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Anyone who has ever managed a project would agree that project management is like juggling – where we have to keep our eye on three balls – time, cost and quality; none being inferior to the other in any way! This may be the reason why projects fail so frequently. Though there is no clarity on the numbers, it is estimated that anywhere from 40% to 60% of projects fail! If the project, or parts of it, is outsourced, the uncertainty would double, if not quadruple!
As companies struggle to maintain a lean employee workforce, outsourcing of projects is growing exponentially. It is estimated that for every dollar spent on agency contractors, two to four dollars are spent on outsourced projects. The vast majority of the companies providing these services have less than 10 employees. This combination of factors has led to many providers of Vendor Management Systems (VMS) tailoring their offerings to support the execution of SOW-based projects. But, customers need to dig a little deeper to know what kind of support would be really useful in the management of a project so that it becomes easier to verify how useful the VMS would really be.
Most projects are complex. They many involve multiple phases, with each major activity requiring a different resource plan. Activities may be undertaken sequentially or in parallel, but must ultimately be stitched together with timing designed to accommodate all contingencies and dependencies. The pricing models vary from time-and-materials to fixed price, deliverables-based payments. Some projects combine multiple models. Projects may combine multiple worker classes, who are vastly different from each other in their status and in the way they are managed.
Most VMS providers view management of outsourced projects as a logical extension of traditional contingent workforce management. As such, their systems are optimized to support the payment of project resources working under the time-and-materials model, which is, of course, very similar to the processes applied to the payment of agency-supplied contractors. This is insufficient for complex project management.
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The other day dabootski mentioned seeing more snowboarders not grabbing their boards and more skateboards grabbing them. It's like the roles are reversing. Skateboarders are also spinning more and snowboarders are doing more 180s. It's dope. It is so much fun. It is just like the old days!
It seems everyone wants to prove how they are having more fun than the next guy. Poking an indy down eight stairs on your skateboard or doing a shifty over that 60 foot table on your snowboard seem to be just the proof. "Look at that guy! He's a sick shred and he is having fun!"
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How I Turned My Rejection into Selection at ISSB - 2
Two boys came to me for guidance after they learnt about my preparations. I briefed them in detail, asked them to do practice with me for rope and obstacles for 4-5 days. They were capable students and learnt with speed. By training them I had put my knowledge to test.
To my surprise, both got selected. I had told them that once they come back they have to tell me about the stories, sentences, pictures, words, group discussion topics, diagrams of group task, semi group task and command tasks and how they had performed. I again gathered fresh information from them and further improved my preparations. Finally the time came when once again I applied. I cleared the initial tests very very easily. Things had become so easy 'kih jaise main ankhen band kar k kiye ja raha tha'.


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EROS founder member dead - V.S. Sambandan, Hindu, 11 January 2005
Shankar Rajee (55), a founder member of the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation (EROS) died here early this morning of a "sudden massive heart attack," his family and associates said.
Mr. Rajee complained of "severe chest pain" early this morning. "An ambulance was called for, but he passed away by the time medical help could reach him." A post-mortem is underway and the results are likely to be announced tomorrow.
Mr. Rajee was among the first Tamil militant leaders, along with Rathinasapapathy, the founder of EROS, to establish contact with the Palestine Liberation Organisation and a personal rapport with the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat. He quit his job as an engineer with Ford Motors in London to start the EROS and was in-charge of its military wing till 1987.
As one of the earliest militant groups formed in 1975, the EROS took the initiative in arranging training facilities for other militant groups.
The then chairman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Uma Maheswaran, was among the first to be sent by the EROS for training to Palestine. Mr. Rajee was a representative of the EROS at the India-mediated peace talks in Thimpu 1985.
An articulate exponent of the Tamil cause, Mr. Rajee established a rapport with members of all militant groups, political sections and journalists. "His friendship cut across party lines and he sincerely tried to bring all Tamil parties to an understanding," Dharmalingam Sithadthan, President of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), said.
Suresh Premachandran, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP for Jaffna, said: "He relinquished the comfort of the western lifestyle, came to Sri Lanka and played a pioneering role in establishing Tamil resistance. He understood the Indian role in the Sri Lankan conflict and was close to the Indian establishment."
Terming his demise, a "personal loss" and "shocking," Mr. Premachandran, also a founder member of the EROS, said "he still had a lot to contribute to the Tamil cause and his demise will be a loss to the future political outcome as he was experience in both democratic and militant phases of the Tamil struggle."
The EROS split in 1979 and led to the formation of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), a party now led by Mr. Premachandran, a constituent of the LTTE-backed TNA.
Despite being the leader of the EROS, which won 13 seats in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election in 1989, Mr. Rajee did not opt for a parliamentary seat. The EROS split after the departure of the Indian Peacekeeping Force in 1990, with its leader, V. Balakumaran, joining the LTTE.
After the tsunami, Mr. Rajee "was thinking along the lines of reconstruction of rebuilding the livelihood of the affected people ," a close associate of Mr. Rajee said
Tribute: Shankar Rajee - M.R. Narayan Swamy 16 April 2005
Shankar Rajee, who died of a heart attack in Colombo on January 10, 2005, was one of the earliest entrants into Tamil militancy in Sri Lanka, one who closely witnessed the growth of the movement from its nascent days to the frightening proportions it has now assumed.
In the last years of his life, Shankar (real name Nesadurai Thirunesan) had bowed out of the Indian media scene and led a largely low key, though not quiet, life, hopping between Chennai, where his mother lived, and Colombo, where he was a consultant with the state-run Cashew Corporation.
He was also the leader of whatever was left of the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation (EROS), the oldest of all the Tamil militant groups which came up in the 1970s in response to growing Sinhala chauvinism. Shankar, who was educated in Jaffna and London, was among the earliest Tamils who took military training from the Palestinian guerrillas in the Middle East, probably in the hope that their own communi!ty would some day produce a Yasser Arafat.
In the years I covered the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict, I came into close contact with Shankar and he helped me gain valuable insight into the Tamil society. Our first meeting took place at the EROS office in a middle- class Chennai neighbourhood where I had gone to interview its other best-known leader, V. Balakumar. As the latter spoke to me, I saw Shankar seated by his side, studying a map of Jaffna and making a note or two.
EROS had a collective leadership in which Balakumar and Shankar were the first among equals. They had contrasting personalities. Balakumar was the quiet one, almost inaudible, at home in Tamil, while Shankar spoke Tamil and English with equal ease, was outgoing and felt comfortable dealing with Indian bureaucracy and diplomats. Shankar was designated the head of the EROS military unit and maintained liaison with revolutionary groups from around the world.
Like so many Sri Lankan Tamils of that era, Shankar was a Marxist during his student days. In London, he and like-minded students formed a student group and then, in 1975, set up EROS. It was a path-breaking development in Tamil history. Some EROS members enjoyed a warm relationship with the local PLO representative who helped them to fly to Lebanon and Syria to get military training from Arafat's Fatah guerrilla group. Shankar valued this training although nothing much came out of it.
It was EROS that introduced LTTE, then a virtually unknown group, to the Palestinians but this produced friction between him and LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. The row was over money, which Shankar paid up. But their relations never improved, and years later LTTE's Anton Balasingham, probably reflecting Prabhakaran's view, accused Shankar of being an Indian spy -a charge the latter vehemently denied.
Much before that, Shankar recalled meeting Prabhakaran sometime in 1957-76 in the Tamil Nadu town of Tiruchy. Shankar had flown into India from London carrying air gun pellets, batteries and film rolls. He had been told to deliver them to a man but was not given his identity.
It turned out to be Prabhakaran, a young and largely unknown entity who turned up at the small hotel across the Tiruchy bus stand where Shankar was putting up. When I reasearched for the LTTE chief's biography (Inside an Elusive Mind, Konark, 2003) Shankar told me: "It was Prabhakaran who came to take the delivery. Honestly, I was not impressed with him. He did not seem happy with what I had brought. He obviously was expecting some other things. Just what, I do not know."
Years later, before the souring of ties, Shankar had a more fruitful meeting, in an LTTE hideout in Sri Lanka's north, with Prabhakaran, who by then had begun to acquire a stature in the militant ranks. Shankar had a vivid memory, and in 2001 could recall what really happened: "Prabhakaran was eager to know what training the Palestinians imparted. His eyes sparkled at the mention of M-16s, AK-47s and anti-articraft guns. But he was keener to hear about pistols and revolvers."
But Prabhakaran was not a man of theory; he invited Shankar to display his shooting skills. The target was an empty Milk Maid can. From 20 feet away, Shankar took aim and grazed the can, toippling it. "Prabhakaran walked up to the fallen can, picked it up and put it back on the wall. He then returned to where the Fath-trained (Shankar) was standing and fired the gun, hitting it smack in the middle." Shankar was naturally impressed.
Despite the Palestinian training, Shankar and his friends in EROS did not carry out any military action in Sri Lanka. There were also differencs within EROS, leading to a split and the birth of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF). When Tamil militancy galloped from 1983, EROS was among the first groups to secure Indian military training. Shankar was also among the first to understand that New Delhi would never allow an independent Tamil Eelam to come up.
During the years leading up to the 1987 India-Sri Lanka peace agreement that sought to end Tamil separatism, Shankar, as the EROS military wing leader, masterminded some deadly bomb attacks in the island-nation that claimed many innocent lives. He also developed close ties with the Indian establishment but this was not enough to save him from a jail term in Chennai that may have contributed to his early death.
Shankar and Balakumar met the then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, just before the latter flew to Colombo in July 1987 to sign the India-Sri Lanka accord. Prabhakaran, however, continued to mistrust him. Shankar and Balakumar met the LTTE chief at New Delhi's Ashok Hotel at that time; but on a second occasion, Prabhakaran told Balakumar that he did not want to see Shankar.
Shankar had a keen understanding of the Sri Lankan Tamil society and of LTTE. When the Tigers took on the Indian Army, he prophesied to friends that Prabhakaran would never, ever give up his Eelam goal. He was proved right. In March 1990 the Indian troops came home and the now-powerful LTTE ordered EROS to disband or merge with the Tigers. Some disgusted EROS members drifted away from politics, others (Balakumar included) joined LTTE while small band led by Shankar kept the outfit's flag flying for whatever it was worth.
Shankar was arrested in Chennai in 1997 on charges of smugggling foreign currency and was jailed. None of his contacts in the Indian establishment came to his rescue. He spent over a year in prison, where, his mother recalled later, he developed a good rapport with the other, mostly Indian, prisoners and became their leader. But despite the bitterness the detention caused, Shankar considered himself a friend of India. The imprisonment, however, affected his health, and he was never the same old self again.
Shankar never underestimated the LTTE or Prabhakaran, At the same time, he could not think of giving up his independent existence. Once the Sri Lankan military took control of Jaffna from LTTE in December 1995, Shankar visited the town to see a relative. The LTTE-which controlled a small part of Jaffna peninsula but had many eyes and ears in the region-came to know about the visit. The Tigers wanted to know if Shankar was merely calling on the relative or trying to resurrect EROS.
Shankar got the message and promptly left Jaffna. More than once he told me that Prabhakaran's personality would never allow him to compromise with Colombo, Norway or no Norway. It is a viewpoint that many have come to share now. But in February 2002, when the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Government signed a ceasefire, only a few like Shankar asserted, with confidence that comes with experience, that it would not lead to Prabhakaran embracing Colombo, never ever.
"The LTTE network is still effective but influence on and support from Tamil communities is less than it was," says Shankar Rajee, a former militant turned politician. "The younger generation who migrated from the war may still be supportive, but many older professionals are more influenced by international perspectives."
Shankar Rajee Interview with Frontline, 22 October 2004 - Of democracy and tolerance
Shankar Rajee, 55, is a founder-member of the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation (EROS), one of the earliest militant groups. He had his initial training with the Palestinian movement and was a member of the executive committee of the EROS. Rajee, who was in charge of the EROS' military affairs until 1987, is involved in the current developments to resolve the Tamil national question.
On the distance travelled by Tamil militant nationalism:
There is no comparison between the initial stage and now. Earlier, an accumulation of various grievances culminated in a situation in which a majority Tamils felt there was a need for an inevitable separation of forces. This was between the early 1970s and 1983, which marked a big transformation owing to the involvement of India.
This went on till the 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement. I and the general Tamil leadership at that time believed, accepted and trusted the Indian leaders, particularly the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, to resolve the Tamil problem through the Agreement and a Provincial Council system. We felt India would be the guarantor for its fair implementation. This is where the transformation started taking place.
I have gone on record saying that I do not see a zero presence of the Indian Army in the island. I thought this would give the Tamils an experience in using federalism as a tool in resolving this issue. Of course, a big transformation took place when India announced that it was pulling out its troops. This was a decisive moment for Tamil national militants: to abandon guerrilla warfare - where terrorism also played a part, though not the only means - and join the democratic mainstream.
The Thimpu talks was perhaps the only time when the entire Tamil national movement was united in a single forum and we enunciated the Thimpu Principles. Subsequently, the LTTE was singled out to be the sole representative and brought to the Bangalore talks, which gave the early ideas to the LTTE that it could represent the Tamil community on its own. This is one of the big problems we face today - the LTTE trying to claim this status even through political assassinations and elimination of other groups and parties.
On the impact of the Karuna-led split in the LTTE:
There is not a great deal of difference between a Wanni Tiger and a Karuna Tiger. I am also worried and concerned about the forces which would try to weaken the Tamil national movement using the `K factor'.
Karuna's set of grievances of discrimination is a serious political problem and nothing new to Tamil nationalism. Even during the days of Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (Federal Party), these feelings of regional inequality existed. I regard it as a genuine concern of the people of the east. This would have to be addressed, discussed and democratic solutions found. It is not to be regarded as - as the LTTE says - `a one-man problem' or as one that can be solved by eliminating a few of Karuna's lieutenants or by driving him out of the eastern province. I doubt if the LTTE, in its present form, has the means to address this problem in a democratic manner.
On the path ahead for Tamil nationalism:
The Tamil national movement has to learn to accommodate democracy, pluralism, tolerance and values, which free nations cherish.
On the Oslo formulation and the LTTE's position:
It is something the LTTE seems to have accepted, but is trying to wriggle out from. A solution within the framework of federalism in any form, and genuine will on the part of the government to implement such a formula will have to be the way forward.
On the change in the Sinhala polity since the advent of Tamil militancy:
There has never been a spontaneous change on the part of the Sinhala nationalists. It has always been forced by various circumstances. Perhaps it is also imperative that we accept that Prabakaran never openly settles for anything less than Tamil Eelam. Hence any solution would have to be termed interim.
Interview with Shankar Rajee, 22 October 1984
Most of Colombo, the capitol of Sri Lanka, was dark. Birds announced the dawn, and a few vehicles, headlights lit, began puttering through the streets.
In an ear-tearing roar the nightmare woke up the city. A corner of a church was lifted from the ground and sagged onto the street, instantly burying a passing Tamil man underneath the rubble. Cement shards and pieces of glass rained down for almost a full minute afterward. The explosion was heard over ten kilometers away. Since the country was in the teeth of a civil war this wasn't as much of a surprise as if it had happened in, say, Oklahoma City, but, just to be safe, security forces were sent to the location along with medical personnel and a bomb squad. They expected that mop-up would be necessary. Multiple ambulances were deployed, and the Sri Lankan Army was put on alert.
As soon as these teams pulled up to the front of the smoldering church another bomb ripped apart a bus station on the south end of the city. Phonelines started to jam, police and security forces were stationed at the edges of town, and the Sri Lankan Army picked up their weapons to head over to the bus station since this was now clearly not some accident. By the time this second emergency team arrived at the scene of the crime a third bomb was reported from the west end of town, where a television transmission station owned by the state-run SLBC had been blown apart into ribbons of twisted steel.
Only several minutes later an office building in the downtown business district of Colombo erupted. The roof fell in, the majority of the multi-level building slowly collapsed, and the four more people stopped their lives. In a suburb outside of town two people opened a box they found lying on the sidewalk. Seconds later their limbs were more than 10m away from an enormous smoking wou!nd in the middle of the road. Meanwhile, 5 km down the road, at Fort Railway Station, an unexploded bomb was found by the police. While the Sri Lankan Army was diffusing that one a second detonated nearby, injuring dozens of people. A traincar blew over like a matchbox in a sulfur breeze. Several minutes followed before a blast was reported near the ministry office.
It was too much; buildings were collapsing, people were dying, city workers and rescue teams were panicking and the civic fabric was being torn where it wasn't stretched thin. There were no more emergency workers available and SLBC, from a remaining broadcast tower it had left, pleaded that people stay indoors, remain calm, and wait for authorities to unwire a city that had been turned into a bomb.
The work week in Sri Lanka had begun.
But it wasn't over; five more explosions were yet to come in the next two hours. And since that morning in 1984 more than 70,000 people have died unnatural deaths in Sri Lanka as a result of something between "Freedom Fighting" and "Terrorism."
It's difficult, sometimes, to tell the difference so I decided to go ask the guy that set the bombs. I wondered why he placed the bombs where he did, what he wanted to get from doing it. And I figured I'd ask him what he thought of the United States, while I was at it.
I was supposed to meet Shankar Rajee, in front of the kovil in Colombo, at 10:30. I took a 3-wheel taxi (a "tuk-tuk" as they're called around here) and told my driver I'd be back in 90 minutes - wait for me here. Given Shankar's pedigree I didn't think we'd have long to talk.
Since Mr. Rajee was one of (if not The) responsible parties of the Colombo bombings of Oct 22, 1984 I wanted to ask him about how he did it and why. I wanted to understand the context of what had happened and how it was someone as well educated as he could tell themselves that it was a thing worth doing. I wanted to meet someone that had helped train the Tamil Tigers in their early days, and I wanted to meet a non-Palestinian militant trained by the PLO. He was the "terrorist" specimen I'd been searching for.
But not really. He was too smart. When I got to the temple a doughy guy in a white buttoned shirt glided up and started politely shaking my hand. I thought it might have been Rajee's driver and stumbled over my first few words as I oriented that this small pudgy balding man in front of me had lived his life high on Most Wanted lists for a number of years.
He quickly loaded me into a different tuk-tuk. It didn't seem suspicious. I wondered where we were going. Meeting Rajee, in fact, was a visual disappointment; I was expecting a hardened war criminal, some sort of Indian version of a Clint Eastwood of a man. But Rajee was soft spoken, and slow moving. He had chubby hands and he used them to wipe his chin often, as if he were drooling. He has a wife and children who he didn't talk about. He is an extremely articulate man. When we met he spoke slowly and carefully considering his words before speaking.
EROS might be considered the unnatural coupling of London intellectuals and PLO-trained munitions consultants. In January of 1975 a group of Tamils living in London formed EROS and eventually set root in the native soils of Sri Lanka. EROS worked as a liaison between the PLO/PFLP and other Tamil militant organizations in Sri Lanka, and not always without friction and confusion. Not that there was a shortage of this sort of Palestinian-Tamil interaction. The Tamil Times reported in June of 1984 that there were almost 60 of Israel's Mossad living in Sri Lanka, so the PLO was happy to lend a helping hand. The EROS has consistently remained a group that holds a high value on its ideals. They refrained from robbing banks, and suffered financially as a result. EROS has generally worked to glue together different factions of the Tamil militants, save for a few specific acts they undertook on their own.
These days Shankar continues to work for the Tamil cause, though with far fewer bombs.
Shankar Rajee - his life history, 4
April 2003
MSM: Before we get started I have a trick question; What is a Tamil?
SR: A Tamil is basically identified as a language. Tamil which is supposed to be the mother of all Dravidian languages, dating back to several thousand years of recorded history. And the people who speak this language have particular traditions, cultures, way of life, heritage, and thinking. Note that the Kurds are the largest population of a people that do not have a homeland. The Tamils are second.
MSM: Okay, thanks. I'm sort of conducting a survey… Could we start with your personal background?
SR: Let's see... My parents were from a village called Umurpai, near Jaffna, and as most of the educated middle-class Tamils they lived and worked in Colombo and the south. I was born in Jaffna and my father was working in the south. My early days as a boy were mostly with Sinhalese family and Sinhalese friends and Sinhalese neighbors. This was in a place called Agalawatha in the Kaluthai district.
Then, lets see... My father was attached to the rubber research institute there. He was working as an analyst. We were living in Colombo, studying in Colombo, working in Colombo. Our holidays were spent with the Sinhalese and my Tamil grounding was very minimal at the time.. I could speak and write a little, but we did most things in Sinhalese... It was a lovely life, you know; we had a very happy family and I was the eldest of four of us. It was a normal middle-class life, really, my father had a vehicle, we were going out on holidays with friends; things like that.
Most of our holidays weren't in Jaffna unless it was a wedding or a funeral or something and my parents would go. The sort of holidays in which you take presents along.. You know.. So the family enjoyed the kind of local village atmosphere and friendship with people in Colombo. That was the mid-50s. Things were different then. 1958 was a watershed in my personal life. Suddenly this beautiful existence was brought to an abrupt end in June when the racial violence engulfed Colombo. We lived in a suburb called Kirulapone. It came under continuous attack for three days by people throwing stones and rattling sticks and threatening intentions and all that. And the only protection was my dad and his shotgun. And on the third day my mother wanted to move into her family's house in one of the far-off areas of the south.
MSM: And how old were you then?
SR: About nine years old.
MSM: So where did you move to then?
SR: That night, on the third night, we moved in with a neighbor...
MSM: Sinhalese or Tamil?
SR: Muslim... I don't remember his real name but we called him "uncle" and they came that night and threatened him as well. The next day we moved to a refugee camp that was set up near the college as our house was set on fire that night. And we lost all our possessions, you understand. My only worry at that time was that I had a big tricycle and I was day and night thinking about this tricycle and what could have happened to this. I begged my father to take me to the house the next day - I just wanted to retrieve my cycle, or see if it was still there or see what had happened to it. My mother wouldn't let us go. She said that the sight is so unbearable that I don't want you to see what happened to all our possessions. Apparently my bike was in the living room where all the newspapers from the l!ast few months had accumulated, all the newspapers we had read.
MSM: Bad place to leave the tricycle if the house is on fire.
SR: Yes, it was near the stairs, too. So there I was in the refugee camp for two weeks, with nothing except my shorts - trousers. Nothing on top, nothing on foot. Having to stand in the never-ending food line for my bread and dhal for breakfast lunch and dinner. As my brother and sisters were too small I had to stand in line for them also. I remember standing in the line on one leg as the sand was so hot. Switching from one foot to the other since it was basically unbearable due to the hot sand. Two weeks after that we were taken to the harbor for military escort and in between the boxes which were carried there were armored vehicles or military items and the place was under curfew when we were moved since they told us that land travel was considered dangerous.
MSM: Considered dangerous by the government? THEY were afraid to cart you around?
SR: Yes; Here we were as citizens of this beautiful island. We cannot move from one part of the country to another part. Had to be shipped by several shipping convoys and it took four days since they were not moving in the night, fearing danger. So off to Jaffna we went. The trip wasn't, I would say, enjoyable. It was just a cargo ship, temporarily set up for this and we were on the deck with milk and biscuits. This was the first time I saw my family in Jaffna. We didn't have a place to go. Of course there were temporary refugee camps set up in Jaffna, but our village was ...broke. But they couldn't bear to see us go to a refugee camp and they wanted us to go and live with them.
So for a while we were a burden, by then, with our immediate relatives, until we settled down in the village some time later. Even though things in the south seemed to be turning back around and some people were returning back I think that the experience and the pain and the trauma never allowed us to !think of returning back. And, well, by a special government order we were admitted into the schools in Jaffna without paper or documents and I remember as a student participating in the various protest marches and demonstrations organized by the political parties. I don't know whether these combinations of being a victim and the emerging realities ... By this time the linguistic issue [was] also at the forefront of our problem. But this gave me the outlook of being a ... Tamil nationalist. Since all of my earlier training, none of it having been in Tamil, but now in a Tamil school, I had to start at a lower grade. This continued to have an impact on my ability ... Well since I could not expound in proper grammatical form I did not feel, you know...
MSM: …like yourself.
SR: Right. So it was in '66 when the family decided I should move in with my father in Colombo. It was an okay life, but we thought it would be a good idea, since they were having a hard time getting along, that was when, my family moved to Colombo. The injustice and repressive measures of the state were slowly building. The student movement, the political activities were getting more and more prominent. Then came the final straw - when they brought out the Education Standardization (as it was known), for university admissions. This gave a clearly weighted advantage to the Sinhalese then to the Muslims, and last to the Tamils. I don't know the marks or percentage needed, so this took me to London... They spoke English there, too. [chuckles to his shoulder] I did my diploma in agricultural engineering and took my supplemental degree in automobile engineering and I wanted to continue in economics, systems analysis, and agriculture. But this was not to be.!
In the early '70s itself I was, uh, before that I was .. During this period when I was in Jaffna, my father was sent on a scholarship training to the Soviet Union. '63, '64, and '65. And he joined the tire corporation there, doing rubber research. And his correspondence with me during those days had a terrible impact on me.. About politics, life, and largely about the Soviet people.
I was terribly attracted to communism and Marxism in particular and so I started reading some material ... Okay, so then I went to London and it was with left-oriented political groups there especially with this trouble with the war in Vietnam, Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, and of course Palestine. There were several Palestinian students in London, and there were people from Africa there, and organizing and mobilizing and much of it was about the Palestinian cause. Obviously there was the student movement and these things that had happened in the north.
The draconian policies of the government, this was also a great deal of interest to us. The internationalism and imperialism, the enormous energy of the movements of the late 60s and early 70s inspired us. Bada-meinhoff, the French radicals, on one side, and they were all fighting against imperialism and neo-colonialism. It was at this time during our action in London….
My leader at that time was instrumental in bringing about. He's popularly known as Ratna. His full name is Elayathamby Ratnasabapathy. But he went by Ratna. MSM: With a name like that I can see why.. SR: He was the focal point and instrumental in getting this group together. He used to travel to Sri Lanka often and had a very good rapport with the finance minister, and many Sinhalese left. The idea was to study our problem in comparison with others at that time and to draw parallels between them. 'Can we adopt these methods to our own situation,' for example. We studied the problems in Mozambique, Angola, Palestine. And then we would discuss as a group what we had learned and how it applied to Sri Lanka. It was kind of a recruitment or … indoctrination process.
MSM: Was this Ratna's intent?
SR: Yes, and those that played a prominent role in the study group were aware of this.
MSM: So I suppose you had guest lecturers too, then?
SR: Yes, representatives would come and give a small speech and interact with people if there were questions after the talk. We also organized fund-raising and networking functions. So it was in that way, apart from the freedom struggle in Sri Lanka, that we came into contact with other more radical groups. And this led us, naturally, closer to the Palestinian group and in particular to their representative in London. So we had invited the PLO representative, the late Said Hammami, who came and spoke and through his continued interaction we established a very strong bond. During this time the second major riots of 1977 took place and personally after [unintelligible] everybody said that we have to do something about it. And here the moderate - at this time - Tamil party, the TULF, had also gone to this electio!n on the platform of a separate state. And received a massive mandate. Democratically it was clear this would not work. And some of us were watching how all of this was going on and we said "We don't think we can achieve anything by talking to these guys." So we decided that the only way was to arm ourselves.
Every group, anybody that would talk with them knew that the arms were the only way. This was the cry of any Tamil. Later we approached the PLO and they agreed to take 50 members who would be trained as instructors. With this understanding and with the civil war going on in Lebanon at that time the first ... Among the study circle we were a little nervous. Are we really going to find this out, are we serious, you know... So three of us decided to put ourselves through this training. And all the others were simply waiting to see if the three of us would come back. [chuckles] would we survive? Would we come back? Things like that.
The three of us went and comrade Ratna gave me the responsibility of leading the delegation. We went to Beirut. First we got visas in London from the Lebanese embassy as Bangladeshi journalists... [laughs] yes we were Bangladeshi journalists and we went straight to Beirut on a 747. There were maybe an equal number of passengers as crew - !not a lot of people wanted to go to Beirut, then. So we got down in Beirut to the airport. There was a time delay. The party that was to pick us up did not arrive at the airport so customs and immigration were not too sure why we were there. We spent some time talking .. There were some PLO lower rank people there but they couldn't really help us and ... But then, of course, we took some tea as a symbol, as a gesture, to the Palestinian people, picked by the Tamil people, this is our sweat and blood, this is the only thing we have to give to these people. So we had this with us and the guards were looking through our bags and wondering why we Bangladeshi journalists from London were carrying so much tea!?
MSM: We like tea! We work late!
SR: [laughing] While we were going out a group came and took us and there was an exchange of greetings and in no time bags were packed and we were whipped away in a Red Cross ambulance. And that was my first sight of war, when the ambulance, with sirens blowing, crossed roads, avoiding bodies, burnt cars, burnt armor, and .. Until we reached the so-called "Green Line" where apparently things were a little easier. This was in the camp. It was why we had a red-cross ambulance. Actually, I never knew that an ambulance could be used for any purpose other than medical. We were taken to the PLO office in the camp, assignments were given to us, and we handed over the tea and performed these pleasantries, and we were told we would be met by the officer.
So after a while we were driven by the military vehicles, without lights, along a mountainous track up over long hills in the night, and finally we reached a place in the Beeckay Valley. I forget the vil!lage.. It was six or seven kilometers from the Syrian border. Before we had even settled down the delegation came and we were interviewed by the military commander of that time, Abu Jihad. He briefed us and told us we would be put through a program and told us where we would stay. It happened to be in the stables of the brother of the king of Jordan. So there were lots of beautiful horses.. I love horses, these thoroughbred Arabian horses, and some little huts around .. Then we were moved after a couple of days to a camp in Damascus to a PLO camp called Hamooriya. Mostly for international training.. There were Nigerians, Germans, everyone. It all took place in English and Arabic and we were put in our group.
MSM: What did they teach you?
SR: Different classes did different things. Warfare tactics, weapons, device improvisation, explosives, special techniques such as letter-bombs and things like that. So the explosives training was so comprehensive, technically, that you would have various formulas and calculations to calculate the quantity of various explosives. For example, the design of detonation for a dead tree or a live tree; a tree of different sizes; a building with round pillars or square pillars; the thickness of the wall; the area to be detonated; the range of destruction. We had mathematical approaches for these different ways to calculate all of this... All these kinds of .. It was a thorough, comprehensive class. And we had small practical experiments dealing with various types of detonators and setting up explosives, trying them out, and all that.
Then was the other class. It was termed "Kitchen Explosives." You are in an urban area and how, wi!th the materials in the kitchen, how would you go about taking up an explosive. Then of course the device, the configuration mechanics, triggering devices, time delays, and lectures from other people that had done their own in the past.
MSM: Did they talk about psychological impact that these weapons had, or was it just pragmatic? SR: No. That was not the intention of this training. In terms of political, how you select targets, outcome, what type of criteria, that was not addressed. That was not the training. The other aspect was using these things safely, how to escape, protect yourself and your comrades. But there were other courses as well; machine guns, grenade construction, enemy weaponry, anti-aircraft guns, SAMs, blow-pipes, etc.
MSM: And who was "The Enemy?"
SR: Well for them it was the Israelis; For us, as far as guerrilla warfare, it was the Sri Lankan state. A funny story, one time while shooting at the range I got a five out of five shot and the group commander lifted my hand in the air and screamed "The Bangladeshi hit five out of five!" and the whole camp cheered. I thought "Wait, I'm not Bangladeshi!" I don't know where all those guys were from. Some of us knew but most of us didn't. There was another time when we were all told that someone important would be coming to visit and we were sent into a small room and told to face the wall, which we did. The person then walked behind us and quietly congratulated each one of us, but we couldn't see who it was. Then, after he said something to you you were to put your hand behind you back with your palm up. He gave us each a sweet. I later found out it was Yassar Arafat. After he left, they told us that.
Then we went back to London. There we were with all the confidence and all the knowledge. And we took... [laughs] We took!... All the various types of weapons and ammunition back in our bags - a lot of ammunition from the camp - and things like automatic machine guns. And a lot of ammunition; the various types... The white-tipped ones, the red-tipped ones, the green-tipped ones. We had an ENORMOUS quantity of all of this in all our baggage and we went from Beirut to Paris and from Paris to London. And in Paris, at Charles De Gaulle, we were intercepted. And the customs guys asked us what we were doing with all this. And we said we found it on the streets. [laughs] That it was a souvenir.
And they said "If you share some of this with us we'll let you go." [laughs] And so when we had spare ones, the exploding types, the heat-generating types, for example we had a lot of them, we gave to them and we took the rest. And they let us go! !rWe were bringing these back to show our people. Then they started picking through them and sorting them out and moving some to one side of the table and [gestures with his eyebrows lifted and his palm up] "We don't mind" and they asked us "Are you going to give this to somebody?"
This was kind of a demonstration to our own people, to show them that this was available and all that. It was a very interesting time. As I look at it now I think it was crazy, but at the time it made sense. Of course after the training we were put in the frontlines [in Lebanon] for a fortnight to help with the battle. To help with operation duties and all that, to learn how to do this. I mean, we were right on the front line. And at this time there were some people that had been in communication with LTTE and we wanted to build a working relationship with them.
MSM: October 22, 1984. [referring to the bomb blasts in Colombo]… What happened?
SR: Prior to that incident.. Technically I was in charge of that incident. Activities were carried out with my second in command with whom I was in constant communication. We realized that the war was not brining out the desired effect. We wanted the government to negotiate and they were ignoring this call. Set up a dialogue between the parties. There was an agreement that the conflict should be taken to the door of the parliament. At this point our conflict had become page nine news. Things were going almost normally in the south.
We realized that we needed to make the ruling class and the bureaucrats feel the pressure and tension of the war. We needed to make them listen to our grievances. With this in mind we drew up an action plan. We suggested to the General Command, the GC, that it should be "S&S" - "Sabotage and Subversion" - to bring about a start to this with a bang, so to speak. [laug!hs] a lot of thought was given to selecting the targets. We selected the targets that would have minimum casualties. The team in Colombo (I was here in Colombo at a great risk) sanctioned locations in which over a span of three hours we would have different well-timed explosions. These would be symbolic explosions that would be designed to create enough panic ... And ..well… terror… to make the government realize that they were not as powerful as they thought.
I believe it was the continuation of this strategy that enabled India to persuade Colombo to return to the negotiating table. This was what, really started the talks. And from then the government began to listen. The bombs in Colombo had a cumulative effect. That "if you don't deal with us now then there will be a real problem."
MSM: How did you determine the locations?
SR: Preferably a location would be near a security or military installations. Two, it should be in the vicinity of a lot of public movement, just in the vicinity, but we did not want to affect the public. We wanted to create public attention. We hit commuter centers, for example, where there was a lot of movement. And then it should be spread out in such a pattern that while they were dealing with an explosion in south Colombo there was a bomb going off in north Colombo. They literally didn't have time to deal with it. By the fourth bomb they didn't have enough people to deal with it. I think this was the message: Things Are Going To Get Worse… We Cannot Be Ignored. The selection of targets minimized casualties, so it was clear that this was not an act of revenge. We wanted to highlight the weakness of the civic structure.
MSM: And what do you interpret the messages of September 11, 2001 to be? It was similar in its ability to draw public attention, but it was also different because that was intended to maximize casualties. What do you think Al Qaida was saying?
SR: This isn't a political message. It's past that. It's a message of revenge. The only message is "We can also show our destructive capabilities. The Homeland is not safe." And I think that it was intended to show the pain and frustration of the Arab brethren who were going through with that act. They wanted to point out that the Americans are insulated that all of that matters is their 'American way of life' and their living standards. They are not paying attention to the pain in the rest of the world. For the Americans the ends justifies the means. They do not care. But they hypocritically hold a high ground - a moral high ground - and cause the deaths of thousands of people to sustain their quality of life. This will be the en!d of their [Americans'] way of life. It may mark the collapse of their regime and it's a target that they [Al Qaida] have had. That is the world they see. But now, with Iraq, this will take decades to rebuild.
MSM: When you were a student in London you talked about how you studied Angola and Palestine to learn how they dealt with their problems, looking for similar solutions. I'm approaching the problem in the same way, but I come from the imperialist side of the equation. So, as I said, I'm trying to learn what happened in Sri Lanka.. what [was it that] helped diffuse the anger of the Tamils and finally get back to the talks. With that in mind, what could Sri Lanka have done 50 years ago to avoid all of the problems here?
SR: There were signs and signals from the start. They should have stuck to what they said. Instead it was too little too late. There were three pacts that were signed but not really followed. The Bandaranayake- Chelvanyakam pact in 1957, Dudley-Chelvanayakam pact in 1965, and the District Government Councils in 1970. See, when you become a superpower the arrogance with which you exercise that power should be considered.


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We've all heard of the budget crisis in the federal, state, and local levels. We've seen funding cuts for education, public transportation, health, and many other sectors, all of which affect us in our day-to-day living. But, amidst reduced funding for public transportation, what really matters now is not just how much a transit agency receives from the government and other sources; it is how they use the money to retain drivers and keep key operations running.
Golden Gate Transit prides itself with its courteous, helpful drivers who give a helping hand to both new and long-term commuters, as well as well-maintained and comfortable buses, and its overall commitment to help the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by operating a fleet of environmentally-friendly buses–several of them hybrids–that allow commuters an alternative to driving. It also prides itself with the ability to carry more bicycles than many other bus companies in the Bay Area: while other companies allow 2 bikes on board (using the front-mounted racks), Golden Gate Transit allows up to 3 in most of its regular transit buses (commuter MCI coaches, however, only allow 2 in the under-storage compartment), allowing more bikers to take their bikes to transit.
And, with the agency's continued commitment to providing high-quality service to its patrons, Golden Gate Transit uses high-back seats on all of its Orion, TMC, and MCI coaches (totaling to 174 coaches out of 201 buses), with all of them having baggage racks, reading lights, and on eight of its MCI coaches, free WiFi internet. All of the buses are air-conditioned (even the hybrid buses), and it provides a constant headway for most of its basic and commuter routes (as consistent as every 5-10 minutes during the peak periods). However, many of the local services (operated by Marin Transit) come by less frequently throughout the day, resulting to a "hit-or-miss" situation for many riders. The busiest local trips see 30-minute headways throughout the day or during peak periods, while other routes come by hourly, making the service unequal for some riders. However, the agency considers both passenger loads and the time of day to determine the amount of service needed for each route.
Part 3 tomorrow will focus on issues facing the agency, as well as my recommendations on how to further improve the overall service it already provides for Marin County residents.


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Realmac Software has made some changes to their popular iOS list app Clear. A new version of Clear was released last week as a universal app. It was released as a new app, meaning that existing users that wanted to upgrade to the universal version and get Clear on their iPad would need to pay $2.99. The original app was simultaniously removed from the App Store, a move which angered many users. Realmac has decided to restore the original app to the App Store for $0.99, as they announced in a post on their blog:
To that end, we've submitted an update that includes the iPhone enhancements for iOS 7 (including the new list themes) and will be releasing it as soon as Apple approves it.
This version of Clear will continue to be iPhone-only. The new app released last week will now be known as "Clear+", and will cost $4.99.
It's important to remember that developers don't do this for fun. They do this to make a living. Making an app takes time, and making a good app takes even more. That's time they're not spending doing another job. To suggest that you should receive continual updates, no matter how substantial they are, after paying a small amount once, is to devalue the hard work that developers do. You wouldn't buy a cup of coffee once, then expect free coffee forever, would you? Then why do you expect free software updates forever?
Source: Realmac Software blog


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John Mara Quotes
9 John Mara quotes:
"I go down on the field for practice maybe once a week. And that's another place where I look over to the corner, the place where he liked to watch from, and expect to see him."
"Since he took over for Pete Rozelle, we've had unparalleled prosperity, popularity and labor peace. I think he, as much as anybody, is responsible for that."
"We were very pleased about it. It's a fitting and meaningful way to honor my father. He was always more concerned about the game on the field than anything else. I don't know that he would have allowed it if he were still here. He didn't like things being named after him."
"Never in my wildest dreams did I expect them to pitch a shutout, ... I just wish he could have been there to see it. I think he would have been pretty pleased, to be honest with you. He would have had a big smile on his face."
"But I do feel like we now have a binding agreement, and that the state is committed to going forward with us."


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A very enjoyable and unusual evening was had by all who attended Vikings Royal Ark Mariner Lodge on Tuesday 22nd April.
The lodge was very pleased to receive the Provincial Grand Master RWBro George Bonham and the Deputy Provincial Grand Master WBro Brian Ennever, who were also accompanied by the past Deputy Provincial Grand Master WBro Richard Turpin and the Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies, WBro Bob Stokes.
The evening proved to be a most unusual Installing meeting, The Provincial Grand Master was pleased to communicate the secrets of an Installed Commander to Bro James Leonard Acott and this was followed by the installing Master WBro Barry Stephenson, Installing Bro Norman Russell Sidey also into the Commanders Chair.
After the installation Ceremony was concluded and the officers appointed and invested, the Provincial Grand Master then had the great pleasure of promoting and investing WBro Jim Acott to the rank of Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank. This was done in recognition of the many years of loyal service shown by Bro Jim, including holding the office of Scribe of Vikings RAM Lodge No 245 for fourteen years and all the brethren gave a heartfelt round of applause.
The whole event came as a tremendous surprise to Bro Jim who had no idea of what was planned for him. When he addressed the brethren he was clearly touched by the occasion and thanked the Provincial Grand Master and the brethren present for such a wonderful honour.
The evening concluded with a very happy and joyful festive board.
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In a recent post, Boing Boing refers to the so-called news that children who grew up in the radiation-affected areas in Chernobyl are smarter and healthier than their counterparts. As their scientific source, they quote - the tabloid newspaper The Sun! The original piece is here. (See Below for Cory Doctorow's comment on my post)
Hey, it's even in the Pravda, so it must be true! Pravda, after all, means "The Truth". Here's what it says about living close to the radioactive wreckages of strategic bombers: "Local residents collect metal scrap there, hunt for hares and pick mushrooms. Children enjoy playing on the territory behind barbed wire." Idyllic! Here's what the Pravda says about the Chernobyl children: "They have better reactions; their brain activity is more active as well." They quote one Professor Vladimir Mikhalev from Bryansk University. Sounds like Good Old CCCP propaganda - in the old days, Vlad would be on his way to receive the coveted Hero Of The Soviet Union medal, I'm sure.
This is all, of course, complete horseshit. We know that radiation damages the brain, especially the young, developing brain. Even relatively small doses of radiation (say, repeated CT scans) can cause a drop in the cognitive abilities of children, see BMJ article.
Because this happened in Russia, facts are hard to find. We know that after the Chernobyl incident, 300,000 people were relocated, and the incidence of thyroid cancer in children has increased, see Radiation Research.
PS. Looking at what's happening in Russia right now, and considering Putin's popularity, sometimes it seems the Russians are trapped in some sort of Soviet nostalgia. They are erecting statues of Stalin again, hey he only exterminated what, 50 million people, they refuse to acknowledge let alone apologize for the WWII atrocities they were guilty of (can you say Baltic countries, East Germany..). All they do is celebrate their greatness. Look at Germany - that's a nation come to grips with its past, and they've earned due respect for that.
Updated Jun-01: I got an email from Cory Doctorow, one of the editors of Boing Boing, he clarified that he did not think the above to be true, but considered it interesting from a science-fiction-writer point of view. I couldn't agree more!
Friday, May 27, 2005
Russian Radiation Makes Smarter Kids?
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Your doctor will discuss with you the most appropriate type of surgery. This will depend on the size and position of the tumour, and whether or not it has spread. It is important to discuss any operation fully with your doctor before it happens. You may find it helpful to make a list of any questions you have ahead of the discussion.
Remember, no operation or procedure will be done without your consent. Some types of surgery may mean that you need to stay in hospital for a few weeks.
The operation
The most common type of operation is where the section of the oesophagus containing the tumour is removed and the remaining length of oesophagus is re-attached to the stomach.
There are two main ways of doing this:
- Trans-thoracic oesophagectomy – cuts are made in the abdomen and the chest so that the affected part of the oesophagus can be removed.
- Trans-hiatal oesophagectomy – cuts are made in the abdomen and neck to remove the affected part of the oesophagus.
During these operations the top part of the stomach is often also removed. You will still be able to eat in the same way as before, but as the stomach will be higher than before (above the sheet of muscle which divides the chest from the abdomen instead of below) you will need to have smaller meals, more often. You may also find that you feel sick if you eat too quickly.
If it is not possible to join your stomach to the remaining part of the oesophagus, it may be possible to remove a section of your large bowel (colon) to replace the part of the oesophagus that has been removed. If your doctor suggests this type of surgery, they will explain in more detail what is involved.
During your operation the surgeon will check the area around the oesophagus. They will also remove some of the lymph nodes. This is called lymphadenectomy and is done because the nodes may contain cancer. The lymph nodes will be examined under a microscope. Removing them helps to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back as well as helping the doctors to know the stage of your cancer.
Occasionally, the surgeon discovers that the tumour cannot be removed, after a planned operation to remove the cancer has begun. This may be because the tumour has spread or gone through the wall of the oesophagus, or because many lymph nodes are affected. If this happens, the surgeon may insert a tube (stent) instead, to make eating and swallowing easier for you.
After your operation
Most people will be nursed in the intensive care or high-dependency unit for a day or two. This is purely routine and does not mean your operation has gone badly or that there are complications. A machine called a ventilator may be used to help you to breathe – again, this is routine in some hospitals.
It is likely that you will have some pain and discomfort after the operation. You will be given regular painkillers, but should let your nurse or doctor know if you are still in pain. You may have your pain controlled using an epidural. This is a fine plastic tube that is inserted into the space around your spinal cord so that a drug can be given to numb the nerves. Your doctor or nurse will explain this procedure to you.
Drips and drains
A drip will be used to give you fluids until you are able to eat and drink again. You may also have a naso-gastric (NG) tube. This is a fine tube that passes down your nose into your stomach or small intestine and allows any fluids to be removed so that you don't feel sick. This helps the area of the operation to recover. You will have chest drains in place for a few days. These are tubes that are inserted into your chest during the operation to drain away any fluid that may have collected around the lungs. The fluid drains into a bottle beside your bed. The chest drains can be uncomfortable; if they are, let your doctor or nurse know.
A physiotherapist will help you to clear your lungs of any fluid that may have built up as a result of your operation.
After your operation, you will be encouraged to start moving around as soon as possible. This is an essential part of your recovery. Even if you have to stay in bed, it is important to do regular leg movements to prevent blood clots forming in your legs, and deep breathing exercises to help keep your lungs clear. A physiotherapist and the ward nurses will help you with this.
Eating and drinking
At first you will not be able to drink fluids, and will only be allowed sips of liquid, until your doctor is satisfied that the join in the oesophagus is healing. It will be a few days before you are able to drink. Some surgeons will put a small feeding tube directly into the small bowel during surgery so that you can be fed through this while you are not able to eat or drink. The tube is put into the middle part of the small bowel (the jejunum) through a small cut made in the wall of the abdomen (tummy). It is usually removed after you have begun to swallow again normally.
You may feel afraid to swallow for a short while and may have a bad taste in your mouth. Mouthwashes can help relieve the bad taste. Gradually, you will be able to eat and drink fairly normally again. It is likely, however, that you will lose quite a lot of weight in the first few weeks after your operation. Try not to worry about it – the weight loss is normal and should slow down once you begin eating well again. The weight loss does not mean that your cancer has come back – few people return to the weight they were before the operation.
You may also have some diarrhoea for a while after the operation, which can usually be controlled with medicine if it continues.
Cancerbackup has sections on nutritional support and dietary problems after surgery.
At home
Before you leave hospital you will be given an appointment to attend an outpatient clinic for your post-operative check up. This will be a good time to discuss any problems you have after your operation. But remember, you can usually ring your hospital doctor, specialist nurse or ward nurse any time if you have problems.
Via: http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk


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Young people's voices. Young people's stories.
This is YOUR space to have a say about the issues in your life that can make school hard and the support that helps.
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Mint Chocolate Whipped Cocoa Butter is cocoa butter combined with almond oil, coconut oil and peppermint essential oil and whipped to a light, fluffy texture that absorbs right into the skin. It smells just like mint chocolate ice cream (yum!) and a few dabs will have your entire body glowing and smelling divine.
Soften and moisturize skin, reduce scarring and blemishes, and relieve eczema and psoriasis. Gentle enough to be used as a lip balm, and as a facial moisturizer to even skin tone.
Unrefined cocoa butter, refined coconut oil, almond oil, peppermint essential oil
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15 reviews for Mint Chocolate Whipped Cocoa Butter
the peppermint was a little to much, I had to add some vanilla oil to it.
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I can't used lotions/creams due to their unnatural ingredients and drying effects. I wish your products were in stores due to the shipping costs, but it's worth working into my budget.
At first I was hesitant to smell like food,lest some predator use it as an easy opener. Thankfully, the smell dissipates as u rub it in. This York Peppermint pattie‐scented souffle gets me out of bed some mornings when I miss my grandmother and work rhymes with 'nope'. Some butters can be too thick or not oily enough but I find the case to be quite the opposite with bglh. Will purchase again!
Moisture and scent lasts all day! Definitely a staple in my skin care routine.
I love the cocoa butter, but I lost most of it in the box. When I received the package it had melted and spilled more than half of the product in the box. I love the way it smells and feels on my body, I tried it in my hair but it felt dry. I do plan to buy more but just for use on my body.
Great product & a tasty scent. It has you almost digesting it. Reminds me of the Girl Scout cookies.
Yes yes yes! Chocolate is my favorite thing when it comes to guilty pleasures lol but when I saw it was one of the scents I had to try and I'm so pleased😊 As soon as I opened the jar it the smell floated to my nose and moisturizing like all the others.. once again I'm gonna continue being a returning and appreciative customer. I've gotta get my co workers to try..
Love the product, I am biased because I love peppermint so I didn't think the scent was strong at all. In regards to texture, it's a fluffy and lightweight butter. I ordered a 7oz jar and its more than enough. I will be ordering again.
I love the bglh butters personally (orange creamsicle is my favorite along with vanilla for my hair) and decided to purchase some for my mother for Christmas. She really likes the mint chocolate scent.


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Math Bridge Program
what we do
Math Bridge Program (MBP) was founded to improve the passing rates of core math classes at UAF.
We help students develop the skills and knowledge to be successful in college math classes.
In the eight years since our program began, approximately 85% of students who have completed MBP has passed a corresponding core math class.
who should participate
view the flow chart
Beginning Fall 2015, you may be required to take Math Bridge.
If you have previously failed or withdrawn from Math F122X, Math F151X, Math 156X, Math 230X, or Math F251X and want to re-take that class, you MUST take Math Bridge; there are two Math Bridge Programs to choose from.
If any of the following scenarios apply to you, we strongly recommend that you take Math Bridge, but it is not required.
- If your UAF Math Placement Test score is in the lowest range for the class in which you are enrolling
- For Math 122 in the range of 55-60
- For Math 151 in the range of 55-60
- For Math 156 in the range of 65-70
- For Math 230 in the rage of 70-75
- For Math 251 in the range of 78-83
- If you received the following grade in a specific class and are enrolling in the next class in the sequence
- If you received a B in Devm 105 and want to enroll in Math 151/122
- If you received a C in Devm 106 and want to enroll in Math 156/151/122
- If you received a C in Math 122 and want to enroll in Math 230
- If you received a B in Math 151 (previously known as 107) or a C in 156/151 and want to enroll in Math 251.
- If you have not taken a math course in the last six months!
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→Math 122: Essential Precalculus
→Math 151: College Algebra for Calculus
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- Pre-Semester Prep (PSP)
- Spans the two weeks before each semester (Wintermester, Maymester, Augustmester)
- Listed under the UAF eCampus
- Uses specialized programs to reinforce prerequisite material
- Incorporates exercises to focus to on study skills
- Offered online for students in online sections of the math course
- Students are required to have a proctor for the Initial and Final assessments in this course
- Skill Workshops (SW)
- Semester-long concurrent course that meets twice a week for an hour each time
- Classes expand on and take a step back from the material in the corresponding math class
- Small class sizes & personal attention from Math Bridge Assistant
- Incorporates exercises to focus on study skills\
- Semester-long concurrent course that meets twice a week for an hour each time
**Students wanting to take an online Math course will need to take the pre-semester course. The skills workshop is not offered online.**
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This is a meditation on a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Anthony J. Godlefski, pastor of Montgomery United Methodist Church in Skillman, New Jersey. I consider him to be world-class as a minister, preacher, organist, choir director, friend and all-around mensch. In other words, a blessedly nice guy.
In his sermon "A Satisfying Job to Do" , Dr. Godlefski quoted Luke 1:76:
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord, to prepare the way.
From this, he derives a simple yet satisfying job that every Christian, no matter his condition of life or wealth can do: to prepare the way for the Lord. To quote Dr. Godlefski:
We need to take away obstacles and blockages so that people would feel welcome and accepted whenever they come here [to church]. We need to reach out to those who have not been touched by the love of the Lord, because we have this precious gift, and we can do it. Take a moment and close your eyes and think about the people who prepared the way of the Lord for you. Who were they? Who were those wonderful people?
Later, I decided to remember some of the people in my life, who, known or unknown to themselves, had made "the crooked straight and the rough places plain" for me. Here's what I came up with after only a half-hour's reflection…
My grandma, Mary, who always said her rosary, and most days sat with it always within reach. She taught us that faithfulness was not a function of whether one was sitting in church on Sunday morning.
My parents, who sent my sister and me to church at St. Matthias, where we learned about the Christian faith, made our First Communions and were confirmed in good time. Our parents had some serious reasons not to go back to church, but they kept them to themselves. They took care not to poison us against it. That is just one more reason to thank God for them.
Father Ed, the adviser to St. Matthias' youth folk group, a group of junior high school and high school students who provided the singing and guitar music at the Saturday evening Mass. There was no wall, no unbridgeable gap between him and us. The whole group of us teens often went down to the seminar room where he actually did advise us. He even went with us on our excursions to the ice cream parlor at Rutgers Plaza. We were as silly and rowdy as people of that age could be, but he saw fit not to dampen our spirits. He treated us like real persons, and we came to understand that despite his clerical collar, he was a real person, too.
Father Joe, who at first we knew as Deacon Joe, who invited the folk group to sing at his ordination in Long Branch, NJ. He often worked with the folk group, and was part of our lives and we of his as he dedicated that life in eternal service to God and his people. He taught us that such dedication was a possibility even for ourselves.
My parents again, who after a long time away from the Church, became members of St. John the Evangelist in New Brunswick, NJ, showing us that even if you had been away a long time, there was still a pathway back to faith.
Reverend José, pastor at St. John's, who helped bring them back. He was a Franciscan, which explained why he wore sandals even in the snowy winter. He made sure that the Spanish-speaking people living around the church knew that it was their church home, too. He had a great heart full of love for all people of the world. When a huge earthquake killed thousands of people in Nicaragua, he celebrated a Mass for those who were suffering there, changing what was to be a festive day into a day of mourning in spite of how it incensed the Altar Guild. He taught us that we should be about love and not about punishment or even over-much about formality.
Dr. Bob, who, when I decided to return to the Church, advised me on what church might best suit me. One of the places he directed me to was the United Methodist Church, due to its long tradition of freedom of thought. It was the first one I tried and I felt so at home that I didn't bother going anywhere else. He called himself a "recovering Evangelical", and ran the "Heretics Anonymous" discussion group. By that time, he had become a Baptist and was intending to go to school for eventual ordination. He taught me that there was the possibility of finding peace at a new church.
Pastor Kay, who shook my hand at Allerton United Methodist Church when I unknowingly chose Palm Sunday as the day I decided to return to the church. Eventually, she told me about her vision of Jesus she had had while sitting with her sleeping father in his hospital room. He had appeared to literally step out of a strange shimmery area in one corner of the room. From this I learned that even someone who was not any sort of ascetic or mystic or hermit might have a face-to-face encounter with the living God.
Clifford, who occupied the bed next to mine in my hospital room last month. He taught me three things: firstly, he had seen me reading my Gideon Bible and got an idea that perhaps "someone" wanted him in the hospital until he should read the whole New Testament. He told me he had always prayed for guidance in the name of Jesus. He wasn't a churchgoer, so he often had questions about what he read, so I kept reading ahead of him just in case he had a question I could answer. The first thing I learned was that by just reading a Bible, someone like me could be a witness for Christ;
secondly, he also made me realize just how much of the Bible I know, and how passionate I am about it;
finally, when I was feeling depressed, he tried to make sure that I understood just how many blessings I had had in my life. Now I can count them all the better. Thank you for all these things, my brother.
Janice, who on Thanksgiving day, brought slices of her homemade sweet potato pie and her faith to me and Clifford in our hospital room. When we were hungry she gave us to eat. She was also an excellent apologist, paging backward and forward through her Bible to give proofs of Christ as we understand him.
Abiba, who is a tech at the hospital, and loves Jesus more than anyone I know, confessing her Lord joyfully and unabashedly. Perhaps one reason is because the still, small voice literally saved her life in her homeland. She told me how one of the soldiers, from one side of the war or the other, stuck the business end of a rifle up against her chin. Then she told me that she heard a quiet voice say to her: "Grab the soldiers gun barrel…", so she did. She struggled with the soldier and managed to keep that business end away from her long enough for the other side's soldiers forced the vicious soldier to run away, leaving his rifle in her hands. From her, I learned about the importance of listening to that still, small voice. She had quite a few friends who got the "rifle-in-the-neck" treatment. She was the only survivor.
There is a song by Dan Fogelberg, containing the line "his gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand". It made me think of Rev. Godlefski. He is a positively-directed Titan on my list of preparers of the way. I don't think I will ever be able to recount all the things that he has taught me about our faith and about our Christ. He truly is a mensch.
Finally, that one person who shall remain nameless. Lately I think of a line from a song John Denver wrote, dedicated to his uncle, a person for whom "love was just the way to live and die". This is the one person who taught me most that love is not an illusion.
It says in Philippians 4:8 that when we see things that are true, noble, right, lovely, admirable, excellent or praiseworthy, that we should think about these things. Today I'm thinking about you, my preparers of the way, and I want to thank you. For you and for all the others whom I did not write about, I pray God open the floodgates of blessings in your lives. Amen.
For those unfamiliar with the Yiddish language, the word means "person", but is said about a person who is, as Leo Rosten defined in his classic book, "The Joys of Yiddish":
"Someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character. The key to being 'a real mensch' is nothing less than character, rectitude, dignity, a sense of what is right, responsible, decorous."
Want to read more on how to be a mensch? Just click:
Kawasaki, Guy. "How to Be a Mensch." How to Change the World 11 Feb 2006


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Dubai Tourist Attractions
The Middle East has a lot of things to offer to everyone. There are numerous Dubai Tourist Attractions that every guest would love to see. A tour on any of these tourist destinations is irresistible. Several places like Dubai Creek, Dubai Palm, Desert Safari, museums, beaches, and hotels, are just few of the places you would definitely love to see. These Dubai Tourist Attractions are built not only to show how rich the city is but even more to share information on how rich the Arab culture is. Truly, a chance to view these places lets anyone see the history of the city. This site would help you have a glimpse on the nature and brief preview of the place. Do not miss this wonderful opportunity. May you enjoy viewing the tourist spots in Dubai!


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In 2004 she graduated from the Vladivostok State Medical University
From 2004 to 2005 was studying in clinical internship of Vladivostok State Medical University at the department of medical cosmetology.
Since 2005- an assistant, from 2012 to 2014 an associate Professor of the Department of Dermatovenerology and cosmetology in Pacific State Medicine University in Vladivostok.
In 2010 she took a course in "Cosmetology", and got a specialization certificate in cosmetology ...
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Varicocele – A Leading Cause of Male Infertility: Health Awareness
When a couple is planning to have a baby but having difficulty getting pregnant, it is only women who are assumed to have infertility issues. But one should be aware that fertility problems can be male oriented too. And one of the many possible factors contributing to male infertility may be related to a condition known as Varicocele.
Varicocele is one of the leading causes of infertility in over 30% males aged below 30. Yet no one seems to talk about the issue. Doctors have confirmed a link between the dysfunctional veins caused by varicocele and infertility.
What Is a Varicocele?
Varicocele is an enlargement of the varicose veins within the scrotum or testicle. The scrotum is a skin-covered sac that holds testicles. It also contains the arteries and veins that deliver blood to the reproductive glands. A vein abnormality in the scrotum may result in a varicocele. A varicocele develops slowly over time. Most males are diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 25.
Important Facts about Varicocele:
- Varicocele causes an increase in the temperature of the testicles, which affects sperm development
- Varicocele can result in decreased sperm production and quality, which in some cases can lead to infertility.
- Varicocele can also shrink the testicles and One testicle may appear to be larger than the other
- Varicoceles is very common and we have more than 10 million cases per year (India)
- It is not believed to be genetic.
- Varicoceles generally form during puberty
- It is more commonly found on the left side of your scrotum.
- Varicocele can happen as a result of trauma, such as an accident.
- Usually self-diagnosable
- There can be pain, particularly when lifting.
- It can be treated by a surgery or non-surgical treatments
Causes of Varicocele
- A varicocele may develop as a result of poorly functioning valves that are normally found in veins. Defective valves, or compression of the vein by a nearby structure, can cause dilatation of the testicular veins near the testis, leading to the formation of a varicocele.
- In some cases, Lifestyle can also play an important role in the occurrence of Varicocele. It depends on various factors such as activity type, diet, smoking, and alcohol
Treatment for Varicoceles
Varicoceles that cause no symptoms typically require no treatment. But, if you are having pain and facing infertility issues you may want to consider treatment.
Two types of treatments are possible:
- Surgery: There are 3 different approaches to the surgery. It is called Varicocelectomy, a same-day surgery performed by Urologist. The area has to be kept with Ice packs for sometime after surgery to reduce swelling. The patient may be advised to wear a scrotal support for some time after surgery. The procedure has possible complications like bleeding into tissues, infection, or injury to the scrotal tissue or structures
- Varicocele Embolization: It is alternative to surgery and a minimally invasive treatment for varicocele. It is performed by an interventional radiologist. This involves passing a small wire through a peripheral vein and into the abdominal veins that drain the testes. The recovery period is significantly less than with surgery and the risk of complications is minimized with overall effectiveness similar to surgery. It immediately restores blood flow to healthy veins and improves chances of conception
Also, Grocare India is trying to raise awareness about the disease and also has a solution for it. Grocare India is providing 'varicocele treatment without surgery' to help you treat the same and recover fast without going through the crucial surgical treatment.
- http://www.healthline.com/health/varicocele#Outlook7
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicocele
- http://resources.infovaricocele.com/blog/30-stats-about-varicocele-infertility-that-you-did-not-know
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Summer Junior Sail Training 2019 (8 - 16 years old)
The information below was for the 2018 Summer Week ... 2019 details will be published when finalised
Those children allocated a place will be notified by email. For those children Parents/guardians should complete the application form and medical declaration form and send to the club office, together with a cheque made out to Helensburgh Sailing Club for the full amount.
PLEASE NOTE: Places on the course will not be confirmed until payment has been received. If payment isn't received by the due date (Friday 15th June) your place will be offered to the next child on the waiting list.
Training Dates
Monday 23rd July - Friday 27th July 0930 to 1630
Course Information
Training will start at 0930 hrs with students changed and dressed to go on the water. The boats will be off the water by 1600 hrs with students able to be collected at 1630 hrs. Please ensure your child is collected promptly. Instructors are not free to leave until all children have been collected. Instructional staff will be available from 0915.
All students must be signed in/out of HSC. An instructor will be available in the foyer to assist with this. If you already have a logbook, please bring this on day 1 and leave it with your instructor. Please bring a packed lunch/snacks each day.
Students should have their own wetsuits and wear appropriate footwear (welly boots are not to be worn). As a wetsuit does not provide warmth when not in the water students MUST be in possession of a lightweight windproof and waterproof jacket or sailing oversuit to be worn when weather conditions dictate.
Buoyancy aids will be provided for those not having their own. Own buoyancy aids will be checked for fit and condition. Those whose are deemed unsuitable will be provided with a club one.
All students must be in possession of a complete change of dry clothing, shoes and towel.
Course Fee and Membership
The course fee is £200. Temporary membership is included for the duration of the course.
Full membership details are available via the "About" page of this website.


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It is sad news that we must share the passing of Haruo Nakajima. During WWII, he served as a gunner on a GM4 bomber and later was assigned to Shinyo suicide boats. Fortunately for us, he survived the war and found a new career in film where he was a stuntman and actor in Kurosawa films. From 1954 to 1972 he was the man in the rubber suit that played Godzilla. A charming, genial man, he was adored by his American fans in his many convention appearances here, even as recently as a few weeks ago. He will be missed, and long remembered. We at American Mishima offer our condolences to his family.
Sayonara Naka-chan.


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