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This is really helpful and interesting. I didn't know there were so many airlines that flew throughout Mexico and I wasn't familiar with the differences. Thanks for sharing!
My regular readers will notice I am really on a Mexico kick. I've been to Mexico City, Tijuana, and Guanajuato all within one year! Today I'll provide you with comparisons between the various Mexican airline companies so you can make an informed decision as you evaluate travel options.
Our southern neighbor is close, inexpensive, full of life and great food. Whether you are planning on visiting a coastal resort town, the bustling metropolis of Mexico City, or a historic colonial town like San Miguel de Allende, you can find flights on Mexican carriers to a much broader list of destinations than you will on US airlines flying south.
All of these companies fly out of US airports in addition to their strong network inside Latin America. Don't be intimidated if they pop up when searching for routes, just because the brand is unfamiliar to you.
In terms of quality and comfort, AeroMexico tops the list by leaps and bounds. I would compare it just as good as my transatlantic flights I've taken on AirFrance or American Airlines.
The flight I took had comfortable, soft seats, interactive video screens and a wide variety of movies in several languages. The seats were wider than the standard sardine-can feeling I've become used to. I had a good amount of leg room, as well. Food and drink were included (Tijuana to Mexico City).
Alliance: AeroMexico is part of the [Delta] SkyTeam. They are on-again, off-again with my preferred airline, Alaska Air. I can't remember if I was able to claim my Alaska miles or not, but I do remember I had to place a phone call about it. Their phone service was very polite, clear, and helpful.
Cost: AeroMexico is the priciest out of the four airlines I have reviewed, but with increased cost comes more comfort and amenities. If you've never flown on a foreign carrier, this will feel familiar and safe.
For quality and comfort, I would compare Volaris to Southwest Airlines or another budget brand with an eye on customer service. All flight attendants and gate agents were very helpful. The flight was comfortable at row 17, but cramped at row 21.
As for options, this is one of those airlines where everything is an upgrade. Included in my base fare was one checked bag (carry-on was extra) and one standard seat. Coffee, tea, drinks, snacks, and meals were all extra, but prices are low: 35 pesos (around two dollars) gets you a bag of chips or a soda. The extras aren't bad, a few dollars here and there, but it can inflate the low-priced fare you got up front.
Alliance: Continuing the comparisons with Southwest, I was unable to find Volaris currently affiliated with any other airlines. In fact, they used be affiliated with Southwest for some time but that ended in 2013.
Cost: For people who hop down to Mexico regularly, this looks like the most popular option, followed closely by Interjet. They fly a lot of routes to a lot of destinations.
Interjet ceased operations in 2020 but plans to relaunch (no pun intended) in 2022.
Interjet and Volaris are similar in quality.
Oh, VivaAerobús. Last December when I went to Mexico City, I flew AeroMexico on the way down and VivaAerobús on the way back because the price could not be beat. However, one truly realizes what those extra dollars pay for when trapped on a small (noisy) plane in a hard chair for 4 hours.
Aerobús was started by RyanAir, the popular budget airline from the UK (but they are no longer owned by that company). Like other bargain airlines (Spirit, WOW, etc), everything is an up-charge on this airline, even your seat, if all of the "free" seats are checked in before you get your opportunity to do so. The in-flight snacks are more expensive than on Interjet and Volaris, but only by a few pesos.
Cost: Cost is literally the only reason to choose this carrier. If I was flying a very short flight, 2 hours or less, I would book VivaAerobús again. For medium-to-longer flights it is worth the price difference to fly any of the three above carriers.
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For Southern Californians: Crossing the border and then flying
Here's the key: leaving from Tijuana and flying to another Mexican city is considered a domestic flight, even if you are a US Citizen. It's easy to find a US-based flight to Mexico, which is very convenient; however, as soon as a flight crosses international borders, there are fees assessed that can add up quickly. The fees shown in the picture here are on a San Diego – Cabo San Lucas flight, just for an example. This is why, for over a year, I have recommend crossing the border and flying out of TIJ if you live in Southern California. I've written twice about the Cross Border Xpress method of conveniently crossing without waiting in the notoriously long customs line.
I hope this is helpful for you as you plan your getaway to Mexico or Central America. It certainly has been a money-saver for my friends and I as we cross the southern border to begin our journeys farther out.
Please share your experience on these airlines in the comments to help future travelers!
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Is your breakfast heart-healthy? According to whom? Check your box of cereal or your container of yogurt. Do you see one of those little red hearts on the front label? Just what does it mean? And who says so?
Some years ago, the food industry and the American Heart Association (AHA) came together to allegedly help consumer identify "healthier" good items while shopping. The intent was for shoppers to be able to quickly choose a healthier food item over another, aiding in reducing the stress of grocery shopping. But, has this step helped? And does that little red heart really mean your food is actually good for you?
Ever since President Eisenhower's in-office heart attack, many strong personalities pushed the diet-heart hypothesis forward, promoting the idea that fats were the major dietary & health hazard. Although this concept was galvanized by many so-called experts and government agencies since the 1950s, there was absolutely no scientific data to support their theory. Even today, there is scant independent scientific research that links dietary fats to heart disease, stroke, or even diabetes. Yet, that philosophy continues to abound throughout the land.
Doctors, nurses, fitness experts and even nutritionists all continue to support an old, outdate, and totally inaccurate perspective of dietary fats. First of all, let's take a look at some of the major ways the body actually USES dietary fat:
- Every single cell (that makes up every single body part) needs fat for proper structure of the cell wall or membrane. The phospholipid bilayer, as the biology teacher calls it, is composed of a layer of fats – the lipid part of the 2-layers of the outer wall. This lipid layer is vital to the structure of the cell; without adequate fat intake, this cell membrane may not be healthy or strong enough to function normally. Weakened structural walls of the cell can contribute to slow wound-healing or tissue repair.
- Certain fats can actually decrease inflammation within the body's tissues. Inflammation is a process that contributes to a myriad of symptoms and a variety of conditions; recently, inflammation has been linked to heart disease, heart attacks, and plaque build-up inside blood vessels.
- Certain other fats can lower the LDL – (bad cholesterol) while raising the HDL (good cholesterol). For years, experts have told us "the only way to raise your HDL is to exercise," but we now know that statement is completely untrue. Avocado, in particular, can greatly improve cholesterol levels, and yes… even RAISE HDL.
- Some fats can help lower and stabilize blood sugar levels; for patients with diabetes, this little known and poorly reported fact could make a dramatic improvement in blood sugar levels – if only people could know the truth.
- A particular fat, coconut oil, has been shown to improve brain health and thought processes; it is currently being studied as a new and significant method for treating and/or curing certain brain conditions like Alzheimer and Parkinson.
- Fats are a much more efficient source of energy than carbohydrates; have you ever had a cheese or nut snack? How long were you feeling full or satisfied? What about having an apple? You were likely hungry again in about 20 minutes after the apple. Fats take much longer to break down during digestion and thus allow the brain to be satisfied and not signal hunger or cravings.
So, if fats are so beneficial and can do all these things for our bodies, why have fats been so demonized? It goes back to all those strong personalities from the 1950s – 1970s. These strong-willed personalities held power, authority, and gained easy access to financial support and were thus able to push forward their own opinions as fact. They had no data. They had no science. They had no research. Nothing backed up their claims.
Today, grassroots efforts from all around the world are making quite a difference in nutrition science; a handful of brave and daring physicians, scientists, and other experts are making headway using an entirely different approach to health. People like David Perlmutter, Eric Westman, Jeff Volek, Steve Phinney, Jimmy Moore, Jason Fung, Nina Tiecholz, and Richard Bernstein are publishing books, videos, and working on social media to spread the word. There are now many Facebook groups geared toward diet, nutrition, and lower carb eating. My personal favorite Facebook group is Reversing Diabetes; loads of great tips, advice, and helpful admins there to guide and instruct. There are several smartphone apps designed to help us track our intake and exercise; some even have built-in macro calculators to aid the user in eating the correct proportion of fats, proteins, & carbs.
Go back to your breakfast labels… let's take a closer look. Did you find a little red heart? Take a closer look at the nutrition label. Is the food fat free? Or very low in fat? How about carbohydrates? Just who says a heart-healthy food must be low in fat? Who makes up the AHA? Who funds the AHA? Why don't these experts come out with new dietary guidelines now that we know better?
I truly wish I had the answers to these questions. However, the AHA is getting the message, slowly but surely. Just a couple of weeks ago, the AHA did issue a new recommendation for children. The AHA now recommends no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar from all sources in a day for children. Why did they make this change for children? My personal belief is that they are afraid to speak out against sugars for adults; adults have lived their lives, made their major choices, and are pretty set in their ways. If the AHA can start making new lower sugar recommendations for children, new habits will be formed and the parents will also reduce sugar intake somewhat. There is much more at stake than just eating less sugar, but at least reducing sugar intake can be a huge first step to better health.
So, what about that little red heart? I view it as a warning sign…. NOT as a helpful dietary sign.

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Reckless led out of that with 4.1 mil and a 0.6, flat versus its previous outing and bested in the time period (as was ABC's Castle repeat) by NBC's Law & Order: SVU rerun (2.9 mil/0.8).
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Volcanoes Park Rwanda
Volcanoes Park - Parc National Des Volcans
The great, old volcanoes shared between Uganda, DRC and Rwanda form the northwest border of Rwanda, and have created a lush home for the mountain gorilla, one of the main reasons for visiting the country. The steep slopes are covered with rich bamboo forests, and evergreen glades with open grassland and heath.
The slopes are perfect terrain for the gentle giants of the primate world, gorillas. The park is small, covering just 120 km² and includes the peaks of Karisimbi (4,507m), Visoke (3,711m), Sabyinyo (3,534m).
Views on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes are magnificent in all directions, although one needs to dress warmly as it can be quite chilly on these lofty heights! Habituated golden monkeys live in the same forests and this is one of the few places they can be seen for relatively long periods at a time. Buffalo and elephant do inhabit the area but are not easily seen. Rwanda Gorilla treks are run on a daily basis from the park headquarters although there is a limited amount of permits available and these need to be booked well in advance.
The park is well run by the Rwandan park authorities and the gorilla conservation fund is well supported. Around 380 mountain gorillas live on the slopes although the population changes as these animals know no borders and range freely between the DRC, Uganda and Rwanda.
Diane Fossey's memorial, laboratory and grave are nearby with a full history of her life and works with the gorillas. Although the park can be visited for the day from Kigali, it is a long drive along curving, scenic roads and most visitors are advised to stay in one of the many lodges and hostels which have been built around the park and Ruhengeri.
The town of Ruhengeri is a busy market centre with traders coming from far and wide and boda boda's transporting shoppers here and there. The stunning lakes of Buhera, Ruhondo and Karago are near to the Park but are rarely visited.
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Automated Sentiment and Finance: Poulin et al. 2008
General Description
Utilizing the predictive analytics core of Patterns and Predictions™ (Poulin and Madsen) our Semantic Signal is additionally comprised of the patent pending AF algorithm (Poulin). The short description of the AF algorithm is that it is a computational linguistic technique that improves the specificity of correlations of corpus elements and entities. Meanwhile, over the past five years we have proven time and again that this technique is more effective than standard Information Retrieval approaches in text based classification. This report documents a real world case study of this signal embedded into a fully working trading system written in S+.
Signal Basics
Our research from 2003 was to measure the relationship of financial news and market behavior. For this we generated two S&P related signals. The S&P 500 is a stock market index containing the stocks of 500 mainly American corporations. Our signals are of futures contracts derived from this index. Our internal codes for these signals are; '585_05_5_2', is our original signal that runs 585 days of S&P futures prices vs. a customized financial news database. The time period here is May 2, 2005 – Jan 31, 2006. This signal presently performs at a consistent 52.33% predictive accuracy over time.
'005_5_5_25', is an extended signal that runs against approx 7 years of S&P futures prices vs. a large LDC (Linguistic Data Consortium) NLP data corpus. Note: LDC data sets are THE standard in both computational linguistic and search engine back testing. The time period here is Jan 2, 1997 – Dec 31 2003. This signal presently performs at a consistent 52.55% predictive accuracy over time.
Trading Basics
Our signals were initially submitted to the Insightful Corporation for validation as a 'double blind' procedure in the spring of 2007. The next phase of the engagement was to build a complete portfolio trading system around the Poulin_Madsen signals, and this work completed on March 14, 2008. Fundamental to the process was the choice of an asset allocation model.
For asset allocation, we followed a Kelly Criterion model. The Kelly criterion is considered a strong long-term strategy, but is acknowledged to produce volatile results. "In probability theory, the Kelly criterion, or Kelly formula, is a formula used to maximize the long-term growth rate of repeated plays of a given gamble that has positive expected value. It was described by J. L. Kelly Jr. in a 1956 issue of the Bell System Technical Journal." (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_criterion)
Bottom Line
The initial Signal 585_05_5_2 had a return of -21.50%, vs. a 9% S&P gain for 585 days due in part to volatility. However, the improved Signal 005_5_5_25 had a return of +57%, vs. a 9% S&P gain for a nearly seven year period, even when accounting for volatility.
Trading Rules
Two trading rules have been designed with a level of thoughtfulness appropriate to demonstrate the trade-worthiness of the semantic trade signals.
Various features of a practical trading system, such as stop orders, bid limits, and transaction cost constraints, have not been implemented in this phase of development. Further analysis will explore the sensitivity of the semantic trade signals to different trading rules. Nevertheless, in the case of a base signal with nearly seven years of daily trade history, we have observed quite fair return over the base signal (S&P).
The trading rules are comprised of parameters, allocation calculations, and transaction schedules, and are described below. In both strategies, cash holdings are valued under the assumption that they earn the risk free-rate.
- 1. Criterion half-Kelly vs. Kelly.
- 2. Starting capital.
- 3. Credit limit, factor applied to available (default=0, for no credit).
- 4. Risk-free rate for cash holdings.
Calculation of amount to trade at open:
- 1. Determine whether short-selling is allowed.
- 2. Apply either the Kelly or the Half-Kelly criterion to determine the target amount to potentially trade.
- 3. Determine whether we exceed the credit limit, trim the trade amount to the credit limit if so.
Strategy 1: Simple day-trading ("Open-to-close").
In this strategy, at the close of each trading day, share holdings are cashed out, the portfolio is valued, and the transaction for the next trading day's open is calculated. The trade is executed on open of the next trading day.
Strategy 2: ("Open-to-open").
In this strategy, at the close of each trading day, the portfolio is valued and the transaction for the next trading day's open is calculated. The trade is executed on open of the next trading day.
Performance Metrics
The routines in this phase of work produce both daily trade information and portfolio summary information. The metrics in the latter file are described below.
|date of trading day
|open price on Date
|high price on Date
|low price on Date
|close price on Date
|daily close price minus daily open price
|predicted weighted direction of movement (lies between -1 and 1)
|signum (signal)
|not used
either passed from signal data set or calculated as up prob minus down
|not used
|not used
|fraction of Capital to mark for investment
|cash component of daily portfolio
|dollar value of total portfolio (cash and shares), taken at close, and based
on starting capital
|total portfolio return, as an annualized percent, relative to close
|daily change in Capital
|number of shares held in portfolio
|number of shares traded at open to arrive at current portfolio dollars brought to market to trade at open, as calculated and constrained
|constrained by trading rules
|dollar value of shares held, valued at open
Portfolio Performance
We consider the signals from the files 005_5_5_25.xls and 585_05_5_2.xls, and summarize the result of trading on the signals under the two strategies above. The 585_05_5_2 signal has only roughly 10% of the history found in 005_5_5_25 (172 days vs. 1705 days). There is good news in that we find substantial gain in return over the base signal ("benchmark") for the 005_5_5_25 case. The benchmark is the S&P futures price.
The first two tables below summarize portfolio performance of the signal in 005_5_5_25.xls with respect to the two strategies. The benchmark in this case gains about 1.35% annually over about seven years. When daily returns are calculated from open to close only, the benchmark gains about 3.61% annually. Under both strategies, the portfolio outperforms the benchmark, and the excess returns show lower downside risk than either portfolio or benchmark.
Currently, the 585_05_5_2 analysis shows that the portfolio does not beat the benchmark in either strategy. The Sortino ratios for portfolio and benchmark are somewhat smaller than in 005_5_5_25 for both strategies. Note that the relative sizes of the Sortino ratios between portfolio and benchmark shift places between strategies for the 585_05_5_2 signal. The same is true for downside risk. This reflects the nature of off-hours price movements. A careful investigation of this distinction between the strategies would consider both the total returns and return volatility due to after-hours movements.
There is a confounding between the effect of the strategy and the behavior of the afterhours price movements. To sort this out going forward, we will consider working in all cases with an instrument, such as SPX futures, that is traded 24 hours a day. On the following page we will discuss the 005 signal (portfolio) vs. S&P (base signal).
Headless Implementation and Trade Order Generation
In this phase of development, both the back-testing and daily update routines were parameterized and constructed to run in batch or "unattended" mode, in anticipation of deployment use cases. In connection with this, an XML format for writing trade orders to file was identified. The FIXML protocol (http://www.fixprotocol.org) is used by many in practice today.
Below is an annotated xml stream representing a trade in the FIXML protocol. This can be generated very easily from the current system.
Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
To aid discussion of the system both internally and externally, some key terms are defined in this section. In general, we have followed Amenc, Malaise, Martellini, Vaissie; "Fund of Hedge Fund Reporting: A Return-Based Approach to Fund of Hedge Fund Reporting"; Edhec Business School, February 2004.
Returns. Continuous (geometric) returns. Unless otherwise noted, returns indicate total returns stated on an annualized basis.
Excess returns. Difference between the returns of an asset and those of a reference benchmark. The reference benchmark is often a proxy for the market, such as the S&P 500 index.
Mean Absolute Deviation ("MAD"). A symmetric measure of variability that is more
robust against outlying values than the classical standard deviation.
Jarque-Bera test. A statistical test of the assumption that a series of numbers, typically asset returns, represent a random sample from a normal distribution.
Sharpe Ratio. A signal-to-noise ratio based on classical standard deviation measurement of noise. It is calculated as the ratio of expected excess returns to the standard deviation.
Sortino Ratio. A signal-to-noise ratio based on downside deviation, a one-sided measurement of noise. It is the ratio of expected excess returns to the downside deviation. This is of interest when considering the distribution of asset returns, where downside scatter represents financial risk.
Downside deviation. A non-symmetric measure of variability in only values that lie
below some measure of center or reference value.
Omega indicator. This indicator was proposed by Keating and Shadwick in 2002. It
takes into account all the moments of the asset return distribution function in a very simple way.
Future Work. An initial overlay analysis was performed on datasets from May 2007 onward, using a variety of parameters and methods. No strong benefit was initially apparent and we remark on the danger of over fitting the signal with these alternatives. However, we have now entered into our signal and portfolio optimization phase of development. We feel
there is much room for improvement over the current signal and trading scheme, and we expect higher returns for this portfolio system as a result.
Disclaimer. This summary report is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase investments in any fund managed by Poulin Holdings or its affiliates. Offerings may be made only by means of a confidential private offering memorandum and are suitable only for eligible investors who are accredited investors and who are
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From around 2005, solar PV (photovoltaic) installations on rooftops were booming in Germany. The trend was driven by high feed-in tariffs, providing households an attractive and stable business opportunity. The extra cost of solar power was spread over the electricity bills of all. Banks, trusting in the government's commitment to the industry, were willing to give consumers highly-leveraged credit lines, in some cases even offering a loan for 100 per cent of the system cost. The solar power was not consumed by the household but fed into the grid. Matching solar generation and household's load profile was, therefore, not necessary. Thus, if a household had rooftop space and did not mind the aesthetics of PV panels, going solar was a no-brainer.
Banks, keen on providing the loans, as well as companies (EPCs), keen on selling the systems, lost no time marketing the opportunity. It helped that many Germans saw solar power as part of a larger political agenda to save the climate and reduce pollution. For some, rooftop solar even became a statement of democratic autonomy in the face of big, monopolistic utilities.
The market grew rapidly. By the end of 2015, Germany had almost 40 GW of installed solar capacity, half of which was on rooftops. If you fly over southern Germany today, you will see solar systems gleaming on almost every roof.
Over the years, as rooftop solar power grew, it became cheaper (and feed-in tariffs were lowered accordingly). There were two drivers for this. The first was the reduction in the cost of equipment, mainly solar PV panels. This was triggered by aggressive Chinese manufacturing expansion, creating economies of scale. The second driver was the steep learning curve. The more installations German EPCs were building, the lower their soft, non-equipment costs became. As a result, the cost of electricity from rooftop solar there became one of the most competitive - despite the comparatively low levels of irradiation.
Over the past few years, as the German solar market has slowed to a more steady, unsubsidised level, India has emerged as one of the most dynamic new markets. It wants to build as much as 40 GW rooftop solar by 2022 (out of its total target of 100 GW).
Is the German solar rooftop story a success that India can learn from? That depends on whether it can be called a success and on whether the Indian situation today is comparable to the German situation 10 years ago.
Let's address the first question. Solar power has been a success in Germany in certain ways. The political tools (the feed-in tariff and the comprehensive renewable energy law) worked - arguably even better than the government anticipated. They created a secure, predictable and attractive market environment, enabling the growth of an entirely new industry with skills, knowhow and innovation. That was one goal. A second goal was to decarbonise the German electricity sector (while at the same time retiring nuclear power plants). In that respect, the success has been limited. Today, renewables contribute around 30 per cent to the German electricity mix. The largest share comes from wind (13 per cent). Solar contributes only 6 per cent. Overall, decarbonisation is not on track for achieving the target of 40 per cent reduction by 2020 compared to 1990. This is mostly due to the heavy use of dirty lignite instead of far less carbon intensive natural gas, which in turn is an unintended consequence of the dynamics of the electricity market following the growth of renewables.
I would, however, argue that the German solar story is a success overall. Despite great fears that infirm wind and solar power will destabilise supply, the country still has one of the most reliable electricity grids in the world. Operators have learned to work with higher volatility and more market complexity. This experience is central to the development of future 'smart' grids and constitutes a competitive advantage for German companies. Secondly, German solar power growth has been a catalyst for cost reduction globally. Without German power consumers paying for solar power (and without Chinese tax payers subsidising solar panel manufacturers), the spectacular 80 per cent cost reduction in the past 15 years would not have been possible.
Can India learn from Germany? Not much. Conditions here are fundamentally different. Germany clearly had a climate and an ecological motive for its 'Energiewende'. It was ready to pay extra for clean power. Also, it made changes on a plateau of slightly falling power demand. India's priorities are elsewhere: how to ramp up overall power generation fast enough to fuel industrial growth, how to increase energy security, how to reduce local pollution, and how to provide power to the millions still without reliable grid power supply. India has formulated its ambitious 100-GW target (and signed on the Paris Agreement in 2015) because its politicians recognise that solar is a cost competitive and quick-to-implement option. Germany's solar feed-in tariff adds around Rs 4 to each kWh consumed. This would be unacceptable in India, where solar might soon reduce the average cost of power.
While the utility-scale solar market in India is well established, the rooftop market is lagging behind. There is still less than one GW of installations in the country (roughly equally divided between industrial, commercial and residential segments). The Indian government is used to auctioning and monitoring large infrastructure projects, an approach that has so far worked reasonably well for utility-scale solar. The rooftop segment, however, with potentially millions of small systems, requires a different governance skill, namely that of creating a market. That is far more complex than auctions.
Creating a functioning solar rooftop market requires three things. First, there has to be a business case for the consumer to go solar. That already exists for many Indian industrial and commercial consumers. It does not exist in the residential market. Second, consumers have to understand that this is a good business case and a trustworthy technology. This takes time. In India, low-quality providers have in the past undone some of the better work. In Germany, banks played a key role in communicating the case and financing the systems. Indian banks have so far failed to grasp this new opportunity. Third, there has to be a transparent, understandable and predictable overall market environment to reduce the market risk. In Germany, the renewable energy law (the 'EEG') has provided that. In India, pieces of a new framework (such as net-metering laws) are emerging, but there is no overarching architecture yet. One thing India could learn from the German solar rooftop experience is this: The government is not the primary actor in a market. It needs to create a good framework - and then step aside. ~
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Sunday, 4 November 2007
Sunday 23 SHawwal 1428 A.H.
Newsletter 0156
A multicultural
fundraising dinner will be taking place on Friday 23
November 2007 at Michaels restaurant, Eight Mile
Plains in support of the Kuraby Special School, Bike
Track Appeal Stage 2.
This event is a follow up to a very successful
multicultural dinner held earlier this year to support
the completion of stage 1.
The theme of this dinner will be; "Supporting the
community through diversity".
Stage 2 which will
comprise various obstacles will cost approximately
$20,000 and it is hoped to raise a significant (if not
all) of the required amount through this event.
The Kuraby Special School is a classic model of
diversity, with almost 80 students from 18 different
cultural and at least 4 main religious backgrounds,
including Christian, Buddhist, Islam and Hindi.
This event is being organised through: Lions Clubs of
Brisbane Chinese & Kuraby and Crescents of
The guest speaker is
Gerrard Gosens who is recognised as one of the most
outstanding young people in Australia today.
Congenitally blind, Gerrard became Queensland's youngest
Guide Dog recipient at age sixteen. Using a lap top
computer with speech output to assist his studies,
Gerrard achieved an exceptional TE score and gained
entrance to the Bachelor of Business course at
Queensland University of Technology. Gerrard's
commendable academic achievements are matched by his
skill and success at sport.
Read the rest of Gerrard's bio......
For tickets please call 0402026786 or
Deen twins, Razak and Gaffar
Both Deen brothers, Razak and
Gaffar, were inducted into the Australian National
Road Transport Wall of Fame in Alice Springs in
recognition of a lifetime of service and contribution to
the Road Transport Industry of Australia.
CCN's Man-on-the Mussallah cornered the
brothers together during the week and extracted the
following information out of them.
By his 17th birthday, Gaffar (Louie) Deen
had developed skills in operating earthmoving machines
and mechanical repairs and obtained his driver's license
for car, truck, semi-trailer, tractor, motor bike and
In 1984, Gaffar hit the highway doing
interstate low loader and road train work. He
transported a Favco 1100 Tower Crane and two Truck
Cranes to Darwin.
He did low loader 70 ton crane loads and
train loads to a project in Darwin and a backload each
There were no bitumen roads then and the
stretch often found him stuck waiting for the road to
After that the family business bought
dozers and excavators in Perth which put Gaffar on the
road to Perth - Kalgoorlie - Hall's Creek - Meekathra
and everywhere in between.
In those days, NSW would not allow travel
on the Newell Highway or "Goat Track" as it was known
then, so, to get to Perth with a 115 Ton he had to go to
Brisbane down the New England Highway, to Sydney -
Melbourne - Port Augusta and across the paddock which
was a lot longer and more time consuming.
It was hot and dusty in summer and cold
and wet in winter in those days, with none of the
comforts of today. They purchased a Mach B1-Centenary
superliner named Henry Lawson with 500HP V8 and it
became a showpony of the highway with only 13 having
been built then. Gaffar was given the honour of driving
this magnificent Mach.
Deen Mean Machines
In 1992 he left the family business and
started Sailmove Pty Ltd.
Today he has 6 trucks and prime movers
and a host of other "accessories".
With a new workshop and yard Gaffar now
also manufacturers trailers and dollies.
With an annual turnover of over $3M
Gaffar is going strong and as committed to the transport
industry as ever.
Brother Razak (DicK) had a similar start
to life in the transport industry.
At 21, he left the family business to
have a go on his own.
Razak started working out in the west,
carting bag cement from Darra to Cunnamulla then gravel
from Amby to upgrade rail culverts on the Charlesville
to Cunnamulla line.
The bitumen stopped at Wyandra with rough
dirt from there to Cunnamulla. Every second weekend
Razak would cart kangaroo meat and skins to Brisbane
The skins went to the tannery at Narangba
and the meat to Dinki-Di Dog Foods Lytton. With only one
day off, he would load cement and head out again.
Razak started Richlands Heavy haulage,
transporting over-dimensional wide loads and heavy earth
moving equipment around the country.
He started to specialize in low loader
work with his two sons (both truck crazy) and together
they haul earthmoving and mining gear for machinery
dealers and mining companies.
Like Gaffar, Razak also owns a trailer
building business building low loaders, drop decks,
dollies, and tipper conversions.
The New Jersey Chapter of MAS
(Muslim American Society) put together this message
dispelling some of the stereotypes of Muslims, calling
for peace and unity and encourages Muslims to be proud
of their faith.
At recent UNESCO launch
An exhibition of work by 51 Islamic women
artists has opened at Melbourne's SPAN
Galleries, which its curators hope will help
improve people's understanding of Islam.
Titled Breaking the Veils: Women
Artists from the Islamic World, the exhibition
has been brought to Australia by the
Interfaith Centre of Melbourne, with funding from
the federal government, City of Melbourne,
Australian Multicultural Foundation and National
Australia Bank.
Interfaith director Helen Summers said
the show had averaged about 80 visitors a day since
opening a week ago.
"I didn't know how many people
would be interested but I'm surprised by the constant
flow of people and favourable comments," she said.
Put together by the Jordan National
Gallery of Fine Arts, the exhibition features artists
from 21 countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Some are practising professionals with
degrees in fine art, others are self-taught.
The work is mostly figurative but there
is some abstract work, and six paintings, all by
Palestinian artists, address socio-political themes.
"People think women in Islam have no
freedom to express themselves, especially not in art,"
Ms Summers said.
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
started in 1979 and about 40 per cent of its collection
is by women artists.
"That's a far greater representation than
you'd find in our public galleries," Ms Summers said.
The exhibition will travel to Shepparton
in regional Victoria after its Melbourne season.
Source: Australian Financial Review
Thursday 1/11/2007
The AUSTRALIAN Catholic University has
appointed Ismail Albayrak as its inaugural
Fethullah Gulen Chair in the Study of Islam and
Muslim-Catholic Relations, to be based at the
university's Melbourne campus.
The Fethullah Gulen Chair is a newly
created position aimed at providing academic leadership
in research, teaching and community engagement in
relation to the study of Islam.
It is named in honour of
Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish-born scholar, educator,
spiritual and social leader, and renowned advocate for
inter-religious dialogue and peace.
Dr Albayrak was born in Ankara, Turkey,
and is currently an associate professor at the School of
Divinity at
Sakarya University in Turkey.
Gulen is one of the most important Islamic scholar,
thinker, poet and a man of peace that the Islamic world
has produced in this century. His unique vision and
original approach to defeating ignorance with education
and challenging fundamentalism with dialogue, tolerance
and respect to everyone's beliefs by accepting them the
way they are, have been embraced not only within his
country of origin (Turkey) but it has also spread to the
entire world. Many Australians have also been inspired
by his peaceful approach to solving the world's
Read more....
• IWAQ is organizing a bus trip to
Toowoomba on Tuesday 13/11/07. the cost is $15 per
ticket. Please call the office on 3272 6355 for further
details and to book your seat.
• This is your very last chance to buy tickets for the
Fun Night. Very limited tickets are available. No
tickets will be sold at the door. If you have children
between 2-5 years, childcare will be provided at $10 per
child. A reminder that this event is for females only,
so no cameras including mobile phone cameras will be
allowed. Please respect and adhere to this policy.
• IWAQ will be setting up a driving lessons service and
is calling for expressions of interest for driving
instructors to apply. We need a male and a female
instructor to cater for the emerging need in the
community for affordable lessons. For further
information please contact IWAQ on 3272 6355.
Press Release in response to the comments made by Mr
Fadi Rahman in the Australian Newspaper.
Press Release in response to Cardinal George Pell's
comments on Australian Muslims.
From the desk of Farina:
This Tuesday, November 6th, we will get
cooking at our next Muslim Women and Friends
gathering! We will be showcasing our cooking
demonstration abilities (and shortcuts). So please come
with your favorite ingredients or just to observe and
There will also be a continuation of our arts project
from the previous workshop setup for those interested
and who missed out.
A few notices:
- There is a sister living in Kuraby/Underwood needing a
ride to the next meeting. If anyone can help her, please
contact me as soon as you can at the number below.
- If anyone knows of a struggling
individual or family in need of a baby cot and other
household items, please contact myself or anyone on our
- We will be organizing a Certified First
Aid Workshop early next year and are looking for
expressions of interest. This is a 6 hour course and may
take place on a weekend with possible child care. Please
register your interest now.
- Our Sports for Sisters project is
gaining momentum ! If you or anyone you know has some
coaching or sports background and would like to be part
of a support team within this project, please contact
Hope to see you all at the next meeting !
Thanks again,
Farina Nayab
Co-ordinator, Muslim Women and Friends
Logan Women's Health and Wellbeing Centre
25 Ewing Road, Woodridge (opposite Blackwood Road)
Ph: 3808 9233
Direct mobile: 0405 448 045
The ladies Taleem
Programme for this week will be held at 57 Dandelion
Street, Eight Miles Plain between 11:00am -12:00pm. Call
Nadima on 0401422592 for more details.
By Leila Nur Riskiyandi,
CPAC Secretary of the Islamic College of
Brisbane, Karawatha
CPAC (our P&C) has been invited by
Advanced Photography to participate in an excellent
fundraising drive with their organisation.
They will offer anyone a 10" by 13"
professionally photographed portrait at a cost of ONLY
$10. And the great thing is that WE get to keep every
What do they get out of it??? The chance
to sell you other photos etc – BUT you don't have to buy
any if you don't want to.
The important thing is that we can make
some extra money for the school and get something great
out of it for ourselves at the same time.
Our photo shoot is scheduled for SUNDAY, 18th
NOVEMBER. There is a limited number of spaces
available and they are offering appointments from 9am
til 8.30pm at night if required. PLEASE email me ASAP
the time that suits you so I can book you in NOW. I
recommend morning appointments to avoid the wait that
may build up if people arrive late. IT ONLY COSTS $10.
Anyone is welcome to make a booking – they don't have to
be families of our school. BUT at least 2 generations
must be present in the photo (EG parents and kids,
grandparents and kids).
Call me on 0422 914 629 or email me for further
Leila Nur Riskiyandi
CPAC Secretary
Find out
is in possession of two gold rings found in the bathroom
of the Chinese Catholic Hall left during the Eid Lunch
held on Eid day.
If they are yours or you think you might
know who they might belong to please call 0402 026 786.
Tiny Bubbles Babysitting from $7.00 per hour
Need a helping hand
once in awhile, want to go shopping with out the
kids, want a morning to catch up with friend, have a
doctor's / dentist's appointment and need to leave
the kids with someone or just need a break!
Then why not drop your
kids off at my place for a play and to interact with
other children!
~ Environment is child
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~ Age group 6 weeks to
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~ Hours and days go
according to needs of parents
For more information
or an interview please contact me:-
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ACCES Services are holding Mini
Employment Workshops similar to the one they held
earlier on this year.
There are only 10 spots per workshop so
RSVP's are essential.
They want to know what barriers people
from different regions face whilst seeking for suitable
employment. This will assist the employment workers to
map regions and identify which community needs
assistance. This in turn will assist them to deliver a
more customized service for the coming year.
Gold Coast Mosque. Held on 2/11/07.
Darra Mosque. 9/11/07 Starting after Juma
prayers. From 2pm to 4pm. RSVP by 5/11/07. Registration
from 1.50pm.
Ipswich Mosque. 30 Waterworks Rd, North Ipswich.
16/11/07. Starting After Juma. Registration from 1.50pm.
From 2pm to 4pm. RSVP by 12/11/07.
ACCES Services INC. 14/11/07 from 12pm to 2pm.
Registration from 11.30a.m. RSVP by 12/11/07.
Abdullah Ibrahim
Muslim Employment
Acces Services Inc
4/2 Carmody Street, Woodridge. 4114
Mob: 0407 698 312; Phone: 3808 9299; Fax: 3208 9319
Suzanna Clarke and Sandy McCutcheon invite you
to the launch of
A HOUSE IN FEZ by SUZANNA CLARKE
There will also be an exhibition of Suzanna's
Moroccan photographs.
Place & time:
A Day on Earth 18 Arthur Street,
Fortitude Valley
Friday 9 November, 5.30 – 7.30pm
Canada's federal parliament this week officially
declared October as Islamic History Month in Canada.
Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier and Official
Opposition Critic for Canadian Heritage, Francophonie
and Official Languages, Hon. Mauril Bélanger, presented
the following motion in the House of Commons:
"That, in the opinion of the House, due to the important
contributions of Canadian Muslims to Canadian Society;
the cultural diversity of the Canadian Muslim community;
the importance of Canadians learning about each other to
foster greater social cohesion; and the important effort
now underway in many Canadian communities in organizing
public activities to achieve better understanding of
Islamic history, the month of October should be
designated Canadian Islamic History Month."
The Ottawa-Vanier MP was delighted that the House of
Commons adopted this motion which highlights the
important contribution of the Muslim community in
Canadian society. "I encourage cultural exchanges
between Canada's diverse communities, which make us a
vibrant and dynamic society. I believe that by having a
better understanding of our fellow Canadians from
various communities and backgrounds that we will achieve
a stronger and more cohesive country", said MP Bélanger.
"October 2007 is the inaugural celebration of Islamic
History Month Canada.
IHMC has been a long dreamed-of intercultural and
educational project of Canadian Muslims. We are thrilled
at how positively Canadians are responding to our IHMC
activities and programs," said today's CIC statement.
To date, several Canadian cities have proclaimed October
as Islamic History Month in their civic jurisdictions -
including Victoria BC, Kingston ON, Ottawa ON, Calgary
AB and Burnaby and Port Coquitlam BC - with others
planning to follow their example.
For more information visit:
Ball by ball coverage by Abdul Khan
On Sunday, 21st October the Gold Coast
Muslims travelled to Brisbane to take on the more
fancied Holland Park in a limited overs game,
with each side playing a maximum of 25 overs.
The Holland Park side were firm favourites going into
the game led by Mufti Junaid and Moulana Uzair,
and boasting a long batting line-up. Holland Park
elected to bat first after winning the toss (this was to
be their only victory for the day).
The Gold Coast bowlers put in a strong
effort, however the batting line up proved very strong,
as Holland Park managed to score 193 runs from their 25
The fielding could have been better, but
Gold Coast managed to hold onto some crucial catches at
important times.
At the start of the game, Gold Coast were
looking to chase a total under 160, so having to make
194 to win was looking a bit daunting as the boys sat
down for lunch.
Gold Coast's openers were sent out with instructions to
play their natural game, and that's exactly what they
The boys managed 18 off the first over,
and this set the tone for the rest of the innings.
The century partnership came up in less
than 10 overs, and the first wicket did not fall till
113, but the damage had been done.
The winning runs were achieved in the
19th over, with the loss of just 4 wickets, in a classic
David and Goliath encounter.
The Gold Coast boys are now looking for another team to
take on, and would like to invite anyone who thinks they
maybe able to offer some competition.
If you think your team has what it takes
to take on the best of Queensland, please call Abdul
Khan on 0433-175-134
The Islamic Council of Queensland (ICQ)
kicked of proceedings in its new home at View Street
(Holland Park) yesterday (Saturday) afternoon with a
meeting of community leaders and Imams to work on venues
for Eid Salaat.
Kareema's Keep Fit Column
Q: Kareema, I had something to eat
just before my workout the other day and actually
struggled throughout my routine. Is it better to eat
before or after exercising?
A: The best time to eat would
be after your workout (the next 45 - 60mins).
This period is known as the golden hour -
when muscles absorb the most nutrients and glycogen (the
fuel we burn while exercising).
Taking advantage of this window of
opportunity will ensure that you are fuelled for your
next workout (providing you have a nutritious meal).
Your metabolism is also elevated after
exercising, so eating after your workout is a way of
taking in calories while burning them at an accelerated
If you workout while your stomach is full your body will
be too busy digesting the food which could leave you
lacking in energy (this is probably what you were
experiencing during your workout).
This doesn't mean that you should be
working out on an empty stomach. Depending on your
workout, try to eat at least 1 - 2 hours before.
If you are not planning a big workout, a
light meal about an hour before should suffice.
Need an answer to a fitness related
matter? Send your question to Kareema at
All questions sent in are published here
anonymously and without any references to the author of
the question.
Assalaam Alaikum
Eidfest 2007
The Qld Eidfest Association wishes to thank the
people of Brisbane, and especially the Muslim
community for supporting this year's Eidfest. This
year for the first time we broke the 15000 people
barrier, with 15385 people coming through the gates
on the day.
The Eidfest committee has worked hard over the last
2 years to bring together the community for a public
Eid gathering, and thanks to everyone's help, we are
well on the way. To our stallholders and suppliers a
big thank you for your effort in making Eidfest a
success. To all our sponsors, big and small, without
who we could not operate, a very big debt of
is gathering its own momentum and is well on the way
to being established on the festival calendar of
Brisbane. The mix of non-Muslims to Muslims was
great to see, because at the heart of it that is the
purpose, to showcase who we are and what we do, to
our non-Muslim neighbours, and to have pride and
celebrate our special day with our own brothers and
Thanks to all those that worked in the Fashion
Parade tent, they were terrific in every way, and it
was certainly appreciated by the standing room only
crowd in attendance. Unfortunately the very strict
water restrictions meant that the snow tent could
not operate properly, and for that we are sorry –
maybe that is why it doesn't snow in October in
I know that the Saman Dancers and the Bhangra Boys
were very well received and the Talkfest was very
entertaining and informative.
I hope that you all enjoyed yourselves, we certainly
enjoyed having you there. Please write to
email@example.com, if you have any
suggestions, complaints etc about Eidfest, or if you
want to be involved for next year.
Thanks to all who came and participated, look
forward to a bigger and more exciting Eidfest 2008,
Yasmin Khan
Qld Eidfest Association Inc.
Sultan Deen,
Governor Quentin Bryce QC, and Yasmin Khan
1 ½ to 2 kg
fresh line fish (Hake/white) - Marinate fish in 1½ tsp
salt and ¼ up lemon juice for 1½ hours.
Make a paste of:
2 tsps fresh ground garlic - 1 tsp salt - ½ tsp white pepper - 1½
tsp ground green chillies - 3 tblsps olive oil - 1 tsp
fish spice.
Smear paste well over the fish and into cuts. Before
baking dot fish with ¼ lb (125grm) of margarine and
slivered garlic and onion rings. Bake at 180 for
approximately 40 minutes.
Or make a Butter Lemon sauce:
Butter -
Lemon Juice – Parsely - Pepper and Salt.
Melt all above together and pour over fish and grill
just before eating. Serve with lettuce, veggies &
Source: Radio Islam Newsletter - Friday,
26 October 2007
Do you have a recipe to share with
CCN readers?
Send in your favourite recipe to
firstname.lastname@example.com and who
knows, you could be our "guest chef" for a future
edition of CCN.
Farmer Mula Nasruddin
had a camel accident.
In court, the camel
company's fancy hot shot lawyer, was questioning Mula Nasruddin.
"Didn't you say, at
the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,'?" asked the
Mula Nasruddin
responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had
just loaded my favourite horse, Arabia, into the..."
I didn't ask for any details, the lawyer interrupted.
"Just answer the question, please. Did you, or did you
not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'?"
Mula Nasruddin said, "Well, I had just got Arabia
hitched to the caravan and I was riding down the
The lawyer
interrupted again and said, "Your Honour, I am trying to
establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident,
this man told the people at the scene that he was just
fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying
to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell
him to simply answer the question."
By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Mula Nasruddin's
answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he
has to say about his favourite horse, Arabia".
Mula Nasruddin thanked the Judge and proceeded.
as I was saying,
I had just hitched Arabia, my favourite
horse, to the caravan and was riding down the road when
this huge caravan came smack bang into us.
I was thrown
into one ditch and Arabia was thrown into the other.
was hurting, real bad and didn't want to move.
I could hear old Arabia moaning and groaning.
I knew she
was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after
the accident a Patrolman came on the scene. He could
hear Arabia moaning and groaning, so he went over to
After he looked at her, and saw her fatal
condition, he took out his gun and shot her between the
Then the Patrolman came across the road, gun still
in hand, looked at me, and said, "How are you feeling?"
"Now tell me, what would you say?"
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IWAQ Fun Night Out
Crescents of Brisbane
Fund Raiser Dinner
for Kuraby State School
Track Appeal
Night of
Dinner & Entertainment
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Muslim Women and Friends Meeting: Cooking Demo
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|Button, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-9901, Roos, Paulien E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-3432 and van Deursen, Robert W.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9461-0111 2014. Activity progression for anterior cruciate ligament injured individuals. Clinical Biomechanics 29 (2) , pp. 206-212. 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.11.010
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Background: Functional exercises such as distance hop, squatting and gait are important in the rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament deficient and reconstructed individuals but movement compensations and incomplete recovery persist. This study aimed to; 1. Identify how these tasks pose different challenges; 2. Evaluate if these activities challenge anterior cruciate ligament groups differently compared to controls. Methods: Motion and force data were collected during distance hop, squatting and gait for 20 anterior cruciate ligament deficient, 21 reconstructed and 21 controls. Findings: For all groups knee range of motion was greatest during squatting, intermediate during hopping and smallest during gait (p < 0.01). Peak internal knee extensor moments were greatest during distance hop (p < 0.01). The mean value of peak knee moments were reduced in squatting and gait (p < 0.01) compared to hop. Peak internal extensor moments were significantly larger during squatting and external adductor moments during gait (p < 0.01). Fluency was highest during squatting (p < 0.01). Anterior cruciate ligament demonstrated good recovery of gait but anterior cruciate ligament deficient adopted a strategy of increased fluency (p < 0.01). During squatting knee range of motion and peak internal knee extensor moment were reduced in anterior cruciate ligament (p < 0.01). Both anterior cruciate ligament groups hopped a shorter distance (p < 0.01) and had reduced knee range of motion (p < 0.025). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed had reduced fluency (p < 0.01). Interpretation: Distance hop was the most challenging activity; squatting and gait were of similar difficulty but challenged patients in different ways. Despite squatting being an early, less challenging exercise, anterior cruciate ligament groups demonstrated numerous compensation strategies, indicating that this may be more challenging for anterior cruciate ligament than gait.
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Trevor Ncube is a Zimbabwean. On Friday, February 18, 2011, Trevor Ncube, owner of The Mail & Guardian, and publisher of the Zimbabwean The Standard, The Zimbabwe Independent and NewsDay, published a piece he'd written, entitled "We are our own liberators." In this piece, Ncube reflected on the lessons of Egypt and Tunisia, and who knows where else by now, for Zimbabwe, for Zimbabweans. He noted, "I have written before about the need for a "Third Way" in Zimbabwe's politics. Egypt and Tunisia tell us that perhaps the people constitute that Third Way in resolving our political impasse. Only a new beginning will suffice…. Tunisia and Egypt have restored our collective faith in the power of the people."
That was Friday.
Munyaradzi Gwisai is a Zimbabwean. Gwisai has been a member of the Zimbabwe National Parliament, is a lead member of the Zimbabwe branch of the International Socialist Organisation, and is the director of the Labour Law Centre, in Harare. Gwisai is also a law lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe.
On Saturday, the Zimbabwe branch of the International Socialist Organisation apparently held a meeting at the Labour Law Centre. Individuals and organizations were invited to a discussion. On the agenda was something like "What lessons can be learnt by the working class in Zimbabwe and Africa?" Gwisai and 50 some others were arrested for "plotting an Egypt", or, more formally, "subverting the government."
Fifty or so people were arrested, and for what? They were arrested for "normal academic debate," or for the crime of discussing politics, or perhaps, as the government representative said, for having "attempted to inspire and motivate people to demonstrate." Included among those arrested were passersby and others in the building who had nothing to do with the meeting.
Roselyn Hanzi of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) reports that eight of the activists claim to have been tortured, beaten, starved. They have been allowed little contact with their attorneys. Shantha Bloemen, Munyaradzi Gwisai's wife and a prominent figure in her own right, reports that the arrestees are being interviewed individually. Those determined to be `ringleaders' are then beaten. It is reported that Gwisai is now unable to walk on his own.
Tafadzwa Choto was among the fifty or so arrested. Choto is a prominent ISO figure, a national coordinator in Zimbabwe. In 2001, at a May Day Rally in Harare, Choto was savagely beaten by "Mugabe's thugs". What is the distance between Mubarak's thugs and Mugabe's thugs? Ask Tafadzwa Choto.
According to Choto, two events served to politicize her. The first occurred in 1993: "A woman at the University of Zimbabwe was stripped of her skirt. It was said to be a miniskirt and was publicly ripped off her. I was disgusted." The second was in 1995: "In Harare, in the city center, … three civilians were shot by the police, while the police were chasing after some thieves who had stolen a manual typewriter. Three civilians were shot dead and for what?"
Women were attacked, and for what? Civilians were shot dead, and for what? Fifty were arrested, and for what? Among them many were beaten, tortured, starved, and for what? For daring to inspire and motivate people to demonstrate? For daring to inspire and motivate people to become the people? In Zimbabwe, the revolutions of far off lands are being discussed and will be debated, and someday, hopefully someday soon, the reckoning of the `for what' will begin. The `for what' haunts Zimbabwe.
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After the past few weeks, you thought we'd never hear trip hop again, didn't you? You thought we'd be getting more jazz or classical or bizarre Italian ska? Well, you were wrong.
In case you didn't know, trip hop is also known as the Bristol Sound due to its origins in the UK city. UK music journalist Andy Pemberton coined the term to describe DJ Shadow's 1993 album In/Flux. It's a rather loose genre, ranging from Massive Attack to Portishead to the Gorillaz. You should expect moody, atmospheric music that is often downtempo. In other words, you shouldn't expect this.
Why'd I give you a little trip hop history lesson? Because this week we've got five (!) tracks from trip hop group Little People, off their new "Mickey Mouse Operation" album. And I can't say much about this band because I can't find out much about them. Their website offers shockingly little information. There's a child on their album cover. They have no MySpace. Their contact phone number makes me think they're from the UK? Or somewhere in Europe at least? Who knows. Read on to find out what I think of what I do know about them: their music.
This song is ALL about the peaks and valleys. This track has some of the steepest uphill climbs I've ever seen. The best thing about them: red block drum fills. Eighty percent of the crests occur at drum fills, which almost always cause a flourish of reds. And they usually go by just a little too fast. I will say, that while the song is okay, the ride is much better. The piano/bass/drum (machine?) combo works well enough, I guess. But you're not getting much in the way of traffic from the piano. It's all flowing from the drums. Take it or leave it. I say take it.
The instrumentation on this track is a little more interesting. There's a 70s-, Sugarhill Gang-style beat going on – you know, kick-heavy with a big fat back-beat? And laying over top, oddly enough, is what sounds like a synthesized version of a sitar. It's not quite a sitar, but it's not quite anything else. I can't quite put my finger on it. The result is sublime. The (allow me to be bold) synth-tar adds an otherworldliness to the laid-back joy of the drum beat. While the track is mostly uphill, it stays interesting with some great start/stop action from the drums. I've said before that I have a sweet spot in terms of traffic (usually 170 to 210), and this falls a little short of that range. But since its a damn fine track, I find myself being more excited at the challenge of piecing together chains and matches while the traffic ebbs and flows. You should get excited, too, and play this song.
Ah, the "Moonlight Sonata" remix. That's a little reductive. It's not quite as simple as a remix of the famous Beethoven piece. You can hear hints of it all over the piano loop, but the song refuses to just come out and say "OH HI GUYS, I'M PLAYIN' LUDWIG'S GREATEST HITS!" It's more subtle than that. The result is a brooding piece that threatens to bore the hell out of you as a ride. Don't let it. It's a fine ride. Plus, you'll get to a start/stop section about two thirds of the way through that's a blast. At this point, the piano's faded away, leaving a low, slightly distorted guitar over the drums. Just as the guitar teases the chords from the piano loop, the track starts teasing traffic – showing blocks but pausing your momentum, allowing you a beat or two to come up with a game plan for each coming wave. Overall, it's low in traffic and uphill. Two qualities I'm not usually a huge fan of. But it's just too engaging of a ride to skip.
Other selections
The other two tracks are Basique and Gravitas. If you play and enjoy Start Shootin, you'll probably enjoy Basique. But it's just too similar for me to recommend both. I will tell you that there's some good drumwork in this one, too, which makes for some fun traffic patterns. Gravitas seems to fail exactly where Above the Clouds succeeds. It's going for a more straight-forward sound, I think, but it isn't unique enough to pull me in. And because Above the Clouds really works because of the music, Gravitas falls short. It seems to be channeling a certain laid-back 90s hip-hop feel, but it doesn't ring true for me (I'm often turned off by obligatory DJ disc-scratching). The track doesn't do anything nifty, so don't bother riding this one unless you are really digging their music and are hungry for more.
Author's Note
All songs were played on the Pro difficulty using Eraser and Vegas. All songs were listened to with an open mind but some just fell short. Digging this deep into a genre did help me realize what aspects of it I appreciate. Nothing wrong with that.


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It is possible to get out of a trap. However, in order to break out of prison, one must first confess to living in a prison.
Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison.
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and mangled mind leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.


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|Chris Boardman who sells bikes
Not 3 not five and not even 7 but exactly the £10 Chris Boardman demanded no less.
Don't tell drivers that politicians are treating them fairly when they can suck up to a tiny minority that no-one needs at the expense of essential infrastructure.
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How It Started
A long time ago, George and Asya got to know each other as students at the Medical Academy in Plovdiv, where they were studying dentistry. After graduating, they lived and worked together in several cities and villages around Bulgaria. Bulgaria's conversion to free-market democracy was George's prompt to seize the opportunity to practice independently.
In March 1992, Dr Genchevi established one of the first dental practices in the City of Seven Hills and have served the Plovdiv community ever since. It was a challenging new beginning without a patient base, in a new location and in extremely dynamic and uncertain times.
Twenty years later, Dr Genchevi Dental Care is in the same location, but much improved and serving thousands of satisfied and loyal, local and foreign patients.
- 1992: Starting from square one.
- Major reinvestment in higher qualification, modern equipment and materials.
- Mastering and introducing new treatment methods. Catching up to the level of European and American colleagues.
- Building a strong internet presence.
- Developing dental tourism and attracting patients from all parts of Europe.
- Achieved 5 stars at Google Local.
- Awarded 99% satisfaction at WhatClinic.com, voted by patients.
- 2012: Twentieth anniversary of our successful and thoroughly private practice.
All of the above happened in amazingly dynamic times. Colored by street protests, hyperinflation, overthrown governments, but also by entering a new millennium, heady economic growth, joining NATO and the EU, and many more now forgotten ups and downs, the story of our dental clinic seems surreal. It has been magical for us. It still is.
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We are happy to say that throughout all these years we have built and nurtured many happy and mutually beneficial relationships with our patients and we take this opportunity to thank them for their loyalty and continued support.
We are aware that going to the dentist seems like a daunting task to many people. This is why we take the time to communicate with our patients and put them in the right frame of mind before commencing any treatment. Long years of practice have taught us that this results in a stress-free experience both for our patients and for us.
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Last night's hour-long episode marked the show's 100th episode.
Jack puts on a Flyers tie to meet with Kabletown president Hank Hooper. Kabletown is a fictionalized Comcast, whose headquarters are in Philadelphia.
Liz notes that the show is a favorite among "men 18 to 49 months left in prison." We love this sort of delayed-satisfaction wordplay. Our favorite example occurred earlier in the season, when Kenneth told Tracy he knew him so well that he knew he had "a mole on [his] list of pets to get."
Our joy at recalling the Retreat to Move Forward of Season Three was somewhat mitigated by our fear that the entire episode would be a succession of decontextualized clips offset by clunky exposition.
While there were a lot of decontextualized clips, and yes, sometimes these clips were offset in a clunky fashion, we rather enjoyed the episode. That said, we also could have done without the clips and would have been fine with a 30 minute show.
One thing we did learn from the clips: Liz looked so cute with bangs.
Liz does a pretty good Regis-Philbin-being-pushed-after-hearing-someone-scream-"Jesus Was Black!" impression.
What pie place?
In 100 shows, T.G.S. has run "Pam: the Overly Confident Morbidly Obese Woman" 107 times. We imagine the proportional relationship between Saturday Night Live and Gilly is similar.
When Frank feels hopeless, his hat size shrinks. (Related: remember S.N.L.'s Tiny Hats scandal of September 2010?)
We were pleased to see Rachel Dratch return as the squeaky giant blueberry jellybean. (We checked in the credits: the blue thing doesn't have a name besides "blue man.")
The Today Show is offering tips of no-cook cooking hair-makeunders, which Matt Lauer explains involves "new haircuts but you can make salad with them."
Frank's idea for "a broken eboard alkshow" sounds like a could be a McSweeney's piece.
It's hard to pull off a Bono cameo, but 30 Rock did it.
Evil G.E. Jack tells regular Jack that he got to be a guest star on Entourage. A meta-joke alluding to the episode's own cavalcade of cameos, or a lack of self-awareness on the part of the writers?
Jack said something about sharks, and speaking of sharks, where is Chloë Moretz? And where is that plotline?
"PWOMP!" is perfect.
We laughed a lot at the sight of a man with glasses and a silly coat proclaiming that he understood Tracy was "ironically re-appropriating" his past and immediately taking a picture of Tracy with an "old-fashioned camera."
This guy is Nate Berkus?
Our other favorite clip—after the one in which we learn that Liz looked cute with bangs—is the one in which we learn that she threw a birthday party for her TV.
Dennis went to Gerry Cooney Elementary. In the Season Three finale, Tracy reveals that he attended Frank Lucas High School.
Future Alec Baldwin looks really thin! His spiky hair really elongates his torso and face.
Per Jenna, aren't all pregnancies hysterical pregnancies? (In Greek, "Hystera" means "uterus.")
A question for you, dear readers: Can anyone identify the few bars of that Sinatra song that accompanied Jack talking to his doppelgängers in the elevator bank? It sounds like do do do do do do do. Thanks.
Dennis's jacket is from the Amare Stoudemire eveningwear line.
Jack tells Tracy, "You could win every award in sight, be the biggest thing on the small screen, and you'll still get laughed out of the Vanity Fair Oscar party by Greg Kinnear." Here: scan the scene for any instances of celebrity-on-celebrity bullying.
The T.G.S. audience includes Amelia Lester, New Yorker managing editor. (Tiny-hat tip, S.G.K.!)
We were not under the influence of Nitrous oxide (that we know of), but we laughed a lot at the line, "Dr. Stephen Poop is a homemaker and a centaur."
Did anyone else think Liz and Jack were going to kiss? Did anyone else really want that?
Overall, the episode handled the onslaught of unnecessary but inoffensive celebrity cameos quite nicely. It was smart that many of these appearances were organic, i.e. Tracy goes on a talk show and speaks with the host.
Only one more episode of the season—and possibly one more season of the series!


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