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Good morning!
Well, it's Friday again - another week just flew by!
Time for the Spirit Inspiration Cards for the weekend :)
As a reminder...
Several years ago I came up with a little deck of cards, which I called "Spirit Inspiration Cards" - just a small set of cards which I printed myself and put in a pretty organza bag.
The idea was to shuffle the cards, pick at least one - preferably three - and endeavour to carry out the task on the card within one week.
I designed these cards as a sort of teaching, healing and meditation deck, with very simple tasks, inspired by Spirit.
I've decided to draw 3 cards on Fridays and if you like, you can try to carry out at least one of the 'tasks' over the weekend.
The first card is:
Things are pretty hectic for everyone these days and even more so at this time of the year. It can get VERY stressful. Taking a little break both physically and mentally can really help to make a difference to your day.
The second card is:
We all have too much stuff! Some of us (me included) are terrible hoarders! The thought of having a 'proper' clearout can be a bit daunting - however, if you choose to clear out one drawer or cupboard - that is definitely do-able!
Do you really need all that stuff? Do you use it? Have you worn it recently? If not, give it away, donate it to a charity shop, it may be just what someone else wants, or really needs.
Clearing clutter is good Feng Shui and it encourages a flow of good energy - allowing space for new things to come into your life :)
The third card is:
Again, this is about how we are all rushing around, caught up in our own stuff - with things on our minds, where we're going, what we have to do next, etc. In little worlds of our own, it's easy to not even notice other people.
However, you can really make someone's day if you just smile and say "hello" as you walk past them on the street - especially elderly people who may be alone and not have anyone to talk to. We all need interaction with other people, to feel noticed and not invisible as a lot of lonely eldery people do....
Please find your card and message below and whatever your star sign - have a magickal weekend :)
Brightest Blessings,
by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.
My personal card for today:
Aengus - Twin Flame
This card indicates a twin-flame relationship which is the deepest form of romantic love. To form such a partnership, you must follow your inner guidance, learn personal-growth lessons, and have patience with Divine timing. Once twin flames find each other, everything in their life reaches new heights of love and light.
Additional meanings for this car: The person that you're enquiring about is your soul mate or twin flame * You will soon be with your twin flame * Keep your heart open, stay positive, and follow your guidance to manifest prayers about your life.
Aengus is a Celtic god who helps soul mates and twin flames meet and enjoy harmonious relationships. (A twin flame is an even closer and more eternal version of a soul-mate relationship.) He helps lovers resolve arguments with his magical harp music and healing kisses. When Aengus first saw a beautiful maiden named Caer, he fell deeply in love. Aengus followed Caer until he found her bound to swans by silver chains.
Aengus transformed himself into a swan so that he'd be forever bound to his twin flame. Call upon Aengus to meet your soul mate or twin flame, and to resolve quarrels in love relationships.
Today's cards for each of the star signs:
Due to lack of time, etc. These are the 'quick reading' messages - for the full reading and meaning of the cards you will need to obtain these cards for yourself - or get someone else to buy them for you as a gift!
Here are your messages and insights for today. Try to sit quietly for a few moments, meditate on your card and think about how you can learn from, and act upon, its message...
Paravati - Positive Change
Quick message: Your likes and dislikes have changed, and you've outgrown situations that once appealed to you. These are positive developments signaling your spiritual growth. Some of these situations are blessings in disguise, as they're pushing you to make necessary and positive changes. You may feel pushed beyond your comfort zone. Let go and enjoy this ride, because it truly is for the best.
Lakshmi - Flow of Prosperity
Quick message: This card indicates that your prayers about finances have been heard and answered. Tap into your manifestation power by focusing on abundance instead of worrying about money. You have nothing to fear. A new flow of prosperity is supporting you and your loved ones.
King Solomon - Priorities
Quick message: Devote time to your highest priorities, even if it means getting to bed earlier or later. This is a wonderful time to work on projects that are near and dear to your heart. Even if you're confused about how to approach the project, or you fear whether you'll be able to accomplish your dreams, do it anyway.
White Tara - Purification
Quick message: Something involved with this situation needs purifying. This could be a signal to purify your motives and intentions so they're purely about service and not about fear or competition. It could mean a purification of your body and diet. Or it could simply mean adjusting your life so that all of your actions are in integrity with your true beliefs.
Paramahansa Yogananda - Choose Peace
Quick message: In this situation, choose the path of peace. As you think about your various options and possible outcomes, which brings the greatest feelings of peace to your body and mind? This is your answer.
Krishna - Find the Blessing in Your Current Situation
Quick message: Every situation offers opportunities to grow and learn. When we curse a situation, we block its energy flow and things fester and grow worse. In contrast, as you recognize the blessings within your current situation, supportive and healing energy flows toward you. Recognize the blessing to accelerate the healing and manifestation that's trying to come to you.
Saint Germain - Work Your Magic
Quick message: You have the power to resolve the situation you're inquiring about. This card signifies your untapped magical abilities, which you've used successfully in the past. Pull these abilities out of storage and use them to work your magic now. Your clear and focused intentions, positive expectations, prayers, decrees and action steps all create the healings and manifestations you desire.
Oshun - Drink more water
Quick message: This card comes as a sign that your body is thirsty for pure water. Symptoms such as fatigue, difficulty in concentrating, irritation, and excessive hunger can actually be dehydration in disguise. Water helps you flush harsh energies and toxins that your sensitive body might otherwise absorb. Bless your water before drinking it to give yourself a boost of positive energy.
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha - Meditate
Quick message: This card is a call for you to meditate regularly. Your path, body and soul are asking for quiet time to reflect, think, and receive insights. Even a small amount of time devoted to daily meditation will bring you great gifts.
Isis - Balance Career and Home Life
Quick message: You drew this card as a reminder to keep balance in your life. You can do this more easily than you may imagine. You already know which part of your life is lopsided, and you may be feeling symptoms of burnout from this imbalance. You can rapidly shift your energy in positive ways by devoting time each day to your priorities. Even 30 minutes a day spent in meaningful ways will life your mood, morale and motivation.
Melchizedek - Spiritual Law of Attraction
Quick message: The situation you're enquiring about has come to you via the spiritual law of Attraction. You've attracted certain people or situations because they mirror your thoughts, emotions and beliefs. In the same way, people and situations that you once found desirable are now moving out of your life as you've shifted your energy through your spiritual path. If you want to change what or who you attract, hold more positive, loving and joyful thoughts.
Manjushri - Listen
Quick message: You can hear your divine guidance best by quieting yourself and listening. Shut out noisy stimulation like telephones and television, and relax in peace. Don't try to make anything happen. Just listen to your own thoughts, breath, and the rhythm of your heart. Then mentally ask questions of your guides and angels. Listen to the loving truth that they speak in your heart, body and mind. Listen to your own inner truths. Trust your intuition and take action accordingly.
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Carville said, "I just I find it hard to believe in any sense that when people are looking for the country to unify and concerned about all this, that Donald Trump is the go-to person in this process. You know I'm an adamant, die-hard Clinton supporter and die-hard Democrat. I don't see where he is playing this thing anywhere close to the way the country is looking for in this. Thirty eight percent of the country agree no matter what, probably so. But I don't see anything that he said would expand that 38 percent at all."
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In ReBUILD's work on contracting, we are building knowledge about the implications of contracting models which is applicable to a variety of post-conflict settings. The new public management approaches introducing market mechanisms into the public sector have been widely accepted in countries across the globe. Contracting of health services is one such approach.
Cambodia has seen application of contracting in the health sector since the late 1990s. Since 2009, the model that has been pursued has involved an internal contracting model with performance incentives and monitoring mechanisms and a greater level of autonomy for health district management. Cambodia's switch from external contracting back to internal contracting, within the public health care system, can generate wider lessons for other post-conflict countries.
Our research has focused on understanding the change process in contracting arrangements identifying the drivers of changes, actors involved and the processes for realisation of the change and examining the implications for service coverage and equity in Cambodia. We have used qualitative interviews to explore experiences and perceptions of contracting from the perspectives of policy makers, managers and health care providers. We have also analysed secondary data from health statistics reports for trends in service utilisation and equity.
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Again, with more energy!
As some of you know, I have recently landed a voice acting part on one of my studio's animated shows. I'm proud of myself for trying out in the first place, and frankly astonished that I got the part. (And even more astonished that they seem to be serious about me keeping it.) Today was my first official recording session.
Up until now, I'd never done any acting (unless you count a few decades of role-playing games). I wasn't even considering this acting; it's voice acting, after all. You just use your voice, right?
One of the first things I learned was that the more you act out the part, the more believable your voice is. I saw proof of this over and over again during the last few days of auditions, and during the last year of watching David (star of Slangman's World) perform about 12 different voices. The more you can get physically into the part, the better your voice will be. In fact, it's a helluva lot like "real" acting after all.
The scary thing about voice acting, for me, is the constant fear that I won't be able to "find" the character's voice again. You do certain things in order to get a specific voice, and every time I'm about to speak, I'm afraid I've lost the voice. I ended up finding one line of dialogue that seems to act as a trigger for the voice. Apparently, this is called a "hook line." I feel very silly saying this line before I can perform a new section of the script, but I need it, so I'll do it. One of the other actors said to me, "Whatever it takes, you do it."
So, I stood in the sound room, in front of an expensive microphone and wearing a pair of big headphones, and read — no, performed — my lines. I did them slow, I did them fast, I did them with more and more energy. And I loved every single minute of it.
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That sounds like so much fun! Congrats!
Very cool–and that's a great picture of you!
I'm doing my first reading next month, and while it's not "acting" per se, I know I need to make sure it's interesting, that my voice indicates the characters and emotions. Eep! ;-)
That's awesome.
I only hope that when you go all Orsen Wells on them that somebody is around and recording it…
Fantastic. Voice acting is something I've always wanted to do — and there seems to be no shortage of work in that field, between animation and games and whatnot. You're just spreading your wings in all kinds of directions, aren't you?!
You do look very happy in that picture. I sounds like an amazing experience, please keep telling about it so we can live it along with you. I'm very happy for you and proud of you. :-)
That's awesome! You rock. I can't wait to see this show… :)
Thanks, guys! Yeah, I am eating up all these new experiences and opportunities with a big spoon. Who knows how long I'll be in LA? While I'm here, I might as well gobble up as much of the experience as I can, right?
I've been listening to Comic Con lectures on voice acting, and my first book on the subject arrived today. Looking forward to imbibing as much as I can about this field!
If my world had turned a little differently, I'd have had a career in looping. Voice acting. I did a few japanese cartoons when I was in my early 20's – but it ended up a bad scene for me.
Good for you! Do enjoy – it is a ton of fun!
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We've seen evidence that this could last intact for thousands of years, Karin Strauss, Microsoft's lead researcher on the project, told The Register on Thursday. Synthetic encapsulation is very temperature-dependent, but at 10 degrees Celsius the DNA won't degrade for around 2,000 years, and at -18 degrees it could last for millions.The technique uses a DNA synthesizer that encodes information onto the four bases in DNA – adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine – allowing large volumes of data to be stored at microscopic detail. The 200MB archive was stored on a piece of DNA the size of a couple of grains of sugar. The synthetic material was encapsulated to protect it and to prevent degradation.Previous research by UW and Microsoft has estimated that the raw storage limit of DNA is an exabyte per cubic millimeter. That said, it takes a long time to actually read the data – hours at a time – so this isn't going to replace Flash any time soon.
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Here, it was a case of the human and digital worlds combining forces through an effective hex invocation. The very act of talking up the marvels of digital media technology in public was enough to trigger the negative vibrations on the sub-atomic plane, waking up the electron devils who then provoked a situation to cause maximum embarrassment through the medium of irony.However, in many cases, sod's law has sod-all to do with it. More often than not, the great Lord Sod rarely needs to law down his rules: humans are perfectly capable of provoking their own cock-ups without recourse to divine intervention.By way of example, and in the light of the recent bout of celebrity deaths, I thought I'd share the following video with you. It features two great music stars back in the 1980s when they weren't yet dead. Although much of it is in unsubtitled French, concentrate on the English dialogue, as a young, fresh and innocent Whitney Houston is inexplicably sat next to a outrageously pissed and leery Serge Gainsbourg.
Gainsbourg died 25 years ago this week. Whitney Houston followed 21 years later, by which time she'd overtaken him in the intoxication stakes.Today, we'd call this car-crash TV by design. The call of inevitability is deafening. But back then as the show was going on-air, I bet the TV executives who set it up were staring at the screen in horror and tutting: "Sacré bleu, 'oo'd 'ave guessed zat would 'appen?"
So it was with mixed emotions this week that I watched Apple's lawyer Bruce Sewell, while giving testimony to US Congress, being forced to resort to reading his statement from printouts when his Apple iPad Pro appeared to let him down.On one hand, I sympathise. How embarrassing it must have been for the poor bloke, given that he's an Apple lawyer whose Apple kit has just gone tits-up in front of millions of viewers and live-text readers. On the other hand, I wonder what the hell he was thinking to have even considered using his iPad Pro in such a public way. Surely he must know about the electron devils' love for irony?That his iPad Pro should let him down was not unlucky. It was inevitable the moment he carried it into the committee room.My suspicion, however, is that the tablet was working just fine. Similarly, the audio connectors at the Student Journalism Awards were almost certainly plugged in and functioning correctly. Lord Sod and his army of mischievous little buggers were simply bemused onlookers.For reasons known only to software developers and their evil overlords, all my apps seem to be constantly poking about online, polling distant servers who knows where and reporting back on who knows what. You only have to launch a program for it to immediately turn its back on you for 10 or more seconds while it pisses off somewhere into the ether, for no good reason.
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This is just fine in a public space when you have a 3G or 4G connection; assuming by "just fine" you mean you are happy to have your half-gig monthly free allocation sucked up by apps that have no business doing so. The problem is when your device, unknown to you, automatically connects to a glitchy Wi-Fi router that happens to have the same name as one you used in a coffee shop.Suddenly, that 10 seconds during which your software normally toddles off to blow its secretive mates across the internet has turned into a non-stop orgy of heavy petting that never quite gets anywhere and has to restart again, and again, and again. While this is going on, your device – be it a laptop, tablet or smartphone – is so engrossed that it shirks your attempts to win its attention back to what you want it to do.Apple's Music app is a favourite example in this respect. Even if you have disabled its insane and incompetent streaming service and chosen to transfer your MP3s to the device itself, Apple Music insists on looking for something on the internet before it will play anything. If your connection it glitchy, the app shows a blank screen and refuses to play at all, even though the songs are on the SSD. The only way to get the bloody thing to play is to switch to Airplane Mode.
This is in addition to its random and unwanted re-interpretation of metadata. Apple Music has determined that Dark Side of The Moon is an album recorded by Various Artists.Back to shit Wi-Fi, think about it: every business event you have ever been to has suffered from a Wi-Fi connection that was weak, slow and liable to drop out at two-minute intervals, yes? Think of all those IT conferences and tech exhibitions at which exhibitors and organisers, apparently lacking the appreciation of irony as enjoyed by their cross-dimensional adversaries, cheerfully apologise for the poor Wi-Fi provision as if it was out their remit.It's like when the already fragile public Wi-Fi at train stations dies altogether when cancellations are announced. I am told this is because it cannot withstand the rush of passengers trying to get online to find alternative travel times and routes or send messages to friends and family that they'll be late.In other words, train station Wi-Fi is not designed for people hoping to get on a train.Now when I watch that video of Bruce Sewell, I don't see an Apple lawman shafted in public by the laws of sod. Instead, I see someone whose tablet has automatically switched data from its own five-star, rock-solid 4G connection to a distant single-bar hotspot called 'HipsterWankCafe_FREE', leaving his apps in turmoil in their attempt to send a constant stream of analytics back to the Illuminati.
This can only get worse so I plead to event organisers: get your Wi-Fi act in gear, because even software that doesn't need to be online will try to go online anyway. It's bad enough leaving it all to chance without actively inviting the internet devils to dance around your motherboards.Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, told The Register that converged devices – phones that can also be PCs – are the future of personal computing.Shuttleworth was at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona last week, where Ubuntu exhibited to show off its phones, tablets, and IoT (Internet of Things) initiatives.Among the displays was BQ's Ubuntu tablet, which has both a tablet mode and a windowed mode that can be enabled when attached to an external display, keyboard and mouse.We're showcasing Ubuntu as a converged OS, said mobile product manager Richard Collins. It's one codebase that can go onto any device that has some kind of need for a display, one SDK that developers can use. We'll do the magic to make sure that apps scale for the display. All of that has been engineered into our first tablet product. If you connect a mouse and keyboard, it is running a full Ubuntu PC.
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Barbara Lee has always had the clearest vision when it comes to the US role in Afghanistan—and the rest of the world.
The California congresswoman cast the sole vote in the US Congress against the Authorization for Use of Military Force resolution in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As a veteran congressional aide and legislator who has a long history of highly engaged and thoughtful involvement with global issues, Lee did not oppose responding in appropriate and necessary ways to genuine threats to the United States. But she feared the open-ended authorization would become a blank check for endless war in the targeted country of Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Lee keeps being proven right.
On October 7, 14 years after the launch of the Afghanistan War, she noted that it has become "our nation's longest war" and warned that "sadly, there seems to be no end in sight. Despite a war-weary public, calls continue to keep more U.S. troops in Afghanistan for many more years."
A week later, President Obama listened to the calls for more war—as opposed to the wise counsel of the congresswoman who has so consistently been correct in her assessments of the folly of waging endless war in distant lands.
The president, who was elected with the strong support of Congresswoman Lee and other war foes, announced that the planned withdrawal by US forces from Afghanistan would be suspended. Instead, current troop levels of roughly 10,000— along with the full capacity for air strikes, like the October 3 one that devastated the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz—would remain in place through 2016. While Obama suggested that the Afghan military is "fully responsible for securing their country," his decision to maintain US troops levels effectively guarantees that the United States will remain deeply involved in Afghanistan until after the president leaves office in early 2017.
What that means is that a third presidential administration is likely to continue cashing the "blank check" that Congress issued—despite Lee's objection—in the eighth month of George W. Bush's presidency. Though the issue has been little discussed by contenders in the 2016 presidential race, it is now all but certain that the next president, Democrat or Republican, will be the commander-in-chief of a war in Afghanistan that was never properly declared and that has always lacked sufficient congressional oversight.


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Technical reference library in electrical engineering for students and engineers
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A free source of SPICE circuit files and tutorials for simulating and analyzing electronic circuits. Links to free downloads.
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This page provides a collection of some of the best Smith Charts.
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Basics, hints and precautions, links to many informative sites.
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Basic principles, ideas, concepts, laws, and formulas behind electronics.
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Company Directories Just Went Mobile
With Akkadian Contact Manager™ mobile, employees may now securely access their company's directory from their mobile devices.
Many organizations find the native Cisco IP phone directory service does not provide value. The directory is incomplete, the data inaccurate and the search interface is not intuitive. In response, Akkadian Labs developed Akkadian Contact Manager™, a simple-to-deploy directory solution providing a unified directory experience on Cisco IP Phones, Jabber and mobile devices.
Finally, a corporate directory that's available where employees need it.
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Akkadian Contact Manager™ is available via the iOS and Android app stores. Setup is simple.
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Akkadian Contact Manager™ may be accessed via the web, from any device.
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Akkadian Contact Manager simplifies directory management for IT while providing an intuitive directory search interface, making it easy to locate and connect with contacts.
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Flags in Iowa to be flown at half-staff to honor five Tennessee soldiersWritten by Theresa Rose on July 22, 2015
(DES MOINES) – Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad today ordered flags in Iowa will be lowered to half-staff until Monday, July 27, 2015, at 8 a.m., to honor the five soldiers killed in the terrorist attack at military facilities last week in Chattanooga, Tenn. President Barack Obama today issued a proclamation calling for flags to be lowered on federal buildings.
The governor's directive applies to all U.S. and state flags under control of the State of Iowa.
Flags will be at half-staff on the state Capitol building and on flag displays in the Capitol complex, and upon all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.


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1. Saddle up, this time it's war!
2. This level is very straightforward. You are on the Gravenville military base. Your objective: scare off (or drive mad) every mortal on the base.
3. There is only one trapped spirit in this level, Wisakejak, found here.
4. Wisakejak is bound to this totem pole, and will remain so until engulfed by flame.
5. Guards at the front gate will turn back anyone you scare away. Scare the guards away first. Scarecrow and Buck make a good team for this.
6. Your ghosts may come under attack from Father William Mulcahy.
7. Use Black Crow to possess the good father, thus keeping your ghosts safe from him for the moment.
8. Ever tell yourself late at night, "Try not to be afraid, ghosts can sense fear." Yup. Scan the mortal pack for the most vulnerable souls and pick on them.
9. You're trying to build plasm, and you get a permanent plasm bump for each mortal you scare off. Remember to keep the guards scared away from the main gate.
10. Once you have enough plasm, have Wisakejak cast Trojan Gift.
11. Bind Arclight to the gift box and have him cast Bonfire to engulf Wisakejak's totem pole in flames.
12. Wisakejak thanks you for setting him free.
13. For a hefty bump in plasm, bind Arclight to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and set him to the highest band your plasm affords.
14. Wisakejak is easily fettered, and has a most unusual method for casting powers!
15. One of this level's many campy references, Private Goldie Benjamin, gets a scare in this shot.
16. Once everyone is scared off but the father, you can safely concentrate your spirits' powers on him.
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Qualified Non-Personal Use Vehicles
A qualified non-personal use vehicle is any vehicle an employee is not likely to use more than minimally for personal purposes because of its design.
Examples of qualified non-personal use vehicles are:
1. clearly marked police and fire vehicles, but personal use other than commuting must be prohibited by the employer;
2. unmarked vehicles used by law enforcement officers (explained later) if the use is officially authorized, but the personal use must be necessary to help enforce the law (such as being able to report directly from home to an emergency or a stakeout site);
3. an ambulance or hearse used for its specific purpose;
4. any vehicle designed to carry cargo with a loaded gross vehicle weight of more than 14,000 pounds;
5. delivery trucks with seating for the driver only, or driver plus a folding jump seat;
6. a passenger bus with a capacity of at least 20 passengers used for its specific purpose;
7. school buses; and
8. tractors and other special purpose farm vehicles.
Vans and Pickup Trucks
A van or a pickup truck is not a qualified non-personal use vehicle unless it has been specially modified so it is not likely to be used more than minimally for personal purposes. The Internal Revenue Service provides the following guidelines a van or pickup truck can meet to be a qualified non-personal use vehicle.
A van with a loaded gross vehicle weight not over 14,000 pounds qualifies if it is clearly marked with permanently affixed decals, special printing or other advertising associated with the employer's trade, business or function. The van must have a seat for the driver only or the driver and one other person, and either:
1. Permanent shelving that fills most of the cargo area; or
2. The cargo area is open and the van always carries merchandise, material or equipment used in the employer's trade, business or function.
A pickup truck with a loaded gross vehicle weight not over 14,000 pounds qualifies if it is clearly marked with permanently affixed decals, special painting or other advertising associated with the employer's trade, business or function. The pickup truck must be either:
1. Equipped with at least one of the following:
2. Used primarily to transport a particular type of load (other than over the public highways) in a construction, manufacturing, processing, farming, mining, drilling, timbering or other similar operation for which it was specially designed or significantly modified.
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In order for an unmarked police vehicle to be classified as a qualified non-personal use vehicle, it must be used by a law enforcement officer.
A law enforcement officer is an individual who is a full-time employee of a governmental unit that is responsible for the prevention or investigation of crime. In addition, the employee must be authorized by law to carry firearms, execute search warrants and make arrests. The employee must regularly carry firearms except when working undercover.
An arson investigator may be considered a law enforcement officer if the investigator meets the requirements.
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October 15, 2007 02:30 ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 15, 2007) - YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) and MERIDIAN GOLD INC. (TSX:MNG)(NYSE:MDG) today announced that as of the tender deadline on October 12, 2007, 79,873,250 common shares of Meridian Gold had been validly deposited to Yamana's offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Meridian. Yamana has taken up and accepted for payment all of these shares, which represent approximately 78 percent of the common shares of Meridian on a fully diluted basis. Yamana will pay for these shares promptly.
Yamana offered to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Meridian on the basis of C$7.00 cash plus 2.235 Yamana common shares for each Meridian share. The aggregate cash consideration to be paid by Yamana will be approximately C$559 million and the aggregate number of common shares to be issued by Yamana will be approximately 179 million, in respect of the shares tendered to date.
Yamana has surpassed the minimum purchase condition of its offer and has extended its offer to midnight (EST) on November 2, 2007 to allow the remaining Meridian shareholders additional time to tender to the offer. For U.S. securities law purposes, this extension constitutes a subsequent offering period. A notice of extension and subsequent offering period will be mailed to Meridian shareholders on October 16, 2007.
All of the conditions to Yamana's agreement with Northern Orion have now been satisfied or waived, and Yamana's plan of arrangement with Northern Orion was completed and became effective on October 13, 2007. Northern Orion shareholders will shortly receive 0.543 of a Yamana common share and C$0.001 in cash for each Northern Orion share.
A formal process of acquisition of the balance of any outstanding Meridian shares will occur as is customary in similar transactions either by compulsory acquisition or subsequent acquisition transaction which would be intended to be completed before year end.
Yamana and Meridian provide the following operational update on a combined basis for the third quarter of 2007. Total production on a proforma combined basis during the third quarter was approximately 209,700 ounces of gold, 33.5 million pounds of copper, 2.2 million ounces of silver and 801 tonnes of zinc. Additional copper and gold production is also contributed by the interest in Alumbrera.
The following is a breakdown of operations by geography:
Brazilian, Argentine & Honduran Operations & Development (Yamana)
Consolidated gold production during the third quarter was approximately 131,400 ounces, representing record gold production for the Company from its Brazilian and Honduran mines. As previously announced, Yamana remains on track to produce approximately 300,000 ounces of gold for the second half of the year. The Company will assess and update its production expectations from time to time as it continues to gain production experience from its mines recently placed into production.
Gold production was more than 49,700 ounces from Chapada and approximately 27,300 ounces from Sao Francisco with the balance from Yamana's other operations including approximately 36,600 ounces of gold combined from San Andres and Fazenda Brasileiro and approximately 17,300 ounces from Jacobina. Copper production for the third quarter totaled approximately 33.5 million pounds.
At Chapada, a total of 54,628 tonnes of concentrate was produced and 55,773 tonnes of concentrate were delivered for sale during the quarter. Concentrate production is expected to increase further and cash costs are expected to decline at Chapada as operations ramp up to full capacity in the fourth quarter.
The Company continued to gain mining experience and a better understanding of the deposit at Sao Francisco. The mining and processing of more marginal or dump leach ore continued at Sao Francisco during the third quarter in keeping with the mine plan. Lower grade material and material initially believed to be waste is continuing to show higher grades than originally anticipated. This also has the effect of maintaining the proven and probable reserves of the higher grade material at Sao Francisco. During the third quarter, Yamana began to implement measures to reduce costs as planned for the second half of the year.
Production at Jacobina continued to ramp up during the third quarter following implementation of additional safety protocols and recommendations of rock mechanics advisers after certain sill pillar failures in historically mined areas which occurred earlier this year. Production is expected to increase in the fourth quarter as previously announced. Engineering and construction is underway and on track to increase the throughput capacity to 6,500 tonnes per day during the first quarter of 2008 and to 8,500 tonnes per day by the end of 2008. Current forecast production for 2008 is 140,000 to 150,000 ounces with production of 200,000 ounces targeted for 2009. It is expected that production at Jacobina will be sustained at a rate of over 200,000 ounces per year after 2009 and, while this is largely dependant on upgrading the large indicated and inferred resources to reserves over the coming years, the resource base is considered sufficient for sustained production at this level from 2009 onward. As part of the expansion strategy and upgrading of resources to reserves, underground mine development activities continued to progress at Canavieiras and at Morro do Vento Extension where most of the resource upgrade is expected.
During the third quarter, the Company received its permit and completed the first phase of its feasibility study for Gualcamayo. Construction is in progress with planned start-up of operations in mid-2008.
Yamana will provide a more detailed update on the status of the expansion at Jacobina and continuing development work along with further exploration and development activities at Gualcamayo shortly.
Chilean & Mexican Operations & Development (Meridian)
Consolidated gold production for the third quarter was approximately 78,300 ounces of gold, 2.2 million ounces of silver and 801 tonnes of zinc from El Penon and Minera Florida.
At El Penon, for the third consecutive quarter, production exceeded internal budgets. For the third quarter production was 2% higher than forecast and year-to-date, production was 10% greater than forecast. During the third quarter, the mine experienced its highest quarterly silver production since the commissioning of El Penon, reaching a record amount of 2.2 million ounces.
During the third quarter the land surrounding the Minera Florida mine in Chile was consolidated to include the Membrillo and Chancon districts. A landmark option agreement was concluded with a private Chilean mining company to acquire a 65% interest in the districts, in which a 65% interest can be earned in 12,500 hectares of mining concessions by spending US$5.5 million on exploration over the next 42 months and paying the owners a variable rate, depending on size and gold price, for each gold ounce identified with a feasibility study. This option agreement doubles the land holdings in the highly prospective region around Minera Florida to a total of over 25,000 hectares.
At Jeronimo, metallurgical testing commenced during the second quarter of 2007. Preliminary floatation results are encouraging and additional results are expected to be available for release during the fourth quarter.
Based in Tuscon, AZ, with offices in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, M3 Engineering and Technology Corporation (M3) has been retained as project lead to assist in engineering design and project management for the pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for the Mercedes project. M3 with the assistance of other key technical advisors working in the areas of metallurgical testing, environmental, mine engineering and social responsibility will provide a solid team for completion of the pre-feasibility and feasibility work. Conceptual design calls for underground access via a production-ready 1,500 metre decline with drill stations capable of supporting at least 100 holes totaling 12,000 metres.
A further update on Mercedes and continuing exploration activities at El Penon will be delivered shortly.
Yamana will release its full third quarter financial results after the close of business on November 7, 2007. A conference call will follow on November 8, 2007 at 11:00 am EST. Full third quarter financial results for Meridian will be released in advance of that after the close of business on October 23, 2007.
Yamana will host an analyst day in Toronto on Thursday, October 18, 2007. Presentations by Peter Marrone, Chairman and CEO, and Antenor Silva, President and COO, will be webcast live on October 18, 2007 at 9:15 am (ET). The webcast can be accessed on the Company's website at www.yamana.com. Further presentations will be made by exploration and operations personnel of the combined company and will be available on Yamana's website.
About Yamana
Yamana is a Canadian gold producer with significant gold production, gold development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions in Brazil, Argentina and Central America. Pending completion of the Meridian Gold transaction, the company's portfolio will also include mines and properties in Chile, Mexico and the United States. Yamana is producing gold at intermediate company production levels in addition to significant copper production. Yamana's management plans to continue to build on this base through the advancement of its exploration properties and by targeting other gold consolidation opportunities in the Americas.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or an invitation to sell, any of the securities of Yamana, Northern Orion or Meridian. Such an offer may only be made pursuant to a registration statement and prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and an offer to purchase and circular filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Yamana has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Statements on Form F-10 as well as a Schedule TO tender offer statement, both of which include the offer and take-over bid circular relating to the Meridian offer as amended by notices of variation and extension. A notice of extension and subsequent offering period will be mailed to Meridian shareholders and filed with Canadian and US securities regulatory authorities shortly. Investors and security holders are urged to read the Registration Statements, the offer and take-over bid circular, the notices of variation and extension and notice of extension and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators, regarding the proposed business combination transaction because they contain important information. Investors may obtain a free copy of the offer and take-over bid circular, notices of variation and extension, the notice of extension, the notice of extension and subsequent offering period and other documents filed by Yamana with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The offer and take-over bid circular, notices of variation and extension, the notice of extension, the notice of extension and subsequent offering period and other documents may also be obtained for free on Yamana's website at www.yamana.com or by directing a request to Yamana's investor relations department.
Persons who are resident in the United Kingdom should note the following points:
(i) the formal offer and takeover-bid circular issued to Meridian shareholders ("Offer and Circular") does not constitute a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Rules ("Prospectus Rules") published by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom (the "FSA"). Accordingly, the Offer and Circular has not been, and will not be, approved by the FSA or by London Stock Exchange plc. No action has been or is intended to be taken by Yamana or by Genuity Capital Markets or Canaccord Capital Corporation, or any of their affiliated entities, that would permit a public offer of Yamana Common Shares to be made in the United Kingdom, which would require an approved prospectus to be made available to the public in the United Kingdom (in accordance with the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") and the Prospectus Rules before such an offer was made.
(ii) The Offer has been made to or directed at, and deposits of Meridian shares will be accepted from, only those shareholders in the United Kingdom who are (or who are acting on behalf of), and who are able to establish to the satisfaction of Yamana that they are (or are acting on behalf of): "qualified investors" within the meaning of section 86(7) of FSMA, and who are also persons falling within Article 19(5) or Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005. UK shareholders receiving the Offer and Circular should consult with their legal advisors to determine whether they are eligible to receive and accept the Offer.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities laws. Except for statements of historical fact, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan," "expect," "project," "intend," "believe," "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.Assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based include Yamana's ability to acquire 100% of the shares of Meridian; the successful completion of new development projects, planned expansions or other projects within the timelines anticipated and at anticipated production levels; the accuracy of reserve and resource estimates, grades, mine life and cash cost estimates; whether mineral resources can be developed; title to mineral properties; financing requirements; and general economic conditions. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Yamana and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking statements include changes in market conditions, variations in ore grade or recovery rates, risks relating to international operations, fluctuating metal prices and currency exchange rates, changes in project parameters, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, the business of Northern Orion, Meridian and Yamana not being integrated successfully or such integration proving more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual Management's Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form for each of Yamana, Northern Orion and Meridian filed with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com, and the Annual Report on Form 40-F of each of Yamana and Meridian filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Although Yamana has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Yamana undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change, except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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Oblate, Oblation, or Mixed usage?
"The Oblation" tends to depersonify more, while "The Oblate" can also do so, "Oblate" alone would be more of a personal name rather than being just an object.
An Oblate is one who affirms to server for a period time or a lifetime. Oblation as in an offering not a sacrifice involving a living person being killed.
See the bottom for full reference material on Oblate, Oblation, and notes on how the religious connotations will be modified to fit the Lovecraft modes.
Oblation Character Section
The captive, the Oblation, is the harder part to deal with as I said. While one's natural tendencies may lead you towards play in those areas, it is still only play. Portraying it as real has a grave shift in tone, and even though it is the context of fiction we want to be sure and present the good aspect of such a relationship if it were consensual.
The actress portraying this so far has passed my criteria for stability before doing scenes such as these, but we have yet to do an in person interview and test shoot. However we have a few different scenes as a start on what happens to this character.
So we have the archetype "victim" role, but what else is there besides being a victim about this character?
Actresses preference: Teacher/student theme - Creepy, obsessive, passionate, and disturbing stalker
A victim is helpless, defenseless, voiceless. I would like this stalker to maybe rape me at my home & then kidnap me & place me in captivity & make me his sex slave
So for this to move to the Blacklight Bar it shows that she is in the lifestyle already, and most likely the captivity would be even further covered by the fact that the people would be used to her being there.
Additionally there is cross over with the Assassin, where she is aware of the need for this character to change over but does not agree with the methods used.
Characters in this Scene:
Masked coworker/assailant/etc.
The stalker character is the gas masked bar owner. this is not the same exact char as you see in Maniac Loveseat, as with all things from there those are improv, unscripted version of reality and not cannon.
Motivations are based off the pupae transitional nature of the the character, however the motive must remain hidden from the object of the transformation. to actually inform is to break the cycle and the consequences are worse than the process.
Transformation is achieved via capture, forced sex in public and private, captivity, caging, and rough treatment with pinching, taunting, insults, and humiliation. This play towards the actresses natural inclinations.
The effects on the char are severe but something that is dealt with and no matter the stress taken on by him while maintaining the pressure and captivity on the subject. In some cases, and often for the wrong or misguided reasons, the unthinkable is perpetrated upon an individual. What if it is more important for the transformation to happen than it is for the sanity of all involved to be maintained, and even ride the ragged edge of mental health.
While it does not have to be universe ending, it does have to be enough to allow this character's natural caring nature to shift into the archtype of captor and abuser. Triage is key here, making sure that it is a case of doing what must be done for what can be saved, as opposed to allowing personal feelings to allow it all to burn.
The standard crying then squaring of the shoulders can be very effective here, esp as we discussed (Poetesseract and I) with the emotions being something shown only rarely.
In many ways it is easier to encompass the abuser side of this into that mode of "it must be done for the greater good" than it is to then take another step and say the abused, the one in captivity and having no choice, then loves what is happening and welcomes it.
While teacher student is the actresses preference, it will have to be a non traditional mode. My preference is to shift to where she works in the blacklight bar, instead of school it's a mentor role perhaps. Done seriously instead of the usual tropes like playing it for laughs or presenting it as the standard "corruption" scene. Move to mentor at work modality.
Scene - Stalking
The main aspect of this setting is to make sure it's not played too young, it has to be clear from the outset that this is a young woman. Studio wise watching through the windows of the basement, into the animal room set, or possibly using the wooden shower set instead so as to not invoke the imagery of that room.
This is a great opportunity to set in the viewers minds the aspect of her that was already into being a slave. While flashbacks can delve into it more deeply, the stalking is a fairly good setup to show she is a sexualy mature woman.
Scene - Capture
Force? Shock and surprise. Binding. The initial forced sex could be in this section but not as full session, forced masturbation session?
Scene - Blacklight Bar
The final place for her focal point will of course be the blacklight bar, where she will be in sexual performances on stage.
For example while you are silent and gagged would you like the stalker to not only be using you as a sex slave but also verbally abusing you? Not standard "you're a slut" kind of thing that is much to tame for the scenario, but for example taunting her with her captivity and slavery, and how wet she gets being "raped", etc. Perhaps taunting her with how he planned it, secretly watched her shower or even masturbate? It can be broken up across the scenes too, some during the actual capture and then during the captivity and "forced sex show" in the blacklight bar. Voiceless with or without a gag?
The performers are really the stalker and his abductee, and "everyone" thinks it's part of the show. Quotes around everyone because we are going to add in any crowd in post production
Actress Note: Very wet, i like the taunting like how he planned it. Wet, with a gag
Scenario: Feeling you tied up and dripping wet against my fingers. Force a hot little vibrating toy into you, grinding it into that nasty little crotch until you scream around your fucking gag as your pussy spasms with cum. I'll smack your tight labia until the tears of joy come.
Reference Points on Name/Concept
An oblate in Christian monasticism (especially Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican) is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service. Currently, oblate has two meanings:
Oblate has had various particular uses at different periods in the history of the Church. The children vowed and given by their parents to the monastic life, in houses under the Rule of St. Benedict, were commonly known by the name during the century and a half when the custom was in vogue, and the councils of the Church treated them as monks—that is, until the Council of Toledo (656) forbade their acceptance before the age of ten and granted them free permission to leave the monastery, if they wished, when they reached the age of puberty. The term puer oblatus (used after the Tenth Council of Toledo) is used to describe an oblate who had not yet reached puberty and thus had a future opportunity to leave the monastery,[1] though puer oblatus can also refer to someone entering an abbey.[2] At a later date the word "oblate" was used to describe such lay men or women as were pensioned off by royal and other patrons upon monasteries or benefices, where they lived as in an almshouse or homes.
In the eleventh century, Abbot William of Hirschau or Hirsau, in the old Diocese of Spires, introduced lay brethren into the monastery. They were of two kinds: the fratres barbati or conversi, who took vows but were not claustral or enclosed monks, and the oblati, workmen or servants who voluntarily subjected themselves, whilst in the service of the monastery, to religious obedience and observance.
Afterwards, the different status of the lay brother in the several orders of monks, and the ever-varying regulations concerning him introduced by the many reforms, destroyed the distinction between the conversus and the oblatus.
The Cassinese Benedictines, for instance, at first carefully differentiated between conversi, commissi and oblati; the nature of the vows and the forms of the habits were in each case specifically distinct. The conversus, the lay brother properly so called, made solemn vows like the choir monks, and wore the scapular; the commissus made simple vows, and was dressed like a monk, but without the scapular; the oblatus made a vow of obedience to the abbot, gave himself and his goods to the monastery, and wore a sober secular dress.
But, in 1625, we find the conversus reduced below the status of the commissus, inasmuch as he was permitted only to make simple vows and that for a year at a time; he was in fact undistinguishable, except by his dress, from the oblatus of a former century. Then, in the later Middle Ages,oblatus, confrater, and donatus became interchangeable titles, given to any one who, for his generosity or special service to the monastery, received the privilege of lay membership, with a share in the prayers and good works of the brethren.
Canonically, only two distinctions were ever of any consequence: first, that between those who entered religion "per modum professionis" and "per modum simplicis conversionis" the former being monachi and the later oblati; secondly, that between the oblate who was "mortuus mundo"("dead to the world," that is, who had given himself and his goods to religion without reservation), and the oblate who retained some control over his person and his possessions – the former only (plene oblatus) was accounted a persona ecclesiastica, with enjoyment of ecclesiastical privileges and immunity (Benedict XIV, "De Synodo Dioce.", VI).
Oblation, an offering (Late Latin oblatio, from offerre, oblatum, to offer), a term, particularly in ecclesiastical usage, for a solemn offering or presentation to God.
Bible usage
The Latin Vulgate, and following this many English versions such as the KJV, 1611, uses the word to stand for the meal offering under the Law of Moses.
Roman Catholic usage
It is thus applied to certain parts of the Eucharistic service in the Roman Church.[1] The term is also used in the liturgy of some other churches (for example, the Church of England's Eucharistic Prayer 'C').[2]
In the Roman rite, there are two oblations: the lesser oblation, generally known as the offertory, in which the bread and wine yet unconsecrated are presented, and the greater oblation, the oblation proper, forming the latter part of the prayer of consecration, when the Body and Blood are ceremonially presented.
The word oblate is an ecclesiastical term for persons who have devoted themselves or have been devoted as children by their parents to a monastic life. Oblate is more familiar in the Catholic Church as the name of a Religious Congregation of secular or diocesan priests, the Oblate Fathers of St. Charles. They are placed under the absolute authority of the bishop of the diocese in which they are established and can be employed by him on any duties he may think fit. This congregation was founded in 1578 under the name of Oblates of the Blessed Virgin and St. Ambrose by St.Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan.
A similar congregation of secular priests, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, was founded at Marseilles in 1815.
Sacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to a higher purpose or to God or the gods as an act of propitiation or worship.
While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering (Latin oblatio) can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts. For offerings of liquids (beverages) by pouring, the term libation is used.
An oblate spheroid is a rotationally symmetric ellipsoid having a polar axis shorter than the diameter of the equatorial circle whose plane bisects it.[1] Oblate spheroids stand in contrast to prolate spheroids.
It can be formed by rotating an ellipse about its minor axis, forming an equator with the end points of the major axis. As with all ellipsoids, it can also be described by the lengths of three mutually perpendicular principal axes, which are in this case two arbitrary equatorial semi-major axes and one semi-minor axis.
An everyday example of an oblate spheroid is the shape of confectionery such as Smarties or M&M's. The shape of the Earth is very close to that of an oblate spheroid. Though local topography deviates from this idealized spheroid, on a global scale these deviations are very small.


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Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has urged his countrymen who have joined "the ranks of terrorist groups, to abandon the crime of terrorism and return to their people and families".
In a speech at the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the Algerian Parliament, Ouyahia said: "I appeal to our lost sons, who are still among the ranks of terrorist groups, to abandon the crime of terrorism and return to their people and families."
In case of failure to respond to this appeal, sooner or later the state will eliminate them by force, or they will be brought before justice, and punishment would be severe by the force of law.
Last week, Ouyahia expressed support for Minister of National Education Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun in her conflict with Islamic and conservative circles against the backdrop of the reform of the educational system. Benghabrit-Remaoun had come under increased criticism after removing the words "in the name of God" from some school textbooks. Critics said she had declared war on Algeria's spiritual nature.
In the face of the protests, Ouyahia expressed his "support and endorsement for the minister of education in the scheme of educational reform."We hope that this appeal will be heard and that these terrorists will return to the right path and join the thousands of Algerians who were yesterday among the ranks of the armed groups and have surrendered within the framework of the National Reconciliation Charter project, before they face the fate of some militants who were killed or threatened by the judiciary," Ahmed Ouyahia told parliamentarians yesterday.
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