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The core elements of leadership that I most respect and that many speakers in the course have talked about are pursuing a vision and staying true to your values. It seems like the time when that really involves leadership is the time when it would be easiest to fail – when your vision or your values disagree with the prevailing ideas. This means that in sticking to them, you will show your strength, but no one will like you very much.
If no one likes you, can you still lead people places? Whatever you do will make someone unhappy, but can you reach a point when you've made everyone unhappy and you are no longer leading anyone? Is it really leadership to stick to your ideas when everyone disagrees, and all you'll get is an empty room?
Some things are worth standing up for under any circumstances. Some things are worth fighting for, some aren't. The hard part is figuring out which is which. The next hard part is persuading other people that you're fighting for something important, and that your vision is one worth following.
A personal example: While I know climate change is a vitally important issue worth fighting for, I don't know how to persuade others of this. I am often reluctant to engage with people on climate change as I fear being unable to rationally argue my position, struggling with the temptation to get angry or rude. My fear of failure has seriously impeded my ability to lead on this issue at all, and I am still trying to navigate the awkward issue of how to raise such daunting topics with friends and family without alienating myself.
Is it ok to sit your relatives down and ask them to consider solar panels? To drive less and ride more? How would I react if someone sincerely asked me to go vegetarian? Probably not well. Maybe the personal angle is the weirdest of all. Maybe the best thing to do is try to show how such changes can be good by doing them yourself. But I believe it's time for me to start speaking up on the more broad facts – climate change is real, it's more urgent than people realise, and our lives are going to change whether we like it or not. The sooner people realise this, the sooner they can grieve for our old lifestyles and start planning for the future.


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Hiya and welcome to my build for Shaco. This build focuses primarily on AS and mass amounts of dmg with a lil life steal thrown in. Start off with a Dorans Blade and a health potion. After you have enough to buy your boots, go sell the blade and buy a Vampiric Scepter. Go back and lane til you can buy a zeal. Now lane til you have enough to buy your Bloodthirster and go gank crazy. after that dmg boost and the movement speed boost from zeal, you should have no problem ganking anyone on the feild. after that go ahead and buy ur Phantom Dancer and continue to gank and jungle. JUNGLING IS IMPORTANT!!!! if there is no team fighting going on or your lane isnt in danger, go grab the buffs and farm a lil gold while ur at it. If ur opponents havent surrendered by now build ur Infinity Edge and then its game over. If they are stubborn then keep going and make them want to surrender.
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Kate Winslet shows off her wrapped-up Oscar just after arriving to JFK Airport from Los Angeles on Monday (February 23).
The 33-year-old actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress for performance in The Reader.
"I'd be lying if I haven't made a version of this speech before," Kate said while accepting the award. "I think I was probably 8 years old and staring into the bathroom mirror and this (Oscar) would be a shampoo bottle. But it's not a shampoo bottle now."
"My kids are waiting for me to bring home an Oscar," Kate later said. "It's great because with my husband's Oscar we now have a pair. They love playing with my awards and this means they get to hold one each. I might just try and hang on to it for a while myself though."


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Five things for pharma marketers to know: Wednesday, December 23, 2015
1. Hillary Clinton called for $2 billion in federal spending to cure Alzheimer's disease. It's the first time a presidential candidate has made the degenerative brain disease a campaign issue. (USA Today)
2. A drug approval for a therapy that treats a rare disease may not benefit patients, who have been receiving experimental treatment for free in a compassionate use program developed by Jacobus Pharmaceutical. The new drug is being developed by Catalyst. A FDA approval will likely mean high prices. (NPR)
3. The FDA approved AstraZeneca's Zurampic, which is used to treat a condition associated with gout. The label comes with a warning about the risk of kidney failure in patients if the drug is used in higher-than-approved doses. (Reuters)
4. Turing Pharmaceuticals has cut jobs and is looking for a new leader after CEO Martin Shkreli resigned. Shkreli, who last week was arrested on securities charges stemming from his tenure at another drugmaker, is most known for his defense of Turing's decision to raise the price of an old drug by 5,000% earlier this year. (AP)
5. Sanofi submitted a marketing application to the FDA for a combination of insulin glargine with lixisenatide. The combo would be used as a single daily injection for adults with Type 2 diabetes. (Reuters)


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Theatre in the multiplex
After my first article about theatre streaming on your computer screen, it was probably inevitable that I'd write about theatre streaming on a much, much larger screen. Live theatre is being beamed into movie screens around the world. This isn't an entirely new idea – Met Opera in HD has been streaming live performances since 2006, and organizations from NPR , to Christian rock bands have experimented with the genre.
Theatre came relatively late to the game, but it's beginning to make up for lost time. In 2009, in 2009, Britain's National Theatre broadcast Helen Mirren in Phedre , and the 20th anniversary production of Forever Plaid, starring an 88-year-old Carol Channing. The technology isn't perfect yet – viewers complained of technical problems in the Forever Plaid production – but it's a step in a good direction. The Phedre broadcast went so well that the National Theatre opened two more plays, The Art of Habit and The London Assurance , to movie audiences. They have or will appear in 19 countries and 25 U.S. states.
Many reviews have been positive, although there are certain issues that arise in mixing the genres. I once had a theatre professor who was adamant that theatre was much more difficult to create than film or TV because a film director can frame a shot so that the audience sees only what he wants them to see. A theatre director can never completely control where an audience member will look, he'd say, and that is why she has to work harder to make sure the entire set is perfect. Live theatre broadcasts mix these genres – the camera angles with the 'perfectly' staged production. I know one Met in HD audience member who complained about a scene in which a singer cries out mournfully for several minutes, all the while completely covered in blood. In the live version, there was lot of other action going on onstage which the audience could choose to look at, but in the movie version, the director zoomed in on the bloody singer and kept the camera focused on her. My audience member found it very disconcerting.
Still, there are obvious advantages to this model – unless the National Theatre decides to send several productions on a massive worldwide tour each year, this is probably the best way to present them to international audiences. The experience of watching something with other people on a big screen and sound system of a movie theatre is probably the closest second to attending the live event. The price – about $20 in the U.S. – is certainly much less than one would pay to see Helen Mirren live.
For those interested in checking out this genre, the National Theatre's next movie screen production opens in the US in late June.
Your Two Cents: Can you think of any American productions that might be good candidates for the silver screen?
Katie Barry has been a preschool teacher in Vietnam, a theatre tech in Vermont, and, most recently, a web associate at TCG. When not writing descriptions of herself in the third person, Katie enjoys traveling, theatre, all things international, long brunches, books, and playing with her two kittens. She lives in Brooklyn with Yuki and is learning to swing dance.


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Yashvi, What you have written in your profile is a wet dream of most of the Indian men. Your question clearly indicates that you have higher libido. And its not a crime. What you have been doing could be morally wrong but its not illegal as you and others involved are (i hope) are consenting adults.
following could be some of the reasons why you enjoy it so fully
1) Forbidden fruit always tastes sweeter.
2) Cheating pleasure
3) You are the only female present and all males giving their undevided complete attention to you and your pleasure.
4) You could have been in full control and all males would have been following your whims and wishes
5) You can do those things with them or ask them to do such things which are just unimaginable doing with hubby dear. You just could not mention them to him.
6) Pleasure of multiple penetrations
However one thing i failed to understand is in your Q you have stated that you make them wear condoms which is a good thing but in the same breath you state that you do swallow their cum.Remember exchange of body fluid can lead to STD spreading. so better avoid such exchane . While kissing also take caution that it should not be prolonged and deep smooch.
And if your hubby already got suspicious don't live in ivory tower and imagine you will always be safe. He could prove to be smarter if he employes a private detective or install hidden cams. This can happen and it will leave you no where .So take an informed decision. I am sure if any untoward thing happens and your hubby leaves you no any of your other fuckers will have guts to marry you. Its fun to fuck other mans wife but very devastating if same happens with a man!
Its you life make it or break it. We only can show you the dangers , its you who have to decide where to lead your life.
Best of luck!
Yashvi, Thanks for selecting my answer as the beat answer.
Every person has a different level of sex and you posses high libido. Being a Sexoholic is not a bad thing but it's just a taboo in India society of woman and on the other side every other or second man is a sexoholic and he knows that.
But when it comes to woman she becomes a **** and man a stud.
Talking about the morality, yes you are doing wrong and you know that very well. I will just say you need to think what you are doing and where are you heading in life? Is it fine for your future or it may produce lethal results in your future?
You know what is right what is wrong if it comes to reality. Think about all such things and decision is yours.
But yes if it gets open then 99% chances your life may get destroyed...and 1% if your husband supports you after that and involves himself in your kink.


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Courtesy of a new partnership with the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sentifi will begin providing Asia's first ("and fastest") stock exchange with social media updates on 40,000 stocks, currencies, and commodities from around the world. The updates will be available on the Bombay Stock Exchange website and will include a ranking of the most widely-discussed stocks, a longitudinal comparison between market attention and stock price, "most relevant and influential voices,' trends driving market attention, and more. The goal is to make it easier for investors to take advantage of the most relevant information and market sentiment data available on social media while at the same time avoiding "information overflow."
Pictured: Sentifi founder and CEO Andres Bally demonstrating Sentifi Alerts at FinovateEurope 2017 in London.
Explaining his company's technology, Sentifi founder and CEO Andres Bally said "With an AI-based technology platform built over the past four years, Sentifi extracts insights of billions of (data points) while at the same time reduces this information to a summary of a handful (of) events and pattern events driving market attention and (the) valuation of stocks." Bally credited the combination of the "social media sharing culture" with big data and self-learning algorithms for making technology like Sentifi's possible, adding that "the financial information market is in a paradigm shift providing a better understanding of market attention and financial value drivers than ever before."
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Sentifi demonstrated Sentifi Alerts at FinovateEurope 2017, and unveiled its MySentifi ecosystem last fall at FinovateAsia 2016 in Hong Kong. Winner of the Swiss Fintech Award in 2016, Sentifi has raised more than $7 million in funding from private investors in New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore, as well as the company's native Switzerland.


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Mt. Disappointment Race Training Runs & Trail work
Training Run Info - Check back at a later date or more info.
Mt. Disappointment Race Trail work
Trail-work meeting place: (Meeting time is 7:00am)
You MUST e-mail Gary during the week before the trail-work day so we have enough tools.
Preliminary Trail Work dates are:2017
Please contact Gary Hilliard if you want to come help. All trail work hours can be certified for volunteer credit.
Things to bring for trail work (USFS wants to see proper clothing…please help us comply)
The two most common tools used are the Pulaski, a sturdy tool used for rough work which has an axe blade on one side and a grub hoe on the other. The other widely used tool is the McLeod. It has a flat, square shaped blade with a cutting edge on one side and a rake with widely spaced tines on the other. The cutting edge of a McLeod is good for taking off small layers of dirt, while the rake can be used to clear leaves and disperse the loose dirt. The McLeod is also great for packing down soils because of its flat bottom.
Other tools include flat and rounded shovels, the adze hoe, tree pruning shears, rock bars, the pick mattock, clinometers (used for measuring slopes), weedwackers, and chainsaws; the last two must have spark arresters if used in the Angeles National Forest.
The McLeod and Pulaski
Always have a safety orientation meeting on the tools and the trails BEFORE beginning any trail work. Always have someone available with first aid training and a first aid kit close by. When working with tools of any type, always be safe.
THINK! Be aware of what is going on around you, and never swing or carry a tool over your shoulders. Also, be ambidextrous with tools, so at the end of the day; you will be sore all over and not just on one side.
Happy Trails!
Photos by Jan and Mike Riter (courtesy of International Mountain Biking Association IMBA).
Some of the narrative information above also courtesy of IMBA.
More information can be found at: The IMBA website
Thanks go out to Rollan James Parker of BSA Troup 966 (Torrance) who's Eagle Scout project involved clearing the section of trail between Switzer's and Clear Creek Station. Rollan, along with Trail Boss Leader David Ledford (Scoutmaster) and their group of 29 volunteers, worked in 100 degree heat to clear the trail of vegetation and rocks. The staff of the Mt. Disappointment 50k is very grateful to them for their tireless efforts.
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Houston Air Quality Issues Discussed at Natural Resource Hearing
HOUSTON - The Senate Natural Resources Committee held a public meeting March 7, 2000, at the Houston City Hall Annex. The committee heard a variety of invited and public testimony regarding Texas environmental matters. In the afternoon session, the committee convened a joint meeting with the House Environmental Regulation Committee to address the Federal Clean Air Act. Air quality, as measured during 1999, in the Houston-Galveston area was reported as the worst in the United States, surpassing the Los Angeles basin area.
Senate committee members include Senators J.E. "Buster" Brown of Lake Jackson, chair, Ken Armbrister of Victoria, vice-chair, Gonzalo Barrientos of Austin, Teel Bivins of Amarillo, Tom Haywood of Wichita Falls, Eddie Lucio, Jr. of Brownsville, and Bill Ratliff of Mount Pleasant.
During the morning session, the committee addressed the challenges of the nation's growing natural gas demand. Texas Railroad Commissioner Tony Garza introduced Rebecca Roberts of the National Petroleum Council Committee on Natural Gas, Texaco, Inc. Roberts told the committee that future supplies of natural gas will become harder to obtain through standard extraction practices. She predicted that in the future industries will want Texas' natural gas supply even more within the national and world market for natural gas supplies. Roberts stressed to the committee that Texas needs to be prepared for this demand. New natural gas drilling rigs and increases in the work force within the field of natural gas extraction will be needed to meet the future demand.
Water recycling technology development was the next topic of interest, Donald Henninger, Ph.D., NASA, Johnson Space Center, testified. He discussed how NASA is currently using space technology in the border region of Texas. NASA has used water recycling technology near the Mexican border to create potable water for local residents. Henninger anticipates significant advancements for the water recycling program, through its border region work.
Gary Oradat, representing the City of Houston, discussed the state of the Houston's area water resources. Alan Rendl, from the Harris County Regional Water Authority, gave an overview of the operating standards and budget for the Harris County Regional Water Authority.
Ned Holes of the Port of Houston Authority, addressed port expansion and growth within areas of Houston. Fred Wichlep, Port of Galveston, continued the port expansion discussion. Wichlep told the committee about the creation of a new port near Houston, Pelican West. Pelican West will be used for distributing supplies to oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Along with serving as a distribution center, the new port will also hold cruise ships.
Public testimony then followed focusing on the state's groundwater resources, missions and roles of Texas river authorities, low-level radioactive waste issues, opportunities of House Bill 2, Senate Bill 766, and environmental portions of Senate Bill 7. After public testimony concluded, the committee recessed, subject to call of the chair.
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources then convened with the House Environmental Regulation Committee to discuss the changes Texas faces in meeting federal air quality standards under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Houston Mayor Lee Brown began testimony by overviewing air quality issues in Houston. Brown stated that the Houston and Galveston areas air problems are a "regional issue, not a city issue." He stated that it is imperative that Houston industries continue to operate in non-attainment areas. Yet, Lee says he does not want to fight Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
Jeff Saitas, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's Executive Director, discussed the complexities of the Texas air quality issue. Saitas told the committees that he relates most of the pollution problems facing Texas to ozone. Organic emissions, like Nitrogen Oxide mixing with organic compounds such as air, are a major source of ozone pollution. By reducing these emission levels in the air, which are produced by burning fossil fuels, quality standards will improve. To better the air quality in Texas, Saitas suggested the electrification of certain maintenance vehicles at airports, creating better building codes, and using cleaner diesel fuels.
Members of the Greater Houston Partnership Panel testified. Chair James Royer, George Beatty of the Chamber Division, Charles Duncan of the Business Coalition for Clean Air and Kelly Frells of the Environment Advisory Committee all spoke extensively about the difficulties in maintaining proper air quality standards within large business sectors.
Kelly Mowrey, President of Gull Industries, provided a small business perspective on clean air regulations in Texas. Mowrey told the committees that current clean air standards hinder his metal finishing company more than it helps. Recently the cost for his company to comply with Environmental Protection Agency regulations was higher than his profit margin. Mowrey believes those clean air regulations imposed on his business are too strict for its size and operating standards.
Ed Feith, Environmental Department Manager for Reliant Energy, gave an electric industry perspective on clean air standards in Texas to the committees.
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There are little men, and then there are big forces — economic tides, societal shifts, structural change. The beautiful strength of Ira Sachs's recent work — his mid-career surge after the five-year gap that followed his larger-budget, mini-major film, Married Life — is that Sachs's characters are such complicated, soulful men and women clearly impacted (but not defined) by the larger issues swirling around them. In his lightly autobiographical 2012 film Keep the Lights On, Sachs essayed the romantic life of a documentary filmmaker in a relationship with a drug-addicted lawyer, set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-millennium New York gay […]by Rose Troche on Jul 25, 2016
[Editor's note: this is Michael Curtis Johnson's second guest post from IFP Independent Film Week. His first can be found here.] Sunset. Jamaica, Queens. The final day of IFP Film Week 2015. I'm spending my last night in a hotel watching Pope Francis' Mass at Madison Square Garden on TV. The plan is to eat one last slice of New York Pizza from Margherita, get on a redeye and "go in peace." "Thanks be to God!" Cue the recessional hymn. But let me take it back to the Introductory Rites. My trip started with the marketing portion of the the […]by Michael Curtis Johnson on Sep 28, 2015
At this past summer's Frameline festival, where their Go Fish received its 20th Anniversary Screening, actress and writer Guinevere Turner and director Rose Troche interview filmmaker Jenni Olson about her Sundance-bound documentary, The Royal Road. Topics include Olson's influences (including Chantal Akerman, James and Sadie Benning), archival documentary practice, urban landscapes and shooting on 16mm film. Check it out above.by Scott Macaulay on Dec 24, 2014
Stacie Passon's Concussion has a logline that might be misleading. The story of a bored, lesbian housewife who covertly takes a job as a high-scale prostitute for women, the film is so much more than that high-concept, basic-cable-ready premise implies. Equal parts darkly comedic social satire and gut-wrenching character study, Concussion is anchored by a stunning performance by character actress Robin Weigert, and marks the arrival of a strong new filmmaking voice in director Stacie Passon. The film premieres today in US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Filmmaker: For a film from a first-time director, Concussion is quite […]by Dan Schoenbrun on Jan 19, 2013
Leading up to our 18th birthday, I'll be revisiting on the blog one issue of Filmmaker a day. Today's is Spring, 1994. The first ticking clock…. Rose Troche and Guinevere Turner's Go Fish was our cover story, Spring, 1994, and I think may have been our first original piece of cover photography. Holly Willis's story was a comprehensive account of the film's production and sales process, charting the film's beginnings as a no-budget feature begun alone by Troche and Turner to one produced by Christine Vachon and Tom Kalin and sold by famed producers' rep John Pierson to Goldwyn in […]by Scott Macaulay on Aug 8, 2010


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New The Dictator Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Picks Up Anna Faris
And we learn more about the plot.
Sacha Baron Cohen got plenty of headlines for his upcoming comedy The Dictator when he showed up in costume at the Oscars (and dowsed Ryan Seacrest in ash), but all that stunting may have obscured how different the film is from Cohen's Borat and Bruno, which wrung most of their laughs from unscripted encounters with people who weren't in on the joke. As the new Dictator trailer makes clear, this is actually a very scripted affair: In fact, Anna Faris appears for the first time as a de-glammed love interest for Cohen's character, a dictator who's shorn of his beard and his identity after he ends up lost in New York. (And if this isn't quite your speed, Cohen's got two more big films coming this December: He'll play Thenardier in Les Miserables, and then he has a crucial supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.)


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JANUARY 27, 2011, Newport, RI – David Pitman, secretary of the J-Class Association, announced that the first event in the J-Class Global calendar will be staged in Newport, Rhode Island. Racing in the fabled waters of the America's Cup, the J-Class will use this regatta to kick off a four-regatta series culminating in a race around the Isle of Wight in July of 2012 for the finale regatta, which will be for the newly-minted Hundred Guinea Cup.
In 1930, Newport was the venue for the start of the remarkable J-Class era. Between 1930 and 1937 there were just 10 of these stunning yachts constructed for the purpose of winning the America's Cup. Two of the originals (Shamrock V and Velsheda) will participate in Newport, together with Ranger, a true replica of the original. Negotiations continue with two other new J-yachts to have them join the regatta.
Lars Loftus, Captain of Velsheda, said, "Our team looks forward to racing in Newport. Brad Read of Sail Newport has given us an exciting course inside the bay, and we look forward to showing our friends on Shamrock and Ranger how a big yacht performs!"
In response, Dan Jackson, Captain of Ranger, said, "The pleasure will be ours to show Lars and his team the proper way to get the most out of a J-Class yacht."
Sail Newport and the J-Class Association are responsible for the on-water race management of the regatta. The yachts and their teams will be based at the Newport Shipyard with crews staying at the Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina.
The regatta series of five races will be run from June 15 to 19, 2011, with starts and finishes off of Fort Adams. Viewing stands will be set up on the northwestern corner of Fort Adams, and other excellent viewing options will be at Castle Hill Inn and various spots in Jamestown. Working with the U.S. Coast Guard, Sail Newport will establish safe water viewing areas along the entire course. Mr. Pitman closed the announcement by saying, "This will be the first competitive J-Class regatta in the U.S.A. since the America's Cup event of 1937 between the defender Ranger and the challenger Endeavour II.
"We hope to provide the most exciting racing seen in Newport since then, and with the continued support of the state and the city of Newport, we look forward to confirming arrangements for a major regatta in Newport during 2014, featuring up to ten J-Class yachts."
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Which was very nice of the owners, although I'm sure they're wondering why I bothered because although everyone else was there at the appointed hour, I arrived more than half an hour late and cakeless because I'd been rear-ended by a goddam moron texting driver while en route. No one was injured except the carrot cake. If the detailer ever gets the patina of cream cheese off of the ceiling and the odour of bourbon out of the upholstery, it'll be a miracle.
But other than that, it was a lovely evening of good food and banter, capped off by what is becoming a cherished family tradition: a rousing round of bathroom selfies. "Belfies!" my eldest daughter (she who has strictly prohibited the publication of her face, name or distinguishing features because she can't even get past the name of this blog, let alone the content) proclaimed them. I told her "belfies" is actually the new trend word for butt-selfies. (It's pretty bad when Kim Kardashian has the power to change the lexicon.) Her response? "It disturbs me that you would know this." Yeah well I not only know it, I perfected it. Because any eejit can take a #belfie but it takes a pro to shamelessly famewhore it into passing as a birthday gift. So, belated happy birthday again, Mom, this one's for you. We're disappointed you had the decency not to join us for the bathroom fun, but there's always next year!


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Browse the Hand-Drawn 'I Went to MoMA' Gallery
There are a lot of food reviews.
Perhaps you remember Annabelle, who was less than impressed with MoMA's dinosaur offerings? The museum now has a full gallery of such reviews, though sadly not all of them are by children. A lot of food reviews, though. If you're in the market for a mushroom tart, MoMA delivers.


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Before last weekend, it was tempting to believe that the Philippines could take whatever nature threw at it – an earthquake just last month, around 20 typhoons this year, and still the archipelago always seemed to bounce back.
But then came Haiyan. A Category 5 typhoon, it brought winds of around 235 kilometres per hour, a tsunami-like storm surge and intense rain. Meteorologists believe it may be the strongest storm ever recorded. As Hurricane Katrina demonstrated in 2005, even wealthy countries like the United States struggle to cope with storms like this.
For the Philippines, a much poorer country, the challenges are greater still and are exacerbated by its geography: In this archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, Haiyan didn't make landfall once but eight times, says the UN, hitting a succession of islands in the central Visayas region. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, many islands were cut off, making it hard to determine the full scale of the calamity. The UN estimates the storm affected just under 10 million people, while the UNHCR says it displaced around 800,000. That agency says it has been receiving reports of "growing tension and trauma on the ground, especially among vulnerable women and children".
In the aftermath of the storm, the Philippines' experience of coping with the impact of typhoons and earthquakes will be vitally important. Also key are the lessons learned by the international community from previous disasters, notably the 2004 Asian tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
High on that list is the need to ensure corruption doesn't undermine relief and recovery efforts. At a time when people are dying, it might seem strange – heartless, even – to worry about corruption. But it matters. That's because there are physical limits to the amount of humanitarian relief that can be delivered in a crisis like this. If corruption means shelter, food or medicine are being steered in the wrong direction, then they're not going to people who desperately need them.
Regrettably, major disasters are prone to corruption. For one thing, they demand a rapid response, but at a time when the state's services are usually overstretched. To save as many lives as possible, aid agencies may opt to act first and think later. Lack of information can mean too much assistance goes to some areas and too little to others, creating a risk of black markets.
Another problem lies in the nature of the humanitarian aid system, which consists of an enormous range of agencies, both public and private. As Peter Walker of Tufts University has written, aid agencies, especially those that rely on voluntary funding, are sometimes "drawn" to disasters as a way of raising their profile and to promote fundraising. Flush with cash, they may spend "fast and furiously" leading, again, to resources going to the wrong places.
As our colleagues Hans Lundgren and Megan Kennedy-Chouane noted here on the blog after the Haiti earthquake, coordination of aid efforts is essential, especially, where possible, by the local authorities. That message is being repeated in the Philippines: As the BBC's Mike Wooldridge wrote, "One danger to avoid, says [World Food Programme spokesman Greg Barrow], is throwing too much aid at an affected area too soon, in a way that makes it difficult for it to be absorbed … proper co-ordination is vital." Of course, as Wooldridge, also points out, the need for coordination may need to be balanced against the need to act now: "Some chaos – at least in the early days of such a complex operation and with so many hungry people – may be inevitable."
Unfortunately, the coordination effort will be hampered by the loss of local officials, according to The Guardian: "Local authorities are saying that so many of their officials have died, they've been bereaved, they are struggling to feed their own families, their vehicles are damaged." That will only add to the pressure on the national government.
There are lessons, too, from previous disasters for people who are outside the humanitarian system but would like to help. One is to think carefully about what you donate: As Hans Lundgren and Megan Kennedy-Chouane pointed out, after the earthquake in Haiti, "Some items sent were not appropriate, including expired medication that had to be destroyed." That message was echoed by former humanitarian aid worker Jessica Alexander, who wrote on Slate: "There is one simple way that people who want to help can help. Donate money – not teddy bears, not old shoes, not breast milk."
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Curbing Corruption in Tsunami Relief Operations (OECD-ADB)
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Mercury On My Mind
Dear Mystic
So I've been head hunted for a new job and after, in a typically mercury retro manner, agonizing over the decision for about a week, I've decided to take the opportunity in the hope that it will take me in the direction I want to go. But the thing is, I have to sign the contract soon, and the latest I can sign it is a week before mercury goes direct. Any tips on contract signing during mercury retro? Pretty please?
I'm Virgo, so yes the retro drives me especially bonkers (as it does too, my Gemini sister. Lol).
Yours in Mercury hell,
The Virgo Careerist
Dear Virgo Careerist,
Actually I think a LOT of people could benefit my answer to your question so thank you for giving me the opportunity to clarify. Yes it is ideal not to sign a contract during Mercury Retrograde however this is more likely to be the case for when you suddenly get the urge to (say) go into debt. Or if it involves spending a huge amount of $$$. If it is avoidable, you don't.
BUT if the opportunity arose before Mercury Retrograde – which it probably did for you, i imagine – this is just sealing a deal already begun pre-Mercury Retro Bats. Also, you need to weigh it up against other factors. The Pluto in Capricorn makeover of the global economy is not even halfway through yet – you get headhunted for a great growth opportunity, you grab it – it doesn't matter if Mercury is doing triple somersaults in the sky at this point – sign the damned contract.
You also weigh it against other factors in your personal chart – if Jupiter was doing something snazzy with your Uranus or Venus was in your Brill Career sector, that balances out the Retro. You know? Just – obviously – triple check the legal stuff on the contract. Be more thorough than you usually would and if this new gig involves leaving an old job, make sure you super-finesse that exit and the legalities associated with that.
Good luck with the great new growth opportunity! Jupiter will be in Virgo from mid-2015!
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When a person applies for asylum, she generally seeks three different types of relief: Asylum, Withholding of Removal under INA § 241(b)(3), and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture.
Of the three, asylum is the best--if you win asylum, you can remain permanently in the United States, you can get a travel document, you can petition to bring certain immediate family members to the U.S., and you can eventually get a green card and become a U.S. citizen.
But some poor souls do not qualify for asylum. Perhaps they filed too late, or maybe they are barred due to a criminal conviction or for some other reason. Such people may still be eligible for Withholding of Removal ("WOR") under INA § 241(b)(3) or relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). I've written previously about the benefits (or lack thereof) of WOR. Today I want to discuss CAT: Who qualifies for CAT? How does it differ from asylum and WOR? What are its benefits?
To qualify for CAT, you need to show that it is "more likely than not" that you will face torture at the hands of your home government or by a non-state actor with the consent or acquiescence of the home government. If you fear harm from a terrorist group, for example, you likely cannot qualify for CAT, unless the group is controlled by the government or acting with government sanction.
Of the applicants who fear torture, there are basically two categories of people who receive CAT: (1) Those who are ineligible for other relief (asylum or WOR) because there is no "nexus" between the feared harm and a protected ground, and (2) Those ineligible for other relief because of a criminal conviction.
Let's talk about nexus first. "Nexus" is a fancy word for "connection." There has to be a nexus between the feared persecution and a protected ground. An alien may receive asylum or WOR only if she fears persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or particular social group. In other words, if you fear that you will be harmed in your home country because someone hates your political opinion, you can receive asylum. If you fear harm because someone wants to steal your money, you probably don't qualify for asylum, since common crimes do not generally fall within a protected category (I've written a critique about the whole nexus thing here).
In my practice, we sometimes encounter the nexus issue in cases from Eritrea. That country has a form of national service that is akin to slavery. People who try to escape are punished severely. However, fleeing national service does not easily fit into a protected category, and thus many Eritreans who face persecution for this reason cannot qualify for asylum or WOR. Such people are eligible for CAT, however, since the harm is perpetrated by the government and constitutes torture.
Now let's discuss the other group that sometimes receives CAT--people with criminal convictions. Some crimes are so serious under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") that they bar a person from asylum or WOR. For example, if you murder someone, you can pretty much forget about asylum or WOR. Drug crimes are also taken very seriously by the INA, as are domestic violence offenses. In fact, there is a whole area of law--dubbed "crimmigration"--that deals with the immigration consequences of criminal behavior. Suffice it to say that certain convictions will block you from asylum and/or WOR, and it is not always intuitive which crimes are considered the most serious under the immigration law.
If you are ineligible for asylum or WOR due to a conviction, you will not be barred from CAT. The United States has signed and ratified the CAT, which basically says that we will not return a person to a country where she faces torture. So even the worst criminals may qualify for CAT relief.
So what do you get if you are granted CAT?
There are two sub-categories of CAT: Withholding of Removal under the CAT (which is different from WOR under INA § 241(b)(3)) and Deferral of Removal under the CAT. This means that the Immigration Judge will order the alien deported, but will "withhold" or "defer" removal to the country of feared torture. Of the two types of relief, Withholding is the more stable status. It is granted to people who do not qualify for asylum or CAT due to a nexus problem. It is also available to certain criminals, but not the most serious offenders. Deferral can be granted to anyone who faces torture in the home country, regardless of the person's criminal history. Deferral is--theoretically at least--more likely to be revoked if conditions in the home country change. In practical terms, however, there is not much difference between the two types of CAT relief.
For both types of CAT relief, the recipient receives an employment authorization document ("EAD") that must be renewed every year. The person cannot travel outside the U.S. and return. She cannot petition for relatives to come to the United States. She can never get a green card or become a U.S. citizen (unless she is eligible for the green card some other way).
CAT beneficiaries who are detained are not necessarily released. If the U.S. government believes that the person is a danger to the community or security of the United States, she can be kept in detention forever (in practical terms, this is pretty rare, but it is certainly possible).
Also, sometimes ICE harassers CAT (and WOR) beneficiaries by ordering them to apply for residency in third countries. ICE officers know very well that third countries are not clamoring to accept people who we want to deport, so essentially, this is a pointless exercise. When my clients are in this situation, I advise them to comply with ICE's demands, and eventually (usually), ICE will leave you alone.
CAT relief is certainly better than being deported to a country where you face torture. But for many people, it does not offer the security and stability of asylum. I view CAT as a last resort. We try to get something better for our clients, but we are glad it is available when all else fails.
Originally posted on the Asylumist: www.Asylumist.com.
Kate Sugarman is a medical doctor at Unity Health Care in Washington, DC, a public community health clinic. She works with people who have survived abuse and trauma, including many refugees. As a family physician, she is qualified to make medical diagnoses and prescribe treatments. She has particular experience in diagnosing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder through her family medicine training program and her clinical practice, which focuses on minority and immigrant patients, many of whom suffer from physical and mental disorders. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the Georgetown University Law School Center for Applied Legal Studies (the Law Clinic) in support of their asylum work. Here, she discusses her work, and the new reality of a Trump Administration:
The morning after the election felt like day zero of the apocalypse.
Dr. Sugarman running from one appointment to the next.
Like most of us, I learned that night that Trump had won. But I knew I could not stay up too late to mourn. I had to meet a patient at 7:30 AM for a forensic evaluation.
Just to explain: When I say a forensic evaluation, what I mean is a medical examination that is part of an asylum seeker's evidence in his or her quest for asylum. I do not perform psychological forensic evaluations, which would mean psychological evidence of the effects of being tortured, such as anxiety, depression or PTSD. Those exams are most often conducted by mental health professionals. I conduct medical forensic evaluations. Most of the effects of torture that I document are visible scarring on the skin from beatings, stabbings, burning, etc. I also document any other visible medical signs of the effects of being tortured, like swelling, hearing loss, damage to bones and joints, etc. I never charge the asylum seekers for these examinations.
I conduct the examination in the following way. First, I read the patient's personal statement--which explains why that person fears persecution in the home country--so I have a basic idea of what happened. Then I gently interview the patient, always trying my best not to retraumatize the person. The focus of my interview is the physical violence that has left visible scarring and other signs of torture on the person's body. Then I examine the patient, looking for scarring and other signs of abuse. Since I have performed these examinations for so many years on so many people, I have a sense of whether scarring is consistent with the stated explanation of how it happened.
The 7:30 AM patient had approached me the previous week. He told me that his asylum case had been denied, but he found a lawyer who had agreed to try to reopen the case. He asked me whether I could document his scars. I told him yes, as long as he could bring me his personal statement. The interview and examination were straight forward. As often happens, he only reported one scar to me. I had him get partially undressed at which point, I discovered more scars that he had forgotten to describe to his lawyer or me. Because asylum applicants often fail to remember all their old injuries, I always try to do a "head to toe" examination whenever possible.
After we finished, I rushed off to clinic where I had another asylum seeker waiting for me. This person had no visible scarring, but had been seeing me for some time in clinic to be treated for depression and insomnia due to the torture. His lawyer wanted a summary of my clinic notes describing the emotional distress that this person had been experiencing.
Both patients were extremely grateful for my services.
According to a study from Physicians for Human Rights, forensic reports from physicians can make a big difference in the outcome of an asylum seeker's application. I choose to do this work because I find it enormously rewarding. I have heard so many times from attorneys that judges and Asylum Officers comment on my reports, saying that the evidence I documented was very helpful in evaluating the applicant's claim.
I have discovered over the years, in addition, that just the fact of the client presenting their story to me, and my active and compassionate listening, seems to have a therapeutic value to the client. Clients sometimes seem a little less burdened after I have finished listening to them and documenting their scars. Of course, there is no greater gift than when someone comes running into clinic to hug me, and tell me that they were just granted asylum. Twice in the past few weeks, people came up to me, thanking me for my detailed and kind forensic evaluations, which they said were very helpful in their receiving asylum. I had examined each of these people more than five years ago, but they apparently never forgot me.
But now--with the election of Donald Trump--asylum seekers may be feeling more fearful. So what would I tell a Trump supporter? That is a difficult question, but I suppose if Mr. Trump wants to make America great again, we should help wonderful and deserving people be granted asylum. If my grandparents had not been allowed into the United States, then they would have been killed by Hitler, and I would not be here in the U.S. doing this important work.
I cannot undo Trump's victory, but I am determined to do everything in my power to help as many asylum seekers as possible.
Originally posted on the Asylumist: www.Asylumist.com.


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I was fortunate to have stumbled onto a caregiving position this summer, but it has come with some challenges ...
I'm caring for a 60+ year old female with anorectal cancer. Hemorrhage is an issue, especially when she passes a BM. She also has nausea for unspecified reason (she is not on chemotherapy). This said, she basically has cachexia at this point.
She has no family, but her friends are organizing care. I just happened to know one of them. Hospice crisis team has been involved, and the same hospice continues to check in. There are three of us that are a loosely formed team caring for her around the clock, with a couple of her friends organizing us.
Her primary is an MD who has some very alternative practices. Everyone who's met him does not have positive regard for the fellow, me included. She's wasted away over the course of weeks.
I have been told that the oncologists said she was underweight for treatment (but there have been a lot of inconsistent stories about a lot of this - it's kind of a mess) - and she's lost 20 more pounds, since then.
So the goal of care is to bring her weight up so she can receive treatment, as I understand the situation ... but she isn't able to eat ...
It is a slow growing tumor, so it is possible that it hasn't even metastasized.
She really seems to need a second opinion - and managed care!! However, I am unsure where to look for assistance with this, and I am really just a random caregiver in the scenario.
I would hate to see a life go to such waste, unnecessarily, and I certainly wouldn't want to be a part of that, by being complacent.
Does anyone out there have any suggestions?
I'm afraid that we're not going to be able to get enough calories in her to bring her back 20+ pounds, here at the house. Upon the suggestion of another alternative friend, she is eating small bits of coconut oil. This seems to be helping with keeping the gastric juices in check, but she needs nutrition! Aside from this, she is taking in ice water, herbal teas, green drinks, some kefir with probiotics - basically all fluids. There has been talk of protein drinks, but so far she refuses them.
I would so greatly appreciate any input on resources I might approach to get her moving in the right direction.
Thank you so much for your time, in reading this.
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Joined: Jun '13; Posts: 1Jun 2, '13It sounds like you really need a nutritionist/dieticians' input for ways to boost calories while still presenting the fluids the patient prefers to consume. I also wonder if the hospice team has offered any counseling to your patient? She might have some emotional barriers about her illness that are preventing her from wanting to eat or possibly engaging in more extensive treatment?Jun 3, '13Depending on her financial situation, you could enlist the services of a geriatric care manager. This person can assist with coordinating care. Make sure the team includes a RN. I believe she needs a second opinion and someone to coordinate everything she has going on right now. Good luck!Jun 3, '13I know that hospice is not synonymous with "do not treat" in the case of UTIs etc but I don't see the reasoning behind trying to get her to gain 20lbs (a very daunting goal based on what you are describing) so she can start chemotherapy again.
If she is alert and oriented what is her understanding of her prognosis? Usually a decision to go on hospice is reached mutually between the patient and her PCP or oncologist. If she wants the alternative-leaning MD and is capable of making decisions like that it is her right no matter what her friends think.
Maybe you could ask permission to talk to her PCP in order to get a more complete picture of her status, at end stage 4 cancer is normal not to have an appetite, and nausea from the cancer itself.Jun 3, '13Bottom line, she won't eat unless the nausea is palliated.
More treatment may not be in her best interest...is that what she wants?Jun 4, '13Bottom line, she won't eat unless the nausea is palliated.
More treatment may not be in her best interest...is that what she wants?
Also, you mentioned BMs are difficult and make her bleed more. What goes in must come out. How painful and difficult is that if what goes in must come out...and coming out is painful and causes bleeding? These are all things to consider in helping her to get treatment. Is gaining 20 pounds to get aggressive treatment her goal or your goal?Jun 4, '13The OP is not a nurse but an unlicensed caregiver can she legally contact the treating MD for information and treatment recommendations?
If the individual is a hospice patient should not the nurse case manager coordinate care as well as coordinate training /education of patient , family and non-nurse care team (assuming caregiver team is affiliated with the hospice agency and not just concerned friends/acquaintances wanting to help out).Jun 4, '13Quote from JustBeachyNurseI believe that lay persons may take the role of health advocate and contact the MD if this has been cleared with the patient and the permission appropriately communicated to the health team.The OP is not a nurse but an unlicensed caregiver can she legally contact the treating MD for information and treatment recommendations?
If the individual is a hospice patient should not the nurse case manager coordinate care as well as coordinate training /education of patient , family and non-nurse care team (assuming caregiver team is affiliated with the hospice agency and not just concerned friends/acquaintances wanting to help out).
I didn't get the impression that this woman was on hospice currently, mostly based upon the desire to improve her status to accomplish more curative treatment.
From the little information we have it sounds as if this patient is medically fragile and is more engaged in dying as opposed to living at this time. I would recommend a frank discussion amongst her friends/support to clarify HER goals for care. It sounds like they need significant help right now!
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Unfortunate.Ashanti Fondly Recalls the Time Aretha Franklin Called Her to Warn Her About SARS
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Well, hello there. Hello to my returning readers and to my new friends to be. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read this post. I'm glad you're here.
Whenever I write, I always like to start off with a quote, and I usually go from there on. It helps me to keep focus and define what my writing and thoughts are all about. So, lucky you, today I will be starting that same way. There is a special quote, dear to my heart, given by a man named Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, an American educator and religious leader, also known as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which brings great peace and joy to my heart and indeed it helps me to feel secure and loved by my Heavenly Father whenever I am going through times of trials and trouble.
"Don't give up. Don't you quite. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead. You keep your chin up. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come. Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come."
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
You know, life can be a funny and tricky thing, don't you think? One day you wake up happy, just living the dream, loving life and not wishing for anything better. You have a great job, amazing friends, and a very loving and supportive family. Everything is just working out! Right? However, the next day, you are sad; Nothing seems to work out; You end up listening to sad songs while you eat food for comfort, feeling like you are not good enough and nothing else matters anymore, wishing you had magic powers to change every bad situation into a good one. You want to make that pain go away and just let go of the battle you are fighting against within yourself. You get down on your knees and ask Heavenly Father, "Why? Why is this happening to ME? Why Heavenly Father? I can't do this."
Here is what I can tell you -- Trials are hard! I know it, you know it. We, as humans, tend to overlook our potential as Heavenly Father's children. Indeed, we tend to doubt the things that we CAN do and what we can reach. One thing you should know is that our caring Heavenly Father truly loves each one of us. He knows us individually and personally. We are His eternal children! Yes, I agree, life's trials are not always fun, however, they can helps us grow and progress as individuals. "The trials of this life will ultimately lead to joy if we patiently trust in God's plan and discover how to use adversity to grow stronger," said Larry Richman at a devotional address given at the Brigham Young University - Idaho in 2007. Key phrase, "...patiently trust in God's plan..." We are not perfect, and Heavenly Father sends us a reminder every once in a while.
Throughout my past 24 years, I have had many challenges and trials in life, and guess what? I still do. We all do! And we will keep having them throughout our future life. Again, it is part of growing up and progressing. One of the purposes of trials is to help us come to know Christ, understand His teachings in our minds, feel them in our hearts, and live them in our lives. Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explains that God loves us perfectly and "would not require [us] to experience a moment more of difficulty than is absolutely needed for [our] personal benefit or for that of those [we] love. President Harold B. Lee once remarked: "Sometimes when [we] are going through the most severe tests, [we] will be nearer to God than [we] have any idea. As I mentioned earlier, Heavenly Father does not put any trials and challenges in our lives that we cannot handle. We just need to put our trust in Him. With faith, patience, hope, and trust, anything is possible. What direction are you choosing?
What I am trying to say is that... I KNOW that God and our Heavenly Father loves each one of us. Many times we, I, personally, tend to forget the direction I am going and what I am doing on this Earth. I tend to forget all the amazing blessings that I have received throughout my life. I tend to focus on the trial, not as a learning experience. I tend to ask myself many questions and bring doubts into what I really believe in. I tend to ask, "Is this really worth it? What is my purpose here?" Even though I have my own personal challenges, trials and questions, when I come to my senses and not act upon emotions only... I KNOW that in the end, it will all be worth it! I have shared my testimony before, but I will share it once again:
Jesus Christ is extremely important to me. He is the foundation for what I believe, how I feel and think, and what I want in life. I know that He loves me. I know that He is my Brother and my Father in Heaven. I believe with all of my heart that Jesus Christ is our Savior, our Redeemer, our Peace-giver, and our Best Friend. I feel so much love for Jesus Christ and I feel my love increase as I strive to be obedient to his commandments and serve others. I know that through His sacrifice, His atonement, we can become clean. Because of Jesus Christ I have been and continue to receive forgiveness for my sins and imperfections. As we qualify for the gift of faith and as we nurture that faith until it leads us to repent we can be cleansed through the baptism of water and the Spirit! Jesus Christ is important to me because He is our Savior. I know that He lived and died for each one of us. I know that He was resurrected and that He lives. Through His sacrifice we are able to return and live with our Heavenly Father and our families again. And what a marvelous gift that is?
Remember, we are all humans. Nobody is perfect, but as we strive for perfection, we can reach high on the mountain top! God loves me. God loves you. That is my message to you today. Don't be afraid to fail. Remember, you are God's eternal child. His trials are meant for us to grow and progress as individuals. Look up and smile always! :)
- Olinquevitch
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A CASUAL RESPONSE #1 feat MASIA ONE (the Return of the B-Girl)
Presented by Casual Concepts Communications & Blackhole 212
Friday 12 July 2013
The Substation Theater
730pm doors open
Entry $15 at the door
Here's how the story goes.
One night I was hanging with the Singapore homey Shaiful (of Casual Concepts Communications) and we made our way to a new Hiphop Night at a club called Pangea. When we arrived, Shaiful was not allowed into the club as he was rocking some bermudas. Turns out this was a swanky affair and we were arriving for pre-Diddy Rap music. I asked the snooty bouncer why it was a Hiphop night and people that represented the music would be rejected for a dress code. I am so naive sometimes. He looked at me like I was speaking pig latin, then told me I could come in because I was a girl. The homey Shaiful shook his fist and said "I'll show you, I'll throw my own Hiphop show!"
And that he did! He says he was touched by the fact that I was willing to bounce with him after this rejection from Pangea - and thus in the beautiful spirit of DIY… A Casual Conversation Friday July 12. 2013 is born.
As a post script to the story, Pangea was a room full of gold diggers and gold dug, humans too self conscious to dance until they consumed enough liquid courage and my bag ended up almost getting stolen that night. So much for bourgeois when you gotta pine for my bootleg handbag. Back off, get your own sandwich.
The show July 12 is in the art space known as The Substation, "Singapore's first independent contemporary arts center", and I would like this to be a totally unpretentious night. If you love Hiphop, Punk, Reggae, K-Pop - come through to laugh and dance with some new friends. I will be putting together some visual projections and artwork with a Rockers theme, and the vibe will be set by my favourite Singapore DJs Deejay X.G. (Hiphop, Reggae, Crunk) and Tom Shellsuit (Soul, Funk, Classics). I'm also piecing together a tag rag band of Singapore musicians, young and old, to rock a live Jam session playing live versions of choice tunes off Bootleg Culture as well as covers of some of my favourite songs.
FWUH. Urban music and art is looking for a true foundation in Singapore, and as much as the larger institutions want to brand all their young people events as "Hiphop" or "Urban Beats" for the sake of fashion, it is always the underground where the longevity of a movement begins. I have been given complete artistic freedom of this space - and here is where new ideas take root and allow an authenticity of talent to grow. This is undiluted. This is taste making. This is straight from the heart. This is pioneer shit. Come through Friday July 12 and let's build. If not, I'll let you know when someone bootlegs our ideas. Bootleg is the sincerest form of flattery.


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Japan appeared in March this year, the first transgender lawmakers, Saitama Prefecture into the city's 25-year-old city councilman Xidian also, his business card says "born for women." He hopes to take his own election, and to participate in the movement of vulnerable ethnic groups to improve the Japanese society's awareness of "small minority".
He said in a recent interview with the local media that transgender people in Japan must be diagnosed with mental disorders in order to legally carry out transsexual surgery, as for the general "water" may be difficult to rent, access to health care services and find a job, Because Japan is temporarily not allowed to "sex" to change the gender on the proof of residence.
He admits that he is not lucky enough to be "lucky" after surgery after 2014, but who are not willing to take the risk of surgery for health reasons, still can not live their own choice.
He will be able to build a platform to support diversity in the future, not only to enable the community to accept "sex", but also to accommodate the elderly, children and the disabled.


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American Energy
America now occupies a position of energy leadership that was unthinkable a short time ago. These developments are strengthening America's energy and economic security and benefiting tens of millions of individuals.
America is increasingly leaving decades of energy scarcity concerns in the dust, as we become a worldwide leader in energy production. Since 2008, America's crude oil production has surged by 70%, and we have surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas.
This means that we are a safer nation: more economically sound, and less dependent on foreign sources of oil from nations that don't share our national interests.
A safe, reliable energy supply provides economic stability, heats our homes, fuels our cars, and runs our factories and businesses. In addition, the American energy industry creates jobs, funds schools, saves lives, helps us to communicate and, yes, even develops new forms of clean energy.
The oil and natural gas industry alone supports jobs for more than 10.3 million Americans, including tens of thousands of vendors and suppliers that support oil and natural gas operations. And we know that these are quality, good-paying jobs with salaries that average about $50,000 more per year than the national average.
And there's the potential to create 955,000 more jobs in the oil and natural gas industry by 2020. And, nearly 1.3 million jobs by 2030.
The energy industry supports 7.6% of the U.S. economy, with the oil and natural gas industries contributing $1.3 trillion to U.S. GDP in 2015 alone. It is also estimated that increased energy production can generate an additional $803 billion in government revenue by 2030.
Petroleum products include transportation fuels, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation, asphalt and road oil, and the feedstocks used to make chemicals, plastics, and synthetic materials found in nearly everything we use today. About 74% of the 6.89 billion barrels of petroleum that we used in 2013 were gasoline, heating oil/diesel fuel, and jet fuel.
There are many other products made from petroleum: Computers, Plastics, Phones, Basketballs, Toothpaste, Dishwashing Liquids, Makeup, Tires, Crayons, Golf balls, etc.
There is no silver bullet to meeting America's energy needs. We need all our sources of energy. But we must recognize the reality of our reliance on the fossil fuels that help power our economy. There is a significant amount of energy that we can produce domestically and not rely on from countries who may not always support our best interests. We must increase domestic oil and natural gas production for our nation's energy security.
Oil and natural gas supply more than 60 percent of our nation's energy. They are the foundation for products that we use daily. In 2040, the U.S. Energy Information Agency projects that oil and natural gas will continue to supply over 60% of the global energy needs.
America needs to create sound policies that increase, not decrease, energy production - of all types. Our policymakers must not create barriers to oil and natural gas development through moratoriums, higher taxes, and unnecessary regulations that stymie growth and hurt our economy.
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Distance from Eastport, NY to Greenfield Center, NY
Driving distance between Eastport, NY and Greenfield Center, NY is 249.32 miles (or 401.24 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Eastport, NY you would reach Greenfield Center, NY in about 4 hours 25 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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Jim Skelton and Charla Raina are the real deal. Their fans adore them for their sensibility, savvy topics and unique and timeless style.
Hollywood, Florida (PRWEB) May 24, 2012
World of Watches, one of the leading online retailers of discount women's and men's watches, brings TV viewers together from around the nation to educate, elaborate and wow on WOW TV. Popular TV shopping hosts Jim Skelton and Charla Raina make a dynamic duo that come together to sell their handpicked favorite styles from World of Watches' extensive inventory. Their charm, their knowledge and their style have made their weekly show a must-see for viewers from the east coast to the west. But the real stars of the show are the beautiful timepieces. With stunning, camera-ready styles from Invicta, Stuhrling, Swiss Legend, Lucien Piccard, Swiss Army watches, Technomarine, Armani watches, Croton watches, Jaques Lemans and Christian Bernard.
Shoppers have been tuning in for almost a year to see Jim and Charla talk about their favorite styles, how to wear them and when is the perfect moment to buy them. Host Jim Skelton is incredibly popular with a growing pool of fans. He was the "Watch-Specific" On-Air Host at ShopNBC from October of 2004 to March of 2011 and is now proud to be the watch host for World of Watches TV. Jim eats, sleeps and breathes watches from morning to night and beyond. If he's not on the air demonstrating watches, he's researching them, designing them, or photographing them. Charla is his beautiful co-host and accomplished watch aficionado.
WOW TV is a live daily show, airing from 6PM to 9PM ET on DirecTV, Dish Network and Verizon on a variety of channels. The popular show is also viewable live on popular portable devices such as the iPhone, iPad, laptops, tablets and other smart phones at WorldofWatches.tv. Just this past week, shoppers had delicious savings during Dinner with Jim, exclusive pricing on the brand name watches Jim knows his shopper's have been eyeing, jaw-dropping specials and hundreds more exclusive deals. Monday through Sunday, watch collectors around the nation are tuning into to WOW TV to learn more—and save more—on their favorite brand name watches.
There is always a great way to save and get a great deal on discount watches at World of Watches. For the latest news and announcements, check back to the site everyday, read the blog, or now tune in to WOW TV from 6-9PM ET on DirecTV, Dish Network and Verizon. There is always time for World of Watches' TV hosts Jim Skelton and Charla Raina to share the latest news in the chronograph community and their top favorite picks for every season. Not a second ticks by that World of Watches is not innovating the way people shop for their brand name watches.
About World of Watches
World of Watches is an award-winning website that has been selling watches to tens of thousands of satisfied customers since 2003. In both 2007 and 2008, Inc. Magazine selected worldofwatches.com as one of America's 500 Fastest Growing Companies in its annual Inc. 500 list. World of Watches gives customers a superior shopping experience with:
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To get the latest buzz and inside scoop, visit our blog and follow World of Watches on Facebook and Twitter.


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UPDATE about Match's 6th annual Singles in US America study
Finally the perfect dating algorithm? Of course NOT, Big Five test is OBSOLETE.
Does the Online Dating Industry really need the iDate2017 Miami Superconference?
Alexa and SimilarWeb show the rising tide is not happening for Online Dating Industry 2017
Lack Of Innovation & Decadence can summarize the Online Dating Industry.
C-Level executives are more worried about their golf scores than their company's long term strategy and innovations.
C-level executives are cooking barbecues under the water (selling smoke) and not paying attention to latest research from Academics which could be beneficial for the Online Dating Industry.
I had reviewed over 55 compatibility matching engines intended for serious dating since 2003, when I had discovered "the online dating sound barrier" problem.
The Online Dating Industry does not need a 10% improvement, a 50% improvement or a 100% improvement. It does need "a 100 times better improvement"
Please read: The 8 tips to innovate in the Online Dating Industry!
Very easy to copycat eHarmony, but very difficult to innovate: a 100 times better algorithm than eHarmony.


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Last Night on Late Night: The Hosts Weigh In on Conan's TBS Deal
Plus Jenna Elfman's creepy make-out session, on our regular late-night roundup.
It's a shame that David Letterman is off this week, because news of Conan O'Brien's return to late night provided hosts with the perfect excuse to make fun of Jay Leno. Jimmy Kimmel responded to the TBS deal with a monologue joke that reiterated his Team Coco affiliation, and while The Colbert Report's Leno zinger didn't reference the deal directly, it seemed too timely to be coincidental. It's still unknown if Andy Richter will accompany Conan to cable, but Craig Ferguson mused on the possibility of a replacement sidekick. Jay Leno didn't mention his once and future rival, but things took a turn for the awkward all the same when Jenna Elfman talked about being aroused by an onscreen make-out. She did say she was eight months pregnant at the time, not that it made her telling the story any less weird. Watch our compilation to see what you missed.


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SOURCE: National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
February 09, 2012 06:30 ET
FRISCO, TX--(Marketwire - Feb 9, 2012) - Charity Navigator, America's premier charity evaluator, recently awarded the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF) its highest 4-star rating. The rating is based on NBCF's ability to responsibly manage its finances and operations. In addition to a perfect score for its accountability and transparency, NBCF received the highest point total of any breast cancer charity rated by Charity Navigator.
"This 'exceptional' designation from Charity Navigator differentiates National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust," says Ken Berger, President & CEO of Charity Navigator.
Through its National Mammography Program, NBCF addresses the growing concern of over 50 million uninsured people in America by providing free mammograms and diagnostic services in all 50 states.
"We partner with some of the best hospitals in the country and make sure these facilities have the capacity to continue treatment after an abnormal finding or diagnosis of breast cancer," says NBCF Founder & CEO, Janelle Hail.
NBCF has joined hands with partners to bridge the gap between women and medical facilities nationwide to provide diagnostic care.
"Gannett and USA TODAY are committed to making a difference every day in the lives of the consumers we serve," said Gracia Martore, president and CEO at Gannett. "As a trusted advocate and problem solver, NBCF shares our commitment to serving the greater good through its dedication to helping save lives by increasing awareness about the early detection of breast cancer. We congratulate NBCF on receiving Charity Navigator's highest rating."
NBCF has become a stabilizing force in the lives of hundreds of thousands of women who have reached a crossroad in their lives and need a helping hand to get across the bridge.
"We at Hanes greatly value our partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation," said Sidney Falken, Chief Branding Officer, Hanes. "We are proud to support their efforts to save lives by increasing awareness of breast cancer through education and we send our most heartfelt congratulations to them on being awarded the coveted four-star rating by Charity Navigator for eight years."
"We are proud to be Charity Navigator's highest-rated breast cancer charity as we celebrate our 20th anniversary this year," says Hail.
About the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.®
Recognized as one of the leading breast cancer organizations in the world, the National Breast Cancer Foundation's (NBCF) mission is to save lives through early detection and to provide mammograms for those in need. NBCF provides women help for today and hope for tomorrow through its National Mammography Program, Beyond The Shock®, Early Detection Plan, MyNBCF online support community, and breast cancer research programs. For more information visit www.nbcf.org.
About Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org)
Charity Navigator is the largest charity evaluator in America and its website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups combined. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of nearly 5,500 charities. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 201, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452.
Susan Morales
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
2600 Network Blvd. Suite 300
Frisco, TX 75034
Phone: 972.248.9200www.nbcf.orgEmail Contact
Susan Morales
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
2600 Network Blvd. Suite 300
Frisco, TX 75034
Phone: 972.248.9200www.nbcf.orgEmail Contact
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