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Burhan Wani: Go back India. Indian dogs not allowed. Kashmiri Hindus not allowed. Outsiders not allowed.
Indian Jawan: Hey Wani! Your ancestors were Hindus. Why hate Hindus then?
Burhan Wani: Hehe! Paleed Hindu kidding us. You Linga worshipper, we came from Arab/Central Asia. We conquered you and ruled you for centuries.
Indian Jawan: So you are OUTSIDERS? Ok then, leave Kashmir first as per your own demand.
Burhan Wani: (after a long silence) We are natives. Hindus are outsiders in Kashmir.
Indian Jawan: So your religion of peace originated in mountains of Kashmir? We thought it was from desert! You still carry a Hindu surname- Wani! Most of you carry surnames of Hindus like Malik, Butt, Kichlu, Dar, Lone. Why? Ashamed of your Arab fathers?
Burhan Wani: I will kill you.
Indian Jawan: Here I am. Lets play.
Burhan Wani (CAPS ON): I AM NATIVE KASHMIRI AND HINDU IS OUTSIDER AND I AM AN ARAB AND HINDU WORSHIPS LINGA AND I AM SUPPRESSED AND I RULED INDIA AND KASHMIR BELONGS TO KASHMIRI AND KASHMIRI HINDUS ARE OUTSIDERS, INDIAN KUTE HAAY HAAY. I WILL KILL YOU. I WILL GUN DOWN EVERY INDIAN SOLDIER. I WILL F*** YOUR WOMEN. I WILL SEND YOU ALL TO HELL. I WILL ….
Burhan Wani is about to win the debate. But ….
8 July 2016 6 PM at Bundoora:
Indian Jawan puts a gun on his head: You and your Jihadis are surrounded. Let us see who goes to Hell.
Burhan Wani (trembling and weeping): Mujhe maaf kardo. Galti ho gayi, khuda kasam. Main marna nahi chahta. Main sab chhod dunga. Raham karo. Mujhe azad kar do.
(Forgive me. I made a blunder, I swear to Allah. I don't want to die. I will quit path of terror. Have mercy. Set me free)
Indian Jawan: Le Azad kar diya (Ok, you are free).
Indian Jawan shoots Burhan Wani.
'Shaheed' Burhan Wani's corpse had wet smelly pants.
He is now enjoying 72 virgin goats in 7th sky.
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Tel: 07062368543
2019, Finished
Wed 6th Nov to Sat 9th Nov
The aim of Benin City Film Festival is to present quality films to visiting professionals, amateurs and local, national and international film enthusiasts and to create a film market in Benin City.
The primary objective of the Festival is to attract audiences from all over Nigeria, from around the world to come to Benin City to watch quality films that emphasize social issues.
The secondary objective is to ensure that the international film directors attend the festival and participate in discussions about their work and about the art of filmmaking, and that they are given the opportunity to see what the region has to offer, in the hope that they will return to make films there.
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A longtime collaborator with director Florian Habicht, Peter O'Donoghue is also a director in his own right — from shorts to hour-long, life in China documentary Happy Everyday. In 2010 the Australian-based Kiwi headed to New York to edit and co-write Habicht's acclaimed Love Story, whose storyline is partly shaped by feedback from New Yorkers. The pair then collaborated for a film on Brit band Pulp and the band's hometown.
Editing is like a phase of writing — the last phase. It's a chance to let the magic of the actual footage add to the original vision for the film, in both imagined and unexpected ways. Peter O'Donoghue
Long fascinated by the idea of community, Florian Habicht (Love Story, Kaikohe Demolition) discovered one in an unexpected place while making his eighth feature. Spookers is the name of a live horror attraction south of Auckland, adjoining what was once Kingseat psychiatric hospital. Habicht got to know a number of the performers working there. Alongside engaging and sometimes emotional interviews — and scenes of the staff at work, scaring the punters silly with zombie brides and chainsaws — he created scenes inspired by the performers' dreams and nightmares.
Savouring the chance to demonstrate that Kiwi cinema is about far more than the usual suspects found on so many top 10 lists, critic Tim Wong provides his own angle on the topic in this film, narrated by Luminaries author and occasional actor Eleanor Catton. Ranging widely — from experimental works, to an often forgotten contender for first Kiwi horror movie — Out of the Mist marked the first of three essay films aiming to "advocate for art on the margins". Director Wong founded film and arts website The Lumière Reader in 2004.
German-born Kiwi director Florian Habicht charts the journey of Britpop band Pulp to their 2012 Sheffield farewell concert. As well as singing along with the common people, and interviews with Jarvis Cocker and band (musing on everything from ageing to fishmongering), Habicht reunites with his Love Story co-writer and cinematographer to pay tribute to the band's hometown and fans (including a rest home rendition of 'Help the Aged'). The film premiered to strong reviews at US festival South by Southwest, where Variety found it "warmly human" and "artfully witty".
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Director Florian Habicht returns to his Northland home turf to chronicle the annual Snapper Classic Fishing Contest, in this full-length documentary. First prize is $50,000, but the participants chase the joy of the cast as much as the purse. The solitary figures on the epic sweep of Ninety Mile Beach provide poetic images, as Habicht teases out homespun philosophy while fishing for answers on love, the afterlife and whether fish have feelings. The soundtrack features 50s style instrumentals from Habicht regular Marc Chesterman, plus singalongs on the sand and at the local pub.


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Stories about "Physics"
Watch the 'power of Bates science' rocket into space Monday morning at 4:39 a.m.
Friday, May 18, 2018 8:43 am
Monday's launch takes a Bates physics experiment to the International Space Station. For one alumnus, it's "all about the power of science at Bates."
Look What We Found: Raj Saha's water wheel
Friday, July 21, 2017 12:29 pm
You'll find pure chaos inside a storage room in Carnegie Science Hall.
An overview of new faculty, and the look of Bates' future, from Dean of the Faculty Matt Auer
Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:10 pm
What Bates College looks like in the future is at least partially revealed each time we hire a new faculty member.
New confocal microscope is a 'future-proof' game-changer
Thursday, January 15, 2015 3:38 pm
Bates College is now home to a state-of-the-art confocal microscope, only the second of its kind in the state, that professors call a "game-changer" for student learning and faculty research.
Summer Student Work: Nuclear pasta and other tales from senior physics majors' summer fellowships
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:00 am
Physics majors describe the practical application of physics in medicine, the behavior of light, and studies of new states of matter.
National authority on physics of baseball to speak on Sept. 9
Friday, September 5, 2014 2:20 pm
Alan Nathan, a nationally recognized expert on the physics of baseball, speaks at Bates on Sept. 9.
Haiku and watercolors help oceanographer Greg Johnson '85 explain climate change
Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:55 am
He got the idea after making a major contribution to the report "Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis."
Atomic physicist Nathan Lundblad chosen by NASA for space station research
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 12:44 pm
Lundblad is "absolutely over the moon with delight" — for what the project will do for his research, his students and Bates itself.
Bates welcomes new faculty: Travis Gould, physics
Monday, November 4, 2013 9:37 am
"Being in the classroom is something I always find immediately rewarding," says Bates physicist Travis Gould. "I feel like I'm making a difference for somebody."
Soderberg '00 and López-Carr '93 selected to elite NAS symposium for best and brightest young scientists
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 10:00 am
The NAS Kavli Frontiers of Science program invites only A-list young researchers. It's also a predictor of later success.


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Per request, I decided to focus in today's blog on anxiety, including benefits and downfalls. Self-help tips will be covered in part 2 of this blog.
Some of you who are struggling with anxiety probably are wondering what could be good about having angst? The quick answer is, it helps us to survive! Without a healthy amount of fear you already would have jumped of a bridge, run in front of a car or played with a poisonous snake. It is genetically encoded in us to help us survive most of the dangers this world has to offer. However, anxiety does not only have biological factors, otherwise, our children would not have the motivation to try anything new. It also has a learned aspect through observing others and experiencing, at times dangerous, situations.
When anxiety kicks in, our body does something quite extraordinary. It increases our breathing rate to provide more oxygen to the body. Our breath becomes shallower, our heart rate increases, blood flow will be directed to the muscles and we experience a rush of adrenaline. All of these changes prepare us for a "fight or flight" response. Meaning we either face the fearful situation with all our muscle strength or run away. In some rare cases when the anxiety-provoking event is so dangerous or the feeling so strong we may even pass out or escape it by dissociating (altered state of mind). But this is a totally different discussion, which would be better covered in a blog about trauma (great book to read concerning trauma: "The boy who was raised as a dog" by Bruce Perry).
So here we go, quick benefits of feeling anxiety: It protects us from possible dangerous situations and helps us to survive by increasing our body's physical functions for a certain period of time.
So why then do people struggle so much with anxiety?
The answer is: too much anxiety is the problem. Anxiety becomes a burden and restraining factor when overly generalized to various triggers, events or stressors. When anxiety is experienced too often, it keeps a person stuck and does not allow him/her to try or learn new things. Too much anxiety will lead to muscle tightness, headaches, exhaustion, hyperventilation, higher risk of developing cardiovascular and other health problems plus mental health problems like for example depression, or substance abuse.
How much is too much and why me?
Well, in the mental health field we usually say it is too much if it interferes with your daily functioning. If you cannot leave the house, have trouble sleeping, entering an elevator, be in crowds or constantly worry that something bad is going to happen, you probably struggle with some daily live activities. Like stated earlier, anxiety is genetically engrained in us, and research suggests that anxiety disorders also run in families. Additionally, when for example your mother used to scream when seeing a big spider while you were a child, there is a chance that you have learned spiders are dangerous and developed some fear. Now, experiencing something very traumatic that maybe gave you the feeling of not being in control and possibly fearing for your or a loved ones life can create anxiety and triggers that keep reoccurring. Also, there is something called secondary trauma, that can create anxiety by hearing about a devastating event even though you were not there. This is often common in mental health workers or by watching too much crazy news. To be continued…


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The Thai government is planning to repatriate nearly 200 refugees, who have opted to return from camps in Thailand to their native place in Myanmar.
"Currently, there are 196 displaced individuals who expressed their desire to be sent home to Myanmar. Soon, the government will send a delegation to start the citizenship verification process. They will cooperate and coordinate with the related ministry for the repatriation of the citizens to their original homes," The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on 29 June.
The statement, however, did not specify the ethnicity or place of origin of those to be repatriated nor which state or region they will return to, Myanmar Times reported.
The governments of Myanmar and Thailand agreed to cooperate in repatriating the displaced and undocumented Myanmar citizens after State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand last week.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged that the process may take some time as the refugees will have to verify their citizenship and the physical process of returning will only begin after the Myanmar Government has restored the native villages and townships of the displaced citizens.
Presently, more than 1,10,000 refugees from Myanmar currently live in Thailand by the UN refugee agency's count. Most are ethnic minorities displaced by fighting between ethnic armed groups and the Tatmadaw.


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So. This deal with my internet? Getting kind of old over here. We pay out the nose for reliable service, and every day for the last three weeks, my service waves bye-bye at the exact SAME TIME. Which would not be a problem, you know, if that happened at 3 AM when the insomniacs fapping to imaginary girls in WoW are the only ones online, but nope. 11:00 AM, on the dot.
Every. Damn. Day.
So I call Customer Service this morning, and I'm forced to wade through 15 minutes of an automation before speaking to a real effing person. (And for the record, No necesito opciones en frigging Español, THANKYOUVERYMUCH.)
Unplug the router and the modem! They say.
I've already tried that, I say.
Try it again! They say.
I do that every day and IT DOESN'T WORK, I say.
Try it again! They say.
(Five minutes later…) It's still not working, I say.
Well, you're the only one in you entire neighborhood having that problem! They say.
Great to know Big Brother is watching out for me, I say.
We can send a technician out tomorrow between the hours of 1 and NeverGonnaEffingHappen! They say.
I'm not paying for that, I say.
Have a great day! Also, look for a rate increase on your next bill! They say.
My head is going to explode! I say.
And yeah, the technician I spoke to was really that cheerful. Like he was sipping a cup of decaffeinated tea and reading the Book of Mormon instead of listening to me explain that I had already tried unplugging shit. Because, of course I wouldn't have thought of that all by myself. My inferior female brain couldn't possibly comprehend that particular concept.
After all that, nothing was resolved. Obviously, I have service right now, but that's only after an hour of giving my modem my version of the Italian Evil Eye and threatening to throw it into Dead Electronics Hell, from whence it should never, never return.
If I see another gorram Cabledom commercial between now and our scheduled service appointment–you know which one I'm talking about, the one with the upbeat music and adorable spacemen and helpful technicians–I might actually snap. Because the internetz, she is important up in here. I need muh Twitter and Netflix streaming video.
That's what you call catharsis. I feel better after getting my rant on, but, um, nothing has actually changed. At least that vein in the middle of my forehead has stopped pulsing.


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Every one of us gets dreams. Some people say that their dreams came true and some claim that they have seen horrifying figures disturbing their mind entire night. Dreams are real mystery to every one since no body knows for certainty what they mean.
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Greeks believed that gods physically visited the dreamers to deliver divine messages. Later, they thought the soul of the dreamer would leave the physical body and roams around in different places which are seen in dreams. The same view is supported by Indians and Chinese.
Egyptians were among the early civilizations to attempt interpretation of their dreams. The process of 'dream incubation' began in Egypt. When a person has troubles in the life and wants guidance from god, he used to sleep in a temple. He would get a dream during that night. When he wakes up, he takes the help of a priest to get his dream interpreted.
Hippocrates, in his book on dreams wrote that the soul receives images during the day and it produces the images during the night, and hence we dream. Aristotle thought that dreams could be indicators of conditions within the body. He did not believe they were divinely inspired. He attributes the scenes in the dreams to the internal sensations in the human body.
Romans had strong views on dreams. They believed dreams were messages from the gods. Emperor Augustus ruled that anyone who had a dream about the country must proclaim it in the market place.
In recent times, Sigmund Freud, in his book 'The Interpretation of Dreams' writes that the experiences and suppressed desires of a person during waking hours are stored in his subconscious mind. Since subconscious mind continues to function during sleep also, it presents the same experiences and desires in the form of symbols in the dreams. For example, if a person has high sexual desire, he sees rhythmical activities such as dance, riding, moving up and down the stairs etc., in his dreams which are symbols of sexual intercourse. Freud gave more importance for the sexual content of the dreams. Long slender objects like sticks, knives, flagpoles, water taps etc. represent male genitals and hollow objects like vessels, vases, caves, pits represent female genitals.
Carl Jung connects dreams with different personality types which he calls 'archetypes'
Alfred Adler does not believe dreams to bridge the subconscious and conscious minds. He takes dreams as problem-solving devices. When dreams are brought to the conscious and interpreted properly, they help us to understand our problems in waking life and offer solutions how to resolve those problems.
Calvin Hall says that dreams should be considered to be a cognitive (to know) process. Hall argued that a dream was simply a thought or sequence of thoughts that occurred during sleep, and that dream images are visual representations of personal conceptions.
Correct reason behind dreams:
There are two reasons behind dreams. One reason is the psychological and physiological changes happening in our body. For example, if we are afraid of some issue, we get a dream where we are chased by some unknown figure. In the same way, if our urine bladder is full during night, we visualize toilets in our dreams.
The other reason for dreams is our astral travel. When we go to sleep, the body starts relaxing and after sometime, the astral body slowly raises from the physical body. The astral body can be imagined to have exact shape like the physical body, but with fewer molecules and less dense. This astral body is inbuilt in the physical body. During night when the physical body sleeps, the astral body comes out and floats like a feather in the air.
The astral body can go to any place in the world at lightening speed. It can go deep into sea and fly high in the sky. It can go to other planets and galaxies in the universe. When astral body travels like this, there will be other astral bodies and creatures coming in touch with it at different planes. Sometimes, astral bodies of great souls living at higher dimensions may communicate with our astral body. After roaming for as much time as it wants, the astral body comes back to its physical body during waking hours. Generally, the astral body forgets what has happened during its trip since memory is attached to the physical brain. But sometimes, the scenes can be remembered by the astral body even after it returns to the physical body. These remembered scenes are thought as 'dreams' by people.
Some dreams and their interpretation:
Accident in the dream: If you are in the vehicular accident, that means you are not feeling well emotionally. This is also a caution of approaching accident. If you find someone in the accident, you are going to lose a relation.
Air: Seeing air in dreams represents that your intelligence will bring you rewards. Polluted air represents that some problem is there in your thought process.
Alcohol: If you dream that you are enjoying alcohol, it represents that you will be successful soon in some deal.
Angels: To see angels in the dream represents that you are pure hearted and going to receive some spiritual help.
Animals: Animals generally represent hidden desires, feelings and sexual urges. Ants represent petty and unimportant things bothering you. Sometimes ants represent on set of diseases. Bats represent that you are under the influence of negative energies. Cats in the dream indicate that you will be cheated. Cows represent that some thing connected to your mother is still to be resolved. They also tell that you are behaving too innocently in some cases. Dogs are symbolism of your skills which you ignored, but to be revived. Donkeys indicate that you are not willing to cooperate with others. Elephants represent that you need patience to get success. Fish represent some new changes are coming. For a woman, sometimes they represent pregnancy. Horses denote sexual power. You have enough strength to carryout any task. Snakes in the dream represent sexual potency and birth of children. When you are afraid of the snake, it represents sexual dissatisfaction. When the snake bites you, it represents hidden fears. Snakes represent awakening of or disturbance in kundalini (spiritual) powers.
Baby: When you are involved mentally into something, then a baby is seen in the dreams. It represents that you awakened the potentiality of purity of your heart. When there is a crying baby, something in your doings needs attention and nurturing. If death of a baby is seen in the dream, it represents that some project or issue is coming to an end.
Birds: To dream of birds flying and making noise represents that you are going to enjoy freedom and fame. To see eggs of a bird symbolizes money.
Chasing dreams: When you are chased by some one or some animal in the dream, it represents that you have a fear of being attacked or opposed. You have an issue in the work place or love which you have to resolve but escaping.
Colors: Colors generally represent our mental condition. Black - Danger or death, some times, mystic nature. Blue - Peace and reserved nature. Green - Health, fertility and ear
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WYNIT, the electronics distributor that announced the closure of its downtown Greenville headquarters last month, says it's bankrupt.
Wynit Distribution LLC and related corporate entities filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sept. 8, according to documents on file in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Minnesota.
The distributor of consumer electronics announced in late 2015 that it would move a headquarters operation from North Syracuse, N.Y., to the One complex in downtown Greenville.
In a surprise announcement late last month, WYNIT said it would shut down its Greenville operations, affecting 140 employees.
At the time, WYNIT disclosed little about the reasons behind its decision, citing only "a number of unexpected financial issues combined with a disappointing holiday selling season."
Peter A. Richichi, the company's chief operating officer, provided more details about the financial crunch in a declaration made to the bankruptcy court.
Among the factors he cited was a sales shortfall on the part of WYNIT's largest supplier, a consumer electronics manufacturer.
He didn't name the supplier, but the bankruptcy filing identifies the largest unsecured claim against WYNIT as $31.5 million from Fitbit Inc., the San Francisco-based maker of smartwatches and wearable fitness trackers.
In his statement to the court, Richichi details unsuccessful negotiations to obtain additional product from the supplier and a failed attempt to secure more financing.
He also cited having to get a new chief financial officer up to speed and the relocation of the company's headquarters to Greenville as factors in the crisis.
Richichi said WYNIT determined on Aug. 24 that it could no longer operate and decided to terminate more than 200 employees.
Going forward, Richichi told the court, WYNIT intends to maintain operations in Eden Prairie, Minn., and sell its software division.
It will also liquidate about $90 million of inventory stored in warehouses, he said, and try to collect about $108 million in outstanding accounts receivable.
Richichi also said WYNIT's 10-year lease of 57,330 square feet of office space in the ONE complex runs through January of 2026.
He said the company believes the monthly rent of $127,565 is "substantially below market."
Richichi told UBJ via email that WYNIT is working with Hughes Development Corp., the Greenville-based owner of the One complex, on several options for the office space. He declined additional comment for the time being.


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Discovering Laurens County/ Vol. 3
It started out as a labor of love. Two and a half years later, it turned into a 475-page labor and those involved dearly love it.
"Discovering Laurens County, South Carolina, Volume III, Dramatic Changes, 1840-1900" hit the street in early December. Like the first two volumes, this edition is a heavy, handsome publication, complete with old pictures, maps, charts and, I believe, some very accurate historic research compiled by some very serious and competent local historians.
The "Discovering Laurens County" series began several years ago, largely through the efforts of a Committee of the Dedicated (my description) including two valued local historians now deceased.
The publication is dedicated to the late Russell Burns and the late Elaine Martin.
Russ Burns was truly Laurens County's Renaissance Man. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degree from the University of South Carolina. Following service in the United States Air Force, he joined the staff of Laurens County School District 55 where he served as a teacher, federal grants coordinator and Director of Technology. A proponent of the natural world, Russ helped form the Upper Savannah Land Trust and he was a member of the South Carolina Nature Conservancy and the South Carolina Costal Conservation League. He also served for many years of the Board of the SC Archaeology Research Trust.
Elaine Martin served as a beacon and an oracle to literally thousands of people from around the country seeking to trace their lineage back to this place called Laurens County. Following her graduation from Laurens High School, Anderson College and East Tennessee State University, Elaine worked for 57 years as a librarian in the Laurens County Library System. She began her service as the Bookmobile operator and she later became the caretaker of the Local History Room at the library. Upon her retirement, that room was named the Elaine Martin Local History Room in her honor, a fitting tribute to a service and a county she loved so well.
The members of the Discovering Laurens County Committee determined that the best way to address the chaotic, sometimes violent, often inspirational history of Laurens County from 1840 to1900 was in smaller, more manageable bites. A member of the Committee dealt with industrial development, a couple of members dealt with the coming of the Civil War and the war itself from a Laurens County perspective. Others, including this writer, addressed the turbulent years following the war, including Reconstruction and the often violent and historic election of 1876 that resulted in the election of Wade Hampton as governor. Laurens County played a key role in that controversial election.
It would inaccurate to characterize this volume as a dry recitation of historic facts. The volume contains dozens of photographs of historic homes, portraits and biographies of famous and influential people and entertaining vignettes of life the way it was, and will never be again. Harold Ligon, a Committee member from Waterloo, provided an insightful and poignant chapter entitled "First Hand Accounts; Memories of Ex-Slaves."
It is impossible to convey in this space to convey the bulk of the information contained in this third volume of Laurens County History. The book is available for purchase at the Laurens County Museum and other outlets will be available and publicized in the coming weeks.
I would like to identify and congratulate the Committee members who contributed their time, patience and love for their home county of Laurens in compiling this volume. They are Gene Brooks, Linda Armstrong Finley, Harold Ligon, Jack Marler, Gene Ott, Elizabeth Horton "Bootsie "Rasor, Robert H. Roper III, Nelle Knight Lollis Rowland and Kathryn Weathers.
Two members merit special recognition. Sarah Jane Limehouse Armstrong is the chairperson of the Discovering Laurens County Committee. Sarah Jane is a native of Charleston but she has served long and well in the preservation and restoration of historic Laurens County. She scheduled committee meetings, served as a conduit for messages, encouragement and an occasional shove to those like this writer who had trouble with deadlines. I, for one, appreciate her patience, her unfailing good humor and her unbending dedication to a task worth completing.
Finally, there is our editor extraordinaire Richard Fowler.
I had not met Richard prior to work on Volume III, but his work on boiling down, compiling and finally producing an extraordinary work of history is amazing. Richard has a full-time job as an educator and a full-time trainer of international teachers of language throughout South Carolina, In addition to his responsibility as editor, Richard also added pages of copy to subjects as varied as local churches and political history. His skills as an historian, editor and writer are masterful.
Volume III is history now. There will be a Volume IV and I hope to be invited back as a participant.
There is truly nothing so joyful as a loved collaborative effort that actually works.
(Ernie Segars is the retired Laurens County Administrator and former editor for The Clinton Chronicle.)


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Heart, lungs, and liver, nerves, veins and bones -- the Pentagon wants to digitally recreate every element of a soldier's body, and embed it all on a chip in the soldier's dog tags.Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, claim that sometime in the future this Virtual Soldier program could help battlefield medics make quicker, more accurate diagnoses of combat trauma. And that should help save soldiers' lives.The program's effects wouldn't be limited to those in uniform. Everyone, DARPA managers assert, could one day carry around an electronic copy of his or her anatomy -- maybe as soon as 10 years from now."Every single person in the United States will have an electronic medical record," said Dr. Richard Satava, manager of the Virtual Soldier program and professor of surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle."But it's not going to be written," he said. "It'll be an animated, visual representation, based on our own anatomy, our own physiology. And it will change over time."My Wired News article delves deeper into this new, far-out DARPA project.THERE'S MORE: While privacy advocates are, for the moment, not particularly spooked by the Virtual Soldier effort, Satava sees connections between his program and more controversial DARPA projects, like LifeLog.LifeLog's goal is to capture what a person sees, hears and reads, and in order to create a kind of computerized, surrogate memory. Paired with a holomer, LifeLog would say "not just what did I do, but what was my health," Satava said. "It's part of the infrastructure to make (the LifeLog) program more meaningful."AND MORE: Automakers run crash tests on the desktop before they slam SUVs into the wall; oil companies do mock drilling electronically before dig in the ground. Medicine, on the other hand, still experiments on the living.One of the goals of Satava's Virtual Soldier program is to change that by creating an army of digital test subjects that can be subjected to new drugs, new medical procedures -- even new weapons."You could test reactions to a new vaccine on a million soldiers over a 20-year time in one week," Satava said.AND MORE: Taylor Mudge -- a former combat medic in Vietnam, now a software entrepreneur -- isn't so sure medics will find the Virtual Soldier program helpful."We all look pretty much the same (inside) at that age," he writes. So a picture of a wounded soldier's insides might not be immediately valuable."Once the soldier gets to a hospital this info could be more useful," Mudge adds. Doctors in civilian emergency rooms might also benefit from having their patients' electronic anatomies at the ready.
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Firefighter Owned and Operated
I was hired for the City of Norfolk in 2008. After a long yet thrilling 8 months I was graduating the academy. I remember standing on stage while my dad placed my badge onto my Class A uniform. That was an amazing moment for me. I am greatly passionate about my career. Throughout the years I have traveled and taken time to take classes in order to seek future promotions. As of 2015 I earned a position on Rescue Company 2. My hard work and studies paid off and as of 2018 I was promoted to Fire Lieutenant.
I think most people that know a firefighter know that most have a part time job. I am one of those firefighters. Ever since I joined the department I have worked a part time job. It then became apparent that I wanted to have my own company. Being on duty 10 days a month gives me the ability to have a flexible schedule. I want you to know that just like at the firehouse I take great pride in my business and the services I offer. I hope I can be the one that you call and trust to perform your inspection.
AHIT Certified Member
I began my journey for home inspections by signing up for the American Home Inspection Training. With this academy, I received 120 hours which included classroom lecture and on-site training. This course offered me a deeper knowledge into the components that I was already familiar with. For the last three days of the class it was more on-site training. Three residents in our area agreed to allow the class to come out and inspect their homes. At these three homes I was able to perform inspections just as I complete them now. Each home received great attention to detail and completed inspection reports. This allowed me to familiarize myself with the inspection reporting software and also a chance to go over defects with classmates and the instructor.
Certified Professional Inspector
I am a Certified Professional Home Inspector in good standing with the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI). My member ID is NACHI16042418. The reason I liked this association is because there were requirements I had to complete before I could become a member. The first thing I had to complete and pass was an entrance exam. Secondly, I had to familiarize myself with their Code of Ethics. Finally, I had to read and abide by their Standards of Practice. This tells me that this association cares about who their inspectors are and the clients those inspectors will serve.
After completing those initial steps, I had to submit four "Mock Inspections." These inspections were reviewed to insure I was following their Standards of Practice. The "Mock Inspections" had to be complete non-fee paid inspections. I appreciate that as an organization they don't want just anyone performing inspections. With all of that complete I became a CPI for InterNACHI.
After all those steps were fulfilled I had to complete 122 hours of courses within my first year as a member. After each course I had to submit an inspection photo related to the topic. With the photo I had to submit a few sentences stating it was either in good working order or that it had defects. After completing that I had to choose an article or photo for a research project and submit a short essay about it. In order to remain a member each year I have to complete continuing education. Every three years I must pass their exam. I hope you are able to see that I have put in the time and effort in order to build my business. One thing that holds true is that you can never stop learning.


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Saturday dawns wet, but warm. I've started fleshing out the pages of this new site. Unfortunately, when I moved from Go Daddy to here, I neglected to save my page information – so it's start all over time! Tedious, but I think it will eventually be more user friendly. On the surface, the Word Press platform is fine, but when you want to tweak it just a bit, there is a pretty steep learning curve, at least for someone like me who is a code newbie!
It's nice to be in the outdoor gazebo. The breeze is a bit on the chilly side, but it's 73 now and expected to hit 81 a bit later. Lots of rain overnight and this morning. The sun was out for a brief moment but now it's overcast again. It's unfortunate for the Azalea Festival which is an outdoor fine arts fete in Drexel Park across from the University. I also plan on attending the VSU softball double-header today if they are willing to brave the wet weather.
What's on my Kindle?
I'm currently reading "Dear Old Dead" by Jane Haddam (Gregor Demarkian) Philadelphia/NYC
The "up next" list includes (in no particular order):
"Spider Woman's Daughter" by Anne Hillerman (Leaphorn & Chee; Anne is Tony's daughter) Arizona/New Mexico
"Fields of Glory" by Michael Jecks (One of my absolute favorite authors – check out his blog and videos)
"Gatekeeper" by Archer Mayor (Joe Gunther) Vermont!!!
"A Necessary End" by Peter Robinson (Inspector Alan Banks) England!
"Black Diamond" by Martin Walker (Bruno, Chief of Police) France!
I got about 1000 words in yesterday on Venice Key – just beginning, really. The plot os loosely set, but it promises to be a plotter/pantser combo unless the muse hits me with a 2×4! The protag for this one is Adrian Stone a village police lieutenant on a small island key off the west coast of Florida – shall we say VERY similar to Cedar Key … (which, BTW, is an amazing place to get away from it all! I've been there quite a bit this year for research and relaxation. It's "old Florida" as the locals say, or "Florida before the mouse!"
Nick Flemons is not quite dead yet. I abandoned Twin Killing about a year ago, but lately the story has been on my mind again. It's probably because of my upcoming spring training trip to Clearwater.
I better get back to web design until it's time for softball! Cheers! -JAS


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The hidden costs of a dysfunctional system
Most on the left will be aware of the directly damaging effects of capitalism on society, like exploitation, unemployment, housing speculation, privatisation of public services etc. But what is not so obvious is the intrinsic socially destructive impact of the system that is happening everywhere beneath the surface and is eating away at the core of our society. This process is being abetted and reinforced by successive Tory governments, but perhaps more so today than ever before. The present government is actively collaborating with what has become the supreme rip-off system, a form of legalised highway robbery. At the same time it remains indifferent to the steady implosion of our social structures and the millions of individual tragedies that are happening before our eyes.
Take mental illness– one of the best measures of the health of a society –Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK experience a mental health problem every year. How people cope with mental health problems is getting worse as the number of people who self-harm or have suicidal thoughts is increasing. Mind, the mental health charity says that 'worries about things like money, jobs and benefits can make it harder for people to cope'.
The imposition of senseless tests and targets on school pupils – measuring rather than educating – is increasing mental health problems among children.
The policy of locking-up even minor criminals in prison – many of them requiring mental health support rather than incarceration – and the underfunding of the prison service as a whole is a ticking time bomb.
With draconian benefit cuts, the discrimination of those with disabilities, the unemployed and single parents amounts to a criminalisation of the poor. All this, together with a lack of job and housing security leads to increased levels of depression and mental health issues, piling even more pressure on an overburdened health service.
A senior family division court judge said recently that the nation will have "blood on its hands" if it doesn't provide proper mental health support for vulnerable teenagers. But it already has blood oozing through its fingers by starving the NHS of cash in order to drive privatisation. While thousands die waiting for treatment or because aren't given the support they need. Obesity, diabetes and alcoholism have become epidemics because the government refuses to regulate the big food and drinks multi-nationals or fund prophylactic healthcare.
On top of the mental health problems severely exacerbated by capitalism, we also have the physical impact. The World Health Organisation reported in 2014 that 28.1% of adults in the UK are clinically obese; 62% of adults in England were classified as overweight. Even the then Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt described rising rates of childhood obesity as a 'national emergency', but the government simply twiddles its thumbs. While the government does little to promote health diets, the popular media, in fact, promotes the opposite: advocating 'perfect' body imagery among young people, leading directly to dietary and psychological problems.
There is a total disregard by the government for people's health at all levels, from its support for fracking, its dithering over vehicle pollution, or in promoting healthy eating, its wilful destruction of the countryside and its subsidies for bad farming practices.
The recent letter (Aug 2nd) from Dr. Richard House from Stroud in the Star spells this out: we have an 'epidemic of children's mental health problems and Tory cuts are a major education stressor, the main culprit is the unforgiving audit culture that's engulfed schools since the imposed national curriculum with its anxiety-inducing exams …increased intensity of standardised testing and performance tables. It is fear driven'!
Even economic policies, which on the surface appear to have little to do with people's health, impact just the same. PFI projects are costing citizens billions while the buildings financed by the system – schools, hospitals, prisons etc. - are falling into disrepair. In Coventry, the city's two hospitals were to have been renovated by the public sector for £30m. Instead they were demolished and one rebuilt using PFI for £410m. Citizens will be paying off this sum well after the hospital has closed.
Balmoral High School in Northern Ireland cost £17m to build in 2002. In 2007 the decision was made to close it because of lack of pupils. But the PFI contract runs for a further 20 years, so the taxpayer will be paying millions of pounds for an unused facility. And those are just two such examples. While at the same time state schools are falling apart because of lack of funding and private academies have cash thrown at them.
Debt created by PFI has a profound impact on the finances of all public bodies. Already by October 2007 the total capital value of PFI contracts signed throughout the UK was £68bn. But central and local government are committed to paying a further £267bn over the lifetime of these contracts. This is an enormous amount of money flowing unnecessarily into private coffers.
Annual payments to the private owners of the PFI schemes are due to peak at £10bn in 2017, but many NHS Trusts are already experiencing serious financial difficulties and, if the level of government spending falls, they may become insolvent. This profligate waste of public money means that is being taken away from areas that are in dire need of it and indirectly causing hardship, illness and death.
Government economic 'incompetence' has given the green light to individual capitalists to organise their own rip-off schemes. Take the recent leasehold scandal where home buyers have their leases sold on by the construction companies to predatory profiteers who later bump up the leasehold costs without making any contribution whatsoever. This plunges the unfortunate householders into financial hardship and makes their new homes unsellable.
Utility companies are allowed to charge what they want while an intentionally toothless "regulator" sheds crocodile tears and, instead, advises customers to switch providers. The companies' profits have reached undreamt of heights and the shareholders are laughing all the way to the bank. British Gas is putting up electricity prices by 12.5% starting next month; Thames Water presented a select group of shareholders with a massive £1.6bn in dividends, while burdening the company with billions in debt. Its planned renewal of its out-dated sewage system will be financed by customers not the shareholders swimming in cash.
Then to rub our noses in it, we have the media peddling poverty-porn. Channel 4's Benefits Street set the tone. The series portrayed a street in Birmingham where supposedly 90 per cent of residents were on benefits. We were made voyeurs, watching how the feckless poor eked out their living or cheated the system. A second series followed based in Stockton-on-Tees. A follow-up series called Immigration Street was to follow. This week Channel 4 is launching Get a House for Free. Multi- millionaire property owner Marco interviews the 'deserving' poor in order to choose a family to whom he will give a fully-furnished 3-bedroom flat. Never mind looking to solve the dire housing problem, let alone attempting to change a dysfunctional system, just entertain the masses by showing a 'philanthropic' capitalist showering largesse. The Victorians couldn't have done it better.


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We live in a literal financial house of cards. It is all paper. That house of cards has been in the process of collapsing since 2008. Astute market participants realize this and are buying bullion, one of the only financial assets with no counterparty risk, as a way to protect themselves from the coming storm.
Silver has more than doubled since Ben Bernanke began his high level terrorist attacks against the US dollar with "Quantitative Easing II," announced in August of last year. Silver jumped from $18 to nearly $50.
Read more: Silver...Still Precious


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The 'No, Seriously, I Have Drugs' message on the t-shirt was just kicking the probably cause door in.
Getting Arrested Wearing Your Best 'Who Needs Drugs' T-Shirt.
Rubenstein: 'Hung Like A Cashew'
Stanford Rubenstein has been accused of rape. In the meantime, his junk is already on trial in the 'hung like a cashew' court of public opinion.
Crime Or YouTube Channel – Throwing Dildos At Teen Girls?
There is a fine line between crime and YouTube channel and this dumbass in Wisconsin just crossed it.
Office Space Flair Guy Sues For Proceeds From Flair Guy Merchandise.
Cries of 'it's un-flair' were overheard in the NY courtroom after 'Flair Guy' Todd Duffey lost his ill conceived lawsuit.
Two-Minute Super Bowl Ad For Lawyer In Georgia. [Video]
Jamie Casino is making the transition from defending people that fill ambulances to just chasing them.
Man Caught Driving With Hands Behind Head Loses License For One Year. [Video]
The cost of driving hands-free in the UK is huge – the ability to drive hands-free would also entail being huge.
Car Crash That Killed Four Caused By Affluenza… Not All The Booze. [Video]
Crazy story out of Ft. Worth about a 16-year old getting only 10 years of probation for killing four while driving drunk. Won w/ the 'I'm Wealthy' defense.
FYI – The 'I Slipped On A Banana Peel And Got Hurt' Doesn't Work… Never Did. [Video]
Sometimes, in pursuit of an easy payday, you decide to go so old school with your fraud that nobody buys it. Slipped on a banana peel guy – that's you.


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British Authors Will Attend June 25 Book Salon at Morven and Luce Hall
Four British authors will discuss their novels June 25 in the intimate setting of an 18th-century literary salon at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, and the Center of Theological Inquiry's Luce Hall, 50 Stockton Street, with their friend across the Atlantic, Gladstone's Library in North Wales.
The authors are Stella Duffy, James Robertson, Sarah Perry, and Andrew Nichol. The moderator is the well-known BBC broadcaster Sally Magnusson.
The program will take place on Saturday, June 25, between the two locations. Session sign-ups are done a-la-carte ($25 per session) with two options for every time slot. Following the break-out sessions, all are invited to the Luce Hall Salon for a Panel Discussion entitled, "Leaving Europe? Politics and Culture in Britain Today." Admission is free, and doors will open at 3:45 p.m.
On Friday evening, June 24, there will be a Meet the Authors garden cocktail party in the colonial revival garden at Morven. Then on Saturday all day there are four sessions of conversations with the authors at Morven and CTI.
At Morven, at 9:30 a.m., Stella Duffy will talk about her work in theatre and writing for over 30 years, and how this work has fed her current role running the Fun Palaces campaign. At 11 a.m. James Robertson will talk about how he came to appreciate Scottish culture: by leaving Scotland at age 20 to spend a year at an Ivy League University. At 1 p.m. Sarah Perry will talk about her fascination with the nature of friendship in Victorian Britain, especially the friendships formed by William Gladstone, Prime Minister, and Alfred Tennyson. At 2:30 Andrew Nicoll will talk about what Scotland can tell us about the Trump effect. He will examine the polarization in Scottish public life to show what happens when those who believe themselves excluded find a banner to rally around.
Across the street at the Luce Hall salon, BBC broadcaster Sally Magnusson will interview the authors about their chosen novel and writer's craft, and open up a conversation with the audience. At 9:30 a.m. Andrew Nicoll will talk about his book, The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne. At 11 a.m., Sarah Perry will discuss her novel The Essex Serpent. At 1 p.m., James Robertson will talk about And The Land Lay Still, and at 2:30, Stella Duffy will present a discussion of her novel about Theodora of Constaninople.
At 4 p.m. there will be a panel discussion: "Leaving Europe? Politics & Culture in Britain Today" at CTI's Luce Hall.
From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Labyrinth Books will host a book stall in the Luce Hall salon with books by each author available for purchase.
For further information, visit morven.org.


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Miller posts five points to lead Pioneers to second-straight win
Freedman finished with ten saves in the Skyhawks goal today. (PHOTO BY Matt Campbell)
EASTON, Mass. (October 28, 2018) – LIU Post, ranked No. 9 in this week's Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II poll, scored twice in the opening 11 minutes on its way to a 4-1 victory over No. 6 Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action on Timothy J. Coughlin, '80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium today.
Senior Emily Miller led LIU Post with a five-point game, netting the first two goals of the contest and then assisting on the only second half marker by either side to seal the key NE10 win. Sophomore Sammy Bell and freshman Maddie Leitner each chipped in goals for the Pioneers.
Sophomore Rachel Vellis preserved the win with 11 saves in the LIU Post goal. Senior Sara Freedman logged ten stops in the Stonehill cage, while freshman Charlotte Cloosterman chipped in with a pair of defensive saves.
Senior Carly Andersen netted the lone goal for Stonehill. She now ranks seventh in program history with 34 career goals and ninth in scoring with 77 points in 69 career games played.
Andersen's tenth goal of the year pulled the Skyhawks back within 2-1 in the first half. (PHOTO BY Matt Campbell)
Miller staked LIU Post out to an early two-goal lead less than 11-minutes into the contest, striking first after just 86-seconds, when she pushed a loose ball in the middle of the scoring area that snuck through the Stonehill defense and past Freeman for the opening goal. Miller doubled the Pioneers lead by tipping in a pass from the left side by junior Taylor Brodsky for her 19th goal of the year 10:47 in.
Stonehill pulled a goal back less than five minutes later off a corner as Anderson followed her corner pass to the near post and was on-hand when senior All-American Kacie Smith's drive from the upper right side of the arc was directed towards the left by by junior All-American Michaela Antonellis to Anderson for her tenth goal of the year at 15:30.
Stonehill kept the pressure on, finishing the opening half with an 11-9 advantage in shots, but LIU Post was able to regain its two goal lead with just 54-seconds remaining in the opening half as a long pass from the defensive zone on a counter attack found Leitner one-on-one with Freedman, and she was able to slot in her third goal of the year. The Pioneers added an insurance goal 4:50 into the second half as Miller connected with Bell for her ninth goal of the season.
Stonehill (10-4, 6-3 NE10) is back on the road on Wednesday night at No. 3 Merrimack College at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks return home on Saturday, November 10, to host Saint Michael's College for Senior Day at 1 p.m. LIU Post (10-4, 9-3 NE10) hosts Southern Connecticut State University on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
For the latest on Stonehill Athletics, follow the Skyhawks via social media on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Fans can also download the Stonehill Skyhawks "Front Row" mobile app, powered by PrestoSports, on iTunes and the Android Market.


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CherryPal - A cloud-based computer for $249
This morning I was checking out Digg and saw a post about something called a CherryPal. Thinking maybe it had something to do with CherryOS, I decided to check it out.
This morning I was checking out Digg and saw a post about something called a CherryPal. Thinking maybe it had something to do with CherryOS, I decided to check it out. What I found had nothing to do with a PowerPC emulator for the PC. In fact, the CherryPal is a device used to connect users to a cloud (not "The" Cloud, since that doesn't exist).
In the fifteen minutes since I first heard about CherryPal, here's what I've found out: The initial review that I read claims that the device is rather slow, but it appears there is room for improvement. The device runs a triple-core, 400MHz Freescale processor with 256MB of memory and an 8GB solid state drive. Also included in the 10oz, 1.3" high x 5.8" long x 4.2" wide box is 802.11b/g WiFi, 10/100 ethernet, audio out, VGA out, and (only) two USB ports.
Among the applications accessible from the device (whether or not they're local or in the cloud I'm not sure) are Firefox, OpenOffice, Music Player, MPlayer for CD's and DVD's, instant messenging, and Skype.
A large part of the marketing effort for CherryPal is focused on the device being very "green". The device has no moving parts and only consumes 2 watts of power, which is pretty impressive considering the 500 watt power supplies in the PC's these days, but nothing new to the thin client world. CherryPal also says the devices use 80% fewer parts and will last for "10 years or more" - another benefit that we've heard before.
At first the device seems pretty cool, even though its a new spin on the same old thin client, but there are some glaring shortcomings:
- It seems to me like they should include more USB ports, because there's no way to connect anything to the device after a keyboard and mouse--like a DVD player or an external hard drive.
- A Skype conversation wouldn't be that useful because there's no microphone jack on the device, so you'd need to have some sort of supported USB audio device.
That's all I know about the device for now. I suppose I'll keep an eye on it and see what happens. If any of you have seen one in action and can share the experience with us, please leave a comment.


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Huntington High Overcomes 17-0 Deficit
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 17:01 by Chris Spencer, HNN Photographer
Huntington that had been playing with little emotion started to get that needed spark when Mark Shaver scored late in the second quarter with 4:23 left before the half ended to make the score 17-6.
The Highlanders came out in the second half and played with emotion and determination. Huntington scored 21 points and the Highlander defense allowed no more Parkersburg points.
A look at the Huntington High fans and cheerleaders indicated they were enjoying watching this incredible come back as the Highlanders ranked 12 in Class AAA won over fourth ranked Parkersburg.
If Huntington High head coach Billy Seals can get the Highlanders to play an entire game like they did in the second half against Parkersburg certainly future opponents will be worried and a play-off spot will be likely for the Highlanders come November.
Middle school band students played with the Huntington High Band at half time. The Parkersburg High School Band also performed.


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Your donation will help support lung health in our community through research, education, and advocacy. You may use our secure online donation form or mail your donation to Breathe New Hampshire, 145 Hollis St., Unit C, Manchester, NH, 03101. Please make checks payable to Breathe New Hampshire. If you would prefer to speak with a staff member to donate over the phone, contact us at 603-669-2411 or 800-835-8647 during office hours. Questions? Email email@example.com.
Most people think of cash when they consider making a charitable contribution, but a gift of shares of stock or mutual funds (securities) may be a wiser choice. Your securities can deliver significant tax advantages over a cash donation, allowing you to avoid a capital gain which will ultimately lower the cost to you and increase the donation to help us eliminate lung disease. Contact your tax advisor for more details. Learn more here
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getting closer...
There he is!
Here's looking at you, Joe, and some of the reasons why you're the best dad in the world:
- you love your wife and child
- you show this love every day
- you work really really hard to support our family
- you do the dinner-bath-bed routine like a champ
- you never lose your temper
- you let Ellie puke all over you that night she was sick
- you play chase and tickle better than anyone
- you gently lead with a righteous example
- you are always up for fun family time
Ellie, just look at that list up there!
We really hit the jackpot with this one.


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CIPR Inside has been "making a splash from the inside out" for one whole year now (DOB 7th Jan 2010)
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how our blog did in in its first year, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.
Crunchy numbers
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 6,800 times in 2010. That's about 16 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 47 new posts, not bad for the first year! There were 58 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 10mb. That's about a picture per week.
The busiest day of the year was June 1st with 137 views. The most popular post that day was CIPR Advisory Board on employee engagement.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were linkedin.com, twitter.com, cipr.co.uk, inside.ciprgroups.com, and employeeengagement.ning.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for employee value proposition, ciprinside, cipr inside, stockholm accords, and dilbert engagement.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
CIPR Advisory Board on employee engagement May 2010
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The Stockholm Accords – Now What? July 2010
63 comments and 2 Likes on WordPress.com
About CIPR Inside January 2010
Dilbert's boss doesn't understand engagement (so what's new?) January 2010
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The Employee Value Proposition March 2010


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Things That You Should Consider When Working With Independent Contractors
In this modern day and time that we live in, it is already a common scenario seeing companies or businesses that are seeking help outside the four walls of their business or their establishment and hire independent contractors that can do particular work assignments they cannot give time to work on or are having quite a difficult time dealing with. Although this kind of thing may sound like a good plan initially, if you are not going to approach the relationship and the process in the right and proper way, it can turn into something complicated and stressful.
For those of you out there who want to experience a positive result from working with independent contractors, there are certain areas that you have to pay attention to which you need to conduct professionally as well. What makes things a bit riskier when working with independent contractors is that they are what you call as outside help therefore, technically, they are not your employees. There is no denying of the fact that it is risky yet, even if that is the case, as you have set all the requirements and processes of the assignment, you will find not only success in working with this kind of approach, but harmony and stability as well. In this article, we will be presenting to you the things that you should consider if you are to work with an independent contractor so, you better stick around with use for more information.
When it comes to working with independent contractors, what we want you to do is to discuss the payment you will be providing you with them. It is very important for you to discuss with the how and when they will be getting paid as well as the things you will need from them to initiate the process of payment. Make it a point to ensure that they really do understand the documents and the forms of identification you will be asking from them to set them up in your system. If it so happen that they still do not have their 1099 forms, you can make use of an online program to get it for them in an efficient and quick manner.
Another thing that you should take into consideration when getting the service of an independent contractor is to conduct an interview for the best possible candidate as settling for anything below this is a no go. Never assume that just because someone comes to you or shows interest, you should already hire them instead, conduct interviews like you should with anyone and talk to few of them prior to making a decision.


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Life sentence for Sheffield killerDate published: 15 March 2019 16:42
Yesterday (Thursday 14 March) Danny Trotter of no-fixed-abode was sentenced to life in prison, to serve a minimum of 22 years for the murder of 31-year-old Gavin Singleton.
On Sunday 23 September 2018 the Yorkshire Ambulance Service received a 999 call from a member of the public saying that two men had been stabbed on Walkley Lane, Sheffield. On arrival, paramedics found Mr Singleton to be in a critical condition. Members of the public were performing CPR on him. He had sustained three stab wounds, one to the chest and two to his right leg.
Paramedics arrived and treated Mr Singleton at the scene. He was then taken to the Northern General hospital where he underwent emergency surgery, at the time his injuries were described as life threatening.
Sadly, on 1 October 2018 the decision was made to withdraw life support, and five days later on 6 October 2018 Mr Singleton died.
Following the hearing yesterday Gavin Singleton's family said "We would like to thank South Yorkshire Police, the detectives who were part of this case and our family liaison officer who have all worked tirelessly in their efforts to bring Gavin's killer to justice. Our family have very much appreciated the support they have received throughout this difficult time.
"We are both happy and relieved with the guilty verdict, it won't bring Gavin back but maybe he will be able to rest easier.
"Gavin was a kind, happy, and well liked young man with lots of close friends and family. Gavin had a heart of gold and would do anything to help a person in need, even following his death he helped a number of people by being an organ donor.
"This was a horrific and senseless knife attack. Gavin went out for a drink with friends and never made it home.
"Not only is this devastating for his family and close friends, but it will have a lasting impact on the people who knew him, those who witnessed what happened that night and the professionals who worked on this case.
"Knife crime is in the news on a constant basis at the moment, we're all aware of it but when it happens to your family it just leaves emptiness inside the whole family. We won't ever get Gavin back.
"As a family who has suffered a loss from knife crime, we would urge anyone even thinking of carrying a knife to think of the consequences, not only to the victim and yourself, but to everyone involved. The lasting effect it has on families is devastating. Please think. You can choose not to carry a knife."
In sentencing Mr Justice Nicklin considered the impact on several members of the public who witnessed the aftermath of the stabbing, Trotter's attempt to get rid of the knife in a river and the stabbing of Scott Fauvel, along with the fact that the incident was linked to (and caused by) dealing drugs.
He rejected that there was any element of self-defence in the stabbing of Gavin Singleton.
He recognised the public concern around knife crime saying: "The Court of Appeal has stated that murders like this outrage and horrify our communities.
"Anyone who goes into a public place armed with a knife or other weapon, and who uses it to kill, must anticipate punishment commensurate with that justified outrage and public concern.
"Reflecting that, Parliament has acted by introducing the 25 year starting point in cases like this." He therefore did not add anything further to the sentence.
For the murder of Gavin Singleton, Danny Trotter was sentenced to life imprisonment. Trotter spent 170 days on remand awaiting trial and this was deducted from the 25 year sentence imposed, leaving 22 years to serve. Sentences were also given for three other offences committed at the same time, and will be served concurrently with the term being served for murder. They were:
Possession of an offensive weapon – sentence 12 months
Supplying cocaine to Gavin Singleton – 15 months
Section 20 wounding – 16 months
Detective Chief Inspector Jude Ashmore said; "the message to anyone who is even considering carrying a knife is simple – don't do it. The impact knife crime has is devastating and long lasting, and if you commit crime while carrying a knife you will feel the full force of the law.
"Gavin Singleton's family and friends have suffered a tragic loss that should never have happened and although yesterday's sentencing won't bring Gavin back I hope it gives them comfort as they try to make sense of what has happened".
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Pretty Ricky Net Worth: $2 Million
Having originated from Miami, Pretty Ricky is a globally famous American R&B and hip hop group, which consists of four members: Baby Blue, Spectacular, Pleasure P, and Slick'em, and has a whopping net worth of $2 million. Their very first studio album Bluestars rolled out back in 2005 on Atlantic Records and Bluestar Ent and was certified Gold in the US, peaking at number three on the US Rap chart, at number five on the US R&B chart, and at number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group's 2007 album Late Night Special reached #1 on the Billboard 200, US Rap, and US R&B charts and was certified Gold in the US. Their third album Pretty Ricky launched in 2009 and the next album Bluestars 2 is going to be released this year. Pretty Ricky has had both their singles "Grind with Me" and "On the Hotline" be certified Platinum in the US, whereas their single "Your Body" was certified Gold in the country. In 2007 Pleasure P left the group to embark on a solo career but they officially reunited in late 2014. Their first reunion single "Puddles" was released on Valentine's Day 2015.


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March 28th, 2018 marked the day 16 young men and women graduated from the Bohol Deaf Academy!
Graduation Day
Graduation day brought joy and gratefulness to the students of Bohol Deaf Academy (BDA). The graduates and their parents celebrated the long-anticipated day with a graduate procession, Moving Up Ceremony, and Recognition Rites. A roller coaster of emotions flooded the graduates, their families, and teachers as they remembered the past and felt hope for the future.
Mrs. Marilou Hinlo, the Guest Speaker and a teacher for the Deaf in Jagna SPED Center, felt honored by the invitation to speak at the ceremony where eight out of sixteen graduates were once her elementary students. She inspired the graduates saying, "You are all capable. You are all deserving. It is in belief, courage, patience, and hard work that will surely lead you ahead and give you a bright future."
The Graduates
One of the exciting things about this graduating class is that it has two sets of brothers and sisters graduating together – Charlie and Cheryl Mae Wahing and Eric and Eva Besinga. The siblings are among the students who excelled at BDA. Charlie received the Mayor Leadership Award, Service Award, and Athlete of the Year Award while Cheryl was the seventh honors in class. Eric was also an Athlete of the Year, Performing Ambassador of BDA, and Service Awardee while Eva was the fifth honors and an Artist of the Year.
One of the parents, Mrs. Carmen Madelo, shared her gratitude to BDA at the graduation for teaching deaf children the skills to make a living. She recalled how disheartening it was for her son, William, to be rejected several times from attending other schools because of his situation. Without BDA, William would have never received a quality education. Mrs. Madelo said she can't help but feel proud of all of the children for accomplishing this milestone in their lives.
What's Next
While every single person should have access to a quality education, not all deaf children or adults in the Philippines receive one. Graduation is a huge step for these 16 deaf young adults. IDEA will continue to support many of these students even after graduation as most of them will be employed and trained by IDEA-supported organizations.
Thank you to all of our supporters who make IDEA and these graduations possible!