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Join Eka in Berkeley on March 16 for a book party to celebrate the upcoming publication of The Bhakti Coloring Book...and his birthday!
There will be books for sale before they are available in stores. Besides giving a short talk, Eka will also be signing copies on request. Get a signed copy as you enjoy snacks, art and live music at downtown Berkeley's exquisite Lumbini Art Gallery.
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OESA associate Ekabhumi has created a magnificent set of illustrations for Sally Kempton's popular book, Awakening Shakti, published by Sounds True. Because of the subject matter, mostly goddesses, both lovely and fearsome, obedient and victorious, are depicted.
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The owners of Yoga Tree commissioned a large painting of Ganapati, based on an old "Calendar Art" print from India. An acrylic under-painting on wood panel was painstakingly overlaid with colorful oil washes and glazes over a period of weeks.… Continue
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KISSIMMEE — Osceola High School's ''unofficial'' 1991 state volleyball championship didn't surprise junior Omar Garcia. It stunned him.
''My head was on fire with excitement,'' said Garcia, a 6-foot-3 junior blocker.
In November, Osceola toppled Evans, Lake Howell and defending champ Lake Mary (twice) in the fourth Volleyfest to cap a 26-1 season. The championship is unofficial because the Florida High School Activities Association does not yet sanction boys volleyball as a tournament sport.

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Near Cabo Frio, Brazil
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Wow, love the sihouette feel in this, and the reflections are spectacular, marvelous John
pinky thanks you are too kind! :) and…. xxxx
Ah why does the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics tease us with such an immense collection of water.
Especially coming from South Australia, all photos that have large collections of water titilate me in special unnatural ways.
Nice shot John. Andrew
yeah Sth Aus particulalry is arid – is nice to be reminded that not all the world is a dry dustbowl. As much as I love aussie bush and the dry desert settings, think deep down I remain a water/sea/greenery lover.
the photo is so cool but i bet it was hot hot!!!
HOT and HUMID – and absolutely incredible
the only way i can describe the water is sterling!i can hear the cicadas whirring in the background!
it does seem metallic – gives a feel for the heat and wet and smells – I hope!
This is a landscape unlike any thing I have seen before. It's stunning. Great shot John.
Brazil is vast and diverse and beautiful and I hope one day you go there Paul – YOU will LOVE it.
I must see Brazil…….. what striking skies you have captured
yes you must – perhaps we should search for our patron in the Sth Americas? :)
Well done John thank you for sharing.
Thanks Michael :)
I thnk we all desire whatever elements we are deprived of. Some Australians envy those with Rain but a friend of mine in The UK envy us because of the sunny skies that never rain. I think it speaks for more then weather though… everything in general we cannot have we always desire.
I think you're spot on – we want what we don't have. I like all weather so guess I am lucky in that respect. All have some beauty and inner life I love to explore.
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WILLIE VERNER CARTERApril 26, 1948 ~ October 10, 2017 (age 69)
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Mr. Willie V. Carter, 69, of Cartersville, GA passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 11:00am at St. Luke A.M.E.Church, 130 Jones Street, Cartersville, GA 3012. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 10:00am until the hour of service
Willie was born on April 26, 1948 in Cartersville, Georgia to the late Christine Bowden and Troy Carter.He was educated in the Cartersville/Bartow County School System, attending the Summer Hill High School.
In 1968 he married Brenda Carson and to this union three children were born.
He was a faithful and active member of Mt. Zion Grassdale Baptist Church until his passing.
Willie retired from Mohawk Carpet Company. After his retirement, he became the community handyman. He enjoyed helping people in need. Willie enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Willie was an avid sportsman, watching and following the Atlanta Falcons and other teams.
He leaves to cherish his loving memory, his loving and devoted wife of 49 years, Brenda A. Carter; three children, Torrance (Stephanie) Carter, Gwendolyn ( Mike) Tanner, and Patrick (Linda) Carter; five grandchildren, Yasmine Carter, Kehydra Tanner, Dequan Carter, Steven Nation and Alan Burge; three grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.mackeppingerfuneralhome.com
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No, the red in my checks is not a sun burn. And yes, I know our society frowns on grown men blushing…
But who wouldn't blush when confronted by the extraordinarily generous words of Diane Ravitch, a true American hero and the Patron Saint to all of us who believe in the importance of saving and improving American Education.
Diane Ravitch's blog at http://dianeravitch.net/ is the first thing I read when I get up in the morning and the last thing I read before I go to bed. (Not to mention checking it multiple times throughout the day.)
Thanks to the blogging she has been doing over the last three months, I've learned more about education policy and politics then I had over 35 years of work in and around government.
There is simply nobody in the nation who is doing more to battle the forces of evil that seek to privatize and destroy what is great about our educational system. Knowledgeable and courageous, Diane consistently provides information and commentary about how we can make our schools better and what the opponents of public education are doing to undermine our country's ability to provide all of our children with the knowledge and skills they need to live fuller and more productive lives.
Today, Diane posted a piece about me and my blog at Wait, What?
As a tribute to all of those who have helped me with my advocacy journalism, I post it below. I am truly honored beyond words.
The Connecticut Watchdog for the Public Interest
A reader reminded me of a post by blogger Jonathan Pelto about Hartford, Connecticut, that shows how districts can "game the system" to meet testing target.
And that reminded me that Jon Pelto is someone you should know about. Subscribe to his blog if you want an insider's view of education reform in Connecticut.
Pelto was a legislator for several years and cares passionately about public education. He knows how to follow the money and watches for conflict of interest and hidden lobbyists.
He has written many posts in opposition to Governor Dannel Malloy's alliance with the hedge fund managers' group called ConnCAN (now operating in other states as 50CAN). Pelto has called out all the players in the corporate camp, including the other Wall Street group called Democrats for Education Reform, the charter chain Achievement First, Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst, and Teach for America, all of which took a role in shaping and pushing Governor Malloy's "reform" bill to funnel more money to charters than to the state's poorest districts and to strip teachers of tenure. It's all "for the children," remember. Malloy said he would be happy to see more "teaching to the test," and also said the achievement gap in his state made it necessary to take away teacher tenure. This is absurd; Connecticut has a large achievement gap because it has outsized income inequality, with large concentrations of urban poverty and intense concentrations of extreme wealth. But let's not talk about that.
Pelto has been critical of State Commissioner Stefan Pryor, who was a founder of a Connecticut charter school, Amistad Academy, and chairman of its board for five years. That charter school is the flagship in the Achievement First charter chain. Pelto has been fearless in criticizing the claims of the powerful Achievement First chain, showing what a small percentage of ELLs it enrolls compared to urban districts in the state, and pointing out how Malloy's budget showered far more money on this wealthy charter chain than on the state's neediest students.
For the Diane's full post go to: http://dianeravitch.net/2012/07/26/the-connecticut-watchdog-for-the-public-interest/


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The Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) selected Michael Millemann, Jacob A. France Professor of Public Interest Law, as the 2016 recipient of the Robert C. Heeney Award at a reception on May 18. The award celebrates Millemann's accomplishments in criminal law.
"This honor is well deserved," said Maryland Carey Law Dean Donald Tobin. "Mike has been a leader for decades in providing access to justice, especially for those accused of criminal offenses. With his energy, perseverance and skill, he has been a shining example for the state's legal community and the hundreds of students he has taught in our Clinical Law Program."
Millemann's recent work is focused on his 'Unger clients'—some of the roughly 250 prisoners who were eligible for a retrial after a historic Maryland Court of Appeals decision ruled that jury instructions given at the trial of convicted murderer Merle Unger and hundreds of other prisoners prior to the 1980s violated their constitutional rights.
"In 2013, [Millemann] put together a team of law students and social workers to analyze the earliest Unger cases, and pretty soon, a familiar pattern emerged: poor black defendants convicted by all-white juries after paltry or nonexistent police investigations," notes a recent article in The Huffington Post that covered Millemann's work with Unger clients.
Nevertheless, many who have been released under the decision had been imprisoned for murders, rapes, and other serious crimes committed in their youth. Now, most are elderly men, which may be a factor in explaining why, "Of the 143 Ungers who have been released, not a single one has been convicted of anything more serious than a traffic offense," according to the same Huffington Post article.
Millemann's recent work is with Unger clients is just the latest in a lifetime of advocating for access to justice.
"He's the LeBron James of lawyering for poor people. Whoever is in second place is a distant second," said Dennis Sweeney, a former Maryland deputy attorney general and retired Howard County circuit judge, in a Baltimore Sun profile of Millemann's career as a legal activist.


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Professor Muqtedar Khan writes in Washington Post in the On Faith section.On May 18 2011 he posted his blog on Islam and scienceand i want to share this with you.let,s read.
As far as Muslims and Islamic intellectual history is concerned, the religious literalists who opposed logic, like Ibn Taymiyyah, and the mystics who opposed philosophy like Al-Ghazali, were few and far between. Indeed science and theology would have co-existed harmoniously in the Islamic world, as it did for centuries, if scientists and philosophers, had not taken the metaphysical turn and started reflecting on God as if God was a physical entity or a philosophical idea apprehensible through their respective epistemologies.
Over 800 years ago, the great Islamic philosopher and jurist, Ibn Rushd, known in the West as Averroes, not only argued that science and religion were compatible but insisted that the Islamic Shariah mandated the scientific study of the universe as part of the divine law. In an exceptional monograph, Fasl Al Maqaal (the decisive Treatise), Ibn Rushd went even further, he argued that the methods of logical reasoning that Islamic jurists employed in understanding the Shariah, the divine law, were the same as those employed by philosophers to understand the creation and through this get a glimpse of the Creator.
Before readers jump to the conclusion that there is a significant difference between science and philosophy, I want to submit that what Ibn Rushd called philosophy then, we now understand as science. Philosophy for Ibn Rushd was the study of nature as manifestation of the Divine. Hence the conclusions we draw about the mundane world using empirical methods provide deep insights into the sacred.
The great Indian reformer, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan who established the modern university of Aligarh in India, described the harmony of science and religion by arguing that the Holy Quran was the word of God and the creation was the work of God, and the two could not be contradictory. Science, for Muslims, is another way of reading the sacred text. Science, in my opinion, is reflection (fikr) on the work of God and religion is invoking in prayer (zikr) the word of God.
The Quran calls Muslims to Science
Muslims believe that the Quran is the literal word of God and hence all Koranic injunctions are direct orders from their Lord. Therefore most Muslims read the following verses from the Quran as religious mandate for science.
Have they not reflected on the heavens and the Earth and all things God has created? (Quran 7:185).
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.
Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You (Quran 3:190-191].
There are many more verses in the Quran that demand that Muslims use reason, scientific and historical methods, to understand their world and recognize it as the material manifestation of God's will. The verses I have reported are the same that inspired Ibn Rushd to conclude that science for Muslims is a sharia requirement.
Having said all the above, I must concede that today we live in the dark ages of Islam. There is no doubt that today the more religious Muslims are, the less scientific they are. Look at societies across the world, nearly everywhere science is welcome and more cherished than in the Muslim world. Tiny European nations do more research in science than the entire Muslim World.
Even in American Muslim communities, especially mosque-centered communities, there is no appreciation for science. Every year Muslims in America host hundreds of conferences, conventions and bazaars, they are all about identity and there is none that appreciates the study of science. There is an association of Muslim scientists but its critical condition is indicative of the health of science in the Muslim World. There are some Muslim scientists in Western universities doing cutting edge research and Muslims who work in applied sciences, like engineers and doctors, but usually in environments fostered by non-Muslims or in those, which are far from removed from the oppressive influence of religious elements.
Some Muslims are trying to show that Islam in its heydays was a bastion of science and innovation. The travelling museum – 1001 inventions – is an excellent example of such endeavors. The works of Dr. Syed Hossein Nasr, who devoted his entire life to make the point that there is such a thing as Islamic science and Islamic philosophy. But the point is, when we talk of Islamic science, we immediately talk about history not science. Islamic science is a thing of the past. Narratives of Islamic science are ghost stories that we tell our children today to shore up their identity as Muslims.
Soon, Muslims will welcome the month of Ramadan. And I will once again witness, with a heavy heart, the board of my local mosque, composed of doctors, computer scientists, and chemists reject science in favor of tradition to determine when Ramadan begins. Rejection of science, for many mosques across the nation, has become a religious ritual of Ramadan.
Yes, science and sharia are surely compatible, but unfortunately at present the believer and science find it hard to co-exist.
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A scheme to offer first dibs on new homes in London has moved a step closer with some of the housing industry's biggest players signing up.
Members of the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and the g15, which represents London's largest housing associations, have offered to restrict sales of their lower-cost new build properties in London to UK buyers.
This will mean that properties up to £350,000 will be restricted to UK buyers only for three months before any overseas marketing can take place. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has also confirmed that those who live or work in the capital will be offered first dibs exclusively for up to a month within this time period.
The voluntary industry offer follows research commissioned by Khan last year which revealed that half of new properties bought by overseas buyers in London were homes under £500,000 – typically the price range for many first-time buyers and those looking to access support through schemes such as 'Help to Buy'.
Changes to marketing plans
In practical terms, housing associations that have committed to this scheme will need to review – and potentially change – their marketing plans for upcoming developments.
Whilst adhering to the scheme it will be necessary to consider the position under applicable section 106 agreements (and potentially nomination agreements) as we have already experienced an increase in recent years for local authorities to look to impose marketing polices aimed at local residents.
Balancing the obligations under the first dibs scheme with section 106 obligations together with the volatility of the housing market will require a degree of advance thought and application which we have seen housing associations already adapting to. This requirement reinforces the need to bring the sales process into play at the very beginning of a site acquisition to ensure that acquisition contracts for developments have the necessary marketing and sales obligations/requirements in place to be able to comply with and adapt to the needs of purchasers.
When working with a development partner, it will become increasingly important to secure access to show homes. This may involve insisting on a contractual provision that requires the homebuilder to bring forward one unit for marketing purposes to help with off-plan sales and maximise the effect of the 'first dibs' policy.
Housing associations should also consider putting greater obligations in development agreements for homebuilders to provide Land Registry compliant plans (which is often more difficult than one would think) and spec information for marketing materials at least three to six months before practical completion.
Where possible, advertising signage and locations for such signage should be agreed with homebuilders with plans attached to the development agreement or as a backstop an obligation on the parties to agree such locations acting reasonably.
Next steps
Khan will now work with homebuilders to put their offer into action, including potentially making homes available through his new 'Homes for Londoners' portal, currently under development on the City Hall website.
However, it is not yet clear how some of the more practical elements will be rolled out. At this stage, we do not know when the clock will start ticking on the three-month sales period and this could affect how long housing associations will have to market properties to UK buyers and the initial exclusivity period for Londoners. Furthermore, there is no information as yet on whether there will be a formal notification process of compliance with the policy and if so, who will be responsible for notifying, the lawyers or the housing associations / homebuilders?
As acknowledged by Khan, there is also a need for supplementary measures to help tackle other barriers for first-time buyers in London. For example, the 'first dibs' scheme could have a much bigger impact if the proposal for lenders to guarantee mortgage offers for up to 24 months goes ahead. The combined effect of both of these initiatives could be significant and start to create a more level playing field between investors and first-time buyers especially in the off-plan market.
That said, the 'first dibs' policy is still a step forward and although there remain some unanswered questions, it is a viable platform to continue the debate as to how best provide affordable homes in the capital for Londoners and UK buyers.
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The player itself is so easy to set up it was surprising. I'm not a technophile, so I don't trust myself with electronics unless I've read the manual a few times first. There is NO included manual with this player! Only a simple card which basically says to connect the HDMI, connect the power and turn it on. It guided me through setting up the WiFi connection; setting up accounts for Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, and HuluPlus; and setting up all the machine settings. I already have an Amazon Prime membership, so all I had to do for Amazon Instant Video was plug in my username and password. From getting it out of the box to watching the first show was less than 20 minutes.
As for the quality of the machine, it's topnotch. Operation is simple and works from a main carousel type menu. The video and audio quality is fantastic. I can't speak for the 3D capabilities, as that's WAY beyond my needs (and comprehension) and we don't use it. But with my Samsung 52" plasma, it puts on a great SD or HD show. And best of all - there are no buttons or doors to be broken off, and the slot for discs is so small it's impossible to stick a peanut butter sandwich in it!
After getting the Vizio home and getting it set up, cutting off our DirecTV account was an easy choice. Between Netflix and Amazon Instant Video, the kids have access to pretty much anything they would ever be allowed to watch. I enjoy being able to go into Amazon and watch the old series from my childhood with no interruption. And for the few current shows we like (I'm an NCIS addict, and I love crime dramas), we pay for the entire season from Amazon and still save money. With the help of the Vizio, we save just over $900 per year, and have access to more entertainment options than ever before. For a redneck who doesn't even know what HDMI stands for or the difference between DVD and Blu-Ray, I think that's pretty doggone good.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098570627670813167.post4625733258419254652..comments2017-10-12T01:05:34.774-07:00Comments on Thinking Out Loud: Heaven on EarthMartha Paschkehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098570627670813167.post-89572946412489827362012-08-21T03:37:04.577-07:002012-08-21T03:37:04.577-07:00Hear hear. The debate rages here as well. Jesus w...Hear hear.
The debate rages here as well.
Jesus was a refugee, an asylum seeker in Egypt, yet we question everyone who comes to our shores and call them queue jumpers...where is the queue when you are trapped in your house unable to step outside for fear of persecution of you or your family? where is the queue in a country that cuts all ties with the outside world? Our prime minister, supposedly a socialist thinks we should put them on somebody elses island and take years to process them...and as for our opposition leader, a self- professing catholic who trained for the priesthood...he would have us tow the boats back to Indonesia!!!
Yes I wonder what Jesus would say?megl1959https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098570627670813167.post-48383596780612485982012-08-14T07:01:50.479-07:002012-08-14T07:01:50.479-07:00This is lovely, Martha, and something that I think...This is lovely, Martha, and something that I think quite a few Christians feel but don't want to get cut down for saying so. Thanks for putting this out there so people know that not all Christians are like Michele Bachmann.Kathttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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卵 (eggs) >> 蝌蚪(tadpole) >> 青蛙 (frog). I almost forgot what is tadpole in mandarin and also learnt the correct term for the eggs as well. Thanks to the mandarin class !
The kids were asked to arrange the eggs, tadpoles and frog as accordance to the lifecycle an afterwich they were asked to do matching.
Followed by painting a big green frog !
Sometimes when Xav spotted a picture of a frog, he will goes "grreeebit" ...
And after completing his task, Xavier boy went to return the smock.
The over helpful boy, saw others still holding on to the materials after the teacher said that they have to return, went over and wanted to take over from his classmates' and "help" to return !
Today, he was pretty good. He went to take his share of the instrument, guess what, aftet taking two, he went over and took another one for me so that I can join in ! How sweet !
During the english class, Teacher Janet covered the story "The very hungry caterpillar" and the kids made a caterpillar out of colourful circles.
First, they painted a piece of big leaf.
And added the circles thereafter to form a caterpillar.
And it's just nice that Xav can write his name on the circles.
Then, the lifecycle of a butterfly is covered. Singing and dancing with a butterfly held in his hand.
And this was last week's work. The bird and it's nest.
And Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow !! Looking forward !
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Women love surprises but the social media age has made it very difficult for men to create 'new' surprises.
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Gustavo Ortiz and Mercedes were childhood sweethearts and they have been together for over 3 decades already. They have 3 children: Gaspar, 13, Gianni, 10, and four-year-old Gala. However, they were not married yet. If Mercedes has been waiting, it was certainly worth the wait.
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Organised retail business is a comparatively new phenomenon in India, and is still in the process of finding its feet in terms of location, size, format, product ranges, and segment targetting.
Before figuring out whether organised retail is a great business or a mediocre one, let me digress a bit and relate an interesting bit of news that appeared in the local newspapers.
South City Mall is one of the flashy new edifices in Calcutta's retail industry, with flagship large-format stores like Pantaloon and Shopper's Stop. With the city's four-day annual celebration of Durga Puja round the corner, the Mall has been teeming with shoppers of all ages.
Many shopper's were confounded recently by a closed Pantaloon store. Several smaller stores were also closed. Even the food court had most shutters down. This, at a time of peak shopping in the city.
The next day's papers were all agog with the inside scoop. Reportedly, the mall authorities had turned off the power supply to the Pantaloon store for non-payment of a large electric bill. The smaller stores and the food court - which apparently were part-owned by Pantaloon - had shut down in 'sympathy'.
Turns out that the mall authorities had agreed to lower the 'astronomical' store rents for a few months because of the economic down turn, after representation by a group of retailers allegedly led by Pantaloon. Raising of the rents back to the earlier levels caused the non-payment of bills. Wonder what they were thinking, when they agreed to the high rents before moving in!
That Pantaloon is badly in need of money, and they are not finding anyone who will give them a loan, is not news any more. (All their 'profits' are accounting fiction - negative cash flows from operations on each of the last 4 years paint the true picture.)
Neither is the story of losses incurred by the likes of Shopper's Stop, Subhiksha, Spencer's, Vishal Retail. Even a big company like ITC is incurring losses on its retail garment stores.
What went wrong? Organised retail was supposed to be the ideal service industry for the future of India, with a huge potential of employment of an unskilled but literate work force.
Several things. The most basic being the business fundamentals. You need to spend several Rupees to earn one. Real estate has to be purchased or leased at exhorbitant rates in large cities - where small format stores are not viable. In smaller towns with cheaper real estate, large format stores may not draw adequate footfalls.
Stores need to be air-conditioned, well lit, frequently remodelled. New products and fashions have to be constantly introduced and the older models and shop-soiled garments sold off at highly discounted prices.
Margins are wafer thin. The constant requirement of cash sooner or later overwhelms the business because of the large interest burden. Add to that, the competition from mom-and-pop outfits that have lower infrastructure costs and have long established customer relationships.
Highly streamlined bulk procurement processes, tight inventory control, live assessment of customer preferences are some of the ways by which some actual profits can be generated. Such activities require expensive computer hardware and software, further adding to the cost.
The banning of overseas retail businesses - except in single product stores - has ensured that Indian retail companies will not benefit from established processes at Walmart, Krogers, Asda, Costco, Target.
Is there any hope for organised retail businesses in India? Will they ever make any real profits?
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
No Way Should Susan Wismer Withdraw From The EB-5 Hearings. No Way.
Kudos to Wismer for focusing on the committee's work and its search for explanations on how the fiasco occurred, but on balance I think she's making the wrong move. Her political aspirations aside, Wismer is still an elected official with all the knowledge and responsibilities that go with that position. I have no doubt that during her work on this matter, Wismer has learned some things that give her a particular set of insights that no proxy could possibly possess. It's Wismer's job to bring that knowledge to bear on the hearings regardless of the political repercussions that will be an inevitable part of this process. I'm confident that interested observors will be able to separate the essence of the hearings from the political dynamics they throw off.
As to the political part, Wismer's withdrawal from the committee would be doing voters a disservice because she's got a great opportunity to get some substantive media face time as the election approaches. Could there be a better way for voters to get the measure of her and Daugaard than in a face-to-face confrontation occurring during the routine work of government? I relish the chance to watch them doing what we hired them to do, along with all the comparisons and contrasts that go with it. Given her underdog status, Wismer should relish it too.
Besides all of which, this EB-5/Northern Beef debacle could use some theatrics to get its place on the public radar screen, where it belongs. About the only way I see that happening is by disclosure, disclosure, disclosure. Up to now, the mainstream media that I've seen have been satisfied to report, not investigate--or at least demand answers to basic questions about the fiasco. If theater is what it takes to get our crusading journalists into motion, then theater it needs to be. Wismer should be astute and attuned enough to understand all this if truth is what she seeks. She need not be repulsed by "political theater." She should welcome the spotlight . . . along with the possibility that it might do her campaign some good.
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I would have to disagree with you on this one. I think it is the right move for both the campaign and the search into EB-5. There are several members of the House that would be effective in checking the Daugaard campaign to find out information. Bernie Hunhoff or Kathy Tyler would be good replacements. Bernie Hunhoff is a leader and is well-versed on the issue. He is also good at asking probing questions. Kathy Tyler is very, very passionate about the topic. I think she is also making strides in the Democratic leadership circles.ReplyDelete
Susan Wismer will be able to unload the shotgun on the subject after Daugaard is forced to come clean about EB-5. It will also make it harder if Daugaard to refuse to testify since he can't use her being on the panel as an excuse. It will also be harder to dismiss the questions asked by the lone democrat as "just political questions" asked to destroy the opponent.
Wismer backed off from mentioning it at today's state fair debate, per the Argus Leader (sorry, I can't link from the comments section): http://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/08/29/governors-debate-state-fair/14803363/ She told the paper she didn't want to "shoehorn it in." She comes across as timid to me, especially in light of her desire to back away from confronting Daugaard at the committee hearing. So what if the matter has political overtones? What issue doesn't at this stage of the game? Bernie and Kathy are good people, but Wismer's the candidate and the voice of the party for now. Expecting others to ask "probing" questions on her behalf doesn't strike me as dynamic leadership.Delete
- Deb GeelsdottirAugust 30, 2014 at 3:27 PM
John, I disagree with you on this one too. It doesn't matter how well Wismer might conduct herself in this matter. Her presence will give Republicans the opportunity to claim that she was partisan, political, reckless, etc. They'll do everything they can to divert attention from the scandal.ReplyDelete
Of course they ccould do the same to Tyler, my 1st choice for replacement, describing her as a shill for Wismer, but there wouldn't be any sound bites or quotes directly from Wismer to use deceptively.
I think she made the correct decision.


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Four. R e l ig ion a n d Pr of i t Ju m p To g e t h e r Thou . . . hast washed thy ft within the blood of these local unnatural Traitors, and now becomest a natural English virgin; a brand new different Britain, in that new different global: and allow all English say and pray, GOD BLESS VIRGINIA. —Samuel Purchas, 16231 Indian-hating nonetheless exists; and, without doubt, will survive, as long as Indians do. —Herman Melville, 18572 The conquest of the earth . . . isn't really a gorgeous factor in the event you investigate it an excessive amount of. What redeems it's the suggestion in simple terms . . . anything you could arrange, and bow down prior to. —Joseph Conrad, 18993 E mpires are via nature parasitic. Anglo-America used to be no exception. four the ecu invasion of North the USA was once akin to occasions to the south, even though with very important adjustments: rather than a unmarried nice conquest, there have been many small ones. five but "conquest" is a notice seldom used to explain what occurred north of Mexico. The nationwide fable of the U.S. is outfitted on softer phrases: 62 Wh at I s A m e r ic a ? "settlement, pioneering, starting up. " whilst Theodore Roosevelt wrote his epic of yankee growth, he referred to as it The successful of the West, as though the rustic replaced fingers in a difficult but gentlemanly poker video game. despite the fact that, a century after Roosevelt, the yankee historian Patricia Limerick states: "There is not any clearer truth in American historical past than the actual fact of conquest. In North the US, simply up to in South the United States, Africa, Asia, and Australia, Europeans invaded a land totally occupied via natives. "6 through the 3 centuries of Spanish rule in Mexico and Peru, Europeans stored the whip hand but by no means outnumbered the descendants of the conquered. 7 yet in North the United States, local peoples grew to become so weakened by way of disorder and struggle, and such a lot of rookies poured in from Europe and extended, that the English invaders' type of parasitism turned the type that kills the host. In 1867 Francis Parkman, America's renowned historian of the mid-nineteenth century, wrote, "The Indians melted away, no longer simply because civilization destroyed them, yet simply because their very own ferocity and intractable indolence made it very unlikely that they need to exist in its presence. "8 In different phrases, Indians weren't in simple terms unfortunate adequate to be run over by way of civilization's improve yet, via being either savage and lazy, have been really accountable for his or her personal extermination. Echoes of this blame-the-victim rhetoric will be heard a century later in Vietnam—with the argument that it used to be essential to damage the village, or maybe the rustic, that allows you to pacify it. As Limerick provides: "It isn't any effortless subject to differentiate the teachings of the Indian wars from the teachings of Vietnam. "9 Religion and revenue bounce jointly sixty three the 1st winning British try and settle in North the US started in may perhaps 1607, in what's now Virginia, at the Powhatan River, renamed the James River in honour of the king who had lately succeeded the Virgin Queen. 10 The hundred English who landed there had a few past intelligence, wrung from american citizens who have been taken to London on past voyages.


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- This wrought-iron pendulum wall clock is finished in antique black with antique gold highlights.
- The pendulum bob, with matching finish, is an open circle, suspended on a metal pendulum.
- A black bezel surrounds the convex acrylic crystal.
- The dial features an antique Antique Red background with gold Arabic numerals and Antique gold spade hands.
- Quartz, battery operated movement. Requires 2 AA batteries (not included).
H. 24-1/2" (62 cm)
W. 8" (20 cm)
D. 2-1/2" (6 cm)
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The critique: an essential, but ultimately dreadful, desideratum of the artist.
I spent my tuesday night having my portfolio picked at with a fine toothed comb. I was nervous as it was, it being my first critique, but my anxiety only heighten when I laid out all my pieces and saw the lack of variety in my work. My observational drawings were bland, my prints compositionally compromised, and my motifs unclear. I sat there and listened to a college representative from one of my prospective colleges validate my fears.
I walked away dejected, but with a new set of goals laid out for my artistic processes. Of all the flaws my work has, I was told my lack of developed understandings of value were the most dibilitating. All of my figurative drawings had minimal value gradients, which makes them flat, and uninteresting. All together, they were very weak pieces that represented my artistic ability poorly. Charcoal has never been my strong suit, but I never thought my skills and visions to be so under developed. It was… enlightening to say the least.
Value is the range of tones and light variants in artistic work. Value is what gives dimension to a drawing; what makes it interesting to look at, or realistic/natural. Think of value as contrast in a photograph. The higher contrast you can get without losing detail, the more defined, concise, and clear the image is. This same concept can be applied to drawing. To illustrate how beneficial value is, I'll use the artist recommended to me by the college representative: Caravaggio.
Caravaggio's work looks so natural and realistic because of his use of value. Rather than depending on the light to manifest his work, he incorporates strong, dark values to make his figures robust, and more complex. The technique he uses is called chiaroscuro. This is the imperative proficiency that my work lacks. Rather than using darks to my advantage while manipulating the image, I fear them. Though the representative's criticism was a hard pill to swallow, I'm walking away with a new awareness of my work.
As is my way of learning, I returned to behance in search of modern artists who represent good uses of value in drawings (where as Caravaggio represents value in paintings).
In my persuit, I came upon Alexander Landerman. Though his studies are simple, he incorporates lovely tones in the hands, particularly in the pieces in the middle of the link.
He also has wonderful portrait work that reflects a strong understanding of value in the human figure, which were on his profile.
Another artist who's work I found intriguing was Damian Goidich (also on behance)
His figurative series is wonderful because he uses sharp values that provide contrast, while still keeping a soft touch in the figure
So in essence, it was a hard week in terms of recuperating my goals in the art world. I'll be taking the knowledge I've been given, and applying the skills I've observed in all three of these artists.
Some quality charcoal drawings, attempting chairoscuro.
The kickstart of printmaking monotypes.


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Win or lose, both teams are likely to get No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. That means a showdown in late March isn't out of the question. Should UNC defeat Duke, it would give the Tar Heels a five-game winning streak in the series. That doesn't engender positive thoughts for the Blue Devils, does it? "The players know what's on the line," Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said on Thursday.
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Hundreds of residents in Narere without water By Nirupa Siwan and Ilaitia Ravuwai Friday 17/03/2017
Hundreds of residents at River Road in Narere are without water this morning.
A resident raised concerned that when he was rushing to get ready to go to work at 6am he found out that no water was running in the tap.
He says that the water pressure was low last night.
We have contacted the Water Authority of Fiji and they say that there is a burst main at the Omkar Road due to repair works.
Authority says Omkar Road, Navosai Subdivision, Dabea Road and Rampoorva Road are also affected.
Authority says the water supply will normalise by 3pm.
It says water trucks are being dispatched to the affected area.ADVERTISEMENT Listen to the latest news on our 5 radio stations Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Sargam, FM96 and Navtarang.
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The Rainbow Loom has arrived! We're pretty excited about this new and super-popular bracelet making kit! We also carry packages of extra bands in many different colours.
2013 Playmobil Adventskalendars Are Here!!
New Scenes Include:
Pony Farm
Princess Wedding
Dino Expedition
Winter Wonderland
Treasure Cove
New LEGO Sets Available Now!
New Star Wars sets in different sizes including Duel on Geonosis, 14s Stealth Starfighter, All Terrain Tactical Enforcer & the Republic Gunship. Chima character sets like
Chima buildable CHI-powered warriors like Cragger can combine to make an all-new one!
NEW Castle LEGO sets include the King's Castle, Dragon Mountain, The Gatehouse Raid & more.
Several super-fun new Friends LEGO sets like the Downtown Bakery & the Dolphin Cruiser are new to the collection.
Back-to-School Backpacks, Lunchboxes, Water Bottles, & More!
Come in and check out our selection of Crocodile Creek's vibrant back-to-school and everyday products!
Back to school products include: water bottles, back packs, lunch boxes, ice packs, and sandwich holders. There are also lots of great new placemat and bib designs available.
We also have popular Insulated Freeze Its that keep lunch cold all day. They fold up for easy storage in the freezer and can pulled out and packed in the morning. one of our very favourites, Balance Day insulated lunch bags are in too. They have 2 separate compartments with zippers that are easy for kids to use and come in many great styles for both boys and girls. Come in and check them out; they go fast!
Milk is one of those magic drinks, providing your body with nine essential nutrients, but to some, it might not taste very magical! Trying to get the proper amount of milk (lactose-free milk, soy, rice or other milk substitute) into kids -- and even adults-- can often be a tough challenge but not anymore! One of the coolest inventions around is available at Turtle Pond Toys;
The OFFICIAL Got Milk? Magic Milk Straws!
The innovative straws are safe: all flavors contain naturally flavoured beads. They're also gluten and lactose free. Just dip into milk like any straw, take a long drink, and enjoy the rich flavor of strawberry, chocolate, cookies and cream, or vanilla milkshake. Yum! The straws don't need to be refrigerated either making them an easy item to pack and go. No more wondering if your child drank milk at lunch break!
Quadrilla is a system of blocks, tracks and accessory pieces that allow the energy of a marble to travel in a make-your-own path. Beautiful Baltic wood tracks and a rainbow of colored blocks, each with a different function, are the starting point for endless contraptions for marbles to drop to a new level, go right or left, swirl in a funnel, or pour out of a teeter totter.
Quadrilla's versatile design allows the child to determine the marble's path and the options are endless. A logical, sturdy product where the process of building is as much fun as the process of playing.
As they twist, turn, and fly down the rails, see the marbles make their way along the paths built. They can be stopped or their direction changed. Marble runs can be very simple in design, or as complex as you can imagine and build. They can be designed and re-designed with few limitations and with special expansion sets, marble runs can keep evolving from your imagination. Choose between Basic, Twist, and Rail sets along with Sound Block extensions Sets, and extension sets for Basic and Try Me sets.
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Mini Flyers - You Won't Believe Your Eyes!
These amazing little spheres float through the air on a spinning propeller without touch or remote controls! Mini Flyers are outfitted with super infrared controls which sense solid surfaces below—such as arms, and hands, –elevate into the air. After each session, power up the rechargeable device's built-in Li-Poly battery.
Miniature design for indoor flying
Super infrared control
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By Boat, plane, train, car, or bus, we've got you covered!
- Melissa & Doug Trunkis for packing & riding
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- Imaginetics creative magnetic scenes
- Tenzi, the world's fastest dice game
- Rubiks Cube 360: move & trap the coloured balls.
- Magformers magnetic building toys
- Melissa & Doug Sticker Pads with 100s of stickers
- Pocket Doodle Books
- Melissa & Doug On-the-Go Books
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- Wikki Stix bendable creations
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- Rush Hour Jr. traffic jam puzzle game
- Scholastic Summer Series paperbacks
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- Melissa & Doug Travel Memory
- Backseat Bingo
- SchoolZone fun, educational workbooks
- Spot It NHL fast, symbol-spotting card game
- Farkle fast-paced dice game
- Story Cubes with single to multi-player modes
- Tomy Waterfuls compact, sealed water games
- Magnetic Sketch & Erase Boards
Kids learn by doing, and nothing helps make them aware of water-wise practices better than asking them to tag along while you look for toilet, faucet and showerhead leaks. Another option is to perform a home water audit with them. A water efficiency checklist can help assess problems in your home and show your kids you mean business when it comes to good water management.
Nothing teaches the "water is vital for life" lesson better than a garden. Take a year-old seed that's been sitting in an envelope, add some water, and you have a pretty spectacular lesson about the power of H2O. Planting a garden may not teach your kids to count the seconds they run the tap when they brush their teeth, but it still has value. After growing their own sunflowers, they'll value moisture more -- and differently. The concept of water won't be limited to its function as a means of making ice cubes or getting clean.


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Entrepreneur/Educator/BeautyCoach/Guest Speaker
New York based Master Hair Stylist with more than 11 years dedicated to superior styling and innovation. A seasoned professional, Iasia has served as an educator and mentor selflessly sharing her knowledge and skill with up-and-coming stylists. Recently added to Iasia's resume is Author and beauty blogger.
Iasia's innate eye for marketing and trends consequently prompted her entrepreneurial ventures. She is the creator of Redd Collection Worldwide, which includes Dope Hair, a product line designed for all natural textures as well as chemically treated locks and hair extensions. Dope Hair also consists of stylish apparel created for the everyday woman's comfort, with a motivational twist. Iasia has been featured in Sophisticates Hair Magazine, Hype Hair Online Mag, interviewed for Ebony and Essence as well as numerous beauty blogs. Under her umbrella she has landed a spot in a pilot for an upcoming reality tv show title "Self-Made Sistas".
Iasia attributes a large portion of her success to her ability to stay connected and in touch with her clients needs and desires. When she's not creating hair magic, Iasia enjoys lounging by the Hudson River waterfront and making memories with her family.
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