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In this special report, Iggy Swind and Sophia Bigg-Storm find out what the famous crime-busting Meddling Kids – Scooby-Doo and Friends – missed when they caught Flagman trying to pull a political swifty. Swind and Bigg-Storm reveal who Flagman really works for and what his prime puppeteer, Jon van Smille-Ling-Assassin, didn't want Nu Zillun's Kiwi Tax Flock to see going on behind Flagman's epic flappy-flag theatre. [Contains adult themes. 8 minute read]
Reporting by Iggy Swind and Sophia Bigg-Storm
The Meddling Kids just didn't understand why Flagman wanted a new flag face so bad.
It seemed so brazen to the Meddling Kids that Flagman would attempt to get the Kiwi Tax Flock of the South Pacific tax haven called Nu Zillun to not only vote for a new flag, while he tried to swindle them with his planned $1.3 squillion face transplant operation.
But there was even more brazen to come than the Meddling Kids had deduced.
Scooby-Doo and Friends figured out only the surface layers of an egg so golden it would have made the Fee-fi-fo-fum Giant up the beanstalk cream his industrial revolution-era jeans if he was still around – but for Jack and his 'fucking axe'. More specifically, it was Scooby-Doo's famously unshaven friend Shaggy who saw that had Flagman succeeded, all of the Queen's insignia, all of the Queen's official tax haven state uniforms, and all the Queen's flappy flaggy-ensigns would have had to go.
"Look out Kiwi Flock", Shaggy said chomping on a cheeseburger, "here comes the Great Big Daddy Taxdock."
The clue to the real intent behind the now-defunct ruse to change the Nu Zillun Tax Farm's flappy flaggy-ensign can be arrived at with a little thinky-logic. If you contemplate all the news stories a new flag would have generated in the Make-Real World – had the majority of Nu Zillun's Kiwi Tax Flock voted for the proposed 'Beach Towel' design instead of the old 'Colonial-Suppression-of-Rebel-Natives-Who-Wouldn't-Take-a-Land-Grab-Quietly' flappy flag – you see an incessant PR exercise, right? It would have been like the creepy Kiwi Tax Uncle that some Kiwi Tax Chicks always remember for leering at their bits when they were little and naked, playing in the City of London Corporation's sand. The new beach towel would have cued surfacy conversations for those caught under the creepy Kiwi Tax Uncle's spell like the CIA's zombie-fied MK-ULTRA Tax Flock victims.
While several special investigators wielding colouring-in pencils found that Flagman has used his Flag Change Campaign to get his political puppet, Jon van Smille-Ling-Assassin, to front what looked like a PR exercise run by egotistical school prefects competing to be selected for school captain, their 'cracked-the-case' colouring-in pencil efforts did not make the front-page lead-story nightly 'news' that they deserved. In a world becoming over-populated with the Undead after every mediocre 'news bulletin', it seems epically incredible that these Special Pencil Agents found van Smille-Ling-Assassin had not only deployed the Flag Change Campaign like a banker conjuring credit from almost carbonless air – that is, with brazenly magical confidence tricks.
The Special Pencil Agents also found that the flappy Flag Change Campaign was patented as a communications device designed to work as a mechanism of distraction.
It turns out, Flagman and his friends of the Crooked Posh Class that live high up on the Them-There-Hill-Streets-with-Views have surveyed the Kiwi Tax Flock's thinky-thoughts across the Nu Zillun Tax Haven-scape by issue and demographic over Relentless Polling Time. With this thinky-thought data they have created a psychic map they call Kiwi No-Brainer to better manipulate the Kiwi Tax Flock's thinky-minds.
Professsor of Monkey Wrench Communications Sigmund Pasifeck at the University of Tāmaki Makaurau said, "It helps that Flagman and his Tax-Averse Crooked Friends are assisted by the Invertebrate Media Missionaries who – without fail – neglect to test for STDS [Standard Tactical Deceptions] when making the longest serialized and most widely-syndicated political soap: The News."
"So, all the discussion over the merits or their lack in various designs", continued Pasifeck, "the 'flawed' process and seeming lack of purpose, the 'We need a new one to differentiate ours from Stralia's Flag' and the 'Our Maturity as Tax Stakeholders' drivel-as-rhetoric, worked successfully to consume most of the Kiwi Tax Flock's attention time." Pasifeck added that the flag change campaign distracted the Kiwi Tax Flock from "many important issues, the whammy of them all being – the Trans-Pacific Mega-Cartel Treaty. That's the tricky essence fluid of Flagman's creepy narcissistic flappy-flaggy theatrics."
The majority of voting-age Kiwi Tax Flock did not know that while their attention was drawn to the Flaggy-ensign Referendum, "a stingy month-long window for flock submissions on the Trans-Pacific Mega Treaty quietly passed", said Pasifeck.
The passage of the Trans-Pacific Mega-Treaty toward ratification into law is being managed by Trans-Pacific Rail Inc., who brag on their website that they are 'Railroading Legislation Specialists'.
School of Dis-Empirement Studies Doctor Felicity Fingerprints at Dettonfeeze University said, "Flagman needed such a brazenly epic trick to get the Trans-Pacific Mega-Treaty over the line". Fingerprints, who knows the dangers of Standard Tactical Deceptions only too well, stated wryly, "STD's are often about what is omitted from an official treaty document such as the six squillion page vault door-stopper TPM text, as the native Maories of Nu Zillun well know."
Fingerprints said the transformational Trans-Pacific Mega Treaty is part of a broader, longer-range geo-political vision designed to position the Federated Tax Haven States as the pivot state upon which the emergent transnational empire turns. "Democracy is being off-shored", added Dr. Fingerprints, "to consensus-shaping global policy-planning Tax Shepherds who intend to permanently lock-in changes at an international or supranational level. The smarty-pants term for it is new constitutionalism. Their intention is, We, the Tax Flocks, fixed by place, and indigenous Tax Flocks, marginalized from their own ancestral lands, will be ushered into new enclosures, without enough of us understanding what's happening."
The School of Dis-Empirement Studies doctor says she laments the absenteeism of her famous Tax Flock students. "If only Scooby-Doo and his Friends would attend more of my lectures instead of cruising in their campervan, they would know that Flagman is the local agent of the Atlantic-Oceania Octopus that is fastily morphing itself into the weirdest empire in the sparkly starry UnFederatedVerse", Fingerprints sighed. "Historically, regimes get a new flappy flag when there's been a significant power shift. Flagman and van Smille-Ling-Assassin couldn't express a visionary purpose for the flappy flag change campaign, because the game would've been up."
Monkey Wrench Communications Professor Sigmund Pasifeck agreed with Doctor Fingerprints. "Without a new flag face", said Pasifeck, "Flagman's narcissistic ego will be traumoured. This defeat will turn Flagman into a loose cannon, so he'll be ignored while all the other functional psychopaths of the Atlantic-Oceania Octopus decide what to do with him. Being ignored is Flagman's biggest fear".
Looking out from her office window across the Waitemata Harbour at the lava-oozing volcanic island of Rangitoto, Doctor Fingerprints said, "I anticipated our famous friends would go off half-cocked. It's a problem because famous people can create more harm because they don't get the full extent of the problem". She added, "Scooby-Doo and his Friends have a profile, which means they can easily get the Invertebrate Media Missionaries to pay them fleeting attention. But, most Tax Flock Kiwis don't have Media Pulling Powers."
"So, after an experimental field trial over the summer", said Doctor Fingerprints with a beaming killer smile, "Our School of Dis-Empirement decided to teach a 'Dildo Offence Exercises Master Class' this semester." Fingerprints recalled a now-famous incident where one of her post-graduate students, Bunny Pitcher threw a sex toy at Flagman on Waitangi Day while yelling out, 'That's for screwing our democracy'.
The news footage went viral and was lampooned by comedian Jamie Gulliver on an American news-as-comedy show after Flagman had tweeted, "Someone send the gif to Jamie Gulliver so the whole world can see the lengths our Tax Kiwis go to so they can pull our media puppets strings". Monkey Wrench Communications Monkey Wrench Communications Sigmund Pasifeck said pleased to have the chance to talk about his favourite media phenomena, "We call these kinds of tactics 'crashing the news'".
Dr. Fingerprints stated the School of Dis-Empirement at Dettonfeeze University's History Department are normalizing organically spontaneous free-range disobedience behaviours. "It's crucial the student Kiwi Tax Flock learn the importance of arming themselves with dick toys, regardless of their sexual preferences", said Felicity Fingerprints. "In an era where the puppet string-assisted Invertebrate Media Missionaries actually block reasoned debate and prefer a cage fight over showing the nuances of a protest", Fingerprints stated with a raised eyebrow, "our history faculty believes Kiwi Tax Flock students need to learn how to take effective political risks with the dick sex toy if they are to pursue their free-range aspirations, preserve their flock rights and fight for a future that has dignity as its bedrock."
In the absence of Scooby-Doo and Friends from Dr. Fingerprints' Dis-Empirement classes, it seems that those Tax Kiwis Without Profiles (TK-WOPs) who don't want to join the Undead are all going to have to learn how to accurately wield a rubber dick. "The entire history faculty feels" added Fingerprints with a smirk, "that Nu Zillun's cast of political puppets, media missionaries and tax-averse super-rich oligarchs are asking for a season of serial dildo gob-smackings."
Iggy Swind and Sophia Bigg-Storm are alter-egos of Snoopman. By day, Snoopman toils as an undercover Tax Slave editing TV news in the South Pacific Tax Farm of New Zealand (known locally as Nu Zillun Inc.). By night, he transforms into the New Zealand Tax Farm's first media superhero, whose superpower is seeing through propaganda.
Thanks to the Special Pencil Agents: Rod Emmerson, Sharon Murdoch, Body, Malcolm Evans, Hubbard, Moreu, Trace Hodgson and Toby Morris.
Inspired by the hilarious Scooby-Doo rework by Special Pencil Agent Toby Morris
Related article: Insufficient Consent: John 'The Matador' Key's Flag Deception


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Thursday, September 28, 2006
South Africa: Allocation of resources
Activists have long pushed for – and had great success – demanding greater access for everyone to antiretroviral drugs in South Africa. But the question is still sometimes raised – how can a scarce resource (antiretroviral drugs) be ethically and most effectively distributed?
As shown by recent reports on the KwaZulu-Natal Province by David P. Wilson, James Kahn, and Sally M. Blower in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and by Prof Gita Ramjee of the Medical Research Council of South Africa, there are different priorities that could guide allocation strategies.
The article in the PNAS focuses on the urban-rural divide. Using a model that predicted the consequences of three drug allocation strategies in different areas between 2004 and 2008, the researchers argue that the most effective strategy for preventing additional cases of HIV infection would be to prioritize distribution to urban populations. The authors acknowledged the ethical problems in such a strategy, but stated that given an opportunity to treat 500,000 people by 2008, "if the government health policy officials in KwaZulu-Natal wish to apply the utilitarian principle (and minimize the epidemic), our results show that they should allocate all drugs to Durban".
The biggest problem with the study is that it only looks at preventing infections through 2008. Imagine if we did the same study with a global perspective in 1990 and only looked at infection through 1992. What would our conclusions have been – only to focus programs in Western countries and ignore Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa because they would prevent fewer cases? Didn't we make that mistake once already?
The Medical Research Council's study on KwaZulu-Natal focuses on women and revealed alarming HIV prevalence ranging from 38 to 66 percent. The social factors that cause this prevalence are timeless and bridge the urban-rural divide. MRC cites as factors the taboos surrounding sex and promiscuity and the treatment of boys as "demigods…exempt from apology for unfaithfulness". The existence of AIDS is routinely denied and women are often forced to engage in unprotected sex.
MRC's research adds complexity to the discussion of allocation strategies. While perhaps treating only people in urban areas would yield fewer infections in the short term, it would do nothing to lower the stigma surrounding AIDS or empower women economically or in their relationships. These social factors stretch across the urban-rural divide and will continue to be a driving force behind AIDS unless tackled directly.
Links to articles:
Voices of HIV/AIDS
2006 Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
Williams spearheads an emergency support program that provides material care and support for victims of homophobic violence. He also played a key role in encouraging community members to share their stories with researchers for the 2004 Human Rights Watch report, Hated to Death: Homophobia, Violence, and Jamaica's HIV/AIDS Epidemic: (http://hrw.org/reports/2004/jamaica1104/).
Stella serves women, transvestites and transsexuals. The group maintains an ongoing presence in sex work venues, including streets, escort agencies, massage parlours and strip bars.
Until human rights are at the center of AIDS policy and program decision-making, we must continue to thank courageous and tireless advocates for human rights, whose bravery in the face of personal risk, benefits us all. To this end, in 2002, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch established the Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights to recognize excellence and long-term commitment to work that has a direct impact on HIV/AIDS and human rights issues. An award is presented annually to one Canadian and one international recipient. The 2006 Awards will be presented on September 28th in Gatineau, Quebec (www.aidslaw.ca/awards).
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
CDC recommends routine testing: Ignores stigma?
This proposal prioritizes expansive testing over efforts to inform people about high-risk behavior. A study of AIDS cases in 33 U.S. states between 2001 and 2004 showed that over 60 percent of HIV cases are due to male-to-male sexual contact or injection drug use (MMWR 54(45); 1149-1153). The heterosexual partners of MSM and IDUs must also be considered in this statistic. Education and counseling about high-risk behavior is crucial to curbing the epidemic. In the case that people engaged in risky behavior test negative, without counseling there is little motivation to change that behavior or change in risk perception.
Dr. Julie Gerberding, the disease control agency's director, said, "People with HIV have a right to know that they are infected so they can seek treatment and take steps to protect themselves and their partners.'' But what exactly is the CDC doing to facilitate these steps? People cannot take steps on their own without counseling about their status and guidance through the system. The CDC might take on a leadership role in funding needle exchanges and comprehensive sex education in schools, for example.
The New York Times called the move "a sharp break from the early days of the AIDS epidemic, when the stigma and fear of social ostracism caused many people to avoid being tested". In fact, stigma around AIDS and sex is still very much alive in the United States. Education policies around abstinence both exemplify and exacerbate this stigma. They affirm the destructive stance that those infected have failed to adhere to moral policies.
HIV Perspectives after 25 years
- immigration and HIV in New York City
- integration of HIV prevention activities into the medical care setting
- conceptual articles about structural intervention
- the importance of funding prevention as well as vaccine research
- the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS on children.
The series serves well to show not only how many issues the epidemic affects but also how vast the field of study has become.
While there is no article that explicitly touches on the relationship between human rights and HIV/AIDS, the concept of structural intervention is featured prominently. The articles advocate approaches to public health that alleviate the burden of blame on individuals. Pinning blame on individuals can obstruct the right to health.
The authors state, "[structural interventions] locate the cause of public health problems in contextual or environmental factors that influence risk behavior…rather than in characteristics of the individuals who engage in risk behaviors".
The authors define four important types of structural interventions in HIV prevention: community mobilization, integration of HIV services, and economic and education interventions.
These articles can be found at:
Journal of Urban Health, Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine (2006) Vol. 83, No.1
Report from New York City: the turbulent history of HIV/AIDS education
Since 1987, the New York State Education Commissioner Regulations have required that every board of education in the state provide education on HIV/AIDS to students K-12. The content of that education has varied, since it's dependent on the current Chancellor and political context. For example, in 1991 Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez proposed distribution of free condoms in schools. This was the subject of fierce controversy over the next year and finally passed with fear mongers suggesting that there would be a big increase in sexual behavior.
A decade later, movement in the public school curriculum regarding HIV/AIDS education was initiated by Scott Stringer, then NYS Assembly member (now Manhattan Borough President), who, in 2003, wrote a comprehensive report entitled "Failing Grade: Health Education in NYC Schools" (http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/member_files/067/20030622/index.html). In "Failing Grade" Stringer criticizes the vast discrepancy between local mandates for health education and actual practices. The report found that the majority of districts violate New York City's minimal mandates on health education; often this is simply out of ignorance of the mere existence of regulations.
The need for more sex education is clear—New York City is still the American epicenter of HIV/AIDS (New York City accounts for 15.5 percent of all AIDS cases in the U.S. and more than half of high school students identify as sexually active. The Guttmacher Institute, in a report entitled, "Facts on Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States" released in August 2006 cited, "although teens and young adults represent only 25% of the sexually active population, 15–24-year-olds account for nearly half of all STI diagnoses each year" (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf).
In November 2005, Chancellor of the NYC Department of Education, Joe Klein, issued a revised curriculum on HIV/AIDS. The new document prioritizes reducing the stigma around people with AIDS, stating as one of its key goals that it will "enable [students] to feel comfortable around people with HIV/AIDS". To the teachers, it says: "It is important to clarify that it is risk behavior they should avoid, not the people who have AIDS". It suggests homework to encourage greater parental involvement.
However, it also includes revisions to the health education curriculum that are not necessarily a step in the right direction. The document incorrectly labels abstinence as 100% effective, which does nothing to reduce stigma around sex. The changes include adjustments to the free condom distribution program, instituted in 1991. Now, all parents and guardians have the option of prohibiting their children from the taking advantage of the program: "their children's identification numbers are placed on a list to ensure that they will not participate".
This amendment violates the often-stated goal of universal access to prevention that vulnerable teenagers need and will lead only to further delay in effectively addressing HIV/AIDS among adolescents. Plus, really, how hard will it be for a kid whose parents haven't objected to pick up condoms for a kid whose parents have?
Uganda: Another approach to testing
A recent project in Uganda shows an alternative, more comprehensive, approach. A pilot project conducted by Home-Based AIDS Care combines testing and counseling and, perhaps most notably, takes place in homes. People involved with the Home-Based AIDS Care project overwhelmingly opted to get tested, received counseling whether HIV positive or not, and experienced less stigma from their community. They also were guaranteed access to clinical care and antiretroviral therapy if needed.
The study found that, three months after the diagnosis, there was "substantial increase among positive social events, such as strengthened relationships and community support, and no increase in negative events". This is likely due to the attention and affirmation that both HIV-positive and -negative individuals in the community received.
Importantly, this technique is considered "operationally feasible" from a financial perspective. This stems in part from targeting entire households which often house several individuals with HIV. Additionally, it promises to be sustainable: as stigma within the community lessens as a result of the counseling, there could be a move towards heightened comfort with methods of protection and earlier testing and treatment.
Uganda is perhaps more able to succeed in these types of programs because they have a long history directly addressing stigma and supporting grassroots initiatives. Other countries in sub-Saharan Africa may have less success, but it is good to see a model of what might be possible.


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With Christmas coming up and this year being the 100th season of operation of the National Hockey League I had to sit down to tell you all about it.
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Get ready to hit the ice with the interactive and imaginative play built into every PLAYMOBIL playset. With the four (included) NHL players, take the shot by using the player's movable arms and hockey sticks or block the goal by using the joystick to maneuver the goalie from side to side! Perfect for fans of any NHL team, customize the rink with the included team stickers!
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16 Kit-Kat flavors you will only find in Japan
Along with its crazy selection of Doritos flavors, Japan is also known for its incredible variety of Kit-Kats. This month, they even opened an entire store in Tokyo dedicated to providing people with Kit-Kats created by gourmet chefs, including seasonal flavors, limited edition flavors, and even flavors based on local delicacies and sold in specific regions. To celebrate Kit-Kats in all their glory, let's take a look at 16 flavors found only in Japan.
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16. Red Bean Sandwich
15. Wasabi
14. Brown Sugar Syrup
13. Edamame Soybean
12. Hojicha Roasted Tea
11. Pear
10. Shinshu Apple
9. Matcha-Green Tea
8. Strawberry
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7. Citrus Golden Blend
6. Blueberry Cheesecake
5. Cinnamon Cookie
4. Cheesecake
3. Hot Japanese Chili
2. Purple Sweet Potato
1. Koi Kinako - Dark Soy Flour flavur, Limited Edition
The popularity of Kit-Kats in Japan stems largely from the fact that the Japanese pronounce Kit Kat as 'kitto katto キットカット,' which sounds like 'kitto katsu きっと勝つ,' which means 'you'll surely win.' As a result, people often give Kit-Kats to students taking tests and to friends and family who need a little extra luck.
Personally, I'm a little afraid of the wasabi and hot Japanese chile flavors, but would be totally down for trying the red bean and purple sweet potato Kit-Kats. Which flavors would you try? Comment below!


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The main active ingredients in Carmex lip balm are camphor and menthol, according to DailyMed. These external analgesics aid in the relief of dry, chapped lips and cold sores. Petrolatum and lanolin are the two major inactive and most prevalent ingredients, states Carma Labs, Inc.Continue Reading
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Menthol is made naturally from mint or peppermint oil or made synthetically, notes PubChem. Menthol contributes to the tingling feeling experienced by users when they apply Carmex lip balm. Petrolatum and lanolin create a water-resistant barrier that holds in moisture to aid the healing process of dry or sore lips, according to Carma Labs. Carmex also contains the inactive ingredients cacao butter, mineral oil, beeswax, salicylic acid and phenol.
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Right now, it's unclear, but the station's parent company is sending messages that such a switch is very possible on its outlets.
WJR is owned by Atlanta-based Cumulus Media Inc., and the company's radio arm, Cumulus Media Networks, is syndicating and distributing the "Mike Huckabee Show." The show premieres April 9 and bills itself as "More Conversation. Less Confrontation."
Phone and email messages were left for WJR General Manager Tom O'Brien and other station management.
Cumulus referred questions to Davidson Goldin of the New York-based consultancy Goldin Solutions Inc., who acts as outside media relations for the broadcaster. He told me this morning that a list of stations that will air Huckabee's show has not yet been disclosed.
Cumulus Media co-COO John Dickey told The Wall Street Journal this week that the radio chain will honor contracts with the Limbaugh show but didn't rule out a switch to Huckabee in the future. It's unclear when Limbaugh's contract in Detroit is up.
Huckabee's show is slated to premiere April 9 on 140 stations, according to The Wall Street Journal, while Limbaugh is still on about 600 stations.
Limbaugh has been under intense criticism since remarks during his Feb. 29 show in which he made derogatory comments of a female Georgetown University law student who testified before a congressional committee about health insurance mandates for contraceptives.
He apologized on-air on March 3, but has continued to face backlash and a loss of advertisers on his show, including Detroit's Quicken Loans.
Cumulus' acquired WJR along with sister stations WDVD 96.3 FM (hot adult contemporary) and WDRQ 93.1 FM (variety hits) last year when it bought Las Vegas-based Citadel Broadcasting Corp.'s 225 radio stations in a $2.4 billion deal that received federal regulatory approval in September.
Cumulus now owns or operates more than 570 radio stations in 120 markets.
Another possible Huckabee landing spot in Detroit could be CBS Radio Inc.'s WXYT 1270 AM. It carries a slate of conservative shows, including "The Laura Ingraham Show" in the noon to 3 p.m. slot.
That show actually airs live from 9 a.m. to noon but is broadcast later in many markets — possibly meaning it could be moved in Detroit to make room for Huckabee.
Yet another candidate to air his show locally is WDTK 1400 AM, another conservative talk station. It's owned by Camarillo, Calif.-based Salem Communications Corp., a Christian-oriented broadcaster with 96 radio stations in 37 markets.
WDTK's programming has several shows that currently air during the noon-3 p.m. slot, including Dennis Miller from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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This is a layout I created using the Mistletoe Collection from Close To My Heart. I stamped plain background cardstock with a sentiment to create my base page and then started layering it on. I love the new craze of paper flowers and these rosettes are so easy to create. The middle of my flowers were stamped and then punched out to layer on top of the rosettes. Finally a bit of glitter glue and some of our new mocha pearls were added to the rosettes for a completed look. All of them are 3-d foam taped down...I'm telling you I consume 3-d foam tape like water. The star of the layout is my youngest little monkey, Cole. Of course he's pretending and clowning around...which is does all the time. In fact the teacher told us the other day he doesn't like group time in preschool, he would rather play. When we asked him about it he said he could hear the stories and play. Oh my to keep a four year old still.
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Fun layout...I really like the rosettes..love the pics..he is a cute little guy
Hugs, Sheena
- September 29, 2010 at 8:49 AM
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Originally posted by Dr Cosma
You would merge with a robot?
That's how ditached you are with the world around you and everything it has to offer.
I would never dream of merging my valuable and beautiful body with a chunk of metal and plastic.
You have to be depressed for that. IMHO.
Originally posted by AuranVector
What did you think of Spielberg's "AI"? At that movie's end, human's were extinct and all that was left of humankind was AI.
I don't believe AI can fully replace humans -- we are too complex. I'm referring to our special central nervous system that makes God-realization possible while one is incarnated in a human form.
-eyes his IPod, looks at the headphones on his head, considers contact lenses, reminds himself to call his mother and ask how her pacemaker is doing, etc-
Originally posted by SaturnFX
Going to back out of this conversation. But will simply say...if you think a biological central nervous system is required to realize god, then...erm..ya...we have dropped off any sensible discussion.
Personally, I think what is required for god realization in humans is a liver. no liver, no soul.
makes just as much sense.
Originally posted by AuranVector
You obviously do not believe in the existence of the Kundalini (the psychic component of the human central nervous system).
In any case, S&F for a thought-provoking thread (great video clip -- I wanted to see more). I also loved "Blade Runner" -- I'm a Ridley Scott fan ("Alien," "Gladiator," etc.)
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Actually, seeing as how all of this plastic and material living isn't always good for us, I can understand his reservations.
But he does have a point. Natural evolution brought us here and our body doesn't understand these steel jungles or these sugar foods or these long hours of sitting down or reading books.
Originally posted by Hendrix92TheUniverse
I truly felt something for the machine, because it was self aware.
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The life expectancy went up mostly because infants aren't dying as much and because of hte improvements in surgical procedure. All of this is expensive. End of life care is 80% of healthcare costs.


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The Office Exhibition 2012 is opening up its annual commercial interior design competition to the wider Middle East for the first time.
In partnership with the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), 'The Office Exhibition Interior Design Competition' will recognise outstanding commercial interior design in corporate, education, healthcare, hospitality, government, restaurant, retail and fitness/spa projects in the region.
"Design in the workplace matters because it facilitates human interaction and performance. Good design is not only aesthetic but should also benefit the end user," said Cheryl Durst, executive VP and CEO, IIDA.
"Through the Office Exhibition Interior Design Competition, we aim to recognise and celebrate those commercial spaces that are artistic, innovative and functional."
Interior designers, interior architects or design firms based anywhere around the world are eligible to enter.
"As the only trade show for office interior design in the Middle East, broadening the reach of our design competition to include projects in the wider region was a logical extension of the programme in its second year.," said David Wilson, event director, The Office Exhibition.
"By recognising those companies that understand the impact of good design on business success, we hope the industry will be able to learn from their example."
The projects submitted should be based within the Middle East and completed within the last three years (between January, 1, 2009 and December, 31, 2011).
The competition will remain open for entries from March 5 to April 26, 2012 and companies interested in participating can lodge their application online at www.theofficeexhibition.com/designcomp
The winning design projects will be on display at The Office Exhibition 2012 from May 15-17 at Dubai World Trade Centre and will be acknowledged at an official awards ceremony during the event.


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On the second play of practice for Oakland's starting offense, Carson Palmer stepped in and ran a play.
The question now is whether Palmer can do enough this week to earn the starting quarterback job for the Raiders in place of the injured Jason Campbell.
Palmer shared first-team snaps yesterday with Kyle Boller, who has been with the Raiders the past two seasons and has a big advantage in terms of knowledge of the offense and chemistry with the receivers.
"It's one day," coach Hue Jackson said. "I don't have to rush that decision."
BRONCOS: Tim Tebow is giving the winless Dolphins a welcome boost in ticket sales.
Tebow will make his first start of the season Sunday when the Broncos play at Miami, and Dolphins CEO Mike Dee said he's optimistic the game will be sellout.
More than 10,000 tickets have been sold since Tebow was promoted to the starting job last week, Dee said yesterday.
"The demand and interest in the game certainly has picked up since the announcement," Dee said. "Clearly this matchup and the buzz that's out there have helped with tickets."
The Dolphins have avoided black outs since the start of the 2001 season, but attendance has been in decline the past couple of years.
REDSKINS: John Beck was anointed as the new No. 1 quarterback, chosen by coach Mike Shanahan to start over Rex Grossman Sunday against the Panthers.
COWBOYS: Linebacker DeMarcus Ware missed practice to rest a back injury that flared in the last game. Ware is expected to play Sunday.
RAMS: Quarterback Sam Bradford did not practice while getting treatment for a high left ankle sprain, increasing the likelihood journeyman A.J. Feeley will get the call Sunday.
PANTHERS: Carolina placed former first-round draft pick and starting right tackle Jeff Otah on injured reserve for the third time in four seasons.


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The villages of hope with its symbolic vision 'from scars to stars', is underpinned by the principle of 'greening our environment'. These human settlements provide housing, security and comfort for poor vulnerable women, children and households.
Based on the concept of the successful Village that was founded in KwaZulu-Natal in 2001, the new 20 850m² Village of Hope is situated on 285 hectare land overlooking the beautiful Hartebeespoort Dam in Kosmos in the North West Province, South Africa. The Village of Hope, modelling an African village lifestyle, tells a story of how transdisciplinary teams are collaborating together to create the possibility for 500 orphans to grow up, learn and live with dignity in a supportive and homely environment.
In this project story, the African saying – 'It takes a village to raise a child' – is brought under the spotlight. It tells a story of collaboration between people from various disciplines, all with the same vision of creating a village of hope for vulnerable children where they are nurtured, empowered and respected as our 'future leaders' in their respective contexts.
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Warm Greetings, dear Friends of Silence! The music of nature encourages our souls to sing along these beautiful days of early summer. I've just completed a landscaping project in my back yard, and each morning now when I wake and open my blinds, I am struck by the beauty of nature's symphony: the silence of early morning, broken only by birdsong, and the humming along of the awakening world. Truly it is "the music of the spheres," as an old and beloved hymn poetically states:
This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears,All nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres.
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Music is the harmonious voice of creation;an echo of the invisible world.
There are songs in stone as well as in sound, which overflow with rejoicing at the bountiful riches of Creation. . . . We need silences to be free from the words that come between us and reality. We need silence to still our chattering minds and focus on the new creation to which we are constantly giving birth. There is a music to silence and a dance within stillness which is lacking in our lives and communities.
This is the greatest skill of all, to take the bitter with the sweet and make it beautiful, to take the whole of life in all its moods, its strengths and weaknesses, and of the whole make one great and celestial harmony.
The houses are clean and white, and great trees stand among them and spread over them. The fields lie around the town, divided by rows of such trees as stand in the town and in the woods, each field more beautiful than all the rest. Over town and fields the one great song sings, and is answered everywhere; every leaf and flower and grass blade sings. And in the fields and the town, walking, standing, or sitting under the trees, resting and talking together in the peace of a Sabbath profound and bright, are people of such beauty that he weeps to see them. He sees that these are the membership of one another and of the place and of the song or light in which they live and move.
"There they go, chanting again." "Maybe that is what really matters," Equitius said. "What? The chanting?""You. Constantly getting in touch with God. Getting others to do it, too. They sing with their hearts, these people. For all I know, they may keep the world alive by what they're doing."
When one finally arrives at the point where schedules are forgotten, and becomes immersed in ancient rhythms, one begins to live.
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One of the critical components in getting an interview call is having a proper resume. This document is used to convince the employers that you are perfectly fit for the job. But not often this is an easy job as there are many applicants for the same profile. Most resumes get rejected at the first instance even though they might be the right fit for the role. There could be many reasons that the resumes are disregarded by the hiring managers and they have been discussed below
Not Visually Appealing: One thing that attracts the employers is a visually and eye catching resume that helps them to disregard or select the best profiles among the lot. Employers ideally look for important key words that would suit the profile that they are looking into. Often, job-seekers provide information but they forget to highlight key factors that could attract the hiring managers. Here comes the importance of resume writing services. These professionals will make your resume visually appealing as well as highlight the major aspects necessary for the job.
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The current National Civil Registration System is phased out by the new PNG Civil and Identity Registration System.
Mr Kiragi said the new system is based on trustworthiness, completeness, timeliness and accuracy.
"It will ensure all individual citizens registering their identity and changes in civil status have proof of claim to identity and civil status," he added.
Further, there is an appeal out again to all government agencies, private institution and all users of identity documents to refrain from accepting this old blue birth certificate.
The PNG NID office will be releasing updated statistics and database on the number of cards issued so far in the country.
Currently, the PNGNID registration was not only restricted to Port Moresby, but 12 other provincial registries that are operational which are Madang Morobe, Western Highlands, Eastern Highlands, Southern Highlands, Central, Northern, Milne Bay, Gulf, New Ireland and West New Britain.
Mr Kiragi said that all applicants who are lodging their blue birth certificate for any services are required to contact PNG CIR for their certificates to be replaced.
This issue has popped up after a refugee from the Manus regional processing centre Loghman Sawari travelled to Fiji using a PNG passport fraudulently acquired with falsified documents and a blue birth certificate.
Mr Kiragi said that following a ministerial circular advise in 2015 the issuing of old blue certificate was phased out in provinces connected to the new PNG Civil and Identity Registration System.
In the same advice, entities requiring their clients' birth certificates were asked to advise their clients to re-register and obtain new birth certificate with NID card for adults and birth children up to 17 years old. Since then, a number of entities have implemented these requirements.
"The process of obtaining an identity document through the PNG CIRS system has significantly been improved since the launch of the system in 2015, making the old system NCRS obsolete," Mr Kiragi said.
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I have been asked by Ian MacLeod of the Gaelic
Society of London to forward to you for the attention of Lord
Puttnam draft amendments to the Communications Bill which would
provide a facilitative framework for the development of Gaelic
Broadcasting in the digital era. These were drafted after discussion
with Waheed Alli about Government policy and the provisions of
the Bill.
This Bill is crucial to the future of Gaelic
as a living language and culture in the UK because broadcasting
is central to the Gaelic community's identity and communication
We do not wish in any way to prejudice Lord
Puttman's position as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee, but
would welcome any comment which he is able to make on these amendments.
The following points summarise the intentions
behind the proposed amendments to the Bill drafted by the Gaelic
Broadcasting Committee:
Under section 17 of the Bill, OFCOM is given
the duty to establish and maintain a Content Board. Certain persons
are disqualified from being members of the Content Board, being
members or employees of broadcasters with a public service remit
(BBC, Welsh Authority and C4 Corporation). The proposed amendment
ensures that the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee members and employees
are also disqualified.
3.1 Section 144 of the Bill sets out OFCOM's
functions in relation to the regulation of the "BBC's Services".
The "BBC's Services" are defined in a way which excludes
all publicly funded services. As Gaelic Broadcasting Committee
services are publicly funded, it should also be excluded from
the relevant scope.
3.2 The main insertions that are proposed
to Part 3 Chapter 1 are new sections 146A to 146C. Section 146A
redefines the function of the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee from
that set out in section 183 of the Broadcasting Act 1990. The
proposed function is that, in addition to its existing role of
funding the production of Gaelic programmes, the Gaelic Broadcasting
Committee should be permitted to commission the making of programmes
and to make whatever arrangements it deems appropriate in furtherance
of its general remit to distribute the programmes it has financed
and, if feasible, to provide a Gaelic programme service. The Committee
is given a general remit to apply the Gaelic Broadcasting Fund
in a manner which will secure the provision of high quality television
and sound programmes in Gaelic with a view to their being made
available for reception by Gaelic-speaking members of the public
in the United Kingdom. Gaelic language provision is highlighted
rather than the provision of services to a particular geographical
area, to give the Committee flexibility to provide services outside
of Scotland.
3.3 To enable the Committee to provide a
Gaelic programme service, it requires the ability to hold relevant
licences. This is provided for in section 146A(5).
3.4 As the BBC has a wider public service
remit, which arguably should include the provision of Gaelic language
programming for Gaelic licence-fee payers, section 146B proposes
similar provisions to those contained in section 58 of the Broadcasting
Act 1990 requiring the BBC to provide Welsh programmes to the
Welsh Authority. The figure of seven hours is based on the reasonable
figure of one hour of programming a day.
3.5 Section 146C ensures that OFCOM is given
power to regulate the provision of services by the Committee,
similar to the powers OFCOM has over the Welsh Authority and the
The amendments to Part 3 Chapter 2 of the Bill
are to ensure that the Committee is not treated as an independent
service provider under the relevant provisions of the Bill, but
as a public service provider. The Committee is then regulated
as a public service provider in the same way as the BBC and the
Welsh Authoritysee amendments to Part 3 Chapter 4. A number
of amendments have therefore been drafted to ensure that the Committee
is excluded from the relevant sections (section 147 (Regulation
of independent television services) and section 168 (Regulation
of independent radio services)).
5.1 Amendments are proposed to ensure that,
where the Committee provides a Gaelic programme service, it does
so under a public service remit, given that it is publicly funded.
The Committee is therefore included in the relevant sections (section
181OFCOM reports on the fulfilment of the public service remit),
section 189 ((Programming quotas for independent productions),
section 194 (Regional programming), section 199 (Categorisation
of listed events), section 203 (Code relating to provision for
deaf and visually impaired), section 205 (Meaning of "relevant
date" in section 203), section 209 (Code of practice for
electronic visual programme guides) and section 217 (Setting and
publication of standards)).
5.2 Section 225 (Corresponding rules for
the BBC and the Welsh Authority) is also amended to include the
Committee, which results in new insertions into Schedule 8 to
govern the provision of programming services by the Committee.
These provisions largely mirror the provisions in the Bill drafted
for the Welsh Authority.
5.3 Sections 229A to 229D are new sections
in the same terms as addressed to the Welsh Authority in Part
3 Chapter 4, giving OFCOM the ability to regulate the Committee's
public service remit. Only section 229D(2)(b) is new for the Committee's
version of the relevant sections, being a Committee equivalent
to the Welsh Authority provision at section 62 of the Broadcasting
Act 1990.
These amendments ensure that the relevant definitions
used in Part 3 are included or amended.
This amendment is simply to add a general definition
for the Committee in the Bill.
As the proposed amendments provide that the
Gaelic Broadcasting Committee's funding be paid directly to it,
only certain functions of the Independent Television Commission
survive to be transferred to OFCOM.
9.1 Schedule 8 imposes obligations on the
BBC and the Welsh Authority in respect of their public broadcasting
services and defines the public service remit of the Welsh Authority.
Provisions similar to those for the Welsh Authority are included
for the Committee.
9.2 The exceptions are the new clauses at
paragraphs 27 and 28. Paragraph 27 is included to give a Committee
equivalent to the provision governing the Welsh Authority at section
63 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Government Control over S4C).
Paragraph 28 is included to give a Committee equivalent to section
64 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Audience Research by the Welsh
10.1 These provisions set out how the Broadcasting
Act 1990 is to be amended by the Communications Act, once enacted.
The Gaelic Broadcasting Committee, to the extent that it provides
a Gaelic programme service, should be expected to give those that
request it advance information about its programmes, and it is
therefore included in the relevant provision at section 176 of
the Broadcasting Act 1990.
10.2 Section 183 of the Broadcasting Act
1990 established the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee. As the functions
of the Committee are to be expanded by the proposed amendments,
section 183 is amended to give the Committee more secure funding,
using identical terms for the indexed funding afforded the Welsh
Authority (see proposed amendment to paragraph 99 (Gaelic Broadcasting)).
As there is no regulatory reason for the Committee's funding to
be channelled through OFCOM, amendments are also made to section
183 to provide that the Committee's funding is paid directly to
10.3 Amendments are also made to the Broadcasting
Act 1990 to ensure that any public funding received by the Committee
is not used to subsidise any commercial activities it undertakes,
in similar terms to the restrictions placed upon the Welsh Authority.
The Committee is permitted to engage in commercial activities
to exploit the programmes it produces and the intellectual property
rights contained in them, but any income it generates as a result
must be fed back into the Gaelic Broadcasting Fund for use in
the performance of the Committee's functions.
10.4 Amendments are made to Schedule 19
of the Broadcasting Act (see proposed amendments to paragraph
104 (The Gaelic Television Committee)) to ensure that the Committee
can apply the Gaelic Broadcasting Fund for the payment of members'
and employees' salaries and for office accommodation and other
facilities. Certain Independent Television Commission powers and
functions over the Committee are therefore removed.
This is a minor technical amendment.
June 2002


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PARIS (Reuters) - A man who rammed a car into a police van in Paris stored a cache of weapons at his home and held a gun permit despite being on a secret service list of people linked to radical Islam, police sources and French officials said on Tuesday.
A judicial source said investigators were compiling an inventory of the arms and equipment found in the 31-year-old's home. The man, who died in the attack, was also carrying in his car an assault rifle, two pistols, ammunition and two large gas canisters when he rammed a police convoy on Monday.
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the individual first received a permit to possess a gun before he was flagged to intelligence agencies as a potential militant threat. At the time there was no reason to deny him the permit, Philippe said.
Philippe said it was "quite possible" the license was active at the time the attacker was on a security watchlist. Three sources close to the investigation confirmed it was.
"Nobody can be happy, and certainly not me, that someone who has been flagged to security agencies can continue to benefit from such an authorization," Philippe told BFM TV.
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Individuals on the list are placed under surveillance though the intensity of that surveillance varies depending on the perceived threat the individual poses.
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Ciao everyone! (Special hello to new readers/subscribers! Thanks!),
If you've read my blog for a bit, you know one of my excuses for not blogging much in the whole end of August through December period was because I was student teaching. I've mentioned it a few times, I believe. I absolutely loved almost every minute of it even though it was very time consuming and stressful! I was in a Kindergarten class, which was quite the challenge. A child rolling on the floor screaming while I was in the middle of a lesson was a somewhat common occurrence…ha! It was so incredibly rewarding though (maybe I'll write more about the whole experience later…any one else a teacher out there reading this?). Anyway, a requirement of being a teacher is to dress like one: professional or business attire. Of course, I love getting dressed up, so that was my fun and necessary excuse to acquire a new businesslike wardrobe for the Fall over the summer. Enjoy my teacher outfits (most of them, I'll post the rest later, this was already too many!) Comment below and tell me what you think. I probably shouldn't apologize anymore for the profuse amount of pictures…I can never narrow them down enough. I like them. Which outfits do you like most? Comment and let me know. Please follow my blog if you're not already (on the right, Google friend connect!).
1.) Sister's Spots
My sister gave me this dress because she didn't want it anymore. I love that I can wear her clothes now!
Dress: ? my sister gave it to me, Flats: Target, Earrings: Forever 21, Bracelet: Brighton (gift from my aunt)
2.) Floral & Dress Pants
3.) Black & Blue w/a Yellow Rose
Dress: Marshall's, Tights: welovecolors.com, Belt: Target, Sweater: Fashion Bug (which I think closed), Flower clip: Claire's, Shoes: Kohl's, Bracelets: Forever 21, Ring: ??
4.) Cute…but not my best
Pants: NYC & Co., Tank top: Forever 21, Blue top: DEB, Flats & Bracelet: Kohl's, Belt: ?? Came with a dress, Earrings & Necklace: Forever 21
5.) Teacher Skirt
Top: Fashion Bug, Skirt: Forever 21, Flats: Target, Necklace: gift from my mom years ago
6.) Lace and White Polka Dots
As you can tell, from outfits 6 and 7, and a lot of my posts on here…the little girl in me loves a skirt that is twirlable! Twirlability is very important…hehe!
Skirt & Tank top: Forever 21, Shrug: Marshall's, Tights & Necklace: Forever 21, Flats: Target
7.) Peachy Keen
Pants: Fashion Bug, Tank top, Peach Blouse, Bow & Bracelet: Forever 21, Flats: Target
8.) Blue & Greens
Blazer: Fashion Bug, Top (underneath): Lauren Conrad for Kohl's, Skirt Bracelets, & Tights: Forever 21, Flats: ? Some cheap store in a mall
9.) Pink Professional
Blouse & Pants: Fashion Bug, Shrug: ??, Heels: Kmart, bracelet: forever 21
10.) I love all my blazers! Especially Purple!
Dress: Lane Bryant (It's way too big now, looks silly without a blazer, lol), Blazer & Bracelet: Forever 21, Shoes: Kohl's, Tights: welovecolors.com, Necklace: gift from my dad years ago
11.) Old Lady Chic
The combination of the floral print (like an old lady's couch…lol) shoes and long brown skirt just makes me think I look like I stole this outfit from someone's grandmother…Ha! I'm strange…
Blazer & Shoes: Lane Bryant, Tank top, Bracelet, & Necklace: Forever 21, Skirt: Fashion Bug, Tights: Kohl's, Belt: ?? came with a dress
12.) Statement Necklace w/ a Blouse (Love that look!)
Pants, Necklace, & Blouse: NYC & Co. (I love that store for dress clothes!), Shoes: ??
13.) In a Rush & Businesslike
Blazer: Vera Wang for Kohl's, Tank top: H & M, Skirt: Alloy.com, Tights: Forever 21, Earrings: Gift from my aunt, Flats:??
14.) Witchy Black & Red (Worn on Halloween)
Dress: Walmart, Tank top & Tights: Forever 21, Bow: Torrid, Shoes: Target,
15.) Purple, Grey, & Peep-Toes
Dress: Borrowed from my sister (She comes in handy, huh? lol), Tights, Necklace, & Bracelet: Forever 21, Shoes: Payless, Tank top: Lane Bryant
16.) Miss Independent!
I really liked this outfit. Of course, I like all of them, but you can always tell my favorites based on the quantity of pictures…and this is after I chose my favorite from all of them…ha! I was also particularly happy and proud of myself because these were taken after the first day I had my student teaching Kindergarten class entirely to myself. I taught everything all day every day of the week for a few months, with the supervision of my cooperating teacher (the class' original teacher, whom was so wonderful and supportive). What I mean by having them to myself is that my cooperating teacher was at a meeting all day so I was alone with them as their sole teacher who knew them (there was also a substitute because I don't have my degree/license yet and there are laws…but she was nice enough to just watch and let me teach/have control). It was empowering, which I guess made me feel pretty and in the mood to take lots of pictures of my " head teacher in charge" outfit…hehe!
Dress, Blazer, & Bracelet: Forever 21, Tights: welovecolors.com, Necklace: Torrid, Boots: Avenue
17.) Matchy Matchy Polka-Dots
I look pretty damn conceited and proud of myself in these pictures too…ha! It has nothing to do with the outfit, although I think it was adorable. I had just finished my last videotaped lesson and it went super well! Yay! The Billy Goats Gruff is a pretty awesome story if you're a five year old in case you wanted to know…they think it's hilarious! It's so cute to watch them giggle at the troll and when I stomped my feet as they crossed the bridge. Most importantly, the moral of the story that I taught them was a very important one: Treat people how you want to be treated. If only everyone could grasp that one like you can as an innocent child…
Blazer: Kohl's, Tights: Welovecolors.com, Dress: Marshall's, Bracelet & Hairclip: Forever 21, Flats: Kohl's
18.) Favorite Baby Pink Blazer
Again, my clothes, attitude, and the amount of pictures reflect my mood. I was happy to be almost done student teaching and on winter break. Plus, this is my favorite blazer. As much as I love pretty sparkly pinks, rich, deep, mauvy pinks, and hot pinks, baby pastel pinks will always have a special place in my heart.
Blazer: NYC & Co., Dress & Tights: Target, Heels: Torrid
Talk to you all again soon dears! Have a lovely week!P.S.: Some of my shoes and clothes are from Kohl's, so check out their website if you'd like: https://www.kohls.com/ They always have the cutest shoes and clothes! Also, they were nice enough to give me a coupon code to share with you for 10% off your purchase online: TENFORBLOG good through March 9th. It can be used to stack savings with one other department level code as well.
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Start-up announces extreme solar cells
Sunrgi, a Hollywood-based start-up, came out of stealth mode this week claiming it can collect twice as much sunlight as other photovoltaic designs and convert it to electricity for 5 cents a kilowatt-hour, on par with fossil fuels.
The company's core technology is concentrating solar power, which uses lenses to focus sunlight onto small strips of photovoltaic cells. The advantage is that more photons are collected by smaller quantities of solar cells, meaning that the systems require much less of the expensive semiconductor materials that go into making ordinary solar panels. But the cells are also fragile and easily damaged in extreme heat, as I wrote about here.
Sunrgi's solution involves "goop--or at least that's what GreenTechMedia quotes Paul Sidlo, a co-founder and partner at Sunrgi, as saying. It sounds like a nanotech slurry that's mounted on the back of a fairly ordinary solar cell to conduct heat away from the cell. That makes sense: the most common nanotech structures are carbon nanotubes, which are pretty routinely investigated for myriad uses that build off of the tubes' unique strength and ability to conduct heat. As you can see from the image, this isn't your average solar module.
The company plans to begin production of their Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics, or XCPV, in about 15 months. Add to this the growing presence of thin-film solar modules on the market--especially First Solar, which had a generating capacity of 300 megawatts last year--and we may begin to see big changes in the solar-power landscape as early as next year. Most thin-film makers use cadmium telluride rather than silicon, the core material that's chronically in short supply to PV manufacturers. The cells that Sunrgi is using also aren't made from silicon, a sign that solar industry is pushing to overcome the main hurdle keeping the cells' costs up and manufacturing capacity down.
To make the economics work, Sunrgi is banking on the fact that its cooling capabilities will outstrip the cost of making the more complicated solar modules, and that the ability of the solar cells to soak up more watts will allow for smaller, more efficient installations that can finally compete on equal footing with fossil fuels.
If they can pull this off, the technology might be revolutionary.