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Despatches of William Cranston (1)University Of Oxford First World War Poetry Digital Archive
A collection of the 'Mentions in Despatches' of William Cranston 1914-18. Editor's Comment: Second Lieutenant (acting Lieutenant Colonel) William James Cranston DSO, Royal Scots Fusiliers and Staff, served additionally in the North Staffordshire Regiment and commanded the 13th Bn. King's Liverpool Regiment and 3rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps.


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What happens when an illusion becomes cognizant of its nature as a mirage? Is it then really such an illusion after all, or does it actually have some kind of reality, something that persists beyond its own transience? I think it does, and I put the question to Averroes and Spinoza.
Why these philosophers? To begin with, Averroes, at least his Latin ghost, was and remains notorious for proposing that there is ultimately only one mind, a cosmic or metacosmic one, which gathers sensory data through all of us and by which we gain the universal ideas which empower cognition.* To phrase this Cartesianly, there is only one true res cogito, but although it is very intimate to each of us in a way, it is not any one of us specifically.
Meanwhile, Spinoza was and remains notorious for proposing an early modern version of Eleatic pantheism. In his system, Cartesian dualism is moot because the cogito and the extensa are really just two attributes or perspectives of a single substance. Moreover, this substance is the most clear and distinct of Cartesian ideas, namely, God.
You can see how their views resonate; they even have similar problems. Regarding Spinoza, its unclear whether the laws of Nature and the will of God, which are the same, are arbitrary, even absurd, not to mention tyrannical. The same holds for Averroes if the monopsyche is inflated to be co-terminus with the divine and the universe.**
More importantly, for Spinoza, the cogito is just an illusion, likewise the perception of freedom, which is only ignorance of causes. Similarly, for Averroes, individual cogitos are mere percolations of and channels for the uploading-downloading process, and hence, also illusory. For both thinkers, upon death the individual cogito, identifiable with the soul, perishes.
In other words, what we phenomologically hold to be ontologically true — we sense something eternal about ourselves — is actually just a mirage. True wisdom is seeing ourselves for what we supposedly really are, namely, illusions, of course with some solid content while alive, but ultimately just transient happenings, channels for the self-mediation and action of the All.
But here's the rub, for Averroes and Spinoza don't realize that it is that very process of achieving wisdom which evidences something eternal. Consider Averroes, an eye attempting to peer into its own endless gaze: his insight into himself as a sight emerging from a vision vaster than his own introduces a meta-level of consciousness that is irreducible to that very greater sight.
Whence comes this meta-level of consciousness? Clearly, as Descartes might point out, a circle cannot know it is a circle precisely because of its seamlessness; there must be an observer.*** And is it virtual or real? Likely the latter, for precisely the same reason. Simply put, an illusion should not be able to realize its nature, otherwise it would not be an illusion.
I think these comments could apply to other thinkers who veer on the pantheistic or panpsychic, particularly Hegel and Schopenhauer. I am also perhaps not saying anything particular original, but I do think it's a useful way to resolve certain problems in Averroes and Spinoza. Would they agree with me? Well, doubtlessly not, but I think they might be relieved if I turned out to be correct.
* Perhaps the monopsyche sees through all finite sensing beings in the universe. For one, it's unclear whether, for example, the monopsyche also sees through animals and angels; for another, were Averroes alive today, might he include extraterrestrials?
** As I understand it, Averroes is unclear regarding the extent to which the monopsyche is separate or united with the universe or the divine. Regarding the former, interestingly and ironically, the monopsyche could possibly be subject to the same epistemological debates as the individual psyche.
Regarding the latter, Averroes and his mentor Avempace considered the monopsyche to be the true goal of mystical and scientific searching, which would imply that they identified it with God, yet there is no reason why the monopsyche could not simply be the Primu Mobile of cognition and hence still separate from the divine.
*** Of course, the observer could be the very artist who draws the circle, but the potentials for deification in Descartes is a topic for another post. A more interesting question here is where this observer is. Perhaps in a larger All, which is arguable, but then we might risk an infinite regress of meta-pantheisms. It's more likely that the observer exists intermediation with the observed, resolving both pantheism and mind-body dualism.

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I'm a green mom, as well as an herbalist and holistic healer with over 15 years of experience. I write about gardening, green living, natural healing, good food, a bit of this, and a bit of that. Enjoy!
Guernsey - Gorgeous Island, Great Cows
Pesticide Switches Sides -- Organic! Organic! Ra, Ra Ra!
Rather than argue with your toddler and insist on "no", sometimes its better to simply offer and attractive alternative.
Rather than fight with big CAFOs over animal quality of life, sometimes its better to work on banning the regular use of antibiotics and feed additives like arsenic b/c of its environmental impact, which, in turn will eventually lead to better quality of life since the animals can't live the way they currently do without these additives that keep bacteria at bay in close, filthy quarters.
And rather than focus on asking industry farmers to cut back on fertilizers and pesticides because they are bad for people and animals -- which they continue to deny, and fight, and deny, and fight -- it is beginning to look like eventually the EPA or other government agencies may realize that these substances are dangerous for other reasons. Reasons like national security. Reasons like global warming and rising coastlines. And if that happens, we could have entire nations turning to organic farming methods with little to no fuss. Which I find pretty exciting.
Here's the low down from Discover News:
"A new study revealed that the pesticide [sulfuryl fluoride] lingers in the atmosphere for 36 years -- about eight times longer than scientists previously suspected. What's more, the gas is 4,800 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at holding in heat."
So even though there isn't very much of it in the atmosphere, even a little bit can make a very big impact. Which, in turn, may have an even bigger impact on farming methods someday... For the better, one hopes.
Milk in the Garden -- milkin' it for all it's worth!
Until now! I have come up with several uses for gallon jugs in the garden and on the farm. The first use I came up involves using a serrated knife to cut the bottom of the jug off about 1.5 inches from the bottom. This creates a very nice single unit "greenhouse" for spring seedlings in the garden. Use the discarded bottom to start seeds in, or place under pots to catch water.
Holding the handle, you can further cut away part of the "greenhouse" to create a nice feed scoop.
Or, use the container to make the gorgeous plant ID stakes pictured in the post. I cut off the bottom of the jug with a knife, and then with scissors I cut the flat portions of the jug off. Then, I cut the flat portions into strips varying from 4-5 inches long. With two snips, I tapered one end to a point. They look very much like the white ones you can buy at stores, except that they are translucent. I made over 50 strips from two jugs.
I'm sure this barely scratches the surface of what can be done with milk jugs. I used to store mead in them. You can cut the top half with the handle of to create square-ish bins. Decorate the edges with bits of ribbon for a pretty, and safer, effect. Or, leave the jug whole, cut a big door at the bottom and some windows, decorate and paint it and you have a dollhouse or toy car garage... Anyone have any other uses for them?
Children of War
Shearing time.
How DO sheep shearers do it so quickly? My clippers were barely up the task, even with new blades.
First Day of Spring
It's also the Feast day of Ashtara, also known as Ashtar, Ashtoreth, Aphrodite and Astarte. She was connected with fertility and sexuality and was associated with the planet Venus. A fitting goddess for the first day of Spring! Hmmm... A - starte. A start. Maybe tomorrow I'll start some seeds after all.
Lucas and I spent some time this afternoon rambling about the property and appreciating all the little signs of life. No flowers yet, except for some crocus who were too sad and shivery-looking to photograph.
Afternoon sun through the trees in the nature preserve bordering our land. Is that a fairy-vision on the left?
This is the first day the pool has been thawed out since the fall. We emptied it a few times then, but it always filled up with rain somehow before we could put it away for the winter. Lucas thinks it's just the spot to go fishing this year. If you around my property, you may surprised to see a lot of big plastic toys for Lucas to play with: slides, gyms, tables, baby mowers, trucks, the pool, etc. Almost every single outdoor toy came from "freecycling" (bulk trash pickup week in our town). I try to do my part by keeping the plastic out of the landfills as long as possible, and getting the most use out of them: Lucas, of course, is happy to oblige!
Rhubarb is one of the first edibles to appear in my yard in Spring. This ancient plant produces shoots all summer long. No matter what, we will never have scurvy!
An old wise man holding the "Seed of Longevity" keeps an eye over this bed of tulips and periwinkle. Last year, I moved the peonies that lived here to another spot. At least, I think I did! Seems awfully early for tulips...
Lady's Mantle (Top) and more tulips (Bottom). Lemon Balm and oregano are also making a show nearby on either side in the herb garden. You may ask, what are tulips doing in the herb garden? And I say unto you: flowers go whither they will. Even the nicest herb garden is, well, a little green. I can't resist putting flowers in with my herbs...And many of my perennial flowers in the "flower garden" are medicinal herbals, too.
Farmer Luke, digging for rocks. He especially likes putting the rocks from the paths into the garden beds, and the mulch from the beds in the paths. Fun!
Spinach seedlings, finally making an appearance.
Green Power -- Are You Using It?
Is the Sun Trying to Save Us?
Building a Better Egg
1⁄3 less cholesterol
2⁄3 more vitamin A
2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
Where am I?
So until next week, friends!
Raven and River
swoops out of winter into spring,
He gurgles and burbles,
Bright eyes sparkle,
like a river humming .
Wake the sleeping River.
Wake the sleeping River.
Wake the sleeping River.
Homemade Ice Cream
Saving Electricity with CFLs
It's a Plane, It's a Bird, no -- it's SUPER FRIDGE!
"Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a material that gives a whole new complexion to the term 'fridge magnet'. When this alloy is placed in a magnetic field, it gets colder. Karl Sandeman and his co-workers think that their material - a blend of cobalt, manganese, silicon and germanium - could help to usher in a new type of refrigerator that is up to 40 percent more energy-efficient than conventional models.
The 'magnetic fridge' envisaged by the Cambridge team would use a phenomenon called the magnetocaloric effect (MCE), whereby a magnetic field causes certain materials to get warmer (a positive MCE) or cooler (a negative MCE). Although the effect was discovered more than 120 years ago, it is only recently that magnetocaloric materials have been known with the right properties for use in everyday refrigeration. But several factors have so far prevented such applications.
For one thing, some of the materials - typically metal alloys - that show the strongest MCE contain the element gadolinium, which is very expensive. And some of the best potential alternatives contain arsenic, raising health concerns.
Sandeman and colleagues have now found a material that is neither toxic nor costly, and which generates significant cooling at around room temperature. The key to the magnetocaloric behaviour is a sudden change in the magnetic state of the compound - a so-called magnetic transition. The material is magnetic because it contains metal atoms that themselves act like tiny bar magnets. As it is warmed up from subzero temperatures, there comes a point where these atomic magnets abruptly change the way in which they are lined up." (from treehugger.com)
How to avoid GMO foods at the store.
A five-digit code beginning with 9 means it's organic
A five-digit code beginning with 8 means it's genetically modified
An organic banana would be:
And a genetically engineered (GE or GMO) banana would be:


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As I've written earlier (Iron Dog, 4/19/09), when the dog runs are over, it's time to haul in fire wood. There's always more trees falling down along (or over) the dog trail, so this is the time of year to buck the trees up and haul the wood back. Usually it's a race to finish before all the snow disappears in late April.
Updated May 10. It got up to 60°F yesterday, so that's a good sign, but there's still a foot and a half of snow on the ground. The weather forecast is for cooler with a chance of rain or snow tomorrow. Looks like we might not be planting the garden until July.
A short hike on the International Falls trail
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On June 22nd, 2012 the Canada's Justice Minister announced the appointment of Mr. Justice Michael Tulloch to the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Justice Tulloch, who formerly sat on the Superior Court in Brampton, replaces Mr. Justice Harry Laforme.
The appointment of Mr. Justice Tulloch is noteworthy because in addition to his outstanding qualifications and experience as a criminal prosecutor, defence lawyer and as a trial judge in one of Canada's bussiest trial courts, he is a man of African-Canadian racial background originally from Jamaica. To the best of my knowledge Mr. Justice Tulloch is the first person of African descent to sit on the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Bora Laskin was the first Jewish Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. History will show that some were critical of his appointment but that at the end of the day he went on to become one of the most influencial jurists not just in Canada but in the common law world.


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In what is probably the most educating 30 seconds you will spend today, a man drives by an accident scene in Kentucky with his camera recording, only to be ordered to turn his camera off.
The driver immediately tells him, "no, fuck you," and keeps driving.
The video was posted today on Live Leak with the following description:
I was on my way home from work and saw a pickup upside down and decided to film it as we passed. No one was hurt in this accident. Right to film in public and freedom of speech are both used in this video lol.
While it's not the most courteous response, it's even more discourteous to use a position of authority to bark an unlawful order.
Profanity, just like photography, is protected under the First Amendment.
The man in the video is a contrast to our very own, HONORYOUROATH, who never fails to stand up for his rights while remaining courteous.
But that courtesy still didn't prevent him from getting arrested last year.
His charges were dismissed in that arrest and he has posted numerous other videos in which he did not get arrested, including his most recent one below where he paid a visit to the Jacksonville FBI office and began recording outside from a public sidewalk.
Whether we remain courteous or not, there is no question that we, as citizens, are in an all-out war with authorities over our Constitutional rights.
And it's crucial that we stand up for them in the way we know how, even if it might turn some people off as I'm sure the guy in the first video does.
The authorities have proven that they have no reservations about violating our rights. Some are polite about it. Some are aggressive about it. And some are downright violent about it.
But their goal remains the same; to use their authority to make us bow down to some non-existing law.
That is why it's so important that we learn, understand and assert our right to record in public.
Because without that, we have no evidence to prove the other violations they infringe upon us.
Earlier this week, a video emerged showing a man asserting his rights to open carry his gun. I'm not even sure what state it took place (I'm sure that question will quickly be answered), but he knew the laws in that state and was not afraid to stand up for his rights.
Had he not be recording, not only would the cop had the opportunity to create a false scenario in order to arrest him, we would never have been provided the chance to see a citizen asserting his rights over something as controversial as carrying a gun in public.
We would not have been provided the chance to learn a lesson in basic Constitutional law.
Another video that was posted this week consisted of several clips of people recording themselves at Border Patrol checkpoints (many which have been posted on PINAC over the years ), refusing to submit to basic interrogative questions, only to be allowed to go on their way.
These videos are another indicator that more and more people are learning their fundamental rights despite the fact that the mainstream media, politicians and police would rather we not.
The first lesson in joining this movement is simple; carry a camera with you at all times and don't be afraid to use it.


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Whether you are done with spring cleaning, there is always more "sweeping" to be done. Welcome to the 2nd Annual Spring Sweeping Giveaway Hop, hosted by Lindsey Blogs and Viva Veltoro. During the two-week event, you will have over 30 chances to win a nice prize from the participating blogs. Each prize is valued $25 or more. Take you time to hop around and discover some fun products that you may fall for.
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VoIP is penetrating in various industry sectors as a modern way for conducting business communication. It is not only available at lower cost but also has many advantages over traditional phone-based communication. VoIP integrates almost all multimedia based applications, surveillance, video conferencing, etc. for effective collaboration that results into Unified Communication System.
In below paragraphs, we will see what are different types and kinds of VoIP Gateway. And, for which type of businesses, it (any) is suitable.
VoIP as a whole is comprised of many hardware. One of them is VoIP Gateway. It is also known as PSTN Gateway. PSTN stands for Public Switched Telephone Network. VoIP Gateway converts telephony traffic into IP traffic. By this conversion only, it is possible to transmit telephony traffic over a data network using the Internet. Basically, there are two types of conversion.
- Conversion of incoming PSTN Lines into VoIP
Through this method, regular or existing telephony network is leveraged for converting it wholly into IP telephony network. In such case, VoIP gateway lets users receive and place regular telephony network over the Internet.
- ConnectingTraditional PBX based Phone System into IP Network
With this method or approach, VoIP service providerplays a huge role for making and receiving calls via VoIP Gateway. D note that in this approach, VoIP gateway acts like an external unit; it has a connector that connects IP network and traditional phone lines via ports available in VoIP Gateway.
Which one can best suit you?
In most of the business communication based on VoIP, thefirst approach is preferred. As the first one allow businesses to continue using their existing traditional phone lines with a guarantee of a quality call quality and higher availability.
In contrast, thesecond one is preferable by businesses that have multiple offices at multiple locations. Because by such an approach calls can be routed via the internet to reduce internal communication costs significantly.
Two Different Types of VoIP Gateways
Analog units
As the name says, Analog VoIP Gateway works with analog signals. It has an ability to connect analog phone lines to VoIP gateway. Generally, they are made for 2-24 lines.
Digital units
Once again, as the name goes, Digital VoIP Gateway works via digital lines or circuit. It has either: BRI ISDN lines, PRI/E1 lines, or T1 (Fibre optic) lines. Basically, Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards. It guides the simultaneous transmission of digital voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of PSTN. It defines several kinds of access interfaces like BRI ISDN, PRI, etc.
ISDN BRI and PRI both uses existing telephone infrastructure. However, the basic difference lies in the performance. PRI is superior to BRI. Because PRI uses multiple channels and lets businesses to configure for adjusting the bandwidth need. In contrast, BRI has only one channel.
PRI is preferable to medium and large enterprises because of the speed and flexibility. And, BRI for small and micro businesses. However, BRI is getting phased-out from the market due to the superior benefits of PRI and most importantly its cost competitiveness (though its cost is higher than BRI).
VoIP GSM Gateway
VoIP GSM Gateway is used for routing IP, digital, analog, and GSM networks directly. So, with GSM Gateway, business let the Least Cost Routing (LCR) to come.
Thus, with this businesses can reduce their expenditure on telephony. It serves the best to businesses where business communication calls from IP to GSM are regular. And, when business personnel are using SIM cards and GSM modules that are integrated for VoIP GSM Gateway then it further reduces the cost significantly.
VoIP GSM Gateway at Least Cost Routing is the most cost-effective telephony communication approach.
Now, let us have look at analog based VoIP Gateway.Analog based VoIP Gateway will be required (for your business) when at current times Analog phones are being used.
Before we move ahead, I want you to know that basically FXS and FXO are just the ports. Also, do note that FXO and FXS always come in a pair like male / female plug. And, in cases of VoIP System without a PBX, the phone can be directly connected to FXS port. It is used to enhance the analog phone lines.
FXS stands for foreign exchange subscriber interface. Its role is to deliver the analog line to the subscriber. In layman language, it a kind of "plug on the wall" device for delivering users a dial tone, battery current, and ring voltage. On another hand, FXO – Foreign exchange Office interface receives the analog line. It adds a plug on your business phone or fax machine to deliver a loop closure (on-hook/off-hook indication.
FXO Gateway
As said earlier, your business will need FXO Gateway in order to establish a connection between analog phone lines and IP phone system. With FXO Gateway, you can also connect FXS port to the FXO port. It is done to translate the analog phone line into a VoIP call.
FXS Gateway
FXS Gateway utility lies in connecting traditional PBX phone lines with a VoIP phone system or VoIP service provider. Also, businesses can leverage it to connect analog phones with a VoIP phone system. The only situation when a business will need FXS gateway is to connect FXO ports to the Internet or IP Telephony system.
In a nutshell, it many much depends on the existing (or opting for) phone lines which your business communication is based on. If it is analog, then you need an Analog Gateway. However, if flexibility is a preference then Digital Gateway is your need. And, if technology, as well as cost optimization, is needed, then LCR (GSM Gateway) should be thought of or given a preference. Nevertheless, it is a tough job to analyze by self for choosing the right VoIP System and related products like VoIP Gateway. But, don't worry and avoid hassles by taking the help of VoIP experts like Cohesive Technologies. Know more about the best-fit VoIP Gateway for your business by consulting with the experts.


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It is late on a Friday night and she is alone at home. She feels very horny and starts touching her body. Her hand slides down from her beautiful boobs all the way down to her underwear. She slips her fingers into her underwear and start rubbing her clitoris. She moan so loud that even the neighbour could hear. She is getting all fired up, take off her underwear and her pussy is soaking wet. She continues to masturbate and massage her pussy until she reaches climax.
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DOES THE HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE UN PROVIDE FULL DIGNITY TO HUMANS in 'REAL SENSE'?
( have refered to the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WEBSITE, YOUTH FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WEBSITE, THE ARTICLE '
Eunuchs: An Analysis of Social Status in voices of People website, NDTV NEWS WEBSITE, IBN LIVE NEWS VIDEO,BBC NEWS WEBSITE)
DOES THE HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE UN PROVIDE FULL DIGNITY TO HUMANS in 'REAL SENSE'?
Assurance of International cooperation, along with peace and security are the major features which would help the World turn into a Global Economy, in spite of the existence of different nations. In order to fulfil these goals, in 1919, the League of Nations formed 58 members and took up the responsibility for ensuring peace and cooperation between world nations. But later as World War II began in 1939, World Peace was destroyed.
Later, on 24th October 1945, the Charter of the United Nations was drafted at the UN Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California. 50 nations and several non-governmental organizations signed the Charter.
The key principles that were set by the UN were as follows:
1. Save future generations from war,
2. Reaffirm human rights, and
3. Establish equal rights for all persons. In addition it also aims to
4. Promote justice, freedom, and social progress for the peoples of all of its member states.
In order to keep an eye on the proper functioning of its key principles and the different Human Rights established by the UN, it divided itself into 5 Branches:
- UN General Assembly: It performs the function of decision-making and representative assembly in the UN and upholds the principles through its policies and recommendations. It is composed of all member states, is headed by a president elected from the member states, and meets from September to December each year.
- UN Security Council: It authorises the deployment UN member states' militaries, mandates a cease-fire during conflicts, and enforces penalties on countries if they do not comply with given mandates. It is composed of five permanent members and ten rotating members.
- International Court of Justice: It is responsible for the judicial matters of the UN.
- The Economic and Social Council: It provides assistance to the General Assembly in promoting economic and social development as well as cooperation of member states.
- The Secretariat: Its main responsibility is providing studies, information, and other data when needed by other UN branches for their meetings.
Even though the General Assembly proclaims 'THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS' , there certain human rights which is questionable in terms of the actual dignity given to every Individual in India per sae.
The loopholes which some Articles we as Indians should work on:
Article 1.
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
- Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 6.
- Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Argument regarding the above articles:
By observing the situation in India, is really every person born free and equal? Then why does the Eunuch not get the same equality as other do in society? It's always that the 'eunuchs' or the 'Third sex' that is not given importance and ignored. Whenever one sees a eunuch one tends to run away from them. We say 'why do they beg on streets or in trains?' well then isn't it that the Multi National companies should provide employment to this sect of population? If not these companies, then why does the Nation refrain from giving government jobs to these individuals? This might be one of the reasons due to which eunuchs go in for beggary or prostitution as well, in order to earn their living. Isn't it our duty to treat them as equals and don't make noises while they pass by and instead give them the dignity of life that they too deserve as individuals? Many a times the abortion of female foeticide is raised up as a social issue then why is the that the birth of A eunuch considered as a 'curse'to the family and not given dignity as an 'Individual' and make them to live in a combined area of Eunuchs? Doesn't this prove as an insult to the birth of Eunuchs?
Such questions actually prove that eunuchs are totally segregated in our society and that the spirit of brotherhood still needs to be inbuilt an reconsidered by each individual.
the below link will show the degrading status of eunuchs in our society:http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldVmHE2XwLs
Article 4.
- No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
- No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Argument regarding the above Articles:
Does article 5 of Human rights actually allow each human being to escape from torture in our society? The answer to this is a clear cut 'NO'. The reason for this is the existence of 'Child Labour' which includes children selling newspaper, roses on the streets, selling cosmetics in the trains, in small scale industries etc. Isn't this stealing the child from the right of being a dignified human and not an enslaved one? Doesn't this lead to degradation of social status in the society? Whether it is the child of the poor or the child of the rich- both have the same innocence of childhood which is many a times stolen from them through ways of Child labour and child beggary as well.
Isn't Domestic Violence and Marital Rape make a woman a slave in the four walls of their own house? Why is this aspect of slavery not considered as one of the not- to – be considered as a human right for women? The video of satya meva jayateh brings out awareness on how even in todays day and age women are ill-treated, tortured, beaten up by the husbands and there is silence maintained by women in the name of 'Values' (sanskar) and for the security of their kids.
THE below link will take you the rality of domestic violence as a form of slavery in families:
Article 12.
- No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Argument regarding the above Article:
Does privacy actually given importance?
Just few days ago, NDTV news website had reported that 'a 21-year-old Mumbai woman shared her views on the shutdown of the city as Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral was being held. Her friend "liked" her post. At 10.30 am on Monday, they were arrested, were ordered by a court to serve 14 days in jail and, hours later, were allowed out on bail after paying two bonds of Rs. 15,000 each. The woman had posted, "Respect is earned, not given and definitely not forced. Today Mumbai shuts down due to fear and not due to respect". A local Shiv Sena leader filed a police complaint and the woman and her friend who liked her post were booked under Section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for "deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs."
Doesn't this interfere in the right of privacy anf freedom of expression of the two girls who were jailed? Yes, it does and so this type of human right is also stolen due to the political game played.
the below link is the palghar case reported by IBN LIVE:
The above articles of Human rights and the arguments regarding the same bring out the loop holes that one needs to still notice and not turn a blind eye and only after reconsidering the above arguments, Human Rights can be achieved by each and every Individual in 'real sense'.


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Kathy Naftaly of Lake George takes a break from her duties Tuesday April 16 at Crandall Library — hours after the announcement of her promotion to the position of permanent director of the influential institution. Photo by Thom Randall
After a nationwide search to hire a new director for Crandall Library, the institution's board of trustees has decided to select Kathy Naftaly of Lake George, the venue's present acting director.
She's served in the position since the retirement last July of long-time library director Christine McDonald.
The selection was announced by the board on Tuesday April 16. Naftaly starts in her new post May 1.
A 12-year employee of the library, Naftaly was serving as assistant director during the library's moves in and out of temporary quarters while the extensive building addition and expansion project was underway.
Naftaly also coordinated implementation of Crandall library's modern self-help materials checkout and computerized cataloguing systems. She has also garnered grants from such organizations as the National Science Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Naftaly lives in Lake George with her husband Phillip, a SUNY Adirondack professor, and their son.
Before moving to Warren County, Naftaly was assistant director of Rutland Free Library. While serving in the post, she was named Vermont's "Cybrarian of the Year."
Crandall Library has an annual budget exceeding $4.1 million, about three-quarters of it from public funding. Naftaly's salary has not been set, but it's expected to be within $75,000 and $100,000 annually.
Soon after the hiring decision for Crandall Library was announced on Tuesday, Naftaly said she was looking forward to serving in her position.
"I'm ecstatic," she said. "I love this library, and I think the fit is going to be magical."
She said that through her work, she'd be fulfilling her aim of giving back to the community — working to further Crandall library's already remarkable regional influence through its many services and programs.
"My whole life, I've been a passionate advocate for libraries and the knowledge, culture, stability, connections and quality of life they bring to communities." she said.


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Not only that, but making the homemade craft supplies can be a fun activity all of its own. I can see making up different batches of craft supplies engaging my two older kids before they run out to try whatever recipe we've whipped up. Back in to make some more, and before we know it, we've spent a happy day full of science and sunshine.
On my Do-It-Yourself list this summer, I have:
7 Awesome Homemade Bubble Recipes - I can't wait to try these, especially the colored bubbles recipes like this one called Beautiful Bubbles:
1/3 cup dishwashing liquid
1 1/4 cups water 2 teaspoons sugar
1 drop food coloring
12 Homemade Playdough Recipes - including this peanut butter playdough that's made to be eaten:
2 cups peanut butter
6 tablespoons honey
Nonfat dry milk or milk plus flour
Cocoa or carob for chocolate flavor (optional)
Edible treats for decoration
6 Homemade Modeling Clay Recipes - using items we already have in our kitchens, like this one:
2-1/2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water food coloring (optional)
And 5 More Homemade Clay Recipes: My kids never have enough modeling clay. With this variety of recipes, we have lots of options for different projects, and we're sure to have ingredients on-hand, making it no problem to keep them busy.
Easie Peasie Homemade Finger Paint - which is nothing but cornstarch, water, sugar, and a little bit of salt. I love that it's child-safe if they put it in their mouth, as my four-year-old does, occasionally, still do.
Martha Stewart's Homemade Sidewalk Chalk: - either basic sticks of chalk or inspired ideas like using shaped silicon molds for fancy shaped chalk.
Two Recipes for Homemade Silly Putty - because what kid doesn't love silly putty, really?
9 Homemade Paint Recipes: - This wonderful variety of recipes includes an easy one for face paint I know my kids will love:
Small jars or plastic containers
1 teaspoon cornstarch per container
1/2 teaspoon cold cream per container
1/2 teaspoon water per container
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Ashley Tisdale: 'Aliens in the Attic' Poster!
Peep the new poster for Ashley Tisdale's new flick — Aliens in the Attic!
The 23-year-old "Masquerade" singer stars as big sis Bethany Pearson in the summer movie. Aliens follows a group of kids who must protect their Maine vacation home from invading aliens.
The comedy also stars Austin Butler, Carter Jenkins and includes the voice talents of former Drake & Josh star Josh Peck.
Aliens in the Attic hits theaters on Friday, July 31.
Bigger poster inside…
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We just got back from Cayucos. We had a super fun visit with "the cousins" as the boys like to say. We took the kids kayaking, to the park, boogie boarding, we ate out at some of our favorite spots, took family pictures at the tidepools and hung out at our favorite beach retreat......."The Hanger House". Marti and Dwight treated Gary and I to a little cabin or bungalow surrounded by wild flowers and herb gardens while the kids stayed with them. It was Heaven!
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I've mentioned CITES in several past postings, but for those of you who are unfamiliar with this international organization, it stands for Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. And although there are some who would be concerned over any organization that would seem to be involved in regulating trade in endangered species rather than eliminate it altogether, it has become an important body because that very position has enabled it to include a large number of member nations. Through its program of Appendix ratings (Appendix I being the most severe: a labeling of "endangered" for the particular species and often a complete curtailment in trade - no hunting, no buying), CITES has become a recognized force in worldwide conservation of flora and fauna.
The CITES web site has been completely revamped in anticipation of the meeting and you can look at a program of all the amendment proposals, which include adding species to their list or moving a species from Appendix II (a threatened species with with regulated or restricted trade) to Appendix I and, in some cases, proposals for the reverse based on some measure of improvement. Unfortunately, all of the species are listed by their scientific names, so you will need to pull out your biology and botany books or spend time Googling the Latin names. But here's a list of those that have received a lot of attention:
- Bluefin Tuna
- Grey Wolf
- Bobcat
- Polar Bear
- African Bush Elephant
- Nile and Moreletii Crocodiles
- Great, Scalloped, and Smooth Hammerhead Sharks
- Great Hammerhead Shark
- Sandbar Shark
- Dusky Shark
- Oceanic White Tip Shark
- Porbeagle Shark
- Spiny Dogfish
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Hey, I'm back again.
Yes, I have been thoroughly engrossed in CAINE BLACK KNIFE, as well as in recovering from a nasty flu bug I picked up at WFC. I fought off the space monkeys (I have managed to adapt kali and jujitsu into the art of the Double Quantum Banana -- don't ask -- and I'm pretty sure the fuckers will never dare to trouble me again).
WFC was a treat. I spent most of the weekend hanging out in the hotel bar with R. Scott Bakker, Gary Wassner, Robert Urell and my wife, the Fabulous Robyn Drake. Getting drunk with four people who are all smarter than me (and all like to talk pretty much non-stop, just like me) is an endlessly entertaining experience. It's a good thing the convention only lasts one weekend. We'd probably still be there.
I also got the chance to spend a couple hours chatting with one of my personal heroes, Stephen Donaldson . . . and got to watch him (entirely metaphorically, and in a very gentle, good-humored way) bitchslap Joe Haldeman and Gene Wolfe on a con panel . . . which made him even more a personal hero.
I've also been enjoying watching Our Commander in Cheat pile on the lies as he desperately tries to salvage the tattered reputation of his mafioso Administration.
There, that should bring the trolls out from under their bridges, huh?
On CAINE BLACK KNIFE:
I swear by the power of All Dark Gods that I will Never Ever Ever start another novel until I HAVE COMPLETED THE FUCKING OUTLINE.
Not that it helped me much with BLADE OF TYSHALLE. But I have to have something to blame it on.
On the other hand, I have finally figured out just exactly what the hell I'm writing about, and am suddenly more interested in my own work than I have been at any time since I signed my first Star Wars contract.
Go figure.
Saturday, November 19
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When somebody goes online to seek for articles or services, they are aimlessly suspicious. This is even the case with big, bunch brands. A lot of humans are adequately accomplished about the way in which the web works, and they accept that just about anybody can set up a website. Even if your business is Nike, the humans that appointment your website will consistently be on the anchor for signs that you may be an imposter.
Of course, suspicion is never accessible if you are aggravating to defended a sale. It is your assignment to argue abeyant barter that you can be trusted. Unfortunately, they rarely accord you added than a few account to argue them that you are a legitimate, amenable business that can bear on all of its promises.
If you advertise products, barter wish to be actually abiding that you will celerity items bound and they will be accustomed as described. If you advertise services, your abeyant audience allegation to accept that you can do the things that you claim.
In both cases, barter generally allegation to be abiding that they can assurance you with their arcane transaction details.
In this article, you will ascertain just how acute it is for you to be body assurance on the Internet if you achievement to about-face your business into a success. Apprehend on to apprentice why assurance is so important, the adverse after-effects of accepting it wrong, and some applied means to get it right.
Customers See Your Online Business As Smoke and Mirrors
Imagine that you are walking the top artery analytic for books if you see a assurance ashore to a door. It says 'Cheap Books Here!' and so you go inside, briefly acquainted the name of the boutique at the top of the window.
Once inside, you realise that the boutique is empty. There is annihilation added than a blind in the bend of the room. A articulation echoes from abaft it.
"What book are you searching for?" it booms.
You acknowledge into the air.
"Yes, we've got that one. £10 please." A duke all-overs about the curtain, cat-and-mouse to yield your money.
If you're annihilation like me, you wouldn't accord your money abroad that easily! You haven't apparent the item, the getting who is affairs it to you, or any affidavit that this is the affectionate of business you can trust.
But this is the aforementioned acquaintance that barter get if they adjudge to boutique online for articles or services. They are accepted to pay for something that they haven't physically seen, to somebody that they don't apperceive annihilation about.
Your business may be honest and upfront. You may accept the best articles in the apple and the best account to aback them up. But anybody says that.
Why should your visitors accept you?
Three Assurance Architecture Appearance Of The Best Online Businesses
If there is a simple acknowledgment to the circuitous catechism of architecture assurance as a business, it is reputation. If the abeyant barter that appointment your website can apprehend acknowledgment and comments from annoyed customers, they will be added assured in your abilities to do what you affirmation and bear superior articles and services.
There are abounding means that you can advantage the ability of chump feedback. Here are just three to get you started:
1. Use Chump Testimonials On Your Website
The easiest affair to do is just broadcast a continued account of testimonials on your website from absolute customers. If you are accomplishing acceptable business you will accept a lot of absolute acknowledgment naturally, but consistently ask for permission to broadcast the analysis forth with some chump information.
Many online businesses broadcast testimonials after adage area they came from. This is a decidedly affected way of accomplishing business, and will apparently accession added apropos than accepting none at all.
So what do you do if you accept no absolute barter to adduce and are just accepting started with your business? A abundant abode is to ask acclaimed online organisations and individuals to admonition you out. Conceivably you could forward a chargeless sample of your artefact to alcove bloggers, and ask them to accommodate testimonials in return?
2. Assurance Up To An Absolute Reviews Website
Once you are added established, do not accept that the allegation to body assurance disappears. In fact, as your chump abject grows and you accept beneath time to apply on anniversary alone visitor, it can become even added difficult to absorb time on bolstering chump confidence.
There are abounding alien websites and business directories that cover business reviews, and these are abundant accoutrement for architecture assurance and aswell acceptable new customers.
At FreeIndex, the arch UK business directory, you can actualize a advertisement for your business chargeless of charge. This accessible contour will accommodate admonition on what you do and how humans can get in touch.
But FreeIndex aswell offers the adequacy for barter to column reviews and access your all-embracing rating. As your amount of reviews increases, you can add a brand to your website. This has two cogent furnishings – you can appearance abeyant barter that you accept accustomed lots of absolute feedback, with the added ascendancy of an absolute website.
Some added abundant places to get your business advised are Yelp and Google Places.
3. Accord Your Barter A Articulation That Can Be Heard
Finally, if you accept abundant barter to abutment it, amalgam altercation with your website is a awful able way to body trust.
A bulletin board, or forum, gives visitors the adventitious to alpha their own conversations about your business, your products, and the added industry. As these individuals altercate your services, abeyant barter can bound see that you accept lots of blessed customers.
Of course, starting a bulletin lath opens the aperture to abrogating comments. Hopefully, you will not accept any of these! If you do, though, about-face them into absolute opportunities by getting able and supportive. After all, this is your adventitious to appearance abeyant barter just how ablaze your chump account is!
Your web hosting provider will usually be blessed to acquaint you which options are accessible to you if it comes to ablution a appointment on your website. Usually, you can install a bulletin lath like phpBB – which is chargeless – automatically with a Software installer that is included with your plan.
Several plugins are aswell accessible for WordPress that action bulletin lath functionality. You can analyze them at wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/forum.
Security For Your Online Business
Of course, acceptability is alone one ancillary of what makes a accurate business online. Humans don't just allegation to assurance that you can accommodate abundant articles and casework – they aswell allegation to assurance you with their arcane admonition including:
Credit Card Data
Abode Details
Passwords and Logins
The aboriginal affair that humans analysis if departing with this affectionate of acute abstracts is to attending at the aegis appearance of your website. All arcane abstracts should be beatific through Defended Sockets Layer, or SSL. The way that you prove your accurate attributes if it comes to this admonition is with an SSL Certificate.
SSL Certificates are issued by companies that vouch for the aegis processes that you accept in place. Your web hosting provider should abutment SSL, and can admonition you to get an SSL Certificate for a baby fee.
Although there are another means to yield payments online including Paypal, an SSL Certificate does added than acquaint barter that abstracts is getting transferred securely. It tells them that you are a accurate aggregation overall, amenable in the way that you conduct business online.
Be A Real, Accountable and Reachable Business
Finally, conceivably the a lot of important affair of all if it comes to architecture chump assurance is just getting a absolute person, not a faceless business name after access to the absolute world.
It about goes after adage that your website should acquaint visitors aggregate that they allegation to apperceive about who you are and how you can be reached. By publishing your buzz number, a commitment address, and a aggregation allotment amount if applicable, your visitors can get in blow to analysis you out afore they accomplish their purchase, and be assured that they could ability you if something went wrong.
There are abounding affidavit that humans shy abroad from giving out this affectionate of admonition their websites. Some humans apprehend to accept nuisance calls the moment they put their buzz amount online. Others don't like the abstraction of publishing their home address, but do not accept a business abode to use.
These are barefaced reasons, but let them go. If you wish barter to accord you their trust, you'll allegation to accord them something in return.
Be an open, honest getting and visitors will see your business as accessible and honest too. Appearance them that you are a absolute animal getting that they can assurance and they will consistently put their assurance in your online business.


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If I had to pick just ONE weekend out of the year that I wanted to be home in La Crosse, Wisconsin, well, okay, it would probably be Christmas. But thankfully I have 3 weeks off at Christmas, so I'm making that happen. BUT if I had to pick just one OTHER weekend out of the year that I wanted to be home…
It would be this weekend. The beginning of Oktoberfest.
Why I want to be home is not so much that I want to join the rest of the city in a 10 day drinking binge or eat my year's share of bratwurst. It's the people, and the atmosphere.
Unlike high school, after college there are no 5 and 10 year reunions to look forward to. But if you were in marching band, there's something better. And it is called The Alumni Band, and marching the Oktoberfest parade.
Oktoberfest weekend, almost every person I remember as a friend from college comes back to La Crosse. Friday night brings Alumni Band practice, reuniting with friends, and usually going out on the town. Saturday, of course, brings the parade…more friends…a 3 mile march with a drum and lots of free adult beverages (many offered from people in the crowd), and a sea of familiar faces—many that I only see once a year…and more fun after the parade ends.
It's a time I hate to miss. But, this year, I did.
Instead, I was here.
Danielle and Kelsey and I tried out a new beach today called Playa Lucia, and we found it to our liking.
The beach is beautiful—though the water wasn't as clear or blue-green as at some beaches we've seen. As we pulled off the road, we entered a forest of planted palm trees with sandy drives winding among them. We pulled up to a deserted spot on the beach and planted ourselves there.
Later, we explored further down the beach, and discovered that though the south end of the beach is breathtaking, with enormous boulders lining the shore, it is also full of seaweed, making swimming there impossible.
We mainly spent the day just relaxing. Lying in the sun listening to the waves, with an occasional short dip to cool off, was exactly what I needed.
Of course, as I lay there, polka music played through my head. Roll out the barrel… (Hurray, Hurrah, La Crosse! La Crosse!)
|You're right little button...my friends ARE all there.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Stajcer Saves
It does not help matters when the guy who is supposed to be his backup Jordan Binnington just got the top spot among draft eligible goalies in the OHL. It seems as if the deck is getting stacked against Stajcer.
Strange how a prospect who is ranked 5th among OHL goalies with a 10-2 record, a 2.68 goals against and a 0.909 save percentage has to worry about his job with the Owen Sound Attack.
Last week Stajcer put on a very good performance as part of Team OHL sharing a shutout in a 4-0 win over the Russian Select team in the Subway Super Series. Stajcer had 21 saves including 12 in a 3rd period to preserve the shutout which is now looking even bigger given how the Russians earned their 3rd win Wednesday night the most they have had in this all-star series.
Returning from Team OHL, it was puzzling when Stajcer sat out Owen Sound's games over the weekend but he was in net when the Attack hosted the Belleville Bulls. Stajcer got the win as he stopped 22 out of 25 shots as the Attack blasted the Bulls 8-3.
It really was an easy looking night for Stajcer as after the first period when he faced 16 shots, the Owen Sound team defense just shut down the Bulls allowing just 6 shots in the 2nd and then only 3 shots in the 3rd period.
We are going to be interviewing Stajcer for next month's Blueshirt Bulletin tomorrow so he should be well rested.
Dylan McIlrath (2010 1st) had his MRI delayed by a day as it will be now on Thursday in New York. The question now is how bad is his injury.
The first reports made it sound like a horrible injury as people reportedly could hear McIlrath scream in pain as the injury occurred. When Andrew Gross of Ranger Rants reported that McIlrath was coming east for his MRI then differing reports about the severity of the injury started appearing.
So if you want a best guess then this is what we put together:
On Tuesday, McIlrath was listed by his Moose Jaw Warriors as out "week to week"
It has been reported that the swelling has gone down in his knee and he (McIlrath) is already planning his return to action.
Our own experience with bad knees of our own suggests that McIlrath has a Torn MCL but depending on whether he needs surgery or not will determine how long he is out. At 18 and given the excellence as well as experience of the Ranger medical staff then if he needs surgery he will be out until the start of the New Year.
If they decide to just let it heal naturally and just rehab it then we think he will be out 6 weeks.
If his knee was really badly hurt then he would have been scheduled for surgery as he was tested on Sunday and Moose Jaw doctors would have been detected it.
(Image: Scott Stajcer/Aaron Bell/ OHL Images)
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Fiber Arts Friday: Wingspan, part 6
... only one more than last time. Darn it, I thought I had made more progress than that. At this rate Maybe I'll be finished in January. ;-)
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!
15 comments:
- MarmePurl said...
Every stitch is progress!
- October 26, 2012 at 9:43 AM
- oak haven alpacas said...
That how I knit too, a little here and there when I have time out and about. When I am home I spin yarn when I have a bit of time.
- October 26, 2012 at 9:49 AM
- Vivian said...
Nice to see the knitting progress!
I really enjoyed reading your previous post, about how your life had changed in the past four years. I hope one day you won't have to count on the day job to support your dream. Hope to see your line of alpaca yarn at Stitches and other events, then I can tell everyone, "I knew her when ..."
- October 26, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- Voie de Vie said...
I do love how that Wingspan is coming along - that colorway is ossim. :)
- October 26, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- Kathryn Ray said...
Thanks all. :-)
@Vivian - I'm looking forward to that day too. ;-)
@VdV - You are correct.... it is ossim. :-)
- October 26, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Claire Davenport said...
Love the colour! I like to tell myself that projects like this need to be finished by Winter. I try not to specify which Winter though...!
- October 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM
- Kathryn Ray said...
LOL Clare - good point since I have woken up to snow for each of the last 2 days. ;-)
- October 26, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Chrisknits said...
I love the wingspan! It is on my list, I just need to find that perfect yarn. But I will enjoy looking!!!
- October 26, 2012 at 4:37 PM
- WonderWhyGal said...
Hooray for still working at it. It must be harder because you are only using one color which means little change. It's going to be stunning when you have it finished. In the words of What about Bob, "Baby steps"
- October 26, 2012 at 5:47 PM
- Cathy said...
Your wingspan is coming along nicely, the colour is gorgeous.
- October 27, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- Jocelyn said...
I need to start one of these. Yours is comig along really nicely.
- October 27, 2012 at 8:18 AM
- Kathryn Ray said...
I think this pattern looks really good with long color changes, but I do like the subtle changes in my current colorway. I'm hoping it will be a very refined accent to winter gear. :-)
- October 27, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Katie B said...
It looks great so far!
- October 27, 2012 at 1:15 PM
- Spinster Beth said...
It's lovely ! Very pretty color.
- October 27, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Wow! its so cool! and I think you have done a fair bit more than last time I saw it! - Kara
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|Bakin' / Lauren's cupcakes / Lauren's cupcakes #2 / Puzzle / Yay! / Gorgeous present & card from Katie / Girls : D / I am now James' Queen / Rubbish that I carry around with me in my handbag..
Highlight of the week has to be our Christmas Curry night on Sunday. Lauren made way too much food as always. : ) Rice, chicken, cakes & chcolate pastries were all consumed that night, oh & Emily's delicious star biscuits too! Definately time to diet in the new year..
So it's officially Christmas day in 4 days! Ahhhhhh!
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Four days after the introduction of its new law clamping down on internet speech, the government's new Harmful Digital Communications Act is being let loose to chill political speech
Irony on irony here. Because the speech attacked is that of chief youth supporter of NZ First Curwen Ares Rolinson, an advocate of a bigger more aggressive state, who is being accused of "harmful" speech by his party's recently-ousted deputy leader.
The bloggers, says the poor dear, are harming the MPs. And before you say "diddums," realise that this is precisely the speech the Act is intended to and is going to catch. "I've been working on the Harmful Digital Communications bill," says the self-important bitch, "and what Curwen [Rolinson] did, what Whaleoil [blogger Cameron Slater] does, that's harmful digital communications."
Says David Seymour, the only MP to actively oppose the Act's introduction:
Defending free speech usually involves sticking up for people you wouldn't really want to have over for dinner. Curwen Rolinson is one of these people, but it's disgraceful that his own party is using the Harmful Digital Communications Act to supress political speech from only four days after it was passed into law. I said the law would chill free speech but I never imagined it would happen this quickly.
If the Critic article is not accurate Tracey Martin should say so.
She hasn't.
UPDATE: "I am not a lawyer," says Eric Crampton, "but if the allegations are not truthful, and they were published, then it would seem that defamation would have applied."
"One wonders whether the point of the Bill, in the view of some MPs, was to silence critics."


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Orioles 3, Rangers 2
BALTIMORE — Kevin Gausman outpitched Cole Hamels as the Orioles rode a three-run first inning. Matt Wieters had two RBIs for the AL East-leading Orioles, whose 39-16 home record is the best in the majors. Gausman had won two of his 18 starts this season and was coming off an outing in which he allowed six runs over three innings at Toronto. Hamels yielded three runs in a rocky first inning then retired 13 of the next 14 batters without allowing a hit. Carlos Beltran homered in his second game with the Rangers since being obtained in a trade with the Yankees.


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Saturday, December 03, 2016
I celebrated my 36th birthday on Sunday, the 9th of October. Went to church as usual and lunched nearby. A new café offering East coast delicacies had popped up at Sunwaymas, so we decided to give it a try. The name of the place was Cafe Kesom, but they had not put up their main signboard. I kept seeing Blook Warehouse. Like Capital Nasi Dagang in Damansara Uptown, this place has a Chinese proprietor and serves Kelantanese food. Kesom uses a self-service approach where you are given a tray and you cherry pick whatever add-ons you desire. Unfortunately, the counter is too short and the checkout too slow for such an implementation. To gauge the authenticity of the place, we ordered the two classic dishes-- Nasi Dagang and Nasi Kerabu.
One bite of the Nasi Dagang and my taste buds could not detect a single percentage of Nasi Dagang in it. Tasted all wrong. Couldn't detect the taste of fenugreek. To make matters worse, the rice was soft. The basic Nasi Dagang also doesn't come with meat, so I ordered the Gulai Ikan Tongkol to go with it. That was quite OK. On the other hand, the Nasi Kerabu was quite satisfying and it looked very handsome. The rice was a good hue of blue, but they were a little bit stingy with the salad. Interestingly, the Nasi Kerabu is served with a dollop of thick gulai which added a very creamy note to it. I'm not quite used to that.
After lunch, I was craving for something sweet, so I went looking for Foo Foo in TTDI. Heard a lot about it, but never tried it. Walked upstairs and was greeted by a closed door, but it automatically opened and we were ushered in by a member of the crew. He flashed a huge smile and showed us to our table. The first thing I noticed about the place was the beautiful interior. It was simple and incorporated some retro elements, giving it enough design details. Even artfully peeling Chinese style calendars can be used to make a feature wall. The service was very attentive. The guy would proactively come over to ask whether I needed any help. Pored through the reviews on Foursquare and decided on the Crispy Profiteroles.
"Is it your first time here? You actually chose the most popular item on the menu!"
KH said that was a little dramatic. Haha. Took a while for them to fulfill the order as I'm guessing it's made to order. When it came, it looked like a trio of cold sliders. Crispy choux pastry were sliced into half to sandwich salted caramel coffee ice cream. Each sandwich was put on a slice of candied orange. I liked the combination and it was perfect to share.
MaisonSK hosted dinner that evening. The usual gang came over and we had a good time with good food. Even The Tribe made an appearance. Thanks for celebrating my big day!
4 comments:
- Jaded Jeremy said...
" KH said that was a little dramatic. " I can imagine him rolling his eyes haha.
- Sunday, December 04, 2016 5:43:00 pm
- William said...
Haha. It was over the phone, so I'm not sure.
- Monday, December 05, 2016 10:42:00 am
- Twilight Man said...
Happy Birthday Young Man. Did you save the crabs for me?
- Monday, December 05, 2016 12:48:00 pm
- William said...
Thanks. Frozen crab tak sedap :(
- Monday, December 05, 2016 6:05:00 pm
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Volume 17 Issue 32 Dec. 31, 2004 - Jan. 6, 2005
Tsunamis effect on 2 Downtowners
By Ronda Kaysen
Wozzy Dias, an East Village resident, first learned about the tsunami that devastated his native Sri Lanka when his brother called him from California last Sunday. By Monday, he was making arrangements to return to the island hed left behind 27 years ago.
I want to shoot [pictures] and I want to write and I want to try to find some meaning out of this whole tragedy, he said recently. Dias, 44, a freelance photographer who has worked for Downtown Express, hopes to find a sponsoring news agency for his trip. If I was in a position to pack up and sustain myself, I would, he said. He plans to return for a period of time, at least a year, and record the daunting task of recovery.
His immediate family has all left Sri Lanka his parents live in England and his four siblings are scattered across the United States and England but some of his extended family still lives in the small island country. His uncle, Charitha Ranasinghz, was on the beach for a morning swim when the first giant wave struck. He watched the ocean pull back from the shore, exposing the base of the coral reef. In all his 70-plus years, he had never seen such a thing. The ocean just tanked out, said Dias. When the ocean came marching back, a giant wall of water, Ranasinghz turned and fled. All of Dias family is accounted for. His parents, both in their 80s, still have a home in Colombo, but no immediate plans to return to there. Theyre shocked and saddened, he said.
With the State Departments recent announcement of 13 confirmed American deaths and as many as 3,000 Americans missing, Michael Lyons, 38, a Lower East Side resident on vacation in Phuket, is among the lucky survivors. He watched from his second-floor hotel balcony as waves engulfed the café he had eaten at moments earlier. Thats when I saw the place where I was having breakfast, it was submerged by water, he told the New York Post. It looked like a solid sheet of water crashing into the bay.
Although Lyons sent his friends and family an e-mail message immediately after the wave struck, no one heard from him again until Tuesday, when his sister located him at a hotel in Bangkok. He was listed as missing. As we were hearing reports of disease and the aftershocks I dont think he had any idea that we were worrying it was just trying not to fear the worst, Alex Emanuel Grossman, Lyons best friend since college, said in a telephone interview. You became addicted to looking at the CNN Web site and the ever mounting death toll.
Lyons, an English-as-a-second-language teacher, arrived unscathed at J.F.K. airport on Wednesday night. He stayed up late into the night with Grossman, also a Lower East Side resident. He looked like someone whod seen a ghost, said Grossman, an actor and musician. We proceeded to stay up really late last night. I think he wanted to let off steam. He said cold dreary New York City never looked so good.
Dias, on the other hand, is hoping to leave cold and dreary New York as soon as possible and head for South Asia where the death toll from the 9.0 earthquake beneath the island of Sumatra and the ensuing tsunamis that engulfed much of the region has soared to a staggering 120,000. The death toll in Sri Lanka alone is nearing 30,000.
Dias broke his arm in October shooting a wedding at the South Street Seaport and does not expect to be able to assist in the relief effort as much as he would like. The sling cradling his left arm has not deterred him. The sad thing is, [the tsunami] doesnt affect me at all, he said. I could choose to be detached, but I feel it necessary to at least spiritually be involved with the disaster.
Dias grew up in Colombo, Sri Lanka and spent his weekends on the shore. Not much of a swimmer (Its pretty rough ocean, not much protection) he preferred to watch his father, a U.C. Berkeley and Yale educated forensic scientist, swim to the coral reef offshore. During the week, he rode his bike along the railroad track to his math tutor. The track, a few steps from the ocean, was mangled by the waves. He left Sri Lanka at 17 for college in England. In 1990, he settled in New York.
He remembers Sri Lanka a country with a 91 percent literacy rate, equal voting rights for women, and the worlds first elected female prime minister as a progressive place. He sees the tragedy as an opportunity for his country to finally call an end to the civil war that still affects areas in the north and east. Its a huge opportunity for world peace because there are so many countries involved, he said. Good could come out of it.
President George Bushs announcement to help in the difficult weeks and months that lie ahead sent chills down Dias spine. Weeks and months dont mean anything because the destruction was so great, Dias said. Its going to take years. There you have poor people who were surviving by the grace of God, and they were hit by cataclysmic proportions. When the president says weeks and months, it breaks my heart.
If he is not in Sri Lanka by New Years Day, he plans to spend the holiday at the New York Buddhist Vihara in Queens, making sense of his battered country at the temple. Something of this nature, I want to be a part of it, he said.
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29th Annual Columbia Black MBA ConferenceREFRESH: Ethics, Innovation, and Ideas in Action
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Over 50 guests joined us for the Conference kickoff event, A Night at RACE on Broadway. We enjoyed a commanding performance led by Eddie Izzard and Dennis Haybert, as well as a 45 minute reception with the cast following the show.
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SRISAKAET – Thrilling. A disabled man with one leg managed to beat up two, three meter long pythons. The man was in the water, floating on a car tire, checking his fishing nets when two large pythons attacked him; they wrapped around him and tightened their coils. The man used the last of his energy to bite the necks of both pythons until they let go, then used the fishing net to trap them before carrying them home. Environmentalists said that recent floods have made snakes more desperate than usual.
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