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THIS week President JPM did the unthinkable to those who have been 'thinking' on his behalf. After a year and months of his officials 'imposing' themselves on him, he finally solved the jinx.
In what would have been seen as impossible and probably a rare thing for the President, he directed the newly appointed Minister for Information, Culture, Sports and Arts, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe to instruct the police force to release Bongo flavor artiste Emmanuel Elibariki, a.k.a, Ney wa Mitego from police custody at Morogoro central station.
Ney wa Mitego was being held over the week end by the police force for questioning and possible arraignment before the court for releasing a song which goes by the title "Wapo" which according to the police force was sarcastic to the political establishment.
Minister Mwakyembe also advised Tanzania Arts Council (BASATA) to reconsider its decision on the same and notbanning "Wapo." Expectedly, the decision reached by President JPM has received a lot of accolades from Tanzanians of all cadres.
Socio-political analysts in Tanzania and across East African region observed that the move by President JPM will end months of speculations that Tanzania's President is intolerant of criticism and opposing voices.
President JPM who assumed power a year ago, has placed himself as a no nonsense President and has since stood firm in a fight against graft and indiscipline in government as well as private and informal sectors.
Irreparably, his stance on graft and austerity measures that he has implemented since he assumed power has hurt many 'irresponsible' government officials and their accomplices in both the private as well as informal sectors who had formed an 'alliance' to rip-off the government.
President JPM's zero intolerance on undisciplined civil servants, his on the spot 'pricking the boils' style and unannounced visits at work places has created fear amongst government officials and employees of various cadres.
Resulting from this, is slothfulness in decision making by most government ministries, departments and agencies on issues that do not even require President's approval to be implemented. Fear of making wrong decisions or doing something that would not impress the President cropped up and showed its ugly head.
Regrettably, commands and orders from several heads of MDA's became the order of the day. A minister issues an order, deputy minister issues an order, permanent secretary issues an order, CEO's and DG's issues orders, RC's and DC's issues orders and it became chaotic. Seemingly, a lot of orders were not communicated and uncoordinated and as a result they ended up confusing citizens. Figure this out this, what happens when everyone strive to think for or through the President?
The Vice-President imposing herself speaking and thinking like the President, the PM doing the same, Ministers doing the same, Deputies doing the same, heads of MDA's doing the same, LGA's doing the same, editors and journalists doing the same!
Psychologists observe that, by nature human beings are directed by needs-be it physical or psychological- to do things that would satisfy those needs. Holly Wallis, an American psychologist on movement observes that, "…our bodies know how to move, partially in our innate makeup and otherwise from our learned behavior formed at a young age, and the subsequent movement patterns that developed.
Controlled by our central nervous system, we are subconsciously able to make split second decisions about movement, whether to propel us forward to the next task, to direct us around space, or stop us from impending danger.
" Wallis further adds that,"We do not need to think through these actions, in fact, overthinking can be detrimental. Often times, the exact opposite of our intention occurs. By thinking too much about our bodies in motion (doings), we are inadvertently slowing our progress forward, and creating barriers to movement fueled by fear and doubt." Undoubtedly, Wallis observation's is not different from what many observers have noted on what is happening in our ministries, departments and agencies today.
It is crystal clear that in a situation where everyone try to think through the 'thinking' of the President and try to impress the President instead of working hard to provide quality services to wananchi expect nothing but duplication of efforts, collision, sluggishness in decision making, hindrances, witch hunting, bootlicking and the highest level of unprofessionalism at play.
I am sure President Magufuli has not asked or instructed anybody in his government to think, speak and work for him as a person. What we know is that he appointed his cabinet and heads of departments and agencies to help him regenerate the economy and to serve Tanzanians.
Other displays are simply antics! Socio-political analysts have observed in recent days both politicians and technocrats in government have failed to carry out their duties to the expectations of their employers (wananchi) partly because they decided to be impostors.
"What I see is that those who are supposed to advise the President are not doing their jobs. They either fear to do so or they are not the right people," quips Peter Mwambulukutu, a political scientist and analyst based in Dar es Salaam.
Mwambulukutu said he has confidence in President JPM and that when rightly and timely advised he usually heeds to the advice. "Take, for instance, the case of Ney wa Mitego. Who would have thought the President would have acted the way he did.
I am sure Dr Harrison Mwakyembe advised him well and you could just see how it worked," he said. If those who have been given the mandate by the President to be his advisors are not doing their work, who is to blame?
In this scenario, should we blame the President or his advisors? "If advisors are not candid enough to face the President and advise him accordingly before he makes a decision, we must not expect miracles from a single person.
This is not a hyperbolic prediction; it is not a hysterical prediction; it is simply a candid reading of what history tells us happens when everybody try to think through someone else's," observes Mwambulukutu.
As I am writing this article, I tried to close my eyes and stop thinking of what the editor would think of it….not because I doubt what I have written…. but because I don't want to impose her perceived thinking on me and stop writing.
This is the trickiest part which has caught many government officials off guard in most cases. Should the editor, for instance, in her opinion and position think my piece will not augur well with those she serves, she may decide to kill the piece on 'fear' which at times does not even exist.
Conversely, the no nonsense stance by President JPM should be taken as a window of opportunity by government officials to distinguish themselves from 'business as usual' officials.
The 'villager in me' advises President JPM to review his appointments and pick those with the passion, guts and skills to do the right thing first time and all the time. This way, he will be able to realise his dream of industrialising Tanzania hence build a mid-level economy.
Have a great Sato comrades!


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The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) announced a new initiative of night racing or sundown racing in Mumbai
The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) announced a new initiative of night racing or sundown racing in Mumbai. Western India's apex racing body has stated that it intends to run trials on April 18 and 19, which is the upcoming weekend at the Mahalaxmi race course in Mumbai.
The club claims that its priority is safety, and adequate precautions will be ensured, taking this factor into account. The course is going to be floodlit with a number of light towers all around. The initiative is going to have music, food and racing all in all, a total entertainment package. While betting will be on at Mumbai, there are efforts to promote inter-venue betting too. The inaugural sundown is what it says it is: a trial based on the success or failure of which, will rest the RWITC committee's decision to start sundown racing from the next Mumbai season in November 2015.
Sundown racing maybe the shot in the arm racing needs. For a while now, the apex club has tried its best to attract more punters to the racecourse. Falling numbers as a result of more entertainment options and high betting tax have proved to be a big drawback for the sport. The club has changed the profile of racing from one for punters to an entertainment hub for the entire family.
Night racing will also be an interesting addition to Mumbai's nightlife. The city is trying to put more zip into its nightlife with all-night restaurants and go-to zones, and although sundowners are not all-nighters, will add another dimension to the city's changing landscape.
The RWITC has taken a brave decision to try out night racing at its stunning venue. In keeping with the trend, it is an amalgamation of sport and entertainment, but care must be taken not to compromise on the quality of the racing. Here is to seeing hooves thunder on the track as the sun goes down; Mumbai should not say neigh to this party.


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Jerusalem (Oct. 30)
A letter purporting to be signed by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, calling upon the Mukhtars and the elders of the Nablus. Arab stronghold, to join the attack upon the Jews in Jerusalem on August 23rd was read yesterday into the record by Sir Boyd Merriman. Counsel for the Jewish Agency, at the third day's session of the investigation being carried on by the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry.
The letter, which was included in the Nablus police report submitted by Acting Police Commandant Saunders and carried the alleged signature of Amin El Husseini read: "Fighting will take place in Jerusalem August 23rd between the Jews and the Moslems. All who are of the Moslem religion should come to Jerusalem to help their brethren." Police believe the letter to be a forgery. Sir Boyd Merriman indicated, however, that even if the letter is a forgery, it showed that people knew there would be trouble.
Asked whether he had seen any more such letters. Major Saunders replied in the negative, adding that the intelligence section had not submitted any reports.
An angry discussion between Merriman and Preedy, Counsel for the Administration, took place when Merriman asked Saunders whether he was aware that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem on August 22nd, the day before the riots, applied for a visa to Syria, which the French consul refused. "This is not Saunders's business," Preedy angrily intervened. At this point Sir Walter Shaw, the Commission's head, reminded Preedy that he is here to assist the Commission, whereupon Preedy undertook to obtain the information from the French Consulate.
That British Jews and Jewish exsoldiers were disarmed, although the police needed every man to quell the disorders was was admitted by Major Saunders under cross-examination by Sir Boyd Merriman, Major Saunders also admitted that Beth Alpha succeeded in repelling the attacking horde by its own efforts, that the whole Moslem attack, if unpremeditated was (Continued on Page 3)
Major Saunders has been on the witness stand two days. He answered most of the questions of the Jewish counsel in the affirmative, establishing that the Hebron massacre was over a full two hours before reinforcements arrived, that the government, knowing the massacre had occurred in the morning did not ask for troops and airships before late in the afternoon. Sir Boyd demanded: "On what ground do you justify the disarming of the British Jewish constables?" Major Saunders answered: "Were I asked whether I could spare forty men and rifles I would have said no." Sir Boyd expressed himself dissatisfied with this answer, but Government Counsel Preedy insisted that the question should be addressed to H. C. Luke, whereupon Sir Boyd returned to the question of the protection the police were able to give which was admittedly inadequate.
The Acting Police Commandant admitted that there was a parade of British constables on August 27, when the Jews were ordered to step out of the ranks and hand in their rifles. "Had you as Commandant any complaints against the efficiency of these constables?" Saunders first answered "Yes" and later explained he received reports that the Jewish constables were indiscriminately firing after dark. Merriman showed that the so-called constables were civilians who had been tried and fined for possessing firearms. Therefore, they could not have been constables. "Do you put that forward as ground for disbanding the Jews?" he asked.
Sir Walter Shaw, who is presiding intervened, addressing Major Saunders: "From the way you spoke I thought there were many complaints."
Passing to the massacre at Hebron which occurred on August 24, Merriman made Saunders admit that there was no clash of rival factions, but that there had been a massacre of Jews who had been partly concentrated in the homes of the most respected Jews, at the urgent advice of Assistant Police Superintendent Cafferatta.
Turning to the massacre at Safed which occurred six days after the Hebron massacre, Merriman cited a letter from the Police Commandant at Safed which declared: "The long expected trouble broke out. Moslems entered the Jewish quarter and started butchering men, women and children, but their main object was looting and burning. The available troops inflicted many casualties on the Arabs. The Jews had been evacuated for safety to the police barracks."
Completing the reading of the report Merriman turned dramatically to Saunders asking: "Why was this allowed to occur when troops and warships were in the country?" The question was not answered. Again Merriman queried Saunders about the two Jews who were killed and six wounded in the square of the police barracks, by bullets allegedly fired from a rifle in the square itself, it having been intimated that it was an Arab policemen or some one possessing an army rifle, who fired. "Who fired the shots?" Merriman asked. This question is now being investigated by the Commission of Inquiry especially appointed by the request of Sir John Chancellor was Saunders's reply.
Taking up the question of the Wailing Wall, Merriman maintained, with Saunders not always assenting, that the screen erected on the Day of Atonement last year was not necessarily provocative, since it was no innovation. A screen had frequently been erected under the Turkish regime, he said. On the other hand, the door and the steps built by the Moslems at the Wailing Wall were provocative innovations to the Jews. The two Jewish demonstrations on Tisha B'ab, this year were on the basis of official reports, orderly and peaceful, although the Zionist flag was hoisted and the Hatikvah sung, and although some youths shouted. "The Wailing Wall is ours. Shame on the (Continued on Page 4)
Coming to the Jewish colonies, Merriman pointed to the map, showed that there was no trouble with the Arabs anywhere in Judea or Galilee. The Jewish and Arab cultivators lived side by side in amity, trading together. During the troubles some headmen protected the Jewish colonies and sheltered the colonists, none complaining that Arab lands were expropriated, Merriman declared.
He mentioned that twenty Jews were wounded at Beisan where all Jewish houses were sacked.
Major Saunders confirmed that at Nablus and Hebron the fanatical outbreak was entirely Moslem fanned by the Moslem religious appeal to assist the threatened Moslem religion. He declared in his opinion every Moslem disturbance was the result of such agitation. Pressing the point, Merriman stated that the appeal to attack was conveyed by letter, by messengers and by sermons in the mosques where the Arab worshippers were told bombs had been thrown on the Mosque of Omar and Moslems killed.
Interrupting at this point. Sir Walter caused surprise by asking: "Where there reports that the Jews were killing Arabs?" In reply Saunders said that the general report was that the Jews had thrown a bomb into the Mosque of Omar, killing Arabs. Prior to this many wild and exaggerated rumors had been spread, he said.
"Were inciting speeches made at the Mosque?" Merriman queried. "Yes, we had reports from some districts to this effect," Saunders replied.
Tackling the political features, Merriman asked Saunders whether he was aware of the considerable division in the Arab press before the riots regarding the Mufti, one section of the press definitely supporting, the other definitely opposing the Mufti, who is also the Chairman of the Moslem Supreme Council and whether Saunders knew that immediately after the outbreak the Arab press practically dropped the Wailing Wall question, demanding the repeal of the Balfour Declaration and the establishment of a parliamentary Government. Saunders agreed with this analysis.
"Do you doubt that this outbreak was premeditated?" Merriman pressed. An swering evasively, Saunders said: "Most of us in position of authority knew that sooner or later a clash was bound to occur if the atmosphere remained unchanged."
Dissatisfied with the reply, Merriman, followed up with: "By premeditaed outbreak is meant an attack which is not spasmodic but organized." Saunders replied: "I don't know whether the attack was organized but a spark once lighted in Jerusalem was certain to travel."
"Didn't you know of meetings in the Mosque where inflammatory speeches were delivered?" Merriman asked.
"Yes," was the answer. "It was all working up to a conflagration."
"Did you notice a marked movement in the villages of agitators addressing meetings?" Merriman continued. Saunders reply was that there were not only marked movements, but marked personages after August 15th.
Merriman submitted that sheiks and Mukhtars of Galilee were summoned to assemble in Nazareth.
Preceding Sir Boyd Merriman. William Henry Stoker. Arab counsel, cross-examined Saunders. To support the contention that the Jews demanded greater privileges at the Wailing Wall and contested the Moslem rights to build on their own property. Stoker introduced an article by Dr. Joseph Klausner in the "Palestine Weekly," urging the protection of Jewish rights at the Wall and suggesting that if the Arabs threaten the Jews they will throw stones, the Jews could follow their example.
Although Stoker confined his questioning only to the parts of Saunders' evidence reflecting on Jewish conduct, such as the throwing of missiles at Arab villagers from Lifta, Saunders volunteered information about the noticeable absence of Arab women from the Old City on August 23, which was generally considered as significant that the men intended to make trouble.


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Bolpur-Santineketan is one of the perfect weekend gateway destinations for the people who are eagar to travel. It's a great relief from metropolitan's delirious pace and pollution. It is 145km away from Kolkata.
The red soil of Birbhum, the green forest, the fresh air, the beautiful scenario of the bank of river Kopai, the remnant of Khoai created by rainfall during monsoon attract travelers by its own beauty.
The people of the district are very innocent and dear to everyone. Rabindranath Tagore's Visva-Bharati Vishyavidyalaya is the main attraction of the place. It is an International University and a great center of Oriental education and culture.
Bolpur subdivision is located at south border of Birbhum district. About 150 years ago Bolpur was a small villege under supur porgana. But now it has become an international city. Kalikapur a known place of Bolpur was the origin of the villege in past.
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After a full day's interviewing Friday, attorneys Brooks Stillwell and Abda Quillian were named finalists for Savannah city attorney.
City Council members, joined by City Attorney James Blackburn and Assistant City Attorneys Bill Shearouse and Lester Johnson, began with four candidates.
The next step, Mayor Edna Jackson said, will be to arrange a second round of interviews in which Stillwell and Quillian will be asked to provide a detailed plan for how they would manage the city's legal affairs.
That date has not been set.
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Jackson praised the qualifications of both candidates.
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Stillwell is a partner at Hunter Maclean and a former alderman. Quillian is attorney for the Chatham County Tax Assessor's Board and for nine years was an assistant city attorney. She ran for council in 2003.


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Pope sees Jesus as 'the true parable of God'
July 11, 2011
At his Sunday audience on July 10, Pope Benedict XVI remarked that the parable of the sower and the seed "reflects Jesus' own experience as a preacher."
Speaking to a crowd gathered in the courtyard of his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father said that Jesus spoke in parables in order to "stimulate a decision: a conversion of heart." The parables prompt listeners to think on the truths that Christ revealed, the Pope said, and thus they parallel the life of Christ.
"In the final analysis the true parable of God is Jesus Himself," the Pope said. In Christ, "God does not force us to believe in Hum. Rather He draws us to Him with the truth and goodness of his Incarnate Son." Before concluding his audience the Pope reminded the crowd that Monday, July 11, would be the feast of St. Benedict, "the great patriarch of Western monasticism." He urged the faithful to imitate St. Benedict by putting God first in all things, in work as well as in prayer.
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when i fff...ee..lll, cc...o..ll..dd it reminds me about my great grandfather. from now onward belching on his grave...he willl live in my heart.
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not too good, but 9/11 was sad, and those people are saying bad stuff about America should just stop revewing america tributes if they dont like america.
for two people i see who clearly hate america
fuck u midgey and magicfenixx
i agree with the last reviewer
america had it comming trying to police the world.
they made many enemies doing it and made a lot of peaple jsut really HATE the country. i live in the netherlands myself and when you talk with other peaple about america its just usually negative.
ofcours a thing like hat should never happen. but do you amaricans really think that there died more amaricans then iracies by your actions. i hope you do something with this message instead of dissing it and saying god bless amerca think clearly 4 a change!!!!!!!!!
Nicely done...
and about both of the previous comments.... First off, midgey sounds a bit... well.. ignorant... But he has a point.
However, don't blame America. America, in a way, thinks that it's the best of the best among all the countries. In some ways, that's correct. We have one of the best economies and are supporting many others. Our army used to be one of the most impressive, but now because of lack of recruits, the army has diminished. We have many natural resources. The list goes on. However, America is a bit arrogant about how good it really is. America is trying to police the world when it really can't, so mistakes happen.
And to you boom, let people criticize if they wish. The point of being able to review movies is to say what isn't perfect about it. It's also a place where you can express your ideas. And he wasn't saying that 9/11 wasn't terrible, he just believes that it's a thing that America kinda had coming.
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Attika 7 Sprouted From Guitarist Rusty Coones' Jail Time
Attika 7, a brand new band featuring former Static-X bassist Tony Campos — who is also the touring bassist for Prong — began as a seed of an idea in the brain of guitarist Rusty Coones, a Hells Angel and custom motorcycle maker who began writing songs for the band's debut while he was in prison. Additionally, Pennywise's Fletcher Dragge co-wrote songs with Attika 7. It's clear that this project is as unconventional as it gets, from its inception through its execution.
The music is dark and doomy, as influenced by the sludge-caked riffs of Pantera as it is the industrial crunch of White Zombie, with a dose of whiskey-drenched vocals. "The first couple of years of being incarcerated in federal prison were probably the most dismal point of my life," Coones told Noisecreep.
But he made lemonade out of some pretty sour lemons. "I was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiracy to distribute ephedrine, of which I actually spent over five and a half years inside. I had a lot of time to kill and I read every book I came across the first couple of years. After I was transferred to Oregon, I got inspired to pick up the guitar again and start playing music."
Thanks to a band program in the prison, Coones — who started playing guitar at the age of nine — was playing rock and blues with some of his fellow inmates. He said, "I was writing my own blues and rock songs and bringing them to the band." But it didn't last. A prison riot ensued, and he was transferred to a Texas prison to serve out the rest of his sentence, where he joined a new blues band.
"I started drop tuning my guitar into drop D and coming up these sick riffs that sounded so cool I couldn't get into the blues anymore," Coones said. "All my new material was drop tuned and heavy. I would sit in the prison yard and jam for hours on new riffs and write lyrics. It wasn't long before I started a new band and played all my songs along with some covers, some of the lyrics were a reflection of life inside. Songs like 'No Redemption' and 'Locked Down' speak of prison life. The song 'The Day is Comin" is a protest against government, as well as the song 'Livin' in Oppression.'"
Some good things came out of Coones' incarceration and it was his musical creativity and productivity. He said, "This prison sentence was the most negative thing ever to happen to me, but if I didn't go to prison, I wouldn't have ever been inspired to play. The worse possible negative to happen to me in this life became the catalyst for my rebirth as a musician."
Coones admits that he drifted from his guitar when he was in his teens, trading his instrument for dirt bikes. He got his first Harley-Davidson at 19 and he became fully immersed in the cycle lifestyle, a culture which he remains very enmeshed in today. He became a Hells Angel in 1995, and he was arrested on drug conspiracy charges in 1999.
Besides writing music, he was supported by his wife, KO, and had an army of friends and boosters while behind bars. "Soon after my release I started looking for bandmates to bring my music to the streets," Coones said. "That was five and a half years ago. We have been honing our craft in rehearsal studios and playing gigs since."
Campos, whom Coones describes as "machine-gun fast," joined Attika 7 after completing his final tour with Static-X. While he also tours with Prong and Asesino, he likes to stay busy and get out of the house with other projects! "I wasn't really sure what I was going to do next," Campos told Noisecreep. "A few weeks later, I met the band's manager at a show. He emailed me the material and I thought it was cool. The following week, I met the guys and we got along great. Soon after, we started jamming."
There are not keyboards or programming in Attika 7 and there is only one guitarist, which is the main difference between this new project and his old one. Campos said, "Having only one guitar player that takes solos presents a new situation for me. I have to fill in parts where a rhythm guitar would normally be, so I'll kick in some distortion and play some chords on certain parts." He calls Attika 7 "straight up metal. It's not industrial metal, death metal or some other kind of fill in the blank metal. It's straightforward, no nonsense, 'put your head down and go' metal."


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Caesar Systems Diversifies Management Team and Appoints Jean-Claude Goyon as Region Director for Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Region
Caesar Systems has established a new region focus on Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and has appointed Jean-Claude Goyon as Region Director to improve decision quality through adoption of PetroVR decision assurance software by E&P operators seeking to accelerate to production with coaching support.
"PetroVR is a very powerful tool to enhance the integrated evaluation of E&P oil and gas projects, bringing tremendous benefits in terms of quality and speed to the decision making process for evermore complex projects. I strongly believe in the potential of PetroVR and look forward to leading its further deployment in the EMEA Region," said J.C. Goyon.
Located in the United Kingdom, J.C. Goyon will work directly with and lead a team of client coaches located in the Region. Client coaches enable Caesar Systems clients to adopt best practices learned over 15 years of PetroVR development and implementation.
Prior to this engagement with Caesar Systems, J.C. Goyon served in many leadership roles at Shell, including senior business opportunity manager for new E&P business in many parts of the world including Russia and Iran; technical manager responsible for the governance of Shell E&P projects in the CIS countries, including Sakhalin 2 in Russia and Kashagan in Kazakhstan; vice president of E&P for Shell Russia; negotiator for the successful entry of Shell into the Caspian Pipeline Consortium through a complex multi-party joint venture; and working in various technical and project management roles for Shell in Gabon, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Jean-Claude Goyon enjoys running and all sports in general, particularly rugby. More importantly, he takes every opportunity to spend time with his two children.
He earned his undergraduate degree in engineering, hydraulics and fluid mechanics in 1982 from ENSEEIHT, and he earned dual masters degrees in petroleum engineering from the Ecole du Pétrole et des Moteurs in 1983 and the University of Tulsa in 1985.
In addition to its selection by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), formerly the MMS, PetroVR decision assurance software has been chosen by more than 25 oil and gas companies since 1997, including BHP Billiton, BP, Chevron, ENI, Maersk, Murphy Oil, Shell, Talisman and Total.
Read the PetroVR Blog at http://blog.caesarsystems.com
PetroVR is a Registered Trademark of Caesar Systems, LLC.
Headquartered in Houston, Caesar Systems empowers E&P companies to accelerate confidently to production through its PetroVR software suite, backed by global coaching support.
Caesar Systems is led by an experienced team of oil and gas and software professionals at offices located in Houston, Texas; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Paris, France; Copenhagen, Denmark; and London, United Kingdom.
Caesar Systems
Victor H. Koosh, +1 281.598.8800
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Premier League: Clean sheet in derby win pleases Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini says the clean sheet Manchester City kept in their derby win at United showed how "balanced" they are.
Last Updated: 26/03/14 6:45am
City enhanced their Premier League title credentials and inflicted a 'double' on their arch-rivals by easing to a 3-0 victory at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
Pellegrini echoed two-goal hero Edin Dzeko's comments that the win was crucial, and was delighted to emerge from the possible distraction of his second Manchester derby unscathed and in such style.
"It was very important psychologically because it was one of the three big matches we had still to play, and it was against a great team like Manchester United," he said.
"We continue recovering points on Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal so it was very important to keep adding points.
"We need to win more points than the other teams but you'll never know how many points you'll need over the other teams."
It was a fifth straight clean sheet for City and, while revelling in another goal glut, Pellegrini is enjoying the current cohesion between defence and attack.
He added: "For me, it's very important to keep a clean sheet. It's important to score goals but today we worked very compactly as a team.
"We didn't give them a metre to make moves in our defence and so we were good in both attack and defence.
"I think we are a very balanced team at the moment."
The result puts City within three points of leaders Chelsea with two matches in hand, but at his post-match press conference, Pellegrini refused to entertain talk of the title being theirs to lose.
"I don't think so," said the Chilean. "We will continue fighting with the other three teams, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, and we have to win the two postponed games and continue playing the way we play.
"I am not thinking about the title. Tomorrow we are thinking about Arsenal (whom they face on Saturday)."
In a relatively incident-free Manchester derby, the only controversial moment came in the first half when United midfielder Marouane Fellaini escaped with a yellow card after appearing to catch Pablo Zabaleta in the face with an elbow.
Pellegrini said he saw it but accepted referee Michael Oliver's judgement. United boss David Moyes said he initially did not think it was a foul and had to be told afterwards it was a potential red card.
"I didn't see the incident. If the referee decided not to send him off I respect that," said the City boss.
Moyes added: "I genuinely have not seen it again. When I first saw it in the game, I didn't even think it was a free-kick so I couldn't even tell you, but by what I am hearing, people are saying it could have been worse."


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Someone sent me a note and pointed out something in our 1) Fix to Understanding 1.4.3 Contrast Currently the following sentence appears in Understanding 1.4.3. "Stylized text, such as in corporate logos, should be treated in terms of its function on the page, which may or may not warrant including the content in the text alternative. " This is about adding alt text (which is SC 1.1.1 not 1.4.3 contrast which is covered here. I suggest that it be changed to: "Logos are not considered 'images of text' even though they may contain text or be highly stylized names of organizations. Their purpose is to act as an ICON for the company rather than be running text or simply stylized text. They would not therefore be covered by this provision" Also add to end of intent. "High contrast logos are also desirable and more broadly accessible." Gregg -- ------------------------------ Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.Received on Thursday, 6 March 2008 18:30:04 UTC
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As he unveiled his urban agenda at New York City Hall, Andrew Cuomo threw cold water on Republican Carl Paladino's request to have more debates. Per Adam Lisberg's feed to Celeste:
"There was a desire to have a debate, and the thought that the people of the state would benefit from seeing everyone onstage, everyone who's on the ballot onstage. We had a great debate with everybody who is on the ballot onstage. I think it was informative for the most part. I think some people communicated their message very well and their party message very well. I get that the rent is too, uh, darn high. I got that message and I got that message from the party.
"But there are other things I want to accomplish before the Election Day is upon us. I said that I wanted to visit every county in the state before Election Day. I have 14 more counties that I'm going to visit in this beautiful state. I have other issues that I want to speak to as we're speaking to today. But I believe the debate served a purpose conceptually and then people can decide how much they got out of it.
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Finally I would like to share one last story. This time, the story is about a foolish mouse who is easily tricked.
There once was a field mouse named Aero who lived in the prairie. Aero was an unusually curious mouse. He often thought about life and how he wished he was something other than a mouse. Oftentimes, Aero would sit by the pond and stare at his own reflection. He could not figure out how he was born into the world a mouse. The mouse wished that he could explore the open air or the world underwater.
One day, Aero took his frequent trip to the pond to get a drink and think about things in peace. When Aero was taking a drink, suddenly a frog burst out of the water and scared the poor mouse half to death. The frog was enormous with big brown eyes and spots all over his body. The mouse didn't even know what to make of this gigantic creature. Sure, he had seen some frogs in his life but this one was far bigger than the rest. "What are you doing on this fine summer day?" said the frog. Aero did not know what to say at first, as he had never spoke to a frog before. Just before he was about to speak, his concentration was interrupted by a huge rib-bit from the frog. "Well, aren't you going to answer my question?" the frog asked. Aero finally found the courage to speak and squeaked out a sentence. "Why, I was just getting a drink out of the pond like I do every day," said the mouse. A grin slowly began to spread across the frog's warty face. "Well, I could see you looking down into the pond where I was swimming and thought I would investigate. You seem a bit troubled," the frog suggested. The mouse explained to him that he wished he was something other than a mouse. He explained that he was fascinated at how the birds could fly and the fish could swim. All he could do was scurry along the ground and search for seeds and bugs. The mouse then poured out all his troubles and worries to the curious frog about how he wished he could explore something new. The mouse explained that his life was dull and boring on the prairie and that he wished that he could do something different. The frog listened intently to the mouse's rants for what seemed to go on for hours. The frog sympathized with Aero, but inside his warty head, a devious plan was unfolding. "I am so sorry to hear about all your troubles," croaked the frog." I have always wondered about how terrible a life it would be if I were a mouse like you. You said you come here often, right? Well, why don't you come here tomorrow when the sun is at its highest peak and I will show you an adventure you will never forget!" Pleased to hear this proposition, Aero agreed to meeting the frog tomorrow at the same place. Aero was so excited that he was going to go on an adventure with his new friend. Little did the mouse know that he was on the brink of danger.
The next day Aero was awaited by the frog as soon as he arrived at the bank. As usual, the frog had a mysterious grin on his face and was carrying a twig of some sort. Curious, Aero asked, "What is it that you have in mind today?" The frog croaked, "I thought you might like to see the world underwater! I have broken off a cattail so that I can pull you down underwater since you can't swim" Aero was delighted by this idea! The overeager frog was quick to tie the mouse's leg onto his leg with the cattail stem. The foolish mouse was ready to go on an adventure of his life; little did he know it would be his last. All at once, the frog plunged into the water with the mouse dragging behind after him. It wasn't long before the poor mouse felt panicked and helpless under the water. The frog had successfully deceived the foolish mouse and was ready to have dinner.
As the frog attempted to swim deeper underwater, he realized that he was not getting anywhere after a while. The mouse's dead body was buoyant and slowly carried the frog up to the surface. Irritated, the frog searched for something to cut the cattail rope that he had made. Unexpectedly, the frog was jerked up out of the water and into the air! The frog was sailing into the air and looked up to see two large talons gripping the mouse above. The hawk was happy that he would have a feast when he landed home!
Well, it certainly looks like the frog got a taste of his own medicine. In the frog's own attempt to deceive the mouse, he ended up only hurting himself. Many people would also use the expression, "what goes around, comes around."
Author's note: I stuck to the original plot. The original story started out with a mouse who was in search of an adventure. The story goes right into the frog coaxing the mouse to visit him underwater. In my story, I elaborated on the emotions and reasons for why the mouse wanted to go on an adventure. I added the part where he had a life in the prairie and took visits to the pond every day. In the original story, there was not much dialogue between the frog and the mouse. In my story, the frog and the mouse have a long conversation. I gave the mouse a name unlike the original story. I think when I add names to my characters, then it is easier to add dialogue between the characters. I also added the part of the frog's emotions and thoughts. In my story, the frog came up with a plan to sucker the mouse in, and bide his time. The original story just cuts straight to the chase and has the mouse go underwater with the frog. I also added the minor detail of the frog using the cattail to tie the two of them together. Finally, the original story possesses a different point of view between the frog and the hawk. The original story explains that a hawk sees a mouse floating in the water. In my story, I made it so that the frog feels the hawk suddenly pulling him out of the water. My story is more from the frog's point of view at this time in the story. At the very end I added that the hawk was happy to have a feast.
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Aesop for Children (translator not identified), 1919. Illustrations by Milo Winter (1886-1956) Weblink
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The thing at right is constructed using twelve tetrahedra. Each face
contains one hole, strictly interior to it. However, each face is disconnected,
as a tip in each face plane is separated from the rest. Since a disconnected
face is not usually considered a face, this is more of an "unholyhedron."
This mostly serves as an example to make one be precise about the the definitions.
Another unholyhedron, at left, made from twenty tetrahedra, has no disconnected faces, but the holes touch the edges of the face at two points.
As of this writing, no one has yet found a holyhedron in which each
face is connected and has a strictly interior hole (i.e., the hole doesn't
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Self-Service: An Essential Capability Of BI
Early-generation business intelligence (BI) tools simply weren't user-friendly; instead of aiding business users, their complexity led to a heavy reliance on IT. But facing today's plethora of enterprise data and dynamic, ever-changing markets, business users often don't have the time to wait on a new report from IT− they need it now!
As this Forrester Consulting report explains, the result of this need for self-sufficiency has been an emergence of so-called 'lean' or 'agile' self-service BI tools.
Read this report to find Forrester's recommendations for getting the most out of self-service BI. Inside, explore the business and IT requirements necessary for effective implementation and use.


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Judge Schneller was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota on December 26, 1902. He attended Wahpeton public schools and the State School of Science for one year. He enrolled at the University of Southern California for the year of 1921, then returned to North Dakota, attending the University of North Dakota Law School, graduating in 1924. Thereafter he practiced law with his father, F. B. Schneller, at Wahpeton, until the death of his father in 1935. Served as State's Attorney of Richland County, North Dakota, 1933 to 1941; Wahpeton, City Attorney from 1948 until 1956, when he was appointed Judge of the Third Judicial District, by Governor C. Norman Brunsdale. He served in that capacity until his death on March 18, 1972.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Outgoing Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk will soon be moving on to a new position.
Belk will begin serving on the Michigan Department of Corrections Parole Board on June 9. His last day serving as interim chief will be May 30.
Grand Rapids City Manager Greg Sundstrom said he will appoint an acting chief before Belk's last day, who will serve until a new chief is appointed.
"I am honored that Chief Belk has accepted an appointment to the Michigan Parole Board," said Daniel H. Heyns, Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections. "Kevin has a tremendous reputation and proven track record of enhancing public safety in West Michigan. The Parole Board will absolutely benefit from his unique perspective, knowledge, experience and passion for the criminal justice field."
Belk was appointed to fill the remaining term of former parole board member Thomas Combs, who accepted a new position within the Michigan Department of Corrections, and will serve until April 2015.
Belk's career with the Grand Rapids Police Department began in 1980. He has served as the chief of police since 2008.


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Part of the series "The Happiness-Success Connection"
"Happiness" is all the rage today – we see it explored constantly in magazines, books, the media, TV, and we want it desperately. Yet in the U.S. particularly, we seem to struggle in our efforts to be happy (the U.S ranks only #17 among the world's happiest countries.)
I'm passionate about understanding the happiness-success connection, and what we can do – individually, organizationally, and globally – to increase our experience of happiness, reward, and fulfillment.
Towards that end, I was excited to connect with Jeff Olson, Founder and CEO of Nerium International, author of the USA Today bestselling book, The Slight Edge, and owner of Live Happy magazine. Jeff has built several multimillion-dollar sales and marketing organizations, hosted seminars in every major city in the United States, and produced more than 900 television programs centered on personal development. Over the past 20 years, Jeff has helped thousands of individuals achieve higher levels of financial freedom and personal excellence.
I was hoping Jeff could share how he fosters happiness and a sense of purpose and mission among his employees, partners and colleagues, and I wasn't disappointed.
Below, Jeff shares how he's built Nerium's culture as one that honors the importance of happiness with practical, effective and measurable steps:
"I love creating businesses with a culture that allows people to live their lives to the fullest, develop as leaders, establish lasting relationships and have fun. My passion for happiness has become a business principle that is woven into our daily culture at Nerium International."
The Impact of Happiness
Happier people are healthier, more productive and more innovative. They develop more resilient personalities and handle adversity better than their negative counterparts.
In the late 1990s, a Philadelphia psychologist named Martin Seligman asked the question: What if happiness is more than simply the absence of sadness?
For years, psychology had been treating patients by helping them move out of sadness. But that's where the therapy stopped. When Seligman started asking questions about the nature of happiness and the relation of happiness to success, research on positive psychology exploded.
Many people live with the assumption that if they become successful, then they'll be happy. But here's the secret: Happiness is the precursor to success in all areas of life and is easily accessible to everyone. We create happiness by doing a few simple things—every day.
By integrating and reinforcing a these basic practices to foster a culture of happiness, you'll see transformative results.
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I know this has been asked here before. But no issues yet for the 7.x branch.
I've read the docs, searched the issuequeue, but can't get this to work.
Content type = "Documents"
I've got a field in there of type "file"
I create a new node of type "Documents".
I upload a PDF file the file field.
Filefield gets displayed as "generic file" :
Click here for PDF Lightbox magic ... not really :/
Note: The class="lightbox-processed" and rel="lightframe[|width:1100px; height:700px;]" are both injected by the jQuery hereunder :
/* Trigger Lightbox on PDF links */
Drupal.behaviors.triggerLightbox = {
attach: function(context, settings) {
$("a[href$='.pdf']").attr("rel", "lightframe[|width:1100px; height:700px;]");
return true;
What happens is this:
- an empty lightbox is opened (with specified sizes) - pdf is not loaded inside
- the browsers throws 2 (!) open/save this file dialog boxes at the user ...
Anyone can shed any light on this issue ? thanx
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Are you just trying to simply open a PDF?
If so, use:
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Just as the title states. I am curious if there is any news on the ReMatrix. I am looking to purchase a buggy for this season and have been hold off for the ReMatrix. I was curious if there is any projected release date other than sometime this summer.
Any spy photos you can release???
Just any info would be greatly appreaciated:)
My Trix is starting to show so battle scars and I think it is about time to retire it for a new unit I am sure it will be off to that big buggy heaven in the sky in the near future and I cant dream of replacing it with something other than the ReMatrix so please throw a dog a bone, if you can