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The London insurance market is a unique but largely unknown industry at the heart of the City of London. However, many of the skill sets and characteristics held by ex-military and serving reservists are highly valued and sought after.
In this webinar Rich Millbank, from JLT group, discusses his transition from the Army into the insurance industry.
Rich also discusses the Lloyds Military Network Work Experience scheme, where leading city insurance firms have signed up to offer ex-military a valuable insight into succeeding in the sector.
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Our 10th annual Fowey Harbour Swim will take place on Sunday 2nd September at 3.00pm. Our route this year will take us from the Town Quay to Readymoney and back, or a shorter route from Town Quay to Whitehouse and back for those wishing to partake in a shorter, fun route. This swim will then allow a choice of a challenging swim or a fun swim, hopefully keeping everybody happy.
We will be raising funds for the NSPCC and Fowey Lifeboat and hope that they will be able to help us on our route with their presence on the water, along with other safety vessels.
If you would like to help us in our fundraising event, please don't hesitate to contact me. We need help with Quay administration, safety vessels and cakes and buns, so please don't be shy to offer assistance - the more, the merrier.
We are keeping our costs down this year, charging the same for our swim as we have for the past 8 years, and our forms can be found by clicking on the links at the top of the page. You can also find us on Facebook.
Please could all swimmers bring a swimming hat with them so that they are easy to spot in the water? Thank you
We look forward to seeing you on the 2nd September - until then, happy swimming!
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Particularly noteworthy sights and activities include a visit to Bukittingi, home of the matriarchal Minangkabau people; touring coffee plantations and sampling the notoriously expensive kopi luwak; and a wildlife safari in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.
Particularly noteworthy sights and activities include a visit to Bukittingi, home of the matriarchal Minangkabau people; touring coffee plantations and sampling the notoriously expensive kopi luwak; and a wildlife safari in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.
Perhaps the best example of the astonishing diversity of plant and wildlife on Sumatra, Bukit Barisan Selatan is home to the Sumatran Tiger, Sumatran Rhinoceros and Sumatran Elephant. Nature lovers and photographers will be happy to see that the Tiger, Rhino and Elephants live freely within their natural habitat, and are protected within the bounds of the park - designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Additionally, coffee is also grown in the park –about 450 square kilometers.
Visit Bukittinggi, home of the Minangkabau people, who are excellent craftswomen and live in one of the world's last true matriarchal societies. Once a major destination on the Southeast Asian travel circuit, Bukittingi has slowly fallen from prominence, though there are a number of interesting attractions in the area. Among them are the Lubang Jepang, or Japanese caves, a series of tunnels dug by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, and considered a marvel of military engineering; Lake Maninjau, a large crater lake an hour from Bukittingi; and the Jam Gadang, a cluster of food stalls surrounding a clock tower built by the Dutch.
Sumatra is the largest producer of Indonesian coffee. Tour the coffee plantations and taste some of the choicest blends, including Arabica, which is exported to countries around the world.
Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Sumatra is known for its heavy volcanic activity. One former volcano is Lake Toba, which, 70,000 years ago, erupted in a massive explosion that killed off almost all plant and animal life at the time – including much of the human race. Today, however, the crater is a gentle, picturesque lake ringed by forests and the distinct, angled houses of the Batak minority.
Visit the Orangutan Rehabilitation Center at Bukit Lawang, located 45 miles, or 72 kilometers, from Medan. You can go rafting on the river nearby and watch the orangutans as they come up to the riverbank. From here, travelers can also make a two day overnight hike into Gunung Leuser National Park.
Sumatra features some of the largest surfing swells in the world, rivaling Hawaii and Australia. Catch massive waves under the brilliant sunshine.


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In the last few months Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law (SOL) list has been moving against provincial governments in Diyala, Wasit, and Basra that largely excluded them after last year's elections. The modus operandi has been the same all three governorates: a member of SOL on the provincial council sues the local administration over how the government was put together and the Maliki friendly courts have ruled them unconstitutional. That has led to the creation of two rival governments in Diyala, an attempt is underway to get rid of the one in Wasit, and Basra might be next.
State of Law first made a move against the Diyala provincial government. In October 2013, the Integrity Commission issued an arrest warrant for Governor Omar Humairi on corruption charges. At the same time, the Diyala National Coalition, which was just State of Law by then, went to court saying that how the ruling coalition was formed was illegal. The Diyala government was formed in June 2013 after provincial elections. It was made up of Iraqiya Diyala consisting of Speaker of Parliament Osama Nujafi's Mutahidun and Deputy Premier Saleh al-Mutlaq's Iraqi National Dialogue Front, the Kurdish Brotherhood and Coexistence List, and the Sadrists' Ahrar/Liberal bloc. The Sadrists were originally part of the Diyala National Coalition, but abandoned it to shut State of Law out of the new administration. That was the basis for the SOL lawsuit.
Diyala Governor Humairi was removed by a State of Law initiated lawsuit (Al Masalah)
The court ruled in favor of State of Law, and this led to the creation of two rival administrations. First, Humairi claimed that Maliki didn't have the authority to remove him. He ended up fleeing to Kurdistan to escape the warrant out for him. At the end of January 2014, his supporters in Iraqiya Diyala, the Sadrists and the Brotherhood and Coexistence List met in Khanaqin, a Kurdish controlled district of the province and re-elected Humairi governor. Just a few days beforehand the other members of the provincial council picked Muthanna al-Tamimi from Badr within the Diyala National Coalition as the new head of council, and Ameer Salman Yacoub as the new governor. The two rival governments condemned each other calling their elections illegal. Since Yacoub and Tamimi are in the provincial seat and have the support of Maliki they will have control of the province, while Humairi will be limited to the Kurdish controlled parts of Diyala. Despite this the premier accomplished his goal. A local government that had shut out his coalition was forced out, and now a friendly one was put in place. This was thanks to the courts, which are Maliki-friendly. With this model in place the prime minister moved on to other governorates.
A similar set of circumstances played out in Wasit. There, the Supreme Council's Citizen's Alliance and the Sadrists cooperated to form a ruling coalition of all the winning parties with the exception of State of Law. That gave the governorship to the Supreme Council and the head of council to Ahrar. Again, Maliki's list sued claiming that the formation process was unconstitutional, and won a favorable ruling on March 3. (1) The provincial police chief was then issued orders to remove the government from office. That hasn't happened yet, but Maliki has once again relied upon the judiciary to get rid of a provincial authority he did not agree with. Unlike in Diyala where State of Law was completely shut out of the administration, in Wasit it got the 2nd deputy governor position. That made the court decision all the more questionable, and highlights that the courts are in the pocket of the prime minister.
A third case is now pending against the Basra government. There State of Law won the most seats, 16 of 35 and got the head of council position, while the Citizen's Alliance won the governorship. It appears SOL was not happy with that and now wants the top job. Just as in Diyala and Wasit a member of SOL has gone to court challenging how the ruling coalition was put together. March 6 the judiciary said that it was postponing the appeal against the Basra administration. Given the other two rulings however if Maliki wants the Basra government removed he will get it.
After the 2013 provincial elections State of Law was excluded from several local governments. This was mostly the work of the Sadrist's Ahrar. It saw the opportunity to assert itself and take on the prime minister. Diyala and Wasit were two examples. Maliki was obviously not happy with that. He didn't act immediately after the vote, but he is now taking his revenge by getting the Diyala and Wasit governments ruled illegal by the courts. Basra is a more blatant power play since SOL was part of the ruling coalition and has the head of the council. There it appears Maliki wants the governorship. There is little that these administrations can do since the premier has control of the judiciary, the purse, and the security forces. The rival administration of Humairi in Diyala can do little, and it's yet to be seen how things will play out in Wasit and Basra. This is a very bad sign for Iraq's developing democracy. It undermines the will of the voters since only in Basra did State of Law get the most votes. It also makes the whole process of putting together a government meaningless. Maliki's manipulations of the courts means that even if his party was a minority they can remove any administration that displeases them and take power. Finally it is a foreboding series of events before this year's election, because it could mean that the prime minister will resort to the courts if things do not go his way as a means to hold onto power.
1. Sotaliraq, "Wasit police chief stripped the governor and members of his bloc of positions," 3/6/14
AIN, "Diyala National Alliance; Majmayi, formal Governor of Diyala province," 1/31/14
- "Diyala PC keeps session open till electing new governor," 1/2/14
- "Diyala PC reveals arrest warrant against Governor," 10/29/13
- "Urgent…Hameri elected as new governor of Diyala," 1/30/14
Buratha News, "Choosing Amer Salman Yacoub governor of Diyala, succeeding Humairi winning the majority of votes," 1/3/14
- "Diyala province announces an order to withdraw the hand of former portfolio," 1/8/14
Al Forat, "Diyala former Governor escapes to Sulaymaniyah, says official," 1/18/14
Independent Press Agency, "Iraqiya choose Amer Yacoub governor of Diyala," 1/3/14
Al Mada, "Diyala administration "article" rejects the results of the session of Khanaqin and stresses: Humairi required judicial," 1/31/14
- "Diyala governor: people who have lost their positions behind the rumors of the issuance of an arrest warrant for me," 10/30/13
- "Hakim bloc in Basra confirms "the futility of" challenging the lawfulness of the local government by al-Maliki's coalition," 3/10/14
-"Iraqi Diyala provincial council sessions intersection: the new governor was dismissed by presidential decree," 2/5/14
- "Three blocks in Diyala Council meet next Thursday to choose local government and deputy governor to fill "void,"" 1/28/14
Al Masalah, "Humairi: I am legally the governor of Diyala..The news of the withdrawal of hand untrue," 1/9/14
- "Humairi: we will resort to court ot challenge the inauguration Nostra governor of Diyala because he is accused of terrorism," 2/2/14
National Iraqi News Agency, "Diyala province council exempts the former governor, and his first deputy, from their posts officially," 1/21/14
Shafaq News, "Presidency of the Republic ratify assignment of Amer al-Majmaee as Diyala governor," 2/2/14
- "Source: Governor of Diyala disappears after Tamimi takes office," 1/18/14
Sotaliraq, "Wasit police chief stripped the governor and members of his bloc of positions," 3/6/14


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...While this is a terrific salad to serve with Southwestern or Mexican inspired meals, it also works well with plain grilled or barbecued meats. While there is some chopping to do, the salad is easy to make and substantial enough to serve as a stand alone meal if you are trying to cut back on the amount of meat you eat. The dressing is what takes this salad out of the realm of the ordinary, but it is important to keep a couple of things in mind when you prepare it. The lettuce should be mixed with the other ingredients just before the salad is dressed, and it should be dressed just before it is served. If necessary, this salad can be extended with another head of romaine, so, its great to serve when you are uncertain about the number of people you'll be serving. Unfortunately, the salad is not a good keeper, so don't go overboard and make more salad than you can eat in one sitting. I love the color and texture of this salad and can recommend it to you with only slight reservations. Do give this recipe a try, and barring that, file it for use later this summer. Here is how it's made.
Mexican Chopped Salad...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Self magazine
2 heads chopped romaine lettuce
1 can (15.5 oz) black beans, rinsed and well drained
3/4 cup chopped seeded tomato
3/4 cup chopped peeled jicama
3/4 cup fresh corn kernels, uncooked (or frozen or canned)
3/4 cup thinly sliced radishes
Half a ripe avocado, diced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
Honey-Lime Dressing
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro (or more to taste)
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon chopped jalapeño pepper (use canned for less heat)
1) Toss all salad ingredients in a large bowl.
2) In separate bowl, mix dressing ingredients. Pour dressing over mixture and toss again. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Yield: 4 servings.
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1.) I Believe Being Positive is a Choice
This was the first and by far the hardest step I had to take if I was to change myself. I had to realize that being positive was a choice. I have noticed it's easy to blame my negativity on everything else… experiences, relationships, stress, fate you name it. However, I have realized that no matter what has happened or is happening I can choose to be positive.
2.) Taking 5 Minuets a Day
I have made it a point to take 5 mins a day just for me. I sometimes use that time for a walk, prayer, journaling or just time to sit back and breath. This time may last longer then 5 mins and when it does, that is a truly beautiful thing. But each day I at least take 5!
I have also added taking an additional 5 with my hubby. Making sure that for at least 5 mins a day we are eye to eye full aware of each other presence and letting the rest of the world melt away.
3.) Seeing the Positive + Getting Rid of the Negative
God created it all and said "It is Good". In every person, in every situation, there is something good. Most of the time it's not obvious. I have to look…. sometimes I have to look very hard. I have also had to look at my negative habits and some not so good relationships. I know that if I want to live a positive and joyful life, I simply cannot be surrounded by negative habits or negative people who don't encourage happiness.
I have noticed that negativity attacks negativity. Obviously no one is perfect and perfection isn't my goal by far. But when it comes to positivity there were a few habits and people in my life that need to go.
4.) Being My Own Cheerleader
I have found it essential to reenforce myself with positivity. Instead of focusing on what I could have done better, or where I failed, I am focusing on my achievements and what I like about myself. My father always taught me that if you don't love yourself you can't truly love anyone else.
5.) Share Positivity + Love with Others
I have to say this is the best. I get so delighted when my positive attitude spread from one person to the next. It is a great joy to brighten someone else's day. Positivity attacks positivity. And when I come upon someone who is a negative nancy, I remember that was me only a very short time ago. I love them anyway, shine on some positivity and more forward.


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"We Ring the Bell" Campaign Conducted
"We Ring the Bell" campaign is held worldwide to realize "the accessibility in the schools" which is one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Worldwide, 89% of children go to school, but for children with disabilities, this is not the case. Only 10% of children with disabilities from low and middle income countries attend school.
On 21st March 2018, 30 CHAI-LF partner organizations involving more than 15000 participants including children with disabilities, parents, children without disabilities from regular schools, teachers, staff of the partner organizations, local and political leaders and government officials participated in the campaign Children from 115 schools took part actively in this program.


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My Grandfather's Watch
WIB history September 8, 2016 War Is Boring 0
John James Moss and his timepiece survived World War II
by MATTHEW MOSS
In 2005, when I was still in high school, I interviewed my then-86-year-old late grandfather John James Moss about his experiences during World War II.
He joined the British Army in 1940 at the age of 20 and trained as a Universal (Bren Gun) Carrier driver with the 18th Reconnaissance Battalion of the Reconnaissance Corps.
The 18th Reconnaissance Battalion was formed from the 5th Battalion, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). In one surviving photograph, my grandfather is wearing the Loyal Regiment's cap badge.
In 1941, my grandfather's unit posted to Singapore. The 18th Reconnaissance Battalion arrived without much of its equipment and fought as regular infantry against the invading Japanese.
His battalion was evacuating from Singapore aboard an Australian ship when the vessel came under attack by Japanese aircraft. The ship was forced to return to Singapore and my grandfather became a prisoner of war when the city surrendered on Feb. 15, 1942.
The Japanese forced him and 80,000 other Allied soldiers they had captured in Singapore to work on the Burma Railway.
He was marched to Changi Prison and, from there, worked on the railway between Rangoon and Bangkok. "The Japanese guards took the barrack rooms to sleep in and made us sleep outside with the mosquitoes," Grandfather recalled.
"We had terrible rations," he continued. "For our main meal we had either rice, wheat or barley … with potatoes and carrot tops. We grew our own vegetables in our own manure and we got some seeds from the locals and maybe some meat.
"The rations where poor because the Japanese were eating the Red Cross parcels instead of giving them to us. The air was humid and mosquitoes were everywhere. Men had malaria, beriberi and our hands became blistered. The blisters were filled with yellow puss. We had to cut them off and put Condeys Fluid on them. Condeys Fluid was a substitute for iodine."
"Men got cholera from drinking water from the Kwai [River]. There were about 400 men from different regiments. There were Australians, Indians, Canadians and British troops. There weren't any toilets so we had to go in the jungle."
The Bridge Over the River Kwai: A Novel
"Four men tried to escape. They where caught and made to dig their own graves and then they where shot. [There were] other punishments like tying you to a stake in the sun and not getting any water and making stand outside the guardroom and every time a guard came out, they would beat you."
U.S. forces liberated the camp on Oct. 2, 1945 and, in April 1946, the British Army discharged my grandfather. Later in life, he suffered from skin cancer and lost an eye — consequences of his long hours working in the sun during the war.
You can read the full interview here. I wish I could have learned more, but I could tell there were many things John James Moss didn't wish to tell his 15-year-old grandson.
The watch is marked "GS/TP," meaning "general service temporary/trade pattern." Pieces of this type were made by a number of manufacturers including Cyma, Rolex, Frenca and Helvetia.
After some research I learned that these pocket watches were bought from the watch trade for issue to the British military between 1939 and 1945.
It's extremely unlikely that my grandfather carried the watch during his time as a prisoner. It's more likely that he picked it up or was issued it after he was freed and before he was discharged.
I had no idea when it was last wound. After some coaxing, cleaning and winding, we got the watch working. As I write this, it's noisily ticking beside me and, despite its age, still keeping perfect time.
Originally published at www.historicalfirearms.info.


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Tough new safety guidelines unveiled today aim to prevent a repeat of a toxic chemical leak.
Emergency crews closed off North Shields earlier this month when a cloud of poisonous gas escaped from the Distillex Solvents plant.
Now the Health & Safety Executive is tightening up safety rules to stop further potentially-deadly spills.
The Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 will tighten safety laws around hazardous substances to protect workers and local residents.
The HSE is still investigating the incident at Distillex, which caused dozens of people to feel unwell after they inhaled metholene chloride fumes.
Adrian Jones, the firm's managing director, said: "Incidents like this always make you look at safety procedures again to see how they can be improved.
"We're quite satisfied our emergency drills worked well, but we'll implement whatever recommendations the HSE makes.
"We welcome any initiative which seeks to minimise risks, although chemicals can be unpredictable.
"Whenever there is an accident, there's a feeling among firms in the industry that it could just as easily have happened to them."
Firms are being ordered to provide regular safety training and drills for staff, to brief police and the fire service of emergency procedures, and carry out risk assessments of working with dangerous substances.
An HSE spokesman said: "The regulations are there to protect not only workers but people living alongside chemical plants. We hope they'll prompt firms dealing in chemicals to review safety, which is always a good thing."
The emergency at Distillex, in East Percy Street, occurred when a cylinder overheated and released the gas, used in adhesives and paint-strippers.
Police blocked roads between Tynemouth and North Shields in case toxic fumes were carried in the wind, and used loudspeakers to warn people to stay indoors.
Forty pupils at Priory Primary School in North Shields were sent home after pupils complained of feeling ill.


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After going over years past, there's always an excitement towards the new year's birth photography adventures. I rang in 2015 with high hopes for several areas of life including, of course, these ASP babies.
It was a first for me to help welcome a baby on New Year's Day and I certainly hope it's not a last. After all, that's what the day is all about – new beginnings, expectation, joy. I'm guessing this family would agree since there was lots of all those things in that hospital room that evening. I enjoyed every second with all three of them and am so thrilled that their's was the first story for me to tell in 2015.


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Now I'm not going to recap the brilliant rise-from-the-ashes story of this amazing season here but I am going to say without any obligation that this book is incredible and it's something I will treasure for the rest of my life.
This book is a collection of Post-Gazette stories detailing the 2015-16 season. What sets this apart from the usual collectible is that the stories are preserved in the moment of time where the season was very much in jeopardy and the Penguins were in a dark place.
The pictures are beautiful and captivated by son for hours as he thumbed through the pages. I can just imagine in a few years him reading back on this season and learning about all the triumphs and victories that we all endured as fans this year.
It's amazing to look into the recent past and remember the uncertainty of the Sullivan hiring, the dreadful beginning of the season, and the slumping Cosby period. Then to read about the jubilant acceptance of the brilliant spring streak, the rise of Hagelin, Scuderi packing his bags for Chicago, and eventually winning the fabled Cup.
This book has it all as it was frozen in time in complete context and guttural reaction of the people who reported it.
I've read through this twice and expect to again shortly. I suggest you snag a copy of your own.
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Just like adobo this classic Japanese dish is so easy to prepare and always satisfy any hungry tummy. This is one of my favorite dishes to cook when in a hurry to put food on the table. I like to pair this with sauteed cabbage with turmeric and lots of rice, steamy hot rice!! mmmm..mmm 😛
You can either grill or pan-fry the chicken, your choice but when I feel extra lazy, I like to pan-fry and use the same pan for the teriyaki sauce. I always use chicken thigh fillet because it's tender and cooks quickly (you can use breast fillet if you don't like dark meat or you can substitute fish, too ) and coat it with a little sesame oil, soy sauce, ground black pepper before cooking it on the grill or frying it in little oil.
I have a formula that I use when making teriyaki; I always put equal amount of soy sauce ( I use Kikkoman only when making this dish), mirin and water..and for 3 tablespoons of those ingredients, I add a teaspoon of sesame oil; the ginger I use a little knob or about 1 teaspoon when grated.
grill or pan-fry chicken thigh fillet and cut into 2-3 pieces or bite-size pieces; set aside. Make the teriyaki sauce.
For the sauteed cabbage, just heat some extra-virgin olive oil in a pan, then put the shredded cabbage, season with salt, ground black pepper, a little red pepper chilli flakes and a dash or two of turmeric powder to enhance the color and flavor. It's my daughter's favorite side dish 🙂
simply delicious chicken teriyaki! nom, nom..
chicken thigh fillet
soy sauce
sesame oil
ground black pepper
cooking oil, if frying
Teriyaki sauce:
1/4 cup Japanese soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin
a small knob of ginger, finely grated
1/4 cup water
Slurry, or thickener:
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
sesame oil, about a teaspoon or more if you like
spring onions, just for garnish, not really necessary 😉
Preheat the grill; or if pan-frying, heat a non-stick pan in medium high heat, then add about 1-2 tablespoons of cooking oil.
Wash and pat dry chicken fillet. Add a little amount of sesame oil, soy sauce just to coat the chicken then some ground black pepper. Grill or fry until browned on both sides; set aside.
In a pan, mix together the soy sauce, mirin and water. Add grated ginger; bring to a boil then lower heat and let simmer about 2 minutes. Combine cornstarch and water then add just a little, about a teaspoon of this slurry , you don't want your teriyaki sauce too thick; you can always add more if you really want it thicker in consistency.
Slice the grilled chicken into 2-3 pieces then add it to the pan, stir to coat the chicken with the sauce and cook for less than a minute, season with more black pepper ( optional) and lastly drizzle with sesame oil. Transfer to a serving plate, and enjoy!
Happy Cooking!! 🙂
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So, I am not making any resolutions this year. I don't need to be reminded of my failures to live up to my own high standards for yet another year.
Instead, this year I just want to challenge myself to be a better person, online and offline. Perhaps that is part of the reason that I have been blogging less, seeing as there are four other people in this household who would like to spend time with me, and vice versa. And so, in that respect, being a better person means being offline more.
When I am online, though, I feel called to be more civil, especially toward those with whom I disagree (and obviously there are many such people). I've kinda been moving in that direction already with my posts (see, for example, here and here). And I have grown so tired, from having seen it from both sides over the past two years, of seeing so many people think that to make their point, they have to tear down whoever is on the other side of the issue.
(Aside: it's somewhat sad that the spellchecker in my browser isn't flagging "kinda".)
Of course, as usual, I'm not the first, or the most eloquent, to point this sort of thing out. Kathleen McKinley addressed it very well a few weeks ago, stating "we go after each other". The best paragraph of the whole piece:
I know there is much frustration. One side believes something completely different than the other, but as a civil society we sit down and we talk it out. We don't resort to Junior High meanness.
Or, at least, we shouldn't, but we certainly do. And that's why the other way I am challenging myself is by trying not to immerse myself in media that is built around tearing down the other side.
Now, I suppose I'll need some sort of measure that will determine to whom I give my attention, and to whom I don't. For example, I've really not paid much attention to Ann Coulter in recent months, since her use of the term "retard" to describe our president, as her shtick has generally tended toward the acerbic anyway, and this pushed me past my limits of tolerance. By my new measure, Ann Coulter does not deserve my attention. (I'm sure she'll be terribly broken up over this, but this is more for my benefit that I ignore her, not hers.)
Now, I was not quite as concerned when Sarah Palin made use of the phrase "shuck and jive"--partially because others, including his present press secretary, have done so, partially because some people, including a good portion of the mainstream media, are actively trying to twist anything anyone says in opposition to President Obama into a racist statement (something that has been going on for quite a while now), and partially because, having paid a fair amount of attention to the things that Governor Palin has said over the past four-and-a-half years, I don't believe her to be a racist. And thus, by my measure, I believe that Sarah Palin is still worth my attention.
And, in this paragraph, I intended to talk about someone else not worth my attention, specifically, a long-time late-night talk-show host who hasn't been mentioned in this blog for almost four years, but anyone who has read this blog for very long already knows that I haven't watched him since then anyway, so I'll just move on.
I'll just say that I have set standards (There's that dreaded word again! I can't get away from it even when I don't make resolutions.) to which I intend to hold myself when I deal with people with whom I disagree, but I would like others to hold themselves to that same standard. When they don't, I limit contact with them. It's happened on Facebook and Twitter a few times, but, thankfully, it hasn't happened in face-to-face relationships.
So what do I ask from you, gentle reader? One, keep your comments civil, regardless of whether you agree with me or not. And two, keep me honest here. If I'm not being civil, call me out. You may not agree with me, but you deserve to be treated like a human being.
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
(1 Peter 2:1, Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Courtesy Biblica, Inc./Biblegateway.com under Fair Use clause)
May we always do so.


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I am a champion for life. Prosperity is mine, Favor is mine. My victory is sure. I am making progress, I am moving forward and upward only, No stagnation in my life.
I am a success for life because of the Holy Spirit. I deal excellently in all my affairs, none of my feet shall ever slide. I have an excellent spirit.
The wisdom of God is at work in me mightily, I know what to do, what to say, and where to go at the right time. I never miss my way. The knowledge of God is increasing in my life.
I increase in Grace which produces in my life, beauty, honour, acceptability, loveliness, goodwill, benefits, endurance, promotion, elegance, charm, glory, favour….
I increase in divine wisdom, I increase in speed and ability. No weapon formed against me shall ever prosper. Greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.
The lines are falling unto me in pleasant places, ye I have a goodly heritage. Ministering angels are at my disposal, working for me. I am a world over-comer. I am more than a conqueror. All things are orchestrated for my benefits.
I cannot be disadvantaged in any way, its all working together for my good because I love the lord. My finances are booming all the time, I lay up gold as dust. My seed is spreading abroad!
I increase in fortune. Great is my peace and prosperity. I am a great personality, I have access to all nations, no limitations, no boundaries. I am spreading and cannot be stopped.
The glory of God is risen upon me, I am the effulgence of God's presence. God tabernacles in me, I carry His atmosphere of miracles everywhere I go.
I am strengthened, energized, endued with power, ability and might. I am a great minister of the gospel of our Lord Jesus. I am an ardent soul winner. Soul winning is my passion and my delight.
Kings are coming to my light and the brightness of my rising. My future is bright and glorious, I do not fail, and neither can I be defeated.


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Having problems with your Hoover U6437-900 / U6439-900 Windtunnel Bagged Upright Vacuum ?
No suction My Hoover Wind Tunnel vacuum runs but there is no suction. The last two or three times I used it, it shut itself off after having a burning smell. When I unplug it for the suggested 30 minutes, the motor will run again but no suction. What is wrong?? Should I just buy a nve one? This one is 8 years old.
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Sounds like your motor bearings are going bad. This is generally indicated by the motor overheating, and the heat transferring out through the motor pulley, which is where the belt attaches. So, your machine is overheating, melting the belt, and then tripping the thermal cutout. When it cools and you restart it, the belt is no longer functioning due to being melted, and this would make it not pick up on carpet. If you look at the motor pulley and it is turning blue: this is indicative of overheating.
\015\012The other possibility is that there is a clog, which is also causing your motor to overheat; so before you throw it away make sure all of your air pathways are clear.
\015\012The fact that you've had it 8 years is somewhat remarkable, however, since most vacuums of this type are averaging a 3-5 year lifespan. (And half that for bagless.)
\015\012So, check for clogs, and if it's not clogged, you're probably due for a new machine.
\015\012The other possibility is that there is a clog, which is also causing your motor to overheat; so before you throw it away make sure all of your air pathways are clear.
\015\012The fact that you've had it 8 years is somewhat remarkable, however, since most vacuums of this type are averaging a 3-5 year lifespan. (And half that for bagless.)
\015\012So, check for clogs, and if it's not clogged, you're probably due for a new machine.
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No suction My Hoover Wind Tunnel vacuum runs but there is no suction. The last two or three times I used it, it shut itself off after having a burning smell. When I unplug it for the suggested 30 minutes, the motor will run again but no suction. What is wrong?? Should I just buy a nve one? This one is 8 years old.
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My Miele Solution HEPA 5000 vacuum cleanr gives off a burning smell but will continue to run with a varying motor tone. I have not run it for more than a minute like this. I have reviewed responses to similar problems but cannot figure out how to access the motor. Can anyone advise?
... Miele S318 Bagged Canister Vacuum
Electrolux Centralux I have a Electrolux Centralux. When I plug the hose in at one of the wall outlets the motor will not start. If I go to the motor and slap the unit it will start.....then...it will not stop unless I unplug the power cord to the motor. If I plug the power cord back in, the unit will not restart until I slap the motor unit again. The unit has only been used 20 - 30 times. Any suggestions?? Thanks, Bruce
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I have a Electrolux , EL6988 Canister Vacum, howeveer the brushes and motor will not run when turned on. I have take the plates and cleaned around the brushes, but it will not come one. The vacum comes on but the motorized bushes do not activate. Thanks I have lost my owners manual, and have looked for the reset button and can't find or know where it is located. Any suggestions.
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Check the belt. this is a strong vaccume and even without the belt it will still have a decent amount of suction. If the belt is not tight or intact it can let the motor turn faster which will sound louder. other than that check all the hoses for hol ... Kirby Ultimate G Bagged Upright Vacuum
Motor dying? recently my herritage has been sounding sick, i tried to use it the other morning and it barely could blow up the bag, there is also a hot smell to it when it is running, the motor doesnt sound as powerful as it use to. Any suggestions?
Replace the carbon brushes in the motor. ... Kirby Heritage II Vacuum
My kenmore vacuum model 116.36933502. It has no suction. I have cleaned out every spot,taken off the back and still nothing. The motor runs but doesnt seem to be at full power. The agitator brush works. When it broke i seemed to smell something and since it has no belt. Does this possibly have to motors?
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I smelled something burning one day , but i kept using my d4c, now the motor part does not run but the top plug in will run
I work on Rainbows. D4C-E2 etc. Not sure what you mean by the top plug in. There are two motors in the rainbow, one in the main unit, one in the power head. Where was the odor coming from? email me back with more info, I can help you with this. ... Rainbow E series Canister Wet/Dry Vacuum
My unit powers up but does not run for more than 10 minutes before shutting down. I also sem to have lost suction. What do you suggest I do?
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Stopped working Was working fine then it smelled like burning rubber, not the belt I checked. It sounds like the motor wants to run then it just stopped but the light is on. What do you think, go by a new one?? This has been a great vacuum cleaner and I can not seem to find a Sharp anywere. Thanks for your time.
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I was cleaning my carpet using my hoover steamvac ls. I had already changed the water 3 times. The last time, the water ran out and I kept running it for a couple of minutes trying to **** up some of the water off the carpet when it just shut down. I check the breaker and the outlet and they were OK. Checked my manual for troubleshooting; couldn't find an answer there. Do you think I burned the motor up (I didn't smell anything) or will I have to send it in for repair? When I clicked on your web
(1) take the tank off and reassemble to assure you sealed to the lower handle.\015\012(2) the water feed has nothing to do with the motor or electrical, purely mechanical.\015\012Hoover web site is free, no cost. ... Hoover SteamVac Carpet/Upholstery Deep Cleaner Vacuum
Electrical smell, before drop in suction that comes and goes. Working fine till then, happened after I changed from a full bag to empty one. It seems that the motor might have packed up, but why so suddenly? Can it be repaired, as suctionwas v. good till now. Thankyou.
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Hello, I have a problem with my Eureka Powerline bagged upright vacuum. It has a 12 amp motor and is model #4352, Type D. It was probably bought new in 1998. My problem is, while vacuuming today the motor seemed to slow down all of the sudden and then began smelling like burning rubber. I shut the vacuum off to check for blockages but could not find anything blocked. When I then turned it on again it runs but seems to only be running at 1/2 the motor speed and still has the rubber buring smell.
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The motor is running, the roller brush spinning rubber smell
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The motor will not turn on. One minute it was
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When the vaccum is running the motor gets hot & smells & is very noisy.
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The Essence of the Many Unique Features:
-The first and only practical totally enclosed Bacon Cooker made for home use.
-Has a coffee-pot type of Handle that makes moving it in and out of the microwave safe & easy.
-Is disassembled and reassembled easily and quickly. After only a few tries, just about anyone can do it, even in the dark.
-Broils bacon at more than 425o F., yet it is without doubt the safest way to cook bacon, bar none.
-Fits 95% of standard-sized microwave ovens. May be tilted to get it in.
-Requires 7 1⁄4? inside.
-Well adapted to our new Lift-A-Strip® technique for using a spatula to remove bacon from its package and to load it onto the Rack without soiling the fingers
-Made in the U.S.A
How You Benefit by Using the WowBacon? Bacon Broiler:
-Throw away your frying pan! You can now get that great frying pan taste without the messy splatter that can burn you and soil your range.
-Experience the enjoyment of cleanly cooking bacon in your microwave oven without ever having to use towels to contain splatter.
-Suspension of the bacon from Vanes, rather than from rods, results in more uniform cooking, straighter strips and avoidance of dark burn marks where inner sides of strips touch. The fat dripping down also makes the strips crispier and healthier.
-Use any type or cut of bacon: thick or regular sliced, standard or low-sodium, hickory or apple smoked and brown sugar or maple flavored. Take advantage of the bargains always being offered.
-Dishwasher safe, but after only a quick rinsing of its parts, this enclosed, compact unit can be easily stored out on your counter or in your refrigerator. -It?s then always ready to provide you with the taste and aroma of freshly cooked bacon in just a matter of minutes.
-Perfectly adapted to Lift-A-Strip® method of handling, loading & unloading bacon while keeping fingers clean.
-A quality product!
This product was added to our catalog on Monday 13 April, 2009.


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About Us
(Photo Credit: Kevin Seifert, Principal Photographer of Kevin Seifert Photography)
(Photo Credit: Tara Lynn, Owner of InBetween the Blinks)
Barley, Chief Inspiration Officer & VP of Quality Control
My people tell me I'm the inspiration behind this operation. They named me Barley after they adopted me from an animal shelter in Chicago because my pappy home brewed beer. And I just happen to be a Lab mix. Put all that together with my most favorite hobby--eating--and voila! They get a new business, and I get to test all the treats they make.
Things I love: My little brother Hops, breakfast, dinner, snacks, playing "Find it!" with Barley Labs treats, tennis balls, rope toys, Pineywood Dog Park and playing with my friends at Dog Diggity Daycare.
Hops, Director of PR
Scott, Co-owner
I grew up in a family that always had a dog. I was too young to remember the first, but I fondly recall all that followed. Home brewing beer is a more recent love; I started in 2007 in a small apartment in Chicago. When I learned how to combine my hobby of home brewing with my love of dogs I was ecstatic, but I never imagined it would become what it is today.
What I do: While I was educated as an industrial-organizational psychologist and have extensive experience as an educational data analyst, I handle product development, manufacturing and logistics for Barley Labs.
Things I love: Theresa, Barley & Hops; brewing (and drinking) beer; and all things electronic
Theresa, Co-owner
I have a dirty little secret--I wasn't always a dog lover. It's not that I disliked dogs. My family never had one, so I just never got it. That all changed in 2009 when we adopted Barley. In an instant, I fell in love with this furry little girl with a tail that curled up to her butt. Who knew that three years later, we'd be embarking on this business together.
What I do: With more than a decade managing communication programs for both corporate and non-profit organizations and an MA in PR & Advertising, I handle the daily operations for Barley Labs, including business development, sales, marketing/communications, and financial management.
Things I love: Scott, Barley & Hops; boxing; the Durham Food Truck scene; trying new restaurants
Megan, Events Specialist


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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
July–What a month !
Taking into account Vicki's eventful arrival into the world, my younger daughter having a broken wrist, her hubby working away, 2 young boys to look after and moving house, which needed lots of Mum assistance, and throw in End of Financial year, there was very little sewing time.
FMQ Challenge. I really enjoyed this month's tutorial by Angela Walters. Her tutorial showed us how to quilt tiles. This design will be very useful for wide borders, or larger areas that need to be filled in with quilting. I took the opportunity to do different patterns and fills in each of my tiles, just practising, practising.
Thank you so much Angela for this very helpful tutorial. I can see myself using this idea in my quilts. Although in this practice piece my tiles are all straight they dont have to be. Angles would add another interest.
Sew Its Finished Challenge. In a class on using the Marti Michell mitring ruler, I added the borders to a cot panel I found in my stash. I sandwiched it, then put it on a shelf where it sat for over a year. .
I quilted the middle section then used one of the design ideas from an earlier FMQ challenge tutorial to quilt the heart vines in the border
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
This little girl has a tale to tell
Meet my new little Grandie.
Vicki Leigh decided she needed to enter the world rather quickly. So quickly that there was no time to think of hospital, or ambulance or any other help for the birth. But not to worry, Dad and 2 year old Harry did a mighty fine job as the "Midwives", ably assisted by someone on the other end of the telephone.
When the ambulance and doctor finally arrived at the property where they live, some 40 minutes from the town, the journeys commenced. Firstly by ambulance to the local small town hospital for a blood transfusion,followed by ambulance trip to a "bigger" town with airport for a flight to the major centre (Dubbo). Here the bleeding was brought under control and surgery performed. But, there were no available beds in the hospital, hence it was back in an ambulance back to the airport and another flight to the next major town and another ambulance ride to the hospital, where a bed was available.
There are not many babies who can say they have travelled half way round their state by the time they are 12 hours old. But Vicki took it all in her stride.
Dad and Harry followed behind the ambulances/planes the slow way - in the car.
I was able to travel to the last hospital where they settled in, and spent the weekend with them. Mum was still not able to stand for long, so I had the privilege of bathing Vicki, as well as having lots of cuddles with Vicki, Harry and their cousin, Sammy. Sammy's Dad, our son "Dunx" also enjoys meeting his new nieces and nephews. He gives them all, boys and girls, a Tonka Truck. Says he will soon have shares in the Tonka company if he has to buy too many more.
Vicki and the rest of the family are now back at home,after another trip, this time 500 kilometres by car. And she is still just 5 1/2 days old. She is doing very well, Mum is not so good yet.
Peg, I almost got to Dubbo – had checked out the flights - and would have come to visit if it had worked out and I could have found a way there. But in the end it wasnt Dubbo. At one stage I was thinking I might have to call on you to buy some clothes for Vicki to leave hospital in, as I had almost all of her clothes here, where they were meant to be for the birth. Fortunately when she ended up in Orange, I flew to Sydney and my son drove me to Orange so I was able to travel there and take the clothes with me.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Not really being slack
although it seems like it when I see the list of what I need to do and what little I have achieved. Maybe next week will be different – or maybe not.
My only sewing effort for the month so far has been finishing off these string blocks which was the June BOM for Aussie Hero Quilts.
But time spent with the Grandies has been such fun and is always so precious.
Kai enjoys watching Masterchef, and he decided he would take on the challenge of making dessert for us. He chose his ingredients at the shop – ice cream, strawberries, sprinkles, chocolate buttons and marshmallows. He then made the desserts "in a glass" as he had seen on Masterchef the night before.
"Delicious !!!"


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Technology, media and web-based companies dominate the list of brands consumers list as the "most influential," indicating how important the technological world has become to everyday lives.
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon, Facebook and eBay dominate the top 10 list of companies deemed by U.S. consumers to be most influential, based on surveys that rate companies according to several different categories including corporate citizenship, engagement, trustworthiness, innovation and presence, according to new research from Ipsos.
"Our daily lives are infused with the integration of web, technology and media and these brands allow us to access, gather and share information with tremendous ease," says Jerry Forristal, senior vice president at Ipsos MarketQuest. "That in turn helps to influence our daily decisions. And with the proliferation of smartphones, tablets and similar mobile devices, we're able to take these brands and their influence almost everywhere we go."
While it's not surprising so many influential brands come from the technology and web-based worlds, the other companies that populate the top 10 for the U.S. (Visa, Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble) demonstrate how all brands can be influential in consumers' lives.
"Many of the brands out there are companies that are very high on trust, and have very strong futures," Forristal tells Marketing Daily. "There are lots of different ways of becoming influential. Visa's [strength] is that they're everywhere. You can go everywhere in the world and people trust it implicitly."
Procter & Gamble, meanwhile, was cited for being able to understand consumers' needs, Forristal says. Wal-Mart, meanwhile, has a presence unmatched by others in the brick-and-mortar world, while Yahoo and eBay are very skilled at engaging their customers.
Outside of the U.S. (the surveys were conducted in nine markets, including Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, UK, France, Germany, and China), Google continued to dominate, showing how influential and widespread the brand has become.
"A lot of people still think of [Google] as search, but they're so much more than that," Forristal says. "Building a truly influential brand requires a significant time investment, and in the past fifteen years, Google has done something truly phenomenal – they've built a brand that exerts global influence."
The others on the top 10 global list include Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Visa, Coca-Cola, Samsung, YouTube, MasterCard and P&G.


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California is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. I love everything about it. I mean I lived most of my purest dreams in this amazing landscape and under the Golden State Sunshine.
Its a land with huge cities, amazing mountains and an epic coast line that battles it out with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. I mean I couldn't stop saying enough amazing things or sharing enough of the amazing stories I have from California.
I can't wait for my moment to arrive back in Cali. Not long now until I land back at LAX and get it going.


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Saturday, May 17, 2014
I Heart Macro Week 53
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Hi Laura -- I read last week's beautiful meditation; thank you for it and for doing this lovely meme for a whole year! You are appreciated. Sending warmest caring to your daughter and to you. And loving the pictures and words for both weeks. Glad to be back; don't know why my linky showed up so weird. I've been away from blogland for awhile and seem to have forgotten how to do everything ...it'll come back (I hope).ReplyDelete
Hi Laura, it's been a while since I've done any macros ... joining you today. Hope you're well. Love the lit up sunflowers and haiku, beautiful :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful and creative photography as always ~ xoxoReplyDelete
Happy Week to you ~ artmusedog and carol
Thank you for your open heart and willingness to share so much peace and calm. Hope your daughter is progressing. I love your B&W - just beautiful!ReplyDelete
the light ist so beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
Lovely photos. I love the light green of the new leaf.ReplyDelete
Beautiful flower in black and white. Exquisite light.ReplyDelete
A wonderful post as always! Have a nice Sunday! ♥ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos!ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting, Laura.ReplyDelete
Lovely photos.ReplyDelete
I hope your worries have been eased.
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Very true, no matter how hard the times are, hope and god's love will follow us:)ReplyDelete
Hi Laura, I always enjoy reading your wonderful posts and looking at those gorgeous photos. I hope your daughter is doing well and that your are having a happy Sunday :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures! Have a nice Sunday!ReplyDelete
Lovely offering; thank you! I went back through some of your recent posts I'd missed…. Love this…"fuzzy folded ferns unfurl"…fabulous the way it flows over the tongue.ReplyDelete
Love the wild flower in colors !ReplyDelete
Great philosophy Laura!ReplyDelete
Really enlightened!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2014 at 11:57 PM
The light in these shots is gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Beautiful macro work! Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this linkup!ReplyDelete
Dear Laura,ReplyDelete
The light and the hope in your beautiful photos are wonderful!!! May that divine light reflect the tears you cry and bring back an enchanting rainbow in the life of you and your daughter!!!
I very much like these little wild flowers...they grow in front of my door, too :)
Thank you so much for hosting this great meme!!!
Have a good week full of sunshine:)
Much love and good wishes!
Oh, how absolutely beautiful, Laura. ((hugs)) So bright and such detail. Marvelous! Happy GHT! (grin)ReplyDelete
I think I needed this reminder today, Laura. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Nice photos. Wonderful to see the light through the leaves! Love it!ReplyDelete
Such beauty here... these tiny shots that are so large in heart... those slender fingers of light... reach across space and time and take mine in a joyful dance of beauty! XOReplyDelete
lovely haiku for HMH ~ love the fingers reaching... xoxoReplyDelete
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
A second visit for me this week but your posts are worth it! Thank you for sharing! Today I came from HMHReplyDelete
Beautiful Laura. Hope your daughter's health is improving!ReplyDelete
meditative beauty, your words hit homeReplyDelete
Slowing down and noticing small details....is a spiritual practice for me. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Greeting the morning is certainly one of my favorite things to do!ReplyDelete
yes, the sun rises all the days of our lives; such a loving reminder of trust and believing. thank you for infusing every thing you do in light and goodness. a blessing as always to be here.ReplyDelete
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In the nine cases, like many of the others, police and prosecutors were unable to make specific allegations about what each defendant did. Instead, during the trials of Bryson Smith, Eli Hardy and Tiffany Bray this week — all charged with blocking a passageway — prosecutors simply alleged that they were protesters who disobeyed police orders to disperse.Not exactly surprising. Expect some crowing from Spagz, et. al. And maybe some lawsuits:
But attorney David Lane, who represents several of the accused protesters in possible civil suits, said the city's insistence on taking weak cases to trial is only going to make it harder on them when the lawsuits follow.Because they can't just let protesters get away with breaking the law? In any case, whatever those lawsuits might cost, it'll be worth it to have kept the kiddies' tantrums in check.
"If they continue to lose cases, they are going to be looking at a lot of civil suits," he said.
"Taxpayers in Denver should ask themselves why are police arresting people without probable cause and why is the city spending all this money prosecuting people when they don't have enough evidence to convict?"


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Time Warner announced plans to sell to AT&T for $85 billion over the weekend. If approved by regulators, the deal could reshape the media and telecommunications landscape dramatically.
Time Warner has a huge portfolio. Within it sits HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, Bleacher Report, The CW Television Network, Warner Bros., CNN, DC Comics, and a piece of Hulu. Yearly revenue is just shy of $30 billion.
AT&T is even bigger with revenues close to $150 billion/year and ranking as the 23rd largest company in the world.
Getting past regulation will be a big hurdle. Washington is not a fan of mega-deals like this. They are going to evaluate from the consumer POV and actually blocked a similar Comcast + Time Warner deal in 2014. So if AT&T is going to succeed, it will need to prove that they won't make it harder for non-AT&T users to get Game of Thrones, NBA on TNT or other TWC programming.


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The Invisible Man
A mean, handsomely-styled and absorbing thriller.
A mean, handsomely-styled and absorbing thriller.
If you like high-toned genre movies, The Whistlers might be for you.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the launching of The HistoryMakers' WomanMakers Initiative.
An article about Clem Snide's new song, "Roger Ebert."
An article about the launching of The HistoryMakers' WomanMakers Initiative.
An article about Clem Snide's new song, "Roger Ebert."
Recommendations from Far Flung Correspondent Seongyong Cho about films other than Parasite that represent the best in modern South Korean film.
Theo Angelopoulos' Landscape in the Mist is a work of art that comes from the feelings, the dreams, the sorrows, and the flashes of life…
An article about Spike Lee being named the first African-American Jury President in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.
A look at the short films that helped launch the careers of Bong Joon-ho, Josh & Benny Safdie, Céline Sciamma, and Alma Har'el.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
A tribute to Robert Evans.
Where does a woman's artistic integrity and autonomy begin and end when it comes to nudity on-screen?
18 noir films, all in 35mm, will screen at Chicago's Music Box Theater from Friday, August 25 through Thursday, August 31.
A look at the latest on Blu-ray, including several Criterion releases, "Their Finest," "The Fate of the Furious," and "The Lost City of Z"!
The work of the late author, writer and director William Peter Blatty will continue to haunt the dreams of readers and moviegoers for generations to come.
An op-ed on how the decision to move the Lifetime Achievement Oscar off the telecast hurts us all.
A celebration of the late Robert Loggia.
An obituary for the legendary Omar Sharif.
OK, this is where it really gets interesting. Forget the consensus Top 50 Greatest Movies of All Time; let's get personal. Sight & Sound has now published the top 250 titles in its 2012 international critics poll, the full list of more than 2,000 movies mentioned, and all the individual lists of the 845 participating critics, academics, archivists and programmers, along with any accompanying remarks they submitted. I find this to be the most captivating aspect of the survey, because it reminds us of so many terrific movies we may have forgotten about, or never even heard of. If you want to seek out surprising, rewarding movies, this is a terrific place to start looking. For the past few days I've been taking various slices at the "data" trying to find statistical patterns, and to glean from the wealth of titles some treasures I'd like to heartily recommend -- and either re-watch or catch up with myself.
I know we're supposed to consider the S&S poll a feature film "canon" -- a historically influential decennial event since 1952, but just one of many. I don't disagree with Greg Ferrara at TCM's Movie Morlocks ("Ranking the Greats: Please Make it Stop") when he says that limiting ballots to ten all-time "best" (or "favorite," "significant," "influential" titles is incredibly limiting. That's why I think perusing at the critics' personal lists, the Top 250 (cited by seven critics or more) and the full list of 2,045 films mentioned is more enjoyable pastime.
It's wise to remember that, although the top of the poll may at first glance look relatively conservative or traditional, there's a tremendous diversity in the individual lists. Even the top vote-getter, "Vertigo," was chosen by less than one quarter of the participants.
The Ebert Club Newsletter is 1 year old!
Blake Edwards, the man who gave us Inspector Clouseau, breakfast at Tiffany's and a Perfect 10, is dead at 88. A much-loved storyteller and the writer of many of his own films, he was a bit of a performer himself. He directed 37 features and much TV, and was married for the past 41years to Julie Andrews, who was at his side when he died.
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UPDATED 01/28/10: 2:25 p.m. PST -- COMPLETED!: Thanks for all the detective work -- and special thanks to Christopher Stangl and Srikanth Srinivasan himself for their comprehensive efforts at filling the last few holes! Now I have to go read about who some of these experimental filmmakers are. I did find some Craig Baldwin movies on Netflix, actually...
Srikanth Srinivasan of Bangalore writes one of the most impressive movie blogs on the web: The Seventh Art. I don't remember how I happened upon it last week, but wow am I glad I did. Dig into his exploration of connections between Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and Jean-Luc Godard's "History of Cinema." Or check out his piece on James Benning's 1986 "Landscape Suicide." There's a lot to look through, divided into sections for Hollywood and World Cinema.
In the section called "The Cinemaniac... I found the above collage (mosaic?) of mostly-famous faces belonging to film directors, which Srikanth says he assembled from thumbnails at Senses of Cinema. Many of them looked quite familiar to me, and if I'm not mistaken they were among the biographical portraits we used in the multimedia CD-ROM movie encyclopedia Microsoft Cinemania, which I edited from 1994 to 1998, first on disc, then also on the web. (Anybody with a copy of Cinemania able to confirm that? My Mac copy of Cinemania97 won't run on Snow Leopard.)
HOLLYWOOD -- There's joy in Middle-earth tonight. "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" led the 76th annual Academy Awards with a record-tying 11 Oscars, including best picture and director. Vanquishing all opposition like the forces of Sauron, it won every category for which it was was nominated.
Q. In the new "Planet of the Apes" movie, where did the horses come from? In the original, the ending tells us where the horses came from. By changing the "origin" of the Planet of the Apes in this version, they made the speaking of English by the apes reasonable but the presence of horses impossible. (Cort Jensen, Missoula MT)
Can it possibly be that time again? Can 12 months have passed since the last ceremony? Are the crowds gathering, ready to boo and hiss and sit on their hands? Then let's bring out the 15th annual Movie Disaster Awards! May I have the envelope, please? (The one marked "Postage Due.")
Peter Sellers is dead at 54, a victim of the heart disease that first struck him in 1964 and continued to haunt him during his most productive years as an international star.


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by Karl Kessler | SAPinsider
January 1, 2005
Karl Kessler,
If you're following best practices in developing and designing your applications, you're putting some effort into modeling your projects based on your requirements. Proper modeling saves time, reduces errors, effectively communicates your projects to other stakeholders, and even provides long-term documentation for other teams down the road. But are you modeling in the most effective way possible?
When working in Java, SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio is the integrated tool set for any applications designed for SAP NetWeaver and running on SAP Web Application Server. SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio supports a variety of ways to design these programs, each with its own approach to modeling the resulting application:
But before you actually dive into the details of J2EE, Web Dynpro, or Web services, you must consider the overall architecture of your application. This is where UML1 comes into play — especially the larger your project is. Indeed, when creating the SAP Web Dynpro project — both runtime and designtime — SAP's own developers used UML diagrams to model Web Dynpro in a platform-independent way. Both the Java implementation (released with SAP NetWeaver 2004) and the ABAP implementation (planned for the subsequent SAP NetWeaver release) are derived from the original UML model.
Why UML? It offers some important benefits compared to traditional modeling approaches. First, UML is the standard for software modeling and provides a standardized language to express various aspects of the system to be implemented. Standardization helps avoid human error when sharing project information — errors that developers readily admit are quite common, especially in the early phases of a major development project.
The standardized language and graphical notation of UML also
supports discussion of architectural aspects much better than a textual representation. What's more, UML is
the starting point for roundtrip engineering, meaning you start with the model, but can then automatically generate code, change the code, revisit the model, and so on.
Although SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio offers highly graphical tools that are heavily model- rather than code-driven, it has no direct support for UML. Fortunately, the architecture of the Studio and its underlying Eclipse foundation2 (see Figure 1) has the flexibility to integrate a UML tool.
UML As a Basis for Modeling
Most Java developers are familiar with UML (Unified Modeling Language). UML supports various layers of modeling, from a high-level view to fine-grained class diagrams that are one step away from coding your project.
In UML, you typically express the basic functionality of an application or system with a use case diagram. This diagram shows the functions a system offers and its actors (e.g., end users) in order to model the high-level requirements of a system.
Sequence diagrams focus on the dynamic interaction (flow of control) between different objects. They model what messages transfer control from one object to the other. At times it may also be useful to model the object's potential states in state
transition diagrams.
Class diagrams are more low-level and closer to the actual implementation. Class diagrams depict classes as boxes with the attributes contained therein. Relationships between classes (inheritance, interface implementation) are shown as arrows pointing from one class to another. Class diagrams can serve as a starting point to generate class skeleton code.
NOTE: In this article, we look specifically at diagrams that model static aspects of a system and its implementation. The full UML specification offers many more diagrams. See www.UML.org for more details.
As you can see in Figure 1, the various tool sets and perspectives from SAP are not built directly on top of the Eclipse foundation. Instead, a modeling layer (originally developed jointly by SAP and Borland, an SAP Software Partner) resides in between. This layer abstracts these SAP tools and perspectives from physical Eclipse resources, and offers a modeling environment that comes with highly graphical tools. The modeling layer is used both in SAP's Web Dynpro and J2EE tools.
On top of this same modeling layer Borland now offers tools for UML modeling, documentation generation,
and metrics that fit very nicely into the technical architecture of the Developer Studio — SAP Together Edition for SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio.
This complements the portfolio of the Developer Studio with helpful features such as:
The nature of Eclipse allows you to add the Together Edition plug-in seamlessly into Developer Studio. You can easily switch between the perspective offered by SAP and the UML modeling perspective offered by Borland, and, of course, combine the views delivered by SAP and Borland to your custom perspectives.
To execute model-driven development for analysis, design, and implementation, Together Edition supplies all standard UML diagram types: use case, activity, state, class, sequence, collaboration, deployment, and component diagrams.3 The diagrams are stored as individual files in the file system and are versioned using the incorporated version control system. Even individual design elements can be stored as separate files. In this way, the lock level for the stakeholders involved can be set very specifically.
All the delivered diagrams support various phases of analysis and design; however, the strengths of Together Edition lie in its source code-based diagrams — classes and sequence diagrams.
In the case of class diagrams, Together Edition for SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio determines all the information directly from the sources, without having to store metadata in other (diagram) files. This is in keeping with Together's focus on "Synchronous Roundtrip Engineering" — changes in the sources are displayed immediately in the diagrams, and changes in the class diagram are displayed in the sources, without any detour.
Once you have opened a new UML modeling project, you can switch immediately to the diagram view. In the upper half of Figure 2 you see classes and interfaces represented as nodes, and
the relationships between classes and interfaces are clearly shown. You can easily create new items using the palette on the left. Then, all changes you make to the diagram are immediately reflected in the code window below, so the model stays in sync. Similarly, if you change a class's name in the code window, the change appears immediately in the diagram. This full roundtrip engineering is a particular strength of Together Edition; it is also helpful for reverse-engineering any existing code base by providing graphical views of your sources and allowing you to navigate through them. When you click on a graphical item in the class diagram, the corresponding position is highlighted in the source code.
You can also use sequence diagrams to generate code. Although sequence diagrams are not entirely synchronous,
it is possible to work with them "almost synchronously" forward and backward — generating source code from sequence diagrams and generating sequence diagrams from source code.
The sequence diagram looks something like a swim lane diagram, where each lane represents the responsibility of an object of a given class. This diagram shows the flow of control once an action is triggered by the end user. In the typical proceeding of model-driven
development, you reach this point when you want to model the technical behavior of each use case.
Figure 3 displays the actor (end user) on the left and the objects distributed among several lanes. Control is handed over via message invocation from the actor to one of the objects; this object in turn passes control to another object, and so forth.
Class and sequence diagrams work hand in hand. If you want to know how a function of one of your existing sources has been implemented, you can simply select the "Generate Sequence Diagram" function directly from your class diagram. The resulting sequence diagram saves time by documenting the behavior of the functions in your current application.
UML modeling with Together Edition also allows you to:
Quickly Define and Use Patterns and Templates
Patterns and templates accelerate design and implementation by providing prefabricated source text that helps solve common design problems. Together Edition supports the well-known "Gang of Four" patterns (Singleton, Factory, Memento, Observer, and so on), as well as patterns from other areas such as J2EE and TagLibs. These patterns provide you with the option of recognizing frequent code patterns in a project and storing them as templates. When you create your own patterns, Together links you to the resources of Apache Velocity,4 a powerful open-source template engine that allows you to use complex variables, conditions, and control elements in source code templates.
Figure 4 shows a list of supported patterns along with details of the "Factory Method" pattern. Once you have selected a pattern, Together Edition instantiates the pattern in your current UML project, directly generating all the necessary source code and class diagrams automatically for you. By consistently applying patterns, you can achieve much improved productivity and knowledge transfer.
Improve Quality Assurance for Your Source Code
With the metrics calculation function, Together Edition enables each designer, architect, and developer — at any time during the development cycle — to check class design features such as inheritance level, excessive dependencies, cohesion, encapsulation, and polymorphism. In addition, audits enable you to check whether the source code is in keeping with conventions that keep maintainability, readability, and changeability
at a high level. (See Figure 5.)
For example, the Inheritance metric measures how deep the inheritance hierarchy of your project is. If it is too high (i.e., too many inheritance levels), it's a sign that your implementation design is probably weak and that reworking and refactoring will be required as soon as your project goes into production.
Source code auditing approves several quality aspects of the code, providing details such as found duplicate code, proper use of arrays and reference, critical errors such as misused inheritance, and bad maintainability symptomatic of "shotgun surgery."5 Metrics and audits provide you with the necessary information to improve and retool your code base.
Generate Documentation for Users Inside and Outside the Project Team
To create synchronous documentation from a project at any time, Together Edition provides the option of generating HTML documentation. Within this
platform-independent documentation, the users — even those without access to Developer Studio — can navigate through the project. Ideally you would generate the documentation to a directory on your intranet, where other stakeholders can access it via their browser.
In Figure 6 you see the HTML-based UML documentation opened in a browser. You can navigate through the model tree in the lower left frame. By clicking on
an element, you open a diagram and the corresponding documentation is shown below it in JavaDoc format.
XMI Support
Suppose you work with other colleagues in offshore locations that must view and understand your implementation design. To communicate with other UML tools, Together Edition also provides an import and export function using a version of XML called XMI (XML-Based Metadata Interchange), which is the standard for exchanging models with other environments. You can export your model and choose from different XMI versions. The XMI import function also recognizes several "dialects" of XMI.
In a typical scenario, if you have modeled your classes and want to generate the corresponding Web Dynpro stubs from them, then you export your model to XMI and feed the Web Dynpro Generator with this XMI file.
This brief overview gives just a taste of the range of functions that the Together plug-in offers. In addition to bringing the benefits of UML to your SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio projects, Together is fully integrated in the Eclipse-based environment and behaves fully and entirely in an Eclipse-conformant manner, to keep the learning curve as flat for all users — developers and other stakeholders — as possible.
For more on the Together plug-in, please visit http://info.borland.com/techpubs/together/tsap62/viewordownloadgsg.html. In the future, look for SAP and Borland
seminars for detailed information on
how to use Together Edition for SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio.
The author would like to thank Markus Hebach from Borland for his help in the writing of this article. Markus Hebach is Senior Technology Consultant at Borland GmbH in Germany and focuses on the Together product line in the areas of consulting, presales, and training.
1 Unified Modeling Language (see www.uml.org).
2 Eclipse is an open-source, Java-based development platform. See www.eclipse.org.
3 These
adhere to the UML 1.4 standard. Together also
supports the UML 2.0 standard. When you activate
the UML 2.0 profile for a project, a "collaboration 2.0" diagram is available, and certain properties
of the diagrams are extended to meet the UML 2.0 specification
.4 See http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/index.html
5 This term — an indicator of bad design when one
change leads to other small changes throughout
your project — was famously coined by Martin Fowler in his book Refactoring.
Karl Kessler joined SAP in 1992. He is
the Product Manager of the SAP NetWeaver
foundation, including SAP Web Application
Server, Web Dynpro, ABAP Workbench, and
SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio, and is
responsible for all rollout activities.
You can reach him via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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