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Daily Business Report — May 4, 2010
40 Under 40 Nominations
Nominations are now open for San Diego Metropolitan Magazine's 11th annual 40 Under 40 awards. The nomination period ends May 31. The honorees will be feted at our annual luncheon on Sept. 9 at the San Diego Convention Center and profiled in the September issue of the magazine. Visit http://sandiegometro.com/40under40/ for a nomination form.
General Atomics Introduces Sea Avenger AUV for Carriers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems on Monday introduced the Sea Avenger, an unmanned aircraft designed for deployment on U.S. aircraft carriers. The Sea Avenger is a derivative of the company's Predator C Avenger. The company said the aircraft fulfills the Navy's need for an unmanned, carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike system.
Like Predator C Avenger, Sea Avenger presents a low-risk, high technology ready procurement option, the company said.
General Atomics said it designed specific features into its Predator C Avenger to facilitate subsequent development of an aircraft uniquely suitable for carrier operations that would also integrate seamlessly into the carrier air wing. "These include a highly fuel-efficient engine and inlet design, retractable electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor, internal weapons bay, and folding wings. The aircraft's structure was also designed with the flexibility to accommodate carrier suitable landing gear, tail hook, drag devices and other provisions for carrier operations.
"Sea Avenger is an affordable and transformational technology that will provide commanders with enhanced situational awareness and time-sensitive strike," noted J. Neal Blue, chairman and CEO of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
The Sea Avenger has a 44-foot long fuselage and 66-foot wingspan and can operate up to 50,000 feet.
Saks Fifth Avenue to Close in Fashion Valley
The Saks Fifth Avenue store in Fashion Valley is closing. "The planned closing of our San Diego store is consistent with our strategy of focusing our resources on our most productive stores," said Steve Sadov, chairman and CEO of Saks Inc. He said the store will close by July 17 and that the 70 employees will either be offered transfer opportunities or will receive "appropriate severance packages." In March, the company announced the planned July closing of its Portland, Ore., Saks Fifth Avenue store. Saks Inc. currently operates 53 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, 55 Saks Off 5th stores, and saks.com.
AquaStar Pool Products Hires National Accounts Manager
AquaStar Pool Products Inc. has appointed Bill Vincent as national accounts manager and will assume leadership for the introduction of several new products. Vincent has more than 26 years of experience in sales team leadership, new product development and strategic market positioning. He has held sales management and leadership positions with several nationwide pool companies, including PoolCorp, Inc., National Pool Tile, Pentair Water, Inc., and Sta-Rite Industries.
Marketing Veteran Joins Search Optics Inc.
Meg Davis, a marketing veteran, has joined Search Optics Inc. as vice president of marketing at its corporate offices in San Diego. Davis has more than 15 years of experience developing marketing programs for automotive and technology organizations. Previously, she was director of product marketing at DefenseWeb Technologies and has held marketing and product management leadership positions at QAD, Websense and Qualcomm Inc. She held several positions at PACCAR Inc.
Petco Foundation Donates $1 Million for Animal Welfare Programs
The Petco Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA to benefit lifesaving animal welfare programs, pet adoption services and animal rescue services. The grant is to be funded over five years. The services will be at the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA's three campuses at Gaines Street and Sherman Street in San Diego and in North County at San Luis Rey Road in Oceanside. The Petco Foundation made a million-dollar grant to the Humane Society in 2004. The San Diego Humane Society will recognize Petco and the Petco Foundation as a lead sponsor of the Humane Society's major annual events, including the Telethon, Walk for Animals and black-tie Fur Ball. The Dog Park at the Humane Society's North Campus in Oceanside will be named "Petco Foundation Dog Park" following renovation and upgrades to the park.
Violent Crime and Property Crime Declined Last Year
Violent crime and property crime dropped in the San Diego region last year — both at 25-year lows — according to the San Diego Association of Government's annual crime bulletin. "Compared to 25 years earlier, the San Diego region is a safer place to live in terms of both violent and property crime, despite the economic downturn," said Cynthia Burke, SANDAG director of criminal justice research.
The report, "Twenty-Five Years of Crime in the San Diego Region: 1985 through 2009," details crimes for all 18 cities and the unincorporated area of the county. There were 4.03 violent crimes per 1,000 residents in the county during 2009, a 2 percent decrease from the year before and less than half the 25-year high of 9.76 reached in 1992. (Violent crimes include homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.)
Homicides in particular saw a large decrease. In 2009, there were a total of 75 homicides, which was the lowest number in the past 25 years, the third consecutive decrease, and a 17 percent drop from 2008 (during which there were 90). Looking back over the last 25 years, the number of homicides in the San Diego region peaked at 278 in 1991.
With the sixth consecutive annual decrease, the property crime rate also hit its lowest point in the past 25 years, at 21.97 incidents per 1,000 residents despite speculation that it might increase with the recent downturn in economic conditions. Property crimes hit a 25-year high in 1988, with 67.26 incidents per 1,000 residents. (Property crimes include burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft.)
May 6
NETWORKING MIXER: Sponsored by the San Diego Better Business Bureau. 4 to 6 p.m., the Paradise Grille, 2690 Via de la Valle, in the Flower Hill Promenade retail center, San Diego. Public is invited. Admission is $10 per person. For information, visit sandiego.bbb.org or call Andrea McNelis at the BBB at (858) 637-6199.
May 7
WORKSHOP ON HEALTH CARE: The Asian Business Association of San Diego presents a workshop on "The Impact of Health Care Reform on San Diego's Business Community," 11:30 a.m., Sheraton Mission Valley, 1433 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego 92108. Includes lunch. Speakers: Ruben Garcia, district director, U.S. Small Business Administration; Kamal Muilenburg, director of San Diegans for Healthcare Coverage; Lambert Hsu, principal of BenefitPro Insurance Services. ABA members $20, nonmembers $30. At the door, $35. RSVP to (858) 277-2822, Ext. 102.
May 10
SEMINAR: San Diego Tech Coast Angels presents a full-day seminar on angel investing to the San Diego community. Seminar was developed by the Kauffman Foundation. Presenter is John May, chair emeritus of the Angel Capital Association. Topics: how angel funding fits in; angel portfolio strategy; due diligence; structuring the deal; valuation; the post-investment relationship. 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., offices of Mintz Levin, 3580 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300, San Diego 92130. Free to SDTCA members, $250 to members of any TCA network or CONNECT, $350 general registration. To register, visit techcoastangeles.com. For more information, call Laura Parsons at (858) 964-1302.
May 11
SEMINAR: Sales strategies and techniques for real estate professionals will be presented by motivational sales strategist Jeff Shore in a seminar hosted by the Building Industry Association of San Diego's Sales & Marketing Council. Breakfast meeting, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Mission Valley Doubletree Hotel, 7450 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego. Tickets $55 for BIA members, $85 for nonmembers. Register before May 10 by calling (858) 450-1221, Ext. 101, or visit BIASanDiego.org.
May 12
SMART GROWTH AWARDS: The San Diego/Tijuana district council of the Urban Land Institute presents its 2010 Smarth Growth Awards to honor pioneers, entrepreneurs, trendsetters and fans of sustainable development in the region. 6 to 8 p.m., McMillin Event Center, 2875 Dewey Road, San Diego 92106. San Diego Architectural Foundation will also presents its Community Vision Award for 2010. $45 for members and nonmembers, $25 for Young Leader members and $15 for student members. To purchase tickets, visit ulisd.org/events/221.
May 13
GREEN PROGRAM: The Green Chamber of Commerce sponsors presentations by John Stein, CEO of Kirei USA, and Remy Meraz, area sales manager of ClearEdge Power, on "Marketing Green — Lessons from the Trenches." 7:30 to 9 a.m., Sheraton Carlsbad, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad. Speakers will discuss their experiences marketing green versus conventional products. Admission $10 if registered by May 12, $15 at the event. For more information, visit greenchambersd.com/events.
May 14
SEMINAR: The National Association of Women Business Owners San Diego hosts a talk by Joon Han, founder of Better San Diego, speaking on "Get Ahead by Giving Back." Noon to 1 p.m., Brandman University, 7460 Mission Valley Road, San Diego. Han will share strategies to help entrepreneurs accelerate their businesses. NAWBO members free, $25 for nonmembers. Box lunches to be provided. Online registration and more information available at nawbo-sd.org.
May 19
WORKSHOP: San Diego Press Club sponsors "Life After Journalism," a program presented by Joe Ames, former editor of the Orange County Register. Ames spent 30 years as a reporter and editor in radio, TV and newspapers and will discuss career options after journalism. 6 to 8 p.m., KGTV Studio, 4600 Air Way, San Diego. Free to Press Club members, $10 for nonmembers. To reserve, call Terry Williams, executive director, at (619) 231-4340 or visit sdpressclub.org.
May 20
CLEANTECH PANEL: CONNECT presents a panel talk on "Cleantech & Renewable Energy Financing: From the Public to the Private and Beyond," 9 to 11 a.m., AMN Healthcare, 12400 High Bluff Drive, No. 100, San Diego 92130. Panelists will discuss federal and state programs and incentives for the renewable and cleantech industry as well as the private marketplace. Panelists: Nick Leibham, of counsel, Dirk Michels, partner, Sue Hodges, administrative partner and Greg Brucia, senior associate, all of K&L Gates LLP; and Andrew McAllister, program director, California Center for Sustainable Energy. Cost is $45 for CONNECT members, $65 for nonmembers. For more information, call Bethany Kraynack at (858) 964-1312. Register at connect.org.
June 15
PRESENTATION: Michael Bergthold of Odyssey Strategic Advisory Services and J. Barrett Marum of San Diego Sheppard Mullin will cover legal issues faced by buyers and sellers of distressed businesses or assets; cover Section 363 bankruptcy purchases and sales; and buying and selling out-of-state and federal receiverships in a program sponsored by the Association for Corporate Growth San Diego. Doubletree Hotel Hazard Center, 7450 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego 92108. 7 a.m. registration. 7:40 to 9 a.m., breakfast and program. Free for ACG members, $50 for nonmembers. Make reservations at acteva.com/go/acgsd or email@example.com.
The Daily Business Report is produced by REP Publishing Inc., publisher of San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, the North Park News, Kensington News and the West Coast Craftsman. (619) 906-4104.


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hey, can rax get unbanned from the ubd? tried unbanning him myself but he says he's still unable to access the section.
What did you get? lol Now I'm curious.
Has is the Rabbids game? I've heard some back and forth on it.
Get any good games for the Switch?
Please start and monitor the situation of the site in terms of the quality of discussions etc. Looks like you're already doing this somewhat. Then, in a day or so, we'll come together to formalize a plan for improving the quality of discussion overall.
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When am I getting a new series by Shima?!
Is that a good or bad thing?
Don't forget about me when you become a big boss
I remember when you were Skaryuu the newbie
Look at you now.
Climbing the ranks of mod scum
Soon you'll be to good to talk to ol' Rax
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Animal rights groups target Mafia wars
by Nick Farrell on27 April 2010
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Barking mad animal rights groups are calling for a boycott of the online game Mafia wars over a scene that involves a dog fight. PETA claims that the game encourages crime because kids will think that it is ok to arrange dog fights. Never mind that the game is set in a world where it is OK to gun down humans to take criminal control of a town. Atrocities against our four-footed friends are apparently one crime too many.
In a letter to Mark Pincus, boss of Mafia Wars developer Zynga, PETA wrote, "Portraying dogs and other animals as nothing more than living weapons encourages people to abuse animals in real life."
According to PETA, dogs belonging to "bully breeds" are sometimes physically abused and starved by their owners, and punished for losing in illegal dogfights or not being aggressive enough. "The people who acquire them do so because they have been taught that having one of these dogs is 'cool' and 'tough', but they have no idea about the care and feelings of the animal they have enslaved," the organisation said.
"Will you please reconsider perpetuating the image of pit bulls and other animals as fighting machines in Mafia Wars and decide against sending a dangerous message that it's somehow acceptable to force animals to fight, keep them chained, and deny them everything that is natural and important to them?"
Zynga which makes the game has yet to respond. (Perhaps Zynga chose not to negotiate with terrorists. sub.ed.)


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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A Youngstown man will spend the next eight years behind bars for the death of his 4-month-old daughter.
Evan Lee, 23, was found guilty last week of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering following a bench trial by Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge John Durkin. An autopsy showed 4-month old Ila Lee died of a head injury in May of 2013.
Lee told police his daughter was choking on water, so he shook her.
Before sentencing, Lee's wife and mother-in-law begged Durkin for leniency.
"Even a person with medical knowledge might not do what they are taught if it's their child when they are panicking. You just don't know what you're going to do and all he tried to do was a save Ila and I thank him for that," Tamika Haywood, the victim's maternal grandmother, said.
"You can give him anything, just not 11 years in prison, he don't deserve it. I mean, he don't. He don't deserve it at all," Thomasina Haywood, the victim's mother, said.
The prosecutor had recommended the maximum sentence of 11 years, but Judge Durkin noted that Lee had no prior criminal record.


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It was inevitable...
November 9th 2006
By Mike Flaminio
MacMall has announced that it will offer buyers the option to install 'doze XP (caveats apply) on the full line of Macs it resells.
"We are the No 1 US direct-marketing reseller of Apple computers because we are willing to go the extra mile for our customers, and offer extensive solutions for their needs," said Frank Khulusi, chairman and CEO. "MacMall is the only large Mac direct marketing reseller we're aware of marketing bundles of Apple's new systems which come with pre-loaded software to work in both the Windows and Macintosh worlds as soon as they unpack their system."
MacMall is offering configured bundles pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows XP Home or Pro software on new Apple MacBooks, MacBook Pros, iMacs, Mac Pros and Mac minis. The bundles are available with either Nova Development's Parallels Desktop for Mac or Apple's Boot Camp Public Beta.
Editor's note: MacMall isn't first, but they're definitely the largest, highest-profile reseller doing this...
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Set Meta Title (Page Title) in CakePHP 1.2/1.3
As i mention in my previous posts, CakePHP 1.3 come up with lots of new syntax changes. I was looking for a Meta Title SEO tag for each page. I need to set this Meta Title (Page Title) for each page. You must be aware that Page Title can be set in method which we write in respective controller.


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Whoever said that you had to have a garden in your back yard to have fresh herbs? It is easy to start your very own kitchen herb garden in your home. But the question surrounding what types of herbs to grow in your garden still remains. If you are unsure of the herbs that you'd like to grow in your garden, consider the following options that can be great for your cooking and baking needs.
Sweet Italian Basil
Basil is an herb that is integral to Italian cuisine, but you'll be sure to find other great uses for this sweet smelling herb as well. Sweet Italian basil is the most typical type of this herb, and you can easily grow it in your kitchen herb garden. This type of basil produces large lush green leaves that you'll be dying to chop up and put on top of your lasagna or soup.
As the staple of Mexican cuisine, if you enjoy tacos, fajitas or any other type of Mexican dishes, you'll definitely want to have someone cilantro in your kitchen herb garden. With that being said, some people have a distinct aversion to this herb, and they may feel that it tastes like soap. If this is the case with you, don't have cilantro in your herb garden. It's as easy as that.
Chives are an allium plant and are a variant of green onions. These onion-flavored herbs are great on top of an omelette or in a wrap or sandwich. Chives are easy to grow, and they taste great and look pretty on lots of different types of meals.
Parsley is in a lot of different types of cuisines as well, and it's definitely in many soups and Italian dishes like lasagna and spaghetti. You can basically sprinkle it on anything. It's also a great garnish, and it can even make your breath smell better if you don't have anything like a mint after dinner or lunch.
These are the best herbs to start with. As you gain more experience with kitchen gardening, you can certainly add more herbs.


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Book Release for Marathon by W. William Winokur
|Title: Marathon
Author: W. William Winokur
Publisher: Kissena Park Press
Date of Publication: January 2006
Price: list price $24.95
Description: hardcover, 496pp
Availability: Barnes and Noble, Borders
From the concrete canyons of lower Manhattan to the ruins of Ancient Greece, Marathon is a tour de force by a new voice in American fiction. In this impressive, multi-layered debut, based on a true story, W. William Winokur takes the reader on a journey that is at once historical, philosophical and spiritual in order to learn exactly what gives a life meaning.
Meet Marianna Gardnerintelligent, beautiful, successful, yet empty, sad and searching. Marianna is a partner in a prominent Manhattan law firm, but her rise to the top has come at a price: She has become so hardened that she missed her own father's funeral.
Enter Ion Theodore, a charming yet lonely old Greek man who has known Marianna since she was a child. A teacher, artist, and marathon runner, Ion is a man of uncommon experience and wisdom. When the two unexpectedly reconnect in a Queens, NY nursing home, Marianna finds herself entranced by "Uncle" Ion's quiet life force. Soon after their meeting, Marianna accompanies Ion on a pilgrimage back to his homeland of Greece. There she learns that an orphan holds the key to a decades-old mystery. She stumbles upon Ion's hidden journals; and she sets out to find a lost obol, once worn by a woman whom Ion loved, that scholars believe to be priceless. As Marianna unearths these secrets of the past, she also begins to see her own future and learns how her destiny is inescapably linked to Ion's.
Framed by the story of Pheidippides' celebrated run from Marathon to Athens, the novel is steeped in mythology and mystery. Winokur ponders the essential questions of life and death, the intersection of past and present, the struggle of duty versus passion, all while exploring one woman's discovery of herself through ancient myths, lost journals, impossible loves, and timeless souls.
Marathon is a richly imagined work that sets the conflict and intrigue of the ancient world against the reality of contemporary life. Compelling, thought provoking, and thoroughly engaging, Marathon is a powerful statement about the choices we make in life, and how to create a life worth living.
About the Author
W. William Winokur, who was a student of Ion Theodore's at the Horace Mann School, retraced his mentor's footsteps to the Greek village of Marathon on a quest for enlightenment. The essence of his odyssey has been infused into the heart of his first novel. Bill now lives in Malibu with his wife and three children, and is currently writing his next novel, The Third Miracle. Visit www.MarathonTheBook.com.
HCS readers may wish to read releases or announcements of other books in our Books section or in our extensive, permanent archives at the URL http://www.helleniccomserve.com/archivebookreviewsandreleases.html.
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Rockers One Like Son Record Full Album Using Only iPhones
In August, I remember seeing YouTube links for the band One Like Son, who recorded an entire song using only their iPhones and a few iPhone peripherals (in addition to their instruments and drum programs). Today, I received a press release indicating that the band have finished recording an entire 10 song album using the same setup. Intrigued, I contacted Stephen Poff, the mastermind behind… Read More


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Healthy Chocolate Coconut Truffles
To give you an idea of how good these are, this is possibly the most-requested recipe I've had in a long time. Seriously, these things are insanely good!! Who knew you could put just three healthy ingredients together and end up with such a bundle of yumminess?? I didn't even know that I like dates… but even if you're not sure about them, it's the intense chocolate that makes these scream "EAT ME!!!". 😀
Speaking of which, I remember when I was a kid, my two sisters and I would buy our dad a pack of "Eat Me" dates for Christmas every year. (Does anyone else know what I'm talking about? Are they just a UK thing?) He was the only date-eater in our house, and I think Christmas was the only time he had that privilege. If only I'd known back then what these things could be turned into!!
Peet and I have been trying to eat healthy for this past wee while… which has been easier to do with actual meals than it has with snackies. There's only so much hummus and veggies a person can eat, right? And what happens when you have that sweet craving, and you desperately try to pretend cookie dough doesn't exist in the world?
Cue the little round balls of deliciousness that are about to enter the stage of your life!! (I'm trying to give them a dramatic entrance, but I don't think it's working.)
Anyway, these things have to be tasted to be believed. Pleeeeeeeeease don't disregard this recipe simply because it has dates in it (as I would've done in my former life). If you like chocolate and coconut, these are gonna change your snacking world… and your body will thank you. Or me. You're welcome.
Healthy Chocolate Coconut Truffles
(Makes 20)
(From Alida's Kitchen, with a very minor tweak…)
8oz pitted dates (approx 1 ½ cups)
3 tbs Dutch-processed cocoa powder (or regular cocoa powder works fine, too)
3 tbs unsweetened flaked or shredded coconut, plus extra for rolling
- Put dates, cocoa and 3 tbs coconut in a food processor and blitz it until everything is pulverized and blended together.
- The mixture should be sticky enough to easily roll into balls, but not so sticky that it's wet. If it's too dry and crumbly, add water by the teaspoon while blitzing (I generally need 2-3 tsp). If it's too wet (or if you added too much water!!) add some extra coconut.
- Grab tablespoonfuls of the mixture and roll them into balls (a cookie scoop works great).
- Roll the balls in the extra coconut, pressing gently if it needs some help sticking to the outside.
- Chill in the fridge until you're ready to indulge.


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At Charlotte -
2013 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championship and finished 13th in the 4x100m relay (40.00) … Finished third in the 100m (10.65) with a season-best time at the Atlantic 10 Championships …Fastest 200m time was 21.79 where he finished 24th at the Ga. Tech Invitational. Indoor: Earned second-team honors at the Atlantic 10 Championships after finishing second in the 60m dash (6.87) … Finished fifth in the 300m (35.63) at the season-opener, the JDL College Kick-off Classic … Was sixth in the 200m (22.25) at the Hokie Invitational.
2012 - Indoor: Ran team's second-fastest 55m time of the season (6.59) at the App State Invitational ... Clocked a 6.95 in the 60m at the Virginia Tech Invite ... Finished third in the 60m (6.95) and fourth in the 200m with a time of 22.20 at the Atlantic 10 Championship ... Academic All-Conference.Prep: Lettered in football and track ... 2010 First Team All-County in the indoor 55-meter dash and Second Team in the 300-meter ... 2009 Second Team All-County in the indoor 55-meter dash ... 2009 First Team All-County in the outdoor 100-meter and 200-meter dash ... 2010 First Team All-County in the 100-meter and Second Team in the 200-meter ... All-Section running back in football.
Personal: Son of LeRoy Rouse Sr. ... Criminal Justice major ... Transfer from Utica College ... Born February 19, 1992.
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Cell Phone Hacks on the Cheap: Macro Lens, Amplifier, and Screen Protector
Here's a fun video from Kipkay that outlines some easy hacks for your cell phone. First up, give your cell phone camera a macro lens- with a magnifying contacts case. The cases are easy to find (check your local pharmacy) and will cost you less than $5. Hold the magnifier against the cell's camera and the very small appears much larger and clearer.
After Kipkay reminds us that a cup or glass will amplify the cell phone's speakers, he suggests using clear packing tape as a screen protector. This is probably not a great idea, but, in a pinch, will do the trick.
And, finally, if your phone supports custom ringtones and you have access to audio editing software, you can easily screen unwanted calls by recording a track of silence and setting it as the ringtone for unwelcome callers.


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"Name" refers to ?by Learn123 (Initiate)
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Learn123 has asked for the
wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:
Hello everyone, i'm really new to perl, but i'm really struggling to learn it. I have a problem here when i want to test a source here :
i'd like to install that in my xampp, i got stucked while i'm installing the makefile.pl
If you see the code in that makefile.pl there is name 'blabla'; all_from 'lib/blabla.pm';my question to the makefile.pl in that source is : "what is "name" & "all_from" referes to ? is it referring to *.yml file ?
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On Friday, May 13, 2016, we celebrated another important milestone at Kingmeadow with our 500th Closing! When our purchasers Herbert and Grysel drove up to their new home, they were greeted by a large group of the Minto team welcoming them to the neighbourhood. The team congratulated our purchasers and celebrated our successes with a champagne toast. Congratulations to Herbert and Grysel on their new home, and to our entire Kingmeadow team on this momentous milestone!
Also on that day, the Minto team got down and dirty at Kingmeadow, as staff from Minto Communities volunteered their time to clean up the Kingmeadow site and get it prepped and ready for spring! Equipped with hard hats, construction boots, gloves and garbage bags, the team set out to clear out any garbage or debris that's been uncovered on site after the winter thaw and to clean up the pond's shoreline. It was a beautiful sunny day to be out in the Kingmeadow community, and we're happy to say that the neighbourhood is looking fantastic!
Following the clean up everyone enjoyed a BBQ with the Kingmeadow trades to celebrate our 500th Closing and show our appreciation for our trades at Kingmeadow. Thank you to everyone who helped out and congratulations to the team on all their hard work!
Find out more about Kingmeadow, our Masterplanned community in North Oshawa's Windfields, and the upcoming launch of our new Saddle Towns!


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"That magic moment when everything comes together is what it's all about," he says, eyes smiling.
"Of course, no matter how many years of experience you have, the last few days in the run up to a big show is always fraught."
Has he encountered any problems pulling together his exhibits for this year's Collect?
"I've got some new work on the go but it's a metal and glass combination and unfortunately the metalwork is a bit behind schedule. I've put a huge amount of time into researching and testing but I'm not convinced yet by what I've achieved so it's going to be a last-minute call on whether it makes it to Collect or not.
"The other pieces are ready to go and were, in the main, inspired by Vetro - one of our most successful exhibitions ever. I'm particularly proud of the Burano works as the light enables them to play some fascinating tricks on the eye."
Dubbed the grandmaster of glass, Peter is always one of the main attractions at Collect and he enjoys the moment his gallery's in the spotlight.
"Collect is the biggest investment we make each year and a tremendous amount of work goes into the show. The studio has been a hive of activity with artists on one side developing their work and others helping to get all the plinths packed up.
"I'm incredibly proud of the artists here and what they have done for Collect 2015. I will get the full impact when I see the stand in all its glory but what I have seen so far has been thrilling.
"My whole raison d'etre, my entire focus has been on promoting the glass scene," he says proudly. "Whether it's producing works, setting up a gallery, developing future talent or sitting on important committees, everything I've done has been constant promotion for our industry. It's nice when it all comes together."
- Interviewed in London, April 2015
Above: Peter Layton, Red Burano Sailform Pair, Free blown glass
Dimensions (approximate): Left: 39 cm High and Right: 46 cm high (15.3 in / 18.1 in)
Left: Sold but available to commission. GBP: £2,900 / USD: $4442 / EUR: €4046
Right: GBP: £3,200 / USD: $4902 / EUR: €4467
Pair available to commision: GBP: £5,600 / USD: $8579 / EUR: €7818 (Approx currency conversions)
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Above: Peter Layton, Arrival of Spring Thick Bowl (Extra Large), Free blown glass
Dimensions (approximate): 32 cm wide (12.6 in)
GBP: £3100 / USD: $4747 / EUR: €4329 (Approx currency conversions)
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Above: Peter Layton, Harlequin Tall Stoneform, Free blown glass
Dimensions (approximate): 35 cm high (13.77 in)
GBP: £2900 / USD: $4464 / EUR: €4055 (Approx currency conversions)
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Above: Peter Layton, Turquoise Glacier Ovoid, Free blown glass
Dimensions (approximate): 31cm H x 28cm D (12.2 in x 11 in)
GBP: £2500 / USD: $3849 / EUR: €3495 (Approx currency conversions)
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Peter Layton at Collect 2014, discussing work by the resident artists at London Glassblowing. Image courtesy Crafts Council, photo by Sophie Mutevelian
Peter Layton with Helmut Hundstorfer, working in Lucerne in 1981.
Watch the video above to see Peter Layton discussing his VETRO work.


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Cobb EMC Forum: Capital Credit Settlement is Good News for Cobb EMC Members-12/6/2013
More good news for Cobb EMC Member/Owners as Cobb EMC has settled a long running lawsuit regarding refund of Capital Credits to Member/Owners. Members must submit claim forms to the court appointed administrator Garden City Group, Inc. by February 10, 2014 to receive their refunds, many of which will be several hundred dollars or more. Click here for the application to receive your settlement.
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MDJ: Cobb EMC Reaches $98 Million Settlement-10/11/13
A nearly four-year, bitterly fought civil lawsuit has resulted in a staggering $98 million settlement to be paid out to nearly 1 million of Cobb EMC's current and former members. Click here for more (subscription required)
Cobb EMC Forum: Cobb EMC's Sale of Pataula District is Great News for 170,000 North Metro Atlanta Members-10/5/2013
The vast majority of Cobb EMC Members will be pleased to learn that Cobb EMC has announced the sale of the 5,500 Member Pataula District to Diverse Power of Lagrange, Georgia (formerly Troup EMC). The thinking behind the original merger of Cobb and Pataula EMCs was always perplexing with the only apparent benefit to Cobb EMC being the acquisition of Pataula's vote (and thereby additional influence) on the Boards of Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission Company and Georgia System Operations Company, all of whom provide services to EMCs throughout Georgia. The sale of the Pataula District solves a distracting geographical service problem over 5 counties in southwest Georgia and allows Cobb EMC to better focus on service to the more than 170,000 Member/Owners in the contiguous north metro Atlanta area. Kudos to the Cobb EMC Board of Directors for making this happen.
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Cuthbert Southern Tribune: Cobb EMC Announces Sale of Pataula District-10/3/13
James Hulsey, Senior Vice President, Pataula District for Cobb EMC, has announced plans for the sale of the Pataula District to Diverse Power of LaGrange, Georgia with a target date of December 31st of this year. Click here for more
Cobb EMC Forum: Cobb EMC's 75th Annual Meeting: Much Progress, Some Negatives-9/21/2013
Members voted in record numbers in advance of the Cobb EMC 75th Annual Member Meeting passing a Member Bill of Rights. Of five bylaw amendments up for Member vote, three were proposed by Cobb EMC Members and two were proposed by the Cobb EMC Board. On a very positive note, for the first time in Cobb EMC history, Members were able to vote on-line or through mail-in ballot in advance of the meeting. Mark Hackett, President of Cobb EMC Forum, spoke at the meeting, praising the Cobb EMC Board for the great progress they have made while at the same time urging Members to stay active and vigilant in the EMC to avoid falling into the problems of the past. Hackett noted that there have been 2 rate reductions since the new Board of Directors were elected. One negative note marred the voting when the Cobb EMC Board of Directors used their Member mailing list to send out recommendations to vote "no" on two of the Member proposals on at least two occasions. Hackett expressed concern that the Board failed to allow both positions to be presented. Click here for a full transcript of Hackett's remarks. Click here for detailed voting results on proposed by-law amendments.
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MDJ: Cobb EMC members vote in record numbers to pass bill of rights-9/22/13
After 75 years of annual meetings, the Cobb Electric Membership Corp. had a record turnout of about 600 people at Saturday's event at Jim R. Miller Park during the North Georgia State Fair.
For the first time, Cobb EMC allowed for advanced voting online and by mail on bylaw amendments that govern the Marietta-based cooperative. Click here for more (subscription required)
Cobb EMC Forum issues press release regarding bylaw changes to be voted on by Members-8/23/13
Cobb EMC has published the ballots for the upcoming annual Member meeting containing 5 proposed bylaw changes. The Cobb EMC Forum encourages Members to vote "yes" on all 5 proposals. Members can vote by mail, over the internet, or in person at the September 21st meeting at the North Georgia State Fair. Click here for the press release
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MDJ: Cobb awaits ruling against former EMC head-7/6/13
The Cobb County District Attorney's Office is awaiting a Georgia Supreme Court decision on whether to uphold an appeals court ruling related to a laundry list of charges against former Cobb EMC CEO Dwight Brown. Click here for more (subscription required)


text: Fuller Seminary's 65th annual commencement ceremony drew thousands of joyful families and friends to Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena Saturday morning to celebrate nearly 500 graduates who walked across the platform of the filled-to-capacity sanctuary. Earning master's and doctoral degrees from Fuller's schools of theology, psychology, and intercultural studies, the graduating students represented 78 denominations and 36 countries around the world. Two retiring deans, Winston Gooden of the School of Psychology and Howard Loewen of the School of Theology, were also honored for their years of leadership and service. Receiving this year's C. Davis Weyerhaeuser Award for Excellence was Bryant Myers, professor of transformational development in the School of Intercultural Studies. The peer-selected "faculty of the year" award honors Dr. Myers for his outstanding care for the education and formation of students. In his first commencement address as president of Fuller Seminary, Mark Labberton shared encouragement and appreciation to the new graduates, as well as to faculty members, family, friends, mentors, and others, for the ways they have supported and nurtured the students. Speaking directly to the graduating class, Dr. Labberton charged them to "let your roots go deep" in their vocational and spiritual development. "My life has been transformed at Fuller by what I've learned," said Rand York Moore, from Michigan, who shared briefly from the platform about his experience as a Fuller student. Moore, who has more than two decades experience ministering to youth, received a Master of Arts in Global Leadership from the School of Intercultural Studies. Gillian Diane Grannum, from Pennsylvania, who received both a Master of Divinity from the School of Theology and a Master of Arts in Psychology, also shared at the commencement how Fuller prepared her to meet the challenges of her own ministry calling. "Fuller has helped me to think more deeply and creatively," said Grannum. Highlights of activities at Fuller, she noted, include connecting on a research project with clergy in New Orleans, coordinating a jazz service on campus, and creating a "safe space" in the community to sit and share with mentally ill persons. "Fuller has helped build a bridge," she said, "between my interests in the arts and the church."


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Jerusalem (Jan. 14)
Rabbi Meir Berlin, founder of the World Mizrachi Organization, orthodox Zionists, and member of the World Executive of the group, today resigned his post owing to differences with the majority on the question of peace in the society's ranks.
Rabbi Berlin was formerly president of the world body and was honorary president following his retirement from active work. He makes his permanent home in Palestine.
For more than a year differences have been known to exist within the ranks of the Mizrachi on a number of important questions. These became quite acute some time ago when the Mizrachi decided to withdraw their representative, Rabbi Ostrovsky, from the executive of the Vaad Leumi, Jewish National Council of Palestine.
Supported by other members of the organization, Rabbi Ostrovsky refused to leave his post and formed an organization called Mizrachi Havatik, Mizrachi veterans.


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April is National Poetry Month! With 2 days left to go, what better time to start celebrating? Rather than share one specific poem, I thought I'd present you with a few lovely sentences from various poems that have stuck with me over the years.
"I wish I had a heart like yours, Walt Whitman" -Jude Nutter
"That's why Monday, when it sees me coming/ with my convict face, blazes up like gasoline/ and it howls on its way like a wounded wheel/ and leaves tracks of full, warm blood leading toward the night." -Pablo Neruda
"You've got to hide your love away /not because showing it is useless /but because it isn't." -Sarah Manguso
"If she had wanted /as much from me /as I from her, /my earth, /there would have been no /limit to our love." -Eugene Guillevic
"I am the Running Man. /The shadow in the corner /of your eye. /The reason a grove of trees /turns sinister in the dark. /Why not /Is my blood /My story /My middle name." -Cornelius Eady
"We look at the world, once, in childhood. /The rest is memory." -Louise Gluck
"You make desire seem easy." -Thomas Gunn
"A man might be forgiven for loving dust, /dead weeds and a cracked, receding shore, /a sky so empty that is has no end." -Christian Wiman
"The sea has many voices /many gods, and many voices" -T.S. Eliot
"Not, I'll not, carrion comfort, Despair, not feast on thee." -Gerard Manley Hopkins
"Pray that what we're running toward is what we want." -Lucille Clifton
Which lines of poetry do you love?
~Ali B.


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Well I loved it.I love every season, cant wait for he next ANTM!
Well I loved it.I love every season, cant wait for he next ANTM!
TO me, the series started taking a serious turn for the worse after - ironically - Lisa's cycle. The first four, and to a point five - cycles had overall beautiful girls and more importantly beautiful shots. There have been many excellent photoshoot ideas since, but not as many overall as one would want. And several - such as the death shoot - actually had overall good results but were so controversial they weren't funny.
And - I think Lisa has a great personality, but going by ages they've used for modeling and an excuse to eliminate a girl - she's too old. She's also a bit of a sob story being a recovering alcoholic, which Tyra loves to exploit (I'm NOT at all dissing Lisa's recovery here - she's doing excellent given her response in the bar during this cycle, this is towards Tyra).
Those talking about Celia - even at 25, like Kasia I think last cycle, they still would take younger looking photos. Celia was given too severe a haircut and dye job, and Kasia I think they just wanted a certain final two - her elimination photo was actually one of the better ones.
I don't object to the concept of a deity, but I'm baffled by the notion of one that takes attendance.
Bacon is the present a pig gives you for being good.
In response to the "Lisa is too old" comments, age is really not applicable here. This wasn't the usual ANTM competition, and the prize package was different-- most notably, no contract with an agency.
This cycle, it was all about personality and establishing your "branding," not so much about being the "fresh face of CoverGirl". Otherwise, they should've limited the selections to past contestants from the last six cycles or so.
Furthermore, is CG really only about "fresh young faces"? Who do you see most often in CG ads these days? Not young 20ish models, but older actresses like Drew Barrymore (36!) and Ellen DeGeneres (53!!)-- and Ellen even has a commercial where she tells the viewer to use CG so they won't call you "wrinkle face"!
Since she's got such a big personality, I could easily see Lisa doing TV commercials for CG.
And I think Celia was not eliminated so much for "looking old" (that was just the official excuse) as for the bizarre stunt she pulled at panel, when she came forward and told the judges they needed to send another girl home because she really wasn't invested in it and was just wasting space.
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Celia's though will confound me though because said elimination was a few weeks after that incident. And if I recall correctly, the person did leave a week or so later by elimination. I do maintain though that horrid haircut and color made her look my age (early 30s) instead of the 25 she was. Her portfolio since shows too - she's since grown her hair back out.
Looking up that cycle in Wikipedia and assuming all info is correct, the Celia "incident" happened during week 5 (Ellis Island shoot).jadewarlock: Celia's though will confound me though because said elimination was a few weeks after that incident. And if I recall correctly, the person did leave a week or so later by elimination.
Tahlia got best photo that week, Celia was called 7th out of 10, and Sandra and Kortnie (second oldest model at 24) were in the bottom two. Right after Tyra called Sandra's name, Celia walked over and told them that they should eliminate Tahlia instead of Kortnie because Tahlia had said she wanted to quit. Tyra told her she was out of line for trying to speak for Tahlia, and the judges' decision had already been made and was final.
Even though she was praised for a strong photo, Celia was in the bottom two the following week (beauty shots wearing colored powder, week 6), and the reason cited was her previous week's behavior (Tyra warned her to "not mess with another girl's money"). She was spared because of her strong portfolio and fashion sense, and Sandra was eliminated on her third time in the bottom two.
The week after that, though (acting challenge and group CG commercials, week 7), Celia placed first (out of a generally disappointing pack) with Allison and Tahlia in the bottom two. Allison was criticized for lacking versatility, and Tahlia was sent home for looking older than she was and for lacking confidence.
Celia was again in the bottom two with Fo in week 11 (go-sees in Brazil, group shot on the beach shot by Nigel). Even though Celia booked the most go-sees (4 out of 5), she was criticized for not looking fresh and for overthinking her posing, and Fo was eliminated for failing to overcome being too short.
The following week ("birds in nests" shot by Tyra), Celia was praised at the shoot for looking fresh and being creative, but was placed in the bottom two with Aminat, who struggled with posing. Even though Celia was judged to have a better overall portfolio, they criticized her for continuing to look "old" and eliminated her.
While I agree that Celia was undermined by the makeover they gave her and they repeatedly kept dealing that "looks old" card during judging, I think it's telling that in a reunion of "The Tyra Banks Show" they brought up Celia's behavior, not her appearance, and Tyra chastized her one more time.
I really do think that certain things they do can cause the models to get eliminated, even if it's not directly cited as the reason, and even if the elimination comes at some point after the behavior.
Remember, in C5 Lisa D'Amato's "diaper incident" wasn't even addressed, and Nicole Linkletter and Jayla were put in the bottom two that same week and subjected to a fakeout "double elimination" that turned into no elimination and announcement of the trip to London. The official reason for this was that Cassandra had quit over her makeover, leaving them with only six models at this point-- but realistically, they could've done the "no elimination" thing at any time during the four previous weeks.
The next week in London, even though she had a standout photo (group shot in phone booth with tabloids) and was said in panel to have out-modeled the others when she was in their backgrounds, Lisa was eliminated for the vague reason of having too strong a personality.
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The possibility that Angelea might be pregnant crossed my mind when they showed her on the finale episode with her head down on a table, appearing ill, and a slit in the seam at the waist of her dress. Just seemed to pop out there as "clues" to me. I don't know why that would be such a hush-hush secret, though.
If Angelea wasn't the winner, then there would have been no reason to reshoot the finale... the winner would have been crowned, and Angelea would have been out. End of story.
I really wonder what she did... and what a pity it is that she would throw away all of those prizes.
It will be interesting to find out what she did to breach her contract.
Why would getting pregnant disqualify Angelea from Top Model?? There must have been another reason she was disqualified. I'm betting it's either that she revealed who the winner was or something unrelated to the show, like she held up a convenience store, got busted for DUI, or had a nervous breakdown.


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"I feel a lot better, since I gave up hope."
It was a throwaway line in a novel I read somewhere, but it has become my mantra. Let me explain.
Our society honors hope. Our president celebrates the audacity of hope. And the hope that sustains one against long odds, in the quest for a far-off goal, can be a good thing. But inappropriate hope is not a good thing.
A young man may wish he had a date with Angelina Jolie, and there's nothing wrong with that — imagining what your friends would say, how your fellow workers would change their attitudes, what it would be like sitting across the table from a goddess. But let that daydream turn to hope — burning, constant, all-consuming hope — and pretty soon our audacious young man is a stalker hanging around her house and following her to the mall. That is inappropriate hope, and he'll feel (and do) a lot better when he gives it up.
We (and by we, I mean we who live in industrialized society) are enjoying a life of luxury unprecedented in history. All but the poorest among us enjoy access to food, water, shelter, energy, transportation and entertainment undreamed of by yesterday's kings, shahs, czars and presidents. We who enjoy the life hope it continues. Those who do not yet have the life — the rising masses of China and India, for example — hope to have it very soon.
But the massive industrialization on which this luxury rests has a delayed, cumulative cost about to be collected. The economies of scale sought and achieved so assiduously over the decades have a dark twin — concentration of risk. The bigger the factory, farm or city, the denser the population, the more susceptible it is to disaster. If the factory only runs on oil and the oil runs out; if the farm only grows wheat and a wheat disease runs rampant; if an earthquake hits the city; what might have been a minor setback for a smaller, sustainable and diverse enterprise is fatal to the overgrown dinosaur.
Do you doubt the accumulation of these risks? A quick tour of the points I made in detail in my book Brace for Impact:
- For every ton of food or fiber produced by industrial agriculture in the United States, an average of seven tons of topsoil has been lost to wind and water. This is not the arithmetic of hope.
- Over-fertilization of farm fields and lawns, along with inadequate treatment of sewage, has poisoned our waterways and created huge dead zones in all out estuaries.
- Confinement, force-feeding and mistreatment of food animals has sickened the animals, contaminated the food and created superbugs and toxins that endanger the human population.
- Peak oil — the moment of maximum possible extraction of oil, followed by an inevitable and irreversible decline, is here. No agency of our government, no leader of our people, has admitted it or has begun work to avert the certain disaster that is about to begin.
- Our aquifers — the only water safe from the pollution mentioned above — are being exploited for agriculture and development without concern for their limits. The Ogallala Aquifer, for example, that underlies the north-central United States, is fossil water deposited by glaciers that is replenished by rain at a rate of fractions of an inch per year. We are extracting it at rates of many feet per year.
In the face of these rising, vast and ominous threats we as a country have no awareness, no discussion and no plan. In other words, no hope.
And yet there is this. While it is not now possible to save everybody, to save the society from collapse, it is not only possible but relatively simple to save any one of us, or any family or community or clan of us, that chooses right now to live sustainably. We know how to produce our own food, clothing, shelter and energy without degrading the web of life that sustains us and all creatures. All it requires is work. And giving up the life of luxury.
We stand on the deck of the Titanic, watching the bow going down, hearing the water rushing in. We have asked the crew what they're going to do about it and they have promised us a full refund of the price of our ticket. We have seen on the afterdeck some lifeboat kits, small craft that could be assembled and launched in a short time by anyone willing to do the work.
Most of us, however, will wander back in to the all-you-can-eat buffet (better hurry, the floor is tilting rather crazily), pour another drink, rearrange some deck chairs and turn on the television. And hope things turn out all right.
That is called natural selection. And that is why I feel so much better now that I have given up hope.
— The Editor


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God Picked the Crayon
A coloring book story.
The choice of crayon colors is vast. Sky blue, aqua blue, navy blue…which blue do I choose? True green, lime green, yellow green, and green yellow. Yellow with green added and green with yellow added? I'm not a crayon connoisseur.
I'm not an artist by any stretch of the imagination. My stick figures don't even look right. The art of coloring gives un-artsy people a way to add individual flare to a picture an artist has beautifully drawn. Our coloring style.
Me and my daughter, Megan, are fond of coloring. A fondness starting when we were both little girls. We colored together during her younger years, teen and college days, and we love coloring today.
As she grew older, Megan became protective of her coloring hobby. When children were visiting our home, Megan had a separate stack of coloring books and crayons the kids were allowed to use. Not her good ones. She didn't want any of her artwork destroyed and there was the dreaded, "Uh oh, the crayon broke."
We signed our name to completed pictures. "By Mom" was my standard signature until Megan married. Now, I sign my actual name. Dating each finished masterpiece with month/day/year became a tradition. We still admire our handiwork as we are flipping through books during a new coloring session.
They bear who and when information.
We just celebrated Megan's twenty-seventh birthday. "Dad and Mom" gave her money in a card. The coloring parent—alias, "By Mom"—gave her a coloring book with a few crayons attached.
God chose crayons. His glorious artwork is seen in creation. Blue sky, aqua blue oceans, sunsets of pink and orange, green grass, and all the primary colors he wanted in a rainbow. He chose. And He colored me and you. Just exactly as He fancied. No scribble—maybe coloring outside the lines for some of us—but always a finished picture of the colors He desired to capture. Exactly. And perfectly to His liking.
We're a coloring book story. God chose the crayons. We bear who and when information. Month/day/year…our birthdate. And the artist name, "By God." We are never removed from His coloring book, but proudly nestled inside the pages as a testimony of His grand handiwork.
He chose the crayon for our eyes. Genetics and science behind eye color is fascinating. What actually takes place to end up with brown eyes, and particularly blue or green eyes, is detailed and intricate.
This is where science and creation are on the same coloring page. Science provides a formal explanation to God's creation process. Science points to creation, because the Lord picked the crayons. Not only for eye color, but skin color and hair color—yes, that one is easily changed. I don't think the Lord minds if we pick a different crayon for our hair. Just so we are grateful for the original who and when information. Comfortable with the crayon choices.
Surely it must make the Lord's heart ache when we are not happy with a particular crayon He chose for us. When we complain about the overall artist design. If you are comfortable in your unique design, really comfortable, bravo! For many of us, there has been some point and time we struggled to celebrate the concept that God chose the crayon.
There will always be someone, who we surmise, is a better likeness by the original artist. People, who in our eyes, are that perfect shade of blue, or green, or brown, or tan.
Freckles, dark skin, light skin, dark eyes or light eyes. Maybe, we would have picked a different crayon, but we aren't God. We are not a cheap replica. We are the real deal. The original work of the famous artist, God. He will never have to sign a piece of His work with, "By God, but I'm not an artist in any stretch of the imagination."
He doesn't worry about broken crayons or having a separate stack of coloring books for amateurs. He's God. There is no competition in His art world. He's the master artist.
We are likely messed up or scribbled on from life. God only concerns Himself with the original pieces of art…with the original signature. His.
"For we are God's masterpiece…" Ephesians 2:10
God picked the crayon.
© 2014 by Karen Friday
August 28, 2014 at 8:01 am | Uncategorized
I really enjoyed this! It lets us get an intimate look at your life and puts God's word in perspective that we can relate and see the simplicity of it. May God continue to bless you in expressing His word to us.
Tammy, thank you for your continued encouraging words. You are a very special lady indeed. Glad to have your beautiful coloring page in my life! 🙂
This is great! So much theology implied throughout. I'm very proud of you Karen please keep writing for the Kingdom!!!!
Thank you Mike. Glad to make you proud-being my pastor & husband after all! 🙂 🙂 makes it more special.
Beautiful , thank you for reminding me that we are God's masterpiece! I love your blog!
Diana, your kind encouragement confirms God's handiwork in both or our lives. Thankful for you, as one of God's testimonies of grand artwork!


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"I was drawn to Taekwondo at age eleven, I couldn't believe the explosive power of the athletes' high kicks and their ability to break boards and brick with hands and feet."
- ROK Army All-Star Team
- Grand Master Ik-Mu Kang and Grand Master Bu Kwang Park co-founded Unified Taekwondo in 1973.
- Executive Committee Member - United States Taekwondo Union / Chairperson, Div. of Education, Certification and Standard Affairs for the year 2000.
"The world is full of too many make-believe black belts. Somebody who earns a belt and quits. They want to learn a little bit of everything fighting and quit. If you want to be a real black belt, you get one chance. If You climbed halfway up the mountain and go down because it's too hard, you don't want to climb it bad enough. If you're on a boat that sinks and you can't swim to shore, you don't want it bad enough."
-Grand Master Kang Ik Mu
Grand Master Ik Mu Kang is the Technical advisor/ Grand Master Instructor for United Tae Kwon Do. He is the Instructor for Grand Master Frank and Master Christopher Santarose.


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Starting a new semester of school can be stressful and overwhelming at times, but there are steps you can take to ensure that you get off to a great start and enjoy a successful school year. Fortunately, these steps don't have to be difficult or time-consuming. By simply tweaking your existing habits, you can minimize back to school anxiety while improving your performance in all of your classes.

1. Start Preparing Early

Always be sure that you are fully prepared before any class, assignment, or exam. Create a simple plan of action to help you determine what you need to do in order to be ready. Using whatever organizational method works best for you, write down any assignment, paper, or exam due dates. Consider the necessary steps required to complete each task successfully, such as research, outlining, writing, and studying. Next, schedule these tasks into your organizational plan. By writing down these essential steps, you will be better able to keep track of the things you need to accomplish.

2. Find Ways to Combat Procrastination

Putting things off until the last minute can hurt your classroom performance, grades, learning, and health. While it may be tempting to set aside tasks that seem dull or daunting, procrastination will only create more work for you down the road. Avoid last-minute stress and frustration by finding ways to fight the urge to procrastinate.

One solution is to try breaking assignments up into more manageable chunks. By tackling just a small portion of a task each day, you can successfully complete assignments on time.

3. Reevaluate Your Study Habits

As you begin a new semester, start by taking a serious look at how you learn and study for each class. While your current study habits may be effective, there are always new tips and tricks you can incorporate into your routine to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your study time.

The strategies you use to study may also vary depending on the demands of each class you are taking. For example, a statistics class may require more intensive rehearsal and memorization of problems and formulas, while a social psychology course might require more reading and group discussion.

Another important part of analyzing your study habits includes learning more about your unique learning style. Your learning style can help you discover which methods will help you learn best. For example, if you learn best by hearing information, consider downloading and listening to psychology podcasts. If you learn best by seeing and reading information, review your course readings, notes and psychology study guides.

4. Do the Required Readings Early

University instructors generally instruct students to read the assigned chapters before coming to class. Unfortunately, students often wait until the end of the given week to do the readings, or worse, try to read all the material just days before an exam.

Get the maximum benefit out of course lectures and discussions by always going to class prepared. Read the assigned chapters prior to attending your classes in order to introduce the concepts. During class, ask questions about material in the reading that wasn't entirely clear. Participate in discussions in order to expand your understanding of the topic and develop richer connections to the information.

5. Learn How to Write Psychology Papers

The ability to write well and communicate effectively is important for success in psychology classes. From lab reports to critique papers, you will be expected to plan, research and write on a wide variety of topics. Many types of psychology papers follow a specific format, so learning this information now can make writing your papers easier down the road.

Writing papers for psychology courses is very similar to writing papers in other subjects. Like other types of writing, your psychology papers should be well-organized and clearly communicate your message to readers. Start by finding an interesting topic for your psychology paper, and then spend some time researching your topic using psychology journals found in your university library. While writing your paper, be sure to use proper APA format.


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The European Union agreed that Japan had made enough progress towards opening its markets for the two sides to begin a sixth round of free-trade talks next month, despite some concerns over Tokyo's stance on railway procurement.
The European Commission said in a statement that EU member states had backed the continuation of negotiations and that the next round would take place in Tokyo in the week of July 7.
EU members, doubtful of Japan's willingness to bring down barriers to European exports, had told EU trade negotiators to pull the plug on talks after a year if Japan did not show sufficient progress in areas from food to cars.
A document seen last month by Reuters showed that the EU found Tokyo had complied with, or was in the process of complying with, most of its commitments to help reach a trade pact that could encompass a third of global economic output.
The Commission said on Wednesday that a number of member states had expressed concerns about one aspect of the talks, railway procurement.
The EU says that the use of an "operational safety clause" in much procurement by JR (Japan railways) and urban transport operators is in practice a means of hindering foreign suppliers.
According to a report commissioned for the Commission in 2009, EU producers of railway equipment could boost exports to Japan by 600 million euros ($816 million) if the market opened.
Some 60 percent of world production of railway equipment and parts takes place in the European Union, with operations of Siemens, Alstom and Bombardier.
Potentially one of the world's biggest trade deals, an EU-Japan agreement could lift the economic output of both sides by almost 1 percent, according to the European Commission, at a time when both are struggling to generate growth.
Japan already has a zero rate of duties on EU imports, such as cars and whisky, and low tariffs on many other goods. However, Europe says regulation on everything from music to automobiles is a clear barrier to trade. (Reuters)


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Candy Wrapper Headbandsposted on 8/29/13
In the early days of November, thousands of American families find discarded candy wrappers littering their house. No one is blaming excited kids (and adults) for inhaling their Halloween candy so quickly that they entirely forget to recycle the wrappers. Most people are quick to throw away their wrappers but that creates such a wasted opportunity! This year, stockpile those leftover candy wrappers and put them to good use by making a candy wrapper headband
candy wrapper headband are a fun and easy craft families can make together. With a little adult supervision, kids will be bringing their new candy wrapper headband to school shortly after Halloween. If you have enough wrappers hanging around, your kids might even be able to make enough candy wrapper headband to give away during the winter holidays!
Biblio Bags blog has a great tutorial on how to turn those gross wrappers into beautiful candy wrapper headband. To start, you'll need to collect every last candy wrapper you can find. Next, you'll need plastic headbands that are at least an inch wide. You can probably find these at your local supermarket or Wal Mart. Additionally, you'll need some paper, a pencil, an iron, a sharpie marker, iron-on vinyl,, and a hot glue gun. If you're looking for some candy, try Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Sixlets, Big League Chew (some boys might like a headband too!) or Blow Pop Charms. You're going to want to skip chocolate wrappers. Most of those use foil wrapping which is difficult to iron.
Take a piece of paper and wrap it around your headband. You need to stencil the outline of the headband. Leave a bit of a border around it to cut it out. With open (and clean) wrappers, line the headband template with the wrappers until the entire template is covered. You may need a few wrappers to do this and that's just fine. Be sure to show off the logo!
With your iron-on vinyl, use the paper template to cut out to additional templates. Peel the paper side off and place the adhesive side facing up. Next, place the wrappers face down on the vinyl. Flatten the wrappers out as much as possible. Then you're going to want to heat up your iron, steam-free. Place the vinyl on a covered ironing board and put the iron on the vinyl for about a second or two. Once the vinyl has fused to the wrapper, line it up on your headband. Finally, apply a little glue gun action to the edges of the candy wrapper headband and carefully fold the wrapper over the glue. Be careful, that stuff is hot!


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- Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance
- Quality and Safety: Medicines > Safety and Efficacy
- Keywords > clinical trials
- Keywords > clinical trials - social, legal and ethical implications
- Keywords > clinical trials in humans
- Keywords > controlled clinical trials
- Keywords > ethical practices and standards
- Keywords > GCP for trials on pharmaceutical products
- Keywords > Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Keywords > investigational product - clinical trials
- Keywords > WHO expert committee
Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Trials on Pharmaceutical Products. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 850, Annex 3 - WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines, Sixth Report, 1993
(1995; 36 pages) [French] [Spanish]
(1995; 36 pages) [French] [Spanish]
Table of Contents
6.5 Case-report forms
The monitor is responsible for ensuring that all case-report forms (CRFs) are correctly filled out in accordance with original observations. Any errors or omissions should be clarified with the investigator, corrected, and explained on the CRF. Procedures should be established for the investigator's certification of the accuracy of CRFs by a signature, initials or similar method. All procedures for ensuring accuracy of CRFs must be maintained throughout the course of the clinical trial.


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I recently caught up with Jon Acuff who is on tour for his New York Times bestselling book, Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters. Jon speaks nationally on a variety of subjects and is the author of three books: Quitter; Gazelles, Baby Steps And 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt; and Stuff Christians Like. Jon's popular blog, StuffChristiansLike.net, has more than 3 million readers. Jon closed the gap between his day job and his dream job back in 2010, when he joined Dave Ramsey's team as a full-time speaker and author.
In this interview, he talks about what prevents most people from reaching their full potential, the stages that we all go through in our lives, why most people decide to remain average, and more.
What prevents most people from reaching their full potential the most? Based on all of your speeches, what types of people usually fall into this trap?
The most common trap is fear. I've never met a 20 year old or a 50 year old who says, "I've never had a single passion, dream, hope or desire." We all have them, but a lot of us give in to fear as soon as we get close to them. The reason is that fear only gets loud when you do things that matter. Fear never bothers you if you're average but the second you dare to be more than ordinary, fear awakens.
In 2010, Jon closed the gap between his day job and his dream job when he joined the Dave Ramsey team to become a full-time author. He has contributed to CNN.com
Can you walk us through all the stages that we go through in our lives and explain how to make the most of the earlier stages so we're better prepared for later?
There are five destinations alone the road to awesome, each one leading to the next:
For the last 100 years these five stages of an awesome life have been pretty easy to identify because as I said, they mapped closely to your age.
In your 20s you resided in Learning. You went to college, got a job or joined the military. You didn't yet know what you were made of so you sampled many endeavors and did as much as you could to learn about yourself, the world around you, and where you best fit in.
In your 30s you moved-on-up to Editing. When you were in your 30s you started to focus on the handful of things that worked well in your 20s. You were not done learning, but you started editing down the list of things you thought were really important. You prioritized your passions. You eliminated old habits that wrecked you in your 20s and concentrated on doing more of the things you love and less of the things you hate. It was a winnowing period. You focused your career, your relationships and every part of your life.
In your 40s you ascended to Mastering. You edited your life to the most important things in your 30s and then it came time to master them. You were going to be an awesome parent, awesome friend, awesome employee, etc. You didn't narrow your life further, you just had greater certainly about what you were good at and how to do it regularly. You were no longer the young upstart at work; you were the one with 15-20 years of experience. Tried and true. You started leading bigger projects and initiatives. You were not an expert yet, but you were next in line.
In your 50s you basked in Harvesting. The seeds you planted in your 20s, 30s and 40s finally began blooming. You made the most money in your career during these years and reaped what you sowed. This wasn't rocket science. If you spent your 30s and 40s working hard to be considered an expert in your field, you would obviously have more job opportunities than if you jumped around 47 times and blamed your bosses for "not recognizing your talent." If you were deliberate about pouring into relationships in your 20s, 30s and 40s, guess what? You harvested abundant relationships in your 50s. When your collegiate son crashed his car, you harvested an outpouring of support and love. Lots of people came to the hospital and someone probably even brought a casserole.
In your 60s you entered a place of Guiding. You retired with a gold watch and aranch-style home in Florida. You were a grandfather or a grandmother. You were the elder statesman, the one with the wisdom. You got to give back generously to other people who were traveling the path on which you spent forty-plus years. Corncob pipe whittling was not mandatory but highly likely.
If you wanted to be achieve awesomeness that's the path you followed. While the timeline has dramatically shrunk in the Digital Age, it's still the same path tens of thousands of people have proven is the way to awesome.
The good news is that the path is still as clear as it has ever been—and now it doesn't have to take a lifetime. The bad news is that it's not as easy as it might seem because it's not the only path on the map. And, like a backroad through the mountains, it's much narrower than the other, more common path.
Billions of people have traveled and continue to travel the other path and it grows wider every year. The terrain is easy, grassy even, and after a brief incline it follows a safe and steady decline that mostly allows for casual coasting.
It sounds nice. It feels effortless when you're on it.
The trouble is that on this wide path, you don't end up at awesome. You just end up at old. The path is called "average."
The trickiest thing is that both paths begin in the same place. And both paths end in harvesting and guiding.
The key difference is that if you've trekked the path of awesome, the harvest is abundant and you will guide other people down their own abundant paths.


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On Monday, November 19, 2012, Polk County Sheriff's Undercover detectives arrested a husband and wife, 46-year-old Phillip Michael Bradley (DOB 3/3/1966) and his wife, 36-year-old Evelyn Bradley (DOB 7/22/1976), who have been renting a home in Lakeland, and charged them with scheming to defraud and grand theft, among other charges.
According to their affidavits, near the end of September 2012, Phillip Bradley sent an agreement from his "business," named Big Apple Music Group, Inc., to rent the venue Simmers-Young Park, located at 5630 CR 542 West in Lakeland, for a concert featuring global entertainers Nicki Minaj and Drake. The agreement included rental of a portable stage, generators, and stage skirting. Bradley advertised the concert on his website (www.mrdonpconcerts.us) and on Facebook, and advertised tickets for sale at $75.00 each. The concert promotional ad is still on that website.
A PCSO undercover detective, posing as a Parks and Rec employee, met with Phillip and Evelyn Bradley to do a walk-through of the venue and discuss the upcoming concert, which, the Bradleys told the detective, would be on October 24th (they said the original concert date was October 28th but they had to change the date to accommodate one of the performers). During their walk-through of Simmers-Young Park, Phillip Bradley told the detective that he (Bradley) was personally in contact with the management companies of both performers. He chose a place at the park for a ticket sales booth, and inquired about hiring off-duty PCSO deputies for security. He told the detective he intended to sell at least 10,000 tickets.
Meanwhile, the PCSO undercover detective contacted both performers' management companies. Nicki Minaj's representative told the detective that Nicki would be touring out of the country during that time frame (October 24th). Drake's representatives told the PCSO detective that Drake's birthday was on October 24th, and he would be celebrating it in Las Vegas. Neither of the management companies for these two performers had heard of Phillip Bradley, or Big Apple Music, or entered into any contracts with either.
During the investigation, a PCSO undercover detective called the phone number listed for ticket sales and was told that the concert was sold out, but that tickets would be sold at the park the day of the concert for $100.
On October 24, 2012, detectives conducted undercover surveillance at Simmers-Young Park to see if anyone showed up for the concert or to buy tickets. Nobody did. There do not appear to be any ticket purchasers for this concert.
PCSO detectives located three victims who invested money with Bradley for the concert. One victim gave Bradley $16,000; two other victims (the original victim's mother and a family friend) gave Bradley $10,000 each. The $36,000 was deposited into Evelyn Bradley's bank accounts. The day before the concert was scheduled to take place, Phillip Bradley contacted the victims and told them that the concert had been cancelled and that he was filing a claim with Loyd's of London insurance to get them their investments back. None of the victims have received money from Bradley as promised.
On Monday, November 19, 2012, detectives placed Phillip and Evelyn Bradley under arrest.
Phillip Bradley has been charged with 1 count Scheming to Defraud (F-3), 1 count Grand Theft More Than $100,000 (F-1), and 1 count Unlawful Use of Two-Way Communication (F-3).
Evelyn Bradley has been charged with 1 count Scheming to Defraud (F-2), and 1 count Grand Theft More Than $20,000 (F-2).
In 2009, Phillip Bradley was convicted of Organized Scheme to Defraud in Palm Beach County. He has several other fraud arrests in his criminal history. Evelyn Bradley has a history of fraud in Wisconsin, and appeared in Polk County Court today for writing a bad check to the landlord of the home they are renting in Lakeland.
Both Bradleys were booked into the Polk County Jail on the aforementioned charges.


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Fashion Alert: Moncler Gamme Bleu Quilted Strap Sneakers
Moncler and Thom Browne got together to create the Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Collection, which includes this pair of Moncler Gamme Bleu sneakers ($378). These high-tops are made of navy suede and quilted fabric with white cross stitching, have navy laces, a velcro strap that fastens around the ankle and a white rubber sole. It also features the red, white and blue logo on the heel of the shoe, would you sport these?
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The 'Winter Memories' series by Shinobu Koizumi is one that will never melt. The series looks like it is made from snow, inspired by Koizumi's want to preserve elements of the winter months throughout the rest of the year.
'Winter Memories' consists of a small snowball, which serves as a paperweight that will not leave water stains on paper, a snowman that can hold objects where its arms would go and a snow-topped stool that looks like it was left out in the elements for a long period of time.
The objects are made from a mixture of salt crystals and epoxy resin, although it has an entirely convincing snow-like appearance. Koizumi has managed to replicate one of the most fun winter activities without the cold.
Photo Credits: designboom, shinobu-koizumi
Unmelting Snow Objects
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Winsome Wind-Up Mugs
Frozen Time Furniture
Stackable Ice Bucket Seating
Waterproof Sneaker Sprays
Unmelting Caviar Containers
Shinobu Koizumi's 'Winter Memories' Series Replicates Snow
- By: Laura McQuarrieAug 21, 2013
References: shinobu-koizumi & designboom
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Would it be smart for me to plead guilty after getting caught and charged for retail theft in Kansas? 1 Answers as of March 24, 2011Would it be smart for me to plead guilty after getting caught and charged for retail theft in Kansas? The items I stole amounted to $290. If I do just pay the fine for being guilty would that be better?
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I cannot give you legal advice about entering a plea to this case without first reviewing all the evidence and reports documenting the specifics of the case. There may be challenges that are apparent from the reports which you would not be able to use if you gave up your rights to first see the evidence and case against you. You should consult an attorney before waiving any rights to make sure you are fully informed.
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Play Ball: Published in Love of Crochet Summer 2015….Now Available in Store
Love sports? We created a crochet pattern for a throw pillow and stadium cushions to help keep you comfortable at your next baseball, softball or American football game.
These stadium cushions are surprisingly easy to make and have several fun design features. There are shoulder straps to make them easy to carry to the game. There are tie downs on the side so you can tuck the shoulder strap away while in use. And we've included zippers so the cushion covers can be washed.
It's hip to be square…or just a bit cheeky.
Play Ball Available in the Store
Play Ball Stadium Cushions and Throw Pillow first appeared in Love of Crochet Summer 2015. They are now available in the store.
The pattern includes:
- Baseball / Softball Stadium Cushion
- American Football Stadium Cushion
- Baseball / Softball Throw Pillow


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Yara takes proactive and effective risk management to mitigate adverse effects on our operations, and to identify and explore business opportunities. Ultimately, risk management helps achieves our long-term strategies and short-term goals.
Risk assessments
Yara is exposed to a number of strategic, operational, financial, hazard and compliance risks that could have a negative effect on the company's business, reputation, operating results or financial condition. Several inherent business risks also represent business opportunities, underlining the need for systematic risk management of our operational and financial performance. The Executive Management currently considers the following risk areas and factors to be the most relevant to Yara's business:
Sustainability risks
Yara has undertaken a thorough review of the material sustainability issues facing the company and its industry. In accordance with Yara's overall risk management system, risks related to the company's corporate citizenship are categorized as strategic, operational, compliance or financial (see table above).
Strategic risks arising from global challenges often represent business opportunities for Yara as the company responds to these with contributions to sustainable agriculture and business development. Yara's HESQ and Product Stewardship Team continuously monitor Yara's significant operational and compliance risks.


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Question: Could there be an underlying medical condition that is causing my child with autism to act out?
Answer: There are a variety of medical illnesses that are seen in children with autism that I wouldn't suggest cause symptoms that are autism, but they cause autistic-like behaviors. And so very often when we see children who have autism who are acting out or crying or having self injury, we're looking for the underlying medical factor that may be accounting for those type of behaviors that we see in autism.
And those conditions include very often some type of pain. Headaches, toothaches, ear infections are common reasons why children act out and appear to be more autistic. In the GI arena we very very commonly see conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux or acid reflux accounting for pain and accounting for behaviors. Other reasons for abdominal pain like distension or gas or maldigestion of certain carbohydrates or constipation may also cause abdominal pain which causes children with autism to act out very frequently.


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This trip was undertaken in 1991 when the country was called Zaïre, the river was called the Zaïre River (and even the currency was the Zaïre). Today it is called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and the river has returned to its more familiar name of the Congo River. I have no idea whether this remarkable boat trip continues today. Even if it does, it would be difficult and dangerous for foreigners to travel through DR Congo as I did – a great tragedy indeed.
Nothing quite prepares you for one of the world's great travel adventures – riding the Congo River Boat upstream from the capital, Kinshasa to Kisangani over a period of around two weeks. A seething mass of humanity boards – couples, families, luggage, market stalls, animals (including crocodiles, monkeys, pigs, goats, tortoises, chickens and more), radios / music machines, crafts and many things that defy description.
The river boat is a steamer lashed together with a number of barges. Even amongst the mayhem, travel comes in three classes – first class (deluxe with nice comfortable rooms), second class (rooms with four bunk beds) and third class which consists of space on the deck somewhere, all classes including two surprisingly nutritious and tasty meals each day.
The boat departs and the party begins. African rhythmic music blares from every music box and radio for 24 hours a day. The untiring passengers and their brightly colored clothing sway to the rhythmic beat for hours at a time while others tend to the important business of shopping at the informal markets setup by the more entrepreneurial folks. Seemingly everything is for sale – pots and pans, torches, clothing, food, batteries, strange carvings and more.
The late afternoon (evening) meal time is a form of organised bedlam with crowds of people like peak-hour in a Friday afternoon bar. On the menu are mounds of rice with a tasty stew or sauce based on one of the menagerie of animals boarded in Kinshasa. When the meat runs out, another is selected and slaughtered – at least you know the meat is fresh. Over the days, more traditional western meats like chicken and pork is mixed with goat, monkey and crocodile. After a couple of days, I stopped asking – somehow it seemed better that way.
Every day, the kitchen performs miracles and gets everyone served, most balancing their bowl or plate on their knee or a flat part of the boat. A few smarter ones sneak up to the top deck.
Some peace can be found on the top deck – a flat area where you can watch the world go past or enjoy the dazzling evening sky unhindered by the typical city lights back home. In the river darkness, the Milky Way really does appear as a creamy heavenly highway. The music is a little more distant up here and the top deck appears accepted as a more tranquil area – a haven from the hurly-burly of river boat life. With a decent blanket, this is as good a place to sleep as any – the gentle speed of the river boat creating enough breeze to keep the insects at bay.
As time soaks by, we pass a number of river-side villages with their wooden and straw huts. For many villages it includes an energetic paddle on their pirogue (a wooden canoe) to tie up to the main boat for a session of trading their goods for other needs of the village. Others simply hitch a ride upstream. The bartering is vigorous but all seem to leave contented with a broad smile and a gentle handshake. Some on board seem solely to take the river boat to trade with the various villagers along this aqua highway. With the bartering complete, the pirogue unties and simply eases its way back downstream back to the village, carefully balancing their new goods in the small wooden craft, avoiding capsizes from the wash of the river boat. For many villages, it is their sole contact with the outside world with no road network at all and no other village within walking distance.
In the end it seems so disappointing to arrive at Kisangani as mayhem ensues with the disgorging of the many hundreds of passengers – the way of life on the river, the temporary friendships formed, the spirited bartering in the river boat markets, the energetic music and dancing, the menagerie of animals and the waves from the passing villages left a great two week escape for the visitors and a continuation of life for the locals – many undoubtedly bound for the return journey the following day.
Surely the vibrant spirit and color of the Congolese people, the Congo River and its river boat is one of the world's great travel wonders. We can all only hope that DR Congo can one day return to a more peaceful and normal life and that this magnificent waterway can again be used for the benefit of all that live near her.
Hi Mark,
You travelled Congo? It's really interesting to read about Congo, a country where not many can travel to. Your travel journal shows a different perspective of what are normally written in travel books! I enjoy it very much!
Hey Mark,
thanks for that article. I've heard that travel on the Congo slowly gets possible again. This trip is something I really want to do…
@Boris: I hope that you are correct and that you get the opportunity to travel the Congo. Sadly, I am not so confident for the DR Congo in the next few years.
Africa is the place oif fantasy. It is the heaven for wild life lovers… marvellous scenaries as well as mind blowing experience will make anybody wild once if there… thanks
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I'm doing this trip in May. Feeling very excited now, and am itching to leave England, though I'd be lying if I said i wasn't a little nervous. Also planning on climbing mount nyiragongo.
Ness: That's great that someone is taking the COngo River Boat. Good luck. The climb sounds great too – I travelled very close to this volcano and it was being a little volcanic at the time!! Are you planning to visit the gorillas? Pls drop me a line when you get back to tell me how things went.
I was surprised to read in one of the comments that someone was going to Congo – that was back in '08 and still today I hear it is a dangerous place to travel. It would be wonderful for hostilities to cease and for this lovely landscape to be safe to travel. Thanks for sharing about your trip – amazing!
Hi Mark,
At the moment I'm just about to finish my project at Bralima and I'm longing to do aboattrip on the congo river.
However my duties seem to make it pretty hard to plan such a trip as it has to be sqeezed in between the current project and the next which will be in Etheopia.
Are there by chance any leads or contacts availeble?
Regards, Rob