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So it's 2008 in WebProNews land, where the weather today matches Tom Brady's jersey number (that's a 12 for you non-sports fans.) The start of the year represents a good time to guess what might happen over the course of the year.
As rough as webmasters thought they had it with Google over paid links in 2007, we think Google will play rougher in 2008. Their approved acquisition of DoubleClick in the US needs only similar approval from the European Union to be completed.
When that happens, and we think it will, imagine Google making the same PageRank adjustments to sites that display graphical ads to what they deem as low-quality destinations. Webmasters will long for the days when it was just text links getting this treatment.
Prognostications are the last can of chicken noodle soup in every writer's cupboard, and we have a bowl of them for you.
Here is something we think won't happen – Yahoo isn't going anywhere. Not to Microsoft. Not to Google. Not to Martin Sorrell and WPP, or anyone else. Being second in search market share and having a display ad business that can bring brand names to its pages may not be sexy, but it brings revenue to Yahoo.
Another thing we won't see – Powerset launching to the public. The natural language search engine lost its CEO in November 2007. Though they offered us a peek at the site months ago, Powerset never followed through. Natural language search is hard, kids. Lots of favorable press hype can't counter that.
Enough of the won'ts. We think we will see the first efforts of disenchanted Hollywood writers show up on the Internet as they turn to creating content they control, instead of a studio.
But don't expect a two and a half hour summer blockbusters showing up on the web. We think a short series of 7 to 8 minute episodes with a name star participating, and sufficient financial backing to deliver high-quality production of the shows, could lead to someone becoming the first Tony Gilroy of the Internet.
We also expect Microsoft to reorg its Net brands again and shuffle people up, down, in, and out of MSN and Windows Live. The company is stuck with two brands to promote. It makes more sense for Microsoft to promote Windows Live than MSN as a name, so we think the transition to one distinct identity should happen in 2008.
Though it's popular now, Facebook gets its comeuppance in 2008. Someone somewhere will adopt Facebook's old model of requiring .edu email addresses for membership in a social networking site, build up some buzz, and start grabbing members before they get to Facebook.
We now predict this article will come to an end. Hey, it came true! If you have a prediction, drop it into the comments.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business.


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Short and sweet this week: I've been in the middle of preparing our taxes. Gak.
1) I backed off of my word count goal so I could devote all my angst and energy to numbers. I'm back to 1200 daily for the week and so far so good.
2) I joined a TOPS club near the zoo so I can weigh in and have a little consistent accountability. I can tell myself that my scale is stupid and not working and a bleeping piece of crap, but I can't say that to the cute little old lady recording the weigh ins. Not cool.
3) Got the first book read in the TBR pile challenge, and I need to write a review. However, this challenge does not seem to have stopped me buying new books. Of course books are to a writer like chocolate is to a stressed out pre-menopausal woman…not that I would know anything about that!
4) Been making the blog luv rounds, slowly but steadily. Met some cool new people who have some cool books out…see # 3!
How is everyone else doing? Are you getting in the rhythm after the holidays?
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Acer has added a 24-inch version of its Chromebase all-in-one desktop ChromeOS boxes, with a 10-point multi-touch option that would make it suitable as a retail or public spaces touchscreen or kiosk.
Acer released a 21.5-inch version last year.
The Acer Chromebase 24 (CA24I) has the largest screen of all Chrome OS devices on the market – a 23.8-inch 1920 x 1080 HD display that has VESA mount holes on the back. Under the hood, it has an Intel Core CPU, up to 8GB of DDR3L RAM, WiFi and ethernet, four digital microphones (videoconferencing is a use-case) and an adjustable HD webcam.
Acer says the Chromebase 24 will receive automatic ChromeOS updates every six weeks to ensure it always has the latest security and software installed. All data whether stored on the Chromebase or in the cloud are encrypted and protected by a Trusted Platform Module 1.2 chip, which securely generates and stores cryptographic keys. Each time Chrome OS boots up, Verified Boot checks the integrity and validity of system files to ensure they have not been tampered with.
Acer also says exact specifications, prices, and availability will vary by region, which means who knows what the units cost or when they will be available. The 21.5-inch versions are about $300 USD – but that's not with touch.
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So... I wanted to make a dessert, and not just any dessert but a French dessert, and not just any French dessert but a tart. Why did I want to make a tart when I hate working with pastry dough? Who knows, but at the time it seemed not only to be a good idea but a delicious one as well. I chose something simple, Lemon Tart, it has few ingredients and seemed fairly easy to veganize and so without much experience making tarts from scratch I dove in.
The thing I really loved about this tart is that the pastry dough was a sweet dough - as many French pastry dough's are - it perfectly complimented the simple tart. This also happens to be the easiest vegan tart or pie pastry I've ever worked with. Seriously, it doesn't seem to matter who's recipe I use or what is in it, but I am never able to get a vegan pie or tart crust off the counter in one piece, my pies are always misshapen - though no less delicious - but this tart turned out pretty darn perfect, except I'm not an expert at crimping.
Unfortunately there was a minor problem unrelated to the crust, while the overall flavor of the tart was amazing, and the texture was pretty good, there was this white foam that settled on the top. I'm not sure why, or what caused it. It didn't change the taste at all, just doesn't make the tart look very professional. Possibly I should have used a different milk, maybe soy was not a good choice and I might have been better off with coconut. At first I thought I wouldn't bother with posting the recipe but blogging isn't always about success right? And it isn't about being perfect, you can easily use this as a guide and change the milk to see if something else works better. If you know why this went foamy on top drop me a line, and maybe I can try it again so the finished product ends up looking as good as it tastes.
Tarte au Citron
1 Recipe Sweet Pastry (Recipe Follows)
1 Cup fine sugar
1 Cup Lemon Juice
1 Cup Soy Milk
3 Tbsp Grated Lemon Zest
2 tsp Agar Agar Powder
Sweet Pastry
2 3/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
Pinch of Sea Salt
½ Cup Non-Dairy Butter
3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
5 Tbsp Non-Dairy Milk or as needed.
Instructions - Crust
- Combine the flour and salt in a bowl.
- Cut in the butter and combine it with the flour until it forms coarse pebbles.
- Add in the powdered sugar and mix to combine
- Drizzle in the non-dairy milk a couple of Tbsp at a time until the dough comes together enough to be workable. You can add more milk or a little water as needed to make the dough stick together but make sure you add a little at a time, you don't want the dough to be wet.
- Once dough is at the consistency you like, place it in the fridge for 20 minutes to chill.
- Remove the dough, roll it out onto a floured work surface. Roll the dough to fit your fluted tart pan. Then carefully transfer rolled dough to the pan. Crimp the edges, and use the tines of a fork to poke holes in the bottom.
- Put the crust in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes until the crust is cooked through but not browned. You want the pastry to remain as pale as possible.
- Once crust has finished baking, fill, and chill.
Instructions - Filling
- Whisk the Sugar, Lemon Juice and Soy Milk together in a medium sized pot on the stove over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
- Add in the agar agar, and whisk together. Continue whisking as it gently boils, about five minutes or until thickened slightly.
- Remove the pan from the heat. Gently fold in the lemon zest Pour the lemon mixture into the cooked crust and then place the tart in the fridge.
- Refrigerate for 4-8 hours until tart has set. Slice and enjoy plain, or dusted with a bit of powdered sugar.


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About Piezography Inks
Piezography does not use color ink to print black & white photography. Instead, the color inks of a supported Epson printer are replaced with our Piezography inks. Our inks are manufactured from pure monochromatic pigments chosen for their fade-resistance and are available in up to seven progressively lighter shades of black.
The benefits of using seven shades of black ink over Epson's three shades of black ink is literally tens of thousands of more gray levels, significantly smoother tonal response, better highlight and shadow detail, and higher resolution. For most of our customers however, the biggest benefits are that a Piezography print has much more "breath", "depth" and "spatial quality".
The Piezography process uses a different printer driver and uses the Piezography K6 or K7 "media profile" which allows you to print with up to 40% more ink than Epson ABW. This is the breath that everyone describes. Where Epson ABW highlights are made with just a few dots of darker ink, Piezography highlights are made with a significant amount of very light ink.
Piezography uses two lighter shades of ink and two darker shades of ink than Epson's ABW process. Our "LK and LLK" (shades 4 & 5) do not have the color cast of Epson's inks. Epson has to compromise between printing both color and monochromatic images with one printer. Piezography is a no-compromise, highest-standard solution. So, if your black & white work really matters - maybe a dedicated black & white printer is in store for you.
We offer five different sets of inks that each have a very particular look. Each is available in up to seven shades of ink. Because the base density of all of our ink sets is made of pure carbon, these ink sets have extreme longevity. Even though we offer a 100% pure carbon ink set we call Piezography Carbon, you should choose your ink set based upon your aesthetic preference. Each of the ink sets is both matte and glossy/baryta compatible. For glossy and baryta printing we offer Piezography glossy options (a photo black and gloss overprint).Piezography Carbon
Piezography Carbon is proving to be a remarkable ink for use in black & white photography. This ink has the distinction of being the most lightfast ink ever tested at the Aardenburg Image Archives. It is the only ink set that is outpacing all HP, Canon and Epson inks whether used for color or the special subsets used for b&w. Piezography Carbon is literally unaffected by long-term exposure to light. It may be the longest lasting material ever developed for photography.
So, what does Carbon look like? It is definitely warm. It can be cooled by printing it on cooler white papers. For some reason, Canson papers turn it brown. But, Canson paper coatings uniquely affect Piezography inks in unique ways. They are definitely worth testing if only to see the unique tones they produce. I think that Hahnemuhle Photo Rag and JonCone Studio Type 2 are probably the two best papers to print it on for matte. The former with some OBA is a tad cooler then the latter without any OBA. On the other hand, the tone on Canson Edition Etching Rag is amazing. You have to find your tone that you prefer by testing on different paper whites.
You can expect to reach a dMax of 1.65 on matte papers such as JonCone Studio Type2 and Hahnemuhle Photo Rag. When glossy printing according to our directions you can reach dMax levels as high as 2.80. Piezography Glossy produces a finish in which you will not be able to tell where the inks end and the paper begins. When used as directed, it produces a uniform surface without any gloss differential nor bronzing.Piezography Warm Neutral
The best way to describe Warm Neutral is that of a warm photographic gray similar to the bromide or slightly azo greenish surfaces of yesteryear. Warm Neutral allows the strength of the photograph to come through in a way that is very familiar. It is a visual neutrality that is different than printing with Piezography Neutral. It is probably one of the most versatile inks we sell. Like all Piezography inks it can be made to be warmer or cooler depending upon the paper that it is printed on. For a near perfect Agfa Portriga replicant - use Piezography Warm Neutral Glossy option on JonCone Studio Type 5 paper.Piezography Neutral
The Piezography Neutral ink set is designed to be achromatic to the human visual system when printed on a very specific color of white paper. The paper we designed it on is Hahnemuhle Photo Rag. When viewed under a full spectrum 5000k light source (this is the color of white that a standard human sees as neutral), a photograph on these two papers will appear to be neutral.
Because the inks are neutral, they will pick up the tone of any paper white and shift in that direction. The inks therefore can be made to appear warmer on warmer papers and cooler on cooler papers. A wide range of color tone is possible in this manner. The end result is a perfect marriage of ink and paper. A perfect monotone is produced.Piezography Selenium
Piezography Selenium is one of Jon Cone's favorite ink sets. His professor at Ohio University was Arnold Gassan. Arnold wrote one of the definitive text books on the history of Photography. His text books are still highly sought after: A Chronology of Photography; The Color Print Book; Handbook for Contemporary Photography.
Gassan encouraged Cone to study the chemistry of photography. Although his tutelage was difficult (at best), his insistence that Cone make his own chemistry, fully understand the zone system, and become a skilled practitioner of the darkroom was very influential in Cone's later work as a development printmaker. Arnold was very ill in his later life, suffering from terminal cancer. Cone began helping Gassan to sort out some digital workflow to ready his last archives. Cone eventually asked Gassan to provide the definitive short-bath Selenium toned print on his favorite Ilford fiber based paper. That print was used for the *ab values to formulate Selenium K7 inks.
As for its final color in glossy printing, on Epson Exhibition Fiber paper it's very reminiscent of Ilford fiber based... maybe even a dead ringer. Probably hard to get any more replicant than this combination. Not to ring the bell to loud, but this may be the best possible replacement for the actual short bath, selenium-toned, fiber based silver print. On JonCone Studio Type 5, the warmth of the paper brings that warm Agfa paper back into the picture. This ink is our number one selling ink because it is so representative of darkroom printing.Piezography Special Edition
This is a unique ink set specially blended by Jon Cone for split-tones that displays crisp neutral highlights which meld into selenium which then meld into Carbon shadows with a clear black. This is the most beautiful ink set Piezography has ever released to the public.
This ink set was influenced heavily by Cone's printmaking for photographer Gregory Colbert and his Ashes and Snow exhibitions (the Nomadic Museum) in Santa Barbara, Tokyo, and Mexico City. The inks that Cone developed for Colbert are extremely complex and they numbered 11 individual formulations. However, there were three subtle splits in the Ashes and Snow prints made for the exhibitions. The Colbert prints were seen by more than 13 million people. Cone wanted to commemorate his three year effort with something which might have a universal appeal as did the Colbert prints.
Special Edition inks warm as they get darker in tone. Many people describe the finished results as looking like platinum/palladium printing.Piezography SplitTone
All of our inks are capable of being combined into split toning ink sets. Our favorite which we have been using at Cone Editions Press since nearly forever (it seems) is Warm Neutral in the bottom end and Selenium in the top. For this we use Warm Neutral shades in positions 2, 3, 4 and put Selenium in shades 5, 6, 7. We get a nice split about the midtones. All of our inks can be used like this to mix and match and to customize to your desires. The only rule is that you must use the set of shades from 1 through 7 for a traditional K7 system or shades 1 through 6 for a K6 or Piezography 2 system.
You can even blend the inks together. For example, if Selenium is a little too strong for your tastes, it can be tempered with Carbon or Warm Neutral. You can blend the inks together by shaking them in a clean bottle (we supply these). The only rule is you can not mix shades together. Some shade 2 with another shade 2 is ok. Just a little shade 2 in another shade 3 will render the system useless with Piezography media profiles. We have many customers who blend highly personal ink sets. Tyler Boley and John Dean are masters of this process.
When the color inks are replaced with shades of black ink, the Epson printer driver software can no longer be used. Naturally, the Epson printer's software is programmed to print only with color inks. We designed Piezography K6 and K7 inks to be used with QuadTone RIP by Roy Harrington. We wrote our own profiling application for this software that allows us to produce media profiles. We provide many of these media profiles free of charge to the author or QuadTone RIP. You can purchase QuadTone RIP as a $50 shareware and use our media profiles for free. The download of QuadTone RIP includes a large collection of Piezography media profiles which are called "curves".
What we do is use a proprietary method to create a perfect linearization from dMin (paper white) to dMax (maximum black). This linearization is straight and without the characteristic s-curve that is synonymous with conventional darkroom printing. The result is shadows and highlights with detail that could never be realized in a darkroom nor realized with Epson's ABW system. Digitized images print with this unique characteristic and without any "tell'tale" sign of dots or other evidence that it has been printed with an inkjet printer. Even the strongest loupe will not reveal dots or dither. Unlike the Epson ABW system (which uses three shades of black in combination with color inks), Piezography always uses six or seven shades of ink. The Piezography curves through the QTR driver the Epson printer its highest dithering frequency. The resulting print can stand on its own merit.The Results
Firstly, we print a great deal more ink than does Epson's Advanced Black & White process. The result is that we reflect more substantive light back to the viewer's eyes from the region of the highlights all the way to the mid-tones. This is a very key area of density that distinctly separates Piezography from EPSON. If you can imagine taking a gigantic crate of marbles and tipping it over. The majority of marbles would rest adjacent to the crate while the remainder would scatter outwards in a pattern that would eventually have fewer and further in between marbles…This pattern of marbles is similar to the Epson dither pattern with its three black inks. In fact, the Epson printer driver has to print fewer and further in between dots of inks to "fool" the eye into thinking it is seeing very light grays. Epson prints as little as 2-3% total inks in making its highlights.
Piezography with seven shades of ink and its proprietary media profiles, prints nearly 45% total ink in the highlights of a very light shade of black ink. Light passes through this ink and reflects off the paper back through the ink and to the viewer's eyes. The depth is amazing. And this depth continues to amaze right to the mid-tones. From the mid-tones back, Piezography begins to resolve levels of detail that escape the Epson ABW system. We have two additional shades of ink in the darker regions and two additional shades of ink in the highlight regions. It makes a huge difference.
Piezography K7 simply has a lot more of what you need in order to make the best possible black & white print. While Epson has to satisfy color users, it gives only a little to black & white photographers. We only need to satisfy black & white photographers. So we give them our all.
One of the benefits of using our seven curve profiles with the QuadTone RIP is the enhanced resolution that Piezography produces in an Epson printer. This major difference is the result of not needing to dither darker inks to make them appear lighter. Rather, Piezography K6 & K7 will print only with the high frequency dithering which eliminates all paper white spaces between dots, filling that normally unprinted area with printed information. Take a look below to see the difference between Epson ABW and Piezography K7.The Printers We Support
Sometimes this is the first place to read. Piezography is obviously desirable. if you got this far - you must want it. Because we use the QuadTone RIP to power our system, we can only support the printers that QuadTone RIP supports. They are the Epson 1400 (USA model only), 1430 (USA model only), R800/R1800, R1900, R2000, 2100, 2200, 2400, 2880, R3000, 3800, 3880, 4000, 4800, 4880, 4900, 7600, 7800, 7880, 7890, 7900, 9600, 9800, 9880, 9890, 9900, 11880, SureColor P600 forthcoming. Other new SureColor printers have been designed by Epson to not function with 3rd party carts - these may take a year or more to devise a way to use with more creative ink supplies than the OEM.


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Our 100th day hat! Last year we tried 100 stickers and it was a mess! It took so long for the kiddos to pick and place 100 stickers that most of them ended up with 37 or 64 stickers on their hat. This year, we went with tally marks! It was a great way to practice making our groups of 5 and counting to 100 by 5s. It also was much more time efficient (the 100th day of school seems to go by soooo fast).
100 Gumballs for the 100th day!! Paint was too messy - so we went with dot markers. Kiddos were supposed to pick 5 colors and do 20 dots with each color...
Did they do it right? Probably not...but they practiced counting and they turned out cute anyway :)
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For casual work we ask you to keep us up to date with your availability at least weekly so we can try and find you as much work as possible. With permanent positions we will keep you up to date with suitable opportunities and let you know about the progress of any applications.
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You will need to wear a shirt that covers your shoulders and plain dark pants. Polo shirts can be purchased from the office. Please wear shoes that cover your heel and toes and take a wide brimmed hat to wear outside. Please do not wear any revealing tops or short shorts/skirts. No thongs/sandals or high heels are permitted due to health and safety.
When will I get paid?
You will be paid weekly, a week in arrears. The day you receive payment will vary depending on who you bank with; we process pays on a Wednesday.
What happens if I forget to get my timesheet signed?
In this instance, call your consultant and let them know. You can still send your timesheet in as normal. Next time please remember to get it signed off before you leave to ensure you are paid correctly.
Who do I contact if I've had an injury at work?
Contact your consultant and an incident report will be completed. Please also complete an incident form at the centre and let the director know. As a casual you must advise PULSE Child Care Crew of any change in your capacity, physical or psychological, to work safely with children and without risk to yourself or others.
When will I be entitled to a break?
You are entitled to a 10 minute paid break after working for 4 hours continuously.
What do I do if a centre asks me if I'm interested in full time work?
Please notify Pulse Child Care Crew if you have been approached by a Centre for full time work and we will make an application on your behalf. Both the Candidate and the centre have a legal contract to notify Pulse Child Care Crew.
How do I recommend a friend?
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There is a global forum where bad guys can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as $6 each, researchers said.
The xDedic marketplace, which appears to be run by a Russian-speaking group, currently lists 70,624 hacked RDP servers for sale, said researchers at Kaspersky Lab.
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The servers host or provide access to consumer websites and services and some have software installed for direct mail, financial accounting and PoS processing. They can end up used to target the owners' infrastructures or as a launch-pad for wider attacks.
All of that could happen while the victims, including government entities, corporations and universities, have little or no idea of what's happening.
xDedic is an example of offering everyone from entry-level attackers to APT groups fast, cheap, and easy access to legitimate organizational infrastructure that keeps their crimes below the radar for as long as possible.
A European ISP alerted Kaspersky Lab to the existence of xDedic and the companies worked together to investigate how the forum operates.
The researchers found hackers break into servers, often through brute-force attacks, and bring the credentials to xDedic. The hacked servers then end up checked for their RDP configuration, memory, software, browsing history and more, all features customers can search through before buying. After that, they end up added to a growing online inventory that includes access to:
• Servers belonging to government networks, corporations and universities
• Servers tagged for having access to or hosting certain websites and services, including gaming, betting, dating, online shopping, online banking and payment, cell phone networks, ISPs and browsers
• Servers with pre-installed software that could facilitate an attack, including direct mail, financial and PoS software.
From as little as $6 per server, members of the xDedic forum can access all of a server's data and also use it as a platform for further malicious attacks. This could potentially include targeted attacks, malware, DDoS, phishing, social-engineering and adware attacks.
The servers' legitimate owners are often unaware their IT infrastructure suffered compromise. Furthermore, once a campaign wraps up, the attackers can put access to the server back up for sale and the whole process can begin again.
The xDedic marketplace seems to have opened for business sometime in 2014, and has become significantly more popular since the middle of 2015. In May 2016, it listed 70,624 servers from 173 countries for sale, posted in the names of 416 different sellers. The top 15 countries affected are: Brazil, China, Russia, India, Spain, Italy, France, Australia, South Africa, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Mexico, Columbia, the United States and Germany.
The group behind xDedic appears to be Russian-speaking, and claims that it merely provides a trading platform and has no links or affiliations to the sellers.
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The Bells of St. John
The Bells of St. John
was The Phantom of the Hex
Episode: 7.06
Earth--1207 & Present
Companion: Clara
Guests: Celia Imrie{119}
Writer: Steven Moffat {w56}
Director: Colm McCarthy {d3}
Rating: ***
was The Phantom of the Hex
Episode: 7.06
Earth--1207 & Present
Companion: Clara
Guests: Celia Imrie{119}
Writer: Steven Moffat {w56}
Director: Colm McCarthy {d3}
Rating: ***
"The Bells of St. John are ringing," is how we are introduced to this mid-season opener episode of Doctor Who. As a Thirteenth Century monk enters a Cistercian Monastery where the Doctor has taken solace in trying to figure out how to find Clara, the twice dead girl. As the Doctor and a group of monks head out to "St. John", we expect them to be headed to a church. Instead in the woods of Cumbria they dismount their horses and we hear the ringing bells of a telephone as they stand outside what could be a graveyard mausoleum with a high entrance. once they walk in we see the TARDIS inside, the ringing emanating from it. Turns out there is a panel behind the "Police telephone" sign, to the left of the ST. JOHN AMBULANCE sticker.
The Doctor answers the phone, to discover a girl on the line that needs help with the internet. She knows so little about computers, other than what she needs to use them for. She doesn't even know how to connect to the internet, "shouldn't it just sorta be there?" In the midst of a back and forth exchange between the two [1][2], he discovers that the girl on the phone is Clara.
While trying to convince Clara of who he is [3], the Doctor is shut out of the house and she is attacked by a robot, or walking wi-fi basestation, that looks like the girl on a book cover that was written by Amelia Williams, the married name of Amy Pond. She is uploaded into the cloud. Lots of references to the dangers of blindly using the internet follow in this episode.
The Doctor uses Clara's laptop to hack the data stream that is uploading her and manages to reverse the transfer, pissing of the corporate types in the process. He puts her to bed and sets out a plate of Jammie Dodgers. Discovers a book on her shelf 101 Places to See, with her age, 24, listed inside and a Maple Leaf on page one. Has she been to Canada or is this somewhere she wants to go?
When she wakes she discovers him out front of the house working on her laptop. When she greets him her bedroom window he fills her in on what she's missed while she was asleep, including the fact that he has assembled the quadracycle that he found in the garage. She comes down and sits with him and ask what happened to her.
In their conversation they discover that she now knows all about the internet and computers [4]. Is this where Clara, of the Starliner Alaska, gets her computer genius skills? The Doctor discovers that the wi-fi is turning on people who are switching on house lights. Turning the whole neighbourhood into a target. The corporation is sending an airliner with wi-fi at them. The Doctor ushers her into the TARDIS, where he uses it to hop to the rear of the plane. He shuts down the wi-fi and stops the plane from crashing.
When they land [5] by the Themes and collect money for Breakfast in the Doctor's Fez, he pops back into the TARDIS and says he's going into the garage. At this point we see a corridor off the lower level of the main room of the TARDIS. Something we'll see more of in episode 11, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS.
At breakfast [6] they argue about how to find the physical location of the corporation. He says they're security is too good, she says she can do it in five minutes. He goes to get coffees and is communicated be the corporate head via wi-fi and the people in the cafe. Clara hacks into the corporate webcams, getting images of the staff and starts to compare to people on Facebook and other social networks, to see where the people work. Then she gets downloaded, 100% into the cloud, by a walking basestation that looks like the Doctor. This sets the Doctor off in a mad hunt to retrieve her.
[7] reveals that the Doctor is still at the cafe, he sent the wi-fi basestation and uses it to trap Miss Kislet in the cloud. Was it just me or did the walking wi-fi basestations aka 'spoonheads' look a bit like the Nodes in Silence in the Library? Another clue to Clara and the first River Song episode?
On the TV screen Miss Kislet orders her lackeys to download her, and after a bit more technology hacking by the Doctor, her minions do so. Releasing everyone, including Clara.
Doctor: Its 1207.
Clara: I have a half-past three. Am I phoning a different time zone?
Doctor: Yeah, you really sort of are.
Clara: Will it show up on the bill?
Doctor: Well don't you think.
Doctor: Listen, where'd you get this number?
Clara: Woman in the shop wrote it down. Its a help line, isn't it? She said its the best helpline out there, in the universe she said.
Doctor: What woman? Who was she?
Clara: I Don't know. Woman in the shop.
Who is the woman in the shop? Why did she give out the Doctor's number? How did she have it?
Clara: What's the password for the internet?
Angie Maitland: R U C B A R 1 2 3
Clara: Run You Clever Boy And Remember 1 2 3
Doctor: Clara Oswin Oswald!
Clara: Just Clara Oswald, what was that middle one?
Doctor: Do you remember me?
Clara: No. Should I? Who are you?
Doctor: The Doctor. No? The Doctor?
Clara: Doctor who?
Doctor: No, just the Doctor. Actually, sorry, could you just ask me that again?
Clara: Could I what?
Doctor: Could you just ask me that question again?
Clara: Doctor Who?
Doctor: Okay, just once more.
Clara: Doctor Who?
Doctor: Ooo, yeah. Ooo. Do you know, I never realized how much I enjoy hearing that said out loud. Thank you.
Clara slams the door in his face.
Doctor: There's something in the wi-fi.
Clara: Ok.
Doctor: This whole word is swimming in wi-fi. We're living in a wi-fi soup. Suppose something got inside it. Suppose there was something living in the wi-fi. Harvesting human minds, extracting them. Image that. Human souls trap like flies in the world wide web. Stuck forever, crying out for help.
Clara: Isn't that basically Twitter
Doctor gives her a look
Clara: What was that face for?
Doctor: A computer can hack another computer. A living, sentient computer, maybe that could hack people. Edit them, re-write them.
Clara: Why would you say that?
Doctor: Because a few hours ago you knew nothing about the Internet, and you just made a joke about Twitter.
Clara: I ain't waiting for breakfast
Doctor: It's a time machine. You never have to wait for breakfast.
Clara: Are you an alien?
Doctor: I am, yes, ok with that?
Clara: Fine yeah. I think I'm fine.
Doctor: Oh good.
Clara: So, what happens if you do find them? What happens then?
Doctor: I don't know. I can't tell the future. I just work there.
Doctor: Download her, back into her body. Right now.
Miss Kislet: I can't.
Doctor: Yes you can!
Miss Kislet: She's a full integrated part of the data cloud now, she can't be separated.
Doctor: Then download the entire cloud. Everyone you've trapped in there.
Miss Kislet: You realize what would happen?
Doctor: Yes, those still with bodies to go home to, would be free!
Miss Kislet: A tiny number. Most would simply die.
Doctor: They'd be released from a living hell. Its the best you could do for them. So give the order.
Miss Kislet: And why would I do that?
Doctor: Because I'm going to motivate you. Any second now.
Miss Kislet: You ridiculous man, why'd you even come here? Whatever for?
Doctor: I didn't.
Miss Kislet: What?
Doctor: I'm still at the cafe. I'm finishing my coffee. Lovely spot.
Miss Kislet: What chew talkin about?
Doctor: You hack people. But me, I'm old fashioned, I hack technology. Here's your motivation.
Opening: 5
Setting: 6
Conflict: 7
Plot: 4
Dialogue: 7
Aliens: 1
Costumes: 4
All images © BBC


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text: Back to the 1970's Fashion in 2015 Josine Wille 1 March 2015 Spring is in the air and the shops are filling up with new collections. What are the trends for coming spring? We're going back to the 1970's fashion in 2015. When looking through lots of old photos from the 1970s I think I would have loved to have lived in this era. Though I am happy that the fabric qualities have improved as well as the fit. Luckily many fashion designers have been inspired by this fashion era which resulted into great new collections. I will show you my favorites. earth tones Many shades of red and brown can be found in the shops but my favorite is marsala. A beautiful dark red, almost brownish color. This color goes beautiful with dark brown tones, but also with different shades of blue. The color can really complement your skin tone though blondes have to be a bit more careful with this color. Especially great with denim! all items from New Look denim tops and dresses Clean denim dresses and tops is what you can expect in the shops. Natural fibers like cotton and tencel makes these the perfect spring items, comfortable and light. Lots of styles are based on the classic denim blouse, with a placket and chest pockets but you will also see plain styles. The simplicity is in the fabric and that the special clean wash of the denim. items from Violeta by Mango indian summer Suede, fringes and tassels are the details on your outfit. The native indian look continues this spring. Let the hippie inside you be free and go wild! You can keep it simple with just some accessories, or go all the way with suede garments and tassels everywhere. items from NewLook, MS Mode and Violeta by Mango Of course these are just a few high lights of what is to come. Next to these trends seen on the catwalks there were many other streams as well which are not as much focussing on the 1970's. Do you like the '70s? Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Please enter an answer in digits:4 × two = schrijf me in voor de nieuwsbrief! Please don't send an email notificatonSend an email notification if someone replies to my commentsSend an email notification when a new comment is posted


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Indore : Helping them become a family again from co-habitants, a golden-yellow Labrador named Steve transformed life of Tharwani family four years back.
Starting from owning one pet, the family now takes care of seven dogs in separate houses.
Sharing their story, 28-year-old dance choreographer Gaurav Tharwani said, "Steve came to our life unexpectedly, just like a blessing." Though their lives were peaceful at that time, but they were missing love in their experience.
"It is not that we did not love each other, it is just that nobody took the time to say that we do," Gaurav said. He elaborated that Steve brought their family together.
Talking about how he came to their life, his sister Mohina said, "I got Steve as a gift from a friend." When Steve first came to their house as a baby, Gaurav, his father and businessman Dilip was not happy with him.
"I am not fond of taking responsibility, because I have enough things to take care of," Dilip said. Though he was not willing to take care of a dog, now he takes care of seven.
Taking sides with her daughter Mohina, homemaker Rekha was happy to have a new member in the family. "I loved having him around despite his shenanigans, because he loved everyone selflessly." Though she would get irritated when Steve chewed her suits, she couldn't spend a day with him.
Sharing his first instincts, Gaurav said, "I felt it would be an unnecessary addition, but then I realised that it was the most important addition." He fell in love with Steve, as he became his best friend.
Elaborating on how Steve brought his family together, Gaurav said, "We had something to talk about, someone to play with and someone to fight for, which made us a family again." Impressed by how Steve changed their life, he brought more dogs home.
However, his parents were not okay with having so many dogs in the house. "They were right too, because dogs fought a lot together, so I decided to keep them separately," Gaurav said.
Unsure about how to keep them separately, he discussed the problem with his friends Nirav Cholera and Pankhuri Gyanee. "I decided to rent my best friends, my dogs a new flat," Gaurav said.
He rented a separate flat, where his friends stay with pug Romeo, American Labrador Brownie and Australian Labrador Sea. Further, he shares two of his golden retrievers Sunny and Gorgee with his boss Sonal Anand. Mohina's love for dogs and especially Steve is endless. She is in New York for her studies, but ensures that she does facetime with Steve as often as possible.


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Many years ago I wrote a post called, The Potato Chip Challenge: How We Decide What Snacks to Give Our Kids. My point was simple: Potato chips set the standard for all snacks. Snacks that surpass that standard are considered healthy. Snacks that don't, well, you probably feel guilty eating them. And you definitely feel guilty giving them to your kids. To prove my point, … [Read more...]
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Here's an oldie but a goodie. In light of all the renewed conversation about childhood obesity, school lunches and marketing of foods to kids, I thought readers might enjoy this post a second time around. ============================== I want to be clear: the items on this list aren't dangerous in the sense that they are poisonous. But they are dangerous in the sense … [Read more...]
The 10 Most "Dangerous" Foods
I want to be clear: the items on this list aren't dangerous in the sense that they are poisonous. source: Andreus /depositphotos.com But they are dangerous in the sense that they poison your children's eating habits. In other words, they're a ticking time-bomb! Danger #1: Regularly eating any of these items will constrict rather than expand the range of foods your … [Read more...]


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Consultant Social Worker – Assessment
Sector: Social Care
Consultant: Alex Foden
Salary: £34106 - £46025
Job Status: Permanent / Full Time
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and adaptable individual who is passionate about providing excellent social support and the delivery of clean safe care.
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
£34,106 – £46,025 (depending on experience) per annum, plus benefits
We are looking for a committed and innovative Senior Practitioner or Consultant Social Worker within Children's Services to join our Family Safeguarding.
About the Role:
- As a Senior Practitioner, you will already have highly developed specialist knowledge of Social Work practice.
- Your advanced expertise and knowledge will help you to take the lead on the most complex cases within the department.
- You will have shared responsibility for leading and managing less experienced staff.
- You will have a key role in researching and sharing up to date social work practice alongside creating a clear vision for the future and ensuring the best outcomes for children and their families are realised.
- You will have strong written and verbal communication skills as you will need to prepare and deliver care proceedings to conferences and court hearings.
- In return for the way you will contribute to this team, the council offer excellent learning and development opportunities, regular supervision meetings and an approachable and supportive management team.
Requirements for the Role:
- You must hold a Professional Social Work Qualification (e.g. CQSW, Dip (SW), MSW) and be registered as a Social Worker with the HCPC.
- You must hold a Full UK Driving Licence.
- You will have significant senior level frontline experience in a safeguarding team.
- You will be focussed on helping children and families to change their lives for the better.
- You will have recent experience of case work in Assessments, Child Protection, Children Looked After and Care Proceedings.
- You will have extensive knowledge of the challenges associated with working with children and their families, and in-depth knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.
- You will be comfortable in demonstrating professional competence in social work practice by using current knowledge and working within agreed standards of best social work practice and carrying out duties in accordance with the HCPC standards of proficiency.
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Schumann Alloys, LLC is the trading division of I. Schumann & Company that purchases non-ferrous and ferrous scrap metals and prepares material for sale to foundry and mill consumers worldwide. With state-of-the-art equipment and laboratory services, we are able to carefully grade, sort, and analyze all forms of scrap metals to provide customers with accurate results. Schumann Alloys identifies and separates Alloys of Copper, Brasses, Bronzes, Copper/Nickels, Monels, Nickel/Stainless and Nickel Alloys.
The specific requirements of our consumers define our quality standards. Schumann Alloys provides consumers with accurate metallurgical and physical specifications. We deliver our Alloys promptly in suitable packaging. Schumann Alloys is always a principal and owner of material in our transactions.
We provide solutions for scrap management programs including revert scrap management and secure destruction of sensitive proprietary parts and materials. With a combined experience of over 100 years, Schumann Alloys brings knowledge, service, and efficiency to all our transactions.
The CEO and Principal of Schumann Alloys, LLC is Thomas Netzer. (Please see About Us for list of Officers and Principals.) Mr. Netzer was the former President and Chief Operating Officer for Nicroloy Company – An industrial processor for over 35 years of stainless scrap and nickel alloys for raw material consumption by specialty mills. Mr. Netzer sold Nicroloy in July of 1998 to a NASDAQ Company. He is the past Chairman of Nickel and Stainless Committee for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and presented papers at various symposiums in Europe and the United States.
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John Fugelsang Talks His First President And The Importance Of Down-Ballot VotingNovember 7, 2016
Voting in a presidential election for the first time is a big deal. It's a sign of adulthood and a chance to influence the future of the country. That's what makes "My First President" special.
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Speed up NZ internet – Lesson One: Maximise Parallel downloading
What is parallel downloading?
In order to explain what parallel downloading is we first have to illustrate how a webage is rendered by a browser. When you type in the URL and press enter, the browser looks up the DNS for the site, connects to the webserver and requests the base HTML of the site. The browser downloads the file and then starts to parse the HTML. The browser starts to queue up the components of the page it needs to load and then finally begins to render the page.
Why do want my site to load in parallel ?
The major objective of website optimisation is to minimise the time spent downloading a webpage. One way to achieve this is to load as many components as possible in parallel. (without comprising performance!) The HTTP/1.1 Spec defines that browsers can download two files in parallel from a hostname.
As we move more towards the broadband era, we want to promote more parallel downloading to speed up the delivery of our web content.
Below I have included the download profile using IE 6.5 of two New Zealand websites to illustrate why parallel downloading is important.
Good – Parallel downloading
Here you can see the download profile of Trade Me Homepage. You can see that the images load in chunks of 4 at a time. This illustrates how you can much you speed up the loading of your page components.
Bad – Sequential downloading
Here you can see the download profile of Sky City Cinema Homepage. Notice the stepping behaviour of the javascript files loading. The javascript files are loading in single file, one after the other – NOT in parallel. You can see from this behaviour that the loading of the script files is blocking the rest of the content such as images from loading. This explains the delay on the page before the user starts to see the rest of the content.
How did I get my site to load in parallel?
- Analyse your current downloading pattern. Use Firebug or SiteTimer to show you how your page is loading. Look for what is loading in parallel and what is loading sequentially.
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TWO people have been killed in a crash involving several cars and a lorry on the M5 in Somerset this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene on the southbound carraigeway between J24 Bridgwater and J25 Taunton at 8.30am today (Thursday, September 13).
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Sadly two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Four other people have been taken to hospital, at least two of whom have serious injuries."
The road had been left closed in both directions between junction 24 southbound and junction 25 northbound, Taunton.
However the northbound carraigeway has re-opened as of 12.15pm, but police said parts of the road will remain closed through rush hour.
UPDATE: The M5 is reported to have reopened in both directions. 8pm
A HGV and six cars were involved in the incident on the southbound M5 near to junction 24, Huntworth.
The female driver of one car and the male passenger of another car sadly were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two women from the same two vehicles were taken to Southmead hospital with serious injuries.
Specially trained family liaison officers will support the families.
Two other people went to Musgrove Park Hospital for treatment to injuries not believed life-threatening or life-changing and one person was treated at the scene and released.
Inspector Frazer Davey said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who have lost their lives or been injured on the M5 today.
"While I appreciate how disruptive the road closure is I'm sure people will understand our need to carry out a thorough investigation to establish exactly how this happened.
"I'd like to thank people for their patience while the emergency teams are working at the scene and as the vehicles are being recovered."
For further details regarding the diversion please visit - https://t.co/diWX19CWFe— Highways England (@HighwaysSWEST) September 13, 2018
The police spokesman continued: "We're deploying well-rehearsed plans to release motorists currently held in the road closure.
"It's important for motorists to remain in their vehicles to avoid further unnecessary delay."
M5 closed between jnc 24 Huntworth south & 25 Taunton north due to a serious collision involving two lorries and a car just before 8.30am. Highways, fire, police and ambulance services, including the air ambulance, are at the scene. Motorists are urged to avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/IqDfigJ1Ch— ASPolice Taunton (@ASPTaunton) 13 September 2018
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Welcome to The Adams Collection HOMEPAGE! On this site you will find a wide selection of fine mineral specimens from all around the world, with special emphasis on North Carolina, my home state. We have minerals from micromount size to museum size in a wide range of prices from one dollar to thousands. If you do not see what you're looking for on these pages, just send me an e-mail and express your desires. This is a very flexible business with many options for the beginner, advanced collector, or mineral dealer. Ask about bulk purchases and wholesale lots. I also offer special deals to earth science teachers on educational samples. Just ask for what you may need! All requests, criticisms, and suggestions are welcomed and encouraged. Enjoy!
The Adams Collection began back in 1958 when a relative gave my brother Steve a piece of amethyst and he was instantly hooked. Over the next 30 years he built a fine collection of minerals. During those early years, I was more interested in archaeology and began assembling a large collection of Indian artifacts. However, I always maintained an avid interest in Steve's mineral collection and I made numerous contributions to it. In the early 1980's I sold my artifacts and began a long involvement in Speleology, exploring and discovering caves, mostly in east Tennessee and western North Carolina. All along I kept up an interest in minerals and closely followed my brother's collecting efforts. Eventualy I moved from the North Carolina mountains to my roots in the Piedmont area in the center of the state and joined Steve in collecting minerals. Together, we rapidly expanded and improved the collection and soon started our own modest business-The Adams Collection. I was offered a last minute slot at the Greensboro Club show due to a cancellation, and I opened my first booth with scrappy hand written labels and boxes cut out of cardboard. I was hooked, soon realizing that dealing was the key to being able to greatly elevate the quality of our collection. Over the intervening years I built the business gradually into a small but respectable enterprise. Steve, whose knowledge and expertise in mineralogy had locally become almost legendary, gradually lost interest in the business and collecting end of the hobby, and in January of 2007 I bought his interest in the business and now operate it on my own. Steve now teaches geology at a local college, but still supports the business in many ways. I do several Gem and Mineral shows around the state, sell a little bit on e-bay, and have now opened "Laurie's Rockshop" here at my home in Denton, North Carolina. I'm totally new to this website thing, so I'm sure there will be many bugs to work out. So please bear with me and hopefully you will find something that suits your fancy on these pages! Laurie Adams.
Anyone who is in the vicinity of central North Carolina is welcome to come visit Laurie's Rockshop, located near the small town of Denton in southern Davidson County. (Though my mailing address says Lexington, I actually live in Denton, about 15 miles southeast of Lexington). The shop is not yet open to the general public and there is no sign on the highway. Right now, it is open by appointment only, but since it is here at my house, I am almost always available to open it up. Just give me a call or send an e-mail to confirm that I will be here, or to schedule a visit. Any day of the week is fine, including Sundays.
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A tombolo is a beach or bar (sometimes called an "ayre") which connects an island either to another island or to the mainland. It therefore effectively results in the smaller island becoming a peninsula, though this depends on definitions.
Tombolos are formed by the refraction and diffraction of waves around the island causing sand, gravel and pebbles to be swept in both directions around the island until they meet on the mainland-ward side of the island. The sand/pebbles then pile up to create a bar or spit of land above normal sea level, creating a causeway to the island.
The finest (and largest) tombolo in the British Isles is considered to be that which links St Ninian's Isle to the island of Mainland, Shetland. See HU3720 : St Ninian's Isle tombolo to view this example.
St Ninian's Isle :: HU3620
Lying off the west coast of Mainland Shetland adjacent to the village of Bigton, St Ninian's Isle is connected to the main island by a shell-sand tombolo, reckoned to be the finest (and largest active) example in the British Isles.
St Ninian's occasionally becomes a true island when tides and weather combine to inundate the tombolo, but usually it is, strictly speaking, a peninsula.
The little island has an area of approximately 178 acres (72ha) and rises to a maximum elevation of 174' (53m). According to the information board on the Bigton side of the tombolo, the coastal walk around the island is approximately 3½ miles (5.3km) long and will take about 1½ - 2 hours to complete. This board also tells us that the island was inhabited until 1775, though Wikipedia gives a date of 1796.
On 4th July 1958, a schoolboy, Douglas Coutts, who was helping visiting archaeologists, uncovered the fantastic Pictish silver "St Ninian's Isle Treasure" dating from c.800 AD see Link and Link for more details.
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It's gotten to the point that whenever I hear the word "evangelical" of late, a case of the cold shakes descends upon my fragile, aging system.
Now, perhaps there has always been an underpinning of apprehension for me with the term evangelical, given the fact that I've forever been leery of the Bible Belt-type of philosophy, a way of thinking never known for open-mindedness and tolerance; it's a biblical closed shop, as it were.
But add right wing and Christian to the mix, and you have the right wing evangelical Christian movement, a tsunami of conservative thought that largely paved the way for a bigoted, sexist, divisive, shallow, morally bankrupt ignoramus to become president of the United States, the most powerful individual in the world.
How people who call themselves Christians could possibly support a Donald Trump is, on the surface, near incomprehensible, contradictory or even hypocritical, but perhaps, ultimately, it says a great deal about so many of the individuals attracted to right wing evangelicalism.
Even this past week, the Bible-thumper crowd was raising its ugly head in Alabama, the God-fearing types adamant that they'd rather have an accused child molester in the Senate than a Democrat; there's nothing wrong with a grown man dating a 14-year-old girl, some of them were saying; after all, the argument was made in some Republican circles, Joseph, an adult carpenter, married Mary, a teenager. (Although the relationship was strictly platonic, if we are to accept Mary's permanent virginal status).
Well, turns out these Christian Samaritans won't let you volunteer on the campaign if you are Satanic enough to support a gay lifestyle and gay marriage.
So all this nut-caked mixture in the States of politics and religion has made me, as I say, even more on the cusp of bodily shakes when I hear the word evangelical.
And I've been hearing it locally, right here in our little old province of Newfoundland.
You may have read or heard of Operation Christmas Child, a supposedly charitable campaign run by a group called Samaritan's Purse, a non-denominational evangelical organization (there's that word again) that arranges for schools (including those in Newfoundland) to fill shoe boxes with small gifts that are then sent to needy children in 150 countries.
Sounds just grand, right?
Well, turns out these Christian Samaritans won't let you volunteer on the campaign if you are Satanic enough to support a gay lifestyle and gay marriage. God forbid. And if you don't swear allegiance to such a belief system, well, then, you can't help little kids with Christmas.
Last year, a Burgeo woman was turned down for a volunteer position because she refused to sign a statement that basically smacked of homophobia.
And this past week — finally — the province's English School District directed all of its schools to cease participation in Operation Christmas Child.
Proper thing, I say. It's a shame it was permitted to poke its homophobic, narrow-minded, evangelical (oops, that word again) nose into Newfoundland's business in the first place.
Hopefully, teachers are being encouraged to talk up the issue with their students, to give them an idea of what real Christianity is all about.
Also, just the other day, I read a story in The Telegram about Danny Williams and his wife donating $50,000 to Teen Challenge Canada, a "strong faith-based" group planning to establish a rehabilitation centre for female alcoholics and drug addicts in St. John's.
Williams can obviously distribute his millions or billions of dollars wherever he wishes; that's his prerogative. (Big of you, he would probably suggest, rightfully so).
And Teen Challenge Canada has a right to look to the public for donations as it attempts to raise a million bucks for its centre.
But make no mistake about it: this is another slice of the evangelical world in Newfoundland, and one has to wonder whether the institution will discriminate against those alcoholics and addicts who have no desire to accept god as their sobriety counsellor.
Will the managers there admit gay alcoholics or addicts to their premises?
Do you have to adhere to certain biblical philosophies before Teen Challenge Canada will help save your life?
If you believe in a woman's right to an abortion, for example, will you be allowed inside the hallowed halls of the new rehab centre? (Or if you have such a belief, will you be encouraged to toss it aside?).
If you want to sober up or get off drugs, but are an agnostic or an atheist, will the door be slammed in your face?
And are you leaving yourself vulnerable to evangelical indoctrination when going through withdrawal at such a place?
There's no doubt about the critical need for rehab centres in this province, but perhaps much more of the money government makes off the sale of booze and, next year, the sale of pot, should go towards the establishment of the type of facility where addicts and alcoholics do not have to promise an allegiance to some mysterious, abstract notion of a god before they attempt to straighten up their lives.
Besides, sobering up, straightening up, is, for most of the addicts I've known over the years, much more complicated than simply becoming a disciple of an evangelical god.
Oh, no, that word.
Bob Wakeham has spent more than 40 years as a journalist in Newfoundland and Labrador. He can be reached by email at email@example.com