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Hello forum members,
My name is Ginjaninja and I've just joined the forum hoping to meet some fellow bikers in the vicinity. We have a small biking community in Prachuap Kiri Khan but don't get the opportunity to get out much.
Next month a few of us will be departing Hua Hin on the 4th and heading North on a predetermined route (hopefully) and returning on the 7th. It will be no longer as most of us have other commitments.
If anyone is interested, please get in touch. Bikes will be ranging from the CBR250 and bigger.
Wow, you seem a little lacking in your information.
North ? 1 km or all the way to Mae sai ? Stop overs ?
Can people join along the way ?
Love your area down there at the sleepy little beach town, up here up north wonderful riding abound
There was little interest on this forum so further information was not given.
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When you give little information, you will get little interest/
I had asked for more and heard nothing
perhaps if you were a little less condescending in your posts I would have bothered to reply.
If anyone is interested in meeting up in future then get in touch through the Hua Hin forum 'bikers thread' or 'On the Road Asia' website.
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perhaps if you were a little less condescending in your posts I would have bothered to reply.
If anyone is interested in meeting up in future then get in touch through the Hua Hin forum 'bikers thread' or 'On the Road Asia' website.
If you had read my First post, it was there to help you get more interest in your ride as well to check if some of us "Northern" riders would like to join in.
unlike this post, nothing "condescending" Just trying to help a fellow biker, maybe slightly inexperienced with posting ride information, And suggestion ways that help attract more interest from fellow riders
I have also read your posted blog "www.ontheroadasia.com/kanchanaburi.php" As well as searched for other ride reports you have done.
However saying that, I am glad I nor any of my riding friends did not endanger ourselves riding with a group that has trouble staying on a main route, going anything near the posted speed limit, negotiating traffic, And using a bike trip as an excuse to do beer runs and sample the wears in the next town over. Sadly you seem to be more of the "norm" than the exception in the riders around Thailand and one reason Thailand has the highest death rates on the road anywhere in the world.
I do wish you the best, stay safe, also think of the safety of other riders around you, And stay close to home
It is incorrect that Thailand has the highest fatality rate per inhabitants when it comes to traffic accidents. Actual Thailand is not even in the top 50.
The top 10 countries with the highest road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year are Eritea, Cook Islands, Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Angola, Niger, United Arab Emirates, The Gambia, Iran and Mauritania. The list are 12 countries as roadside bomb count maybe for the high rate in Afghanistan and Iraq.
To complete the list on number 55 we can find Malaysia, on number 58 we find Myanmar, on 65 we find the Philippines and Thailand comes in at spot 69 on the list of road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. As example the United States of America is on location 119 in the list of road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants.
It is maybe interesting to see how your own home country compares to Thailand, therefore you can download the full list yourself at download section... See World Wide Road Fatalities per Inhabitants.
you're welcome to join us in future, my only concern is the enjoyment may be too much for your old heart.
Please share your ride reports....Chiang Mai and vicinity will be on the cards later in the year I hope.
Depends if you believe the Thai government reported statistics or the World Health Organization
I stick with my statement
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Depends if you believe the Thai government reported statistics or the World Health Organization
I stick with my statement
The data is based on a report from the United Nations...
In a report from Pulitzer Center, Thailand leads the list of motorcycle accidents / fatality. Of course this data is also not 100% correct as not all countries in the world specify car, motorcycle and bicyclists accidents separate.
Sounds like a great trip.


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Pro wrestling, of course, which all but limits us these days to World Wrestling Entertainment, the Stamford, Ct. company that drove just about everybody else in this country in the grappling game out of biz.
Sure, sure, sure, there's a local outfit in KCK that goes by Metro Pro Wrestling, but judging by the fact that its last known match was a "dog collar" bout last summer between two dudes named Adam Pearce and Jeremy Wyatt at Turner High School – I ask you – are they really a factor?
That was a rhetorical question; the answer obviously is no, so let's move on.
Because since the WWE has a virtual monopoly, once again it's raising the stakes – as in the ticket prices.
Take the February 2 match here that goes on sale December 14. Although it's neither one of the WWE's heavy hitter, pay-per-view bouts, nor a prestigious Monday Night Raw or Friday night Smackdown affair – it's being marketed as a WWE VIP EXPERIENCE.
Meaning a money grab: complete with what appears to be fewer high profile mat men but pricier ducats
The company said in January it was promoting "a new dimension to their live events" called the VIP Experience.
"WWE VIP Experiences include one premium ringside or lower bowl seat, a backstage meet-and-greet and autograph opportunity with WWE Superstars, a photo with the WWE Championship Title, exclusive WWE merchandise and much more," the WWE explains. "Please note contents vary based on VIP Experience package selected."
Prices for the first VIP Experience packages last March ran $599 per ticketgoer for the above described package and $249 for a watered down, "enhanced" version.
The latter includes a lesser "center ring lower bowl seat," a matted autographed superstar pic, an unidentified superstar item, limited edition event poster, commemorative VIP ticket holder and a voucher for the WWE fan booth "green screen experience" – whatever that is.
Unfortunately because the match goes down on a Sunday at 1 p.m. – effectively an off day for the WWE since it's neither televised nor pay-per-view – it would appear that our pals up in Kevin Collison Land (Omaha) will be getting a far superior wrestling card the next day on Monday Night Raw…albeit with no VIP Experience options.
The WWE superstars listed on the company website for the KC card are CM Punk, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Ryback and Paul Heyman.
Whereas the next night Omaha gets Punk, Orton, Bryan and John Cena, Big Show, Alberto Del Rio, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, The Wyatt Family and AJ Lee.
There's another reason KC appears to be getting the short end of the stick.
That's because the WWE wrestling fans in Lakeland, Florida will also be getting blessed (gouged?) with a VIP Experience there. That card stars Cena, Cody Rhodes, Gold Dust and Big E Langston – again on the same day as the KC match.
And while it may seem obvious why Cena won't wrestling here in the Cowtown, one head scratcher remains.
How in the heck is WWE going to get Randy Orton on both the card in Florida and the one in KC, as advertised?
Stay tuned, I guess.


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Disappointingly just the three runners line up for this novices' chase and all three have chances but none more so than the Nicky Richards-trained NOBLE ALAN, who was easily the best of these over hurdles and has run well in both starts over fences since making a winning debut over the larger obstacles over course and distance in October; he should be too good for Picaroon and Los Nadis. Peter Monteith's gelding has disappointed in recent starts over hurdles and now makes his debut over fences, a move that may bring about improvement but he needs to improve to trouble the selection. Tim Vaughan's Picaroon won well on his first start over the larger obstacles at Leicester earlier this month but this is tougher and looks there for the taking by Noble Alan.
Noble Alan (GER) 5-6fav (11-5) Held up mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, challenged 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 5l behind I'm Delilah (10-6) at Doncaster 2m nov chs (3) gd in Dec.
Picaroon 4-6fav (10-9) Made all, mistake 10th, drew well clear after next, unchallenged, won at Leicester 2m 4f beg chase (4) gd beating Overstrand (11-0) by 25l, 4 ran.
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It was revealed after Prince's death that despite owning an estate worth an estimated $150 to 300 million, he never wrote a will.
Despite that fact, there will be at least one primary benefactor of the Prince estate: the government. Due to the Estate Tax, Prince's estate will have to undergo a third-party valuation, which would estimate the total value of the Prince Estate as of the day of his death. After that, the job of the IRS is as simple as sending in the tax bill.
As for the size of those taxes, according to Forbes: "The IRS is going to be a partner with the estate for a long time to come to the tune of 40 cents on the dollar," explains Martin Neumann, a partner at Weinstock Manion with expertise in probate and estate planning. With a maximum federal tax bill of 40 percent and a maximum state tax of 16 percent, the taxes temper out to a 50 percent tax bill. For an estate worth a reported $300 million by current estimates, it could be paying up to $150 million in taxes. "So part of what will be handled is an agreement with the taxing authority with how the estate taxes are paid and over what period of time," Neumann explains.
The government taking half of Prince's earnings wasn't enough for them apparently! Plus, keep in mind that the Estate Tax was put in place to raise revenue during WWI in the event that we were to join the war – I think it's safe to say it's outlived its original purpose.
There is a silver lining for Prince fans however, as this tax liability is going to force his studio to liquidate assets or bring in more revenue. It's likely that the latter will become reality. As ABC News reported:
The seven-time Grammy Award winner reportedly left behind a vault containing so much music his estate could put out an album a year for the next century. There are over 2,000 songs in total.
State law says that if Prince didn't have a will or trust, his estate is set to be divided between his sister Tyka Nelson and his five half-siblings.
Assuming the IRS brings in a full $150 million from the Prince estate, they'll have managed to pay for about twenty minutes of our Federal government's daily spending. Whoopie.
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The 3 Most Important Things To Teach Your Kids (And Yourself) About Money
Let me come out and address the elephant in the room before I start this post. No, I don't have children yet. But my parents had an interesting and unique take on teaching me the basics of money management, and it has influenced me ever since. And maybe it's because I like personal finance and maybe it's because I'm nosy, but I've heard dozens of stories about how people's parents influenced their relationships with money. Each one helps me paint a clearer picture of the dos and don'ts of passing on good fiscal sense to the next generation.
But first let's start with me. My dad invested in the stock market. He even owned a few rental properties. My mom and dad both worked full time and saved money into their 401(k)s. To top it all off, my mom is one of the last rare people to actually have a decent pension at retirement. None of that is exceptional in today's world. What's exceptional is that my sister and I knew about it all.
Now we never really had a perfect idea of their net worth or debts they had on houses or any of the finer details on how they structured their home loans to avoid paying PMI. Nor did we understand when they met with a lawyer or an accountant and why or how to do that ourselves. There were many details deep in the weeds hidden from us. But I remember being as young as 9 or 10 and knowing three key things about my parents' finances.
1. My Parents Had Financial Goals
They talked about saving with us. I've heard a lot of stories from kids with wealthy parents who almost literally thought money grew on trees until they had to get a job and make it themselves. In fact, in my experience, the people who teach the best money management techniques are less wealthy people with clear, concrete goals.
A broad group of people that fits this category are new immigrants. The stories I've heard from the children of immigrants are consistently positive and focus around goal setting. Unfortunately, new immigrants to the US are less likely to understand our complex financial system and tend to save in low interest savings accounts rather in real estate or the stock market (the traditional builders of wealth), but they teach their kids the right lessons about goal setting none-the-less.
As a kid, we were comfortable, and that could have led to complacency on my parents' part. But it didn't. They had an idea of how much they needed to retire, and more importantly communicated those goals to my sister and I. When we saw that despite wanting for very little, they weren't wealthy enough to not work, it really put things in perspective for me. Knowing that there was a goal (retirement) and that they hadn't hit it yet made me think about creating my own financial goals.
2. My Parents' Goals Were Within Reach
A lot of people have goals. But if they require a winning lottery ticket or founding the next Google to accomplish, then they aren't likely within reach. As I said earlier, I didn't know every detail about my parents' finances, but I did know when they hit big milestones like paying off a mortgage on a rental property. I also knew when they had setbacks like tenants who bolted in the middle of the night and left $20,000 in property damage in their wake.
Additionally, as they got closer to retirement, my parents started talking about it more and what they would do once they reached it. I have a close friend whose parents, currently in their 60's, still talk about retirement like they did in their 30's. It's a goal that's so far away, it may never come. Kids are perceptive, but they often learn the wrong lessons without guidance. I learned that retirement is possible with hard work and dedication. My friend learned that retirement isn't possible, so you might as well spend whatever you make now. Perhaps a better lesson could have been gleaned by taking a critical eye to his parents' finances and learning from their mistakes.
3. My Parents Had a Strategy To Achieve Their Goals
I recently learned that my parents didn't have a hard core asset allocation strategy like I do. They didn't divide their money to have a perfect balanced risk-adjusted portfolio. Nor did every investment they make pan out (my dad has been furious at fund advisors more than once for slapping him with outrageous fees). But they invested well on the whole, learned quickly that stock picking was a losing game, and made automatic and unconscious contributions to 401(k)s and other retirement plans.
On top of that, they were willing to put in a lot of work to become good landlords. They learned from every mistake, and I have the benefit of some of those learning experiences too. I wish they had taught me so much more. I know my dad still has a wealth of knowledge in his head about best practices for picking and managing properties that he'll probably never get around to teaching me.
But he's also left me with a great jumping off point to iterate from. My financial tracking system is already more sophisticated than his thanks to the power of modern technology, and I devoured every book in his financial library in addition to many new guides that weren't around in his day and age. That's what a good strategy does. It sets up the next generation to learn from your mistakes before they start, so the mistakes they make push them further forward.
BONUS: They Helped Me Create Realistic Goals and Strategize To Achieve Them
Part of their strategy in teaching me about money involved paying me an allowance differently than most kids. I didn't get the same amount of money every week. I got money for completing specific tasks. Some weeks we had more laundry to be folded than other weeks. Sometimes we had guests and the dishwasher needed to be emptied more. If it rained heavily, the grass might need to be mowed twice a week instead of once. Those weeks, I'd be paid more than others.
I quickly realized that this was NOT how the real world worked unless you start your own business. Rarely do you actually get paid piecemeal in office life. The busiest 40 hours of your life and the least busy get you the same salary, and I figured out that wasn't the life for me. My parents inadvertently taught me the value of money, and how to game the system too. I could fold a basket of laundry in 10 minutes and make $1 or unload the dishwasher in 3 minutes and make the same $1. Which one do you think I did first?
Unsurprisingly, when I had the money I didn't spend it on small trinkets and bubble gum like some kids do. My parents had taught me to dream bigger after all. I would save up for months to buy video game consoles, controllers, and games. My strongest memory as a kid involving money was when I had saved several hundred dollars to buy a PlayStation 2, an extra controller, a memory card, and 2 games.
I already had a Nintendo 64 and my parents were nervous about me spending more of my time in front of a TV screen with objectively more violent video games (Playstation has always had edgier games than Nintendo). But they realized that I hadn't come to the decision lightly – I'd saved over $400 over the course of a year or more. They could have taught me a lesson about parental control that would have left me bitter and less willing to save money in the future. Instead they taught me that if you save enough money, your dreams can come true.
Communication Is Key
Let's be real, having goals, making sure those goals are realistic, and having a strategy to reach those goals aren't exactly surprises in the long list of good things to do in personal finance. You need all of these things for yourself, regardless if you have kids or not. But communicating those things to your kids is a critical step that a lot of well-meaning parents accidentally skip.
How many times have you heard about a successful couple whose kid ended up serving fast food well into his 30's? Or just take the staggering number of millennials who still live at home with their parents as broader proof. In theory, successful people will breed more successful people. But we know it doesn't always work like that. If you're bad with money, teaching your kids what not to do can be an important step to ensuring them a better future. And if you're good with money, don't assume your kids understand how and why. Communication is key.
Nathan is the Chief Financial Advisor at Monte Largo Financial


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Gas money" has a different meaning to the colloquial expression when referring to the economy of Trinidad and Tobago. It keeps the social peace, and ensures that the dangerous alternate society continues its subsurface development while we have peace, or something resembling it.
The threat of crime is awful. However, any globetrotter will tell you that Trinidad and Tobago is not nearly as dangerous or as backward as many other places, and that our harsh introspection remains one of our best qualities, for it is this that will spur us to action and eventually, progress.
Or so we hope. The inner detail of our upward journey does not inspire optimism, and government, multilaterals, the private sector and civil society alike have come up short.
Perhaps this is because we are so easily distracted, fixating on symptoms and not on root causes. This is what accounts for our lurching from drama to imbroglio, exposé to revelation, controversy to crisis. While this makes good money for the media, a matter I hope to address in the future, it also enthralls the population, perhaps easing the boredom of being a citizen of a developing country, reinforcing all the while our sneaking notion that public figures are corrupt and that back-room deals dominate our destiny.
Arthurian legend has it that the search for the Holy Grail was prosecuted by a group of knights who congregated at a round table, which had no beginning or end, no top or bottom. The T&T equivalent would probably bring together government, business and NGOs to try to get to grips with our social problems and offer up viable solutions.
But there are gaps in this configuration. Some seats are still vacant.
The most valuable element in our economy, aside from gas, is our people. However, the labour movement is not a part of the dialogue. This is a tremendous loss, because labour more than anyone else has the power to determine national levels of productivity. Labour needs to be treated with and listened to, not negotiated with.
Unfortunately, with our industrial relations context, owners of capital and employers on the one hand and the labour movement on the other enjoy either a mistrustful peace or open friction. True engagement is rare.
Somehow labour must move away from militant posturing, which ingratiates them to their membership but denies them a seat at the table, toward constructive engagement. I sense from the labour leadership that this is possible. Government and the private sector have to take a chance again, and to engage labour. It is a risky proposition, but with labour we can tackle some of the underlying productivity issues in our society, as well as deal with some of the fundamental inequities of our society.
The other empty space is for spirituality. Research makes a distinction between religious and non-religious spirituality – the former adhering to exoteric doctrine and tradition and the latter to, for example, humanist or philosophical values. However both forms of spirituality appear to emphasize ethical conduct.
Unfortunately, no proponent of right conduct has a seat at the table at present. Notions of goodness have retreated. Social activists might bridge the gap, but many of ours appear to be closet politicians, offering little beyond a pointed finger.
We are left with the bizarre antics of Auntie Verna begging the Prime Minister for the protection of children and the Police Service trying to intervene with kids from disadvantaged communities; both treat symptoms because neither intervene at the level of the parent, which is where the problem clearly begins. Yet both are necessary, because so little is being done by anyone at all.
We need people who are concerned with the heart and soul of the nation, not just its pockets, to join the dialogue. Spirituality is marginalised, and ought now to come in from the cold. The IRO might have a role here, for example, or the School of Philosophy, or those researching ethics. We need more balance.
An active involvement with labour and spirituality will not slow us down. It will empower us to move forward together, and in ways which are less contentious and morally caustic.
We still have a chance to avoid a harsh fate, but it requires us to judge each other less and engage each other more. We need to do this if we are to cool down some parts of the society, and prevent a dangerous brew from bubbling over. Those two empty chairs need filling.


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The newest roster update has just landed and what can be seen off the bat is the 99 overall rating that LeBron James has received. Other notables Kevin Durant +1 (95) : Pau Gasol (Activated) : Dwight Howard (Activated) : Iman Shumpert (Activated)
Here is the full list of updates for those that are lazy and don't want to watch the video.
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Wat kobe dunk nd vertical
Nikola Vucevic is supposed to be 70+
rondo's jumper needs to be higher
100% accessory update please
eric bledsoe is a 81 rating and jarrett jack is a 79?
you can edit player by using manage roster.
upgrade Jamal Crawford
How can i download it? Any link guys?
Such bs. No love for Brook Lopez and now Wallace is a negative 4 @ 77? Bull shit! I don't play anyone who chooses Miami. 99 for LeBron? Might as well give him 100.
wallace deserves a negative.. hes playing so bad this season can't you see? i even dropped him in my fantasy.. and lebron is being a monster right now he deserves it. LOL shooting 3s above 50% fg good ft. score reb ast. come on dude you cant be blind and play 2k13.. 🙂 stop hatin. well i really love if they increase lopez. specially his blocks
Nikola Pekovic is suposed to be an 80+ rated player 16.9 pts 8.9 reb !!!!
And Nikola Vucevic 69 LoL AT LEAST 75 avg. 11.6 pts 11.5 reb !!!!
LMAO This nigga reppin for all dudes named Nikola
dude… vucevic at least 75?? lol u smokin pot..
The Bulls dont get any love on 2K13, Boozer should get more points and I know he isnt a regular but daequan cook still isnt on the Bulls roster. Whats up with that?
boozer should go up..
Cmon, lebron 99. I already dont play people when they pick the heat, but this. No way. Why is grevis vasquez still not an 80+ rated player, this is mind boggling. Hes the best player on the hornets rite now. And nikola pekovic, cmon, the guys a double-double machine.
pfff lebron is putting monster stats right now.. are you blind?? well ofc pekovic and vasquez needs to be up on ratings… i have them on my fantasy.
does Iman Shumpert has his new hair due
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If anyone at the game missed the first dazzling touchdown run by Banning's Sty Hairston on Friday, they had no reason to worry.
There were plenty more.
The Broncos' speedy quarterback ran for a 71-yard touchdown on the game's first play. He didn't stop there, piling up 418 yards and six touchdowns in the first half as Banning ran away from visiting Temecula Linfield Christian 71-14 to advance to the East Valley Division semifinals.
Hairston had touchdown runs of 71, 22, 85, 45, 75 and 75 yards before the Lions were even able to get on the board. The 5-11, 180-pound senior looked two steps faster than everyone else on the field, and once he got outside or through the line, it was an easy sprint to the end zone.
"I can do anything I put my mind to," said Hairston. "I don't feel like unstoppable, but I feel like I can keep doing this. After that first play …"
Hairston finished with 484 yards and six touchdowns on the ground, then added a seventh touchdown with a leaping catch in the corner of the end zone in the third quarter.
The only thing that stopped Hairston was a penalty flag, which negated a 72-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
There was some obvious frustration by the Linfield Christian defense, which was flagged for a late hit in the second quarter, but it still didn't slow Hairston.
Linfield Christian (5-7), which downed Malibu last week to move into the second round of the playoffs, put together a solid drive in the second half behind the running of Logan Wakefield, who finished with 102 yards and a late touchdown.
The Lions had an eight-play, 65-yard drive that was capped by an Austin Hall 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, but it was far from enough after the Broncos rolled up a 43-0 advantage.
Hairston broke loose for a 55-yard touchdown run on the Broncos' first play of the second half. But he wasn't done. Leading 57-7, he lined up as a wide receiver and hauled in the touchdown pass from Baybra Edwards.
The fourth quarter was played with a running clock.
"He's the fastest high school football player I've ever seen," said Broncos coach John Stockham. "Every great team has a great player or two … it makes a difference."


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Sunday Mailbag- Turn Off Artist Mode?
Q: Is it hard to turn off your "artist mode"? That is, do you encounter new faces on TV or in the newspapers or even during real-life conversations and find yourself calculating angles and shapes and relationships as if you were going to draw them?
A: It is impossible to turn that switch off once you have it going, or at least I find it impossible. I do not go around seeing EVERYONE in caricature, but sometimes I become fascinated by a person's face or some aspect of their appearance and am driven to distraction by it. This can happen when I am watching a movie or TV show, walking down the street, in a restaurant… anywhere.
I tell this story sometimes to illustrate this phenomenon:
The Lovely Anna and I enjoy musical stage shows. We have had season tickets to Minneapolis's Hennepin Theater Trust for over 20 years. We've been to hundreds of shows over the years, and on the drive home we always discuss the show… what we liked, didn't like, performances, etc.
One evening on the way home from a show that I cannot remember the name of, Anna was talking about it and noticed I was strangely silent. She asked me what I thought about the musical. My response:
"There was this chorus member that had the biggest forehead I'd ever seen. Every time he was onstage I couldn't stop staring at that forehead. I can't remember anything about the show–none of the songs, the plot… nothing." That's happened to me more than a few times.
Once I was watching a movie with a young John Travolta in it with a bunch of friends. During the show I mentioned that I thought Travolta's chin dimple looked like someone had driven a nail into his chin and buried it down deep. I was then told by the group that I had ruined John Travola for them, because now they couldn't ever look at him without thinking about that nail. Of course now they have probably gotten over than since his bizarre plastic shoe-polish hair is far more distracting than his chin dimple these days. Anyway that's what it's like.
Thanks to Dave Morefield for the question. If you have a question you want answered for the mailbag about cartooning, illustration, MAD Magazine, caricature or similar, e-mail me and I'll try and answer it here!
Well, isn't someone who's into sailboats going to notice things about them on TV shows etc? I grew up surfing, and I can tell you, that trope of the person surfing on TOP of the wave never fails to annoy me. That's now how it works! An artist went from "zero to hero" drawing/painting cartoons and posting them on a site called Reddit, and he seems to have honed in on a personal "style" of drawing people as … sloths. All well and fine, learn to draw a sloth-face and you're good. But he did some person, as a sloth naturally, surfing and he got it right, *not* on top of the wave … but still the board is placed/angled all wrong, you'll fall head over heels in about a microsecond if you do that in real life … aargh!
Maybe a sloth will weigh in now …
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What does COCOMO mean in Business?
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- The Constructive Cost Model is an algorithmic software cost estimation model developed by Barry W. Boehm. The model uses a basic regression formula with parameters that are derived from historical project data and current as well as future project characteristics. COCOMO was first published in Boehm's 1981 book Software Engineering Economics as a model for estimating effort, cost, and schedule for software projects. It drew on a study of 63 projects at TRW Aerospace where Boehm was Director of Software Research and Technology. The study examined projects ranging in size from 2,000 to 100,000 lines of code, and programming languages ranging from assembly to PL/I. These projects were based on the waterfall model of software development which was the prevalent software development process in 1981. References to this model typically call it COCOMO 81. In 1995 COCOMO II was developed and finally published in 2000 in the book Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II. COCOMO II is the successor of COCOMO 81 and is better suited for estimating modern software development projects. It provides more support for modern software development processes and an updated project database. The need for the new model came as software development technology moved from mainframe and overnight batch processing to desktop development, code reusability and the use of off-the-shelf software components. This article refers to COCOMO 81.
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On a street once known for unsavory activity and in a school previously considered a failure, sweet sounds of progress and hope are being heard. Things get even better Tuesday: Famed international artist Yo-Yo Ma and renowned dancer Damian Woetzel are scheduled to appear at Savoy Elementary.
That Ward 8 school is fast becoming a venue for innovative, quality educational programs. Principal Patrick Pope has demonstrated how the right leadership, with a dedicated and resourceful staff, can begin turning around a school.
Savoy has won a national competitive grant, becoming one of only eight schools nationwide to be selected by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, or PCAH, for its "Turnaround Arts Initiative"; last month, the entire PCAH, including Alfre Woodard, visited the east of the Anacostia River school. Recently, more than 100 students and parents participated in a Flash Mob arts performance at the National Portrait Gallery. Now, Woetzel and Ma will conduct master classes.
"This is a major event. It will help kids see how powerful the arts are and what they can do," Pope told me. The artists, joined by students, will provide a closing performance for the entire school community.
Ma, a cellist and 2001 National Medal of Arts recipient, has recorded more than 75 albums and won 16 Grammys. He also is artistic director of the Silk Road Project. Woetzel, a former principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, also is founding director of the Jerome Robbins New Essential Works Program and director of the summer Vail International Dance Festival.
Both men are part of PCAH. The Washington Performing Arts Society was instrumental in bringing them to Savoy. "It's a very important partnership we want to try to forge," said Pope.
Since arriving at Savoy 16 months ago, Pope and his team have developed an intensive arts-centered curriculum. The Turnaround Initiative, a two-year project, provides the school with financial support, professional experts and other resources to strengthen their efforts.
"Everyone knows that to get to the point where kids are achieving, you have to get [them] to the place where they are excited about what's happening in school," said Pope. "We are using the arts as the first lever of engagement."
It's all impressive. I am not surprised, however. In 2011, I saluted Patrick Pope as my Person of the Year. After growing Hardy Middle School into an award-winning institution, then-Chancellor Michelle Rhee, acting on some misguided plan, booted him out and shipped him to a central-office cubicle. Chancellor Kaya Henderson decided to send him temporarily to Savoy. Pope asked to stay.
Back then, Savoy was a basket case, according to one teacher. It is becoming a jewel. Enrollment this year exceeded projections by 18 percent, offering tangible evidence parents are satisfied.
"I do think parents are sophisticated enough to know high-quality programs," said Pope. "I never felt we couldn't compete with charters."
Let's hope his brand of faith and confidence is contagious. DCPS needs more of it.
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Australia versus England: a pictorial history of every test match since 1877
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With forewords by Sir Leonard Hutton, Sir Donald Bradman and Alan McGilvray, this large-format illustrated history tells the story of Anglo-Australian cricket from 1877 to 1989. Voted Britain's Magazine Sportswriter of the Year in 1988, the author is founding editor of TWisden's Cricket Monthly' and has published several books on cricket.
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|Todd Rundgren - Liars
|Music Disc Reviews DVD-Audio
|Written by Dan Macintosh
|Monday, 06 September 2004
Todd Rundgren's latest release is a substantive project indeed. It touches upon big stuff, such as God, the afterlife, relationships and various other moral dilemmas. Then again, Rundgren has never been one to shy away from addressing big topics through his music. And the biggest subject of all here concerns discovering the truth – in all its various manifestations.
This disc opens with a song called "Truth" and closes with one titled "Liar." But honesty-is-the-best-policy is practiced in the lyrics on almost every CD track. For instance, "Happy Anniversary" is utilized to lay out a few hard truths about the differences between women and men. Both sexes are roundly criticized within its lyric. "Men are stupid, men are stupid," it says at one point, but then evens things out by adding, "Women are evil, women are evil." Happy anniversary? Yeah, right.
Religious quests are sometimes thinly disguised searches for truth, so it makes sense to include a few "God" songs in this set. On "Mammon," Rundgren gets in a few shots at money-grabbing ministers, who are in truth not men of God at all. In another song called "Afterlife," Rundgren seems to want to believe in the possibility of life after death, but just can't bring himself to put his faith in such an unproven proposition. Lastly, "God Said" questions if God truly communicates with his creations at all.
Not everything on this CD is metaphysics-oriented, or even big-issue-oriented, for that matter. An example of something a little on the lighter side, no pun intended, is "Soul Brother," which rightfully criticizes what tries to pass itself off as soul music these days. Rundgren may be a white guy, but he always sings just like a soul brother. This gives him the credibility to put in his 10 cents about today's sad state of soul. The track is a stripped-down electric keyboard and jazzy drum groove. It even has a really cool flute solo, which will immediately remind you of some of the great '60s soul music that made many summers seem so fine. It also sports what sounds like a crowd clapping right along with Rundgren, as if they are his amen choir. It has the feel of something like Ray Charles might have sung, which is right on, as Mr. Charles invented the whole soul style in the first place.
Most of this CD is not nearly so organic, however. Ever the technologically savvy one, Rundgren fully utilizes DVD-Audio advantages to bring out the expansiveness of his electric keyboard-centered tracks. The disc also includes onscreen lyrics, weblinks and a 5.1 surround sound mix by Rundgren himself.
Rundgren is pictured on the disc dressed like a drunkard's version of the Easter Bunny. This is fitting, since the music contained within is oftentimes about myth-busting and general truth-telling. Fortunately, Rundgren couches these hard truths inside tender and beautiful music, which transforms him into a much more lovable bunny.


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Day Five~ Monster, Monster of the Deep!
Aye, now. This is the fifth entry in the Captain's log of Elven Chief Sandy Gruelgrimm.
When the Fae returned and reported her observations to me, the sun was beginning to set, and the crew took turns having their evening meal. I was glad to hear that there was a sighting of land far off to the east. It would not have been noticeable to the human or elven eye.
Minstrel Maglor Celebrindal, seemed to be inspired with the Fae aboard ship, and sang a new ballad as he strummed on his lute~
The Fae, The Fae
The BatChic Fae
Like a sparkle in the air, and soft bells in the wind
The Fae, The Fae
The BatChic Fae
So where shall we set sail today?
Young Timmy was sitting close, by the Minstrel's side, humming along happily, until his tired eyes got heavy, and Lessien Palantir helped him up, to guide him back to his bunk. Timmy had been working hard during the day, performing like a proper seaman, and it was sweet exhaustion that took him over in the end. I gave a nod and a smile at the scene~ it was obvious that Leading seaman Lessien had been teaching Timmy well, and they were creating a close bond together from this teamwork.
Then, it happened: the Fae flew close to me, with a look of distraught on her fair heart-shaped face. She seemed agitated, as she blinked from bright green to a shadowy grey. "Captain Gruelgrimm," she cried. "I am sensing a very large creature close to our ship. And this underwater creature is ANGRY!~"
And then~ there was a crash to the side nearest the bulwarks, and seawater overflowed the sides, knocking down elven seaman like dominoes as they tried to steady themselves. Large tentacles, the length of three or four men lying head-to-toe, slithered over side, pulling the Kracken up to stare at the scene before it. The giant one-eyed squid sent its arms out to gather up The Fae's crew, but the seamen fought bravely, utilizing their well-honed archery skills and use of hand-to-hand combat with the additional aid of a flashing knife, in hand, to cut down the Kracken. Meanwhile, this cyclopian Kracken was creating holes in the hold, bringing in water at an alarming pace. While I sent able-bodied elven seaman to correct this conflict the best they could, I continued to battle the monster, with the Fae by my side. I used my firearms, pointing my pistol directly at the thing's giant single eye, and rapidly fired ~ while the Fae dazzled him with bright light-frequencies, until he backed off.
The wounded monster emitted a loud ship-shaking scream as it departed, sending a rolling wave over the forecastle deck, drenching the seamen placed there.
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I received the alarming report of the condition of The Fae from the confines of my quarters. The hold had taken in so much water, that it would be only moments left before the crew could safely jump ship and find safety within the lifeboats. The Fae helped the seaman with her faery magics, calming them, and helping them reach the lifeboats without undue stress. Lessien Palantir was getting into No.5 lifeboat with Timmy and Leac-Neko, while Lessien's father, First-Lieutenant Palantír, was helping Cook Finwë Arcamenel bring some essential food supplies into the No. 7 lifeboat. Some of these foodstuffs of importance were vitamin C-abundant citrus fruits: tangerines and lemons -- to help guard off the effects of scurvy. Minstrel Maglor Celebrindal boarded No.9 lifeboat, with the help of Big Eöl Calafalas. I, being Captain of The Fae, waited until all my crew were safely off my vessel, before I took No.1 lifeboat, with the Fae flying close by. She was an enormous help to me, and as I sadly watched my ship, The Fae go down, I was glad I had her namesake by my side.
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Continuing our Philippians series, today we discussed unity in the church.
Paul begins Philippians 1:27 with, "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ." This statement is loaded with implications for us today (some of which I covered in a post last November), starting with the first two words. "Whatever happens" is a huge variable. It is the daily, monthly, or yearly changes that are completely beyond our control. They are just happenings! Sometimes these happenings will be good. Sometimes they'll be bad. The idea is, no matter what happens, we are in control of our behavior, and Paul encourages us to "conduct [ourselves] in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ."
This statement is much deeper than it looks – Paul's phrase is akin to saying, "live as an honorable citizen…" but instead of ending the statement with "Rome" like the nationalistic Phillipians would expect, Paul takes a left turn and ends with "the Gospel of Christ." Paul actively places our citizenship in heaven above any loyalty or allegiance any Christian has on earth, a principle that all of us need to live by as well – no matter how hard it gets – "Whatever happens…"
And this is crucial, because our unity must be built on Christ first. In order to stand firm and strive together, our common ground cannot be taste in music, economic status, political party, or anything apart from the person of Jesus. When we gather as the church, we become much more than any allegiance this world can offer because we are the body of Christ, and that has to be our first priority. This is critical, not only for the growth of the Kingdom, but also so we can oppose Satan, who loves nothing more than a divided church.
The church that pulls together will not be torn apart. Will you strive together with the body?
Verses and quotes from the sermon:
Philippians 1:27-2:2; Philippians 3:20a; Acts 23:1; Ephesians 4:1; John 15:20; Acts 5:41; Colossians 3:12-14
"To many Christians, Christ is little more than an idea, or at best an ideal–He is not a fact. Millions of professed believers talk as if He were real and act as if He were not. Our actual position is always to be discovered by the way we act, not by the way we talk." A.W. Tozer
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Glory – Phil Wickham
Eyes on Heaven – Central Music
Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) – Hillsong Music
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Windows Mobile 6.5 phones arrived Tuesday, but fresh speculation that Microsoft's top-secret "Pink" smartphone project could be in danger has greater potential significance for Microsoft's mobile strategy.
In a Monday report that quoted a source with knowledge of Pink, TechCrunch claimed that the project is in an advanced state of disarray and could soon be scrapped.
According to TechCrunch's source, Pink is about two years behind schedule, has a poor user interface and battery life, and isn't being designed with its own separate own App Store, as some industry reports have suggested.
Making matters worse, much of the team from Microsoft's 2008 acquisition of Danger, developer of the software and services stack for the Sidekick, has either left the company or been fired, and the Danger staffers who remain have developed a profound resentment of Pink, according to the TechCrunch report.
Much of TechCrunch's report matches what sources told Channelweb.com back in May, when word first began trickling out that Pink might not be proceeding according to schedule. According to Channelweb's sources, Pink was supposed to utilize the underlying technologies of Windows Mobile 7, but repeated delays forced Pink developers to turn to other Microsoft technologies that require more work to implement.
Microsoft in May had its first-ever companywide layoff, and many of those cuts were former Danger staffers who'd been working in Microsoft's Premium Mobile Experiences (PMX) team, the group responsible for developing Pink, one source told Channelweb.com this week. Microsoft's inability or unwillingness to tap into the Danger talent is especially baffling given Danger's experience with the Sidekick, a device that has attracted the type of loyal following that Microsoft craves, the source said.
Microsoft has been rumored to be developing Pink for Verizon, although one has to wonder how the reports of internal discord will affect the carrier's confidence in Microsoft's ability to deliver. Indeed, if Pink is Microsoft's effort to hit a mobile device home run at a time when it desperately needs one, its failure would further underscore the impact of its Windows Mobile development difficulties.
Windows Mobile is a subject that CEO Steve Ballmer and Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices division, have both addressed in frank terms in recent months, with Ballmer recently telling a conference of venture capitalists that Microsoft has restocked its Windows Mobile talent and won't allow Windows Mobile to stall again.
Mea culpas aside, Microsoft seems to think it's just one big hit away from getting back in the mobile game, as evidenced by a job listing that appeared in March explaining its vision for Windows Mobile 7 in glowing terms. "We aren't just building a me-too iPhone or RIM competitor; we're changing the way customers use and experience their device," the job posting read.
Microsoft's Windows Mobile struggles take on an extra layer of significance when one hears company executives talk about the "three screens" of PCs, televisions and mobile devices, all complemented with cloud-based services. It's an interesting goal, but no matter how compelling the Microsoft story is around the PC and television, it's hard to argue that the mobile screen isn't very much out of focus at the moment.


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Karl Lagerfeld is known for making some of the most ridiculous comments ever, but some of them do make sense too. Thus, the controversial fashion figure who has been leading Chanel has not become one of the most important man in the world of fashion. Chanel's head designer and creative director, Karl Lagerfeld has also become friends with Blake Lively, who is an actress and fashion icon herself. Now, both of them were honoured at an intimate dinner party at the glitzy Haute Couture Salons of 31 rue Cambon. Lively is the face of Mademoiselle bag which Chanel manages pretty well.
Some of the other invitees included Anna Mouglalis, Elisa Sednaoui, Lou Doillon, Joana Preiss, Cécile Cassel, Jacques Audiard, Yi Zhou and even Christial Louboutin. It would be a great place to be seen and heard, if you ever get to be at a party like this.
Moreover, you would also be able to see what kind of clothes the fashionistas wear in real. For instance, Ms. Lively looks pretty good in her silver dress. However, Karl Lagerfeld looks pretty much the same as he does usually.
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Despite an originally announced release date of July 8th, country fans will have to wait an extra month for Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe, an upcoming collection of countryfied Crüe covers that officially hits the shelves on August 19th.
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The news arrives during a busy month for Mötley Crüe, whose members are prepping for a cross-country farewell tour that launches in early July. Meanwhile, the guys are also producing a movie version of their 2001 autobiography, The Dirt, although Christopher Walken — who was once rumored to be playing the role of a drug-addled, dress-wearing, ant-snorting Ozzy Osbourne — is no longer tied to the film.
Described by Crüe bassist Nikki Six as a record that wasn't made for "Mötley Crüe fans, but for country fans who are rock fans," Nashville Outlaws mixes twang and glam in equal doses. Some of the album's match-ups make sense, like the Cadillac Three's greasy, gritty cover of "Live Wire," Brantley Gilbert's bro-approved take on "Girls Girls Girls" and Justin Moore's yearning "Home Sweet Home," the project's first single. Others, like the Rascal Flatts interpretation of "Kickstart My Heart," might be harder for fans to imagine... although we've already heard the trio's version and can confirm that Flatts' singer Gary LeVox nails those high melodies. Kickstart the twang, LeVox!
Here's the full track list:
Rascal Flatts – "Kickstart My Heart"
Florida Georgia Line – "If I Die Tomorrow"
LeAnn Rimes – "Smokin' in the Boys Room"
Justin Moore – "Home Sweet Home"
Cassadee Pope with Robin Zander – "The Animal in Me"
Aaron Lewis – "Afraid"
Big & Rich – "SOS"
Sam Palladio and Clare Bowen – "Without You"
Eli Young Band – "Don't Go Away Mad"
Lauren Jenkins – "Looks That Kill"
The Cadillac Three – "Live Wire"
The Mavericks – "Dr. Feelgood"
Brantley Gilbert – "Girls Girls Girls"
Gretchen Wilson – "Wild Side"
Darius Rucker – "Time for Change"


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International Women's Day celebrated with advocacy efforts to raise awareness on domestic violence and rape issues, as well as prison workPublished on March 22, 2005
Since 1975, March 8th is celebrated as International Women's Day around the world to commemorate the struggle to improve women's lives at the national and international levels. It is also an occasion for individuals and groups to call for the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women. In celebration of International Women's Day, LICADHO Women's Rights office conducted activities focusing on Women's Rights as Human Rights highlighting legal and social challenges in Phnom Penh and the provinces.
The Women's Rights office at LICADHO organized radio interviews of rape victims who recounted their personal stories to empower other victims. The personal stories were broadcast on CCHR, FM 102, Free Asia and VOA channels on March 8th. Victims of rape suffer from wide-spread misperceptions about the crimes of rape and sexual assault. The radio interviews addressed this issue in a Cambodian context and the victims were selected because their stories included positive results.
The 2004 briefing paper titled "Rape & Indecent Assault Cases & the Cambodian Justice System" was released by LICADHO for International Women's Day as well. Cambodia is facing a crisis of sex crimes against its women and children. Reported rape and indecent assault cases have increased in recent years, and many victims are children ¢ some as young as 4 or 5 year-old. "Urgent actions have to be taken to stop the continuous increase in rape and indecent assault cases. Women and girls live in fear, without access to resources such as shelters, legal and social support, or medical care," said Kek Galabru, President of LICADHO.
The number of rape cases reported to LICADHO has been increasing annually. LICADHO investigated 205 cases of rape and indecent assault (involving 218 victims) in 2004, and 177 cases (involving 185 victims) in 2003, compared to only 146 cases in 2001. These do not represent the total number of women raped in Cambodia, as many women are reluctant to report the crime. Victims are reluctant to report rape cases for a number of reasons, including shame, fear of retribution, family pressure and a sense that reporting will only prolong the abuse. Not enough social services exist to support victims of rape and assault.
The LICADHO Women's Rights office also took part in the activities of The Cambodian Committee of Women (CAMBOW). CAMBOW advocacy activities highlighted the need for reforms to the Law on Domestic Violence, which has yet to be approved by the National Assembly, as well as highlighting the need to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women. A march to raise public awareness about women's rights and a drama on domestic violence were organized by CAMBOW on March 3 in Kompong Chhnang province.
LICADHO organized activities in Phnom Penh and the four the provinces where the most numerous cases of domestic violence were reported. Marches took place in Kompot, Kompong Cham, Banteay Meanchey, and Kompong Thom. Over 1,100 people participated in the activities.
In Phnom Penh, LICADHO's president and staff, along with the Charge D'Affaires from the Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and volunteers from Canada and Ireland distributed a total of 480 packages, including dried food, mosquito nets, T-shirts, and soap were distributed to 240 female prisoners, female guards, and their children in CC2, PJ and Takmao prisons, an extension of LICADHO's prison work. The visit was also the occasion for LICADHO's staff to talk with inmates and to start investigations on contentious cases. They were pleasantly surprised by a play about the situation of women written and produced by women prisoners in CC2.
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"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even if her shackles are very different than my own."
Intersectionality (n): is the study of intersecting social identities and the related systems of oppression. First, coined within the context of feminism, it examines social hierarchies that privilege and oppress people based on overlapping aspects of their identity such as: race, gender, class, caste, sexual orientation, (dis)ability and so on. For example, two well-known hierarchal systems in India include the patriarchy, based on gender, and the historical caste system. And though the latter no longer formally exists, its norms and repercussions are still very real within Indian communities. When we examine those who are the most vulnerable to each of these systems, women and Dalits, we see the resulting disadvantage is compounded. A severe iteration of oppression specific to these overlapping identities is in the form of sexual violence. Studies show that Dalit women are disproportionately exposed to violence. Beyond this, the conviction rate for rape cases against all women in India is a mere 25%, but when specifically looking at Dalit women the conviction rate drops to an abysmal 2%. Intersectionality goes to understand that when identities intersect the related discrimination can result in an "experience that is more than the sum of its parts."
Intentional or not, complicity in the face of oppressive systems is choosing the side of the oppressor. That is wholly un-feminist.
As I grow in my understanding of the power dynamics in our society, I realize my fight as a feminist isn't just against the patriarchy; it's against all systems of oppression and even my own privilege. It's about dismantling the Kyriarchy (n), the social system that keeps all intersecting oppressions in place. Because if we are not advocating for the women whose realities do not look or feel like our own, then we are unequivocally a part of the problem. Intentional or not, complicity in the face of oppressive systems is choosing the side of the oppressor. That is wholly un-feminist.
Herein lies my call to action. Let us think critically about the systems we rely on as a society, and realize the full spectrum of womanhood in its various hues. Let us understand "that different kinds of oppression are interlinked, and that one can't liberate only one group without the others. It means acknowledging kyriarchy and intersectionality – the fact that along different axes, we're all both oppressed and oppressors, privileged and disprivileged."
Understanding the kyriarchy is one thing, but practicing intersectionality in our every day feminism is wholly another. How can we be purposeful in our endeavors to create a more inclusive society? How do we end our complicity in oppressive systems? For me, it begins with the below:
A. Listen, Learn, Share
Listen: First hand narratives are powerful depictions of real women and their struggles. They are ground zero for checking our own preconceptions and privileges. As allies, we should listen to women when they share their stories without interruption, doubt or judgment.
Learn: As we actively seek sources to understand and empathize with marginalized women whose realities are different than our own, we should try to learn not just of their individual challenges and triumphs, but our part in the relating systems as well. They are more than statistics, and we are more than bystanders in their oppression.
Share: First hand narratives are not always easy to come by, especially in India. Language barriers, education barriers, social stigma, limited access to technology and distribution greatly inhibit women from sharing their truth. So whenever possible we should take it upon ourselves to provide platforms and support those who have shared their own stories.
As a side note, we should be mindful in our consumption of stories. We should not extort or re-write histories for entertainment purposes, or support those who do. (We cannot appropriate the stories of others for shock or entertainment value.)
B. Understand Diversity
Diversity in one of the biggest buzzwords in corporate India today, but it's not as simple as throwing more women into leadership positions. It's about getting a range of women from all backgrounds and beliefs in these roles. As champions for diversity, we can't only seek to add people like us.
C. Avoid Quick and Easy Solutions
"Many think education will make everything okay, but we know that it is not what happens." – Safeena Hussain, Educate Girls
Too often I hear 'education' hailed as the solution for all of society's problems, especially from the well-intentioned but ill-informed. While education is critically important to empowering all people, it alone is not enough. Understanding the kyriarchy, means understanding the systemic and cultural barriers that are built into society.
Safeena Husain is the Executive Director of the non-profit organization Educate Girls. Husain explains, "Many think education will make everything okay, but we know that it is not what happens. For instance, if you look at Middle Eastern countries, like Bahrain, a lot of women are doing their Masters and PhDs and a lot of boys are dropping out after 10th grade. But, that doesn't necessarily lead to women being able to fulfill their potential, because a mindset change has not happened. Women still get left behind or subjugated, even though they're highly educated… Education is critical, but without a change in mindset, it's incomplete. [India] won't be able to go down the road to equity without both of these growing in parallel."
Education is too simple an answer for complicated problems; touting it as the ultimate solution is disingenuous and condescending to those who are struggling to better their situation. We live in a complex world, and that isn't a bad thing. We should not try to solve other people's problems with quick or easy answers.
D. Check Yourself and Others
We can't always be right or the most informed. If someone checks your behavior, it's best to listen with open ears. As Activist Audre Lorde puts it, "If I participate, knowingly or otherwise, in my sister's oppression and she calls me on it, to answer her anger with my own only blankets the substance of our exchange with reaction. It wastes energy. And yes, it is very difficult to stand still and to listen to another woman's voice delineate an agony I do not share, or one to which I myself have contributed." At some point, someone may tell us we are a part of the problem. As long as we are willing to listen and take a step back for reflection, we can grow.
Additionally, good intentions don't count for much. Don't be afraid to check your friends and loved ones. It's one thing to believe in equality; it's another to stand up for it. In the pursuit of equality, allies are paramount. Our sisters need our voices.
E. Love
Love all those you encounter, and love hard. Hold each other up. This life is too difficult a thing to not have your sisters' back. We're all we've got.
The key to our liberation is ensuring everyone has an equal chance at success and happiness. It's consciously choosing to be open-minded and inclusive. It's about starting conversations that make us uncomfortable. It's about minimizing our role as oppressors, about recusing apathy, as that inevitably hurts us too. It's about viscerally understanding this simple truth, "I am not free while any woman is unfree, even if her shackles are very different than my own."
Below are select activists, resources, and organizations to help those interested in learning more about intersectional feminist issues in India today.
General Resources and story telling platforms:
LGBTQ Community Activists/ Organizations/ Resources:
MINGLE, Mission for Indian Gay & Lesbian Empowerment
Bangalore Pride March
LBTQ Women's Organizations
Maya for Women
Akkai Padma
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Celina Jaitly
Kalki Subramaniam
Dalit Women Activists/ Organizations/ Resources:
IDSN, The International Dalit Solidarity Network
All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM, or the All India Dalit Women's Rights Forum)
Dalit Women's Self-Respect March
Ruth Manorama
Thenmozhi Soundararajan,
Asha Kowtal
Indian Muslim Women's Movement
Bhoomata Brigade
Trupti Desai
Organizations/ Resources
National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled
Marginalization of Women with Disabilities
Nidhi Goyal
Asha Hans
Laxmi Agarwal
Rural Women:
Gulabi gang
Women on Wings
And finally
9 Rebellious Women and many many more.
About the Author
Misha Rahman recently uprooted her life in Boston to move to Bangalore, India and work with Shenomics. She is completing a professional certification in social enterprise through IDEX Accelerator's Global Fellowship Program. She spends her days on facebook, twitter, and linkedin- also known as marketing and strategy. In addition to empowering women she is interested in conflict resolution and human rights work. Misha enjoys traveling, reading, and binge watching Netflix.


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VIDEO: True Blood Season 5 Trailer #2 – The King Is Back!
Ready for more True Blood season 5 clues? HBO aired the second trailer tonight, and fortunately the clips are a bit longer so we can get a better idea of what's going on here. King Russell is BACK!
How much do you love Sookie's line: "A 3,000-year-old vampire wants to suck my blood? Must be Thursday!"
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Could it be Sookie? We will have to see . June 10th can't come quick enough.
Nelsan Ellis is a really good actor – I wanted to slap Lafayette for saying that to Sookie. Wow.
You want to slap somebody for telling the truth… okay then.
Jessica is definitely not feeding on Sookie or Sarah Newlin. Doubt it's someone significant. My guess is she feels Jason's fear at that moment.
Pissed Erics kissing someone else, still hoping Sookie and him will get back together.
Eric kissing Nora is like a heat of the moment thing….he is still in love with Sookie from the looks he gives in the trailers.
Wow, Hoyt is a vampire killer? Interesting.
"Must be Thursday!" – Love it! I watched it twice to see who Jess is feeding off of and it does look like Sookie but I doubt it. I guess we will see! Its so close to June 10th… Woo Hoo!!!!
This wait is making me crazy, I am dying to know what happened to Tara!!!
Me too, that was a great cliffhanger. June 10th seems soooooo far away!
I think it was Steve Newlins wife Jes was bitting
We getting 10 or 12 episodes this season I wonder? Also 2013 the end of True-blood?!
How is it that the head of the Authority – Roman – is only 500? No wonder Russell isn't scared of them!
Alcide in tears! (16sec mark) i thought this whole time he would go into the season NOT knowing debbie was dead-now i'm wondering if that was him being told .
Jason (56sec) looking at an old grave marker and talking about 'killings'…is he on to something?
There's in-fighting among the weres-those loyal to Marcus are out for blood: then there are those who know the truth about what Marcus was really like and know it's time for a change.
There's in-fighting among the Fae-those loyal to Mab and eager to 'harvest': and there are those, like Claude, who believe that the world with humans was once their world too and they should still be able to travel there and mingle as they wish.
There's in-fighting among the Vampires- those loyal to Roman who are pushing for 'mainstreaming' – which we all know by now is just one great big propaganda campaign: and then there are those vamps like Russell, unapologetic and unrepentant about his nature-who view 'mainstreaming' for what it is and just are not going for it.
seems like war and in-fighting would be the theme of the day.
can't wait to see Jessica put Newlin in his place. and I really hope that 'high-profile' interview I read about is with Sarah Newlin-sort of a-la Tammy-Faye-Baker-style, after he got sent to prison! LMAO!
I hope that the beginning of s5e1 is a bit of a 're-wind'…in that we get to see LaLa react to hearing Sookie screaming (hope this happens just as Jesus vanishes)…so much happening simultaneously, just trying to keep it straight in my mind.
I wonder when Sam asks "what happened to you?" do u guys think he's asking Tara that question?!
yup-i wondered the same..has a newly-made and very hungry tara found her way to merlotte's and sam?
I hope Skokie gets some damn sense and actually hooks up with alcide! That man is too fine to pass up! And I hope Tara is now a vamp the irony would be an amazing twist
I am not really to sold on Alcide and his staying power with Sookie. I think Sookie may end up with no one at the end of this AWESOME series. I wonder how the show will be effected by AB leaving?
Will that shorten the life of the show? One last thing…It is a shame that Franklin isnt alive to hook up with Tara now woohoo!
No Alcide and Sookie will not be staying at all ….maybe one episode hookup at best ….I am not sure that will happen ….this show is based upon Sookie and the vampires most of the promotion and popularity has come from this ….Tara as a vampire i like i think she will fit better as one than as a human …..she has the personality for it


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