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Facebook: "Sorry this happened." New Data Breach Prompts EU Inquiry
by: The Knowledge GroupDecember 17, 2018
In yet another revelation about Facebook privacy breaches, the company recently announced that a "bug" exposed up to 6.8 million people's private photos. Three months ago.
The company said that for 12 days in September, third-party app developers got access to:
- Photos people did not share publicly.
- Images that users started to upload to Facebook but decided not to post – as Facebook holds pending posts for three days.
- Visuals posted to Facebook Stories or Facebook Marketplace.
Certain third-party apps may have had access to more images that would normally be accessible to them, wrote Tomer Bar, explaining the issue in a December 14 blog entry.
This may have involved 1,500 apps, designed by hundreds of developers. Bar wrote that the social media company is "sorry" it happened.
Why the Wait?
Facebook, pressed by CNN news reporters, said the company put off making the breach public because:
- The company wanted to first investigate the matter and understand its impact.
- The company wanted to contact the right developers and identify the affected users.
- The company wanted to take "some time to build a meaningful way to notify people" and to have notifications translated.
After learning of the breach, Facebook took nearly two months to tell data protection authorities and another month to tell the public. This, although EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) requires notification within three days to protect the privacy rights of people in the EU and the European Economic Area.
Statutory Inquiry
The authority that oversees Facebook's compliance with EU regulations is the Irish Data Protection Commission. The body has opened a statutory inquiry into Facebook over multiple recent breaches, and compliance issues concerning applicable GDPR rules.
But will the Commission insist that the GDPR's three-day rule be taken seriously? Or will this case end up suggesting that tech giants themselves can decide when to report breaches – if at all?
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Alchemist Theatre's Aaron Kopec returns to Halloween with another horror show for the month of October. Pepper's Ghost is a fun horror-comedy fusion that plays light with shades of something deeper. David Sapiro is engrossingly passionate as a playwright named Donald who has grown tired of doing empty Halloween shows. He longs for something of more depth. Nate Press reaches a clever level of comedy as Max, a techie working with the playwright who suggests the possibility of doing high-end specialized horror shows in the homes of the wealthy that have been tailored specifically to them and their family histories.
A lithe and dramatically agile April Paul plays Mrs. Pepper, the first client of Donald and Max. Time melts and mutates in a sharp script about a haunting being staged in a haunted house. One day becomes two days becomes a week and it becomes apparent that the fake haunting has come to rest within something very real. The cast features a lot of personality in and around the edges. Liz Whitford elegantly charms as a wealthy socialite who has arranged the meeting between the playwright and his client. Sammi Kaufman is a fun contrast as an improv comic who can't seem to figure out where the stage isn't.
The flow of action from one scene to the next is well paced. Kopec seems to have stopped just short of pulling a brilliant theme out of the interplay between horror fantasy and the horror of reality. Even without the deeper themes reaching their full potential, this is a hugely entertaining show with a stylishly immersive visual feel about it.
Through Oct. 28 at the Alchemist Theatre, 2569 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. For tickets, visit thealchemisttheatre.com.

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Who am I?
I guess that is a pretty serious question. I am a lot of things. I am a husband and a father. I am a PhD student. I like…science? OK, OK…I can do better than that. I like a lot of things. I like insects, dinosaurs, zombies, fencing, hiking, backpacking, camping, comics, video games, gardening, brewing beer, pretending that I know something about wines, cooking, beards, running, and getting the occasional fist-bump or high five. I spent many years trying to go to the Olympics, but then some guy (I guess he was a surgeon or something) had to go and cut my arm open, so I stopped trying to do that. True story. I spent something like a decade working with laboratory mice. I have no idea what I was thinking. I like just about every type of food imaginable, and I really like spicy food. Like Thai hot kinda spicy. I guess I am really not a picky eater. OK, I ate jellyfish once, and was not impressed, but it was more of a 'meh' than an 'oh gross'. I suppose I dislike some things too. I hate folding laundry. Seriously. Hate. It. I mildly dislike washing dishes. I am pretty ambivalent about TV. There are some good shows, but if I never got to watch TV again for the rest of my life, I would be fine.
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Scarce and impressive flown commemorative airmail postal cover, 9.5 x 4, carried by Hughes on his triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight. The cover, issued in conjunction with the 1939 New York World's Fair, bears several postage stamps, postmarks, and rubber stamps indicating the primary stops on the record-setting journey: Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis, and the final destination, New York City. The front of the envelope has been nicely signed in fountain pen by Hughes, and also signed by his co-pilot Harry Connor. Accompanied by a flown printed fabric 11.75 x 8 American flag. In fine condition. By this time, Hughes had become a record-breaking pilot and a national hero, and aircraft (and later, entire airlines) would remain his primary obsession for the next several decades. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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Creating a sustainable and innovative Sludge Treatment Reed Bed system
Up to 225 million litres of water a day is treated at Hanningfield water treatment works. The sludge wastes from this process have previously been pumped to adjacent sludge lagoons. As these lagoons neared the end of their serviceable life, Essex & Suffolk Water started to look for an alternative and sustainable solution.
They decided to progress with a reed bed system, as this solution could offer substantial financial and environmental advantages. It was an innovative choice. Reed beds had been used for the treatment of sewage sludge since the late eighties, but had never been used for the treatment of sludge from water works.
Essex & Suffolk Water therefore hired the partnership of Orbicon and ARM Limited to create the world's first reed bed system specifically designed to treat drinking water sludge. A test plant was set up, and following successful test results, Orbicon designed the full-scale plant with 16 reed beds.
The traditional mechanical and chemical methods of dewatering only reduce the volume of sludge. A reed bed system, on the other hand, utilizes natural processes to reduce and treat the sludge. The benefits of this method are:
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Preheat the oven to 190°C, fan 170°C, gas mark 5. Heat the oil and butter together in a large saucepan, then add the onion, garlic and celery.
Fry over a moderate heat for 3-5 minutes until softened, then add the chestnuts and cook until they begin to brown. Remove from the heat and set aside. Squeeze the meat out of the sausages and discard the skins, then set aside.
To make the stuffing, place the breadcrumbs in a large bowl, sprinkle with the xanthan gum and mix well. Add the chestnut mixture, sausagemeat, apple, orange segments, sage and lemon zest and juice.
Season with freshly ground black pepper and mix to combine. Allow to cool slightly before shaping into rounds, about the size of golf balls, then cover and refrigerate until needed.
Meanwhile, remove the giblets and the neck from the turkey cavity (you could use these to make a turkey stock or gravy). Wash the turkey and dry well with kitchen paper.
Place the turkey in a roasting tin and cover with lightly greased foil. Place in the oven and roast for 2 hours and 5 minutes, then remove from the oven. Remove the foil from the turkey, then add the stuffing balls to the roasting tin and return to the oven for the remaining 45 minutes.
Remove from the oven, cover with foil and leave to stand for 30 minutes before carving, then serve with all your favourite trimmings.
Cook's tip: Always check that the turkey is cooked thoroughly and that the juices run clear when a skewer is inserted into the thickest part of the meat. If you have a larger turkey you will need to alter the cooking time accordingly - refer to the pack instructions for how to calculate the time.
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I love Peel Park cyclocross races. It's such a good venue, with enough elevation difference to allow organisers some 'proper' descents, some really tough run ups, plenty of cambers of test skill and tyre pressure and enough natural obstacles and open spaces to create a flowing, wide and still exciting route. Somehow it's been combined with confusingly slippery mud to result in one of the best tests for the aspiring 'crosser. It even looks good when you park up and watch the early races take place.
Peel Park doesn't like me though. Somehow I always end up doing badly there. It's not easy for anyone – that super slippery mud somehow manages to wreck bikes and wear out pit crews & washing kit as fast as it does rear mechs (and at this point I'm going to point out how utterly heroic everyone from the Horwich pit crew were, once again. Teamwork counts for A LOT when the conditions are hard and Paul, Dave and Liz were well up for the challenge. Brilliant stuff!). Crashes are commonplace even at the pointy end of the races and all that climbing through ankle deep, will-sucking slop will test your fitness regime to the max. No-one finds it easy and TBH I'm fine with that. It's as hard as it's meant to be in my eyes. Somehow though, something extra seems to go wrong each time I pin a number on there.
During the National championships there a couple of years ago my pedals jammed, leaving me struggling to unclip – something you do a LOT of at Peel Park, whether it be for the run ups or just to hang a steadying leg out on the slippery sections. I threw away place after place stuck at the side of the course trying to wrestle my foot out of the pedal. The National Trophy round there a year later went a similar way, with gear issues losing me any chance of a decent race.
This time round I expected any performance problems to stem from a lack of sleep the night before (Happy Birthday Jacqui, BTW! Great party! 🙂 ), however despite making sure both bikes were in full working order I was hampered to the extreme by my shoes giving up on me on the first lap.
I'd fitted new pedals and, although I remembered (on the start line…) to slacken the release tension on them, within seconds of the starting whistle I could tell something was very wrong. I'd been given a front row start (ace) and even managed to get clipped in straight away (hurrah!), so should have been able to hold a decent place during the start sprint, but something was twisting around on my foot. Was the pedal loose in the crank?! Nope. Was the cleat loose in the shoe?! Didn't seem to be. So what TF is it?! I found myself wondering as I went backwards through the pack.
I discovered after the first off-the-bike- section. The entire sole of the shoe had come apart! Bits of the tread were sticking out and hanging off all over the place, to the extent that they were getting caught up in the chain and pushing it off the chainring every few pedal strokes. Off the bike, I was essentially trying to run through the mud on a super slick soled road shoe (the tread just dangling about uselessly off to the side). Race, pretty much, over.
Rather than DNF I just walked/jogged/did anything I could to get round as the shoe fell apart more and more. Despite the races taking place in winter it's very rare that you ever get cold while taking part, such is the usual intensity, but this time I did. Trotting about the place with one legs sliding out randomly wasn't hard enough to keep me warm (and the wafts of hot vimto from the NWCCA Pom Pom Team were hellishly tempting). I finished many, many laps down, feeling pretty dejected. Not sulky, because of course sulking about bicycle racing in the park would be pretty pathetic, but a tad miserable.
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Chooch has been singing* "Happy" by Never Shout Never in the car for the past week now and it's the cutest fucking thing MAYBE IT MEANS HE WILL BE A SINGER/SONGWRITER FINGERS CROSSED. Two weeks ago at the Exchange down the street, he bought the EP that this song is a part of, which is the first CD he expressed interest in owning himself. Yes, I know—compact discs! How archaic! I would actually like to steer him toward vinyl at some point, to be honest.
*(He struggles with the word "reminisce" though and I have to try not to laugh.)
I'm starting to think Christopher Drew is his Jonny Craig.
But in all seriousness, the fact that he is suddenly so interested in non-radio bands is making me so happy. We pretty much spent all morning talking about music and I was kind of like, "Is this really happening!? PARENTING RULES." When he was in utero, I would play music constantly and talk to him about what he was hearing. We'd be driving to the cemetery and I would be explaining to him about how Anthony Green left Saosin to form Circa Survive because he loved playing music with Colin Frangicetto, or I would play Matthew Good's "While We Were Hunting Rabbits" and tell him about how sad it made me. And of course all of the Cure that played constantly, with me saying, "This is your daddy singing. Your daddy is Robert Smith." Basically, all of the things that would make Henry roll his eyes or zone out, I would tell the developing fetus in my uterus because he had nowhere to run.
And now, seven years later, he's really starting to get it. He's beginning to know band members' names (yes, other than Jonny Craig and Robert Smith) and he's starting to ask me questions, even! Seven is a super good age.
I've been having so much fun with this kid, even though we had a fight on Saturday and I told him he was going to have to sit under the table and eat alone at my birthday dinner the next night, to which he scream-cried, "I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO TO YOUR STUPID CASTLE DINNER AT ALL!!!" and then Henry had to send us to our rooms.
Hey, I never said shit was perfect around here. But we'll just keep listening to this song until we're convinced it is.
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Yes! So exciting when they start really getting into music. Our youngest went off to college last fall and I didn't realize it had gotten to a point where most of the new music I was listening to was through him.
Seven does rule, but not as much as Riley honestly liking real music all on his own. I would be thrilled as a mum!!
I'm a big fan of 10 so far. 11 and 12 haven't been BAD, but at 10 she wasn't hitting hormones or being a pre-teen and she would sit and listen to NIN with me and talk to me about her friends. I'm sort of failing at parenting a pre-teen. I don't know how to deal with all of the hormonal/emotional shit without just losing it.


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The switch to renewables is a major, large-scale project that is certainly on the minds of decision makers in the Bundestag and Bundesrat, the German government's upper and lower houses. However, this undertaking also involves the country's political parties, ministries (and the many agencies under their direction), the scientific and research community, and numerous lobbyists and trade associations. Until now, political analysts have brushed aside questions about the possible ramifications of the new coalition agreement by saying that it is a futile exercise to try to predict the future of the Renewable Energy Sources Act until ministers have been appointed. Despite the release on 27 November of the grand coalition agreement, which bears the title "Shaping Germany's Future", it still remains to be seen who will be placed in charge of implementing the compromise solutions reached by Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
The central issue is the reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act, which is set to include a number of measures to keep costs in check. According to the agreement, a draft bill should be presented before Easter and ratified by the Bundestag and Bundesrat by summer 2014. The latest in a series of contentious questions surrounding the reform has been the 2030 renewable energy target. At present, renewable energy sources account for 25 percent of Germany's energy mix. In the negotiations, the SPD called for the target to be set at 75 percent, while the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU, were reluctant to budge any higher than 55 percent.
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ii.Gift by Parents (Donor) to Minor Child or Grandchildren or Daughter-in-law (Recipient)
Upon such assets transferred, as per the concept of Clubbing of Income, any income earned by the Recipient from the said Assets gifted by the Donor shall be clubbed in the income of the Donor.
Further, any income of minor is subject to tax in hands of parents, except when the minor earns income as Artists having Special Skills or by doing Manual Work or in case minor being Differently Abled.
As per the provisions of the Act, all income accruing or arising to a minor child shall be included in the Income of the said minor's mother or father, whosevers, parent income is higher. However, income of a minor child suffering from disability specified in the nature referred u/s 80U would not be included in the income of the parent, but would be taxable in the hands of minor child. Further, income of each minor child includible in the hands of the parent would be exempt to the extent of Rs. 1,500/- each. Accordingly, in present case, income of minor child needs to be clubbed as under:
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Ans. In this situation, rent of Rs. 84,000 will be taxed in the hands of NRI. This is the case of transfer of income (rent) without transfer of asset (bungalow).
Ans. The capital gains will be taxable in the hands of Mr. A, father (assuming income of Mrs. A is less than that of Mr. A), as per the clubbing provisions under the Act. As son is a minor, any income accruing to the minor will be clubbed in the hands of the parent.
Ans. Such interest received by wife will be taxed in the hands of husband as per the clubbing provisions under the Act.
Ans. Yes, the answer will differ and the interest income will be taxable in wife's hands only and will not be clubbed in the hands of the father.
Ans. The capital gains will be taxed in the hands of husband alone, unless he is able to substantiate that the share of 50% of his wife in the property is bought by her out of her own earned funds. In case the property is bought out of funds gifted by a husband to his wife, income will continue to be clubbed in the hands of husband.
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By: Ryan Crossingham
With the parameters of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) finally kicking in, cap room is of abundance around the NFL (unless you're the Saints). Free agency doesn't officially kick off until Tuesday, March 10, but teams are already making it rain.
"Market Value" is a term that gets thrown around a lot during negotiations, and it's a term that can lead to players getting drastically overpaid. We've already seen some of these types of contracts, and we are sure to see some more to come in the next week during the first wave of free agency.
Moves so far that I like:
Pernell McPhee to Chicago
– The Bears are trying to get back to their identity of running the football and playing stingy defense. With new defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio, the team will be switching to a 3-4 scheme and McPhee fits it to a tee. McPhee, one of the more coveted free agents, provides an excellent pass rush threat from the edge, and at a young age, the Bears should feel comfortable giving the outside rusher "market value."
Darnell Dockett to San Francisco
– The 49ers are a mess, but the Dockett signing is anything but. It's a low-risk 2-year deal that provides insurance along the defensive front in the likely scenario that incumbent defensive end Justin Smith retires this week. Dockett, a Pro Bowl player when healthy, is coming off of a torn ACL that forced him to miss the 2014 season. If healthy, he can help the 49ers replace what they'll lose in the departure of Justin Smith.
Randall Cobb resigning with Green Bay
– This was a no-brainer for me. Yes Cobb could have cashed in by signing with a lowly team like the Raiders, which was reported at one point, but Cobb, who is only 24 years old, was able to sign for an average of 10 million dollars per year to remain with the Packers. Not only is that a good chunk of change, but he gets to remain with Aaron Rodgers for the next four years. If he flourishes, which he most likely will, he can take another shot at free agency at the age of 28.
Jason McCourty resigns with New England
– A rangy free safety is a prime position in today's pass-happy NFL, and McCourty is as good as there is in the game. He took a discount to stay with the Patriots over more lucrative deals including one reported from the Eagles. McCourty was the one free agent that would be impossible for the Patriots to replace, and they made sure they didn't have to cross that bridge.
Moves I hate:
Jeremy Maclin to Kansas City
– Maclin is a speed demon, a true vertical threat that can put fear into defenses, but he's not a number one receiver. The Chiefs receivers in 2014 totaled zero touchdown catches and Maclin recorded double digit touchdowns last season. Saying that, Maclin is a complement receiver, not a number one option. Chiefs still have a lot to do at that position, without much money anymore to do so.
Byron Maxwell to Philadelphia
– Maxwell is a good player, don't get me wrong, but he's not worth the money he's going to get from the Eagles. Maxwell, who for the past 3 years has been the fourth best player in his own secondary, is now getting paid as a shutdown corner. The Eagles struggled immensely in the secondary a season ago, so this move reeks of desperation. I expect those struggles to continue again in 2015.
Moves I'd like to see:
Mike Iupati to Oakland
– The Raiders signed center Rodney Hudson from Kansas City today and have been linked to Iupati. If you have money to spend, which they do, it's a good idea to invest up front and protect their young quarterback, Derek Carr.
Demarco Murray resigned with Dallas
– It just seems right. Murray can probably get big money from the Colts or Jaguars, but he needs to stay in the state of Texas. Let's face it, is he going to find a better offensive line to run behind.
Andre Johnson to the Patriots
– Andre will sign with a team with an elite quarterback. As a Texans fan, I pray he doesn't go to Indianapolis, though if I we're betting money, that's where I believe he will end up.


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Alfa Romeo 4C supercar concept comes with a carbon fiber body
A rather sleek carbon fiber body, curvy lines, a short wheelbase (just 2.4m) and a very efficient powerplant under the hood, that's what makes Alfa Romeo 4C stand out in the mini-supercar market.
The Italian manufacturer has taken the wraps off their latest four wheeler, the new Alfa Romeo 4C, at this year's Auto Salon in Geneva, and although the car was unveiled as a concept, we're happy to learn that it will actually start selling from 2012.
Under the hood, the drop-dead gorgeous 4C comes with a turbocharged 1.75-liter direct-injection four-cylinder engine mated to a twin-clutch automated manual transmission. The engine outputs 200hp (funny how the same engine does 225hp in the Giulietta 1750 Tbi) and helps the car sprint from naught to 62mph in less than 5 seconds, to a top speed of around 155mph.
How is possible? First thing to consider is the fact that the Alfa Romeo 4C has a carbon fiber body. The lightweight supercar weighs a bit less than 850kg and has more than 60-percent of its weight on the rear wheels, which would eventually lead to spectacular performance and handling. At least in theory.
I think I'm in love. Check out more images with the new Alfa Romeo 4C, below.
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Our event of the day is the unique derby in the NBA between the LA Lakers and the LA Clippers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Not only will these two franchises be battling it out for local bragging rights, but with the Clippers currently occupying the seventh spot in the West, a win tonight will be crucial to their playoff hopes. Meanwhile, the Lakers sit tenth in the same conference and will have to improve upon recent performances if they are to keep their postseason hopes alive. Having won just one of their last five outings, the Lakers have it all to do in the closing months of the season if they are to secure their first playoff berth since the 2012/13 season. After he missed 18 games though injury, LeBron James has now returned to the court to once again shoulder most of the point-scoring responsibility. He has averaged 27 points per game this term and also leads the team in assists and rebounds proving just how valuable he is to coach Luke Walton.
Though the Lakers have 16 more NBA titles to their name than their local adversaries, the Clippers have enjoyed greater success in the head to head games recently, having won 22 of the last 26 meetings between the two LA-based franchises. After making a mediocre start to the campaign, the Clippers reside eighth in the Western conference with a winning record of 35-29. They have been playoff regulars in recent years, having made a postseason appearance in six of the last seven seasons. However, they have been distinctly average at their home of the Staples Center this year and have recorded just 17 wins there all season – only the Suns and the Grizzlies have won fewer at home in the West. They will also be out for revenge tonight after losing the New Year's Eve contest between these local rivals, on which occasion the Lakers ran out 123-120 winners after a thrilling contest which required overtime to settle it. Tonight should be another thrilling contest between these two rivals.
Honourable mentions around the globe go to the EFL Championship where there is another exciting derby as Sheffield Wednesday host Sheffield United at Hillsborough. Though United currently sit third and are enjoying the better season thus far, Wednesday are on an eight-game unbeaten streak in the league and will be desperate to extend that run as they look to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle. Elsewhere, there is a colossal clash in the NHL as the Calgary Flames welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Scotiabank Saddledome with the hosts looking to secure their eighth win in their last nine outings. In the snooker, the Players Championship gets underway today in Preston where Ronnie O'Sullivan will be looking to defend his title from last year. Finally, India's women will do battle with England in the cricket today as the first T20 International gets underway.
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By Ruchi Bambha:
The time spent in college is surely one of the best times of our lives. We are exposed to the new found liberty after more than a decade of boredom from monotonous school life. At one end, we miss our school friends and at the other end we are extremely ebullient to try new things with our college friends. Hostel becomes your home and friends become your family for the next three to four years. And so, the end of your college life terrifies you.
Here are 7 signs that show that you are in your final year of college life and are panic stricken.
1. You spend less time at canteen and more time in classrooms – Your life takes a 360 degree paranormal turn during the last semester of your college life. It's the time you realize that you should have studied right from the beginning of your first year and stay panicky for the rest of the time left. The blank or doodled notebooks are finally used for taking down notes.
2. You may even start noticing the notice board — It dawns on you all of a sudden that you still are clueless about your future and hence chase seminars by various professionals to get an insight into what to do. You are on a continuous lookout for any information regarding seminars or special lectures. You start attending those seminars which were the brunt of your jokes in the past, even if attending those would mean sacrificing your precious afternoon nap on college desks.
3. You befriend the toppers and linger around the photocopy shop — You might have despised toppers all your life for their affection with tests and their attitude of blasphemy towards mass bunks. You mock them for their punctuality while you sit like a boss at your last bench. However, in your last semester when you realize you need decent marks to get a good CGPA in order to hide your past sins, your hope relies on the toppers for the notes, tips and tricks. You smile at them without any reason to be more than just an acquaintance to them.
The man at the photocopy shop famously referred to as the "photocopy wale bhaiya" transforms into your real sibling. You are mostly seen at his shop and it is only after his job that your real job begins (to rote).
4. Parties! – You may pretend to be a stud to your juniors and may have narrated them some of your wild escapades but deep down you know there are many things you still have not tried and many clubs you still have not visited. So, amid all your mocks and tests, you plan to go to fancy looking clubs or some outstation resorts or hill stations to give a cool end to your college life.
5. You might see the interior of your college library for the first time – There is a huge chance that you may render your divine presence at the library for the first time in your last year. Piles of dusty books make you feel that you are in some alien land. There are chances you might falter in issuing the book and come out hurriedly with a hot flush of embarrassment.
6. Placement – This is one word which you hear a lot in your final year. Your face looks tense until you get placed. Words like roles, responsibilities, and career are pumped into your system. You know that every tom dick harry will ask about your placement and thus you run with your resume from one office to another since the days with regular monthly pocket money will soon end.
7. Love – Either you garner courage to finally tell your crush about your feelings or mourn about the fact that in the coming years you will not be able to see him/her every morning.
You are terrified that your world is changing and will completely transform after some days as you will lose touch with most of your friends and will get ready to face the other end of the world that talks about money, career etcetra.
It feels like the end of an era, be it school or college. A void created, to be filled only by time. Not even by the new life or new friends. The cherish-able memories of the past become priceless and we become more anxious about our future. All valid points made, every one would connect to them in some or the other way.


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Bridget Riley may be best known for her optical black and white paintings – now synonymous with the 1960s – but in the stunning colour work that followed she continued her exploration of perception through the relationship between structure and colour.
Galerie Max Hetzler is proud to present a small retrospective of this major British artist's work with a special focus on works from the last three decades, which will include studies, paintings and wall paintings. Almost 'drawing with colour', her work from the past ten years focuses more specifically on the effects produced by the juxtaposition of colour, believing that 'the challenge of colour had to be met on its own terms'. Throughout her writings, Riley emphasises the importance of 'looking' when in front of paintings or in nature. Yet, as Adrian Searle, art critic of the Guardian, points out, 'you don't so much look at her paintings as watch them', the colours, the shapes, the negative spaces constantly shift before your eyes. 'At their best, her works seem alive.'
Riley will curate the exhibition and has selected a number of paintings never
exhibited in Germany before, as well as loans from private collections. In addition, the exhibition will also include the large wall drawing Composition with Circles 4 (2004), the second time that a work of this series will be on display in Germany. On this occasion the gallery space will be redesigned by internationally renowned architect, Paul Williams.
A fully illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition. It will include
translations of Riley's recent essay 'Work' (2009) and her 2005 conversation with Lynne Cooke, both in German for the first time. The book will be published by Holzwarth Publications, Berlin in association with Ridinghouse, London.
In 2009 Bridget Riley was recipient of Germany's most prestigious prize, The Goslar Award for Modern Art and in 2012 she will be awarded the Rubenspreis der Stadt Siegen. Her work is in the collection of major international museums including Neues Museum, Nürnberg; MoMA, New York; Tate Gallery, London; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo among others. Two wall paintings as well as paintings and studies are also currently on view in a unique exhibition, Bridget Riley: Paintings and Related Work, at the National Gallery in London, on view until 22 May 2011.
This is Bridget Riley's third exhibition at Galerie Max Hetzler.
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Bridget Riley may be best known for her optical black and white paintings – now synonymous with the 1960s – but in the stunning colour work that followed she continued her exploration of perception through the relationship between structure and colour.


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Brian C. Anderson, 47, of Burlington, KY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 27, 2019. He was born on August 18, 1972 in Pittsburgh, PA to Roger "Andy" and Patricia Anderson. Brian graduated from the University of Dayton with a Degree in Criminal Justice. Brian was an Assistant District Supervisor of Probation and Parole for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He loved the outdoors and shared his enthusiasm with his son and the Boy Scouts. He was an active member of the Moonlite Hunting and Fishing Club. Brian was a loving father, son, brother and friend, and he will be dearly missed. His father, Roger "Andy" Anderson, preceded him in death. Brian is survived by his beloved son: William Ward Anderson, his loving mother: Pat Anderson, his dear brother: Chad (Jessica) Anderson, his niece: Makenna Anderson, his aunt and uncle: Karen and Sam Gross, and other loving family members, and many friends. A visitation will be held for Brian on Saturday, November 2, 2019 from 9:30am until 11:30am at Linnemann Funeral Home, 1940 Burlington Pike, Burlington, KY 41005. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held following the visitation at 12:00pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, KY 41005. Brian will be laid to rest on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Union Cemetery in Steubenville, OH at 11am. Memorial contributions can be made in honor of Brian to the Special Olympics Kentucky at 105 Lakeview Court, Frankfort, KY 40601 or to the Fraternal Order of Police, Boone Lodge #046, at P. O. Box 812, Florence, KY 41042, or to the Charity of your Choice.
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Walk past the many fashionable shops on Josui street and you will find the Fukuoka City Zoological Garden, which is a part of Minami Park. The zoo is a half century old and is now undergoing new renovations set to take 20 years. The zoo is divided into 5 corners. See endangered species such as gorillas and Oryx leucoryxs, and Raggiana Bird of Paradise, which are rare to see anywhere else in Japan, among the other 120 species. In the botanical garden, there are 2600 kinds of plants including dove trees. The panoramic view of Fukuoka city from the Ferris wheel is a great feature of the garden as well.


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Difference Between Herpes Simplex And Herpes Labialis
Viral disease namely Herpes Simplex occurs due to HSV-2 and HSV-1 viruses. Cold sores are a result of oral herpes. When pores of the skin get clogged it results in pimple. The oil gland named as sebaceous gland produce oil called sedum in our skin. In other words when excess oil gets deposited in our dirt filled oil skin it results in pimples. The pimples are acnes that cause a lot of irritation in our skin.
Herpes lesions, affects the lips, or sometimes appear on the lips even. Cold sores can even infect the nose, chin and fingers.
Cold sores are the fluid filled sores that appear around the lips .Unlike other viruses the cold sore virus cannot be completely eliminated, it lasts longer. Pimples turn reddish in color and are mostly filled with puss.
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The focus is on egos, tempers, actions taken and choices made–and all of it happening under the umbrella of a Mercury retrograde in Virgo. We won't have to wait for Merc's direction, though, to find out the impact of what we do; we will see immediate results in terms of our empowerment and status. Do as you will, but remember that Mars is currently in Leo, which may bring a touch too much Self-regard to our choices, and believe what you see as empowerment waxes or wanes–that's the true measure of your actions, of their effectiveness and reach.
Today's word image is: two old friends meet by chance on the street, converse in mutual admiration, and part knowing they will never meet again. I think this image is about being able to live in the moment, to fully enjoy sharing time with someone else without the requirement that the connection continue, in order to be judged important or worthy. Value the time we have with one another, and make no demands for more–we're on this journey alone, after all.
I know it's a tense, tough week for many of us; keep with it, it will break with the Solar eclipse, if not in some minor way sooner.


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) It took Sebastian Aho nearly a month to score a goal in the NHL. Since then, the 19-year-old Finn has more than made up for his slow start.
Aho had his first career hat trick and added an assist Tuesday night, sparking the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
The win snapped a five-game slide for Carolina - with all the losses in regulation - and ended Philadelphia's three-game winning streak.
''(Aho) is a good player,'' Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. ''Credit to him at a young age to be able to get acclimated to the NHL game and to North America. He's a smart player and a competitive kid.''
Aho, the Hurricanes' second-round pick (35th overall) in the 2015 draft, became the first Carolina rookie to record a hat trick since Erik Cole during the 2001-02 season. It was the third multiple-goal game this season for Aho, who has 15 goals and 15 assists.
''It was a fun night, with the atmosphere out there,'' said Aho, who thought it was his first hat trick as a pro. ''Every two points (in the standings) are important. When you score one goal, it's easier to have the confidence to score the next one.''
Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk, the Hurricanes' only representative for the winning Metropolitan Division in Sunday's All-Star Game, also scored for Carolina. Skinner broke a string of six games without a point.
Elias Lindholm and Teuvo Teravainen each had two assists for the Hurricanes, who improved to 6-0 in their alternate black jerseys. Cam Ward stopped 15 shots in the win.
Brayden Schenn scored his 100th NHL goal, all for Philadelphia, on a power play in the third period. Steve Mason made 23 saves for the Flyers.
Philadelphia had won the first two meetings this season, but the Hurricanes are 7-1-1 in their last nine games against the Flyers in Raleigh.
''That was a disappointing way to start coming off the break,'' Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said. ''It's going to be one game we address from top to bottom and get back to it tomorrow. We knew (Carolina) started very hard with intensity in this building, and they continued that through most of the 60 minutes.''
The Hurricanes led 2-0 after a penalty-free first in which they outshot the Flyers 8-4.
Aho put Carolina ahead at 7:11, taking a pass from Jordan Staal and skating across the crease before beating Mason glove side.
Aho scored his second goal at 16:37, taking Lindholm's return pass on the right doorstep and beating Mason stick side.
Skinner made it 3-0 at 16:28 of the second. He was on the receiving end of Lee Stempniak's pass from behind the net to the left circle and slammed the puck past Mason stick side.
''It's nice to contribute to the win,'' said Skinner, who picked up his 18th goal of the season. ''When you go that long without producing it can get a little frustrating, especially when the team's not winning. It's part of my role to produce and help the team win, and we weren't doing that over the last little while. But (Stempniak) made a nice pass to me, and it's good to get one in.''
Aho completed the hat trick on a power play at 18:05, going to the upper right corner of the cage from the left circle on Lindholm's feed from behind the net.
Faulk made it 5-0 during a 5-on-3 power play at 5:10 of the third, scoring from the right point with Aho getting the primary assist.
''I didn't think our guys were nervous. I thought we had a good practice yesterday and a good skate this morning,'' Peters said.
Schenn scored on a power play at 10:27. Shayne Gostisbehere got the primary assist.
NOTES: Flyers D Michael Del Zotto (lower body) missed his fourth straight game, while RW Dale Weisz and D Nick Schultz were healthy scratches. ... RW Ty Rattie, D Ryan Murphy and D Matt Tennyson were healthy extras for Carolina. ... Eddie Lack was dressed as Carolina's backup goalie for the first time since Dec. 30 (concussion). ... Hurricanes assistant coach Rod Brind'Amour played nine seasons with the Flyers. ... The five-game season series resumes in Philadelphia on March 19 and in the regular-season finale on April 9. ... Staal skated in his 300th game for Carolina.
Flyers: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday to start a five-game homestand.
Hurricanes: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.
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The Tower Hill Memorial is a pair of Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in Trinity Square, on Tower Hill in London, England. The memorials, one for the First World War and one for the Second, commemorate more than 36,000 men and women of the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets who were killed as a result of enemy action and have no known grave. The dead are named on bronze panels ordered by the ships they served on. The first memorial, the Mercantile Marine War Memorial (pictured), was commissioned following the heavy losses sustained by merchant shipping in the First World War. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled by Queen Mary in 1928. The second, the Merchant Seamen's Memorial, is a semi-circular sunken garden designed by Sir Edward Maufe and unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in November 1955. A third memorial, commemorating merchant sailors who were killed in the 1982 Falklands War, was added to the site in 2005. The memorials to the world wars are listed buildings. (Full article...)
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Coming Soon… Tilt To Live: Gauntlet's Revenge
Tilt To Live: Gauntlet's Revenge
Tilt To Live redefined the "dodge everything†genre of casual games, and Tilt To Live 2 took things up about 100 notches from the original (take the exaggeration with as much salt as you want – the point is that the games are awesome!) Never content with resting on their laurels, however, the team at One Man Left has decided to expand one of their TTL 2 DLC expansions into a full blown sequel, and thus Tilt To Live: Gauntlet's Revenge is born. Rather than a simple arena affair this is an obstacle course style game, but there will still be plenty of stuff to dodge and ways to die. I'll bring you more details once I've actually had the chance to play the game, but in the mean time here's a nifty little bullet point list from the developers:
•   Responsive tilt controls, calibrated your way.
•   Easy, Medium, & Hard modes: choose the length of your health bar
•   Challenging gameplay: experience the full spectrum of human emotion
•   Three gauntlets to conquer in whichever order you like!
•   Traps and enemies are shuffled for a fresh experience every retry.
•   Reach the finish line to take on an endless Bonus Round.
•   Show off your best pointonium haul on our Game Center leaderboards.
•   Challenging achievements dare you to master each gauntlet's traps.
•   Unlock the final boss gauntlet to throw down with the Dot King himself.
You can expect this latest TTL twitch fest some time in October. In the mean time, why not check out the rest of the series?
One Man Left, Tilt to Live – $2.99
One Man Left, Tilt to Live HD (TMA Review) – Free
One Man Left, Tilt to Live 2: Redonkulous (TMA Review) – $2.99


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Author Archives: Gwynn Rogers
How Do We Deal with Change; Or Do We?
"Only the fairy tale equates changelessness with happiness… Permanence means paralysis and death. Only in movement, with all its pain, is life." Jacob Burckhardt "One never knows what will happen if things are suddenly changed. But do we know what … Continue reading
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What Memories Drive Us in Life?
What do YOU love doing? Has it impacted your life? If so, how? I have always LOVED the water. I wonder if I was an otter or a dolphin in a different life? But when I was 13 I had … Continue reading
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2018 A to Z Challenge… (my way) ;-)
"If it was a worthwhile fight, it didn't matter who won; some good was sure to come of it." Richard Brooks "Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks … Continue reading
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Keep on Keeping On!!
Victory comes, at times, just when one no longer expects it." Martin Buber "The greatest of victories is the victory over oneself." The Dhammapada: The Path of Perfection "The first step towards victory… is to gain courage." Plutarch "How … Continue reading
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Respect One Another
"Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized." Albert Einstein "We are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day the whole Jericho road must be … Continue reading
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A Walk on the Wild Side
The big day arrived for me to head to our family reunion down at Millersylvania State Park in Olympia. The family chose this new location as it split the distance between Portland and Port Townsend for various family … Continue reading
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Kids Say the Darndest Things…
"We find a delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body." Ralph Waldo Emerson "To make other people laugh is no great feat so long as one does not mind … Continue reading
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Easter Plate Hunting
Ever have those nights when you can't sleep? Your body aches, your brain won't stop whirling, you toss and turn, and finally you decide to get up to eat or drink something so you can go back to sleep. Well, … Continue reading
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January 2017 – IWSG… The Joy of Caregiving
New Year's Eve's early morning started off with a BANG, CRASH, and THUD! I jumped out of bed, ran around the corner of our short hall directly into the living room of our tiny apartment. There sprawled on the floor … Continue reading
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December's IWSG – Do I have Writing Goals?
Many Thanks to Alex Cavanaugh for starting the Insecure Writer's Support Group and to my friend, Patricia Garcia, for inviting me to join this supportive group. I also thank this month's IWSG co-hosts: Jennifer Hawes, Jen Chandler, Nick Wilford, Juneta … Continue reading
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James Walker: Veterans? Privatizing health care not the answer
Like many veterans and advocates of veterans health care, I am carefully following the conversation as to whether the VA should privatize its health care.
And as a veteran, I am concerned.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would allow more veterans to see doctors outside the Veterans Affairs system.
The bill, called the VA MISSION Act, would allow more veterans to use private-sector doctors when VA medical centers can't provide appointments within a 30-day period; veterans have to drive more than 40 minutes to access care; or when care is determined inadequate by VA leaders.
Getting veterans help at outside facilities was going to be the topic of a column I was writing for Veterans Day last year when I reversed course and turned my attention to sexual harassment and the women in my family.
I was going to write that doctors and health care facilities should pitch in and help the VA, which is clearly overwhelmed and struggling without the resources it needs to provide veterans with all the care they deserve.
We've all seen photos of deplorable conditions at some VA hospitals and we've read the horror stories of veterans dying while waiting for services. So, it's no secret the VA health care system is falling short providing services to veterans in a timely manner.
Still, in my estimation, privatizing VA hospitals would be a psychological uppercut to veterans everywhere.
And for good reasons.
For many veterans, VA hospitals are the only safe refuge — and much of that feeling of security is having the comfort of fellow veterans around you.
Veterans are not patients when they walk into the VA hospital but symbols of American patriotism and courage.
Once out of the military, VA hospitals are one of the few places where veterans have something in common with every person being treated there.
And that provides a lot of psychological comfort for a veteran that cannot be matched at private hospitals that are not designed to meet the physical and psychological challenges of treating veterans.
At VA hospitals, veterans worry about getting better and not the avalanche of bills that follow getting medical care.
The VA does have a lot of the problems. The hospitals are old, dowdy and coldly clinical but the warmth comes in the service and the deference paid to veterans.
And never will you convince me that if veterans were put in the hands of the private sector, they would be treated with that same deference shown by VA staff.
VA hospitals are not Wall Street entities and shouldn't be treated as such.
But veterans are shareholders in a Veterans Affairs system that is in need of help — not a takeover.
Erected outside of veterans facilities is a sign that reads "The price of freedom is visible here."
That is not just a slogan but a reality that veterans — battle-tested or not — know, have witnessed and understand.
Like the Halls of Congress are sacred grounds to politicians, the halls of the VA hospitals are sacred grounds, too.
Only an exclusive group of men and women — the few, the proud and the brave of the armed forces of the United States — are invited in.
And America should keep it that way.
Veterans? Privatizing health care is not the answer.


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On 2 November 2012, I travelled to the US to do a residency at Vermont Studio Center. Since that time, aside from the occasional return to Australia, I've been travelling – in fact, I've sometimes been moving about so much that friends and family have regularly asked me where I am.
Of course, where I am is not really the same as where I am at, and I have often not had time or insight to elaborate much on the latter. Much has happened, professionally and personally, since I've been travelling. These events – such as the publication of Look Who's Morphing by Arsenal Pulp Press – have driven much of my travels (where I am). Of course, they have also driven the bigger stories of where I am at.
Where I am now is Taos, New Mexico, and I am in the final 3 weeks of my residency. As you can see, where I am is quite the place to be:
Where I am at is harder to articulate. I have had a stable geographical location but, artistically, am far less moored. I am writing a work that doesn't yet exist – and not only as a finished manuscript. While writing this book, there have been few and perhaps no precedents for me to look to, which has made my creative process often feel quite isolating. That said, it occurs to me that perhaps my source materials can suffice as highly suggestive precedents in themselves.
This book that I am writing – which is, after all, a book about the meaning of life, among other philosophical matters – seems almost a parody of The Notoriously Difficult Second Book. The extent to which it over-reaches (i.e. a lot) is definitely part of its charm, which I continue to love, even as its preposterousness boomerangs back at me every time I return to it. As I have told the occasional funding body and prospective residency host, this book project is simultaneously laughable and of great consequence. And as I write this, I'm thinking: as artistically unmoored as I currently feel, this simultaneity is a good place to be at.
Where I will be after Taos is Tucson. I'll be doing a reading with two writers, one of whom is Samuel Ace, who gave an incredible performance at the Writing Trans Genres conference in Winnipeg earlier this year. I feel honoured to be sharing a bill with him and I'm also excited to see the work of Stephanie Brunson.
An abbreviated event description follows, with full details available at the Facebook event:
Trickhouse Live with Tom Cho, Samuel Ace, and Stephanie Brunson
Friday, December 12, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Casa Libre, 228 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ
Suggested $5 donation
Trickhouse Live is an integrative arts series that brings together people working with words, images, sounds, videos, and a variety of performances. The series serves as a venue for visiting artists to interact with local artists and for the borders between genres and mediums to be permeable. Trickhouse Live is a physical world extension of the online cross-genre arts journal, Trickhouse.org which is based in Tucson.
Samuel Ace is the author of three collections of poetry: Normal Sex (Firebrand Books), Home in three days. Don't wash., a hybrid project of poetry, video and photography (Hard Press), and most recently Stealth, co-authored with Maureen Seaton (Chax Press). He is a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts grant, two-time finalist for a Lambda Literary Award in Poetry, and winner of various awards including the Astraea Lesbian Writer's Fund Prize in Poetry and The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. His work has been widely anthologized and has appeared in or is forthcoming from, Ploughshares, Eoagh, Spiral Orb, Kenyon Review, Rhino, and others. He lives in Tucson, AZ and Truth or Consequences, NM.
Stephanie Jo Brunson is an artist of many media, inspired by the landscape of the West, travel and ideas of home, and the awesomeness of community. Whether making fine art prints or cards from found paper scraps, her work is about appreciating the little things, the simplest things that remind us of the poetry of life. She is currently working on her BFA at the University of Arizona.
[See Facebook event for full details.]
This year, I've written a bit more of my own non-fiction than usual. Very recently, I wrote a piece to mark the 25th anniversary of Writers Victoria. Earlier this year, I had a series of articles published for the National Post, a Canadian national newspaper. I've been meaning to mention these pieces again, as I feel quite proud of them and they in themselves tell some good stories about where I've been:
- Cho, T. (2014). Tom Cho: Tom and me, part two. National Post, Afterword, 2 May, http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/05/02/tom-cho-tom-and-me-part-two/
- Cho, T. (2014). Tom Cho: Tom and me, part one. National Post, Afterword, 1 May, http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/05/01/tom-cho-tom-and-me-part-one/
- Cho, T. (2014). Tom Cho: Why I publicly share all reviews of my work. National Post, Afterword, 30 April, http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/04/29/tom-cho-why-i-share-reviews-of-my-work/
- Cho, T. (2014). Tom Cho: Tom speaks with his high school English teacher. National Post, Afterword, 28 April, http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/04/28/tom-cho-tom-speaks-with-his-high-school-english-teacher/
After Tucson, I'm returning to Melbourne for a little while (how long depends on many things, including the outcome of an application for Canadian permanent residency). While in Melbourne, I'll be seeking some more jobs to add to my freelance writing and editing work, so if you have anything in mind, please get in contact.
I'll also be returning to the USA in March next year to do an east coast USA tour (that may also include some Canada dates) with LGBTQ arts tour Sister Spit:
Let's face it: where I am and where I am at are very good places to be.


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The risks associated with hazardous materials require the application of safety precautions during their transport, use, storage and disposal. Most countries regulate hazardous materials by law, and they are subject to several international treaties as well.
Dangerous goods or hazardous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. They are often subject to chemical regulations. In the United States, United Kingdom and sometimes in Canada, dangerous goods are more commonly known as hazardous materials (abbreviated as HAZMAT), and they are regulated by the International Maritime Organisation Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code renewable every two years.
Popular items that are categorized as dangerous goods include; Lithium batteries, acids, blood samples, nitroglycerin/dynamite explosives, ammunition, rocket propellant, display fireworks, flammable gas, flammable liquids, poisonous gas, etc., however, other household items like perfumes, insecticides, solvent paints, are also dangerous goods.
In the United States of America (USA) over 3600 materials are classified as dangerous goods and the nation's Code of Federal Regulations has 163333 pages in 226 individual volumes showing the emphasis on the handling of such dangerous goods.
On May 11, 1996, a ValuJet Airplane, Flight 592 crashed into the Everglades about 11 minutes after taking off from Miami as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment caused by improperly stored cargo. All 110 people on board perished because a cargo loader had placed boxes of expired chemical oxygen generators in the cargo compartment in contravention of FAA regulations forbidding the transport of hazardous materials in aircraft cargo holds. Failure to cover the generators' firing pins with the prescribed plastic caps made an accidental activation much more likely.
In Nigeria, the handling of dangerous goods is yet to get the requisite attention from the government through the relevant agencies, while the private sector has made modest efforts to train their staff in handling such goods, especially in the oil and gas sector.
However, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) found it worthy to train some of its workforce on a 2-day seminar on the "Carriage of Dangerous Goods" facilitated by Kings Communications Limited in collaboration with Sydney Gateway Limited as part of the agency's in-house training to enhance the capacity of its staff.
One of the resource persons at the training, Mr. Dickson Unogu said that the seminar was born out of the need to understand the important role of handling of dangerous goods which he noted had become 'a global phenomenon'.
Mr. Unogu, who is also the Vice Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Delta State Branch, said handling dangerous goods is something that developed countries ensure their shipping lines and all those involved in the handling of such goods are trained. Aside the Council, other government agencies such as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) also have significant roles to play.
"NIMASA ought to be in the fore-front of this awareness because they regulate safety and register vessels in the country. It should be NIMASA's onus to ensure that the carriage of dangerous goods via sea is in line with the global standards set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It is important because Nigeria is a signatory to this IMO regulation. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) should also be keen on the issue of carriage of dangerous goods by air and SON should ensure that dangerous goods are properly packaged before they are exported" He said.
Meanwhile, another resource person at the training, Mr. Alban Igwe noted that the world was in an era where the safety of the goods within and outside any country is important.
According to Alban Igwe, "the handing of dangerous goods should be prioritized because it could lead to a situation where a whole country is blown up either negligently or deliberately. People need to be aware of the dangerous goods and how to mitigate the risk they pose. These goods are necessary requirements as some of them are inputs into production.
"One has to be aware of these items and understand how best to manage them. This responsibility falls on the government agencies like Nigerian Shippers Council interfacing with shippers as well as the freight forwarders who represent the shippers in some cases."
Mr. Alban, who is also the Deputy National President of CILT, Nigeria, said that dangerous goods regime is comprehensive as it contains the items and the degree of danger they pose at each stage in the logistics chain.
"We have to begin with managing the specified dangerous goods that is already known as the degree of danger they pose is also given. If we can achieve this, we are on course to effectively control these goods. Everybody should be aware of the peril that dangerous goods pose to the government, citizens, the people handling it and the equipment. The effects of the goods can be very devastating when those handling the goods aren't well informed. The most critical thing is capacity building; people should build capacity to respond and manage the handling of dangerous goods. Inter- agency collaboration would also be required." He added.
The training panned out to be timely and impactful as one of the participants, Mr. Adesola Olumuyiwa told MMS Plus after the first session of Day 1, that he had been immensely informed about dangerous goods by the training.
"I work in the Inland Transport Service department of the Nigerian Shippers' Council. Before now, I heard about dangerous goods but I wasn't aware of the enormous risk it poses to lives and properties on-board vessels, aircrafts, or land modes of transportation. This training has enlightened me on the steps that need to be taken on strict adherence to the regulations with regards to the IMO regulations."
"The programme has been an eye-opener because most of the goods we use in our homes are actually classified as dangerous goods but we pay little attention to how dangerous they can be, especially when they are not properly handled as they transit via the logistics chain. This programme has been impactful and it highlights the need for training in any organization."
Mr. Adesola's point on the place of training in an organization was portrayed during the training as the Executive Secretary of NSC, Mr. Hassan Bello walked into the training room and sat behind listening attentively for almost an hour before leaving.
On his part, the Training Manager of the NSC, Mr. Ibrahim Yunusa said the programme on the carriage of dangerous goods via the different modes of transportation came at the right time because the Council is responsible for ensuring optimal logistics performance across the various transport modes.
"It is very important for the Council to be able to train the staff on several important aspects that affect shipping and transportation in general. Hence, I want to commend the efforts of the Executive Secretary, Mr. Hassan Bello for his unflinching support. This shows that he is someone who understands the vital role of training in ensuring that there is continuous improvement in the capacity of workforce in the Council." Mr. Yunusa said.
Dangerous goods exist in almost all businesses, big and small. Most workplaces, offices and industries use and store a variety of chemicals. Some of these goods can explode or burst into flame. They can be poisonous, corrosive or have the capacity for sudden decomposition. Many common chemicals found in thousands of businesses look harmless, but if you don't understand the risks and store them incorrectly, add heat, moisture or mix them together; they can become deadly.
Government agencies and the organized private sector groups should do more to enlighten Nigerians on the perils of these dangerous goods and how best to handle them; how to identify these goods from the placards, where they should be kept and where not to, etc.