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Journalist's family marks one year of disappearance with moment of silence
Meanwhile, New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has sent a letter to President Abdulla Yameen calling on the government to ensure a credible and independent investigation into the journalist's disappearance.
Family and friends of missing Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan observed a minute of silence at the Hulhumalé ferry terminal in Malé at 12:44am last night to mark one year after his disappearance.
Rilwan was last seen on CCTV footage entering the ferry terminal and is believed to have been abducted at knifepoint outside his apartment building in suburb Hulhumalé.
Rilwan's mother, Aminath Easa, and his sisters broke down into tears at the brief ceremony.
Police continue to maintain that there is no conclusive evidence linking a reported abduction outside his apartment building to Rilwan's disappearance. The abduction occurred around the time Rilwan would have reached home and no other person was reported missing in Hulhumalé or elsewhere in the Maldives.
"Losing a loved one is the biggest pain a family has to bear. We can never move on, not knowing if he is dead or alive," Rilwan's sister Mariyam Fazna said.
She called on the public to join a planned march at 4:00pm in Malé today to mark the anniversary.
Rilwan was a staunch critic of religious extremism, an active blogger and social media user, known widely by his Twitter handle @moyameehaa. He had received several threats for his criticism of extremist groups and had reported on journalists receiving threats shortly before his disappearance.
New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday sent a letter to President Abdulla Yameen calling on the government to ensure a credible and independent investigation into his disappearance.
"As we approach the one-year anniversary of his disappearance, the investigation into his case has yielded no results," the press statement said.
"The journalist's colleagues have also told CPJ that you have declined to meet with Rilwan's family despite their repeated requests. We ask that, in the spirit of human compassion, you meet with Rilwan's family and provide them an opportunity to express their grievances."
"President Yameen, if no independent investigation is launched into Rilwan's disappearance, Maldives risks joining the ranks of violent or repressive states like Syria, Mexico, and Russia, where journalists go missing and anti-press violations are at a high. We ask that you take this opportunity to demonstrate that the Maldives is committed to ensuring full justice for all of its citizens."
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) also released a press statement today expressing concern over the "lack of credible investigation" into the Rilwan's disappearance and urging the government to urgently ratify the UN Convention Against Enforced Disappearances.
The party noted that four suspects arrested in connection with the case belonged to "violent criminal gangs" and had been freed with the police claiming there was no evidence linking them to the alleged abduction.
Four young men were arrested in September last year, but were released within weeks. CCTV appears to show Rilwan being followed.
The MDP noted that some of the suspects are among over 200 Maldivian jihadis who have travelled to Syria and Iraq.
"While the government has denied the existence of violent Islam in the Maldives, it has failed to investigate any case relating to recruitment and financing of radical Islam in the Maldives," the party said.
The MDP also observed that Rilwan disappeared after "months of fear mongering, hate speech and intimidation against him, journalists, human rights defenders and those who represented liberal ideologies."
The police's failure to investigate the threats has "led to an environment of fear and an accepted intimidation against progressive thinking," the party said.
"The Maldives human rights situation has progressively eroded in the past few years with complete disregard to the safeguarding of rights enshrined in the Constitution."
A report by Maldivian Democracy Network, a local human rights advocacy group, had concluded the likely involvement of radicalised gangs in Rilwan's disappearance. Home Minister Umar Naseer has suggested the same, but later said some cases by their nature are unsolvable.
Rilwan's friends took to social media today, remembering his humour, time spent with him, and urging the state to find him.
His quirk of ending tweets in certain even number characters remaining. #FerryTales Rain. Rumi. Bodu masroshi at Cibo. #FindMoyameehaa
— Mizy Musthafa (@MizyMusthafa) August 8, 2015
The only person who speaks sense in an insane town, will be labeled mad. #FindMoyameehaa (image via @moyameehaa) pic.twitter.com/WZ6XmaOLEg
— Yameen Rasheed (@yaamyn) August 8, 2015
Met him a couple of times at coffees/gatherings. Still remember a fun moment shared with him. #FindMoyameeha
— Maail (@maail) August 8, 2015
They thought we wud forget. We didn't. #findmoyameehaa
— Armchair Blobitician (@BlobbityyBlob) August 8, 2015
This image by @moyameehaa made me laugh out loud once. Today it shows how I feel about #mordis. #FindMoyameehaa pic.twitter.com/WpN8IN7iBJ
— Yameen Rasheed (@yaamyn) August 8, 2015
I dnt knw Rilwan well. Had few conversations with him on twitter, but wit his sense of humor & strong opinions he stood out. #FindMoyameehaa
— Isha Ali (@ish_aa) August 8, 2015
So many murders and so few killers caught.. Next to none actually.. They all walk freely among us #icouldbemoyameehaa #FindMoyameehaa
— rayya (@rayyahussain) August 8, 2015
365 days. Avoided Hulhumale' and even the ferry terminal because the pain of being reminded that Rilwan is not around is unbearable.
— Mariyath Mohamed (@EhJu) August 7, 2015
Sleepless night ! Thinking of @moyameehaa .. #FindMoyameehaa
— yashuu (@yashhuoo) August 7, 2015
One full year since @moyameehaa disappeared without a trace. @PoliceMv unable to #FindMoyameehaa or show any progress.We shud all b worried
— Ibra (@ibramandhu) August 7, 2015
Ingress Maldives is gonna keep all portals grey tomorrow in memory of Ahmed Rilwan @moyameehaa #FindMoyameehaa
— Ed Woodward's Slave (@haesham) August 7, 2015


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Samsung officially launches in the race for 64-bit mobile processors with a new family of Exynos 7 Octa-based cores of ARM Cortex-A53 and A57 configuration big.LITTLE.
If Qualcomm responded immediately to the announcement of the Apple A7 64-bit processor with the SoC Snapdragon 410 quad core 64-bit on the market, the Samsung group remained silent on the subject and merely continued to operate on platforms of 32-Bit octa-core.
The first sign in the direction of 64-bit came from octa-core platform called Exynos 5433 which proved to be equipped with quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 and quad-core ARM Cortex-A57, which is present in the Galaxy Note 4 phablet presented last September.
The Korean giant had not detailed the processor or its name. It has to do with the Exynos 7 Octa renaming first processor of a line using 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 cores and A57 ARM big.LITTLE HMP configuration (Heterogeneous Multi Processing).
Note however that SamMobile indicates that A57 cores are not activated in 64-bit, which should not prevent an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop exploit to finer hardware configuration of Galaxy Note 4.
Samsung announces 57% increased compared to Exynos 5 performance and etching 20 nm HKMG also improves energy consumption. The SoC is capable of supporting the WQHD and WQXGA resolutions and can be used to stream video in UHD/4K on the big screen.
With two chip signal processing, the Exynos 7 Octa can even record two videos in high resolution cameras simultaneously from the front and back of a smartphone. The graphic part is represented by an ARM Mali T-760 GPU.

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Dog Training World › Forums › Behavior Problems › Dog Anxiety › no more crate › Re: no more crate
Michael D'AbruzzoAdministratorAugust 20, 2010 at 1:17 pm121211100
If you want to test the best way is to leave only for a few seconds, then, minute, then two minutes, etc.. usually if you can get past 30 minutes it is a lot easier – because it is when he is in that anxious state that he may cause damage. I would generally recommend waiting and work on him feeling less anxious while he is in the crate – since it seems like he doesnt have a problem with the crate – but the fact that you are leaving, so there is definitely a biiger chance for issues. Doesn't hurt to try small amounts like I mentioned above – especially if you set up a video camera to see how he is acting.
How is Cheyenne when you leave? Is she loose?


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Matthew 5:27-32 Part 1
In Romans chapter seven the apostle Paul says that he would not have known lust except for the Commandment thou shalt not covet. And when the Commandment came, he died.
Included in Pauls biography is the fact that he had been a student of Gamaliel, he was a lawyer, a Pharisee, and a member of the ruling body the Sanhedrin! And, as a member of that body, we know that he held the religion of the Pharisees.
And, as we learned last time when the former seven verses of this text were preached, the Pharisees had enthroned themselves on the benches of the courts, where they interpreted the Law only with regard to outward manifestations of lawlessness. And their own adherence to their traditions and interpretations justified them, in their opinions, before the ultimate seat of justice the throne of Almighty God!
And we also learned that their traditions included unlawful uses of Gods Law embracing distortions, additions, detractions, unjust leniency for some, and undue harshness for others and even, as we learned last time, the combinations of partially related verses taken out of their proper contexts, in order to manipulate the Scriptures! And these manipulations, more often than not, had to do with external, or exterior, infractions of the Law. In other words the Law was made to read as if it dealt only with the outer man his actions.
Thou shalt not kill and the full and glorious content of that Commandment, became thou shalt not kill, and, if you do, you will be subject to the court and its sanctions. Later, when Paul is dealing with the Law in one of his epistles he says that this kind of interpretation has to do only with the letter rather than full content of the Law being in our minds and written in our hearts. Whereas the Law reveals the exceeding sinfulness of sin, the Pharisees dealt only with public lawbreaking! Although the Law defines what mans character ought to be, the Pharisees taught only what his behavior ought to be! Whereas the Law deals with mans innate perversity, the Pharisees only sanctioned outward lawlessness - in the civil court!
You see, the Law of God has to do with sin. And sin is mans problem. It arises from the very core of mans being symbolized in Scripture by the term heart. Our Lord said once to the Pharisees, You are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
The Pharisees said as long as you do not commit adultery you have kept the Law. But Jesus says, When one looks at a woman so as to desire her, he has already committed adultery with respect to her in his heart.
And, perhaps, nowhere in Scripture do we have such a terrible exposure of sin, as it really is, as in these words of our Lord. He says that the fact that you have not committed the physical act of adultery doesnt justify you, your heart is foul! He said, out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, etc. People desire covet lust because there is this evil in us. It is part of us it is our nature we are this evil power.
There it is in all of us the depth and power of sin. And the Pharisees were deluded and fooled by the depth and power of their sin into believing that they were happy and content so long as they had not committed the act of adultery. They may even have admitted to temptation of they were pressed hard but they would have said, thank God I did not fall.
The subtlety of sin. We justify ourselves by believing that our sinful covetousness can be dismissed by abstinence from outward sin! It is as if we believed that there is this inherent separation dichotomy in man the physical from the spiritual. That sin has its effect only on our animal side. And if we rid ourselves of animalistic behavior, then we are holy people! This is a delusion!
Thats an evolutionary view of man. That man was animalistic in early history. And, as time goes on, he will become materially better. But that is a foolish and idolatrous idea. Man was made without sin. And he fell. And it affected his whole constitution. His nature became a sin nature.
It isnt just something in an animal part of our makeup. It is in our minds. It is our outlook. We think and feel in terms of sin. That is why our Lord says that when one looks at a woman with desire he has already committed adultery in his heart! The covetousness and lust is already there! The act of adultery proceeds from the heart because it is already there!
It is all right to look and enjoy, but dont touch is the subtle delusion of a sinful mind! This is a mans sin is a subtle delusion of a sinful mind. Covetousness has no gender barriers. And it has no age barriers either! There is no reason to think that our Lord was limiting His teaching on the lusts of the heart to just sexual sin adult sin. Although the example concerns adultery, the center of His teaching is the depth and power of sin in the depraved and perverse hearts of man!
There are many people who wouldnt even think of committing the scandalous, illicit sexual act. But in every one of them is an enjoyment of sin in the mind and imagination. But the Law of God, which, from the very beginning, has condemned and judged mans heart perversity, says, You shall not covet.
Paul said that when this Law came, he died. When this Law came, he become poor in spirit, for it showed him his own foul nature! Paul was a zealot Pharisee. He wouldnt have committed adultery for anything! But when this Law came, he saw himself as utterly contemptible in the sight of God. For his heart was laid bare to its radical and instinctive and essential and vile nature. He was an adulterer by nature!
Now, you may say, Im not involved in any illicit sexual activity. Praise the Lord for that. He hates illicit sexual activity! The sin is mammoth and the consequences are horrible. It is against His nature and abhorrent to Him. It is in most cases, punishable by death through the civil courts, and by eternal hell.
But what about your heart? Your feelings your mind your emotions- your self? Where nobody knows and nobody gets hurt the secret place. Why is the illicit so attractive to you? Why, when you first pick up the newspaper, are your eyes first attracted to and riveted to the rape cases or the pornography stories or the child serial abuse trials or the divorce scandals? What is that excitement that makes it essential that you read those things? What is it that makes us look for novels and TV programs and movies that have perverse human behavior in them? What is it about pornographic films and magazines that makes us delight in them and that stimulates us to an almost unbearable excitement?
What is it? It is the depth and power of our sin nature. We dont have any legal or social interest in those things. We cant claim a theological interest in them. We look at sexually stimulating things, or people and we read sexually stimulating things, and we participate in them and we lust in them, and we are excited by them because we enjoy them! We pretend that we have a general philosophical interest in all of life, or we pretend that we have an interest in people and what is happening in the world, or we pretend and fool ourselves that we are just looking not lusting! Or we pretend that there is no harm in it it is just normal human activity.
But it is sin in the heart the mind the imagination. It is your sin. It is mine. And it is adultery! That is what our Lord says. How subtle and awful this thing is! We pervert everything wonderful that God has given us. We are so perverted that everything illicit is automatically attractive and exciting.
And we try to get rid of the guilt by perverting the Law! We make excuses to make the Law less applicable to us! Anything to avoid the admission that the Holiness of Almighty God in His written Law speaks to the perverse hearts of every person!
And our Lord speaks directly to all these ludicrous excuses with an appropriate answer! As we read His answer, we have to understand that that is what it is! It is an appropriate answer to lame excuses which are being used to cover personal guilt. To cover the reality of the depth and power of sin in the heart.
Listen again to what He says,
But if your right eye scandalizes you, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is profitable to you that one of your body parts be destroyed than your whole body be thrown into Gehenna. And if your right hand scandalizes you, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is profitable to you that one of your body parts be destroyed rather than your whole body should go to Gehenna.
Now, there are many excuses for heart adultery, but they can be expressed under two categories, cant they? The first being those people and situations external to us. We just cant seem to control how women dress and how men act and the promiscuity that has arisen in the media and the ready availability of pornography; even everyday things like TV commercials are filled with lusty pictures and body movements! And you cant pick up a magazine without seeing people in revealing poses!
And we use these things as excuses to convince ourselves that we are helpless to do anything about it! We want to retain that lusty heart adultery, as we say we cant control what our eyes come in contact with.
Now, the second category of excuses concerns that set of circumstances peculiar to us internally. We say, Not only are we faced with all this femininity, or masculinity, paraded before us all day every day, but we have to remember that we are just human! We were made to be sexual beings. It is normal! I cant control my eyes they just gravitate to it! The pull is unbelievable I couldnt stop looking if I wanted to! Besides, it is all right to inspect the merchandise if you dont become a consumer! And its even all right to touch if you dont do anything wicked!
And in the face of all these excuses, and in the light of the Pharisees manipulation of the Law to make it read physical act of adultery only, Jesus says, if your right eye is scandalizing you, pluck it out! If your right hand is scandalizing you, cut it off! He uses the right eye and right hand because the right side was said to be more important than the left.
But the word scandalize means to bait and trap! If your right eye is baiting and trapping you, then, by all means, tear it out! If you are foolish enough to think that it is your eyes that are causing you to sin, then, certainly, you should tear it out it is better to lose it than to be thrown into hell for eternity!
If it is your right hand that is baiting and trapping you into adultery, then, by all means, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose you right hand and live that way for the rest of your life, than to lose your soul eternally!
And, then, if your left eye and your left hand begin baiting and trapping you, then you must do the same to them, for they could cause you to lose your soul in eternity! And then, more than likely you will have to cut off your feet, and cut out your tongue, and stick needles in your eardrums, and soon you are deaf mute, emasculated paraplegic with nothing left but a non-communicative trunk who has a heart which is saturated with the depth and power of sin! And whos adulterous heart still hasnt been dealt with!
Do you see how Jesus destroys the excuses?
Your eyes dont bait and trap you. Your heart loves the perversity. As much as we are vexed by the promiscuous display of sexuality (and other focuses of lust) we are not baited and trapped by all that! It is our own sin that causes it! We love it! We continue to do it. We enjoy it. We want it! The more perverse it is the more it excites us! And the more self made, and self willed, and independent to powerful a person is, the more we want to read about him and lust after what hes done and what he has!
The sin that is inside cant be blamed on the sexual revolution it cannot be blamed on the lifestyles of the rich and famous it cannot be blamed on exposed bodies it cannot be blamed on movie-makers and TV commercials; and it cannot be blamed on the members of our body! The Scriptures command us to walk in the Spirit and do not fulfill the lusts of the flesh! It is adultery!
The Lord Jesus says it is adultery. And the adulterer will lose his soul in hell.
And that is the main focus of Jesus teaching here. The horrible nature of sin, and the importance of dealing with it and doing so decisively. And how do we do that? I think that there are four of five principles which are critical that we must learn from this passage.
And the first, obviously, is that we must come to an understanding of the depth and power of the sin which is ours. Without this first principle there is no holiness without which no man shall see God and there is no sanctification. As Jesus said, it is not just the act of adultery, but it is the adulterous heart. In other words, we are not just sinners guilty of sinful acts, but we are sinful ourselves polluted with sin. And never is this brought to display in such awful and terrible colors as in the death of the Son of God, Who became sin for us. He did that to cover not only our sins but our sin. He covers us so God doesnt see our sin.
The second principle in dealing with our sin that we must learn from this text is the importance of our destiny. I think that, in addition to love for God and wanting to be holy as He is holy, the fear of eternal punishment in hell by this Almighty and Sovereign God should be seen as a primary motivating factor in dealing with our sin. I dont think there is anything more gut-wrenching and sobering than a pure faith in Gods punishment for the wicked. Jesus says here that anything is better than spending forever in hell!
A cancer patient is willing to lose a leg, or a breast, or a kidney in order to stay alive. But are we willing to excise the sinful self in order to avoid eternal death? Its the self the sinful nature that must be mortified. It has to be surgically cut out in the power found in the body of Christ.
What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul? There is a tragic negligence in those who refuse to mortify the lusts of the flesh for this life inevitably comes to an end. And then we meet the One Who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew ten, verse twenty-eight)
Now, regarding the third principle, our Lord says, if your eye is baiting and trapping you, tear it out! Even if this is a metaphorical answer to a ludicrous excuse, the principle is still there the sin must be hated! Our Puritan forefathers used to be called specialists in sin. And they were laughed at. Let them laugh! For this is the way to become holy as God is holy. We must become specialists in sin contrasting self with the holiness and goodness of God as it is found in His holy Word. And detesting every difference that is found in the comparison! That is the third principle.
The fourth principle in dealing with our sin is that we must know what our standard is. And that standard is Blessed the pure in heart, for they alone shall see God. As we have said many times before, the virtues which belong to the Lord Jesus are ours through living in Him. We in the Reformed Faith can look at the letter and say that we are separated from all the liberalism and the modernism, and the statism, and the arminianism, and the antinomianism; and we can feel self-satisfied without anybody knowing what is going on in the secret places of our imaginations. That is Pharisaical! The plague which is in our own hearts has to be understood and hated and then we must see the standard, which is the pure heart of Christ Himself.
The fifth principle is the mortification of sin. Putting it to death. Mortify to kill. In Romans eight, verse thirteen Paul says, For if you live under the flesh, you shall die; but if you, through the Spirit, do mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live. In First Corinthians nine, twenty-seven he says, I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. Pauls use of the word body refers to the self the person the whole person, which is utterly depraved and separated from God outside the body of Christ! But united with Him we have His Spirit through Whom we must bring ourselves into subjection. Paul says, Make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
When the flesh says sin, we the person, by the power of Christs Spirit, must make no provision for that! We must put that to death and bring it into subjection! Dont feed it! Dont give it provision! If there is a fire in you, dont throw gasoline on it! Whatever is a source of fuel, turn away! Put it down! Close your eyes! Kill it! Dont give them any time at all whether it be fuel for adultery, or hatred, or murder, or envy or bitterness, or strife the sin is a hated thing, and we have a pure standard in Christ Jesus. So we must deliberately restrain the flesh and deal with every suggestion and insinuation of evil; deal with it decisively. You must do it the Spirit of Christ will not do that for you. This is not Eastern mysticism!
The Lord Jesus Christ came into this world, and suffered the shame and the pain, in order to deliver us from the present evil world order to redeem us from all iniquity, and to separate unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works! And if His suffering and his love for us mean anything to us, then we, through His Spirit, will mortify the deeds of the body.
Work through your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Sin is powerful, and it is deep within our nature. And its grip on us is awful. We are truly polluted. And that makes us poor in spirit. And that drives us more and more to the body of our Lord Jesus Christ where we plead constantly for that power which His Spirit alone can give us. And by His power we can tear out the eye and cut off the hand mortifying the flesh. And thus deal with the problem of our sin.


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Health Program Evaluation 1 (POPH90058)
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This subject examines the diverse purposes health program evaluations can serve and the wide range of environments in which health program evaluations are conducted. Using Australian and overseas evaluation examples, students gain an overview of conceptual and methodological issues in the key evaluation approaches. The three major stages in the conduct of an evaluation are covered: planning and negotiating the terms and design of the evaluation; data collection and analysis; and the provision of findings. Each stage is considered through example and critique of those examples, with opportunities to apply these skills in the development of an evaluation plan for a real, work-based program.
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Ovretveit, J. (2002). Action evaluation of health programmes and changes: a handbook for a user. Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press
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From Vivica Fox to Mariah Carey, ladies aren't sticking within their age group to find love these days. Sexually active, mid-aged women who date younger men are often referred to as Cougars, which has a slight man-eater connotation.
In "Don't You Dare Call Me a Cougar!," CNN Editor Audrey Irvine explores the term and wheter it's "empowering or offensive." Irvine asks, why do women who seek younger companions get called cougars when men who date women that are much younger than them don't get much more than the occasional raised eyebrow.
Pop culture has made light of the term cougar so much that many women openly describe themselves as the wild felines. Irvine's stance is that while the media has embraced the term–using it as a premise in shows like TV Land's 'The Cougar' hosted by Vivica Fox, "Cougartown" on ABC and even in "Sex and the City,"–she hates that there's a term for confident women who don't mind dating men below their age.
Older men have been dating younger women for years. I'm sure that every man in this situation would take issue with being called a "sugar daddy," so I have an issue with "cougar." The term implies that the older women are predators while the unsuspecting younger man is the prey, Irvine writes.
As a woman who has heard that I look younger than my license states, I have no problem with dating a younger man. But I refuse to be associated with a term that makes my dating life sound like I'm hunting, stalking and forcing my attentions upon some innocent, inexperienced young male.
Oddly enough, there is a term that everyone is familiar with that already exists so there is no need to be labeled a cougar. It describes being confident, self-assured at any age, empowered to make decisions without being influenced by what pop culture states is hot or not, isn't polarizing and addresses the concerns of my younger colleague. That word is woman.
What do you think? Do you feel empowered or offended by the word cougar? Does the word make you think of a predatory type of woman? Should there even be this type of classification?


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The trial of 15 suspects of committing the Limburg Attack, on 10/06/2002, was opened in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, on 05/29/2004. They were also charged with an attempt to shoot down a helicopter carrying U.S. oil workers, as well as plots to kill the USA ambassador in Yemen Edmund Hull and Yemeni security officials.
On 08/28/2004, Hizam Ali Mujali, 26, was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing a Yemeni police officer at a checkpoint in 2003.
Five of the defendants plus one man tried in absentia, Yasser Ali Salem, received the longest prison terms of 10 years. They were found guilty of participating in the Limburg Attack. Yasser Ali Salem was in charge of buying and delivering the explosives used by the suicide bombers. Four of the five defendants who received 10 years — Omar Hassan Jarallah, 26, Fawzi Yahya Al-Hababi, 26, Muhammad Saeed Al-Ammari, 25, Fawzi Muhammad Al-Wajeeh, 24, where the only defendants present in the court during the sentencing hearing.
Abu Bakr Al-Rabeei, 26, the younger brother of Fawaz al-Rabeei received also 10 years for masterminding, along with his brother, bombings near buildings of the intelligence services and homes of three top intelligence officers in 2003. The al-Rabeei brothers were also fined 18 million rials (about $98,000) as compensation for damages caused by a bomb attack on the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Authority the same year.
Six militants were sentenced to five years in prison: Fawzi Gharib alias Abu Musab al-Taeezi, 24, student; Ibrahim Mohammed Abduljabar, alias Abu Zaid, 25; Mohammed Abdullah Ahamd al-Dailami, 26; Saleem Mohammed Ali al-Dailami, 25, teacher; Abdulghani Ali Hussein, alias Jaber al-Sanani, jobless and Kasem Yahia Mahdi, alias Abu Hurairah al-Sanani.
Two others convicted – Khaled Ahmad al-Jalob, alias Abu Muslim and Aref Saleh Ali Mujali, the younger brother of Hizam Saleh Ali Mujali, received three years in jail.
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First, I want to say thank you for all of the comments and cards made on my two VCMP challenges. I appreciate it more than I can say. You all rock!
I did a quick Goggle search for a random number chooser and this is the one I used:
http://www.mathgoodies.com/calculators/random_no_custom.html. It was so easy.
On the "It's time to cook"/recipe challenge, the winner of the stamps and puffy paint is card 53 made by Lucy E. Her card is so pretty with the stamps and ribbon. The winner of the paper is comment 18 made by Marilyn Young.
On the "Let's Play"/sports card challenge, the winner of the stamp set is card 15 made by Linda L. I love her card with the big soccer ball. The winner of the paper is comment Laughing Sunshine Creations. Please email me (firstname.lastname@example.com) or send me a Facebook message with your address info so I can get your candy in the mail.
Thanks again, everyone!
PS...you have two weeks to claim your prize.


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Moral Leadership
Moral Leadership
By Charles M. Harper
Illinois Master Mason
"Do you demonstrate moral leadership?" This was the title of an article written by Edward Platt in the June 6, 2012 business commentary section of The Daily Journal newspaper. The paper states that Dr. Piatt, Ed. D, is a manager with the State of Illinois with 27 years experience and is an adjunct professor of business in the MBA andMOL programs at Olivet Nazarene University. It also states he lectures frequently on emotional intelligence, organizational culture and leadership.
In the article, he references a statement from a leadership author, Mike King. Mr. King states, "As you know, leadership is about leading others and influencing them to behave a particular way. Moral leadership requires you to always look at what is right and lead others to the purpose. Moral choices come from a person's character as well; they do not always come from rational thinking."
Let us look at this statement in particular "Moral choices come from a person's character as well." At this point in the article, I have to wonder, how do you develop the character in the person to derive good moral to effectively lead? Is a person's character taught? Can it be developed from its current state to a more evolved state?
The answer to these particular questions is yes and can be found within the wealth of knowledge contained in the teachings of our Masonic Institution. "We take good men and make them better" is the motto most heard to explain the purpose of our institution. More specifically, through the use of allegories, or codes, symbols and memorization of material in a specific manner, contained within our rituals, based on a belief in Deity, and a desire to understand the philosophic, social, spiritual and psychological way we reflect on our state of being, we can create a plan of growth that betters our character.
This better character is exhibited by our actions, which is illuminated from us, to our society. "Better men do make a better world."
A Master Mason and Lodge Brother of mine was recently placed in a position of trainer of a new co-worker, for the instruction of the work procedures at his place of employment. The new co-worker was still on his probationary period. The behavior of this gentleman was off-putting to many of his co-workers and those in management that he could very easy be laid-off once the probation period passed.
My good Brother, also bothered by the gentleman's behavior, sat him down, and in a friendly manner explained how his negative attitude and comments have been noticed by those around him and the negative effect it was having on future employment. Though only being a Master Mason for a year, he had put in a lot of time studying our lectures and discussing the philosophies with many other Brethren. This reflection of our studies paid off in how he related to the new co-worker. The co-worker did a 180° with his behavior. And, through the consistency of his newly adopted attitude, and by understanding the effect it was having on those around him, he has been able to sustain his employment.
The Brother called me while on his lunch break that day with a question. He asked, "When we are taught to circumscribe our actions and keep us within due bounds, that doesn't just include Masons, does it?" "No" I said. "We must reflect on our character in relation to all mankind." He then asked, "If we discover a person who in need of assistance, we must extend our hand, if we think we can be of assistance to them, right?" "Yes" I said. "Our ability to extend our hand is not limited to Masons alone, it is to all mankind."
"I got it!" he exclaimed. "I really am starting to understand what it is to first be a Mason, then apply the teachings of "How" to become better by subduing my passions and carving away my superfluities and vices, and applying this knowledge in various situations in my everyday life!" Charity is not limited to financial giving, but the giving of assistance in the proper manner that enables another to become a better person as well. This Masonic Brother demonstrated Moral Leadership and it was made possible by the consistent display of good character.
But, exactly HOW is this feat of bettering a man's character accomplished in the Fraternity of Freemasons? The answer is simple. The application of the answer takes each individual man a lifetime to accomplish.
If a man can identify where he stands in relation to his book of moral law, the Volume of the Sacred Law of his particular Faith, he can locate a point to begin the task of rectifying his behavior. One only needs to ask themselves, are they in accordance with the divine moral laws of his Faith? Once this task has been accomplished, the true work of improving character can begin. As my friend Dr. John S. Nagy, Master Mason and Masonic Author often says, "Now that you have crossed the bourn between knowing where your behavior was and where it needs to be improved, it is now time to put in the work. At this point, you can no longer behave as if you don't know where your self-improvement begins."
A man must then study the Masonic Rituals and Lectures. I mean, really study them. Dissect them, if you will. He must ask what they are saying, and more importantly, what they mean to him. The lectures are filled with timeless philosophy from the ancient Greek philosophers. It encompasses in its teachings historic lessons from various faiths. The symbolism is derived from various sources, in particular, ancient Egypt and Mayan civilizations. A man must consistently ask the question, "Why" and then seek the answers, using the road map located in Masonic symbolism and allegories.
Now that we have looked at the character, let us look at leadership. Let's return to the aforementioned article. Piatt introduces power as it relates to leadership. He states, "All forms of leadership utilize the components of power; however, power does not need to be coercive, dictatorial or punitive to be effective within the organization. Power in the moral leadership model should be used in non-coercive manner to choreograph, mobilize, direct and guide your members to pursue the goals and objectives of the organization in an ethical manner."
Piatt also goes on to state, "Power always acts within and is responsible to a field of responsibilities and tasks." He notes a quote from leadership expert James MacGregor Burns, "Leadership must engage its followers, and not just merely direct them. Leaders must serve as models, not martinets."
I recently attended the Grand Master's Town Hall meeting of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Along with many matters concerning the direction of our Grand Lodge, a focus presented that I feel is important is leadership training. The success of a Lodge is dependent strongly on the ability of the leader to motivate the Craft in a positive and fruitful direction.
Albert Pike, in the first chapter and first page of his book "Morals and Dogma" stated, "The blind force of the people is a force that must be economized, and also managed, as the blind force of steam, lifting the ponderous iron arms and turning the large wheels, is made to bore and rifle the cannon and to weave the most delicate lace. It must be regulated by Intellect. Intellect is to the people and the people's force, what the slender needle of the compass is to the ship-its soul, always counseling the huge mass of wood and iron, and always pointing north."
What this means is that leadership is power. However, that power must be controlled by intellect. This intellect, in relation to Freemasonry, is an understanding of our tenets, obligations and rules and an effective demonstration of them in practice, and not just lip service. The leadership of a lodge, is highly dependent on the understanding of the will of the Craft, the abilities of the Craft and the insight of the Worshipful Master to assemble his plans within due bounds of its Lodge members.
Our Masonic Lodges are composed of many brilliant men, both blue collar and white collar individuals. Each man brings a certain ability and talent to the Lodge. They also bring different opinions and levels of dedication. The leadership of the Lodge must effectively employ each Mason in relation to his talent for his best chance of success. It is like a puzzle. Each member is a piece that will fit together with the others. If the pieces are assembled in the right order, the picture, or goal of the Lodge for example, will show its true beauty when displayed in its entirety.
Deputy Grand Master Barry Weer stated at the Town Hall Meeting that we must practice leadership by succession if we are to have longevity in the positive forward direction of our Craft. In the same article from the Daily Journal I have earlier referenced there is a statement that supports Brother Weer's statement. Leadership author Abraham Zaleznik states, "Leadership is based on a compact that binds those who lead with those who follow into the same moral, intellectual and emotional commitment." Meaning, if I am the Junior Warden, it is not only my duty to support and learn from the Senior Warden and Worshipful Master, but I must also instruct the Senior Deacon on the performance and expectation of my office, which he is to next occupy.
One Brother should constantly be helping another Brother. Freemasonry is an unselfish institution. The partnership we enter into when we are advancing through the chairs is to support the officer in front of us and assist the officer following us. This partnership is not limited to the officers, but it must exemplified by the officers to the entire membership of the Craft. One cannot expect to lead with the respect of his Brethren if he has not exhibited the same humbleness of supporting the officer he has followed in his line of advancement to the Oriental Chair.
Piatt provides sound suggestions for effective leadership. He states:
· The leader must create and communicate a clear vision of what they and the organization stand for.
· The leader must try to make their fellow constituents aware that they are all stake-holders in a communal partnership that cannot succeed without their involvement and commitment.
· Leaders must advocate and demonstrate trust, which allows those relevant stakeholders in the organization to be treated and respond like adults.
· Leaders must allow those with whom they lead to make mistakes. This gives the followers the hope that they dare to succeed by learning from those mistakes, and therefore, not be afraid to take risks.
· And finally, as Burns stated, "leadership is grounded in conscious choices among real alternatives."
Piatt closes his article with this statement, "The ultimate outcome is to lead with a moral compass and inspire others to follow that compass."
We, as a Fraternity, are taught how to be good moral men. We are charged with exhibiting this as an example to society of how men should conduct themselves. We derive our moral compass by the Volume of Sacred Law. We enact the restraint of our passions through Masonic education and understanding through discussions, therefore increasing the goodness of the quality of our character. With this ever evolving good character, we are employed in our lodges with tasks that promote leadership qualities, such as serving on committee's as chairmen, and/or working our way through the chairs as a Lodge Officer to one day being elected as a Worshipful Master of a Lodge.
In the book by J.G. Clawson entitled, "Level three leadership: Getting below the surface" Clawson wrote that the industrial Revolution shifted America's economy from an agriculture base to an industrial one and, thereby, ushered in a change in how leaders would treat their followers. The Industrial Revolution created a paradigm shift to a new theory of leadership in which "common" people gained power by virtue of their skills.
Moral leadership is a steady evolving trait that is learned. The process of this learning is made available to every Mason starting from the Entered Apprentice Degree, through that of a Master Mason and beyond in his career in the Masonic Institution. The information for this learning is not new for Masons. It has been taught and practiced since time immemorial in every regular Masonic Lodge. As it seems society has just starting to see the benefit of moral leadership in business at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. All one needed to do was look at the Masonic Institution for guidance. We have been here teaching it the whole time.
I close with one of my favorite quotes about Freemasonry.
"Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics of philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man"
Douglas MacArthur
General US Army
Brother Charles M. Harper Sr
Illinois Master Mason


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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner Continue Their Honeymoon With a Romantic Day in Positano
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are celebrating the married life with a romantic honeymoon in some picturesque locations! After tying the knot in the South of France on June 29, the newlyweds kicked off their fun-filled getaway by heading to the Maldives. On Sunday, the couple shared a handful of gorgeous snaps of them relaxing by the water. One shot shows Sophie rocking a pink bathing suit and lying on a hammock while another shows the Game of Thrones actress in a t-shirt and shorts looking out toward the ocean. A shirtless Joe also took in the beautiful scenery and enjoyed slipping down a giant slide into the ocean. While Joe captioned his post, "I found happiness" — a reference to the latest Jonas Brothers album, of course — Sophie also expressed joy on her roundup of pictures, writing, "Such a magical place."
The pair then jetted off to Positano in Italy for a day out at sea. On Sunday, Joe and Sophie were spotted hanging out on a luxury yacht as they bathed in the sun, rode jet skis, and jumped into the water. While Joe showed off his biceps and tattoos as he went shirtless, Sophie looked bridal in a white one-piece swimsuit. The following day, the couple enjoyed a romantic boat ride and Joe was seen adorably snapping photos of Sophie on the way to lunch.
Joe and Sophie — who met through social media in 2016 and got engaged the following year — officially tied the knot in a Las Vegas wedding in May after the Billboard Music Awards. However, they held a traditional ceremony in the South of France where they were surrounded by friends and family — including their adorable dog, Porky Basquiat!


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This story by James Kirkup in The Spectator is very, very important for several reasons. For years now, trans activists and their allies have been furiously informing us that puberty blockers and the battery of drugs that gender dysphoric kids take are not only safe, but reversible. They have been trotting out this lie in the face of all available evidence, including the first-hand testimonies of those attempting to de-transition. Now, it turns out, even the UK's National Health Service, which has almost entirely capitulated to the demands of the trans activists, has quietly modified their stance. From Kirkup:
Imagine you have a child who says they believe they were born in the wrong body, describing what amounts to a fundamental and painful mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity. Imagine the child you see as your daughter declaring that they are in fact a boy. Where would you turn for information? No doubt a lot of people in such a position would consult the NHS. That 'mismatch', after all, could be a sign of gender dysphoria, a condition recognised – and treated – by the health service.
What would you find if you looked up this issue on the excellent and comprehensive NHS website? First, you'd see reassuring words telling you that the NHS can help your child:
"'Treatment for gender dysphoria aims to help people live the way they want to, in their preferred gender identity or as non-binary.'
Perhaps you might wonder about the treatments for young children in this context. Maybe you've seen headlines about children being given hormone therapy drugs that change their bodies, or heard things about the long-term effects of medical interventions that made you worry.
In which case, you might well have been reassured by the NHS website's soothing words about hormone therapy for children.
Here's what you would have read on that topic:
"'Hormone therapy
If your child has gender dysphoria and they've reached puberty, they could be treated with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. These are synthetic (man-made) hormones that suppress the hormones naturally produced by the body.
Some of the changes that take place during puberty are driven by hormones. For example, the hormone testosterone, which is produced by the testes in boys, helps stimulate penis growth.
GnRH analogues suppress the hormones produced by your child's body. They also suppress puberty and can help delay potentially distressing physical changes caused by their body becoming even more like that of their biological sex, until they're old enough for the treatment options discussed below.
GnRH analogues will only be considered for your child if assessments have found they're experiencing clear distress and have a strong desire to live as their gender identity.
The effects of treatment with GnRH analogues are considered to be fully reversible, so treatment can usually be stopped at any time….'
(My bold.)
Fully reversible, eh? That doesn't sound so bad, does it? Maybe all those scary headlines were cooked up by nasty scaremongering types, the horrid transphobes you've heard about from the nice charities you looked up online.
But hang on a moment. There's an issue here. Because those words I've quoted about, the nice ones about 'fully reversible' treatment, are not, in fact what the NHS website says. Not any more, anyway.
That's what the NHS used to say about hormone therapy for children. Then, last week, the guidance on the site was quietly changed to something very different.
Here's what the site now says instead:
"'Hormone therapy in children and young people
Some young people with lasting signs of gender dysphoria and who meet strict criteria may be referred to a hormone specialist (consultant endocrinologist) to see if they can take hormone blockers as they reach puberty. This is in addition to psychological support.
These hormone blockers (gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues) pause the physical changes of puberty, such as breast development or facial hair.
Little is known about the long-term side effects of hormone or puberty blockers in children with gender dysphoria.
Although the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) advises this is a physically reversible treatment if stopped, it is not known what the psychological effects may be.
It's also not known whether hormone blockers affect the development of the teenage brain or children's bones. Side effects may also include hot flushes, fatigue and mood alterations.
From the age of 16, teenagers who've been on hormone blockers for at least 12 months may be given cross-sex hormones, also known as gender-affirming hormones.
These hormones cause some irreversible changes, such as:
breast development (caused by taking oestrogen)
breaking or deepening of the voice (caused by taking testosterone)
Long-term cross-sex hormone treatment may cause temporary or even permanent infertility.
However, as cross-sex hormones affect people differently, they should not be considered a reliable form of contraception.
There is some uncertainty about the risks of long-term cross-sex hormone treatment.
The NHS in England is currently reviewing the evidence on the use of cross-sex hormones by the Gender Identity Development Service.'
(My bold.)
Which is all rather less reassuring, but also more accurate, at least if you believe experts such as Carl Heneghan, director of the Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford and Editor in Chief of BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. He has been saying for some time that we simply do not know enough about the long-term effects of GnRH analogues on children, not least since these drugs were not, in fact, formulated for this purpose.
He's not alone, either. Indeed, to anyone who has looked into this issue in a bit of detail, none of the alarming things in that new NHS website document will come as much of a surprise. To some, the first question that occurs here is: why has it taken the NHS so long to say these things?
There are other questions too. Some are about some relatively minor points of process: why has the NHS so significantly changed its main publication on hormone treatment for children without any announcement or fanfare? There is nothing on that page to reveal the change beyond a footnote that the page was revised on May 28 and giving no details. (The only way to read the old text is via the excellent Wayback Machine.)
But some of the questions arising from that change are rather bigger. Given that the NHS now says that hormone therapy for gender-variant children has unknown long-term effects on the physical and mental health of those children, why is the NHS still using such treatments on children?
And what are the children and parents who were reassured by those earlier NHS words supposed to think now that the same service that issued those treatments is now admitting it doesn't know what their long-term effects will be?
There are other questions too, lots of them. We can only hope that, when time and coronavirus allow, the people we elect to ensure those questions are asked and answered finally do so.
This should be front-page news. NBC has claimed that puberty blockers lower suicide risks for kids. A CNN headline called puberty blockers "life-saving." Now, not even the trans-friendly NHS is willing to promote the narrative that we know what the long-term effects of these drugs are.
The medical malpractice lawsuits that emerge from this grotesque social experiment are going to be something to behold.


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Podcasting is a medium on the rise. In an increasing on demand world, podcasts are to audio what YouTube and Netflix were to video. Without the time constraints of traditional audio media, podcasts provide access to longform conversation without disruptive formulaic breaks. With a wide range of genres and delivery formats to choose from, there is a podcast for everyone. We've assembled a trio of IT Podcasts to listen to in celebration of International Podcast Day.
This hour-long weekly podcast consists of deep dives covering the latest and greatest in networking technology. Each week the hosts Greg Ferro, Ethan Banks, and Drew Conry-Murray are joined by a spectrum of industry experts to discuss the topic at hand. With nearly 600 episodes, there is long form content available across all areas of networking.
Recommended Episodes
- From Help Desk To Network Automation Engineer In 5 Years
- What It Takes To Build An ISP In 2021
- The Future Of Networking With Nick McKeown
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Bug #3768closed
CSV - delete users never processed
CSV files with the action delete user is not processed. It's mainly for testing purposes: the users have not been active in the system, aren't linked to a course and have still an empty repository.
Manually deleting users is not a problem, but rather time consuming when we have to delete over 20.000 users.
See CSV attached.
Updated by dominique de guchtenaere about 12 years ago
I should have posted this under Admin
Updated by Anonymous about 12 years ago
- Status changed from New to Needs testing
- Assignee set to Anonymous
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
There is an error in the CSV you uploaded (first string isn't read well), that causes always to use the default action (add). When I open the CSV and export it again in Excel, the deleting works.
Updated by dominique de guchtenaere about 12 years ago
- File add_studenten.csv add_studenten.csv added
- File delete_studenten.csv delete_studenten.csv added
- Status changed from Needs testing to Needs more info
I still can't delete users. Can you indicate the error in the CSV? It's the same one as the CSV for adding users, the only difference is the action.
Both files attached.
Updated by Anonymous about 12 years ago
- File delete.csv delete.csv added
It's not a visible error but the first string (word) of all your CSV files is read as "action". Because no "action" is found, always the default one is chosen (add). That's why adding works but deleting doesn't.
The attached file is the CSV I get when resaving your file and it works.
Updated by dominique de guchtenaere about 12 years ago
- Status changed from Needs more info to Feature implemented
it works! Thanks
Updated by Stefaan Vanbillemont over 11 years ago
- Target version set to 2.1.0


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It's November 14th, 2015. Cole has decided to give himself a haircut. It doesn't go well. Back then I only knew you as the freshman in College who bought weed from me. I'm sure you'd remember me as the person who always got you way too high. Either way, I'll never forget the night you called me to fix your hair at 1 O'clock in the morning...
Cause I've been cutting it ever since.
Fast Forward >>
We get to catch up on each other's lives at least twice a month now. I'm always so proud and inspired by the growth and will power I see in you. Even if life is getting you down, you always find a way to see the positive.
Present Day
Forever evolving
Used Pulp Riot lightener with 20 vol to get to a pale yellow. Toned with Shades EQ equal parts clear + 9T
I love that you let me try new techniques and trends because holy shit...I think you were meant to be platinum.
Thank you for always being patient when your haircut is taking forever because I'm being a perfectionist.
Now let's get down with it
If you're concerned about trying a new color because you don't know what it will look like when it grows out...
Don't be. Just do it.
Oh, Cole...if only you were 10 years older...and straight. I'd be on that like white on rice...like platinum...on your head... But alas, you'll just have to remain one of my favorite little stoners that still gets too high, but that okay cause so do I.


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Eric Nuttall, Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager, Ninepoint Partners LP
Originally Published on September 15, 2021
The world is hurtling towards an energy crisis, one in which the demand for oil, in my opinion, will grow for at least the next decade, yet the global oil supply chain can no longer adequately respond to it due to stringent environment, social and governance regulations and pressure from investors.
It could lead to all-time high oil prices in the years ahead that could crimp global economic growth, despite the decades-long runway for oil substitutes needed to reach critical mass and achieve decarbonization.
How did we get here? Energy ignorance: the lack of knowledge of how oil is used, how critical it is to our daily lives, and the realistic timeline to replace it with a "renewable" alternative lie at the epicentre of the coming energy crisis.
Ask the average person "what is oil used for?," and they will likely reply that most oil demand comes from cars (it's actually about 27 per cent). Ask the same person "what is the alternative to oil?," and they will likely say wind turbines and solar panels.
In a country where it's dark and gloomy for a third of the year and where the wind does not always blow, how is our power grid supposed to handle the incremental demand for electric vehicle charging? Battery storage, they would respond, a technology that is still in its infancy.
Ignoring the trillions of dollars needed for investing in resources, where are the required base metals and rare earths expected to come from when, for example, Royal Bank of Canada is already forecasting a 32 per cent supply deficit for copper by 2030. What about the 40 per cent of oil consumption that is non-travel related such as plastics, rubber, lubricants, medicine, makeup, cement, and thousands of other applications?
This is our energy reality: the runway to displace oil as a transportation fuel is measured in decades while the ability to reduce oil consumption in non-travel related areas would require a meaningful reduction in the average person's quality of living — a choice that will not be made willingly.
However, with every article calling for the imminent end of oil, the worry among the generalist investment community grows and this has direct consequences on their desire to invest in energy stocks and, by extension, the corporate priorities of oil companies who seek to lure them back.
The fear of peak demand is leading to the reality of peak supply. What does that mean?
Historically, rising oil prices, and therefore, rising corporate cashflows would translate into more spending and more production growth. That relationship is now broken. Owing to too many years of profoundly disappointing stock performance, investors are now demanding a return of capital ("pay me now!") thereby limiting the amount of capital that can be spent on production growth.Most notably, this is impacting U.S. shale companies, the marginal swing producer of the past decade. Today, shale investors demand tepid production growth rates (if at all) so as to maximize free cash flow and for at least 50 per cent of free cashflow to be returned back to them in the form of dividends and share buybacks.
The result? The end of U.S. shale hypergrowth, a watershed event for the industry.
Without this source of meaningful supply, the world is now increasingly reliant on the global super majors and OPEC to grow production in order to avoid a supply crunch. Even before the rise of U.S. shale there were signs of stress within the global supply chain.
The rate of new oil discoveries with few exceptions had been falling for years, while the size of new oil pools being found were shrinking and depletion rates rising.
Furthermore, with a painful past and uncertain future, the industry began to suffer from an exodus as veterans suffering from one too many cycles retired early, others leaving the industry for safer pastures, and fewer young people looking to enter it. This was recently displayed this summer when the University of Calgary cancelled enrolment in its bachelor of science in oil and gas engineering.
Now, with enormous ESG pressures preventing the European super majors — who are based in the epicentre of eco-wokeness — from sufficiently investing in "dirty oil," the production outlook over the next decade from this group is flat, at best.
Marry this with estimates by Sanford Bernstein Co. LLC that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries sits on only 3.9 million barrels per day of real excess capacity and one can quickly see that we are heading straight into a wall.
With the world's population set to grow by another two billion people according to the United Nations by 2050, and oil alternatives such as hydrogen expected to take several decades to reach meaningful scale, once OPEC spare capacity gets exhausted by the end of 2022 and ESG pressures continue to disallow production growth from the equivalent of 40 per cent of global supply, I would posit the question: where exactly are incrementally necessary barrels going to come from in sufficient quantity in the years ahead to meet demand growth?
A world that is racing towards decarbonization due to well-intentioned but not fully informed government policy is propelling us towards an energy crisis that, in my opinion, will result in record high oil prices and have a profound impact on the global economy.
The masses' energy ignorance and those who deplore Canada's role in responsibly supplying the world with among the highest rated ESG barrels, and shame those whose livelihoods come from doing so, will be the ones to blame.
Source of article online: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/eric-nuttall-we-are-about-to-hit-a-production-wall-setting-us-up-for-all-time-high-oil-prices


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The holidays are a time of joy and celebration. You now have an excuse to install decorations on your house and weird blow-up figurines in your yard that will make everyone who drives by chuckle in their seats. And what better way to celebrate the happiest time of year than with characters and films from THE best place in the world - Disney!
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
All of your most-liked characters—Belle, the Beast, and their enchanted friends—return in this colorful, winter sequel to celebrate the holidays at the castle. Truly one of the best animated Christmas movies.
The Santa Clause
It might not be the holidays if Tim Allen didn't dress up as Santa Claus! His character's unwelcome transition into Mr Claus never fails to make him chuckle – one of the most entertaining Disney Christmas movies.
Santa Clause 2
This phenomenally successful sequel continues actor Tim Allen's frantic search for a Mrs Claus around Christmas Eve. If he doesn't defeat the time, he may lose the opportunity to be Santa for good.
Making it in our list of top Disney Christmas movies, this movie follows the story of Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader as they portray Santa's children in this timeless classic. It turns out that being Santa Claus is not all that fun and festivities, and the two must collaborate to rescue Christmas.
I'll Be Home for Christmas.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel, two familiar names from the 1990s, feature in this comedy about a college kid who learns the old-fashioned way that Christmas isn't just about gifts.
Not only one of the best Disney Christmas movies, but Frozen is also arguably one of the best Disney movies to exist ever. Although not quite a Christmas film, this wintry paradise always hits the mark, even if it's Christmas! In fact, we'll argue that the holidays wouldn't be complete without Elsa, Anna, Olaf, and companions' frosty escapades!
12 Dates of Christmas
Kate and Miles met on a blind date on Christmas Eve. Kate (played by Amy Smart) discovers herself repeating the same day over and again as she allows herself to fall in love again in this beautiful comedy movie. Miles is played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
This retelling of the traditional Christmas story depicts Clara's incredible journey in a fresh, stunningly beautiful way. The story is hauntingly beautiful. Hence it made it into our list of the top Disney Christmas movies.
Eleanor, a fairy godmother apprentice, strives to obtain her qualifications by attempting to satisfy the wishes of a 10-year-old child who contacted her years earlier. Only to discover she's now a jaded single mother with no tolerance for fairy tales. In order to demonstrate that fairy godmothers (and magic) are still required in the world, she sets about changing the beautiful woman's life.
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Global Spectrum has recently added a new member to their sales team. Kathryn Coble, an Owensboro native who recently made the decision to move back to our growing community, has accepted a Sales Manager position at the Owensboro Convention Center. "I am confident that Kathryn will be a great fit in our sales and marketing department," stated Laura Alexander, Global Spectrum's Director of Sales and Marketing. "Kathryn's involvement with not-for-profits and her sales background will be valuable assets to the Global Spectrum team."
Kathryn comes to the convention center with notable sales and communications experience. She was previously the Director of Client Development at Comdata SVS in Louisville, KY. Prior to that, she was an Account Executive at Comdata in Nashville, TN for 5 years. Kathryn is certified in non-profit management through the Center for Non-Profit Management in Dallas, TX, and served on the Executive Board of Directors for NeedLink in Nashville, TN. This experience will be vital, as the Owensboro Convention Center works with many not-for-profit clients.
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Mad Men's End Took Seven Years Too Long To Finally Come
September 4, 2015
"'Mad Men' is truly one of the shows that was instrumental in proving to viewers and critics in the mid-2000s that well-crafted, well-produced scripted series could exist on basic cable networks."
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"It's the end of one of the best shows ever made."
-Alan Sepinwall to The International Business Times on the final season of Mad Men.
Matthew Weiner's critically acclaimed AMC show, "Mad Men," premiered its final season on Sunday, April 7, 2015 to 2.3 million people, according to Deadline Hollywood. I tried to watch the first season about a year ago and never really got into it. I sat down to watch the final season to give it another chance and I hated it.
I love Jon Hamm, Kiernan Shipka, January Jones, Christina Hendricks…but the entire premise of the show is entirely ridiculous to me. Personally, I think AMC is just trying to extend its "Breaking Bad" legacy and not fade into "The Walking Dead" irrelevancy. Matthew Weiner, the creator and director, is a smart and talented writer with serious past experience – he wrote "The Sopranos" a million years ago – but "Mad Men" falls flat for me.
It's known for being a slow show, which I can understand, but beyond that, there is no real storyline. I find the clothes fun but the plot boring, unrelatable, stupid, out of touch and generally unbearable. My main point of concern is all of Don Draper's mistresses: why does he have so many? He switches out mistresses faster than he empties his ashtray, which is really saying something. I find the family scenes horribly depressing and Don's childhood flashbacks even worse.
The main characters of TV shows are fundamentally relatable in one way or another. For example, I am absolutely nothing like Olivia Pope of "Scandal," but I can still watch the show and feel for her and relate to her struggles, even though she's dealing with a love affair with the President and has a secret spy for a dad.
Don Draper is utterly mysterious and complicated but not in an endearing way. The show doesn't make me want to find out more about Don Draper. It makes me want to shudder and forget that people like him exist. I find him loathsome and I feel sorry for the harem of women he has around at all times.
Beyond Don Draper's womanizing sliminess, "Mad Men" also shows us the way advertisers prey on basic human instincts and impulses to advance a capitalist agenda. It's creepy watching old rich guys try to market pantyhose and lipstick, mostly because they are trying to embody what young women want to look like based off their own experience with women, which is always degrading, patronizing, overtly sexual and discriminatory. I dislike the omnipresent strategy of using female sexuality to make money, and this show is built on just that. It was a different era and women in the workplace have since made progress, but I believe that watching it happen all over again on television is not helping our society move away from overtly gender-stereotyped workplaces. All I can say is thank God the show ended, even if it did take seven years too long.


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They sit, gathered around the common, makeshift dining area of the hostel, each munching on what is easily the cheapest food you'll ever find, anywhere, sharing stories about life and exchanging some great ideas they've each developed to stretch their dollars as far as possible so that they can keep travelling for as long as they can manage. Of course I'm talking about so-called budget travellers or backpackers, but ask any of them where they've been or where they plan to go next and more than likely a mention of the Czech Republic will come up.
They're really onto something here and, while it has a lot to do with the growing affordability tied to the Central European country, the reason why the savviest of travellers would like to be able to say something like they've enjoyed some fun at a cool night club in Prague is because of everything that represents. Digital nomads in particular (people who work remotely and use that unique opportunity to travel) indicate to be winning their battle against the chains of the corporate world if they can make reference to that time they went visit Prague, perhaps even spending a few weeks or months there.
So what does the wisdom of the quintessential digital nomad suggest to us with regards to their reference to a destination such as Prague?
In a nutshell it's that pretty much every aspect of life that we would like to master can indeed be mastered in Prague, with discussions inevitably leading to the costs involved. It's neither too cheap nor too expensive, making for just the right mix between the two extremes. To sum it up in one word, Prague is AFFORDABLE! "Reasonable" is perhaps another word we can use to describe this city which is just the right mix between being culture-oriented and a bit sleepy at times, and vibrant – as vibrant as anyone would like, in fact.
At some point in life if you're a digital nomad you're bound to have met someone who is either from Prague or has been there. What's great about these people is that they have some genuine information to share, such as relaying the strategies you should use to avoid tourist traps and scams. Basically if you live like a local then you'll be fine, which would entail something like going out and about during the day to perhaps prepare for what you'll be getting up to at night. This can be interpreted in so many different ways, such as how you might go shopping in the afternoon for the outfit you're going to wear when the sunset signals the kicking-off of the night time fun, or you could look at it from the point of view of someone going out into the corners of the city to source all the ingredients they'd use later on to prepare the day's most eagerly-awaiting meal, dinner.
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Bisazza, Arianna (2013) Linguistically Motivated Reordering Modeling for Phrase-Based Statistical Machine Translation. PhD thesis, University of Trento.
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Word reordering is one of the most difficult aspects of Statistical Machine Translation (SMT), and an important factor of its quality and efficiency. While short and medium-range reordering is reasonably handled by the phrase-based approach (PSMT), long-range reordering still represents a challenge for state-of-the-art PSMT systems. As a major cause of this problem, we point out the inadequacy of existing reordering constraints and models to cope with the reordering phenomena occurring between distant languages. On one hand, the reordering constraints used to control translation complexity appear to be too coarse-grained. On the other hand, the reordering models used to score different reordering decisions during translation are not discriminative enough to effectively guide the search over very large sets of hypotheses. In this thesis we propose several techniques to improve the definition of the reordering search space in PSMT by exploiting prior linguistic knowledge, so that long-range reordering may be adequately handled without sacrificing efficiency. In particular, we focus on Arabic-English and German-English: two language pairs characterized by uneven distributions of reordering phenomena, with long-range movements concentrating on few patterns. All our techniques aim at improving the definition of the reordering search space by exploiting prior linguistic knowledge, but they do this with different means: namely, chunk-based reordering rules and word reordering lattices, modified distortion matrices and early reordering pruning. Through extensive experiments, we show that our techniques can significantly advance the state of the art in PSMT for these challenging language pairs. When compared with a popoular tree-based SMT approach, our best PSMT systems achieve comparable or higher reordering accuracies while being considerably faster.
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