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True Story From Behind Guantanamo Bay's Bars
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SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Last week we profiled five of Gitmo's most dangerous terrorists. Before we take a closer look at what Guantanamo Bay is really like, we go to Kimberly Guilfoyle for a recap of some of those Gitmo residents — Kimberly.
KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: Thanks, Sean.
We'll start with the man known in the terrorist world as Hambali, the operational mastermind behind the Islamic terror group Jemaah Islamiyah. He planned the Bali bombings that killed 200 people and injured thousands.
Then there is Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, Al Qaeda's operations chief in the Arabian Peninsula, responsible for countless terror plots. He coordinated the attack on the USS Cole in which 17 American servicemen were killed and 39 injured.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was an Al Qaeda document forger until the events of August 7, 1998, made him one of America's most wanted. He delivered the bombs that exploded in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 223 people and injuring thousands.
When he was arrested, he had computer files containing detailed plans for new attacks against both the U.S. and Britain.
Ramzi Binalshibh was supposed to be the 20th hijacker but could not get a U.S. visa, so instead, he stayed in Afghanistan, actively planning the 9/11 attacks. He was captured in 2002 after a violent shoot-out in Pakistan. Finally, there is Abu Zubaydah. He operated a terrorist training camp along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, and smuggled terrorists, and chemicals back and forth between the two countries. Zubaydah assisted Aman Rafan (hh), who was stopped by an alert customs agent as he tried to enter the U.S. from Canada. Hidden in his car were timing devices and more than 100 pounds of explosives. His plan was to blow up Los Angeles International Airport.
HANNITY: So are these the kind of people that you want right here on American soil? Because that's where they're headed as soon as Gitmo gets shut down.
But is the military base really that bad, or is that just what the mainstream media wants you to believe? My next guest has been to Guantanamo Bay five times and has seen with his own eyes what really goes on behind this barbed wired.
His new book is called "Inside Gitmo: The True Story Behind the Myths of Guantanamo Bay." Former special forces, Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Cucullu.
Colonel, thanks for being with us. Appreciate it.
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LT. COL. GORDON CUCULLU: Thank you, Sean, for having me on. It's a pleasure.
HANNITY: First of all, you've been there. You've been there five times. You know what really goes on there. Is it as bad as has been portrayed in the mainstream media?
CUCULLU: Not at all. In fact, the abuse that goes on in Guantanamo Bay, Sean, is not of the detainees, but from the detainees onto the guards and even the medics that service them.
We know that there are more than 400 attacks annually by the detainees on the guards. These include everything from throwing bodily fluids like semen, feces, urine, spit and vomit into these young people's faces to — smashing their arms and breaking them against the cell.
One young female medic and her — about 19 years old went over and leaned over, because the detainee asked her to assist him. He reached in, smashed her face against the cell so many times that it broke bones in her face, and this young woman has had 16 reconstructive plastic surgeries as a result.
So it doesn't sound like it's the detainees who are being abused to me: it's the guards and the medics.
HANNITY: Colonel, I'm listening to this, and the reports have been just the opposite. Now, from the people that I know that have actually been there like yourself and have been able to witness this with their own eyes, I understand people have provided religious observance opportunities. They are provided Korans. They are provided good meals. They are provided exercise opportunities. Versus what you're describing. You know, orchestrated attacks against — against the guards. But you don't ever hear about that. Why is that?
CUCULLU: We never hear about that, Sean, and I think that's because it's not popular with the media or with the anti-Guantanamo activists to publicize this sort of thing. Instead what we hear are a lot of mythologies.
As you said, these guys are fed Halal meals that are flown in from the United States or overseas, 4,200 calories daily, they see physicians four times a month on average. They have better medical equipment, digital radiology and all of this sort of stuff, much better than our soldiers and sailors do that are down there.
The prayer time is observed. In fact, what you see on the blocks is that whenever the call for prayer is sounded, they take one of these orange traffic cones, put it all in the hallway so that the guards will maintain quiet and not disturb the detainees at prayer. It's all set up for safe and humane care and treatment of the detainees, Sean.
HANNITY: Never in the history of warfare in this country have we ever bestowed constitutional rights to enemy combatants.
There have been reports now that as many as 61 former Gitmo residents are back on the battlefield. Our new president, Barack Obama, not only wants to get rid of enhanced interrogations. They said that he doesn't want to use the war on terror, his spokesmen won't use it, but now he's proposing as you know to close it.
What will that mean in terms of the safety and security of this country? Is that a pre-9/11 move?
CUCULLU: I think it definitely is. The — right off the bat, Sean, the first thing that does is that announcement sends a message to our enemies that, in fact, "Hey, we won. This is a victory."
Just as Hamas climbed out of the rubble in Gaza, now suddenly across the Islamic fundamentalist world, what you're seeing is mosques and madrassas saying we won. If they're brought to the United States like fort Leavenworth, Charleston, South Carolina, or others, we can be assured that this is going to be a terror magnet to bring jihadists from all over the world. And we risk innocent lives, innocent American children and women, and schools and hospitals. simply for the sake of a public relations image building. I don't see it.
HANNITY: Between that and — even if they captured Usama bin Laden they said they wouldn't use enhanced interrogation techniques. I mean, this is — It seems that Barack Obama, our new president, and I'm offering unsolicited advice, go back and read the 9/11 Commission report, how they were at war with us, how we ignored them, and we were not at war with them.
Clearly, we seem to be headed back in a very dangerous direction in my view, and — but I appreciate your insight, your advice, and it's a great book. Thanks for being with us.
CUCULLU: Appreciate it, Sean. Thanks for having me on.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Welcome to Geezerworld--The Pity Party Starts Now!
I come from a family that ages very slowly...but when it catches up with us, it catches up with a vengeance. Just a few years ago, I didn't look or feel my age. I still don't look my age, but I sure do feel it! I'll be fifty-nine in a few short months. That means next year I'll be...SIXTY! Oh, crap! Turning thirty was no big deal. I felt like I'd finally grown up (that's what I thought, anyway). Forty was a bit unsettling. I was thirty-seven when my father died, and I was starting to feel the sting of mortality. If my dad could die, I could die. Fifty passed with only a slight nod in acknowledgment. That year was the beginning of a lot of turmoil in my life, and my fiftieth birthday was the least of my concerns. I'd lost my mom by then as well. My life seemed to be falling apart and I could do nothing to stop it.
Sure, I have a lot to complain about. I take too many meds--for hypertension, hypothyroidism, acid reflux, epilepsy, high cholesterol. Menopause is wreaking havoc on my sleep patterns and concentration. Certain hormones have taken a nosedive and replacing them synthetically is out of the question because the family history of heart disease says the risk is too high. I can't dance like I used to because I've got a bum leg due to an accident last year. I've lost too many loved ones--the latest on that list being my beloved Sammy Bird. I miss him. I miss all of them.
But I still have a great deal to be grateful for, even happy about.
I'm starting over on so many levels--rebuilding my career, rebuilding my life. I'm not making as much as I once did as an author, but I'm writing the books I really want to write. I have my faith, which is stronger than ever, and a great church. I have some wonderful new friends, friends I likely would never have met, had I not experienced the financial downturn. I have Collin, and I could not have asked for a better son. We've survived our own issues and are now--I think--closer than ever.
Sure, I wish my loved ones were all still alive and with us now. But do I regret the loss of my conventional publishing career or the income that went with it? No. I learned a great deal during that time. And I became someone I didn't really like very much. But a fall from grace was what it took to bring me to where I am now, so I'm glad it happened.
This year, I think I'll start counting backward. I'll be fifty-seven in August....
NOTE: Hope you'll check out the posts on my other blogs, too:
Beishir Books: From the Pages of the International Intruder 1
Beishir Books: From the Pages of the International Intruder 2
Basking in the Afterglow
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Yeah, my husband just had a birthday and I spent the whole day trying to cheer him up and I hate to say it--but it worked.ReplyDelete
This morning he pointed out that Beverly Johnson is 60 years old and she's either an alien or there is hope for me too.
There's a man around our parts they interviewed in the paper who said he loved the noisy Coachella music Festival across the street from him. The man sipped his vodka martini and said he was 100 years old. His 60 year old kids said that he loved the festival because he was deaf. Makes me want to run out and get some vodka.
Congratulations on your "New" career and new friends--sounds wonderful because you have choices now.Replies
If I looked like Beverly Johnson, I'd feel pretty good, too!Delete
Sometimes you might want to forget you've got kids, particularly if they just left the car running and the next thing they knew the thing was going over the Hoover Dam....ReplyDelete
Age is just a number; life is the real journey. There have been bumps along the way, but you're in a better place now. You've kept moving forward.Replies
I've been pretty lucky in the kid department. I'd be more likely to drive off the Hoover Dam than he would!Delete
Well I'm way over sixty and look about eightyfive on a good day. I feel old which is a shame like you, too many health problems to slow me down but...ReplyDelete
In my mind I don't feel old. I feel like I did when I was in my 20's even better. How strange is that ?
You have the best attitude ever !
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Parsnip, I think you're the one who has the best attitude...but thanks! I'll take compliments wherever I can get them!Delete
Beth, You are still young. I didn't have a wrinkle one until I was 60. Then everything went south. Like you I miss the wonderful people who are no longer there for me to talk with, to see, to hug, and most of all I miss my beloved Lanny Dee. Yet, I still thank God for know all these people and know we'll meet again. Blessings.ReplyDeleteReplies
Beth? Mari...uh, this isn't Beth's blog....Delete
Keep counting backwards, live a long time, and you will be celebrating your Zero Birthday!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Lynn...but not that you mention it, I don't want to go quite THAT far back!Delete
Getting old isn't as fun as it used to be. When I was young, I couldn't wait for birthdays so I could be grown-up. What a dope I was.ReplyDelete
I did, too, Carole. And my dad would always tell me to stop wishing my life away!ReplyDelete
Do what I am going to do...turn the numbers around! I am 45 ;0ReplyDelete
I do embrace my fifties, we sold up and created a new life in the sun. I am not sure how I will feel about my sixties. My parents are in their mid-late 70's. My paternal gparents passed in their mid seventies, my maternal gpa was 81, and my gran 93. I am on a keeping healthy plan now, and am blessed with good health. I am scared of Alzheimer's taking hold. My father has it, and my gran (93) had it, so both my maternal and paternal genes are in danger.
I am grateful for my lifestyle, and happy to meet new friends who introduce me to different ways to enjoy life.
Big smiles and hugs sent your way.Replies
Hi, Glynis! Reversing the numbers wouldn't work for me--I'd be 85 (though I've had moments lately in which I've felt 85). Longevity does run in my family on both sides, so that's a good thing, right?Delete
We have a family friend who died after a long fight with Alzheimer's. That would scare me, too. My dad had all of his mental faculties right up to the end. Mom had dememtia in her last six months, the result of strokes. She didn't recognize Collin and me toward the end.
I've realized that my age has crept up like a freight train...not liking the fact that in 5 years I'll be 50!...but, there's nothing but death to slow us down. You're only as old as you feel...I've started eating a bit better, eating more vegetables and fruits...it's not my usual fare, so I'm hoping it helps a little. Getting this weight off would sure help with my aches and pains, etc.ReplyDelete
Hope you feel better...Replies
Being healthy helps. Definitely!Delete
Ah, you stole my thunder -- this July, I was planning on turning from 49 to 48.ReplyDelete
My dad has often gone with the taking the numbers in reverse routine.ReplyDelete
My mom turned "25" for many years in a row when I was a kid...even though she was over 30 when she had me. Hmmmm...ReplyDelete

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"Law is a powerful tool to shape society and serve the common good. In training new lawyers it is important to impart not only an understanding of what the legal system demands of them, but also a commitment to figure out what they should demand of the legal system."
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Holding a Ph.D. in History from Cornell University and a J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, Jonathan Kahn writes on issues in history, politics, and law and specializes in biotechnology's implications for our ideas of identity, rights, and citizenship, with a particular focus on race and justice. He teaches in areas of constitutional law, torts, health law, and bioethics.
Professor Kahn received two grants from the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program to support projects exploring the ethical and legal ramifications of the increasing use of racial and ethnic categories in the context of gene patenting and drug development. Professor Kahn is an internationally recognized expert on this topic.
Most recently, he received a three year grant from the National Library of Medicine to support the writing of his newest book, Race in a Bottle: The Story of BiDil and Racialized Medicine in a Post-Genomic Age (Columbia University Press, 2013), which was awarded Honorable Mention for the 2013 Best Book Award, by the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
Dr. Kahn has been published in a wide array of journals ranging from the Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law & Ethics, Iowa Law Review, and the Stanford Law & Policy Journal to Health Affairs, the American Journal of Bioethics, the American Journal of Public Health, Science, and Nature Genetics. His first book, Budgeting Democracy: State-Building and Citizenship in America, 1890-1928 was published in 1997 by Cornell University Press.
Dr. Kahn practiced with the firm of Hogan & Hartson after graduating from law school and then went on to complete his Ph.D. and teach at Bard College. Later, he served as a visiting associate professor at Harvard University and has also taught at the University of Minnesota, Cornell University School of Law, and Western New England School of Law.
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Want to de-stress, improve your indoor air quality, and bring important health benefits to your garden? The right mix of plants can do all three, and you don't even need a green thumb for many of them. Incorporate these indoor and outdoor plants into your home.
"Some well-placed greenery can not only brighten a space but also purify the air – and they're also helpful in creating a more relaxing, restful ambiance in any room," said Huffington Post. "We know that spending time in nature is linked to reduced stress levels and tension relief. What's more, in a 2008 study, Dutch researchers found that hospital patients with indoor plants in their rooms reported lower stress levels than patients without them."
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English Ivy, which NASA scientists listed as "the number one best air-filtering houseplant, as it is the most effective plant when it comes to absorbing formaldehyde. It's also incredibly easy to grow and adaptable."
Here are a bunch of other healthy options for inside and out.
Golden Pothos
"Although this plant isn't great at removing formaldehyde, it does remove other chemicals like benzene and trichloromethyl from the air, according to the NASA clean air report," said This is Insider. "Benzene is in glue, paint, and detergent. Golden pothos are also especially hard to kill, according to Rodale's Organic Life, making it a great starter plant for horticulture newbies."
"Thanks to the compound linalool, basil smells delicious and can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety," said MyDomaine. "It also emits oxygen for 20 hours a day."
Boston Fern
Add this leafy plant to your home to purify the air. It can remove up to 1863 toxins per hour.
Spider Plant
Spider plants are one of the easiest houseplants to grow, and they remove pollutants including formaldehyde and xylene.
Bamboo Palm
Bamboo is a superstar when it comes to filtering formaldehyde (plus benzene and trichloroethylene). Plus, "A Bamboo plant is considered auspicious and lucky. The lucky bamboo plant is one of the favorite choices for Feng Shui cures," said Astrospeak. "Often sold in decorative containers; these plants are bound to bring positivity and prosperity to your life."
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera can grow inside, where it will filter formaldehyde, if it has enough indirect sunlight. But, it also makes a pretty addition to your garden. No matter where you grow it, aloe vera has healing properties. The gel inside the leaves contains most of the bioactive compounds in the plant, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants," said Medical News Today. The antioxidants in aloe vera "can help inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, accelerate the healing of burns, reduce dental plaque, help treat canker sores, reduce constipation" and may even lower blood sugar levels.
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"Diet swap experiment reveals junk food's harm to guts," a new study suggests.
The study, which was conducted by researchers from University of Pittsburgh as well as other research centers in Europe, South Africa and the U.S., saw more than 40 volunteers taking part in the study. 20 of which were Americans while the other 20 were from Africa.
The study, which had its findings published in Nature Communications, a peer-reviewed journal, was funded by the U.K. National Institute for Health Research, the U.S. National Institute of Health, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, the Academy of Finland, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the European Research Council.
20 American volunteers were asked to eat a diet which is common with those in Africa and it usually contains high fibre and it's normally low on fat. The other 20 volunteers from Africa were given American-style diet which usually contains high fat and is low on fibre.
From the results the researchers found out that American-style diet contained more red and processed meat. The findings also revealed that after two weeks both the American-Style diet and the African-style diet resulted into biological changes on the microbes which are present as well as the levels of inflammation.
The changes witnessed among those who took up the Africa-diet suggested that they could help with reducing bowel cancer which is popularly known as colon cancer in the long run. The opposite was true when it came to American-diet.
The researchers concluded that "changes in the food content of fibre and fat had remarkable effects on their [bowel bacteria and metabolites] within two weeks, and, critically, that these changes were associated with significant changes in inflammation and proliferation [of the bowel lining]."
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I recently decided to get my first metal print from bayphoto. They offer variety of prints and finishes. I wanted something bigger so I checked stock sizes and decided for 24×36 inches. But my file size was too small for such a big print. This is my original file of size 2348x 3522.
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TrickGo is hosting a fairly large show this weekend here in Philly. They distributed about 50 LP's and invited artists to basically re-cover the album art. Among the ranks are two talented friends of mine, Brad Haubrich and Steve Stresiguth. Here is photo of my contribution for the show. I never heard of Karla Bonoff before but I read the liner notes and song lyrics, pretty sad stuff. Betrayal, delusion and self-sabotage were the overall themes I had taken away from it.
That inspired the martyr-esque portrayal with the arrows and halo. The elephant skeleton has to do with my everlasting obsessions with factoids and flora+fauna. Elephants mate for life and Karla here is feeling like love is dead. Anyway, I finished this and am almost finished with the Chernobyl Collective Arts zine and the big show we're having on April 2nd. Mark your calendars for that too. Be sure to stop by this show Saturday from 6-10 if you're in the area.
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Stonington, Maine is a beautiful harbor town.
It is a major port for fine fresh seafood. The refrigerated semi trucks were rolling onto the docks and loading at night. I could imagine them pulling up to the back door of a very fine restaurant in New York or Boston to unload.
Maine in autumn, lobster boats, and fall color.
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text: Homepage chevron_rightBlogchevron_right Post How to properly adjust your head restraint Monday, February 18, 2013by PEMCO Insurance If your car's adjustable head restraint is set in the lowest position, it may not protect your neck in a rear-impact crash. And, chances are, if you drive a pickup, minivan, or older SUV, the protection you receive from your head restraint may not match performance seen in the same manufacturer's other models. That's the word from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a longtime, nonprofit research partner with PEMCO in promoting proper use of head restraints. The IIHS routinely conducts crash tests that measure both the effectiveness of head restraint and seat design in working together to prevent whiplash injuries. Top-performing cars have a combination of geometrically correct head restraints and seats that allow occupants' torsos and heads to move together in rear-end crashes. Vehicles with head restraints positioned high and close to the head outperform other designs. Some models score lower in tests because they can't be adjusted to accommodate taller people. Did you know? PEMCO was the first insurance company in the nation to publicize the dangers of improperly set head restraints in radio and TV ads, which first aired in 1992-1993. PEMCO also donated two cars for the IIHS to use in its first-ever head restraint crash tests at its Vehicle Research Center in Virginia in 1992. The "good" area shows the best position for your head restraint – high and close to your head. To do its job, a head restraint must stop the "fulcrum effect" – the hyper-extension of the neck that can occur when a head restraint acts like a lever in rear-end collisions. Your head's center of gravity is about 3.5 inches from the top. Experts say that's where the head restraint should be. Make it a habit every time you get in the car as a driver or a passenger – buckle up and check your head restraint. Set it no lower than your ears. To view test results for current model years, visit iihs.org and search "top safety picks." Share on social media 0


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Do you buy scented decorations from the store to put up in your home during the fall? Most items you will find at the store contain various chemicals and harmful additives? Something that is homemade is better to use like DIY cinnamon scented pine cones. All you need is a supply of real pine cones.
Making your own DIY cinnamon scented pine cones is actually really easy to do. Your oven will be an important part of this process as the pine cones need to be heated. Heating the pine cones opens them up and also helps to kill bacteria or bugs that are present.
The key to making DIY cinnamon scented pine cones is using cinnamon essential oil. This oil is potent and a little will go a long way. The only downside is the pine cones will need about four weeks or so for the cinnamon scent to completely infuse. Additional scents can also be added. Instructions to make DIY cinnamon scented pine cones are on ehow.com here…


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Insights and Musings: The Evolution of Partner Coverage
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I've been looking recently at how companies are covering their partner bases, what their plans and desires are, and how these are developing. This is not by any means a 'structured survey' of what's happening but more musings and possible insights, as I've been having these conversations with clients, from a perspective of 'many years' in channels, and before that 'many years' in software sales. I welcome your insights and thoughts if after reading you have an additional point of view. Well, here goes.


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A study was carried out to evaluate behavior and performance of vortex triodes. In particular, the study investigated the geometries and operating conditions which minimize the control flow capable of intercepting the supply flow. The study was conducted experimentally using a specially designed test bench on prototypes operating with water. The geometric parameters which influence vortex valve performance were identified and varied so as to minimize the ratio between control and supply flows. The paper presents a semi-empirical formula to predict vortex valve performance. In particular, the formula takes valve outlet geometry and the shape of outlet diffusers into account.
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New Year (illustration) resolutions; how do you make one you'll keep?
It may be that you want to start an illustration practice, find you illustration style or to illustrate a picture book – I'm sure you can all reel off a list of resolutions made … and broken.
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- Start small – if you're thinking of illustrating a picture book, but you don't know where to start. My Skillshare classes breakdown of the many processes that I use when developing characters for a picture book. From the things that I need to consider before starting work on a story, designing character, all the way through to deciding on an illustration technique. Here's a blog about how the list of classes in sequence work. Once you've got a handle on the basics in character design, you might then consider the bigger picture – learning how to illustrate a story or getting your portfolio 'publisher ready' by enrolling my 8-week Picture Book Illustration e-Course.
- Involve other people – we are more likely to keep resolutions if we can see them as being somehow important to other people. That might mean committing to attend a class with a friend. I've noticed this exact thing with the pilot group that I put together last year. Participants who worked together and shared their work, were far more successful than students who kept to themselves. Through their work, posts, comments and feedback, here's what previous Picture Book Illustration e-Course participants had to say about their 8-week adventure!
- Invest in yourself – the effect is even stronger if you have to pay in advance – once we feel that we have invested time and money in something, we are more likely to see through our commitments. So if you've committed to Skillshare for the year, a weekend workshop or an e-course, know that you've done the right thing, as your investment is going to help you keep on track.
- Reputation – is a powerful motivator. Making your resolutions public and sharing your progress with an illustration community or on your own social media, can really help keep them, since the fear of what people might think if you don't see them through will add to your resolve. And sharing your illustration journey will also inspire others to do the same … and that is only a good thing.
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It worked fine. I attached the current version experiment so you can take a look at it.
I added another sound to signalize to the subject that they avoided the shock successfully and limited the number of avoidance "trials" (blocks 2 and 3). These are working great as well.
However, I tried to present blocks 2 and 3 not only after 6 seconds, which is working, but also if two successful shuttles are achieved, which is not. This later rule I tried to count the number of successful shuttles in a correspondent parameter and limit the presentations of this parameter in a rule included in the block. Why is it not working?
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The past year saw Taiwanese cinema continue to scale new heights as directors, both young and established, produced new works with polished production quality and fluid storytelling. Though lighthearted romance flicks starring pop idols made up the bulk of this year's movies, a considerable amount of diversity was shown in the directors' choices of subject matter.
The year started with Doze Niu's (鈕承澤) Monga (艋舺), a gangster movie that looks at the underworld through rose-tinted glasses. Friendship, loyalty and the loss of innocence take precedence over violence in the story of five young friends. With box-office receipts reaching NT$258 million (US$8.8 million), the movie was this year's third-highest grossing film in Taiwan, falling slightly behind Iron Man 2 (NT$260 million) and Inception (NT$288 million). Despite its uneven narrative, the film succeeded as a Made-in-Taiwan blockbuster because of effective publicity, the appeal of its pop star cast and its local subject matter.
Seven Days in Heaven (父後七日), on the other hand, was a surprise box-office success starring largely theatrical and nonprofessional actors. Directed by veteran television director Wang Yu-lin (王育麟) and novelist Essay Liu (劉梓潔), the absurd comedy focuses on traditional Taiwanese mourning rituals and examines death and how we cope with it. The culturally rooted production made it into the top five highest grossing Chinese-language movies of the year in Taiwan, with box-office receipts totaling more than NT$34 million, a success hard-earned through word of mouth rather than fancy marketing gimmicks.
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Stories of Taiwan's foreign migrant workers are rarely presented to mainstream audiences. But in Malaysia-born director Ho Wi-ding's (何蔚庭) feature debut Pinoy Sunday (台北星期天), the leading men are two Filipino workers who try to carry a discarded sofa across town, out of Taipei and back to their drab factory dormitory on the city's fringe. The well-executed film lyrically renders discrimination and injustice inflicted on the workers with comic absurdity, establishing Ho as a new talent in Taiwanese cinema and a name to watch closely.


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BROKEN BOW—An open house will be held at the Broken Bow Public Library (626 S D St, Broken Bow, NE 68822) on Wednesday, May 30 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. to showcase the Library Innovation Studios Makerspace.
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Equipment was installed April 24 and numerous hours were spent training staff and volunteers. The Makerspace will be at the Broken Bow Public Library through September 7. Assistant Library Director Megan Svoboda and intern Brenna Slagle said Wednesday's open house is a chance for people to see the possibilities available to them for making gifts and keepsakes for friends or family.
"It's kind of the show and tell and a big opening to let everyone see the exciting new tools and fun things we have here at the library for them to try out," Svoboda said.
"[It's a] great opportunity. It's a lot of equipment that a lot of people don't have readily available to them so it's a nice chance to come in and try it out for not very much money, using the machines for free," Slagle said.
The makerspace will be used to support community engagement and participatory learning experiences by providing access to technological and innovative learning tools that might not be readily accessible. Library Innovation Studios Project Manager JoAnn McManus said it is free to use the machines and consumable materials are available for purchase.
Small/rural communities can sign up until July to bring the makerspace to their area. The project is expected to stimulate creativity, innovation, and the exchange of ideas to facilitate entrepreneurship, skills development, and local economic development.
"The biggest benefit is the potential for maybe starting a business and also for communities to experience what a makerspace can do for their communities. It's totally free to come in and use the equipment," McManus said.
Plan to stop by the Open House on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. and experience what the Library Innovation Studio has to offer!


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Book Review - The Road to Transition
The Road to Transition
By: Bree Record
Publisher: Page Publishing
Publication Date: September 2016
Reviewed by: Lynette Latzko
Come along with author Bree Record as she takes you on an eye-opening journey of her tumultuous life as a transgender person in the book The Road to Transition. While a critical aspect of this story may have taken forty days to create, it is the fifty-five years of this author's life, (a life that was often felt as mere existence, rather than truly being alive) that this book also focuses upon. These years were repeatedly filled with unbearable emotional torment that is descriptively written in such extreme detail that the reader can feel and understand what it is to be living in a body that was assigned one gender at birth, but which your mind thoroughly believes is inaccurate, and should be the opposite gender.
It is strongly advised to carefully read the author's prologue, and her first diary entry where she explains that this book is not just a memoir about a past life that was filled with crippling gender dysphoria. More importantly, the other part of her narrative is taken directly, and unedited, from journal entries that were created in the forty days prior to her gender reassignment surgery. The author openly admits that the wording of these journal entries are a bit awkward at times, and while it is true that mining passages directly from the source can indeed yield a plethora of raw emotion that may otherwise be missed if it were to be overly edited, this book could use a bit of fine tuning - particularly because The Road to Transition has such vividly descriptive details and moves from chapters discussing the author's past starting from childhood all the way to the present day some five decades later interspersed with equally raw present day diary entries. Perhaps splitting
After reading The Road to Transition and looking back and ruminating upon the book's cover one can truly empathize with the author embarking on a journey that will ultimately lead to transition. Readers will notice that the bottom of the picture depicts a desert road that is rocky and contains a broken road sign with the word "Transition" written on it. This is much like the broken and rocky life that the author led for most of her life. Proceeding up the road is a hazy greenish area in which the transition road leads directly into tall snow-capped mountains - perhaps this could be viewed as the unknown oasis in the future leading up to the better, more beautiful world that the author will be able to live in once the transition is complete.
Quill says: While The Road to Transition is a winding course filled with many bumps for both the author and the reader, it is filled with emotionally charged passages that makes it a good read for not only the LGBTQ community, but for anyone who wants to truly understand what it is like to be transgender.
For more information on Road to Transition, please visit the publisher's website at: www.pagepublishing.com


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What is the life expectancy of End-Stage Renal Disease with Nephrotic Syndrome. It is true that Nephrotic Syndrome can gradually develop ESRD if it is not controlled well. End-Stage Renal Disease means the last stage of kidney disease, and we can understand patients' worries.
However, the fact is that there is no an exact answer to life expectancy with End-Stage Renal Disease with Nephrotic Syndrome, that is because many factors are likely to affect the result. Many complications may appear at this stage because the accumulation of wastes and toxins can damage various symptoms in the body, and some complications like heart problems and lung problems can be very fatal and can directly shorten the life expectancy with End-Stage Renal Disease. Other factors which can also influence the life expectancy with End-Stage Renal Disease include patients' age, how much renal function is left and what kinds of treatment they are taking and so on.
Though we cannot tell the life expectancy with End-Stage Renal Disease, an efficient treatment is expected to improve it and help patients recover renal function further and avoid kidney transplant.
Firstly, we should know which type of Nephrotic Syndrome patients are suffering from, that is because different immune complexes will deposit on different inherent cells in different types of Nephrotic Syndrome. To eliminate these immune complexes is one important step in Nephrotic Syndrome treatment, and Chinese herbal medicines can help achieve it through degradation and promoting blood circulation; then the kidney damage needs repairing and renal function needs recovering by anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, extending blood vessels, removing blood stasis, providing nutrition for damaged kidneys and promoting DNA replication of damaged inherent cells. Moreover, because all the medicines come from the nature, so Nephrotic Syndrome patients do not need to worry about side effects.
Though Chinese herbal medicines can help improve life expectancy with End-Stage Renal Disease effectively, there has a precondition and that is Nephrotic Syndrome patients should have some certain urine output, which is because the active materials need taking by blood flow going through kidneys to kidney lesions.


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Inventory of Reforms
Newfoundland and Labrador Electronic Filing
Electronic filing system in the Law Courts of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Permanent Implementation
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Small Claims in the Provincial Court
- Probate and Administration in the Supreme Court
Body Responsible:
- Law Courts
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
April 2006: Project initiated
Sept/06-May/07: Requirements Analysis stage
May-Dec 2007: Design stage
May 2010: Implementation of the e-filing Initiative
Provincial Court of NL Annual Report FY 2008/09
Provincial Court of NL Annual Report FY 2007/08
Provincial Court of NL Annual Report FY 2006/07
The project to implement an electronic filing system in the Law Courts of Newfoundland and Labrador was initiated in April 2006 as a joint initiative of the Law Courts and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The program was implemented at the Small Claims in the Provincial Court and the Probate and Administration in the Supreme Court.
The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is committed to implementing an electronic filing system in the law courts. This pilot project will introduce electronic document management, large scale integration between various court case management systems, and web-based public interaction. Under this joint project the Law Courts and the Office of the Chief Information Officer will work together to build a shared, secure infrastructure upon which to build further initiatives for e-Filing and electronic disclosure. It is important that it is generally known amongst stakeholders, sponsors, and onlookers alike that this project is considered to be a ground-breaker for continued, more broad e-Filing initiatives in each court (2008 Annual Report at 29).
Description of Reforms:
Initial research, precedents in other jurisdictions, and consultations with the law courts have helped to narrow the scope of the project to include one area from each of the province's two law courts:
- Small Claims in the Provincial Court
- Probate and Administration in the Supreme Court
These two areas have been selected as lower risk areas of the court, that would provide positive impact to the public, and that have finite, structured, and well-defined processes. Parties involved in these matters can be selfrepresented, and so a helpful, informative electronic filing initiative should serve to ease and streamline the process for the public, increasing the accessibility of services offered by the law courts. An equally important goal is to ensure that a positive impact is felt by the administration of the two courts. An electronic filing system should reduce operational costs and staff workloads in the courts…
The first stage undertaken in the project was the Requirements Analysis stage. The scope of work for this stage involved the gathering of business requirements for e-Filing for Small Claims cases in the Provincial Court and Probate and Administration cases of the Supreme Court. This was accomplished through a series of interviews and/or workshops with court staff, administration, and judiciary to fully document current business processes and workflows and to develop the business and functional requirements of a mutually agreeable solution for e-Filing. These requirements also encompass changes to existing internal case management systems. Requirements also address functionality for document and records management of e-Filed documents in accordance with Information Management practices and guidelines (2008 Annual Report at 29).
Criteria and Methods of Evaluation:
The most basic definition of e-Filing is the electronic submission of documents. Implementing e-Filing at this basic level of functionality would only partially achieve the objectives and benefits intended by the initiative. Therefore the Project Sponsors and Business Issues Committees have agreed that the following functionality should be included within the scope of the e-Filing initiative:
- Electronic Submission of Selected Court Documents (Most Small Claims and Probate and Administration case documents)
- Electronic Payment of Application/Court Fees
- Integration with Case Management Systems
- Electronic Document Management
- Electronic Access to Status of e-Filed documents
- Automated Electronic (email) Notification of Process Status
- E-Registry of Court Documents (Probate and Administration only)
Specifically excluded from the scope of the initial e-Filing initiative are the following:
- Paperless Flow of e-Filed Documents through Court Processes
- Electronic Service of Court Documents
- Electronic Payment of Enforcement Payments (Small Claims)(2008 Annual Report at 29).
Revision History:
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
The End. It's done, at last. AURORA, that is.
I'm still fiddling and editing but I feel a bit like the cleaner sweeping the stage after an epic play. The characters have exited the stage and walked off into their futures - or not, having shuffled off their mortal coils, some of them. Well, 'shuffle' is a bit of an understatement for what happens to some of them but that's all I'm saying for now.
I miss them. I'm busy writing other things and planning the next book, yet I catch myself thinking about them all, wondering what they're doing now. Then I remember they're not real, and they're not doing anything at all 'now'. They're only imagined presences in an invented world of 2115 - but I've lived with this lot so long, they feel quite real to me.
It always surprises me that they feel real to other people. That is the magic of a book - my dream can become yours too. So I loved this animatic of THE WEAVE from Exodus on youtube, where Mara meets Fox. (The Weave is a crucial part of the story in Aurora too.) It's amazingly close to what I imagined. Thanks to the young students at Ravensbourne College who created it.
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Crying with Cockroaches was launched on the 16th of November, 2006 by the Taoiseach, Bertie AhernTranscript of Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern's, speech >>>
Crying with Cockroaches tells the story of an undertaking against the odds: a journey considered by many to be madness. Yet, South African born Marianne Du Toit was determined to follow her dream - adamant that with only two horses for company, she should explore the Americas, travelling from Argentina to New York City over 21 months, finishing in March 2004.
Limited equestrian experience, hardly any contacts and an unknown continent, she persevered. Despite it being a journey of heartbreak, frustration, bureaucracy, loneliness, danger, and hunger, nothing stopped her from following her heart.
But this is not only a story of struggle and pain. It is also one of great joy and personal rewards. From peasants to high society, Marianne experienced the true human spirit of generosity. Her adventures had a powerful message - you can overcome the impossible if you are determined and positive. Humour and a "taking everyday as it comes" attitude helped a great deal too.
Her story, told with simplicity and warmth, is bound to capture the readers' imagination. It is a story to be enjoyed by the young or old, fellow adventurers or those who simply prefer to explore the world from the comforts of their armchairs.
During the US stretch of her journey, Marianne featured as ABC Person of the Week with Peter Jennings and also appeared with one of her horses in a programme for the History Channel, called "The Master: Emilio Solanet".
Marianne is now a director of PEGASUS - a therapeutic riding facility in Sligo.
Crying with Cockroaches which is published by Liendi Publishing, Dublin, has 416 pages with over one hundred colour photographs, mostly from the author's collection. Click on the following "Buy Now" image to purchase your copy online (via PayPal).
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Today, at 2:15 PM ET, the Federal Open Market Committee releases its latest decision on monetary policy.
The release of the FOMC's December meeting minutes in early January surprised observers by revealing that several members of the Committee thought winding down the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program by the end of 2013 would be appropriate.
That has added some fuel to the rise in Treasury yields that began in December, and this week, 10-year yields broke above 2 percent for the first time since April.
In the trenches, market participants are noticing a change in January. On Friday, bonds staged their biggest sell-off since the beginning of the month. It was as if no one wanted to be long over the weekend. In a note, Brean Capital Head of Rates Russ Certo wrote, "I haven't seen too many days in the bond market recently like Friday, where the market was continuously under pressure, with seemingly paper coming out of the woodwork on any mere flirt of a tick up."
Certo contrasted that sort of environment with a typical Friday in 2012, when, due to a lack of anything interesting going on, traders would phone it in and try to cut out early if they could. "Not so, now," says Certo. "I anticipate 2013 will be far more exciting than 2012 and in some ways, already has."
The bond market is thus clearly on edge - murmurs of a 1994-style replay have surfaced, for example - and in that context, the FOMC release could be important.
The reason: although the Fed has offered explicit guidance on unemployment and inflation thresholds that must be met before it will consider raising interest rates, it has not offered guidance on when it will halt the bond purchases that constitute its quantitative easing policy - which is what everyone is worried about since the release of the December FOMC minutes.
Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius says the FOMC may have discussed "QE thresholds" at this week's policy meeting. In a note to clients Friday, he wrote, "Any move to QE thresholds would probably not occur until the spring or summer of 2013. But the future of QE, the criteria for slowing or ending it, and perhaps even the question of whether QE thresholds are desirable in principle are likely to be on the FOMC's agenda as soon as next week."
Deutsche Bank Chief Economist Peter Hooper agrees. In a note, he writes, "For now, the Committee appears to be content to keep current downward pressure on market rates in place via its QE at the current pace of $85 bn per month with no indication of an end in sight. However, in its discussions today and tomorrow, it will have to wrestle with an important element of communications regarding this issue: namely, how to convey to the market just how much weight it places on the costs of further balance sheet expansion. How it chooses to do so will have important market implications."
As for consensus estimates, below are key points from Bloomberg's survey of market economists:
- 32 percent of respondents expect the Fed to end QE in Q4 2013, while 30 percent expect it to end in Q1 2014
- The average estimate of total bond buys under the current QE program is $713 billion in mortgage-backed securities and $793 billion in Treasuries
- 57 percent of respondents don't believe QE will boost payrolls in 2013, but the 47 percent who do believe QE will create jobs expect on average a benefit of 342,000 payrolls added
- 63 percent of respondents expect a substantial improvement in the labor market to be the key factor in ending QE, while the balance expect either rising inflation, fears of financial instability, diminishing returns, or other factors to bring bond buys to a halt
- 40 percent of respondents say U.S. monetary policy is "somewhat too easy" while 30 percent say it's "just right"
We will have the full statement at 2:15 PM ET. Follow the release LIVE on Business Insider >