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Like the South African leader Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi has become an international symbol of heroic and peaceful resistance in the face of oppression. For the Burmese people, Aung San Suu Kyi represents their best and perhaps sole hope that one day there will be an end to the country's military repression.
As a pro-democracy campaigner and leader of the opposition National League for Democracy party (NLD), she has spent more than 10 of the past 17 years in some form of detention under Burma's military regime.
In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring democracy to Burma. At the presentation, the Chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Francis Sejested, called her "an outstanding example of the power of the powerless".
After a period of time overseas, Aung San Suu Kyi went back to Burma in 1988. Soon after she returned, she was put under house arrest in Rangoon for six years, until she was released in July 1995.
She was again put under house arrest in September 2000, when she tried to travel to the city of Mandalay in defiance of travel restrictions.
She was released unconditionally in May 2002, but just over a year later she was put in prison following a clash between her supporters and a government-backed mob.
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Aikido Ethic and Code of Conduct from Hombu
In 2015 the Aikido Hombu (headquarters organisation) published an Aikido Ethic, and a Code of Conduct. These provide a simple statement of the underlying principles we should seek to embody through our practice of aikido.
It is heartening to see that the Code of Conduct explicitly mentions: acting in good faith, eliminating harrassment and discrimination, and protecting personal information.
Trowbridge Aikikai's connections to other aikido groups
As a long-time student of the late Sugano sensei, Hill sensei has always made sure we maintain close links with Sugano's aikido "family", particularly its branches in Australia and Benelux. As a result, we benefit from frequent opportunities to train with international-level instructors, here, in Belgium, and elsewhere. Trowbridge Aikikai members grading to shodan are expected to have participated in these training events.
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SUBJECT: Holmes' comments on AG's opinion on I-502
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"I sponsored I-502 because I believe the causes of public safety, public health and personal freedom are best served by removing marijuana from the illegal market and keeping money out of the hands of drug dealers. I-502 allows us to focus on constructively addressing dependency, keeping marijuana out of the hands of minors, and fighting impaired driving without escalating the failed drug war.
"To make I-502 succeed and implement the will of Washington's voters, it is important that local governments be partners, not roadblocks. Like the Washington State Liquor Control Board, I am dismayed by the policy implications stemming from today's Attorney General's Opinion, which interprets I-502 as allowing local governments to ban outright I-502 licensed producers, processors and retailers from their jurisdictions. As the Attorney General's Opinion itself stated, "if a large number of jurisdictions were to ban licensees, it could interfere with the measure's intent to supplant the illegal marijuana market." I urge local governments to be mindful of this concern and carefully, thoughtfully zone I-502 licensees without prohibiting them outright.
"The Attorney General's Opinion notes that the Legislature can clarify local jurisdictions' zoning authority. The Legislature should support I-502's implementation by taking this step. RCW 69.51A.140, which would allow local jurisdictions to zone -- but not prohibit altogether -- licensed marijuana businesses, was enacted as part of SB 5073 and could be a model for legislatively enacted I-502 zoning authority. I also urge the Legislature to make local jurisdictions stronger partners in I-502's landmark system of legalization with taxation and regulation by passing HB 2144 -- and sharing a portion of the retailer excise tax revenue with local jurisdictions that welcome I-502 licensed retailers."


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These images show what the (first) 54 polypolyhedra would look like if created using the Ooh and Ow unit joints.
These images show what the (first) 54 polypolyhedra would look like if created using round dowels of the maximum possible diameter.
In 1999, I became interested in a family of origami modulars composed of interwoven polygonal frames and/or polyhedral skeletons. This page describes the analysis.
This page contains various and sundry links to web pages that combine origami with mathematical or scientific applications.
This page contains various and sundry links to international origami societies, origami artists, and other origami resources on the web.
In the design of optical systems that incorporate multiple reflections of converging and diverging beams, it is possible to create useful simulations of the behavior of light using origami. In addition, a laser design actually performs origami on the light within its optical cavity.
How do you fold up a 100-meter diameter glass telescope lens to fit into a rocket? Using origami, of course.
The secret to simulating airbags turned out to depend on the origami molecule, a family of patterns originally developed by origami artists to build bigger and better insects.
Since 1989, there have been several highly successful international scientific conferences exploring the interactions between origami, mathematics, science, and (since 2001) education.


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My name is Sarah Leu and I am from Pasadena, California. Since elementary school, I have been interested in math and science, and dreamed of being a scientist. In addition, my high school math and physics teacher at Pasadena High School inspired me to achieve my goal. In past summers, I have attended the Women's Technology Program at MIT and participated in SpaceSHIP, an internship at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. From a young age, I have also participated in musical theater through school and with Children's Theater Experience, a theater company. This year at MIT I had the opportunity to participate in a musical and a dance show. Academically, this year was the biggest challenge and yet most rewarding of my life thus far. Although I am not sure what kind of Physics I want to focus on, I am thinking of double majoring with either Earth and Planetary Sciences or Nuclear Engineering. During the winter, I participated in an on-campus research project with the DMTPC (Dark Matter Time Projection Chamber) which is trying to create a dark matter directional detector. This summer I will be working with an astronomy group at MIT on several different observational projects. I am honored and thankful to receive the American Physical Society Scholarship for a second year.


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The deck runs the entire length of the house, and is accessed by two sets of sliding glass doors: one from the living room and the other from the huge master suite. On this deck we have casual dining space and plenty of chairs for sunbathing, birdwatching, and simple contemplation. The kids can bring their Big Wheels out here, the teens can recline on towels to perfect their tans, and the grown-ups can enjoy beach novels, frosty drinks, and those priceless conversations we never seem to have time for the rest of the year.
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The world record for high jump--the event in which a person hurdles himself over a horizontal bar--is just over 8 feet. That's like leaping over a stop sign, and clearing it by a foot. Jesus Dapena, of Indiana University, has studied the high jump for 30 years, filming athletes to understand exactly how they produce the force required to clear the bar.


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Police, FBI release first sketch of suspect in murder of Indiana teens
Delphi, Indiana--Indiana State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other agencies have released a sketch of the suspect believed to have killed two teens.
13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty Rose Lynn German were found murdered in a wooded area after they were dropped off to go hiking on the Delphi Historic Trail on February 13, 2017.
Investigators found their bodies near the banks of a creek and were able to develop a suspect from photo evidence.
The photo has been the only source of identification for the suspect until today, when the investigating agencies released the first sketch of the suspect.
Indiana State Police say the sketch is the result of information received during the course of the ongoing investigation.
The suspect is described as a white male, between 5'6" to 5'10" tall, weighing 180-200 pounds, with reddish-brown hair. Investigators are asking anyone with information to call 844-459-5786.
A reward of over $230,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s).


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SOURCE: Dynavax Technologies
July 11, 2013 16:00 ET
BERKELEY, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 11, 2013) - Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) announced today the appointment of Dr. Robert Janssen, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Clinical Development. Dr. Janssen most recently served as Dynavax's Vice President, Medical Affairs since November 2012 and was previously Senior Director, Clinical Development at Dynavax from 2010 through 2012, during which time he was extensively involved with Phase 3 clinical development of HEPLISAV™ and its US and European licensing applications.
Prior to joining Dynavax, Dr. Janssen was Vice President, Medical Affairs at Gilead from 2008 to 2010 where he was responsible for oversight of physician and health care provider education focused on HIV and hepatitis B therapies. Until 2008, Dr. Janssen spent 23 years at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most recently as the Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention from 2000 to 2008. Under his leadership, CDC first explored HIV treatment as a mode of HIV prevention and launched several of the earliest Phase 3 trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.
"Rob has proven an invaluable member of the management team and we look forward to his ongoing contributions to the organization," said Eddie Gray, Dynavax's Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Janssen received a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Humanities from Stanford University and his M.D. degree from the University of Southern California. He is a neurologist with training in virology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Janssen has been the beneficiary of numerous honors and awards during his career. He has published over 130 scientific articles in a variety of journals and has served as a reviewer for leading scientific journals.
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Nurses from Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Dr. Michael Cropp, president and CEO of Independent Health, will be honored for their dedication to improving the health of the community at The Premier 2013, Memorial's annual dinner and entertainment gala.
The announcement was made was made by medical center President and CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo and Ann Marie Tucker, vice president for foundation and community relations.
"These honorees exemplify the best of health care in our community," Ruffolo said.
Memorial and the Schoellkopf Health Center, its adjacent skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, employ nearly 300 nurses.
"These dedicated professionals provide compassionate care every day," said Ruffolo, who added that Memorial is renowned for the lifelong commitment many of its nurses have made to serving patients in Niagara Falls. "We have an unbelievable number of long-tenured nurses, some with over 40 years of service, who have dedicated their entire lives to caring for our patients."
"The nursing staff is a critical component of the health care team; their contribution is immeasurable," said Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Joanne Krolewski, R.N., B.S.N. "Our nurses have responded to the numerous changes and challenges in both technology and care delivery with positive energy and enthusiasm."
Krolewski noted that Memorial's nurses also provide thousands of hours of health and wellness instruction, including health screenings, throughout the community each year.
Cropp is president and CEO at Independent Health. Under his leadership, the organization delivers products and services that improve the health of almost 375,000 customers and has been consistently recognized nationally for excellence in quality, service and innovation.
Cropp has a long and distinguished career in public health service. He was an associate medical director and family physician for three managed care organizations and also served as medical director for the former Millard Fillmore Health System. He joined Independent Health in 1996 as executive vice president and chief medical officer and was appointed president and CEO in 2004.
He has established several community initiatives to improve access, quality and affordability of health care. He is the founding chairman of the P2 Collaborative of Western New York and founding chairman of Western New York Clinical Information Exchange (WYNCIE doing business as HEALTHeLINK), a consortium of multiple community stakeholders working to provide electronic access to health information across the entire community.
"Dr. Cropp has worked tirelessly not only to improve access to care, but with an eye toward continuously improving the health status of residents in our region in a most cost effective manner," Ruffolo said.
"It is an honor to be recognized by Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center," Cropp said. "Independent Health is proud to collaborate with an organization that shares the same mission to improve the health and wellness of Western New York. We must all continue to promote healthy living and find ways to engage the community to create a culture of health in our region."
The Premier will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, 310 Fourth St., Niagara Falls. Three-time Grammy Award winning artist Jon Secada is the headline entertainment. Proceeds from the event will benefit Memorial's cardiac and stroke care services.
Individual tickets are $225. For information and sponsorship opportunities, call 716-278-4570 or visit http://www.nfmmc.org/ThePremier.


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Beyonce: Pregnant?!
UPDATE: While this rumor was false, Beyonce confirmed at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in August 2011 that she is NOW expecting a child! Congratulations!
Beyonce might be pregnant with her first child — if Us Weekly is to be believed.
"B was shocked. She loves kids, but she wasn't ready to be a mother just yet," says a source of the 29-year-old singer, who married rapper Jay-Z in 2008. "She really wanted to get her album done and tour the world again… This is a gift from God and she's so happy."
A rep for Beyonce could not be reached for comment.
DO YOU THINK Beyonce is carrying a bun in the oven?? If it's true, she hid it really well when she was live on The Today Show two weeks ago!


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First Chair to be endowed at the Gallery
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 11, 2007) - The National Gallery of Canada Foundation announced today the creation of the Audain Curator of Indigenous Art Endowment which has been made possible through a gift of $2 million from the Audain Foundation. This is the second time in less than two years that the British Columbia-based Audain Foundation has made a gift of such magnitude to the National Gallery and its Foundation.
The first Chair to be endowed at the National Gallery of Canada, the Audain Curator of Indigenous Art is responsible for exhibitions, acquisitions, loans, research, and publishing in relation to the care and promotion of the collection of Indigenous Art. The National Gallery of Canada appointed Greg A. Hill as Curator and head of the department earlier this year.
"I wish to thank the Audain Foundation most sincerely, particularly Michael Audain and his wife, Yoshiko Karasawa, for their great generosity to the National Gallery of Canada and future generations of Canadians," said Pierre Theberge, Director of the National Gallery of Canada. "This endowment will ensure that we can carry out a full range of curatorial activities for this increasingly important area of our collection, now and in the longer term. It also demonstrates to Indigenous artists that their work is valued by the National Gallery of Canada."
Michael Audain, Chair of the Audain Foundation and a long-time cultural philanthropist, who has served on the Gallery's Board of Trustees since 2005 said, "The art of the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples has always been a vital part of the visual art traditions of Canada and it deserves to be more celebrated. The National Gallery's new department of Indigenous Art will play a key role in this regard and we are pleased that our Foundation is able to support it."
"We are very grateful for this remarkable gift, which we believe to be the single largest endowment established to support the preservation, promotion and understanding of Indigenous art across Canada," said Marie Claire Morin, President and CEO of the National Gallery Foundation. "We deeply appreciate this generosity." In June 2006, the Audain Foundation donated a further $2 million dollars to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, which facilitated the creation of the Audain Endowment for Contemporary Canadian Art. This was the largest gift ever received by the NGC Foundation at that time. These combined gifts from the Audain Foundation have created a new threshold of $4 million for gifts by a single donor.
The National Gallery's Indigenous Art collection area includes works of Indigenous artists from around the world with special emphasis on contemporary art produced by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples in Canada. These works are displayed in the Contemporary Art Galleries, the Inuit Art Galleries, and in the ongoing Art of This Land installation in the Canadian Galleries. Special exhibitions of Indigenous art recently presented by the National Gallery include Norval Morrisseau: Shaman Artist (2006), which is currently on tour, Inuit Sculpture Now (2006), and Robert Davidson: The Abstract Edge (2007).
About the National Gallery of Canada
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What happened to the S.P.A? Surely the injustice outlined above is the very thing that a players union should be championing.
- 4:56 pm
Arent you answering your own question really though Dave.
I raised similar concerns about the German Masters schedule and big names on TV tables then and you just stated that TV dictated the schedule etc. so its clearly the case again here.
For the record though i wholly agree, those who have qualified deserve to be in round 1 proper.
And i really dont see the advantage of wildcard rounds full stop now, especially in regions like China where the sport is established. Its almost like positive discrimination and inverted racism as if its a notion that the Chinese wouldnt be interested in watching a tournament without "some of their own" involved.
Worth noting too that the prize money in the World Open is down too from last year, despite the obvious additional expenses players will incur.
Having attended the World Open last year i really enjoyed the 1 table best of 5 format and also the opportunities it gave to club players and amateurs. Id like to see this format reintroduced in some capacity in the future.
- 5:26 pm
I find it difficult to understand why Neil Robertson isn't regarded reigning champ of the World Open? He should of course have been seeded #1.
If it's regarded a new tournament, then why did they keep the name World Open?
Grand Prix/World open is one of the oldest tournaments on the circuit, so it's name and history shuld have been "kept".
- 6:05 pm
I look forward to you putting these points to Mr Hearn in your next interview with him!
- 6:15 pm
I can easily imagine the matches featuring Chinese players get higher ratings, after all, Henman used to get the highest ratings on British TV for his matches. Having a line-up of Chinese players on the first day may be the best way to launch the event, at least for the host broadcaster; after all, the broadcaster isn't going to insist on screening matches that no-one wants to watch, is it? Unless you have the audience figures handy Dave—and I mean for the Chinese broadcaster not Eurosport—then we can't really second guess Barry can we? He wouldn't make a mistake like that unless it's been taken out of his hands.
- 6:19 pm
and breathe.......
- 6:23 pm
- NewsBrain said...
is it really that big a deal?
I can see the argument of course but this blog regularly talks about the huge advantage UK based players have. This despite the fact Hearn has failed to get one new tournament in the UK.
The sympathy on here for people who go round the world hitting balls never ceases to amaze me.
- 7:42 pm
You get British wildcards at Wimbledon, so it's hardly a snooker anomaly. At the moment the wildcard system is the only chance Chinese players have to enter a tournament in their own country, so you can't really scrap it unless you install some kind of qualification system in the host country.
I'm not being funny here Dave, but how would you address the problem? Would you advocate maybe 16 Chinese wildcards so all the qualifiers have to play a Chinese player? On one hand that would level the 'unfairness' but on the other it would drag out the wildcard round even longer, which you perceive as a real problem. You could go the other way and only have 8 British qualifiers to complement 8 wildcards, but then just moves the problem up a level by resulting in easier matches for some of the top 16 players. Ditching the wildcards altogether seems inherently unfair if there is no way to qualify for a tournament in your own country.
- 9:29 am
- Dave H said...
These players are not professionals. If some plan in the future can be worked out so that there is a Chinese qualifier for Chinese players that may be different but just parachuting a load of players in (not all Chinese) does nothing for the event as a TV spectacle.
And it's not at the behest of Chinese TV. Why would they show a Thai player over a Chinese (as is happening tomorrow)?
The actual answer is that World Snooker has merely gone down the draw by match number.
- 9:41 am
Dave I know that Dougie Donnelly does a lot of golf work out in far east, why not team up with him for Eurosport?
- 10:54 am
Re: Anonymous 9:29am
7 years ago when the China Open first held in Beijing, there were actually 16 wildcards offered. All the qualifiers need to play one more match. But that was the only time doing this.
- 12:11 pm
Does not entirely agree with you Dave,Hossein Vafaei is the current
IBSF world champion and still a junior, seems a good opportunity to
flash the game in Iran and there are four new chinese players that might be interesting to watch.
Asia is getting stronger in Billiardsports by the day, so why not play ball when it seems to be in the long term interest for the professional game?
- 1:34 pm
In response to a few points above...
"I can easily imagine the matches featuring Chinese players get higher ratings, after all, Henman used to get the highest ratings on British TV for his matches."
Yes, but that was Henman. What sort of ratings do you get for British players outside the top hundred?
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"You get British wildcards at Wimbledon, so it's hardly a snooker anomaly. At the moment the wildcard system is the only chance Chinese players have to enter a tournament in their own country..."
The British wild cards at Wimbledon go into the first round, so nobody who's earned a place in the draw by right has to play an extra match as a result.
Plus, they don't play their matches before anyone else. At Wimbledon you get the defending champion first up on Centre Court on day one, which is the sort of attention-grabbing start any event could do with.
And the wild card system isn't the only chance Chinese players have. They can play their way on to the tour and then go through the qualifiers.
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Just another point this all raises though; next season it looks like there'll be five major ranking events in China - possibly as many as the rest of the world combined, and two more than Britain.
So should all the qualifiers still be played in Britain? Is there an argument for having a month of qualifying competitions for the five Chinese events, in China?
I can see the arguments on both sides, but it's something which perhaps merits talking about.
As for the wild cards though, that really does look like an outdated idea now.
For sure, Ding Junhui got in that way seven years ago and famously went on to win it, which was a great boost for snooker there.
But they've become more and more of an anomaly as the years have gone on since then, and the time is now probably right for them to be scrapped.
- 3:58 pm
- Dave H said...
Hossein Vafaei's match will not be shwon on TV, in Iran or anywhere else
Tomorrow's TV matches:
Sam Baird v Jin Long
Robert Milkins v Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
Jimmy Robertson v Zhou Juelong
Joe Perry v Rouzi Maimaiti
- 6:59 pm
The comparison with tennis is not really fair. Snooker has 90% of its top players living in /coming from the UK. As a Dutchman I would not be intetested in seeing a bunch of Dutch wildcards in the manner it's happening at the W.O. now.
But that is not the point anyway. It's the lack of showing top players on TV in the early stages, to get people interested and watch the rest of the tournement.
I also don't understand why Robertson isn't defending champ .. it's still the world open. Could it have something to do with the BBC dropping the Grand Prix maybe? What 'status' will this event have in the future?
- 9:11 pm
It's almost as farcical as David Gray between stripped of his number 1 seeding when they renamed the Scottish Open. I doubt Robertson cares that much: he's in the easiest quarter with what looks like a straight run to the semis. Higgins as the top seed will most likely have to navigate Ding/Maguire in the QF.
- 11:42 pm
Not sure Tom Ford will get a bye as he is 1-3 at the break!
- 8:14 am
if i was bazza and some asians wanted to put money into a comp where the WO used to slot in the calendar id let them use the name they wanted and choose whether its a new comp or a continuation of the old one.
dont think thats rocket science.
we either have a WO or we take what was on offer.
we took what was on offer and its better than not having any snooker on and watching someone rattle around a bobsleigh course on the top part of a skateboard
- 8:21 am
Its pretty obvious that its a different competition. Different slot, different country and different format.
The World open title is used to give the tournament a bit of credibility. The previous World open, or Grand Prix is now defunct. This is a new tournament.
Unless your Neal Robertson, It shouldnt bother you where hes seeded.
- 8:41 am
I think the reason they haven't seeded the defending champion is because they probably see it more as a continuation of the Hainan Classic, which it has replaced, and which Higgins won.
- 9:07 am
9.07. These cows are small. Those ones are faaaar away. Different tournament, no defending champ. World champ is seeded one.
- 3:37 pm


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Miss Manners: It's not an insult to describe couple as friends
Dear Miss Manners: I am a 43-year-old woman who has been dating a 61-year-old man for about 18 months. At a gathering of his family, his 96-year-old mother introduced me to the attendees, all of whom I was meeting for the first time, as her son's "friend."
I objected (privately) to her son, who then mentioned it to his mother. She said that since we were not engaged, referring to me as his "friend" was appropriate.
Given that we are adults in a serious, committed relationship and had, in fact, discussed marriage, I felt that his mother was being gratuitously unkind, and that the term "friend" has pretty loose and often casual connotations.
Your thoughts? Boyfriend sided with his mother, by the way.
Gentle Reader: Then let it go. Actually, Miss Manners would have advised you to let it go, anyway.
Do you really want to force a 96-year-old lady, who might become your mother-in-law, to announce that your relationship is "serious," whatever that means?
Indeed, the traditional stages of courtship are friendship, engagement and marriage. To that, modern society has added "partnership" to indicate that a household has been established. We do not yet have a term for having "in fact, discussed marriage."
Nothing unkind was intended. Furthermore, you need not worry that the relatives remained in ignorance of your attachment. The minute you left, every one of them asked her.
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I am feeling saddened that digital expressions of sympathy seem to have replaced handwritten and mailed expressions. When my mother died many years ago (pre-digital era), I treasured each and every written expression of sympathy and still have them.
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I understand that a woman to travel by herself for the duration of a day and a night without a mahram is haram. However the speed of air travel which takes at most 8 hours. Is it halal for a woman be dropped off at the departing airport by a mahram and picked up at the destination airport by another mahram? The total journey would be at most 10 hours.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram because of the general meaning of the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "It is not permissible for any woman who believes in Allaah and the Last Day to travel except with a mahram."
And because the purpose for the mahram being there is so that he can protect her and take care of her, especially if any emergency arises, and travel is subject to emergencies regardless of the length of time involved. Whatever people regard as "travelling" is like this, and is subject to the rulings on travelling.
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After opening day early, Vols get more work time
Prior to last Thursday's season opener at Ackerman, Starkville Academy head football coach Jeff Terrill indicated that playing 24 hours earlier than usual could be to the Volunteers benefit heading into the second week of the season.
"One of the hardest games to prepare for is the second game," Terrill said last week. "I think we'll be glad we played (last Thursday) as far as or preparation as we move on to game number two."
The first-year SA coach will see if an extra day of practice has paid off tonight when the Vols (0-1) host Lamar School (0-1). Kickoff time is set for 7 p.m. at J.E. Logan Field.
After last week's 8-6, overtime loss to the Indians, Terrill says all the initial work put in to get ready for the Raiders had to do with keeping his team's heads held high.
"They had given a good effort and came up short (last week)," said Terrill. "So we worked on staying focused on the goal, and that's to win. They were upbeat and proud of their effort, but hopefully now there's a greater desire to win."
In order to notch their first victory, the Vols know they'll have to perform better on the offensive side of the ball than they did in their opener. SA tallied just 101 total yards of offense and notched just four first downs in their thriller with Ackerman.
Even so, Terrill says there was no need for any major offensive overhaul going into the Lamar game.
"We've just made some simple adjustments," said Terrill. "Certainly we weren't pleased last week with just the four first downs and how we didn't move the ball very well, but we really felt like a lot of our offensive problems had to do with playing too many snaps on defense. We've got too many kids playing both ways and they just didn't have any energy."
To counter that problem, Terrill hopes to manage the clock and spend more time on offense tonight.
When SA is on defense, they'll be faced with a much different challenge against Lamar than the one Ackerman presented in running the football.
"(Lamar) is going to throw the football," said Terrill. "That's what they're known for. It's a totally different scheme from what we saw last week, so we'll have to see how we'll adjust."
Last week in Lamar's loss to East Rankin Academy, the Raiders were held scoreless but provided a preview of what SA can expect. Quarterback Tyler Harris threw for 130 yards and accounted for approximately 170 yards of total offense.
Receiver Charlie Nosco proved to be Harris' primary target, hauling in five passes for 84 yards.
With that knowledge, Terrill knows the Vols have their hands full against the Raiders.
"Lamar is a very dangerous football team," said Terrill. "They're very well coached and I have the utmost respect for (Lamar head coach) Mac Barnes. You're always nervous with a team that can throw the football like they can. They have some fine receivers and a fine young quarterback, so we need to recognize that and play well to win."


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We've got a 1st gen xbox 360 that my 7 year old loves dearly (rayman, minecraft, random demos etc) but is on its last legs. He has also taken my PC for his own and loves his Garrysmod/Minecraft shenanigans with mods galore.
I could happily spend £300 on an xbox one but can't really see what he'd play on it that he can't get on the xbox 360.
So, do I just get him a newer secondhand Xbox 360 and cheapish LCD tv so he can have it in his room (and impress his mates)?
Or get him an Xbox One/PS4 that will live in the front room and barely get played cos the games are all AAA 18+ affairs.
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It is called a Capital Appreciation Bond or CAB because the bond does not pay interest until maturity – it "appreciates" in value as the interest accumulates until the bond is repaid. Their use helped create the financial problems for California. CABS have come under increased scrutiny when the deferral of bond payments to fund certain facilities increases the ultimate cost of the bond, sometimes 10 times the original amount, through long maturities and refinancing, ultimately impacting the tax burden of future generations.
It is reported over 1000 Texas municipalities and school districts have CABs within their debt portfolios. Of the 1,025 school districts within the State of Texas, 471 currently have CABs within their debt portfolios. The top 10 ISD's with CABS make up nearly 45% of the maturity value of all CABS acquired by Texas schools. Texas schools and public agencies issued more than 700 deferred interest bonds from 2007-2011. With no immediate payments required, the securities enable schools and municipalities to avoid exceeding limits on debt-service payments.
Committee Member Representative Mark Strama (Austin) recognized there were a few extreme examples of CAB mismanagement and agreed with Representative Flynn that HB3416 and the demand to address these imprudent financial practices is not an attempt to "single out any one school district" but rather better understand how it is that some ISD's with fast growth districts can properly manage their CABS and others, with equal growth, have acquired a seemingly insurmountable debt.
The issuance of CABS for school districts is a solution to cope with the ".50 debt test", a limitation of a schools districts maximum Interest & Sinking Fun ("I&S") tax rate. Opponents of this test argue that it does not allow districts to cope with the fast growth of their community. Prior to the test, the debt limit for schools was 10% of taxable assessed valuation. In its current form, the test equates to a debt limit of approximately 7%. Before a vote to sell voter approved bonds, the 50 cent test requires a school district to gain approval from the Attorney General, demonstrating new and existing bonds can be repaid from a maximum I&S tax rate of 50 cents or less.
"Many of these CABS appear to be used to avoid the 50 cent debt test and in some cases, to provide cash flow for the ISD's," said Representative Flynn, "We need to stop these types of actions while allowing reasonable and prudent use of these products."
"I was disappointed by the number of hostile witnesses, including bond salesmen, testifying in support of large debts of over 2 billion for some ISD's," Representative Flynn stated after the hearing. "You have to wonder what voters would say once the transparency portions of this bill are implemented and voters are notified of this massive debt placed upon them, their children, grandchildren, and future grandchildren."
A widely unknown fact is that school district bonds are guaranteed by the Permanent School Fund Bond Guarantee Program, and as of August 31, 2012 the total principal of outstanding bond issues guaranteed exceeded 53 billion. "That is principal only," Representative Flynn stated. "When you look at principal and interest to maturity, it adds almost 40 billion dollars to the cost, you are looking at massive numbers that are not transparent to us, our constituents, and perhaps even the governing bodies that approve their issue."
CABS can be a valuable debt-management tool for school districts to lower the tax impact of bond programs and manage bond payments. "My concern is not to do away with Capital Appreciation Bonds," Flynn reemphasized after the hearing, "But there is a need for transparency among ISD's and municipalities and their voters. With multiple school districts exceeding a 2 billion dollar CAB debt, there is a clear realization that the voters and taxpayers are not fully aware of the long-term implications of approving a proposed school bond. In some cases, bond maturity is delayed up to 40 years." HB3416 facilitates a safer avenue for CAB use and protection from excessive abuse.
The Senate version of HB3416, by Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (McAllen), was recently passed out of the Senate.
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In 2008, Jaime Jo McDonald was a young, elementary school teacher who was newly married and excited about her future. On the morning of February 27, that future became a question mark.
"I had pain right under my chest," Jaime recalls. "It got so bad, I couldn't stand up straight." Thinking it was appendicitis or gall bladder-related, Jaime's doctor sent her to the emergency department in Clarksburg, W.Va. "By then, I was in excruciating pain, and I didn't know what was going on."
The hospital ordered blood work and a CT scan. About five hours later, an intern approached Jaime and her family. He explained that she had a bleeding tumor in her liver. For a seemingly healthy woman, the news came as a shock.
Jaime was sent by ambulance to a hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. There the emergency department ordered another CT scan and found eight small holes seeping blood from a tumor in Jamie's liver. They performed an embolization - a minimally invasive procedure - to stop the hemorrhaging. Twenty-four hours later, as Jaime was waiting to be discharged, the head of oncology came into her room and delivered more shocking news. It was possible, he said, that she had cancer and might need a liver transplant.
Jamie and her husband were taken by ambulance to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh.
The doctors ran more tests and then met with Jaime and her husband. "They thought the tumor was probably benign, but he needed to be sure," Jaime said.
The doctors told Jaime that 65 percent of her liver was damaged. By removing the damaged part, given a biopsy determined it was not cancerous, her liver could regenerate on its own from the 35 percent that was left. Liver transplantation could be an option to aid in the transition of Jaime's care if he found more liver damage upon surgery.
"It was very surreal," Jaime recalls. "I had only been married six months, and I had this life-changing decision to make. I was still bleeding, despite the embolization and I was in a lot of pain. So, I agreed to the surgery."
The very next day, Jaime was in surgery for five hours, during which time doctors performed a liver reduction, removing 65 percent of her liver, including the tumor and her gallbladder, which had been damaged by the swelling.
"The tumor had been on the verge of exploding. It was toxic, and if it had burst, the septic fluids would have killed me."
Even though she didn't need a transplant, Jaime was moved to the liver transplant floor, where her doctor and his team could keep a close eye on her. Looking back, she remarks, "UPMC is one amazing hospital. The nursing staff was unbelievable. They were so positive. They had a huge role in my recovery."
After one week, Jaime was released and asked to return for a check-up in four days. Unfortunately, her homecoming was short-lived. "I was home for one day, and the next day, I woke up not feeling so well."
When she began vomiting, her family called UPMC. "They said it sounded like I was vomiting bile fluid, and I needed to come back right away." As it turned out, Jaime had severe jaundice. The doctor ordered an MRI, which indicated that Jaime's bile ducts had fused shut, due to the trauma and swelling caused by her tumor. He performed an ERCP, an endoscopic procedure that allowed him to put two stents in Jaime's bile ducts. The stents would need to be replaced every four months until Jaime's bile ducts could stay open on their own.
Jaime had ERCP four more times. The doctor lifted her spirits by telling her that in a year, she would feel like herself again, as long as she rested and continued to walk.
Jaime has a scar that runs from underneath her breast to the middle of her abdomen, and then back towards her liver, "like a crooked smile." Fortunately, her tumor was not cancerous, and her liver has been able to regenerate.
Soon after her surgery, Jaime started physical therapy. She lost a lot of weight, and her immune system was weak, but she was determined to get better. In May, her family and friends held a huge homecoming party that doubled as a way to raise funds for the newlyweds, considering that throughout her treatment she couldn't work. "I received prayers and cards from people all over the country," she says. "It hit me then that I had almost died. I tried to stay positive. If I'd gotten depressed, I would not have gotten better. It's been a growing experience."
Three years later, her health isn't all that's growing. Jaime and her husband are going to have a baby. "He's due July fourth. We're going to call him Joseph Patrick."
This fourth grade teacher is back at work, and once again, her future looks bright. "Life is wonderful now. I can do everything that I could before. I go to the gym four days a week. I'm doing prenatal yoga." She hopes her pregnancy continues to go well, because she'd like to have more children.
"I was very fortunate," Jaime says. "The doctors and the staff were phenomenal. My goal now is to stay healthy."
Ms. McDonald's treatment and results may not be representative of all similar cases.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Taiwan knows of my mild MH issues, can I still get a job? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Taiwan knows of my mild MH issues, can I still get a job? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message chenyishiJoined: 12 Jan 2012Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:42 pm Post subject: Taiwan knows of my mild MH issues, can I still get a job? I have been searching for an answer to this question for a while but I can't seem to find a definitive yes or no as to whether I can get a job in Taiwan with immigrations already having my MH record. I was diagnosed with very mild ADD and depression a few years ago and was medicated to help me get through college. I went to Taiwan for an internship and study abroad program in 2010, and on the application I disclosed my MH records, being the honest fool I was (and fearing them investigating and finding out). However, I included a doctor's note, and there were no problems with my visa, and I enjoyed 2 of the best months of my life in Taiwan. I have since been off the medication, and about a year ago I applied for a job teaching in Korea, and made the HUGE mistake of disclosing my MH record to immigrations; I had no idea that Korea is so stigmatized against anyone with any MH issue whatsoever and is so behind the times, so to speak, in terms of psychological understanding. As it stands now, immigrations has systematically prevented me from ever getting a Korean work visa, as they disclose this information to prospective employers who, even after an enthusiastic phone-interview and they decide to hire me, immediately reject me when they receive my visa approval and refuse further correspondence, despite letters from my doctor and calls from my recruiter assuring them of my well-being. I don't want the same thing to happen to me in Taiwan, but immigrations has on record that I had been treated for these MH conditions in the past from my study abroad visa application. Because I keep hearing how competitive ESL is in Taiwan, I plan to go to China for a few years first anyway to get experience once I find a decent online TESL certification program, but I truly love Taiwan and I am really distraught thinking that I may never be able to teach there because of my disclosure of my MH records. It really just sucks. I thought I did the right thing by being honest and letting them know about my conditions and that they don't significantly affect me anymore, but all I feel now is regret. I'm hard working, honest, easy to get along with, and usually socially awkward but fun to be around, and I have fun with other people. I'm intelligent, dedicated, enthusiastic, and have very strong attention to detail. I just wish that an employer could see that through some piece of paper that says "History of mild ADD and mild depression, absolutely a psychopathic lunatic." TL;DR version of my question: Do I have any chance of getting a job in Taiwan with my employer knowing of my mild ADD and mild depression, or is it hopeless? Also, if anyone knows of any sites where I can email an actual recruiter for Taiwan to discuss this further (I tried Reach-to-Teach, but they don't answer questions unless you apply for a job) I would greatly appreciate it. Back to top dangerousappleJoined: 18 Apr 2006Posts: 292 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:46 am Post subject: Never disclose anything to immigration...or anyone else... anywhere, at anytime...in any country. Nobody needs to know your medical history, especially as you don't have a communicable disease. Even countries that aren't "behind the times" will use private information the wrong way if you voluntarily give it. Consider it a lesson learned, I guess. That said, I see no reason why you would be rejected for anything here. You don't need a visa to enter Taiwan anymore (don't know what country you're from). Come here and get hired. As part of the process of getting a work permit you'll need to get a physical. Unless you have a medical condition that could affect the health of someone else, keep your mouth closed, and there shouldn't be any issues. I highly doubt that immigration is keeping tabs on you. Back to top aslans_captainJoined: 06 Jan 2012Posts: 6 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:03 am Post subject: dangerousapple wrote: Never disclose anything to immigration...or anyone else... anywhere, at anytime...in any country. Nobody needs to know your medical history, especially as you don't have a communicable disease. Amen to that. Asians in particular tend to have less patience than Westerners for imaginary diseases and personal problems masquerading as medical issues. Back to top chenyishiJoined: 12 Jan 2012Posts: 4 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject: Yes, I definitely learned my lesson. The only problem I have now is salvaging the situation - I'm horrified I've permanently ruined my chances in Taiwan now. What happened with Korea is the source of my worries; once I re-submitted my visa application for another job with "no" checked for MH issues on the health questionnaire, immigrations still forwarded all my info to the employer, who saw that I had previously answered yes - so Korea, at least, IS keeping tabs on me. Similarly, I sent that same info to Taiwan immigrations in 2010 for my visa app, and I'm worried they will do the same as Korea and send all my info to the employer. Even if I get my TESL certificate (which I plan to do regardless starting, well, next paycheck x_x) and arrive in Taiwan jobless, how can I know for sure that my prospective employers won't reject me once they receive my info from immigrations? Will they be more understanding when they meet me in person? Thanks again for the responses! Back to top dangerousappleJoined: 18 Apr 2006Posts: 292 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:12 pm Post subject: I'm a school owner. What you're worried about doesn't happen. I have never received old health information about my employees, and I bet if I asked for it, I'd be told that its none of my business. Government departments rarely communicate with each other. It was the education bureau that got your physical last time. This time it will be the labor bureau that gets your physical. Therefore nobody knows anything about anything. You should be much more concerned about finding a job, as that's going to be a much larger issue for you. Back to top chenyishiJoined: 12 Jan 2012Posts: 4 Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:53 pm Post subject: dangerousapple wrote: I'm a school owner. What you're worried about doesn't happen. I have never received old health information about my employees, and I bet if I asked for it, I'd be told that its none of my business. Government departments rarely communicate with each other. It was the education bureau that got your physical last time. This time it will be the labor bureau that gets your physical. Therefore nobody knows anything about anything. You should be much more concerned about finding a job, as that's going to be a much larger issue for you. Thanks so much for putting my fears to rest! I figured I would just apply for jobs in Taiwan anyway, and of course not disclose anything. I start my 120-hour, online TESL certification course tomorrow, and, from what I've heard, it will probably take me at least 6 months or so to complete, so I might not make it in time to apply for any jobs in the summer. I've heard that Taiwan is extremely competitive, so I'm going to try as hard as I can and hope for the best. Thanks again for the help! 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|2008-06-30, 10:22
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As far as release dates go...
Titles ship with a "street date", but in reality, you have to be a large publisher with an important release to make it stick. In those situations, stores sign contracts (typically with financial penalties) agreeing not to put the product on the shelf until the street date. Publishers do this because it lets them keep a single release date nationwide, allowing them to target their ad campaigns better, without having the retailers one-up each other in a rush to get it out first. They can take a couple of weeks to ship it everywhere and make sure everyone has plenty of stock.
When you're not a big publisher, you don't have a contract with penalties in; or more like, you don't have a coordinated nationwide ad campaign anyway, so honestly, who cares exactly what day it hits the shelf? So lots of stores will just kick anime onto the shelf as soon as it arrives. (Not all - some stores don't have a good way to sort out "stuff we can't break the street date on" from "stuff that it doesn't matter if we break the street date", and just hold to all street dates to avoid the fuss.)
I've been buying anime early for years. Biggest example was buying a VHS of Ushio and Tora 2 way back when, and discovering that it had shipped with copies of Ushio and Tora 3 - this being about a month before the release date for 2. Picked 'em both up, went home happy, ended up working an all-nighter on the DVD later on...
Let me know how the subs look on vol. 2. We moved some of the subtitles towards the top to avoid situations where the whole screen was empty except for the characters' faces right at the bottom. Bit of extra work, but I think the effect might be worth it.
|2008-10-21, 00:09
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On another note, I'm looking forward to getting the limited edition vol. 1, but regular for the others... I feel like if I really like a show and there is a limited edition version that's decent, I'll pass up the waiting for a box set and go for that. Plus, who can resist oversized t-shirts with prints of school uniforms on them? Can you say stylish!? Haha; I'd doubt I'd wear it in public... or in my room. My roomates would laugh at me But every other of the free *cough* paid for *cough* stuffs inside the box get me excited. However I was wondering if anyone knew when vol. 5 and 6 would be released ._. Doesn't look too close/far in the future fortunately/unfortunately.
Edit: Sorry, I didn't realize the post was like, 3 months old... nothing like a good bump? *slinks away*
|2008-11-16, 18:06
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Have any of you guys scene the newest Dubbed Episodes? It's Volume 4, so we're looking at Episodes 13-16. Here are a couple of my thoughts on the new voices.
-There are some parts in Episode 13 that really made me laugh when they were in English. Like the whole discussion with Valentine's Day chocolates, especially with the quick changes to show Shiraishi doing a few things.
-I really like Yutaka's voice. It's kind of toddler-ish, but not as high pitched in Japanese. I really enjoyed that.
-Minami = Michelle Ruff = Yuki. So it's a winner. Looks like they are really going to stay dependant on that.
-Crispin Freeman did return as Kyon.
-Usually mispronounciations do not get on my nerves, but I really got irritated around Episode 14 when they were talking about Kuroi-sensei. It's Ku-roi, not Kuro-ee.
-Now I really like Tony Oliver as Sojiro. He's just so awesome when he gets all emotional.
-Misao's voice drove me nuts for a little while. I really like it, but I had heard that voice somewhere before, it was SO familiar...I can't really remember her name, but the woman who does voice Misao has also done a few non-anime roles if I'm not mistaken.
-Patricia's is good, however I do find it a bit plain. Luckily, she does pronounce her name correctly . Her Japanese voice was so bubbly, so the change here is rather significant. I kind of hope it changes when she gets into her big otaku speeches in the future episodes.
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Yup, mine was shipped yesterday as well. Lucky Star Vol. 4 was due to be released on the 18th November (so it was a few days late).
Lucky Star Vol. 5 is due to be released on 6th Jan 2009.
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Grrrrrr! Okay now I'm mad!! Why won't my Lucky Star DVDs NOT FREEZE every minute!? My volume 2 DVD was like this when I played it on my DVD/VCR!! Why is my new volume 3 doing it!? Am I pushing my player too much or something!? They work fine when I play them on the computer though. I wanna know! Does anyone else have this problem!? I don't like this! Very annoying! I hope my limited edition volume 4 DVD is NOT like this!
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hmmm, I haven't tried playing the dvds on a DVD appliance yet.... only my computer so far (which has an HDMI output hooked to our console game tv).
|2009-02-09, 14:10
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Good news everyone, the Bandai Panel from the NY Comic Con has stated that the Lucky Star Manga (which NO ONE has touched) is slated for May.
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