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Our father left us. Not in the permanent, out-for-a-smoke-never-to-return, kind of way. He left us habitually; that is to say, with regularity. He left us outside of supermarkets and soccer games, hardware stores and nurseries. "Here's a shopping list," he'd say. "I'll be right here." We'd enter the store and then he'd go buy a newspaper, a Diet Coke for my mom, or just take a turn around the block, lost in thought. We'd come out of the store to realize that he wasn't as 'right there' as promised. He'd show up eventually but I grew accustomed to never really knowing when. It was less of a trauma than a character trait. That's our Dad. He leaves us. But we love him.
Only a few times can I remember actually being forgotten. Once, we were dropping my sister off at school when he gave me a check and asked me to run into the principal's office to pay some outstanding fees. I came out of the office to realize that the car was gone. With an hour-long commute ahead of them, and anxious to get on the road, my parents had momentarily forgotten that I was now in middle school, another school entirely, a school on the opposite side of town.
After the first bell rang and all the kids filed dutifully into their classrooms, a concerned teacher noticed me waiting on the curb. I explained as best I could what I thought had happened. "I think my dad forgot which school I'm in," I said plainly. I don't remember a particularly strong reaction on her part either; teachers are tough. She simply found someone to drive me across town and I spent the day with an interesting excuse for why I had no books. When my parents finished their long commute to the other side of LA and were getting out of the car, they wondered to themselves why I had left my backpack in the back seat. There must have been a screeching Home Alone moment of realization familiar to any parent who's ever forgotten a child, but I survived and we can all laugh about it now.
My dad's younger brother, his only sibling and my godfather, died a year ago unexpectedly of a massive heart attack. We had just celebrated my sister's wedding and the news came Monday morning. He left us without notice, too quickly and too soon. Two of his four kids, my cousins, have since given birth to their first children, his first grandchildren. It's a strange joy to celebrate this new life in the family after so recently coming to know its unpredictability, its fragility.
If we were paying attention, however, we'd remember that my uncle was a man who knew well the deeply human unity of imperfection and love. Like the rest of us, he had many faults, but good humor and generosity were not among them. A fly-fisherman and a Formula-1 race photographer, a felon and a father, he sought joy in everything and shared that joy with all. In a creative play on my religious vocation, his criminal record, and the Jazz musician Thelonious Monk, in recent years he took to signing his letters and birthday cards, 'Love always, Your Felonius-Unc'.
I spent an early morning this week in the hospital with one of our 'Old-Dads' (an affectionate in-house title for our elderly Jesuits). He was there for a coronary procedure to place another stent in his heart; it's his ninth. His heart, like an old gothic cathedral, is now full of buttresses. Our community burned a lot of mobile data sorting out schedules, between work, classes and exams, to make sure one of us was with him in the hospital every hour of his stay.
A retired university professor of mathematics, he was nervous about not being permitted to travel to China for a scheduled lecture on science and religion. He was more nervous about being asked to move from our community to the infirmary. He was not nervous enough to lose his sense of humor or intellectual curiosity. He teased his cardiologist about how medics treat their patients like robots. It was really just a clever ruse to lure the doctor (an atheist who calls him 'my preferred priest') into a conversation about language, metaphysical and mathematical, personal and public. Being a patient didn't stop him from being a professor just as his atheist doctor didn't stop him from being a priest.
A friend recently wondered publicly on Facebook if he should try speaking his imperfect Spanish to his new child. "I hate to break it to you," I commented, "but, in parenting, imperfection is part of the deal." Another friend coos at her newborn daughter while remembering the anniversary of the senseless accidental death of a beloved cousin. Many friends are now in their child-rearing years. Many are the stories of near-misses and fumbling faux pauxs of first-time parents. Many more are the fears about what may come. The world being as it is, the worries of parenthood must be unbearable; but we continue to bear them. Our fathers leave us. And we remain.
The atheist cardiologist who spends his life shoring up feeble hearts surely isn't the only one who struggles to find a meaningful image of God in all this imperfection. It's sometimes a problem for people to call God father; not only, I imagine, because God is necessarily more than father, but because our fathers are often imperfect models of God. Like any image, it has its limits. Our fathers don't always give us what we want. Our fathers leave us. Some fathers are inspiring; some fathers are disappointing; most are both. Perhaps the same is true, if we're honest, of God. Even Jesus cries out from the cross, "Why have you forsaken me?"
What to make of this divine fatherly abandonment? For starters, we must remember that it's not the whole story. Jesus' words were the first lines of what would have been a familiar song, a song that begins in doubt and ends in faithful hope, a psalm that speaks boldly of how the great love of God will be praised by a generation yet unborn. In his cry we see a mystery unfolding, the mystery of our own becoming. The heart of this mystery is that we will feel ourselves left behind until our being left turns to leaving. We will feel ourselves forsaken until our being loved turns to loving.
In those last days Jesus knew that he would have to leave, that death was an imminent possibility. In prayer he asked his father how to do it, how to leave the ones you love. We don't hear what the father had to tell him in response, but this is what Jesus told his friends, and what he says to all of us: I have to leave, but you can remain in my love. Remain in me, and my love will remain in you. His being left is turned to leaving and his loss is turned to love.
Our imperfections make possible the redeeming presence of God's mercy. Our being left finds its only remedy in our own becoming. Our fathers leave us and their love remains.
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India: A billion people and the challenges in reaching them
With a population of over 1 billion, India offers a billion opportunities to brand owners looking to invest. However, there are a number of unique hurdles to overcome
India's burgeoning middle class has given impetus to brand consciousness, driving demand for branded goods. This in turn has given rise to a new set of challenges for brand owners, including:
- how to protect a brand;
- how to protect a brand's livery and other distinctive elements which form part of the brand experience for consumers;
- how to enforce rights in light of rising sales of counterfeit goods and goods bearing confusingly similar marks;
- the growing e-commerce market and how to enforce rights online;
- how to stop use of a brand name as part of a company name/trading style; and
- how to take action against the influx of counterfeit goods from China and other Asian countries.
This article discusses the top challenges faced by brand owners when it comes to protecting and enforcing their brands.
Prosecution delays
Trademark law in India has undergone significant changes (both substantive and procedural) over the last 10 years. During this time there has also been a steady rise in the number of applications being filed. Unfortunately, this has resulted in delays in registering marks. Even though the functioning of the Trademarks Registry has become a great deal more transparent as a result of the digitisation of records – with most information now available online – issues such as inadequate manpower in terms of both technical and administrative staff have led to not only an increase in backlogs, but also an inconsistent approach in dealing with applications.
Further, in a bid to examine applications within 12 to 15 months (bearing in mind the Madrid Protocol requirement that all examinations take place within 18 months), it has been observed that a high percentage of applications in India meet with a preliminary refusal. Different examiners use different search criteria or strings to cite conflicting marks. Some consider only the first three letters of a mark, whereas others search only for the complete mark. In addition, some also search for marks that are phonetically similar to the mark being examined. In the absence of clear guidelines, these inconsistent examination reports are yet another challenge for brand owners.
In addition, search reports attached to the examination report often cite a prior application or registration by the same applicant, which is irrelevant to the application in hand.
Further, non-subsisting marks are often cited in the search report, leading to a presumption that the examined mark cannot move on to the publication or advertisement stage. In many cases this is because the mark's status has not been updated on the Trademarks Registry website, despite an order having been passed that it be treated as abandoned, refused, removed or not renewed.
Often when examiners raise an objection on the grounds of non-distinctiveness (under Section 9 of the Trademarks Act, 1999), they fail to state clearly whether the mark is descriptive of goods or laudatory, or whether it is being objected to on the grounds of non-distinctiveness.
Delays in litigation
Nearly 4.5 million cases (civil as well as criminal) were pending in India's 24 high courts as of the end of June 2014 (ie, an average of nearly 187,500 cases per high court). This high and long pendency can be attributed to the fact that at that time there were 265 vacancies for high court judges, a shortfall of almost 30%. These statistics clearly indicate that Indian courts are suffering from a significant backlog – some civil actions have taken more than a decade to conclude (in contested cases). While interim injunctions can be obtained quickly, the whole process can be slow and tedious. Thus, it is challenging for brand owners to commit to protracted litigation with the onus of producing evidence and witnesses to prove their case. Further, exemplary damages have been awarded in only a handful of decisions, taking into account the actual costs incurred.
The recent creation of commercial courts has been hailed as a landmark legal reform to address concerns about the pendency of lawsuits and the slow disposal of commercial matters, including IP cases. Some of the procedural and substantive changes that the Commercial Courts Act has introduced to address delays include the following:
- Arguments must be concluded no later than six months from the date of the first case management hearing;
- Written arguments must be submitted four weeks before the oral hearing, with revised written arguments being submitted within one week of the post-oral hearing, should one take place;
- Judgement must be pronounced within 90 days of the conclusion of arguments;
- Evidence must be recorded on a day-to-day basis;
- Appeals must be disposed of within six months;
- Adjournments are not permitted on account of appearing advocates not being present; and
- The payment of costs against the defaulting party will be based on costs incurred as a result of procedural delays in the suit
Well-known brands used on different goods
In cases where well-known brands are used to sell different goods from those for which they are registered, the common plea used by infringers is that the goods are different and thus no confusion or deception could arise in the course of trade – in fact, the marks can co-exist. While Indian trademark law provides for the protection of well-known marks for both identical and different goods, awareness of such provisions among small and medium-sized businesses is limited. Given this, brand owners are often left to enforce their rights against indiscriminate use or take the difficult decision to allow their brand to be diluted. Enforcement is expensive and has a direct impact on the brand owner's budget.
Use of brand name as company name/trading style
The Companies Act provides that no company shall be registered if "it includes the name of a registered trademark or a trademark which is the subject of an application for registration, unless the consent of the owner or applicant for registration, of the trade mark, has been obtained". However, in practice, there appears to be a disconnect between the Registrar of Companies and the Trademarks Registry. As a result, it is left to brand owners to monitor the Company Register and to file a cancellation action to prevent misuse of their brand names. The challenge for brand owners stems not only from monitoring such companies, but also from the slow reaction of the Companies Registry in dealing with such complaints. Some regional directors have also developed the habit of dissecting the actual business of the companies and small differences in names, making this quasi-judicial procedure for rectifying names extremely cumbersome.
Similar packaging or colours
Not just the brand itself, but also how the product is presented, can act as a source identifier. It is often the case that once a product with a particular colour scheme gains market share, many 'me too' products appear to take advantage of its fame. These third parties may not necessarily copy the brand name, but merely the brand livery, in order to sail as close to the wind as they can. Court decisions in this area are based on the common law remedy for passing off and are a mixed bag, presenting a challenge for companies to decide whether to invest in enforcement to retain their competitive edge or to co-exist with lookalike products.
Working with law enforcement
Using the police to help enforce trademark rights acts as a deterrent, as it tends to create a ripple effect in trade and shame infringers, especially given the social stigma associated with police action. However, the challenge for the brand owner lies in:
- managing the police action – that is, keeping the information confidential and taking timely action;
- ensuring that the police are prepared to act, given that IP crimes are not treated as being serious; and
- ensuring that a prosecution leads to a conviction, given the backlog of cases at the magistrates court.
Online enforcement
The last five years have seen a dramatic rise in internet penetration in India. It is estimated that India already has 300 million internet users and is well on the way to reaching 500 million users by 2018. The reach of the Internet and the ease with which it allows counterfeit goods to be displayed and accessed by consumers throughout the country require quick action – the traditional approach towards dealing with IP crimes is not always sufficient.
No specific legislation governs online transactions and IP issues in India. However, the relevant provisions of various IP-related statutes and consumer protection laws, coupled with precedents in this area, can form a useful toolkit. In addition, e-commerce models are evolving. Currently, most e-retailers are still using a marketplace business model, with suppliers storing goods on their behalf and then delivering them once orders have been placed, so as not to fall under the business-to-consumer category. This model depends on expanding the supplier base in order to provide goods at a competitive price. However, in this arrangement the suppliers' due diligence often takes a back seat, meaning that the infiltration of counterfeit and infringing goods has become common through this channel of trade.
With a population of over 1 billion, 65% of whom are under the age of 35, India offers a billion opportunities to brand owners looking to invest – and also a great many challenges. At the same time, the government has realised the importance of intellectual property for attracting foreign investment and has thus given special emphasis to strengthening the country's IP regime to help the 'Make in India' programme succeed and attract investment in the manufacturing sector.
Rajiv Suri is a partner with RNA Intellectual Property Attorneys. He has more than 20 years of experience in the IP and commercial law fields. He regularly advises international and multinational clients on issues involving the prosecution, enforcement, licensing, protection and acquisition of intellectual property in India and the subcontinent.

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Taste Nirvana Real Coconut Water Review
If you truly want to experience the taste and refreshment of coconut water then you have to head out to Southeast Asia or you could order home a 12 pack of Taste Nirvana Real Coconut water. Nirvana founded in 2003 took it on as a mission to disperse the natural resource of Thailand to the world seeking to offer authentic real food experience in countries where Thai offerings aren't available. Even the plant they have to produce real coconut water is built around an environmentally conscious mantra. They recycle the coconut trees, using them as ingredients for ten long years and then as fuel to run their plants.
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Features And Specifications
- Available as a pack of 12 cans, it delivers the traditional taste of roadside stands in Thailand.
- Premium grade coconuts harvested from groves of Ban Preaw, Nakorn Pathorn and Ampawa.
- Only the largest and sweetest coconuts are farmed.
- Exactly the same taste profile as a real coconut.
The Review
If you have tasted real coconut water in the past then you know the difference between packaged coconut water and the real thing. So many brands and companies promise to deliver the exact same taste only to fail. The Taste Nirvana Real Coconut Water on the other hand has a taste profile that is quite similar to the real thing.
Where many other brands either taste metallic, sour or too sweet, Nirvana's coconut water tastes just perfect, with the ethereal, slightly tangy but sweet nature of coconut water. It is as if you were storing fresh coconuts in the refrigerator. Best part is that this refreshing natural drink is available as a pack of 12 cans from Amazon and can be subscribed to for monthly or even weekly replenishments. Granted the brand isn't the most popular choice in many parts of the world but that is because awareness about the brand is low. Compared to competing brands though, it does have a stronger fan following possibly because of its unique natural taste profile.
The Taste Nirvana Real Coconut Water comes in two versions, one without pulp and the other with pulp. Both have a unique texture but taste exactly the same. The only difference is in the presence of pulp matter, which to some may appeal a lot.
Granted that many folks would rather have the real thing but when coconuts are shipped half way across the world and then refrigerated, you know they are using chemicals to help prolong the natural life of these delicious fruits. Yes, you do get the same thing as you would find on any Thai roadside stall but with extra chemicals to preserve them. Instead, with Nirvana's Real coconut water drink, you get only the juice within lacking any preservatives or artificial sweeteners. It is as if you were standing in Thailand and drinking out of a freshly cut coconut.
Nutrition Facts
Here are the nutrition facts of this product:
Taste Nirvana is an excellent source of electrolytes, fiber, iron and potassium. There are no artificial preservatives. This is a great hydrating drink that can bring a lot of potassium and iron to you daily diet.
The Verdict
For those who miss the authentic taste of coconut water and swear by its rejuvenating effects, the Taste Nirvana Real Coconut Water is a godsend. This brand name delivers exactly the same realistic and natural taste profile without sacrificing on availability.


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While a stomach virus may take away your appetite, you will still need to eat and drink healthy food to help lower the chances of worsening symptoms. But don't just consume any food you can get your hands on. You will need to follow a strict procedure to help manage your condition:10
1. Stop eating for a few hours — Allow your stomach to settle so you can begin to prepare yourself consuming food and water again.
2. Slowly begin drinking fluids — Once you feel better, drink small sips of water over the course of a few hours. Not drinking enough fluids can lead to dehydration, which can make you feel worse in the long run. However, don't drink too much water at once, as it can exacerbate nausea and vomiting.
3. Note your urination — Ideally, your urine should be light and clear. This signifies that you are properly hydrated. Dark-colored urine means that you're lacking fluids. Continue drinking water until you achieve the ideal color.
4. Eat bland foods first — Foods that are bland and easy to digest such as bananas and chicken can help replenish lost nutrients caused by diarrhea.
Bananas are generally recommended during a bout of stomach flu because the fiber can help increase the bulk in stool, but apples are also a viable alternative.11 As your health begins to improve, other healthy foods that you can slowly ease yourself into other foods such as eggs, fresh fruits (in moderation) and vegetables.12
If your stomach can tolerate it, drinking ginger tea may help with your symptoms. It contains anti-inflammatory compounds that may help ease nausea, vomiting and pain in your stomach. To make the tea:
1. Place one fresh ginger root in 1 cup of water.
2. Boil the water for five minutes then steep for 10 minutes.
3. Strain the tea after boiling, then drink. Repeat for two to three times a day.
While certain foods can help you replenish your health while you recover, there are foods you should be avoiding as well. In particular, you should stay away from processed foods and drinks, including fruit juices, as well as fried foods. These can irritate your digestive system further. The table below expounds more on which foods and beverages you avoid:14,15
- Dairy products such as milk, cheese and yogurt
- Spicy foods
- Caffeinated drinks such as coffee
- Carbonated and/or sugary drinks
- Canned or packaged soups
- Chocolates
- Foods that have spices
- Alcoholic drinks
How to Get Rid of a Stomach Virus: Manage Your Symptoms Properly
As with other viral infections, there is no definite and immediate cure for the stomach flu. Instead, your body will have to fight off the disease slowly. The appropriate course of action is to manage your symptoms by making sure you eat healthy foods and drink plenty of fluids, which will help lower your risk of developing complications, such as dehydration.16 Remember to get lots of rest and high-quality sleep, too, as this will help your body fight off the virus.
Prevent the Stomach Flu From Happening in the First Place
Stomach flu is one of the most common causes of hospitalization in America. If not treated right away, it may even be fatal. Since there is no cure for this condition, prevention is more appropriate to help lower the risk of spreading disease among family members. Here are some effective tips that you should regularly follow:17,18
• Wash hands with warm water and triclosan-free soap before preparing food
• Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly before consumption
• Clean the area where food is prepared, such as the kitchen countertop, regularly
• Avoid sharing utensils and use separate towels in the bathroom
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- Crispin Odey is cautious in his outlook for the US economy and expects any slowdown there to have a knock-on effect to the rest of the world
- Around two thirds of the portfolio is invested in shares, with the remainder in cash, gold and bonds
- Performance has been lacklustre over recent years, but we retain our faith in the manager to deliver good long-term returns
Our view
Crispin Odey is not afraid to make bold investments to reflect his views on the world. What's more, his views are often contrarian in nature. For the past few years he has held concerns over the health of the global economy and the sustainability of stock market growth. He has therefore invested the fund cautiously. Around two thirds of the portfolio is invested in shares, with a focus on companies in robust financial health and the ability to weather economic storms. The balance is in cash, gold and bonds.
Up to 40% of the portfolio has been held in cash at times and the fund has moved from the IA Global Sector to the IA Flexible Sector. This affords Crispin Odey more flexibility to take a conservative approach when he deems it appropriate, but also the option to invest 100% of the fund in shares again should his views change.
So far his cautious views have proven incorrect and the fund has lagged behind a stock market that has delivered strong returns. The manager remains steadfast in his views and the fund continues to be conservatively positioned. Returns are likely to be lacklustre moving forwards if the stock market continues to climb. However, we would expect the fund to offer an element of shelter should global equities encounter a difficult time. This fund offers a different perspective on global markets and could be considered by investors who share the manager's cautious outlook.
The results have been exceptional over the long-term although the manager's contrarian views can lead to periods of weak or lacklustre performance, as seen over the past three years. The manager has a wide investment remit and we have faith in him to utilise this flexibility to add value for investors over the long term. The fund remains on the Wealth 150 list of our favourite funds across the major sectors.
Crispin Odey's outlook and positioning
Donald Trump's protectionist policies, which could include the introduction of a 20% tax on imports, coupled with rising wages, are likely to result in higher inflation in the US. This could force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to keep inflation under control, in the manager's view. It is more difficult for companies to grow profits in this environment as their costs often rise faster than their ability to put up prices. This could negatively impact the US economy and as the US is seen as a barometer for economies across the world, Crispin Odey is cautious in his outlook for global equities.
To reflect his cautious outlook the manager's focus is on companies with a strong balance sheet (debt will cost more to service if interest rates rise), low wage bill (as he expects wages growth), and the ability to increase prices faster than the rate of inflation. Gold is also heavily represented in the portfolio as the yellow metal's price has tended to hold up well in an inflationary environment. Approximately 6% is invested in physical gold with a further 10% exposed to the shares of gold mining companies, which should benefit from a higher gold price.
It is not all doom and gloom though. Banks and financial companies can benefit from higher interest rates as it improves the profit margin they are able to earn on loans, for example. Donald Trump's pro-business stance is also likely to lead to reduced regulation and tax breaks, which is positive for businesses in this area, in the manager's view. Exposure to this sector has therefore recently increased to around 16% of the fund, with a focus on US financial businesses such as Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Schwab (Charles). The manager also increased exposure to Japanese banks, such as Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo, which he feels have been undervalued by other investors.
The fund is concentrated at around 45 holdings, which means each position can have a greater impact on the fund's performance, but is a higher-risk approach. The manager also has the flexibility to use derivatives, which if used, adds risk.
Since launch the fund has produced spectacular returns, rising 350.1%* compared with 197.2%* for the FTSE World Index. Past performance should not be seen as a guide to future returns. This strong performance has come about as a result of the manager's numerous successful contrarian calls: avoiding technology shares at the height of the dot com bubble; shunning banks and holding cash during the 2007/2008 financial crisis; and reinvesting in financial companies when stock markets recovered in 2009.
More recently performance has been mixed and the fund has underperformed the FTSE World Index over the past three years. This is largely due to the manager's cautious approach through a period of rising stock markets. The fund's large cash, gold and short-dated bond exposure means it has missed out on the majority of stock market gains.
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Neiman Marcus Dip or in The South it is known as Get Your Man Dip. This dip sounds really good!!! Easy and quick to make!
- 6 green onions
- 8 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 jar Hormel Real Bacon Bits or 5 bacon slices, diced
- 1 pkg. slivered almonds
- Chop the green onions.
- Shred the cheddar cheese
- Mix the onions, cheese, mayo, bacon bits,
- and slivered almonds together.
- Chill for a couple hours.
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An emotional moment boys and girls, since the proof of Konami's MSX Legacy part 1 just arrived on my doorstep. It's a HUGE book as you can see on the picture.
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About Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance is the pharmacological science relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects, particularly long term and short term side effects of medicines.
The major goal of this activity is to improve the safe and rational use of medicines, thereby improving patient care and public health.
Pharmacovigilance involves with starting from the disease to the patient administration doses in daily basis along with the side effects and efficacy of the molecule administered.


text: Software quality issues are commonly reported when offshoring software development. Value-based software engineering addresses this by ensuring key stakeholders have a common understanding of quality. Objective: This work seeks to understand the levels of alignment between key stakeholder groups within a company on the priority given to aspects of software quality developed as part of an offshoring relationship. Furthermore, the study aims to identify factors impacting the levels of alignment identified. Method: Three case studies were conducted, with representatives of key stakeholder groups ranking aspects of software quality in a hierarchical cumulative exercise. The results are analysed using Spearman rank correlation coefficients and inertia. The results were discussed with the groups to gain a deeper understanding of the issues impacting alignment. Results: Various levels of alignment were found between the various groups. The reasons for misalignment were found to include cultural factors, control of quality in the development process, short-term versus long-term orientations, understanding of cost-benefits of quality improvements, communication and coordination. Conclusions: The factors that negatively affect alignment can vary greatly between different cases. The work emphasises the need for greater support to align company internal success-critical stakeholder groups in their understanding of quality when offshoring software development.


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text: News from Special Hobby Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps December 20, 2018 Special Hobby First of all, we would like to wish you the very best for the New Year 2019. Now allow us to bring to your attention the best we had been preparing for you before the old year ended. Owing to the festive period, we have two injection-moulded kits and eight resin sets and kits. Of the resin kits, let me emphasize the 1/72 30.5cm Belagerungsmörser M.11, which is truly a top-notch item created using our 3D CAD CAM systems. In early February, Special Hobby is attending the famous Nuremberg Toy Fair also known as SPIELWARENMESSE 2019. I would like to invite all our business partners to visit our stand at the fair, in Hall 7, stand no.E-52. We are looking forward to meeting up with you there.SPECIAL HOBBY PLASTIKOVÉ MODELY 1/72 B-18B Bolo 'ASW' Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH72230 1/72 8594071086947 Model of a US bomber aircraft in a specialised anti-submarine versionThe kit contains four grey styrene sprues, one sprue with clear parts, decal sheet, photo-etched details, resin cast parts and a full colour instruction booklet. Markings for two machines.The B-18 Bolo has never been kitted by any other company, just Special Hobby Contains scheme options of unusually-looking machines. Accurate decalsVíce informací 1/32 Fieseler Fi 103A-1/Re 4 ReichenbergArt.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH32074 1/32 8594071086862 Model of a manned version of the V-1 vengeance weapon / flying bomb which was supposed to be used by the Germans in the final stages of WW2. The kit consists of four grey styrene sprues, one sprue with clear canopy, decal sheet, PE fret and a full colour instruction sheet.By far the best 1/32 Fi 103A1 model kit. Comes with the transport trailer Eyecatching schemes Photoetched details includedVíce informacíRESINOVÉ DOPLŇKY 1/48 SK-37/SK-37E Viggen Instructor / Operator (seated in rear cockpit) for Special Hobby kit Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-F48350 1/48 8595593126548 Nationality : Swedish / post-warCast figure of the rear cockpit pilot instructor / ECM and radar operator taylored for the SK-37/37E model. The figure and the hot seat is a one-piece item while the pilot's head, left arm and the oxygen mask hose are separate parts.Více informací 1/72 Ki-43 II/III Hayabusa Pilot´s Seat with Harness for Special Hobby kitArt.no. Scale Barcode 129-Q72332 1/72 8595593126555 Country of Origin: Japan / WWIIThis set offers finely detailed two-part pilot's seat with the belts already moulded in and was designed for any Hayabusa model, not just those from Special Hobby.Více informací1/72 Ki-61 I Tei Hien – Pilot´s Seat with Harness for Hasegawa kit Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-Q72333 1/72 8595593126562 Country of Origin: Japan / WWIIThis two-part detail pilot's seat with moulded in belts makes a nice addition to your Ki-61 I Hien model. Více informací 1/72 B5N2 Kate Crew Seats with Harness for Airfix kit Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-Q72334 1/72 8595593126579 Country of Origin: Japan / WWIIThe Airfix's B5N2 Kate model will hugely benefit from the addition of these detailed seats which come with the seatbelts already moulded in.Více informací 1/72 P-40E Exhausts for Special Hobby kitArt.no. Scale Barcode 129-Q72335 1/72 8595593126586 Modely P-40E můžete vylepšit o zcela nové a detailní kruhové výfuky.Velmi detailní model vznikl 3D modelací a 3D tiskem PŘÍSLUŠNOST: USA / WWIIVíce informací 1/48 Defiant Pilot´s Seat with belts for Airfix kitArt.no. Scale Barcode 129-Q48336 1/48 8595593126593 Country of Origin: USA / WWIIAll new and finely detailed rounded exhausts to enliven your P-40E model.Více informací1/48 Defiant Pilot´s Seat for Airfix kitArt.no. Scale Barcode 129-Q48337 1/48 8595593126609 Country of Origin: UK / WWIIBring more detail to your Defiant model with this nicely detailed pilot's seat with moulded in back pad and seatbelts.Více informací1/72 Austro-Hungarian WWI 30,5 cm Belagerungsmörser M.11 (Skoda 30,5cm Haubitze) all resin kitArt.no. Scale Barcode 129-MV121 1/72 8595593126111 Country of Origin: Austria-Hungary / WWIThe 30.5cm M.11 Mörser was a large caliber howitzer and the Austro-Hungarian army had already been equipped with 24 of them by the time the First World War broke out. The howitzer was used not only by the Austro-Hungarian army on both the Russian and Italian front, but it was also in service with the German army which borrowed four batteries, each with two guns and crew, and put them rather successfully into action during the siege of Belgian fortified positions of Namur, Liege, Antwerp and Givet and also during the German bombardment of Verdun and Toul fortresses in France and Osowiec on the Eastern front.This splendidly detailed rendition of the M.11 Mörser has been designed using our CAD 3D technology and a 3D printer. It rightfully stands on the very top as far as resin cast kits are concerned.The kit allows the modeller to build it either in the firing position with its barrel pointing upwards or in the loading position with the barrel placed horizontally. The kit also contains a PE fret.Více informacíPŘIPRAVOVANÉ MODELY 2/20191/72 Blohm Voss BV 155B-1 'Luftwaffe 46 High Altitude Fighter'Art.no. 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A conflict is raging in Peru's Amazon forests between indigenous groups and an Argentinian oil company. The Amazon dwellers have halted drilling and blockaded a jungle road for two weeks in protest of what they claim is a decades-long environmental catastrophe.On January 26th, almost 400 Indians seized at least 14 wells in the Loreto region owned by Argentina's Pluspetrol, according to the Federation of Indigenous Communities in the Corrientes River, or Feconaco.
Members of five Achuar communities obstructed supplies reaching the remote Jirabito facilities near the Ecuador border, while downstream, Quechua tribesmen blocked the Tigre river.The groups are demanding $33 million in reparations for use of land in the area, which produces about a quarter of Peru's total 67,000 barrels a day (bpd).
The government has declared several emergency zones following spills in recent years from leaky, outdated pipelines, with over 90 areas affected. Toxic waste and heavy metals have contaminated waterways and food sources, according to Peru's Environment Ministry."The community is demanding payment for damages done in this zone by Pluspetrol, which hasn't assumed responsibility," Henderson Rengifo, an Achuar indigenous leader, told VICE News.The Argentine oiler, which has operated in the area since 2001, said it had already paid damages to nine communities and called the actions "unjustified" as some settlements lie outside its drilling zones.The company has said it wanted to "publicly convene" dialog with leaders blocking the Tigre river, as well as those holding the wells, who are paralyzing 3,100 bpd. Government officials have met with both parties in the hopes of brokering an end to the stand-off.This isn't the first time grievances over 43 years of local crude extraction have simmered over.
'There's worry that they're generating and searching for conditions to leave the concession without assuming environmental responsibility.'
Indigenous groups have protested frequently, scoring victories in 2006, when the government agreed to treat all contaminated water from the extraction process, as well as launching economic development programs — though little has materialized from those agreements.Humans are destroying the environment at a rate unprecedented in over 10,000 years. Read more here.Last April, demonstrators occupied wells, stopping 70 percent of production at the Jirabito facilities."People from government are having conversations there again, but what the communities want are solutions," said Roberto Espinoza, a rainforests advisor at the country's largest indigenous network, Aidesep."When production began, there was more petrol spilled than toxic waste to a ratio of nine to one, though after 43 years of investments, toxic waters are greater," he said. "Waters full of salt, lead, and barium have entered rivers, tributaries, and gullies, and the environmental damage has accumulated to impact animals."Marco Simons, legal director at Washington-based Earthrights International, which filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Achuars against former concessionaire, US-based Occidental Petroleum, said groups were left with "little choice" but to resort to protest."Communities have always had a difficult relationship with oil companies, in part because they were never consulted or given full information about what exploration and production would mean for them," Simons said.
Under Peru's constitution, the state owns the country's mineral wealth, not those who happen to live on top of it. This has put it on a collision course with tribes campaigning for legal recognition of their ancestral lands.The state has failed to sufficiently regulate the oil sector, in spite of warnings issued by its health and environment ministers over pollution levels, according to Andrew Miller of Amazon Watch.Tanneries in Bangladesh are spewing toxic waste and making workers sick. Read more here.Miller described an "asymmetrical power struggle" with the "big money interests" of the Energy Ministry and state oil licenser, Perupetro, tending to win over the Environment Ministry and national ombudsman, who's charged with protecting the constitutional rights of Peruvians.Indeed, the National Human Rights Coordinator said the government had shown "little political will to find solutions to the contamination," and communities were exercising their legal right to protest.Perupetro will put the concession up for auction later this year, sowing concern that Pluspetrol might withdraw without cleaning up the pollution."There's worry that they're generating and searching for conditions to leave the concession without assuming environmental responsibility," Renato Pita, of the North Amazon Oil Observatory, or PUINAMUDT, told VICE News. "There's fear they'll end up unpunished."The regional government of Loreto would suffer from a lower tax take from the key industry, vital for social spending in the state blanketed by biodiverse rainforest, said Cesar Gutierrez, an oil and gas expert and former president of the state-owned oil company, Petroperu.
The region raked in $118.2 million from all concessions last year.With oil and gas blocks now covering over 733,000 square kilometers in the Western Amazon, an area larger than Texas, future drilling of deep, untapped deposits could open up a Pandora's Box of adverse environmental impacts and swathes of pristine forest for deforestation, warn environmental and indigenous groups.Consultation between the government and indigenous groupsbefore the block is re-auctioned in August is central to the protestors' demands.Climate change might be the greatest threat to potato cultivation in 8,000 years. Read more here.Pluspetrol had become "lax" in tackling spills after the state announced the block's license renewal, said Gutierrez, adding the large compensation claim by the protestors made prospects for new investment in the area "remote.""The hydrocarbon frontier keeps expanding in the Amazon," Matt Finer, of the Amazon Conservation Association, told VICE News. "And with that more indigenous communities are going to be impacted."Follow Alex Pashley on Twitter: @A_Pashley


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Finally, to round off the week that has been dedicated to Baby Brain.
The following are some of the funniest comments and Baby Brain experiences submitted by those not of the Blog writing world. A big thanks for sharing your stories, and a quick cut and paste effort on my part, to provide the final post on this side-effect of Motherhood.
I finally remembered some baby brain moments (well, to tell the truth, I had to look them up on a forum I frequent!)
1. One of my finger nails was partly broken a fair way down but I didn't want to cut it that low so I was putting a bandaid on it to keep in there. I took the old one off and grabbed a new one and put it on. 5 minutes later, I realised I had put it on the wrong finger.
2. I had vegies ready in a container to put in the microwave. Went back to getting the rest of dinner ready and then started the microwave to cook the vegies. I THOUGHT I had already put the container in there. When it finished, I opened the microwave to find it empty and the container sitting next to the microwave!
3. I went to phone my mum but dialled our own number and wondered why my voice was on their messagebank!
(Parental Parody - $50 gift card winner for three hilarious examples of Baby Brain in action!)
The Hoffmans
I am not a blogger, just avidly read your blog after the little write up in the Sunday Times…..
Anyway I have a 3 year old boy and 2 year old girl (13 months apart) so pretty much like having twins. I am telling you this because I have double the excuse for baby brain!
So here goes. I have done a myriad of things in the past 3 years but the most memorable was, what I thought, cooking a "simple" meal. Sometimes after the kids go to bed (sausages and baked beans in stomachs J) we treat ourselves to a special dinner. Good steak is a big thing for us on one income. My hubby is an avid fan of Jack Daniels and I like to make a Jack Daniels cream sauce for the occassion. Out came the frying pan on our new gas cooktop and I was half way through the process, up to the stage where I add the whiskey. And I "forgot" turn the gas down. And the kitchen went kaboom L There goes my new rangehood, my wood kitchen cabinets and with it almost my marriage.
(Parental Parody - Mummy Hoffman, you are a champion for even attempting two main meals in one night. That alone deserves a prize. Congrats, you win a double pass to the movies!)
Sarah L
My Baby Brain moments saw me leaving my shopping at the shops all the time, after I'd paid for it. I had to go back and stupidly ask if I'd left anything at the supermarket or the fruit and veg shop or even Kmart and Target so many times. It happened to me at the Pharmacy once and the pharmacist suggested I might like to try some multi-vitamins that are supposed to increase memory and brain power. I didn't take them, but I was tempted to!
(Parental Parody – Sarah I love it. I have done the same, but not quite so regularly! I can totally relate, and for that you win a magazine subscription. Congrats!)
Vanessa G
Love your blog. My mothers group passed it around after it was in the Sunday Times and I cant stop reading it! My baby brain story isn't funny like yours. It's a bit scary. I was so sleep-deprived from having a new baby at home that I fell asleep on the lounge while bub slept. I woke to my phone ringing and the school asking where I was. It was half an hour after school finished, and my daughter was most upset that I wasn't there yet. I ran out of the house in a panic. My 5yr old forgave me via an ice cream treat on the way home and much apologising on my part, promising it would never happen again. All in all it took me 45 minutes from the second I ran out the door until we got home. And then I realised I had forgotten the baby. I ran to bubs' room, positive my little cherub would be hysterical having woken and sensed I wasn't there, or even worse – he'd be gone. My little guy was fast asleep without a clue as to the mayhem that had just taken place. This was the greatest shock of my life. Falling asleep and forgetting to pick my daughter up and then forgetting the baby and rushing out of the house to get my daughter from school.
(Parental Parody – Vanessa, I can only imagine the dread you must've felt. Glad you've survived through the major sleep-deprivation phase. Thanks for sharing your story, and I hope you enjoy the magazine subscription you've won.)
Jessie Z
My best baby brain moment was the day when I tried to put the sterilizer into the cupboard next to the microwave. Instead of realizing it was not the microwave, I stood there for ages trying to work out how I ever fit it in such a small space. Annoyed I gave up trying to fit it in and that was when I realised that's not the microwave...
(Parental Parody - Love it Jessie. Can't tell you how many times I've ranted & raved at #1 Hubby for moving everything in my cupboards - when he hadn't even been home (telepathic movement, clearly). Still living it down to this day).
Jacki H
I have so many moments like these but most I can't remember not too long after due to baby brain!!! Anyway I remember one night I was getting ready for bed (in the dark as DH was already asleep in the bed) & was looking for my pj's. I just couldn't find them, searching the whole bed, in between sheets, on the floor, under the bed... everywhere! After about 5 mins or so I gave up & went to the toilet only to realise that I was already wearing them!
Oh yes, I have done the sunnies on top of my head many a time.
& this morning when I was packing away the groceries I even went to put the Napisan in the fridge! Oops!
These incidents are almost daily occurrences for me & sometimes many in one day! God help me when I have more than one child, you are amazing to survive 3 children, with twins included & all!
(Parental Parody – Jacki, classic baby brain moment. Love it! I left that last bit in because it makes me sound good. Thanks Jacki!)
And a final massive thanks to the Guest Blog Posts – deserving of an Honour Roll all of their own….
Glowless from Where's My Glow? who is not only my go-to guru for all things Bloggerish, but the funniest blogger around. She is, in short, my Mummy Blogger Crush. I will stalk her at some point in the future. But that's ok, because I will be bearing wine in case she catches me, at which point I will be forgiven.
Feli from My Life in Mono regular Twitter converser who doesn't ever let it show if she finds my comments lame, annoying, idiotic or a combination of all three. Also creator of my favourite Tweet of the week "But my boobs is not your dummy devil child!"
Fussy Eater's Mum from Life With A Fussy Eater which is one of those Blogs that does the almost impossible – provides useful info and entertains. Some highly amusing posts, and some great tips to boot.
Sidetracked from Mother Moments who is new to blogging, but already doing a fab job of it. Please take a minute to check out her blog and follow her. She has given one of her beloved offspring the Blogging name of Seagull, because he likes to beg for things. That is a shining example of her blogging talents!


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SCRIPTURE: Daniel 9:14b "…for THE LORD OUR GOD IS RIGHTEOUS in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. Psalms 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. Jeremiah 12:1a "Righteous art thou, O LORD…" Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
THOUGHT: RIGHTEOUSNESS is defined as right doing or conformity to an established standard of conduct. God as the Creator of all that exists has the right to establish the standard of conduct for His Creation. Since God Himself is RIGHTEOUS, He is the ultimate in conformance with the standard which He Himself has set. In fact there is nothing about God that is out of conformity, or desires to be out of conformity to RIGHTEOUSNESS. He is RIGHTEOUSNESS in essence. For you this provides the confidence that You can always trust in God because of His RIGHTEOUSNESS and because He will always do what is right and desire what is right and best for you.
PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father and LORD GOD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS: As our Creator You know what is best and Your established standards of RIGHTEOUSNESS is what is best for this universe and for my life. I submit my life to You and to Your RIGHTEOUSNESS. Cleanse me from all unrighteousness and help me to live set apart, from day to day, in the beauty of Your HOLINESS and RIGHTEOUSNESS, In Jesus' Name, AMEN!


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18 October | 2013 | Subject Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
... Many observers have described those movements as revolutions whilst others have merely viewed them as flashes in the proverbial pan that would eventually run out of steam and restore the status quo ante across the region. Other pundits have waxed lyrical about the fundamental freedoms and basic rights that are being sought by such popular movements whereas some have even suggested that the violence we witness in Syria, as much as in Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, Bahrain or other countries is just "swirling" the shifting sands of the region and rendering a precarious situation even more untenable and - decidedly - more volatile.
But it does not stop here, does it? The vast MENA region is not only in the midst of a series of convulsions - some uglier, more violent and more murderous than others. In fact, some of the other regional countries are also bearing the brunt of those uprisings in different - perhaps indirect - ways. This is the case, for instance, of Lebanon and Jordan which are fast becoming second homes for the refugees fleeing Syria every day. After all, almost one in every four citizens of Lebanon is now a Syrian refugee and their presence is not only loudly visible in the streets of many cities and neighbourhoods of the country but they are also gradually creaking the social and economic fabrics of this small country which finds itself willy-nilly facing a human deluge minus the necessary coping mechanisms. The same can also be said of Jordan: consider the Zaatari refugee camp as well as other smaller camps mushrooming across the plain lands of this kingdom whose frail economy or cautious security can ill afford to cope on its own either.
There are of course other actors playing different roles in the fragile uncertainties of the MENA region - whether directly or by proxy. Iran is one country, but so are the Gulf monarchies as much as Russia, China and some Western states. But one country that stands out in terms of its regional prominence politically and religiously, as well as being a refuge for roughly 500,000 Syrians, is none other than Turkey.
Turkey is doubtless a huge country whose 25th prime minister since 2003 has been Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He also chairs the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) which holds a majority of seats in the Grand National Assembly (Parliament). Formerly the mayor of Istanbul for four years, he has been loved and loathed in equal measure by Turks and has at times been described by many pundits as a maverick politician who is turning Turkey into a powder keg in an attempt to shore up his own political-religious power base. In fact, many have opined that Erdogan is less concerned about threats to the social cohesion of Turkey than he is focused on any threats to his own rule and personality cult. Perhaps this accusation of overweening authoritarianism was flung at him most pointedly during the riots in May and June 2013 that started with a small sit-in at the Gezi city park in Istanbul and evoked in the prime minister a defiant stand that dismissed the claims of those allegedly 'secular' and 'loutish' protestors. Mind you, PM Erdogan's policies with the EU Commission have not been too successful either since its negotiations for adhesion to this club (that started in 2005) have been been stalling on a number of chapters too. Moreover, his foreign policy vision is claimed to rest in part on a resurgent neo-Ottomanism which maintains that Turkey should preserve and indeed increase its presence in the lands formerly ruled by the Ottoman Empire.
Erdogan's policies have also worked hand-in-glove with those of his foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu who has stated in his book and in many interviews with Turkish newspapers such as Zaman that Turkish foreign policy should seek "zero problems" - otherwise stated, a strategy that resolves Turkey's problems with all its neighbours. However, it seems to me at this juncture that these policies have been - to put it diplomatically - buffeted by Turkey's disputes with Israel as much as the growing tensions with Syria and Iraq. So much so that Turkey is now viewed as one of the most implacable foes to the Assad regime in Damascus, a cool friend toward Israel, unfriendly to the Al-Maliki government in Baghdad but a loyal supporter to the Muslim Brotherhood in places such as Egypt (with the ousted President Mohamed Morsi), to Palestine (with the Hamas movement) or to the FSA rebels in Syria. As such, a number of critics blame Erdogan for policies that are inimical with the long-term interests of this profoundly proud nation.
Countering those accusations is a prime minister who vaunts about the economic stability in his country, about the ongoing negotiations with some of the Kurdish elements within Turkey as well as the region (notably those with the PKK headed by Abdullah Ocalan), and about the reforms to the Turkish constitution that inter alia respect minorities' rights. He also portrays his anti-Assad stand as being one that attempts to restore order with equity and dignity to a broken country. His supporters accept his claims lock, stock and barrel whilst his detractors reject them categorically. However, the fact that the opposition groups in Turkey are far too weak and divided does not lend to any robust opposition in parliament to the policies of this present AKP government in Ankara.
Many uncertain - and as yet unanswerable - questions prey on pundits' minds about Turkey today. Can it indeed play a constructive global - read stabilising - role in the MENA region or is it merely a spoiler at best and a bully at worst? By supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and elsewhere on the one hand and elements of the Syrian rebels on the other, is it in fact supporting the wrong parties and in so doing exacerbating regional tensions further? Or is it - as an important and strong NATO member of Europe's southern flank - acting as a reassuring presence that imports a modicum of stability into a volatile region and in the process supports the sacred right of self-determination for the peoples of the MENA region? Moreover, how does Turkey treat its own minorities, especially Kurds and Christians, before giving itself leeway to criticise the behaviour of other countries or try to be meddlesome on the one hand and helpful on the other? Do we in the corridors of Western think-tanks need to consider Turkey as a reliable ally or else as a huge Muslim country that is uncertain about its own identity - see-sawing between secular Ataturkism and Islamist Erdoganism - and one that could easily swamp us in human and ideological terms and distort our Western values if only given half a chance? In fact, are Turkey and Erdogan now interchangeable faces of the same lira? Does Erdogan remain a compatible prime minister for this key country or has he outlasted his political expiry date and should yield his place to other politicians without trying - almost Putin-like - to rewrite the constitution so he can forgo his prime ministership and replace Abdullah Gül as president?
Such questions - and many others I am sure - constitute part of the ongoing debate in Turkey today. The answers are far from clear, but it is encouraging that the questions are being asked with increasing confidence. In fact, I believe that we should give Turkey under PM Erdogan some credit for all his efforts - whether in terms of concrete achievements or ongoing struggles - more so since the authoritarian fireworks or dogmatic statements of his own persona are at times deftly fire-walled by a more temperate and equable president. But we would be wrong at this stage to simply overlook the role Turkey plays in the MENA region despite some tell-tale signs of PM Erdogan's empiricism - not least its assistance to Syrian refugees but also in other spheres - but we should also not exaggerate its weight either or allow its leaders to overplay their hands freely. At the end of the day, and in a region witnessing so many political, sectarian and confessional strifes, surely we all seek hopeful stability?
For now, I believe that Turkey could be part of this overarching goal.
© Dr Harry Hagopian | 2013 | 18 October
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Jessica created a cheerful card for those times when a birthday greeting is sent a little late. She used Gleeful Gardens and Year Two on a beautifully inked background!
This card is so cute I don't think anyone would mine that the birthday wishes are a little belated!
Nancy used Penelope's Blossoms and Scripty Sayings to make a card for Lasting Hearts Card Drive. Our friend Jennifer McGuire shared this fundraiser and card drive to support those who have lost a child to miscarriage. This is a cause very dear to my heart.
Please visit THIS post to learn more about this caring cause and how you can be involved.


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File sharring legal in Canada. I knew my hockey loving friends were doing something right with that whole free health care thing, now this. Shit. I should move back to my homeland and be with my people.
File sharring legal in Canada. I knew my hockey loving friends were doing something right with that whole free health care thing, now this. Shit. I should move back to my homeland and be with my people.
At least that's what a recent study profiled by Wired had to say (story). While it doesn't exclude file-sharring from blame for the decline of record sales it does point out that the impact of file sharring has "had only a limited effect on sales". Hardly the 33% decline that the RIAA would have you believe.
See, I told you the music just sucks.
Update: Yahoo is also running the story. This time not in minor quoted form like Wired. Linky.
Yesterday went from mostly crappy to "WTF" in about 15 minutes. Sad part is that it was my own fault. Yeah. I was mucking about in the registry trying to clean up after the virus (see last post) and since the virus uses a name that's extremely similar to fairly important actual windows processes, I more than likely deleted a few of them. I found this out the hard way after nothing would open, run, etc. So, I tried a windows rescue disk. No luck. Then I tried a bootable windows xp cd and a "repair" install. That didn't work either. Finally I ended up formating the drive and completely reinstalling. Thankfully I had learned from past disasters to put my windows install on a tiny partition all by itself. So, I lost my tiny 5G windows drive. Whoppie. It's back up and running now, sans virus and well, everything else. I still have all my programs installed on my D: and E: drives, but try telling something like Office to run without registry entries. So, stuff like that will probably need a reinstall. Oh well. It could have been worse I suppose.
I'm still kind of curious as to how it got in. I keep on top of things like virus definitions, scanning incoming files and having my firewall nice and tight. I'll have to do a bit more checking. Luckily it probably didn't do much in terms of "backdoor" usage. I doubt it could have changed setting on my router to let itself back out. So, that's probably good news.
Freaky though.
So now it's back to work.
What a wonderful day. Really glad I installed Norton AV this morning. I've had both the OptixPro and Lithium viruses for a little over a month and didn't know it. Nifty!!!
That shit has been delt with. Luckily they were backdoor viri and not the serious "I'm going to mess up your harddrive" type. Thankfully there's no evidence they were ever used. I'm behind both a router AND a software firewall (BlackIce). I doubt much of anything got in and/or out. Still, it's scary. I think I might add Zone Alarm to the mix, but that might be overkill.
The scary part is that Norton seems to think they came in the latest install of WinAmp. At least, that's why it's quarrentined it. Weird huh?
I just had a great idea for a program. I think it would probably take all of 15 minutes to write too. Then again, I don't program, so I don't know. Anyway, I thought it would be a fantastic idea if there was a program that emailed you whenever an update to your DC or DC++ que occured. DC++ keeps a log file of completed downloads, just a simple text file. All the program would have to do is keep an eye on that file for changes. If the file gets updated (ie: a download finishes) the program could send a quick email to a user specified address. That's it. Nice and simple. Anyone think they want to take a stab at it?


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Yellowstone Expedition February 2010 » Seen from the Top
Elk grazing along a ridge. Aware that a pack of wolves are nearby, they deftly gather together and eat to sustain themselves. Luckily for them that the snow levels are unusually low so it becomes less of a task to graze.


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A Georgia pastor is going on a hunger strike to raise awareness on the suicide epidemic and it's connection to religion.
Jomo K. Johnson, pastor and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Savannah, began his hunger strike on June 6, the one year anniversary of the death of Kalief Browder, a teen who spent nearly three years in solitary confinement and later committed suicide.
Drinking only water for a minimum of 30 days, Johnson will post an update and encouraging message on Facebook each night. He says he will end the hunger strike when he feels enough awareness has been raised or his body forces him to yield.
"We want to give more attention to mental health—especially those coming out of prison and [the] LGBTQ community. I believed this was a method to talk about death on a regular basis," said Johnson.
According to the American Association of Suicidology, 2,023 black men died from suicide in 2015, and Johnson says that number is on the rise. The organization also reports that in 2014 suicide among male Black youth ages 10-19 was nearly three times higher than that of female Black youth ages 10-19. The organization includes homelessness, social isolation, and substance abuse in a list of factors that put Blacks at risk of suicide.
Johnson helped co-found the BLM group in 2016 following the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile to educate citizens and speak out in social injustices taking place in Savannah. Through vigils and community meetings, the group has been working to shed light on policing reform and mental health issues within the Black community.
His hunger strike also comes nearly a month after the death of Ferguson protester Edward Crawford, who also allegedly committed suicide. Johnson says that activists are "bearing a double burden" and if one doesn't talk about their own struggle while trying to help others it can lead them to make a drastic decision such as suicide.
"It's hard enough to care for the movement when it's hard enough to care for ourselves. Often times those who are the greatest activists are those who are the greatest persecuted," Johnson said. "We still have to worry about how we're going to take care of ourselves, how we're going to put food on the table, and deal with things that have been done to us but yet we're trying to move a movement forward."
Related: Jay Z Hits Sundance With Docu-Series on Kalief Browder Tragedy
Browder's death hits close to home for Johnson, as he also has battled depression and attempted suicide. He connects suicide and religion in his book, "Conversations With Jesus Before and After Suicide," where he makes the argument that the religious belief that suicide is a sin is false, calling it "absolutely wrong" for one to say that those who committed suicide — like 8-year-old Gabriel Taye — have sinned.
"There's no place in scripture where it condemns the taking of one's life. The taking of one's life is an unfortunate consequence of us living in a world that is broken," Johnson said. "I think it's important for the church to recognize that what they've been teaching is not true and they need to acknowledge that and try to adjust so that people won't be hurt by these wrongful teachings."
Johnson says American churches don't fully understand mental illnesses and most want to "either heal it instantly or say it's from the devil."
But in order for healing to begin, Johnson feels that suffering from mental illness must be accepted.
"Some people will suffer from mental illness for the rest of their lives, some people will suffer from suicidal thoughts for the rest of their lives. But that doesn't make them different, it makes them human," Johnson said. "We need to embrace those who are suffering from it, allow them to verbalize their pain, their struggle - and then ultimately seek to encourage and connect with those who are suffering so that they know they have someone they can talk to."
Related: Death of Ferguson Protester Edward Crawford Highlights Struggle to Live Free
Johnson went through deep depression in 2016 and even prayed asking God to take his life. He says he thinks about suicide everyday, but that grace and faith in God gives him the strength to keep going. He hopes his hunger strike will not only bring awareness but empower people to listen.
"If someone tells you they're suffering from suicidal thoughts or depression, give them your phone number. There are so many people that just need to be heard and want people to listen to them. If we can be a listening ear, we can prevent many of these suicides that are going on in the world."


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@jmsv and @parker57 started a side project to analyse etymologies of text written by various historical authors, expecting there to already be a library for retrieving etymological data. On discovering that this wasn't the case, ety was created!
There isn't a single source of truth for etymologies; words' origins can be heavily disputed. This package's source data, Gerard de Melo's Etymological Wordnet, is mostly mined from Wiktionary. Since this is a collaboratively edited dictionary, its data could be seen as the closest we can get to a public consensus.
pip install ety
>>> import ety
>>> ety.origins("potato")
[Word(batata, language=Taino)]
>>> ety.origins("drink", recursive=True)
[Word(drync, language=Old English (ca. 450-1100)), Word(drinken, language=Middle English (1100-1500)), Word(drincan, language=Old English (ca. 450-1100))]
>>> print(ety.tree("aerodynamically"))
aerodynamically (English)
├── -ally (English)
└── aerodynamic (English)
├── aero- (English)
│ └── ἀήρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── dynamic (English)
└── dynamique (French)
└── δυναμικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── δύναμις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── δύναμαι (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
After installing, a command-line tool is also available.
ety -h outputs the following help text describing arguments:
usage: ety [-h] [-r] [-t] words [words ...]
positional arguments:
words the search word(s)
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-r, --recursive search origins recursively
-t, --tree display etymology tree
$ ety drink
drink # List direct origins
• drync (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
• drinken (Middle English (1100-1500))
$ ety drink -r # Recursive search
• drync (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
• drinken (Middle English (1100-1500))
• drincan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
$ ety drink -t # Etymology tree
drink (English)
├── drinken (Middle English (1100-1500))
│ └── drincan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── drync (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
In a virtual environment - Pipenv is recommended:
python setup.py install


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Think Minnesota school cafeteria workers, unlike their cruel Utah counterparts, would never throw out lunches served to kids who can't pay?
Think again. Almost 70 percent of Minnesota school districts either refuse to serve kids whose lunch accounts are in the red or substitute a less nutritious cold lunch, according to a survey [PDF] conducted by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.
Forty-six districts, or 15 percent, refuse to serve students with deficits in their lunch accounts. Most allow a few meals on credit. Metro area districts that cut students off include Stillwater, Mahtomedi, Inver Grove Heights and Osseo.
A few have a policy of doing what the Utah cafeteria workers did, taking away a student's lunch tray and dumping it in the trash in front of them and their classmates. A few only refuse to serve middle- and high-school students.
'Tray pulls' defended by some
The report did not single out the districts that conduct "tray pulls," but did offer a selection of quotes from survey responses defending the practice. One said it was an attempt to teach students to be accountable, others placed responsibility on parents.
"Lunch trays will be pulled from a student if there is not enough money in the account," said one. "We do not enjoy pulling trays from students and it slows the lines for other students trying to get through."
More than half offer an alternative meal, usually a cheese or peanut butter sandwich. A few reported serving butter sandwiches. St. Paul Public Schools is among the 166 districts, or 54 percent, that supply a cold meal.
Many of the districts acknowledge that the practices shame and embarrass kids from low-income families, the Legal Aid report notes, yet have not taken steps to guarantee them a hot lunch.
Bill would extend free lunches to more
The upcoming legislative session will be the sixth in which Legal Aid and its partner MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger will push a bill that would make lunch free for the 61,000 Minnesota students who are eligible for reduced-price lunches. They are most at risk of going hungry because their families often struggle to pay.
Over the last two years, MAZON has built a coalition [PDF] of 35 community groups and faith-based organizations that plan to be active in pushing lawmakers to adopt the measure.
It's true that schools are hard-pressed to persuade all of the parents who are able to pay to keep student accounts current, said Harold Kravitz, MAZON's national board chair and senior rabbi at Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka.
"We're sympathetic," said Kravitz. "But what's really problematic is when you're trying to collect from families that are already in that subsidized category. It puts kids in the middle.
"When you give a kid a different lunch, everyone knows who the poor kids are," he added. "These stories of schools acting on their policies of dumping lunches — it's appalling."
Minneapolis and Anoka-Hennepin are among the 97 districts that guarantee a full lunch to low-income children, regardless of the balance of their account. In addition, Minneapolis offers free breakfast to all kids, regardless of income.
"Several districts expressed a concern that a healthy school lunch may be the only meal the child eats for the remainder of the day," the survey reported. "One school district described other districts' practices of providing alternative meals and turning away children as 'unconscionable bullying.'"
Twenty-one school districts did not respond to Legal Aid's requests for information.
Message from commissioner
Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius Monday sent a link to the report to every district superintendent in the state, along with a strongly worded cover letter announcing that the full list of districts was being sent to lawmakers and news media.
"Like me, I know that none of you would deny a child a nutritious lunch intentionally," Cassellius wrote. "I am hoping you will speak with your food-service directors regarding this information and find ways to ensure children are never turned away from receiving a hot meal."
Right now, more than 250,000 Minnesota students whose families subsist on 130 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible for free meals at school. A family of four qualifies at $30,650.
But tens of thousands more kids whose families earn 185 percent of the poverty level or less — $43,568 for a family of four — are eligible for subsidies that reduce the cost of a hot lunch to 40 cents. The administrative expense associated with trying to collect the money is often higher than the fee itself.
Extending free lunch statewide to students eligible for reduced-price meals would cost $3.35 million a year, said Jessica Webster, the Legal Aid staff attorney who put together the survey with MAZON's support.
"It doesn't entirely solve the problem but it offers some protection to the lowest-income kids," she said. "We really want schools to revisit these policies that are causing shame and embarrassment."
'No Child Turned Away'
The legislation, dubbed No Child Turned Away, will be sponsored this year by in the state House of Representatives by Yvonne Selcer of Minnetonka and in the Senate by Minneapolis' Jeff Hayden. Both are DFLers.
In the past the bill has enjoyed strong bipartisan support, although earlier versions were opposed by some school systems as an unfunded mandate, according to Kravitz. While MAZON and its coalition partners understand there's a long line of needy agencies that are hoping for new money in a nonbudget year, not funding the lunch program would be foolish, he said.
"We know that kids who are hungry find it hard to learn," said Kravitz. "We think this is a moral issue for the community."


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To write down a well being dissertation is likely one of the most troublesome duties in your educational profession. Writing your dissertation you need to exhibit not solely your capability to pick out and analyze data but in addition you need to exhibit your deep data on this topic.
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Wishing You Were Here
Sometimes when we are missing that someone special... send a card!
Welcome back! today you will learn to make this wonderful no-line watercolor image using distress inks. The one thing that I can say about buying these types of inks is that they are so versatile, they are a must for every crafter. You will also need several items from Craftin Desert Divas.
Now you will need several colors for this card. The supplies you will need are as below:
Once everything is all colored in you will hand font the banner with "YOU WERE HERE". If you don't know the type of font you want, then search out a all capital hand font online and use that as your guide. Add some Nuvo dots on each side and set aside to dry.
As your embellishments are drying you will begin to layer your card. Start by gluing down the brown card stock, then your craft card stock. Die cut your yellow print paper and center it atop the craft cardstock and glue it down. Now you will center and glue down your water color paper with the images. Using a glue pen adhere your wishing sentiment to the top of the card. By now your banner should be dry (if not wait unit it's completely dry) and glue it down at the bottom f the card.
Below is the video showing you how to watercolor in your mages.
Well, I hope that you find this a fun project and use this as on example to use for your other cards or crafts!
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Today, I choose joy.
I feel like I'm going backwards and I hate it. I stay awake at night, searching for solutions, or a combination of fixes that will get me through. There's a way. I refuse to believe otherwise.
I look to people in situations far worse than I. People in Haiti. Fishermen on the gulf coast. People with terminal illnesses. People who can't make ends meet and who have families to support. I have only myself, I am pretty healthy, I have people who love me, and I have OPTIONS.
Looking for solutions has caused me to incessantly focus on the problems. Today, I am choosing to focus on the blessings. Things aren't as great as they once were, but they could be so much worse.
I don't want to be stressed out anymore. I'll just do the best that I can, and what will be, will be. Today, I choose joy.
*I'm also on avail for a commercial. Hopefully I'll book it. I'm also hoping that my Progressive Insurance commercial will start to run on Monday!
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The Torah-Hebrew for "teaching" or "instruction"-makes up the first five books of the Bible. It provides the foundation for Jewish life and worship and introduces the Bible's redemptive message of God's covenant love. The Larson-Bethel Baghdad Torah, dating predominantly to the early 17th century, was donated to Bethel Seminary for the community to enjoy and study.
Visit the Torah
The Larson-Bethel Baghdad Torah is on permanent display under a protective case at Bethel Seminary St. Paul. Visit anytime between 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday. Viewing is free and open to the public.
Want to study this rare, important piece up close? Bethel students from any school, under the guidance of faculty members, can schedule a visit to study the Torah up close. Other requests will be considered.
About the Torah
For just a moment, leave the world of cell phones, Google docs, tweets, and texts. Enter a still space and consider what it took to preserve an ancient Torah…
Nearly 400 years ago, Diaspora Jews living in Baghdad carefully stitched together nearly 89 feet of animal skins on which to transcribe the holy words of their sacred texts. Faithful scribes ("soferim") meticulously copied each word of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Its hundreds of erasures, corrections, and patches tell the story of the way God's Word has been upheld over time. It may be hard to imagine today, but the early copyists worked by flickering candlelight in less than ideal conditions. Each marginal notation throughout this non-kosher scroll reflects an ongoing scholarly dedication across hundreds of years to compare and align it with earlier texts. This part of the Torah's story illustrates the inspiring commitment of an impoverished Jewish community to preserve with painstaking accuracy their ancestral teachings.
Across centuries and continents, for both Jewish and Christian communities, the Hebrew inscription on the Larson-Bethel Baghdad Torah display points to the significance of this cherished document, echoed in I Peter 4:11: These are the very Words of God.
The Larson-Bethel Baghdad Torah is a generous gift from the Larson family, friends of Bethel Seminary.
"A well-preserved scroll like the Larson-Bethel Baghdad Torah is a hugely important tool in teaching students about how the text of the Hebrew Bible was preserved and passed down, Hebrew writing and textual criticism, and, most importantly, how one community sought to preserve what they-and we-understand to be the word of God."
-Peter T. Vogt, Ph.D
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Przybylko out, Bedoya ready for showdown in Atlanta
It's a case of "good news/bad news" as the Union look to unseat MLS' defending champs.
It's a case of "good news/bad news" as the Union look to unseat MLS' defending champs.
Everyone knows the Union's playoff history. PSP's Nick Fishman reports from Jim Curtin's weekly presser on what a win on Sunday would mean to the city and his team.
Against LAFC, Union manager Jim Curtin not only faces a dangerous opponent, but also a difficult decision.
The Union will be without a star, but the emergence of their talented teen eases the concern.
The marquee will read Aaronson vs. Pomykal ahead of the Union's clash with FC Dallas. Check out what the coach thinks about that matchup and the rest of Curtin's tidbits.
As the Union prepare for their first MLS game in Cincinnati, Jim Curtin discussed that challenge and much more at his weekly press conference.
When Jim Curtin speaks at his weekly press conference, he usually provides clarity. This time, things remained opaque. How will the Union handle the emergence of Aaronson, the availabity of Monteiro, and the collection of international call-ups and injuries?
With the Union choosing not to appeal Fabian's red card, manager Jim Curtin hinted as to who could fill in at the No. 10. Also, the coach revealed a key injury and spoke on much more at his weekly press conference.
The manager will return next season, but he may be implementing a new approach. PSP reports from Ernst Tanner and Jim Curtin's end-of-season press conference.
Jim Curtin announced at his weekly press conference that the Bosnian midfielder would miss the team's next two matches as a result of a referee altercation in Atlanta.