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Struggling Again!
l don't know what has happened just lately - but l can't produce a piece l feel even remotely happy with! This is the fourth piece in two weeks to go behind the cupboard of no return! It looks like scribble! It won't pop! And l am feeling pretty fed up with it!
The image you see is four days work, a lot of hours for something to end up unfinished!
l really try to finish every piece, but occasionally l start to feel as though by carrying on l am wasting my precious time. And l feel like that with this piece. I was so excited to start it as well!
You wonder why l am sharing another disaster?
Well, l am sharing it because l want everyone to know that we all get pieces that don't work. We all get times when we feel not good enough! It is normal to feel that way sometimes.
So, what have l done to make myself feel better? Something l have done before which l find very interesting and very motivating.
I went through my artwork and found a piece from a couple of years ago that l was quite happy with at the time. Actually, l have been saving it to frame it. But when I looked at it again, it didn't look so good! Two years down the line, l can do better.
So l have taken a day out and spent 5 hours working on it. It is a fun thing to do as all the boring work is done. I just get to play around with the fun bits, and yes, at the end of five hours l see a noticeable improvement. That is really motivating when you are going through a bad patch.
l will share it with you on my next blog, but l would seriously recommend this as therapy to anyone who feels they are just not progressing! I feel better and ready to move on to something new, which hopefully won't end up behind the cupboard of no return!
So l have had a full set of Derwent Inktense pencils sitting in my art room unused for nearly two years! I was so excited to get them, l couldn't wait! I tried them once - didn't like them and gave up! I bought the Inktense blocks at the same time and for some reason liked them better. I used them for several backgrounds. But the pencils, l was really disappointed with.
I don't like the feel of the color lay down, it isn't very smooth. The dry pencils don't blend very well. And l can't sharpen them to a fine enough point or get them to hold it.
A long and major list of dislikes here! But over the past few weeks l have been looking at them sitting there and been thinking l should really give them another try. They are unique pencils, like no other on the market and one try is really not a fair assessment. So, determined to give them another chance l got them out.
This time l decided that rather than trying to get all the detail with the pencils, l would use them to create a base layer to work my usual coloured pencils over. They still didn't lay down smoothly (although l suspect a more toothy paper than l use might help with that), they still didn't blend well dry. But when l used my favourite Artnfly water brush pens to blend them, the colors just popped off the page. They blended together with the beauty and softness of water color. The base they created was amazingly vibrant.
l am not actually certain whether l like the absolutely smooth blending result l got because it looks almost like digital art to me (and l promise you l have done no editing to blend the colors more smoothly). I would like to try adding more detail with the Inktense on top next time.
The vibrancy and saturation of the base layer meant that far fewer pencil layers were needed. This saved a huge amount of time but l do miss the subtlety of only colored pencil layers and the texture that can be seen from many layers of pencil in real life.
My other issue with Inktense is that they are not light fast rated which means l would be unhappy to sell pieces drawn using these pencils.
However, after a second attempt with these pencils l feel that l should have further experiments with them. They are a very unique and interesting pencil to work with. And l am really looking forward to trying them again.
Never Give Up
l am finally back with a post! I try to be regular with these things but l am not good at it at all! However, p have something l really want to share with you. I know l have discussed many times about not giving up on drawings, but here l have learned a little more!
l drew the Betta Fish below a few months ago, the fish you see on your left as you look at the photo. It took me around 80 hours, and whatever l did l could not make it look interesting. I exaggerated the colors l could see in the reference photo, l added more contrast. Yet every time l looked at it my heart sank. It was just boring to my eyes. Same, same, same mid tones that l didn't even like in combination!
l have actually become very good at completing things and sure enough l made myself finish this piece, but l hated it!
So all that work went behind the cupboard of no return! Only this time something returned! I looked at it again over the holidays and at all the work l had put into it. I decided that whatever l did to it, l couldn't like it less than l already did! So l took out my pencils and began having fun with color.
Now you obviously l was limited to some extent because this is pencil. You can't make it lighter, you can't change blue to yellow. But allowing for those limits l was free to play. I added greens and purples and pinks and just kept adding. I increased the contrast for more depth and sharpened everything up.
lt was really fun just throwing the reference photo out of the window and doing whatever l felt like. The end piece might not be very realistic but at least it isn't boring! And l have saved a piece l spent a very long time on!
Lesson - don't be too quick to give up on a piece, a little more time and a bit of creativity can take something you don't like into something totally different.
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Could Tony Soprano be the next Michael Scott?
That's perhaps what the folks over at NBC were hoping when they recently met with The Office fan James Gandolfini. Alas, Variety hears that unfortuantely (or not?) the former HBO mob boss just wasn't interested in joining Dunder Mifflin's ranks on a full-time basis. Of course, James Spader is now the front-runner to come aboard the sitcom in the wake of Steve Carell's exit.
Ready for more of today's TV dish? Well…
• One Life to Live fan fave Erin Torpey is returning to Llanview before the ABC sudser signs off in January. According to TV Guide Magazine, Torpery will not appear as Jessica — the role she mastered for over a decade, and since 2003 has been played by Bree Williamson — but rather as a new character who will nonetheless afford Torpey the chance to reunite with one of her former co-stars "in a fun, special way" this September. Please say it's "mom" Erika Slezak!
• Is the end near for AMC's Breaking Bad? Showrunner Vince Gilligan tells Collider.com that as of now, "Season 5 should probably be our last season. But…check with me a year from now, we'll see if I change my tune." Season 4 arrives Sunday, July 17.
• The Marriage Ref's Season 2 premiere on Sunday drew 4.57 million total viewers while scoring a meager 1.6 demo rating (down 20 percent from its Season 1 finale and tying an all-time low).
• NBC has posted unaired episodes of the short-lived Perfect Couples online. Check out "Perfect Pants" here, and "Perfect Daughter" here.
• Hellcats alum Sharon Leal and Lincoln Heights' Russell Hornsby will both guest star on the fourth episode of USA Network's Suits, says The Hollywood Reporter. Hornsby, who this fall stars in NBC's Grimm, will play a businessman from Jessica's (Gina Torres) past, while Leal appears in the same episode as a consultant.
• Carly Foulkes aka the T-Mobile pitchgirl has landed the role of Retro Girl on FX's Powers pilot, comic book creator Brian Michael Bendis told the Sirius radio show Geektime.
• World Without End, the eight-hour followup to last year's The Pillars of the Earth miniseries, has locked in its cast, says Deadline, and it includes Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), Miranda Richardson (Rubicon) and Ben Chaplin (Murder by Numbers).
• Access Hollywood Live has been renewed for a second season, with Billy Bush and Kit Hoover continuing as hosts.
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We all get problems with our hair, it becomes dry and damaged and salons are expensive! but now you don't need to worry anymore, I've prepared a few homemade hair masks and I'll teach you how to save a bunch of money with my natural hair masks.
There are a several ways to combat the dry air of winter which damages your hair. Here are a few tips:
- Don't wash your hair daily, every time you wash your hair, you're stripping it of its natural beneficial oils. In winter especially, your hair really needs those!
- Skip the hairdryer, I totally agree I used hairdryer but I do limit my usage, try not to dry it every time you shower. Try to limit drying to once or twice a week, you'll be saving your hair a lot of damage.
- Run a humidifier. You should really be doing this – it's good for skin and your airways but it will definitely help your hair.
- Use a moisturizing homemade hair mask treatment. (I bet you saw that one coming!)
Hair Mask for Dry Hair
It's not hard to make a mask for your hair. In fact, it will involve a lot of the same ingredients you would use for a mask for your skin. So using the homemade hair mask will be just as simple!
Coconut Oil
A very simple mask you can make it.
- You need about a quarter of a cup of warmed coconut oil. (it needs to be in its liquid state). Simply apply it to your hair (wet or dry, it doesn't matter) and leave it for at least an hour. If you want to keep this treatment overnight, make sure you take necessary precautions, like a shower cap. Coconut oil stain clothing and linens. More info about oil here:Coconut Oil Benefits The Ultimate Solution to Skin & Hair Problems
Avocado & Egg Yolk
Turns out egg really is a great thing to put in your hair. For a moisturizing, restorative, make-it-shine homemade hair mask, mix it with some avocado!
- ½ an avocado + 2 egg yolks
Mix ingredients well. Apply to wet or dry hair and allow to sit for 15-20 minutes before rinsing and washing hair.
Yogurt, Honey & Olive Oil
I know honey not sound like something you want to apply on your hair, & I understand. It's the stickiest substance found in nature, but when you mix it with some yogurt and olive oil, it's an important component to helping get back in shape.
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ cup yogurt
Mix the ingredients well. Apply to damp hair, and allow to sit for 15-20 minutes. Rinse and wash your hair, and allow to dry as normal.
Good luck getting your hair back to its happy, healthy, shiny state. Which homemade hair mask do you think you'll try first?


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The Canadian Securities Institute, an educational institution for investment learning, completed the first three test phases of an e-mail campaign last month to promote its new membership product, infocus.
Infocus is an information, education and career management program targeted at students and professionals studying at CSI as well as CSI graduates. The institute is using e-mail, print, online banner ads and outdoor media to drive the campaign.
"Now we're in the process of analyzing the click-through data of each recipient," said Keith Dundas, vice president of marketing at interactive shop RareMethod Capital Corp.'s MethodMail division in Calgary, which handles the account.
Priced at $60, infocus informs students about new financial products, market trends and regulatory and business developments shaping the Canadian financial services industry. Members also are offered a $33 discount on their next CSI purchase of more than $33.
The e-mail drive to 40,000 students and alumni consists of five phases. The first e-mail, sent April 10, was a creative test of four messages.
"This phase featured a strong call to action to purchase because of the reputation of the Canadian Securities Institute," Dundas said. "We believed that leading with a strong purchase call to action would allow us to capture a certain amount of membership purchases right off the bat."
A more detailed e-mail went April 23 to the same audience of 40,000. This second e-mail had five landing pages that described each benefit of infocus membership in greater detail. Recipients keen to register ultimately are taken to the csi.ca site.
Analyzing the click-through data will help the institute match the recipients' interest in specific benefits. MethodMail will track the clicks to the pertinent landing page representing each benefit. It will append this preference to the recipients' history and user profile from the institute's student and alumni database.
"We're looking for clusters and patterns of behavior and benefit affinity that we can then tailor specific messaging to in the remaining phases of deployment," Dundas said. "In this way, we can match copy, creative and single-minded messaging to each of the clusters we discover and maximize the membership registrations."
The third e-mail, sent May 9, was identical to the second except that the message was from a person, Tanya McKnight, a senior marketing staffer at the Canadian Securities Institute. The subject header read, "Take your next step with CSI infocus."
The previous messages did not have a first-person voice.
"The whole goal is to see what pulls better, and often like in any direct marketing initiative, the first-person voice can be very effective," Dundas said.
The last two phases are to start once MethodMail completes its analysis on the earlier deployments. The e-mails are likely to go out the third week of June.
MethodMail assumed e-mail marketing responsibilities for CSI infocus after previous agency Info Link, Toronto, was "unable to deliver real-time tracking or list management capabilities to CSI," Dundas said.
Doug Finley, vice president of sales and marketing at the institute, read an article about MethodMail in one of the November issues of this publication. He left an e-mail on MethodMail's site. MethodMail's vice president of sales in Toronto, Stefan Eyram, followed up.
Officially launched in January, MethodMail has notched clients like Dow AgroSciences Canada, Monsanto, Gettyworks, Eyewire, City of Calgary and Enmax, Calgary's electric utility. The firm is in discussions with agencies in the United States and Canada for loyalty programs.


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By Laura Shields, Arts and Entertainments Editor. @LauraShields86
Getting your music out there can be difficult for any up and coming musician. However, when you are under 18-years-old you have age as an additional complication. Not that this has stopped 16-year-old singer/songwriter Rebekah Wilson from rising to prominence. With a powerful voice and more instrumental skills than most people 3 times her age, she is proof that age does not dictate talent. I caught up with Rebekah to talk about all-ages gigs and her blossoming future in the Belfast music scene.
As a musician under the 18+ age restriction imposed by many venues, what has your experience of the Belfast music scene been?
A few years ago I had no clue Northern Ireland had a music scene. I was introduced to [it] by friends who were in a band and it sprouted from there. I still complain about the number of gigs and venues I can't attend due to my age, but I often find myself asking; "Are there more all-ages gigs [now]…or am I just becoming more aware of them?". If you look in the right places you realise how many opportunities there actually are. Open mics are a great way to get involved and have been my main resource for getting my voice heard. Also, Volume Control and the Oh Yeah Music Centre have been ineffably valuable to me. The individuals involved have been fantastic in advising and supporting me.
Do you feel people often underestimate you because of your age?
I've been overwhelmed with the support and encouraging words I've had over such a short period of time. I certainly don't believe I deserve it. I still doubt myself all the time but I feel like I'm proving that age doesn't matter as long as you're passionate. There are so many young people involved in music here and I feel we're working as a team to get our feet in the door and make a mark.
So, who or what would you say influences your music?
I don't think I sound specifically like another artist and I don't consciously take influence from anybody else. I just get into a mood to write a song and do it. I mainly listen to alternative and pop-punk stuff and the acoustic guitar comes from listening to folk and indie. My music taste stretches across genres so I just pick up bits and pieces from all over. I tend to randomly come up with a lyric and try to incorporate it into a tune that I've written before. Actually, that sounds an awfully disjointed way to write! [But] it seems to work otherwise the song wouldn't leave my bedroom!
Do you feel it is more difficult to be a solo performer than perhaps a band?
I've been making my own music from I was no age and always wanted to be in a band, but when bandmates seemed hard to come by I decided to start showcasing the music I had. I played my first gig in March and it wasn't even planned. Volume Control was running an all-ages open mic and I decided to take the opportunity. [It] was so good I've been actively gigging and writing since! I still find myself looking for a backing band because that's the music I want to write. I need that full band sound and there's only so much I can do myself. I play all the instruments on my demos but I can't play [them all] simultaneously live! I hope there will be developments in my live sound over the coming months.
While we are on the topic, have you any other plans for the future?
Music is my main goal – it's the thing I've always wanted to do. [My immediate] plans are exciting me to no end! I recorded with Mike and James from Mojo Fury in Millbank Studios before Christmas and the months following that I'll try to organise [an EP] release, hopefully for April 2015.
Find Rebekah Wilson on Facebook, Twitter and Soundcloud for music and news.


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The pitching staff has been a sore spot for the softball team this season but help could come from a pitcher on the mend.
Redshirt sophomore Dani Goranson started her second game of the season Tuesday against Eastern Michigan and made a relief appearance on Wednesday against Michigan.
Goranson missed all of the 2014 season with a shoulder injury and had only made seven appearances this season before Tuesday's matinee.
Goranson said she's not quite at 100 percent yet, but is happy to be back on the field.
"It feels amazing (to be back), I didn't think it was going to happen at all this year or anytime soon," she said.
She started 17 games in 2013, posting a 3.84 ERA and finishing with a 4-8 record. A 3.48 ERA this year would give Goranson the second lowest ERA on a staff, which has struggled this season and has combined for an ERA north of five runs per game.
"Dani is the kind of kid that's got that mental edge," head coach Jacquie Joseph said. "Dani's not one to back down from a fight."
On Tuesday, Goranson pitched 3.1 innings, allowed one run on two hits and posted three strikeouts.
MSU (16-26 overall, 1-12 Big Ten) left 14 runners on base and fell to Eastern Michigan, 6-5 in extra innings.
Goranson said she is on a pitch count but that didn't stop Joseph from summoning the former four-year letter winner out of the bullpen the next day.
Goranson wasn't as efficient Wednesday. She walked her first batter and then gave up a run on a pass ball to the next batter. On the day, she pitched one inning and allowed two earned runs.
Michigan defeated MSU in five innings, 10-0.
"Dani looked tired to me," Joseph said. "She had a couple of batters there where she was super super sharp but then you could tell she had what we call a tired arm."
Goranson said she still has some progress to make.
"I'm still working through a lot of things," Goranson said.
When healthy she has the skill and athleticism to be a top pitcher. In high school, Goranson compiled an 83-17 record with a 1.20 ERA.
If dominating one sport wasn't enough, she was a letterwinner on the varsity basketball team at Elk Grove High School (Ill.) as well.
Joseph said she will be cautious in how she uses Goranson.
"I don't want to have her hurt herself again," she said.
Joseph also left the door open to using Goranson this weekend against Minnesota, who holds the second best record in the conference.
For now, her head coach is mostly happy with what she brings to the team off the mound.
"I'm pleased with the fact that (Dani) shows the kind of swag and poise on the mound I'm trying to teach the other kids," Joseph said. "She sets a great example that way."


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sporty trekking and hiking pack for multi-day trips
flexible back system with very good ventilation
elasticated mesh pockets on front and sides
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The pack is the second largest model in our KALARI/KINGSTON series. Like all the models in the series, it is made from recycled materials, has a sporty design and is nice and light. The main fabric, the lining and the rain cover are all recycled. The KALARI TRAIL 42 was designed for multi-day hikes and short trips. It is incredibly versatile, very robust and extremely well ventilated.
The flexible, height-adjustable ACS TIGHT back system also ensures good freedom of movement. The pack sits very close to your body, so you always retain full control of the load. The central air channel at the back and the perforated, air permeable back padding, shoulder straps and waist belt help to keep you cool. If you're not carrying a full pack and don't need the hip fins, they can be stowed away.
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Detroit Tigers' Cameron Maybin out 4-6 weeks with wrist fracture
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The injury bug bit Cameron Maybin again.
First, the Detroit Tigers outfielder came into camp with a sore shoulder after slipping on ice. Then, he was hit on the left wrist in his first at-bat of the spring. Now, he will be sidelined for at least a month.
Maybin's CT scan this morning in Tiger Town showed a non-displaced hairline fracture of the left wrist. He will be out 4-6 weeks, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said after today's game against the Atlanta Braves.
"He says he feels pretty good," Ausmus said.
But the CT scan, which was termed precautionary hours earlier, showed otherwise.
Maybin, who was competing for playing time with Anthony Gose – the two figured to share at least a platoon role in centerfield, with the former playing against left-handed pitchers and the latter playing against righties – joined the team this off-season in a trade with the Braves.
Asked if he could play with it, Ausmus said, "Right now, that wouldn't make any sense."
Maybin, 28, hit .267 with 10 home runs, 59 RBIs and 23 stolen bases in 141 games with the Braves last season. He is a career .251 hitter in nine seasons.
The injury means Gose is in line to be the team's Opening Day starter.
Ausmus said Tyler Collins – who has experience in centerfield – is a likely candidate to serve as a backup and utilitymen Mike Aviles and Andrew Romine can be emergency options at the position.
"Generally, that means 4-6 weeks for it to heal before you start participating in baseball activities," Ausmus said.
Maybin will undergo follow-up X-rays in two weeks.
"Every team deals with it," Ausmus said. "As a player, you learn to deal with it. It's part of the game, you move forward and you hope whoever player is back in the allotted time schedule and ready to go."
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Towards the relief of the whose lovers have actually wondered, asked, and even accused along those exact same lines, the solution is definitely an unequivocal no.
The contrary can also be true: perhaps perhaps maybe not getting porn spam doesn't imply you have actuallyn't been porn that is surfing.
Porn spam and visiting porn websites are unrelated one to the other. I'll explain why that is.
Web sites and e-mail are entirely unrelated. Visiting a site will not give them the capability to send you e-mail, spam or elsewhere. In the event that you explicitly offer a webpage your current email address for almost any explanation, then of course they are able to e-mail you. Everybody else ultimately gets spam, it doesn't matter what web web web sites they see, also it's extremely typical for a few of this spam to be pornographic in general. It suggests nothing regarding your online behavior.
Sites and e-mail are unrelated
Whenever you visit an internet site — any site — the website gets a lot of information regarding you, although not your email.
You can't be sent by them e-mail when they don't get current email address.
For instance, you don't need certainly to provide your current email address to look at what's on Ask Leo!. You will see most of the pages you prefer and I'll haven't any basic concept who you really are. 1 i possibly couldn't e-mail you if i desired to. (and I also do desire to, which is the reason why we request you to subscribe to my publication. More about that in minute.)
Similar holds true for porn sites or just about any site. There's no chance to allow them to email you, unless …
… you provide them with your current email address.
Handing over your current email address
Needless to say, you could decide to do exactly that.
As an example, you could join my publication, and I'll deliver it for you once weekly. I'm sure the porn industry has similar products — newsletters, membership internet internet web sites, conversation discussion boards — each requiring an email to achieve access.
And yes, as soon as you let them have your current email address, they shall probably begin sending you e-mail. Some could even deliver exactly exactly just what you'd start thinking about to be porn spam.
Worse, they may additionally offer your current email address to somebody else, who can additionally begin delivering you email. (For the record, i really do perhaps maybe not.) And some or each of that may appear to be spam, including more porn spam.
But websites that are just surfing and doing this with appropriate anti-malware
They have no way to know who you are if you haven't provided your information.
The method that you have porn spam
Simply having a contact target is sufficient to start getting spam.
Eventually, that is more likely to add frauds, Phishing
A lot of people have spam. Some have more than others, but the majority do.
At some true point, your current email address managed to make it onto a listing of email addresses utilized by a spammer. That list may were offered to a different spammer, and another, and another, and another, until your email appears on several spammers' lists. Some of these could be drug spammers, some whom deliver phishing attempts, as well as others who would like to assist the size is increased by you of specific parts of the body.
And some send porn spam.
But none from it relates to where you've been or that which you've looked over on the web.
It's more related to just how noticeable your email was, and whether or otherwise not you've reacted (accidentally or else) to spam within the past by simply clicking a website link or replying. When spammers understand a contact target is legitimate and reaches a person that is real they deliver a lot more spam in your way.
It surely does not suggest they've been porn that is surfing.
But like we stated, the truth that somebody doesn't get porn spam does not mean that they've not been porn that is surfing either. The two are merely unrelated.
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Why have always been we getting spam texts from online dating sites?
You may get spam texts from online dating sites in the event that you subscribed to one and supplied your contact number. You may additionally get spam texts if your spammer has shared your information — including your telephone number — with other spammers. And, needless to say, if there's an information breach
How do you stop permanently spam emails?
You cannot stop spam email messages forever. What you can do is mark spam messages as spam so your e-mail solution learns what exactly is and it is free over 50 sex chat room maybe perhaps not spam, and delivers spam to your spam folder immediately. Unfortuitously, everybody else gets spam, and there's currently not a way to permanently stop it.
Just how do I stop emails that are getting online dating sites?
To avoid getting email messages from internet dating sites, you have got two choices. Both boil right down to treating the e-mail as spam. If it is from a regular current email address or domain, it is possible to block that current email address or domain in your e-mail user interface. In the event that supply is random, it is much more likely spam that is traditional should always be addressed as a result: mark the messages as spam and move ahead together with your life.
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. . . from wooden wheels and mustaches to bananas and flannel to Red Bull and baggies . . . from Missoula to Saint Louis on a 50 pound singlespeed to over Pearl Pass on a geared klunker to "Look at me, Mommy," ---this is a personal hystery of the mountain bike
I have a picture of my grandfather taken in 1906 when he was eight years old, standing beside a stripped down Spalding safety bike, every part not for "whoa" or "go" had been removed for light weight. In the early fifties we called these wonders "clunkers" or "klunkers," when they were chopped for the dirt, and "cruisers," when they were clean stock or duded for the street.
I got most of this stuff from the Christian Science Monitor's website. Tell your kids. Save money on an encyclopedia.
1817. The sport of riding bicycles in the dirt officially began when Baron von Drais invented the Draisienne, a board between two wooden wheels for Germans to careen out of control through horse shit and mud on the farm and in the city.
At the turn of the 20th century organized groups of enthusiasts called "wheelmen" created a cult of the bicycle. Home spun ingenuity focused on human-powered travel in blacksmith shops and barns throughout the U.S. and Europe. Wheelmen hot-rodded high wheelers and safety bikes, raced them, sold them, stole each others' ideas, made them better. The bicycle was used to market cereals and tobacco products. Many brake and suspension technologies in use today have roots at the turn of the century when there was no such thing as pavement, and regular folks either had a bike, a horse, or they fucking walked.
Soon the motorcycle and the automobile killed the rush of bicycle technology at the beginning of the 20th century. Boys stopped riding cruisers when the balls dropped and a driver's license was in hand. Sadly, the bicycle came to be seen as a "low-status" symbol. The only grown man I ever saw riding a bike when I was a kid was Fred Benton, a fifty year old man who lived in a cardboard box in the lumber yard and rode around town drunk, cussing noisily at kids like me, carrying two buckets on the handlebars. He smelled like whiskey from a block away as he pedaled around searching for scraps of food or anything to trade for a bottle of cheap liquor.
In April of 1975 my newly immigrated and very pregnant Belgian wife, Miki, and I moved into the Haight Ashbury of San Francisco, a low rent district in transition from heroin and hippies to queers and yuppies. The neighborhood was a strange mixture of shell-shocked and pitifully handicapped Vietnam veterans, assorted junkies, psychedelic drug crazies, drug dealers, child prostitutes, retarded prostitutes, shameless hedonists, trust fund babies, flamboyant gays, . . . and struggling artists, comedians and musicians, like myself. It was a place where you could wear dirty underwear on your head or tattoo "fuck" in Old English across your forehead and not be noticed on the street.
One evening in 1978 (or 79) there was a feature on Channel 5's "Evening Magazine" documenting a wild bicycle race on Mt. Tamalpias just north of the city. A bunch of longhaired wildmen in jeans and open flannel shirts with bananas sticking out of their pockets were blasting down a narrow fire road on cruiser bikes, tossing rooster tails of dust into the air as they slid sideways through tight S-turns. I laughed uncontrollably as rider after rider slipped, flipped and crashed into trees bordering the road.
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Main focus: History of public employees
Website/blog: https://homepage.univie.ac.at/therese.garstenauer/?lang=en
Languages: English, French, German, Russian
City: Vienna
Country: Austria
Examples of previous talks / appearances:
Impulsreferat beim Workshop "Neue Perspektiven der Behördenforschung", Institut für Zeitgeschichte München, 22. 1. 2019This talk is in: German
Zero Week Lecture Series 2018-2019, Department for Gender Studies, CEU Budapest, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 3:30pmThis talk is in: English
Paper given at the conference "The end of the empires. Formation of post-war order in Central and Eastern Europe in 1918-1923", Wroclaw, Nov 22 - 23, 2018.This talk is in: English


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Meet the Chef
Chef Tom (pictured with Daughter, Jiin, and Wife Laddavan) was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand; a haven for delicious and unique Southeast Asian food. But, he didn't start out in the food industry, and instead attended Automotive Mechanic School for five years. He began working for Thai Airways as an aircraft ground equipment technician overseeing maintenance equipment.
As years passed working for Thai Airways, he was given the opportunity to travel to the United States to begin a new journey in a different field. After moving to New York City with his family, he started his first job in the food industry washing dishes. He worked his way up from dishwasher to prep cook in one of New York's famous French restaurants. From there, he took advantage of an opportunity to broaden his horizons and work for a 5-star hotel in Manhattan alongside one of New York's Master Chefs. Chef Tom worked in this establishment for 12 years learning the ins and outs of a kitchen and preparing magnificent food for the hotel. While working there, he also maintained his hobby of learning different types of cuisine from all over the world.
After gaining experience in French, Italian, Middle Eastern, Kosher and Nouveau American cuisine (just to name a few), Chef Tom moved to Georgia to expand his passion for cooking even more. In 2002, he and his wife, Laddavan, (LaDDa Bistro's namesake) opened a restaurant in Warner Robins called Ladda Thai, a successful Thai restaurant with many passionate followers. They carried this momentum to Macon and now share their love of food with all who visit LaDDa Bistro.
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AtHoc IWSAlerts' mobile applications combine with AtHoc's award-winning unified, net-centric emergency mass notification technology to significantly extend the capabilities of AtHoc IWSAlerts. These apps enhance an organization's ability to contact personnel in a crisis situation, providing important benefits to mobile alert recipients, mobile operators and first responders.
Benefits to the Mobile Alert Recipients
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· Capture of geographical location as recipients reply to notifications, thereby enabling operators to identify position of users who require assistance
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If you ever wanted to see the aurora borealis – a.k.a. the Northern Lights – and also be blown away by breathtaking landscapes with snowy mountains and frozen lakes then Northern Norway is the place to be. Earlier in February I spent 7 great days in Tromsø region chasing the Northern Lights and the result is that I'm in love with this city. But wouldn't you be?
This was the first time I went to the Arctic to chase the Northern Lights. I met my cousin in Oslo and from there we took another flight to Tromsø.
I must say that after reading other aurora hunters frustrating experiences I was a bit concerned. However, for my own surprise, we were lucky to see an amazing display already on the first night in there.
The first location chosen to observe the Aurora was a village called Ersfjordbotn, located just few kilometers away from the center of Tromsø. From the hotel it took 25 minutes to get there. I drove through a narrow road at the right side of the fjord trying to find a good spot to park the car. It was so dark that even the car lights were not helping too much.
Once I thought I had found a good spot I parked the car beside some area under construction on the road and walked towards the shore. At this point I wasn't sure if I was stepping on icy ground, frozen water or big rocks – even though I had a flashlight with me – until I noticed that there were two other guys in there too with their photo gear haha.
Photo gear out of the car. It was really cold, but at the same time, the sky was so clear and beautiful full of stars that I didn't even bother. We were prepared for a long wait, with some snacks and hot tea, but in fact we spent 1 hour waiting for the Aurora. It was around 11pm when I noticed a weak shade of green coming from behind the mountain. And suddenly this was how the sky was looking like.
I never had experienced something as amazing as this! You really can't imagine how blown away I was!
We would come back every night during the trip to Ersfjordbotn as a starting location. At this point I had found a better location there to park the car and setup our gear. This location even allowed us to wait inside the car, which was much more convenient.
The lights would continue to appear almost every night and I decided to give it a try and shoot my first time-lapse video. Shooting the time-lapse proved to be also very efficient as most of the times you can leave the camera doing its job while you admire the beauty of the Northern Lights.
I learned later that the place was also known as "The Fjord of Light", which is how I decided to name the time-lapse video that you can see on Vimeo in HD or just by clicking play below. Hope you guys enjoy!


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The nationalist movement grew into a wide spread mass anti-imperialist movement at the end of the First World War. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi came into prominence at this time and became the undisputed leader of the nationalist movement. Powerful mass movements were launched under his leadership. These involved defiance of laws, peaceful demonstrations, boycott of educational institutions, boycott of courts, boycott of educational institutions, picketing of shops selling liquor and foreign goods, nonpayment of taxes and the closing of vital business. These non-violent but revolutionary methods influenced millions of people belonging to all sections of society and infused in them bravery and self-confidence. Millions now braved the repression resorted by the govt boldly courted imprisonment and faced lathicharges and firings.Gandhiji lived the simple life of an ascetic and talked to the people in a language they could understand. He came to be known to the people as Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhiji made social report a part of the programme of the nationalist movement. His greatest achievement in the field of social reform was the campaign against inhuman institution of untouchability which had degraded millions of Indians. His other achievement was in the field of cottage industries. He saw in the charkha, the spinning wheel, the salvation of the village people and its promotion became part of the congress programme.In addition to infusing people with the spirit of nationalism it provided employment to millions and created a large group of people who were ready to throw themselves into the struggle and court imprisonment. The charkha became so important that it eventually became a part of the flag of the Indian National Congress.
Gandhiji devoted himself to the cause of Hindu-Muslim unity .He regarded communalism as anti-national and inhuman. Under his leadership the unity of the nationalist movement was secured and the people worked hard for independence.


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Call for submissions for blockchain innovations
The call for submissions for Fundamental knowledge for responsible blockchain innovations has been launched. Multidisciplinary consortia can request funding for coherent research into socially responsible blockchain innovations as described in the Dutch Blockchain Research Agenda.
Dutch Blockchain Vision Statement
The overarching vision of the Dutch Blockchain Research Agenda is as follows: 'Blockchain research should focus on identifying and building the conditions for the development of blockchain technology. The goal is to maximize the contribution to society and rule out or mitigate undesirable developments.'
The aim of this programme is to make the Dutch Blockchain Research Agenda concrete through the development of a coherent, fundamental research programme. The research must pay explicit attention to the potential social impact of blockchain innovations. The ethical and social aspects of technological innovations should embrace the NWO Responsible Innovation goals. NWO has developed the Responsible Innovation approach to encourage innovations that foster broad social support. Social aspects such as ethical, legal, sociological, economic, psychological and behavioural consequences are included in the design process from day one. Researchers from various disciplines will ensure that multidisciplinary aspects are addressed.
The total budget per proposal is 1.5 million euros. An amount of 650,000 euros will be available up until July 2022 and the remainder will be released five years after the grant is awarded. The total NWO grant will be no less than 50% and no more than 80% of total programme costs.
In order to support the formation of consortia, the submission of an Expression of Interest is a compulsory part of the proposal. To inspire other applicants, all submissions will be shared with the other applicants and will form the basis for a matchmaking meeting (provisional date: 8 March 2019).
The deadline for submitting the compulsory Expression of Interest is 14:00 CET on 28 February 2019.
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Quick and delicious, this summery dish is perfect for a mid-week meal.
Serves 4
750g new or baby potatoes
1 bunch green asparagus, trimmed, cut into 4cm pieces
1 bunch white asparagus, trimmed, cut into 4cm pieces
1/3 cup whole egg mayonnaise
2 tbsp lemon juice
¼ cup dill sprigs, finely chopped
white pepper
60g mixed salad greens
4 salmon fillets
¼ cup sesame seeds
1 tbsp olive oil
Place potatoes into a saucepan and cover with cold water. Place over a high heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Add asparagus to saucepan and cook for 1-2 minutes or until just tender. Drain. Place potatoes and asparagus into a bowl with icy cold water to stop cooking process. Drain. Slice potatoes. Place potatoes and asparagus into a large bowl.
Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, dill, salt and white pepper in a bowl. Add sauce to potato mixture and gently stir until combined. Spoon salad onto serving plates. Top with salad greens.
Place salmon fillets onto a chopping board. Sprinkle sesame seeds onto fillets, pressing firmly onto flesh. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. When hot, add salmon fillets, sesame-seed side down. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden and fillets are cooked halfway through. Turn and cook for a further 2 minutes or until a little rare in the centre. Transfer salmon to serving plates and serve immediately.


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The UAE Pro League's Media Forum, which was held on Wednesday at Rixos Premium Dubai JBR Hotel, highlighted the technical, marketing and organizational aspects related to the UAEPL, in addition to match organization efforts, technical outcomes and actual playing time of the previous matchweeks of the Arabian Gulf League.
This review came during the UAEPL's Media Forum, which is a new initiative that saw the attendance of the various media outlets concerned with the UAEPL's activities and competitions and was held within the framework of the existing partnership between the two parties. It aims to strengthen the communication and continuous cooperation with the media in a more profound way, thus enhancing the roles of both parties.
The forum, which witnessed large attendance, kicked off with a short video that highlighted the UAE Pro League's efforts and was followed by a speech from UAEPL CEO Waleed Al Hosani who welcomed the attendees and praised the fruitful communication between the Pro League and the success partners represented in the clubs, technicians, coaches, administrators, players and fans, as well as media outlets, who play a key role in reflecting the efforts made for the sake of the success of the sports season.
The UAE Pro League CEO revealed that over 50,000 PCR tests were conducted before the matches this season. He also highlighted the Pro League's technical committee meetings since the start of the season and the coordination meetings with clubs representatives and match commissioners. Al Hosani also reviewed the match protocol, actual playing time statistics, and highlighted the TV broadcast map, the digital rights, in addition to emphasizing the Pro League's promotional initiatives since the start of the 2020-21 season, represented in the new audio identity, the virtual visual elements, the new website and mobile app, the Arabian Gulf League fantasy, the e-League, and the UAEPL commercial approach.
Al Hosani stressed that the current match protocol was prepared according to the best international practices, while putting different scenarios into consideration, starting from holding the games behind closed doors and until the complete return of fans to stadiums, while mentioning that the protocol was approved by the competent authorities.
The protocol measures included dividing the stadium into four sections to ensure the implementation of the precautionary measures, which includes checking the temperatures of everyone at the stadium. People at sections 1 and 2 have to present a negative Covid-19 test result no older than 72 hours, while those in sections 3 and 4 can present a test result that's no older than a week. The stadiums are also fully sterilized before and after the matches, with a new ball being used every game.
When asked about the expected date for fans return, Al Hosani revealed that the final decision in this regard will be made by the relevant authorities, as they are the ones who decide the fans return date based on the Covid-19 situation, while the Pro League is ready and well-prepared for the different return scenarios and the precautionary measures.
Al Hosani was also asked whether there are any protocol changes for those who received a Covid-19 vaccine. He explained, "this is a positive move, but changing the Covid-19 protocol or easing the fans return to stadiums is the responsibility of the relevant authorities, who are closely following the situation. There may be some changes in the future, in case the number of people receiving the vaccine increased."
Al Hosani also said that the relative decline in the actual playing time compared to last season is considered acceptable due to the suspension of the competition for more than seven months and holding the pre-season training camps domestically, while being affected by the country's high temperature and humidity in August.
The average playing time during the first five matchweeks stood at 0.49.46 compared to 0.51.47 in the same matchweeks of the 2019-20 season and 0.48.48 in the 2018-19 season. Al Jazira currently hold the highest playing time record in the Arabian Gulf League this season with an average of 0.31.22, while Shabab Al Ahli are at 0.31.19 and Al Nasr are at 0.29.20.
Al Hosani revealed that the actual playing time statistics will be presented to the UAEPL's technical committee, who will analyze it and study suggestions for improving the technical aspect of the competition, in addition to organizing technical meetings with coaches to discuss the mechanism for developing the technical aspect of the competition.
The Pro League CEO revealed that the 2018-19 Arabian Gulf League season achieved viewership of over 18 million. He also spoke about the efforts done to broadcast the league all over the world through new digital platforms.
When asked about the match timings, the UAE Pro League CEO said, "the fixtures timings are based on coordination meetings with the rights holders in order to find a balance between the matches and the sports shows," he explained.
He added, "the timings are chosen in a way that ensures the highest viewership. Since working hours end at 4pm or 5 pm, we decided to hold the first game at 6pm to allow the TV channels at least an hour between the first and the second set of matches."
He pointed out that the suggestions related to changing the match timings were discussed with the rights holders, in hopes of finding a mechanism that would allow narrowing the gap between the matches, which is expected to happen during the winter.
He added, "a coordination meeting will be held with the rights holders, especially that they couldn't reduce the gap between the first and second sets of matches due to their broadcast programming, which requires an hour difference between the first and second sets. We will discuss these issues in our next meeting and will announce the outcome soon."
When asked about the revenue distribution mechanism, Al Hosani said, "the Pro League presented a new initiative, which entails distributing 35% of the revenue equally between the clubs and 15% will be distributed as incentives based on two new initiatives. The first one will see the allocation of incentives to clubs based on fan attendance percentage and the second entails allocating incentives to clubs based on their Asian participation, as AED 5 million will be distributed to the most successful clubs in the competition."
He also discussed the new format of the Arabian Gulf Cup saying, "the change was done after several studies, and we seek to make the tournament more competitive, and it will be evaluated at the end of the season. The technical committee is closely following and evaluating the competition. In case the new format proved successful, we will maintain it. However, we can restore the old format if the objectives weren't met, as we have already changed the format and mechanism more than once in the past years."
Promotional Initiatives
The Media Forum also highlighted the most prominent promotional initiatives that were implemented ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season, including the new audio identity, which is a contemporary identity that connects with the new generations of football fans, and aligns with the practices of international leagues.
The new audio identity fuses international and oriental music with motivational sports music in a way that highlights a competitive atmosphere. Fans get to listen to it and enjoy it before the start of each match and along all the visual content related to the UAE Pro League on TV and social media channels.
Viewers of the UAE Pro League competitions also get to see new virtual visual elements during some games such as logos, statistics, in addition to virtual panels in the stands in a pioneering step in the region that enhances the match viewing experience.
The Pro League also launched a new website and a mobile app, and allocated prizes for the Arabian Gulf League fantasy participants amounting to AED 50,000 and is currently studying the prospects of introducing a loyalty program that allows fans to benefit from different offers and rewards.
Commercial Initiatives
Al Hosani also spoke about the commercial success of the Pro League and their efforts to enhance the UAEPL's income sources, through sponsorship and partnership agreements, as the UAEPL have most recently sealed sponsorship deals with the Follow up Committee of the Initiatives of UAE President and Rixos Hotels. The UAEPL also understands the importance of the existing strategic partnerships, and therefore renewed the sponsorship deals with Etisalat and Al Nabooda Automobiles until the end of the 2020-21 season.
The basis of the UAEPL's strategic plan for the next 10 years entails focusing on the commercial development, financial sustainability of competitions and clubs, and accordingly the Pro League team will diversify income sources, create new commercial assets, develop investment methods and improve the competitions' brand.


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YCO selected for new 80m+ superyacht build
YCO has announced that it has recently contracted a project with a leading European shipyard on behalf of a long-term client. The project will involve the full custom build of a motor yacht in excess of 80 metres and will be undertaken in conjunction with a world renowned, UK based superyacht design house. The superyacht is due to be delivered in 2014.
Commenting on the transaction, YCO Chief Executive Charlie Birkett said: "We are delighted to have been chosen to undertake the contracting and project management of a superyacht of this calibre. YCO is now involved with every major European shipyard and this latest project is further validation of YCO as a leader in the brokerage and management of the world's most significant superyachts."
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Srinagar: A Legislative Assembly Committee on the environment Saturday visited Dal Lake and its catchment area to get firsthand observation of the issues concerning it.
Led by the Committee Chairman Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, the visiting team also included legislators Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, Bashir Ahmed Dar, Usman Abdul Majid, Ishfaq Ahmed Sheikh, Shamima Firdous. V-C Lawda Dr Hafiz Shah, expert Er Zahoor Ahmed Chaat as special invitee and other officials from LAWDA were accompanying the legislators during the tour.
The members had a detailed tour of the Dal Lake where they witnessed ongoing cleaning of Lilly patches was carried out, both manually and mechanically.
The Committee recommended western foreshore for delineation of the western boundary to prevent ingress from that side. They also recommended necessary work to be done on Badshahi canal which will add fresh water to the Nigeen lake. The committee also recommended to look for alternate options for water resources in order to reduce the strain on lake water due to withdrawal of water for Nishat( 20 MGD) and Pakribal( 4MGD) filtration plant.
The Committee also recommended rejuvenation of Sharaab Kuel and withdrawal of water from Sindh extension canal in order to augment fresh water supplies to the lake along Boulvard.
To turn the on-going cleaning process more result-oriented, the Committee recommended speedy funding for relocation of inhabitants and houseboats.
The Committee strongly recommended procuring more lake cleaning machines, besides, regularization of consolidated employees working in LAWDA and increasing their daily wages.
On the occasion, V-C LAWDA briefed the Committee about the operations going on in the Dal lake to regain its lost glory. Dr Shah also informed that committee that besides, cleaning machines more than 1300 laborers are currently employed in cleaning operation of Dal lake.
The committee also visited the Ganderbal and listened to the issues of Sand extractors.


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Waking Life: An Ambling Animated Opus from Richard Linklater (Flack's Review)
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Waking Life (2001, streaming on Netflix), Richard Linklater's ambling animated opus, is the kind of film that will put some to sleep and enthrall others. It's a brilliant, bizarre, and utterly one-of-a-kind trip.
With a script by Linklater, the film has almost no "plot", at least in the conventional sense. It's a chatty, meditative, intellectual feast made up of bite-sized episodes of conversational philosophizing. The film follows a twentysomething drifter (Wiley Wiggins) as he navigates his own dream, listening in on the thoughts of a cast of diverse and unusual characters. A university professor expresses his frustration with the shiftless new generation. A monkey projects and narrates a film. Two friends discuss the possiblities of cinema, then turn into inanimate cloud-statues of themselves. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy), from Linklater's Before trilogy, talk about the last 6-12 minutes of brain activity a dead human has, after the body shuts down. The director Stephen Soderbergh shows up to tell a story about Billy Wilder. And Linklater himself has a fascinating and slightly disturbing story to tell about author Phillip K. Dick.
What makes Waking Life such an innovative, imaginative achievement is the format Linklater chose to make the movie in: rotoscoped animation. First, he filmed his actors the way he would, more or less, in a live-action film. Then a team of Austin artists (largely not computer animators), led by the pioneering Bob Sabiston, animated over that footage using some average Apple computers and a software called Rotoshop. The result is, at first, disconcerting and distracting, even irritating. But, soon enough, you latch into the free-flowing vibe, and marvel at the bizarre beauty that surrounds you. Animation styles sometimes change from scene to scene, while some shots have a bouncy, slightly wobbly effect. The general style is that of a Picasso painting, a Monet masterwork, some modern graphic novels, and maybe some drugs stirred together, and then splattered around with unfettered enthusiasm. It's so completely different, so fresh, so unlike anything else.
As for the little episodes that make up the film, some are engrossing and profound, others exhausting and perplexing. There are some scenes of philosophers (mostly non-actors) talking so quickly about such highbrow, scientific ideas that just about anyone without a Phd. in everything will begin to lose interest. It's also a little pompous that Linklater seems to assume everyone has something grand and genius to say about the universe. And for the first half of the film, the nameless protagonist doesn't really respond to any of his dream-characters; he just sits, listens, and nods. For a while, this near-wordless blank-slate of a central character is a frustration. With so much going on around the character, it would've helped if Linklater had fleshed this guy out, and given us someone to hold on to. Though, that may be the point: we could kind of be following anyone. And the film gets stronger as it progresses. The protagonist starts speaking, and says some fascinating things about the consciousness and reality of dreams. Fascinating and more intelligible characters appear, and then disappear, because this is, alas, a dream. Eventually, we're left with a lovely last shot that takes you up, up, and away.
Perhaps Waking Life shouldn't be critiqued as a movie, but debated over as a deep-dive into a director's brain. All the characters seem to express little thoughts, theories, and ideas Linklater has had, making them more jumping-off points for intellectual analysis than actual characters. Taken for what is, which is a peculiar and rather astounding trip through the mind, Waking Life is a marvel. Imperfect, not for everybody (probably not for most), scattered in every direction? Yes, yes, and yes. But our dreams aren't supposed to make sense to us, let alone entertain the world. When the movie finishes, you don't just walk away and move on with your life. It consumes you, fills your brain with new ideas, gets you thinking and dreaming and hoping for more movies like this one, movies so daringly free of constraint and convention.
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Regime forces struck the town of Teir Maalah with mortars while a humanitarian aid convoy entered the town en route to the city of Rastan on the afternoon of Monday, April 25.
The Homs Media Center reported that a mortar fell on the town, wounding a number of civilians, one of them critically, as the second batch of the humanitarian aid convoys traveled toward the besieged Rastan.
The first aid convoy composed of 65 trucks entered Rastan on April 22, and unloaded its delivery to a Red Crescent point in the city over a 24-hour period.
According to the Red Crescent, 35 volunteers participated in unloading the convoy, which contained flour, hygiene kits, mattresses, tarpaulins and insulation, in addition to adult diapers, medicine, foodstuff (peanut butter and nutrients), and school materials for children. The Red Crescent said it had enough to meet the needs of 24,000 families for a month.
The city and other towns of the northern Homs countryside live in dire humanitarian conditions, in light of the siege which has been imposed for around three years, as well as the continuous bombardment with rockets and barrel bombs, which have increased in frequency since the start of last week.
This article was translated and edited by The Syrian Observer. Responsibility for the information and views set out in this article lies entirely with the author.


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By CJ KUIZON | Davao Today
The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) fears the government has not entirely given up on the controversial memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD), which the group sees as a ploy to change the Constitution to extend the term of the President.
Malaca�ang lawyers to the Supreme Court (SC) ruling indicates that the government is still planning to pursue the controversial MOA-AD. Bayan believes the MOA-AD will pave the way for constitutional amendments that will extend Arroyo's term.
The SC ruled as unconstitutional the MOA-AD that would have given the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) authority over territories included in the proposed Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE), which covers a wider territory and an expanded administrative capacity in the present Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera filed a manifestation, protesting what she referred to as "a transgression of the doctrine of separation of powers" between the nation's judicial and executive bodies. Devanadera feared that the Supreme Court decision foreshadowed "a future trend" of the Court's interference in "areas exclusive to the other branches of the government."
Devanadera urged the High Court to dismiss the case filed by local officials in Mindanao questioning the MOA-AD just two weeks after the botched August 5 signing in Kuala Lumpur. The solicitor-general later formally urged the Supreme Court to dismiss this case as moot and academic.
Reyes said this move proved that the administration really wants to push through with the MOA-AD. With time running out until 2010, Arroyo cannot afford to lose options to stay in power, said Reyes. Even though she had majority of the members of the House of Representatives, she would still have the Senate to contend with, many of them eyeing for the Presidential elections in 2010 would waylay any of her moves to stay in power.
Militant partylist representatives Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casi�o (Bayan Muna), and Liza Maza (Gabriela Women's Party) said the SC ruling should not invalidate issue of ancestral domain of the Bangsamoro.
Reyes said Bayan respected the Bangsamoro people's right to self determination but the proposed signing of the MOA-AD came at the time when the administration is pushing for changes in the Constitution to stay in power. (CJ Cuizon/davaotoday.com)Peace Process


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To get more cancer therapies to the right patients faster, we need to find better surrogate markers or biomarkers of response that are inextricably linked to survival.
Amgen's phase III FOCUS trial of carfilzomib (Kyprolis) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma failed to meet its primary endpoint of overall survival.
Tokai Pharmaceuticals ($TKAI) have filed plans for a $75M IPO, largely based on the potential of their phase 2 prostate cancer compound, galeterone. What is the prostate cancer market opportunity for $TKAI?
Amgen announced the results of the phase III ASPIRE clinical trial for Kyprolis. What impact will this data have on the multiple myeloma landscape?
New CLL therapies that stand out in a rapidly changing CLL landscape include obinutuzumab (Gazyva), ibrutinib (Imbruvica) idelalisib (Zydelig), ABT-199/GDC-0199 and CTL019.
How will we decide which therapies to give patients with metastatic melanoma once the new immunotherapies are available?
There are a number of new targets, therapies and approaches in AML being investigated but which ones look most promising in this challenging landscape?
After a few setbacks in clinical development, some solid data is emerging with AbbVie/Genentech's ABT-199/GDC-0199 in CLL. Some more mature data at ASCO was very encouraging...
Diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL) are an aggressive subset of non-Hodgkins lymphomas that generally have a poor prognosis and a high unmet medical need. There is a raft of promising new therapies being evaluated for treatment.
Initial phase 2 data for Amgen's blinatumomab in B cell ALL looked encouraging 2 years ago but has it held up over time?
Several new agents in development emerged for the treatment of aggressive NHL (DLBCL and FL), including SGN-CD19A, polatuzumab vedotin and pinatuzumab vedotin.
A review of poster data at ASCO 2014 for new drugs from new cancer drugs from $CLDX, $OMED & NuCana BioMed.
Selection of some of the many posters that caught our attention. Companies whose products are mentioned include: $EXEL, $RHHBY, $XLRN, $MRK
After it's successful IPO, what are some of the challenges and opportunities facing Kite Pharma and their CAR-T cell immunotherapy?
AstraZeneca showed impressive data at ASCO 2014 for MEDI4736, a new anti PD-L1 immunotherapy.
There have been no new therapies in urothelial bladder cancer for 30 years - until now...
PD-1 antibodies nivolumab and pembrolizumab show considerable promise in metastatic melanoma. At ASCO 2014 we learnt more about how they compare against each other and their potential as a backbone for combinations.
What does the ASCO 2014 data show when you combine checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and ipilimumab?
With the intense focus on immino-oncology, are targeted agents passe now?
A predictive biomarker for resistance to treatment by enzalutamide and abiraterone may lead to new prostate cancer drug development opportunities.
Final day at ASCO 2014 - what are the diehards listening to this morning?
Live blog with commentary on Day 4 of the ASCO 2014 annual meeting in Chicago.
Live blog with updates from Day 3 at ASCO 2014
Live Blog from Day 2 of ASCO 2014 in Chicago.
Coverage of day 1 at ASCO 2014 with commentary on some of the poster highlights.
Update on the top drugs in CLL including ibrutinib, obinutuzumab, idelalisib, ABT-199, GS-9973, ONO-4059, CTL019, TAK659, IPI-145, cerdulatinib and others.
Highlights in multiple myeloma at ASCO include drugs with a different mechanism of action eg panobinostat, daratumumab and elotuzumab, #ASCO14
How we could overcome resistance to BRAF inhibitors in colon cancer with a triple combination approach


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The background for this card has been lurking in the back of my head for a while and this was the perfect time to use it. The warmth of a piece of burlap attached to card, covered in Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Gold Embossing Paste and stencilled with her Archival Inks provided a fantastic base for the summer bloom. If you haven't yet used these inks over a metallic base (be that paste or paint) please try it. The effect is mesmerising.
Having been inspired by a vignette piece by Lynn Whipple seen on Claudine Hellmuth's 'Composition for Collage' course I knew that would be the way forward for this card, allowing the background to shine through without being the focal point. Don't I sound arty now!!!!
The central bundle consists of mulberry paper (haven't used this in ages and it's fab!) chipboard, a piece of book page, a kraft core large ticket and the stamped, water-coloured, fussy cut, embossed flower (stamped from the Studiio 490 Wendy Vecchi stamp set 'The Beauty of Art') all tied together with some coloured twin and one of those wonderful Tim Holtz Idea-Ology hearts. You will also spy a remnant rub (the number 21) - I coloured the inside with a white gel pen to make it stand out further.
With my summer flower as the focus for this card I'm entering it into the Fashionable Stamping Challenge - 'Flowers' sponsored by Flonzcraft.
In the meantime make sure you pop across to the Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see what my fellow Funkie team mates have been up to before submitting your own summer floral projects to be in with a chance of winning.