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A sea of placards filled Parliament Square on Friday morning
"Blair lied, thousands died." That was the chant which reverberated around Parliament Square on Friday as former prime minister Tony Blair gave evidence to the Iraq inquiry.
Even from the safety of the Queen Elizabeth II centre, where he had been spirited by his security detail hours before the inquiry was due to start, Mr Blair could not have failed to hear the fury of the hundreds of protesters who thronged the square throughout the morning.
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If you ever meet me, you'll see without a doubt that I am in love with Allstar Weekend. The California cuties signed to Hollywood Records in 2009 and have ever since released energetic and poppy kid-friendly hits. Now, I'll admit that originally, I couldn't take them because I was too hung up on the Jonas Brothers. But after sitting down and actually watching their videos and listening to their music, my love grew for them. Here are some reasons you should hop on the bandwagon:
5. They love the fans.
4. They've got swag.
3. Their music's fun.
2. Theyre full of personality
5. HELLO! Look at them.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
large halfheads at Contemporary crafts
Posted by kim murton at 11:02 AM
2 comments:
- frank-h said...
your pieces are amazing!
I 'discovered' you walking around throu the Wacom Club at Flickr.
congrats!!! - I like your work - can I add your blog to my list at mine?
- December 13, 2007 at 5:51 PM
My girlfriend and I purchased the head on the right and two others from the museum...they now are clustered proudly in our living room. We love them and look forward to adding to them soon.
Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
- March 4, 2008 at 7:21 PM
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Im just drawn to this place like a moth to the Q flame.
Today I wasnt burnt up. I enjoyed the week-end brunch which T-Rex started serving today. I had:
- Beignets with New Orleans style coffee custard 9
- Hangtown fry: scrambled eggs, two slabs of house smoked pork belly and two fried oysters 13
First of all, if you are at T-Rex ask for the house-made hot sauce. This is the stuff of greatness there is a floral quality to it (habenero?) with a touch of vinegar, yet it is almost thick, red and rich as tomato sauce. It doesn't have a searing burn, but a nice heat.
The beignets were five warm ping-pong ball-sized donuts rolled in regular sugar. They were not at all greasy with a soft, light interior.
The standout was the coffee custard, served next to the donuts in a tiny espresso cup. It was perfectly flavored coffee custard with a thin layer of vanilla custard topped by whipped cream (crème fraiche?).
T-Rex should put the beignets with coffee custard on the regular dessert menu.
A bite of warm beignet, then a tiny spoonfull of the coffee custard ... nice, very nice.
The hangtown fry was deconstructed. Soft-scrambled eggs were topped with two oysters, lightly dusted with corn meal. Two long strips of stiff as cardboard bacon (pork belly) were on the side.
I was thinking I didnt like my bacon that well done until I took a bite. Each bite released bacon-y juiciness that was smoky, salty, meaty and very rich.
It was interesting to me that so many restaurants started calling pork belly, bacon because the term pork belly was off-putting to some diners. T-Rex did an about face and called their bacon, pork-belly although it really is richer than bacon. I was beginning to understand why so many restaurants serve tiny pieces of pork belly. I was full after one slice.
Reconstructing the fry a piece of bacon topped with scrambled eggs and topped with a piece of oyster was highly delicious.
They came with tiny cubed potatoes that had fresh mint and caramelized onions mixed together. They could have been a little less oily, but were very tasty. Who would have thought that mint would be a good addition to fried potatoes?
There were two slices of either grilled or roasted tomatoes. Oddly they were cold and didnt add anything to the dish flavor-wise.
Buttered sourdough toast was served with the Hangtown fry. It was fine.
The Bloody Marys looked impressive stuffed with a celery stick, whole pickled (Im guessing) asparagus spears and a green olive. That was what I could see.
The dessert menu looks more interesting. They have a trio of mini banana pies chocolate, vanilla and butterscotch. There was a tangerine sorbet available today.
Service was very nice and helpful.
The only problem I have is the prices. They really are excessive for breakfast in this area. While the beignets were lovely, this should have been priced at six or seven dollars tops.
As nice as the Hangtown fry was, $13 was high. I know this is stupid and Im only talking a two dollar difference in dishes, but $11 would not have made me blink. Thirteen dollars did.
The drinks are high-priced too although glancing at the other table, they seemed to be major production numbers with all that salad in it. Sometimes you just want a nice reasonable priced drink. Here we go again, but at $7 I probably would have bought a drink, even two.
T-Rex is now bringing every table heated rolled towels at the end of the meal. I understand this for BBQ. However, I use a fork for scrambled eggs and hardly need the towel. The table that ordered the hamburgers left the towels unused.
When I think of the laundry expense with all those towels, maybe eliminating them unless necessary might bring down the price of the food a bit.
If you are looking for an place for a weekend brunch where there are lots of tables, easy parking and no line, keep T-Rex in mind. The entire brunch menu is in the link below.
Given the quality of today's brunch, I'll start giving it a try again. However, given the prices, probably not as frequently as I would otherwise.
The hamburger was very popular and at $10 a deal. It is the one thing that I remember fondly at T-Rex and consider it one of the better burgers in the Bay Area. Looking at the other tables made me crave a burger.
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Katy Perry offering merchandise funds to Japan's earthquake victims
HollywoodNews.com: Katy Perry is using her current tour to give back to those who are suffering due to the earthquake in Japan.
Perry has announced to her fans that they should buy the "KP light-up wand" at the merchandise stand at her shows, states MTV. All proceeds from the purchase of this item will reportedly go to help the victims of Japan's recent earthquake.
She also announced that she wants everyone to light up the wands for those suffering in Japan when she sings "Firework" at her upcoming shows.
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A Real War Story
This is a brief biography of World War II Photographers Mate First Class Alfred Sedivi, who enlisted in the Navy at the ripe old age of 26, and was aboard the Indianapolis when she was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese I-58 submarine.
PH1 Sedivi was smart enough to send prints of his work home to his family, who kept it. Unfortunately, photo emulsions deteriorate over time. Prints will stick together and have to be carefully handled to avoid damages. But many of them survived and some 1,650 of PH1 Alf Sedivi's photos are in the article. PH1 Sedivi's niece, Nickie Lancaster, donated them to the US Naval Institute's historical collection. There is a brief showcase of PH1 Sedivi's work at the bottom of the article. The last photo in the group is a self-portrait of PH1 Sedivi, who was in Indianapolis's darkroom processing film when the ship was torpedoed and sank.
1,199 men were aboard the ship. 316 survived. Fair winds and following seas, sailors….
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Annie S., Lily B., Ari G., and Rosa S. – Sanctuary Stories
Sanctuary Stories: A Multimedia Exploration of Sanctuary in Colorado, takes place in cities and towns across the state where Araceli Velasquez, Ingrid Latorre, Rosa Sabido, and Sandra Lopez have taken sanctuary from deportation. The project was envisioned by these four women and their supporters, Ari Goodman, Annie Seder, and Lily Bisantz as part of their fight for immigrant rights and justice.
The goal of Sanctuary Stories is to bring bilingual educational experiences to Coloradans and people across the country in which the realities of immigration are addressed and the authentic, honest stories of the four undocumented women who have taken Sanctuary in Colorado are told. The project creates individual opportunities for learning through bilingual podcasts and exhibits, and community connection and action during associated events as the exhibit travels.
This work addresses the desperate need for immigration reform in this country. By engaging in consciousness-raising around immigrant justice and building support for Sanctuary, Sanctuary Stories helps undocumented leaders survive in their communities and gives the public the information they need to advocate for reform.


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Burano is one of those places that still retains the magic of another era in Venice.
There are so many incredible things to see in Venice: San Marco square and basilica, the Rialto Bridge, the Guggenheim Museum, the Ghetto… The list goes on and
And of course, one of the best things to do in Venice is to simply get lost as you wander the carless streets and canals.
And of course, there are the many islands on the Venetian lagoon, like Murano where the famous glass-blowers practice their art.
But if you're going to Venice this summer, be sure also to check out the island of Burano (with a B).
It's famous for the colorfully painted houses. According to legend, the islanders painted them that way to demarcate where one property began and another ended.
It's also famous for the production of merletti, lace and doilies. They make for a fantastic (and very light) souvenir to bring back from your trip!
Check out the Burano website here.
It's a great resource for things to visit and to do while visiting.
Trust us: You'll thank us later!
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court had rejected the curative petitions of two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. However, one of the convicts has once again sought a stay on the death warrant issued against him by a trial court.
New Delhi: Delhi high court would hear the plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case today (January 15). He is seeking a stay on the death warrant issued against him by a trial court.
He approached the high court on Tuesday seeking to set aside the trial court's order issuing death warrant.
The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal will hear the pleas.
Through his petition, the convict has informed the court that his mercy petition is pending before the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and the President of India, and he should be given a minimum 14 days notice between the rejection of his mercy petition and scheduled date of execution.
Supreme Court dismissed curative petitions of the two death row convicts, including Mukesh Singh, in 2012 gang-rape case.
A five-judge Bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the petitions filed by Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh. The duo had moved the curative petitions in the top court after Delhi court issued death warrants in their names for their hanging on January 22.
Besides them, two other convicts named Pawan and Akshay are also slated to be executed on the same day at 7 am in Delhi's Tihar Jail premises.
They were convicted and sentenced to death for raping a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in the national capital on the intervening night of December 16 and 17, 2012.
The victim succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been airlifted for medical treatment.
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£5,882 for Sport Relief!
As we approach the Easter holiday we have had a fantastic week in school. The campus total for Sport Relief stands at £5,882, with some money still to be collected. My thanks go to all of our students, parents and carers who have contributed to this amazing total, Katie Holmes and the PE team who have led and organised the Beckfoot events, and all of the students in PE who have run and walked their way through PE lessons (some limped by the end!) They have covered an estimated 6008 kms, more than a 1000 kms up on our previous record. Other events included the cheerleaders performing alongside our samba band.
Our newly elected student leaders visited the other Beckfoot Trust secondary schools to begin a series of collaborative working events. They returned from their day inspired by the prospect of working alongside their peers to further develop student leadership initiatives, which are so important in continuing to develop the culture of student ownership and participation in our communities. The Beckfoot Eco Group are extending their current work exploring how we can minimise the use of plastic in school (a student instigated initiative.) This includes looking at how we can continue the work on avoiding unnecessary packaging and litter, in and around school.
This week saw our Year 10 Maths challenge team placed second in the city wide Maths challenge, our Business students visited the Trinity Centre in Leeds to participate in a Business challenge, the Table Cricket team competed at Southfield Grange School and Year 12 Biology students were able to experience a university taster session. Post 16 Art and French students are currently in Paris, hopefully enjoying some decent spring weather as the Art students have the opportunity to explore the wonderful museums, and the linguists practice and extend their skills. More than 70 students completed a Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition on Saturday and my thanks to go all the staff who have supported them.
In addition to all of this, we continue to support our exam students. Year 11 students will receive their revision resource packs and timetables this week. There are various revision sessions running in the holidays and we invite all Year 11 parents and carers to a session in school on Thursday 19th April at 6pm, where we will be sharing information and offering advice in supporting students through the weeks ahead. As always, we will keep the website updated with details of the events.
It has been, despite the snow, a productive, exciting and inspiring term. Our students, as always, contributing magnificently to their learning and our community.
I wish you all a restful holiday.
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Lottery grant allows search for historic battle site near Saffron Walden
PUBLISHED: 11:22 19 October 2015 | UPDATED: 11:23 19 October 2015
They know where the bodies are buried.
Or they think they do. The skeletons of men who fought and died in a battle a thousand years go could be discovered in a new investigation.
The Hadstock Society has received a Heritage Lottery grant of £7,300 to find the burial site of the 1016 Battle of Assandun between King Cnut and the Saxons.
From Monday, October 19 to Friday October 23, a geophysical survey using radar (as seen on television's Time Team) will be used by Magnitude Surveys of Bradford to see where the ground has been disturbed. There will be a chance to see the preliminary results on the last day of the survey at a meeting in the village hall .
King Cnut and his Danish army defeated Edmund and his Saxons somewhere between Hadstock and Linton. The defeat was decisive in uniting the whole of England for the first time.
Cnut and Edmund met after the battle and agreed that Cnut should inherit the crown after Edmund's death. Edmund died a few months later.
Meanwhile, Cnut buried the dead who had fought on both sides. The site is Red Field and a large number of skeletons were found there in the 1860s when a cutting was dug through the field for the Cambridge-Haverhill railway. At that time dating the remains was purely guesswork.
However, Patricia Croxton-Smith from the society said several hundreds of men fell in the battle so it would have been unlikely that the bodies would all have been buried in the space taken up by the railway track.
The Hadstock Society is hoping the investigation will also help link the Saxon St Botolph's Church to what is known as the Minister of Stone and Lime built by Cnut in memory of the dead of both sides.
Miss Croxton-Smith said: "The village is very keen on his history and we can't wait to get started on another instalment of our researches. We are very grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for giving us this opportunity."
Robyn Llewellyn, head of the Heritage Lottery Fund for the East of England said: "Sharing heritage is a wonderful opportunity for communities to delve into the local heritage and we are delighted to offer this grant so that the Hadstock Society's project to find the burial site of the Battle of Assandun can embark on a real journey of discovery. Heritage means such different things to different people and the funding offers the chance for groups to explore and celebrate what is important to them in their area."
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Diversity Management, Wage System, Evaluation System
Diversity Management
Mr. Sri Martono
The 'Business Case for Diversity' shows that diversity management - whereby employers recognise value and include women and men of different ages, abilities, ethnic origins, religions or sexual orientations - makes good business sense.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Getting to the point where we are today, right now we are here to talk about change. Change is not easy. We have seen the statistics that show women and persons with disabilities have long been underrepresented in the workplace.
I do hope we all mean the same thing by Diversity and by Inclusion. Diversity that is not centered merely on specific categories like ethnicity, religion, or gender but rather a diverse office recruits from every segment of society, for all roles and all levels of responsibility. And an inclusive workplace that provides opportunities for all to achieve their maximum potential, which sets aside preconceived notions about what people can and cannot do.
We seek a workplace that works for everyone. We all know what it can feel like to be an outsider, to be isolated, and unsure and alone. We can not afford to have employees feel that way. Why? First, because they will leave. They will walk out the door and take their talents with them, and we will have to start over hiring someone new. Secondly, because they will not speak up. They will not put forward their good ideas on how we can save money, reach new people, or improve our programs. We may never even know the opportunities we have missed, because we cannot see the obstacles we are stuck in. Because the only people speaking all think alike already.
That is why we need to cultivate, foster, and develop a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive - a workplace that sustains that diverse and inclusive culture over time. That is the challenge we are looking at, in every corporation and business environment. Managing diversity and promoting inclusion also form part of the business world's strategic agenda as a response to a more diversified society, customer base, market structure as well as overall business environment and workforce, where knowledge and innovation are critical in securing competitive advantage in a globalised economy.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Another issue in diversity management is also closely related with job evaluation. Definitely, it will connect to the topics of metrics and accountability, so that we can measure the impact of our plans across corporations and business sectors. This will build transparency and accountability into each Diversity and Inclusion plan. We all would know if it works in due course. And it would help us look at corporations where we see success, where we build strong teams and get the innovations we need to meet the challenges.
Job evaluation functions as the process of determining the relative worth of jobs to establish pay structure. Job evaluation can help us determine if pay is equitable and fair among our employees. There are several ways to perform a job evaluation. One of the simplest methods used by smaller companies or within individual departments is a job ranking system that involves a variety of pay grade levels.
Many advantages come from this system, such as fairness. Everyone performing the same job is within a given range and there is little room for pay discrimination to occur. However, since the system is rigid, it may not be appropriate for some organizations in hiring the best people. Organizations that operate in different cities might use a pay grade scale, but they may need to add certain percentage based on locality.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Finally, we hope that each of you will feel that every kind of diversity touches our nation's great moments, for achieving all innovations and triumphs, thanks to the deep and diverse talents of our workers. They happened even in times that actively suppressed those who were different. Imagine what will happen when we embrace our differences; when we expand the examples of disabilities issues; and when we bring together great minds from diverse backgrounds to tackle challenges no one has ever faced before. Furthermore, imagine what will happen when any Indonesian, of any background, can pursue their dreams to the limits of their creativity, their ideas, and their ambition; when Indonesian workers work together as colleagues and collaborators.
In that future, I see no limits. I see a new century of Indonesian economy, marked by innovations and resulting in prosperity. That future begins now. It begins right here. It begins with us. I believe that you will have a great opportunity to discuss the above mentioned issues with Prof. Okunishi, Mr. Tanaka, and Mr. Maeda during the workshop. Have an inspiring and fruitfull discussion. Thank you.


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I ain't taking no SH** no more!
Hello everyone. How many of us have suffered and some of us still do suffer from too much work load or abusive relationships? If we observe our situations from an external viewpoint looking inwards, when we detach ourselves from our feelings for a little while to investigate on the reasons and consequences of years of abuse, we will realise that we can no longer blame others for our situation, but we have to point the finger back to ourselves for making the wrong decisions and not using one very short word in our extensive vocabulary – that is the word "NO".
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I personally have been there, I've experienced several situations of too much work load against silly salaries back in the day: It was me there saying "Yes" to all the tasks given to me because I wanted to prove I could do them and I didn't want to risk losing my safe paying job. I was scared and fearful of facing the situations in the face. Time and years of experience have taught me a great deal.
In my personal life and love experiences, I have had to say No many times and I still do today, even with my lovely husband. If there is something that I feel goes against my will or beliefs, I will put my foot down and discuss alternative options, with good attitude and peace. What are you like as a person? Do you say Yes to everything or Do you sometimes not accept your current situation or offering?
Saying "NO" can help you stick to your morals and values, while also allowing the right person for the job to take over. There's no dishonour in saying "no" to that next project that will push you over the edge and that you just don't have the time to dedicate to getting it done.
To allow you to feel more comfortable refusing work without fearing the consequences, I'm hereby sharing some of the instances in which it is appropriate to say "no" in either the workplace or in your relationships. I hope you find them useful in your daily lives.
My main objective behind this blog with pretty and powerful images of this power suit outfit is to remind you as your sister or messenger that cares for you is that you hold your own power, ladies and gents, to become the creators of your dream life, your dream reality, so if things don't feel right deep in your gutt about work or your relationship, then for your own sake, do something about it now before too many years pass and you waste precious time doing something else that could be fabulous or be with a person or company that could make you feel better about yourself and your values.
1. When It Negatively Impacts Your Performance
"No" is that word we are so often afraid of saying, and it's a word we need to use more. Instead of focusing on the best way to meet the desired outcome for the objective, we fear saying "no" and end up taking on projects or tasks that are often counterproductive, they can slow us down or hold back the performance of the company. It's your responsibility to say "no." If not for your sanity, do it for the sake of your company.
2. If It Goes Against Your Values
Short of doing something illegal, one instance in which it is appropriate for professionals to say "no" is when something they have been asked to do goes against their core values. It could be selling a product or concept that you are not OK with selling. The thought gives you a pain in your stomach. When moral principles are challenged, say "no I'm not up for this" and be OK with the consequence. If your boss or company does not respect your values, they do not value you as a person. On the otherhand, if you don't say "no" to something that feels unethical, then you do not value yourself.
3. To Set Boundaries
In some cases, we actually condition others how to treat us at work and in our personal lives too. If you don't set yourself up to be the person of least resistance, the person who never ever says "no," even when already overloaded. That really increases the probability that the person asking will come back to you the next time. For your health' s sake and to show you have your own strong voice, practice saying "no". What I do recommend is that you be prepared with an alternative approach or an alternative time frame or a reason why No. And be sure to say it with a smile or a soft spoken manner. It works many a time!
4. When Too Much Is Really Too Much
Say "no" when it's truly not realistic for you to take on one more job. How many professionals will never say no and get to the point where nothing is getting done well? It is done half-hearted or in a mad rush or just to get that ticked off the to-do list. If you are doing this, this can damage your reputation and the success of the project, team or even the company you work for. I highly recommend that when this is the state you are in, book in some time out of the office space perhaps, and discuss your reasoning with your manager and then there will be more potential to reprioritise.
Does this mindset and tip work the same in a relationship with an abusive partner? Heck yes! If you are feeling stuck with a person who is driving you up the wall, part of this situation and the reaction to it, it is the way you are reacting to it and handling the outcome. It is in your head and in your heart, so you must look at the situation from an outsider's point of view. You ask yourself the right questions such as "why do I feel this way?" "How can I communicate better my feelings?" " Can we find a solution to our problems?" "What is the worse thing that can happen if I do have this dreaded conversation?" Am I ready to face the consequences. Then once you have thought all these things in your mind and you have found a calm space in yourself, you make an appointment to talk to your partner/friend/ husband about it.
Thinking things through and communicating them will make wonders for anything. I am learning so much about this strength now in my forties. Had I known in my twenties, I would have suffered much much less!! That is why I wish to share my thoughts. They might help someone out there who just needs a little guidance and a little spruce of courage!
5. When it makes me a better boss
I want my team members to be honest with me and tell me the truth. I will listen and consider their issues and if they have a good reasoning, then I will go back and find an alternative solution. It helps me delegate, assign tasks, and position people in the company when I know what parts of their job they feel invigorated by and which parts they don't enjoy doing. I have learnt from excellent entrepreneurs I had as mentors that encouraging an open dialogue around their tasks and roles helps me be a better boss. If they let me know what things feel like a strong "no" for them, then I am aware and I can do something about it.
6. If You're Not The Right Person For The Task at Hand
If a professional personreceives a request to perform something outside his or her skill set, then it's appropriate and I must add necessary to say "no."
This is when a gracious, "I am not certain I am best for the job, but have you considered Person Z" would be an appropriate answer.
7. When Your Integrity Is On The Line
Last but not least, this is one close to my heart, especially as a woman having worked in a man's world for many many years. Saying "no" to something means that there is a breach of your personal and professional integrity.
Sometimes you even have to kind of "fight" to have someone listen to your voice or opinion. However, the important point here is that Integrity is about trust. Maintaining trust is about being honest and respectful to yourself and others. When your integrity is on the line, saying "No" is a wonderful way to keep trust and once boundaries are set, then so many other Yes tasks are done wholeheartedly, because you feel respected in your field.
Same in a relationship. To me, integrity is living by the same rules I would hope others live by. Deciding what my core values are like honesty, respect, etc and sticking to them whether I'm applying them to how you treat yourself or anyone else. No double standards, personal responsibility, and a commitment to stick to the standards I want to see in the world even when no one else is looking or would ever know if I would let things slide.
Standing up for what you belief in and not just expecting everyone else to deal with it all or sort it out for you is part and parcel of the human being you become over time.
TIME TO THINK and OBSERVE YOUR OWN LIFE
So to conclude this BLOG, I would just ask you to think about these few points I have raised and think to yourself, Do I say No enough? Why not? Is it an old pattern that I wish to change? What can I do about it? How can I do it carefully?
Hope you have enjoyed this. I love you all and look forward to connecting with you all soon


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Wild Bill, real name, William Finlay (or Mild Phil as coined by TJ) is an inbred conservative redneck vlogger and professional bullshit manufacturer from Florida. Wild Bill's far-right political views are very much typical of the classic Tea-Bagger. Some of his views and positions include but are not limited to: Obama derangement syndrome, the fundamentalist view of the U.S. being founded as a Christian nation, pro-war stances, Creationism, Anti-science, Homophobia, and gun-nuttery. He often engages in misinformation and historical revisionism in his videos, yet his vacuous followers seem to just take his word for it.
According to his website, Wild Bill served in the Marines before going into Law enforcement. He has also claimed to have been a missionary in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and West Africa. He is also a supporter of the Tea Party movement.


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Ray City People
Andrew Morris
In 1910, Andrew Morris, his wife and children were living in Ray City, Ga in a rented house on Jones Street. Andrew and Louvena Morris had been married 11 years. He could read and write, she couldn't. Their neighbors were Ray City People: Register, Robert C and William Cole.
Andrew worked as a machinist at a shingle mill. Wood shingles were the common material for roof construction at the time, and most houses in Ray City probably had wood roofs. Cypress was the preferred local material, and in 1909 the price of cypress shingles in Georgia averaged about $4.00 per thousand, while pine shingles sold for half that amount. A cypress shingle could last for up to 18 years.[1]
In examining the attic of the circa 1903 house at 507 Jones Street, Ray City, GA many old cypress shingles were found. The rafter and stringer construction of the roof framing were clearly spaced to receive the wooden shingles. Old photographs and family history indicate that the wood shingle roof was replaced with a tin roof sometime before 1950.
Andrew Morris may have worked on a steam powered shingle machine such as the one owned by the Georgia Agrirama Museum, Tifton, GA pictured below.[2]
This 1911 advertisement shows how the machine would have looked when new. The "Columbia" shingle mill was made by Perkins and Co. from Grand Rapids, MI. The shingle machine had a 36 inch diameter horizontal saw blade. The blade guard displays raised lettering with the company name, location, and patent dates.
In 1910 a number of other Ray City people gave their place of employment as "shingle mill." William C. Shaw was a laborer at a shingle mill, as was Jesse Booth. His father, Robert Booth, was a manufacturer of shingles, working on his own account, but was not listed as an employer. Related posts:


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Plant automation is about more than merely controlling and monitoring complex processes. Issues such as usability, intuitive operation and scalable information density are also of great significance for the human-machine interaction to be efficient and safe.
Operating and monitoring
In plant automation, increasingly complex systems need to be managed. Take, for instance, a large pharmaceutical factory, a modern rolling mill or an extensive warehouse. Far from simply controlling individual sub-processes and assuming routine tasks, automation also helps to understand how systems work and assists the operator in taking the right decisions.
Looking, understanding and acting
Humans are not computers. In a good automation solution, the design of human-machine interaction possibilities is therefore a component whose significance can hardly be overrated. Intuitively designed system visualisation and sophisticated operating concepts enhance the operator's competency and self-assurance in dealing with complex systems. Technology with humans for humans – that's what automation is about.
The flood of information needs to be channelled and filtered in a reasonable way. Usability and operating convenience are significantly improved by the option of scalable information density. This includes, for instance, the suppression of follow-up alarms (disturbance rejection) and visualisation with animations which enable the operator to virtually trace processes in real-time. Amongst other things, Eckelmann's operating philosophy comprises:
- Intuitive operation
- Scalable information content (so as to avoid unnecessary excessive demand of operators)
- Simple system operation via visual tools
- Intelligent diagnostic functions
Visualisation tools
Eckelmann's engineers incorporate proven SCADA tools in the visualisation and design of HMIs. optimally integrated solutions are thus generated independently of manufacturers.
- Siemens SIMATIC WinCC / WinCC Flexible
- InTouch/system platform from Wonderware
- GE Fanuc iFIX
- FactoryLink
- Rockwell FactoryTalk View
- Phoenix Contact PC WORX
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Homemade Nut-Free Granola
This homemade nut-free granola recipe is incredibly tasty and a budget-friendly alternative to store-bought granola. It's perfect for breakfast (e.g. sprinkled over yogurt, oatmeal) or as a crunchy snack! This muesli is not only nut-free, but it's also gluten-free, vegan (dairy-free), oil-free, refined sugar-free, healthy, and easy to make!
- Duration
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- 12Servings
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats gluten-free if needed (220 g)
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds (*see recipe notes) (70 g)
- 1/2 heaped cup shredded unsweetened coconut (50 g) (*see recipe notes)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 tsp cardamom (optional)
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup dried fruit (*see recipe notes)
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp maple syrup (*see recipe notes) (100 g)
- 1/4 cup sunflower seed butter (*see recipe notes) (60 g)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius).
- Add all dry ingredients into a big bowl and stir with a spoon.
- Next, add dried fruit of choice (check the recipe notes below for options), maple syrup, sunflower seed butter, and vanilla extract. Stir with a spoon until all dry ingredients are coated and everything is well mixed.
Transfer the mixture onto the lined baking sheet and spread it out evenly.
Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Then gently press the stirred granola down with a wooden spoon (or spatula) so that it sticks together.
Check after 16-18 minutes if the granola is already lightly brown. Watch it closely, to avoid burning. Remove the baking sheet from the oven.
Let it cool completely without touching it. Once it gets cooler the granola will crisp up. Store in air-tight containers.
Enjoy your homemade nut-free granola with plant-based milk or use it to make these delicious GRANOLA CUPS.
You can use pepitas (pumpkin seeds) if you are allergic to coconut.
You can use nuts of choice (if not nut-free) instead of sunflower seeds.
Dried fruit: I used 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup chopped apricots, 1/4 cup white mulberries, 1/4 cup dried goji berries. Feel free to use any dried fruit of choice, e.g. cranberries, chopped dates, mango, etc.
You can use agave syrup or rice malt syrup instead of maple syrup.
You can use nut-butter of choice (e.g. cashew butter, coconut butter, almond butter, etc.) if not nut-free.
Recipe makes 12 servings (1/3 cup each). Nutrition facts are for one serving.
This recipe was republished with permission from ElaVegan. Find the original recipe here.


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Trouble on the Home front: CBI to grill MHA official for corruption
The official
- Anand Joshi is an Under Secretary in the coordination wing of the Home Ministry
- He is accused of taking bribes to help NGOs/societies, while he was dealing with FCRA violations
The defence
- Joshi claims he is honest, and that he\'s being framed
- He says it was his senior BK Prasad who was pressurising him to \'help\', but he refused
More in the story
- What the CBI has recovered from Joshi so far
- How is this case linked to Teesta Setalvad and the Ford Foundation?
A Home Ministry official is under the CBI scanner on corruption charges, allegedly linked to Teesta Setalvad's Sabrang Trust and the US-based Ford Foundation.
Anand Joshi, an Under Secretary in the coordination wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been summoned by the CBI to its headquarters on Wednesday, 11 May.
The apex investigating agency also opened Joshi's locker at the ICICI Bank's Indirapuram branch in Ghaziabad on Tuesday morning. He was taken to the bank by CBI sleuths, a source said. The CBI has refused to divulge the details of recoveries from his locker.
On Monday, the agency had claimed it recovered an amount of Rs 7 lakh from him, and it also found some incriminating documents related to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The CBI had searched four places, including his office and residential premises.
The charges
Joshi is being investigated on charges of bribery during an earlier stint, when he was dealing with cases of FCRA violations. He was booked under section 120 B of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act on 5 May.
"It was alleged that the public servant, while working as Under Secretary in the MHA, had been indulging in corrupt activities and arbitrarily issuing notices to a large number of NGOs/Societies registered under FCRA, who had been receiving significant amount of foreign contribution," CBI said in a statement.
"The said officer had allegedly demanded and obtained illegal gratification from some of these organisations, which were laundered through various immovable assets as well as certain private companies."
Complaints against Joshi first surfaced in January this year. Reports suggest that Joshi came under the arc of suspicion when top officials of the MHA found that files related to the Sabrang Trust were missing.
The officials apparently discovered that the files had gone missing only in March, when the deadline expired. It is then that the ministry identified the officer and questioned him on the missing files. The files were later restored.
The organisations in question
The Ford Foundation was put on the Home Ministry's 'prior permission' list last year, based on a report from the Gujarat government, citing national security concerns.
The report stated that the organisation was funding 'anti-India activities' of the Citizens for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust, both NGOs run by activist Setalvad.
The action against Ford Foundation was not taken too kindly by the US government, and in March, the ministry removed it from the 'prior permission' list.
Meanwhile, Sabrang Trust's FCRA licence was suspended in September 2015, and the NGO was asked for an explanation within 180 days. An explanation was provided to the ministry by the Trust in October.
Joshi's claims
Joshi claims he is honest, and that he is being framed. "All files were found in the Home Ministry itself. It can be verified after checking the CCTV cameras. It is a conspiracy against me. I have given adverse opinion against many NGOs including Greenpeace, Ford Foundation and two NGOs of Teesta Setalvad," Joshi told a wire service.
He claims to have been pressurised by a superior officer to give a clean chit to some NGOs. He says BK Prasad, an Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry, threatened him, and orally told him to give favourable comments on the Ford Foundation, which he refused.
He reportedly claims that soon after, he was transferred out of the foreigners' division, which deals with FCRA-related cases.
An officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Prasad, who is due to retire on 30 May, has rubbished the allegations. "The case is with the CBI and it's the most competent organisation. I am sure the truth will come out. Whatever Joshi is talking is rubbish," Prasad told a wire service.
More aspersions on MHA
Interestingly, last month, senior lawyer Indira Jaising, who, along with advocate Anand Grover, runs the Lawyers Collective, had alleged that the Home Ministry was engaging in selective leaks.
Responding to reports that the MHA had issued a show cause notice to the Lawyers Collective, Jaising had said: "Contrary to provisions under the FCRA that require information from audit/inspection to be kept confidential, certain officers at the MHA are going out of their way to leak observations of the inspection team, in order to create prejudice and hostility against the LC, even before the legal procedure for inquiry has concluded."
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Finished Cagebird.
I wouldn't recommend it, although I appreciated its art. The first two were much more... palatable. Like the previous two books her storytelling was artfully delivered, but not with as much inventiveness plot-wise, almost as if Lowachee got trapped by the arc or her own story, and all she could think to do was tie up the loose ends. There were seriously zero surprises. Here's hoping that didn't happen to George Lucas.
That leaves me with 1 1/4 books left in my "stack." If I drag my feet, it might last me until Half-Bood Prince comes out. I took a break in Lewis' Studies In Words to read this one. I intend to finish it up next.


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Rogers church talks about security measures
Cross Church campuses have the presence of officers and security cameras, but that is just part of the plan that continues to get visited by the security team at Cross Church.
Brian Dunaway, the Cross Church Director of Communications, said that there is someone to respond immediately on their church campuses. Dunaway says that means the church will not be waiting for security to arrive and the off-duty officers could asses the situation and take action.
"We are constantly in that conversation. Constantly revamping our policies procedures, practicing, making sure we are ready as anyone can be," Dunaway said on Monday.
The officers that are in uniform and armed at the church campuses are local law enforcement who are off-duty and are hired by the church to protect members if needed as part of the security team.
Dunaway said it's not about the size of the church or amount of resources that matters the most when it comes to taking security precautions because tragedies like the one in Texas can occur anywhere.
"This can happen to ten people this can happen to 10 thousand people. There is not necessarily any safety net around any of us...resources might play into it, but also just awareness is one of the biggest things."


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Edu Nandlal couldnŌĆÖt sleep. Many of the other passengers on Surinam Airways flight 764 from Amsterdam Schiphol to Paramaribo Zanderij had decided to get some rest on the 12-hour journey. But this was the first time Nandlal had returned to┬ĀSuriname┬Āsince leaving for the Netherlands after the military coup in 1980. He wanted to see home as the plane approached.
Most were still sleeping when the flight began its descent, in the early hours of Wednesday 7 June 1989. Nandlal looked out of the window and saw lights from houses in the jungle shining. Then he felt something hit the plane. And then something else. ŌĆ£Shit,ŌĆØ he thought, ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm dead.ŌĆØ
ŌĆśEverything was good when we leftŌĆÖ
The Colourful XI was the initiative of Sonny Hasnoe, a Dutch-Surinamese social worker based in Amsterdam. Hasnoe frequently worked in the most deprived areas of the city, where many fellow immigrants lived. Hasnoe noticed children in these areas tended to benefit hugely from football: their behaviour was generally better and they were more likely to engage and connect with wider Dutch society.
Thus he decided to try raising money and awareness of their plight and the profile of Dutch-Surinamese footballers by bringing together a team of such men who would play some exhibition games. The first was in 1986: a few were played in the Netherlands, in Enschede and Hengelo, without huge national fanfare but that was only half the point. The games had a festival atmosphere, with food and Surinamese music. Players such as Regi Blinker and Ken Monkou made appearances for what became known as the ŌĆśKleurrijk ElftalŌĆÖ ŌĆō the Colourful XI.
In 1989, plans were made to take the games home. The team would take part in a mini-tournament with three other teams in Paramaribo, SurinameŌĆÖs capital, and the hope was that some of Dutch footballŌĆÖs biggest names would take part. The previous yearŌĆÖs European Championship-winning squad featured a number of players from a Surinamese background: Aron Winter, Gerald Vanenburg, Frank Rijkaard and of course Ruud Gullit. If some of those Dutch heroes would make the trip, the teamŌĆÖs profile would grow enormously.
But, perhaps predictably, their employers werenŌĆÖt so keen. Gullit and Rijkaard played for Milan, who werenŌĆÖt happy for their stars to make an ŌĆśunnecessaryŌĆÖ transatlantic journey at the end of a long season. Similarly Henk Fraser, who had made his international debut earlier that year, joined Winter, Bryan Roy, forward Henny Meijer and goalkeeper Stanley Menzo in being denied permission to travel by Ajax. Menzo and Meijer ignored these instructions and flew out to Suriname separately on 5 June, ostensibly going ŌĆśon holidayŌĆÖ but with the intention of playing anyway. On 6 June, the rest of the squad gathered at Schipol airport.
The atmosphere among the 17 players, plus coach Nick Stienstra, was celebratory. The stars might not have been there, but plenty of talent was: FC Twente defender Andy Scharmin decided to go rather than play in the Toulon tournament, at least in part so he could take his mother and aunt on the trip home; Steve van Dorpel was about to sign for Roda JC after tearing Ajax apart earlier that season; Andro Knel was a rising star and colourful character who would regularly rollerskate to training.
Nandlal, by his own admission, wasnŌĆÖt the most talented player in the world, more a workhorse, a midfield grafter who forged a decent career in the Netherlands since arriving in 1980, aged 18. He played for Utrecht under Dick Advocaat but was told he wasnŌĆÖt tough enough. After moving to Emmen, he was then sold to Vitesse Arnhem, with whom he won promotion to the Eredivisie. ŌĆ£This was the first time IŌĆÖd been back to Suriname since leaving,ŌĆØ he says now, speaking to an English publication for the first time since 1989. ŌĆ£All my friends were saying they were going to sleep, but I wanted to stay awake to see the landing.ŌĆØ
The flight was delayed by 12 hours because the plane, a 20-year-old DC8 called the ŌĆśAnthony NestyŌĆÖ, named after the Surinamese swimmer who won gold at the 1988 Olympics, was late arriving from Miami. Still, the mood was cheerful. ŌĆ£Everything was good when we left,ŌĆØ says Nandlal. ŌĆ£There was a band, the Draver boys, who played music on the plane. The whole flight over the sea was perfect.ŌĆØ The footballers played cards, the Draver Boys sang, and anyone who could sleep through all that got some rest. As they approached Zanderij airport, about 45km south of Paramaribo, Nandlal looked out. ŌĆ£I could see the lights of the small houses in the jungle,ŌĆØ he says. ŌĆ£It was dark, so thatŌĆÖs all I could see.ŌĆØ
About 20 minutes before landing, the cockpit received a weather report which told them visibility was at around 900m because of fog: this, apparently, took them by surprise as visibility was previously judged at about 6km. Captain Will Rogers decided to deploy the instrument landing system (ILS), designed to help planes land in poor weather, despite not being cleared to do so by the control tower at the airport, who told them to follow the standard beacon to the runway. ŌĆ£Legally, we donŌĆÖt have ILS,ŌĆØ said co-pilot Glyn Tobias. ŌĆ£We have to use it,ŌĆØ said Rogers. The version installed at Zanderij hadnŌĆÖt been properly developed and wasnŌĆÖt supposed to be in use yet.
Two attempts at connecting with the ILS were unsuccessful. ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt trust that ILS,ŌĆØ said Tobias, as they tried for a third time, eventually managing to connect. But the information provided by the ILS wasnŌĆÖt reliable, giving an incorrect approach angle. Yet Tobias said he could see the runway, and what he could see more or less aligned with the ILS information.
As they descended, they passed through some low cloud. ŌĆ£Tell ŌĆśem to put the runway lights bright,ŌĆØ said Rogers, twice. An altitude warning alarm sounded, but it was ignored, the crew deciding to trust the ILS. They descended to 300 feet, 200 feet, 150 feet. It was only then they realised they were coming in too low. ŌĆ£Pull up!ŌĆØ said the flight engineer, Warren Rose. On the cockpit recorder, the sound of the first impact was audible. ŌĆ£Pull up!ŌĆØ said Rose again. Then: ŌĆ£ThatŌĆÖs it. IŌĆÖm dead.ŌĆØ
The plane was coming in so low that one of the wings hit the top of a tree, not visible from the plane because of the fog and cloud. ŌĆ£We were going down, then I felt something hitting the airplane,ŌĆØ says Nandlal. ŌĆ£I thought: ŌĆśShit. SomethingŌĆÖs happening.ŌĆÖ Everyone started waking up.ŌĆØ Then the other wing hit a another tree, and the plane flipped over and crashed into the ground, upside down. Most of the 187 on board (178 passengers, nine crew) were killed on impact. Ortwin Linger, a defender for FC Haarlem, survived for three days but died later in hospital. In total, only 11 survived (almost all because they were thrown from the wreckage), plus one dog. Inevitably, the dog was subsequently named ŌĆśLuckyŌĆÖ. Fifteen of the 18 Colourful XI party died.
Still all I could think was: ŌĆśThis is not true, itŌĆÖs a dream, weŌĆÖre landing. WeŌĆÖre going to play footballŌĆÖ
Nandlal survived thanks to a mid-flight act of courtesy to a man who wasnŌĆÖt even supposed to be on the flight. Jerry Haatrecht was a midfielder who started his career in AjaxŌĆÖs youth ranks, but had slipped down a few levels and had been playing amateur football. His brother Winnie, a professional who played for Heerenveen, was invited but could not travel because of his clubŌĆÖs involvement in promotion play-offs, so suggested Jerry. During the flight Haatrecht, a rangy midfielder, was one of those who wanted to get some sleep: Nandlal, a shorter man, offered up his seat which was near the emergency exit, so had more legroom, and they swapped.
ŌĆ£I felt pain in my head, pain in my ear,ŌĆØ says Nandlal. ŌĆ£It was totally dark. It was a complete blackout. They found me at 5am. My seat was in the middle of the airplane. I didnŌĆÖt have my seatbelt on, and when they found me I was near the cockpit.ŌĆØ He was discovered by the emergency services about an hour and a half after the crash.
Remarkably, the man who heard his cries for help recognised him. ŌĆ£He said: ŌĆśHey, Edu ŌĆō I know you. You were in my class at school.ŌĆØ But even with the debris around him, Nandlal didnŌĆÖt comprehend what was happening. ŌĆ£He said the plane has crashed, and I said: ŌĆśNo, why are you telling me that? WeŌĆÖre here to play football.ŌĆÖ You can tell I was in deep shock. I could smell gasoline. I heard people screaming ŌĆśIŌĆÖm dying, help me!ŌĆÖ I could hear children screaming. But still all I could think was: ŌĆśThis is not true, itŌĆÖs a dream, weŌĆÖre landing. WeŌĆÖre going to play football.ŌĆÖŌĆØ
Nandlal had broken his back. He spent five days in hospital in Paramaribo, before being flown back to Holland. He spent 14 months in rehab, some of which spent in a wheelchair, and was told he would never walk again. ŌĆ£I prayed to God. I said to him: ŌĆśCan you let me walk a little? Only a little. Then IŌĆÖll feel better. I donŌĆÖt have to play football, but let me walk a little.ŌĆÖŌĆØ In the end it was probably more medical expertise than divine intervention, but he eventually did recover. These days he has a limp, but is broadly fine.
The two other survivors from the team were Sigi Lens and Radjin de Haan. Lens, a tall attacker who played for Fortuna Sittard and is the uncle of Sunderland winger Jeremain, never played again but went on to become an agent. ŌĆ£I often wonder: what would become of those players?ŌĆØ┬Āhe said in a 2014 interview┬Āto mark the 25th anniversary of the disaster. ŌĆ£Andy Scharmin was a great talent. He could have gone to the tournament in Toulon with Jong Orange, but chose Suriname because his mother had not been there for a long time. Florian Vijent. Lloyd Doesburg. Jerry Haatrecht. Fred Patrick. Fred was like a little brother to me.ŌĆØ
De Haan was the only one who played after the crash. Seven months later he returned to football, but didnŌĆÖt last long. He became a coach, working at home and abroad, including a stint in Libya. ŌĆ£I never do much on 7 June,ŌĆØ┬Āhe said in a rare interview last year. ŌĆ£I was 19 and had a lot of luck. I broke my third vertebrae, tore my shoulder blade and had a lot of bruises. But because I was so young, I was able to work on my recovery very quickly.ŌĆØ
The 15 who died were Scharmin, Van Dorpel, Knel, Haatrecht, Stienstra, Fraser, Linger, Heracles defender Ruud Degenaar, Lloyd Doesburg (an Ajax goalkeeper), Frits Goodings (a team-mate of NandlalŌĆÖs at Utretcht), Virgall Joemankha (the only member of the team to play outside Holland, for Cercle Brugge), Willem II full-back Ruben Kogeldans, Fred Patrick of PEC Zwolle, De Graafschap winger Elfried Veldman and TelstarŌĆÖs Florian Vijent.
Just as some Chapecoense players did before┬Ātheir crash in 2016, in the days before the flight several of those involved┬Āfelt uneasy. ŌĆ£Nick StienstraŌĆÖs wife told me she woke up one night, and he was lying on his back like he was in a coffin,ŌĆØ says Iwan Tol, who wrote Destination Zanderij, a book about the team and the crash. ŌĆ£Andro Knel said a few days before to his mother: ŌĆśThis is strange to say, but just know that I love you.ŌĆÖŌĆØ
In reality the cause was more prosaic. ŌĆ£Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong,ŌĆØ says Tol. ŌĆ£Sigi Lens said that when he stepped on to the plane, he could see it was very old. Some things were just held together with tape.ŌĆØ Rogers, the pilot, was a 66-year-old American who should not have been able to captain the flight: Surinamese regulations disqualified anyone over 60 from taking charge of a commercial airline.
Additionally, Rogers had recently been suspended from flying after landing on the wrong runway, and his co-pilot Tobias had false identity papers. The crew were hired via a separate company by the airline, SLM, but the relevant checks were not properly carried out. They ignored alarms from the ground proximity warning system that told them the plane was coming in too low, turning off the alarm after a few seconds. Assorted protocols, including use of the ILS, were not observed.
The commission which investigated the crash concluded that ŌĆ£as a result of the captainŌĆÖs glaring carelessness and recklessness the aircraft was flown below the published minimum altitudes during the approachŌĆØ, while also placing blame on the airline who failed ŌĆ£to observe the pertinent regulations as well as the procedures ŌĆ" concerning qualification and certification during recruitment and employment of the crew members.ŌĆØ
ŌĆśItŌĆÖs always about the footballers but lots of people diedŌĆÖ
Of course, this isnŌĆÖt purely a football tragedy. Maurice Lede is a Dutch TV presenter and Andy ScharminŌĆÖs cousin. In 2014, to mark the 25th anniversary of the disaster, Lede went to Suriname to make a documentary about the crash, and he found a country that has not, and almost certainly will not, forget.
ŌĆ£Everybody in one way was involved,ŌĆØ says Lede. ŌĆ£Everybody lost a family member, or someone [close]. It was intense. A lot of people werenŌĆÖt willing to talk about it because it was really emotional. A lot of people were crying, just when I talked about it. The impact was huge. For a lot of people it felt like yesterday. ItŌĆÖs quite a difference to here in Holland. Here it became known because of the football players, but over there itŌĆÖs known as┬Āthe┬Ādisaster of the country.ŌĆØ
And because itŌĆÖs primarily known because of the footballers who lost their lives, the other victims are often forgotten. Most were Surinamese people living in the Netherlands, but three top-ranking military officers ŌĆō Suriname army Chief of Staff, Major Raymond Lieuw Yen Tai, air force commander Major Eddy Djoe and army Chief of Operations, Captain Armand Salomons ŌĆō were on board too.
ŌĆ£So many more people were on the plane,ŌĆØ says Lede. ŌĆ£Young children who were travelling to see their grandparents. A couple who were on their honeymoon. If the football players werenŌĆÖt on the flight, it wouldnŌĆÖt have got as much attention. People say: ŌĆśItŌĆÖs always about the football players but a lot of people were killed.ŌĆÖŌĆØ
The crash site is now a curious combination of national mourning hub and grave. Two monuments have been erected, but much of the debris was simply buried in the ground where it fell. ŌĆ£They dug a hole and put parts of the plane in it,ŌĆØ says Lede, ŌĆ£but because many years have passed everything pops up. It was quite intense ŌĆō painful and weird.ŌĆØ
While the crash is a national tragedy in Suriname, and a fairly well-known story in the Netherlands, itŌĆÖs not thought of in the same way as┬Āthe Munich air disaster, or┬ĀSuperga, or┬ĀChapecoense, or the Zambia team┬Āwiped out in 1993. This is partly because none of the players who died were household names: unlike those four examples, this was not a young, talented team on the verge of greatness. But itŌĆÖs also probably because many of the victims were immigrants, two cultures bridging thousands of miles.
ŌĆ£In Holland, they say it was a disaster that happened far away,ŌĆØ says Tol. ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs somewhere between the two lands, and nobody takes responsibility for it. We donŌĆÖt have a culture of thinking of our heroes like they do in England. The only thing we knew was a few pictures on television of the airplane. ItŌĆÖs well known by football fans, but itŌĆÖs not like the Busby Babes.ŌĆØ
ŌĆśThe biggest problems are in your mindŌĆÖ
After his physical recovery, Nandlal tried to start a normal life. ŌĆ£After the crash I donŌĆÖt worry about football,ŌĆØ he says. ŌĆ£The biggest problems are in your mind. You need five years, 10 years to feel calm. To come to terms with it.ŌĆØ
SurvivorŌĆÖs guilt was inevitable, having escaped the crash that killed so many compatriots. ŌĆ£At the beginning, I always thought about my friends, the ones who died. I felt guilty.ŌĆØ HeŌĆÖs still friends with Sigi Lens, but also Winnie Haatrecht, whose brother died after swapping seats, and their sister.
He scouted a little for FC Utrecht, but in 2002 he started a cleaning company which he still runs, employing people who might otherwise find getting a job more difficult: immigrants, those with criminal records, people with learning difficulties. The guilt lingered, but a decade after the crash it disappeared.
He had a son, Riva, but when he was five-years-old, he was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour. Nandlal received the news, with the implausible cruelty that only a random universe can bring, on 7 June. Riva died in April 2002. ŌĆ£I always said to myself that if you survive an airplane crash, you know what lucky is,ŌĆØ says Nandlal. ŌĆ£But then when my son died, I know what the opposite is. I know both. I know what lucky is, but I also know what shit is. I know the pain. From that day, I felt better [about the crash]. After my son died, I no longer felt guilty.ŌĆØ
Talking to Nandlal, a man who has endured physical and emotional trauma that nobody should have to, itŌĆÖs notable that he speaks about his life with no anger: at the pilot, the airline, the universe, as he justifiably could. ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt feel angry. The pilot made a big mistake,ŌĆØ he says, matter of factly. ŌĆ£I know what life is.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£Every 7 June, I always think about the people who died. Not just the football players. All the people who died.ŌĆØ Last year Nandlal went back to lay flowers at the scene of the crash. ŌĆ£It made me feel better because I could see they still think about the families over there,ŌĆØ he says. ŌĆ£They donŌĆÖt forget.ŌĆØ


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A star of hit TV drama The Fall has spoken about how growing up in Northern Ireland influenced his acting.
John Lynch spent his early years in south Armagh.
And the actor said the serial killer drama, also starring Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson, was more plausible than it sometimes seemed.
"I think writer Allan Cubitt has been very clever, because he's used those shadows - the shadows I grew up in, and tried to escape from - really well. There's this overpowering sense of trapdoors to darkness.
"The North is just starting to get over what has happened, and out of that shadow of death, this very unusual killer emerges. Belfast carries that resonance, and I think it's totally believable that the city would spawn somebody as cocky and as lethal as Paul Spector."
In an interview with the Radio Times, Mr Lynch (54) recalls leaving here to pursue acting.
"It wasn't just what happened on the streets or on the barricades, with petrol bombs or Armalites, it was the echoes of violence that went through every household in Northern Ireland, each family got touched.
"I had an English teacher, Sean Hollywood, who used to put me in plays, mainly in the Irish language, and he said to me: 'I think you should go to drama school'.
"That seemed scary and different, but Sean helped me audition and get a grant for drama school in London. I arrived just before the Falklands War. It was Thatcher's time, a dark time, but it was just good to get away."
In 1993 movie In The Name Of The Father he played Paul Hill, one of the Guildford Four wrongly accused of IRA bombings.
He played Bobby Sands in 1996's Some Mother's Son, and in 1995 he was in another Troubles-centred film, Nothing Personal.
He lives in France, which he says helps him write his novels about Ireland more objectively. But living there with partner Christine is more than just about writing.
"I love the challenge of existing in a new culture. With Christine, I speak in French. We kiss in French. I'm doing my second film in French," he said.
"Being an exile has done me the world of good."
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RA Tempe restaurant in Tempe, Arizona serves sushi and its parent corporation hires a construction contractor to perform work at RA Tempe's location. The Carpenters' Union appears on the public sidewalk outside the restaurant. Rather than walking back and forth with picket signs, the union's employees unfurl a large banner urging customers, "DON'T EAT 'RA' SUSHI." The banner faces away from the business so that the message may be seen only by passing motorists. Also, the banner does not block the sidewalk and the union sends only the number of union employees needed to hold the banner. The union's employees offer flyers to interested members of the public which explains the labor dispute with the contractor. They do not chant, yell, march, hold picket signs or interfere with members of the public entering and leaving the restaurant. Free speech by a union or unlawful interference with a business relationship?
That was the question the National Labor Relations Board answered on August 27, 2010, See Carpenters Local 1506 (Eliason & Knuth of Arizona, Inc.), 355 NLRB No. 159 (2010). Two medical centers and a restaurant had hired contractors that the union claimed was paying wages lower than the standard wages in the geographical areas. Although unions can protest the payment of wages by non-union contractors, unions may not lawfully threaten, coerce or restrain the contractors' customers in an effort to cause the neutral medical center and restaurant to cease doing business with the contractors, who have the primary dispute with the union. If picketing could be unlawful, does a union violate federal law by "bannering"?
In a 5-3 decision, the Labor Board found that the bannering was not coercive. The three Democrats ruled in favor of the Union and the two Republicans dissented. The majority ruled that the National Labor Relations Act does not prohibit the peaceful stationary display of a banner. Describing the activity as "nonconfrontational," the majority of the Labor Board wrote that "[g]overnment regulation of nonviolent speech…implicates the core protections of the First Amendment." Therefore, the majority dismissed the cases against the Carpenters' Union. The two Republican members of the Labor Board dissented, finding that the Union wanted to invoke convictions and emotions sympathetic to the Union's activity as well as fear and retaliation by the Union. The majority disagreed, finding no evidence of a coercive intent and a distinction between protected persuasive and unlawful coercive speech.
According to Alan M. Kaplan, a former Labor Board attorney, this was a case of first impression for the Labor Board. This decision will begin a long line of decisions by the new, Democratic-controlled Labor Board addressing a number of issues, including those issues on which past Labor Boards have already issued decisions. Stay tuned.


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There was a time when people worried even talking about marijuana could land them in legal trouble. Marijuana has long been burdened by controversy. It is merely a plant, but because people have used it to get 'high', it was listed as a Schedule I Drug by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). A Schedule I drug has been declared to have no medical benefit and also has a high potential of abuse. Neither of those statements are true about cannabis, yet consumption of the plants has long been banned in the United States. Until now. Finally things are changing!
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Marijuana usage for pain relief dates to ancient times. Both THC and CBD are known to have many pain-relieving properties. Other components of the cannabis plant also demonstrate pain relief including terpenes and flavonoids. Sativex is a pharmaceutical that's been prescribed in over 30 other countries. Sativex is made by the same company who makes Epidiolex (GW Pharmaceuticals). Sativex is an oral spray that is a 1:1 ratio of CBD to THC derived from cannabis. It has shown to be helpful for many patients who suffer from multiple sclerosis. Sativex is still banned in the United States because marijuana is classified as a Schedule I narcotic.
In an animal study conducted by the European Journal of Pain, CBD was found to reduce inflammation and pain caused by arthritis. Many people are currently using cannabis for pain management in legal states in the US and elsewhere around the world.
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Anxiety and depression have emerged as a growing health concern which has a devastating impact on physical and mental health. Many studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown that anxiety and depression are one of the major causes of disruption in human society.
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CBD offers a wide variety of benefits, but it has potential side effects and risks as well. Patients should consume CBD under the guidance of their licensed healthcare provider.
We certainly need more research examining the benefits of cannabis, but decriminalizing the plant and removing it from the list of Schedule I substances will help facilitate that much needed research.
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North Pointe Village is a failed housing development in the city of Highland Park, MI. Ground was broken in December of 2005 for 153 units of infill single-family housing in a distressed neighborhood bounded by Woodward Avenue, Oakland, Ferris, and McNichols streets.
Three different models of houses were offered – a ranch style home, and two colonial style two-story homes. A press release from the city of Highland Park noted, "…the new modular housing has three bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, living and dining spaces and full basements. The housing will have landscaping and driveways. Garages are optional… These homes will come equipped with alarm systems, security lighting, sump pumps and appliances."
The houses were to be built alongside existing housing in the neighborhood, which had significant gaps due to original housing being abandoned and demolished. Prices were to range from $130,000 to $155,000, a very high price in a city where the median household income in 1999 was $17,737, the median home value was $49,800, and 32.1% of residents lived below the poverty line.
Financing would be achieved via "a unique rent to own program that is designed to create first-time home buyers after a two-year or less credit repair effort." In addition, "Applicants will also be required to participate in the local neighborhood watch program, join the existing community organization, attend classes on neighborhood living skills, and home repair and be subjected to credit and criminal background checks."
The first homeowners moved sometime in February of 2005.
106 houses appear to have been completed, with several empty foundations dug. It's not clear how many houses were occupied under the original plan, as the developer and contractor both went bankrupt and abandoned the project. The quality of the houses turned out to be much lower than promised with defective roofs, and plumbing; other units never had back porches installed, leaving the sliding glass doors on the rear hovering five feet off the ground, facing a dirt lot.
Almost immediately after being constructed, units awaiting sale were quickly broken into and looted by scrappers who carted off everything of value. "People just came through, and they even pushed furnaces down the street," resident Michael Curry told WDIV. While a number of the houses were occupied by 2008, many were boarded up and left vacant, some without ever having been lived in. A few of them have burned down, leaving charred shells and empty lots.
The houses that were originally priced starting at $130,000 now go for less than $5,000 – if anyone actually buys them. A developer bought 13 of them intending to rehab the damaged units, paying between $2,000 and $8,000 for each unit. At least one of the houses was given to a refugee of Hurricane Katrina in 2006; Linda Davis was initially grateful for the support she received, but later felt abandoned when promised assistance never materialized.
The cost of the $20 million development was borne in part by out of state investors, 10 of which later sued the developers. The lawyer representing them told WDIV Detroit "each of his clients bought five homes to rent out with an average asking price of $130,000. He said his clients were too trusting and, being from California, had no idea the Highland Park property was overvalued;" and that they "were convinced by a promotional brochure that said, 'Investing has never been so easy.'"
What was once touted as "a wonderful Christmas present for the citizens of our city" by City Council President Dr. Ameenah Omar in 2005 has been effectively disowned by its developers, financers, and city. "Those houses would be totally unacceptable to me personally. They are not sufficient for the citizens of Highland Park, " Omar said just three years later. The city began bulldozing vacant units in 2011, but many still remain. Due to their poor condition and build quality, it's very unlikely that they will ever be occupied. Many now are in worse shape than the houses they were built next to, which have been abandoned for much longer.
"This whole thing was a rip-off," said Curry. The citizens of Highland Park are bearing the cost of this poorly-planned and expensive failure still today.


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By: Alison Johnson and Chuck Cotter
"Luck is where preparation meets opportunity." This quote from the famous philosopher Seneca is one I think every entrepreneur should live by. The question is, are you and your company prepared so that when the opportunity arrives at your door, you'll be able to capitalize on it?
There is nothing better than seeing companies and entrepreneurs complete successful deals and become the emblematic hit it out of the ball-park type of success story. Was it luck and glitter and unicorns that allowed these companies and entrepreneurs to succeed? Certainly not if you view luck through its traditional definition: the force that causes things, especially good things, to happen to you by chance and not as a result of your own efforts or abilities. However, if one views luck as the chance to capitalize on all your preparation when that opportunity presents itself, the way I do, then absolutely it has a lot to do with it. Companies that successfully fundraise and have profitable exits achieve positive results because they are prepared to capitalize on an opportunity.
There is no doubt a company has already done much of the prep work and heavy lifting at the operational level before it considers a financing or a sale event. Founders often spend years and devote significant sweat equity into building a business that will attract prospective investors and customers. But, those same people often fail to exercise equal diligence and preparation when actually undergoing a corporate financing or sale event. Failure to prepare for and do home-work on various financing options and terms can result in negative economic and cultural consequences, quickly diminishing all the effort that went into building the business. Here are three tips on how to prepare yourself for that financing opportunity so that at the end of a deal you too can look back and say, "I was one of the lucky ones."
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GOAL: Brian Fernandez levels the match just before half
Goal! Minnesota United FC 1-1 Portland Timbers. Brian Fernandez (Portland Timbers) shot from the center of the box scores in the left side of goal.
- SAVE: Vito Mannone makes nice punch save on Sebastian Blanco0:31
- SHOT: Michael Boxall puts a header just wide0:17
- PK FOUL: Claude Dielna commits a handball in the box0:28
- PK GOAL: Darwin Quintero converts for the early opener0:32
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