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First, I just want to thank everyone who posted on my last two entries. Normally, I try to respond to everyone who posts feedback or comments but I was just too lazy during my last few days of vacation to work up any sort of moxie. Nevertheless, whether it was Clint gloating over his Rom: Spaceknight purchases, Donnie's Wimbledon Green observation or Treacher bringing the Treacher, they were all really appreciated. Second, X-Men: The Last Stand. I'll scrupulously avoid spoilers but I will say I didn't like it much. At all. Part of that was the cynicism: I honestly think the filmmakers were trying to give the comic geek audience such a nerdgasm in the first ten minutes (right before the awful title credits and right after) nobody would notice the messy plot, the awful dialogue, and just what an uninspired hash was made of most of the staging, setting and action scenes.
But also part of the problem (which some script review of AICN pointed out months and months ago) is that someone in the chain of higher-ups thinks Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman are the X-Men and that's just a HUGE mistake. Not only is Berry terrible here (and I have to give her credit, she's been awful three times in a row and in entirely different ways each time), but Jackman is the unconvincing poseur prettyboy I feared he'd be back before I saw X-Men: I didn't mind that Wolverine's the gruff guy with the heart of gold in this movie (after all, Claremont turned Logan into that long ago), but it's sad that Jackman has fallen into the Tom Cruise trap of making acting less of a physical act and more of a physical achievement. And there's nothing more unlike Wolverine than the idea of control and discipline that such achievement embodies. At best, Wolverine comes off like Hugh Jackman dressed up and acting like Wolverine for Halloween or something, and that's a huge comedown from the first two films.
Also (and this is kind of a spoiler so I apologize), on film, the Fastball Special looks like one of the dumbest fuckin' things ever. Did anyone involved with the movie bother to look at the comic books, or did they just go off a description provided by Avi Arad's reader? "So Colossus just, uh, throws Wolverine, huh? I guess we can do that... Just grab him by the pants and spin him around or something?"
Yeah. Didn't like it. Not cringingly awful, but far from a pleasure to watch.
52 WEEK #4: I kinda blew off Hibbs when he talked about how competent the first issue of 52 was, but I certainly saw his point after reading this issue: if the first had been as bad as this, I'd have stopped reading by now. The biggest sticking point was The Question cracking wise like he was Spider-Man (The Question making old-school Gauntlet jokes? Um, could we drop the Poochie factor by about 15%, please?) but the storytelling overall was just kludgy and awkward and not good. Hopefully just a hiccup, and probably sub-Eh (since that's what I gave issue #1) but I'll stick at Eh, anyway.
ACTION COMICS #839: I really liked the hook of having Superman feel his non-physical powers kick up to potentially Silver-Age levels, and Busiek & Johns appear to be playing with some of the ideas from Superman Returns (if the latest trailer I saw is any indication). I'm digging it. Good stuff.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #532: It's a clever cliffhanger in that you know Peter's not going to end up unmasking himself, but JMS does a great job of presenting why the people closest to him think he should, and why he'd listen to them. I'm not saying it justifies the year-plus of plot hammering to put him in this situation, but it was a Good issue.
APOCALYPSE NERD #3: First issue where I actually liked the main story, but it looked like they printed the issue straight from a fax machine or something. OK, I guess.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #0: At a quarter, definitely worth the money, but pretty much a mook's game, overall. The continuity in the first two seasons of BSG is just so taut (as my brother once put it, "they can't have somebody fart without everyone smelling it for the next three episodes"), the creators of the licensed material can't doing anything that will really matter (I think the tie-in novels are gonna be screwed for that reason, too, FWIW). There's also some other stuff to bitch about, but not for a quarter. OK but doomed, doomed, doomed.
CRISIS AFTERMATH THE SPECTRE #1: Nifty art but the Spectre with a goatee? No. Just...no. Thought the whole thing was more or less good (a comic where the Spectre quotes Voltaire is a step in the right direction) until I realized it was the first of a three issue mini--then it seemed disasarously slow. OK, coulda been better.
DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON #5: Khari Evans' art seems to have lost a little of the storytelling zing (or bling, perhaps) that gave the previous issues some spark, and Palmiotti and Gray's smart-ass bullshitting (The Daughters of The Dragon know the Punisher! And the Mole Man!) has gotten a little tired. Probably would've been much better as a four issue mini, but I haven't entirely lost hope yet. OK.
HERO SQUARED ONGOING #1: Anyone else end up with four silent pages at the end of their issue? Considering the absurdly high word count in the previous eighteen, I'm assuming it's a technical glitch and not, I dunno, Captain Valor going deaf. I really like the central conceit of this book (a romantic quadrangle between a superhero, a supervillain, and their unpowered parallel universe equivalents) but I'd be lying if I didn't admit it feels more like comfort food (Giffen and DeMatteis's hyperbreathless talky comedy) and less like a genuine meal. Good, but has the potential to be better.
INCREDIBLE HULK #95: Really sad how the editor mentions on the letter page the serendipity of finding a previous storyline with The Hulk and The Silver Surfer that has resonance with the current one, and talks about that like it's the most amazing discovery ever. (It's called "continuity," Mr. Editor-Guy. You should look into it. ) As for the story, I wish the art was good enough so I could've had my "yeah, I know I shouldn't suspend my disbelief, but there's the Silver Surfer using his surfboard as a gladiatorial shield and that's kinda rad" moment. Eh.
MY INNER BIMBO #1: Sometimes--for me, anyway--the story (the one the storyteller tells) isn't nearly as interesting as the metastory (the one the reader tells themself about why the writer is telling this particular story). Here, for example, the story--ostensibly about a sixty-year old man, his seventy-seven year old wife and a manifestation of the man's childlike inner bimbo--is too exposition-heavy and suffers from false starts, unbelievable dialogue and Evel-Knievel-over-Snake-Canyon leaps of logic, making it easy to put down and kinda head-hurty overall. But the metastory of this--trying to figure out just what the hell Kieth is trying to work out with this stuff, how much of it is emotionally autobigraphical, what reaction he's expecting--is fucking riveting. If it can come together, and the story can surpass the metastory, My Inner Bimbo could be a startling and devastating piece of work. As it is, this first issue is Eh (unless you like reading stuff that you just don't get a chance to see very often and/or don't mind entertaining yourself with all sorts of strange and potentially libelous ideas about a creator's personal life, in which case it's Good). It's certainly exceptionally bold work, either way.
PUNISHER THE TYGER: Wow. I don't really know what I was expecting, but that certainly wasn't it. Garth Ennis and John Severin have crafted a quiet little story that can be read as a rosetta stone for Frank Castle's obsessions (by and large, the story takes place when Castle is ten years old and learning about the sex, violence and crime lurking under everyday urban life) and also as its opposite: the story suggests we can't understand what makes Frank Castle the way he is any more than we can understand the creator of the tiger of Blake's poem. Severin does lovely period art, and his way with faces and expressions is perfect for such a strongly character-driven story, but it's Ennis's writing--particularly Castle's narration--that really knocked me out. It's writing that comes off as tough by not trying to be tough, and richly understated. This may be the best work Ennis has done for Marvel: Very Good stuff, and worth checking out.
THING #7: Slott's pretty good with the metacommentary. So does that mean this issue, where Ben fails at everything he tries to achieve by taking Alicia back in time, is a commentary on Slott's attempt to bring a more retro classic take on comic book storytelling? OK, because I thought the laughs were kind of cheap and the plot was really second-guessable, which usually isn't the case. But it was cute.
ULTIMATE EXTINCTION #5: Weird. You know what the action scenes of nine million bald women and fifteen million gun shots and twenty-one million blood spatters reminded me of? Those loading screens on Capcom fighting games: weirdly hyperkinetic and static at the same time. Maybe that's appropriate for this story, which took fifteen issues and three miniseries whipping itself up into a frenzy and then felt at the end... I dunno. Not perfunctory, exactly, and not flat but....done? Like a Michael Bay movie makes you feel: like you got your money's worth (and then some) but, given your druthers, the whole thing would've been over about twenty minutes sooner. OK.
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #30: I like Millar's work the most when it (or he, via his best friend the Internet) isn't trying to grab you by the nads and telling you about how, by Christ, don't you understand, this is the most amazingly cock-shittingiest book you'll read this year. So I liked this issue, which seems no more absurd or hyperbolic or bowel-shakingly melodramatic than a regular superhero comic book should. Highly OK, in short.
WARREN ELLIS BLACK GAS WRAPAROUND #3: Underwhelming, despite a very good job by Ellis putting genuine tension in the couple's banter. (Are they on their way to becoming Tourette's-talking zombies? Or are they just under a shitload of stress?) But it's at best dutiful, and far from thrilling. Like Moore, Ellis enjoys taking genres apart and like Moore, Ellis's endings can feel like afterthoughts. However, apart from some of his work with Image, Moore's work never feels as emotionally stingy as some of Ellis's dabblings do. If pressed, I'd assume Ellis is going for terse and emotionally understated. But there are places where emotional understatement isn't particularly satisfying, and a zombie massacre story might be one of those places. Eh, unfortunately.
PICK OF THE WEEK: PUNISHER THE TYGER. As you can tell, I was really impressed with this.
PICK OF THE WEAK: I got nothing. I didn't read anything truly awful this week or if I did, I couldn't work up enough bile to care. (TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #38, you're off the hook.)
TRADE OF THE WEEK & MANGA FIX: Jim Kosmicki asked for a more in-depth review of BECK because he'd read the first two volumes and just didn't see the appeal. So I was kind of hoping this week's release of BECK MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD VOL4 would allow me to really turn out a laudatory review that could show him what he was missing. Unfortunately, after reading vol. 4 of BECK, I think I'm not going to be able to do so.
For one thing, like Vol. 3 of Scott Piigrim, this volume of BECK has its flaws--I found the transitions in the early part of the volume to be particularly jarring, for example, but a lot of the scenes in the middle just piddle out, there to show little more than how miserable parts of Koyuki's life are. Vol. 4 of BECK is not a laudatory, life-changing volume of manga if you've read the previous volumes and didn't much care. In fact, it'll probably just reinforce any already existing indifference.
But, if like me, you really loved the first three volumes of BECK--my god, is it satisfying! Sakuishi is able to capture all of the psychological freneticism of other manga without relying on the tranformation of characters into super-deformed versions, or the art into stick-figure diagramming to mirror the awkward embarrassment of situations: Sakuishi front-loads all of that into his style and his design of his lead, gangly, big-eyed Yukio, so even the broadest comedy feels almost deadpan. Additionally, we don't have to spend too much time in Yukio's head--we may get the occasional panel where he tries to cheer himself up or remind himself of what's important--but the creator doesn't have to sell the reader on it because it's all right there on the character's face.
But the real appeal of Vol. 4 is watching a character you feel for start to come into his own after three volumes of working his ass off and struggling to get by, and I found that tremendously satisfying. Some of that, I'm sure, comes from my own history as spindly kid outsider, but some of it comes from the pleasure of watching characters you care about become the people that they want to be and the price they have to pay for that. I don't know how anyone can't find the appeal in that.
Despite any criticisms I may have (and, oh yeah, that free Beck download is a sucky remix of a song I didn't like in the first place), BECK MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD VOL4 is absolutely my pick of the week. Recommended, oh my yes.
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Don't miss the Parade of the Century
Beulah's 100th birthday celebration wouldn't be complete this week without a big, huge parade! With 100 years parade organizers are expecting well over 100 entrants, with more being registered as of this week's Wednesday deadline.
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I am ready for Monday morning.
The week is all planned out..(Subject to change).
My appointments are set and there is room for anyone of them to go to a second appointment or more.
If things get really busy, I have back up plans and people to work them.
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On Jul 10, 2008, at 1:05 AM, Mario Kofler wrote: > hello, > > first, thanks a lot for helping out. of course the problem can lie in > my application too, but as i reduced it to the most important parts, i > cannot see where. > >> Are you using a Container-Managed EntityManager (i.e. looked up or >> injected) or a Bean-Managed EntityManager (created yourself via an >> EntityManagerFactory) ? > > can you maybe in two sentences tell me what is the big difference to > use either of that two? i go via an entity manager factory, here is > the relevant part of the code: Here's the super terse version: @PersistenceContext(unitName="valhalla") private EntityManager em; // this object is a "fake". the real EntityManager lives in the transaction. if no transaction, no EntityManager and no cached data holding memory. pretty easy to passivate as there's nothing really "there" to passivate -- stateful beans can't be passivated in a transaction so all the hard stuff is avoided. @PersistenceUnit(unitName="valhalla") private EntityManagerFactory emf; private EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager(); // this is an actual reference to an EntityManager created by the persistence provider. it has a potentially large cache and hold potentially large amount of data. if the persistence provider doesn't want it serialized, there's nothing we can do about it. @PersistenceContext(unitName="valhalla", type=EXTENDED) private EntityManager em; // fundamentally the same passivation- wise as bean-managed. the real EntityManager lives for the life of the bean (not tied to a transaction like the first example). a "fake" EntityManager is still involved, but there is a real one tied to the bean instance. if the persistence provider doesn't want it serialized, there's nothing we can do about it. -David
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When you and your teen are speaking different languages
Ivy Griffin
"My parents just don't understand me."
"My kid doesn't listen to anything I say!"
"My mom's always yelling at me."
"I have to tell him 5,000 times, and he still doesn't do anything!"
"I get in trouble for everything!"
"I give one simple rule, and she can't even follow it."
Sound familiar? These are the kinds of statements we often hear from teens and their parents in the therapy room. Teens and parents can feel like they are speaking two entirely different languages with no translator, and the end result is that everybody ends up frustrated, hurt and unheard or misunderstood.
On a developmental and biological level, there's something deeper going on here. Teens are developing their sense of abstract thinking. They're exploring their own values and identities, and they're questioning the world around them. As you well know, they're realizing that adults (especially parents) are not superheroes and do not have all the answers. They may push back against the family practices they've always followed, or they may assert their own views about the world, either of which may drive you completely insane and leave you wondering, "Who is this person?" They may seem lazy and unmotivated, in large part because their brains on hyper-focused on their areas of interest and are programmed not to care about much else during this time. Naturally, this can drive parents nuts!
Even biologically, teens' bodies are also telling them to push back because it makes it easier for them to leave the nest and go out on their own (to eventually procreate—but please, no need to have a heart attack here. J That's just biological drives speaking.) If your kid was super easy to get along with, it would be that much harder for them to leave your home and move on into the world.
So, yes, there are the reasons why you never seem to understand each other. But how can you bridge the seemingly enormous gap?
- Slow down. Many times conversations escalate to arguments because neither person is really listening to the other. It may be that you've had this dialogue 500 times before and you know exactly what the other person is going to say or that it's an emotional topic and everybody's on edge already. No matter the contributing factors, it can be really, really helpful to slow down the pace. Try a technique called mirroring and reflecting. To do this, explain that you want to make sure you understand each other by taking turns listening and then summarizing what was said back to make sure you understood correctly. When summarizing, focus on capturing the content of what was said and then check in to make sure you understood correctly. For example, if you're talking to your teen, and they say, "You never listen to me! You're always nagging me! You don't let anything go!" (This is the kind of comment that could lead to an argument in 0-60, so take a breath first.) Then, you could summarize by saying, "You don't feel heard, and you think I nag a lot. Is that right?" Next, you get to respond (calmly) and gently remind your teen to summarize what they hear you say too. Yep, this feels awkward and unnatural, but it can be a good way to change the old patterns we get stuck in. This is also a good skill for your teen to develop for future relationships!
- Connect and redirect. This is a technique named and recommended by prominent child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dan Siegel. (By the way, I highly recommend his book Brainstorm: The power and purpose of the teenage brain.) Connect refers to first connecting with the emotion your child or teen is expressing. In the above example, this might be, "You sound really frustrated and overwhelmed." If your teen agrees, then asking them to tell you more about it gives them an opportunity to get those feelings out. After the emotional need has been expressed and met and after your teen has calmed down, then you can redirect and focus on to problem-solving. "Ok, let's talk about how we can work together to make sure things are getting done without me nagging."
- Ask your teen for their thoughts, feelings and ideas. Because teens are growing into adults, they really appreciate sharing their input and having more control over their lives, which in turn helps prepare them to go out on their own in the world. So, it's helpful to solicit their ideas about solving a problem and their feelings about how things are going in the family or in their lives. Sticking to our example, you could say, "What do you think would help us listen to each other better?" or "How could we work together to make sure things are getting done without anyone nagging?" This also gives your teen more buy-in to whatever plan you create, which makes them more likely to follow through.
We'd love to hear if you find these strategies helpful or if you have more of your own that you'd like to share! Reach out anytime to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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PS-We also have an awesome Teen Support Group that gives teens a space just for them to sort through life stresses and challenges, learn new skills and help each other.
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Jan. 14 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said he will allow seasonal farmworkers to easily enter the country at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 100th annual convention in New Orleans.
Trump promised to pursue changes in immigration laws that will "actually make it easier for them to help the farmers because you need these people," while also referring to current U.S. immigration policy as "sick" and "demented" and to make a case for a border wall.
"A lot of people don't understand this. You need people to help you with the farms. I'm not going to rule that out," Trump said.
Trump's speech came on the 24th day of a government shutdown that has centered around an impasse between congressional Democrats and the president regarding his request for $5.7 billion to construct a barrier at the U.S.-Mexico border.
He said the implementation of border security in the form of a physical barrier would discourage migrants from attempting to enter the United States, except for those "we want to come," such as seasonal workers.
"The people that are sent to our country are not the people that we want," Trump said. "They come in through the lottery, they come in through chain migration."
The shutdown has suspended some federal aid for farmers and has left them without information provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, such as suggestions for the number of crops to plant, that allows them to plan their actions in advance.
Trump added that the Department of Agriculture is "doing everything within its power to help farmers deal with the ongoing shutdown."
Some of the federal aid that has been suspended due to the shutdown includes subsidies for farmers affected by tariffs against China as part of the ongoing trade war between the two countries.
Trump passed a sweeping $867 billion farm bill last month that provides aid to U.S. farmers.
"We have to take care of our farmers and ranchers, and we will take care of them," Trump said when he signed the bill in December.
The president only briefly discussed the China trade war, saying negotiations with Beijing are "going very well."


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If you would have asked me 6 months ago about blogging and if I would own a blog, my reply would have been a solid NO but here am I posting and publishing on my blog.
Why I started this blog?
Those who really know me know that am a phone freak, I got addicted to using phones in a way to curb boredom but it turned out to be an addiction. Couldn't help
I met this friend of mine while I was looking for ways to promote my designs bet you didn't know I design graphics too and she introduced me to her brother that blogs. I had a chat with the guy and he suggested a lot of platforms and mentioned 'blogging'. In my mind I was like:
Blogging? No way I can't run a blog and study at the same time
I sat down one day and thought of it and decided to buy the idea. I didn't even know where to start from and I was shy to ask the guy how to start. It's normal you know lol
I started searching for how to create a blog on Google and tips on keeping a blog and stuffs like that.
I started this blog as a design blog but was getting interested in the things that were happening around me then I swung to a news blog. And fortunately, I have decided to keep it as my personal and lifestyle blog.
Since I created this blog, I've learnt so many things, in just 4 months. Apart from keeping me busy, I've been able to
- Make new friends
- Meet other bloggers in and outside my country
- Help others create their blog
- Improve my writing skill
- Generate money
- Learn web design (am still learning though)
- Share my opinion on things happening
- Write about whatever pleases me
I'm glad I've been able to make out the best outta the time I spend on my gadgets. It is really great being my own boss wink, you too can. You can Create your own blog.
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Climate change is a real threat to humanity, it devastates many aspects of our life including health, water safety, and even food security. Climate change kills and affects more people worldwide than terrorism yet, Donald Trump argues that leaving Paris Agreement, the agreement that the whole world has been relying on, is the right decision for The US because the funds paid for this agreement are being "raided out of America's budget for the war against terrorism" which [to him] is more important than Climate change. The threat of Climate change manifests in the increase of extreme weather conditions and the adverse effects of these events are already felt in many areas around the world, however the impacts of climate change vary among regions, income groups, generations, and even gender.
Women constitute the majority of the world's poor, they are more dependent on natural resources for their livelihood which is badly affected by climate change. The severe environmental hazards like droughts, uncertain rainfall and deforestation make it harder to secure those natural resources, and therefore women who are charged with the responsibility to secure water and food, face great challenges to obtain their family's livelihood. Furthermore, women face economic, social and political barriers that limit their coping capacity, thus in order for us to respond to the environmental and humanitarian crises caused by climate change we must identify gender-sensitive strategies and make sure that gender experts are consulted in climate change processes at all levels.
In most of the developing countries, people do not have access to clean water and unfortunately, women and girls are the ones who bear the burden of fetching water for their families and spend significant amounts of time daily hauling water from distant sources. The process of fetching water is unsafe, physically demanding and time-consuming. In 2012, UNICEF estimated that women in 25 sub-Saharan countries spend 16 million hours collecting water each day. "I think there are multiple manifestations in which the gender difference in relation to climate change is noticed. In terms of its impacts, disasters on the environment are already beginning to account for this problem especially in rural and more vulnerable areas where the man is usually the economic sustenance of the families and if something happens to him after the catastrophe, the woman is alone, without help, and without possibility of getting ahead," says Tais Gadea Lara, an environmental journalist and Climate Reality Leader from Argentina
During Hurricane Katrina, an extremely destructive storm that hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in August 2005. 80% of those left behind during evacuations were women. "Women are more vulnerable to climate related risks, especially in the rural areas of developing countries, because they usually have lesser access to education, information, and technology that would allow them to manage and cope with circumstances," says Rabiya Shabeeh, an environmental activist from UAE. " For example, most women in rural areas have less access to critical information on weather alerts and what to do when exposed to a climate-related risk. This affects their capacity to respond effectively to climate variability." women also face a high risk of gender-based violence (physical, mental and emotional violence perpetrated due to the gender of the victim) at the time of the disaster and during the immediate response and years that follow. The reported cases of gender-based violence in the year following Katrina incidents were 4 times higher than they had been before the storm. "Cultural constraints on women's mobility hurt their ability to escape in time. And for those that manage to escape, the aftermath usually involves being placed in unsafe, crowded shelters, where they face sexual harassment, mental torture, and exposure to all sorts of violence" adds Shabeeh.
Women play major roles in the development of our communities and when they are empowered, they are extremely effective agents of adaptation to climate change. "The gender difference must be worked on as a matter of cultural and conceptual change in societies. Specifically as regards climate change, it is necessary that gender equality is included in climate change mitigation and adaptation policies at the regional and local levels, not as an isolated issue but as a cross-cutting axis to all actions. This would be a way of responding to catastrophic situations by preparing women, but also by giving them tools to respond effectively. Women are one of the most vulnerable groups to climate change, but they are also proving to be protagonists in climate action. And we must not forget about it, on the contrary, we must accompany and empower It." says Ms. Lara
Empowering women and achieving gender equality are not just important goals, they are critical components of managing climate change and guarantee the creation of a sustainable future. "As a woman and an environmental activist currently living and working in the developing world, I think that a lot of focus needs to be put on infrastructure development, increasing access to education, dismantling corrupt institutions, and giving voice to the marginalized. I've realized that we won't succeed in making a positive change on any of these issues if we don't prioritize women. They are often most connected to their communities and family and have a huge, unique potential to contribute to create real and lasting change, even on a small scale, in rural areas. By sharing the stories of such women, we can build a culture where their role in climate activism is recognized, valued, and supported." Say Ms. Shabeeh "On a slightly more urban level, it can make it easier for women who are trying to take forth a more activist role in their communities to organize themselves into climate groups and even NGOs. Through this, perhaps, the disparity in gender representation when it comes to drafting policy and strategies to tackle the causes and impacts of climate change can also be fixed in the long run."


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Call of Duty the big annual yearly released. "hated" by gamers, loved by gamers. This years entry looks like it's going to switch some of those around.
First let's look at the trailer WARNING contains Kevin Spacey
It's nice to know Sledge Hammer games have been watching recent SciFi action movies recently. Exosuits, stocky gloves, hoverbikes and Titanfall's jump boosters (and jump kicks it seem). All (seemingly) shaking up the core COD experience
I'm sure we'll learn more during CoD's official revel on the 3rd May IF they are still going ahead after the leak.
Abe's Take
My personal (and others) complaints with COD has been the familiarity of each entry. The tone, the engine and even the settings have been the same. The Treyarch games attempted to break this up with "period" games with WW2, Cold War and the future. Whilst effective to a degree the core gameplay and flow has been the same.
IF Advanced Warfare brings it's all of single player tech over to Multiplayer and has some interesting level designs this could lure disheartened CoD players


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Mandi and Tyler Palmer have spent the last sixteen months maneuvering the mountains of paperwork and bureaucratic red tape so that they could finally bring young Hunter into their family. Finally, on December 17th, the toddler became their legal son – and they were all thrilled.
In a blog submission to Love What Matters, Mandi explains how she has been struggling with Crohn's disease since she was 15 years old. The Perrysburg, Ohio resident has undergone dozens of surgeries to manage the disease, several of which left her without a normally functioning stomach.
The 32-year-old still suffers from malnutrition and continues to endure different surgeries and infusions to keep her condition in check.
Tyler, on the other hand, suffers from PTSD after undergoing two tours in Afghanistan. He currently attends regular therapy sessions at the VA Medical Center.
After the loving couple got married and moved to Ohio, they decided it was time to start a family – but they ran into a few problems.
Mandi told Love What Matters: "We tried for years to get pregnant but soon came to realize that it wasn't going to happen, nor would it be safe for my body to sustain the miracle of pregnancy due to my illness. We were heartbroken and quickly found ourselves seeking other ways to grow our family and become parents."
"Because of the health battles we've been given, we weren't the type of people to just 'throw in the towel' and let our dreams of becoming parents get shattered," she added.
Tyler and Mandi then became foster parents so they could try adoption. A week after becoming certified, they got a call about a newborn baby who needed some loving parents to take care of him.
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"We arrived at children's services and there was Hunter, all bundled up in a receiving blanket, and he was being held by our caseworker," said Mandi. "He was 8 days old and absolutely perfect. We fell in love with him instantly."
"It became obvious that Hunter was more than just our first baby. He was our 'medicine' and both of our reasons to fight the health battles that we have been given. He truly became our 'why' in life."
Then back in December, Mandi and Tyler were able to sign the official adoption papers to make Hunter their son. When the judge announced the boy's new name, Hunter clapped with joy, turned to Tyler, and yelled "Dad!"
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"We've learned that there's a rainbow at the end of every storm and we're so thankful we kept the fight. He is our world and our reason to keep fighting these battles. My husband said that there is no medication to help his PTSD quite like having his son take our last name."
"We have learned that family isn't about DNA. It's about love!"
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More About DuchessPosted by Labels: Duchess, Wildwood Mahogany, Wildwood Tamarac
After reading over my last blog, I realized I had not begun to cover Duchess' life. She was in mine for 34 of her 36 years - through raising my family, my children growing up and leaving home, two marriages, a divorce, and several moves. That's a whole lot of time and history.
In 2001, I held a 35th birthday party for my lady. Here is some video from that day. Bright of eye and quick of step, she was not-at-all an old mare - she was a grand dam.
Then, in 2002, she reigned supreme for she was the head of five generations. Here is another video of Duchess that year - the grand matriarch of a dynasty of fine Quarter Horses. She leaves a legacy - and Widwood Legacy is named for her that year, the year she died. Legacy will be adding to the dynasty in 2011 - the first of the next generation of Duchess.
Though Duchess may be remembered by others for her talent, I remember her most for her personality - her quiet confidence, her intelligence, the way she looked at me like she saw me and understood everything about me. She had a distinct way of looking back at me - she turned her head, neck very low, and kind of looked in and up - hard to explain. And her whinny... deep-throated and resonant, never shrill. I have a recording of that whinny. Once in a while I play it. If I could, I would share with you but I don't think I can attach the file.
When Duchess died, my children could not believe she was gone. She had been part of their lives for all of their lives. I knew how they felt. In could hardly remember a time when Duchess was not in close proximity. I still miss her.


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On Sunday morning we had a good number from our Friday club! 12 children came along to join us. We looked at what it meant to be kind and not judge others. We illustrated the point by trying on other people's shoes, and finding out how hard it was to walk in them. We then had a lovely snack which the older children prepared for us. Following this we looked at recipes and discovered that when we get the right ingredients and follow the recipe, we can make really nice things to eat. The children understood that our lives are like this. When we do the things that are right, then we can live good lives that make God pleased with us.
Bible class were hired as helpers for Sunday School this morning! They got stuck in, organising snack and helping younger children with crafts. It was great to see our older young people helping in practical ways.


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Drum Clinic - Michael Barker (Swamp Thing, John Butler Trio)
Michael Barker of Swamp Thing is an unbelievable musician, and it is our great pleasure to offer a 2 hour workshop at the Cannery Arts Centre Esperance with the man himself. The workshop will look at songwriting, band leadership, drum part writing, drum soloing and advanced drum coordination.
Limited to 20 participants.
Open to all ages BYO drum sticks and practice pad $15 Cannery Members $17.50 Non Members
Workshop made accessible through strong fundraising efforts by The Cannery and local community. Thanks to everyone who got behind it.


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June heralds the beginning of winter but that's no reason to stay indoors.
Because Winter F.A.W.C! is back and, along with it, F.A.W.C! by 5.
Until July 9 you can dine your way around Hawke's Bay with spectacular deals from some of the region's top restaurants, cafes and bars.
FAWC! by 5 is all about food, wine and excellent value for money with menu selections in $5 offerings.
So grab some friends and make a date to enjoy some delicious food, wine and beer at one of the participating venues.
I will be previewing some of the meals so you know what you have to look forward to.
Emporium Eatery and Bar
2 Tennyson St, Napier South
Buffalo Jerky and glass of bourbon, $15
Emporium's executive chef Damon McGinniss wanted his F.A.W.C! by 5 dish to be fun, quirky and a little bit different.
He certainly nailed his own brief with this salty snack and delicious drink.
The Buffalo Jerky tasted fresh and delicious.
Damon said he chose buffalo because it was a nice fresh product.
"I played around with it, trying it in different ways," Damon said.
"I wanted to create a nice tasty bar snack with a difference. Something you can share with your friends at a really good price.
"Our bar and beverage manager, Shaye Bird, came up with the bourbon which goes perfectly with the jerky."
Damon said he loved being involved with Winter F.A.W.C! and F.A.W.C! by 5.
"It promotes the region and brings people in from out of town. It also gives staff a vehicle to do something different.
"And it's not just about food and wine. Accommodation providers get a boost as does the retail section with more people in town."
He said he found diners were a lot more adventurous these days.
"People like to try something they don't normally have.
"They still go for the primal cuts like steak but there is also high interest in secondary cuts cooked in interesting ways. They need to be thoughtfully created and presented to diners. People like to be surprised when dining out."


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Last Year's Girl: Product Review
When you're a fan of small brands, there are few things lovelier to see than your favourites teaming up to celebrate what each of them does well.
And when those small brands are Scottish? So much the better.
So it's safe to say that, when a big parcel bursting with goodies themed around Edinburgh teamaker Eteaket's bestselling Blooming Marvellous green tea landed on my doorstep, I was grinning like a proud mama.
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i was already a fan of Lucky Cloud's vegan-friendly skincare products – particularly the silky-smooth lip balms – so was thrilled to see them included in the collection. The Blooming Marvellous lip butter* seems to particularly emphasise the rose part of the tea, which is no bad thing, and I love the little tins these lip butters come in. Heads up: Lucky Cloud's lip butters are discounted until 12th July. I highly recommend the chocolate one, which smells and tastes surprisingly authentic for a vegan product.
Review also includes the other incredible Blooming Marvellous collaborations:
Laura Thomas's delicious Soya Wax Candle
Green tea infused chocolate by Coco Chocolate
Thank you Lisa-Marie! So glad you've loved using our newest Lip Butter


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Handy Harold ran today as well as Jasper. He ran in the longest race of the season at Woodbine. It was 1 7/8 mile. Which, for a thoroughbred is a very very long race. Harold has been having a good year, and looking very strong at the finish of all his races. He won his last race at a mile and a half. So he had a good shot at today's race. But it was not to be.
However, let me tell you about an old friend of mine. His name is Sammy. I used to hot walk him back when I worked for Carol Walls. He's a bright red chestnut by Maria's Mon (Jasper's grand-daddy as it happens). He was always a devil. I mean a really atrociously clever and evil fellow. Which, of course, meant that I really liked him.
He had one of those Jolly Ball toys. And he loved that damn thing. Loved it to death. He stomped it flat eventually. But the leaping and cavorting that would go on in his house was amazing. Have you ever seen a kitten leap up in the air and pounce something? That was exactly how Sammy went after that crazy ball. Rearing up with both front hooves beside his ears.
Carol had a rule that once Sam's ball came out of his house, he wasn't to get it back that day. Sounds kind of extreme doesn't it? But there was a good reason for that. Sammy liked to fire that ball at newbies. He would grip the handle in his teeth, and start bouncing up and down, and when the baby horse (always a 2 year old freshly arrived at the track) would come by, gawking around at everything, Sammy would let fly. It didn't always hit the baby horse. But often enough that you knew he had to be aiming. And often enough that there were occasionally some really satisfying (to Sammy) reactions. He also threw it at hotwalkers. And could usually hit them in the head or the shoulder. Which also got a satisfying reaction of a slightly different sort. He must have thought it was worth being locked into solitary confinement (having top door closed too) to hear all the curses coming from the hapless hotwalker.
Sammy and I played a lot of games when I walked him. I would try to catch him off guard by stopping abruptly (when no one was walking behind us of course). If I caught him in my trap, I'd tell him, sadly, "oh no… SAMMY! You were not paying attention again…" Sometimes I'd vary my speeds, and his task was to keep exactly beside me. He would focus intently on me, trying to figure out what I was going to do next. Which was always a very good thing, because when Sammy was not focusing on me, he was coming up with evil schemes to surprise ME instead. Which sometimes involved launching himself 10 feet forward and terrorizing the grooms into scattering into stalls. Or galloping backwards. Or spilling water buckets. Or diving for the carrot bag. Or just stealing hay out of haynets (which involved running me down in the process). As you can probably imagine, I was really extremely creative with the various games I came up with for Sammy to play. I used to poke and prod him. Tickle his chin. Make him step in time with my feet. Steal hay for him. Steal carrots for him. Sing to him. Tell him stories. Really absolutely ANYTHING to keep Sammy entertained.
All that creativity did not pay off for me, since it wasn't long before Carol decided that Sammy liked me, and I was assigned to be Sammy's personal
slave hotwalker.
Anyway… Sammy is still racing and has been running against Harold in nearly every race this year. Harold has mostly been coming out on top (he's had quite a good year). But today, Sammy managed to run them all into the ground. It was a very tough race. Harold ran great. He fought for every inch of ground from start to finish. But Sammy did too. It was a great race. Have a look… Oh… and Sammy's name is Stolonboy.


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She followed the guy to a very expensive restaurant, shop his money very well and once the guy suffered a car issue on the road while they were returning, she abandoned him, took all the food he bought and zoomed off in another car. The babe did not even consider to blow the guy a kiss. Chai!
The guy who is seriously looking for a wife just couldn't believe his eyes.
My brothers, if you see a lady who's still wearing short skirt and selling her body for money, don't think she is the kind you can marry as a a wife. Once she sees sign of "broke" around you, she don run. Lol!


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Learn By Doing: Best Online Financial Literacy Games/
"Learn by doing" is often taken to mean that the best way to understand something is by making an activity out of it. Interaction helps the brain develop. Reading and lectures can help with your learning progress, but the ideal path to improving education is active, rather than passive. Recent studies have shown that children who play video games tend to be more creative than those who don't. Video games force you to make decisions, engaging your brain on multiple levels, including planning, reasoning and problem solving. Variety is the spice of life, and your brain needs a variety of mental exercises to grow.


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Bad Salzhausen – October 3
After a short encounter with Immigration at Zurich Airport, the details of which I won't go into just yet, I made my connectng flight to Frankfurt where I was picked up by a driver from the clinic and driven 70 kilometres north-east to Bad Salzhausen, the village in which the clinic is located.
Already the leaves are beginning to turn: there were reds, crimsons, oranges, yellows, and browns silently announcing the arrival of autumn. Large areas of farmland had been harvested. Preparation was underway for the next crop. There were stretches of vivid green pastures. The 27 degree temperature was quite unexpected.
Bad Salzhausen is blessed with huge parklands with cobweb-like walking tracks. It's just a couple of kilometres to nearby villages. Bad Salzhausen appears to be a place visited mostly on weekends. Today was a public holiday. The two outside cafes I saw were filled with patrons eating large slices of cakes accompanied by giant cups of coffee. The town is known for its mineral spas: there are three main ones. I tried the water at one of them. The initial taste was quite overwhelming with salt. The therapeutic value in 'taking the water' is well recognised. The village has its spa pool where you can enjoy the mineralied water at 32 degrees. The population is an ageing one.
I had an IV port put in my arm this evening. It will remain until my treatment is complete. It made me feel like a cancer patient for the first time. I don't like feeling this way. I suppose it comes from the association I make between an IV port and the administration of chemotherapy. I was given Vitamin C snd B intravenously. This will occur for the first three days.
I'm enjoying the food which is largely vegetarian but unlike that to which I've been
subjected while a hospital patient, or that I've seen when visiting a hospital.
I watched TV until midnight in the belief that if I went sleep really tired I would have the best chance of getting my sleep pattern in order much quicker than my two recent substantial time zone changes. I flicted between CNN which was covering the acquittal for murder by an appeals court in Farrugia, Italy of the young American woman who has been in prison for the past four years, and the German equivalent of the Oscars. The film awards occupied most of my time. As the cameras panned across the crowd there were none of those post-pubescent types you see at the
Oscars: it was a much more mature audience, as were the recipients of the vast majority of the awards. One of the pre-award ceremony interviewers, a man, demonstrated a couple of unfamiliar techniques, ones you wouldn't see at the Oscars, or in Australia. He asked the women to open their purses to reveal what they had inside, and later, after positioning himself near the women's toilets, stopped those leaving and enquired how they managed to keep their hemlines off the toilet floor. The women played along and didn't appear in the least embarrassed. I found this 'open' approach quite refreshing.
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Tenx9 with Bounce Festival 2014
We are thrilled to be partnering with the Bounce Festival this year with a double-bill. Bounce is the Arts and Disability Forum's annual arts festival that showcases outstanding work by professional writers, directors, actors, dancers and musicians, all of whom are disabled and deaf. We will have a shortened Tenx9 event (five stories) followed by Robert Softley Gale's play "If These Spasms Could Speak". The Tenx9 event is free and the play is a well-worth-it £8.


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Things have changed in the photo industry, and today, most of us take and store thousands of images on our handheld devices such as tablets and smartphones. Moreover, on-spot printing of photos directly from those devices is no longer a challenge. There are different types of mobile photo printers in the market today which you can toss in your backpack, and you are good to go. These devices sync to your tablet or smartphone through a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection and let you print photos anywhere and anytime. In this article we will introduce you to several top quality portable photo printers in the market today.
Canon Selphy 1200 Wireless Compact Photo Printer
This is the latest device from Canon's Selphy line of portable photo printers packed with exciting features. You don't have to worry about running down on power since Canon Selphy comes with an optional extra battery that you can purchase if you wish to leave your power cord at home. This mobile photo printer presents a perfect blend of good quality, low price, high portability, and a wide range of connectivity options. It weighs 2.5 pounds with the ink cartridge and cassette loaded but its weight may increase to about 3.0 Pounds when you load the power adapter. Apart from your Android and iOS devices, the printer can also print from all Windows and Mac computers. This mobile photo printer also has a memory card slot and a USB thumb drive port. It is available in black, white, and gold colors.
Polaroid Zip Mobile Printer
The Polaroid Zip mobile printer is highly portable with its edges measuring just about one inch thick. It weighs 186 grams and can easily connect to both iOS and Android devices. The printer turns photos from your mobile device into small 2*3-inch borderless prints. It is affordable and easy to set up and use. The printer doesn't require any other additional materials apart from the Polaroid Zink paper. It has an internal battery which lasts for quite a long time, so you don't have to worry about that. The printer is attractive, simple and looks like a portable external hard drive rather than a photo printer. All in all it is an excellent accessory for anyone who wants to print photos on the go.
Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2
The Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 printer lets you transform any photo on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet to an instant film print on the spot. You can easily choose what you want to print from your devices, edit the photo and send it to the printer immediately. The printer has an excellent and durable battery that can support up to 100 prints, so you don't have to carry the charging cord every time you go out. The only consumable that you will need is the film since there is no ink or paper. The Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 photo printer is a faster, stylish and more compact way of printing photos. It also features an updated mobile app which provides you with a wide range of filters and templates making it more unique and fun to use.
HP Sprocket Photo Printer
The HP Sprocket photo printer is a cute, compact and convenient photo printer that has been designed to meet a wide range of user needs. Photo printing is controlled the HP Sprocket app which is downloadable from Google Play store and iTunes for the iOS devices. To connect to the printer, you must pair your mobile device to the printer via Bluetooth which is quick and straightforward. The HP Sprocket Photo Printer provides you with different printing options which include printing a photo by taking it directly from the printer or selecting one from your Smartphone's albums or printing one from your social media accounts (it supports Flickr, Facebook, and Instagram). Additionally, extra savings can be made with use of Orink toners whenever possible.
These printers definitely won't break your budget and will offer you great quality prints of your wonderful memories. Your family and friends will surely appreciate that.
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The Fountain of Youth
Everyone should listen to this podcast! I got so excited when I listened to it, that I had to share the knowledge with you! This is how you can help yourself be the best that you can be. Truly!
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HTC is ready to unveil the new HTC One smartphone on March 1 and the company can barely contain the excitement. Recently leaked specs state that the HTC One (M9) will feature a selfie camera in the front.
A German retailer Cyberport.de accidentally listed the HTC One (M9) along with images and specs, set to arrive on two color options – gunmetal grey with black accents and silver with gold accents.
Though the listing has been redacted now, the images and specs were noted. Bearing a close resemblance to the HTC One (M8) design, the new One (M9) features 5-inch display and fresh batch of rumors based on leaked wallpapers point at 4k QHD display. Powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 mobile chipset, it packs 3GB RAM, 32GB on-board storage and up to 128GB microSD expansion support.
Measuring 9.61 mm thick, One (M9) will run Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense 7. In the front is a 4MP UltraPixel camera and at the back is a 20MP camera with dual-LED flash. HTC has packed 2900mAh battery to power this smartphone
Compelling improvement is visible in the hardware and camera section of the new One flagship however it does leave concerns in terms of the design and battery backup.
We shall wait for HTC to announce any special software features peppered on the new One (M9) on next Sunday.


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Plastic Straw Pan Flute
7-10 year olds | half hour
Make a workable instrument out of plastic straws. You can experiment with this project in many ways, changing the length, order and number of straws.
What You'll Need
- plastic straws
- tape
- scissors
1. Cut straws down in size to look like steps. Each straw should get about 2-3 centimetres shorter than the last.
2. Cut as many as you like (we did ten).
3. Lay straws on a piece of tape with about a 1 centimetre margin between the tape and the straw top.
4. Wrap the tape around the front of the straw row to keep them together.
5. Play the flute. Want a different sound? Try other patterns, like the longest in the middle with shorter ones fanning out, two longer straws, etc.
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Arsenal forward Carlos Vela has his sights set on fulfilling his dreams of earning a first-team place at Emirates Stadium after waiting three years for the chance.
The Mexican teenager was the star of the 2005 Under-17 World Cup in which he won the golden boot and, after interest from a host of European clubs, signed for the Gunners later that year.
However, as a non-EU citizen, British work permit regulations prevented him from linking up with Arsene Wenger's squad on a full-time basis.
He spent time on loan in Spain with Celta Viga, Salamanca and Osasuna gaining experience of European football but, having been granted a permit earlier this year, he now has Arsenal's number 12 shirt and a guaranteed chance of proving himself in England next season.
And, having waited so long to make his debut for the London side, it is one he is eager to capitalise on.
'I am very proud to finally be here and I am truly very happy,' he said.
'I have been waiting three years for this moment and now I am here I will work very hard to earn my place in the first-team and I hope to be at this club for a very long time.
'The players have received me very well and been very welcoming. Of course, it takes a few days to get used to everything new but, little by little, I will find my place and be ready to perform for the team.'
Vela, 19, insists his time in the Primera Liga has been beneficial and believes he has learnt a lot from his experiences in Spain.
He was involved in a relegation battle with Osasuna last term – one which the side eventually won – and, although he is unlikely to find himself in that situation with the Gunners, Vela is glad to have faced that level of adversity and triumphed.
'It has helped me,' he said. 'First of all it taught me what it was like being away from your home country – that helped me grow up as a person and as a player.
'I think that the Spanish and English style of football is the best in the world. I think also that playing against the best players in the world can only help me grow as a player.
'Yes to be honest the (Osasuna) team wasn't the strongest in the division but it is in that kind of situation you learn more. The whole experience was a big lesson for me. But I hope that this season we can be fighting to win the league.
'I think that I achieved the targets I had there because I had more minutes on the pitch, gained more experience and today I am here at Arsenal, which was the ultimate aim.'
Like England international Theo Walcott, another a hotly-tipped but callow teenager when he signed for Arsenal, the Mexican can play out wide or as a striker.
His time in La Liga was predominantly spent on the flank but Wenger is known to rate the youngster's chances of succeeding in a more central role.
Vela would not be drawn on that. 'The manager hasn't said anything to me about that yet," he added.
'But it isn't a problem for me as Arsene Wenger can judge for himself what position is best for me to play. It is good to have the option of playing in both positions in case of injuries or if a player is missing.
'Above anything else I just want to play in the first team, it doesn't matter what position.'


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Gwen Stefani's new music video for "Used To Love You" just released today, and Stefani gets candid.
You may recognize the music video because it's the same video that was playing on the screen behind her when she first performed this song at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Oct. 17.
What we love about this music video is that it's not about gimmicks or flashiness. It's simple, honest, and to the point. In this very personal music video, Stefani shares with the camera her raw emotions over her broken heart. And while we're not sure where exactly Stefani and Gavin Rossdale stand, based off this music video, we can imagine the mother of three has a lot on her plate.
As the song starts off with, "Never thought this would happen, gotta let it sink in, you're gone." It's time to grab the tissues, and watch Stefani like you never have before. Watch the video below!
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Problem: Compressing a versioned database while users are editing
To ensure data consistency when the compress command is executed while users are editing simultaneously, explicit table locks must be acquired by the compress operation and by any edit session performing update or delete operations. These locks ensure the correct serialization to protect the logical representation for each row's versioned lineage. The locks are explicitly released when the transaction is committed.
Without the locking semantics there is potential for inconsistent values in the deletes table. The result without the locking can be duplicate versioned rows or versioned rows being present which should have been deleted.
This problem is only applicable for ArcSDE and Oracle because of Oracle's read consistency model.
Executing a compress while users are editing and the user is editing a row which is also currently being trimmed by the compress operation, can result in inconsistent values in the versioned class's deletes table.
Solution or Workaround
When a versioned row is updated or deleted during an edit operation, ArcSDE acquires a ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE lock on the deletes table.
LOCK TABLE <table_owner>.d<registration_id> IN ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE
Where <registration_id> is the registration_id attribute value in the SDE.TABLE_REGISTRY table, <table_owner> is the user name of the table owner, and "d" signifies deletes. Collectively, this is the name of a deletes table.
Similarly, when the compress operation is executed, the compress process acquires a SHARE MODE lock on the deletes table.
LOCK TABLE <table_owner>.d<registration_id> IN SHARE MODE
The ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE lock allows multiple users to obtain the lock simultaneously, thereby letting each session to proceed with the user's edit operation (which is performed within a transaction in the database).
The SHARE MODE lock, when used in conjunction with the ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE lock, will only allow the compress operation to modify the table for the duration of the transaction. While the SHARE MODE lock is held, other sessions can read the deletes table but will be prevented from their session obtaining the ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE lock and modifying any rows in the table.
Therefore the ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE lock prevents the compress operation from proceeding to trim the specified table. If a user is performing updates and deletes when the ArcSDE administrator is running a compress operation, the compress operation will be forced to wait until the user commits their transaction and thus releasing the ROW EXCLUSIVE lock and allowing the compress operation to obtain the SHARE MODE lock.
While the compress operation holds the SHARE MODE lock for the given deletes table, users attempting to edit a versioned row for the table will be blocked and will wait until the compress operation commits its transaction (which is the trim step for just the given table) and thus releasing the SHARE MODE lock and allowing the edit operation to obtain the ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE lock.
The locks help ensure the correct representation of the versioned table during compress and during update or delete operations. Users who are currently editing and performing updates or deletes may encounter extended wait delays until the compress operation completes its transaction for the current versioned table and current lineage being compressed. This is solely dependent on the volume of rows being trimmed for the specific lineage during compress.
The locking behavior is necessary to ensure data consistency in the event the compress operation is executed while users are connected and editing. One can disable the locking behavior by setting the environment variable SDETRIMLOCKING to NONE (set SDETRIMLOCKING=NONE and restart your ArcSDE application server).
One might choose to disable the locking if the organization's workflow does not compress while users are connected and editing for optimal performance. The performance benefit is simply one less statement executed for each update or delete operation per table (the LOCK TABLE <table_owner>.d<registration_id> IN ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE statement is not executed).
Setting the SDETRIMLOCKING environment variable to NONE can introduce data inconsistencies if compress is executed while users are editing, in this case, ESRI advises against disabling this parameter to ensure data correctness.


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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
The death of decent graffiti
These days, we just don't get any decent graffiti. True, some of these murals look quite colourful, but no-one seems to put any effort into careful lettering any more. As a reminder of a much gentler and careful time, have a look at some graffiti penned on a wall in an alleyway in North Cheam during the late 60s/early 70s perhaps and which survived until the new millennium. Marvel at the careful sign writing. Sadly, the owner of this wall decided to paint it all over. The wall is now covered in tags, for fresh paint creates a better surface for marker pens, and the graffiti is lost.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
BBC - commercial channel
I always thought that the point of the BBC was that you paid your licence fee and were therefore spared the inconvenience of having to watch adverts for various things that you have no interest in. How wrong I was. They now seem to finish programmes a few minutes early and then fill in the gap with some in-house propaganda, eg that advert for Radio 2. If you are going to show adverts BBC, then show some proper adverts and stop fleecing us with the license fee.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Cristiano 'Fecking' Ronaldo again
Wayne Rooney says that he's going to beat the shit out of Cristiano Ronaldo. To the back of the queue, Pie-Boy, I've been wanting to wipe the grin off his greasy pock marked smug chops for quite some time now.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Alan Shearer, see some sense
In the match against Basel, Middlesbrough's Gaizka Medieta was sporting a close shaved haircut, the only sensible way to go after several years of thinning, wispy, pube-like hair taking over his head. Alan Shearer take note - your Island of Pube must go.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Ronaldo the Fat Knacker
Was it just me or did Ronaldo (the Brazilian, not the greasy smug Portuguese git) look like a lardy bastard playing for Real Madrid against Arsenal the other night?
Thursday, December 08, 2005
doctorlovegrove.com: migration of site to doctor-lovegrove.com
I've had some trouble with my website hosters, HostLogical, who have been quite shit and not replied to my email enquiries. The www.doctorlovegrove.com site isn't working at the moment, so rather than wait for them to sort themselves out, I'll shortly be migrating everything to some other sort of more reliable hoster with the URL www.doctor-lovegrove.com if they don't get themselves sorted out soon. Hopefully www.doctorlovegrove.com will work again eventually...
Friday, November 18, 2005
Retirement Age
So the Government are wondering whether to increase the retirement age to 67 because people are living longer? Well they're to blame, seeing as they're the ones who appoint these health fascists to interfere with our diets and lifestyles. This problem could be solved if people were allowed to drink, smoke and eat fatty foods freely whilst slumped in front of the TV. Then there'd be no problem. Idiots.


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Before I headed off on tour I pulled out my recently acquired copy of Bob Dylan's autobiography 'Chronicles: Volume One' (2004), which I'd specifically earmarked for this trip. However, on my connecting flight from Manchester to London I realised that rather than packing it in my hand baggage, as intended, I must have put it in my suitcase, so, with my luggage checked through to Hong Kong, when I arrived at Heathrow I went into WH Smith to see if I could find something else to read on the journey. I was really looking forward to the Dylan book, so, when I saw it on the shelf I decided to get another copy, and pass the spare one on somewhere along the way.
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Celebration Of The Mediocre
By Greg Wilson on December 21, 2010 in Misc, TV
This was meant to be the first post-ideological generation, right? This was meant to be the generation that never thought of anything bigger than our Facebook profiles and our TV screens. This was meant to be the generation where the only thing that Saturday night meant was X Factor. I think now that claim is quite ridiculous. I think now that claim is quite preposterous.
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Mary Beth Kelly took her husband's medals out of a box the other day and draped them on a couple of wooden coat hangers. They were a kaleidoscope of colored ribbons attached to metal discs, dozens of them. Each represented a marathon that her husband, Dr. Carl Henry Nacht, had run over the last three decades — in New York, Boston, Yonkers and, one rainy day in 1985, Paris.
The rows of medals sounded like wind chimes as Ms. Kelly whisked her hand across them. "Quite beautiful," she said.
Why take them out of storage? "I want to honor him," she said. "It seemed right for them to be hung. If not now, when?"
When indeed. Sunday is drawing near. The race called the ING New York City Marathon will be run on Sunday.
If the world were a fair place, Dr. Nacht would be tuning up for his 30th New York marathon in a row. Only two runners registered for Sunday's race have a longer streak, each by a year.Continue reading the main story
If the world were fair, the doctor would have run his last warm-up miles on Wednesday. If it were fair, he would have begun his carbo-loading. If it were fair, his wife and their two children, Zoë and Asher, would be planning to stand near the 24-mile mark in Central Park to give him an encouraging kiss. If it were fair, they would be preparing for a post-race party in their Upper West Side apartment.
"He was like a well-oiled machine," his wife said. His best time was 2 hours 39 minutes. Most years, he completed the 26-mile-plus course in under three hours. Once, he ran with a broken bone in his foot.
"What he really loved was running through the city," said Ms. Kelly, who is an individual and family therapist. "It was a magical mystery tour. You just didn't know what the next neighborhood was going to bring."
You have, no doubt, noticed the past-tense references to Dr. Nacht. He was killed on a night in June while he rode with his wife along the Hudson River Park bike path. Biking meant a great deal to them, ever since they met 35 years ago when they were both 21. "Our first date was on our bikes," Ms. Kelly said.
"Our first date. And our last date."
On that last date, a city tow truck turned into the bike path at 38th Street and 12th Avenue as it headed toward a Police Department tow pound. The truck never slowed down, Ms. Kelly said, despite a sign warning drivers to yield to cyclists and pedestrians.
The truck sent Dr. Nacht flying. His head struck another tow truck parked yards away. His brain stem was crushed. The result would have been the same, neurosurgeons told Ms. Kelly, even if he had been wearing his helmet. Why had he left it at home? Because, his wife said, a bike path is supposed to be safe.
A memorial service on June 27 showed how much Dr. Nacht, reared in Brooklyn and Queens, meant to many New Yorkers. About 800 people mourned him at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. He was what you hope every doctor would be: a caring healer who treated patients (my family included) as human beings and not symptoms with insurance cards.
He deserved better than to die as he did. He deserved better than the contemptible way the driver and other workers at the tow pound behaved as he lay dying.
"The guy never even came over to see what had happened," Ms. Kelly said in a near-whisper. "He got out of his truck and walked away." As she pleaded for someone to call 911, the driver and some of his colleagues "just stood off and watched," she said. "Nobody offered anything, nothing like, 'Can I help?' That all came from other bikers who came upon the scene."
The police deemed the collision an accident. Now, Ms. Kelly is suing the city, whose Law Department declined to comment on the case, though offering her its "deepest sympathies." Her purpose, Ms. Kelly said, is to prod officialdom to rethink its traffic priorities. "The car dominates rather than it being probably the last choice for a city like this," she said.
BUT all that is for another time. First comes the marathon.
She can't go to the park this year, Ms. Kelly said. She and Asher, 17, will stay home "and contemplate this day and his dad's miraculous run." Zoë, 22, is in India working on a film project.
Yet Dr. Nacht will not be absent. A niece, Beth Rosenberg, will run in his name. She will wear his number: 5754. The New York Road Runners Club, which conducts the race, says her time will be officially recorded as his.
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Obesity: Defining Her Problems
GS is thirty-three years old. She had difficulties sleeping and breathing. She was overweight.
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We are now entering a time of year when many people are thinking about getting closer to Jesus Christ. With that in mind, I would like to encourage us to think about tending to our own souls during this month. This is about being with the Lord and is more important than just constantly doing for Him.
Permission Granted to Take Care of You
In a recent message, I shared the verse from Philippians 2:12 which tells us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. That does not mean we are earning our salvation, but rather we are taking the condition of our soul seriously. This is important because when we start to think things are fine, that is when things really aren't.
Commit to taking 30 Days in the Word
Let's be honest. There is a disconnect between the average Christian and the amount of time spent looking into God's Word. This should not be the case because time in the Word is time with Jesus Christ! My encouragement to everyone is to find a way to be in the Word every day for 30 days and watch how it changes you. Don't worry about the length of time or the number of passages read. Just do it. Seriously. We are all busy and have things that need to get done. Find a way to carve out time for the Word of God. You will be blessed which will then allow you to bless others.
Pray With a Listening Posture.
Jesus' disciples asked to be taught how to pray and then they were taught. Take time in this 30 days to pray purposefully. Pray for your friends. Pray for the community. Pray for the church. Ask the Lord to speak to you and change your heart.
Take 60 Minutes And Be Quiet
Honestly, if you do this you will find that 60 minutes is really not enough. But you need to start somewhere. Take some time to be alone with God. No phone, music, social media. Just sit in His presence. This will make a significant difference in how close you are walking with God. Try it out, don't take my word for it.
I hope you are able to find some space this month to sit at the Lord's feet. Rest. Refresh. Be filled.
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Ninaad 2017, A Musical Soiree
Ninaad 2017- the musical event of NPSI Mysore was held on the 24 th November for juniors
(Classes I to V) and 25 th November for seniors (Classes VI to XII). The most awaited weekend saw the musical fiesta spread over two days with two shows per day, with junior and senior performers from all the classes enthralling the audience with their talent. This year's theme was Radio Ninaad which had the station set to 104.6 BIG FM.
On day one, the juniors portrayed various themes like Festivals, Folklore, Dreams and Seasons. The junior band team Les Incredibles, brought back to life the nostalgic classics from the 80s and chartbusters of the millennium. The foot tapping numbers, interspersed with a catchy jingle and RJ commentaries, left the audience mesmerized. The various groups, in their colourful attires, conveyed their themes perfectly. Each choir group showcased tremendous energy, enthusiasm, melody and confidence. Music is one of the bare necessities of life – this message was aptly conveyed through a finale number bringing together students from all the choir groups. Both the shows for the day were thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.
The next day, it was the seniors' turn to enchant the audience! The themes showcased were an amalgamation of classical, western and eastern styles of music. The senior band, 'Crossover', took the stage by storm as they played hit songs of this year. The various choir groups had a message to convey to the audience- aptly called Navarasas, Hakuna Matata, Change is Constant and Spreading love and Peace. The senior RJs had the audience in splits with their commentaries spiced up with wit and humour. The Jingle Girls looked resplendent in blue and silver, rendering the catchy jingle in a tuneful way at regular intervals. The grand finale- The Circle of Life – was just the right melody to end the mega event.
The volunteers of Class XII executed their duties responsibly. In her keynote address to the gathering, the Principal Ms. Shubha Achaiah extolled on the importance of extracurricular activities as a necessity to build confidence amongst students.
Ninaad 2017 was yet another successful mega event of NPSI Mysore, which received a lot of positive feedback and appreciation from all quarters.
School Programmes
- Captains' Day
- Support Staff Day
- Anokha 2018
- Abracadabra
- Accoladay
- The Kids2Day International Book Fair 2018
- Sanskrit Day
- Graduation Day
- Martyr's Day
- Republic Day
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Student Outreach
- Christmas Celebration
- World Environment Day
- Ninaad 2017, A Musical Soiree
- Kannada Rajyotsava
- Teacher's Day Celebrations
- Childrens Day
- French Day
- Diwali Celebration
- Hindi Diwas
- Sportanza 2017
- Independence day event for Pre-primary
- Independence Day
- Investiture Ceremony
- International Yoga Day
- Founders Day
- The Connect for Classes 9 to 12
- The Connect for Classes 1 to 8
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It has been a while since I last posted anything on here. I have had a busy few months, moving from Perth to Glasgow, an exciting time with new photographic potential as keen viewers of my Facebook page will have seen.
On Wednesday night, while it seems like everyone else with a camera was out photographing the Northern Lights, I was in the basement of the Stereo bar in Glasgow city centre at the album launch of High Spirits, a fine debut album from Gráinne Brady and Tina Jordan Rees. I am listening to the album just now, as I write this post.
It is always a pleasure to photograph live music and this gig was no exception. In addition to their own band Gráinne and Tina were joined by the outstanding talents of Borders guitarist, fiddler and singer Innes Watson and the lively Manx outfit, Mec Lir.
Here are a few of the photos that I took on the night. The full collection can be seen on my Facebook page. If anyone would like me to come along and photograph their gig then do get in touch.