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According to the provincial Industrial Parks Authority, the province's industrial parks have attracted more than 110 projects with a total registered capital of more than VND930 billion ($43.8 million).
Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times)
HCM City to limit use of plastic bags
The HCM City People's Committee has ordered departments and agencies to raise public awareness about the adverse impact of plastic bags and promote the use of disposable bags at supermarkets, traditional markets, residential areas and trade centres.
The municipal government has ordered departments and agencies, People's Committees of districts, production and trading establishments and public welfare services companies to limit the use of plastic bags, replacing them with environmentally-friendly bags.
Tuoi Tre (Youth)
Fewer flight delays and cancellations
The number of flight delays and cancellations last month fell by 8 per cent and nearly one per cent over the preceding month, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam.
Local airlines operated nearly 15,000 flights last month, said CAAV. Of those 2,057 flights were delayed due to the late return of airplanes, problems with equipment and airport services, and inclement weather.
Jetstar Pacific ranked first in having the most delayed flights, followed by Vietjet Air and Vietnam Airlines.
Lao Dong (Labour)
Vinh Long plans to help locals find jobs
The Mekong Delta Province of Vinh Long has approved a project to provide loans to create jobs for people in the province in the 2014-15 period.
Under the project, each labourer will be able to borrow about VND10 million (US$471) to develop a business or learn a new job skill.
The VND76 billion (US$3.58 million) project is expected to enable about 9,700 poor labourers to find jobs or become self-employed.
Thanh Nien (Young People)
In'l partnership drives VN resort developer toward luxury segment


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This is step two in the sage and onion stuffing tutorial.
Part one is here which deals with making the breadcrumbs and chopping the sage.
It looks complicated, but making stuffing is really easy and you'll never settle for a packet of sage stuffing again!
Peel your onion and place it on a chopping board.
Chop it in half and lay flat side down on the board.
You only need half an onion for this recipe.
Cut the onion from root to tip several times.
I have fanned it out to show you how it looks, but you need to keep quite a firm grip on it once it's been cut for the next stage.
Slice the onion across now - you can see how it's dicing - once again, I've spread it out so you can see, but you will need to keep a firm hold otherwise it will spread and slide all over the place!
Final steps for sage stuffing are here
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Senior Minister of State for National Development, Desmond Lee said that Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) takes a multi-pronged approach, involving various stakeholders, to manage the animal population and mitigate health and safety concerns. This is his response to questions filed by Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC who asked the Minister for National Development for each year …Read More »
Daily Archives: 2017-03-01
Leon Perera: Price hikes seem more synchronised to the political cycle than to the economic cycle
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Leon Perera told Parliament yesterday (28 February) that the timing of the price hikes introduced in the recent Budget 2017 seems more synchronised to the political cycle than to the economic cycle. Mr Perera said that the economy is facing numerous problem and net births of companies are plunging. "Is this the right time to …Read More »
LTA to seek industry's participation in use of UAS and UV technology for MRT and road tunnel inspections
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to seek the industry's participation in the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Vehicle (UV) technology for MRT and road tunnel inspections. Currently, the Authority needs three-hour manual process, involving two workers walking along the underground MRT tunnels for inspection. In the future, LTA expects to …Read More »
ActiveSG Football Academy killing industry, enterprise and will destroy Singaporean liveihoods
By Jose Raymond The ActiveSG Football Academy which is run by Sport Singapore is killing industry, enterprise and will destroy Singaporean livelihoods. ActiveSG Football Academy is being organized using taxpayers money, being conducted on fields which are maintained using taxpayers money, and administered by staff employed by Sport Singapore, a government agency under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth …Read More »
MPs still call for fiscal prudence despite having $190 billion surplus between 2005 and 2014?
Budget: Need for fiscal prudence I refer to the article "Budget 2017: Need for fiscal prudence, even as Govt helps workers and businesses, say MPs" (Channel NewsAsia, Feb 28). It states that "The first day of the debate on Budget 2017 on Tuesday (Feb 28) saw Members of Parliament (MPs) speak on the Government's plans to help workers and enable …Read More »
False justifications for water price increase
By Colin I refer to the 25 Feb 2017 Channel News Asia report "Raise water prices by as much as 100% to reflect production cost: Economist". Water price hasn't increased for 19 years Professor Ng Yew-Kwang said that water prices have not been raised since 2000 – nearly two decades ago. But the price of raw water bought from Malaysia …Read More »
Three easy money saving habits you can set in minutes
By SingSaver.com.sg Adopting these money habits can help Singaporeans start saving money in minutes. We all know and understand the importance of saving money, but after dealing with the daily pressures of living, we can find it hard to muster the effort or time to do anything else. As with other areas of your life, setting good financial habits can reduce …Read More »
3 tips on how to choose which petrol stations to use
By ValuePenguin.sg Petrol prices have been surging in Singapore as of late. According to Global Petrol Prices, a liter of petrol averaged S$2.01 in Singapore during the last week of February, 2017. This is up from S$1.96 in January 2017 and S$1.91 during November 2016. While this level of petrol prices is low relative to 2015 or 2013, it still …Read More »
Pointless to ask for more "naysayers" when the environment does not permit so
At a recent forum with the theme of unintended consequences in Singapore, panellists noted that Singapore required more "naysayers" in order to do well in the next 50 years. While the logic behind that reasoning is sound, this is an issue that should come as no surprise to most Singaporeans. After all, it is common knowledge that Singaporeans are not …Read More »
PM Lee maintains stance on 377a from 2007 speech in Parliament
BBC HARDtalk featured a trailer of an interview with Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, a short exchange between Stephen Sackur and PM Lee regarding his views on the archaic 377a legislation left over by the British colonial empire. The BBC HARDtalk is a current affairs program by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that features a 30-minute one-on-one interview. The interviewee is subjected …Read More »


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Ringu 0 2000
Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.
Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.
An ornithologist who commits suicide returns as fifth force to wreack vengeance on mankind for harming birds with mobile phone radiation. The only thing that is standing in his way is 2.0, the upgraded version of Chitti, the robot.
Located in Madrid's Plaza del Sol, Km. 0 is the point from which all distances in Spain are measured from the capital. In Km. 0, it is also the meeting point for a gallery of characters. Bored, affluent housewife Marga meets up with gigolo Miguel, who co-habitates with gay Benjamin. Sergio, a soon-to-be-married office clerk who can't wait to lose his virginity, makes the acquaintance of prostitute Tatiana, while gay dancer Bruno meets Maximo. Meanwhile, wannabe director Pedro arranges to meet up with Silvia, an actress who wants to work in musicals directed by Gerardo, and bartender Mario is caught between Amor, who wants to marry him, and her little sister Roma, who is truly in love with him.
The introductory chapter to the movie, Strong World, which depicts the events surrounding Gold Roger's execution.
Clouds roll by in a static haze in this Hollis Frampton short film.
A reporter asks Jigen to tell how he met Lupin and the rest of the gang. He tells of when he was hired by a millionaire named Galvez to help guard the Clam of Helmeth, a green cylinder made of unbreakable metal. The cylinder contained instructions on how to forge a metal similar to the one that composed it. The Clam has also gained the attentions of Lupin, a fellow thief named Brad, and Brad's partner, Fujiko. Brad manages to steal the Clam, but is murdered by Galvez' henchman, Shade. Lupin and Fujiko now have possession of it, but no means to open it. Meanwhile, Inspector Zenigata has been dispatched by the Japanese police to hunt down and arrest Fujiko. He is paired with George McFly, an American detective who is his only resource. And on the other side of the world, Goemon is seeking a sword worthy of his skills. The key to opening the Clam of Helmeth is now the focus of everyone's efforts, but who will come across it first?
Lance, a teenager, dreams to be a secret agent when he is suddenly in the middle of an hacker intrigue which aims at an international environmental congress. Lance gets in possession of a computer access card one of which the hackers are in urgent need of for their operation. Lance begins to play with the hackers, seeing his dream come true.
Los Angeles is about to be hit by a devastating earthquake, and time is running out to save the city from imminent danger.
When the husband of a dying woman is approached by a corporation pioneering a new program to extend life through robotics, they get caught in a public debate over humans' relationship with technology.
Three former classmates reunite for their 30-year high school reunion.
A young man Kentaro Saeki (Haruma Miura) keeps failing his bar test and does not know what to do any more. His older sister Keiko is a freelance writer. Kentaro and Keiko begin to search for information on their grandfather Kyuzo Miyabe (Junichi Okada) who dead in the special forces during World War II. Their grandfather Kyuzo Miyabe was terrified of death and obsessed with life. Why did he join the special forces? According to his fellow navy soldiers, Kyuzo Miyabe was a genius and also a coward. Kentaro and Keiko then discovers the shocking truth which has been sealed for 60 years.
A new young teacher Tatyana Ivanovna takes a problematic 5th"B" class and wins with the score 4:0.
A stern young girl who yearns for romance, finds herself involved with a celebrity whose image reveals a hidden persona.
Leo, a Hi-Tech 'pet' robot, wanders alone in Paris following the mysterious disappearance of nearly all living species.
A well-preserved mammoth carcass is found in the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, opening up the possibility of a world-changing "Jurassic Park" moment in genetics.
The life of a young computer systems analyst is thrown into turmoil after arriving in Istanbul to start a new job. She soon finds her passport missing, her credit cards useless, her bank account empty and her identity stolen. As the story progresses we find people and events may not be what they seem ...
The members of a supernatural exploration club called 0.0MHz explores a haunted house to prove the existence of frequencies that attract ghosts.
Agent Zero (Miki Sugimoto) is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Agent Zero is let out of prison with the mission of going undercover to find the politician's daughter and return her safely. Using her deadly red handcuffs, she disposes of the criminals one by one.
Experimental short film by Jean-Claude Bustros
Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he'll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he's sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
A weekly topical series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh that delves into all aspects of the Internet, from the ingenious to the absurd to the medically inadvisable.
Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1. The series later aired in syndication on HDNet and the Sci Fi Channel. The series revolves around a computer expert, Jake Foley, who works for the U.S. government's National Security Agency and was accidentally infected by nanobots which give him superhuman powers. He is able to control technology with his brain, making him "the ultimate human upgrade" according to the show's introduction.
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
This romantic thriller is a digital sequel of popular Television series Jamai Raja.
Taxi 0-22 is a popular Canadian television comedy series, which airs on TVA, a Quebec-based French language network in Canada. The series stars Patrick Huard as Montreal cab driver Rogatien Dubois Jr. II. The first season is predominantly set inside Dubois' dark blue taxi, a Ford Crown Victoria, and the comedy unfolds through his interactions – usually opinionated and deeply held – with the guest stars and other passengers who ride in his cab. Season two expanded the show's narrative to focus more on stories and characters outside of his taxi. Dubois speaks a thickly accented and rapidly delivered Quebec slang. The first season of the show commenced broadcast in February 2007, the second in January 2008, and the third season began airing in January 2009. It is broadcast at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday nights. It has been reported that more than one million viewers watch the show every week. The TVA network has ordered season four to be produced, based on the success of the series. In 2008, the series won the Olivier Award for best dramatic comedy. Actor James Gandolfini is developing a pilot for an American adaptation, which will air on HBO if it is picked up as a regular series.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a Japanese anime television series that premiered on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on July 9, 2009, where it ended its original run on September 17. Directed by Masaki Tachibana and written by Natsuko Takahashi, it is an original series co-produced by Bones and Kinema Citrus. The 11-episode series centres around two young siblings, Mirai and Yūki, and single mother Mari who the two meet in the aftermath of a major earthquake hitting the Japanese capital, placed in the near future. It won the Excellence Prize in the Animation category at Japan's Media Arts Festival in 2009. It was announced that the series has been licensed for a release in North America, set to be released on April 2013.
The story of Saeki Kentaro, who continues to fail the National Bar Examinations and lose sight of the goal of his life, and his old sister Keiko, who is a freelance writer looking up their grandfather Miyabe who died in the Pacific War as a Kamikaze pilot. Miyabe had an astute ability as a pilot of fighter planes, but he was extraordinarily afraid of death. His two grandchildren started wondering why he applied for the Kamikaze corps. Revealing Miyabe's unexpected title of "genius yet coward", they unveil a surprising fact which has been sealed for over 60 years.
Love at 0°C is a Singaporean drama series which aired on Mediacorp Channel 8. It debuted on 10 July 2006 and consists of 20 episodes. The cast consisted of mostly relative newcomers and younger artistes.
The adventures of a zero fighter pilot during World War II.
The Big 4-0 is a TV Land original program that began airing April 14, 2008. The series highlights the celebrations of six people who turn 40. Documentary-style interviews are conducted with each of the celebrants. The series was filmed in various locations throughout the United States.


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Mobile operators could face a 30% failure rate for M2M and Internet of Things (IoT) sessions. So says one provider of self-organising networks (SON) solutions for wireless operators, Cellwize. Amid forecasts of up to 26 billion IoT devices by 20201, the solution vendor believes it has identified the potential pitfalls and the opportunities for mobile network operators. But when and why is this going to be an issue? Jeremy Cowan investigates. Keep Reading →


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This entry was posted on November 29, 2009
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Marlborough is one of those communities which has it all, from an LRT station to a mall and several schools. Given the fact that Marlborough has so much going for it, it is no wonder that Marlborough condos are hugely popular. Located in north east quarter of Calgary, Marlborough is bounded by 52 St E to east, Trans-Canada HWY to north, 36 St E to west, and Memorial Dr to south. Marlborough condos for sale are just a short walk from Marlborough Mall, which has Home Depot and Walmart stores, among other things. Another mall that is really close to Marlborough condos is Sunridge Mall. Besides these two, there are several other shopping options available to the residents of Marlborough. Chinook centre, the largest indoor shopping mall in Calgary with more than 250 retail stores, is not more than 10 kilometer from Marlborough, as are Market Mall and Pacific Place Mall. As you can see, Marlborough is indeed a great place to live for all those who love to shop. Located within the community is the Marlborough C-Train LRT Station, so moving around Marlborough is easy and comfortable.
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Healthy Eating for kids!
Healthy Eating Tips!
We all know how hard it can be to get children to choose healthy option! With all the food full of flavourings and sugar about its not difficult to see why. But hold on, what if there were ways to encourage your child to try new foods?
Well why not try some of our recipes and helpful tips to make healthy meal times fun.
Meal times are always more inviting for children when they are lots of bright colours. Try keep a selection of brightly coloured fruit and veg around. The colours will make the plate in front of your child look more vibrant and interesting. You can either use lots of different colours on the plate or if your child has a favourite colour do a plate of food all in that colour. For example: if your child likes red try – tomatoes, red peppers, pomegranate, cherries, cooked red onion, beetroot etc.
The great thing about using different colours is that children can be interested and want to touch. Allowing young children to use their hands when eating helps them explore and interact with their food. This helps establish a positive, healthy relationship with food. Some foods might be soft and smooth others more hard or rough, holding and touching food is a great way to learn. They also might be inclined to put food in their mouth if they are using their hands to get a feel for it
Strong or bitter tasting food isn't appealing to young children. The brighter colour the food the sweeter the taste tends to be. Green food has a tendency to be more bitter so try to give that in smaller amounts until children are used to the taste. A lot of fruit is sweet and can be used as great substitutes to sugary snacks. Fruits like strawberries and grapes have such a bright colour and sweet flavour they can be passed off as treats to children with a sweet tooth.
Presenting healthy foods in a fun way can encourage children to enjoy healthy food.
See below for examples of fun ways to present healthy food:
Fruits or veg that is naturally small or round like tomatoes, raspberries or blueberries, can be used as fun snacks for children as they are easy to eat and are ready to eat straight away. There is no waiting or preparation time for children to lose interest. They also are usually juicy and sweet. A great combination for young children!
Now we have covered techniques to help you encourage healthy eating let's take a look at some meal ideas!:
When weaning babies, it is important to start with food that is soft and sweet.
Try purees such as:
Apple puree
Pear puree
Mashed bananas
Mashed avocados
Mashed papaya
Mango puree
Peach puree
Butternut squash puree
Sweet potato puree
Carrot puree
Courgette puree
Swede puree
Green beans puree
Parsnip puree
After a child is weaned we can start to be more adventurous in presentation and choice. You may also find that kids will eat most things they cook themselves. So why not try these fun family cooking activities to encourage your little one! (www.kidspot.com)
Cucumber Boats
- 2 cucumbers
- 260 g plain full-fat cream cheese
- pinch sea salt
- 1 tbs fresh dill (chopped)
- 1 red pepper (seeded)
- Toothpicks
- Cut the cucumbers in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds.
- Combine the cheese, salt and dill in a bowl.
- Spoon into the hollowed-out cucumbers.
- Cut triangles for sails out of the pepper.
- Skewer each sail with a toothpick and stick the other end in the cucumber
Pitta Pizzas
- 4 small wholemeal pitta bread
- 180g tomato puree
- 4 medium tomato, thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion, halved, thinly sliced
- 2 tsp italian herbs
- 150g grilled red pepper, thinly sliced
- 100g feta cheese, crumbled
- Sprigs of rosemary to garnish
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Place the pitta breads onto a baking tray. Spread tomato puree over the base of each pita. Arrange your tomato slices and onion on top and sprinkle with dried herbs.
- Add pepper and sprinkle with feta. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then add rosemary.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden and cooked.
The CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Introducing Caring for Children & Young People (QCF) has been developed in collaboration with the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY). This qualification prepares learners to start work in the childcare sector. It covers a broad range from diet and nutrition to play.
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Centre should not interfere in state matters: Mamata decries ban on cattle sale
Posted On Monday, 29 May 2017 By Barmon Roy. Under Crime Reports
CORPORATE PRESS RELEASES (INDIA) referral newsdesk,May 29,2017 SOURCE :: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/290517/centre-should-not-interfere-in-state-matters-mamata-decries-ban-on-cattle-sale.html West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Centre's notification on cattle slaughter as a "deliberate attempt to encroach upon the state's powers" and said her government would not accept it. The Union government had last week banned the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter. The environment ministry had notified the ...
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Dr. Khaled Sharif0 Reviews
About the Doctor
Dr. Khaled Sharif is an internationally renowned Eye Surgeon who is the Founder and Medical Director of Sharif Eye Centers Medical Group Inc.; a professional corporation dedicated to providing world-class laser vision correction procedures, as well as, comprehensive multi-subspecialty eye care in various cities in the Middle East.
Dr. Khaled completed his residency and fellowship training in Great Britain, where he worked as an eye surgeon for ten years. He was the first eye surgeon to perform lasik procedures in his country (Jordan), and was also a pioneer in introducing implantable contact lens surgery, laser cataract surgery and lately the first Ultralasik procedures.
Dr. Khaled published a prize winning textbook on Corneal Diseases in Great Britain, as well as, more than one hundred papers and presentations in european and american medical journals.
Dr. Khaled has been invited to many countries to give training courses on eye laser surgery (prk, lasik, & Intralasik) to eye surgeons and medical doctors. A few years ago, he was also invited as a visiting Professor at New York University Medical School and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary where he gave lectures.
- Fellowship Degree, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Fellowship Degree, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London., United Kingdom
Specializing InEye Dryness Red Eyes Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) Squint & Pediatric Ophthalmology Mono Vision
Sharif Eye Centers
- Daman, National Health Insurance
- Abu Dhabi National Insurance (ADNIC)
- Al Khazna Insurance Read More
- Arab Orient Insurance
- Inayah
- Aetna
Licenses / Permits
- Dubai Healthcare City
Awards & Publications
- Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Ernst and Young - 2012).
- GLAXO Prize for the "Best Medical Atlas" published in Britain by the Society of British Authors.
- Winner of Ophthalmology Diagnosis Competition (UK).
- CASEY, TA. and SHARIF, K.W. Atlas of Corneal Dystrophies and Degenerations. Wolfe Medical Publications Ltd., London, Mosby Year Book Inc., U.S.A. Nominated for the (GLAXO MEDICAL PRIZE) by the Society of British Authors.
- SHARIF, K.W., DOIG, M., KINSELLA, F. Visual Impairment in Juvenile Paget's Disease with Pseudo-Xanthoma Elsaticu Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, USA.
- SHARIF, K.W. and CASEY, TA Penetrating Keratoplasti for Keratoconus; complications and long term success British Journal of Ophthalmology, 75, 142-146.
- SHARIF, K.W., McGee, C.N.I., TOMLINSON, R. C. K. Ocular Trauma caused by Airgun Pellets; ten year survey
- SHARIF, K.W., ARAFAT, A. WYKES, W The Treatment of Recurrent Tirchiasis with Argon Laser Photocoagulation EYE, 5, 591 - 595.
- SHARIF, K.W. Ocular Infections during Infancy and Childhood - Jordanian Pediatric Bulletin, vol.3, 3-6.
- SHARIF, K.W. and CASEY, TA. HOE, W Penetrating Keratoplasty for Bilateral Acute Corneal Calcification Cornea – USA.
Professional Memberships
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology - San Francisco.
- Member of the International Society of Refractive Surgery
- Member of the Examining Board for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Glasgow
- Member of the Editorial Board for the Middle East Journal of Ophthalmology
Languages Spoken
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No Worries Free State Has Got your back guys ... IN IT TO WIN IT !!!!!
Great work done Alberton High though not proffessionally done unlike others. I can surely say that we surely DEFINED the word TEAMWORK. Unity at its best! Go Blues! ^^ We sure had fun doing it! =)
ALBERTON'S SO HOT TO GO SO H.O.T.T HOT TO GO SO hmmm HOT TO GO SO hmm HOT TO GO ... #GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! AHS ...
ACA-scuse me? ACA-believe it! Riebeek you go ladies. That video was the bombdiggty for me was adorable and cool at the same time love the mash up with the songs. holding thumbs for you ladies. well done to the other schools: Kloof, Alberton, Generaal hertzog and GLA you guys were good too.
GLA! Go future leaders... loved the video, what an awesome involved school!
Go go go GLA
WOW GLA! Awesome video. Wonderful to see how different age groups interacted and worked along-GO team spirit. Definitely a school that does things in an unique way. Hope you guys can win this.
Go Alberton High, you are the best
ALBERTON HIGH SCHOOL definitely.
One can't deny the class, poise, elegance, talent and impecable workmanship displayed by the gorgeous matric ladies of Riebeek College. One could see the effort they put in (especially that funny young lady who was sprinting her life away from the back and made it just in time for the next dance move :D ). Their performance was adorable and made me feel directioner-ish. They followed the rules and added their own flavour to the whole thing. I guess Ora Et Labora ( Pray and Work) always stands the test.
GLA all the way man!! #TeamGLA
GLA I hope u win
GLA you guys are just the best !! I hope u win !!!
GLA are the coolcats.
Wish I could go to a school like GLA it looks so fun. You guys really deserve to win!
GLA all the way !!! You guys are so amazing and talented !! Well done on making the best video ever you guys deserve to win !!
WOWEEE GLA - for a tiny little of 250 you really know how to get people going... LoVe your video. Well done to the others as well but GLA - you guys really did a super job!!!
GLA was by far the best!! They deserve to win and they money is for a good cause.
Alberton high !!!!!!!! is the only school where I see that all learners took part... Definitely team work from the whole school. GO GO GO ALBERTON. And thats what its about, for the whole school take part
Riebeek, you were by far the best :)
Best of luck ladies!!
Alberton high !!!!!!!! is the only school where I see that all learners took part... Definitely team work from the whole school. GO GO GO ALBERTON. And thats what its about, for the whole school take part
GLA I have watched all videos and although i must say kloof and riebeck is cool, yours is by far the best. What an awesome school. Awesome learners, awesome teachers, awesome principal. I even checked out your school video and website www.gla-jbay.org GLA best school ever dances to the best song ever. All the best
Go Riebeek!!!! Julle is te oulik man :D
GLA all the way. It clearly shows you are more than just a school........Leadership Academy! Such a fresh take on life. Love it!
Riebeek College too fly! #TeamRiebeekAllTheWay
Go riebeek !
Alberton High all the way...........!!!!
Alberton High Till The End!!!
Riebeek's video though :) I watched it this morning and I'm STILL singing that song in my head. Quite catchy (y) Great job ladies :) :)
Go Kloof High!
Kloof are the best. Loved the dancers on stage and on the tables ;) KLOOF all the way!
Thumbs up for Kloof. Biggest 1D fans ever! You guys rock
GOOOOOO KLOOF! Kloof is the best ❤❤❤ Couldn't keep my eyes off the video! Wow looks like a lot of effort and time went into it! I loved the editing! Vote for Kloof because they have the best video
Well done to everyone but I think Kloof are the best. Loved the way you used girls AND guys! Amazing to know that the guys were excited to join in and wanted to take part in a One Direction video! It shows the Kloof High guys are also One Direction supporters!!! Behind Kloof all the way :)
I LOVED KLOOF HIGH SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE! Made me want to dance and sing along right from the start. So funny watching you guy on the desks haha! Love the idea of the papers in the air and the girls dancing, the BEST video yet! You ladies and gents deserve to win! GOOOOOOOO KLOOF!!!!!
I am a proud Kloof parent! Whoop woop go KLOOF you guys are by faaar the best! I know you guys have got this because you have the most spirit! So proud
Kloof High School are a bunch of COOL CATS! You guys are the best, go Kloof!
KLOOF HIGH SCHOOL are the best no doubt about it! So creative and fun you guys deserve it. I know you guys will WIN this because I just couldn't keep my eyes off your video! I have watched it about 5 times. I LOVED every minute of it ❤ You guys are the bomb
Congrats to all the top 5 schools for making it this far. Every one of these school were great but Riebeek College stood out the best for me. Really enjoyed the video very much. Sorry to other school you guys were great but Riebeek you got my vote. Go Riebeek College!! Whoop whoop!!! Fingers crossed and even my toes crossed that y'all make it to the next round and even win the tickets. Love you all.
Kloof all the way! by far the best
ALBERTOON HIGH defs had me in goozies.. the whole school made a brilliant effort!! Well done blues!!!!
Whoop whoop -Riebeek!!! This was definitely the best!!
GLA julle was en sal altyd die beste wees. So oorspronlik en so vol lewe, die HELE skool het deelgeneem en dit maak julle meer awesome as al die ander. GEEN ander skoolhoof is so awesome soos GLA sin nie. Trotse GLA oudleerling!!
Kloof fabulous
Votes definitely going to the school with the balloons at the end :) Great video (y)
My votes go to Riebeek, the other schools were good but Riebeek was sooo much better than the rest.
Lol loving that Riebeek school. Cool mash up girls, got my votessssss !!!!!!!!
Go Riebeek!!!!!!!!!! My old school :) miss it so much. Once a Riebeek girl, always a Riebeek girl :D Make us proud ladies :*
The Hertzog bomb!! Hertzog's video rocks, they deserve a win!
KLOOF KLOOF KLOOF!!! All the love and support to you. Most energetic video BY FAR
Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog deserves to WIN
GLA, you are the best!! The most original video by far. Seeing all the teachers take part and the principal riding skateboard inside the school is just WOW. Trusting God for a miracle. This really is David against Goliath.
Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog deserves to WIN WIN WIN...LIVIN LOUD!!!!!ONE WAY OR ANOTHER! #thisishowweroll
I am so proud of GLA - "School in the Mall"
These kids deserve to win this. I absolutely loved the "big fans" part. And how cool is it to get your principal to scateboard inside the school building. Go get them tickets!
GO RIEBEEK!!!!!! Hope you guys win the tickets!!!! Riebeek for the 1D tickets:)!!!
I'm proud to say these are my buddies and I'm confident that they are taking it well hopefully because I know of all the time and effort out in
Goooo Riebeek
Abdulaatjie love. No is expecting these videos to be perfect. If the Riebeek school is trying to be pitch perfect, let them be hunny. Its JUST a competition okay? Mwah. Sleep well love, sleep the hatred away and wake up on the right side of the bed tomorrow. Now Lets not hate on any of the schools. Well done Hertzong, Alberton, Kloof, Riebeek, GLA. A round of applause for your efforts :). And remember... If the haters hate? Just shake it off. Mwahahahah.
Really now no man we dont need this kind of comments here. look these girls are trying their best n i am pretty sure the worked their butts off
so please #Riebeek1D
FIVE words to describe the Riebeek College ladies would be: AMAZAYN, BRILIAM, EXTRAORDINHARRY, FABULOUIS and last but not least PHENOMENIALL... Dont let anyone break your lovely spirits down ladies you girls rocked it and don't worry about the hateful comments you got that one thing and thats Integrity!
Go Kloofies you've got this!
Wow KLOOF HIGH SCHOOL are by far the best! Looks like a lot of effort was put in. You guys deserve it, go Kloof!
Wow, guys. Are we really going to nit-pick at an otherwise entertaining video. Maybe it's just me but I'm sensing some hateration. #Chill people. #RiebeekGahtThis, I'm behind those girls all the way.
I totally agree with abdula these girls are horrible. I dont understand why the camera person had to zoom on the 3 people only
This is Horrible dont know why people like this. These girls are trying to be pitch perfect
Proud Riebeek parent over here! Goooooooooooo Riebeek.
GLA is in desperate need of money to build their school so please vote GLA. Awesome video.
Watching the Riebeek ladies showing off their beautiful voices and their cool dance moves. Their video was cute, fun, full of energy, creative and most of all fantastic. Each one of those ladies had a uniqueness to their moves and voices. Enjoyed the ending when they did the chris brown move that was just epic for me could not help but join in and not only sing along but dance along too. Riebeek College ladies aren't just fans they are ultimate Directioners. I would know because my one friend from Riebeek College is one ultimate Directioner and she's in matric just shows you, you never to old to be a ultimate 1D fan. I'll be holding thumbs for you ladies you've got my support 100% will be voting for you ladies. Hope you wonderful ladies get those tickets!!!
Watching the Riebeek ladies showing off their beautiful voices and their cool dance moves. Their video was cute, fun, full of energy, creative and most of all fantastic. Each one of those ladies had a uniqueness to their moves and voices. Enjoyed the ending when they did the chris brown move that was just epic for me could not help but join in and not only sing along but dance along too. Riebeek College ladies aren't just fans they are ultimate Directioners. I would know because my one friend from Riebeek College is one ultimate Directioner and she's in matric just shows you, you never to old to be a ultimate 1D fan. I'll be holding thumbs for you ladies you've got my support 100% will be voting for you ladies. Hope you wonderful ladies get those tickets!!!
OMW Riebeek!!!! Such an awesome video, watched it like 5 times on YouTube. I love it *cheers*!!! Making Uitenhage so proud, you are definitely winning Ladies :)
Go GLA! For the glory of the Lord! We love you!
Kloof High all the way! Great kids who make us proud.
Im such a proud Riebeek parent right now :) My matric babies did such an amazing job in a short period of time. You go girls !!!!!!!!
Wow! So much support for Riebeek College, I just had to watch their video to see what all the fuss was about. I was BLOWN AWAY!! That video was too cute,ey!! Especially that random balloon at the end lol Well done ladies :) hope you win.
Riebeek is a good school. My daughter goes there. It will be awesome if they win! Good Luck Riebeek my entire family is behind you ladies. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!!!!
The competition is very tight all the schools are AMAZING but one stood out the most. Riebeek College never seizes to amaze. From winning the ATKV & Woolworths Competition. I think their talent speaks on their behalf. Go ladies!
Can't stop laughing at that girl running in from the back.
Go girls! :)
Riebeek got Chris Brown dance moves down!!- got my vote
People should vote for change, vote for Riebeek.
Riebeek for the 1D tickets !
Riebeek College for the win! You ladies owned that video and hoping you guys get those tickets!! Can see in your video how determined and passionate you ladies are, you very admiring!! Well done
Riebeek girls have good dance moves
Riebeek College! Those ladies were just amazing. I can just see the fire in their eyes they want those tickets more than anything. Ladies you have my vote, okay?
Whoop whoop. Riebeek for the tickets!
wow Riebeek is totally rocking it, and they are such cuties
GO RiebeekGirlsHighSchool !!!
Routing for Riebeek ALL THE WAY!!! ONLY school that followed the rules and proved themselves. Good job!!
My favourite is definitely Riebeek College !! Their ideas were creative and exciting, totally different to the other schools !! Good luck ladies, holding thumbs for you
GOO Riebeek!
Riebeek College is AMAZE BALLS! I really hope they win
Well done to Riebeek !!! Singing was on point and love the balloons that were the same colour as 5fm- very clever !! Good luck girls and hoping you win this, you deserve this more than any other school who entered
Riebeek College!!! #enough said. Its obvious who I'm voting for. Come on people give the ladies a chance to go watch 1D they deserve it. Can't get over they're video though. TOO CUTE!!!
Riebeek for the win!
Go Riebeek!
Congratulations to Riebeek !!! The acapella idea was genius and totally unique !! Well done guys, you deserve this !!!
Haha I cant help but join in...... GO RIEBEEK!
Riebeek College is by far the best! Hope you girls win, you deserve it :)
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo RIEBEEK!!!!!!!
Riebeek College should take it. What better people to send to see the 1D boys than a bunch of eager, creative and energetic girls? Plus, I noticed Riebeek is the only school that followed all the rules. That will most certainly count in your favour girls. Well done! Your video was enjoyable and interesting! I couldn't help but sing along and move a feet and while watching it. You have my vote! Now on the count of three, everyone say" Goooo Riebeek!! ".... 1, 2, 3....
Loving Riebeek's video !! Flawless and fabulous !! Well done and good luck :D holding thumbs !!
Totally blown away by Riebeek College's entry, literal perfection!
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Anyone know the deal with Naseru and Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?? I deleted the old Zero Context Example which just referred to "see the above", because "the above" just mentioned that his viewpoint novel is canon. No idea what the context here is, I'm not super familiar with the game and story.
I'd like to propose that most of the Minmaxer's Delight entry should be moved into YMMV, if not deleted outright. Disadvantages "simply never com(ing) up" is entirely dependent on your GM, and quite frankly, if your Disads AREN'T coming up in gameplay, your GM is incompetent, IMHO. As a GM for Legend Of The Five Rings, I can come up with ways for every single Disad cited to "come up" in gameplay and be what they are designed to be: a Disadvantage. The "averted" entry can stay, however, as it's clearly part of the original game design.Edited by deadlinedance
Just wanted to preserve Ironcat's opinion of the setting; it has bite.
- Legend Of The Five Rings is similar to Warhammer 40,000, minus the sense of self-parody. Its setting, Rokugan, is a version of feudal Japan where adherence to bushido is turned Up to Eleven; where extreme racism and classism are considered virtues, and where everyone is pretty much expected to be an emotionless robot existing only to obey their superiors. All of which is fine when youre playing as a Nonentity General, controlling an entire clan abstractly via a card game but then the RPG came along, where youre actually put into the role of one individual and forced to see just what a Crapsack World the place truly is, and what an Idiot Plot the storyline has been in order for it to have turned out that way. It serves as a great example of how a setting can be friendly to one type of game, and hostile to another.
...Okay, couple things.
First, the RPG book literally has multiple sections on why that isn't necessarily true, and how everybody isn't some kind of robot. That is, in fact, the entire point of the game. Having to take up the roleplaying challenge of managing conflicts between duty and desire is a feature of the system and setting rather than a bug. It is what people are playing the game for.
Two, the exact degree to which "racism and classism are considered virtues" is and has always been in a state of extreme flux. The Mantis gets rich off trans-oceanic trade and legally inducts foreign and non-human bushi, the Dragon has a public education system for its commoners, the Unicorn clan are practically foreigners themselves, the Naga were a non-human great clan for a full edition before going back to sleep, the Monkey were founded by a commoner who was also the Emperor's best bro, etc. Presenting the views of the Lion clan (or, unkindly, the stereotypical prideful asshole clan who doesn't respect anyone else, even within Rokugan) as universal is disingenuous at best and deliberate obfuscation at worst.
Third, I could be cruel. I could find whatever other fantasy setting Ironcat's pitching, and point out that there's probably shitloads of the very problems he complains about there too. But instead, I'm going to delete Crapsack World off the page, and wait for someone to offer up a critique beyond "I'm a hipster. It's cool to hate on Japan, so I'mma go hate on Fantasy Japan."
How about the version altered by Ramidel?
- Its setting, Rokugan, is a version of feudal Japan where adherence to bushido is turned Up to Eleven, and where the fabric of society melts down in general civil war every generation or two. This, of course, allows for a TCG where entire clans are pitted against each other by Nonentity Generals, but also for a harsh Crapsack World for the RPG, where a samurai is challenged with insane, no-win situations just from the nature of living in the world.
...Well, now that I'm less tired and grumpy...
I still feel it's an unnecessarily harsh read. For one, as the page itself jokes, there have been more wars in the last hundred or so years than in the thousand that preceded it. Furthermore, both editions of the RPG I own suggest at least starting in one of the many moments of "relatively peaceful status quo" that have existed within the game's timeline, and choosing how warlike the clans really are is the GM's choice more than anything else.
I wouldn't say that it's wrong to do a L 5 R game where life sucks, everyone's a dick, and the roleplaying choice of "How will your character die?" isn't worth the paper it's printed on. But I would deny that it's the only acceptable interpretation of the setting. Maybe go onto the YMMV page, and post it under Alternative Character Interpretation? "Some look at the setting and find a Crapsack World of impossible choices and no-win scenarios created by the strictures of the card game?"
Once again, though, I don't feel that Rokugan is outright bad as much as it is an Adventure-Friendly World. Like every other tabletop RPG setting ever made, there are conflicts and problems, but they're intended to make fun combat and roleplaying challenges for the player, not to trap him in impossible no-win scenarios. It's not like the average D&D setting isn't a mire of genocidal race wars and political/cultural stagnation, but no one accuses the Forgotten Realms of being a Crapsack World.Edited by 188.8.131.52
Moved all the trope sections about the Great Clans into a new character sheet page, because that's essentially what the list was. Could use some cleaning up and some brief descriptions of the individual clans.Edited by Crowbar Hide/Show Replies
You could have merged all the clan pages into one general trope list, or you could have put it to a vote. But no, we now have what is essentially entire nations in the character page.
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Jen, I'm sorry I've been so busy that I didn't post this earlier, but I wanted to let you know that you and Mardi are in my thoughts. I am so sorry for your tragic loss! Here are three outfits I wore, each with pearl earrings and a Longchamp bag in the last one that I bought in her honor. I know that there is very little we can do to ease your pain, but I want you to know that I am sending you lots of hugs and I will think of you and her every time I wear "Mardi's bag". She was such a lovely woman inside and out, with a shining spirit and kind heart and she is an inspiration to me and many other YLF'ers. I am hugging my kids tighter and trying to remember to enjoy the little moments with them as time is so fleeting and unpredictable. Wishing you strength, peace and comfort in your darkest days....
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1-4. Hugs for Jen. Wore a "Snuggie" blue fleece cardigan to express comforting thoughts, and a circle pendant to signify an embrace.
5-9. Flowers for Mardi, and butterflies to symbolize her spirit. Hugging the kids tight!
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Rita Ora hits the stage to perform during the March for Our Lives rally on Saturday afternoon (March 24) in Downtown Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old entertainer rocked a bright orange suit and a gray "March for our Lives" T-shirt for her performance for the huge crowd of people.
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The daily life of raising 4 wild and wonderful boys and one spunky and amazing daughter.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Cam went off to work this morning, I made pancakes, I was listening to music in the kitchen and cleaning up while the kids played. And then the phone rang. Cam was calling...I assumed he was calling to say good morning to his family...you know what they say about making assumptions! Well, in fact Cam was calling to say he was coming home. He said he has a fever, chills, and a stomach ache. WHAT!!! Do you know what this caring and loving wife said to her ill husband? I said, "Home? You can't come home! Can you go to a hotel?". You might ask yourself why I could be so mean. Just go here and you'll see why I suggested he not come home. In the end I said come home....but is it mean to suggest he sleep in the garage? When I told the kids that Cam was sick and coming home Mr. P asked right away, "is it the throw up germ?!". Yes, we are all still afraid! I'll keep you posted...if I'm away too long you'll know that it's not good. Pray everyone...PRAY.
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If you're a developer like me you've likely got a set of expectations about the way you handle data. Most likely they all have their roots in the object-oriented/relational paradigm meaning that you'd expect to be able to get some insight into your data by simply running a few queries against it or simply looking at the table, possibly sorting it to find something out. The day you decide to try out something like Azure Table storage however you'll find that these tools simply aren't available to you any more due to the nature of the service. It's at this point where, if you're like me, you'll get a little nervous as your data can end up feeling like something of a black box.
A while back I posted about how I was over-thinking the scalability of my Azure application and how I was about to make the move to Azure SQL. That's been my task for the past 3 weeks or so and what started out as a relatively simple task of simply moving data from one storage mechanism to another has turned into this herculean task that has seen me dive deeper into both Azure Tables and SQL than I have ever done previously. Along the way I've found out a few things that, whilst not changing my mind about the migration away from Azure tables, certainly would have made my life a whole bunch easier had I known about them.
1. If you need to query all the records in an Azure table, do it partition by partition.
The not-so-fun thing about Azure Tables is that unless you're keeping track of your data in your application there's no real metrics you can dredge up in order to give you some idea of what you've actually got. For me this meant that I had one table that I knew the count of (due to some background processing I do using that table) however there are 2 others which I have absolutely 0 idea about how much data is actually contained in there. Estimates using my development database led me to believe there was an order of magnitude more data in there than I thought there was which in turn led me to the conclusion that using .AsTableServiceQuery() to return the whole table was doomed from the start.
However Azure Tables isn't too bad at returning an entire partition's worth of data, even if the records number in the 10s or 100s of thousands. Sure the query time goes up linearly depending on how many records you've got (as Azure Tables will only return a max of 1000 records at a time) but if they're all within the same partition you avoid the troublesome table scan which dramatically affects the performance of the query, sometimes to the point of it getting cancelled which isn't handled by the default RetryPolicy framework. If you need all the data in the entire table you can then do queries on each partition and then dump them all in a list inside your application and then continue to do your query.
2. Optimize your context for querying or updating/inserting records.
Unbeknownst to me the TableServiceContext class has quite a few configuration options available that will allow you to change the way the context behaves. The vast majority of errors I was experiencing came from my background processor which primarily dealt with reading data without making any modifications to the records. If you have applications where this is the case then it's best to set the Context.MergeOption to MergeOption.NoTracking as this means the context won't attempt to track the entities.
If you have multiple threads running or queries that return large amounts of records this can lead to a rather large improvement in performance as the context doesn't have to track any changes to them and the garbage collector can free up these objects even if you use the context for another query. Of course this means that if you do need to make any changes you'll have to change the context and then attach to the entity in question but you're probably doing that already. Or at least you should be.
3. Modify your web.config or app.config file to dramatically improve performance and reliability.
For some unknown reason the default number of HTTP connections that a Windows Azure application can make (although I get the feeling this affects all applications making use of the .NET frameworks) is set to 2. Yes just 2. This then manifests itself as all sorts of crazy errors that don't make a whole bunch of sense like "the underlying connection was closed" when you try to make more than 2 requests at any one time (which includes queries to Azure Tables). The max number of connections you can specify depends on the size of the instance you're using but Microsoft has a helpful guide on how to set this and other settings in order to make the most out of it.
Additionally some of the guys at Microsoft have collected a bunch of tips for improving the performance of Azure Tables in various circumstances. I've cherry picked out the best ones which I've confirmed that have worked wonders for me however there's a fair few more in there that might be of use to you, especially if you're looking to get every performance edge you can. Many of them are circumstantial and some require you to plan out or storage architecture in advance (so something that can't be easily retrofitted into an existing app) but since the others have worked I hazard a guess they would to.
I might not be making use of some of these tips now that my application is going to be SQL and TOPAZ but if I can save anyone the trouble I went through trying to sort through all those esoteric errors I can at least say it was worth it. Some of these tips are just good to know regardless of the platform you're on (like the default HTTP connection limit) and should be incorporated into your application as soon as its feasible. I've yet to get all my data into production yet as its still migrating but I get the feeling I might go on another path of discovery with Azure SQL in the not too distant future and I'll be sure to share my tips for it then.
3 years. That's how long I've been writing about the R18+ rating in Australia. I had thought that I was pretty much done with it when the rating sailed through the lower house 6 months ago but a week ago the guidelines for the new rating were released by the Australian Classification Board and the gaming community collectively sighed in dismay at what was presented. Taking a look over the guidelines it's clear that the idea of a unified classification scheme for all forms of media will never come into reality in Australia as apparently games must be treated differently to all other mediums of expression. Their reasoning for this might look sound on the surface (games are interactive and thus more impactful) but their thinking isn't based on any science I can find and we all know how angry that makes me.
The guidelines themselves are short and concise which makes them rather easy to compare to their previous iterations. Whilst the R18+ rating does open the doors to games that are adult in nature there are some pretty severe restrictions when compared to it's sister medium of film. Indeed if you look at the guidelines for film's version of R18+ and then look at the one for games the number of justifications, limits and "in context" qualifiers the comparison is quite stark which shows that the classification board believes that games are more impactful due to their interactive nature. I've heard this line before but never actually did some research into whether it was true or not.
Today I found out that it's not.
Whilst it's hard to find causative links between video games and any sort of trend in behaviour due to the impossibility of doing proper control testing there is some decent data out there. However meta-analysis of previous studies can show data trends that we can get correlations from. Before you repeat the "correlation is not causation" mantra at me don't forget that correlation is required for causation¹ so any time you see it pop up the relationship almost always warrants further investigation. In this case whilst the research suggests that violent media may lead to increased aggression that does not directly translate to increased violence and violent media is never the sole factor responsible.
What the research does show however is that the tendency towards aggressive behaviours is no more influenced by interactive games than it is passive consumption of other forms of media. Indeed more research shows that contextual justification of violence is by far more influential than the interactivity or quantity of violence present. Thus the idea that games have to be somehow held up to a different standard than that of other mediums due to its interactivity is at best an emotional argument and not one we should be basing laws around.
Of course since these are a set of guidelines it ultimately comes down to the reviewers to enforce them and there's a chance that they won't do so literally. Indeed many games that got slapped with R18+ ratings in other countries previously were waved through under the MA15+ here in Australia and it's quite possible that with the introduction of the R18+ rating that many of the games that fell under the NC banner previously will get waved through in much the same way. This is pure speculation on my part however and we shall have to wait for the first lot of R18+ games to come through the ACB before we'll know if there's any credence to that theory.
It makes me incredibly angry to see policy based around emotional arguments rather than solid research. If I can find the right articles in the couple hours I spend on researching these things then I'd expect nothing less from public servants who are paid to do the same in order to advise their politicians. I can only hope that the government takes the advice of the ALRC seriously and looks towards unifying the classification scheme so we can abandon these silly schemes of differing levels of classification for different types of media. It's another long shot for sure but after 3 years of shouting to get to this point I'm not about to give up now.
¹And for those smart asses out there who will then tell me that you can have causation without correlation I'll tell you to go back to your data and have a good hard look at it. If SPSS tells you that there's no correlation in the data when you somehow know there is then there's a problem with your data or hypothesis.


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Is the Fed Model a Good Valuation Tool?
Should investors use bond yields as a baseline to determine if stocks are over-or-under valued?
If you believe in the "Fed Model," your answer is "yes." The model instructs investors to compare the S&P 500's earnings yield (Earnings/Price, the inverse of the P/E ratio) to the 10-Year Treasury yield:
- If the Earnings Yield is above the Treasury Yield, stocks are said to be "undervalued."
- If the Earnings Yield is below the Treasury Yield, stocks are said to be "overvalued."
With the Earnings Yield ("EY") today currently above the 10-Year Treasury Yield ("TY"), many pundits are arguing that stocks are still undervalued (and therefore attractive), despite other metrics indicating otherwise (click here for the recent post on this). Are these pundits correct? Is comparing the Earnings Yield to Treasury Yields an effective way to value stocks and forecast future equity returns?
Let's take a look…
Data Sources for all charts/tables herein: Robert Shiller, Bloomberg, YCharts.
Going back to 1928, we can separate EY minus TY into deciles, from lowest (-4.4% to -2.1%) to highest (7.0% to 14.9%). We can then calculate average and median forward returns over the next 1 to 10 years within each decile…
If you're struggling to find a strong relationship in the above tables, that's because there isn't one. While the highest EY-TY decile is indeed followed by the strongest returns, the lowest EY-TY decile has above-average returns from 4 years through 10 years forward. The weakest returns reside in the middle deciles (4-7), with a slight bias to higher forward returns with higher EY-TY starting levels.
We can observe this bias in the upward slope of the trendline line in the scatter chart below, which compares the starting EY-TY levels to forward 10-Year Total Returns. The R Squared in this case is .11, meaning that knowledge of EY-TY accounts for only 11% of the variation in future 10-year returns.
Why is there a correlation between EY-TY and forward returns at all?
Digging into the data, we find our answer. In the highest EY-TY decile 10 which showed the strongest forward returns, the median P/E ratio of 9 was by far the lowest of any decile, and the median earnings yield of 11.1% the highest. Many of the data points were from the late 1940s and early 1950s when stocks were exceptionally cheap and bond yields were exceptionally low.
Deciles 8 and 9 also showed below-average P/E ratios.
So perhaps the strong forward returns in deciles 8-10 were not due to the widespread between EY and TY after all, but simply because of the lower starting P/E ratios (or higher EY).
If this is indeed the case, we should observe a stronger relationship between EY and forward returns than EY-TY. That is exactly what we find. The R Squared between EY and forward returns moves up to .45, meaning 45% of the variation in forward 10-year returns can be explained by the starting Earnings Yield. This is significantly higher than the R Squared of 0.11 for EY-TY.
The conclusion: cheap stocks tend to be followed by above-average forward returns – and expensive stocks below-average forward returns – regardless of where bond yields are.
This makes intuitive sense, particularly when viewed in the extreme. Let's say the 10-year Treasury Yield went negative, as was the case in recent years in both Japan and Germany, and still is the case in Switzerland. Under the "Fed Model," that would imply that the P/E ratio could literally go to infinity and still deliver a higher Earnings Yield (E/P) than the yield on bonds. If the P/E ratio on Swiss stocks went to 1000, the Earnings Yield would be 0.10% (=1/1000), still higher than the yield on 10-Year Swiss Bonds (-0.10%).
Would you call Swiss stocks undervalued today at a P/E ratio of 1000? I rest my case.
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Beckett's classic play is set on an empty country road near a withered tree. The tragicomic, almost clownish, Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for Godot. Were they here on the previous day? Do they know Godot? Would they recognise him if he arrived? How do they pass the time? Should they leave? Can they leave? They are joined by Pozzo and his enslaved servant Lucky. These newcomers offer little by way of answers to their questions. A boy arrives to announce that Godot will not come on this day. Darkness signals an interval. The Second Act mirrors the first, with more elements of farce and philosophical reflection
|Donal O'Hanlon
|Lowry Hodgett
|Sean Markey / Neil Heaney
|Turlough Trainor
|A Boy
|Daire Downey
|Sean Treanor
|Dylan Connolly
|Dylan Connolly
|Stage Managers
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|Mark Hughe
|Tom Carville
|Ezra Davis
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Newpoint Players from Newry has been active since 1946. Each year we participate in the ADCI and AUDF Drama Festival Circuit, sometimes with two concurrent plays. Every summer we run a youth theatre school involving young people aged 14 to 18 at no cost to participants. Though an Amateur group, we are a 'producing company', Recent festival productions have been written by and directed by Sean Treanor. For the past two years, Newpoint Players have toured to Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto Canada with two original history- based plays written by Anthony Russell and directed by Donal O'Hanlon. We returned to Canada in April this year on a renewed tour.
Summary of Adjudicator's Comments
In her introduction, Festival Adjudicator Imelda McDonagh noted that 'Waiting for Godot' is regarded as "one of the most significant plays of the 20th century". Amid the backdrop of "a barren landscape", we see "theatre of the absurd" and although there is a feeling of despair, there is will to survive despite the despair.
When author Samuel Beckett was later awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, the "human compassion" that inspires his work was highlighted. Originally written in French, the play has often been seen as a catalyst for change and an all-black version in South Africa was perceived as a call to end apartheid.
One critic, Vivian Mercier memorably described it as a play "in which nothing happens twice". Ms McDonagh said that there is a "grey zone" in this play between "existential terror" and "vaudeville theatre". Pace and rhythm are important in allowing the "musicality of the prose" to flow through.
The set was described as "visually strong" with a "touch of the surreal". The large rock was strong and provided a good area for action. Yet the adjudicator wondered about the two-dimensional tree and questioned whether it provided the beauty that Beckett intended as a symbol of hope.
The clothing of the two lead characters was "dirty and grimy", with the make-up of Estragon (Gogo) suggesting a clown (albeit a very downbeat one). There was "the touch of a country squire" in Pozzo's costume in Act 1.
The change of light for Vladimir's lament in Act 2 was praised, though questions were raised over some aspects of the lighting. The sound effects (overseen by Dylan Connolly) created the required "sense of bleakness".
The Director (Sean Treanor) brought the audience "on a journey to a desolate place". The adjudicator commended "strong moments" such as Lucky's speech and collapse in Act 1, and the foot sequence and hat exchange between the two leads.
Ms McDonagh felt that occasionally the movement on stage was "too busy" which took away from the necessary "stillness". Beckett's writing is specific in conveying a sense of "inertia and pointlessness", she pointed out. In Act 2, however, the rhythm was much better, and the off-stage wailing prior to Pozzo's entrance was favourably highlighted.
There were "significant moments of comedy" in this production but the adjudicator wondered if the link between the comedy and the sense of existential terror felt by the leads was conveyed strongly enough.
Turning to the acting displays, the adjudicator noted that the "interdependence" of the two lead characters is an important element, and this was shown in different ways such as by their holding of hands. She felt they were "more upbeat" than she had expected.
Estragon (Donal O'Hanlon) was "dour and grumpy" and showed his struggle to deal with the simplest problem. His "slouched body language" and physical comedy in the boot sequence was also telling.
Vladimir (Lowry Hodgett) was a "curious" and "prowling" figure on stage. His attempt at singing and his imitation of Lucky's speech were praised, and he effectively conveyed a sense of isolation and frustration towards the end.
The role of the enslaved servant Lucky requires great focus and discipline as he must be still for long periods. This actor (Sean Markey) demonstrated "great control" and was suitably "pathetic", according to the adjudicator. The delivery of his "nonsensical speech" was lauded as he appeared to have invested it with "internal logic" that made sense to him.
Pozzo (Turlough Trainor) had "a rich and vibrant voice" and he used it to "powerful effect" in Act 1 to assert his dominance. His transformation in Act 2 was notable but Ms McDonagh suggested that he needed to show "more frailty and panic" to highlight the stark contrast from his earlier appearance. The Boy (Daire Downey) showed "a lovely sense of innocence" and "stillness".
Overall, the adjudicator felt this was "a highly visual interpretation of Beckett's classic" and it raised the "existential questions" provoked by the author's writing.


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Age discrimination issues in I.T.
computerguy9355 Posts: 81Inactive Imported Users ■■□□□□□□□□
well i posted this topic at various of boards and it seems like i get a different answer everytime, i am not conducting a research, i would like to hear your opinion on this subject
do you think age discrimination is a threat to someone who is over 40 but hold multiple creditials ? e.g. CCIE, CISSP, some comptia certs.etc..
do you think age discrimination is a threat to someone who is over 40 but hold multiple creditials ? e.g. CCIE, CISSP, some comptia certs.etc..
Danman32 Posts: 1,243MemberGee, I hope not. I just turned 40 this year.
keenon Posts: 1,921Member ■■■■□□□□□□i think their worried that you experience level would put you at a level at which they're not able to pay..this is if you have 20+ years of experiene you would be a senior level and managers most don't have that, and are scared you could take their job i got that off the record once before from a managerBecome the stainless steel sharp knife in a drawer full of rusty spoons
blargoe Self-Described Huguenot NC, USAPosts: 4,171Member ■■■■■■■■■□^ That's why I'm trying to put myself in a position where management would be an option for me when I reach that age. It's not what I really want to do but in another decade or two it might be the best way to keep my career going.IT guy since 12/00
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BubbaJ Posts: 323Memberblargoe wrote:^ That's why I'm trying to put myself in a position where management would be an option for me when I reach that age. It's not what I really want to do but in another decade or two it might be the best way to keep my career going.
I have worked very hard at staying out of management. Management just doesn't pay enough unless you have a masters degree and get very high up in the corporation. I am closer to 50 than 40, and have been there for almost 20 years. Last year, I had two different managers within my company competing for me in my technical role. I make more than the first 4 levels of management, and I just don't want that headache.
binarysoul Posts: 993MemberDepends on the employer and its ethics/values; it also depends on the values, ethics and morale of the hiring manager.
It's more of a morale, ethics and value question than a legal one. I'm sure it's illegal, but it does happen, but definitely not always.
strauchr Posts: 528MemberMy friend just recently got knocked back for a job because he was too young at 26! He had the experience and skills.
I think there will always be age discrimination. People will think that you should be doing cetain things at certain ages.
40s would be senior tech up to management.
20s support. I am 27 and do design and project work. I work with no one under 30 at all.
rockstar81 Posts: 151MemberDepends on who is hiring you to be honest. IMO 40 is young (in theory you have at least 25 years work left in you). What you find nowdays is that there are a lot of managers who don't know anything, there 22 out of college do a fast track training program and running a dept by 23. Believe me I have worked with some right clowns who think they know it all yet couldn't boil an egg. IMO have guys like yourself is excellent for a company it gives the younger guys someone to look up to and to learn from. Don't get discouraged, the right job with the right company will come along and it will be well worth it.


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