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Now he has a girfriend, and it's torturing meVisitor's Question from a 16-20 year old Female
This is kind of long...
I'm 17, my brother is 22, and "the boy" is 19.
I met this boy first through my friend, because my friend was dating him. I only knew his name though. Then my brother became friends with my friend's boyfriend and they started working together. The boy would come over all the time because him and my brother are inseperable now, so me and him became/are good friends. Me and my friend arnt that close anymore, and she broke up with the boy. The boy went on a cruise with my family and when we went to dinner, he told me I looked great, and he would ask if I wanted somethin from his plate. Then he wanted me to come along for the activities they were doing during the day, like go to the hot tub with him, but of course what brother wants his little sister hangin out with him and his friend, so I had to say no. I often go to his job and just talk to him for a little bit, and one day I went there, and he seemed sad, so I said "You sound sad, what's wrong?" He said "I'm not now that I'm talking to you." I couldnt say anything after that. I didnt know what to say. Then he's like "It's nice talking to you." and smiled. I think that was a sign from him telling me he liked me, and to show him I liked him back, but all I said was "Awe. It's nice talking to you too!" I knew that my brother wouldn't like us dating at all. He doesnt want me hanging with him and his friends, much less dating them, so I couldn't tell him that I like him. I guess that was THE sign to tell him, but since I didn't, now he has a girfriend, and it's torturing me. I want to be with him, but he has a girlfriend. He still hugs me and stuff, but I'm not sure if he likes me. I invited him to a dinner theater and he's like "I don't know who to take." I told him he could ask his girlfriend, but he was just quite.
My questions are: Did this boy like me? Was THE sign really THE sign for me to tell him I liked him? Do you think he still likes me but he has a girlfriend? Thanks
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Yes, I think he likes you.
He probably feels a little uncomfortable also regarding the brother-sister thing.
The best thing you could do is to just ask him how he feels about you. Or you could go first and tell him you are "developing feelings" for him and see what he says. Of course, you would mention that you would not want to come between him and his girlfriend. But, at least you would clear the air.
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05 Jul, 2012
Restoran Kee V Sdn Bhd (卫记辣汤之家)
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Most Malaysians know that Kajang is well-known for satay, however, not many know about their spicy soup, more commonly known as Lat Tong in Cantonese. We found out about this place not too long ago, and fell in love with this new found food.
Kee V is located in a rather secluded housing area in Kajang, fortunately we found the place with the help of our GPS. On the day of our visit, we arrived late, but yet the restaurant was packed with lots of customers.
Service was good and food was served very quickly despite the huge crowd. We were served with our Lat Tong very soon after we placed our order. This Spicy Soup (辣汤) was priced at RM10 per pax. Lat Tong resembles any other clear soup, however, it was spicy when eaten. The spiciness of the soup came from the use of pepper and ginger and the sweetness of the soup came from the pork, chicken, intestines and Chinese celery. We loved the soup a lot. We thought Kee V's version was much more impressive than Restoran Siaw Kah, another restaurant well known for their Lat Tong.
We also ordered their Spicy Meat (火爆肉), simply because they were well known for that dish. Priced at RM10 per pax, the dish was amazing, the pork was very well marinated and cooked and it was delicious when eaten with white rice. Definitely something that one shouldn't miss when visiting this restaurant!
Since we felt like having a tofu dish that day, we ordered a small Choi Po Tau Foo (菜蒲豆腐) priced at RM7.50. The tofu was nice and simple and we were satisfied with it.
Lastly, we had a Stir Fried Sweet Potato Leaves (番薯叶) just to have something green for the meal. Priced at RM7.50, the simple vegetable dish was comfort food and had a nice crunch to it.
We were very satisfied with our dining experience in Kee V and would definitely return for more, even though Kajang is quite far from our place. Other than the dishes above, Kee V is also known for their Chicken with Wine (花雕鸡) and Salted Fish with Meat (咸鱼花腩) which we will try in our future visits. For more information, please visit their informative website with menu and useful maps.
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Many of the obstacles facing start-up financial services companies like Square have little if anything to do with technology. Banking, insurance, securities and finance are all deeply regulated industries. So startups and large tech companies looking for a piece of the action tend to hover around the edges, rather than swallow the time, cost, and constraints of becoming licensed as the incumbents are. (Doing so would largely limit them to offering today's products and services in any case.)
There is also little rationalization of different laws and regulations across national borders, another layer of complexity holding back disruptive innovation.
And in the case of digital currencies, national governments hold a strong monopoly on many forms of exchange, notably cash. While the economic reasons for national currencies may be fading, the political ones have not.
Alternative currencies, even when better and cheaper than paper and coins, are looked upon skeptically, or worse. In the U.S., regulators and Congress are putting increased pressure on new value systems. This follows a familiar pattern of governments and disruptive technologies. When it's clear the disruptors don't fit easily in existing legal categories, new ones have to be invented, often through trial and error.
So the big bang in digital currency may come later rather than sooner for the financial services industry. But in the meantime, those experimenting with it are learning valuable lessons and building up expertise they may be able to leverage in the future – particularly in selling to banks that are hungry for innovation. A recent Accenture report showed investment in so-called "fintech" startups has more than tripled over the past five years to nearly $3 billion in 2013. Meanwhile banks have been forming in-house venture-capital arms with hundreds of millions of dollars allocated to fintech investment.
Consider Shopkick, a wildly popular smartphone app first launched in 2009. Shopkick partners with leading retailers to connect consumers with special offers that helps target products and refine marketing campaigns. Users are given points for everything from entering a store, to scanning certain products, to making purchases with linked credit cards. (Shopkick's proprietary "ultrasound" technology ensures retailers only send push notifications to users that are actually inside a store, not in the parking lot or around the corner at a competitor's store.)
The points, or "kicks," can be exchanged for gift cards. Six million users have downloaded the app, making it one of the most popular shopping apps of all time.
For retailers, incentivized mobile phone engagement solves the critical problem of getting customers in the door, the first but most difficult step in making a sale.
Beyond that, retailing is likely to change as much as payments. According to Shopkick founder and CEO Cyriac Roeding, "Retailers need to adapt a truly omnichannel model – making it easy for shoppers to seamlessly shop at home on the couch, and then continue on as they walk into their local retailers will be invaluable in the coming years. That's the future of shopping."
That seamlessness requires smart collection and analysis of user data. In effect, Shopkick is creating a currency based on consumer behavior, a virtual exchange that allows consumers to efficiently trade information about specific actions valued by sellers for promotions and discounts. It's a kind of "smart" money.
It's also a good example of a product innovating at the edges of the financial services industry, forging strategic relationships, developing core technologies, and collecting real world data on consumer behavior. That in turn can feed future products and services that may far outweigh the value of the company's current app.
Shopkick is more focused on the inevitable future for retail rather than for payments, but the two are almost certain to converge. Roeding may not know it yet, but the closer he comes to achieving what he calls "an even more personalized and useful shopping experience for consumers," the more likely it is that the information he's collecting to achieve that goal will define the inevitable truth for financial services.
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Pollsters are in the business of probing perceptions, intentions, memory recall, habits, tastes--the list goes on. I've done polls on virtually everything imaginable during the past 16 years. When was your first real kiss? Have you ever had more than one sex partner at the same time? What bothers you most about other drivers?
Notice I said "virtually everything." Not, in fact, what Forbes ASAP wanted me to ask: "What is true?" I was unsure but intrigued. Would it even be possible to do a poll on this question?
Possible or not, I was going to give it a try. To my knowledge, no one had ever attempted to poll people on a question so, well, difficult to poll. My research staff and I saw early on that the possibilities were endless, the chances of success limited. So, feeling that "true" was too broad, we went with "authentic." What do Americans view as authentic? And whom? We wanted to know that, too, so we could pit Tom Cruise against Oprah Winfrey.
Ultimately, we decided to poll Americans on this question by mixing a little bit of the Socratic method with a whole lot of fun. The operative word would be flexibility. This poll wouldn't be the final answer that puts the eternal question to rest. So much of our lives is made up of the little things. What car do you drive? What TV shows do you watch? The belief that those things are important and revealing lies at the heart of my personal philosophy and that of my profession. Otherwise, why ask?
And so we did ask--and we received telling answers. Tiger Woods, according to this poll, is more authentic than Cal Ripken Jr., Wayne Gretzky, and Doug Flutie. Who says so? Exactly 30.4% of those surveyed, and a larger percentage of Democrats, African Americans, Hispanics, and Americans over 35. Meanwhile, among Generations X and Y, Dennis Rodman prevailed. For these groups, the most outrageous figure in the world of sports was the most authentic.
It seemed to us that new technologies present serious challenges to what people perceive as real, and so we decided to ask about them. This poll pointed out the impact new technologies might have on the authenticity of our lives. For example, four out of five are unlikely to use virtual sex partners, even if these partners look the "way you want and feel human" and have "no risk of disease or emotional attachments." And while 55% would be likely to engage in virtual travel, by a ratio of 4 to 1 they feel someone who did so should be labeled as less authentic. People seem to think that technology has the power to diminish authenticity.
Now I'll be the first to point out that, despite the fascinating dialogues arising from many of our poll questions, not everything worked like a charm in this survey. There's always an element of trial and error in crafting questions that obtain a meaningful result. Often the biggest problem is one of sheer quantity--that is, I can often think of an additional 20 questions I wish I had asked. Then there are often questions that simply do not work. In our survey, we asked, "Which of the following would you most like to be known for: being intelligent, being authentic, being good-looking, or your sense of humor?" This really is not a bad question. The problem is, this question came after a series of questions that revealed the topic of our survey. That "being authentic" was the most cited response should come as no surprise. I have to doubt the authenticity of the response.
But, with some limitations here and there, I believe we succeeded in capturing in this poll at least a kernel of truth--and we hit on some undeniably fun observations in the process.
Personally, I am heartened by the main message I derived from this poll: Americans are constantly judging the authenticity of their world. No one answered, "I never thought about it" or "Who cares?" to even one of our questions. I conclude, moreover, judging by the results of this poll, that Americans not only care about what's authentic but often know the real thing when they see it.
John Zogby is president and CEO of Zogby International, a polling and market research firm. He has done polls for a wide spectrum of business, media, government, and political groups. His polls are a daily feature on Yahoo.
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With One Direction: This Is Us opening in theaters on August 30, you might want to get acquainted with the boys...or brush up on your 1D trivia a bit.
For the uninitiated, we'll walk you through how the most famous boy band in the world got their start.
We'll also give you an overview of what the 1D guys are all about--find out more about Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne.
For example, who is a semi-pro footballer? Which guy doesn't have any tattoos yet?
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And for those that know even the most obscure facts about the guys, maybe you'll learn something new--or just enjoy the huge collection of pics.
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Further, pursuing an MBA degree enables the students to develop various knowledge and skills which are required to handle a business organization efficiently. This course helps in developing managing, leadership, decision taking as well as organizing qualities among the students so that they can think innovatively and work independently. All these knowledge, skills and qualities help the achieving a very good job in top ranking corporate organizations with handsome salary package. Although, MBA provides a very high paying career but it is to be noted that if you want to reach to the top level then you will have to prove that you are capable enough for that position by performing your responsibilities in an efficient manner.
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The default path for the glossary view is '/glossary' -- if you wish to change it, edit the 'page' display, and change the 'path' in the 'page settings' box.
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That is it. Set the path and views to page. Just hover the mouse over your vocabulary term and then create a menu link (with the path first, followed by the taxonomy term ID. You have all the articles you wanted displayed on you page.
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Summer is right around the corner and NARS has a new makeup collection to complement your look throughout the season. Whether you're stuck at the office or on a white sand beach in the Caribbean, this versatile color palette will certainly add sparkle to your summer look.
"The look for the Summer 2009 collection is sophisticated, but colorful," says François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics.
Here's the highlights:
NARS Tropic Single Eyeshadow- $22
For the latest eye shadow, there was only one blue François Nars had in mind. "The tropics are always inspiring for me," says Nars. This lush, silver-flecked teal is a precise image of the ocean's reflective, rolling waves.
NARS Scorching Sun Duo Eyeshadow- $32
The glazed apricot and radiant orange duo, is designed "to imitate the effect of the burning sun," according to Nars. The sun-drenched colors allow for surprising wearability. The pair can be blended together to form a rich, burnt orange, or worn in tandem.
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Nothing evokes the feeling of summertime quite like bronzed skin. The newest shade, a rich golden terracotta, offers a flattering faux glow when dusted across the areas of the face where the actual sun would hit.
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On the lips, this high-shine bronzy rose lipstick has a sweet, insouciant quality about it.
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This is definitely not your grandmother's coral. This deeper, glistening variety is a modern take on a time-honored classic.
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The pale pink mauve sprinkled with specks of gold simulates the color of a Central American sunset and gives nude lips a sultry boost.
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So we kept hearing about the idea of a babymoon, getting away while we still can easily. How fun would it be to take a cruise or head to Mexico? Unfortunately, we can't really afford a big vacation. So we did the next best thing, a small, local mini-vacation, right here in Northwest Arkansas.
First, we found a really cool contemporary hotel in Rogers, A-Loft, that isn't your regular run of the mill hotel… and it's really affordable. $110/night (including tax).
We started with a trip to the newly opened Crystal Bridges Museum, which just happens to be free. We spent all Friday afternoon pursuing through the art and we highly recommend you grab some tickets too! $0.
I found a SaveMore.com deal for $10 to Backyard Burger for $5. I picked up two of them, so we each had $10 to spend on dinner. Ansen got the hugest burger ever and I got a shake and blackberry cobbler. $5/each.
We made a quick stop at Ashley Furniture (where we quickly realized we could not afford a nursery chair there) before heading over to Pinnacle Hills Promenade. We meandered through a few baby stores and then went to the Malco Theater to watch Hugo in 3D. It was a great movie and very cool in 3D. (You should definitely see it!). $11/ticket.
The next morning, we started out with breakfast from Atlanta Bread. We splurged a little and ended up spending $12, but it was worth it.
We thought it'd be fun to shop around at some of the discount furniture stores to see if we could find a recliner or rocker for the nursery. Amazingly, we found one for $200 that is a full fledged rocker/recliner. But we won't count this in the total cost of the trip. :)
We headed to Fayetteville to Cold Stone for lunch, where we had a full punch card, so basically buy one get one free. $4 for one ice cream.
We hopped over to Carters and picked out the cutest outfit for baby girl to wear home from the hospital. It was on sale. $10.
After hanging out in the mall, we decided to go pick up Seifer and spend some time with Andrew and Arielle! The perfect ending to a perfect weekend.
Total cost of the mini-vacation: $227.
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There is a lot of fluff on the internet, especially when it comes to photography techniques, style, and artistry. It is one of the main reasons why we decided to start iLHP, because there really wasn't anything out there in-depth enough for us to find interesting. However, there is always a fine line between being informative and being entertaining. Our primary goal is still to entertain.
From time to time, we would like to point you to more detailed and technical articles on photography. In no particular order, here are 5 free online photography courses you can take from home.
5. University of New South Wales (Australia)
This one is a hidden gem of a resource for all aspects related to lighting. While mainly from a videography/cinematography perspective, much of the lighting principles, such as the 3-point lighting discussed in the video above, translates very well into photography.
Their UNSW TV channel has a wide array of short video tutorials specific to lighting. Note however, a lot of their colloquial terms for lights are probably specific to Australia rather than used commonly world wide (e.g. dedolight). Overall, the videos are short, concise, and well paced.
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Posted on December 27, 2011 by eli courey
UPDATE: Dev-Team has released an untethered 5.0.1 jailbreak (redsn0w 0.9.10b1) for non-A5 devices. Check out our step-by-step instructions here.
iDownloadBlog has created a video showing how to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 with RedSn0w. This is a tethered jailbreak, which means it requires a computer to reboot. It works on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch and iPad. It does not work on iPhone 4S or iPad 2 at this time.
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text: > (rushing off to a New Year's party with XO in hand to show...) > > > -Jeff Hah, Rushing is rushing, I suspected as much (just kidding). XO has a lot of support in Oregon, features in lots of parties (also Portland Barcamp [1]) but we've got Intel here too, pushing more traditional options for adults. I don't see this as a clash, as adults, set in their ways, are not the primary clientele for XOs, deliberately "for children" in their toy-like design, small keys, Shrek-like coloration. As I was explaining to Tara, this was done on purpose, to convey a "hands off" message to the field (don't steal candy from children). But of course in the cocktail party context G1G1 (give one get one) means lots of adults have these show and tell items, plus more than a few are bona fide developers and/or tech support types, starting to answer real needs from the field, where XO penetration, though smattery, is nevertheless real. Cynics among us think the little green monsters are little more than recruiting devices for MIT and its open source courseware. I don't deny that name recognition is part of it, but hey, Python benefits by the same token, as does Smalltalk, once our clientele starts browsing a little, absorbing the history. Some of our PPUG members are XO developers, others work at Intel. I suppose we might see cross-platform in some dimensions, as py is py, just as html is html (yes, an oversimplification I realize). Per my recent posting on OLPC, G1G1 is pushing out through coffee shops on flatscreens in this neighborhood.[2] LA is a hotbed of open sorcery, I've come to discover, maybe not up to Portland's level in some respects, but nothing to sneeze at (Hollywood feeds in -- many celebrities are banking on the success of our design science futurism, although that's not a namespace all would use). Re parties, mine is kinda dweeby this evening, featuring a ball falling at 9 PM (midnight Philadelphia time). We Quakers are fixated on Philly for historical reasons (long story). Then I'd plan on doing something rad, but I'm a fish out of water in LA (Whittier) -- I don't really know Halle Berry that well.[3] Kirby Urner City of Angels [1] http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2007/05/qyoobin.html [2] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/edu-sig/2007-December/008385.html [3] http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2137134480771470882


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dear fellow travellers, i'am a native of the Philippines and i have a vast knowledge of my country. i'am a public teacher here and i teaches social science and under the teaching program one of my subject is th History of the Philippines, not only that i'am a well traveled person and i knew every regions of my country and particularly the culture, traditions , religions the languages, the ethnic filipino groups and many more. i am very willing to help everyone who ask for any information about my beloved country. thanks, ricardo s.f. dela cruz jr.
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This Sunday on Discover channel, Nik Wallenda of the renowned Flying Wallandas will wire walk the Grand Canyon. It will be 1400 ft across and 1500 ft high. He will have no net and no tether.
There is a two-hour show first that shows his preparation and then another for his live, not prerecorded walk. This, to me, is both reality and drama, and I will be watching.
I remember watching when his great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, fell to his death on a wire walk in Puerto Rico. It's an image I've never forgotten. Here's a link for anyone who might want more information.
Nik Wallenda's Grand Canyon wire walk airs live on Discovery Channel


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Pokémon released a new phone game for iOS and Android recently: Pokémon Duel.
Who's played it? What do you think?
I got it day one, and after the server issues were worked out a bit, it's a lot of fun to play! It's kind of like a tabletop board game where the figures you play with are your Pokémon and you move around and attack based on their strengths and abilities.


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I was noticing that my beloved (albeit expensive) Evan Healy face mask was almost out and in need of another ordering when I had the idea that maybe I could make something similar myself. I checked the ingredients and saw: clay and green tea powder. Wow. It got me thinking about how much money I spend on products I could make at home for a fraction of the price and with more control over the health of the ingredients. (The Evan Healy face mask was pretty pure, but plenty of other products are not.)
I already knew of some DIY options to replace common beauty products, but I also researched and tried a few more. Here's what I really like:
Face mask
Bentonite clay
Bentonite clay is made of volcanic ash and is molecularly very porous. It pulls toxins and impurities (including acne-causing bacteria) from pores, firms and detoxes the skin and helps to slough off dead skin cells.
To use: With a wooden or plastic spoon (clay pulls toxins from metal, so don't use that), mix 1 teaspoon each bentonite clay and filtered water. Wash your face as usual (I use this gentle soap-free cleanser) and pat dry–so your skin is a little damp but not dripping. Apply the mask evenly, avoiding the sensitive area around your eyes and let dry for about ten minutes. Once it's dry, wash off the mask, pat your face dry and apply your toner and moisturizer (healthy versions, of course! No use sticking more junk back into your clean pores).
Do this once or twice a week for healthy, glowing skin. For an added twist, replace half of the clay in the recipe with activated charcoal (which I love as a natural teeth-whitener)–it also helps to draw out impurities from the skin.
Face cleanser
Oil cleansing
I've already written about oil cleansing as a DIY face cleanser that's moisturizing, healing and free of additives. It's also highly customizable based on your skin type and personal preference. I tried oil cleansing, liked it for about a month, stopped because I started breaking out (which I now realize was less related to the oil, more related to intolerance to dairy and eggs). I'm currently attached to my favorite pH-balancing cleansing bar, but I'd still recommend oil cleansing to anyone looking for a healthy and affordable cleansing option. This post has lots more details.
Another option is a honey face wash. Raw honey is naturally antibacterial and contains many enzymes that nourish and heal your skin. Some people recommend using Manuka honey specifically (it has the most health benefits), but you can also get good results with regular raw honey and it's much cheaper.
The method is super easy: wet your face, massage a teaspoon of honey into your skin, rinse off with water and pat dry.
Apple cider vinegar
Skin is naturally acidic, but most cleansers and skin products disrupt its natural acidity. An imbalanced pH can lead to clogged pores, breakouts, dryness and redness–or all of the above. Apple cider vinegar helps restore the pH balance of your skin, allowing it to function optimally and thus reducing breakouts and other issues.
Mix one part raw, unfiltered ACV and 2 parts filtered water in a container of your choice (I like this one). Adjust the ratio as needed for your skin. (I actually use a 1:1 ratio twice daily and don't find it too drying.) Apply the mixture to clean skin with a cotton ball. Let dry and apply your daily moisturizer.
This toner doesn't smell like roses, but the smell fades quickly and your skin will end up smelling like whatever lotion you put on after.
I find it makes my skin softer and less prone to breakouts and others have reported it makes pores and fine lines appear smaller too.
Eye make-up remover
Almond oil
Sweet almond oil moisturizes sensitive eye-area skin and helps reduce the appearance of dark circles. It also removes make-up effectively, costs less than most "natural" eye make-up removers, and has less additives!
Almond oil contains vitamin A (an antioxidant effective in treating under eye circles), is anti-inflammatory and helps moisturize and soften skin, and is non-comedogenic so won't cause breakouts.
To remove eye make-up: Gently massage a few drops of almond oil into the skin around your eyes. Wipe it off with a damp cloth or cotton ball. To treat dark circles, dab a couple more drops of oil into the skin beneath your eyes and leave on overnight. (For best results you'll need to do this step daily.)
Several precautions: 1) use sweet almond oil, 2) like anything else, be careful not to get it in your eyes, and 3) avoid almond oil if you're pregnant (you don't want to overdo it on vitamin A) or allergic to nuts.
Body lotion
Coconut oil
A while back I shared a recipe for a DIY healthy lotion. It's got coconut oil, almond oil, beeswax and essential oils. I still like it, but you know what's easier? Just slathering coconut oil all over!
Coconut oil is an effective moisturizer right out of the jar. It smells great, makes skin super soft and glisteny, and is naturally antibacterial so it helps to soothe skin irritation. The downside is that it's oil, so is pretty oily feeling. Also, not a good idea to slather yourself in it and then lay on nice furniture or put on clothes that the oil will stain. I apply coconut when I get out of the shower and let it air dry for a while before getting dressed.


text: I'm as sick of the vampire craze as you (meaning to say I'm sick of Twilight and True Blood), but the new film from the badass Chan-wook Park, Thirst, intrigues the crap out of me. The film centers around a failed experiment that turns a devoted priest into a vampire, who has to battle to retain his humanity. Further confusing his situation is the beautiful Ok-vin Kim, who plays a woman in dire need of the priest's help. So now the priest has vampire problems and a beautiful woman challenging his whole celibacy deal. Outside of the flick, Kim is a young actress and model with a small list of credits so far. She also happens to know kung fu, which is always pretty awesome.A word from Ok-vin Kim: "I am not attracted to easy and simple roles... I only feel alive when I am challenged with difficult roles that push me to improve my acting skills"Well, we're attracted to the fact that you aren't attracted to easy and simple roles. Check out more hot photos of Ok-vin Kim after the jump!


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The Montreal Canadiens Face An Elimination Game Tonight
by Paul on 05/12/14 at 08:48 AM ET
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from Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette,
It's an elimination game for the Canadiens, who trail the best-of-seven series 3-2 after dropping a 4-2 decision to the Bruins Saturday night at Boston's TD Garden.
"We knew what we're getting into in this series," captain Brian Gionta said Sunday after the team held an optional workout in Brossard. "They're a good team. We're playing at home. For the most part of the series we've outplayed them and we feel comfortable."
"Some of our guys have done this before," added David Desharnais, who was referring to the last playoff meeting between these teams in 2011, when the Canadiens won Game 6 at home and then lost in overtime in Boston in Game 7. "We're in front of our fans and we like the way we play at home."
The confidence in the Canadiens' dressing room might stem from the fact they never trailed in this series until the loss Saturday gave the Bruins a 3-2 lead. There's an argument to be made the Canadiens could have swept this series — they had a late two-goal lead in Game 2 and a Boston bounce produced a 1-0 overtime win for the Bruins in Game 4.
from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,
Rarely have the Bruins gone to Montreal in the postseason with house money jingling in their pocket. That's where they will be Monday, smack in the middle of what long was their city of playoff horrors, with a one-win cushion in the best-of-seven series.
Even if they lose, they still have Wednesday night at home to try to clinch the series, a chance to play in the Cup semis for a third time in four seasons. Rare ground. What the Bruins don't need Monday night is for their emotions — be they anger or comedic — to get the best of them. Habs fans will file in with memories of the Ference Finger and the Thornton Facewash both refreshed and fresh in their memories. Our heroes are their hated. That's not new. But right now, Monday night in Montreal is going to be about Saturday night in Boston.
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How to Make Applicant Tracking Systems Work for You
The days when hiring managers and recruiters culled hundreds, if not thousands, of resumes by hand to uncover the best job candidates are long gone. Today, the task is computerized; an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is now frequently used to narrow down the candidate pool to those candidates who meet the requirements of the prospective employer. When you submit a resume electronically today, it goes directly into the employer's ATS. To ensure that qualified applicants are not filtered out, there are a few things that the savvy job seeker should know:
What You Need to Know About Applicant Tracking System
- An applicant tracking system is a software program that stores and organizes resumes, allowing recruiters to screen, sort, track, and rank all the resumes they receive. The system contains database fields for the applicant's name, contact information, work experience, job titles, education, employer names, and periods of employment. The system then tries to assign the desired data on the resume with the fields in the software.
- For each job opening, the employer searches these data fields for the key words/phrases associated with the position by entering specific keywords into the ATS. If your resume doesn't contain these specific keywords, it will likely be filtered out and placed in the "rejection pile", which will in turn generate an automated generic rejection email to the applicant.
- ATS uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, which simply means that your resume is scanned into the software so that it becomes searchable. During the conversion process, words and letters are sometimes left blank if the program has problems matching the expected information with the fields in which that specific data is stored. ATS has problems, for example, with extracting data from text boxes and tables.
- ATS is designed to rank resumes in a variety of ways. Sometimes, for example, high rankings will be based on the frequency that the keywords and phrases programmed for the job opening appear, as this is perceived as an indication of how well matched the resume is to the job requirements.
- Hiring managers and recruiters rarely see the actual resume until you are invited in for an actual interview. Instead, they typically see a screen view of the information in the database that the ATS has pulled from the resume.
Tips on How to Optimize Your Resume for an Applicant Tracking System
- Copy and paste the job ad into Wordle.net or Tagcrowd.com to generate a tag cloud of the ad to identify the core keywords. Make sure that those keywords are on your resume.
- Unless specified, do not send your resume as a PDF file, and do not include textboxes, tables or graphics.
- Refrain from being creative or clever. Title the section that contains your work experience, "Work Experience", for example, as that's what the ATS is programmed to recognize.
- Applicant tracking systems are programmed to read company name first, so have your job tenure after the company name and position held.
By understanding how applicant tracking systems work, and adjusting your resume accordingly, job seekers can increase their chances that the resume will not be filtered out for all the wrong reasons.
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A Designer Guide: How to Build and Promote an App to be Proud ofCategories Articles, Inspired Release, iPhone
ustwo™ is a multi platform development studio based in London, UK and Malmo, Sweden – 50 strong and growing rapidly in notoriety. During 2009, the studio developed and released 16 apps including the infamous MouthOffTM, .TM (48hour series), SteppinTM, and Reebok's iSprint.
ustwo's apps have sold globally and have become brands in their own right. Mills is well known within the industry with his refreshingly honest and open approach being well received by developers, gamers and fans alike.
I've written this Mobile Appifesto™ to share some of the many lessons that we've learnt over the last 12 months. In that time we've launched 16 apps on the iPhone platform (although much of this is applicable to all platforms) – we've experienced the highs and lows of iPhone app development. This Appifesto's intention is to help inspire some of the design focused newbies to the world of app development and I hope it sets a precedent. It really is the only way.
Build solid foundations
Focus on creating a studio, company or tribe, (influenced by Seth Godin's Tribes – a must read). This will form the basis of your brand, your very own style, your USP, what you stand for and this thinking will influence what you produce and create. Ultimately if you can create an app that users identify your handiwork in – you're there.
Long term vs. short term
Think about longevity when it comes to your career as an app developer – it's not about short term wins and the chances are that you won't be one of those bedroom developer success stories that we've all read about – you're probably more likely to be struck by a bolt of lightning. But remember, lightning does strike and when it does, it burns. Plot and build the bridges to success. It will come to those who really want it.
Passion leads to excitement, excitement leads to action, action leads to success. All of these are required in the game of app development – they are the necessities and bedrock to creating something special. You have to be driven by love of what you create over chasing the pot of gold. If you believe in what you are doing, others will want to taste the quality.
I'm talking about design solution led, fully animated and UI focused apps that remain on iPhones and aren't deleted in a few hours. I'm talking quality apps that innovate and make the community proud. Think of apps that you would want to use. A great idea is not just unique, it actually serves a purpose.
No room for copycats in this industry – that's for total joker pretender studios. (Twitter clients are the exception as they are all pushing one another to make a better experience for the rest of us). Countless copycat apps are just blocking the pros pathway to success. If your idea has been copied – remember imitation is a form of admiration. Use the frustration of seeing bad apps made by passionless developers to drive you to succeed.
All about logical, engaging and beautiful user interface design – if users like using your app they will spread the word – simple. Bad design will mean instant deletion and bad ratings.
Sound effects
Think about sound from the very minute you start out. Sound adds an invisible physicality to button presses and motion on a touch screen. Sound immerses the user into the experience and helps to hold the attention. Without sound an app is only half the man.
Bring the best people to the table and work with them to help you. As a small developer don't be afraid to ask your network for help – they could help you in aspects of business you may not have experience in. For example you may be the world's best developer but know nothing about marketing – use your contacts, if you don't have them, find them.
Build Fast
Speed is key – you must get your apps out there quickly. Not only to beat copycats, but also to keep development costs down. Every minute you spend on your app is quantifiable by the need to sell another app to recoup the costs. There are 2 schools of thought when it comes to the basics of development and building your app – either develop as you go (i.e. build and test) or plan it all out first then build the structure around it. All you need to be aware of is time is money.
Flash is a perfect tool to build a test version of your app before getting heads down into the iPhone SDK. It allows you to see the design, sample gameplay, test transitions, and get a feel for your app. All about testing, testing and more testing – simple but so many apps have too many bugs when launched.
Knowledge is power
Hone your skills continually pushing the boundaries of what you know. Read as much about your chosen area as you can and make sure you know your stuff.
It's going to be almost impossible to get any traction with the 'big tech journos' so look to build relationships with niche and growing app review sites that will one day lead the way – AppBoy, AppSmile, app.it.ize.us, 8 bit Feed, CreativeApplications, PocketGamer.biz, Razorian Fly all gave us help from day 1.
Embrace other developers as fellow comrades in the battle for survival, learn from one another and pay respect to the masters out there and let their work inspire you, BUT don't be afraid to speak your mind, get your views out there. No man's an island.
Tell your story to whoever will listen – the first steps in marketing what you do. It's all about engaging with as many people as possible including users, potential users and influencers. So many marketing channels to explore from working with publishers, to banner ads, creating an email campaign, creating a website or a viral video on YouTube. Try and be as creative as possible and experiment – see what works for you and what drives downloads.
Social Media
Harness the power of social media intelligently! This is the simplest way to build a fan base and generate interest surrounding what you do. Get people on your side who will help spread the word. For example someone with 1000 contacts maybe able to influence his or her contacts on your behalf.
Master the basics of PR – build anticipation – tell your story and engage with your audience. All about turning eyeballs into downloads. Some tips – on the day your app launches write a simple press release about your app and send it out to your favourite iPhone related sites. Should guarantee some PR coverage. You can then build on this – more sites – a bigger audience. List the sites that pick up your releases and give them future scoops.
Use Flurry, AppViz or similar to fine tune your approach – understand what updates have driven downloads, the importance of seasonal fluctuations in terms of sales and which marketing efforts have had a positive impact on your app.
Sell in/out
Approach big companies and organisations about the possibility of doing a branded version of your app. Anything is possible especially if your app has achieved a moderate level of success – a branded version will give your app a new lease of life. Big corps are always hungry for niche ideas and creativity.
If you take a knock like with anything in life – get back up and keep trying.
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The retailer's beleaguered shareholders – who have seen almost 90pc wiped off the value of their shares over the past 12 months – had probably managed to figure out that much for themselves.
As HMV's profits have shrunk, so has the length of the profit warnings: January's ran to more than 600 words; the warning in March stretched to 284 words; but Tuesday's had shrunk to just 183 words.
When Fox updated investors last March on his strategy, he boasted that a three-year turnaround had "rebuilt profitability" and developed the HMV "brand". At the time, City analysts were forecasting that the owner of eponymous HMV and the Waterstone's bookstore chain, would make £80m pre-tax profit this year.
A year – and three profit warnings later – Fox has been forced to admit that he will be lucky if HMV makes £30m
this year.
But while the consumer downturn may have highlighted HMV's weaknesses, the retailer's problems are more deep-rooted.
Months into the HMV job, media-savvy Fox convinced himself (and his board) that, despite the rise of the likes of Apple and Amazon, he had developed a format that could save the music shop from the threat of the digital download.
Smoothie bars, internet kiosks and game zones where customers (or anyone else for that matter) could play the latest Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 game would pull in the customers and ensure HMV's survival.
Even the collapse of rival retailers, including Woolworths and Zavvi, didn't worry Fox as he and his highly-paid PR advisers constructed an argument that HMV would benefit from being "the last man standing on the high street".
Confident he had sorted out the core business, Fox diversified. He bought a 50pc stake in a digital media company and spent almost £50m on the owner of the Hammersmith Apollo and other concert venues – when he should have been focused on running the core music shop business and preserving cash. Cash is something HMV is now rather short of. Alongside last month's profit warning, Fox admitted that the company's debt has spiralled to £130m as trading has deteriorated. To make matters worse, the retailer revealed at the same time that it was likely to breach its covenants when they were tested in April.
HMV announced on Tuesday that it had secured a two-month extension from lenders, while "constructive" talks continue with its bankers.
Fox is obviously hopeful that he will have flogged off Waterstone's and negotiated a new deal with his lenders long before the covenants are tested in July.
But while he may be confident that he can keep HMV afloat by selling off the family silver and negotiating a new deal with banks, City analysts are less convinced. In fact, they think it's inevitable that the retailer will have to tap shareholders for some cash in the near future.
"HMV needs to re-capitalise," was the verdict of retail veteran David Jeary. If the analysts prove to be right, shareholders should ask themselves whether Fox really is the right person to lead this turnaround – before they hand over any more cash.


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Brita Debrest wanted to express her feeling for her upcoming birthday by making this homage to Billie Holiday.
I love the song and I lough watching the little "behind the scenes", I hope you will too.
Brita Debrest wanted to express her feeling for her upcoming birthday by making this homage to Billie Holiday.
I love the song and I lough watching the little "behind the scenes", I hope you will too.
"Quoting Artists" gallery is opening this Saturday.
Some of my works as well as other's will be on display,
Come over and check it out.
Saturday 06/28/2014, Between 3PM – 8PM
2358½ South Robertson Blvd. Los-Angeles, CA. 90034
After Saturday's event, the Gallery Hours will be:
Thursday – Sunday 1PM – 7PM
We'll be happy to see you there..
I'm working on a new music video to help support "Stand up to cancer".
The song named "Jenny make 'em clap" is a fun love letter to Venice, California and free spirits everywhere, and is a part of the "If we live" project.
We have only one more shooting day to complete the remaining shots and then finish editing, I'm very exited.
All of the participants in this project volunteer their time and talent with the hope of helping others.
Until the video's release, here's a behind the scenes video, Shot by Mungai Nguku
Lyrics & Vocals: Jenny Moller
Bass: Karl Leiker
Percussion: Al Keith; James Alibe;
Production, Guitar, bgd vocals and keys: Kevin T. Williams
Buy "Jenny make 'em clap", the full album or any song on it on iTunes, and help "Stand up to cancer" by clicking Here.
Read my earlier post about the "if we live" project here
All proceeds go to "stand up to cancer.
Stand Up To Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Creativity and creative thinking is a subject I'm always exploring.
I was happy to hear Cleese mentioning Edward de Bono (in one of his creativity thinking videos that was published and removed from youtube many times) , I began to find interest in De Bono's writings about creative thinking when I was still a photographer's assistant in training.
If you live in Los Angeles, CA, Or you are a Ska fan, You surly know The Untouchables!
This is my favorite Ska band. A few days ago we had a photo session, And here are some of my favorite shots from this portrait photography series. What a wonderful group of people. It was great fun taking their portraits.
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These are the latest 30 images on my Instagram stream, If you like them, you're invited to follow me
I like Instagram. I think it sends me back to the days I was listening to records, holding these colorful album covers and admiring the artwork, these covers allured me into the field of commercial photography. As much, it reminds me using Hasselblad cameras, that square window to the world that looking through it, made everything look beautiful.
Today, I don't really need the camera to have a square frame, I crop to measure and it's all good, I still use 1:1 frames when I see fit, but since the music business changed a lot, the commercial use of a square frame became more rare, until Instagram came and gave it a renewed breath of life.
Growing up into being a professional photographer, I trained myself to capture interesting frames, I could see them all around me, and went through many (many!) rolls of film, until I developed the "eye" for a good composition, slowly assembling a worthy portfolio, I wish I had Instagram back then…
Not many professionals are as "obsessed" about their work, enough to practice it in their free time, I can't think of an accountant making calculations for fun, or a farmer plowing a field just because he likes it.
When you're a photographer, that's a different deal, at least for me, I just can't help it, I need to be ready to click at all times.
I used to carry a compact camera with me wherever I went, when I found anything frame worthy, I'd snap it.
When Nokia came out with their Lumia 920, the platform was ripe enough for me to try, they also promised an excellent camera, promised and delivered.
Soon enough many photography apps became available, allowing some serious ways to manipulate images, many Instagram like apps too, but not THE Instagram, the one many people were on. I started worrying, I got the Lumia 920 for its camera, and I wanted to share it and Instagram wasn't in site, until a month ago (*Nov. 2013). As soon as it was available I installed it, and it became my new composition playground. I shoot, I post, all done.
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Lung cancer sufferers often lacked support because the disease was viewed as self-inflicted, a patient advocacy group said today.
Australian Lung Foundation (ALF) spokesman associate professor Kwun Fong said lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death, claiming more lives than breast, prostate or colon cancer combined.
But people were often unsympathetic to sufferers because of the false misconception the disease was caused only by smoking, Prof Fong said.
"Lung cancer is perceived by some to be a self-inflicted disease," Prof Fong said in a statement.
"The simple fact is that nobody deserves to suffer from lung cancer."
However, a national body, The Lung Cancer Support Group, was being set up for victims who did not have the level of necessary support, Prof Fong said.
He said the group would provide sufferers with the level of support available to people with other cancers.
Pamela Evans, a non-smoker who has lived with lung cancer for more than three years, said it was important suffers could talk about their experiences.
"Being a non-smoker hasn't made the disease any less aggressive and I think it is time people's attitudes changed towards the way we treat these patients," Ms Evans said.
ALF research found that, although most people with lung cancer were smokers, many began smoking before the health risks were fully understood.
Most victims also quit smoking before the cancer was diagnosed.
The Lung Cancer Support Group includes representatives from ALF, the Global Lung Cancer Coalition, the Cancer Alliance Network, and the NSW and Victorian Cancer Councils.
The support group will be officially be launched in March next year.
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"ISIS is now responsible for more than 60 terrorist plots against Western targets including 18 in the United States, is Manhattan next this Thanksgiving along the Macy's parade route?, ISIS Targets Herald Square Times Square And Macy's Parade Just in Time for Thanksgiving, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a New York City tradition since 1924, is just one week away. It will follow both this week's ISIS video terror threat targeting the tourist-populated Times Square area and Herald Square, purportedly issued by the Islamic State militant group, and last week's deadly terror attacks in Paris, for which ISIS also claimed responsibility. While it's unclear how or if they will deter groups of people from going to next week's festivities — which attracts about 3 million people a year — the New York Police Department, which has planned an increased security presence of an additional 1,300 cops on the streets along the parade route. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade travels through Columbus Circle, near Times Square and through Herald Square before ending up at the Macy's store located in Herald Square at 151 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001.
New ISIS video shows several scenes in Manhattan including Times Square, a Gap in Herald Square, T.G.I. Friday's and yellow taxi cabs on city streets like around Columbus Circle. It also includes images of terrorist sharpshooters and terrorists wearing suicide belts. The new video features footage from a previously released video mentioning a New York attack, officials said. ISIS, the JV team as POTUS Obama calls them, appears to be using the Varsity teams Al-Qaeda playbook by utilizing multiple bombing and automatic weapons firing at multiple locations all at about the same times. Hitting at least three different targets at once is the Al-Qaeda calling card and ISIS used such a game plan in Paris France, is Manhattan next this Thanksgiving along the Macy's parade route?
Far from being "contained," radical Islamic terrorists operating in Syria are "expanding globally and plotting aggressively," Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul told Congress on Wednesday. "ISIS is now responsible for more than 60 terrorist plots against Western targets, including 18 in the United States," McCaul said. "Here at home, we have arrested more than 70 ISIS supporters over the last year. That's on average more than one per week, and the FBI says it has nearly 1,000 ISIS-related investigations in all 50 states. If this is not a war, then I don't know what is."
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A Department of Silence: Bullying of LGBT youth not a priority
Second of two parts (Part I)
From the beginning of the Obama administration, the general attitude of the LGBT people was that things would be better for the community than they were under the administration of President George W. Bush.
But even from the beginning, there were signs that protections for LGBT youth might not be better and that "safe schools" might not be a priority for the Department of Education (DOE).
Several federal departments under President Obama have made moves to benefit the LGBT community, but the Department of Education has done little. This is despite growing evidence that LGBT youth are among those most at risk and that safe-schools programs benefit all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Many in the LGBT community cheered when President Obama appointed Kevin Jennings, the openly gay founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to head the DOE's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Before he took office in July 2009, however, his department's budget had already been slashed by more than 40 percent — from $690 million in the last year of the Bush administration to $393 million under President Obama. The budget request for 2011 is only slightly higher, at $410 million.
The money will be used to fund a new "Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students" program to replace the existing "Safe and Drug Free Schools" program. Schools will compete for grants under the program by completing an assessment of students, staff, and parents. Grants can be used to address problems such as the physical environment, wellness, respect for diversity, and bullying.
But bullying is only one possible component of the program. The DOE has done little else to promote efforts to address the problem of school safety—much less the high incidence of bullying based on real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity—as a priority.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan did meet with GLSEN executive director Eliza Byard and a delegation of students and teachers in March 2009. And in that meeting, he "affirmed a commitment to make schools safe for every student, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression," according to a GLSEN press release. But DOE did not issue a press release of its own, even though it regularly does so when the Secretary or other senior officials meet with organizations or community groups.
The DOE also displayed winning entries from GLSEN's "No Name-Calling Week Creative Expression Contest" in the lobby of its headquarters for a month.
However, no DOE officials testified in a July 2009 House committee hearing on "Strengthening School Safety through Prevention of Bullying."
At the hearing, two expert witnesses—Kenneth Trump, President of National School Safety and Security Services, and Scott Poland, Coordinator of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University—each called for strong school safety components, including anti-bullying measures, to be included in this year's reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESEA, better known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), was the major educational policy enacted by Congress under the direction of President George W. Bush.
A bill introduced in May 2009 by Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) would provide such anti-bullying measures. Known as the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA), it would require schools that receive federal funds to implement and report on anti-bullying programs. It would define bullying as hostile conduct based on someone's actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, among other attributes. The SSIA is structured to be a set of revisions to the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, which is part of NCLB.
Sirdeaner Walker, mother of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, an 11-year-old Massachusetts boy who committed suicide in 2009 after relentless bullying about his perceived gay sexual orientation, testified at the July hearing and called on Congress to move the SSIA forward.
A number of organizations also contributed written testimony in support of the SSIA. They included GLSEN, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the Family Equality Council, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, COLAGE, and Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) as well as several non-LGBT organizations, including Girl Scouts of the USA, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Federation of Teachers, and the American Association of University Women.
A spokesman for GLSEN, Daryl Presgraves, said in an interview that the SSIA is "our biggest priority right now on a federal level."
But when President Obama released his "Blueprint for Reform" of NCLB, through a DOE document that details the administration's proposal, it contained no mention of the provisions of the SSIA. It also included no mention of the Student Nondiscrimination Act (SNDA), a bill introduced by Rep. Polis in January 2010. SNDA would prohibit discrimination—including harassment—on the basis of real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in any program or activity receiving federal funds.
The DOE has also been silent about the several high-profile bullying-related student suicides since President Obama took office. And the administration did not issue any remarks of support for Jennings when right-wing groups attacked his appointment, suggesting he supported pedophilia and claiming he would promote a "homosexual agenda" in the nation's classrooms.
Jennings himself has given no interviews to the LGBT media since taking office. A spokeswoman for the DOE Office of Communications and Outreach, Jo Ann Webb, declined repeated requests for interviews with Jennings either in person, by phone, or email. According to Webb, Jennings has a schedule that is too "hectic" to accommodate an interview.
A comprehensive federal law to promote safe schools for every student, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, would provide a level of uniformity that current state and local laws do not offer. Only 12 states plus the District of Columbia have safe-school laws that specifically cover sexual orientation and gender identity. Other states cover only sexual orientation or do not enumerate specific categories of coverage. Some have only non-discrimination laws that may or may not include schools.
The Massachusetts House and Senate each passed anti-bullying bills in March, having sped up the process after the widely publicized suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince in January. Prince, who had moved to Massachusetts from Ireland with her family, was repeatedly bullied by a number of classmates. Six of those students now face felony charges and three others have been charged as youthful offenders.
But neither version of the Massachusetts bill enumerates sexual orientation, gender identity, or other attributes on which bullying may be based. The same is true for bills pending in both houses of the Michigan legislature.
A 2007 survey of students conducted by GLSEN found that students were more likely to report harassment problems to staff—and staff were more likely to help—in schools or states with policies that enumerate categories, than in those with policies that do not enumerate the categories.
And in Romer v. Evans, a landmark 1996 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down Colorado's anti-gay Amendment 2, the high court noted, "Enumeration is the essential device used to make the duty not to discriminate concrete and to provide guidance for those who must comply."
Both the SSIA and SNDA bills would provide enumerated coverage and federal clout to ensure compliance.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) will soon introduce a Senate companion bill to SNDA. During an April 20 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, Franken asked Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, "Do we need an explicit ban against discrimination in public schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity?"
Perez didn't answer the question. He replied, "I would be happy to work with you on the underlying issue of ensuring that everybody going to school can have the reality of a learning environment that's nurturing, non-discriminatory, and non-threatening."
Despite the absence of safe-schools provisions in the President's proposal, GLSEN spokesman Presgraves said he is optimistic.
"Obviously, this is just a blueprint," he explained. "As the 'Blueprint' will continue to expand and become the actual language for the reauthorization, at that point is when we'll definitely do everything we can to ensure that [the Sánchez and Polis bills'] language are part of the reauthorization."
HRC's chief legislative counsel Brian Moulton agreed.
"Certainly, would it be preferable for there to be a strong, explicit signal going into this process from the White House? Sure," he said. "But I don't know that we should see this as a problem right out the gate."
Moulton added that HRC is working with GLSEN and Rep. Polis' office to build cosponsors for both bills and "to look for the potential to include one or both of these bills as part of that larger reauthorization bill," but added, "I'm not sure what those next steps will be because I'm not sure we know what the timeline on the reauthorization is."
Moulton also suggested the bills could face "competing interests."
"We are obviously very organizationally focused on getting ENDA through and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal effort," said Moulton. "The window between now and the midterms [elections for Congress] keeps getting smaller and smaller, unfortunately. I'm not sure that right now there's an immediate path to moving either" the Sánchez or Polis bills. But he said HRC can "continue to be able to use them as a tool to talk to Congressional offices about the issue."
"As with any of our issues, it is a heavy lift politically," said Moulton, "and I don't know what the prospects are. . . . It is very much a question of when will we have the opportunity to move things on the Hill and how much we can get the community activated once these opportunities present themselves."
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Thanks Joern, I think you have made my point far better than I did. Jason. > I agree with you both Jason and Eric ;) > > It simply depends on your viewpoint. But there are differences which > should be maybe pointed out to push all these discussions about 'AJAX > versus XFORMS' forward to a more constructive level and see what they > can profit from each other (sorry for repeating you here, Eric). > > Jason is IMO right to say that they are very different in one way. AJAX > concentrates on the 'friendlier interface' and improved interactivity > alone and does not provide a complete architecture for handling user > dialogs as XForms does. Even if some more advanced AJAX samples directly > connect datasources on the backend and do some automatic updating they > do so in a completely custom (and non-standard) way. In that respect > AJAX is more a technique than a technology. > > XForms on the other hand provides a clear model with separation of > model, instance and UI in a MVC fashion, provides a clear processing > model that guarantees consistency, an advanced dependency tracking and > calculation model, nearly endless validation capability, strong > data-typing, an event-model and an abstract UI definition. - well, sorry > if i left out details but isn't that a bit more than simple AJAX has to > offer? > > Even if there are similarities in goals from an end users perspective > AJAX and XForms are very different from an architectural or developers > view. It's my personal belief that AJAX and XForms go very well together > in these 'hybrid' implementations as Eric called them and can profit > from each other in large dimensions. AJAX and XForms integrated would > free the page developer from lots of custom script coding *and* get all > the advantages of XForms processing while server-side XForms processors > will be able to become much more accessible, friendly and interactive. - > And all this by using a standard webbrowser without any installations. A > bright perspective for server-side or hybrid XForms. > > > > > As Mark said, it is up to us in the XForms community to evangelize and > > tell people that XForms is a reality today, that it does much of what > > Ajax does, and that it is likely to be much more productive than bare > > metal Ajax. We should also not neglect the "cool" factor: we should > > work on telling people that XForms is really cool for their web apps, > > not just a boring tool for enterprise data entry. > Plain agree. More and more elaborated samples are needed and they also > shouldn't leave the 'coolness factor' aside to compete in users eye with > some of todays' AJAX samples but also emphasize the specific strength of > XForms. > > At Chibacon we also currently work on our own AJAX interface to our > XForms processor. A demo will be made publish during November and > hopefully show some non-trivial examples and we'll put some extra effort > in explanations of features. We hope we can show a complete real-world, > AJAX-enabled and non-trivial XForms 'application' for configuring > network appliances. > > just my 0.02 € > > Joern > > > > My personal opinion is that yes, the WG is going way too slowly, which > > is unfortunately typical of much at W3C. But the 1.0 spec has been out > > for two years now, and what developers really need is not a spec, but > > good implementations which are as interoperable as possible, and good > > examples. Several implementations are already out there or coming > > soon. XForms support in Mozilla is coming up. More implementations > > will create demand for an improved and richer XForms > > specification. But implementations and good examples are essential. > > > > Based on a recent survey, many people code Ajax by hand and do not yet > > use libraries much, see: > > > > http://www.surveymonkey.com/DisplaySummary.asp?SID=1427046&U=142704624114 > > > > The bottom line is that consolidation in the Ajax world has not > > happened at all, so XForms has an excellent opportunity. In short I > > think that the future of XForms is going to be bright if the current > > XForms community plays well. > > > > -Erik > > > > PS: I refer you to this email for information about OPS: > > > > http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/200508/msg00231.html > > > > > > -- Jason Eacott Hardlight Interactive http://www.hardlight.com.au Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.Received on Tuesday, 25 October 2005 23:44:34 UTC
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I noticed that when I play Tsukihime, it's in the dead of night when there are no other sounds that I hear around me, both inside my place and out. I'm not sure if it's just one major coincidence, or something in my brain tells me that it's 'Tsukihime-time'.
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SNOOK, Texas - The man captured on camera mishandling a young student is no longer with the district according to Snook ISD.
This comes after a video was taken by another student before being posted on social media, where it was shared thousands of times.
"The actions depicted in the video are not condoned or authorized in any way by the school," the district said in a statement. "The individual in question is no longer employed with Snook ISD. Snook ISD is working with law enforcement and the Texas Education Agency in investigating the matter."
The district also said background checks were performed on the former employee prior to his employment in August of 2015.
In the statement, the district's superintendent said he will be taking a closer look at all personnel.
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If US officials had followed up on a 1994 response plan for a major Gulf oil spill, it is possible that the spill could have been kept under control and far from land. The problem: The federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand.
The "In-Situ Burn" plan produced by federal agencies in 1994 calls for responding to a major oil spill in the Gulf with the immediate use of fire booms. But in order to conduct a successful test burn eight days after the Deepwater Horizon well began releasing massive amounts of oil into the Gulf, officials had to purchase one from a company in Illinois.
When federal officials called, Elastec/American Marine, shipped the only boom it had in stock, Jeff Bohleber, chief financial officer for Elastec, said today. At federal officials' behest, the company began calling customers in other countries and asking if the US government could borrow their fire booms for a few days, he said.
A single fire boom being towed by two boats can burn up to 1,800 barrels of oil an hour, Bohleber said. That translates to 75,000 gallons an hour, raising the possibility that the spill could have been contained at the accident scene 100 miles from shore.
"They said this was the tool of last resort. No, this is absolutely the asset of first use. Get in there and start burning oil before the spill gets out of hand," Bohleber said. "If they had six or seven of these systems in place when this happened and got out there and started burning, it would have significantly lessened the amount of oil that got loose."
In the days after the rig sank, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry said the government had all the assets it needed. She did not discuss why officials waited more than a week to conduct a test burn.
Editor's Note: If we are to be fair -- and with all the commotion over offshore drilling the past two years, we have to ask the head of the EPA, Lisa P. Jackson why her agency hadn't confirmed that these safety systems were in place. In the end, the buck stops with the Environmental Protection Agency on this one. Perhaps if Jackson wasn't so busy trying to classify CO2 (or exhaled air) as a pollutant to further the scam commonly referred to as "global warming," she would have had more time to do her job...you know, the one they are supposed to do! Jackson must be held accountable for the failure of the federal government's response.