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Saturday, March 21, 2009
March AOTM for Gaye
For Gaye this month, I made a canvas to go with her recent blue and green nature themed canvas collection made by the Paper Princesses group for her recent birthday. These will be hung, grouped together in a random fashion as each is a different size also, so hoping this one will fit with the others nicely and hopefully tie in my first effort which was a little overcrowded and seem not to fit as well. I have stuck to the butterfly theme which is one of my favourites and the colour is similar, in an attempt to tie in my first canvas.
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I am a primary school teacher on a mission to learn how to teach music. I have no specialist skills. Just enthusiasm.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Lunch Bowl table top sale
Jessica decided to organise a table top sale after school to raise money for the lunch bowl charity.
This is what Jess has to say:
"Sally McGreery came into our assembly and talked about the luchbowl
charity.Its made me realise that we have loads of food and there are
children in the world that have very little, so I was inspired to run a
tabletop sale with the help of some people from my class: Sophie,
Dominic,Izzy & Courtney. We raied £87, that's enough for 270 nutricious
meals for orphans in the Kaliam Slum."
Fantastic! Its great to see year 6 pupils getting involved and making a difference. You are an example to us all!
2 comments:
- Master Omotayo said...
hello .what a nice speech and pics in your blog..even the background..wondeful ..i know all this will take stress and efforts from you but keep the flag high..
- November 6, 2008 at 10:15 AM
- Jackie said...
Thank you so much for your kind words. |I am really quite new to blogging but am enjoying recording the children's achievements.
- November 6, 2008 at 3:16 PM
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Sandrine Guérin. Born in Neuilly-sur-Marne, France. Lives and works in New York, NY. Received an MA in Sociology from the University of Nanterre, France, and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been shown at museums and galleries including Baron/Boisanté, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, The New York Public Library in New York, and the French Institute in Berlin, Germany. Her work is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum, and The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England.
Sandrine Guérin. Née à Neuilly sur Marne, France. Vit et travaille à New York, New York, État- Unis.
Sandrine Guerin © 2011-2012


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Heike Baranowsky, Alejandro Cesarco, Sarah Hromack, Angie Keefer, Christoph Keller, Adam Kleinman, Kitty Kraus, Jorge Méndez Blake, Carsten Nicolai, Project Projects
Exhibition: 12/02/11 - 12/22/11
Opening: 12/01/11, 6:00-8:00pm
Goethe-Institut Wyoming Building
5 East 3rd Street (at Bowery)
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 1:00-6:00pm
Free admission Tel.: +1 (212) 439-8706
"Complete darkness envelops three art works as well as a library. Shutting out light is the prime, physical condition for this exhibition. Light and reflections, in contrast, provide the basic ingredients for the works that explore notions of movement, scale, organization, or orientation. In parallel, a small twilight library functions as support for the display and distribution of a take-away publication that takes light as a symbolic cue to highlight associations between insight, ordering, conservation, and personal experience."


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And here are a few pictures of Scotty.
We had a great time. Addison had so much fun playing with little Scotty and Gracie. It was also fun to see Jeff and Amber and their darling little Addison. Addison absolutely loves babies so she especially loved having their newborn there. The whole weekend Addison would point to the babies and say,"Babies" and then she would say, "I love the babies!" Thanks again for the fun weekend.


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3 weeks ago I bought a personal Holborn Zip filofax in wine. It's beautiful!!
BUT... it has a major problem
For reasons which I don't have time to explain (homework awaits!!), I don't want a replacement, just a straight-forward refund, so the question is just: Should I return my faulty Holborn Zip. Yes means return it, No means keep it. There's no 'Exchange it' option!! ;b


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Finally after more than three weeks of being isolated and feeling alone and devastated with a busted lappy, now I'm alive.. i got a new baby... Pc + TV = 24" Slim HD multi-touch screen Acer Aspire Z5801!
There are many powerful cheaper laptops and pc out there that can give me what I want and it really took me a couple of weeks to decide on this. My previous laptop was Acer Aspire 9301AWSMI, loaded with an AMD Turion 64 ML processor and a 17" wide screen.. Specs and features just right for me and my designing stuffs. It was a great laptop and my companion for the past 5 yrs until it gave up on me and left me heartbroken. Thinking for a replacement was quite really hard for me coz I was accustomed and attached to it for quite a long time but i have to let go and scout for a new one.
|My old Acer Aspire 9301AWSMI
|My work space at home
With its 24'' edge to edge screen, I can play my favorite game Sims and surf the net at the same time in a wide full view and gives me a cool, hands-on control of today′s latest HD multimedia and social networking. And by the way the screen also features a unique tilt design. Hehehe astig that's why I'm in love with it! (",)
Form Factor: All-in-one
Processor: 2nd Gen Intel Core i7-2600
(2.8GHz - 3.4 GHz, 1333MHz, 8mb L3 Cache)
Graphics: NVIDIA Ge Force GT 530 Graphic Card
(2GB Dedicated RAM)
Hard Drive: 1.5 TB
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Combo Driver
Networking support: Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Screen: 24" Full HD with 10-point multi-touch display
Accessories: - Built in Web Cam
- Dolby Home Theater Speaker
- TV-Tuner with Remote Control
- Multi-in-1 card reader


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Improve your future by letting go of your past.
If there's something from your past that is holding you back, it's important to let it go. Letting go does not mean erasing the past or discarding the lessons you learned. But it does mean that you must build a bridge to the future that allows you to flourish. Here are six tips for letting go of whatever is holding you back.
1. Discard the debris.
Emotional connections are often triggered by material things. So it makes sense to discard the material debris associated with the problematic event from your past. If the bad memory is a broken relationship, throw away all photos of the individual and all items that remind you of the person. If the past problem is a failed business, put everything connected with that company in boxes and throw them into the garbage (or store them a dark corner of your basement).
2. Rewrite the past.
In addition to disposing of old debris, you may need to discard old interpretations of the past. Perhaps you were abused in a relationship and learned to think of yourself as a powerless victim. You could revise that interpretation to perceive yourself as a survivor who did what was possible in the circumstances to ensure that you survived. And your survival at that time means that you are now able to move forward into a brighter future.
3. Build a bridge to the future.


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I've been analyzing my photographs lately. Figuring out what to do better - changing my camera settings, getting a better angle, etc.
Seems like I have a common subject among some of my best photographs - my brother, Joe.
Last summer, I had just learned to shoot my camera in manual mode and was trying it out at Shorthorn Jr. Nationals in Grand Island, NE.
Here's a few highlights -
|Joe and his beloved heifer Peach in showmanship.
|In class with Peach.
Notice how the second one is really yellow. Ick.
This year, I returned to Grand Island for Maine & Chi Jr. Nationals. I think my pictures improved -
|Junior showmanship in the Chi ring.
|A fresh angle, like I mentioned.
Back to my favorite subject -
|Sometimes he looks angry - just like his cow Pokey. Like this picture from the Indiana Shorthorn Preview Show in June 2013.
I love learning and I most certainly like to improve. I hope others see my pictures getting better, and appreciate the quality without a lot of fake looking photoshopping (popular among many aspiring photographers).
Until next time,


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Here's the deal:
- Jumping jacks - 60s
- Pushups - 60 s
- Prisoner squats - 60s
- Triceps dips - 60s
- Lunge jumps - 60s
- Wall sit - 60s
- Pain train - 5 burpees, run up 2 flights of stairs, 5 burpees, bear crawl back down 2 fights of stairs, 5 burpees (ouch!)
- Plank - 60s
This morning I went skating (I am thankful for an easy day with play and walking!) with the kids on their school field trip. It was fun and with me having only one fall, not so bad. Here is a sweet shot of the amazing sunrise we witnessed on the walk to their school.
Tonight the SO and I are off to see Blue Rodeo (my excellent Christmas gift from her). Here's a review of their show in Edmonton last night. Looks like it will be great!
Time for some coffee and lunch and then to take the dogs for a walk now that the warm (-5 C) weather is here.


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Representing musical tradition
This free exhibition focuses on particular instrument traditions of Western classical music and features some of the finest, rarest and most ornate examples of their types.
They are divided into six groups: according to function under the titles Consort, Continuo and Salon, and according to constructional or acoustical features under the titles Resonances, Virtuoso and Encore.
The oldest instrument on display, the Jerome of Bologna harpsichord from 1521, is seen together with its red and gold tooled leather outer case. Many of the stringed instruments, including lutes and viols, have intricate inlay work in ivory, ebony and mother of pearl. Others, like the exquisitely carved octagonal recorder by Anciuti, are made entirely of ivory.
About The Art of Harmony
Follow the links below to read more about the Art of Harmony exhibition:
- Article for Dulwich-on-View by exhibition curators Bradley Strauchen and Mimi Waitzman
- Article in Gramophone magazine
- DCMS news release about exhibition launch


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Columbia's Complete Disgrace
The dean of Columbia Law School,David Schizer, has posted a statement on the university's disgrace that includes these sentences:
Mr. Ahmadinejad is a reprehensible and dangerous figure who presides over a repressive regime, is responsible for the death of American soldiers, denies the Holocaust, and calls for the destruction of Israel. It would be deeply regrettable if some misread this invitation as lending prestige or legitimacy to his views.
(HT: Powerline.)
While the dean's candor on what Ahmadinejad represents is welcome, the idea that "prestige or legitimacy" is not inherent in the invitation is just absurd. It is the "World Leaders Forum" at one of the world's great universities –of course Columbia is not merely "lending" the fanatic "prestige" and "legitimacy," it is wholesaling both to him and all he represents.
For as long as we recall that Iran has been killing American soldiers and Marines, we will also recall that when Ahmadinejad came to the United States, it was Columbia that welcomed him and gave him a stage, a microphone, a vast audience and all the "prestige" and "legitimacy" Columbia can confer.


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The Power and Potential of Nonviolent Struggle by Gene Sharp
The Albert Einstein Institution is a nonprofit organization advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world.
We are committed to the defense of freedom, democracy, and the reduction of political violence through the use of nonviolent action.
Our goals are to understand the dynamics of nonviolent action in conflicts, to explore its policy potential, and to communicate this through print and other media, translations, conferences, consultations, and workshops.
Please click here to read the Albert Einstein Institution's annual appeal letter (December 2011). Your support is crucial!
Democratic change has been demanded across the Middle East. But was what seems like a spontaneous revolution actually a strategically planned event, fabricated by 'revolution consultants' long in advance?
Revolution consultants are the worst nightmare of every regime. Srdja Popovic was a founder of the organisation 'Otpor', a revolution training school. It was instrumental in the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic in the 1990s and has now inspired a new generation of activists. Political commentators like William Engdahl are convinced Otpor is being financed by the USA. "The people from Otpor gave us a book in which they described all their strategies", says Ezzedine Zaatour of the Tunisian uprising. That book was written by an American, Gene Sharp, and is now considered the "revolution guide book", being used by opposition movements worldwide. As Optor release their latest gadget, a resistance training computer game sponsored by American organisations, world leaders are voicing their concerns. "This is called a gentle coup!", insists Hugo Chavez.
A story of two opposition activities to launch an orange revolution in Baku, Azerbaijan after parliamentary elections of 2005.


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Quick review: Austin won the Veto and is expected to save himself. Steve is planning to put up Julia as the replacement ensuring a twin will leave this week. The twins have been instructed to decide amongst themselves who should stay and have been debating it. Big Brother has begun annoying Austin with targeted messages toward him. Will this continue? Will things go as expected? Let's find out...
The house begins to stir except for Steve. He has turned on the lights but gone back to bed.
While Julia puts on her make-up, Liz practices her Veto speech, "Austin or shall I say Judas. You earned that Veto fair and square; tutu and all. We've come such a long way together in this game and I care about you so much. And I know how much this means to you. Therefore I would NEVER ask you to use that Veto on me. WHOO! "
When John questions Austin's Veto meeting attire, "Red pants?" Liz whispers, "I'm making him wear them."
John is about half done lowering the outside awnings when Big Brother requests the outside awnings be lowered. John fires back, "I'm working on it!" When he finishes Big Brother chimes, "John, Thank you very much."
Still in the Bathroom, Julia tells Vanessa, "I'm not going to cry today. That's my goal."
Austin is in the Kitchen silently mouthing his Veto speech to himself until Liz joins him.
When Julia arrives too she wonders, "Have there ever been siblings on the block next to each other, like Daniele and Evel Dick?" Austin's pretty sure Natalie and Adria were on the block together in BB5. But that was so long ago, "They're probably old now."
Noon – Veto Meeting
Feeds were out for 42 minutes for the Veto Meeting. It's official. The twins are on the block together.
As a slightly teary eyed Julia heads back to be with Liz in the bedroom, it is apparent she didn't get far with the No Crying Today goal. Vanessa makes mention to John how cute the twins were during the POV ceremony, kissing each other's hands.
Steve feels sick because he feels bad for the twins. Vanessa has sisters so she can put herself in the twin's shoes and knows how terrible it must feel. She heads back to the bedroom with the twins and delivers some serious ego boosting dialogue, "Even though you're younger, I look up to you with what poise and class you handle this game!"
Steve comes in and offers, "The Nolans were definitely the more successful set of twins."
Steve solicits some hugs from Liz as she mentions his speech made her cry but Austin's didn't.
Not long after Steve is out on the elliptical as he and Vanessa discuss how hard their HoHs were. The elliptical crashes several times but he is able to get it back on track until finally the back end comes completely off and he gives up.
Inside, we join John and Vanessa mid-whisper session. Hard to hear but it seems they (meaning Vanessa) decide to wait until they see who the next HoH is before they figure out their next move.
Austin and Steve share some lunch as Steve bemoans the game. Austin occasionally grunts in agreement.
Next up Julia and Liz discuss how much they have been crying. They are unhappy that Austin doesn't cry.
Later we see Steve in the HoH talking to himself amazed that he's the one that put the twins up. He settles in under the covers with his teddy bear, head phones and letter from home. It doesn't last as he notices Vanessa talking to Julia in the Kitchen. He is very paranoid of what Vanessa is up to so he goes down to talk block.
Julia and Liz have moved on by themselves to continue their debate. Liz insists it's Julia's time to shine. Julia disagrees and thinks it's better if Liz stays because she has more wins and played a better game. There is some crying involved.
Steve mentions Jokers, as he does several times throughout the day and wants to see how popular he is in the rankings.
Everyone except John is out by the pool. They speak fondly of James and the things he would do.
Later Vanessa finds a bowl Steve left out (again) and gets really mad. She actually goes upstairs to have him clean up.
Not long after Big Brother pays particular attention to Austin. He's gone into the toilet and when he comes out, goes directly to the Bathroom sink and admires himself in the mirror. He runs his hands through his hair. He strokes his beard. He does some posing. At this point Big Brother calls him out with the message, "Did you wash your hands?"There is a chorus of "ewwwws! from the Kitchen crew.
Steve is heard waxing political saying that race or gender should not be a reason to vote for a politician. A lot of people voted for Obama due to his race and "that was wrong."
Liz slips away to have a cry in the Purple room before taking a brief nap. A short time later Julia comes back and says every time she thinks of their conversation earlier, she cries. She's going take a nap in the next room.
Somewhere along the line Austin joined Liz for an extended cuddle session until Steve interrupted them.
Blood curdling screams ring out! Turns out they got beer and wine and the twins were VERY excited.
Everyone congregates at the hot tub except for Steve. They think he's napping, but we can see he is up in the HoH wide awake (perhaps looking a bit paranoid).
While the Austwins head in to prepare tortillas, Steve joins Vanessa out back for more political talk, "I'm doing everything to pull myself to the right because I'm to the left on most things. I'm a huge Bernie Sanders fan!" When Vanessa doesn't know who that is, Steve describes him, "He's very centered. The same reason I like John McCain. He was very close to choosing a democrat for his running mate." When Vanessa points out the country is moving left Steve notes, "Obama in any other first world country is a conservative."
Steve goes in checking on the food and John joins Vanessa out back. They talk of HoH competition speculation. Vanessa warns John not to hurt himself with Austin's workout routines. Vanessa wants Liz to be the one to go this week. She suggests a blood oath about final 2 with each other. (Though she notes it looks more like she's taking a piss) John is very agreeable to all Vanessa is saying.
Inside the corn tortillas are ready. Julia suggests they eat before telling the others.
Vanessa works on Steve. She wants a Final 3 from him. He says he'll consider it.
Liz and Julia have a private conversation in the hammock where Liz says she tricked Austin into admitting he has a final 2 deal with Vanessa. His defense was that everyone does it at this point in the game. She is not happy as she relays this to her sister saying, "I don't!"
Steve comes out and lies beneath the hammock and rocks the twins. He's excited when Julia holds his hand. Austin wants in on the act. He and Steve swing the hammock by pulling on each twin's arms.
When Steve leaves Austin tells the twins he'll support whatever they decide on which one of them goes. He seems to be pushing Liz as the one more likely to win though.He also thinks Julia or Liz are getting America's favorite and eludes that they are all very popular outside the house. He tells Liz If he wins, "I'm spending all my money on you anyway; moving you out to LA."Delusions aside, he relays a pretty good take on Vanessa wanting to appear unpopular with the jury. They speculate that Vanessa, John and Steve have a final 3 deal.
The twins move to the hot tub and are even more convinced Vanessa and John have a final 2 deal. "She's trying to be the Derrick of this season." Austin joins, "If Johnny Mac wins the next HoH, he and Steve are going to be the final 2.
The houseguests settle in for an evening of fun and games. They play pool. They play chess. There is much horse play too.
As the others have retired for the most part, Steve starts his pacing. He is particularly annoyed the house lights have not gone out yet. He runs through a myriad of game scenarios but seems to have a new realization that Vanessa and Austin are more together than he thought. He plans to reassure Vanessa of their connection to drive a wedge between Vanessa and Austin. He finally heads to bed and the house goes quiet around 3:30 AM.
Will the twins come to a decision? Will it matter? Will any more deals be made? With Teddy Bear Day coming up this Wednesday, will Steve make any special plans?
Thanks to the Updaters for keeping track over the holiday weekend!
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A few years ago, after the first day of a training I ran for a European organization on "storytelling as a leadership skill," I asked my client how he thought the session went. The energy in the room had been so positive that I was pretty confident he'd say it went well. And he did. Then came the "but…"
"But your material is too American. Can't you find some examples from Europe?"
I tried really hard to find some, but I couldn't. None of the European examples I found were good enough for teaching purposes. As I began to do more and more trainings outside the United States, the question continued to nag at me. Not long after, when developing curriculum for Amani Institute, which we set up as a truly global organization from the beginning, I ran into the same problem again and again.
If we were to imagine a library with all the available literature on social innovation written in English (for a global audience)—sorted by geography, not genre—I'd bet than nine out of 10 shelves would be labeled "United States" and one would be labeled "Rest of the World."
The fact is that although thought leaders in the United States do a great job of sharing emerging thinking about social innovation, there is an unmistakably American flavor to it. In addition to a standard style and tone, most case studies cited (apart from Grameen Bank and Aravind Eye Hospital) are from US-based nonprofits and social enterprises. Why is this a problem? Because there is great social change work happening around the world that innovators aren't learning about. Another less fair but no less important reason is that many people around the world instinctively bristle when they feel confronted with an over-reliance on things American. It is simply the reality, and working in education means meeting people where they are.
With this in mind, I was greatly intrigued to find a book called Orbit-Shifting Innovation: The Dynamics of Ideas that Create History in India. I snapped it up and dived in. Written by innovation consultants Rajiv Narang and Devika Devaiah, Orbit-Shifting Innovation puts forward a structured approach to overcoming the obstacles to innovation and generating innovative solutions in the private, public, and social sectors. To my delight, the authors kept the uniquely Indian numbering system of "lakhs" (hundreds of thousands) and "crores" (hundreds of lakhs) rather than "millions"—it was clearly written for an Indian audience. The case studies in the book came not just from India, but also from Kenya, Mongolia, Tibet, Philippines, Brazil, and Switzerland.
The content is excellent, and there are several insights worth their weight in gold for anyone who works in innovation, including:
- Innovation has to be steered—it cannot be managed or mandated from above. By definition, there is no formula, only a sense of direction. Thus, innovation is a leadership journey much more than a management one. And what most people don't realize is that the process of taking an innovation to market requires as much innovative thought as generating the idea in the first place.
- Most true innovations start with the challenge or problem, not with the idea itself. Beginning with the challenge forces you to think outside the box in a way that starting with an idea does not. This resonated with my experience of social entrepreneurship, where too many young entrepreneurs (and the incubators that support them) go headfirst into the "big idea" without asking deeper questions about the nature of the problem they are trying to solve. At Amani Institute, we have been guilty of this too.
- Perhaps the most insightful exploration in the book is the extremely personal nature of conceiving and implementing something new. The core challenge in thinking innovatively is breaking through one's own mental models (unquestioned assumptions or the boundaries in our minds) of what something should be like. For example, can you name a movie with drop-dead gorgeous aliens who were technologically backward? No, because we have an ingrained mental image of what aliens are supposed to be—smarter but uglier than us. It would take a very brave filmmaker to go against that image. And because it is so hard to overcome our mental models, what constrains innovation is not usually organizational or financial risk, but personal (reputational) risk on the part of senior management. This leads to the under-resourcing of innovation. Since managers want to protect themselves, they usually assign less essential staff to work on innovation part-time. But, as the authors of the book argue: "Spare people working in spare time don't create history … [they] create a disaster by design."
Yet as excellent as the content is—and this brings us back to one of the core challenges of finding good non-American literature on social innovation—Orbit-Shifting Innovation is, unfortunately, very poorly written. It took three months of diligent reading to plow through the awkward and clunky jargon that litters its pages. Here is one fairly representative sentence: "Proactively lower the threshold of decision-making by pre-answering predictable doubts." I think what they mean is "anticipate your boss's objections". What I might call "re-iterating based on feedback," they call "in-market versioning and fissioning." Even the premise of the book—the study of disruptive products and services—is expressed in engineer-speak ("orbit-shift") rather than the more straightforward "breakthrough innovation." And once you choose "orbit-shift" as your core concept, you're stuck with writing it all the time. Imagine reading "orbit-shift" ten times on one page—sometimes as a noun, sometimes as a verb, sometimes as an adjective. Then imagine reading nearly 400 pages of that. For two deeply experienced and insightful professionals to write as though they were trying to impress their college professor was astonishing. It is also why very few people will actually read this important book.
Even though I hail Orbit-Shifting Innovation as a must-read for those working globally in innovation, the way it is written makes me wonder if it is the exception that proves the rule. As a global educator with an increasing desire to find non-American literature, I'm curious what my colleagues in social innovation have come across. Can we curate a list of non-American literature on social innovation here? Our field needs the diversity.


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Environment Agency Grants Shale Gas Permit in Lancashire
Environment Agency grants Cuadrilla environmental permits for shale gas exploration. Strong environmental standards are in place.
Environment Agency Grants Shale Gas Permit for Preston New Road
From: Environment Agency and Department of Energy & Climate Change
First published: 16 January 2015
Part of: Environment and Energy
Environment Agency grants Cuadrilla environmental permits for shale gas exploration. Strong environmental standards are in place.
The Environment Agency has today (16 January) granted the environmental permits Cuadrilla needs to carry out operations safely at their proposed shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road, Plumpton in Lancashire.
The Environment Agency has over the last 6 months conducted a rigorous assessment of Cuadrilla's applications and carried out 2 periods of extensive public consultation.
The permits set out the conditions Cuadrilla must follow to protect groundwater, surface water and air quality and to ensure the safe storage, management and disposal of waste.
Steve Molyneux, Environment Manager for Lancashire, said:
After completing a rigorous assessment of Cuadrilla's application and the public consultation responses, we are confident the permits issued will ensure people and the environment are protected. The right controls are in place to manage waste and the flaring of gas safely, and protect local water resources.
We value the feedback received during the public consultation and will continue to work with the local community. Should Cuadrilla begin exploration, we will ensure the permit conditions are enforced.
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The team of 20 officers reportedly removed a few files and fined the agency $100,000.
An agency insider said that Bates, part of London-based Cordiant Communications Group, has appointed law firm White & Case and management consultant KPMG to assist with an internal reorganization as specified by local authorities.
Nick Brown, managing director of Bates' Ho Chi Minh City office, declined comment on the raid. But an agency finance director described the fine as "mere peanuts" and called the raid "nothing more than a little rattling of the can." That's not uncommon in a country where ads for Western brands are routinely torn down and agency offices are bugged by officials of the Communist government.
A former senior-level executive at the Bates office in Vietnam said raids and investigations happened at the agency "at least once a year and sometimes several times a year" after Bates became the first foreign agency in Vietnam in 1993. The executive, now a Bates regional director, said investigators usually looked "at invoices and media contracts" to determine if the agency was operating illegally.
He added that other agencies in Vietnam, including J. Walter Thompson Co., Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide and McCann-Erickson Worldwide, also were frequently raided.
It could not be confirmed whether other agencies were also raided last month, although executives at several, including Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey Advertising, JWT and McCann, said their shops either have been raided in the recent past or could be next on the hit list.
The police are typically searching for proof of business activities that generate profit or revenues. Nearly all foreign advertising agencies are issued a "representative office license," which does not permit them to set up a joint venture or earn revenues and profits.
The country, which remains uncomfortable with capitalism, has a small ad business with total billings estimated at less than $100 million.
In mid-April, after a laborious 18-month effort, Leo Burnett Vietnam obtained a "business cooperation contract," or full service license, to operate in Vietnam as a joint venture with local partner M&T Advertising, according to Steve Gatfield, regional director of Leo Burnett for Asia Pacific in Hong Kong.
Paperwork and bureaucracy, compounded by conflicting advice from officials, make it extremely difficult for foreigners to get a cooperation contract.
Indeed, an earlier Bates joint venture with a local partner that had been approved was later disallowed by Vietnamese authorities, according to the Bates regional director.
It can be difficult to earn money through a cooperation contract because foreign agencies provide the upfront cash, train the local staff and are subject to high taxes and strict foreign exchange controls.
Most agencies work through offshore accounts or handle billings through offices in nearby Thailand, then hire a Vietnamese company to buy media on commission. The police have been dissatisfied with this practice, prompting the periodic raids.
One regional director said "the recent license grant to Leo Burnett Vietnam was hailed as a possible sign that the tight control of foreign agencies is being loosened," adding that several agencies in Vietnam are now attempting to get similar contracts.


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Government may Reconvene Parliament to save GST
Aug 26, 2015: The Government is considering re-approaching the parliament for another attempt to pass the GST (the Goods and National Sales Tax). Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said that the tax reform in the name of GST was very crucial for the Indian economy. NDA government would try its best to make it a reality.
The GST if passed, will bring a single national sales tax to replace all other complicated taxes by the states and the central government. If this tax reform did not meet the deadline of getting implemented before April, this would create a negative impact on the investors in the easy opportunity to uplift the Economy.
The Congress has not let the GST passed that seems as the most ambitious reform of the government. They had said GST to be anti- farmers and pro-industry, moreover, they had not let the parliament function.
However, the original version of the GST was drafted by Congress. Arun Jaitley had said that the Gst could add up to 2 percentage points to the growth of India.


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Joshua Marie Wilkinson
Polaroids by Tim Rutili
"an owl breaks the
fold a cut tree spills
a soft crutch
this dust
a freezer stocked
with I
to myself in these very woods."
"Wolf Dust" from Selenography selected for inclusion in Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology
"In [Wilkinson's] latest we are charting out the surface of Wilkinson's thought, with all the attendant mystery and depth that the moon mythically implies. Just as the Renaissance writers found a nomenclature to attach to the rifts and ranges of the moon, the poet finds a common thread in words, however tenuous, connecting the peaks and craters of his thought." — Sean Patrick Hill, Bookslut
"Wilkinson's book is also proof that it is possible to create beautiful and affecting art in the attempt to record our fleeting world, even if that art is not indelible and can be as fragile as a Polaroid photograph, even if it doesn't make the world indelible. Selenography is an example of such art: a perfect marriage between the visual and the written word." — Kristin Abraham, New Pages
• Bookslut review of Selenography
• New Pages review of Selenography
• Word For/Word review of Selenography
• Examiner review of Selenography
• Joshua Marie Wilkinson interview on BOMB: Part I
• Joshua Marie Wilkinson interview on BOMB: Part II
• Joshua Marie Wilkinson interview with Mike Young for Studio One Reading Series
• The Daily Iowan profile of Joshua Marie Wilkinson & Selenography
• rob mclennan on Selenography
• Best American on Selenography
• Pank reviews Selenography
• Joshua Marie Wilkinson discusses his No Volta pentology, including Selenography and The Courier's Archive & Hymnal, at Green Mountains Review
Born and raised in Seattle, Joshua Marie Wilkinson is the author of five books of poetry, most recently Selenography. He has also edited two anthologies for University of Iowa Press, including Poets on Teaching, due out fall 2010. A tour documentary about the band Califone, entitled Made a Machine by Describing the Landscape, is also forthcoming. He teaches at Loyola University Chicago, and divides his time between Chicago and Athens, GA.
Tim Rutili is a musician, filmmaker, and visual artist. He is principal songwriter, lyricist, and vocalist for Red Red Meat and Califone, bands which he founded. He is also a member of Ugly Casanova and Boxhead Ensemble. Rutili has composed music for documentary and feature films and contributed to albums by Modest Mouse, Sage Francis, and many other artists. He has directed numerous short films and music videos. His feature-film directorial debut All My Friends Are Funeral Singers had its premier at the 2010 Sundance film festival. He lives in Los Angeles and Chicago.
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We call them Gods, demons, Daemons, spirits, guides, helpers. The great ones who have been here to help and guide mankind since the beginning of life itself here on planet earth. They are the true givers of godly knowledge and information.
-The definition of the word Daemon from Dictionary.com:
Daemon [dee-muh-n] noun
1. Classical Mythology.
A. A god.
B. A subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
As you can see, a Demon or "Daemon", was never originally an evil spirit nor entity. It was a God or being here, to give knowledge to humanity from the astral or physical realm, in order to learn, help, guide, or even protect us. This is why the Jews (first founders of the "Jeebus Crust" myth), brandished them as evil. Because knowledge & Free-Will are sins;
"Only the Devil promotes or advocates free-will and knowledge. Only Satan, if you think about it, in the bible, he is basically the good guy. All he was doing was revealing the truth, and giving knowledge to mankind".
Here is a Jewish quote, from their book expressing that death, is a punishment for free-will:
" See, I have set before you today life and good, and death and evil. I have commanded you today to love Hashem your DoG, to walk in his paths, and to keep His Commandments, Decrees, and Laws. You will then live and flourish, and Hashem your DoG will bless you... But if your heart turns astray, and you do not listen... I am warning you today that you will be exterminated... I call heaven and earth as witnesses. Before you I have placed life and death, the blessing and the curse. You must choose life, so that you and your descendants will live. -- Deut. 30:15-19".
Satan has told me some information concerning the wrongful information on the JoS site (this pertains to you people who assume absolutely everything on the site, including all the Demon's information is true - it's most definitely not). One should never call "Enki" Satan, for it is extremely disrespectful and wrong if origins.
The Gods were never trapped in the first place, like what leader Maxine has said otherwise. The Gods cannot become trapped by the methods of man, nor would they allow such a thing to take place. Satan hears, and sees all, nothing would take in effect of a trapping of the Gods. Also, many of the sigils are wrong, as in having enemy power.
Many of the Gods on the JoS site are also misrepresented, and are repeated from different names from different cultures. Much is incorrect and wrong concerning the relations with the Gods, and their information, and real purpose for humanity.
Satan wishes for us to advance and better ourselves, into God-like people like him someday. We as people are extremely less significant, and probably comparable to cavemen compared to how advanced SATAN and the Gods are. There is nothing worse than allowing stupidity, and letting it breed to continue itself only to spread destruction to others in the process of life.


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And this from 2009
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i think the government should just fuck off. i didn't read to the end of that to be frank it pissed me off too much
fucking drug dependence unit for chronic pain who the fucking hell do they think they are those cunts?
yeah man, i can't sell oxy anyomore since i was changed to bruphenorphine.
At the moment my wife is under reviews again. At the moment she is writhing in agony on the floor, having had to reduce her medication level by 25% already.
They want her to drop her dose to 1/3rd of what she is on right now, which would kill her outright, and they don;t believe that is possible, as they know nothing about pain medicine. They have almost killed her several times already, and she was FINALLY getting better again.
They now also have an official "one size fits" policy for Oxycontin now too (after watching "A Current Affair" I'd wager), which essentially says you only get 40mg 2x a day, no matter what condition you have...even if you are dying of starvation due to not being able to live without more medication.
Those people who cannot cut down their pain med level any lower without a lot of horrible REAL harm, due to very REAL pain that all of their doctors say they are really in...they do not get an exemption. Instead are sent to a detox facility and treated like addicts. Many are placed on methadone treatments, and methadone is a horrible substance. It made my wife's hair fall out and it caused her terrible pain, far worse that the conditions that she has...which include central nerve sensitization (from their lack of treating her with enough medication).
These people running this system are despised by doctors all over the country. They are egotistical vile animals and have no science, no compassion and just a knee jerk nuttiness driving them on a "pogram" to remove pain meds from all people.
We are to sick to move anywhere AGAIN just to get pain meds. We are finally buying a home after years of being homeless from all this horror, and now we will probably need to pack up the car and flee to NSW just to keep my wife alive. She can't breath city air at all anymore. We need a safe place in the country, and we bought one...but now we will lose everything to these nutters.
I'm a chronic pain person and just read this via a link from Chronic Pain Australia- quite frankly I'm gobsmacked. What next deny diabetics insulin. I'm glad I live in Vic. Did have one interesting example of the same attitude whilst holidaying in QLD last year. Treated like a junkie. Finally went to Townsville Hospital and after my suggestion to ring my GP she did ring my local chemist, I couldn't believe it. I'm on Norspan patches 40 mg daily but needed some extra stuff so I could travel. Yes, we get treated by some as lepers. I've done it all with pain clinics etc- even they are like hen's teeth. Hope they get the chronic pain oneday- that's all I can add. It's no dam fun and the irony for me is I reckon my FMS was really sent into overload when I had a knee op that went very wrong in Adelaide. Wakefield hospital and a Dr Rory Montgomery. His partner Richard Clarnett in denial- don't go near either. Medical profession has a lot to answer for sometimes.
I hope you're not being serious here! It's people like this, who take advantage of the system (& divert drugs to the black market) who are really responsible for all the hell chronic pain sufferers are having to go through! As a long-term chronic pain sufferer, who is currently being put through the wringer by DASSA, I don't find
comments like this humourous at all! If I get my pain medication cut off, I might as well kill myself, cos nothing else can control my pain :/
The way DASSA are treating chronic pain sufferers is just DISGRACEFUL! They have a lot to answer for! How insulting is it to be subjected to frequent reviews (like you're a common drug addict) when you have a very real pain problem (that has been well-documented for over a decade!) They gave me one month to get an assessment by a pain physician (to support my continued use
of low dose semi-synthetic opioids) or
they'd cut them off! How hard is it to get into see a pain specialist this fast? The
pain clinics have 2 year waiting lists & the
private physicians - at least 6 months! Not
to mention the astronomical gaps that
these physicians charge! You'd think DASSA could at least foot the bill since they are the ones DEMANDING these
urgent assessments! I'm just outraged & insulted in the extreme!
I wisdh to agree even being an old post reading this article hit home I was a victim of protecting my family home from an attempted home invasion nearly bashed to death i got pain relief when my head was stapled and cuts n bruises all over me however I had healed pain went only for a couple months then the painful onset of FMS set in I was eating panadine forte like lollies told my doc the truth then he begun prescribing stronger opioids oxycontin worked well at high doses but dependance came and I have a shocking tolerance to opioids as it is anyhow went through the rotation of opioids I was put on kapanol MS contin i could function get out of bed and I used it sparingly I didn't need it daily I used it when the pain was unbearable then my doctor had to get authorisation from DDU they cut me of wanting a specialist report im still waiting for a pain specialist even tho been referred to the public system and private I been onto methadone which at higher doses helped but it nearly killed me with respritory arrest I was in ICU for ages they lowered the dose it was no value i was suggested suboxone as a GOOD pain killer by the pharmasicst however I went from 4mg to 32 and no difference in pain if anything its getting worse and being treated like a junkie and the agony i go thru on a daily basis has even made me have suicidal idealisation my family are suffering as much as me I have had enough maybe if the people in DASSA and DDU were tortured and put through agony maybe they would have compassion but they dont the whole DASSA-DDU thing is a right mess though they are happy to kill you with methadone they dont care about pain they all think pain sufferers are junkies which is crap they have it all wrong now people are hitting the streets for drugs and the war on drugs as they call it has been lost they all made it alot worse when it was accesable by a doctor it was regulated now they removed regulation and doctor su[ervision now heroin is making a comeback pain sufferers will soon turn to that DDU and DASSA have it all wrong it maybe time for a class action lawsuit for something to be done docotrs fear DDU but when you have all to gain as a sufferer you will do anything to help people in the same position and to show them they effed up time for accountability


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Bootstrap is a toolkit from Twitter designed to kickstart development of webapps and sites. It includes base CSS and HTML for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grids, navigation, and more.
Very pretty. Of course, if you aren't careful your site will end up looking like Twitter.com. But, you could do a lot worse than looking like Twitter.com.
- Bootstrap, from Twitter
- Via Andre Torrez, who redid his personal homepage with it.


text: Doll made of all rigid plastic with jointed limbs, blond hair in a ponytail with a front curl, painted black earrings and heels. The doll is dressed in a blue and white polka dot dress. The Bild Lilli doll is based upon the cartoon character 'Lilli' created by German cartoonist Reinhard Beuthien for the newspaper Bild-Zeitung, Hamburg, Germany.


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|Our new travel destination... can you guess where it is?
A couple of days ago, G and I got together over coffee and decided upon a new final destination. It was a brief 'meeting' because we both felt the same way. Are you curious? Well, it's still not a 100% certain yet (Indonesia is still a possibility), but for now we will end our backpacking trip innnn.....
The Philippines!
Maybe it's not the first destination which comes to mind when thinking of a final destination for a backpacking trip. But we did some research. We wanted to go to the Maledives for the beautiful pearly white beaches and palmtrees. Well, guess what: These are also to be found in the Philippines. In addition to that, the Maledives are a very quite island. Nothing much to do, nothing much to see. It's possible that we don't even want to go sightseeing after a couple of months of backpacking, but if we do, there is no possibility. The Philippines however, are a very different story. There's lots of things to do and see. A very brief summary from my dear Lonely Planet guide:
* Swimming with whale sharks. Real ones. Big ones!
* See and maybe even climb a volcano
* Explore one of the many deserted islands
* Visit ancient rice terraces
* Diving
* Venture into the jungle to visit hill tribes
* ... and a lot a lot more...
We are pretty excited about this. Yay!
So, the trip is kind of complete now. The next update will be more specific: It wil cover an estimate on how many days I/we spend in every country. It also covers the alternative route, which I will have to take whenever my budget is not sufficient for the initial route.
Now I have nothing more to tell/show you, except for a couple of jealous making pictures of The Philippines.
Now I have nothing more to tell/show you, except for a couple of jealous making pictures of The Philippines.


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Here's Why The Indian Army, Air Force And Navy Salutes Differ From Each Other
If you've ever seen a military function or even the recent Republic Day parade on the telly, then you would know that the one common feature is a salute. The salute is the highest form of respect that the Armed Forces can display.
A salute is a gesture of respect and trust among soldiers which encourages a pride in their ever-shining uniforms while at the same time elevates them in their own eyes by reminding them all of that is implied by the profession and its traditions of chivalry and courtesy.
While most of you haven't noticed but there is a slight difference in the salute of Indian Army, Air Force, and Navy, which has evolved over time and become a tradition.
You will surprised to know the meaning behind the salutes of our tri-services, read on to find that out:
First of all, salute is a gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing.
1. Indian Army – Open palm facing the person in front
In Indian Army, a salute is executed by an open palm with fingers stuck closely to the thumb and the middle finger touching the eyebrow to reinstate trust between the two or more armies, and also to signify that they are not carrying weapons and trust can be placed on them.
2. Indian Air Force – Open palm at a 45 degree angle to the ground
The Indian Air force personnel salutes with their palm at 45 degrees to the ground showing headway towards the skies. The new salute was executed in March 2006. Earlier the Indian Airforce Salute was just like the Army one.
3. Indian Navy – Open palm facing the ground
In Indian Navy, the salute is conducted with the palm facing ground at 90-degree angle to the forehead. In old days, when sailors used to work on ships , their hands used to get greasy, so they started saluting with their palms facing down as a mark of respect to their seniors.
May be NCC cadres might know about it, but I just got to know about this. Well this is definitely something to add to our patriotic trivia!
I never knew any of this. Did you? Let us know in the comments section below!


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As far as what I wore, I tried super hard to be deep and go into detail on how the color of the skirt caught a sparkle in my eye and it spoke to me in a soft whisper or it chose me with a brush to my cheek as I scoured my closet. Truth is, it was just pretty. It was my first time wearing this beauty I scored it in my local second hand store. It was one of those days searching for that perfect item which would catch my eye and without any luck through my entire trek in the store, just as I was about to leave, wait...what is this? Pretty color. Moschino Couture. Six dollars. CHA-CHING! In that exact order! To top off the skirt I also debuted my super perfect lace blazer that I bought at the end of winter last year and had yet to pleasure my shoulders with its perfection.
As always, I had to throw on something a bit off beat, my perfectly worn in motorcycle ankle boots did the trick. The perfect adoRebel ensemble to waste away a brisk day.
For this post I am participating in a Winter Style Challenge with Bonobos. I chose this look as a complement to their awesome new Collection of Men's suits.I like to mix very feminine things with a bit rougher things to balance them out. Hence my strong shoulder padded blazer, which is also inspired by menswear, was chosen along with a tough ankle boot. This creates a balance of pretty and tough. My big hair also balanced out the "prettiness"
What I wore: Skirt (Moschino Couture)
Blazer (thrifted)
Ankle boots (Guess by Marciano)
Clutch (thrifted)
Jewelry (old)


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Design a mock-up of a news feed view in mobile app -- 2
Budget $10-30 CAD
We're looking for a fresh and UI friendly design for the homepage of our existing restaurant dish ratings app (HelpMeOrder). The logo and color scheme are already established, but looking to have a very clean and simple UI that follows good UI practices
ideal candidate will be familiar with iOS Human Interface Guidelines and Google Material Design guideline.
News feed will be similar to the friends feed shown in the screenshot below, but with a clear call to action button and with different types of activity.
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The only objection, then, to the new heathen, contraceptive morality will be that the second condition I mentioned - near-universality of contraception where there ought not to be begetting - simply won't be fulfilled. Against the background of a society with that morality, more and more people will have intercourse with little feeling of responsibility, little restraint, and yet they just won't be so careful about always using contraceptives. And so the widespread use of contraceptives naturally leads to more and more rather than less and less abortion. - GEM Anscombe
Rules of Racialists-Part II - Victor Davis Hanson, Pajamas Media
Indiana: The Holy War of the Left - Rod Dreher, American Conservative
Ending The Real Rape Culture - Matthew Cochran, The Federalist
Is Indiana Protecting Discrimination? - Josh Blackman, NRO
Mike Pence, Hoosier Daddy - Debra Saunders, SF Gate
Compulsory Voting is Unconstitutional - Hans von Spakovsky, Human Events
Self-Enforcing Discrimination - Walter Williams, Human Events
Generals of Regulation - Paul Nolette, Liberty Law Blog
Colorado Pushes Back against Oklahoma and Nebraska Marijuana Suit - Adam Bates, Cato
Conservatives Are Responsible for Liberalism - Ben Peterson, Intercollegiate Review
The End of Tolerance And Enforced Morality - Ben Domenech, The Federalist
Tim Cook's Moral Confusion—and Intolerance - Roger Pilon, Cato
A Time for Testing - R.R. Reno, First Things
The Surrogacy Industry And Human Trafficking - Elise Hilton, Acton
Clinton...Destroys Remaining Emails - Helle Dale, Daily Signal
Con "Law" Theory, New Haven-Style - Michael S. Greve, Liberty Law Blog
Let's Reinvigorate Public Discourse - James Lopez, The Federalist


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Skull Hard Boiled Egg Mold
- EGG-A-MATIC Chick Egg Mold - $8.73
- Animal Egg Shapers - $6.50
- Sunrise & Funny Face Egg Mold Rings - $6.95
- Easter Rabbit on Egg Chocolate Mold - $42.00
I think the best ad campaign of all time might be The Incredible Edible Egg. Not only because it rhymes, which is always the best way to present something, and is about food, which is always the best thing for something to be about, but also because it is actually true. Eggs are incredible. How can the same ingredient that makes meringue and angel food cake what they are also make mayonnaise and hollandaise sauce what they are, plus fry, scramble, poach, baste, and boil for breakfast? I think if I had to pick one single food to eat exclusively for the rest of my life, I would pick eggs. Eggs with a side of Shreddies fart-filtering underwear.
And now for something else incredible you can do with eggs: shape them into skulls with delicious yolk brains. This Egg-A-Matic skull egg shaper squishes and reconfigures your standard hard boiled egg into a perfectly creepy (but not so creepy you can't let the kids have a bite) victim of the voodoo. Check out the video for a step-by-step demo, but the process is pretty simple: boil an egg, peel off the shell, and place it in your skull mold. Then snap the shaper shut and plunge it into a vat of cold water. Minutes later--voila! You have your very own incredible edible dead man.


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Unlike last year's celebrations, when a thousandsstrong march of garment workers
was met by police bearing electric batons and fire hoses, International Workers'
Day 2006 passed without significant public demonstrations from the Kingdom's
embattled labor union movement.
"We didn't celebrate May 1 this year because we didn't want our workers to receive injuries or death when government authorities disperse them," said Free Trade Union leader Chea Mony, brother of slain union martyr Chea Vichea.
In previous years in Cambodia, May 1 has
proved a flashpoint for political rallies and strident speeches led by the
opposition and civil society. Last year, three Free Trade Unoin members were
arrested and held at Russei Keo district hall. Workers' Day is held in
commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago - a seminal protest that
led to the 8-hour workday in the US.
Chea Mony, chairman of Free Trade
Union, told the Post that his confederation did not celebrate May Day this year
because of fears of violence.
"I think that the freedom of expression in
Cambodia now is worse than before 2003," Mony said. "We didn't celebrate May 1
this year because we didn't want our workers to receive injuries or death when
government authorities disperse them."
Several hundred riot police were
ready in front of the National Assembly on May 1, standing by to quell
protestors who usually gather every year to call for improvements in working
conditions, law enforcement and human rights.
According to one UN human
rights observer, the lack of peaceful protests was baffling as the unions had
received much attention from international labor groups and major buyers.
But some labor leaders believe the union's silence may have spoken
louder than any actions.
The Cambodia Confederation of the Union (CCU)
marked Labor Day in silence as a symbolic appeal to the government to bring to
justice the unsolved killers of two trade union leaders-Ros Sovannareth, and
most recently, Hy Vuthy.
Further, May Day comes amid a major domestic
campaign to free Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, the alleged killers of union
leader Chea Vichea who was murdered in 2004.
The global organization
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), in a April 19 statement addressed to
Prime Minister Hun Sen and other top government officials, urged the Cambodian
authorities to thoroughly and independently investigate the recent death of Hy
Vuthy and bring those responsible to justice.
Rong Chhun, President of
CCU, in a statement called on the Federation of International Trade Unions to
establish an international committee to investigate and charge the real killers
and masterminds behind the murders in order to obtain justice and halt the
culture of impunity in Cambodia.
BSR, an umbrella group representing key
US garment buyers such as The Gap, Eddie Bauer and Liz Claiborne raised concerns
about what they said was "a pattern of violence against union leaders in the
"It is of the utmost importance to us as buyers that the rule
of law be swift, just, and transparent," the statement read. "This ensures a
business environment in which workers can freely exercise their right to freedom
of association without fear of retaliation. It also ensures a stable business
environment for us to continue to source our products."
Khieu Sopheak,
spokesman of the Ministry of Interior told the Post on May 3 that the police
have an arrest warrant for two suspects of the Hy Vuthy murder.
"We are
seeking to arrest the two suspects, and we try our best to arrest as soon as
possible," Sopheak said
The concern comes simultaneously with a downward
trend in the garment sector. In Khemara, director of the department of labor,
told local media that so far in 2007, nine garment factories have closed due to
lack of orders, end of contracts, and bankruptcy. He said the closures have
slashed some 4,000 jobs-3,587 of which were held by women.
"If the main
buyers from the US are ready to stop buying the products from the garment
industry in Cambodia because of the government, as many as 350,000 of workers
will lose jobs," Mony said. "This will affect about their families in the
villages as well."
Mony said that 13 garment factories closed between
2006 to 2007, with the managers leaving without paying the employees. Mony said
many of workers went to other factories but 14,000 were now unemployed.


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Well, things have been busy here. Not to mention our main computer is at the clinic getting a tune-up... okay, maybe the wording isn't quite right, but I will be glad when she is better, and up and running again.
In the mean time, I've been working away in the studio. I just completed a painting of one of my favorite models. I have to be careful how I say that because technically I have 5 favorite models, and I love them all equally. I wouldn't want any of them to think they are loved any less than the others!
I didn't take many 'during' shots. It's funny, I really didn't think this piece would turn out well. When I started, I assumed it would be a practice run. Well, I'm happy to say that I shall have it framed and ready to show at the Barrhead Festival of Trees this coming weekend.
Hope to see you there!


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You'd think network execs would know this stuff....
A group of network honchos are discussing a possible new "reality" show with a romance theme, which they have titled "All You Need is Love". The following dialogue follows:
Hallie: We can't get the rights to the title "All You Need is Love"...
Jordan: The Beatles said no?
Hallie: There was already a show that used it.
Jordan: Damn it to hell!
Anyone with even the slightest knowledge of intellectual property law (even a layman like myself) would have known that there were no "rights" to get. Copyright law does not protect titles, short phrases, or words, and unless the Beatles or the producers of the prior show had filed for trademark protection and still have an active interest in the name, the name is freely available. The case can also be made that "all you need is love" is a common phrase known to be in use long before either the song or the show in question.
There have been many shows, plays, books, movies and songs that use the same title, and it is perfectly legal and proper to do so. A search of the IMDB will turn up many such examples...
Saving Grace (movies in 1985, 1998, 2000, and a 2006 song by Tom Petty)
Crash (films in 1922, 1977, 1987, 1996, 2004, and several TV shows)
Bombshell (1933, 1935, 1996, 2006)
... and so on.
In addition, there are a lot of films with titles based on songs, including:
Blue Velvet
And the Band Played on
Boogie nights
Man on the Moon
Can't Buy Me Love
Sixteen Candles
Uptown Girls
My Own Private Idaho
American Pie
Happy Feet
Pretty Woman
Some Kind of Wonderful
Beyond the Sea
Down with Love
When a Man Loves a Woman
My Blue Heaven
Sweet Home Alabama
...and so on.
There is absolutely nothing to prevent Hallie's show from going forward, except maybe the boundaries of good taste.
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Last week on February 12, 2015, we had another successful friendship families reception in which many new students met their families for the first time. It was an exciting night filled with great food, culturally unique performances, and lots of wonderful conversation.
Our friendship families program is a great way for students to get connected with community members and for local families to get to know about a different culture. Our students and families meet at least once a month to hang out, enjoy a meal, or participate in one of the many activities the Palouse has to offer.
We still have several students who have not been matched with a family but eagerly want one. If you are interested in being a friendship family, contact Elitza Kotzeva at email@example.com.
Here is a picture of Shao Duoli performing a traditional Chinese Folkdance.


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The year might have started but it's never too late to look at new ideas and tips on ways to improve your affiliate program. So here are a selection of ideas from the AMWSO team that we believe you'll find interesting and useful.
Customer Feedback :: Customers can provide a never ending supply of useful information, not only about your own site, but about sites they like that may be related to your site. Doing a survey that includes questions regarding your customers other favorite sites, especially those related to your business in some way, can provide you with a range of potential link partners and also potential affiliate partners to approach. You could event segment the questions into asking which are their preferred blog, discount and news sites and so forth so that you get a nice spread of targeted information that you can prioritize.
Constantly Optimize your Landing Pages : Everyone knows they need landing pages. We all create various pages, test them, see which one converts the best for a given product or type of traffic, load it up and then more often than not we don't ever revisit that page. Landing pages do need constant attention to ensure they are doing the best they can. As your products, pages and promotions change, so will the effectiveness of your landing pages. Make sure to constantly review the conversion rate of the pages you have created, that are getting traffic, and optimize them on a frequent basis.
Share Your Marketing Schedule : When launching a new product, it can often be a case of keeping that product information under wraps until the very last second seems like a great idea, surprise the consumer with the new release. However by doing so, you may also surprise all your marketing partners, leaving them presenting content that is suddenly out of date which can lead to consumer confusion and conversion issues. Make sure that your key link, affiliate and marketing partners are all up to date on your product changes before you announce them. This will allow them to make the changes to their site in a timely fashion, on a fixed schedule even, rather than them playing catch up after the fact!
Work Closely with your Coupon Partners : Love them or hate them, coupon, rebate and deal sites are not going away. A lot of the time it comes down to cherry picking the coupon partners you want to work with and then making the best possible use of them that you can. Keeping the select group of coupon partners you work with pretty small and ensuring they are well supported. One area that we have found to be very handy in pushing up conversion rates is by having a co-branded or dedicated landing page for each of tour deal / coupon partners. Promote the fact that they are one of your select partners and ensure that customers coming from their site feel the connection between them and your site.
Track your Competitors : It can be easy to sit back and rely on the Network data for all your affiliate results, however that data might not be telling you the whole story. It might look great that an affiliate is sending you 1000 clicks a day and has a conversion rate of 3%, but could they be doing better, and what are they doing for your competitors. Each week it can be very handy to review your top affiliate partners and see where your brand stands on their sites, especially if they provide ranking reports or reviews that list your products side by side with competitors. Suddenly 1000 clicks a day might not seem so great if you're ranked 4th….you'll be wondering what the product ranked 1st is getting in traffic! You'll also want to keep an eye on changes in ranking so that you can reach out to your partners very quickly if things change. Partners doing honest reviews can provide you with some great feedback on your product web site and customer service!


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It is the beginning of the new academic year and we had cartons of newly arrived books in the library that needed to be sorted out, labeled and arranged on the shelves for the students and staff. I was sitting in a corner of the library doing this work when Ms. Madhur approached me with three girls. She told me they were there to help me with the work. I thought they might help me with two or three cartons of books. Still, that would be a great help when we were running short of time.The children sat with me and I gave them careful instructions on how to do the work and what each one of them should do so that the work gets finished fast.
The kids were very enthusiastic, full of vigor and positivity. I started feeling positive too in their gracious presence. They were amazed to see the wonderful collection of books. We slowly started a healthy conversation about books, the things we like to do the most, how we spend our free time and so many other small things which usually doesn't come to our mind but having a great impact on how we reflect ourselves as persons and in a group. I personally don't believe in the stereotyped question: what do you want to be when you grow up..Children get confused and their tastes and interests change as they grow up. So I asked about their ambitions. One of the girls Harsha who is very humble told me she wants to become a teacher.She always helps her mother and she likes to read Roald Dahl. Itrat, who is very energetic has not yet decided whether she should be an artist or a doctor. She is too much into reading that she finished a Geronimo Stilton while helping me. Her brother who was with us for some time is dreaming about his life as a scientist and is quite interested in farming. Kwaish, the third child surprised me by telling that she wants to become the prime minister of India. I was so enthralled to hear all this. Such wonderful dreams these kids have. Children are much more than what we think they are. I could see the spark in their eyes when they spoke about their dreams and ambitions. They do have a clear picture of what is happening in the world. I learned so much from them the two days I spent with them. They taught me how to stay calm in times of stress.
Each time I asked them to take a break, they humbly declined to say that they love doing this work more than taking a break doing nothing. In a world where everyone is busy with their own agenda, their own problems, these kids stand out. In a self-centered materialistic world, teaching our children to step beyond all that is a herculean task. The parents of these children deserve great appreciation in that respect.
I could hardly believe my eyes when we finished the entire tasks, the next day, at four in the evening. There were 29 cartons of books out of which we finished 25 in two days. Without out this three children, I couldn't have made it possible at all. When I thanked them, they smiled and said: "there is no need to thank because these books are for us to read and we really enjoyed the work." I left the school feeling very positive and radiant.
Acts of kindness come in small sizes and packages. It was a non-premeditated, and selfless act. To me, it was rather a Zen-like experience. Achievement for a parent is how their kid treats others and how they see and feel about themselves.
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
Desmond Tutu.
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Hello Bloggers,
Well here in the Southern Hemisphere we are starting to get into our winter months and there is nothing better than keeping warm, cardmaking and of course anything else paper related.
I trust that you have been using Meg's Garden new collection 'Rose Quartz' and today I have created a layout using some of these beautiful papers, along with an 'everlasting' card.
Firstly the layout which I have named 'Congrats'. I did some work on the background cardstock and then set to placing this beautiful paper around my photo.


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SEW presents the weekend column. We have reserved Saturdays to invite people outside of 'the industry' to share their thoughts on our industry. For three weeks Sci Fi writer, Laszlo Xalieri (nom de plume), is sharing his opinion on the future of search engines. Enjoy Part 2. (read Part 1 here)
Targeted marketing is awesome. Keep in mind that I say this as someone who is being marketed to as opposed to a marketer. I know that by handing over a smidge or two of information about myself, I participate in a process that cuts down on waste.
Some people in the market are offended by this. I don't get it. I'm doing marketers a big favor by allowing them to reduce costs across the board — less paper and ink and postage in traditional junk mail (still a big business in some sectors), and less bandwidth and server cycles wasted showing me opportunities that aren't relevant to my tastes/gender/species/buying habits.
By giving up a little information about myself I help marketers reduce costs tremendously. In exchange, however — and this is especially important online — they don't waste my time and peripheral attention by showing me stuff that isn't entirely for me. (This applies to SEO-tuned search results as well as to the more in your face PPC ads.)
I'm still waiting for this to happen for cable television. I'm nearly offended that my integrated cable and Internet provider isn't sniffing my household Internet traffic to show me more relevant :30 spots in the commercial breaks.
Surely Comcast, recently determined to be the Worst Company in America 2010 by The Consumerist, could be evil enough to do me the favor of looking at keywords in pages and content/context-aware ads I'm already being served (so they don't even have to do the work themselves!) and swap out those spots for feminine hygiene products and cars I can't afford for those private health insurance and credit counseling agency ads that are much more relevant to my life. It truly amazes me that they don't do this. They still pay Nielsen for broad demographic data instead of, you know, selling it to them.
Because the more you know about who you're marketing to, the more likely advertisers will get a sale and the more valuable your service is. You can charge your advertisers more. And they'll happily pay the extra because they'll be making more money. It's easy math for everyone: the advertisers, the media channel, and the consumer.
Well, at least until the marketing data gets stolen by identity thieves, purchased by unprincipled third-party marketing fiends, or subpoenaed by Homeland Security so they can correlate potential criminal and/or terrorist activity to little details like who views pages that feature bulk fertilizer ads.
Don't act like you don't know that certain people and organizations aren't already hell bent on abusing this data if they can get their hands on it.
There are a zillion people out there who still haven't caught onto the difference between correlation and cause — marketers included — and are willing to waste a lot of resources and consumer (and/or potential perpetrator) goodwill by letting huge amounts of data fall into the wrong hands, sometimes even in exchange for a stack of cash. Or just as a favor.
AT&T turned over call history data to federal terrorist hunters without a warrant and was, in my book, insufficiently raked over the coals for it. The Bush II regime was happy to sign a law requiring libraries and bookstores to submit lists of names of people who bought or checked out books on particular topics, complete with an automatic gag order that prevented anyone discussing the order to hand over the data. I shut down a novel I was writing because it was suddenly an inconvenient time to research historical Islam for background material, especially when it was no secret I had many friends overseas.
The proper term is "chilling effect." You trust the people who have your data to not sell you down the river.
Consumer/user privacy concerns are no joke, as Google and Facebook well know. Your "Don't Be Evil" policies are only as good as your data security, your ability to extrapolate the consequences of your actions, and your immunity to the temptation of a tasty stack of cash. Oh, and your interpretation of evil.
Sniffing traffic of unsecured networks as you drive past, Google Street View? Why not peek in people's windows and flip through the envelopes in their mailboxes too? Why not check to see if people left their front doors unlocked and do a little filming from the foyer?
Just because you can doesn't mean it isn't evil. It's all a matter of trust, and not betraying it. Betraying trust is evil — and a poor long-term business strategy.
The only solution is to give every user on the Internet one or more anonymous tokens that gets tracked wherever they go, some pretty ironclad opt-in policies for how you'd like your history to be used, and a system that only allows a token to be connected to a physical identity by a warrant signed by a judge. Right now we're faking all of that with (overly identifying) browser strings, (never-expiring) cookies, and a hodge-podge of (overlapping, contradictory) laws squatted out by legislators who grew up when airplanes were made of wood and entire neighborhoods shared a single "party-line" four-digit telephone number.
So that's the present: riding that line between downright aggressive invasion of privacy and maintaining security of what you've been given trusted access to. What's the future?
Well, Google is certainly interested in the future. They're trying to buy a peek. I'm fascinated by the concept of topic momentum, where events in the news and/or popular consensus reality are treated like a note in a symphony, charted more or less in terms of attack, sustain, decay, and release.
That really is only half the threads in the fabric, however. You still have the completely unpredictable elements of actual events to deal with. In any case, though, this should allow them to speed up access to predicted popular topics by prioritizing the caching of related material. And then they can shuffle the priorities when they see a spike that signals the "attack" phase of a new note.
Perhaps they can combine this attempt to grasp the future, their knowledge of who you are, and IBM's predictive analytics (for predicting juvenile crimes) to offer, instead of their current autocomplete bizarreness and "popular reading" suggestions, a tailored suggestion box based on knowledge of the sorts of topics they've known you to search for in the past?
(I should point out that a popular criterion for sentience in an organism, among cognitive scientists, is the ability to anticipate. But I digress.)
Nearly coincidentally, Twitter has built this predictive engine by sheer accident. More on that in the final act. Stay tuned!
Related reading
How did the Gillette video impact search traffic?
Gillette's "The Best a Man Can Be" ad sparked lots of coverage. The real question is, "What impact did that video have on search traffic?" The trends since.
What will the SERP of tomorrow look like? Four changes to prepare for today
Four predictions on the SERP of tomorrow from the VP of Industry Insights at Yext. What we can expect, and what to do today to prepare.
3 lead generation tips for ecommerce businesses
For 3 out of 5 marketers, generating traffic and leads is the toughest challenge. Here are our top three tips for lead generation for ecommerce businesses.
How did the 2018 SERP changes impact organic search?
How did the 2018 SERP changes impact organic listings? More importantly, how should you react? The year of updates in review, and tips to respond to each.


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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Wear Hardware
I had the treat of testing out one of the jewelry kits for these neat dangles.
The kit comes with a detailed instruction sheet and all the components needed.
I loved that there was some wiggle room for creativity, not having to create them a specific way.
After laying out how I wanted them to piece together, it was time to attached everything using pliers.
Once the unique chains were put together they were affixed to the ear wires provided.
Here is how they look on. It is not easy to show how the dangles look but you get the idea of length and width here.
If are you looking to try your hand at making some jewelry, stop by Wear Hardware to shop for kits. Or if you just want to buy some finished jewelry for yourself or as a gift, this is a great shop to browse!
Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your week! ~Val
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Oh very cute designs darling!ReplyDelete
Thanks for share with us
Oh my Goodness, aren't thse earrings cute! You look adorable, Val. Happy weekend, girl.ReplyDelete
so nice :)ReplyDelete
Lovely earrings!!!! You look so pretty!!!!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Besos, desde España, Marcela♥
Thanks so much Val for sharing your experience with the charm earring kit! Have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
The earrings turned out so cute! I love it.ReplyDelete
The diy earrings are so fun! I've seen some of the hardware jewelry Valerie makes on Instagram. Very unique pieces!ReplyDelete
That's so cool! They look fabulous on you. :)ReplyDelete
Have a great Sunday Val!
wow they look awesomeReplyDelete
Cute and fun! and they look great on you :)ReplyDelete
What a great idea!! They look excellent on you! You look so adorable!!ReplyDelete
Your hair grew so much!!!ReplyDelete
Cute idea! And great for upcycling.ReplyDelete
These are so wonderfully unique, Val, and also very, very pretty!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful week ahead.
Those earrings are really cute and unique! I can't imagine you meeting someone with the exact same pair. BTW, love your new profile picture. You are growing your hair out gracefully and it really suits you. Love the red necklace too!ReplyDelete
I think those are cool Val! Very unique indeed, but beautiful!ReplyDelete
I love this idea. The colors/textures are beautiful together and they look very cute on you :)ReplyDelete
They look fabulous on you. Aren't they a little heavy?ReplyDelete
Love them! They look great on you. When it comes to jewelry I really love the fun and casual look.ReplyDelete
wow how interesting and what a great concept too.ReplyDelete
New post on my blog . Do drop by soon <3
Very lovely post!ReplyDelete
Just dropping by to wish you a lovely day, Val.ReplyDelete
What a lovely idea to usse hardware for jewelry :-)ReplyDelete


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One of the most insane, silly, and deranged things we've heard in the haunted house community (and we've heard a lot), is a recent crowdfunding project started by a woman named Rana May.
A longtime rescue animal advocate, the Minneapolis resident has launched a GoFundMe campaign for a "No Kill Werewolf Rescue".
If you haven't already torn your wallet in half to get out your credit card, the rewards for funding this werewolf project are possibly even more amazing than the concept itself.
It seems in addition to receiving a handwritten "thank you" from an anonymous werewolf, Rana May has also taken to social media to personally thank some of the supporters.
Despite the fact that we here at FrightProps are certainly proud providers of all kinds of werewolf costumes and furry Halloween props, we are deeply supportive of this movement. Perhaps if we can adequately care for these misunderstood creatures of the night, we could work side by side in unit. Maybe even some day, we could have a FrightProps night crew comprised entirely of these deeply intelligent nocturnal beings.