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Milford Sound, The Maori and the Precious Stone
Milford Sound, has always been important to Maori as a place of legend and precious stone.
The Maori called Milford Sound Piopiotahi, after a now extinct thrust like bird that used to live there. According to myth the legendary Maori hero Maui bought the thrush with him from the fabled homeland of Hawaiki. When he was killed by the goddess of death, Hine-nui-te-po, in mourning, the bird flew south, to give its name to the famous fiord.
Early Maori began to explore Fiordland from about 800 years ago where they found the precious Pounamu or New Zealand Jade, commonly known as Greenstone.
Pounamu with its beauty, resilience and rarity has always been regarded by Maori and all New Zealanders as a great treasure. The stone is seen as having great spiritual significance and its possession is held in high regard. New Zealand Jade also had huge practical value as a raw material, having steel-like hardness it was greatly prized for making tools, weapons and ornaments. Milford Sound jade is unique in that is a a mineral called Bowenite, the rest of the jade found in New Zealand is Nephrite.
Pounamu from Milford sound is called Tangiwai Greenstone, it is a translucent olive-green which is very dark when held against the skin and shows its hidden depths when held to the light. Tangiwai comes from a Maori legend which reads - "The three wives of Tama-ki-te-Rangi (captain of the Tairea canoe) deserted him, and he searched for them from Cook Strait to Piopiotahi (Milford Sound). The flax-like kiekie, which fringes the fiord for miles, sprang, according to legend, from the shreds of Tama's shoulder-mat, torn off in his forest travels. Here he found one of his wives, but she had turned into greenstone, and as Tama wept over her his tears penetrated the very rock. This is why the nephrite found on the slopes of Mitre Peak, close to Anita Bay, is called tangi-wai (the water of weeping, or tear-water). If you take a clear piece of this stone and hold it up to the light you will sometimes see marks like water-drops in it. This is the true tangi-wai, for these are the tears of Tama-ki-te-Rangi."Even today Pounamu is held is great respect by all New Zealanders, objects made out of the precious stone are considered treasures and often handed down through generations of families.
Maori came to gather the stone from Milford Sound when the seasonal weather was milder. They did not live in the area year round, preferring to head back to the Otago and Southland coastal areas where food was always plentiful and the weather less harsh. The West Coast is New Zealand's only source of Pounamu and the Maori that gathered the stone from Milford Sound traded it with other tribes throughout New Zealand.
The Maori presence today in Milford Sound is less obvious but no less important. The principal South Island Maori tribe is Ngai Tahu, they are largest landowners in the South Island of New Zealand and have substantial investments in New Zealand's tourism industry. In 1997 the New Zealand government handed back the ownership of all naturally occurring Pounamu to Ngai Tahu.


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Are your BYOD-embracing employees decommissioning their old mobile devices to ensure they can't still access your corporate networks? Probably not some fear – and the implications could be significant.
Indeed, BYOD and its attendant mobile-security risks are expected to remain a significant disruptive threat in 2013 – but there are other threats on the horizon. McAfee researchers have warned that a co-ordinated attack against US banking customers, called Project Blitzkrieg due early next year, is indeed a real threat.
That could be a major problem, with analysis of DDoS attacks at banks showing the attacks have generated up to 60Gbps of traffic and experts are clamouring to pull lessons from the attacks. But they're not the only ones doing the pulling: malicious apps uploaded to Google Play are, it was suggested, stealing mobile transaction numbers sent to customers via SMS.
As the year winds down, it's worth revisiting your security strategy to help get ready for present and emerging threats. Some experts suggested questions you should ask about your company's security, while others had tips for avoiding malware attacks on social networks.
Japanese police offered their first-ever reward for a wanted hacker, while a British Royal Navy officer's smartphone landed him in jail and UK police arrested three suspects in a ransomware fraud racket. Another case, in which operators of a botnet were arrested and shown to have little technical skill, offered interesting insight into just how easy it is to manage a botnet these days.
A report by IBM suggested that India has become the world's largest source of spam , while home-entertainment sites were buzzing after news of a hack on smart TVs. This sort of thing continues to boost security's profile, which can only help Australian security company Senetas target European market opportunities after completing a trifecta of national encryption certifications.
Some advertisers are apparently exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer to improve visibility of users' activities, while Firefox improved its browser with a new private browsing mode. Microsoft denied the IE leak was a privacy risk even as another flaw was said to allow the tracking of a mouse's position on the screen.
Microsoft launched its own offensive attack as it launched a Chinese anti-piracy campaign highlighting the security risks of buying counterfeited software.
Also on the surveillance front, the EU parliament is pushing for bans on information-censoring tools to oppressive governments. Privacy groups are concerned that US authorities are using surveillance drones without regard for citizens' privacy, while US authorities are considering a ban on smartphone apps that track and share users' locations without permission. Google's popular Maps for iPhone app found itself in the spotlight with German authorities for exactly this reason.
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Home prices in China most notorious "ghost city," a city called Kangbashi constructed outside Ordos, have fallen from $1,100 per square foot in 2006 to $470 per square, according to the Hong Kong Standard. In the past few months alone prices have plunged by almost a third.
This severe drop, amid declining prices around China, has convinced both the people and developers that Kangbashi is a lost cause.
New Tang Dynasty News, a New York based company, interviewed some of the less-than-50,000 people who live in Kangbashi. Locals say that they have all invested their own money in housing and that they can't get their money back.
This winter even the cranes have stopped construction and the migrant workers are fleeing.
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This course offers deeper understanding of Dodgeball for aspiring coaches in the sport, developing their knowledge and understanding of how to coach Dodgeball to a variety of ages, whether it is a local community group, or to a school team. Upon completion of the course candidates should be able to:
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So much for ditching ramen.
Nearly three million New Yorkers are reporting having difficulty affording food while a growing percentage of college-educated New Yorkers are also reporting higher levels of difficulty, according to a new report from the Food Bank For New York City.
One in three expressed concerns that they might need assistance, a stat that's increased 6 points for those with bachelor's degrees and from 2 points for those with graduate degrees.
The number of affected residents making between $50,000 and $75,000—and therefore not eligible for food assistance programs—increased by 6 percent.
To cope, they're cutting back on spending by purchasing fewer essential items like dairy, meat and fresh fruits and turning to soup kitchens and food stamps, the Food Bank says.
It's a strategy the organization calls "sacrifice and support," which speaks to the growing concern about rising food prices. The cost of staple foods like eggs, milk and meat shot up by 11 percent in 2011 alone.
Campus food banks for struggling college students exist in states like Georgia, California and Michigan, but New York schools have fewer programs that are geared to college students.
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Here are a few of my thoughts on tonight's Shelby County at Collins football game, or n.q.k.a. (not quite known as) the County Clash, the Shelbyville Showdown, the Clash of Titans and Rockets. Along with a good nickname, this game needs some type of traveling trophy, how about the Battle for the Saddle? Since Shelbyville is known as the Saddlebred Capital of the World. Tweet me if you have any suggestions.
*In the grand scheme of things - it's not a district game (these two teams aren't even in the same classification), so there are no postseason implications - tonight's game means very little.
But try telling that to the 16-, 17-, 18-year-old young men who'll take the field tonight, the coaches or the fans who'll likely be packing the stands (as long as it isn't raining I expect an enormous crowd, and even if it is raining it should still be a great crowd).
That being said, in addition to bragging rights (again, a trophy would be nice too) the winner of this game should also gain some momentum. For the Rockets, a victory would validate their resurgence and help their confidence heading into district play next week. For the Titans, a victory would mean they still have the top football program in the county and give them a shot of adrenaline heading into their toughest remaining district game, next week at North Oldham.
Still the good thing about this game is that no matter who wins and who loses, both can go on and have very successful regular- and post-seasons.
*Tonight's game is Homecoming for Collins, but it wasn't supposed to be. Last week's game against Spencer County - the second of only four home games for the Titans this season - was originally slated to be Homecoming, but it was moved because of testing at Collins. And since the Titans' only remaining home game after tonight, Oct. 19 against Atherton, was already scheduled to be "Senior Night" Collins had no other choice but to move its Homecoming to tonight.
*Finally, one of the things I've enjoyed most about the first two football games between these two schools is that pretty much everyone has been well-behaved on, and off, the field. I can only remember one personal foul penalty in the first two years and I don't recall it being a dirty play. Many of these kids grew up playing with, and against, each other (years ago, during their youth league days, Collins junior quarterback Lawson Page and Shelby County senior quarterback Zach Shipley played on the same team. Page's father, Frank, was the coach and Shipley was the QB, while the younger Page was a tight end) and are still friends. That's why I expect the good sportsmanship to continue on the field, and the friendships to continue off of it.
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There are over 35 million hypertensives in the USA, with twice the occurrence in Afro-Americans than
Caucasians. The reasons for this are not known. A common problem in our culture, hypertension is rare in cultures that are relatively
untouched by the western life-style. Life-style plays a major role in causing and maintain hypertension. Dietary, psychological and social
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Cardiac Tonics play a fundamental role is strengthening and toning the whole C-V
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Peripheral Vaso-dilators will lessen high resistance within the peripheral blood vessels, thus increasing the total volume
of the system and so lowering the pressure within it.
Diuretics help remove any excessive build up of water in the body and
overcome any decrease renal blood flow that might accompany the hypertension.
Vascular Tonics will help nourish the tissue
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Nervines address the tension and anxiety that will be associated with any stress component in the
patients etiology. There will also be an increase in tension due to hypertension itself, which will be eased with the appropriate nervine. As
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2004 — UCLA Anderson School of Management has announced the graduation of 13 doctoral students, who have joined the ranks of academia and industry. Ten doctoral graduates of the class of 2004 have accepted tenure-track positions at educational institutions around the world, while two have decided to pursue research careers in industry and one is continuing scholarly endeavors by pursuing post-doctoral research.
The Doctoral Program in Management at UCLA Anderson is a research-oriented program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. The program's primary focus is on independent inquiry, research methodology and publication of research results. The primary goal of the program is to prepare students for research and teaching careers at leading academic institutions and for research careers in industry.
"Training new generations of scholars is an important responsibility of a leading research university like UCLA," said Professor Burt Swanson, associate dean of UCLA Anderson's Doctoral Program and area chair of Information Systems. "My colleagues and I at UCLA Anderson enjoy preparing and mentoring these young academics who will to continue to make important scholarly contributions beyond their years at UCLA."
UCLA Anderson's Doctoral Program offers the following major fields of specialization:
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The 2004 UCLA Anderson doctoral graduates and their first academic or industry appointments are as follows (listed alphabetically):
Aydin Alptekinoglu
Field: Decisions, Operations & Technology Management
Placement: University of Florida
Dissertation Title: Essays on Operations-Marketing Strategy
Ram Bala
Field: Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Placement: Health Products Research, Inc., West Trenton, NJ
Dissertation Title: Pricing and Competition in the Market for Software Services
Yi Cathy Chen
Field: Marketing
Placement: Singapore Management University
Dissertation Title: Understanding the Impact of Certain and Uncertain Store Promotions on the Decision-Making Process in Product Choices
Jean-Francois Coget
Field: Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
Placement: HEC, Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)
Dissertation Title: Leadership in Motion
Laura Frieder
Field: Finance
Placement: Purdue University
Dissertation Title: An Investigation of the Trading Patterns and Heuristics of Stockholders
Jason Hsu
Field: Finance
Placement: Research Affiliates LLC, Pasadena, CA
Dissertation Title: Equity Risk, Credit Risk and Real Investment Risk
Wei Hua
Field: Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
Placement: Singapore Management University
Dissertation Title: The Impact of Proximity of Social Context on Employees Social Attachment – A Cross-level Demography Study
Sahn-Wook Huh
Field: International Business/Global Economics and Management
Placement: Brock University, Canada
Dissertation Title: Essays on Financial Markets and Trading Behaviors
Marc T. Junkunc
Field: Global Economics and Management
Placement: Post-doctoral research
Dissertation Title: Toward a Greater Economic Understanding of Entrepreneurial Activity: Examining the Nature and Importance of Specialized Knowledge
Wenjin Kang
Field: Global Economics and Management
Placement: National University of Singapore
Dissertation Title: Towards a Better Understanding of Liquidity, Trading Behavior and Stock Returns: Three Essays in Market Microstructure
Athanos Papadimitriou
Field: Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Placement: Bocconi University, Italy
Dissertation Title: Efficient Data Inventory Management
Andres Terech
Field: Marketing
Placement: Universidad Austral, Argentina
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Consideration Sets
Shijin Yoo
Field: Marketing
Placement: Singapore Management University
Dissertation Title: Essays on Customer Equity and Product Marketing
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UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,500 students enrolled in full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs, doctoral programs and executive education and management development programs.
UCLA Anderson's faculty includes outstanding educators and researchers who share their scholarship and expertise in such fundamental areas as finance, marketing, accounting, business economics, decision sciences, operations and technology management, human resources and organizational behavior, information systems, strategy and policy.
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This week's lion's share of gorgeous looks by far belonged to the Venice Film Festival. Not only were some of the chicest actresses of the moment in attendance, but the sheer volume of photocalls, dinners, parties, and screenings also guaranteed that the opportunities for style inspiration would be plentiful.
At the premiere of The Iceman, Brit Marling looked angelic in a strapless, white Resort 2013 Gucci gown, the hem of which was printed with a garden of grasses and blooms. At the same premiere, Winona Ryder took the opposite approach in a darkly dramatic lace Dolce & Gabbana — and the results were equally as stunning.
But the true star of Venice, style-wise anyway, has really been Kasia Smutniak. The Polish actress, former model, and festival's host has looked flawless at every single appearance and in every single dress — from a gauzy floral Valentino to a Raf Simons Jil Sander to a streamlined, crimson Armani Privé.
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The Principal Sum under the Promissory Note will incur an interest rate of 5.397% per annum and the Promissory Note shall mature on the date which is six months following the date the Company has received the Principal Sum from Zoneplan (the "Maturity Date"). Interest on the Principal Sum shall accrue daily and shall be calculated and payable in arrears on the Maturity Date.
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Rio Novo is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold properties in Brazil and Colombia. The Company has Measured & Indicated resources of 1,191,252 oz and 1,464,831 Inferred oz of gold at two projects in Brazil (Almas and Matupá Gold Projects) and one in Colombia (Tolda Fria Gold Project).
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No reconstruction:
You may not want to go through more surgery to replace the breast or partial breast, but even then, you have options. Reconstructive surgeons at Siteman are working on using a 3-D printer to build custom breast prostheses based on 3-D photography of your natural breast prior to surgery, so the prosthesis fits your clothing as naturally as your own breast.
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When possible, nipple-sparing mastectomy (30-40 percent of the mastectomies done at Siteman) prevents more surgery to reconstruct the nipple at a later time. With this surgery, reconstruction can be done at the time of the mastectomy or later.
Direct to Implant Reconstruction: This can be done at the time of the mastectomy, instead of the two-step process of using a tissue expander to be later replaced by the permanent implant.
Flap reconstruction with your own tissue: You may not want an implant, or your breast is not amenable to implant because not enough skin was left from a previous mastectomy, or because of earlier radiation that damaged the skin. In those cases, flaps from other parts of the body may be used to rebuild the breast.
- Flaps from the abdomen include: DIEP, SIEA, and TRAM: The DIEP (deep inferior epigastric artery perforator) flap is a significant improvement over the TRAM flap, so much that 99 percent of the last 200 reconstructions have been DIEP flaps. The DIEP and SIEA flaps use skin and fat from the abdomen, but leave the muscle (taken for the TRAM flap) for continued abdominal support. Both can be done at the time of mastectomy or later.
- Flaps from the inner thigh: TUG and PAP: The TUG and PAP flaps are new reconstruction techniques that use microsurgery and tissue from the inner thigh to reconstruct the breast, creating a well-concealed scar.
- Flaps from the back (Latissimus): For women without enough tissue in the abdomen or thigh, the latissimus flap brings tissue around from the back to rebuild the breast. The back incision scar can often be placed at the bra strap line to conceal it.
Lumpectomy Reconstruction
Lumpectomy, partial removal of breast tissue with clean margins, makes up 60-70 percent of cancer surgery: Studies have shown that after lumpectomy, 46 percent of women were unhappy with the cosmetic outcomes. There are several options offered for Siteman patients to reconstruct breasts after lumpectomy:
If you have moderate to large breasts, the oncology surgeon and plastic surgeon can work as team to do bilateral breast reduction, doing the cancer breast first to make sure the tissue removed includes the lump and clear margins, and then sculpting the other breast to match.
- Depending on the size of the tissue removed, a breast implant can replace the lost volume.
- Fat grafting: Our plastic surgeons have an ongoing study to use your own fat, harvested from a place it isn't wanted, to inject into the breast to correct the defect.
- Also using your own tissue, TDAP harvests skin and fat from near the armpit area and side of the back to reconstruct defects of the outer breast, usually without muscle tissue.
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This time however, though the mangoes I had were quite sweet, I was suddenly in the mood for bubble tea. Bubble tea is typically fruit flavoured tea with some tapioca starch in the bottom (which make up the bubble component). I first had them in Singapore and it was quite popular then and we would get many exotic flavours and I loved the chewy tapioca pearls in the bottom which made the drink a long lasting, even filling one and it was something we (my friends and I) enjoyed while roaming the streets of Orchard. I was quite happy to find them here in the US - and though I don't always go for different flavours here, the one my husband and I pretty much have is the mango flavored one and it doesn't seem to have much tea to it.. just mango juice with these tapioca pearls.
Imagine my surprise when I found a pack of these tapioca pearls in an asian grocery store that we frequent.. I picked up a pack and decided to whip up some of this delicious bubble tea at home. Only thing I didn't have was those fat straws.. need to get them to complete the experience. For now, I just take a couple sips and use a spoon to scoop out the pearls. You could add black tea to the mix below but I skipped it this time.
Ingredients: (for 2-3 servings)
Ripe Mango - 1, peeled & cut into chunks
Low Fat milk - 1 cup
Water - about half cup
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Tapioca Pearls - half cup
Honey - to taste
1) Cook the Tapioca Pearls according to package directions - for mine, I boiled about 3 cups water and slowly stirred in the tapioca pearls and let them cook for 5 mins, covered on medium flame, till plumped up and soft. Scoop them out to a bowl and add a few tbsp of the water that the tapioca pearls were cooked in, 1 tbsp sugar and a bit of honey and mix well. This will keep it soft until ready to serve.
2) Blend mango pieces, milk, water as required (so it's not too thick) & sugar to taste.
3) To serve, add tapioca pearls to the cup, mango juice, (black tea, if using can be added at this point). It makes for a filling, refreshing drink.
I would like to send this as my entry to Refreshing Drinks - RD for Summer hosted by Chandrabhaga.


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Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Prosecutors called Chi Mak the "perfect sleeper agent," though he hardly looked the part. For two decades, the bespectacled Chinese-born engineer lived quietly with his wife in a Los Angeles suburb, buying a house and holding a steady job with a U.S. defense contractor, which rewarded him with promotions and a security clearance. Colleagues remembered him as a hard worker who often took paperwork home at night.
Eventually, Mak's job gave him access to sensitive plans for Navy ships, submarines and weapons. These he secretly copied and sent via courier to China -- fulfilling a mission that U.S. officials say he had been planning since the 1970s.
Mak was sentenced last week to 24 1/2 years in prison by a federal judge who described the lengthy term as a warning to China not to "send agents here to steal America's military secrets." But it may already be too late: According to U.S. intelligence and Justice Department officials, the Mak case represents only a small facet of an intelligence-gathering operation that has long been in place and is growing in size and sophistication.
The Chinese government, in an enterprise that one senior official likened to an "intellectual vacuum cleaner," has deployed a diverse network of professional spies, students, scientists and others to systematically collect U.S. know-how, the officials said. Some are trained in modern electronic techniques for snooping on wireless computer transactions. Others, such as Mak, are technical experts who have been in place for years and have blended into their communities.
"Chi Mak acknowledged that he had been placed in the United States more than 20 years earlier, in order to burrow into the defense-industrial establishment to steal secrets," Joel Brenner, the head of counterintelligence for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said in an interview. "It speaks of deep patience," he said, and is part of a pattern.
Other recent prosecutions illustrate the scale of the problem. Mak, whose sentence capped an 18-month criminal probe, was the second U.S. citizen in the past two weeks to stand before a federal judge after being found guilty on espionage-related charges.
On Monday, former Defense Department analyst Gregg W. Bergersen pleaded guilty in Alexandria to charges that he gave classified information on U.S. weapons sales to a businessman who shared the data with a Chinese official.
In March, the Reston company WaveLab pleaded guilty to violating export laws when it shipped militarily sensitive power amplifiers to China, according to court papers. A lawyer for the company said it neglected to get proper licenses and did not engage in "underhanded" behavior.
Dongfan Chung, a Boeing engineer arrested in February for allegedly passing classified space shuttle and rocket documents to Chinese officials, was accused in court documents of responding to orders from Beijing as long ago as 1979 -- making him a second alleged longtime agent.
Yesterday, federal prosecutors in Chicago indicted a software engineer for allegedly stealing business trade secrets and trying to take more than 1,000 paper and electronic documents from a telecommunications company on a one-way trip to China last year.
The cases are among at least a dozen investigations of Chinese espionage that have yielded criminal charges or guilty pleas in the past year. Since 2000, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have launched more than 540 investigations of illegal technology exports to China.
The FBI recently heightened its counterintelligence operations against Chinese activities in the United States after Director Robert S. Mueller III cited "substantial concern" about aggressive attempts to use students, scientists and "front companies" to acquire military secrets.


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Holcim Viet Nam, an affiliate of a world-leading building materials supplier, Holcim Group and IUCN Viet Nam signed a five-year agreement on February 15, 2008.
The partnership enables the two parties to join efforts to conserve a unique ecosystem at the company's production site in Viet Nam and promote good environmental practices across the cement industry and related sectors in Viet Nam.
In February 2007 Holcim and IUCN signed a global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of cooperation between Holcim and IUCN. In the spirit of the global MoU, IUCN Viet Nam and Holcim Viet Nam started discussions for cooperation in November 2007, with IUCN staff visiting Holcim sites to gauge the conservation needs of the company's production sites.
Field visits to Holcim facilities in Kien Giang Province identified two projects. The first project focuses on "Integration of corporate environment and social responsibilities (CESR) across the Holcim chain in Viet Nam." The second project concerns "Integrated karst [landscape] management in the Ha Tien plains that are close to the Holcim site".
Implementation of the first project commenced immediately after the signing of the agreement. The second project started in early this March with the development of a master plan for integrated karst management, which includes eco-tourism, in Hon Chong. The IUCN mission team will be working in Hon Chong until early April to finalize the plan.
At the end of the mission, IUCN expects to develop a detailed project document based on consultation with various stakeholders including the local government (commune, district and provincial levels), the Institute of Tropical Biology, the International Crane Foundation, and community members from Mo So Cave. Presently, the main component of the project is to construct a pilot project for eco-tourism in Mo So Cave. This is a biodiversity hot spot and a historical heritage site from the French and American wars.
IUCN has received enthusiastic support from the local government and community for this project. Soon, a Project Steering Committee will be established with representatives of Kien Giang Province People's Committee, its related departments, local community members, Holcim Viet Nam, and IUCN Viet Nam. The project is expected to gain approval by the end of 2008. Project implementation will begin in early 2009.
For more information on the collaboration between IUCN and Holcim Ltd., please contact Mr. Vu Minh Duc at [email protected]


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This year sees the anniversary of two major movies set in Latin America: Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) and Fitzcarraldo (1982). Inkaterra shares a very special link with the films, as founder Jose Koechlin was the Peruvian producer of both productions. Director Werner Herzog won the Best Director award for the film Fitzcarraldo at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.
Fitzcarraldo portrays would-be rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman known as Fitzcarraldo in Peru, who has to pull a steamship over a steep hill in order to access a rich rubber territory. The film is derived from the real-life story of Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Fitzcarrald. In the 1890s, Fitzcarrald did bring a steamship across an isthmus from one river into another. The film showcases awe-inspiring scenes from Machu Picchu and the Puerto Maldonado region. It was during this time that Jose Koechlin, founder and president of Inkaterra, developed a strong passion for the rainforest and started looking for somewhere to set up an ecological reserve.
Koechlin originally went to Herzog with the idea of making a movie about the historical character named Carlos Fermin Fitzcarrald, a man who crossed a ship over a mountain. The idea was to use the film as a catalyst to promote tourism in Peru.
The British Film Institute, in honour of its Anniversary has created a new restoration of Herzog's extraordinary account of the quest for El Dorado. From its opening shots of an ant-like column of Spanish conquistadors and their enslaved indigenous porters scrambling perilously down through the clouds on a sheer pass in the Andes, it's immediately clear that Werner Herzog's account for El Dorado – now newly restored – will be something extraordinary. The movie will be in cinemas nationwide in the UK from today. To book tickets click here.


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Перевод песни Fat Joe – J.O.S.E.
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Aiyyo Crack, these niggas is playin mad childish games Niggas act like it's a rap. Yeah it's a rap, for y'all motherf-rr-uckers Niggas replacin the 'G' in gangsta, with PR's and W's Pranksta wanksta-ass niggas You know roses on caskets of those that oppose the squadus Fuck tri-borough, we reppin five borough Get at these niggas straight music! Yo, Friday night, woke up in a cold sweat I can't believe niggas schemin on Jo-seph Nah man, this ain't the way it's goin down Niggas talk too much shit, and I jump like the sound They fear my presence like the rest of them Jose's the bettin informer, flesh-n-blood like the president Now maybe I'm a target on the pedastal Got a little fame now, niggas wanna harm me for my revenues Start ya little beef, that's the shit I love to eat I been a soldier, you a son, be a humble seed My own niggas let them hoes make 'em envy Posin like they friendly when I'm knowin they resent me That's the shit that get me aggrevated It be the same niggas in ya face talkin bout «I'm glad ya made it» Fake niggas. Jers' State niggas. Funny how cake can make ya learn to hate niggas You've now tuned in to the sounds of Jose Where we push sex, money, drugs, and violence all day Mostly heard in penals and project hallways And by niggas blowin trees out the back of O.J.'s (J) These jealous niggas is worse than bitches! (O) The ones that get knocked is bound to turn snitches! (S) Still talkin shit, still ain't shit! (E) You envious niggas can suck my dick! (J) Hahaha, ohhh, now y'all feelin the kid (O) Yeah nigga, South Boogie ain't goin nowhere (S) Don Squad-agena, Terror Squad that is (E) Blaze niggas over beats, in the streets Joe Crack gon' hold that down You seen the kid up in the clubs; BET, MTV On yo' block, on my block, however you wanna fuckin slice it Bastards, POOF! Uh. uh. uh. uh. Uh. uh. uh. uh.


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Innovation means doing things differently to do them better. That means breaking rules and conventions. And not all rules are of the 'wear a tie to work' variety.
In order to make things work better, society as a whole needs people to test and break the 'big' rules too. These people are criminals.
99% of criminality is of course not socially productive. But, either by intent, or by the response it provokes, it does form an essential function in helping society to innovate and improve. Here are some unlikely examples:
1. Exposing flaws in outdated systems.
When you think of a criminal, one of the stereotpyes that first leaps to mind is one that was formed in the midwest of the US in the early 1930s. Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, the Barker Gang – a flurry of iconic figures that all derived from a very specific time and place.
This spectacular outburst of criminality derived from two seminal technological innovations – the creation of cost-accessible machine guns and cars.
But what it exposed very rapidly was the Achilles heel of the American police system – the disunity between states. As huge as the United States is, the addition of the car enabled criminals to travel between 9 different Midwestern states, and thus 9 different legal systems, within a couple of hours. Once you got over the state line, you were fine.
This had some negative consequences of course – primarily the militarisation of the FBI and subsequently the police. But the real innovation that they drove, and which J Edgar Hoover used their notoriety to champion, was a centralisation of shared criminal justice data. Which was the first great data project that began to make the United States a more unified society under law.
So think about criminals as like the ultimate QA testers of a civilised society.
2. Pioneering in the grey areas of the economy.
Sometimes, the rules simply aren't very clear, because the dynamics of society, information and the economy are changing far quicker than the ability of legal processes to catch up. Particularly in areas relating to media and technology.
For example, from the moment of the invention of the internet, the entire principle of music ownership and copyright were effectively a Wild West…which the massed ranks of copyright lawyers, record labels and music publishers had little or no interest in exploring. Then came Napster (invented, of course by Justin Timberlake).
Whatever you think, or thought of Napster (and I am sure a few Metallica fans out there thought it was a bad thing) there is little doubt that they rapidly accelerated a wonderful burst of innovation in the music and content business. And without the Napsters, or Pirate Bays, or other people who by simply not caring about the law define themselves as criminals, it is difficult to make progress.
This need for legal flexibility in the area of content, media and technology continues to flummox us. They need to be answered at some point, but rigid initiatives like SOPA are not the answer. And to even see where the lines should be drawn, you have to allow pioneers to colour in the grey areas.
3. Destroying 'holy cow' legacies of the past.
Lest we forget, the legal standards of the present have not always been reflected throughout history – the law is evolutionary, not absolute. Nor is it always 'progressive' – it frequently oscillates between extremes and loops back on itself. This can lead to some surprising results, and even very trivial crimes can have significant effects.
For a spectacular example, we can look at one of the most frequently asked historian's questions: why did the French Revolution occur. Everyone agrees that literature played an important role. Traditionally, people thought the seminal text was this:
It turns out that the flood of cheap political pornography in 1780s Paris, depicting Marie Antoinette, Fersen and Louis XIV in unflattering sexual poses, may have contributed somewhat more to encouraging people to overcome their religious scruples towards the position of the monarchy, and get behind regime change.
Fairly trivial crimes, driven by disrespect and entertainment, can have highly constructive outcomes – when they challenge unjustifiable authorities that are holding society back.
This seems like a fertile area. Any other thoughts on the relationship between crime and innovation?
Elsewhere in the history of illicit entertainment, see the development of the internet and the explosion of personal photography/video equipment…and if you don't believe me, check out how they sold the first Polaroids:
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London barrister Jason Jonquil has spent his entire life working to establish his identity as a gentleman, a man of refinement like his father and brothers. But when fiery Spanish beauty Mariposa Thornton walks into his office, he finds himself losing his grasp on his dignified character. The woman is infuriating, pushing him to the limit of his legendary patience. However, her case seems simple enough—a small matter of inheritance. Or so he believes.
Once a well-born lady, Mariposa fought to survive the brutalities of Napoleon's war on Spain. She braved horrific perils and undertook dangerous missions on behalf of those fighting against the invading French army. But her greatest battle still lies ahead: after being separated from her family, Mariposa sets in motion a plan to reunite with her loved ones in England. To avoid drawing the attention of the French, Mariposa dons a carefully crafted persona to conceal her true purpose.
As Jason and Mariposa are drawn together by the case, they come to know the people beneath the masks they both wear. When the truth of Mariposa's quest is revealed, the couple is pulled into a mystery that will test the limits of their courage—and expose the true desire of their hearts.
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Such a wonderful book! I love Mariposa and Jean, and Jason grew on me quickly.
It's been over a month since I listened to this book while driving up to Salt Lake from Arizona and I still find myself thinking about this book. I love how clever Ms. Eden is. I don't know how she is able to do it. There are some seriously laugh out loud moments and then there are other times where you find your heart just bleeding for Mariposa. I'm glad I was by myself while I was driving otherwise anybody else would have thought I'd gone mad, laughing and then crying. I love how Mariposa is able to bring Jason out and help him just as much as he helps her, in fact in the end they really save each other. I love books where the characters are stretched and see how much growth has taken place over the course of the book. I loved Mariposa's twitchy grandmother, she hysterical.. If you have the chance to listen to the book I highly suggest you do so. I'm not sure who narrates it but she did a fabulous job speaking Spanish and French, it was amazing. She really brings these characters to life.
If you've not read any of the other books in the series that's ok Ms. Eden gives you just enough of a background on each of the brothers that you don't feel lost. This book is definitely one of my favorites that I have read/heard in quite some time.
This is truly a charming story of a dispossessed Spaniard enlisting the help of a fine gentleman barrister in locating her lost family. Comical misunderstandings abound as do disguises, some strangely involving vegetables.
While the humor is delightful, Eden imbues this tale with a depth of real human emotion and struggle which allows the reader personal insights as to the strange ways sorrow causes us to respond. She also shows how two seemingly dissimilar people can bring out the best in each other.
Oh, and it doesn't hurt at all that all of the Jonquils make an appearance!
I always know Sarah Eden's books are going to be super clean and never regret buying them before I read them.
Delightful story, witty characters and absolutely nothing with which I was uncomfortable.
Thank you Sarah for always delivering beautiful, clean reads!
A FINE GENTLEMAN was another enjoyable story from this author who consistently delivers sweet historical romance with lovable characters and engaging plots. The plot was unique with a fiery Spanish beauty who challenges an uptight English barrister at every turn, creating quite a bit of humor as well as some romantic sparks. Recommended to those who enjoy sweet romance or Regency romance with some twists.
I loved jumping back in to the Jonquil family. They're like old friends in a way. It was also fun to see how the other books intertwine here and there. Even though this is a series, each book can be read on its own, but it's fun to piece them all together.
Jason is definitely one of the brothers that I didn't know overly well from the other books and so it was nice to finally get his story. I liked him immediately even though he is being shocked into sputtering and repeating things when Mariposa begins her quest to find her family. Mariposa I also liked, even though she was also rather frustrating. My one issue with the story was that I thought she went much too far with her treatment of Jason and that I thought with her friendship with his brother that she should have confided in Jason much soon or started with the truth. Though, I suppose, that wouldn't have been as entertaining.
The humor and romance were quite enjoyable. Mariposa dishes out the retorts quite easily and Jason eventually takes his own turn in fair play. The romance develops slowly, creating a bond of friendship and love, and surprising the characters when they figure things out. I especially loved the chemistry that developed when the characters travel together and the blundering Jason does later on, which I found quite charming.
In the end, was it what I wished for? I love how Sarah's books never fail to entertain and leave me with sweet contentment at the happily-ever-after endings. This story was one of those. I'm looking forward to reading about the rest of these brothers, hopefully Stanley next!
Content: Clean
Source: Received a complimentary copy from the publisher, which did not require a review nor affect it in any way.
Friends, and any person out there who likes to read, if you are not already a fan of Sarah M. Eden, you really should read some of her books. She is a wonderful author. One of my favorite things about her is that she is an author you can count on. She doesn't add or take out certain content based on the publisher. She writes excellent, clean fiction filled with lovable characters and heartwarming stories.
I jumped at the chance to review A Fine Gentleman when I heard it was coming out. It has been a little while since I read one of Eden's Jonquil Brothers books, but even though it's been awhile, I fell right back into love with the family. Jason is definitely unique. His personality isn't extremely endearing (at least initially), but his interactions with the unpredictable Mariposa really made for a charming story. I loved how she pushed his buttons! And I loved how both Jason and Mariposa helped the underdogs around them.
Eden has just the right about of humor and emotion in A Fine Gentleman. I was drawn into the story immediately, and didn't want to put it down until I finished it. I will definitely read this again.
I'm not someone who can usually think up spur-of-the-moment comebacks and witty dialog...until way after the conversation has ended. Then I can think of a million things that I should've said. Mariposa has a plan and it takes some tricky plays on words and purposeful misinterpretations to set this plan into motion. The result is an amusing banter between a daring and beautiful woman and a serious and uptight barrister, which seriously made me laugh out loud at times, especially as their roots emerge.
I loved being given another story about the fabulous Jonquil family and Jason is a very interesting brother to get to know better. I loved the glimpses of his brothers and the way he feels about each of them. I loved "hearing" his thoughts on his family. I could literally picture the sarcasm and eye rolls.
The way these characters interact gave me smile after smile and it's especially tender to discover who they truly are and what motivates them. I loved peeling those layers off throughout the book and was treated to a fantastic story. Any happy ending is only made sweeter by the battles fought to get there and I truly felt that there were battles fought (and won) on many levels, which only a great author can pull off. Overall, I was delighted by it all.
Content: mild romance; very mild talk of war.
*I received a complimentary copy through the publisher, which did not affect my thoughts or opinions in any way.*
I am a huge fan of Sarah Eden's books and if you love regency romance, then you should definitely pick up her books. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Eden's books because her writing is impeccable, her wit makes me laugh out loud, and the love stories are inspiring and swoon-worthy. What's not to love?
I was very pleased to have a chance to read A Fine Gentleman and from the first pages found myself smiling, chuckling, and rooting for the dear Mariposa Thornton and poor Jason Jonquil. I loved the depth of Mariposa's character--her abilities were much more profound than I would have guessed at the first meeting. And Jason also held a side that was wonderful to discover. I like how Eden went back and forth between the two characters viewpoint, weaving a tale that was pure enjoyment to read. The historical setting with the aftermath of the war and Napoleon's shadow on this time of the world was interesting. I liked seeing a character from Spain and learning about what people might have gone through during that era of history.
I've come to love the Jonquil family and you'll note that several of Eden's books tell the stories of these adventurous brothers.
I received a review copy of this book in exchange for my honest review which I have given.
***4.5 stars***
Have you ever been in a public place, quietly reading a book and snorted at a very humorous part? That is what happened to me when I read this book. Of course, there was a lull in the conversation going on around me and everyone looked at me. This book has many "snort out loud" moments.
The book is part of a series featuring the Jonquil brothers. I have read a few of them and not in order. The books can stand alone, but it is more fun to find out what happens to all of the brothers.
This is a regency romance that the MC is a young woman from Spain who is looking for her English relatives. She tricks Jason Jonquil into being her solicitor. She has a quick wit and is a strong female lead. She is desperate for help and goes to a family that is full of integrity.
Jason is a bit stiff. His goal is to be respectable, and being a solicitor is about as respectable as it gets. He doesn't like frivolity and holds his character. The question is, will Mariposa be able to get through his tough outer shell to the man who is hiding behind respectability?
If you love regency, laughing, banter, intrigue, and clean romance, you should definitely give this book a try.
I love, love, love Sarah Eden's books and I love, love, love this Jonquil brothers series. Well, honestly, I love everything Sarah Eden writes. She has a masterful gift for creating characters and scenes that play out like movies in my head. Her characters are always so well defined with flaws and those tiny characteristics that make them unique and identifiable.
I think I loved Mariposa from the very beginning. What a sharp mind she has! It's rather enviable how she worked conversations and situations to her benefit. It made me laugh. So, so clever. But then that mask slipped and she became a courageous but broken young woman, trying so desperately to find her family and stay safe in the process.
Jason is really an uptight guy. It was fun to watch him be worked over by Mariposa and her personality. As he loosens up and his thinking shifts a bit, he becomes more and more adorable. I love the fine gentleman in him. Honorable, upstanding. Here is a quote I loved because it pretty much sums up all the Jonquil brothers, including Jason.
". . . One trait you all share with him is a tendency to hide the person you truly are. You all keep yourselves tucked safely behind various masks and walls, whether it be isolation or playing the fool or"- she eyed him more pointedly- "clinging to the appearance of impeccable respectability. Being your full self is a better thing, my dear. Give your brother a chance to be his full self before deciding who he is. You might both be surprised by what you discover."
I was quickly caught up in this book. I loved the story and the characters. You really just cannot go wrong with books by Sarah Eden.
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- I received a copy of this book from the publisher. A positive review was not required and all opinions expressed are my own.
Bliss! Several years ago when I finished the first four books in the Jonquil Brothers series, I wanted to immediately read the next, A Fine Gentleman, only to discover it was out of print and I could not locate a copy anywhere! So you can imagine how thrilled I was to learn that it was going to be republished, and the day finally arrived that I had it in my eager hands! This is one of my favorite family sagas and the sometimes complicated dynamics between the characters are infused with the trademark light humor of the author.
In the previous books Jason has been pretty straight-laced and even stern. The bond between him and his brothers is obvious, but his harsh criticism of the oldest brother Phillip's facade of an empty-headed dandy created a wedge between them. Mariposa also presents herself to Jason with a mask, and her patronizing treatment of him aggravates him to his wit's end. I think he takes it so personally because she's poking at a particularly sore vulnerability he's struggling with- living up to the examples of his brothers and expectations of his late father. Mariposa's tragic history is unfolded to the reader and then as Jason becomes aware of her fight for survival he is seriously humbled. Learning not to condemn others so quickly is a lesson he then applies to his relationship with his brother, and I appreciated that he came to accept Phillip before learning the truth of why he has been putting on an act for so many years. I loved seeing the continuation of Phillip and Sorrel's story and the way he also helped resolve some of Mariposa's fears. Once Jason and Mariposa let their guard down with each other they have hilarious banter and great romantic chemistry. I love how he becomes her hero and the confidence it gives him of his purpose in life. I also appreciated that Mariposa finds an important purpose as well, one that is close to her heart as a survivor of war. Highly recommend this book and the entire series! They read well as stand alones but of course I recommend reading them in order for maximum enjoyment :)
(I received a complimentary copy of the book; all opinions in this review are my own)
I am thrilled to be able to review A Fine Gentleman. Sarah Eden has proven once again why she is one of my all time favorite authors. I was excited to return to the Jonquil family. I've loved every one of these books (Friend or Foe?, ) and this one was no different. It was fun to read Jason's romance as he faces off with a woman who is a match for him in intelligence and wit. But things don't start off to well when Mariposa Thornton shows up in Jason's office and tricks him into helping her. Pretending to be simple and vacuous, Mariposa desperately needs help to find her family before her spying past catches up to them. But she doesn't dare tell the truth, and after her horrible experiences in war torn Spain, it was hard to blame her. Unfortunately for her Jason doesn't appreciate her approach, especially once he realizes its all an act. After some rather painful encounters, Jason realizes Mariposa does really need his help and with his father's training in being a gentleman ringing in his ear, he can't help but offer his help. And as the two start to see the person behind the mask, feelings beyond irritation and guilt become involved. It was especially fun to see characters from previous books show up, including one of my favorite characters, Jason's older brother, Philip. The ongoing relationships between the Jonquil brothers is delightful to read about and always makes me smile, especially once Jason sees behind Philip's mask.
Sarah Eden has created a wonderfully enjoyable series with the Jonquils and I am excited to be able to read Stanley's story later this year. If you enjoy regency romances with depth to them as well as delightful characters, then I highly recommend Sarah Eden's Jonquil Brothers series.
This Regency period romance was spectacular! Mariposa and her abuela have been on the run for years—ever since their beloved home in Spain got overrun by Napoleon's troops. She has lost her father, grandfather, and brother to the war, and has lost her mother and younger brother in the process of running to England. Desperate to find them, she turns to a barrister, Mr. Jason Jonquil, to help her find her last living relatives. But with a murderous spy on her tail, she dares not tip her hand or trust anyone—least of all Mr. Jonquil, who is a stranger to her. Treating him with superior disdain and condescension, she maneuvers him into helping her, while irritating him to no end. Will he ever see beyond the haughty mask she wears to protect herself and her family? Or will secrets and deceit forever keep them apart?
I absolutely loved the characters in this book—even the side ones. They're just as much fun as the main ones. The story has the perfect amount of romantic tension and suspense. The character arcs for both hero and heroine are sublime and beautiful to watch unfold. I devoured this book once I started. I meant to eat it in proper portions—just like Jason Jonquil (a fine gentleman) would do—but then I gave up and gorged like a starving woman at a Vegas buffet. Burp. Excuse me. ***I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review, and I loved it (see above burp comment for proof).


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Are there too many Josiah Miller's in Indiana and Kansas?
I have wondered about my family my whole life. I have been actively looking for my ancestors for two or three years. My parents are both deceased and had been married previously. I had little information to start with. I had one brother from my mother and two brothers and a sister from my father.
My paternal grandmother had sent family pictures when I was a child. I knew I had three brothers and a sister and their names. My paternal grandparents were born in Indiana, my father was born in Colby, Kansas. At that time there was no practical method of researching ones ancestry.
The computer age has changed all of that. I posted messages on web sites regarding my search for my family and received several responses from people offering assistance. My sister was searching for me at the same time and found me on ancestry.com. She sent them a message and they forwarded her messages to me and we have been in contact ever since and are working on our family tree together from Oregon and Florida.
My father was Josiah Cooper Miller II, born in Colby, Kansas in 1902. In 1976, in search of information on the Miller family, we spend our summer vacation by driving to Colby, Kansas. At the court house the clerk searched through old records and was able provide me with a copy of the ledger page where the doctor who delivered me had recorded my father?s birth. This was before computers changed the ability to obtain information on the internet.
Once again I started the search for my ancestors. I was thrilled to find information, on the internet on Josiah Miller, who resided in Kansas. I was hoping this was my grandfather however this was not my ancestor either.
This Josiah Miller:
Attended Indiana University, graduated in August 1851 and law school in 1954.
Was the publisher of the ?Kansas Free State newspaper at Lawrence, Kansas.
Was a member of the first state senate in Kansas in 1861.
Held patents on paint and a billiard accessory.
My Josiah Miller was a farmer.
While I was searching for information on my grandfather Josiah Miller I found:
William Henry Harrison Miller was appointed a Civil War Commander
President Lincoln promoted him to Brigadier General, a position he held for four years.
Was U.S. Attorney General from 1889 to 1893.
Practiced law in Fort Wayne, Peru and Indianapolis, Indiana.
Died on May 25, 1919 in Indianapolis.
Hence my question: Are there too many Josiah Millers?
Answer: Yes, when you have three of them in your family tree.
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(LOS ANGELES) -- Just hours before she attended the Oscars, 9-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhane Wallis had reason to celebrate.
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Sunday afternoon that Wallis has been cast in the title role of a new adaptation of Annie.
The president of production for the studio said in a statement, "Quvenzhane Wallis is a true star and we believe her portrayal as Annie will make her a true worldwide star. She is an extraordinary young talent with an amazing range, not only as an actress but as a singer and dancer, and we can't wait for audiences to further discover her."
Wallis made history this awards season by becoming the Oscars' youngest-ever actress nominee.
Annie will be produced by Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and rapper Jay-Z. It will hit theaters during the 2014 holiday season.
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Wow, this is great news for those of us who would like to see electric cars go mainstream. Yesterday, Google switched on the 1.6 megawatts solar roof on its corporate campus. The roof will provide about one third of the company's electricity. Google also announced plans to accelerate the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Google.Org is awarding $1 million in grants to projects related to plug-in hybrid cars, and has announced plans to award a further $10 million in grants. Google has also unveiled a new employee parking garage where drivers can charge their plug-in cars, powering up their batteries using solar energy.
Because automobile manufacturers aren't producing plug-ins, Google is converting hybrid cars into plug-ins. So far, it has converted four Toyota Prius and two Ford Escapes. On its RechargeIT web site, Google is posting data on the performance of the cars. Eventually, the company plans to have 100 such plug-in cars that employees who take public transportation to the office will be able to use to run errands during their work days as part of a car-sharing program.
Here's some video from Google about the program:
Google's has four Priuses: two standard hybrids and two plug-in hybrids. They have them outfitted with vehicle sensors so that you can see day to day how each one is doing in various types of driving conditions. So far the plug-in hybrid models are getting 73.6 MPG, compared to 40.9 MPG for the hybrid models (both numbers are averages).


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• Poverty
"Supplement Government Funding With Personal Help," by Dr. Joel C. Hunter
"Love ... does not insist on its own way." —1 Corinthians 13:5
Faith-based communities offer the kind of support and empowerment that can break the cycle of poverty. We need to supplement government funding with personal help. And the first step in personal individualized help is understanding the world in which those in poverty live. Without some training, we could make matters worse and even become angry at the very people we are trying to help if we presume their responses to our efforts will be ones that match our values and lifestyles.
Because of two 60 Minutes pieces on homeless school children in our county (Seminole County, Florida), people in our congregation and other county groups got fired up to help those families transition out of poverty. It seemed wise to our church leaders that we train our congregation members in understanding poverty and some of the thinking of those who are poor. We adopted a course from the Billy Graham Institute for Prison Ministries on transitioning out of generational poverty.
Part of the course alerts those of us who have never been poor to our lack of knowledge on what it takes to survive without adequate income. Would you know where to get help if you had little or no money? What places offer food and how do you get there without a car? Which agencies offer which kind of services—housing, medical attention, job training, child care—in addition to any financial help you can get? Additionally—and this is key in being able to love well—how do those in poverty think differently than those in the middle or upper class?
This training is enlightening for many of its middle-class participants, who often are able to come to the point where we can see ourselves as likely to have the same response in various situations as do people living in poverty. Let me give a few examples. When you are in poverty, you ask a different question about meals than when you are in the middle class. In the middle class, people might ask, "Did you like it?" In poverty, the question might be, "Did you get enough?"
Those in poverty see resources differently. In the middle class we are more likely to turn to possessions in times of need. "Do you have savings? An emergency fund? An IRA?" For those in poverty, relationships are often the most valuable source of aid—"Who do you know that can help?"
When you are in the middle class, bills come first and vacations are optional. When you are in poverty, living with the constant pressure of survival, fun is so much more important—there may be nothing more coveted. The story is told of an elementary school girl who let it slip to her teacher that her family did not have a refrigerator. The good-hearted teachers pitched in from their already-meager salaries and surprised the family with a refrigerator. The next few days the girl was missing from school. When she returned, she again thanked the teacher and told her that they had sold the refrigerator and gone camping. They needed the break more than they needed the appliance! The way they chose to use this gift illustrates a difference in thinking that would make many who have plenty to share angry enough to stop engaging, if we are limited to our own perspective.
Both those in poverty and those who are not need training. We need to build understanding as well as skills to break the cycle of poverty, because our obligation as Christians is not just help, it's love.
Dr. Joel C. Hunter is senior pastor of Northland Church in Orlando, Florida.
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After some time without releasing any new version here is peepdf v0.3. It is not that I was not working in the project, but since the option to update the tool from the command line was released creating new versions became a secondary task. Read more »
In this post I will analyze the Android APK files that my friend Pietro Delsante from the Honeynet Project Sysenter Chapter talks about in his previous post (thank you Pietro). The files are all named "video.apk" and these are the MD5 and SHA256 hashes: Read more »
Some nights ago I was heading to a local theater with some (non-nerd) friends. We did not recall very well the address, so I brought out my phone (LG Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2 and Google Chrome) and googled for it. I found the theater's official site and started looking for the contact info, when Chrome suddenly opened a popup window pointing me to a Russian web site (novostivkontakte.ru) urging me to update my Flash Player. I laughed loudly and showed them to my (again, totally non-nerd) friends saying that the site had been owned. One of them went on and opened the site with her own phone (Samsung Galaxy S Advance with Android 4.4.1 and the default Android WebKit browser). To make a long story short, after a few instants her phone was downloading a file without even asking her for confirmation. So: Chrome on my Nexus 4 was using social engineering to have me click on a link and manually download the file; Android's WebKit on her Galaxy S Advance was instead downloading the file straight away: interesting! However, we were a bit late and we had to run for the comedy, so I did not even bother to see what the heck she had downloaded, I only made sure she hadn't opened it. I thought it was just the usual exploit kit trying to infect PCs by serving fake Flash Player updates, seen tons of those. While waiting for the comedy to begin, I quickly submitted the compromised site to three different services, the first three ones that came to my mind: HoneyProxy Client, Wepawet and Unmask Parasites, then turned off my phone and enjoyed the show. Read more »
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The first one writing about this new threat was Marco Giuliani. So, Murofet or Zeus++?
Taking a look at a couple of samples we were able to identify:
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- Same encryption routine for configuration file (RC4)
- Pretty much the same configuration file format Read more »
I'm interested in infostealers and specifically in banking-trojans so I didn't want to miss this one. Samples of Carberp are floating around at least since last spring but in late September we saw such numbers increasing.
Taking a look at how Carberp hooks API it looks like yet another Zeus "clone". What I found interesting is how it hooks system calls. This is how a normal syscall looks like
- "it bypasses DEP and ASLR using impressive tricks and unusual methods" - Vupen
- "it uses a previously unpublished technique to bypass ASLR" - Metasploit Blog
- "exploit uses the ROP technique to bypass the ASLR and DEP" - ZDnet/Kasperky
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I'll tell you the truth: Export Address Table Filtering, the feature of the upcoming release of EMET, "designed to break nearly all shell code in use today", intrigued me a bit. Read more »
A new improvement in PHoneyC DOM emulation code was committed in SVN r1624. The idea is to better emulate the DOM behaviour depending on the selected browser personality. Let's take a look at the code starting from the personalities definition in config.py.
"Dionaea is meant to be a Nepenthes successor, embedding Python as scripting language, using libemu to detect shellcodes, supporting IPv6 and TLS" (taken from Dionaea homepage). Besides being the most interesting project for trapping malware exploiting vulnerabilities, Dionaea supports a really cool feature which allows it to log to XMPP services as described here. TIP now exploits this feature receiving and storing such logs (really thanks to Markus Koetter for his help and support). Read more »
A few weeks ago I started reviewing the PHoneyC DOM emulation code and realized it was turning to be hard to maintain and debug due to a huge amount of undocumented (and sometimes awful) hacks. For this reason I decided it was time to patch (and sometimes rewrite from scratch) such code. These posts will describe how the new DOM emulation code will work. The patch is not available right now since I'm testing the code but plans exists to commit it in the PHoneyC SVN in the next days. Read more »


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My treatment for Prostate Cancer consisted of 5 weeks of External Beam Radiation and then radioactive seed implants, which at this point appears to have been successful. The problem I'm having is with rectal bleeding which was diagnosed as Radiation Proctitis. The only treatment that has been offered to me is the use of Procto Foam and it doesn't do anything for me. I am wondering about a treatment I heard of called Misoprostol Rectal Suppositories. That or any other treatment that you may know about would be welcome news.
Thank you for offering this service.
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Radiation proctitis is a chronic condition, which usually is associated with 6 to 9 months of pressure, pain, mucous and bleeding. It will heal in almost every case on its' own. Proctofoam is a steroid to reduce inflammation and edema. Misoprostol is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent that is also used to reduce inflammation and edema. To my knowledge, it is not currently available outside of a clinical trial. Sometimes patients benefit from carafate used as a retention enema. It will adhere to inflamed areas, is bacteriostatic, and helps stimulate epithelial regeneration. You may want to ask your doctor if this would be something to consider in your situation.


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Oh, and it clings to every little bump. The bumps you can see on the hip are the adjusting knobs on the dummy. I don't have adjusting knobs, but I do have my own collection of bumps.
Inside out you can see much better how it's put together.
I love how it falls in such perfect graceful folds. I really don't love how hard it was to finish the neck and armholes. My first plan was to use a self facing. My attempts to sew this using my machine looked terrible, even with a brand new stretch needle and a walking foot, even using my usually fool proof press'n'seal stabilizer method. I tried using a narrow three thread overlock, but that lettuced out (first time in 20 years I wished my machine had a differential feed). Hand rolling (on a sample) also looked awful. Lying in bed stewing over it and describing my problems (at length and in detail) to my long suffering husband made me feel better but didn't produce an answer. Stewing about it some more after he went to sleep (sensible man) made me wonder if bias strips of a woven fabric would work as facings. Vionnet used on grain strips of self fabric to do this, but with my very stretchy fabric I thought bias would be better. And what do you know - perfect solution. The woven fabric stopped all the skipped stitches and finishes the edges perfectly. I still need to press the edges, but trust me, they sit very nicely against me.
So this is going to be a wearable dress. I'm going to leave it on the dummy for a couple of days to let the bias hang (yeah, I cut this very stretchy knit with a fantastic degree of recovery on the bias. Just for the hell of it), but I don't expect a whole lot of change. I'm thinking of hemming it longer to make the most of the swishy skirt. My first plan was just below the knee, but I think maybe longer would be better. Next problem - how the h*** am I going to sew the hem?


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It's not too early to start thinking about the 2012 AAA Awards. The following awards have spring nomination deadlines:
Alfred Vincent Kidder Award
Established in 1950, this award is awarded every two years to an outstanding archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of the Americas.
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology
This award is presented annually by the AAA to its members whose careers demonstrate extraordinary achievement that have well served the anthropological profession.
Deadline: March 1, 2012
AAA/Oxford University Press Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology
This award was established in 1997 to recognize teachers who have contributed to and encouraged the study of anthropology.
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Robert B Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology
This award was established in 1998 to encourage and reward excellent contributions in the use of anthropological perspectives, theories, models and methods in an anticipatory mode.
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Anthropology in Media Award
This award was established in 1987 to recognize the successful communication of anthropology to the general public through the media.
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Margaret Mead Award (AAA and SfAA)
This $1000 award is presented to a younger scholar for a particular accomplishment such as a book, film, monograph, or service, which interprets anthropological data and principles in ways that make them meaningful and accessible to a broadly concerned public.
Deadline: March 15, 2012
David M Schneider Award
Throughout his life, David Schneider's work on kinship, culture theory and American culture was provocative and iconoclastic. This $1000 award will be given in recognition of work that treats one or more of these topics in a fresh and innovative fashion.
Deadline: June 1, 2012
Solon T. Kimball Award
Established to honor exemplary anthropologists for outstanding recent achievements that have contributed to the development of anthropology as an applied science and have had important impacts on public policy.
Deadline: June 1, 2012
Visit the AAA website to learn more about all the AAA Awards.