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An Interview with Sudha Bharadwaj
This intervew with SUDHA BHARADWAJ of Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha was conducted by JUSTIN PODUR in Raipur on 5 March 2013
JP: As a lawyer and an activist, how do you see the relationship between legal work and activism?
SB: I see myself primarily as a trade unionist. I joined the union movement over twenty years ago, and it was the union that made me a lawyer. They felt that workers needed a good lawyer in their fight with the corporations. Our union is one of contract workers and has been striving to overcome divisions in the working class. Here, workers have a close connection with the peasants. So, we believe that working with the peasants is part of unionism.
When I got to the High Court, I found that all the people's organizations were in a similar situation. The laws that give you rights are poorly implemented. When you fight, the status quo has many legal weapons, launches malicious litigation, etc. So we have a group of lawyers now (Janhit), and we work on group legal aid, not individual legal aid. The idea is that if you help a group, that can bring about some kind of change, create some space. I've also gotten involved with the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), for which I am the General Secretary in Chhattisgarh.
JP: Can you give examples of some of these struggles?
SB: We organize in the cement industry. One major corporation is Holcim, a Swiss multinational, that has taken over ACC and Ambuja, though these Indian corporations continue to retain their brand names. Holcim has closed down its Spanish and American plants and has come here. Why? If you look at returns on investment in this industry globally, they are 1.3%. In India, they are 13%. These multinationals have come here with deep pockets, and they have gotten a stranglehold over local administration – the ministers, the officers of the forest, labor, mining and pollution departments – they have that capacity.
In the cement industry, there is a Wage Board Agreement that says no contract labor can be employed in the cement industry except in loading/unloading and packing, and even then they have to paid at the same rate as regular workers. But actually these multinational plants are using contract labor for all processes of cement production and paying paltry minimum wages, ignoring the law. When we take the struggle to the streets, they use the law against our workers. Ambuja in particular has been very vindictive. One of the leaders in the struggle spent 13 months in jail on a trumped charge of looting a mobile and Rs. 3500 from a Security Officer.
Look at the level of extraction. Contract workers at Ambuja get 180 Rs per day (less then $4), at ACC 200 Rs per day ($4). A permanent worker would get 700 Rs per day ($14). The Swiss worker gets 2500 Rs ($50), and the CEO gets 2.2 lakhs per day ($4400). The largest share holder Thomas Schmidheinney gets 2 crore per day ($400,000). Even getting basic labor rights is very, very tough and workers realize that the corporations are in an even more intense fight with the peasants and adivasis.
JP: And there are attempts at common struggles between workers and adivasis and peasants?
SB: There are. Our union is a member of a platform called Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan which has mass organisations like the Adivasi Mahasabha, Bharat Jan Andolan, Gondwana Gantantra Party etc., and most importantly many small village community organisations which are fighting displacement and trying to enforce the PESA act and Forest Rights Acts because individual struggles are just being crushed. This is an election year, so we might see some gestures from Congress, to cash in on the simmering discontent, but usually the political representatives of all parties have been trying to buy off opposition. The CBA may have critical mass one day. That's what we hoped when it was founded 2-3 years ago.
JP: I've been trying to understand what is happening in the forest, in Bastar.
SB: Take a look at a map of the periphery of Chhattisgarh. If you overlay maps of forests, of adivasi villages, of minerals you'll find almost perfect overlap. When Chhattisgarh was created in 2000, carved out of Madhya Pradesh, the first Chief Minister coined a phrase, he said it was "rich land, poor people ". In the 12 years since its creation, the people have become poorer, and more riches have been discovered in the land. This state is full of minerals – 19% of India's iron ore, 11% of the coal, bauxite, limestone, all kinds of priceless minerals.
Paradoxically to understand Bastar, that is South Chhattisgarh, the place to start is north Chhattisgarh. In the north, in Raigarh, you will enter Jindal country, you'll see Jindal everywhere. In 12 years, in Raigarh alone, 26,000 acres of agricultural land have gone for mining and plants. Where are the people supposed to go? Inequalities have intensified.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s the Maoists came into the northern district of Sarguja and were crushed. They came from Jharkhand. They redistributed some land. There were 20-25 encounter killings of their leaders, and many adivasi people are still in jail. Surguja has bauxite. It is densely forested. The forest ministry said it was pristine jungle, a 'no-go' area for mining. The Chhattisgarh government made it a 'go' zone, with a rail corridor and power plants. In one village, Premnagar, the Gram Sabha (village-level government) voted 12-15 times, saying they didn't want a power plant, they argued it out in a reasoned manner. That is because in a Scheduled Area (tribal dominated) the Gram Sabha has sweeping powers. So the State government, by a notification, changed the Gram Panchayat into a Nagar Panchayat (municipal council) and took away its powers! This is unconstitutional, of course, but the final judgment never seems to happen and there's no interim relief – so the land grab can proceed in the meantime. Every possible protest is thrown to the winds.
JP: What is the role of privatization in this process?
SB: Mining for companies is based on leases with land owners, not by land acquisition. Earlier leases used to only be given to the public sector, and you could not mine unless you built a plant. Now, with Public Private Partnerships (PPP), private companies can just mine, and even if it is not for captive use. This leads to 'dig-and-sell', a robber-baron kind of situation.
Kosampali village in Raigarh is surrounded by a 150ft deep Jindal mine on two sides. On the third side is the river. The people of the village have only one way out, and that land is scheduled for mining too. They are doomed to become an island.
What does the law say about this? When the mining company applies for the lease, the application asks: does the applicant have surface rights? If not, has the consent of the owner/occupier been obtained? If the answer to these questions is no, then the application should be sent back immediately to obtain those consents. But instead, the mining company writes: "consent will be obtained", and gets through this giant loophole that says "consent may be given after lease, but before entry". So the government comes to the rescue of the mining company. The Tehsildar (a revenue official lower in rank to the District Collector) posts notice listing out all the plots in the lease, saying – come and collect your compensation as per the Land Acquisition Act. They don't tell people that they have a choice not to consent. Normally people take it as a fait accompli. They come and take the compensation, and their consent is then assumed. In cases where villagers take the compensation, they try to buy land in other villages, and often the local people there see them as outsiders and don't let them settle But the people of Kosampalli are saying, "No amount of money can compensate us if you take away these last lands for mining, because we won't be able to live here any more." Our legal office managed to get a stay on the mining, and it's fixed for final hearing. Jindal's lawyer is the son of a Supreme Court judge. He is a Member of Parliament fom the town of Puri. Once the Jindal Company, at its own expense, took all the judges of district Raigarh on a pilgrimage.
If you're in Chhattisgarh, you should visit Jashpur district. It's pristine forest at the moment, but the prospecting licenses cover the whole district. A whole hill and plateau atop it called Pandrapat where the Pahadi Korva primitive tribes reside is covered by bauxite mining leases. After the elections are over, mining will start, and the forest will be devastated.
JP: Talk a bit about the politics of power in this region.
SB: Janjgir-Champa, another district in the north, is a drought-prone area. The government invested in irrigation, and got 78% of the district irrigated. But now there are plans for 34 power plants using that water. There are plans for 70 plants in Chhattisgarh, to produce 60,000 MW. The peak electricity requirement in the state is 2500 MW, and we already have 5000 MW capacity. So are we selling it to our neighbours? Well, Andhra Pradesh is planning for capacity of 45000 MW, Gujarat 45000 MW, Madhya Pradesh the same. So what is going on? I think it is not about power. It is for the mining. There are 200,000 acres of land allocated for these plants, 100,000 acres for mining. The water required for these plants is more than all the surface water we have, so we're going to dip deep into the ground water.
This is a net transfer of land and minerals to the private sector. When the global financial crisis set in, multinationals have begun to come here and continue to make huge profits by collaborating with Indian corporations. So Tata will be the Indian face of Corus when it needs iron ore. Foreign mining might face trouble – but if you have a great Indian company mining, no trouble.
Once you understand this pressure for mining, this pressure for land – then you can understand South Chhattisgarh, that is, Bastar.
JP: Bastar, where the Maoists are.
SB: The Naxals came to Bastar in the 1980s. The area was totally neglected. It was considered a "punishment posting" for the government officials who got posted there. Exploitation was blatant and brutal, of the forest peoples and adivasis. Many of the adivasis made their living collecting tendu leaves (used for rolling bidi cigarettes). There were huge movements to get the adivasis better prices for their tendu leaves, and the Naxals built a solid base with these movements.
By 2005, according to the Director General of Police (DGP) at the time, there were 50,000 Sangham members (unarmed members of the front organisations of the Maoists). That might even have been an underestimate. Thus there was this a huge area where the Forest Department and police couldn't go, but teachers, doctors, were allowed. It was after Salwa Judum), that violence greatly increased.. And the period of Salwa Judum correlates with the MOUs and the land grab some 2200 ha were granted to Tataand a similar amount to Essar, for iron ore prospecting.
So in Bastar the state has this predicament. They want the minerals, they even want the forests a little bit for carbon credits, but they don't want the people. In 2005, Salwa Judum starts. It's typical strategic hamleting, moving people out of the villages and into camps. A similar approach was taken to insurgencies in the Northeast, in Mizoram and Tripura, for example. Here, they emptied 644 villages, by the government's admission, 350,000 people. About 50,000 were brought to the camps, and today these camps still have about 10,000 people. Some fled to neighbouring states particularly Andhra Pradesh.Where are the rest? They seem to have gone even deeper into the forest, probably 200,000 people. . They try to cultivate and live in the forest, but they are being treated as outlaws.This displacement has been a very violent process. There are affidavits, evidence in the "Salwa Judum" cases filed in the Supreme Court (Nandini Sundar's case and Kartam Joga's case). In one block alone, the Konta block, there were 500 deaths, 99 rapes, 2000 houses burned. This was a violent, state-backed vigilante movement, and was also essentially pushed back militarily by the Maoists.
The notion of a few Maoists manipulating people is a bit simplistic. Even in the newspapers , when they describe ambushes, they describe 700, or 1000 attackers at times. Getting 700 people to a rally is difficult for us in the democratic movement. If 700 people are going to war, they must be looking upon it like an adivasi or national liberation struggle. And it is the State that has forced them to choose one side or the other.
JP: I'd never heard it characterized that way.
SB: Yes, you could say it's a tribal rebellion, backed by the Maoists, who are ideological. But many ordinary people who join it see it as the only way they can save their land.
Those of us in the democratic movement, in the PUCL, we say to the state: de-escalate the violence. Let people come back to their villages. Let there be civilian administration. Let the teachers go back. The state has moved the schools, the ration shops, even the voting machines, to the Salwa Judum camps. How can you not have rigged voting in that context?
If you, as the State, think of these people in the jungle as outlaws, you're ultimately behaving like an occupying army. The Indian army is also here, they came a year ago. There was a rally, of 700 elected representatives, sarpanches, panches, who went to the Collector and said, we don't want army bases here, but no action seems to have been taken on their demands.
According to international law, indigenous people have the right to say no to projects on their land. In Indian law, inherited from the British, the tribal dominated areas are called Scheduled Areas. Under the British, they were called Excluded and Partially Excluded areas. They were administered directly by the Union Government, through the Governor, not by the State Legislature. So, it was understood that these areas were a special case. According to the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, the Gram Sabha is supposed to make the decisions, it is to be consulted for all developmental projects. Even under the Forest Rights Area, it is the Gram Sabha which declares and verifies rights both individual and collective. It's supposed to be direct democracy in the tribal areas.
So we say, let it be implemented. If the adivasis, through the Gram Sabhas, say they want a freeze on MOUs, because their experience is terrible, with iron ore going to Japan for 400 Rs/ton ($8) while locals get no benefit, not to mention all the ecological damage, then you have to convince them. If it isn't implemented, this will get worse and worse.
The government, internationally, says there is no internal armed conflict, because it doesn't want any international involvement, no UN, no MSF, no Amnesty International eyes here. But internally, it labels the Maoists as the 'greatest internal security threat'.
JP: Would international attention on this conflict be positive?
SB: It would be good. The Government would have to then worry about civilian casualties. They ought to have nothing to lose. Why not allow the international community to monitor the situation? If you don't, you are all but admitting that what you want to really want to do is a massive ground clearing operation. When there is a virtual war going on, recognition that it is going on would be better.
There was this village, Sarkeguda. It was very strong. The villagers refused to leave when the Salwa Judum started. Finally some people were killed by the Salwa Judum, some arrested and houses burnt, so in 2006 they fled to Andhra. NGOs like Himanshu Kumar's Vanvasi Chetna Ashram, and the Agricultural and Social Development Society (ASDS), Khamam tried to rehabilitate some of these villages as had been recommended by the NHRC. They came back in 2009 and look again at what happened on 28-29 June 2012 – another fake encounter, 17 killed, 7 of them children. Eight years after their displacement, Sarkeguda is still trying to get re-established. They are feeling like the state doesn't want them to live there.
Young men and women fear arrest when they go to the ration shop. When they go, their rations are carefully measured so they don't have any extra, supposedly because it would go to the Maoists. There's this total denial of basic human needs. They justify killings with this twisted logic. Earlier 17 people were killed in a faked encounter in Singavaram. The Superintendent of Police, Rahul Sharma, was sure that someone "was or was close to Naxals" because tablets of chloroquine and a bottle of dettol were found on her person!
The government shows no interest in stopping the war through negotiation. A Maoist spokesperson who was coming forward for talks, Azad, was killed. A West Bengal Maoist leader who was in negotiation with the State Government, Kishenji, was killed. They state continues their military buildup and labels all the adivasis as Maoists. There are thousands of adivasis in jail, awaiting trial. When the police go into the jungle, they go in their hundreds, they pick up all those of a village who have not been able to run away, and bring everyone to jail. Most of these people, who speak adivasi languages and don't speak Hindi, have no interpreters, so they lie in jail and wait for acquittal – which will come, because there is no evidence against them. But they are waiting in a Central Jail, their family can't see them, the lawyers don't want to, because they get their photos taken and become known as "Naxal lawyers".
The government has this Special Public Safety Act (SPSA), which means any "aid" to the Naxals is illegal irrespective of their knowledge, or intention that they are aiding.. In Bilaspur, tradespeople who sell olive green cloth are being prosecuted for "supplying Naxal uniform". There's a military phrase for the action of security forces in that area – "Area domination" which means "Squash them all". It doesn't work, What happened in Kashmir? They "rooted out the militants", now they have boys throwing stones. There's huge anger, and the government is not willing to come to terms with it.
In other areas, like the POSCO affected area in Odisha, people are struggling in different ways. The entire adivasi belt from North Bengal to Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh extending upto Vidharbha is seeing huge struggles for land and forests, not just Bastar. And, unless the state decides to commit genocide, which is possible, this is not going to go away.
I think it's time to rethink "rich land, poor people". We allow private parties to dig up the minerals, then what? Smart people don't use up their own resources. The US still has oil, even though it was discovered hundreds of years ago. We in India are going to sell away everything we have and cry afterwards, and we are going to violate all of our principles and the rights of our peoples to do it.
JP: How to resist this?
SB: As Marxists we have a notion of the State, of a system. Today the prospect of people getting their rights within the system – through the executive, judiciary, or legislature – has shrunk. The system is not working. It has to change. Now, the Maoists have a strategy, they believe in the overthrow of that system. But democrats like us, we are confused. Some of us believe that we can transform the system through elections. The Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha has a flexible approach to elections. We're not against elections and use different methods of contesting or opposing a particular candidate or supporting a particular candidate depending on what strengthens our organisation, but we don't believe that they will change the system. In these elections where lakhs of rupees are spent even on village-level elections, and crores on MP or MLA elections, ordinary people trying to get heard among all this money is like giving a philosophy lecture in a disco. It's ridiculous. The media is corporatized. While the media covered Anna Hazare, he had a huge movement. Then they just turned it off.
I watched how they dealt with the Occupy movement in the UK. They were frozen out, shut out of the conversation, isolated, and after some time, their tents were removed. It was a smart strategy. And the Indian state is no less smart. It's very clever. Look in the Northeast, in Kashmir, in Bastar, in Gujarat. People are excluded, compartmentalized. We can't get our act together.
As CMM, we refuse to remain silent on events in Bastar like the fake encounters or the adivasis languishing in jails, just to be in the good books of the State. Some people say, armed movements invite repression. But all movements invite repression. They killed our leader Comrade Shankar Guha Niyogi in 1991, and workers have died in police firings in 1977, 1984 and 1991. Today our activists face the risk of being booked under the Chhattisgarh Special Security Act for this eminently democratic work. (http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article2497776.ece). Still, we keep trying to work legally, democratically, and do mass mobilization, express solidarities, try to widen the circle.
Justin Podur is a Toronto-based writer and professor at York University, currently a visiting professor at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi. His blog is www.killingtrain.com and twitter is www.twitter.com/justinpodur
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To those who drive behind diesel trucks, they know that these vehicles tend to be more slower moving and potentially smellier than other vehicles. Those who drive trucks know they are gasoline hogs (after all look at the weight they are hauling). They are a vital necessity for the U.S. economy.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation earlier this week announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. This comprehensive proposed national program is projected to reduce GHG emissions by nearly 250 million metric tons and save 500 million barrels of oil over the lives of the vehicles produced within the program's first five years. Truck emissions have been going down for years but this is a major step forward.
Some of the older emission reduction standards include:
- January 2001 – EPA sets new emission standards for trucks
- October 2000 – EPA requires on board air emission diagnostic systems for vehicles under 14,000 pounds
- October 2008 – EPA requires on board air emission diagnostic systems for vehicles over 14,000 pounds
"Through new fuel-efficiency standards for trucks and buses, we will not only reduce transportation's environmental impact, we'll reduce the cost of transporting freight," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "This is a win-win-win for the environment, businesses and the American consumer."
EPA and DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are proposing new standards for three categories of heavy trucks: combination tractors, heavy-duty pickups and vans, and vocational vehicles. The categories were established to address specific challenges for manufacturers in each area. For combination tractors, the agencies are proposing engine and vehicle standards that begin in the 2014 model year and achieve up to a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption by 2018 model year. For heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, the agencies are proposing separate gasoline and diesel truck standards which phase in starting in the 2014 model year and achieve up to a 10 percent reduction for gasoline vehicles and 15 percent reduction for diesel vehicles by 2018 model year (12 and 17 percent respectively if accounting for air conditioning leakage). Lastly, for vocational vehicles, the agencies are proposing engine and vehicle standards starting in the 2014 model year which would achieve up to a 10 percent reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 2018 model year.
With the potential for significant fuel efficiency gains, ranging from seven to 20 percent, drivers and operators could expect to net significant savings over the long-term. For example, it is estimated an operator of a semi truck could pay for the technology upgrades in under a year, and save as much as $74,000 over the truck's useful life. Vehicles with lower annual miles would typically experience longer payback periods, up to four or five years, but would still reap cost-savings.
EPA and NHTSA are providing a 60-day comment period that begins when the proposal is published in the Federal Register. The proposal and information about how to submit comments is at: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regulations.htm and http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy.
As part of the process of developing this proposed rulemaking, NHTSA has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its proposed fuel efficiency standards. The Draft EIS compares the environmental impacts of the agency's proposal with those of a number of regulatory alternatives. Comments may be submitted on the Draft EIS through January 3, 2011.
The regulatory proposal is the result of President Obama's memorandum earlier this year directing EPA and DOT to address both issues through a single, coordinated national program. The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) encouraged and supported the President's efforts to assure that the two federal agencies coordinate efforts to propose a single national GHG reduction and fuel efficiency improvement program.
"As the primary manufacturers of medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles in the United States, EMA and TMA members have always focused on improving fuel efficiency and have made significant advances in reducing fuel use in medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles", stated Jed Mandel, EMA President. "Better fuel efficiency is a key customer demand in the commercial vehicle sector, and our members continuously work to introduce better and more efficient technologies and systems into the marketplace. Because improved efficiency also results in lower greenhouse gas emissions, engine and truck manufacturers' efforts to improve fuel efficiency for our customers align well with the overall goals of the regulation proposed today."
For further information: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/dot18
Article by Andy Soos, appearing courtesy ENN.

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When you get your period, you'll need to use something to soak up the menstrual blood. There are lots of different products out there. It might take some experimenting to find what's right for you.
Most girls use on or more of these:
Pads are rectangles of absorbent material that attach to the inside of a girl's underwear and catch menstrual blood. They're sometimes also called sanitary pads or sanitary napkins. Some pads have extra material on the sides. These "wings" fold over the edges of your underwear to help hold the pad in place and prevent leaking.
There are many different types of pads, including:
Some girls have heavier bleeding with their periods and others have lighter bleeding. And most girls have a light days and heavier days. Pads can vary by size or by absorbency. You want to try to find a pad that is big enough that you don't worry about leaking through, but is small enough to be comfortable. It might take a little bit of experimenting to find the right pad for the different times of your period.
Some pads are scented or come with a deodorant in them. But these can irritate the vagina or cause an allergic reaction in some girls.
Pads should be changed every 3–4 hours, even if you have a light flow. Regular changing prevents buildup of bacteria and stops odor. If you have a heavier flow, you might need to change pads more often to make sure you don't leak.
There are two types of pads that do the same job, but are used a little bit differently.
Tampons absorb blood from inside the vagina. A tampon is also made of absorbent material, but it's compressed into a small tube. Tampons come in different sizes and absorbencies for heavier and lighter periods.
Tampons also can come with or without deodorant. There's no need for deodorant in a tampon, though, because changing tampons regularly usually gets rid of any odor. The deodorant in tampons can irritate the vagina, and could cause an allergic reaction in some girls.
Some tampons come with an applicator. An applicator is a plastic or cardboard tube that guides the tampon into the vagina. Other tampons are inserted using a finger.
Some girls find that a slender size, applicator-style tampon is easier to use when they first start their periods. An applicator with a rounded top can be especially helpful for beginners. The first time you use a tampon, try to do so on a heavier flow day. This will make the tampon slip in easier.
A tampon is put into the vagina using an applicator or a finger. After washing your hands, follow the directions that come with the tampons carefully and be sure to relax.
It's very important to change tampons every few hours and that you wear the absorbency type that is right for you. Change a tampon every 4–6 hours or when it's saturated with blood.
Tampons have a string attached to one end that stays outside a girl's body. To remove the tampon, pull gently on the string until the tampon comes out. Wrap it in toilet paper and throw it in the trash.
Don't flush a tampon down the toilet. Even when the box says a tampon is flushable, tampons can still cause problems in some plumbing systems.
Because you can't see a tampon, you'll need to remember when it's time to change. If you forget to change it, you may get spotting or leakage on your underwear or clothing.
If it's time to change your tampon and you can't find the string, don't worry! The tampon is still there. Reach in with your fingers to find the string. It may take a minute to do because the string might be a bit hard to grab.
Some girls worry that tampons can get lost inside their bodies. But there is no way for this to happen. The vagina holds a tampon in place and the opening of the cervix (located at the top of the vagina) is too tiny for a tampon to get through.
It's important to change tampons often. A tampon that's left in too long won't get lost. But a girl may get a discharge, odor, or an infection. And never put a tampon in and leave it in all day or all night, even if you have a light period. Doing this puts girls at risk for a rare but very dangerous disease called toxic shock syndrome (TSS).
Like a tampon, a menstrual cup is inserted into the vagina. Instead of absorbing blood, the cup catches it before it flows out of the vagina. Menstrual cups are made of flexible materials, like rubber or silicone.
You can't see when the cup is full, so empty it (or, in the case of disposable cups, throw it away) several times a day. Instructions that come with the cup explain how to do this.
Because some menstrual cups look like a diaphragm, girls might wonder if a menstrual cup could be used as birth control. But a menstrual cup does not prevent pregnancy.
Choosing a type of period protection is up to you. Some girls like tampons because they're easy to store in a purse or pocket. Tampons and cups are also helpful for girls who do sports like swimming, since you can't wear a pad in the water.
Some girls prefer pads because they're easy to use and it's easier to remember when to change them because you can see them getting soaked with blood. And some girls with heavy periods use tampons together with pads or pantiliners for added protection against leaking.
Many girls switch back and forth depending on:
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Good article!
One other thing that helps avoid nagging entirely is to talk about problems before they happen.
That way when nagging happens, it's more of a reminder than a nag :)
If everyone did what they are supposed to do, then there would be no need for prompts, reminders, nudges, or nagging. But we all have different priorities, workloads, and understandings of what we think is a normal timeline from request to deadline. If you find yourself constantly giving someone else an extra push to get things done, consider these alternatives. (See also: 25 Ways to Communicate Better Today)
Children, teenagers, and even adults may not have the capabilities to complete a project, chore, or particularly technical task. But instead of asking for help or telling you what needs explaining, they remain silent and don't take action. Some may be unable to pinpoint and articulate what type of instruction or information could be useful. Others may be hesitant to admit lack of knowledge.
Providing a hands-on lesson is one way to enable your child, teen, or grown-up friend to do something new, important, and urgent. You can also offer general instruction, encouraging questions and experimentation, and give advice as needed.
If the person who should handle your requests has a zillion to-do items, then she may feel overwhelmed and be unable to respond quickly.
Realize that asking for everything you need to be done within a short period of time usually is not a reasonable option. Consider all of your requests as well as those from others, including teachers, coaches, friends, and bosses.
Determine which task is most important and time-sensitive. Then, establish and communicate your priority. Don't ask for anything else until this one thing is finished.
Your colleague wants the same things you do, but hasn't taken the steps you think are needed to accomplish your shared goal. The reason for her inaction may be your insistence that certain tasks are required to achieve a desired outcome, although alternate methods could work just as well.
Talk about ways to get what you both want, including techniques that may be easier and more convenient for your co-worker. Stay focused on the goal, but be willing to negotiate the means to achieving results.
You think a friend has the capability to do whatever you've requested, but the agreed-upon project remains undone. Your request may be complex, requiring significant planning, resource gathering, and hours of executing multiple tasks, not a simple one-step item.
If just one or two of these tasks require special expertise or brawn, break down the project. Ask for help with steps that you can not handle yourself.
You may think that someone has a particular skill or piece of equipment along with willingness to help with your project, but her lack of progress means that something is wrong. Consider that she may feel ill-equipped to handle your request. Hire a professional who can fulfill your needs according to your timeline and quality requirements.
Many people are eager to undertake a new challenge. Later, they realize how difficult it is to accomplish something outside of their regular routines. Roadblocks may be lack of gear, knowledge, or time. To move things forward, help them get whatever resources are needed.
Even though a certain person has not yet finished an assignment, you may not need to keep asking in order to get her attention. Just because she responds slowly doesn't mean that your request is not on her radar.
The challenges in this scenario include:
If you develop a professional or personal relationship with someone who does not need multiple requests, be patient and respect her timing.
Rather than asking a co-worker, friend, or fellow volunteer to complete a project in isolation, work together. Consider using this approach:
You may need someone to make a decision, complete a form, approve a payment, or take an action that you are not authorized to do. Instead of nagging them to do multiple tasks leading up to the critical one, handle the behind-the-scenes duties.
For example, you might present all the relevant information needed to make a purchase decision, enter information that you have already, or confirm that an invoice is accurate. Explain the background research and ask for the single action needed to complete the process.
If you are a parent, you nag your child (or the child feels as if you are nagging) because you can clearly see the consequences of the child's inertia whereas your child doesn't seem to understand what could happen as the result of her negligence.
A great way for a child to learn about consequences is to experience them firsthand. However, drawbacks to this approach include:
Still, sometimes the best thing to do instead of nagging is to let your child experience the consequences of her actions. For example, if she doesn't remember to do her homework or she does the homework but doesn't turn it in, then let her get the bad grade or explain to her teacher why she is turning in things late. Many children quickly figure out a way to get things done without parental prodding when they are held accountable.
Sometimes a person doesn't do a certain thing because she feels that no matter what she does, you won't be satisfied. Worse, she may think that you'll demand more if she complies with your wishes.
Tell her you appreciate what she has have done in the past. Name specific actions that you noticed. Don't manipulate her to get what you want but express genuine gratitude for her efforts, talents, and successes.
If she feels appreciated and not pressured (and you readily accept "no" in reply to your requests), her positive responses are likely to reflect true interest in and commitment to your projects, needs, etc. and not just a way to quiet you for a while.
Sometimes, you realize that whatever is critical to you just isn't important to the other person. Let go of your quest to get someone else to take action.
The negative aspect of nagging often stifles motivation and cooperation. Infuse your request with humor and cheer so that others really want to respond positively.
If the person who has claimed responsibility for a task simply isn't getting it done, then it's possible that this person is a perfectionist about certain things. Rather than compromise on quality and thoroughness, she delays the project until there is plenty of time to tackle the assignment. The problem arises when days and weeks pass, and no progress has been made.
In these situations, rather than feeling let down, do it yourself. Your techniques may deviate from the perfection envisioned by your co-worker, friend, etc. but are preferable to leaving the task undone.
There are people who do what they are supposed to without being nagged. They schedule their time and prioritize their to-do lists in a way that allows them to get important things done.
If you work with responsible and responsive people, plus you have mutually agreed-upon goals and approaches to getting things done, then nagging is unnecessary.
There may be rare occasions in which you need to ask such a person to complete a task or remember to meet a specific deadline. In these cases, though, the other person takes your prompt as a positive reminder of a commitment, apologizes for not dealing with the problem, quickly takes care of the issue, and appreciates your nudge.
You may be responsible for getting your friends, family members, children, coworkers, employees, and even bosses to complete certain tasks. Do you have special techniques for getting things done?
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Good article!
One other thing that helps avoid nagging entirely is to talk about problems before they happen.
That way when nagging happens, it's more of a reminder than a nag :)
I've been working on some projects that make this very timely for me. Even if people are willing to help you with something, I think that "no one will work on your project as hard as you" is a really helpful reminder.
I'd like to add a plug for timely versus delayed reminders: a pleasant, gentle reminder at the time when a chore-habit should be occurring rather than after the fact.
"I see you're done eating and I bet you're ready to go play. Would you please bring your dishes to the kitchen when you leave the table?"
gets the motions of the intended habit going at the time when you want it to be happening.
"Stop playing, and come back here and clear your dishes from the table."
tries to insert the habit into the wrong activity (playing) rather than the one you want it linked to (eating).
If you are forgetting a chore at the same time your spouse/child is forgetting a chore, clearly it is an easy chore to forget, and you need to empathize with the difficulty of remembering it at the right time!


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18 Best Shopping Experiences in Kowloon
Where to Shop and What to Buy in Kowloon
Shopping in Kowloon is the area's most popular activity as it boasts the finest markets and night markets, along with some of the best shopping malls and boutiques in Hong Kong. In fact, Kowloon can match Hong Kong Island for range and quality of brands, and definitely beats it when it comes to discount fashion and jewelry from the markets.
Visitors are often amazed at the seemingly endless amount of top-end designer stores in Hong Kong, and the harbourfront area around Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station has them in abundance. But if you are looking to stretch your budget further, head up to Mong Kok and take a look around. Kowloon's shopping options prove you don't have to break the bank to pick up some cool new items when you're in Hong Kong.
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Temple Street Night Market is the largest market in Hong Kong so it's a firm fixture on the shopping itineraries of most visitors to Hong Kong. You'll find all sorts here: clothes, bags, shoes, watches, DVDs, home furnishings and plenty of souvenirs. It gets going around sunset and lasts until around 11pm. Never accept the first price as bargaining is all part of the fun at Temple Street Night Market.Read more
Location: Temple St, Jordan, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 5 pm to 11 pm
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Located in a huge hangar-like complex running along the harbor in Tsim Sha Tsui, Harbour City is home to over 700 shops and pretty much any regional cuisine you might fancy. The mall is divided up into 5 different areas – Ocean Terminal, Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel Arcade, Ocean Center, Star Annex and Gateway Arcade – but owing to the sheer size of the shopping mall, finding individual shops can be tough.
We recommend picking up a map at the information counter at reception. Designer label stores such as Hermes and Chanel occupy the anchor stores facing Canton Road.Read more
Location: 3–27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 10 am to 10 pm
Phone: +852 2118 8666
1881 Heritage
The palatial 1881 Heritage shopping complex is the place to pick up the latest collections from the world's premier fashion and jewelry houses. Boutique stores here that stock limited edition collections include Shanghai Tang, Jaeger Couture, Cartier, and Van Cleef & Arpels.
1881 Heritage is a Declared Monument, meaning it's protected for its cultural importance as the former headquarters of Hong Kong's Marine Police Force. The architecture is immediately indicative of Victorian Britain, with ornate bannisters and arched entryways. Part of Heritage 1881 is the exclusive hotel Hullet House.
Location: 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Phone: +852 2926 8000
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Elements is a shopping mall with a fantastic collection of top-end and mid-range fashion stores, as well as a whole host of entertainment options. It's got an ice rink, a multiplex movie theater and many dining options.
Split up into different zones based around the 5 elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, Elements is very well laid out and particularly popular for families. Complimentary pushchairs and wheelchairs are available at reception. Located directly above Kowloon MTR Station, Elements also has direct access into The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong.Read more
Location: 1 Austin Rd W, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 10 am to 9 pm
Phone: +852 2735 5234
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Ladies' Market is a bustling shopping street in Mong Kok with stall after stall of clothes, shoes, fashion jewelry and tourist souvenirs. From one side to the other it's about 1 km and it gets very crowded, especially on weekends. Expect the quality of items to vary massively, and be prepared to bargain hard because the aunties running the stalls will start with inflated prices every time, expecting you to haggle them down.
Ladies' Market is located in the Mongkok area of Kowloon, just off Nathan Road. Take the MTR to Mong Kok. The market opens at midday but really gets going in the mid-afternoon and stays open until 11pm every day.Read more
Location: Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 11 am to 11.30 pm
iSQUARE is a shopping and entertainment complex on Nathan Road. It consists of 12 floors of shopping and a further 12 floors of dining and entertainment. That sounds like a lot but bear in mind that each floor is quite compact. Some of the most high-profile brands on offer at iSQUARE include Marks & Spencer, BOSE, Elle, Crocs, HMV and Market Place by Jasons, a luxury supermarket.
With an IMAX movie theater (the biggest in Hong Kong), Eyebar (a highly recommended rooftop bar), and lots of restaurants, there is plenty to occupy the whole family here.
Location: 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Phone: +852 3665 3333
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Fa Yuen Street Market
Fa Yuen Market is the local Hong Konger's equivalent of Temple Street Night Market. Both markets stock similar sorts of products (fashion and apparel, cheap jewelry, electronics, etc.), but this one has items catering more to locals. On Sundays, many housemaids from the Philippines and Indonesia come here to enjoy their day off.
Fa Yuen Street Market is particularly popular for shoes and trainers, giving it the nickname of Sneaker Street. It's located in between the Mong Kok and Prince Edward MTR stations.
Location: 75 Fa Yuen St, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 11 am to 11 pm
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Langham Place Shopping Mall
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Langham Place Shopping Mall and is one of the best places in Hong Kong to buy international beauty products from the world's top brands. It also stocks an excellent range of fashion jewelry and accessories from the likes of Pandora and Accessorize.
Another big draw at Langham Place is the Japanese luxury department store Seibu, which stocks plenty of Japanese brands which are hard to find elsewhere. Show your passport at the reception to receive the 'LP Card', which entitles you to instant discounts and exclusive offers.
Location: 8 Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 11 am to 11 pm
Phone: +852 3520 2800
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Jade Market is a collection of traders all dealing in fashion jewelry, ornaments, rings, pendants – anything made from the semi-precious stone jade, in fact. The street next to the undercover market houses a whole row of shops and traders dealing in jade and other precious stones.
The quality of the jade is usually reflected in the price, and though the purest green stones are very expensive, it's also possible to pick up some rather inexpensive items – typically yellow or brown jade. The closest MTR station to the market is Yau Ma Tei Station.Read more
Location: Junction of Kansu Street and Battery Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Monday–Saturday from 11 am to 5.45 pm (closed on Sundays)
Cheung Sha Wan Road Fashion Street
Cheung Sha Wan Road Fashion Street is the best place in town to buy cool threads at wholesale prices. Most of the shops are located between Wong Chuk Street and Yen Chow Street.
The clothes are generally extras from clothes factories in and around Sham Shui Po, with a few rejects added for variety. A lot of the dealers running the shops are genuinely knowledgeable about what they're doing so you're in good hands and will be able to get some excellent deals and bargains.
Location: Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Nathan Road and Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard
Put simply, Nathan Road is the major shopping area of Kowloon. Starting from the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Nathan Road runs the whole length of Kowloon. The lower part of the road, marked at one end by the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade and the other end by the Jordan MTR Station, is the place to go if you are bargain hunting. Everything – from tacky stores aimed at tourists to high-class brand names – can be found in this district.
Halfway along, between the Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan MTR Stations, along the Nathan Road side of Kowloon Park, is the Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard. It's here where you'll find a gaggle of stunning boutiques stocking both international and local brands.
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Apliu Street Flea Market really is the place to come for cheap, second-hand and new electronics in Hong Kong. Situated just north of the more popular Temple Street Market in Kowloon, many would argue that this more local-feeling market is a much better place to grab a bargain, even if there isn't as much on sale.
Those looking for cheap phones, TVs, computers, tablets, radios, stereos, DVDs and household electrical items will easily find what they're looking for. While the emphasis at Apliu Street is firmly on the gadgets, some stalls also sell cheap clothes, watches, accessories and antiques.Read more
Location: Apliu Street Flea Market, Apliu Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
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Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong is one of the most popular shopping malls in town. Bathed in natural light, there are countless retail outlets offering everything from home furnishings to fashion in this vast complex.
In addition to the fabulous shopping, you'll find many restaurants and bars, Hong Kong's largest ice-skating rink and a multiplex movie theater. It's conveniently located right above the Kowloon Tong MTR Station.Read more
Location: 80 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 7 am to midnight (hours may vary)
Phone: +852 2844 2222
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Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po is well known for its electronic gadgets for sale on the street and indoors. Here, you'll be able to pick up virtually any computer product at a price that beats anywhere else in Hong Kong. Once infamous for pirated software but today considered one of the cheapest places in Hong Kong (if not the world) to get a personal computer, the Golden Shopping Center is a prominent IT mall.
Location: Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
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Wing On is a household name across Hong Kong, well-known as one of the most established department stores. The Wing On Plus, Yau Ma Tei branch at the Kowloon Center on Nathan Road is a great place for frugal shoppers to buy household items, electrical appliances, kids' toys, clothing and accessories.
Though Wing On isn't the best place to go shopping for fashionable clothes or cutting-edge designer footwear, it's great for snapping up practical items and especially home basics including kitchen items from brands like Philips and Kenwood.Read more
Location: Wing On Kowloon Center, 345 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 10 am to 10.30 pm
Phone: +852 2710 6288
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Bird Market
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Many beautiful birds can be seen at the Hong Kong Bird Market. This Chinese-style market also has a selection of traditional bird-keeping paraphernalia. Located on Yuen Po Street, the market contains some 70 songbird stalls as well as interesting courtyards and moon gates.
Location: 37 Yuen Po St, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 5 pm to 8 pm
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Mong Kok Flower Market
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- Couples
The Mong Kok Flower Market is a veritable jungle of exotic and colorful blossoms, lucky houseplants and sweet scents, all featured in more than 50 shops. Before Chinese New Year, families flock here to buy auspicious plants to celebrate the most important festival on the lunar calendar.
Location: Flower Market Rd, Prince Edward, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 7 am to 7 pm
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Goldfish Market
Hong Kong citizens believe that aquariums bring luck and natural beauty to their apartments, making the Goldfish Market a popular spot. This specialist market is the preferred source for goldfish (obviously) and other exotic fish of every shape, size and color. You can also buy aquariums, corals and aquatic ornaments here.
Location: 43-49 Bute Street, Bute St, Prince Edward, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Open: Daily from 10 am to 9.45 pm


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Trump: Mitt shouldn't apologize
Donald Trump said Tuesday that Mitt Romney shouldn't apologize for his remarks dismissing nearly half of Americans as dependent on government and out of the reach of his campaign, adding "what [Romney] said is probably what he means."
"He has to not apologize; I think we've seen enough apologizing already," Trump said on NBC's "Today." "He cannot apologize. What he said is probably what he means, and he did say 'inartfully stated.' The fact is he cannot apologize; he is going for those independents. He won't get the votes of a lot of people he's discussing, and if you're not going to get the votes, let's go on with it."
Host Matt Lauer asked Trump if Romney actually believed 47 percent of Americans lacked "personal responsibility."
( PHOTOS: 10 gaffes caught on mic)
"He's saying that's not really what he meant, and you'd have to ask him about it, but he's saying that's not really what he meant," Trump said. "I'm sure he wished he didn't say it. I'm sure he wished the hidden camera wasn't there."
In the hidden camera video originally posted by Mother Jones, Romney tells the crowd at a Florida fundraiser in May that 47 percent of Americans "will vote for the president no matter what" and are "dependent upon government." Romney stood by his remarks Monday, while acknowledging they were not "elegantly stated."
Meanwhile, Trump also criticized Republicans for not airing a video featuring him firing an actor playing President Barack Obama during the GOP's national convention last month and argued the opposition party isn't "being tough enough."
"A lot of people wanted it [to air]," Trump said on NBC's "Today." "But the problem they have is, you know, they are not being tough enough. They're not getting, I can't say down and dirty, but that's exactly what President Obama is doing with them. And they've got to fight fire with fire. The Republicans have to get tougher, or they're going to lose this campaign."
"Today" broadcast excerpts of the video, in which Trump gives an Obama impersonator a performance review before deploying his "You're fired" catchphrase. The first night of the convention — when the video was scheduled to air — was canceled due to Hurricane Isaac, and the video didn't air later in the week.
Trump said the video was the RNC's idea and was made by "top Hollywood people."


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Summer Sport Fun in the SunIt's time to help the Bushwhackia Pee-Wee league coaches! They need supplies to help whip their various teams into shape and take home the AAA championship trophies! Whack them up in the bushes, starting with soccer balls and water bottles! Plus, the first coach needs some Jerseys!
Claire, the clerk from the Town Hall, needs your help to discover information about a local sports Legend! The stages of this quest will unlock throughout the event. If you completed this quest last year or the year before, different quests will replace the original ones, sending you out in the world to find more sporting memorabilia.
It's not just about supplies to keep the kids going: the parents and coaches have quests for you to embark on as well! Look for those interspersed with Claire's quest!
Plus there are Gnomes! Gnomes everywhere! Make a custom sports gnome for your ranch! You can make a Codename Entertainment logo jersey for your avatar to wear! And later on in the event, find some noisemakers to help cheer on those kiddies!
Check back daily for all the fun!
New for 2016
We've added 9 new quests celebrating sports from the Olympics and elsewhere!
Event Achievements -- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERTThere are a total of 12 possible achievements to earn in the Summer Sports 2016 event.
Achievements Returning for 2016
Well-Rounded Coach - Help coach all four sports teams.
Semi-Pro Coach - Help a teamget into the AAA league.
Championship Coach - Help a team with the AAA championship.
Greedy Coach - Help all four times win the AAA championship.
Onside Play - Help the coaches and parents with their tasks.
The Hidden Legend - Unravel the history of the Common's Sports Legend!
Gaming Gnome - You made your own custom sports gnome!
Added/Changed for 2016
Memorabilia - Purchase all the 2016 Sport Event items!
Bushlympics - You learned about other weird Sports!
We also have 3 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.
Sporty Shopper - Purchase all the 2015 Sport Event items!
Sports Lover - Purchase all the 2014 Sport Event items!
Sports Fan - Purchase all the 2013 Sport Event items!
*The Summer Sports mini-golf piece is not required for the Memorabilia achievement.
Pet PacksNew 2016 Pet Packs (COMING SOON!)
Previous Year Pets are Available for Bush Bucks
Flying Squirrel - Up to a 25% chance to double non-multiplied power wins!
Boxing Roo - Turns up to 25% of your Nothing wins into Gold!
Jogging Cheetah - Turns up to 25% of your Nothing wins into Mana!
Bouncy the Soccer Ball - Up to 30% decreased chance to win Nothings!
Bully the Bulldog - Up to 60% chance to earn dusts when you win Runes!
Honker the Horned Penguin - Up to 25% chance to turn Nothing wins into Mana!
T-Rex - Up to 20% of your Nothing wins turn into Energy!
Sport T-Rex - Up to 20% of your Nothing wins turn into Mana!
Post your summer sport plans on the forums!
The event will run until Friday June 10th at Noon PDT!


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Alice Springs is situated right in the heart of Australia but when I lived in the Alice thirty years ago it was hardly the centre of Australian haute cuisine. Gerry White, head of hospitality at the local college, was determined to change that. He asked me to run wine courses for the students and at the same time he created a 'Wine and Dine Group' for local residents.
An inaugural dinner (modestly priced) took place in the college restaurant on 11 November 1981. Gerry and I concocted the tightly budgeted menu and wine list below. Student chefs and waiters were in charge of the kitchen and service. Note the French influence in the menu items. Note also that the terms "sherry, white burgundy, claret, port" are now no longer legal on Australian wine labels. Continue reading


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(CNET) -- Facebook's latest modifications make it pretty clear that the company is eager to spread its brand even further across the Web -- and that's left some privacy advocates a little freaked out as they look at the vast amount of personal information that Facebook has on hand.
But Facebook, of course, maintains that this is all ultimately good for the Internet and everyone on it, and that it's in everyone's best interest to jump on board:A post Tuesday on the Facebook developer blog explains that the new "social plug-ins" are now implemented on over 100,000 sites, and that they work.
Social plug-ins were one of Facebook's big announcements at F8, the developer conference that the social network held last month.
They take its existing Facebook Connect product a few steps further by bringing users' Facebook friends lists to external sites and showing them their friends' activity. A news site, for example, could show which stories your Facebook contacts have been recommending and commenting on.
CNN.com is one of several dozen sites that partner with Facebook to display and share users' interests.
Facebook says the Amazon-owned Internet Movie Database has seen referral traffic from Facebook double after it started putting Facebook "like" buttons on individual pages in its entertainment directory so that members can easily share their favorite movies and TV shows on their profiles; more than 350,000 "likes" have been pushed to Facebook through IMDB.
For news sites, Facebook reports that its referral traffic has increased 290 percent for the Washington Post and 250 percent for ABC News.
"We think the story behind these stats is more important than the stats themselves. As we've found on Facebook, people share, read, and generally engage more with any type of content when it's surfaced through friends and people they know and trust," the post by Facebook developer representative Justin Osofsky read.
"We're bringing activities that have been social in the offline world, such as sharing news, reviews, and sports enthusiasm, and giving sites a way for their users to experience their content with friends."
Unfortunately, though these numbers are a bright spot for potential partners, they don't do much for irritated users who say that Facebook is more or less toying with their personal information.
And the bad press, too, continues to roll in. Earlier on Tuesday, news broke that there was asecurity hole in Yelp -- one of the test partners in Facebook's "Instant Personalization" program -- that put Facebook user data at risk.
The "Instant Personalization" program takes Facebook's social plug-ins even further by automatically importing Facebook profile information to third-party partners. Yelp says it's fixed the hole.
This adds to two Facebook-related security holes that surfaced last week, in which there were likely no malicious intentions but which didn't help already-concerned Facebook users from wondering just how safe their data is on a site that repeatedly modifies its privacy policies and has had a well-documented recent history of security flaws and phishing scams.
And one polling firm, YouGov, says that Facebook may want to start getting concerned about its brand image -- at least where adults are concerned.
The firm's BrandIndex service surveyed two slices of the U.S. population, adults 18 to 34 and those over 35, to discover if their perception of the Facebook brand has grown more positive or negative over the past few weeks and rating the results on a scale of -100 to 100. While Facebook's stock appears to be rising in the younger demographic, climbing from 32.8 to 44.8 since March 24, in the older one it's slid from 26.7 to 21.2.
It's been nearly three weeks since the F8 conference, when Facebook started rolling out the litany of announcements that have gathered so much criticism since.
And while the latest word from Facebook is that the company has entered into a dialogue with lawmakers regarding Capitol Hill's concerns about how much information it shares with third parties, the threat of legal action in addition to user backlash remains on the table.
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Users of the new Kindle for Samsung app will get up to 12 ebooks for free a year, as Samsung Electronics joins forces with Amazon.com to boost the content on its mobile devices.
The app will arrive this month for the Galaxy S5, and then become available on other Samsung smartphones and tablets, the company said on Thursday.
The free book offering is called Samsung Book Deals, and will be available to all users of the application. Users won't be able to choose just any title, but instead pick from a selection of four different titles every month.
Watch: Samsung Galaxy S5 review: Improved phone still a step behind other Android models
The Kindle for Samsung app isn't just about free books: The two companies are also hoping users will buy books, newspapers and magazines from the app's store.
That Samsung is joining forces with a company like Amazon shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the smartphone market. The pace of hardware improvements has slowed down and high-end devices have similar specs. Vendors have to look elsewhere to differentiate their products and offering books, music and video is one way to do it.
The Galaxy S5 went on sale on April 11, and the same week Samsung also announced a deal with streaming music service Deezer. People buying the Galaxy S5 in countries such as the U.K. and Germany will get a six-month subscription for free.
"The S5 is Samsung's most important smartphone model bar none in 2014…. That it gets off to a good start and creates a trickle-down effect for the rest of the portfolio is critical. If the S5 does well Samsung does well, and if it doesn't do so well, Samsung will have a tough year," Neil Mawston, executive director at Strategy Analytics, said in a recent interview.
Samsung isn't the only company leaning on music to make its devices more attractive. Apple is reportedly working with Shazam Entertainment on a song-discovery feature that will be integrated into an upcoming version of iOS, according to Bloomberg.
Shazam didn't want to comment on the rumor, a spokeswoman said via email.
While Samsung is signing content deals to make its mobile devices more attractive, Amazon has stepped up efforts to increase its presence in our lives. With the Fire TV it hopes to take over the living room, and rumors of an Amazon smartphone won't go away.
With Fire TV and its Kindle Fire tablets, Amazon is turning into a strong multi-device content provider, according to Bob O'Donnell, principal analyst at Technalysis Research.


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April 30, 2008
iGoogle Artist Themes
It's a great way to discover interesting people or to decorate iGoogle with the work of people you love. And I'm sure many companies will start to create themes to maintain the brand loyalty.
"As you may know, iGoogle has always provided you with great tools to access and arrange the content you want on your homepage. Just like a person's book or music collection is an extension of their personality, a user's iGoogle page is also a reflection of their loves and interests, both in terms of content, and now, visually," says Julian Sonego on Google Australia Blog.
In an unexpected move, Google promotes the gallery on the homepage using a graphic designed by Jeff Koons and an invitation to check the new feature: "What happens when great art mixes with your homepage?".
{ Thanks, Jeng, Jaime and Andrew. }
Update: If you can't decide which theme looks best on your iGoogle page, try the sampler theme. "With this theme, you'll get to try out a new featured theme every day and decide whether you want to keep it."
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Lickable, isn't it? This is one of many ways Google is going to be bringing people onto their soon-to-be social network on the iGoogle home page.ReplyDelete
Here's a feature request: With so many cool themes, can I have it pick a new one from the pool every day automatically?
- AnonymousApril 30, 2008 at 4:09 AM
This brave new internet world amazes me. A leading search engine posts art at midnight, and millions of people all around the world at the same time get to see it.ReplyDelete
I'm intrigued with the possbilities of the world coming a little bit closer together on Pangea Day
( pangeaday.org ) on May 10th.
How about more dynamic themes!? These art themes are all static.ReplyDelete
Check the last paragraph from the post.
Actually the themes aren't static, they change every 2 hours (you can check this XML file for Dolce & Gabbana: http://cubancouncilsf.googlepages.com/artist_dolcegabbana.xml ).
The "get artist themes" link appeared on my iGoogle pages a month or two ago, which led to a non-existent page. I was wondering what that was...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Tip: download the latest ColdPlay single "Violet Hill" for free from http://www.coldplay.com/song.html.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 1, 2008 at 12:30 PM
I'm a bit upset at this because it was my idea and I explicitReplyDelete
demand for Google using it and they stiffed me.
Here is my idea as I proposed it 6 months ago on the New York
Times Blog about google and yahoo social networking. It was the first
"For your grand launch of the IGoogle social network have
Takashi Murakami design themes exclusively for IGoogle. He is
expensive but Google can afford him and trust me people will
sign up in drove just to have his themes as their background on
IGoogle. Of course there are many other famous underground
and main stream artists that would get a great response as well.
If Google decides to use my ideas, I want a tour of Googleplex
and I want to meet Sergey and give him a haircut. These are my
terms and I'm not budging.
I'm sure someone at Google got a bonus for proposing this idea
to their boss. I hope they choke on it.
I think that artist themes could be better if they make some extra exposition or marketing with a concurse for the companies, algo can generate some extra money.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 28, 2008 at 2:45 AM
The artist themes are beautiful.ReplyDelete
could i be able to upload my own design, become igoogle theme designer?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 26, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Why wont my theme change!, i have the lance armstrong artist one and it is stuck on one theme and wont change to the other two!! :@ReplyDelete
I'm a bit upset at this because it was my idea and I explicitReplyDelete
demand for Google using it and they stiffed me.
I'm intrigued with the possbilities of the world coming a little bit closer together on Pangea Day


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