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Expressions of interest are sought from all AEU ACT School Assistants to attend the AEU School Support Officer Conference in South Australia, 16 – 17 July 2015. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our colleagues in South Australia and how they are involved with the AEU. The conference will also be offering different sessions that you will be able to attend.
AEU ACT will be funding four School Assistant Members to attend the conference including flights and accommodation.
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Linguists gather at NTNU for high-profile academic conferenceNational Taiwan Normal University had the honor of hosting this year's International Association of Chinese Linguistics annual conference for the first time in seven years. The event brought together top linguists researching the Chinese language from across the globe for three days of academic discussion which wrapped up on June 9.
Columbia U vice dean of education visits NTNU to talk academic cooperationIn preparation for the dual-degree program planned by National Taiwan Normal University and Columbia University in the United States, NTNU Vice President Cheng Chih-fu (鄭志富), College of Education Dean Chou Yu-wen (周愚文), and other school officials welcomed Columbia's Vice Dean of Education, A. Lin Goodwin, on Monday.
"Shan Hai" musical combines traditional legend, contemporary rockNTNU students got a sneak-peek Thursday night of the rock musical Tale of Shan Hai Jing (山海經傳), written by Chinese Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian (高行健) and sponsored by NTNU and its students.
Mandarin Training Center students make waves at dragon boat raceForeign students enrolled at NTNU's Mandarin Training Center made waves at this year's dragon boat races in Taipei City, earning second-place in the women's open event and fourth in men's open.

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Whatever happened to Gwendolyn Golden? Find out in Everton Miles is Stranger than Me!
Here's the book trailer for the story of Everton Miles, sequel to Red Maple nominee, The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, and book 2 in the Night Flyer's Handbook series. With thanks to the talents of video designer George Panayotou, the book trailer music is composed and performed by yours truly. Enjoy!
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You may have experienced the fact that your current machine is not performing at the same kind of speed as it was back when you first bought it. Sometimes, there can be quite significant slowdowns, either while you work, play games or even when you boot and shut down the machine. Of course, seeing this kind of slowdown is a sign that your computer isn't working as intended. Finding a solution to the slowdown issue takes time, as you need to identify what is causing the issue first. Sometimes, there might be more than a single problem, and you will need to address all of them if you want your machine to be at its best once again.
Here are some particularly effective methods to cure most computer slowdowns. Be aware that these may not fix your machine all the time:
Check for Virus Infections
With how much people use the Internet nowadays, it is really no surprise that there has been a vast increase worldwide in the number of machines infected with computer viruses and other malware. Installation of an anti-virus service is probably the best way to protect against these threats, but not all people make use of all the functionalities of such software. Schedule a full scan of your machine, including all external storage media you frequently use to see whether your machine is infected.
Make a Clean Install of Your OS
Over time, the operating system can get bloated with all the software we install on our machines. Performing a clean install of the OS once again can help your computer get back up to speed by removing any unnecessary and redundant software you may have installed long ago. But be careful with clean installs: make sure you back up your data with data recovery St Kilda software or services before wiping it all away, or you will lose it permanently without a chance for retrieval.
Have a Technician Take a Look
Some computer slowdowns are hardware related rather than being caused by software issues and conflict. In that case, neither of the above methods will be of any help to you. Instead of wasting your time fiddling with your software, take your machine to a computer and laptop repairs Toorak specialist for maintenance purposes. In this way, you can fix issues such as overheating machines (due to dust accumulation), motherboard faults and battery issues (caused by old age or improper usage).
Upgrade Your Machine
The world of computers is constantly evolving. This means that what was cutting edge technology just a couple of years ago is now relegated to compete with mid-range solutions at best. If your machine is approaching four or five years of age, it is high time you consider at least a major upgrade or the purchasing of a new machine. Software developers optimize their programs to run with the latest machines, and that may cause issues with older hardware like yours.
A home is not only a place to relax, but also a place to entertain yourself and other members of the family. Many older homes are designed for basic functional use; however, it must also be more exciting, enjoyable and entertaining. Here are a few tips on how you can make your home more entertaining;
Entertainment comes in two forms, indoor activities and outdoor activities. Indoor activities mainly revolve around computers, gaming consoles, cinema systems and board/card games. Outdoor activities that are considered home entertainment generally occur in backyards and gardens. Indoor entertainment- the best way to have a variety of indoor fun activities is to dedicate specific room for different sources of entertainment. Having specified rooms such as a cinema room, computer and gaming rooms are easy to assign, however setting up systems and maintenance can be quite tricky if not kept constantly up to date on services. It is important to have regular computer check ups, anti-virus installations, PC repairs and a reliable computer repair services Goulburn Valley to be a constant support for you.
If you are unsure of the having individually assigned entertainment rooms or have limited space, you can then divide your indoor entertainment methods to two different rooms; a board/card games room which can easily be integrated to the living/TV room, and an entertainment room which has both a cinema system and a gaming system.
If you are someone that doesn't believe in entertainment by games or movies, you can then opt for a games room involving features such as pool table, table tennis, arcade games and other games such as cards and chess.
Outdoor entertainment- the term outdoor entertainment has a wide variety of methods under it; however themes centring home entertainment mainly involve activities that can be done in the garden/backyard. Swimming, tennis and badminton are few of the regularly used activities. In order to install these into your daily home, it requires a lot of space and pre-planning as each sport requires a different environment. These include having proper swimming pools, tennis grounds and badminton grounds. If you believe it to be difficult to incorporate into your home now, you can then look into signing up for local clubs that offer these sports.
For some, entertainment could also come in the form of reading and/or arts and craft. If this is so, then you could settle for having separate room assigned as an "in-house library" and a specific area allocated for arts and craft where maintenance is easy to do. The term entertainment varies according to each individual, therefore when designing the entertainment system if your home, make sure you inquire the needs and wants of every family member in order to give them the best experience of fun in the comfort of your own home.


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I like the sparkles...
This organic cotton & cashmere cardigan costs $238, which to me sounds like a lot, but a quick look on their website and you'll see that price is comparable to their other non-organic garments.
This section of their website lists Eileen Fisher's eco-initiatives which include the organic/fair trade Peru Project, and their attention to the life cycle of a garment (better quality garments + conscientious cleaning = less impact).
It's exciting to see a large brand being proactive with eco-fashion. This makes me want to poke around on other brand's websites and see what else is out there that I don't know about.
Just a quick look at H&M's website and I see they have a whole section on corporate responsibility. I'll look into that and write my next entry about what H&M is doing. I do remember noticing that H&M had organic cotton options far before anyone else, but does that offset the fact that they are a such a huge component in the fast-fashion industry?


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It's been an awesome week! Tiring though.
The news, transfers happened. Nothing changed, just Elder S left from Ephrata and was replaced by Elder Wright. He's a cool guy, funny, friendly, and he'll be a big help for Elder P. He pulled up familysearch.org, but it doesn't appear we're related anywhere down the line. Too bad.
In exciting things here, we picked up a new investigator, named M. He let us in and was super enthusiastic for what we had to say, and we taught the whole Gospel of Christ, most of the Plan of Salvation, and part of the Restoration. Elder H challenged him to baptism in that lesson on May 10th and he accepted! We were bummed he wasn't at church Sunday, he called us the night before to tell us a work conflict had come up. But, we're excited to keep meeting with him. He seems golden. He has a wife with twins on the way, he lived a pretty rough life in the Bronx, but is now sincerely trying to turn things around for the better. He's got tats all down one arm, and a big scar on his face from where he was knifed one time. So yeah, a little rough.
The other thing I am excited to report is we got in with Brother M. His whole family is baptized, he's interested to find out, and he does come to church when he can. Just the last few weeks, he was crazy busy so we couldn't get in to see him. But we taught the whole Restoration to him and tried to go in depth. He was taught by missionaries a long time before, and you could tell it kind of threw him off that we didn't have a rote, memorized discussion anymore! We'd ask him questions and he'd look at us for a second like, "They're going off-script?" But it was good. My thoughts with him are that he will commit if he receives his answer. And he knows that if he sincerely prays, he WILL get his answer. So there might be fear to be able to commit completely. But, we can work with that.
The other cool thing our mission was pushing this week was a video called #Because of Him. The church released it last Sunday and we're encouraging people to share it as much as possible. Also, we've been using it in lessons. Check it out, it's on Mormon.org. It's pretty legit.
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Yesterday morning I woke up very stuffed up. I wasn't sneezy, I wasn't itchy so I ruled out allergies. I didn't have a cough or a sore throat so I ruled out a cold. I don't know what my problem was but my neti pot only partially worked, twice. By evening it still wasn't better but I had figured out at work that if I held my nostrils open I could breathe better (I know, I'm odd. I'm ok with it.). So, even if I couldn't make my sinuses less stuffed up at least I could breathe as long as I was able to keep the ol' nostrils open. I never really understood how breathe right nose strips worked besides the obvious. How can they hold your nostrils open from the outside?? Anyways, by the time I got home from work everything was closed and I wasn't heading out to track down some breathe right strips so Adam got to work crafting one for me from stuff around the house so I could sleep last night.
Please ignore the tired looking, naked faced girl in the picture. I just got home from work, it was late, I was tired and I had just washed my make up off.
I know I look like the biggest moron out there but know what? It worked! It honestly worked. And plus, I was only going to sleep so no one was going to see my anyways. He took a little piece of hard plastic from the framing of these plastic utensils Mya got with her play food for her birthday and bent it slightly and then popped some duct tape over it. Voila. Homemade breathe right nose strips.
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For me one of the most helpful and interesting things is that I joined a writing group – actually now two groups. Each group is entirely different and are rewarding in different ways.
What each group has in common is a bunch of talented people getting together doing something they are all passionate about. Also they have a love for language and what it can convey. Both groups publish anthologies. But that is where the similarities stop.
The CSFG has a wide membership of people interested in writing horror, fantasy, paranormal romance, steam punk etc. This, it seems to me, requires a certain type of mindset. This group also has a vital role in that it helps new and/or unskilled writers to learn the craft through affiliations, monthly presentations, members helping members and through the online presence. It also connects members to the larger writing community in part through the ACT Writers. I have found it very interesting and a learning experience to be a member of this group. There is also a monthly critique group (for short stories and books) but it is voluntary and very useful to attend.
The Eurobodalla Writers (members of both the ACT Writers Centre and a branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers) are, in large part, people from an earlier, sometimes more genteel, time. The overall age of the group is between 60 to 90. What is fascinating about being a member of this group is that they require a 1000 word piece every fortnight with a set topic, and lately the option of including a 100 word Drabble. This is read out at the meetings and feedback is provided on the spot – gently and sincerely. The group has varied backgrounds from one of the most interesting writers having taught himself how to write English properly (words and grammar), even though he was born and educated in Australia. He has done it so well that his writing is most evocative. There are splendid poets, fascinating biographers and brilliant story tellers.
From each group I have learned different skills. It has been a most interesting education which I think is still in progress and hopefully will never stop.
Finally, I have found that being a member of the ACT Writers Centre has also provided, along with information through the CSFG, significant information on what is required to get published and a myriad of places that are looking for interesting, well written stories and books.
Guess that Google 'writing groups in the ACT' paid off for me.
Here is a Drabble to finish off with:
Sydney and Joy
Memories and reality are suffused with joy as I smell the salty breeze from the harbour that vies with the chlorine vapours from the North Sydney Olympic Pool at my right. The squeals of patrons riding the Big Dipper at Luna Park to my rear commingles with those of children in the pool. I gaze at the white sails of the Opera House framed by the coat hanger of the Bridge, complemented by the tall buildings at the Quay and lit by a westering sun. This scene grew with me as I traversed my childhood.


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From Field to Fork
Today we watched a video about food miles.
Afterwards we discussed the video.
Lucy: They were Scottish. In Scotland there are lots of farms.
Griff: It looks kind of like where my grandfather lives.
Griff: The video was about food miles, like how far food has to go to get to your plate.
Siena: And you should try to buy local food, like from a market or something.
Johnny: What's local?
Frankie: It means like from the country you are in.
Pieter: Because if you buy food from, like, United States or somewhere it has to go a long way.
Griff: And that's bad for the environment.
Arwyn: Because it causes pollution.
Griff: In the other video, they were on a ship and that's bad for the environment. Because it causes pollutions and stuff.
Johnny: And if vegetables have to go on a ship or something they might go bad.
Griff: And if they go rotten, it's just a waste of money and things.
Arwyn: And the fish fingers went through so many machines and things, which is not good, for the environment.
Frankie: Also, it's not so healthy, because at the factory they probably put lots of salt and things but if you eat fish from the sea then you can just add a little salt. Also, it was deep fried, which is not healthy.
Pieter: And if you eat fish, you can eat one fish, but they use lots of fish to make fish fingers and waste lots.
Aubrey: And if they catch lots of fish, then there won't be so many fish. And the animals who eat them will die.
Arywn: And the animals that eat those animals will also die, because it's a cycle.
Pieter: Yes, it's a cycle and the cycle would stop.
Siena: We can buy stuff that comes from Malaysia, because Malaysia is close to Singapore and there won't be so many food miles.
Griff: Or India. India has farms.
Frankie: From countries that are close.
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I already skipped a blog last week (again!) as I spent one day – or rather one writing time unit – at Ikea to get some new kitchen bar stools and one writing time unit to put these together. Going to Ikea somehow feels like going "home". A place so familiar everywhere around the world. I went with my new friend Ditte who for the first time went to an Ikea shop outside of her home country. So she kept on repeating: "This is exactly like in Denmark", which was half of the fun for me. We really had a great time there and got everything sorted out just in time to go for lunch at noon (we did not have meat balls, but of course cinnamon rolls) and to get to the delivery cash desk before people started queuing up. After stocking up on some food in the Ikea supermarket, we made it home right in time to pick up the boys from school (It is one hour train ride to get to Ikea!) Three days later everything got delivered to our house and now I can serve the children's breakfast in the kitchen which makes it much more fun for all of us and much easier for me.
This week I am running late again with my blog, because I have been socialising (congratulating a Japanese mum to her newborn baby, going out for lunch) and this morning I woke up with a sore throat. So I went back to bed right after I returned from dropping the boys off. We have a babysitter for tonight and I sure do not want to risk a night out! Yes, we finally have a babysitter set up and now keep your fingers crossed that they all get along with each other and that she wants to come back regularly!
This week we also went to see Lilo's end of year Aikido performance. After 10 weeks of practice she has come a long way and she is still enjoying it a lot. She only received a certificate for perfect attendance which disappointed her a bit as she thought she would get the yellow belt. After explaining that those belts do not come automatically, but that you need to do a test, she was content again.
It was difficult to choose from the many videos and pictures I took and I hope you will enjoy these:
We signed the boys up, too. They will start in January when they turn five. We'll see how this will go for the fighting at home.
I do have a very special fun fact for you, but I will save it for next week: The living sign post phenomenon!


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GBP. Sterling advanced yesterday, despite worse-than-expected services survey data in the UK. The latest figures of Markit's Services PMI shrank again in June, barely two weeks before the Brexit negotiations begin. Sterling rallied in mid-April on the back of the announcement of snap elections, as markets anticipated the Conservative government winning a larger majority, which would give the government greater autonomy in the negotiations with the European Union. Should this scenario be challenged this week, GBP could quickly resume its recent downward trend. There will be no macroeconomic data until after the General Elections, hence sterling is expected to fluctuate as various opinion polls continue to drip through.
EUR. The euro unexpectedly retraced yesterday afternoon despite the lack of economic releases or headlines, and is falling again today against both USD and GBP. Markets are taking profit, and demand of euros is subdued, ahead of this week's European Central Bank meeting in Estonia, as investors are reluctant to believe the ECB will change the tone with regard to monetary policy. However, such scenario cannot be entirely discarded as several members of the ECB have expressed their view on the necessity to reconsider the actual extent of liquidity addition in the eurozone.
USD. The dollar continues to suffer today as markets keep reassessing economic and interest rate expectations in the US, after last week's poor labour market data. A general 'risk-off' move appears to be building up on the horizon, as the Japanese yen, a common safe haven, has reached a 6-week high against the greenback. Yesterday's macroeconomic data, again, disappointed across the board, with worse-than-expected ISM non-manufacturing PMI, Markit services PMI, and unit labour costs.
CAD. The loonie benefited yesterday from stable crude oil prices at the same time markets give some trust to the Canadian dollar. Last week's positive data and a more confident Bank of Canada are the main catalysts for the loonie this week.
UK news
FT: EU negotiators steeled for post-election Brexit crisis. UK negotiating team, Brexit bill and sequencing all key points of contention. EU negotiators are bracing themselves for a "big crisis" over Brexit soon after this week's UK election, including a possible walkout as early as the summer or autumn. Alarmed by an election campaign that has stoked up tensions between UK and continental European leaders, Brussels is hoping for reassurances over Britain's negotiating team and answers on whether the UK will reject outright the EU's divorce-first timetable for talks. The negotiations could dominate the new British government's time in office. The European Commission is expected to make contacts with London to organise the talks within days of the election on June 8.
Reuters: UK consumer stumbles in May as surveys show spending squeezed. British shoppers kept a tighter grip on their credit cards last month as they felt growing pressure from rising inflation, new figures showed just two days before they vote on whether to keep Prime Minister Theresa May in power. With record numbers of people in work and public borrowing more manageable, the economy has played a smaller role in this election campaign than in 2010 and 2015, though the opposition Labour Party has stressed a growing squeeze on living standards. Official data for the first three months of 2017 showed that retail sales volumes fell by their most since 2010, and Tuesday's figures from the British Retail Consortium and Barclaycard point to further weakness. The BRC said total retail spending last month showed year-on-year growth of just 0.2 percent, after bumper growth of 6.3 percent in April when shoppers spent more over Easter.


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Venezuela's recall petition: Paid not to play!
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Caracas (22-23 November) - In a country where at least 20 percent of the population
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Went to the dentist in Brecon today in quite a good mood so you can judge what yesterday must have been like to bestow cheerfulness upon such an appointment.
Ive been going there for 20 years or so and we have never said much to each other, indeed anything.
This time to celebrate the fact that today was not yesterday before going I looked up on the internet and committed to memory the name of the particular tooth that had become chipped.
My plan was as I lay down on the dentists chair and he asked as he always did "Any particular problems?" I would reply "Lower right first bicuspid chipped"
This would surprise him and he would make some remark to which I had intended to lie , "I have always been interested in teeth".
I went in and as I lay down he asked "Any particular problems" and I immediately replied, "Lower right first bicuspid chipped" ;completely unmoved and in his normal deadpan manner he said "Ill have a look at it later" as if it were quite common for his patients to discuss their teeth in such an esoteric manner. He made no further reference to my contrived entrance.


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Blurb: Ri – Homeland of Uncertainity – "People from this state sacrificed their lives for the sake of freedom for India but who knows about them? These selected chronicles of selected parts of the country, India, has always excluded us, and it hasn't become self-sufficient yet. For half a century, independent India has only waited for some miracle to happen… and you still have hope?"
Trapped in the limbo between ideology and conscience, Manbha finds himself part of a terror outfit. An unexpected opportunity, anger, squalor and disillusionment –followed by armed combat and injury lead to the soul – searching that form the substance of this moving tale.
Verdict: 'Ri – Homeland of Uncertainty' is the adaptation of the national award winning film Khasi flim RI, written by Paulami Dutta Gupta. This book has no desperate attempts to make it entertaining and the authoress has concentrated on maintaining the theme strictly.
The cover has been taken from the movie poster where the faces of the main two leads with their uncertain impression indicate the dark content. The whole black color on the cover creates the perfect atmosphere for the reader to start a book like that. The word 'Ri' is a Khasi word, which means Homeland and this book says only about it. Nothing can suit the book better than this name.
The book is small and can easily be completed in one go. It starts very wonderfully with the description of the North east which maximum of us are still unaware of. From the beauty of the states in the north eastern region to the growing amount of terrorism in those states gives the book a head start. The book tells about a character Manbha, a talented young blood, who is leading a terrorist group for a mission which is assigned to him by his boss Steve, to free Meghalaya as a separate state from India. There is one more character Kyndiah, a dedicated police officer, who has sacrificed his family to serve his country.
Framed in the backdrop of a terror struck Meghalaya and the Bangladesh-India border, this story goes around the contradiction on the philosophy of Manbha and that of Emika, a journalist, in whose house Manbha was hiding after getting ditched by one of his team mates. The way the author has written the whole conversation is commendable. This book will force the readers to think from a terrorist's point of view. The readers will certainly find their answers at the end which might throw them in a state of shock and will love the message lying inside the story.
The narrating style is lucid and effortless. Though I feel, some more descriptions at a few scenes will make this book more interesting. The chosen words are effective yet simple and helps to maintain the flow.
I loved the characterizations that will definitely take this story to a new level. But I felt that the author could have concentrated more on describing the characters. Those who have not seen the movie would surely face a hard time visualizing Manbha, Kyndiah or Emika. Though their characteristics are very much visible from their ongoing conversations which is a sign of a matured writer. The rich content will undoubtedly reach the hearts of the readers but the to the point descriptions might not entertain the mass.
Final Words: The author has done a creditable job in highlighting the life in the north eastern region and have penned down a gripping tale which will leave a lasting message amongst the readers.
Title: Ri – Homeland of Uncertainty
Author: Paulami Dutta Gupta
Publisher: Fablery
Page Count: 127
My Rating: 4/5
Author: Paulami Dutta Gupta
Publisher: Fablery
Page Count: 127
My Rating: 4/5
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Officials Making SARS Plane Guidelines
Associated Press Writer
Health officials are developing guidelines for responding to airline passengers who show symptoms of a deadly new mystery illness, hoping to avoid the confusion that ensued when a flight from Tokyo was detained before doctors gave the all-clear.
"We want to contain overreaction as much as we want to enhance rapid response," said Martin Cetron, deputy director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's quarantine division.
CDC officials are working with airline and cruise ship groups to standardize the response to passengers suspected of carrying the disease that has already killed at least 78 people worldwide. Another 2,200 are believed to be sick with severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS, the World Health Organization said.
Public health officials in San Jose appealed for federal guidance after scrambling Tuesday to isolate the American Airlines flight whose captain reported five passengers might have SARS symptoms.
"If every flight from Asia has someone coughing on it and has to go through the same procedure, I just don't see how that's feasible," said Dr. Karen Smith, the Santa Clara County health officer who boarded the plane. "It took a tremendous amount of resources to do this."
Within hours all five people _ none of whom professed to feeling particularly ill _ had been cleared.
Meanwhile, some jittery international travelers were seen wearing surgical masks Wednesday as they stepped off flights from Tokyo and Beijing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Steven Subar, 42, said he had donned his mask in Tokyo after asking airline employees whether anyone from Hong Kong was on the flight. He then asked whether people sitting in rows near him had been in that city, so he could change seats if necessary, and didn't eat on the flight.
"I brought my own water," he said. "I didn't touch the door knobs _ I used a paper towel."
Los Angeles International Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said roughly 90 percent of passengers arriving from afflicted areas such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong were wearing masks.


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Okay, it's the same line as always, just with a couple of extra runs each day. Thanks to all you generous taxpayers statewide, we folks out here in Forgottonia are getting a few extra seats on trains between Quincy and Chicago, at the end of this month. Now you don't have to wonder how my retired mother can afford to take so many train trips to Chicago.
G-Rod has seen fit to double the subsidies to Amtrak so that it can run some more trains up and back. Choo choo! Woo hoo!
c'mon. you know you love trains, too.


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A U.S. think tank said on Monday that China can possibly deploy combat planes and other military hardware at any time as it appears to have largely completed major construction of military infrastructure on artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea.
The work on Fiery Cross, Subi and Mischief Reefs in the Spratly Islands included naval, air, radar and defensive facilities, said the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), part of Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The think tank's director, Greg Poling, said that new radar antennas on Fiery Cross and Subi wee showed in satellite images taken this month and which were cited by the think tank.
"So look for deployments in the near future," he said.
Even though last week Premier Li Keqiang said defense equipment had been placed on islands in the disputed waterway to maintain "freedom of navigation", China has denied U.S. charges that it is militarizing the South China Sea.
China's military aircraft would be allowed to operate over nearly the entire South China Sea, a key global trade route that Beijing claims most of by China's three air bases in the Spratlys and another on Woody Island in the Paracel chain further north, AMTI said.
The South China Sea, which is widely seen as a potential regional flashpoint has seen several neighboring states putting up competing claims or the region to China's claim.
Similar radar coverage was given to it by advanced surveillance and early-warning radar facilities at Fiery Cross, Subi, and Cuarteron Reefs, as well as Woody Island, and smaller facilities elsewhere, the think tank said.
China had deployed anti-ship cruise missiles on Woody Island on at least one occasion and had installed HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles at Woody Island more than a year ago, the think tank said.
Enough hangars at Fiery Cross for 24 combat aircraft and three larger planes, including bombers and hardened shelters with retractable roofs for mobile missile launchers at Fiery Cross, Subi and Mischief have been constructed by China, the think tanks claimed.
Appearing to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, China had finished building almost two dozen structures on Subi, Mischief and Fiery Cross, U.S. officials had been quotd by the media as saying last month.
By saying it should be denied access to islands it had built up in the South China Sea, new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson angered China during his Senate confirmation hearing in January.
The United States and its allies "must be capable of limiting China's access to and use of" those islands to pose a threat in the event of an unspecified "contingency," he said subsequently softening his language.
Tensions with Beijing had been raised in recent years as the United States has conducted a series of what it calls freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea.
(Adapted from CNBC)
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Mayor Jack Seiler, in this photo courtesy of Art Seitz.
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler was sensitive about last week's snafu with the gay porn stars.
Remember? The models for the city's press conference about a 50-year reunion of the production of the Lauderdale-based movie "Where the Boys Are'' were adult film celebrities. (Click here for a memory refresher.) When beach resident Mel Rubinstein then wrote to City Hall about it, Seiler did not take kindly to his criticism, asking him why he lives in Fort Lauderdale.
"By the way, Mel,'' the mayor wrote in an e-mail, "I have never received a positive email from you. If you are so negative about our great city, why do you still live here?"
Read the entire exchange on the jump.
In an email to all five on the Fort Lauderdale City Commission, Rubinstein wrote:
Dear Mr. Mayor and City Commissioners, After seeing the photos in the Sun-Sentinel regarding Connie Francis and the "Boys" you might want to know that one of the "Boys" is Mathew Rush who happens to be a Porn Star. He's lucky to get all that free publicity. Be careful what you promote for the devil is in the details. When it comes to the beach, maybe a little more consultation with residents, as opposed to developers, hotels, and bars/restaurants, may be of help......unless, having porn stars representing Ft. Lauderdale is something you want. Mel Rubinstein Resident The mayor responded with:
The "boys" who escorted Connie were chosen by Connie and arranged by Connie's staff. We were not involved in their selection or in them being involved at all. Connie's people made all the arrangements with respect to her entourage, so I suggest you direct your complaints to Connie's manager.
By the way, Mel, I have never received a positive email from you. If you are so negative about our great city, why do you still live here?


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The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Center for Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel Biomedical Research Technology.
Date: September 25, 2003.
Time: 8 a.m. to Adjournment.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
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Contact Person: Marc Rigas, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Review, National Center For Research Resources/NIH, One Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, RM. 1080, MSC 4874, Bethesda, MD 20892-4874, (301) 435-0806, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Contact Person: Guo Zhang, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Review, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, One Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Room WS-1064, 10th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814-9692, (301) 435-0812, firstname.lastname@example.com Signature
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Objectives This study aims to assess which acute symptoms are prevalent among health care and research staff working with MRI scanners, and whether these are related to their exposure to static magnetic stray fields.
Methods Fourteen health care and research MRI facilities were surveyed. Full-shift measurements of exposure to static and time-varying magnetic fields (SMF and TVMF) among staff were collected using personal dosimeters. Participants filled out one to two forms per shift, on which they reported their activities and symptoms they had experienced during (part of) their working day. Fourteen target symptoms were included which had been reported in literature in association with exposure to MRI-related SMF and TVMF . A subgroup of five 'core' symptoms was defined based on stronger (statistical) evidence for their association with SMF and TVMF exposure. Six additional unrelated symptoms were included to control for over-reporting of symptoms in general.
Results In total, 1,056 forms were completed by 334 participants. Nine out of 14 target symptoms were reported more frequently among staff exposed to SMFs, compared to unexposed staff. The proportion of forms on which at least one target symptom was reported increased with increasing scanner field strength. This trend was even stronger when focusing on the five 'core' symptoms. Strongest associations were seen for nausea, vertigo, metallic taste, and feeling of instability. No association was seen for the subgroup of unrelated symptoms.
Conclusions An increased number of symptoms was reported by staff working in the static magnetic stray field of an MRI-scanner. A clear trend of increased symptom reporting with increasing scanner field strength underlines the potential that a causal relation exists between exposure to MRI stray fields and specific symptoms.
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It's late at night and I want to go to bed. I have just spent the last forty five minutes struggling to write a post that I wasn't even that happy about, but it was something!
Then two seconds ago, when I was trying to finish it up, it disappeared. I think that I might know what I did to make it disappear, but I'm not positive. I do not have the energy or the inclination to write it again, at least not at this moment.
So I'm going to bed, and tomorrow when I wake up, I'll start over and hope that I write something brilliant, amazing, and best yet that doesn't disappear.
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Britney in REHAB February 28, 2007Posted by Bertan in humor, media.
I know this has nothing to do with business or organization, but I was shocked to know that this star that we all hear about and either hate/love, checked herself in to rehab last week.. Yep, Britney Spears. They wanted to keep the location secret but of she was of course found, in California. Photos of her smoking and drinking were taken by the paparazzi.
One thing I found really interesting was, it apparently cost her around £40,000 to check herself into rehabitilation. Does that make any sense?? I don't know maybe I am being naive but I feel that it should be a merit good funded by the government, or at least it should cost MUCH less than that to get your life back in order.
Another ridiculous but incredibly interesting rumor was that Britney shaved her head because Federline, her ex, threatened to get her hair tested for drug use, in order to gain custody of their sons. Another rumor is that Brit she went bald because she was suffering from terrible head lice, which is just gross.
Alright please don't get me wrong, I have no interest in her life, but I just find it funny that the same girl who was claiming she was innocent and who was part of the mickey mouse club when she was young, ended up like this. Which goes to prove that star life is not that sweet.
- 4. Elaine - February 28, 2007
She's only one of many.. Lindsey Lohan, Ashley Olsen.. the list goes on.


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For a change I know who this is by (the label and impressed marks were a clue) but have no idea what it may have been used for. 12 cms tall with cork bung on side and very small aperture on top. Could this be part of a cruet set perhaps? or an oil/vinegar container.
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Oil or Vinegar would be my thought too.
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Darth Fiddler
Originally uploaded by firemind.
This musician works in downtown Victoria and plays up a storm. This is just one of the odd photos I uploaded this morning.
I play around in a Flickr group called no words. It uses pictures as dialogue in conversations. I started a topic called 'Moonlighting' with this photo and one called 'Haunted' with the photo from the last post. It will be interesting to see what other people post.
I also posted two interesting photos taken at the Royal BC Museum. I liked them as soon as I took them and was pleased that they turned out so well. The pics are called 'Moon And Museum' and 'Surreal Museum' and they are posted at Fire Pix.


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Check It Out *
I don't seem to post much these days, partly cos I can't be bothered and partly cos ... I can't be bothered. Darren over at Inveresk Street does the most mentally prolific posts, as does John at Counago and Spaves, both of which, by the way, I read on a daily basis these days and both of which are for more interesting than the stuff you can read here.
I have a new participant(s) to my blog, and it's a warm welcome to John and Jane. My good friend Messalina has certain problems with this couple, which, I must say, I don't quite get - particularly considering that I believe the latter has taken her moniker from the following:
"In 38 A.D. Claudius had married Valeria Messalina, a scion of a noble house with impressive familial connections. Messalina bore him a daughter (Octavia, born in 39) and a son (Britannicus, born in 41): she was therefore the mother of the heir apparent and enjoyed influence for that reason. In the sources, Messalina is portrayed as little more than a pouting adolescent nymphomaniac who holds wild parties and arranges the deaths of former lovers or those who scorn her advances; and all this while her cuckolded husband blunders on in blissful ignorance."
You can read more about this character here.
Anyway, the point of me coming online tonight was to rant and rave about how much I hate religion. And I don't just mean that I get irritated about religion and can't wait until faith and state are separated. Oh, no. I fucking despise religion in all its forms. I hate christianity, I hate judaism, I hate islam, I hate seventh fucking day adventists, I hate buddhism, I hate mormons, I hate the fucking lot of them and all the rest. Before I go on, I must say that I do like human beings, by the way.
I think it's stupid the way that the SWP and elements of what was once a sensible left got into bed with the Muslim Association of Britain and decided that islam was "cool" and made up the myth of "islamophobia", only to give rise to the nonsense that the left should suddenly defend the indefensible of the "right" of men to cover up women's faces and such like.
I also think it's stupid that, as I may have mentioned previously, our city's mayor, who is an egomaniacal arsehold by the way, gets dragged over hot coals for hissing at a right-wing journalist that he was acting like a concentration camp guard. Now, come on, who has not used this insult when faced with either bureaucratic intransigence or jobsworths? I remember a friend of mine standing in court for a poll tax "crime" when faced with the comment that local authority workers were only doing their job by prosecuting those who didn't pay by saying: "That's what nazis said after the war!" A bit harsh, I thought, but there we go.
It's all fucking stupid. That's why, thanks to Popbitch, I was very glad to see this website. It's certainly for militant atheists like me.
Popbitch, by the way, is a great e-mail service. Please don't tell me that it's the web equivalent of reading the Sun - it's not, it's not, it's not. Even though it gives jokes such as this:
A good Samaritan, a lawyer and a priest are on a boat which begins to sink. The good Samaritansays "Women & children first". The lawyer replies "fuck 'em". The priest looks up, "have we got time"?
Or how about this:
Q. What goes into thirteen twice? A. Roman Polanski.
But it does give some good info such as this:
American artist Edward Stross has been given a jail sentence for painting a mural of Michaelangelo's Creation of Man (featuring a bare breasted woman) outside his gallery in Detroit.
So it's not all tittle tattle.
Just listened to The Streets' A Grand Don't Come For Free - isn't that young Mr Skinner a fucking genius?
* Super Furry Animals - a great example, along with the likes of, among others, The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse, of why prog rock now is much better than it was back in circa '71-75. But, then again, prog rockers in 2025 might say: "Aren't our prog rockers much better than those who were around in 2000-05?"


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He's around, I swear. I guess he's just not in a blogging mood.
The problem is that now I'm WAY behind on telling you how he's doing. There have been a few appointments. Some for special things like yesterday's brain scan of some sort.
Well, he's still been feeling horribly, but now, add in that he's been feeling nauseated. Still the same ole same ole where he says he feels excellent in the morning until he starts taking his medications in the morning around 8:30am or so.
When he went in for his visit with the oncologist, he suggested (due to the nausea and probably the fact that Richard has the light hand rash from the GVHD) that Richard go back on a low dose of the Prednisone.
Richard does not want to be on Prednisone, of course. It makes his legs ache and weak, and being on Prednisone means that he'd have to start taking Insulin again. It's just bad all around. Plus, I'm thinking that once he's off a drug, Richard would like to think that's progress, and that going back on it means a step-back.
I think Richard regretted mentioning the nausea (although not actually vomiting) to the oncologist due to the mention of Prednisone. Richard was thinking the nausea was more due to what's been 'going around' rather than related to the stem-cell transplant, so he was going to wait a couple more days until he followed the oncologist's orders. He wanted to see if the nausea went away.
Anyhow, in the mean time, at another appointment, I think, Richard's creatinin levels were up too high again, so they let him take some bags of fluids home to self-administer via his Hickman Line, rather than him needing to drive into VGH for the next 3 or so days in a row.
Then, he had another appointment yesterday with the other oncologist (I think that's what she is) "Dr. Gentle" if you remember from past stories. Anyhow, Richard was discussing the Prednisone issue with her and wondering what it would be for. I mean he knows what Prednisone is and what it's for, but he meant....
*Am I supposed to take it just to relieve myself of the symptoms of GVHD and their uncomfortableness, or are they preventing something from getting worse? I'd rather have nausea and feel the way I'm feeling than deal with the effects of Prednisone any day.
If I remember our conversation correctly, she mentioned something about his liver and worrying about that.
Oh yeah, I know what came before this. So.. the day before, Richard started taking this 'contrast' stuff for the brain scan. I don't know what it is, like radioactive dye or something probably to make stuff show up on the scan...
*****not actual quotes, just my interpretation of their conversation****
Anyhow, Dr. Gentle called the day before and said, "Hmmm, you know, I'm looking over what's been going on with you, and I'm worried your liver can't handle the contrast stuff, so don't take it. We'll do the scan without it."
Richard: "You mean the stuff I just drank 5 minutes ago?"
Dr. Gentle: "Yes. That. Don't take anymore of that."
oh geesh
I was just saying to Erica last night, how impressed I am (not being sarcastic) at how well they keep track of Richard and his medications. Doctors (usually Dr. Gentle) will call mid-week, out of the blue, to say, "I've been looking over your chart. I'd like you to adjust your dosage of _______".
I don't know. That impresses me. Especially since he sees so many nurses and doctors/oncologists each time.
Questions that came up while I was talking to Erica last night that I thought would be good to mention here because if Erica's wondering, then you must be wondering too.
*****again, these are not even close to exact quotes, just 'the jyst' ****
Question 1
So, what the heck is with the 100 days (100 days of hell - 100 days since the transplant)? Isn't he supposed to be getting better now?
The 100 days is just kind of the 'scariest time' let's say. When the GVHD 'flares up' so to speak, it's considered 'acute' during this phase of the recovery, and perhaps more serious.
After the 100 days, when GVHD 'flares up', it's considered 'chronic'. I guess in the way that he can get it forever, and recurring. He could be on medication to keep the GVHD from killing him for the rest of his life I'd imagine.
Question 2
Should he be feeling better and getting better by now? He sounds like he's still just as sick as before, maybe worse?
Well, with the exception of his transfusion he had the other week (which was odd, but not worrisome), Richard's numbers are getting better! So in a way, he is on his way to getting better.
In fact, last week, they wanted to take out his Hickman Line! They almost did! Luckily, due to the fact that that he's still needing fluids for his creatinin levels, they decided not to. Phew. I don't know about Richard, but I'm not ready for that Hickman Line to be taken out quite yet.
The other questions were 'deep' ones about feelings.
To much to have to type. But in a nutshell, Richard cannot remember what it feels like to feel normal and good. I cannot wait until 'life gets back to normal', but then again, it might not ever go back to normal so I don't think about that too often.
Richard was feeling well enough last night, to make bacon wrapped steak bites. Yum. Haven't had those in ages. However, standing that long to cook them, I think took a lot out of him, and he was going to be alone with the boys last night while I went to a baby-shower, meaning, he was going to be doing bedtime by himself.
Sounds easy, if you're healthy. But it can be exhausting when you're sick. Even with well-behaved boys that don't argue about bedtime.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Well, Since Richard Doesn't Seem to Be Telling You How He's Doing
Posted by AJ and Dexter's Mom at 9:03 AM
2 comments:
- ErIca said...
I think all those questions were mine-lol!
Once again, sorry to hear all this - you've all been through, "f---n h--l" (said just like a mom in a cable knit sweater).
- AJ and Dexter's Mom said...
Yes, they were. That's what I wrote above the questions!
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Dear Mother & Daddy,
"Today is cool and breezy but yesterday was quite hot. We probably won't have many more warm days because one can already feel fall in the air. Rain comes regularly and gardens are still nice. The Richards sent so many nice tomatoes that I'm making a few preserves. I tried a tiny batch first and they tasted so good I thought I'd make some more. These are from yellow tomatoes.
School has started across the street so there is lots of entertainment. B has a faculty meeting today and there will be some little something almost every day this week. Then classes begin on Monday. He will have classes at 8:30, 9:30, 11:30 and one class will meet from 4 to 6 twice a week. He likes his schedule fine but we'll have to get up a little earlier. That will be good for us, I guess.
Our trip to Vermont was just wonderful. We left here about 8:30 Monday morning and got there about 3:00. We just poked along and enjoyed the mountains. I thought Conn. was beautiful but it can't come up to Vermont. The Swann's house sits on the side of a mountain completely hidden from the road. There are lots of trees, ferns and rocks all around it so it is cold at night without a fire. We had one in the fireplace. There is no other heating system for it's just a summer home. It is big--5 bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen and 3 baths.
Did Buddy & Bessie come up? Did you ever tell them about the baby? I never did and am ashamed that I haven't written to them.
Hope you are all fine as we are."
Lots of love,
B & Bonnie
Combine 4 c. sugar, 1 c. water, 1 lemon, quartered and sliced wafer thin and 1 - 4 to 6 inch cinnamon stick. Simmer 20 min. and remove cinnamon. Add 2 qts. skinned tomatoes & boil gently till bright & clear. Cover and let stand overnight in cool place. Pack cold tomatoes into jars. Boil the syrup till thick as honey and pour over tomatoes. Cover tightly and freeze until ready to use.
Tomato Preserves II
Mix 6 c. sugar and 2 qts. peeled, chopped tomatoes and let set overnight on counter. Drain juice and cook fast until thick threads are formed. Then add I lemon sliced paper thin, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. ginger and tomatoes and cook until thick. Put into hot glasses and seal with 1/4 inch of paraffin. After set & cold, put lids on.


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The spectre of famine is threatening Tanzania. However, this should not have come as a surprise as climate change has been sweeping across the world, yet we pretended to be immune and stuck to the business of yore of depending on rainfed agriculture.
Many Tanzanians are waiting for rain with bated breath as drought has left land unfit for farming. Crops have failed and livestock died for lack of pasture.
Drought has scorched a number of districts, with residents seeking assistance. Panicking farmers have started selling their livestock to have money to buy food.
But cattle prices are rapidly falling: from an average of Sh400,000 each the previous week to Sh200,000 last week.
Goat prices plunged to Sh40,000 each from Sh120,000 during the same period, while those of chickens fell to Sh4,000 from Sh15,000. Food prices are escalating. The retail price of maize flour has risen to Sh1,400-1,700 a kilo from Sh1,200 a month ago in Dar es Salaam. Sadly, the National Food Reserve Agency has been caught napping. It had 90,476 tonnes of cereals in October 2016, down from 253,655 tonnes in October 31, 2015, the Bank of Tanzania has reported.
The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has warned that half of the major cereal-producing regions received rain below average last month. That means food production will be terribly low. The situation may derail economic growth.
Last month's TMA report named Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Coast, Morogoro, Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara, Kigoma, Katavi, Tabora, Dodoma and Singida as the regions that would receive rain below average, with Kagera, Geita, Shinyanga, Mwanza, Mara and Simiyu being among those that will receive average rainfall.
Reduction in cereal yields
Last month's Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Few Net) report projected that seasonal rainfall deficits, coupled with erratic rains would reduce cereal yields.
Food security is a sensitive matter and the government should not have been caught off guard. Investment in agriculture has been poor. Young people have been abandoning farming, migrating to urban areas to work as hawkers.
Although at the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Malabo, the terms of the 2003 Maputo Declaration of Food Security and Agriculture for the continent were reaffirmed to increase efforts toward allocating 10 per cent of national budgets for policy implementation for agriculture and rural development, Tanzania has not done so. Now it is bearing the consequences of its inaction. To find ways of getting out of quagmire, short-, medium- and long-term plans are needed to ensure food security.
The government should thoroughly assess the food situation, dispatch food relief to the worst-affected households, supply more cereals to the market and restrict grain exports.
Cereal imports should be increased and, if the need arises, seek international help. To have a lasting solution to food insecurity, Tanzania should invest heavily in irrigation, research and development to have affordable high-yielding crop varieties and other inputs. We cannot depend of rain.


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See, Gammy, I still love my Dolly.
I'll always love her because you gave her to me. :)
Addison you are just too much. You have the most contagious little smile! I love that hair!!!!!!!!!! Your daddy better watch out, you are one beautiful little girl!!!!
Oh my goodness..I LOVE HER HAIR! You are sooo cute! Those pigtails are just too much. I love it! You will have to help Avery with her hair-do's in about a year (or less if she keeps this full head!)
She is so adorable and Man how she has grown since the pictures on your header! Look at that hair! I cant wait till Avery finally gets some!


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Soon after I arrived at SRC, I was approached by some people at WRL (Digital's Western Research Laboratory) who were building a multiprocessor computer. They wanted to avoid having to add synchronization instructions, so they wanted to know how efficiently mutual exclusion could be implemented with just read and write instructions. They figured that, with properly designed programs, contention for a critical section should be rare, so they were interested in efficiency in the absence of contention. I deduced the lower bound on the number of operations required and the optimal algorithm described in this paper. They decided that it was too slow, so they implemented a test-and-set instruction.
I find it remarkable that, 20 years after Dijkstra first posed the mutual exclusion problem, no one had thought of trying to find solutions that were fast in the absence of contention. This illustrates why I like working in industry: the most interesting theoretical problems come from implementing real systems.


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Ken Paxton
|Warren Kenneth "Ken" Paxton, Jr.
51st Attorney General of Texas
|Assumed office
January 5, 2015
|Preceded by
|Greg Abbott
Texas State Senator
for District 8 (Collin County)
|In office
January 2013 – January 4, 2015
|Preceded by
|Florence Shapiro
|Succeeded by
|Van Taylor
Texas State Representative for
District 70 (Collin County)
|In office
January 2003 – January 2013
|Preceded by
|David Counts
|Succeeded by
|Scott Sanford
| December 23, 1962
Minot, North Dakota, USA
|Political party
|Angela Paxton
|Tucker, Abby, Mattie, and Katie Paxton
|Alma mater
| Baylor University
University of Virginia School of Law
|Southern Baptist
Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr., known as Ken Paxton (born December 23, 1962), is an American lawyer and politician who has been since January 2015 the Republican attorney general of his adopted state of Texas. He was born in Minot, North Dakota, to a military family that lived at times in five states. He graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In 2014, Paxton won election as attorney general with support from conservatives and the Tea Party Movement. In the Republican primary, he defeated state Representative Dan H. Branch of Dallas, a director of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University, named for John Tower, Texas first popularly-elected Republican senator, who began his career as a staunch conservative but is now considered an icon of Moderate Republicans.
Before he became attorney general, Paxton previously served for ten years in the Texas House of Representatives and two years in the Texas Senate, representing Collin County, north of Dallas. He resides in McKinney in Collin County with his wife, Angela Paxton, whom he met at Baylor and who is also his political advisor.
During much of his tenure as attorney general, Paxton has been sidetracked by personal legal matters. He faces a fraud trial in Houston in December 2017 for having allegedly failed to inform those investing in the technology firm Servergy that he was receiving a commission on sales. At the time, Paxton was still a member of the Texas House of Representatives. The case will be presided over by a Democratic judge, Robert Johnson.[1] Meanwhile, a Security and Exchange Commission complaint against Paxton has been twice dismissed, most recently in March 2017, on the grounds that the attorney general had "no plausible legal duty" to inform investors that he would earn a commission if they purchased stock in a technical company that Paxton represented.[2]
As attorney general, Paxton has fought to keep alive from federal court challenges the state laws requiring proper voter identification, the abolition of sanctuary cities, religious freedom, and the current congressional districting plan, which Democrats claim is gerrymandered to favor Republicans. On June 25, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided 5-4, that the district lines were drawn in "good faith" n 2013 by Texas state legislators. However, one state House district was invalidated. Democrats claim that the growth of Texas occurs primarily in minority areas, but minorities do not receive equal representation in how legislative lines are drafted.[3]
Paxton's trial was scheduled to have begun on December 11, 2017, coincidentally the last day that he could file as a candidate for re-nomination in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018. If convicted, he could face huge fines and 99 years imprisonment.[2] However, the trial has yet to begin and may not happen until after the November 6 general election in which Paxton is a candidate for a second term. Before Paxton can face the fraud charges, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal court, must decide if the prosecutors in the case are being overpaid. After its summer recess, the appeals court will issue an opinion regarding the pay for the prosecutors in September at the earliest. So the Paxton trial could be delayed until 2019.[4]
Paxton also faces an expanded probe by the state into his $546,700 defense fund, contributions of which have come mainly from family friends. The state did not reveal what it has found in this probe.[5]
In 2017, Paxton came to Laredo to investigate city and county efforts toward border security. He indicated that he was impressed by the coordination among law enforcement agencies" "So often you see turf battle among different law enforcement groups ... and it seems like here the state is very engaged ... but so are all the local officials and the federal officials. So the cooperation is about as good as I've ever seen."[6]
2018 primary results
Paxton was unopposed in the Republican primary held on March 6, 2018. He received 1,312,135 votes.[7] In the November 6 general election, he faces Democrat Justin Nelson, who garnered 884,376 votes running unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Paxton won the Republican nomination for the state Senate District 8 seat being vacated by Republican Van Taylor of Plano, who is instead the GOP nominee for Texas' 3rd congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives; that seat is held by the retiring long-term Republican, Sam Johnson.[8] Angela Paxton received 32,653 votes (54.4 percent); her intra-party opponent, Phillip Huffines, 27,421 (45.6 percent)[7] In the general election she faces the Democrat Mark Phariss while her husband runs for re-election against Justin Nelson. Phariss won his party nomination over Bryan Chaput, 51-49 percent.
Motor voter issue
In April 2018, Paxton appealed a ruling from U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia, a liberal from San Antonio, ordering the state to comply with the national Motor Voter Act. Garcia signaled prior to his actual ruling that he agrees with the Civil Rights Project which claims that Texas treats motor voter registrations differently from regular registrations.[9] Voters who change their driver's license addresses in person automatically get information on voter registration changes, but those who conduct the transaction online must print out a form and mail it to their new county elections officer, an additional requirement many prospective voters decline to pursue.[10] A Paxton aide said that he believes the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in Houston "will not give merit to such judicial activism because Texas voter registration is consistent with federal voter laws. We look forward to filing an appeal."[9] The Fifth Circuit set aside Judge Garcia's ruling pending a full appeal on the merits of the case. The matter may not be resolved by the time of the November 6 general election.[10]
Paxton's opponent Justin Nelson sided with the district judge and the Civil Rights Project: "It is offensive and dangerous for the Office of Attorney General to attack a judge personally. Just as offensive, Ken Paxton is trying to make it more difficult to register to vote than it is to renew a driver's license on-line. ... We should make it easier to vote, not harder."[9] The San Antonio Express-News argued that Paxton has made it more difficult for voters to register: "Voter apathy is a big problem in our state. Every election season there is a big push to register more people so they can cast a ballot to offset the pitiful turnout at the polls. Yet here we have civic-minded people who are making the effort to register to vote, but we won't grant them the convenience of changing their [voter] address online. The state should be making it easier -- not harder --for people to register."[10]
Indictment of African-American sheriff
In June 2018, Paxton announced the felony indictment of Zena Annette Collins Stephens (born July 4, 1965), a Democrat and the first African American to serve as a sheriff in Texas. Elected in Jefferson County (Beaumont) in southeastern Texas in 2016, Stephens defeated two male Anglo opponents, who are charged with misdemeanors - allegedly accepting cash campaign contributions in excess of the legal limit. Stephens also faces the two misdemeanor charges and an additional felony offense of "tampering with a government record." She did file an amended campaign finance report. Stephens' attorney, Audwin Samuel, said that the charge against his client is "a technical violation of the lengthy and complex election code in spite of her trying to cure that violation once she became aware of its existence. As the community will learn, Sherriff Stephens had no criminal intent in her actions."[11]
Questioning human sexuality programs in public schools
In June 2018, Paxcton asked by letter that the Fort Worth Independent School District provide him a copy of its human sexuality curriculum. The district has refused to share the curriculum with parents, and students are not allowed to bring course materials home or photograph the contents. Paxton argued that:
Parents have the right to inspect and review information regarding what their child is learning and participating in while attending school. … By law, public school curriculum should be fully available to the public, and parents retain their constitutional right to direct their own child's upbringing. Denying parental and public access to curriculum of any kind is a clear violation the Texas Education Code.[12]
ISD spokesman Clint Bond said that Paxton's allegations have been exaggerated. The books are part of a classroom set and cannot be taken home by the students in order to prevent them from being lost, stolen, or damaged. Bond said he recalls one email from a disgruntled parent. Bond added that parents can visit their child's school to view the material: "This wasn't something anyone was trying to hide."[12]
- ↑ Cindy George and Andrea Zelinski (July 27, 2017). Texas AG Paxton to stand trial in December, judge rules. The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved on October 1, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrea Zelinski, "Paxton's SEC charge dismissed: No 'legal duty' to disclose commission," San Antonio Express-News, March 3, 2017, p. A3.
- ↑ Supreme Court upholds most Texas election districts over charges of racial discrimination. Msn.com. Retrieved on June 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Justice Delayed", Texas Monthly, July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Andrea Zelinski, "Prosecutors' AG probe expands: Paxton's legal defense fund under scrutiny, federal judge is told," The San Antonio Express-News, October 6, 2017, pp. A3-A4.
- ↑ Julia Wallace (September 28, 2017). Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visits Laredo for first time since taking office. Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved on February 16, 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Election Returns. Texas Secretary of State (March 6, 2018). Retrieved on March 7, 2018.
- ↑ Angela Paxton, Texas attorney general's wife, running for state Senate. The Texas Tribune (September 6, 2017). Retrieved on October 7, 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Jeremy Wallace (April 5, 2018). Texas AG itching to appeal to appeal Motor Voter ruling: Final ruling from a federal judge is in the works. The Houston Chronicle, accessed from The Laredo Morning Times on-line. Retrieved on April 6, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "State could make voting much easier" (commentary), The San Antonio Express-News, June 1, 2018, p. A12.
- ↑ Scott Lawrence. Sheriff Zena Stephens, two former candidates, indicted on campaign contribution violations. KFDM.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2018.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Shelby Webb (June 28, 2018). Texas AG asks Fort Worth ISD to hand over human sexuality curriculum. Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved on June 29, 2018.


text: The first gallery to go live after the return of our intrepid lens man William "Scoop" McIntosh was a pictorial tour of South Africa's docklands, particularly focussing on imports and exports. Click here Then there is a whole batch of pictures of exciting cars - some of them very exotic, such as an Ultima, a Noble, and a brace of Louts Exiges - taken on this year's Fireball Run. Click here William also built a gallery on the new Hyundai Tucson 4x4 - a BMW X Series competitor if ever we saw one. Click here And then we saw "Scoop" clambering up scafolding in a hard hat to capture the first pictures of the new Opel GTC coupe, in Cape Town for an advertising and brochure shoot. Click here Finally, do you want wallpaper or screensavers for your computer? There are nine full galleries of hi-res images to choose from. Click here


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from what i have heard its pretty accepted around your parts. Also no municipality may regulate the display of weapons except by the length of the handgun. Which i belive carry is the only one to do this.
Look at this http://www.municode.com/resources/co...asp?stateID=33 and go through towns that intrest you. let us know if u have questions


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Chancellor Helmut Kohl has refused to invite President Lech Walesa of Poland to Berlin to take part in the German observances of the end of World War II.
The decision somehow hurt Poles and others who remember that Poland was selected by an earlier German chancellor as the country that the Wehrmacht, in connivance with the Soviet Union, would invade to start the war.
So in a sense Poland made the upcoming German observances possible. Surely that should have been honor enough for one small country.
But Walesa intruded himself on the current chancellor's planning by suggesting that having the president of the nation butchered first by the Germans would be appropriate.
As kindly as they could, the Germans explained that it just wasn't efficient to do so. If Kohl invited Walesa, first thing you know heads of other states enslaved by Germany would demand to be there. Then they would all want to make speeches, just like the already-invited leaders of the victor nations - the U.S., Britain, France and Russia.
Think of them all, speaking say for 10 minutes each. Good Heavens, the time that would eat up, each carrying on about the slaughter of their people, maybe being cranky about it, and offering advice on how to express reconciliation or regret or whatever the Berlin observations are supposed to be about.
Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway and the others, who were they again? And wait - from the former Yugoslavia there would be a whole horde demanding to be heard.
And - here the Kohl blood must have run chill - what will we do about Austria, which the Allies classified as a victim, not an aggressor? Invite Waldheim?


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this year
as i head full force into what lies ahead
i have decided to approach 2011 in terms of asanas
(asanas, in this instance, referring to yoga poses).
as i head full force into what lies ahead
i have decided to approach 2011 in terms of asanas
(asanas, in this instance, referring to yoga poses).
the discipline pose or tighteningyourbeltasana.
i have
in the past
talked about my struggles with weight -
hell, i even started a blog to document all my challenges with weight
(you'll notice an obvious lack of posting on that blog...)
as i began to think about the coming year
and all i hope to achieve in it
and weight loss
were an obvious
and recurring
but the more i thought about it
the more i realized that my goal is not necessarily to lose weight
my goal
is to be more disciplined in all areas of my life.
i am a victim of society, the media
and my own lack of discipline.
mostly just my own lack of discipline.
i eat
when i'm not hungry.
i buy
when i need nothing.
i cave
every time i see that starbucks siren.
and as a result...
i fight with body image
usually following several desserts
i struggle with chest pains
every time my account dips below a certain balance
and i combat the hopelessness that consumes me
when i think ahead to my future
i'm tightening my belt
not only financially but
i hope
physically as well
and i'm doing this for two reasons...
|...because i can't wait to get back here...
|...and my girl. because i don't want her grappling with the same insecurities i do.
so i vow...
the next time i'm at the store
i stick to my list.
"People had more than they needed, people didn't know what was precious and what wasn't, people threw away things they kill each other for now." ~ Eli from "The Book of Eli"
go well.


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The largest home builder in the country, D.R. Horton has been in business since 1978 and has been named the No. 1 builder for 13 consecutive years by Builder Magazine. D.R. Horton North Florida was recently voted "Best Home Builder" in Florida Times-Union's Bold City Best reader poll.
At TrailMark, D.R. Horton is offering one- and two-story homes ranging in size from more than 1,700 square feet to more than 3,500 square feet and are priced from the $200,000s.
TrailMark has been designed to inspire discovery, connection and enjoyment of the natural environment. Groundbreaking is set to begin next month on the amenities and Welcome Center with a planned opening in Summer 2016. Plans also call for the Camp House, a lakeside pavilion designed as an iconic neighborhood structure alongside a large central lake, providing residents an outdoor gathering place in the heart of the community. The first phase will include the beginning of an expansive trail system, a recreational amenity that will connect residents to their community. Future plans include a kayak launch along scenic Six Mile Creek, which leads directly to the St. Johns River.
TrailMark is located within the top-rated St. Johns County School District. The community's proximity to Interstate 95, Jacksonville and St. Augustine will offer residents quick access to entertainment, shopping, dining, employment centers and more. For more information, visit www.TrailMarkLiving.com.
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I explained in my first/introductory video why towns in books have not been doing it for me. Short explanation: They lack quirks. I have shared real small town quirks:
Today I do not share the last quirk (there are many more), but I do share the last vlog/video I made on this subject.


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Legislation has been introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives that would examine the effectiveness of more than 100 different corporate tax breaks offered by the state and remove those found to have little or no impact on economic development. The Proposal by state Rep. Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, also would force Business conglomerates in the state to file joint tax records with ... INSIDE INDIANA Business column: House bill would scrutinize tax breaks (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Two large and influential Business groups have backed the Proposal of Trade Secretary Peter Favila for a tax on Short Message Services (SMS) or text messaging while the Proposal faces opposition from consumer group TXTPower and two senators. Business groups back text tax Proposal; group, senators oppose (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
PeopleSupport, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSPT), a leading offshore Business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, today confirmed that it received an unsolicited revised Proposal from IPVG Corp. and AO Capital Partners Ltd. Consistent with ... PeopleSupport Confirms Receipt of an Unsolicited Revised Proposal from IPVG Corp. and AO Capital Partners Ltd. (Finanzen.net)
Business Proposal -- Marketing Business


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Wow, it's been a super long time since my last post here, but I've had plenty of notes put into my daughter's blog .
Anyway, so something has changed, aside from all of the everyday changes that have occurred since our trip to Boston. I've never been a fan of baseball, and still really am not. However, Jessica and I's tour of Fenway Park changed the way we thought about the Boston Red Sox. We decided to start keeping up with them almost before the regular season ended, hearing that they tied with the Indians as having the best record in the AL (maybe in the MLB). So naturally, we got caught up in the race for the AL title. Just like in 2004, they were down 3 games in the ALCS, but won 4 in a row. Also, just like in 2004, they swept the opposing team in the World Series to capture their 2nd title in 4 years. Pretty sweet huh? But I digress to the real reason for this post.
Since I started going to college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, I began which grew into an eventual hate for LSU. I couldn't stand the fact that they were getting so much money (to recruit for their football team,etc) and UL wasn't! I also hated that there were so many people from Lafayette that supported LSU that didn't support UL.
Anyway, I'm over that now. In 2000, with the name change from USL, UL became a state school, allowing more money to flow from the good 'ol boys in Baton Rouge. It was naive to think that UL was the only school that got screwed over by the government, and I'm certain that every state has their own UL. So, I've moved on, and can let go of the hate I held on to for little-to-no reason. I still love my Cajuns, but I won't begrudge LSU for winning the National Championship, given they play well enough. They've been upgraded in my opinion to good standing, but don't look for any bumper stickers, t-shirts, banners or the like on my person.
So, here's to you, LSU. Good job beating your old coach in their own town.
releasing the hate
Wow, it's been a super long time since my last post here, but I've had plenty of notes put into my daughter's blog .
Posted by Kent at 2:16 PM
1 comments:
- Drew Caperton said...
Funny. I was having a similar conversation with Josh Mauldin and he was saying the same things you were. There might be hope for me someday... someday.
- November 5, 2007 at 8:10:00 PM PST