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Cultural Experience | India
Candid Confessions: My Internships in Mumbai
By Ananya Bhattacharya of New York University 07/02/14
How to Own Your Mumbai Internship Experience
I've never been one to do part-time jobs in my early teams or do the odd chores for neighbors for money but when it comes to interning, I am constantly aware and available for opportunities I hunt down. See, the internet is a great resource…everywhere but in Mumbai.
Unfortunately, contacts are everything. Not to discredit merit at all, but the valuable candidates are only visible when they make themselves apparent. In Mumbai, there is no use letting your resume and cover letter rot in twelve different HR inboxes of giants in any industry. It's one thing to study here and apply through campus placements for internships and jobs but it's another for an outsider to pave their way in. Here is my journey of how I am currently writing for an English language national newspaper with the second largest readership in the country.
Disclaimer: the story is probably a little disappointing for I am only as talented as a hundred other people who are as capable as I am. This story is not of my struggle, but of my privilege. This story is about the right time, right place and the right people.
Passion First
My two greatest passions are Economics and Journalism and I've only ever addressed the two individually and never simultaneously. (Hello The Economist, Reuters, Bloomberg! If you're listening, I am more than willing for you to give me a chance to pursue both my passions together and help me secure a sort of a dream job I have decided for myself five years down the line.) I don't know about post graduation. I'm overenthusiastic and I want to work and I want to see my name printed on reputable media outlets. I want to say things that matter.
But that's not how I started interning in Mumbai. The first company I interned for was a logistics firm that took me in because I sent my resume to someone who worked at HSBC. Yes, the bank. Don't ask how it happened. I don't know either.
Vertical Learning Curve – Mumbai
I visited Mumbai for hardly over two weeks during my fall break in Singapore, where I was attending school. Here I attended the office as a student. I was treated like a child for I was a 17-year-old girl in a team of three other middle aged men. I was taught things by one of the people in the office and I literally mean 'taught.' I had a notepad and a pen with which I used to furiously scribble to keep track of the words this man said. The advantage? I knew what Foreign Direct Invest (FDI) and Buy-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model meant before I was taught it at school three months after my internship.
I travelled to and from my workplace in a car. The first day I wore trousers and a shirt and tied my hair up and wore pretty pumps and never have I felt more out of place. By the third day, I was roaming the office floor in my formal-ish churidar-kurta (indian attire) or jeans and a shirt with flats that I wear to class everyday- comfortable as ever, I seamlessly blended in with the other women who were just about 'business casual' but more casual than business. Unfortunately, men all over the world do have the whole shirt-trouser-office shoe look so it's just the girls who can let their hair down while interning in Mumbai.
Off to New York
Post this minor stint, I knew nothing about the work world. There were no other interns there either so I never knew people actually took the train to work. When I took up a job at Ogilvy and Mather (O&M) , a New York based advertisement firm, in the summer following my first year at college, I met someone who had come down from another state and was living as a paying guest, budgeting, traveling by public transport and doing all these things I laughed off as I went from my comfortable home to my comfortable car day after day while going to work.
I was really excited because the O&M office in New York city offered a ten-week paid program. Someone I knew knew someone at O&M Shanghai who put me in touch with someone in the Mumbai office and I excitedly sent my resume. My first paid job.
Then I got my appointment letter that clearly stated I was an unpaid intern.
Who Interns in Mumbai?
I am yet to meet someone in Mumbai who isn't a college graduate and interning as a trainee who will probably get a job offer who has a paid internship. It's just not the norm. Up until a few years ago, nobody used to think of interning at all. Even now, majority of my friends who are interning are the ones who study abroad with me. At 20, some of my local Mumbai friends have nothing on their resume. And here we are, competing with diverse people from diverse backgrounds at NYU and other schools- people who have worked since they were 16 to support themselves, their education and even their families.
Here I am, working at a newspaper finally. But wait, we haven't reached that bit of the story yet.
I worked at O&M for two months as a copywriting intern. I was lucky enough to have a young, energetic boss who actually trusted me to do some work. I opened up, I participated, I grew. I stopped cribbing about not being paid and started enjoying working. I pulled a couple of late nights, I worked on campaigns at home without people asking me to and I left a confident person at the start of sophomore year of college.
Learning to say 'No'
I applied to write for an online magazine through LinkedIn, bagged a Skype interview and then an in-person one and I took up a job as a writer. I say writer and not journalist because this website did features, reviews and all things classified as city-buzz, but not news. Soon, I was given the responsibility of an editor, without the tag. And still, without the pay, because it was a start-up. But that was no concern.
The problem was exploitation. I felt overworked and overcommitted. I was made to write things I didn't enjoy, things I didn't want to endorse and things I didn't believe in. I don't blame anybody but myself for that though. I didn't have the guts to say 'No, I won't write this' or 'No, I don't think this website is heading where I thought it would.' I only told myself 'Wow, you're the youngest one here, don't give it up, it'll look good on your resume.'
But I was wrong. And that was the time I lost and regained my confidence. And this new found self-assurance was enough to make me head in the direction I wanted to and to make me steer my life to where I wanted it to go. I quit the job that was making me unhappy. And I took a break the next semester and didn't hunt for part-time work. I focused on my classes and reaffirmed that what I really wanted to do was write meaningful things. To me, that was economic journalism.
Back to Mumbai
For this summer, alongside College Tourist that I was drawn to for personal gratification, I thought my academic inclinations would be well suited to the likes of The Economic Times, Reuters or Bloomberg in Mumbai. I emailed countless people and emailed many journalistic institutions and got no response.
Now maybe some of them saw my resume and trashed it. Maybe. But professionalism demands a response even if it is a rejection. Anyway, I emailed my resume to a friend who forwarded it to Hindustan Times. Soon, I got a call telling me that I could be an unpaid intern there. They suggested I don't do the test for paid interns because I haven't graduated yet and the test mirrors the examinations in Indian journalism institutes. I didn't argue.
Now, does my job have anything to do with economics? Well, depends. I write about the city as I did in New York. But now, I write news. I write about education, about health, about protests. I write about changes. I may not write directly about the economy, but I weave it in my voice in articles. I let glimpses of it when I write about the people of my city. I do my job with utmost sincerity.
So here's the deal: I got here because I knew someone who knew someone at Hindustan Times, and that's how it usually works around here. But I am here because I work. Really hard. I've stayed late nights and I've travelled all over the city. I've spoken to politicians and doctors and civilians. I have never said no to any assignment I have been given. I have succeeded and I have failed but I have always attempted. And in my two weeks at work so far, I have gotten around 10 bylines in a national newspaper and it feels great.
Here is a list that sums up how to own your Mumbai internship experience:
• Contact a company through known sources. I'm not saying that you will be served a job on a silver plate though! Have a well stacked resume and only approach companies through known sources because it is likelier that they will take your application more seriously. For those who don't have contacts, don't rely on e-mails. Call and visit the company's HR department until they are compelled to accept your resume, and then let your skills do the talking.
• Wear anything…that's modest. Most offices- unless they are huge multinationals and financial institutions that follow the same formal dress code globally- will not define a strict dress code but dress appropriately. Skirts that are too short and tops with plunging necklines are a no-no.
• Speak and get yourself noticed. Many interns in Mumbai are treated like children, especially those who have not graduated from college yet. It's an endearing cultural thing I guess but many interns also give in to being instructed, waiting to speak when they are spoken to and other things that an employee will not do. Take initiative. Constantly ask your boss for work. Propose your own ideas and don't be afraid of having them turned down.
• Don't let someone else take credit for your work. Often, interns are treated as slave labor in Mumbai and even when people do the work, they are not given credit for it. You just end up working on behalf of someone or completing someone else's work. Try not to let that happen and if it does, don't be afraid to ask for your right.
• For journalism internships in Mumbai, you have to be comfortable with English and Hindi because even though it may be an English language newspaper, you will have to speak to various people from different walks of life who may not speak English. Knowing Marathi, the local language, is an added bonus. For example, I'm not fully allowed to work with crime stories because many government officials speak in Marathi and I cannot just make do with my broken understanding of the language since accuracy is of utmost importance when it comes to news.
• Most internships, unless they are likely to lead to a job immediately after a training period, are unfortunately unpaid. But don't let that faze you. You're young and learning is most essential at this stage. I guess if you're lucky enough to have some financial backing, it makes it easier to accept the unpaid job.
• Keep your options open. I have worked in a corporate finance division of a logistics firm, an advertisement firm and at a national newspaper. My past two jobs help me understand certain stories, situations and people in my current job. No experience is a wasted experience.


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Sharon Balasko has been in the field for over 30 years. She began her career in infant care in the Child Development Centre at the University of Manitoba. She has worked as an instructor, curriculum developer and consultant working with the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, and Red River College. She has been an Ethics Guide and a part of the Ethics Committee since 2002.
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Jenn Cullen – Chairperson (Westman) is the director of Wawanesa Wee Care Inc. in Wawanesa MB. She has dabbled in many early learning programs, such as child care, nursery school and family resource. She enjoys going on the ethical journey with the variety of people she meets in the workshops, as well as the little people she works with every day, and continuously learns something new about herself! She believes in life-long learning, that there is good in everyone, and that it will always all work out in the end!
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Melanie D'Souza is a member of the Research Faculty in the School of Health Sciences and Community Services at Red River College. She is interested in issues of diversity, inclusion, and children's rights in early childhood settings; her current projects involve early childhood intervention strategies in inner city child care programs. Melanie has been a member of the MCCA Ethics committee since 2003.
Christine Enns (Parklands) has over 25 years of experience in the field of Early Childhood Education and is an Early Childhood Education Instructor at UCN. Christine has facilitate Best Choices and been on the Ethics Committee since 2003.
Susan Goldstein has worked in the early learning field since 1987. She has worked in various capacities such as: ECE III, Assistant Director, Director and Board Member. Susan has always been passionate with her work with children and looks forward to guiding colleagues' ethical journey.
Michele Grant has been involved in Manitoba's early childhood community for many years as an early childhood practitioner, centre director, adult educator and volunteer. She is a past board member of both the MCCA and the CCCF and is a founding member and past chairperson of the MCCA Ethics Committee.
Monica Lytwyn is an ECE III with a Bachelor of Human Ecology and a Master of Education in Early Childhood Education (ECE). She has been a member of the Ethics Committee since 1997. Monica has worked in a number of capacities in early learning and child care (ELCC) over the years including as a volunteer, an Early Childhood Educator, a supervisor, a consultant, and even a policy analyst and supervisor in ELCC for the Province of Manitoba. She is currently an instructor in the Early Childhood Education Program at Red River College.
Kisa MacIsaac is an ECE at Freight House Early Learning and Care. She is currently a member of MCCA's Ethics Committee and is a member at large on the Board of Directors. She is working on her degree through the U of W, and enjoys music, art, and spending time with her family.
Jenifer Nick (Thompson)is an ECE, and is currently the Director of Riverside DayCare in Thompson, MB. She has been in the childcare field since 2006.
Sarah Nick (Thompson) works at Riverside Day Care in Thompson, Mb as a Floor Supervisor and ECE II. She has been working in the childcare field since 2006 in a variety of positions. She has recently completed her training to become and Ethics Guide and looks forward to continuing her journey as well as being able to help others start theirs.
Holly Orr (Westman) is an Early Childhood Education instructor in the Workplace program at Assiniboine Community College. She has been in the field for 20+ years as a frontline ECE, a practicum facilitator, a respite provider, and a parent. She welcomes the adventure of continuous learning!
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Sina Romsa has served as an ECE, in a range of front line positions in community services, on the CCCF, MCCA and a variety of community based boards, as well as a college educator. She is one of the MCCA ethics series originators and has a passion for diversity, ethics, and the "road less travelled".
Tracy Smith (Eastman) is an ECE III and has been dedicated to Early Childhood Education for 10 years. She lives in Steinbach, MB and works at Tache Community Daycare in Lorette, MB where she spends her days playing, discovering and learning with 2 year olds. Tracy is a member of MCCA's Ethics Committee and looks forward to sharing her ethical journey with others.
Michelle Vesey is an ECE III. She has been working in the child care field since 1998 during which time she has held a variety of front line ECE positions as well as administrative roles. She has worked in infant, preschool, nursery school and school age program settings. Currently Michelle is an instructor in ECE program at Université de Saint-Boniface. She is a member of the MCCA Ethics committee and looks forward to guiding others along their ethical journey.
Keri Waterman has over 30 years experience with the ECE community, working with children of all ages, from front line to financial and administration. She has been involved with the Ethics Committee since 2002 and looks forward to guiding people through their own ethical journey.
Barbara Wierckx is an ECE III, has served children in many capacities over the years, both within and outside of the Early Childhood field. Barb highly values quality of life and her main goal is to help equip children to live long, healthy, happy lives. Barb is also a facilitator for Handle With Care and Active Start workshops.
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- Technical Advances Article
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Palatal window osteotomy technique improves maxillary sinus augmentation in previously insufficient augmentation case
© Ueno et al. 2015
- Received: 23 April 2015
- Accepted: 12 June 2015
- Published: 17 July 2015
Perforation of the Schneiderian membrane is the most common complication in sinus floor augmentation (SFA). When volume of grafting is qualified to prevent enlargement of the membrane perforation, lack of bone volume may occur in optimal site.
Case presentation
SFA was performed in sites #24 to 26 in a 63-year-old male. However, a 10-mm size perforation of the Schneiderian membrane occurred in site #26. Although the sinus cavity was grafted with deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) after repair of membrane perforation, insufficient bone formation was observed on palatal and distal aspects of site #26 at 5 months after SFA. Although additional SFA was required for implant placement, it seemed to be difficult to elevate the membrane by a conventional lateral approach in the palatal aspect of the sinus floor (site #26). Considering the configuration of new bone formation, it was decided to perform the palatal antrostomy approach. The Schneiderian membrane was elevated without perforation, and the sinus cavity was grafted with DBBM mixed with venous blood. Two 12-mm long, 4.1-mm diameter implants were placed in sites #14 and 16. Four months after implant placement, abutment-connection surgery was successfully performed. The radiographic image indicated improved radiopacity, without obvious bone resorption in site #26.
The palatal window osteotomy technique could be considered as an alternative method for augmentation of maxillary sinus in cases where difficulty is encountered to elevate a membrane by a conventional approach (e.g., in cases in which buccal bone height is long).
- Sinus floor augmentation
- Dental implants
- Surgical technique
- Palatal osteotomy
Sinus floor augmentation (SFA) is the most common technique to obtain bone height for implant placement in posterior maxilla. The most common method is the classical lateral antrostomy approach; After raising a full-thickness flap on the buccal side of the alveolar ridge, a trap door is created by a round bur [1]. The sinus membrane is dissected, and the trap door is rotated medially to push the Schneiderian membrane apically. Then the graft material is placed on the sinus floor. Although a conventional lateral window technique is known to be very predictable with good long-term success, only few reports have been introduced to evaluate the palatal antrostomy approach [2, 3]. The authors reported slight usability such as postoperative comfort compared to conventional buccal antrostomy approach [3]. This case demonstrates significant bone augmentation using a palatal antrostomy technique in the palatal aspect of the sinus floor which makes it difficult to elevate the Schneiderian membrane by a conventional approach.
Clinical report
The palatal window osteotomy technique is previously described as beneficial because it has a higher postoperative comfort, especially for edentulous patients, because full dentures could be incorporated directly after surgery with an almost perfect fit [3, 5]. As another advantage, this case demonstrated significant bone augmentation in the palatal aspect of the sinus floor which makes it difficult to elevate membrane by conventional approach.
Perforation of the sinus membrane is the most common intra-operative complication in maxillary sinus floor augmentation. According to a systematic review, mean prevalence of membrane perforation was 19.5 % [6]. Membrane perforation was usually closed by fibrin glue, suturing or, covering them with a collagen membrane. Depending on the size and location of the perforation, a sufficient quantity of bone augmentation is not possible in the optimal site. In cases of larger perforations, discontinuation of SFA, and reoperation after healing of the sinus membrane may be a more reliable method. However, the staged recovery approach requires an additional treatment period. In the present case, bone volume required for implant placement was supplemented by the first SFA. Additional SFA with the palatal window osteotomy technique was able to graft in palatal sinus cavity which is the insufficient bone volume area. A particular advantage of the palatal window osteotomy is that it can easily approach the cavity compared to buccal window osteotomy, when buccal bone in maxillary sinus is thick and long. From these findings, it may be suggested that maxillary sinus augmentation with the palatal window osteotomy approach is useful in compensation of the palatal sinus cavity. Caution should be exercised during elevation of the palatal flap and osteotomy preparation in the palatal wall to avoid damage to the greater palatine neurovascular bundle (GPB) which contains greater palatine artery, vein, and nerve. Since GPB exits through the greater palatine foramen and runs anteriorly in the bone groove of the palate, three-dimensional analysis using CBCT or CT would reduce surgical complications [7]. Further studies are needed to confirm the efficiency of the palatal window osteotomy technique.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
TERUDERMIS, Orinpus-Termo Biomaterials, Tokyo, Japan.
Bio-Oss®, Geistlich, Biomaterials, Wolhuser, Switzerland.
Sonic Surgeon 300, Morita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Stoma Tinti Sinus Lift Elevator, Stoma, Germany.
Stoma Memmingen Sinus Lift Elevator, Stoma, Germany.
Straumann® Bone Level Implant, Basel, Switzerland.
Straumann® Tapered Effect Implant, Basel, Switzerland.
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Image Remarks: Satellite view of Tabriz city, the sharp trace of North Tabriz Fault is obvious in northern boundary of the city that oriented in NW-SE trend. Historical Earthquakes of NTF (1042, 1721, 1780 A.C) considered as characteristic earthquake of this fault.
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Thursday is the fourth annual "Give to the Max Day," a 24-hour effort to raise money for nonprofit organizations.
Many organizations are holding special events to attract attention to their cause and encourage donations. Some of those are:
- School principals from around the state will ride the roller coaster at the Mall of America in two-hour shifts.
- Helping Paws, which provides service animals to those with disabilities, holds an open house with some of its dogs-in-training.
- HUGE Improv Theater in Minneapolis has a 28-hour improv marathon.
- Circus Juventas, the youth circus organization in St. Paul, has afternoon performances and demonstrations.
- Spare Key, which offers one-time mortgage payment help for families with seriously ill or critically injured children, plans a 24-hour non-stop PedalPub pedaling marathon.
MinnPost is one of the organizations seeking donations.
The giving blitz is sponsored by GiveMN, a nonprofit that is a support organization of the Minnesota Community Foundation.
Last year, the effort raised $13.4 million for nearly 4,000 Minnesota nonprofits, with 47,534 donors contributing online.


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I was engaged in a short (for me) but bitter (for some commentators) dialogue on LinkedIn two weeks ago that, at once, encouraged me to drop that group (The Writer's Guild) and come to understand what I believe about writing.
The discussion began with my string "If You Have a Thick Skin, You Might Want to be a Writer" for which I included the edgy, and intentionally provocative question, "Do too many people think they can write books? (I mean GOOD books…)".
To make a long story short, the majority of posts took exception to my making myself some paragon of good taste, which I had not, only posed that question. People got nasty, said I was a snob, said I didn't have the right to say what was "good writing" — or what was not. They said, as a major block of like-minded voices, anybody who finished of book, or story, or … anything … was a good writer and that — their reasons never extended as far as explanation — no one could tell them their writing was BAD WRITING.
To me these people sounded like amazingly stupid interlopers onto my turf. Yes, some of them had written books. Yes, some of them have been professional journalists for years. Yes, some have even "sold lots of books" and got "great reviews" on Amazon. But all of this really doesn't mean anything, because unless you can make statements about WHY a book is good or bad, and WHY writing lacks everything needed to tell a story, and WHY the sales figures for books merely computers units sold, then you cannot be considered a reasonable judge of literature, of quality, or even literary taste.
I believe this because there must be some standards placed on GOOD, GREAT, BAD, OKAY, and AWFUL. "If you don't know it, you can't be taught it," is not a fair statement about judging literature, because the teaching of standards is no less possible than the teaching of speaking or reading a language. Both have rules, and there have always been rules about what is literature and what is genre fiction — at least until the advent of Amazon publishing, and those writer manqués with thin skins who like to spout off. Listen: just because people say something over and over ("any book is good, who are you to question that?") doesn't make it true.
As an egalitarian micro-society, Amazon publishing lives up only to Robespierre and his blood-soaked henchmen. Their indictment of French society and opening the gates of prisons and letting loose the "freedoms of man" only served to, finally, murder a lot of people. This is what happens when you put the mob in control of government, right vs. wrong, good vs. bad, and even taste.
"Fifty Shades of Gray" isn't so bad!
Yes it is, and here's why: the sentence structure is B-class; its imagery is pedestrian or not there at all; its dialogue is fatuous; the scenes are repetitive; the characters are lifeless (this, for a sex-laden story!); and its sex scenes are ridiculous and highly un-erotic. These aren't merely opinion, or a matter of taste. If you like these books, like them for the story, if there actually is one there, but don't claim the writing is what grips you.
Have books been dummed-down so much that most people don't know the difference between good and bad? And that good and bad is NOT a matter of taste? That most best sellers are not good simply by virtue of selling a lot of books? It seems to me that, these days, to scale the proverbial "bar" once set to determine quality writing, one must walk downstairs into the basement.
Let me end this here: it is more than opinion that determines good writing, and love for craft is part of that, as is love of language, as is using dialogue that speaks to theme as much as drives story, as characters are fully realized without a reader's need to "add" his own interpretation of who/what the character is, as scene is developed with an eye toward imagery that brings the five senses to play, as language is thematic and playful with the subject, as sentences are coherent and develop a coherent story that has a beginning, a middle, and an ending. No, not all stories that contain these are good (because then "taste" does play a part) but that's a start. The authors that practice this craft? Roth and Updike, Atwood and Murdoch, McEwan and Bellow, Banville and Ackroyd, Naipaul and Theroux, Stead and Lessing … to name a few. Most of them are dead; where are today's?
Someone in the thread made a comment directed at me, "You're riding a very tall horse and I wouldn't want to be you when you get knocked off it."
This is my answer to that bit of wisdom: The horse on which I ride IS high, well high above the mud and slop and shit that a good portion of "writers" now stand, sit, or wallow around like pigs. I write strong literature, books that make you question why we are who we are; characters who challenge your self-identity; narrative that is striking and poetic and asks you to bring some level of intelligence to the page. And on this horse I hardly ever look down, for that is not my need, and my eyesight is on the horizon, where the scepters of writing-Kings and writing-Queens await me, where Knights-of-writing stand tall abreast of my steed, helping to keeping safe the idea, and my honest practice, of GOOD WRITING.
I hold my own books up for such scrutiny as anyone might make a challenge.
What Beauty is my newest novel, a story of art, obsession and ego. Read an excerpt here. It's available as an ebook, too.
The Village Wit (2010) is a humorous and sometimes dark odyssey through village life, love's fall, sexual politics, and that place where memory and modern love intersect. Read an excerpt here. This book is also available as an ebook.


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A beautiful setting right on the shores of Beautiful Lake Martin. Come and relax and do not worry about doing yard work. Enjoy the breeze sitting down near the sandy beach. This 3 bedroom condo is within walking distance to Willow Point Golf and Country Club. The views and sunsets will keep you coming back to stay.
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Total Bedrooms: 3
Total Bathrooms: 3
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Year Built: 1983
Style: Condo
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Mumbai Blasts 2011: Pakistan Condemns Bombings
Pakistan's top government officials have both condemned the bomb blasts that have struck the Indian financial hub of Mumbai and killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens of others.
Three separately blasts hit Mumbai, suggesting it was the work of organized terrorists.
"President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the government and the people of Pakistan, have condemned the blasts in Mumbai and expressed distress on the loss of lives and injuries," the Pakistan foreign ministry said in a statement.
"The President and the Prime Minister have expressed their deepest sympathies to the Indian leadership."
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan (SM Krishna and Shah Mehmood Qureshi) are expected to meet in late July in New Delhi to re-start peace talks between the two nuclear South Asian giants.
The prior peace negotiations were severed after the deadly bomb blasts of November 2008 which killed almost 170 people in Mumbai. That atrocity was carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants who are based on Pakistan.


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While the lame-duck Congress debates the so-called "fiscal cliff" that isn't a cliff, the public has weighed in. A new poll shows the public overwhelmingly supporting tax hikes for the rich and opposing Medicare cuts. Will the will of We, the People prevail?
The "Fiscal Cliff" Shock-Doctrine Hype
Fiscal Cliff Scare Talk Follows Shock Doctrine Script,
If you have already read The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein you have probably been rolling your eyes at all this "Fiscal Cliff" scare talk. "Here they go again" you're thinking…
The "Fiscal Cliff" is not a cliff and the language itself is intended to scare people. The name itself is designed to create panic, evoking disaster imagery of people and the economy falling off a cliff. It is the latest manufactured "crisis" and we are all supposed to be terrified and demand immediate and extreme solutions.
And a note to journailsts and pundits: Saying "Fiscal Cliff" Is Taking Sides,
The term "fiscal cliff" is a one-sided propaganda phrase that misinforms and triggers public fear and anxiety. The fiscal cliff is not a "cliff" and the country isn't going to fall off anything at the end of the year. Journalists: don't help the misinformers — don't say or write "fiscal cliff." Congress: when people are scared and misinformed our Congress should pause, step back and help inform us instead of rushing to take advantage of the fear.
The Poll
An ABC News / Washington Post poll released today found overwhelming (60%) support for increasing tax rates at the top and more overwhelming (67%) opposition to raising the Medicare age. The Washington Post reports, in Taxing the rich remains popular,
Sixty percent of all Americans back higher taxes on higher incomes in the new Post-ABC data. Earlier this month, an identical 60 percent of voters in the presidential election said income taxes should be raised on income over $250,000, according to the national exit poll.
In the new poll, 73 percent of Democrats support such tax hikes, including a majority, 57 percent, who do so "strongly." Among political independents, 63 percent back an increase, while 59 percent of Republicans oppose such a move.
And on Medicare:
Even fewer — 30 percent — favor raising the age for Medicare from 65 to 67, part of a bid by Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker to avert the automatic spending cuts and tax increases that would hit if there is no deal by the end of the year.
Will Congress Listen To We, the People?
These discussions are occurring in the "lame duck" Congress, and that is no accident. This is a contrived "crisis" and the contrivers have an agenda. The "lame duck" session includes people who have left or been voted out of office as of the end of the years, and is the very time when there is little accountability to We, the People.
Congress has been notoriously deaf to the will of the public in recent years, and a lame duck session is capable of being even worse. Will this Congress listen to the clear and stated will of the People, or to the plutocrats?


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Courtesy of Michelle Malkin:
eHarmony forced to offer same-sex dating services
So, this is "progress?" eHarmony, a Christian-targeted dating website, gets sued by a gay man demanding that the business match him up with a same-sex partner. The New Jersey Attorney General intervenes on behalf of the gay plaintiff and forces eHarmony to change its entire business model. To be clear: The company never refused to do business with anyone. Their great "sin" was not providing a specialized service that litigious gay people demanded they provide. This case is akin to a meat-eater suing a vegetarian restaurant for not offering him a ribeye or a female patient suing a vasectomy doctor for not providing her hysterectomy services.


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Swedish vocalist Mikael Erlandsson achieved fame & fortune with Last Autumn's Dream, and more recently as well with Lover Under Cover, Heartbreak Radio, Salute and several projects. He also enjoyed considerable popularity in Scandinavia as solo artist during the '90s (some of his albums posted here on the blog), but his career started in the late Seventies.
First, Erlandsson was part of a punk (!) band playing drums, later he switched to keyboards for the group The Studs while perfected his songwriting skills. In the mid-80s joined pop band N'Gang for the first time as frontman / vocalist, with a hit single in Swedish radio and an Eurovision Song Contest participation.
Then in 1991 formed CRASH with brothers Eliasson (drummer Lars and guitarist Jan, who later was part of Danish rockers Push).
Crash released their debut "Crash" in 1993 with the aim to capitalize the American Melodic Rock success at that time, so expect here a collection of tunes in that vein.
"Do The Dance Dirty" opens with an urgent riff and a catchy chorus, followed by 'Close At Hand', a pure melodic rock track with a delicious multi-part harmony vocal work. The ethereal ballad 'Eyes Don't Lie' is perhaps the more 'Scandi sounding' song on the CD, and it's a really good one.
Then on tracks like 'Angina' you can hear Crush replicating the USA sound of the genre being this one akin White Lion (check the guitar swirls), same with 'Through The Shadows' (very Extreme), or the acoustically filled 'October 18' much in the vein of Mr. Big's More Than Words. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as many groups were doing the same, and Crush are pretty good at it.
Only released in Sweden, this is perhaps the lesser known work of Mikael Erlandsson's career. He never recorded a bad album - solo or with a band - and "Crash" is a quite solid melodic hard rock CD as well.
Well produced, composed and executed, "Crash" is a worthwhile addition to your Melodic Hard Rock collection.
01. Do The Dance Dirty
02. Close at Hand
03. Eyes Don't Lie
04. Save The World
05. Angina
06. Through The Shadows
07. Stranger's Kiss
08. Six String and a Highway
09. October 18
10. Livin' On Lovin'
11. Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin cover)
Mikael 'Micke' Erlandsson - vocals, keyboards, percussion
John Melander - bass, percussion, backing vocals
Jan Eliasson - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Lars Eliasson - drums, backing vocals
Micke Oijwall - keyboards, backing vocals
Ulrik Arturen - backing vocals
CRASH (Mikael Erlandsson) - Crash (1993)
Friday, April 08, 2016
CRASH (Mikael Erlandsson) - Crash (1993)
Published by Camelblue on Friday, April 08, 2016
Labels: CRASH, MIKAEL ERLANDSSON
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- T.P said...
Pretty nice addition to anyone having the idea of a widely diversified Melodic Rock vault in mind. By the way, I'm always impressed about your eye for the detail you put into your surely well researched and sophisticatedly written background info. So if there should ever be an MR/AOR encyclopedia in the making, you bet who's best bet to be involved? :-)
Bye for now,
- April 09, 2016 9:43 PM
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If you get error like "Failed to start Verify integrity of password and group files" it usually means some services are already removed and still the password and group file tracks them (with user and group names). To check which users no longer exist in the computer run following password checking command.
$ sudo pwck [sudo] password for dell: user 'kdm': directory '/var/lib/kdm' does not exist user 'xmms2': directory '/var/lib/xmms2' does not exist
The pwck command lists the users that no longer exist in the system. You can remove them completely (from the password file as well) run following command on each of the users or groups that is listed above.
$ sudo userdel kdm $ sudo groupdel kdm
After uninstalling the associated groups and users, the shadow service can be restarted.
$ sudo systemctl start shadow.service $ sudo systemctl status shadow.service
I hope these commands helped you get rid of "Failed to start Verify integrity of password and group files." error.


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Social media monitoring sees immigrants deported over terror threats
Emad El-Sayed posted a Facebook comment about Donald Trump, saying he "wouldn't mind serving a life sentence for killing this guy."
Muslim couple branded 'terrorist' on social media after police ask them to leave mall https://t.co/v6GTmDgbKDpic.twitter.com/Ydap0mefoa— RT America (@RT_America) December 22, 2015
El-Sayed was studying at the Universal Air Academy in Los Angeles. The flight school saw the post and reported it to the FBI.
Two days after posting the comment, El-Sayed was greeted by Secret Service agents who questioned him at the flight school. His home was also searched. According to flight school owner Alex Khatib, the Secret Service agents said they had revoked El-Sayed's M-1 visa and told Khatib to terminate the I-20 document. The I-20 is filled out by a school to support a student visa. Without it, El-Sayed's visa was void.
El-Sayed was then arrested for violating the visa. He has been detained since, according to The New York Daily News. On Friday, he appeared in immigration court where he agreed to leave the US.
Immigration officials regularly use social media to look for evidence of fraud or illegal activity and continue to monitor immigrants after their visas are granted. The US has revoked 122,000 visas after they were issued since 2001. Of those, 9,500 were because of a perceived threat of terrorism.
No more AngryCops: Officer suspended over social media videoshttps://t.co/u1F8xiU6VMpic.twitter.com/68SuSHyE75— RT America (@RT_America) March 8, 2016
In 2012, two Irish tourists were denied entry to the US after Leigh Van Bryan tweeted, "Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America."
Destroy is Irish slang for partying. Van Bryan and his friend Emily Banting were sent home upon arrival in Los Angeles, after being questioned for five hours and locked up overnight.


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The Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Initiative will bring people together to work for a better Maryland. Carbon dioxide is driving catastrophic global climate change and on a local scale, Maryland has some of the worst ground-level ozone pollution in the eastern United States. Maryland generates more than half of its electricity from fossil fuel sources and we continue to lack adequate industry in our state. For these reasons, the need for united action is clear.
The Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Initiative will work to enact legislation to ensure that 50% of Maryland's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2030, building a pathway to a 100% future. This same legislation will fund clean energy workforce development to establish career pathways for more Maryland workers to fill this growing industry. The mandate will also invest in clean energy businesses owned by women and people of color to ensure that this growing economy is inclusive. Last, the legislation will phase out incentives for trash incineration in the Renewable Portfolio Standard to move Maryland closer toward being a state powered by the sun.
To learn more about the details of our legislation and to download fact sheets about why this matters, visit the Maryland Climate Coalition website.
In 2017, we built a coalition of community, labor, faith, and business groups and we will use that coalition to pass this legislation in the 2018 legislative session.
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Controlled Foreign Companies: The CFC Charge Gateway Chapter 9 - Exemptions for profits from Qualifying Loan Relationships: What is Excluded from the definition of a Qualifying Loan Relationship: Section 371IH(9A) to (9E): contents
TIOPA10/Part 9A/S371IH(9A) to (9E) applies to relevant arrangements made on or after 5 December 2013. The section switches off the full or partial exemption rules for loan relationship credits of a CFC that arise from an arrangement with a main purpose of transferring profits from existing intra-group lending out of the UK. If those credits fall within Chapter 5, they would therefore be included in full within the CFC's chargeable profits.
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A gemstone for the Sun can increase self-confidence, vitality and creative expression.
Our earrings for the Sun are available in ruby and red garnet. Because the stones don't directly touch the skin, these earrings are mostly decorative. However, they nicely complement our Sun bracelets, necklaces, pendants and rings.
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|Starlets A to Z
|Starlets by country
|Films by title
|Film reviews
Rita Calderoni
A review and pictures of actress Rita Calderoni naked in "Delirio caldo".
Born: 1951 Country: Italy
As a young starlet Rita had a strikingly mature and understated beauty which marked her out for a glittering career. Instead she became a muse of notorious Italian cheapskate madman Renato Polselli.
Mr. Skin has a page for Rita - click here for more of her pics & clips!
Un tranquillo posto di campagna (Elio Petri, Italy, 1968) (as Egle aged 17)
The Awful Story of the Nun of Monza (Eriprando Visconti, Italy, 1969) (aged 18)
Il commissario Pepe (Ettore Scola, Italy, 1969) (as Annalisa aged 18)
Oh dolci baci e languide carezze (Mino Guerrini, Italy, 1969) (aged 18)
Gradiva (Giorgio Albertazzi, Italy, 1970) (aged 19)
Questa libertà di avere... le ali bagnate (Alessandro Santini, Italy, 1971) (aged 20)
Un gioco per Eveline (Marcello Avallone, Italy, 1971) (as La maestra aged 20)
Il vero e il falso (Eriprando Visconti, Italy, 1972) (as Wife of Manin (scenes deleted) aged 21)
# Delirio caldo (Renato Polselli, Italy, 1972) (featuring Rita Calderoni as Marcia Lyutak aged 21) ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
with Stefania Fassio, Mickey Hargitay, Raul Lovecchio, Carmen Young, Christa Barrymore, Tano Cimarosa, Marcello Bonini Olas, Katia Cardinali, William Darni and Max Dorian
This notoriously demented giallo stars Mickey Hargitay as Herbert, a police psychologist with the career-blighting habit of actually carrying out himself the sex murders he is called in to investigate. Thank goodness for masochistic wives like Rita! At least when he's at home he can relax with a little harmless sadistic indulgence. Rita, like her contemporary Leonora Fani, had a beauty just too understated and delicate to be victimised in such cinematic vileness, which made her performances all the more powerful. She seems so suburban, and cries at the slightest thing. It's like witnessing wife-beating on Terry and June.
The first two clips are essentially the same scene, but the second one is heavily re-edited for the American market. This version was given a strong 'disturbed Vietnam veteran' slant, while the original Italian pretended to be set in London. It's interesting to see the differing treatment of this scene where Rita first reveals her latent masochism to her husband. The US version focuses on simple rough sex, while the Italian cut has a nice piece of torture. Giallo fans will know that most Italian homes and mental institutions are stocked with mediaeval weaponry and outmoded instruments of torture within easy reach of the violently disturbed patient or housewife, but I'm afraid I don't know quite what this gizmo Dr. Herbert uses on his wife is. It certainly cuts the skin of her back up nicely, and with wounds shallow enough to heal without a scar. It's a shame they don't at least give a hint of what to ask for in the shop, it's so embarrassing having to do a mime.
Clip number three is one of Rita's increasingly dark dreams. The figure you see laughing on the cellar steps is the maid, a quiet shy girl with strong autoerotic and voyeuristic tendencies, and barely concealed lesbian and masochistic leanings thrown in to the mix. She invites Rita and her cousin to writhe around naked with her, copping the odd feel, and taunting the chained and impotent Dr. Herbert. And it all looks great fun. The moment when Rita opens her eyes, only to close them again in dismay when she realises it was only a dream, is remarkably subtly done for such a pile of trash.
The fourth clip is another of Rita's lonely fantasies, and a truly wonderful piece of carnality. There's symbolism in it too, though perhaps a little too obscure to decode. So she's naked and in chains, and he's naked and in chains, and those two girls are naked and writhing on the floor, so if she releases her (and not him) to writhe on the floor in a lesbian threesome then... what does it all mean??
Tags: blood, bondage, full-frontal, group, lesbian, scarred, sex, tortured
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La verità secondo Satana (Renato Polselli, Italy, 1972) (as Diana aged 21)
Number one (Gianni Buffardi, Italy, 1973) (aged 22)
Le guerriere dal seno nudo (Terence Young, Italy, 1973) (aged 22)
Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento... (Renato Polselli, Italy, 1973) (as Isabella / Laureen aged 22)
Italy: Year One (Roberto Rossellini, Italy, 1974) (as Giornalista aged 23)
Nuda per Satana (Luigi Batzella, Italy, 1974) (as Susan Smith / Evelyn aged 23)
Il trafficone (Bruno Corbucci, Italy, 1974) (as Angelina - wife of Vincenzo aged 23)
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La sensualità è un attimo di vita (Dante Marraccini, Italy, 1975) (aged 24)
Der Richter und sein Henker (Maximilian Schell, West Germany, 1975) (as Nadine aged 24)
Vieni, vieni amore mio (Vittorio Caprioli, Italy, 1975) (aged 24)
Dolce pelle di donna (Alessandro Santini, Italy, 1978) (aged 27)
Torino centrale del vizio (Italy, 1979) (aged 28)
Amori morbosi di una contessina (Amasi Damiani, Italy, 1983) (as Silvia aged 32)
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Work plan for the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors have established a written work plan for the Board and the tasks performed by the committees. The work plan comprises regulations concerning the quorum, documentation of the meetings and the meeting intervals among other things. It also contains policies concerning conflicts of interest and confidentiality
The Board have also adopted an instruction for the CEO. The instruction contains, for instance, restrictions concerning decisions of investments and acquisitions. The report instruction, which complements the work plan for the Board of Directors and the instruction for the CEO, regulates the continuous reports from the CEO to the Board of Directors and the external reports of the Board of Directors.


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text: Joanne Nelson's writing appears in Brevity, Consequence, The Notebook, The Riding Light Review, and others. She writes creative non-fiction, essays, commentaries on craft, and reviews. Nelson is a contributor to Lake Effect on 89.7 WUWM, the local NPR affiliate. In addition, she gives presentations on topics related to spirituality and writing, the personal essay, and creativity. Nelson lives in Hartland, Wisconsin where she develops and leads community writing programs, maintains a psychotherapy practice, and, of course, adjuncts. She holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars.


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Sony Vaio VGN-SZ460N Freezes during Full Recovery
\015 Hey everyone - Sure could use some help on this.What i have is a stock Sony Vaio VGN-SZ460N - it was dropped and yes some supperfical damage occured - but repairable.The laptop was given to me due to the damage - but it worked fine software and hardware wise dispite the damage which is one of the hinges isn't attached to the screen. I can fix this easy enough.Before the computor was handed over to me - the mans Tech guy worked on it - deleting all personal files by way of supposedly doing a system recovery.didn't work - he interupted power.Yesterday i received there-covery dvd's from Sony.Attempting full System Recovery via Vaio Recovery console.No - go - freezes after attempting to start up windows. Screen states windows could not complete install - to install Windows please start install again." or something to that nature.I have run all diognostics i could find on the DVDRAM - HDD read - HDD repair for sectors - I tried both install with and with out the Vaio recovery system section included - it got farthest through the install with-out the Vaio recovery included - It has however when this happened added a drive E - (I was attempting to delete the partiions and it added this drive partion instead)I did do a full delete all data by writting 0 to the drive first.Last install attempt - got all the way through step 1 - made it to step two up to 82% of software install and froze - 3am! 6th attempt. Let it sit till 11am - still at 82% install - So - first how do i do a simple deletion of all partions on this laptop and wipe of the drive ? Sony seems to have complicated this process via there DVD's and propriatory software hardware idea.The freezing - Hardware issue maybe? It does not freeze at the same place each time.???? what are your thoughts on what could cause this?thanx\015
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Probably a memory problem even though it doesn't show up on a memory test. Enter the bios and select the option for default setup, "not the optimized setup". Also if you have more then one memory module, remove one and try the install, if you have two try using the one you removed first as the only memory module during the install process. If you have any cards plugged into the computer, remove them all before starting the install. Also all usb cables. Make the system as simple as you can for the new install.
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The set comes with a Genesis Core attachment that will allow the Energy Seed to be used with the Sengoku Driver. The set cost 2.700 yen and will be released on November 2015.
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Anonymous Says:
This makes me wonder why the couldn't have made a Jinba form for Kaito, instead of just giving him a whole other belt. They could've made a special set with a lemon lockseed and a genesis core that is modified to play the european trumpet theme. It could've been a bit more creative than just giving him professor Ryoma's henshin set.
Bredd Pitz Says:
That's just a painted Peach Energy Lockseed.. still disappointing as usual.
dukemum Says:
Chestnut energy lockseed... Not a bad idea..
Just that why Gaim Jimber forms gave him the same arrow weapon but Knuckle gets a unique weapons..
Oh ya, if only they gives Kaito a jimber form too..
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They didn't have the time in the schedule to think of a design, create it, and fit it into the script. By the time we see an episode, they're already ahead by 5-10 episodes with the actual filming.
Casically, the request for Kaito to get an "upgraded" form was too late to write into the series. That's what these "Gaiden" movies are for.
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Kaito should have awared more, once he ask for the new Driver, he also ask Minato to provide the Genesis Core as a backup plan just in case Ryoma would betray them soon. Also, he secretly only use GD once to find a suitable Lockseed (Matsubokkuri Energy) for someone who doesn't have one, Peko is the candidate, as Kaito present his former teammate the Driver he got to defend himself
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I think those are the weapons of maron energy arms
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@Anon July 13, 2015 at 7:05 PM
No, the argument is they should have planned a better upgrade for Baron from the very beginning. Of course there was no time when the show was already airing. Baron's upgrade was pretty much of an afterthought and it shouldn't have been. They should have planned a Jinba form for Baron.
They had a chance to redeem for the Baron Gaiden, but they screwed that up too. Having the Apple Lockseed move through both Gaidens was interesting and Baron Apple Arms was fine, but Apple Arms is already so overdone. Baron should have had a Jinba form in it instead. Continuity wouldn't have mattered since they'd make up some reason for the Lockseed to get destroyed anyway, just like Kaito crushing the Apple Lockseed.
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Spot on James sends Orient back to the top
PUBLISHED: 16:57 22 February 2014 | UPDATED: 19:35 22 February 2014
2 Burnham Road Chingford London E4 8PE
League One: Leyton Orient 2 Swindon Town 0
Two Lloyd James penalties sent Orient back to the top of League One.
The midfielder calmly slotted the ball into the corner either side of half-time after Moses Odubajo and David Mooney were brought down in the area.
It was no more than the O's deserved as they dominated an injury and suspension ravaged Swindon, with Chris Dagnall, who had a goal disallowed for a foul, especially lively up front.
Brentford's thrashing at home to Wolves saw the O's jump back to the top of thetable on goals scored, albeit having played two games more than both their rivals.
The home side made one change from Tuesday's 2-0 victory over Stevenage. Elliot Omozusi recovered from a groin injury to replace Gary Sawyer at left-back, who dropped to the bench.
The visitors arrived at Brisbane Road missing a host of first team players and it showed as the O's dominated the first half.
Dagnall was full of running and could have had a first half hat-trick. The former Barnsley man agonisingly hit the post after he latched onto Mooney's lofted pass.
Early on Nathan Byrne's block denied Dagnall after he dispossessed Troy Archibald-Henville. And from the resultant corner, Tyrell Belford – a late replacement for Wes Foderingham who injured himself in the warm-up – made a superb point black save to deny the striker.
The Robins, who Russell Slade has not lost to since he became Orient manager, offered little going forward and Eldin Jakupovic was a virtual spectator in the home goal.
When Odubajo blazed high and wide after a cute pass from Dagnall it looked like the teams would be going in goalless at the break.
But the same combination saw Odubajo draw a foul from Jamie Reckford and referee Gavin Ward had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
Orient have missed five penalties this season but James made no mistake from 12 yards to set the hosts on their way to three crucial points.
The game continued in the same vein after the break, with Mooney heading over from Scott Cuthbert's dangerous cross.
And it did not take long for Orient to make the game safe. Mooney was wrestled to the ground by Archibald-Henville and again James sent Belford the wrong way.
Ryan Harley and Reckford drew saves from Jakupovic to remind the O's the game still had to be won, but in truth the league leaders should have won more comfortably.
Dagnall was harshly judged to have fouled a Swindon defender as he headed in Dean Cox's dangerous cross, but it mattered little in the end as Mooney, Cox and substitute Shaun Batt missed late chances to make it a more emphatic scoreline.
Orient: Jakupovic; Cuthbert, Clarke, Baudry, Omozusi; Odubajo, James, Vincelot, Cox; Mooney (Lisbie 83), Dagnall (Batt 75). Substitutes not used: Larkins, Sawyer, Bartley, Ness, Simpson.


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Sadly, at the time of this posting there is no clear cut favorite for the Buffalo Bills to start at the quarterback position and most likely won't be until training camp plays itself out. In the mix are Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm. No matter who wins that job, the odds are they won't finish the season with it. There is just a plain, obvious lack of talent not only at quarterback but also their wide out options as well, minus Lee Evans. Unless your league is 12 deep and you are forced to carry 3 quarterbacks, no one on the Bills should be on your fantasy football roster.
Backups: Could be any of the three
Running Backs
If you are hating me Buffalo fan after reading what I had to say about the quarterback situation of yours regarding fantasy football 2010/11, you aren't going to like me much more here. Now don't get me wrong, the Bills have a ton of talent at the running back position. Buffalo just drafted C.J. Spiller, an exciting running back who will have to share the touches with Fred Jackson, another solid running back who excelled in 2009 as he went for 1,400 yards and 4 touchdowns. Stud collegiate, nice NFL running back, both should see a solid percentage of touches and both will have a tough time placing in the top-24 at the position. Look for both to be low-end RB2's to mid-tier RB3's with Spiller having the better shot at having the higher value. Don't depend on either as your RB2. Think Chris Wells and Tim Hightower of a year ago.
Backups: Marshawn Lynch
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Evans is a solid wide receiver who is misplaced in the NFL as he is once again having to play as a WR1 and take on the opposing defenses top defender. While he should get solid yardage, his touchdowns can go anywhere from a few to 9. You never really know what you are getting and with the way the quarterback position is playing itself out, you shouldn't rely on Evans as anything more than a low-end WR3 in deeper, 12-team leagues. If you put all of your eggs in this basket, odds are they will get scrambled.
Backups: James Hardy, Steve Johnson
Tight Ends
Shawn Nelson, who is an athletic, big (6-5, 240) tight end showed at times last season that he belonged. What adds to his mystique is that the wide receiver options are thin in Buffalo and someone has to catch the ball. Nelson could take a nice step forward for 2010/11 but he is not someone that you want to draft as the tight end position is deep in fantasy football. Leave him on the waiver wires and pray that you don't have to rely on him as your starter during the bye-weeks.
Backups: Derek Schouman
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Our expectations shape our experiences. While that is something we might know, we may not always be aware of it when it comes to our own experiences. I was reminded of that about a year ago, when I spent a bit of time in Dortmund, Germany. I spent my afternoons writing in a small boat-like cafe: blue sky and fluffy clouds were painted in the 'portholes' on the back wall and ceiling. There were railings, two fake palm trees and maritime decorations carved out of wood: a seagull, a lighthouse, a sailboat. Corny maybe, but I loved it.
One day, two women walked in with immaculate haircuts and fancy jewelry, speaking English. They seemed excited, as if they'd really been looking forward to this moment. They ordered, merry faced and with their arms firmly planted on the table….an Apfelstrudel. The waiter, a young German-Egyptian, seemed bewildered. A what? Apfelstruuuudel. Apfelkuchen? No, no! The women insisted.
This place offered an array of creamy and luscious cakes, but not Apfelstrudel. The women were incredulous. For some reason they turned to me, and said "Apfelstrudel is SO German! How can they not have it?!" They tried a different cake but kept shaking their heads in disbelief. They were disappointed. It seemed like in their minds, a cafe in Germany that didn't serve Apfelstrudel just didn't fit.
Of course there's nothing inherently wrong with this scenario. We have all had moments where we set our minds on something we didn't get. Consider this though:
Why not ask people on the streets or in shops or restaurants for Apfelstrudel-recommendations? Why not go for a 'German specialty' instead of Apfelstrudel?
How would their experience that afternoon have changed, had they let go of their idea and simply embraced what they had found?
In a situation like that we have to make a choice:
So why is it a good idea to drop preconceived notions?
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This is a beginner walking plan for walkers who is just getting started onto a track to become fit. All you need is a pair of comfortable walking or running shoes to start doing this plan.
Warm Up with a 1 mile walk
Sandwich in a One mile Timed walk to set pacing benchmark.
Warm Down with a 1 mile walk - easy pacing.
Record your timed walk here or write it down somewhere handy.
Do a slow to moderate (comfortable) paced walk. This is a great time to practice technique and form.
This is the same as Wednesday's session. This is a great time to practice technique and form.
A paced walk should be at the same approximate speed as you will use during the marathon. As a point of reference, if your goal is to finish in approximately 6 1/2 hours, that's a marathon pace of about 15 minute miles. Hence, during your training, on the paced walk days you should walk the mileage indicated at the 15 minute mile pace. (For those who are really interested in speed, they can supplement their paced walk days by doing some intermittent interval training).
Walk the longer distances at a comfortable pace. Time is not important at this stage, just getting time on your feet.
In Easy Day is a slow to moderate paced walk. This is a great time to practice technique and form.
Warm Up for 5-10 minutes, then do the following:
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Monday, 26 August 2013
PHOTOS: Sheringham, Norfolk
During our recent trip back to the UK, to visit family, we travelled to Norfolk to see my mother. On what happened to be the the anniversary of my fathers death we took her to Sherringham, on the Norfolk coast, to a place they loved and enjoyed visiting. Here are a few photos of the visit there followed by a fantastic pub in Thornham where we had lunch outside. Hubby and I had taken the kids there about 14 years ago when it was called the Kings Head!! It turned out to be Norfolks Pub of the Year 2013. Now called the Orange Tree the food was superb if a little on the pricey side - well worth a visit though!
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Great night yesterday at the SD West tradeshow. After a nice introductory presentation from Craig Newmark, awards were handed out at the 17th annual Jolt Awards and Atlassian walked away with two of them!
Jira scored a hat trick by winning its third Jolt award in three years. And Confluence took top prize in a new Collaboration Tools category. While I was happy to walk on stage and accept the plaques, the awards really belong to, and are a testament to, the outstanding engineering teams here at Atlassian!
One of the things that distinguishes these awards from other industry awards is that the judges actually use the products. By contrast, many awards are based on case study analysis. We gave each judge a free license, and then each one downloaded the respective software, did the installation, and tested the software themselves. What's truly amazing is that there were about 9 judges each for Confluence and Jira, and these same 9 had to evaluate dozens of other products simultaneously. So, an additional measure of gratitude is for the judges for getting to know our products!
Atlassian Wins 2007 Jolt Awards for Collaboration and Productivity
First Jolt win for Confluence, third in a row "hat trick" for Jira
San Francisco, CA (Business Wire) March 22, 2007 — Last night at the 17th Annual Jolt Software Awards, Atlassian Confluence, the enterprise wiki, won the Jolt award in the Collaboration Tools category. Jira, one of the world's most popular issue trackers, won a Productivity Award in the Bug and Defect Tracking category. The award ceremony was held at the SD West conference and tradeshow in Santa Clara, CA.
This is the third year in a row that Jira has been recognized by the Jolt judges for its excellence in helping users track and manage issues in their software development tasks. This year marked the first year for the Collaboration category, and Confluence took its top honors. Over 2,500 organizations globally rely on Confluence for knowledge sharing, document management, and collaboration.
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