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A new year brings new everything, including new books. For all you teens, parents, and educators out there ready to tackle the latest titles, here is a resource to help you get started. In particular, as teachers, we are always searching for the up-to-the-minute books on the market to tempt our adolescent readers. For those of you who may not already be familiar with it, each year a collection of debut authors assemble to create a website to promote their new books. This year's website is: http://www.classof2k10.com/
The website boasts that they are "the hottest debut authors of Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction." Personally, I am sick of vampire books right now, but for those of you who may be seeking titles to whet the appetite of Twilight fanatics, there are plenty of titles on the Class of 2k10 website to satiate your tastes. A non-vampire title that immediately caught my attention was Of all the stupid things by Alexandra Diaz.
One of the attributes of this book that I enjoyed the most was its narration style. Of all the stupid things is written from the first-person perspectives of three best friends, so each of their voices and each of their views are clear to the reader. Each chapter heading reveals which of the three friends—Tara, Whitney Blaire, or Pinkie, will be narrating the chapter. Tara is an athlete struggling with rumors about her boyfriend, as well as emerging, unfamiliar feelings she is experiencing for the mysterious new girl in town. Whitney Blaire is the quintessential rich girl who seemingly has it all, yet lacks a true sense of self worth. In navigating the loss of her own mother, Pinkie becomes the mother hen and worry wart to all of her friends.
I was touched by the raw vulnerability of each of the characters in Diaz's well-crafted story. One of the most compelling lessons in the book comes the complex relationship Pinkie maintains with her deceased mother. By writing notes to and talking to her dead mother, Pinkie attempts to work through issues in her day-to-day life. It is at the end of the book, when Pinkie finally says good-bye to and lets go of her mother that she can move forward into a new chapter of her life. I was also struck by the astute persistence of Tara, the athlete. Diaz carefully captured the attuned perception of an athlete, and how runners find solace and therapy in their exertion. Tara was able to sift through difficult relationships in her life by training for a marathon. Towards the end of the book, when Tara pursues an intimate relationship with the new girl in town, Diaz tenderly and respectfully allows the reader to experience all of the "firsts" that come with any new love.
As I reflect on this book, I am not sure if I would use it in a classroom setting, although I would highly recommend it to adolescent girls for outside of school reading. And let's be honest—out-of-school literacies are often more influential and identity-shaping than in-school literacies, anyway. That said, I would still encourage teachers to not shy away from these topics, either. Girls need and deserve safe classroom spaces to discuss and explore topics such as gender, sexuality, mourning, friendships, and other sensitive issues. Literature is one powerful pathway for those conversations.
Last, I would just like to re-emphasize what an asset Diaz's book is simply because of its narration style. Since each chapter is written from the perspective of a different character, readers are able to get an up-close glimpse at each girls' feelings and perspectives, which helps adolescents develop deeper comprehension skills and critical thinking strategies—a bonus in any book!
Check out Of all the stupid things by Alexandra Diaz, as well as lots of other fascinating new titles on http://www.classof2k10.com/


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Thursday, September 27, 2007
The one where my brain died
I walked out of there thinking "did I actually say that??"
The closest thing I can compare it to is that footage that was on youtube of that Miss America girl going on about 'Iraq' and 'Helping Africa' when the question she was asked was about Maps in public schools.
The job in question was working for a Musical Theatre Production Company, so I should have really gone in wearing a cape, mask, smoke machine and laser beams.. then they would have at least been distracted by my image and not focussing on my retarded answers to simple questions.
"So do you have people skills"
"yeah i like people, and skills, like talking, and yeah people are great, not every person is great. some people are mean, I dont like those people. I like emails, the internet...... going to lunch, talking to people.. so yes, I would have to say that I definitely have people skills"
wtf??? did I take acid first thing in the morning and not realise.
God I hate my brain.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Stop Advertising on My Apple
This is going beyond the call of normal advertising.
Spiderman 3 coming soon to DVD. On my apple!! This is just wrong.
Who comes up with this shit? Whose brilliant idea was it to infiltrate the food market with advertisting?? I'm not saying its not sort of ingenius, its just wrong. There is enough mass-media advertising as it is, and this sticker offends me.
In other news, I keep smelling cat-piss everywhere I go, whats up with that? Perhaps I have a phantom cat who follows me around and pee's near me everywhere I go. Strange.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Sex and the City Film. I protest
Does anyone really care what happens to Big and Carrie? they are both jerks.
What's wrong with leaving things to the imagination?? So unnecessary. Imaginaton endings keep the story alive. I dont need everything spelled out for me.
Plus how interesting will this story be? the season ended on a good note. The chemistry between Big and Carrie only works when they are being assholes to each other. If they try to marry her off I will seriously throw a rock through the screen. We all know Carrie isn't the marrying type, otherwise she would have married Aidan. He was hot and could buff her wood floors. All Big can do is write cheques and drive around in a limo wearing a shit-eating grin.
Miranda?? she got sprogged up and moved to the burbs with Steve and his Maaaaa.. Where is the excitement there? There is no "city" anymore. Its not called Sex-Sometime-With-Steve-And-Kmart Supercentre.
Charlotte - she got hitched, adopted an asian baby? now what? gets pregnant for reals. how exicting. Sex-and-Morning sickness. Awesome. Also don't think you can just haze over her adopted asian baby. None of us are forgetting this happened.
Samantha - stopped being a slut and allowed herself to get over her ridiculous issues and be with Smith. Who is hot and into all that kinky shit she loves, so they are perfect together. Plus I dont think after going thru a cancer scare together would be a predecessor to becoming a huge slut again.
The only way this movie will work is if the following happens:
Carrie gets pregnant with Big's child and he freaks out and locks her in a dungeon, there are unfortunately roosters from the vet on the roof of her dungeon that lead to hilarities. She dies in there.
Miranda gets a sex change. Steve doesn't notice.
Charlotte gets put in prison for trying to steal babies out of the wombs of friends she has met thru her selfmade company for pregnant mothers with no homes "ROOMS FOR WOMBS"
Samantha gets AIDS finally.
Someone stole my Apple
Who is stealing my apple?
Why are they stealing my apple?
Do they think by stealing my apple they can break me!!!!!!!!!
Game On Work Peeps. Game On.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I would rather lick Lenny's Bumhole
I would rather lick Lenny's Bumhole than:
*Eat Sultana Bran. Gross
*Temp. Temping is ass. It doesn't take 8 hours to write 50 labels.
*Go on "pity" drinks with people from work. We aren't friends. Lets not pretend we are just cause I'm leaving.
*Get pimples. If licking Lennys bumhole once a day would keep pimples at bay, you couldn't keep me away from that cat's asshole.
Friday, September 21, 2007
F*cking Gay Answering Machine Messages
The 'pre-recorded' supposed to be quirky message - you know these ones that come pre-recorded on Nokia, "thanks for calling the psychic hotline.. you have called .... MEL...." nothing sounds worse than the professional voice over doing this lame shtick then some bogan sounding in, in their nasal twang going "MEL".. arghh just record something normal. I also don't have 2 hours to listen to your stupid Mission Impossible themesong, or anything to do with Austin Powers. Its not Groovy Baby. Glassed.
Children leaving dribbling drooling nonsensical messages - nuff said, we all know how I feel about children.
And finally, the Jerk Message/Makes me want to get Pysically Violent Message:
"we cant be bothered answering the phone"
Well then I cant be bothered leaving you a message. Cunt.
"this is blah blah, seen as how you are paying for this call, we really dont care if you leave a message or not. leave a message after the raspberry. PFFFFTTTTGHGHTT"
OMG I hate you. Not only do you remind me that I wasted money on your cunting machine, but then you do a raspberry!!! GLASSSSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, September 17, 2007
This weekend I went on a little trip down south to a friends beach-house for some relaxation and R&R. Everyone should have access to a beach-house. Fact.
If you like: napping, reading garfield comics, jumping off rocks, reminsicing about 80's tv shows, babysitters club books, cooking sausages in woks, playing the 'make up new words' scrabble game, lemmeno. If you have a beach-house. Lets be friends.
New Words Beachhouse Trip September 07:
Darrow: Dangerously Narrow
Nyianfa: the inner noise you make rummaging thru your bag looking for your wallet when its not there.
Pealax: busting to pee, then nothing comes out
Tannvies: one sided wedgy
Sawndo: pooing in the sand
Geisluj: anal leakage after a big Mardi Gras night
Carzinego: when you are in a coma, but can hear everything
Farknoyn: friends who don't show up at the beach-house. Biznitches.
Froxi: a guy who looks hot in a dress
Scezgo: westie dyslexic speak for "lets go"
Unanie: really hot boiling pee
Aiunanie: doing a boiling hot pee in the shower
Eeeex: 'there's a bee on my leg, I am mildly worried'
Mangity: short men with over-accentuated egos
Nudepass: When you get naked in front of your friends for the first time
Tijaber: tired mumbling nonsensical crap
hurlmir: vomitty burps.
Everyone should do a Sawndo. Scezgo!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Pilates - not just poofy stretching
Monday, September 10, 2007
Chizzle my Nizzle
When we arrived at Acer Arena we went to our seats in the ant-section, so named because everyone looks like an ant down on the floor. We even contemplated leaving because the seats were so shithouse...note to self: never buy tickets for the Upper Concourse ever again.
When out of the corner of my eye, I see this usher handing out tickets to the people who were literally standing on the roof.. and I think to myself.."hmmm tickets ey" so she comes over to me and says "I only have 3 tickets left" thinking that were with the people sitting next to us. Faster than the speed of light I jumped up "we'll take em!!" I had no idea what they were, but they couldn't be any worse than the tickets we already had.
Ok. Best Seats in the House!!!!
The seats we had were practically on the stage, right next to the backstage area, so I got lots of spotting of other band members "ooh paul mac... you ruined silverchair". What a great thing to do, give the people with the worst tickets, the best tickets. Loves It.
It was great being so close to Daniel Johns, as he is the hottest thing alive, and completely mesmerising, I couldnt take my eyes off him the whole show, thats some magnetism right there. They should put a picture of him next to 'charisma' in the dictionary.
Saturday Night rocked so hard, and it was almost impossible to compare the Sunday night show when I was on the floor in the moshpit.. it seemed quieter (i was probably a bit deaf) and there was a lot less playing the guitar with Daniels teeth. Overall. 6 stars out of 5. There is no such thing as a bad silverchair show.
"Give me 2 slow sensual times.... 6 more times... "
Look at the guy with the girl with the crossword.
Nerds, Attract Nerds.
I mean look at the guy with the girl with the crossword.
Nothing rhymes with crossword... dammit.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Foreskin Rules!
I mean - how does this not make you happy:
Thats got personality. Looks like its about to break into a song in Daniel Johns Falsetto "Ooooh Ooooh Walking in a Straight Line".
I call that part 'the sock' and it's sick and wrong that there is 'sock' prejudice in the world, what about that idiotic episode of Sex and the City when Charlotte makes a grown man get circumsised before she would sleep with him.. pffft if that was me, I would have rubbed my extra skin in her face before leaving and pooing in her hallway.
Foreskin is great because it you dont get lint stuck to your dick, its like a little purse that you can fit up to two Jaffa's in. I wish I had one.
I have had this conversation with my girlfriends about whether they would allow their kids to remain with their socks, and some have said they would cut them off (owch) so they dont get teased at school ??? who is looking that closely in the schoolyard? Will you be left off the invite list to all the birthday parties if you have a little extra skin happening down there? What names would you call someone with their sock? I would just retort saying that "when you finally get laid I wont be the one buying ribbed condoms cos my package comes with its own pleasure ridges"
SOCKS ROCK!! I will never defile my future sons by hacking off important parts of their bodies.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
No Shoes!! Ahh we have ways of Punishing You...
Then they set an alarm on my secret door - WEEEE OOOOO WEEEE OOOO... Telling them that I felt the urge to break out of their secret door cos I forgot hairclips didnt go down well with security, so I had to promise not to use the secret door anymore.
Today, I got into the changeroom, and realised after getting ready that I had forgotten my sneakers.. ahhhh I could have my sneakers within 30 seconds if I was allowed thru my secret door, but alas I didnt want to get narked at again... So I figured I would just work out in my socks.
Silly me thought I was the clever one, pulling the wool over Fitness First' eyes, and working out in my socks, where I should be wearing shoes..
Well.... what I didnt know is that the design of those stupid eliptical machines is to totally break your feet if you try to use them without shoes.
The fat on my feet was squished thru the holes, so that every move I makes now sends arrows of pain to the balls of my feet. I think I have bruised soles.. if that is possible.
Screw you holes!!! Next time I am going thru the secret door. I dont care of the repercussions, unless the repercussions is to force me to work out without shoes on your torture device.
Cant wait to limp home. Not.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
I love a bit o chicken and gravy (with mash) unfortunately my gravy making skills are subpar.... but seen as how tonight I was making Tarragon Chicken Wings - I figured I'd give it another shot...
Exhibit A:
(To the Tune of EVIE - by Stevie Wright)
Gravy shouldn't look like this
Gravy, Shouldn't look like thiiiiiiissssss
Thank god I had some packet gravy on standby... Gravy shouldn't look like Clag Glue.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
If my life was a Porno
I was walking up the stairs to my unit and saw two attractive girls sitting on the stairs eating sushi (SUSHI!! get it!.. no seriously, thats what they were eating)... and i'm like "are you guys locked out or something?" and they answer back *in dutch accents* "yes ve arr locked out.. could you pleeze help out with a number of a locksmeeth"...
So I go into my apartment and find a locksmith number and pass it on.. Then I had a shower and got into my tiny shorts and little singlet still wet-ish, when "DING DONG" the doorbell rings...
Standing on my doorstep are the two hot girls from the stairs.. "sorry to bother you, but my phone ees dead, can we borrow yours?"
This is the moment where if I was a sex crazed maniac, the Porn would have begun.. "sure come on in" wicka wicka bowm bowm wicka
Unfortunately, we didn't have a crazy lesbian 3 way, but I called them a cab, so they could get their spare keys, and we spoke about Whitey the cat that lives on the stairs, and crazy psycho man who rants and raves outside the building.
But its good to know that should I ever want to have a crazy lesbian 3-way with some hot dutch girls, the opportunity is bound to present itself again.


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Anemone assignment
A customer asked me to make two anemones as a present for the 40 years wedding anniversary of her sister. Instead of using the color of the picture, she wanted a red and a yellow flower. The digital preview looks already amazing, can't wait to start printing. Soon more!
PS These pictures were my color inspiration.
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Anemone de Caen Bordeaux via Longfield gardens
Poppy via Southern weddings magazine


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Good morning and happy Friday!
It's a rainy one over here, which is actually a good thing because I have to study all day. Exactly one week until our comprehensive exams for the masters program — gah!
My study buddies and I have been doing pretty well going through a bunch of the disease states (diabetes, renal failure, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, etc.) and talking through their causes/nutrition related considerations/biochemical issues, and today we're going to focus on going back over the broad macronutrient (e.g. carbs, protein, fat) biochemical pathways and a bunch of the related hormones. Next week we'll be focusing more on studying public health — one of the questions on the test will be public health related — basically all about planning a program to target a disease state using the public health models and approaches we've talked about. I'm tired just reading all that, aren't you?
Anyway — I have some groundbreaking new content for you all this morning. Introducing — how I slice a banana. I know, you're thrilled. But let me explain.
I made oatmeal this morning for breakfast (it's chilly out!) and while I was slicing my banana, I was thinking about how the key to awesome oatmeal is having as much banana coverage as possible. This means small banana pieces. I always cut my banana in the same (possibly weird) way — even if I'm just having it on cereal — so I thought it would be fun to share my method. :) Get pumped. Earth-shattering content over here today, I tell ya. Blame comprehensive exams.
First, I cut the banana in half lengthwise. Don't try to do this with the whole banana at once — maybe half at a time so it doesn't break.
Then, I slice it horizontally.
And it gives you perfect tiny banana pieces!
I cut the whole banana this way and it leaves me with a perfect bowl of small banana pieces, ready for oatmeal (or for topping cereal with to maximize the banana deliciousness). Does anyone else cut banana this way? Give it a try. :)
Today's oatmeal was my basic Perfect (Microwave) Banana Oatmeal recipe; I stopped the microwave when 1 minute was left and stirred in some blueberries. When it was out, I added some cottage cheese and hemp seeds (I just rediscovered these — great source of protein/omega fatty acids)!
It may not look delicious, but it was. Oatmeal is hard to get a good photo of — and I was clearly too lazy to switch it into another (non-dirty) bowl for the camera. Just keepin' it real over here, friends.
Time to study the day away! And in other news — Matt and I finally found a place to live up in DC in a month! We decided to go for a place in Arlington, VA — there was an apartment we really wanted in Cleveland Park in DC and we kept waiting and waiting and waiting but the building never had any openings. :( Bummer. Oh, well — the apartment we chose is cute (although half the size of our current place — yikes) and should hopefully be good. It's right by the metro, too! Three cheers for walking everywhere.
Ta-ta for now, friends!


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When you get older, apart from getting stronger, what will you do? I really appreciate the elderly who are still devoted to what they like. Get something that you like, life would not be that boring.
Besides, when guys are paying attention to one particular thing, it is the most attractive moment no matter the age he is XD


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A cloud service connector implementer provides the configuration details of the cloud service to CPBM in order for the cloud service to be correctly integrated with CPBM. The metadata required is comprised of many parts. These include:
- Metadata about the configuration properties needed for the connector to effectively communicate with the target cloud service. This will minimally include properties that will identify the end point for the specified Cloud Service.
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Hotel in Eagan with Free Shuttle to MSP Airport. Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Eagan (Mall of America Area). Our hotel's address puts guests just 14 miles from downtown Minneapolis and near many of the area's top businesses and attractions. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, our accommodations are the smart choice. . We offer complimentary shuttle service to select businesses, as well as 24-hour shuttle service to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport and the Mall of America. Other business amenities include free high-speed Internet access and a 24-hour business center. For guests visiting the Mall of America, our hotel's location is ideal. We're minutes from this enormous retail attraction, which features over 520 stores. Enjoy exploring the Minnesota Zoo, as well, located about two miles away. Downtown Minneapolis and its many attractions are just a short drive away, too. This hotel in Eagan offers numerous guest amenities to ensure you have a carefree trip. Start the day with our Express Start breakfast bar. After a long day of work or shopping, relax in the heated, indoor pool and whirlpool, or enjoy an invigorating workout in our 24-hour fitness center.
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Imported Shutters VS Our Texas Made Shutters
Our experienced Design Consultant Brittany helped this homeowner by replacing the badly done Chinese Shutters with our locally made, Totally Texan Shutters.
"Here are pictures from the customer that origianally ordered the Chinese shutters. The first picture is one of our shutters we already installed. See how it is set inside their wood casement, nice and flush.
This window was originally supposed to be included on her order with the Chinese shutter company, but they didn't deliver - they claimed she called and cancelled that window, which she did not. So who knows what happened there - did they forget to order? lost/damaged in shipping?
After seeing ours installed, she saw how much better our shutter is in every way and loved working with all of us. Since this window is open to the other in the dining area, she is having us replace it.
These photos below are of the Chinese shutter in the dining. See how they mounted outside and on top of the existing casing? This was not what the customer originally wanted but was told it would have to be."
If you want beautiful shutters done right and without the months long wait, stop by the Window Fashions of Texas showroom and we can show you why our Totally Texan shutters are the way to go!


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Industry News
Hairfinity Goes the Distance for Breast Cancer Awareness
All the pledges and the promises came true as Hairfinity, the hair vitamin brand from Brock Beauty, Inc., met its ambitious Breast Cancer Awareness Month goals.
The company's successful celebrity-driven 'Hairfinity 50k Strong Breast Cancer Awareness Pledge Campaign' was aimed at inspiring 50,000 women to 'take the pledge and get screened' for early detection. Celebrity/survivors Vanessa Bell Calloway (Showtime's 'Shameless') and Ebony Steele ('The Rickey Smiley Show' co-host/Fox TV's 'Dish Nation') led the charge for the national social media campaign, doing 'personal experience' videos and utilizing media to educate and urge women to 'take the pledge' on Hairfinity's Facebook page. Over 10,000 people stopped by Hairfinity's Facebook page, where facts and information was posted about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, while other took the pledge and encouraged family and friends to do the same.
Says Tymeka Lawrence, President of Brock Beauty, Inc: "We are very honored and fortunate that our company was able to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the ways that we did. We remain committed to this cause and to helping women lead healthy lifestyles. The most effective message we can promote is that early detection can save lives – and then provide information and resources that help people to know where to go to get these low-to-no cost screenings."
The Louisiana-based company's own employees also 'walked the walk' on October 26 for the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure. Their efforts included everything from fundraising in their hometowns to running, walking and strolling in New Orleans' Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. This event is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world and raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.
Throughout October, the '50K Strong' Campaign reflected Hairfinity's hands-on approach and brand theme: 'Beauty from the Inside Out'. The company's clear dedication to the cause was demonstrated not only by external actions but through internal efforts, as well. A percentage of Hairfinity product purchases on Oct. 22, 2013 was donated to the non-profit foundation "Sisters Breast Cancer Survivors Network". SBCSN provides much-needed services such as rides to medical appointments, wigs, and prosthesis to underserved communities. SBCSN also provides a place where fellow survivors can network and share experiences with one another.


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For all you beautiful people who listen to The Traders Podcast, your host Rob Booker explores a very unusual concept, indeed: making yourself attractive to the market! Intrigued? We thought you might be… Rob begins this episode by discussing how beautiful people are paid more and receive greater attention socially. Then Rob describes how one can make himself or herself have more appeal to the market. So, if you think you're too sexy for the market, then this episode is for you!
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Pregnant socialite Peaches Geldof had to rush her dog to a veterinarian on Friday after the labrador retriever was attacked in a London park.
The daughter of Irish rocker and Live Aid hero Bob Geldof was walking her pet Parpy when he was bitten by a Staffordshire bull terrier.
Detailing the upsetting incident in a series of Twitter.com posts, she writes, "Parpy got bitten by a staffie (Staffordshire) in the park! This staff had a big stick, parpy went over to help him carry it and he pinned him down and savaged his leg!! Parpy cant walk on way to vet (sic)! It was so horrible. I hate these people who think that training their dogs to be aggressive & violent is ok. Sick. Poor parpy is whimpering.
"He has a heart of gold & only wanted to help the evil staffie carry his stick. Vet will fix his leg but it shouldnt (sic) have happened. Furious."
Geldof's pooch had his leg bandaged by the vet and the star, who is due to give birth later this month, assured fans he would be just fine.
She tweeted, "Thanks everyone 4 ur (sic) kind well wishes to Parpy chops! He had two shots at the vet & didnt (sic) make a peep, he is going to rest & will be fine!"


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Tag Archives: mums and bubs yoga
Mum's and Bub's Yoga
Classes for YOU and your BABY
Amanda offers Mum's and Bub's Yoga classes at Peninsula Yoga each Tuesday at 10 am.
Amanda discovered a passion for yoga 10 years ago and completed her hatha yoga teacher training at Baulkham hills yoga school.
Mums and Bubs yoga classes help new mums regain fitness! reconnect with their bodies, strengthen pelvic floor and abdominal muscles In the post natal period.
Theses classes are lots of fun, informal and very social. A great way to meet other new mums and bond with your baby.
Amanda is very experienced in both Yoga and Motherhood, she has two young children who have both benefited from Mums and Bubs Yoga, she teaches restorative and foundational yoga poses with a focus on helping students develop strength and flexibility and engage a sense of wonder to explore body and breath.


text: POSITION Associate Director, Membership DEPARTMENT Planning and Development OVERVIEW Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: it is the world's leading presenter of superb artistic programming, is a national leader in arts education and community relations, and functions as the manager of the Lincoln Center campus, which is home to 11 separate resident organizations. LCPA presents over 350 performances annually throughout our different performance series including American Songbook, Great Performers, Live from Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Festival, Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center Out of Doors and White Light Festival. In addition, LCPA supports an array of programs for Lincoln Center Education including its community and family programming. Further, LCPA supports initiatives related to events at the David Rubenstein Atrium, LC Kids, as well as numerous key institutional initiatives and projects. The Associate Director, Membership is a key position in the Planning and Development department and will report to the Director, Individual Giving. The Associate Director will manage a small team of membership professionals and is primarily responsible for oversight of the Friends of Lincoln Center, Friends of Mostly Mozart, Chairman's Council, Lincoln Center Kids, the Lincoln Center Student Advisory Council, and achieving institutional contributed income goals within the overall budget. The Associate Director will liaise with the Marketing Department to develop strategies with customer analysis and insights and aid in development, delivery, and evaluation of performance and institutional marketing campaigns, aiming to improve ROI, patron retention, and brand loyalty across all membership portfolios. The Associate Director will also partner with the Marketing Department to mine the patron databases with a focus on analyzing ticket purchase and membership behaviors to gather patron intelligence and evolve and execute Lincoln Center's customer relationship management strategies to maximize contributed income for Membership. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Plan annual goals and strategies for membership giving and cultivation/stewardship events with a focus on building a portfolio of donors from $100- $25,000 in conjunction with the Director, Individual Giving.• Develop and implement an annual membership program and improve online giving programs including drafting compelling appeals, pulling lists and reports, tracking progress, maintaining clean portfolios, and annual appeals.• Provide strategic input and oversight of the multi-channel renewal, upgrade, and acquisition schedule for Lincoln Center's membership programs.• Lead membership recast with the help of outside counsel. • Improve database utilization for tracking member participation and campaigns.• Increase member loyalty and unrestricted giving to Lincoln Center by restructuring membership benefits.• Provide analytical insight into ticket buyer and member behavior and characteristics to identify acquisition and upgrade prospects for the Friends and Chairman's Council to ensure a steady increase in contributed income.• Conduct prospect research to build pipeline for various membership groups. • Manage the Friends of Lincoln Center, Friends of Mostly Mozart, Chairman's Council Lincoln Center Kids, and the Lincoln Center Student Advisory Council budgets.• Work with IT DBA and Development Operations to ensure record quality in patron databases (Tessitura, Pledgemaker).• Develop systems and procedures to close the gap in data relay points between databases, providing a clearer picture of patrons across systems and channels. Look for new ways to improve data capture, data utilization, and patron management.• Participate in special events as needed and provide general event support to individual giving team to support fulfillment and stewardship efforts. QUALIFICATIONS • 7+ years of work experience in a development department with a particular focus on membership.• Proficiency with Tessitura or other CRM System required.• Strong, advanced Microsoft Excel skills.• Proven experience with using technology to advance the goals of donor programs like donor tracking systems, prospect researching tools, and wealth screening tools.• Strong problem-solving and leadership abilities with a demonstrated record of success in managing robust membership programs.• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment across multiple programs and departments.• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written.• Extremely detail oriented with excellent prioritization instincts and ability to shift priorities seamlessly.• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience• Ability to work evening and weekend events as required. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Please submit a resume and cover letter (with salary requirements and outlining your interest in Lincoln Center) to the [email protected] inbox. Submissions without cover letters will not be reviewed. Please list: Associate Director, Membership in the subject line. Internal Candidates should contact a member of the Human Resources Department directly. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.


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Evaluation conjointe de haut-niveau IFAD/BAD sur l'agriculture et le développement rural en Afrique
Background and Objectives
In July 2007, the Presidents and the Boards of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) requested a joint evaluation of agriculture and rural development (ARD) policies and operations of both institutions in Africa. Undertaken jointly by the independent evaluation offices of both institutions, the evaluation had four objectives. These were to:
- Determine the relevance of the ARD policies and operations;
- Assess their performance and impact;
- Evaluate the strategic partnership between IFAD and AfDB and partnerships with other sector stakeholders; and
- Develop recommendations to enhance the development effectiveness of the two institutions. The evaluation has been successfully completed.
Expected Outputs of the Meeting
The main objectives of the meeting will be for the senior managements of both institutions to jointly
- Discuss the findings and recommendations of the joint evaluation;
- Review and agree on the joint response to the evaluation; and
- Discuss and agree on the evaluation's joint action plan with clear milestones.
At the end of the meeting, the managements of both institutions will brief one another on the new orientation of their future agricultural partnership, in line with the results of the evaluation and the Bank's new agricultural and agro-industry strategy.
The President of AfDB or his representative, IFAD's Assistant President (Programmes), IFAD's Deputy Director, Office of Evaluation, IFAD's Director West and Central Africa Division, IFAD's Director East and Southern Africa Division, and IFAD's Country Manager, Near East and North Africa Division, as well as AfDB Vice Presidents responsible for Sector Operations and Country and Regional Programmes and Policy, Directors from relevant sector, regional and other Bank Departments, Heads of concerned Bank Organizational Units and concerned Bank Division Managers.


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CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi negotiated with senior judges on Monday to try to defuse a crisis over his seizure of new powers, which set off violent protests reminiscent of an uprising last year that led to the rise of his Islamist movement.
The justice minister said he believed Morsi would agree with Egypt's highest judicial authority on its proposal to limit the scope of the new powers. Morsi's spokesman said the president was "very optimistic Egyptians would overcome the crisis". But the protesters, some camped in Cairo's Tahrir Square, have said only retracting the decree will satisfy them, a sign of the deep rift between Islamists and their opponents that is destabilising Egypt two years after Hosni Mubarak was ousted.
"There is no use amending the decree," said Tarek Ahmed, 26, a protester who stayed the night in Tahrir, where tents covered the central traffic circle. "It must be scrapped."
One person has been killed and about 370 injured in clashes between police and protesters since Morsi issued the decree on Thursday shielding his decisions from judicial review, emboldened by international plaudits for brokering an end to eight days of violence between Israel and Hamas.
Morsi's political opponents have accused him of behaving like a dictator and the West has voiced its concern, worried by more turbulence in a country that has a peace treaty with Israel and lies at the heart of the Arab Spring.
Morsi's administration has defended his decree as an effort to speed up reforms and complete a democratic transformation. Leftists, liberals, socialists and others say it has exposed the autocratic impulses of a man once jailed by Mubarak.
"President Morsi is very optimistic that Egyptians will overcome this challenge as they have overcome other challenges," presidential spokesman Yasser Ali told reporters, shortly before the president started his meeting with members of Egypt's highest judicial authority, the Supreme Judicial Council.
The council has hinted at a compromise, saying Morsi's decree should apply only to "sovereign matters". That suggests it did not reject the declaration outright. It urged judges and prosecutors, some of whom went on strike, to return to work. Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky, speaking about the council statement, said, "I believe President Mohamed Morsi wants that."
The protesters are worried that Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood aims to dominate the post-Mubarak era after winning the first democratic parliamentary and presidential elections this year.
A deal with a judiciary dominated by Mubarak-era judges, which Morsi has pledged to reform, may not placate them.
A group of lawyers and activists has also challenged Morsi's decree in an administrative court, which said it would hold its first hearing on December 4. Other decisions by Morsi have faced similar legal challenges brought to court by opponents.


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MDAC ... the new WMF?
(updated 10:46am PDT)
Hi folks,
Last night, our Intelligence Network found a new version of a script
exploiting MDAC, a Windows vulnerability patched in April's Patch Tuesday release (MS06-014).
The first Interesting Thing about this is that, as far as I know, there
has been no published proof of concept for this exploit, so we are now aware of at least three groups that have independently worked out their own exploit, as opposed to their usual m.o. of simply copying someone else's work.
The second Interesting Thing is that this might be regarded as proof
that the Bad Guys have actually started trying to reverse engineer Patch
Tuesday's patches to look for exploit opportunities.
The third Interesting Thing is that this is the third instance of this
exploit we've found since the beginning of June ... just under a week. Not minor variants, but complete rewrites. This is really unusual, and is probably happening because the exploit is not relying on an application crash and buffer overflow, but simply using a feature in MDAC, a la
December's WMF (Windows Meta File) 0-day. What this means is that it's _easy_ to exploit this vulnerability and, if we can get three in a week, we can expect more. WMF was equally easy, and we had lots of variants of that within a few days.
And finally, the fourth Interesting Thing is that, if you're patched
(or running SocketShield, of course), you're safe, but if you're not,
because this is web exploitable, you need to be careful ... your firewall
won't protect you. And if you work in a corporate IT department, you _know_ that patches rarely get applies as soon as they're available - often because of potential inter-operability problems with existing applications.
If there's anyone out there who doesn't yet believe these exploits are a
_real_ problem, how's this for scalability:
Just a few days ago, there was a report that 38,500 web sites had been defaced in a single day by a Turkish hacker. Fortunately, he just defaced the sites, and did so openly and obviously, but if he'd been an exploiter and just added a single i-frame call out to an exploit server, voila .... 38,500 trusted, innocent websites are suddenly malicious.


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Author Akira Toriyama gave his comments, saying "I lost the will to draw a battle manga" after the Majin Buu saga.
Toriyama gave his thoughts on Majin Buu, the strongest enemy in Kai and looked back: "The final opponent in the Dragon Ball weekly mangas was Majin Buu. Yes, the last enemy was round! He was strong! And he was pesky!". "It was just intense, tedious fights one after another -- to the point that it made me tired of it all. Now that I've turned into an old man with high blood pressure and who likes bland tastes, I won't be able to create battles like that anymore. Rather, I've lost the will to draw a battle manga again after Dragon Ball."
He continued: "As the author, I actually preferred the exchange between characters that didn't really matter that much". "I was thrilled when I was drawing the foolish Mr. Satan contributing to their victory."
He also gave special mention to Nozawa who voices Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Son Goten by herself and told the fans to "Please enjoy and be impressed at Masako Nozawa-san's amazing talent at using the voice of whichever of the 3 at will".
Dragon Ball Kai is an HD remaster and recut of the original Dragon Ball Z. This is the continuation of the initial Kai series which premiered on Fuji TV in April 2009 to August 2011.
3 :オレオレ!オレだよ、名無しだよ!!:2014/03/28(金) 17:45:38.46 0
Hurry up and do a timid adventure spectacle with a young boy as the main character
I was still able to forgive him until the Vegeta saga, but as stronger opponents appeared, Goku also went on to become much stronger, and it all just became nonsense. Of course he'd lose the will to draw with that.
Dragon Ball also started off pretty relaxed and lighthearted, though
Toriyama looked like he was having a lot of fun when he was still drawing Arale-chan
I wonder how much savings he has.
I hope he can spare me at least a few hundred million yen.
Annihilating the human race, destroying earth...
You could actually tell that he was getting reckless and desperate at one point.
It's like he was telling (his editors) "Go ahead and try to keep making me write stuff like this!".
Dr. Slump to the beginning of Dragon Ball was much more fun, so It'll make me really happy if he returns to doing that style
Please make a manga that will exhaust the pervyness of Kamesennin.
I'm sure that he'll just be thwarted in the end, though.
└――――――――――――― エンドレス ―――――――――――――――┘
Tenkaichi Budokai → Villains → Training → Beats them → Shenron → Revive ┐
└―――――――――――――---------------- Endless ------------
People will grow tired of this.
ただ、ナンセンスギャグ作家としては、ドクタースランプ中期あたりでネタ切れを起こしてたのも確かなわけで そこを隠して擁護はできない
編集者もバカじゃないから、「スランプ」や「ドラゴンボール」が途中からバトル漫画になったのは このままこの作家にギャグをさせるのは無理だと踏んだからだろう
また、現実問題として、ネタ切れをおこした作家に週刊連載ペースでギャグを続けさせると その作家の健康並びに精神問題にも悪影響を及ぼし、最悪の場合になる可能性もある (実際、そうなった漫画家はたくさんいる)
スランプにせよドラゴンボールにせよ、当初はナンセンスギャグ漫画であったものが 途中からバトル漫画になったことに関して編集を責める人もいるが
>"As the author, I actually preferred the exchange between characters that didn't really matter that much."
This person actually started off writing nonsensical gags like that.
But it was also a fact that he ran out of jokes midway through Dr. Slump, and you can't proceed to defend him by hiding that fact away.
His editors weren't stupid, and the reason why Slump and Dragon Ball turned into battle mangas midway was because they anticipated that it was impossible for Toriyama to keep on doing gags.
And another problem is if you made an author who has exhausted his jokes keep writing gag mangas on a weekly basis, it would have had a negative effect on the author's health and mental state, and might even lead to the worst case scenario (which has actually happened to a lot of other mangakas).
Whether it's Dr. Slump or Dragon Ball, there were people who blamed the editors for turning what initially was a lighthearted gag manga into a battle manga. But on the flipside, that might have actually been the editor's kindness and concern towards Toriyama.
- 22 :オレオレ!オレだよ、名無しだよ!!:2014/03/28(金) 18:02:23.99 0
- >>21そもそも冒険ものとナンセンスギャグって食い合わせ悪いしなあ
Nonsensical humor and adventures don't even go well together in the first place.
Well, there are successful ones like Mahoujin Guru Guru, but that's a pretty rare instance.
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- >>21>途中からバトル漫画になったことに関して
> on becoming a battle manga midway through
Err, is there even a Jump manga that didn't follow this formula? w
Dragon Ball wasn't the only manga that had comical taste in the beginning, though
It was pretty obvious how Toriyama-san didn't have motivation.
Even in the anime, battles all felt the same towards the end and it was all so damn boring.
He even had to do the Buu saga for 3 years. Both the author and the readers grew tired of that.
The Tao paipai arc was the most exciting one.
Then the power of all these characters started inflating towards the end, and it just got boring.
Is this what happened to Yoshihiro Togashi as well?
Well, it's much easier to shore up new characters in these battle settings.
You can also see very well how the main characters are progressing along.
From Kinnikuman to One Piece, there are just too many mangas that have transformed into battle mangas.
Masako Nozawa said that the younger Akira Toriyama "Sensei is a god",
while Akira Toriyama said "Someone like me has no right to judge Nozawa-san".
I love Toriyama's mangas!
For me it was good until the Frieza saga.
Afterwards, the strength of the characters just ballooned and it all got boring.
Is there really a need to make the voice of the parent and his sons the same?
Then he should've at least done something about Chaozu
But even the current Toriyama has lost the ability to write stupid and crazy stuff.
He's just become ordinary now.
I want to read more stupid Akira Toriyama stuff like the ones back in the day.
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- >>44鳥山の天才っぷりが最も発揮されたのはDr.スランプだもんなあ。
Toriyama's ingeniousness really showed the most in Dr. Slump.
I was really amazed at how he was able to think of such stupidity.
The gags in Dragon Ball were also fun when it still had "pafu pafu" and "tsun tsun".
The peak of the battle part, for me, was Shen vs. Majunior.
There may have been fun parts here and there after that, but it was all downhill from there.
He stretched it too much when weakling Tenshinhan was able to stop Cell on his tracks with the Kikouhou
- >>49天津飯だけは戦力外z戦士の中でも別格やん
Tenshinhan himself was in a different class from all the other useless Z warriors, though
Even from a reader's standpoint, Mr. Satan was outstanding w
He was weaker than anyone, and had the devil's luck with him. I watched him, like how one would pin his hopes on Chameleon's Yazawa.
Buu, huh...
It was just until Cell for me...
Things would've probably been a mess if he didn't come up with Mr. Satan
I understand what he means.
In the Buu saga, the twists in the story were more important than the battles themselves.
Mr. Satan who just used to be a clown turned into this unique and attractive character, and eventually became the key person who would decide the fate of the earth. Then there was also the mental conflict of Vegeta who finally understood the meaning of peace and discovered love for his family. Then there were the stupid exchanges about the fusion technique, as well as the Goten and Trunks duo... It did seem like he rediscovered his comedy touch from his heyday.
The Buu saga should actually be recognized more as a success for changing all those inflated strength and battle aspects.
- >>56俺は悟飯のハイスクール編が1番好きだ。
I liked Gohan's high school life best.
Super Saiyaman was really amazing.
- >>64
But people blamed Dragon Ball's influence on a lot of kids who started saying "kill" or "I'll kill you", especially towards its last days. Maybe he should write a peaceful gag manga again, like early Arale-chan.
Ahhh, but then there will be kids who'd start touching poo and say "It's Unchi-kun!" w
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- >>65人造人間編辺りから味方キャラまでもが平気で殺す殺す連発するのはちょっと引いた
I did get a bit appalled at the Android-saga when even the comrades started chanting "kill! kill!"
- 67 :オレオレ!オレだよ、名無しだよ!!:2014/03/28(金) 22:34:09.74 0
- >>65うちの小学校では倒れたお友達の頭を踏んだとかで問題になったわ
There was also a problem in our school when someone stepped on the head of his fallen friend
- 69 :オレオレ!オレだよ、名無しだよ!!:2014/03/28(金) 22:42:02.47 0
- >>67
The mechanical objects that this person would draw were all so cool.
And I've never seen anyone again who could draw mechs as cool as he could.
The fun-factor of the series and his drawing ability were both at their peak when Vegeta faced Zarbon and Recoom
Mister Satan's as good as it gets when it comes to supporting characters
The Cell saga was pretty good, though.
I was really excited about the characters coming from the future.
I can really tell that what Mr. Toriyama really wants to draw is Arale-chan and not Dragon Ball
It may have been because of how big Dragon Ball has become, but wasn't he able to fine tune the strength of the characters a bit better? The emperor of the universe was really horrible.
Like making the characters on earth do something about the androids. I really wonder why he easily created characters who were stronger than Frieza. Well you couldn't do anything about Cell and Buu, but what about Andorids 17 and 18?
According to Krillin, these Androids "were just modified a little" and they're basically humans, then they're suddenly stronger than Frieza...? How miserable is Krillin who trained so hard all that time, then...
I was always excited during the time that I was reading the Android / Cell saga
Even someone like Bulma used to be so hot back then
Don't worry, Akira Toriyama still has 2 transformations left so it's all good
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A bet on the future
Richard Laughton, chair of Sharing Economy UK, looks at what 2018 has in store for the industry
The sharing economy has grown rapidly over the past few years and with the advancements of digital technologies, particularly smartphones, peer-to-peer markets are now a reality in cities all over the world.
The industry has been spurred on by economic, social and environmental motivators and the UK has been at the vanguard of development with the vibrant start-up scene that has developed over the last decade. And it attracted a lot of attention in 2017.
Much was said about the impact the sharing economy is having on local communities and economies, and the way people live and work. But not all commentary was positive, with the industry becoming something of a lightning rod for broader concerns about developments in working arrangements in particular.
However calls for increased regulation were matched by the engagement of major industry players in constructive debate about the potential to harness this new form of interaction to mutual benefit. Indeed, 2017 was also the year that the UK's ONS developed better ways to capture the impact the sharing economy is having on national statistics, a sign of its growing importance to the overall economy.
As we start 2018, the sharing economy is set to develop and expand further to meet user demand driven by rising awareness about how these types of businesses operate and the opportunities they bring.
The sharing economy will continue to accelerate in 2018, with activity concentrated in the following areas:
Trust – headlines in the UK and across the world show that trust remains a critical issue and a major part of the sharing economy infrastructure. As the growth trajectory continues, we predict that more efforts will be made by sharing economy businesses to show that they are working hard to build trust between participants. The Sharing Economy UK TrustSeal kitemark will play a part in addressing trust matters, and may reach overseas markets.
Innovation – sharing economy businesses are leaders in innovation as they embrace new ideas and revamp other sectors – forcing incumbents to rethink how they operate. We expect to see newer types of sharing economy business models this year, focusing on the public sector and providing wider societal benefit. New ownership models such as platform cooperatives may also arise as the sharing economy diversifies.
Partnerships – we are likely to see more collaboration between sharing economy businesses and established companies, such as that between Ikea and TaskRabbit in 2017. Brands join forces for mutual benefit and reach – platforms move fast and attract tech savvy audiences; established corporates have more infrastructure and scale.
Future of work – the sharing economy and gig economy within it will provide increasing opportunities for many people especially those seeking flexible working and those previously excluded from the labour market. Gig working will become more common as sharing economy businesses become more widespread, and the trend towards self-employed status progresses. A number of new businesses are launching which aim to help platforms provide employment-like benefits to gig workers and may help to increase their bargaining power.
Investment – we witnessed huge funding rounds in the sector last year, highlighting the sharing economy's future potential and role in global and local business even when many participants are currently operating at a loss. High valuations for emerging global winners and expansion of the use of sharing economy platforms by incumbent business and across new sectors should see this trend of venture investment persist.
2018 promises to be an exhilarating year for the sharing economy, and one in which we set out to demonstrate the value of the industry as we work to champion the benefits it brings.
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VDEM's Logistics Branch provides local governments and state agencies with logistical and resource coordination assistance to enhance emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
The Logistics Branch strengthens preparedness activities through logistical planning and training. During response operations the Logistics Branch assists Virginia's local emergency managers in the acquisition of necessary resources, supports the efforts of the Virginia Emergency Support Team in the VEOC, and coordinates mutual aid through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Virginia's Statewide Mutual Aid Program.
Logistics Staff
Jason Eaton, PEM- Branch Chief of Logistics
Vacant- Resource Manager
Kate Archie– Logistics Specialist
Brian Iverson- Radiological Protection Officer
Jan Clarke– Fleet Manager
Vic Rivera– Logistics Support Specialist
Theresa Hodnett– Logistics Assistan
Logistics Planning
Training & Education
- Logistics 101 Course Outline
- Logistics 101 Course Resources
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Sorted alphabetically by name of organisation
Bricks Community Project
Box 20642
Windhoek 9000
Tel: 061 262726
Fax: 061 263510
Department of Women Affairs (DWA)
Office of the President of Namibia
Goring Street, Private Bag 13339,
Windhoek, Namibia
Telephone 00. 204-01-223545
Fax 204-01-2235.45
Objectives: To facilitate liaison between women and government through sensitization, lobbying, advocacy etc; Help identify priorities for action; To facilitate implementation of affirmative action for women.
Ecumenical Women
Andreas Kahuati 13/9, Box 20321
Tel: (061) 37900
Fax: (061) 37913
Legal Assistance Centre - NGO
No. 4 Korner Str.
Tel: (264-61) 223356
Fax: (264-61) 234953
Namibia National Women's Organisation (NANAWO)
C/O CCN, Abraham Mashego Street
Katutura, P.O. Box Windhoek
Tel: (061) 271621
Fax: (061) 62573
Namibia Women In Solidaruty With The People Of Cuba, Angola And South Africa
P.O. Box 11418
22 26461
26 461 232368
Namibian Women's Association (NAWA)
Box 6901, John Knox Street
Maroela, Katutura
Tel: (061) 62461
Fax: (061) 213379
National Union Of Namibian Workers
Box 50034, Bach Brecht
(061) 215037
Saamstan Building Cooperative
Box 60117, Hans Virab Street
Tel: 217750
Fax: 217409
Sister Namibia Collective
Box 40092
Tel: 230618
Fax: 236371
Sister Namibia Collective (SNC)
P.O. Box 60100
Windhoek, Namibia P.C. 9000
Telephone (061) 36371
Objectives: Publishing a magazine about the lives of Namibian Women; Act as a Catalyst in awareness raising on Namibian, Society. Languages: English and Afrikaans.
Women Solidarity
CCN Complex, Mashago St.
P.O. Box 23941
Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia
Telex (061) 217621 (CCN) 43002
Objectives: Violence Against Women in Namibia; Legal medical and emotional advice and support to women who have been raped, battered or sexually abused; Education and training in above areas to public.
Young Women's Christian Association (Namibia)
Box 21445, Community Centre
Katutura 9000, Windhoek
Tel: (061) 263484
Fax: (061) 263484
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Subject: I have found a CD that I think you would enjoy
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Pratt Andy
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
Japanese exclusive reissue of the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter's 1973 album for Epic/Columbia. 11 tracks including the classic, 'Avenging Annie' & 'Inside Me Wants Out'.
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Japanese exclusive reissue of the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter's 1973 album for Epic/Columbia. 11 tracks including the classic, 'Avenging Annie' & 'Inside Me Wants Out'.
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Enjoyable pop rock from a guy who should have made it big
Elliot Knapp | Seattle, Washington United States | 01/12/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Andy Pratt's self-titled second album is one of those lost treasures--he's got a great pop sensibility, vocal talents that range far, and instrumental prowess that makes for a really diverse stylistic and instrumental outing.
The first track is Andy's most well-known song, "Avenging Annie." It's propulsive piano rock with a really rocking chorus. Pratt's voice ranges from soulful to Bee-Gee-like falsetto (doesn't really bother me as much as some critics have claimed). Overall it's a great, solid start to an album that actually lives up to the example the single sets. "Inside Me Wants Out" is the first of many incredibly introspective, emotionally up-front songs on the album. Pratt sings in many different voices (he's really a vocal chameleon) and the backing music is funky and slick. "It's All Behind You" is a funny and optimistic look at life's mistakes.
The rest of the album ranges from R&B rock to tender piano balladry ("Give It All To Music," "So Fine (It's Frightening)") a little bit like Elton John. There's also some pretty radical experimentation--"Who Am I Talking To" is groovy and hard to categorize, and the album's closer, "Deer Song," is dark and moody with exotic mandolins and a strange lyric.
Overall, Andy Pratt is an adventuresome, catchy, and eccentric album, but its eccentricities only make it better. One of the main problems with pop is that it sounds great at first, then it gets boring really quick. Andy Pratt has enough heart, charm, and unusual wrinkles to sound like an old friend on first listen but also to remain interesting for many repeated listens. Check out itsaboutmusic dot com for Andy's catalog--it's probably less expensive, and has his hard-to-find and REALLY expensive masterpiece Resolution for the price of a regular CD. Enjoy!"


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John Leguizamo discusses developing "Latin History for Dummies" in comedy clubs rather than theaters
Surprisingly, the comedy club is a new environment for John Leguizamo. He used to test his material at performing-arts spaces before presenting it on a Broadway or Off-Broadway stage, but now, he is workshopping his latest one-man show, "Latin History for Dummies," in comedy clubs across the country. The monthslong process brings him to Goodnights in Raleigh on Jan. 15.
"I never really did the comedy circuit," says Leguizamo, on the phone from Manhattan (or "Manny Hatty," as he's been known to call it). "But I thought that this show would be so cool in a comedy club, and I've been having a blast."


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2. In World War III, carriers are totally worthless sitting ducks, except for the first "battles", i.e. air bombing countries that did not want to or could not respond, i.e. Serbia and Iraq (Afghanistan was a fake war).
Showing the US Carriers, which includes psy-op work repeating "news" about "another carrier group heading to the Persian Gulf", plays a key role in the "US atttack to Iran" hoax.
Pearl Harbor, Reichstag Fire I (OKC bombings) and World War III explained. Reichstag Fire II (9/11) announced to be imminent. From WebArchive, archived Aug 20, 2001
BTW, the story of Peal Harbor was completed just months after that article:
US Attack to Iran Hoax for dummies
February 26, 2015 - Simulated Reality terminated with its mockery:
Iraq parallel scripts: Fake U.S Aircraft Carrier and fake Mosul museum destroyed the same day.


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Happy Endings
a jumble of clapotis
I was kind of late to this party but, at last, my clapotis is off of my needles. The ends are woven in and it is blocking on my bed. As boring as I found this project at times, as long as it took me to get started, and then to get back to it...I do love how it looks, the colors are nice - kind of a pre-February Project Spectrum. One of the pinks is the exact color I would like in a lipstick - such inspiration. I will have to skip off to Target with my new wrap so I can find the lipstick I have been longing for with each repeat of the pinkiness, can you see the one I mean? Could be complimentary on my pale winter face.
I used Noro Silk Garden in colorway #84 and used size 8 needles. I like the finished look of the Noro but the "rustic" quality of the yarn made those dropped stitches stick together which made for too much individual stitch dropping, I had to pry each stitch out - my fingers numbed. I prefer a sleeker yarn, so next time - if there is such a thing, I would use something less splitty. Maybe a summer scarf, something narrower, not so many increase repeats. Maybe the cornflower Handmaiden sea silk in my stash?
What else did I finish? The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Another good read - I won't drag on with details but if you like book that takes you there - the smells, the sounds, the sights, vibrant colors - this was a fabulous book for that. The book is a fictional version of events based on a biblical character, Dinah. I have searched for my Bible for Dummies to no avail - and even after a 34-week study of the bible with my pastor - I really don't have any information about Dinah - I am curious now to connect this book with the "real" thing.
I am, challenging myself to read 52 books this year. I decided that one a week would not be a bad number for a working, knitting mom. (I am counting knitting and lusting after yarn as my other "full-time job") I may just have to invent a button for my own little challenge.
Meanwhile, on to my next read - I have a wonderful pile of books to choose from, I can say enough how much Paperbackswap.com rocks. I also just received a book from Cinnamonamon, Outlander. She had blogged about the series one day and when I commented about my curiousity she generously offered up her copy of the first book, which I received yesterday. She also included 2 handmade stitch markers - just because. That is just another reason you bloggers are pretty darn awesome. So for that Cinnamonamon -
There are some rules for this "make my day award" but heck, I just stole that button because I wanted to share it with my generous blogfriend. Thank you!
Next up might be more shots of my Clap in action - a project that takes this kind of stick-to-it-iveness deserves another gratuitous picture. And what's next? Off to ponder! Have a great week!


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Inexpensive. Decent design. Keyboard includes 10-key numeric pad.
Below-average performance, battery life.
Bottom Line
The Toshiba Satellite L755-S5244 is an inexpensive laptop, and it delivers performance and battery life to match.
The Toshiba Satellite L755-5244 ($529.99 list at Staples) is a run-of-the-mill laptop available at Staples that gives you plenty of basic capabilities but very few frills. Its standard-issue hardware and unremarkable battery life will get you through the day, but without the extra oomph you'll find in our Editors' Choice for low-priced laptops, the Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U (4 stars, $629.99 list). If you don't want to spend the extra $100, will workjust prepare yourself for it to do so with less speed and less power.
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Design and Features
The L755-5244 sports an attractive but understated design on its cover: checked gray plastic with a faint diamond pattern. (Toshiba calls it "Matrix Graphite.") This stretches onto the inside of the laptop as well, though the bezel around the 15.6-inch, 1,366-by-768-resolution LED-backlit screen is solid black. (A webcam and microphone are integrated into the top center of the display bezel.) So is the keyboard, which comprises a collection of flat, squarish keys whose stiffness and lack of travel grant at best a passable typing experience. Particularly troublesome is the short space bar; at least there's a 10-key number pad, and a multitouch touch pad for all your mousing needs.
If you need a card reader, the L755-5244's is located on its center-front edge. You will also find an Ethernet jack, VGA and DVI ports (for exporting video respectively to a PC monitor or HDTV), USB 2.0 port, and headphone and microphone jacks on the left edge; and two more USB 2.0 ports and the DVD burner on the right. (Sorry, this laptop doesn't come with a USB 3.0 port.)
For the most part, the L755-5244 comes with basic components. The roomy 640GB hard drive is the exception here; the dual-core 2GHz Intel Pentium B940, 4GB of RAM, and integrated graphics are none too exciting. Also included is the expected 802.11n Wi-Fi, though. The laptop's weight of about 5.7 pounds might be slightly on the heavy side, but it's basically par for the course.
Toshiba has preinstalled the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, as well as the company's own suite of system utilities, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, and a 30-day trial of Norton Internet Security 2011. The L755-5244 has earned the EPEAT Gold certification, and also comes with a one-year warranty.
Customers who buy this system from Staples can avail themselves of several services the retailer offers. This includes setting the new system up, data transfer from your old PC to your new one, software installation, and tech support and protection plans that range in price from $14.99 to $169.99.
Compared with other budget-range laptops, the L755-5244 is hardly a superlative performer. It needed 6 minutes and 3 seconds to apply a dozen filters to a large photograph using Adobe's Photoshop CS5 imaging software; the Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U was able to perform the same actions in only 4 minutes and 10 seconds. Likewise, Lenovo's system earned 2.60 on our CineBench R11.5 rendering test, but the Toshiba squeezed out only a 1.56. The Toshiba also took 2 minutes and 57 seconds to convert a video file using the Handbrake open-source utility, a task the Lenovo wrapped up in 2 minutes flat, and the Sony VAIO VPC-EH14FM/B completed in 2 minutes and 24 seconds. (We're unable to compare overall performance using our usual PCMark 7 test; the Toshiba could not finish running it.)
The L755-5244 isn't much better when it comes to 3D gaming. Its frame rates of 9.3 frames per second (fps) in Crysis and 13.8fps in Lost Planet 2 are well beneath the "unplayable" threshold of approximately 30fps. (To be fair, none of the other systems in this pricing class does appreciably better. The Lenovo earns the highest frame rate, 17fps on Lost Planet 2, but that's a hollow victory.)
Loaded with a 48Wh battery, the L755-5244 lasted an unexceptional amount of time off-plug: 4 hours and 9 minutes. The best result we've seen lately for a budget laptop is the HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl, which endured 5 minutes and 17 minutes without being plugged in.
Ideal only for people who are looking for a full-size laptop, but don't want to spend any more money than is absolutely necessary, the Toshiba Satellite L755-5244 is ultimately an okay machineand nothing more than that. If you want a better system all around, go for the Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U. If longer battery life is what matters, the HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl fits the bill. If you don't care about those things and want to save money, the L755-5244 will do the trick. It just won't do much of anything else spectacular to go along with it.
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ArabWIC Lebanon Chapter
The Lebanese Chapter of Arab Women in Computing (ArabWIC) held its inaugural event on the 29th of July 2015 at the American University of Beirut (AUB). This event was sponsored by the computer science department of AUB, the Lebanese League for Women in Business (LLWB) and ArabNet and was attended by around forty women including students, IT professionals, professors and entrepreneurs. The male gender was present in the event too.
Although ArabWIC Lebanon is still in its infancy, promising projects and partnerships are being cooked. ArabWIC leaders believe in the power of technology as much as they believe in the power of a group of passionate people determined to make a difference. If you are reading this, then maybe it is time for you to join the ArabWIC community!
Meet our Lebanon Chapter Ambassador Ghida Ibrahim and Nisreen Deeb Here!
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SheDevelops Hackathon
Check out the video that summarizes the SheDevelops Hackathon initiative by ArabWIC Lebanon and IEEE WIE Lebanon, one of Lebanon's chapter best achievements for 2015.


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CRM Manager (m/f/x) - Audible Spain
7 months ago
(12.7.2018 12:11)
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Job Description
Hey – there's a revolution going on! A revolution in digital entertainment. Every day millions of people around the world choose to be more thoughtfully entertained, informed and educated by listening to fascinating stories and all forms of fictional and non-fictional content on their smartphones and other mobile devices.
Audible GmbH, an Amazon company
, is the leading provider of premium digital spoken audio information and entertainment on the internet, offering customers a new way to enhance and enrich their lives every day. Titles downloaded from Audible are compatible with hundreds of mobile devices, including the iPhone and Android smartphones. Audible is also the preeminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes® Store.
Based in Berlin, Audible Spain
is looking for an engaged
CRM Manager (m/f/x)
who will be supporting the introduction of Audible in the Spanish market, reporting to the Country Manager. With your creative mind, a sound business sense, editorial acumen, and a knack for getting things done you will be responsible for driving customer engagement for Audible in Spain.
The position's most critical duties and responsibilities include merchandising key areas of the Audible experience (including web, mobile, and tablet) with new and exciting content, creating online and email campaigns to drive customer engagement and revenue, and providing meaningful analysis to drive improvements.
Main responsibilities:
Manage and optimize product selection and merchandising in order to drive revenue, maximize conversion, minimize costs and amplify customer engagement.
Conceive and write editorial features and promotional copy leveraging product expertise for on-site & email promotions and programs, maintaining standards and creativity of Audible's editorial voice.
Inform and implement bold, creative promotions and programs, marketing communications, and special projects throughout Audible Spain engagement channels.
Liaise and partner with cross-functional teams from various marketplaces to bring the experiences and functionalities to the Spanish market.
Work with design and editorial teams to ensure that customer communication goals are met.
Build promotional pages and incentives via sophisticated online tools.
Build, maintain, and analyze performance reports.
Maintain ownership of the Spanish merchandising KPI's and regularly communicate results to the senior management.
Notwendige Qualifikationen
Your profile:
Proven experience (+5 years) in online marketing within the e-commerce sector with a focus on onsite merchandising and e-mail marketing.
Familiarity with the Spanish content market. Passion for books, audiobooks and digital entertainment.
University degree in Business, Economics, Marketing or any other related field of study.
Strong organizational, managerial, and communication skills, with proven ability to handle multiple projects and deliver results.
Fluency in English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
Experience working with Content Management Systems, Web Tracking Toosl and an understanding of trends and technologies within E-commerce.
Strong analytical capability and a solid understanding of success metrics. Ability to think both strategically and tactically.
Wünschenswerte Qualifikationen
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in the field of subscription models, ideally for entertainment / books / spoken-word services.
SQL knowledge.
Sounds interesting?
If you are looking for a new challenge in an innovative company, where you will have the opportunity to shape and influence the business with the results of your work, where you will be surrounded by an engaged and fun team, Audible is your next stop! Do not hesitate to send us your application with all details together with your cover letter.
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This is the card I sent to a wonderful work colleague when she retired on Friday. Tina is a wonderful lady and a great friend. She will be highly missed at work.
I have used my Forever Friends Collection Cd for the topper and matted this onto an embossed nestie. I embossed some silver mirror card with a Darcy butterfly embossing folder from Crafter's Companion and matted this onto the matt magenta cardstock I have had for a while which I got from Crafter's Companion. To finish I have added gems, stickles and ribbon details. The base card is a papermania 5x7" scallopped edge card.
Here is Tina and me on her last day.
Missing you already Tina
xxxxx Rachel xxxxx


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Some American people still cling to the false belief that the Democrats and Republicans are opposing teams with conflicting objectives. This rapidly shrinking minority believes that voting for one team or the other will somehow make a big difference.
They think one team might eventually prevail, and then everything will be OK. In their minds there is a bright light at the end of America's current journey down a dark tunnel.
On the other hand, most people are waking up. A growing majority knows that the American government, at all levels, has been systematically corrupted and hijacked. They know that the politicians, and the unelected decision makers, are letting dark forces set the agenda. The mandate to serve the public and defend the constitution is trampled as they focus on serving their corporate masters and foreign handlers.
The politicians are mostly on one team best described as the Republicrats, and they bow down to the same psychopathic masters. Republicrats support cutting what little is left of America's tattered social safety-net, while dramatically increasing military spending. They dole out trillions for ever more wars, and covert destabilization of democracies. Republicrats steal from taxpayers to "bail out" the same evil bankers who systematically destroyed the real economy and put millions of people out on the street to beg. Obama and the Republicrats are simultaneously creating the greatest possible economic depression and World War Three.
The majority is waking up and smelling the coffee. It has an unpleasant aroma that reeks of corporate control, foreign influence, bribery, corruption and the stench of politicians and decision makers who have been bought, bribed and blackmailed into submission. The facade of the Democrats v. Republicans illusion has worn thin.
The entire government and it's endless armies of domestic law enforcers, tax collectors and homeland security forces have become the greatest oppressors of freedom-loving Americans. Even alternative medicine practitioners are now in the crosshairs. Those who prefer natural herbs over corporate pharmaceuticals will soon be getting busted for possession of Echinacea and Saint John's Wort with the intent to distribute, and similar "crimes". The "land of the free" isn't so free anymore. Whether it becomes the "home of the brave" or the home of the compliant sheeple remains to be seen.
The main underlying dynamic that could bring a revolution is that most Americans know the difference between good and evil. They know right from wrong. They know what they are feeling is corporate controlled oppression, not freedom. They are looking at the heavy-handed regime that is supposed to serve them and protect the constitution, and they can see that the whole train has been hijacked and driven right off the tracks. It is getting hard to find Americans who are unaware that something is catastrophically wrong. The escalating efforts to muzzle the internet, and reestablish control of what constitutes news, could be the final wake-up call that stimulates a massive public uprising against the broken and corrupted Republicrat system Americans call a democracy.
The surging popularity of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, in every corner of America, points to a disillusioned populace desperately looking for an honest politician they can still trust and respect. Unfortunately, Dr. Paul's popular agenda which includes ending all wars and abolishing abolishing both the IRS and the Federal Reserve, will never get a green light from Obama and his Republicrats. Real elected "representatives of the people" are truly few and far between.
At home, the American regime is relentless in it's war on domestic freedom and liberty. The self-granted power of the government is expanding daily, at the expense of individual liberty and privacy. At the same time the USA is pushing every hemisphere on the planet into a global conflict.
Future historians will look back and say that both the collapse of America and the beginning of World War Three were well underway in 2011. What year will they say was the year the American people abandoned fear, and stood up to reign in and reclaim their government?


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Gilmore Girls (2000)
1 deliberate mistake
Starring: Alexis Bledel, Edward Herrmann, Keiko Agena, Lauren Graham
Kill Me Now - S1-E3
Deliberate mistake: Richard and Emily speak of his mother as if she were dead, but she comes to visit several times later in the series.
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