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Adam Atlasi, Oliver Cumins, Jack Heaton, Sanchia Kirkpatrick, Jade Podmore, Becki Smith, Kathrine Stevenson, Georgie Sykes. MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE Becky Smith
Adam Atlasi
Georgie Sykes
Jack Heaton
Kathrine Spencer
Sanchia Kirkpatrick
Oliver Cumins
Jade Podmore Harold Pinter: Mountain Language
This presentation will discuss our choice to re-stage Harold Pinter's Mountain Language. We will explain and outline the contextual significance of staging the play today and also our dramaturgical, senographic and performative choices through our concept of a Touring Community Project. Born 10/10/1930 in Hackney, East London.
Billington: "life-and-death intensity of daily experience" before and during the Blitz heavily influenced Pinter's later works; it left him with profound memories
"of loneliness, bewilderment, separation and loss".
Pinter strongly opposed to the Cold War: became a 'conscientious objector'
Pinter described his early plays from the perspective of the 'politics of power and the dynamics of oppression'.
Pinter strongly opposed the 1991 Gulf War
1999 NATO bombing campaign in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.
The United States' 2001 War in Afghanistan, and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
Pinter called Tony Blair a "deluded idiot"
Compared the administration of President George W. Bush to Nazi Germany.
He stated that the United States:
"was charging towards world domination while the American public and
Britain's 'mass-murdering' prime minister sat back and watched"
"A bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the conception of international law." HAROLD PINTER THE WRITING CONTEXT OF MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE CONTEXTUAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR TODAY: WHY STAGE THIS PLAY, NOW? PRODUCTION CONCEPT A COMMUNITY PROJECT… STAGING AND USE OF LEVELS... DRAMATURGICAL, SCENOGRAPHIC AND PERFORMATIVE CHOICES… JACK HYLTON ROOM
- Perfect space due to the Balcony and various Levels.
- Levels and Balcony facilitate an atmosphere of oppression; guilt in the case of the audience.
- Guilt: audience is a spectator of the oppression occurring on stage; they are caught in a zone of inaction, which
interpolates the audience into the oppression on stage.
- Adapted from Jeremy Bentham's original prison design.
- Through Panoptic theory, Foucault explores the
concept of oppression through constant visibility.
- Audience viewing from a higher level in a state of inaction
creates the effect of visual oppression that Foucault applied to society.
- We need to be adaptable to other spaces and facilities.
- We would need: basic and easily transportable staging blocks as a means of creating the levels. We coulpotentially
do this by positioning the audience seating onto blocks, whilst the action takes place on the floor to recreate the
effect of the balcony.
- Potentially 'In the round': maintains the effect of Foucault's Panopticon and the concept of constant visibility
applicable to the Panopticon. STAGING AND USE OF LEVELS… TO CONCLUDE… Foucault, Michel, 1977, 'Discipline and Punish' cited in, A Critical and Cultural Theory Reader, eds. Antony Easthorp and Kate McGowan (Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2004), pp. 94-101.
National Geographic, 2013. Vanishing Languages. [online] Available at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/vanishing-languages/rymer-text
[Accessed 3/3/2013]
Tibet Oral History Project, 2012. Oral History Interviews. [online] Available at < http://tibetoralhistory.org/interviews.html > [Accessed3/3/2013]
Human Rights Watch, 2013. Tibet Since 1950: Silence, Prison or Exile. [online] Available at < http://www.hrw.org/legacy/pubweb/sperlingcont.html> [Accessed 3/3/2013]
Billington, M., 1997, The Life and Work of Harold Pinter. 1st ed. Faber and Faber (Limited :Queen Square London) BIBLIOGRAPHY CONCLUSION TARGET AUDIENCE...
Guilt: audience is a spectator of the oppression occurring on stage.
Audience caught in a zone of inaction.
Interpolates the audience into the oppression on stage.
Oppressors on a higher level, the oppressed on the lower.
Levels within the rankings with higher ranked officers on slightly higher levels.
Foucault explores the concept of oppression through constant visibility.
Audience viewing from a higher level in a state of inaction visual oppression
Basic and easily transportable staging blocks to create levels.
Positioning the audience on blocks.
Recreates the effect of the balcony.
'In the round': Foucault's Panopticon
Every 14 days a language dies.
By 2100, more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth may disappear.
Official language policies and incentives are put into place to encourage people to learn and speak the language of the state.
Children often learn a dominant language, not their parents native language.
The rate of language disappearance has accelerated dramatically in recent years.
Mandarin Chinese, the official language of Beijing, is also the language of the Tibetan government .
92-94% of Tibetan's speak their native language.
Children attending secondary school are taught in Mandarin.
Our piece is not about Tibet, but more about a situation which would resonate with the Tibetan people.
Holds universal theme of language oppression
Ai Wei Wei – political activist, uses the arts to confront the Chinese Government.
54 years after the failed Tibetan uprising, they are still suffering.
Reaching out to school students in Hong Kong through performance and workshops
Applying to the Amnesty Arts Fund
Schools in Hong Kong
In particular United World College
(Li Po Chun)
Raise awareness of Tibet's situation
Preserve Hong Kong's native Cantonese Billington, M., 1997, The Life and Work of Harold Pinter. 1st ed. Faber and Faber (Limited:Queen Square London)
Human Rights Watch, 2013. Tibet Since 1950: Silence, Prison or Exile. [online] Available at < http://www.hrw.org/legacy/pubweb/sperlingcont.html> [Accessed 03/03/2013]
Foucault, Michel, 1977. Discipline and Punish cited in, A Critical and Cultural Theory Reader, eds. Antony Easthorp and Kate McGowan (Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2004), pp. 94-101.
National Geographic, 2013. Vanishing Languages. [online] Available at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/vanishing-languages/rymer-text
[Accessed 03/03/2013]
Tibet Oral History Project, 2012. Oral History Interviews. [online] Available at < http://tibetoralhistory.org/interviews.html > [Accessed 03/03/2013]
Standing Committee on Language Education and Research. ACTION PLAN TO RAISE LANGUAGE STANDARDS IN HONG KONG, [online], < http://cd1.edb.hkedcity.net/cd/scolar/html/finalreport_en.pdf >, [Accessed 04/03/2013].
UWC. Mission and Values. [online] available at <http://www.uwc.org/about_uwc/mission_and_vision.aspx > [Accessed 04/03/2013]. BIBLIOGRAPHY We have aimed to show you how we have developed our performance and why we chose to stage Pinter's play in this way. We also hope we have been successful in presenting to you, how we would hope to organise this performance if it were to become a touring performance as part of a community project designed to raise awareness about the threat to the Tibeten language.
We will now take any questions. WELCOME EXTINCTION OF LANGUAGES LANGUAGE: TIBET AND CHINA POLITICAL OUTLOOK PROVOCATIVE POLITCAL STATEMENTS THE PLAY HOW WE PLAN TO HELP OUR TARGET AUDIENCE: WHY? JACK HYLTON ROOM MICHEL FOUCAULT: PANOPTICON COMMUNITY PROJECT OUR INSPIRATION THANK YOU FOR WATCHING Absurdist nature of the text against a naturalistic/realistic acting style.
Army wear provides visual separation from the oppressed. it felt appropriate to have them in powerful regimented costume. For the oppressed characters we chose to have dull coloured clothing reflective of something that would be worn by 'mountain people'.
Atmosphere created by the door makes a noise when it is accessed from the outside. We incorporated this into our piece as a distinguishing feature for officers and army personnel entrances.
Minimal use because we wanted a raw performance that plays with silence. If we took this piece touring to different communities it might not be as readily available.
We chose to have lighting that is adaptable, easy to manoeuvre but still powerful enough to create the ambience we required. Shadows on the back wall provide another element to the piece. PERFORMANCE STYLE COSTUME SOUND USE OF TECHNOLOGY LIGHTING Oppressive behaviour towards the Kurds from the Turks.
Pinter denied this contextual link.
May have done this to maintain the universal potential of the play.
This play has been described as 'Pinteresque'.
It shares features of writing style with Pinter's other work, however, it is far more politically explicit than the earlier work. POTENTIAL MOTIVE DENIAL? 'PINTERESQUE' MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE Set in a prison and consists of four short acts. The underlying theme of the play is oppression and the forbidden language of the Mountain people.
Young woman and Elderly woman have come to visit their husband and son.
We witness the forbidden language for the first time:
'Sergeant: You may not speak you Mountain Language mountain language.'
Young woman does not belong to the mountain people.
Sexual discrimination: Sergeant touches the young woman inappropriately.
The elderly woman has come to visit her imprisoned son.
We witness the abuse and cruel treatment towards her.
She is hit by the guard for trying to speak her language.
Prisoner is badly treated and then dies in front of his wife.
The Elderly woman is reunited with her son.
The oppression appears to be lifted as she informed that she is allowed to speak.
She cannot speak or hear language: this reinforces the everlasting oppression. PRISON WALL VISITORS ROOM VOICES IN THE DARKNESS VISITORS ROOM
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'Behave the Bravest' from Nuala Kennedy - a voice that pulls emotion from thin air(January 10, 2016)
'Behave the Bravest' is the latest solo offering from Nuala Kennedy, and if after the possibility of Christmas excesses you are in possession of any cash whatsoever, this is where you should invest it. Nuala Kennedy is one of those inimitable custodians of traditional Irish music that remain true to their roots but continue to reimagine and reinvent, along the way taking traditional ballads to original places and imploring you to follow. With a touch on flutes and whistles that exudes empathy and borders on the symbiotic, she coaxes pure emotion from the instruments and augments that talent with a voice that pulls emotion from thin air and pours it into your ears.
There's a mournful opening with the wistful longing of 'Lovely Armoy', the sorrowful love of 'His Bonnet So Blue' before the vibrant tune 'Le Funambule (The Tightrope Walker)' washes in with its energy and animation. Two of the songs, 'Mo Bhuachaill Dubh Dhonn' and 'Úrchnoc Chéin Mhic Cáinte' are sung in Irish Gaelic, and whether or not you have the language, just listening to Nuala's clear voice is all the understanding needed. There's a stunning version of 'Fair Annie of Loch Royanne' that once heard will stay with you for many a day, as will her Terry Pratchet inspired rendering of 'Death And The Lady'.
Playing on 'Behave the Bravest' are Nuala Kennedy (vocals, flutes, whistles) Shona Mooney (fiddle) Michael Bryan (guitar) Donald Hay (drums, percussion) with on selected tracks Eamon O'Leary (guitar, bouzouki, vocals) Johnny Connolly (button accordion) Mathias Kunzl (drums, percussion) Joe Philips (double bass) Paul Savage (additional percussion.
Find Nuala Kennedy and 'Behave the Bravest' here: www.nualakennedy.com
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Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth: Have They Broken Up Or They Are Together?October 23rd, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Miley Cyrus and her ex-boyfriend (reports are that they've split-up) Liam Hemsworth are two of the most happening individuals in tinsel town these days, as they had been considered to be quite a hot couple when they were allegedly going around.
However, nothing in tinsel town is permanent, and so to speak, as the couple has reportedly finally called it quits between them; it is rather a thing of the past to say that they are great together.
The fact that careers do take up priorities in life, irrespective of which profession one is in, and if one has to succeed, then a total focus is a must.
So, Miley Cyrus, who has been quite popular as a pop star as well as an onscreen star, especially on the small screen, as the vivacious Hannah Montana is a great feather on her cap already and with her last album on the Hannah Montana released, its sure a fact that Miley is going great guns in her career. Her forth coming movie 'The Last Song', which has Liam Hemsworth starring opposite her, is said to be a great movie, with Miley's role being quite a significant one. It was during the making of this flick that Miley and the Aussie star Liam had met, and they had grown fond of each other, making them quite a favorite with the media.
However, the first time that Miley and Liam had been reported as splitting up, they had soon been spotted by the paparazzi in the back of a car, busy in an intimate liplock! This was lapped up by the media, and their making up with each other was breaking news.
Well, with fresh reports suggesting that the two have spilt, it is almost like breaking news, as it's all over the place. Thus, break ups or linkups, the couple is always a hit pair. Now we await the next breaking news!
–Sampurn Wire
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- Miley Cyrus' ' Forever' Album On Hannah Montana Released - Oct 20, 2010
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National GOP Poll: Carly Fiorina Skyrockets As John Kasich Flounders
Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina was relegated to the kid's table debate when the first GOP forum featuring the top ten leaders in national polling came to Cleveland in early August.
More than a month later, after cracking the starting lineup last Wednesday for the second big Republican debate, this one held at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA, Carly Fiorina, the only woman among the 16 active presidential hopefuls, had her breakout performance.
Enter Fiorina, Assassin To Trump, Clinton
Standing for three hours in 3-inch heels, Fiorina, who was dubbed "Carly Scissorhands" when working at Lucent for firing many workers, acted like an assassin as she hunted poll-leader Donald Trump, the bombastic billionaire who had openly criticized her on her looks but called her "beautiful" in the debate.
Fiorina promises to do the same to Hillary Clinton, should Fiorina by some set of miraculous circumstances find herself on the GOP ticket with Clinton on the Democratic ticket next year. Symbolic to some degree, Fiorina stood next to Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who barely made it into the prime-time lineup on August 6 in Cleveland.
In a new national CNN/ORC poll released Sunday, the woman of steel who despite her stature towered over all the other candidates in her zeal to knockout Trump, now finds herself in second place next to Donald Trump. The poll conducted interviews with 1,006 adult Americans on September 17 – 19, 2015. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Donald Trumps rating has doubled from 12 percent in June to 24 percent today. Fiorina's rise has been downright spectacular, rising from one percent in June to 15 percent today. Ben Carson, another candidate like Fiorina who has never held public office, is third at 14 percent, a six-point increase from his June poll numbers.
Kasich Tops Out At 2%
Meanwhile, while Fiorina and Carson are on the rise, Ohio's hard-right governor pawning himself off as a so-called "moderate" has actually seen his low number go down, from three percent in June to two percent today. John Kasich now ranks second to the bottom, with former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum being the bottom at one percent. Penultimate to the bottom, Gov. Kasich, whose performance was mediocre at best last Wednesday, nonetheless outshines others who registered a zero, including Jim Gilmore, Bobby Jindal, Lyndsay Graham, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, Scott Walker and Rick Perry, who dropped out last week.
In the contest for who survey participants' would choose second, Trump, Fiorina and Carson again lead the league with others like Mr. Kasich at 2 percent following far behind.
When asked this question, "Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you think did the best job in Wednesday night's," Fiorina out-distanced the others by a considerable margin. Feisty, confident and heat-seeking, Carly Fiorina won the night with a 52 percent rating by poll participants. Gov. Kasich was again among the bottom-dwellers at just two percent.
A sliver of good news for Ohio's CEO governor, who's pawning himself off as "the plainspoken, pragmatic" candidate, is that only one percent thought he did the worst job, compared to 31 percent who picked Donald Trump for that honor.
On other questions about which candidate can best handle the economy, illegal immigration, foreign policy or social issues such as abortion of same-sex marriage, Ohio's term-limited governor does no better than two percent.
Ohio Media Loves John Kasich
Ohio media follows former congressman and Wall Street banker John Kasich like his shadow, boosting him at every turn. Despite his known reputation for churlish, prickly and sometimes jerky behavior, Buckeye reporters present the twitchy-faced governor as a candidate on the rise. After spending big bucks [$4 million] in a small state, New Hampshire, where he's bet the ranch on finishing no lower than third when voting happens there next February 1, Ohio's 63-year old governor has made a dent in GOP polling there.
But as the CNN/ORC poll released today shows, John Kasich's kumbaya strategy to be the positive, upbeat governor who rises above politics to solve problems isn't reaping the wind. His campaign, built on tired and largely false narratives, seems indistinguishable from the campaign of Kasich's chief establishment rival, Jeb! Bush, who despite a mountain of cash can't even get into double digits.
It sounds like Fiorina and Kasich are two of a kind.
It is amusing to watch the shameless "homer" coverage Kasich generally gets from papers like The Dispatch. Not always….. but the 2 percent polling part tends to get buried in favor of speculation about Kasich getting Scott Walker's supporters. Who you could count one one hand. He's even slid in New Hampshire.
John, thanks for the report. Please note the typos: You mentioned Jindal twice and misspellled Graham's first name.


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In terms of longevity, few current bands have anything on 311. Members of the band have been making music with each other since the late 1980s, and 311's lineup has gone unchanged since SA Martinez joined the group in 1992.
Uplifter, 311's ninth major label release since 1993, is clearly a full-bodied attempt to appease many sectors of 311's vast audience, after the relative commercial and critical failure of their 2005 release, Don't Tread On Me. In the end, however, Uplifter is a stronger album than their last effort, but still seems shallow, lacking any real flow or direction. The last three albums have proven to be a first-hand witnessing of 311's prolonged growing pains as a group.
The album starts off with the track "Hey You," a surprising single pick that proved to be a rather successful choice, receiving moderate airtime on the radio and helping propel Uplifter's initial #3 charting on the Billboard 200, 311's highest accolades on that chart in their two decade history. However, the wheels quickly fall off of the initial track come the chorus, when it becomes clear that this is yet another reggae-inspired opener that feels a little bit too much like Don't Tread On Me's title track, as well as some other of 311's worst material, which their last three albums, Evolver included, is littered with.
From there, the album moves into perhaps the strongest consistent territory seen on its fourteen tracks. "It's Alright," the album's second song, is an easy listen, with pining lyrics and a clean reggae drive, proclaiming in the bridge that "one song could end a war." "Mix It Up" presents listeners with a bit of a dichotomy, with an opening that's both sonically trite and rife with abominable lyrics, but that still has a great feel that resonates with the listener. This is no doubt a hard-hitter during 311's live show.
The next two tracks, "Golden Sunlight" and "India Ink," show a more mature side of 311 from two different fronts. "Golden Sunlight" is a softer track with a soaring chorus and beautiful harmonies, while "India Ink" is a rap-rocker showing old-school 311 fans that rapping duo Nick and SA can still rhyme about nonsense as well as they can sing about lost love and uncertainty. The latter is also equipped with a great chorus reminiscent of the coming-of-age sounds of Red Hot Chili Pepper's 1999 release, Californication.
From the end of "India Ink," Uplifter becomes a hodgepodge of ups and downs. Tracks like "Daisy Cutter," "Two Drops in the Ocean," and "My Heart Sings" are forgettable album fluff that will go down in history as the "Same Mistake Twice" (Evolver) and "Speak Easy" (Don't Tread On Me) of Uplifter. But mixed in with those songs are some really strong tracks, as well. "Too Much Too Fast" might be the most unique-sounding song 311's done in a long time, with an unmistakable vintage feel that's never been heard on any song in 311's extremely vast catalog. "Never Ending Summer," the quintet's consistent choice for concert opener during this summer's tour, has an irresistible sound that probably would have been best suited in the first position on Uplifter, as opposed to buried midway through the album. And then there's "Jackpot," a song drowning in corny rhyming and power chords, but that feels like old 311. That song is no doubt an ode to Blue Album lovers everywhere.
Strangely, the bonus version of Uplifter (which this review is based off of) has two extra tracks which represent both the strongest and weakest efforts on the album. "I Like the Way" starts off with a great synth sound and an accessible feel, but instantly turns into what is perhaps 311's worst song -- ever. The chorus is so embarrassingly bad, it's amazing that this song saw the light of day at all, especially with singer Nick Hexum's admission that there are six yet-unheard b-sides from the Uplifter session. "Get Down," however, completely redeems for what "I Like the Way" lost, with an awesome multi-faceted sound most reminiscent of 311's mid-90s b-side, "Let the Cards Fall." 311 songs with a message and a hard-hitting rap-rock sound have become increasingly rare since the days of Soundsystem and From Chaos, and Get Down is certainly a welcome addition to Uplifter's roster of songs. In fact, 311's abandonment of their rap-rock sound since 2001's From Chaos (with rare exception) has confused many people, since they're one of the few bands that can still get away with it.
Musically, 311 is always on point, and even the bad songs have shining moments of musicianship. However, there's not exactly anything new here, either. Chad Sexton runs the show on his Pearl kit (that's right -- no more OCP for him), with his amazing snare sound that's famous just about everywhere in the drumming world. P-Nut starts to slap his five string bass during this album a lot more than he has since perhaps 1999's Soundsystem, and I like that he's come to the forefront more on Uplifter than he did on 311's last two efforts. Guitarist Tim Mahoney might be the most changed on this album, and producer Bob Rock's influence on him can be heard throughout the album, especially when he breaks out ever-more-metal guitar solos on certain songs. And then there are the lyrical stylings of Nick Hexum and SA Martinez. Not much has changed here, except for their increased vocal range and their willingness to do a little bit more rapping than they have in years past.
In the end, Uplifter is exactly what it sounds like -- an inconsistent adventure in 311's never ending quest to reinvent themselves as something more than just the stoner band that hit in the mid-to-late 1990s and never quite disappeared. And while the entire album, front-to-back, will no doubt hit extremely hard live (311 is widely acknowledged to have an extremely strong live show industry-wide), as a listening experience, Uplifter can only be rated above Don't Tread On Me, if you were to put 311's albums in order from strongest-to-weakest. It's not even remotely in the echelon of Transistor, Grassroots or Soundsystem, nor does it come close to the second tier of 311 albums, Music, Blue Album and From Chaos. 311 fans, and 311 fans alone, will find something to like here. But Uplifter isn't bound to make many new fans, especially if they heard Transistor or Grassroots and passed anyway.


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So I tried to just outright install the drivers from device manager by upgrading and I would get a message saying Windows couldn't find drivers compatible with any of my hardware. I've done a lot of homework, downloaded countless drivers, disabled aero, used mobility modder, and done just about all I feel I can do to fix this. These drivers worked fine with Vista and I really don't want to downgrade because I lost my product key and disc so that would be a pain. If anyone has had this issue and knows of a driver of modified inf file that would fix this problem I would greatly appreciate it. This has been frustrating to say the least
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Hello chribroo, Welcome to Seven Forums. You'll have to bear with us, because we'll likely advise things you may have tried, but if we don't, we won't know we are missing the answer. One of our members, FZ21Z, has a nice little tute here, followed by discussion, on our forum that could be a good start:
NVIDA Driver Install - Start To Finish...
It's also been suggested you download the Vista driver from your manufacturers website. As I said you may have been there, done that, but we will not know for sure until we ask. A Guy
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|15 Jun 2010
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
Nvidia mobility modder or driver max is about all I can think of for this. Between the two you can usually get that driver working.
NVIDIA MobilityModder
DriverMax - FREE driver download program for Windows XP & Vista
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Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
I don't know whether it applies in this case, but manufacturers have an unfortunate habit of customizing graphic device IDs, so that the generic nVidia driver installer may not run.
I vaguely recall that I had that problem with an 8200M on my Compaq laptop. I installed the Vuista drivers for it. Afterwards, I received Win7 drivers through Windows Update, and mor recent versions of the nVidia drivers have istalled over the existing drivers with no trouble.
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|16 Jun 2010
Windows 7 Pro 32bit
I have a Vostro 1500 with the same graphics card. I used the vista driver. But now it looks like they have one for Windows 7:
Windows 7 32bit driver
There is a software update that you are supposed to install first:
NVIDIA software updates
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|16 Jun 2010
I don't know whether it applies in this case, but manufacturers have an unfortunate habit of customizing graphic device IDs, so that the generic nVidia driver installer may not run.
I vaguely recall that I had that problem with an 8200M on my Compaq laptop. I installed the Vuista drivers for it. Afterwards, I received Win7 drivers through Windows Update, and mor recent versions of the nVidia drivers have istalled over the existing drivers with no trouble.
I actually have the exact same card (8400m GS) on my dell laptop have installed the drivers from the nVidia page without a hitch twice for win7. So probably not an issue with the graphic device ID.
I really don't know why you'd be having that issue though. Sorry couldn't be of more help.
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|18 Jun 2010
I appreciate all the replies very much, and I'm sorry I'm late to respond.
Chuck07 your recommendation seems to have done the trick. I'm not sure if it was the driver or the updated BIOS but everything seems good now. again, I really appreciate it everyone!
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Internships are a great way for students and graduates to dip their toes into the world of work. Since 2009, The Rosetta Foundation has offered internship opportunities to numerous young people from across the globe.
In-house internships
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Jessica Biel, Emma Stone, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, and Selena Gomez have all sported layered hairstyles with bangs. As of 2015, this is one of the most popular hairstyles among celebrities.Continue Reading
Layers can be added to hair of any length to provide body and texture. Bangs help to frame the face and draw attention to the eyes. Straightened layered hair, Kim Kardashian's go-to look, is sleek and flattering on almost everyone. Messier layers with waves, a look often worn by Jessica Alba, look effortless and cool. Choppy layers, seen often on Nicole Richie, create an edgier look with little effort or commitment.
Celebrities of all hair lengths use layered hairstyles. Kim Kardashian has medium length hair layered with side bangs, Zooey Deschanel has sported long layered hair with blunt bangs, and Jennifer Lawrence made waves with her layered and face-framing pixie cut. Side bangs are most popular as they require the least amount of maintenance and tend to look good on every face shape.
Every hair texture can benefit from layers. Layers help to thin curly hair and provide shape, but they also add body and movement to straight hair. It is easy to see why so many celebrities choose this hairstyle.Learn more about Hairstyles


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new halloween clip art and papers
Introducing the Citrus and Mint Halloween clip art and digital papers! I always say this, but THIS is my most favorite kit. Fall is my favorite season and Halloween is a fun holiday to decorate! I tried to go a little retro again with my colors and style, especially with my favorite pieces-the girl in the kitty costume and the poison bottle. Hopefully now you have a great collection to pull from when designing your awesome Halloween party invitations this year, or even decorating your house! Buy them separately or save by buying the bundle in the stores either HERE (etsy) or HERE (creative market).
Words cannot express how EXCITED I am about all of the new products that I have in the gift shop. I keep wanting to write "___ is my most favorite new product" but I can't because I truly love them all. I love them so much because I spent so much time developing them. So much time, and love, and agony, and time, and love. There's quite a few new products, so I only included a few here. See them all in the shop HERE. All of my products are now tangible art prints--designed by me, printed and shipped by Finer Works (the clip art shop is still digital only).
Keep in mind that the deadline for custom orders for Mother's Day is April 23rd, 2015.
kid portraits
I'm really excited to start offering portraits. I randomly woke up in the middle of the night with the idea to do child portraits with things that they say all the time and the things that they love at that age. My daughter's has already changed so much!
family portraits
In addition to kid portraits, I added family portraits to the shop. I experimented on my lovely neighbors and I love how it all turned out.
cinderella prints
Oh, the Cinderella prints. I actually finished a set of Cinderella/medieval/prince/knight illustrations over a year ago but didn't know what to do with them. I loved them too much to waste them on something not worthy. It wasn't until I started selling physical art prints that I decided that they would make perfect prints.
prince art prints
custom maps
I love love love drawing maps. I did this map last fall for a friend's mom for Christmas. He took her on a 50 mile hike and wanted something unique to give her so that she would always remember it. It was so fun to draw!
mermaid print
Ah, the mermaid print. I believe this one deserves a whole post on it's own. More on that to come.
Which is your favorite?
summer is here!
Summertime has arrived in North Florida! I've learned now that I will only experience two seasons here--summer and winter (it does get below freezing). So with our increasingly frequent trips to the beach and pool, I have summer on my mind. Summer Treats, Summer Fun, and Summer Digital Papers are all now available individually or as a discounted bundle in the shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CitrusandMint
handmade with love
This was me yesterday. After some surprisingly soothing back rubs from my four year old, I feel asleep on the playroom floor for who knows how long. 20 minutes? An hour? Probably not the best mom move, but it did give me energy to finish a new clip art set! Handmade with Love is now available in the shop. It's definitely one of my most favorite kits that I've created! Click on the kit to go to the shop or click on the clip art shop in the sidebar. Have a marvelous weekend!
it's autumn time!
It's finally my favorite season of the year! Oh wait, I live in never-ending-summer Florida now. Drats. Well I can still appreciate what everyone else will experience this fall and live vicariously through all of you. I will also still put on my maroon skinny jeans and leather riding boots and just sweat it out. Maybe not this month, maybe in October....
There are three new sets in the shop! One with wreaths and flower clusters all ready for you to use. Another set includes matching papers and the last set is all the individual flowers and foliage (plus some extras) so that you can create your own. The last set also includes the vector EPS file so you can change the colors and sizes if you wish. Or you can bundle and save by getting all three together. Find all sets here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CitrusandMint
Happy fall y'all!
happy birthday Citrus & Mint!
Ok, ok. If you've been with me from the beginning--like Elle Designs beginning--then you know that technically it is not Citrus and Mint's 2nd birthday or even the store's birthday or even my birthday (mine's in June if you really want to know). But this month marks two years since I started designing!!! And I want to celebrate! This week's celebrations include a sale in the store (click HERE), a birthday clip art freebie, a Pixel Scrapper blog train freebie, and a GIVEAWAY! That's right! Let the party begin. (sale actually starts today a little early)
shop sale.
This is the annual Citrus and Mint sale. Four days only. Don't miss out!
Sign up HERE for the newsletter to get this freebie. See THIS post for the Pixel Scrapper blog train freebie.
Win a free kit from my store! No complicated re-shares or ridiculous rules. Just a simple choose, comment, and WIN!
1. Visit the shop HERE.
2. Pick out your favorite kit.
3. Leave a comment on this post before February 5, 2014 at 12:00 AM EST letting me know which kit you would like (bundles are excluded). Make sure that you include your email address so that I have a way to contact you if you win.
4. I will randomly select TWO lucky winners and post the results by February 6, 2014. Winners will have one week (until February 13, 2014) to claim their prize, otherwise I will randomly choose again.
new products + freebie
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! I decided to take a break from designing and focus on enjoying Christmas. The break really helped me brainstorm some great ideas for future kits. I released 3 new products this week alone!
I also started a newsletter. If you are subscribed to blog post updates through email and the newsletter, you might be getting double information. I would only subscribe to the newsletter because I will be posting coupons and freebies for newsletter subscribers only. Speaking of which, I just sent out the January newsletter and it had this free clip art set:
If you missed it, don't worry, I will add the link to the next newsletter too. Or maybe I'll figure out how to send it after new people sign up for the newsletter. So many things to learn....
Sign up for the newsletter by going to: http://eepurl.com/KR6jP
new products.
Have a wonderful weekend!
grateful heart + freebie
I once taught a Sunday School lesson on Gratitude and came across a talk by Bonnie Parkin. In it she described how each night before family prayer, her family would list off blessings they received that day and add them to their "blessings basket". I decided to start a similar tradition in our family (it was only my husband and I then) where each Sunday we wrote down 10 blessings we had received that week. Some weeks it was really hard to find 10, and other weeks we had more like 20. It was interesting how our perspective on life changed. Even some bad things that happened turned out to be blessings in our journal because things could have been worse, or so and so helped us, etc. Now 5 years later, we are still keeping it up. I figure that by now we have recorded over 2,600 blessings!!! [. . .]
Time for another Pixel Scrapper blog train! (Find the rest of the blog train HERE) I've been wanting to do a nautical type kit for a while, so this gave me the perfect opportunity to get it done (it also helped that our internet didn't work for a week so I spent the baby nursing hours drawing). Plus we just moved to the beach in Florida so I already have tons of beach photos to scrap! If you are new to Citrus and Mint, check out the freebies page for all of the other freebies available for download (there are quite a few now plus a new one from July that is one of my personal favorites!) [. . .]
Exciting news! I am being featured as designer of the month over at My Digital ScrapRoom! I feel so honored! You should check out their site HERE and their new program for scrappers [. . .]
Hi! I'm Rachel and welcome to Citrus and Mint! Here you will find unique hand drawn illustrations for yourself or someone you love.
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Gender and Peace Building
The Master of Arts Degree Programme in Gender and Peace Building offers critical knowledge and training in gender studies, which is a crucial aspect of any and all peace efforts. The programme deals in depth with the diverse and international aspects of gender as they relate to violence, peace negotiations, peace building and peacekeeping in different locations on the planet. The programme also encompasses the many fields of knowledge in which gender plays a crucial role. The needs and interests of students and professionals are carefully considered in the design and implementation of the programme.
Main courses Academic Year 2018-2019
The 41 credit programme is distributed over two semesters and one research term for a total duration of 11 months. Courses are taught in intensive three week time periods, requiring 45 hours of class work, under the guidance of highly qualified professors and recognized international guest lecturers. During the final term, participants are expected to finalize their work at UPEACE's main campus through the completion of a Graduation Project (Thesis or Internship or Capstone).
Following the courses for the Academic Year 2018-2019:
Courses Common to all UPEACE Academic Programmes
- UPM 6001 UPEACE Foundation Course (3 Credits)
- UPM 6003 The United Nations System and UPMUNC (3 Credits)
Course Common to all PCS Programmes
- PCS 6008 Research Methodology (3 Credits)
- PCS 6011 Tools for Conflict Resolution and Transformation (3 Credits)
- UPE 6064 Working in Conflict Areas - Field Training (2 Credits)
- PCS 6012 Identity Politics, Inclusion and Peace Building (3 Credits)
Courses for Gender and Peacebuilding
- GPB 6034 Gender Theories and Practices (3 Credits)
- GPB 6022 Gender Mainstreaming in Peacekeeping Operations and Humanitarian Assistance (3 Credits)
- GPB 6026 Gender in Peacebuilding and Human Security (3 Credits)
- MPS 6049 Gender and Media (2 Credits)
- GPB 6036 Gender, Environment and Sustainable Development (3 Credits)
- GPB 6062 Gender and people on the move: Trafficking, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migration (3 Credits)
- Graduation Project: Thesis (8 Credits) or Internship (8 Credits) or Capstone (5 Credits)*
*NOTE: Students who choose Capstone as Graduation Project must take an extra 3-credit course according the following options:
One additional course (face to face modality), which means taking 2 parallel regular master courses (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) if approved by the student's MA Programme Coordinator
One additional 3-credit course or two additional 2-credit courses (online modality), which means taking 2 or 3 parallel courses (one face-to-face master course and one 3 credit course or two 2-credit courses approved by the student's Programme Coordinator) before June 2019
One additional 3-credit course or two additional 2-credit courses (online modality) extended from June 2019 until December 2019 (the online course or courses must be approved by the student's Programme Coordinator)
For complete course descriptions, course calendar and information about the professors, please follow this link: http://www.upeace.org/calendar
Exit Profile
Upon graduation, participants may expect to successfully apply for grant proposals, as well as to design, implement and evaluate a variety of programmes and projects, based upon a profound knowledge of the conflicts and struggles brought about by discrimination based on gender-oriented power relations. Graduates will be able to recognize the enormous possibilities that a gender perspective offers to men and women in the prevention of conflicts, sitting at the negotiating table, or participating in post-conflict intervention. They will also be able to implement the concepts of equality in their daily lives.
Sample of Alumni Positions
Hovig Etyemezian, Lebanon (GPB 2004) is the Emergency Coordinator for the DR Congo of CARE International.
Angela Rossini Ison, The Philippines (GPB 2004) is the Associate Gender Affairs Officer United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Shannon Mathieu, USA (GPB 2005) currently works at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Political Unit. United Nations.
Mariella Cruzado, Perú (GPB 2005) currently works as Specialist at the Department of Public Security Organization of American States (OAS).
Alex Sivalie Mbayo, Sierra Leone (GPB 2006) works as a University Lecturer at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.
Monica Henry, USA (GPB 2006) works as New Beginnings Program Manager/Victim Advocate at Quileute Nations Organization.
Grace Tasila Mbewe, Zambia (GPB-2007) works as Programme Coordinator at Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation.
Ana Cláudia Menezes, Brazil (GPB 2008) currently works as Information and Documentation Officer for Angola Programme of Christian Aid.
Mayme Audra Lefurgey, Canada (GPB 2011) worked as gender specialist with the Malawian Government and as women and girls education programme associate London. UK.
Dr. Shahbaz Israr Khan, Pakistan (GPB 2011) Programme officer at Bargad Organization for Youth development in Pakistan.
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The Beauty of Chastity
Posted By Stacy McDonald on June 7, 2010
Because of my own sinful past, as well as the fact that sexual sin introduced so many sorrows into my life (even before I was born), I learned early in my Christian walk that purity meant more than simply avoiding sex outside of marriage. Sexual purity, like all virtues, begins in the heart.The Bible calls it chastity, which doesn't always mean "sexual abstinence." After all, even married women are called to be chaste (Titus 2:5, 1 Peter 3:2). Being chaste is more than a physical state of being; it is an active virtue that consistently demonstrates sexual purity—in thought, word, and deed.
Chastity requires me to honor the estate of marriage and to respect the marriage bed. It goes well beyond simply avoiding sexual activity outside of marriage. In fact, it's far more active, since it includes loving my brother enough to help protect his chastity (Galatians 5:14). Whether I am single or married; whether it is my marriage or the marriage of my neighbor, I am called to honor marriage. Because "marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge." (Hebrews 13:4)
A Reflection of Mom
As moms, we have a huge responsibility. Our daughters are looking to us to find out how to grow into godly women. If a daughter sees her mother dressing in provocative clothes that reveal or accentuate her private areas, or donning clothes that are skin tight and obviously cut to allure the opposite sex, then that is what she is likely to emulate.
Moms, these precious little girls want to be "just like us!" What an honor! Now, let's see to it that we are pointing them to Christ:
"Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ." (1 Corinthians 11:1)
Daddy's Eyes
And dads aren't off the hook! Daughters are watching Daddy's eyes! Every girl wants her hero to think she's beautiful—and if her hero is attracted to sensuality in other women, she's likely to want to please him by becoming "his kind of beautiful."
Sons learn in very much the same way. They notice what types of movies or television their dad likes to watch. Boys pay attention to Dad's magazine subscription and follow his gaze in the check out line. A son sees what his father values most in women and is affected by whether or not Dad respects, protects, and is faithful to Mom.
A Woman's Responsibility
Jesus said that even looking upon a woman to lust after her is adultery (Matt. 5:28). And men must take this seriously, learning to guard their eyes as Job did.
"I have made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a young woman?" (Job 31:1)
With this in mind, we women have a choice whether or not to make it difficult for the men around us. It's been said that just as men have the sinful tendency to lust after women; likewise, women have the sinful tendency to lust after being lusted after. Notice how the married woman in Proverbs 7 wasn't actually a prostitute, she simply dressed like one. Her heart motives were to entice a young man:
"And there a woman met him, with the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart." (Proverbs 7:10)
However, sometimes women dress provocatively without any intention of following through with anything sinful. Still, remember the old adage, "Don't advertise what's not for sale!"
A woman's pride or insecurity may sometimes cause her to dress immodestly in order to be noticed (1 Timothy 2:9). At an early age, I learned that when I dressed a certain way, I received more attention from the opposite sex. Of course, I eventually realized it wasn't the kind of attention I was looking for. Still, I learned something: Men are easily affected by the way we women dress, carry ourselves, and behave.
Sometimes, women, especially young women, aren't at all aware of the affect they have on men. So it is up to the older women in their lives, chiefly their mothers, to teach them. The Harris brothers put together a revealing (no pun intended) Modesty Survey that mothers and daughters will find helpful in discussing some of these topics.
As women, we are called to glorify God by communicating biblical beauty (not sensuality) in the way we dress and carry ourselves– it is our DUTY to our brothers (and sisters) in Christ.
"For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." (Galatians 5:13)
I am not loving my brothers in Christ (or their wives) if I dress in a way that is likely to entice another woman's husband. I want to save my body (physically and visually) for my own husband, and I should teach my daughters to save their bodies for their future husbands, as well as to love their brothers in Christ enough not to stumble them.
So am I to dress as plain as possible? Is frumpier holier? Should I try to hide the clear fact that I'm a woman by wearing a sack? Read PART 2 of The Beauty of Chastity where we discuss biblical beauty and what that means.


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Thu, 19 December 2013
So you thought NVC was done with 2013, well it turns out Nintendo wasn't done with us. Host Jose Otero is joined by Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and Marty Sliva for a spirited discussion focused on the Nintendo Direct that happened on 12/18. We hit a new record of three f-bombs in this episode, so please put the kids to bed before listening. Check out what we think about Hyrule Warriors, Kirby Triple Delux, Chibi Robo, NES Remix, Rosalina in Smash Bros, and more. Happy holidays and see you next year!
Direct download: NVC121813.mp3
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Mon, 16 December 2013
Season's greetings NVC listeners! Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Brian Altano for our final episode of 2013. This week, we discuss which item should be dropped from future Zeldas, Nintendo's low Wii U sales, the brilliance of Sega's 3D Classics, and Miiverse on 3DS. Also, you should be warned that there's a pretty big Zelda: A Link Between Worlds spoiler tucked away at the end of the show.
Direct download: NVC121313.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:14pm EDT
Wed, 4 December 2013
NVC's Zelda: A Link Between Worlds spoilercast is here! Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and special guest Greg Miller get together to talk about Link's adventure through Hyrule, Lorule, and everything in between.
Direct download: NVC120513.mp3
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Thu, 28 November 2013
Marty Sliva joins host Jose Otero and Peer Schneider to answer your listener emails. Happy holidays!
Direct download: NVC112813.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:44pm EDT
Fri, 22 November 2013
Hey! Listen! Keza MacDonald joins the cast of NVC this week (Jose, Brian, and Peer) to participate in a spoiler-free discussion of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and we trade some more stories of multiplayer mayhem in Super Mario 3D World.
Learn more about the 4th Annual Nintendo World Report Child's Play Telethon here.
Direct download: NVC112213.mp3
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Sun, 17 November 2013
IGN news editor Andrew Goldfarb joins the regular cats of NVC (Jose, Peer, and Brian) to talk about art in The Legend of Zelda and his recent Pokemon Y adventures. The crew also chats about your Question of the Week responses and the recent Nintendo Direct from Novemeber 13th.
Direct download: NVC111413.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:31pm EDT
Fri, 8 November 2013
Host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Brian Altano are joined by IGN's newly crowned King of Fitness, Brian Albert, to talk about Wii Fit U, Wii Sports Club, Super Mario 3D World, and more.
Direct download: NVC110713.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:11am EDT
Fri, 1 November 2013
Rise Koopalings and join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, Sam Claiborn, and Colin Moriarty, as they talk about one of the great franchises of the 8-bit era: Konami's Castlevania.
Direct download: NVC103113.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:37am EDT
Fri, 25 October 2013
Sonic takes center stage this week on NVC. Host Jose Otero is joined by Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and Vince Ingenito to talk about the divisive Sonic Lost World, Brian's Pokemon Adventures, and your responses to our previous question of the week.
Direct download: NVC102413.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:11am EDT
Fri, 18 October 2013
NVC is back! Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, Meghan Sullivan, and special guest Francesco Dagostino, as they trade impressions on Nintendo 2DS, Pokemon, Rune Factory 4, and talk about the latest Zelda news from NY Comic-Com.
Direct download: NVC101813.mp3
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Roland Emmerich's Shakespeare Movie Not As Strange a Career Move As It Sounds
Though, still kind of strange.
Roland Emmerich's not the type of director you'd figure to make a Shakespeare movie, what with his penchant for destroying the world over and over and over again. And yet the Independence Day director's next project, Anonymous, is a period film all about Shakespeare — or, more accurately, how Edward de Vere, the seventeenth Earl of Oxford, was actually Shakespeare. To figure out how Emmerich could make such a film, Dana Stevens visited the set and discovered what will surely calm everyone who hates pluots and prefers it when plums taste like plums, apricots taste like apricots, and disaster-movie directors don't make art pictures. Emmerich "will be doing with literary conspiracy theories in Anonymous what he did with world monuments in 2012," she writes, "taking really big famous ones and slamming them into each other." In addition to extravagant sets, tons of extras, and we're sure, somehow, special effects, Anonymous will argue, not only, that de Vere wrote Shakespeare's plays, but that he was Elizabeth I's illegitimate son, got Oedipal with her, had a child with her, and then wrote many sonnets to the resulting offspring. In short, Anonymous contains the lit-movie equivalent of breaking the Statue of Liberty's face off.
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Swedish prosecutor seeks arrest of WikiLeaks founder in rape case
According to reports this morning, the Swedish director of prosecutions Marianne Ny has called for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange. Reports AFP:
I request the District Court of Stockholm to detain Mr Assange in his absence, suspected of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.
The reason for my request is that we need to interrogate him. So far, we have not been able to meet with him to accomplish the interrogations.
A warrant for Assange's arrest was issued in October but was withdrawn hours later. He has claimed that the allegations are part of a smear campaign to discredit him following WikiLeaks' publication of the Afghanistan war logs and Iraq war logs.
Full story on AFP at this link…
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Irans top nuclear negotiator arrested for spying for BritainNovember 15th, 2007 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 15 (ANI): Irans former top negotiator with the West on Tehrans nuclear programme has been arrested on charges of spying for Britain.
Hossein Mousavian, who played a key role in Iran's weighed down nuclear negotiations with the West, allegedly passed classified information to the British Embassy in Tehran.
Mousavian is also accused of meeting and communicating with foreign agents and exchanging sensitive information with them.
Mousavian was taken into custody on Monday, shortly after he appeared at a rally next to his close friend and former president Hashemi Rafsanjani, a leading rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , when he warned that Iran was facing "serious threats," Daily Mail reported.
It was Mousavian's first major public appearance since being released in May after a brief detention on suspicion of espionage.
Mousavian was a senior member of Iran's negotiating team between 2003 and 2005 under former reformist President Mohammad Khatami.
After the hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected, the negotiating team was removed on accusations of making too many concessions to the West.
Significantly, on Monday, President Ahmadinejad attacked critics of his nuclear policies as "traitors" and accused them of spying for Iran's enemies.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office in London has reportedly declined to comment immediately on Mousavians arrest.
However, one official in the Middle East said, Mousavian regularly met European envoys in Tehran from October 2003 to hold negotiations to resolve the nuclear dispute.
"It was normal diplomatic activity in that we sought to find out what the Iranian position was and he conveyed the Iranian position," one European Envoy was quoted, as saying.
Mousavian is likely to appear before Iran's Revolutionary Courts. The charges carry sentences of up to life in prison.
The latest development will put more pressure on the tense diplomatic relationship between London and Tehran over Irans nuclear enrichment programme at a time when the United Nations is considering stepping up sanctions against Iran. (ANI)
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It is no secret. The Catholic Church is in crisis with many of its priests charged with un-Godly crimes. There seems to be no end to the reports of sex abuse of children, sex scandals within the ranks of the clergy and the blatant cover-up by church elders who should have been protecting the flock of faithful and not their ne'er-do-well colleagues.
I don't pretend to know why Pope Benedict XVI became the first to resign in almost 600 years. But I'm going to bet it had something to do with the constant drumbeat of scandal that marked his eight-year reign.
Before he became Pope he was Joseph Ratzinger, a German Cardinal. You may not know, however, that he had long been in charge of the Vatican office to which all reports about sexually misbehaving priests were directed. In other words, for years every single complaint about sexual abuse by a priest crossed the desk of Cardinal Ratzinger.
Agreed, he was just one man within the vast Vatican framework. But he was at the top. He was the man within the organization who was in a position to know about every accusation and what action (if any) had been taken to learn the truth about allegations of sexual abuse. The information about priests with multiple complaints against them was at Ratzinger's fingertips. He could easily have looked up information about all those priests who had been transferred from parish to parish -- and the children who claimed they too had been abused. Ratzinger's office kept track of priests who had been sent away for "rehabilitation" to treatment centers in New Mexico, Missouri and Maryland to name just three.
It would have been next to impossible for Ratzinger not to have noticed the trend. He surely must have wondered and prayed about the best path to take. Was Ratzinger the one who counseled silence among the ranks or did he just go along with it?
And then, after all those years of monitoring the growing tsunami of sexual abuse complaints, Cardinal Ratzinger became the pope. Certainly during his years in that seat of power he had the authority to enact meaningful change. He did not.
I had a sort of complicated religious upbringing. My mother was from a devoutly Methodist household and my father called himself agnostic. I went to Sunday school as a child and later my step-Grandmother began to take me to her Catholic church. I was mesmerized by the cathedrals, the pageantry and the seemingly devoted priests who the congregation called "Father." I sent my only child to Catholic elementary and high school and to this day I feel she got a great education. I think that there are many good and dedicated men in the priesthood.
Today, as plans are underway for the Vatican's Conclave where the Pope's successor will be chosen I wonder what he is thinking. Does he look back and wonder about the wisdom of keeping the secrets of predatory priests all these years? Does he worry about the fate of victimized children? Does he wonder if the wiser path might have been to stand firm against sin, call in the police and let prosecutors do their jobs? Certainly, the church's reputation would have emerged stronger had offending priests been treated like other criminals.
As the world's Cardinals converge on Rome I imagine many of them are looking for a sign from God about the right thing to do, the right ballot to cast. Who should they vote to be the next Vicar of Christ? Who among them has the strength and moral character to do what must be done? Do they want a caretaker or a leader?
Before they vote I hope they first realize that if something definitive isn't done to respond to the sex scandals -- something grand and meaningful -- the very future of the institution is in grave danger. The sheer breadth of the disgrace engulfing parishes across the United States, the British Isles, Latin America, Africa and other countries is so immense as to be completely debilitating if not addressed.
Who am I to offer suggestions? But I hope they begin the conclave with a discussion of this most obvious problem. Each Cardinal should carefully weigh what their colleagues say about how to deal with the scandal. I hope they don't vote for a candidate because "it is time" for a Latino, black or American pope. They should vote for the best, most forward thinking man for the job -- and they should vote like their organization's future depends on it. Because it does.
They also, clearly, need to discuss the elephant in the room: celibacy. Requiring that any human being abstain from all sexual activity is an unnatural prerequisite to my mind. I'm not saying that being celibate -- or struggling to remain celibate -- causes pedophilia. But I think it is safe to say it can cause sexual confusion and frustration. Further, I think there have been some men who have gravitated to the priesthood because they feared their sexual desire for children and thought the church could help them keep it in check. And the most obvious point about the celibacy requirement: it automatically excludes all men who have loving and healthy relationships with women. Isn't a man who knows the true love of another person the perfect candidate to minister to and counsel others? It seems so self-defeating for a church to exclude faithful men at a time when they are reported to be so desperate for new priestly recruits.
Lift the celibacy rule and I bet the church would see a flood of devoted religious men step forward to spread the Gospel.
As the conclave gets underway I hope the Cardinals understand it is time for moral, compassionate and truly healing leadership at the Vatican. There is no better time than now for the church to clean up its act.
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Let's look at Antarctica first. It's kind of difficult to get one of Google's Street View vehicles to and through an area with such a harsh climate. Let's not even talk about the ecological implications! No, what Google did instead, according to its blog, was focus on Half Moon Island; indeed, if you read the blog entry to the end, you'll note that its author mentions vacationing to Antarctica with plans to take some Street View photos.
For the rest of the continent, Google seems to have relied on user-contributed photos as much as they could. So if you use Street View to examine Antarctica, you'll see a lot of blue dots that represent these photos. You'll be able to drop Google's famous pegman over these dots to view the images.
Search Engine Land raised the amusing specter of penguins filing lawsuits against Google for violating their privacy – which brings us, in a roundabout sense, to Brazil. Google has had privacy issues in the past with Street View, up to and including lawsuits; indeed, they started automatically blurring any faces that show up in the application to help quell such concerns.
Brazil's Street View situation was a bit more macabre than usual, however. Again, as reported by Search Engine Land, something very unexpected showed up on local streets in Brazil: dead bodies. Images included a partially-covered body next to Avenida Presidente Vargas in Rio de Janeiro, and a covered body near police cars in Belo Horizonte. (That can't have helped tourism). Shortly after the online media picked up on this story, Google fixed the locations in Street View so that searchers would only find a blank screen instead.
Is this a problem with the system, or is it simply inevitable that such a service will catch things one would rather not see revealed to the entire world? And what kind of privacy is one entitled to expect while in a public place? This is hardly the first time Google Street View has turned up embarrassing or uncomfortable images, and it certainly won't be the last.
There have also been cases of people "showing off" for the Street View cameras; Google tries to get rid of them when they spot it. Of course, once something is on the Internet, it's hard to get rid of. Start typing "Google Street View" into Google, and the completing options offered by Google Instant include "bloopers" and "funny." There's even a website, StreetViewFun.com, devoted to the unusual things that users have turned up with Google Street View. It's updated daily with new images; recent images included an arrest and two people mooning Google's camera.
But Google Street View isn't just for fun and games, and not everyone who doesn't want to be captured on camera is innocent. One of the top 100 images on StreetViewFun has quite a story attached to it; it helped to capture a pair of muggers. The mugging occurred in Groningen, Holland; the 14-year-old victim found the image of the incident on Google Street View, and reported it to the police. The police, in turn, went to Google to get the unblurred image – and one of the officers recognized the muggers.
The controversy surrounding Google Street View and issues of privacy will probably continue. The application itself, however, is so useful that it is unlikely to go away any time soon. From finding your way around in an unfamiliar area to planning your next vacation to simple armchair tourism to yes, helping to foil a crime, Google Street View has proved its versatility.


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Suffolk University will join forces with the Boston Herald in its coverage of this year's milestone Boston mayoral race through a series of timely polls, debates, forums and commentary.
The University, which already teams with the Herald on the weekly Press Party media analysis webcast, brings to the table an array of important tools for voters who want cutting-edge coverage of the mayoral battle. Students will play an important role in the partnership as they work alongside Herald reporters, question the candidates in forums and produce video and online reports on the race.
David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, will provide surveys throughout the race, to be made available on bostonherald.com and in the pages of the Boston Herald. Paleologos will contribute a special blog and column called Poll Pal, in which he will look deep behind the numbers to spotlight trends on issues, break down demographics and detect movement among the candidates as it happens.
John Nucci, Suffolk University's vice president of Government and Community Affairs and a veteran of city politics, will offer ongoing analysis with insight into what is happening in the wards and precincts of the city as well as in the campaign boiler rooms.
Suffolk University and the Herald also will partner on mayoral debates and special events, building on a past relationship that brought voters the 2002 gubernatorial debate hosted by legendary newsman Tim Russert and the 2009 U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate.
Expanding hands-on experience for students
"We're pleased to partner with the Boston Herald as it covers all angles of a mayoral race with great implications for the future of Boston," said Suffolk University President Jim McCarthy. "Our students already get important hands-on experience working alongside Boston Herald journalists, and this partnership will expand those opportunities."
Said Herald Publisher Patrick J. Purcell: "This is an exciting race for Boston's future, and we are delighted to join Suffolk University in providing the best possible coverage for our readers and viewers. We have a civic duty to do our best to inform the electorate, and it's a duty we take very seriously."
Two dozen candidates have taken out nomination papers in the race to succeed Mayor Thomas M. Menino. The preliminary election is set for Sept. 24. The final election will be on Nov. 5.


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COMSCI: A SOFTWARE as a SERVICE (SaaS) HOSTING CASE STUDY
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ComSci delivers Technology Financial and Business Management solutions that empower organizations to implement more effective automated IT financial governance. When ComSci evolved its applications to a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model beginning in 2006, they decided to move their entire infrastructure platform to a cloud-based service. Find out why ComSci teamed up with Connectria to deliver its award-winning subscriber-based enterprise IT finance applications to over 57,000 users and growing in Connectria's hosted cloud environment.
About ComSci
For nearly forty years, ComSci has been supporting the processing requirements for
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ComSci's advanced product offerings are able to acquire, normalize, maintain, and report
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ComSci's long standing key to success has been their commitment to deliver outstanding service to clients. They provide and allow a level of flexibility and strive to operate as an extension of a client's organization. ComSci realizes that no two clients' IT financial and business management processes are exactly the same, and work with their customer's IT and finance teams to develop the right service portfolio offering for delivering technology across the enterprise. ComSci has proven that it is willing to go the extra mile for its clients providing tailored 'best practices' solutions to meet and exceed client expectations. The commitment and responsiveness that ComSci provides is greatly illustrated through their 98%+ client retention rate. ComSci has been providing IT Financial and Business Management applications to many of their Fortune 500 clients for more than twenty years, dramatically setting them apart from their competitors in the technology financial and business management applications industry.
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When ComSci began as Communications Sciences, Inc. in 1972, their main focus was
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Business Management applications that are deployed in a 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) or 'Business Process-as-a-Service' (BPaaS) delivery model. This application platform is a
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management reporting objectives of its clients. ComSci's SaaS-based applications allow
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In the early stages of building out their SaaS model, they managed the applications and aggregated data internally at ComSci's New Jersey facilities. As they started migrating many of their data stacks to accommodate more complex, enterprise-based technology transactional data, it was becoming increasingly difficult to support the infrastructure in-house. In addition, many of ComSci's new Global 1000 clients required stringent security assessments in handling huge volumes of confidential utilization and accounting data.
As a result of these challenges, ComSci quickly realized that they did not want to be in the business of building and hosting data centers for their customers. ComSci launched a search to find a robust managed infrastructure cloud provider that would be able to host and manage terabytes and pedabytes of secure client data on multiple, complex technology platforms, something ComSci did not want to scale in-house. Doing so would 3 mean applying ComSci resources that distracted from building automated state-of-theart technology financial and business management applications. The ability to scale equipment as an operating expense and quickly refresh their infrastructure to newer versions when released were key factors in wanting to find and establish an outsourced cloud solution.
ComSci felt that having a partnership with a cloud provider would give them an edge on being faster to market with their solutions because they could leave the infrastructure aspect to cloud-based data center experts.
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The staff and students in the LDRC are working on a wide variety of projects on languages around the world. Several of these, including past projects, are summarized in the pages on this site.
Current Projects
Totonac Documentation Project
Project director: David Beck
Researchers: Michelle Garcia-Vega, Devin Moore, Rachel McGraw, Conor Snoek
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Project directors: Sally Rice, John W. Ives
Researchers: Michaela Stang, Conor Snoek
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Today's issue of Womens Wear Daily includes a discerning look at beauty blogs and their growing influence in the industry.
Though I wish Spoiled Pretty could have been mentioned in the article, I am beyond thrilled for my blogging comrades who were referenced (All About The Pretty, Beauty Addict, Beauty Blogging Junkie, Beauty Snob, BellaSugar, Blogdorf Goodman, Makeup and Beauty Blog, Makeup Bag, Shake Your Beauty, and Temptalia).
Here are some excerpts:
A new breed of beauty writers is building the sort of influence that's gaining the attention of major brands: bloggers.
Scores of blogs largely dedicated to opinions and reviews of beauty products have proliferated in the past several years. And as the quality and quantity of blogs increases, beauty companies' traditional marketing strategies are having to adapt.
Linda Wells, editor in chief of Allure, said she believes beauty brands have started to take blogs seriously over the past few years because blogs are "starting to have an effect on product sales. Companies are more excited about being mentioned [on blogs], so we're seeing more of the industry reaching out to bloggers," she said.
To read the article in its entirety, click on the image (above, left).
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Funding Opportunities
At Dalhousie, you can find many opportunities to fund your graduate education. Our scholarships reward academic achievement and provide financial assistance; our bursaries assist graduate students in need. There are many external funding sources that also provide scholarships and awards to high-achieving students.
In this section, you will find information on:
- Scholarships and Fellowships
- Bursaries
- Travel Grants
- External Funding Opportunities
- Funding for International Students
You can also review a list of funding-related frequently asked questions and forms. The recorded presentation, by our Scholarships Liaison Officer, also contains a wealth of information.


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STARS v.6. 2. 2007
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Animation of stars flying, with transparent background. You can use them and put it where ever you want (in your Flash-animation). If you don`t want it to loop, just put in last frame stop...Enjoy..
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EVA Air and Boeing have finalized an order for five 777 Freighters. The order, valued at more than $1.5 billion at list prices, will represent the first 777 freighters to join EVA Air's fleet, and the first to be delivered to a Taiwanese airline. Boeing first announced EVA Air's intent to order triple seven cargo aircraft at the Paris Air Show last month.
EVA Air currently operates more than 35 Boeing airplanes, including 20 777-300ERs. With 13 additional 777-300ERs on order – both direct purchased and leased – EVA will become one of the largest 777 operators in the world. The carrier plans to grow its operational twin-aisle fleet to more than 60 airplanes by the end of 2025.
"We are pleased to be the first airline in Taiwan to introduce Boeing 777 freighters," EVA President Austin Cheng said in his remarks. "EVA participated in development of the Boeing 777-300ER and became a launch customer. We now fly 21 Boeing 777-300ERs and have 13 more on order. We have made the right choice as our experience with this aircraft's advanced technology and excellent performance indicates what we can expect from the Boeing 777 freighters. These freighters will be the backbone of our air cargo service for the next decade."
According to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast, global air freight traffic is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 4.7 percent, doubling the cargo traffic over the next 20 years.
Source: Boeing
Featured image: Computer rendering of Boeing 777 in Eva Air livery (Image © Boeing)


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The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) FY2008 Budget Book is the proposed financial and policy plan of the Chicago Public Schools for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2007, and ends June 30, 2008. The fiscal year encompasses 12 months, as mandated by the 1995 Amendatory Act enacted by the Illinois legislature.
The Board approves the annual budget (usually at the June Board meeting, but this year at the August meeting), publishes the final approved operating budget, and posts the information on CPS' website shortly after approval. The FY2008 Budget Book includes line-item expenditure details, summary financial tables, and narrative overviews of CPS programs, goals, and financial policies and procedures. This is detailed in the sections that follow. In addition, a CD of detailed information about each individual school's budget is available.
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