected to a terminal concentrator, and from the terminal concentrator to the node's serial port. (In the case of a Sun Enterprise E10000 server, you connect from the System Service Processor.) See Console Access Devices for more information.
Sun Cluster does not require a dedicated administrative console, but using one provides these benefits:
Enables centralized cluster management by grouping console and management tools on the same machine
Provides potentially quicker problem resolution by your hardware service provider
See Chapter 4, Frequently Asked Questions for questions and answers about the administrative console.


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An Inception Workshop on "Ecosystem based Adaptation in mountain ecosystem in Nepal (EbA)" has been jointly convened by the Government of Nepal, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Kathmandu today.
The main objective of today's workshop was to achieve concurrence among all partners and concerned stakeholders on objectives, activities, output, outcomes, adopted approaches and methodologies of the EbA project.
EbA is a 3-year USD 3.3 million project funded by the Government of Germany. It is being piloted in the Panchase area of Nepal which spans across the Kaski, Parbat and Syangja districts in the western part of Nepal. The project will strengthen the capacity of the environment and communities to adapt to climate change. It will also reduce the vulnerabilities of communities in mountain ecosystems to the impacts of climate change.
The project is possibly the first project focused on Ecosystem Based Adaptation in mountain region. It therefore provides unique opportunities for other countries with similar landscapes to learn from the activities that are implemented in the course of the project. In addition to Nepal, similar initiatives are being implemented in Peru and Uganda.
Around 60 participants including high level representatives from different government agencies, national and international non-governmental organizations, academicians, consultants and different concerned stakeholders passionately participated in the workshop.
Mr. Braj Kishore Yadav, Director General, Department of Forest chaired the inauguration session of the workshop. Mr. Gauri Shankar Timila, National Project Director of the EbA project welcomed all the participants.
The workshop was inaugurated by Honourable Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation, Mr. Yadu Bansha Jha. "This project is highly relevant and timely for developing countries like Nepal which are facing different issues of climate change", said Minister Jha in his inaugural remarks. "Climate change impacts are quite prominent in the mountains of Nepal and Ecosystem-based Adaptation project will play an important role in building the resilience of local community and their livelihoods", he added.
Addressing the ceremony, UNDP Assistant Country Director Mr. Vijaya Singh said "EbA addresses one of the priority areas of the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), and I hope that the project outcomes will be valuable for other climate adaptation initiatives of the country".
Dr. Yam Malla, Country Representative of IUCN emphasized on partnership at the local level for the effective and efficient implementation of the programme. "I think the Department of Forest can play a crucial role in this", he said.
Emphasizing on the role of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MoEST) in coordinating for successful project implementation, Secretary at the ministry, Mr. Krishna Gyawali said, "We will either use our existing mechanisms or will create a separate designated unit for the coordination of the project."
Highlighting the importance of the project, Mr. Mazaharul Alam, Regional Technical Advisor of UNEP Asia Pacific Office said, "The government's role is crucial to implement the activities at the ground level. As part of the global project, the learning that we make here will go beyond the country boundary, and be useful globally."
The inauguration programme was followed by technical presentation sessions on 'EbA concept and EbA in Mountain Ecosystem at Global Level', 'Introduction to EbA in Mountain Ecosystem in Nepal', 'Panchase - Introduction to the site and its significance from EbA perspective' and 'Proposed activities of the project'.
The workshop concluded an initial consultation phase which provided inputs from all major partners and stakeholders to develop a common understanding about the goals, objectives and working modality of the EbA project for its smooth implementation.