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Information and Network Security Auditor
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- Perform and create procedures for system security audits, network penetration tests, and infrastructure vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with federal regulations (SOX, FDIC, PCI DSS, and FISMA).
- Monitored and investigated alerts created by email filters, firewalls, anti-virus systems, internet filtering, and IDS including malicious file uploads, compromised servers, SQL injections, DDoS attacks, and port scanning.
- Researched, performed, and wrote procedural documentation outlining effective means for the forensic analysis of malware, and basic data recovery principles, in response to potential and identified threats.
- Designed and implemented framework for in-house created SIEM monitoring AV events, AD change logs, IDS alerts, internet filtering thresholds, and internet access requests.


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Posts Tagged 'advanced players guide'
So Paizo is currently running an open playtest of four (soon to be six) new classes slated to appear in their Advanced Players Guide, due out some time next year. I've taken some time to look over the four classes currently out (and I plan to do the same for the next two) and I have to say that, overall, I like what I see.
Tags: advanced players guide, cavalier, new classes, oracle, pathfinder, summoner, witch

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Length: 125 pages
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
A mermaid princess destined to wed a handsome king ...
It sounds like a fairy tale, but the reality is far murkier.
Ink, Princess of the Florida Atlantic mers, is slated to wed the ancient enemy of her tribe, the King of the Gulfs. AFter years of war that led to countless mer deaths, as well as the genocide of aquatic shapeshifters and the freshwater mers of Florida, Ink's marriage will bring lasting peace.
Or so it seems.
Mere hours before she's supposed to leave the ocean for her customary year as a drywalker, Ink meets Hal, an alligator shifter who warns her that a storm is brewing. There is a malicious intent behind Ink's marriage -- and worse, meeting Hal has also caused a storm to rage in Ink's heart. Nevertheless, loyal to her tribe, Ink will put aside her feelings and journey to Miami to marry the decadent King Manx.
Ink soon learns that her only hope of surviving the crashing force swelling around her is to tap into a power deep inside -- a forbidden power that might destroy them all.
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The third race for the Thomas Theyer Foundation takes place on Sunday 15th April 2018. The race 'The White Hall Wiggle' is open to anyone over the age of 18.
Leaving from White Hall Outdoor Education Centre. Race Starts at 11.00 am.
A tough but exhilarating multi-terrain race covering 6.5 miles and 1364 feet of climbing and decent with stunning views of the Peak District.
On-line entries – £10.00 with SiEntries https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=4419
Entries on the day – £12.00 (registration on day 9.30-10.30 am)
Chip and Timing available
150 runner places
Prizes for Male and Female runners v 40-49, 50-59, 60 -69
Refreshments at White Hall after the race for runners and spectators.
Event Location:
White Hall Outdoor Education Centre
Long Hill
Thomas Theyer Foundation running tops and vests on sale on the day or available to buy prior to the race from the Thomas Theyer Foundation Sports and Outdoor Charity Shop, 1, London Road, Buxton, Derbyshire (open 9.30 am – 4.30 pm Tuesday – Saturday).
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If you are running in the White Hall Wiggle, or taking part in another race and would like to help the foundation by raising money through sponsorship then you can create your own online fundraising page on Just Giving – follow this link to our Just Giving Page https://www.justgiving.com/thomas-theyer If you would like a sponsorship form please contact the Event Organiser Sharon Stanley.
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The person who does not have dreams, does not live. Most of us have dreams and some people aim more for the stars than others, be it because they are naïve, because they strongly believe in themselves or because they are certain that help will come.
When I mention that the strong dreamers might be naïve it is because not every dream is achievable. When a sweet, short and fat teenage girl dreams of becoming the next Naomi Campbell in an industry where models are the results of body standards and fierce attitude, well, it is naïve of her to believe that she could break all rules and win. There have been some rule breakers, of course, but one cannot count that every exception will start making the rule.
As for the optimists and hard workers, those who are certain that a decent degree, foreign languages and a positive approach to life can move mountains, well, I think it could move mountains, but it not always does. Reasons for that can be many like recession, wrong time and wrong place, karma… If the recipe for success was so simple 'just be positive and work hard' then the number of extremely successful people would be much higher today (of course that we don't want children reading this, otherwise what is the point of school?).
Those who are against all odds and think that divine help will come as a pay-back for the life's good deeds, they could get extremely disappointed. Life is a journey, a wheel, and being on the bottom is as certain as being on the top once in a while. There is nothing that God can do about it. It is all part of the game. Being at the bottom is when we mature and become creative.
There are also some people who think that help might come not necessarily from God, but from the government, or Men, because a government is nothing more than a group of Men dealing for other Men. Being a Brazilian I never really counted on the government for nothing unlike North Americans and Europeans do. When I first moved to Germany back in 1998 I was surprised to see how highly the citizens rely on the government. When they don't get the help they need, when needed, if needed, they are lost and miserable because they could never think that the government could disappoint, even deceive them that way. There is only rage and blankness.
What happens then to a failed dream, no matter what expectations people had? What happens to "In God we trust"? For that one I could only speculate that some religion crisis would follow and a lot of questioning would happen, but whether a disappointment coming from a faith-related action could be overcome, it is highly personal. See Eugene O'Neill. He grew up in Catholic faith and even attended a Catholic school, but when he found out that his mother was addicted to drugs and that she indirectly put the blame on him for just being born, he stopped attending church services. Some severe questioning must have taken place. Why him? Why his mother? From what I have been reading, O'Neill never really quit spirituality, but he found another way to try to understand it: through psychology. Yes, it is a science, but it can be linked to God, too. Trying to understand all reasons why things and people are the way they are, it can take a lot from God's fault away.
For those counting on the help from the government to fulfil their dreams, here there is little that psychology could do to ease to pain of disappointment. The state was supposed to help with social mobility, human dignity and a healthy economy, but citizens are left alone when they need them. In this particular topic I find it typical American because they are the kings of fat promises when the contents of that promises are so thin. Take an advertisement of a Big Mac. It looks delicious, hearty and fresh. When you actually buy one the reality is a meagre sandwich just looking sad. It fills you up for half an hour; let's say, but then you'll need more. It is deceiving. Advertisement for enlisting in the army is another no-no. They talk about all the advantages of serving the country, talk about honour and possible glory, but no one ever mentions the disgrace that it is to fight in the worst-case scenarios.
Counting so badly in the government isn't a bit naïve? My German husband says 'of course not', but I would rather not have to depend on them. Life is the survival of the fittest and for that one must act alone, without counting on third party help. Of course that help is welcome and even hoped for, but it should not be expected.
Depression (with all its symptoms), criminality (with all its variations), carelessness towards others (with all its depths) and revenge (with all its degrees of fury) are the things to could happen to those whose dreams were denied. In Paul Green's The House of Connelly, for example, one variation of the last scene is when Patsy Tate (daughter of a tenant farmer) is beaten to death by the Big Sue and Big Sis (negro field women). They could not accept that some one close to them had had the possibility for upward mobility through hard work plus marriage and they did not. They were black and women so upward social mobility was something that they could not dream at that point. Knowing that, they took revenge for Geraldine and Evelyn Connelly, who at the end left the house because their brother had married Patsy. First their financial situation was not improved despite her brother's promises, and second they refused to mix with people lower than them by birth. Someone had to pay. Not the government, not God, but Patsy was to blame for the denial of Negro ambitions/dreams and for the end of the dream of William Connelly's sisters (allowed to dream) of being the only persons with whom William would share his eventual success in the fields. They did not include Patsy in the dream. The first variation of the play's end is a bestial one that shows that one should never underestimate the power of jealousy. The second end, the happy one, William does not go after his sisters, stays with Patsy (avoiding the blood shed) and demands that the servants start respecting and obeying Patsy as their superior, no longer their equal. This is a more political end, I believe, because this one gives people hope.
Either way, when a dream is stopped for one reason or another, the outcome is hardly positive. The scar will be forever in the soul, in the psychic or in the skin. Having said that, we should 'prepare for the worst and hope for the best' because nobody is responsible for anybody's life – we alone are responsible for our lives. Thus, there should be no one to blame.


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Powerful Signs in Irvine
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Sign Clemente Can Help Make a Big Impression Among Signs In Irvine
Of all the cities in Orange County, Irvine stands as one of the more vibrant places from where to run a business and display signs in Irvine. That is why your signs in Irvine are so important and this blog can tell you how to get the most out of your signs in Irvine.
Well-designed signs in Irvine become your landmark to others. Your signs in Irvine can become a beacon that communicates both your corporate image and tells others that you a going concern.
Lots of Signs in Irvine
The first sign your prospect or customer sees is either your monument or building sign. Monument signs can be easily lit using landscape lighting, and building signs are nearly universally being internally lit using the latest LED technology. Either can make a strong statement among your signs in Irvine.
Once that prospect or customer walks in your door, they should be greeted by your lobby sign. A lobby sign is an important addition to your Signs in Irvine, because it reinforces your corporate message. Clever construction or design, for example, says that you are a smart company that puts lots of thought into what you do. I large, imposing sign says that you are proud of how you serve your customers.
ADA Signs in Irvine
Don't forget those ADA signs, they are a necessary in this well-regulated environment we work in. ADA stands for "Americans with Disabilities Act" and include tactile lettering and Braille. You normally need them for any of your public rooms such as restrooms, conference rooms and stairwells. Sign Clemente can help you there too, with either off-the-shelf signs, or beautifully designed custom ADA signs.
At Sign Clemente, we can help you with the full complement of Signs in Irvine.
A side-note: Signs in Irvine include Farsi…
Iranian protest, Irvine, CA June 17; Making some signs in Irvine using Farsi
I thought it was appropriate to let the Iranians make signs in Irvine in Farsi for me.
And that's all for Signs In Irvine.


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Hip thrusts are one of my favorite exercises because I can lift the most weight of any other exercise which is always fun! Recently I broke the 500lb mark, my first time lifting 500lbs off the ground with any exercise. A new personal record.
Hip thrusts are great for adding mobility to your hips which a lot of people with the 9-5 job would benefit from. This movement forces you to extend your hips which is the exact opposite of having your hips flexed in the chair all day. Personally, no exercise burns up my hamstrings and glutes like this one. You feel the effectiveness with EACH rep.
To get the most out of this exercise, push through your heels, get full hip extension, don't arch your back hold it a second or two to feel the fire!
I'll be testing out some single leg barbell hip thrusts on my next leg day.
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South Africa have received an official apology from Great Britain Hockey after the apartheid anthem Die Stem was played by mistake before the match at the London Cup on Tuesday.
In a letter to the tournament organisers, Marissa Langeni, the chief executive of the South African Hockey Association, said the country "watched with disbelief as our team stood through what clearly was a most embarrassing and uncomfortable experience".
South Africa's women went on to beat the hosts 3-1 in their opening game of the last tournament before London 2012, and GB Hockey moved swiftly to apologise for the administrative mistake.
"Great Britain Hockey, the organiser of the Investec London Cup, offers a full and unreserved apology to the South African women's hockey team and their supporters for mistakenly playing the wrong national anthem before South Africa's match with Great Britain on Tuesday afternoon," the chief executive, Sally Munday, said.
"The error was made by a contractor responsible for sports presentation at the event. Standard procedure would be to check anthems to be played with visiting teams in advance; however, on this occasion that did not happen and Great Britain Hockey accepts full responsibility.
"Great Britain Hockey and its contractor appreciate the sensitive nature of this unfortunate mistake and we apologise unreservedly for the offence caused. The correct anthem will be played before all of South Africa's remaining matches, beginning with the team's second fixture against Germany."
Langeni said she felt the incident clouded what had been a great day for the team.
"We are extremely disappointed that an administrative blunder has been the source of much embarrassment for our team and all South Africans," she said in a statement before the apology.
"The anthem played caused our team much discomfort as they stood not knowing what to do with themselves. This incident has robbed our team of what should have been a moment of pride."


text: The LED Figurine looks a bit like those small wooden mannequins that artists use to sketch poses but it's really a very flexible desk lamp. If I'm interpreting the product-speak right, the head and hands each have a different primary color LED; red, green and blue. You can aim and adjust the 9 inch tall figurine's limbs to combine the 3 primary colors to shine out any color you like. That's pretty cool stuff. It costs £89.95, which is about $135 today.


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"Someone must be sent to the duke."
"But who, who? In whom can I trust?"
"Place confidence in me, madame; do me that honor, my queen, and I will find a messenger."
"But I must write."
"Oh, yes; that is indispensable. Two words from the hand of your Majesty and your private seal."
"But these two words would bring about my condemnation, divorce, exile!"
"Yes, if they fell into infamous hands. But I will answer for these two words being delivered to their address."
"Oh, my God! I must then place my life, my honor, my reputation, in your hands?"
"Yes, yes, madame, you must; and I will save them all."
"But how? Tell me at least the means."
"My husband had been at liberty these two or three days. I have not yet had time to see him again. He is a worthy, honest man who entertains neither love nor hatred for anybody. He will do anything I wish. He will set out upon receiving an order from me, without knowing what he carries, and he will carry your Majesty's letter, without even knowing it is from your Majesty, to the address which is on it."
The queen took the two hands of the young woman with a burst of emotion, gazed at her as if to read her very heart, and seeing nothing but sincerity in her beautiful eyes, embraced her tenderly.
"Do that," cried she, "and you will have saved my life, you will have saved my honor!"
"Do not exaggerate the service I have the happiness to render your Majesty. I have nothing to save for your Majesty; you are only the victim of perfidious plots."
"That is true, that is true, my child," said the queen, "you are right."
"Give me then, that letter, madame; time presses."
The queen ran to a little table, on which were ink, paper, and pens. She wrote two lines, sealed the letter with her private seal, and gave it to Mme. Bonacieux.
"And now," said the queen, "we are forgetting one very necessary thing."
"What is that, madame?"
Mme. Bonacieux blushed.
"Yes, that is true," said she, "and I will confess to your Majesty that my husband — "
"Your husband has none. Is that what you would say?"
"He has some, but he is very avaricious; that is his fault. Nevertheless, let not your Majesty be uneasy, we will find means."
"And I have none, either," said the queen. Those who have read the MEMOIRS of Mme. de Motteville will not be astonished at this reply. "But wait a minute."
Anne of Austria ran to her jewel case.
"Here," said she, "here is a ring of great value, as I have been assured. It came from my brother, the King of Spain. It is mine, and I am at liberty to dispose of it. Take this ring; raise money with it, and let your husband set out."
"In an hour you shall be obeyed."
"You see the address," said the queen, speaking so low that Mme. Bonacieux could hardly hear what she said, "To my Lord Duke of Buckingham, London."
"The letter shall be given to himself."
"Generous girl!" cried Anne of Austria.
Mme. Bonacieux kissed the hands of the queen, concealed the paper in the bosom of her dress, and disappeared with the lightness of a bird.
Ten minutes afterward she was at home. As she told the queen, she had not seen her husband since his liberation; she was ignorant of the change that had taken place in him with respect to the cardinal — a change which had since been strengthened by two or three visits from the Comte de Rochefort, who had become the best friend of Bonacieux, and had persuaded him, without much trouble, was putting his house in order, the furniture of which he had found mostly broken and his closets nearly empty — justice not being one of the three things which King Solomon names as leaving no traces of their passage. As to the servant, she had run away at the moment of her master's arrest. Terror had had such an effect upon the poor girl that she had never ceased walking from Paris till she reached Burgundy, her native place.
The worthy mercer had, immediately upon re-entering his house, informed his wife of his happy return, and his wife had replied by congratulating him, and telling him that the first moment she could steal from her duties should be devoted to paying him a visit.
This first moment had been delayed five days, which, under any other circumstances, might have appeared rather long to M. Bonacieux; but he had, in the visit he had made to the cardinal and in the visits Rochefort had made him, ample subjects for reflection, and as everybody knows, nothing makes time pass more quickly than reflection.
This was the more so because Bonacieux's reflections were all rose-colored. Rochefort called him his friend, his dear Bonacieux, and never ceased telling him that the cardinal had a great respect for him. The mercer fancied himself already on the high road to honors and fortune.
On her side Mme. Bonacieux had also reflected; but, it must be admitted, upon something widely different from ambition. In spite of herself her thoughts constantly reverted to that handsome young man who was so brave and appeared to be so much in love. Married at eighteen to M. Bonacieux, having always lived among her husband's friends — people little capable of inspiring any sentiment whatever in a young woman whose heart was above her position — Mme. Bonacieux had remained insensible to vulgar seductions; but at this period the title of gentleman had great influence with the citizen class, and d'Artagnan was a gentleman. Besides, he wore the uniform of the Guards, which next to that of the Musketeers was most admired by the ladies. He was, we repeat, handsome, young, and bold; he spoke of love like a man who did love and was anxious to be loved in return. There was certainly enough in all this to turn a head only twenty-three years old, and Mme. Bonacieux had just attained that happy period of life.
The couple, then, although they had not seen each other for eight days, and during that time serious events had taken place in which both were concerned, accosted each other with a degree of preoccupation. Nevertheless, Bonacieux manifested real joy, and advanced toward his wife with open arms. Madame Bonacieux presented her cheek to him.
"Let us talk a little," said she.
"How!" said Bonacieux, astonished.
"Yes, I have something of the highest importance to tell you."
"True," said he, "and I have some questions sufficiently serious to put to you. Describe to me your abduction, I pray you."
"Oh, that's of no consequence just now," said Mme. Bonacieux.
"And what does it concern, then — my captivity?"
"I heard of it the day it happened; but as you were not guilty of any crime, as you were not guilty of any intrigue, as you, in short, knew nothing that could compromise yourself or anybody else, I attached no more importance to that event than it merited."
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The sun was out and it was a great start to the weekend after a short run followed by an awesome lunch at Deus Cafe with friends from Melbourne. If you are ever in the Camperdown area, make sure you stop by Deus Cafe for a wholesome breakfast or lunch. Situated inside a custom bike shop, I love browsing through the cool riding gear and vintage bikes while waiting.
D had the Dill cured Tasmanian salmon with creamy scrambled eggs on homemade brioche and I had the beetroot fennel walnut, goat's cheese fetta and chickpea salad along with a strawberry milkshake. Heaven.
We finished off with a short stroll to Campos for a nice cup of liquid gold. The aroma of coffee hits you as soon as you step foot in the door and you may have to fight the crowd inside for a spot but it's well worth it.
Lunch at Deus
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New Revenue Projection for Proposed Washington State Income Tax Does Not Justify Targeting High-Income Earners
August 12, 2010
Washington State has the distinction of being one of only seven states with no personal income tax. That could change soon: Voters will decide in November whether to implement one.
A new estimate shows that the proposed income tax, which would apply only to taxpayers earning over $200,000 a year, could raise more revenue than initially thought. From the Seattle Times:
The income tax initiative, I-1098, would bring in more than twice as much money as proponents have said, according to a new analysis by the governor's budget office office.
Proponents of the high-earner income tax had estimated it would bring in about $1 billion annually. But the governor's budget office projects the tax would generate about $11.6 billion between 2012 and 2016.
I-1098, backed by a coalition including labor, health-care and education groups, would create a 5 percent tax rate on annual income above $200,000 for individuals and $400,000 for couples, and a 9 percent tax rate on income above $500,000 for individuals and on income above $1 million for couples. It also would cut the state property tax by 20 percent and increase the business-and-occupation tax credit for small businesses to $4,800 from $420 per year. Sponsors say the new tax revenue would help pay for education and health-care programs.
Regardless of the tax's revenue potential or worthiness of the revenue's uses, income taxes that fall only on high-income earners are poor tax policy. A 2009 Tax Foundation study on high-earner state income taxes explained:
States that adopt new taxes on high-income earners are ones where policymakers are persuaded to ignore concerns about long-term economic growth in favor of a short-term budget fix that avoids deep spending cuts. …
Yes, such taxes will generally raise revenue in the short term without a sudden exodus of wealthy people fleeing to the state next door… . But over the medium term, the taxes will negatively impact location decisions. People expanding old businesses or creating new ones will incorporate the higher cost of doing business into their decision-making, and steer clear of the state.
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Small data: Is Surrey really the mining capital of England and Wales?
Where would you expect to find the mining capital of England and Wales, asks Anthony Reuben.
Perhaps you'd think of Redcar and Cleveland in the North East or Selby in Yorkshire.
Well, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics released on Friday, they're numbers two and three, in terms of having the highest proportion of the workforce employed in mining and quarrying.
In the number one spot is Spelthorne in Surrey, with 3% of the working population, or 1,287 workers employed in the sector.
If you find that surprising, well so do the local council and chambers of commerce.
It's worth remembering that these figures are based on the results of the 2011 Census, so what is important is the sector people consider themselves to be working in, even if official classifications would put them in a different sector.
This creates some confusion - for example, if you're a press officer for a bank, do you classify yourself as working in information and communications, or financial and insurance?
One of the biggest employers in the area is BP, which has a site in Sunbury employing about 5,000 people, but BP reckons its staff there are unlikely to think of themselves as working in quarrying or mining.
There are also a number of gravel pits in the area, mined for aggregates and sand. So, together with the demise of the coalfields further north, perhaps that explains why Spelthorne is the mining and quarrying capital of the country.
But if you look further into the figures it turns out that while Spelthorne has the highest proportion of people saying they work in quarrying and mining, the place with the highest actual number of employees is Westminster with 2,271.
And it is at that point that you start to wonder if a lot of global mining companies employ a lot of lobbyists in the area, or if perhaps the figures are starting to look a bit unconvincing.
But maybe I'm wrong. If you're a Spelthorne miner or a Westminster miner (and I don't include data-mining) then get in touch and tell us about it.
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Vatic Note: I did not know this existed. I never saw it when it first came out, which surprised me when I did fall upon it. Well, it looks like the video has been taken down, so no video. The most info we are going to get on this is from the text only. Sorry about that. Will try to see if anyone has downloaded this one and can share it again. If we do, I will repost as an update. I am including this link that has much more information and detail, so please read and see the proof this author has about her status within the satanic hierachy.
It makes sense that the evil cabal of satanists want her for their leader within the White House. Its why they killed JFK JR. so he would not run against her for the NY Senate seat. She was an interloper in NY and he was a Native east coaster and would have beat her hands down for the nomination, so they had to do away with him. We posted a blog on here about how Hillary was fired from the Watergate investigation years ago, and why she was fired. Given that info, and reading this below, I now understand why they see her as a Mother of Darkness and a witch.
AFter reading this, you will understand why these satanists always murder Christians who are antithesis to everything these satanists believe in, since they stand in the way of the satanic agenda. I could never understand why the Khazars (Jews at the time) killed millions of Christians when they took over Russia from the Czar. Now we know. We are crazy if we ever elect this woman President of the United STates.
Hillary Clinton: A Mother of Darkness and Illuminati Witch?
by Admin, the Whistler, December 10, 2009
also: http://www.cuttingedge.org/News/n1224.cfm
When former FBI Agent, Gary Aldrich, wrote his book, "Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside The Clinton White House", he strenuously wanted to expose the Clinton's actions which endangered National Security. Little did he realize, when he was reporting personal observations of Clinton behavior, he was providing iron-clad proof that Bill and Hillary are, indeed, powerful Illuminist witches!
Hillary Clinton - A 'handler' of Mind Control slaves
Excerpt from the David Icke book Guide to Global Conspiracy
"Cathy O'Brien wrote an amazing book called Trance-Formation of America with her deprogrammer, Mark Phillips, in which she describes her unspeakable experiences with people like Dick Cheney, George Bush Snr. and Bill and Hillary Clinton. [...]"
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Excerpt from article on Hepsebah Information:
"Cathy O'Brien wrote an amazing book called Trance-Formation of America with her deprogrammer, Mark Phillips, in which she describes her unspeakable experiences with people like Dick Cheney, George Bush Snr. and Bill and Hillary Clinton. [...]"
Update: 11.12.2009
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Her last known residence was in Ohio somewhere. Her stomping grounds are SW Missouri at a powerful Satanic location they have there and a Metaphysical school they run there,........
"On earth as it is in heaven." Everything to take place in the physical realm, such as earth, takes place in the spiritual realm as well. That's why you'll hear of Lilith in the spiritual realm, and the physical form of her probably being this Hepsebah, but I can only guess.
It just gives new meaning to the "whore of Babylon" when you realize there is also a female masquerading as the physical form of her. And you thought it was Hillary...tsk tsk. So did I, until I started seeing them separate in the Bible codes, so then I knew this female beast was someone else that was going to arise to power in the last days. I'm not talking about political power, like Hillary would do, but supernatural ghastly power to deceive the world and oversee the death and destruction all who have faith in jesus.
There is a Lady Magda, who has been seen with Sananda Is she the spiritual female beast that will manifest in our physical realm with Sananda? Hard to say.
It just gives new meaning to the "whore of Babylon" when you realize there is also a female masquerading as the physical form of her. And you thought it was Hillary...tsk tsk. So did I, until I started seeing them separate in the Bible codes, so then I knew this female beast was someone else that was going to arise to power in the last days. I'm not talking about political power, like Hillary would do, but supernatural ghastly power to deceive the world and oversee the death and destruction all who have faith in jesus.
-Hepsebah, most powerful woman on earth. The woman beast. In ancient times Hepsebah was the mother of Manasseh who led the nation of Israel into idolatry and devil worship. For this, the Lord allowed them to go into Babylonian captivity.
the entire Satanic kingdoms are a matriarchal society where the women are the real rulers. Most of their ruling class is hidden, in other words..the Queen of England bows down to Hepsebah. There are six separate kingdoms, three kings of patriarchal societies; and three Queens of Matriarchal societies.
-Hepsebah's group is called, "The Mothers of Darkness"
and they are a powerful ruling class of their own
-Like the "blue bloods" their marriages are arranged and genetics play a big part in who gets to rule in their society. There are some very specifics to Hepsebah's genetics that allow her to rule over the United States land area.
-It is suspected Hepsebah will be the mother of the Antichrist. She is the granddaughter of Lucifer.
-Hillary Clinton and Barbara Bush are both Grande Damme's of the Mothers of Darkness group, but they don't have the power to rule over the entire occult world.
-Hepsebah is a bridged gap that the Rulers needed to be able to locate Mystery Babylon in the U.S. They needed the ancient American Indian territorial spirits, so Hepsebah's father is the top pure blooded American indian Shamman Nephilim, her mother is of the Druid counsel Grande Damme, so Hepsebah carries in her the power of the territorial American spirits and the ruling of the old European ruling houses through the Grande Druid counsel. Her grandmother was the top Grande Damme Mother of Darkness and carries(d) the "Great Whore" spirit passed down through the generations from ancient Babylon. Her mother, Lucifer's daughter committed some kind of offense in the occult world and they stripped her of the position of rulership, so the position was not passed onto her, instead it was given on to the granddaughter.
-Hepsebah's titles include, "The Great Whore" "The Most Powerful Witch (MPW)" "The Locust Queen, or Queen of the Locusts." The name Hepsebah is a name of blasphemy and means "my delight is in her." She is the physical form of the whore that sits upon the beast. She claims direct lineage to Semaramis and is worshipped as the goddess Ishtar.
-The big fish in the NWO you will NEVER hear about, they are too important for their true identity to be discovered.
-In the occult world..whoever has the most power rules over others. Their rulers are determined by power encounters where one group or witch or wizard who is trying for the position will 'go to war' with the ruler, and a clash of each one's powers are tested against the other one to find who has the greater power, and the winner is the one who walks away alive.
-The Great Whore spirit is passed down when an older witch gives up her life to the younger and the last dying breath of the Grande Damme is taken into the mouth of the younger receiver. This is how the entity is passed on in the MOD (Mothers of Darkness).
-the Antichrist spirit is an entity passed down to the Nephilim rulers, and Sananda could possibly be the one who possesses this entity. That doesn't mean he will be successful in rising to power though. There are many others including witches who want this title and spirit to be passed on to their prodigy and they are all in competition for it. There have been many in the occult world that have had this spirit and almost came to power with it.
-Today the churches are so infiltrated and infested with the Nephilim that the Holy Spirit can no longer work in a pure environment as at one time before.
-There are Six Satanic Kingdoms that cover the earth. Three are ruled by Queens. Three ruled by Kings.
-It is a war between the Nephilim, "their seed and our seed (humankind)" as per Gen. 3:15. They are unredeemable and their thoughts evil continuously.As according to 2 Peter 2:12 they are brute beasts, meant to be taken and destroyed.
I have posted this article on Hepsebah because of it mentioning Hillary Clinton and Barbara Bush as Grande Dames of the Mothers of Darkness, linking them with the satanic rites of Chateau des Amerois in Muno Belgium.
The article is reproduced in accordance with Section 107 of title 17 of the Copyright Law of the United States relating to fair-use and is for the purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.


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Posted 14 November 2003 - 12:18 PM
but i still understand that it was indeed a planet (Earth)
Posted 14 November 2003 - 05:21 PM
IMO, I thought all three films rocked. But I'm still a bit confused why Neo could see the "true form" of everything outside the Matrix. The ending for the film was good as it wrapped up the story, yet still left it open. There may be another... one day.
I really wanna see an Animatrix 2 with more explaination to the story of the third film.
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This is an older article but warrants a reposting. Amazing information on a parrot's psychic abilities!!!
February 12, 2001, USA Today
N'Kisi may look like an ordinary Congo African gray parrot, but she's the subject of a series of telepathy experiments by a former Cambridge University researcher who says the results are "astounding." "The parrot seems to be able to pick up her owner's thoughts with an amazing degree of accuracy," says Rupert Sheldrake, a former Royal Society researcher at Cambridge and author of Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and Other Unexplained Powers of Animals. N'Kisi's owner, Aimee Morgana of Manhattan, … says she first noticed N'Kisi's psychic abilities when she saw an explicit picture in the Village Voice personals. "I was thinking, 'Wow, that's a pretty naturalistic work.' " Then, she says, N'Kisi spoke from the parrot's cage across the room: "Oh, look at the pretty naked body." Sheldrake was interested. He explored N'Kisi's psychic abilities using a double-blind test. He asked Morgana to look at photographs in one room while the parrot was in a cage in another. One camera videotaped Morgana looking at photographs, another camera about 55 feet away videotaped the parrot, who made comments that seemed to correspond to many of the photos Morgana was looking at. N'Kisi made 123 comments during the test sessions, and 32 of those were "direct hits" corresponding to the images Morgana was looking at. The chances of that occurring, Sheldrake says, are less than 1 in a billion. Telepathy is made possible, he says, by the emotional bonds between people and animals. "In the case of N'Kisi, there's a very strong connection between her and Aimee."
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Slate's LV Anderson has a really thoughtful and well-researched piece up on the circumstances surrounding the untimely death of recently dismissed Duquense adjunct professor Margaret Mary Vojtko.Vojtko's death became a national story when Daniel Kovalik, a lawyer for the United Steelworkers Union, wrote an op-ed about it in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, suggesting that the university's treatment of its adjuncts and its demoting of Vojtko (and non-renewal of her contract) played a large role in her desperate situation
Anderson chronicles the Duquense administration's attempts to aggressively block an adjunct union drive, by suing to overturn an National Labor Relations Boad-administered election in which 85 percent of adjuncts voted for a union. However, she also raises legitimate questions about whether a union could have averted Vojtko's personal tragedy.
I think the structure of a contract probably could have helped some, though it possibly might not have prevented Vojtko's untimely death or helped her accept support to treat her likely hoarding tendencies.
Most labor contracts implement mandatory evaluation points for promotion/ or retention protections and a series of steps called progressive discipline for long-term workers who need to improve. The idea is that managers need to have a right to manage, workers need to have fair treatment and due process. Negotiating a labor contract ensures that both sides have a say and recourse in the matter.
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The process also provides worker protections: a clear, transparent grievance process would give the worker the chance to both productively discuss issues with her supervisor and confront them in a legally binding process if necessary, avoiding the clunky and slow appeal to the Employment Equal Opportunity Commission Vojtko was pursuing when she died.
So instead of arbitrarily kicking her out and cutting her workload, Vojtko's supervisor could have instituted a formally agreed upon procedure, provided warnings and kick-started the evaluation process. Vojtko would have had representation, protection and retained much of her dignity in the proceedings. She also have the ability to keep administrators in line with the ability to file a grievance.
Additionally instead of ad-hoc attempts to help from various faculty, a clear process established by a mutually agreed upon contract and (hopefully good) working relationship would have been in place to determine precisely what support the college needed to provide.
In short, under a labor contract, managers would have guidance on and the ability to manage, and workers would have representation and access to protections and support.
And note how this entire discussion also omits the higher wages and better health insurance that union contracts often bring, both of which might have eased Vojtko's stress over paying for her cancer treatments and helped her get treatment for her hoarding tendencies.
I think it most certainly could have made a difference.
I should note that Anderson's article really gets at who Vojtko was as a person. Anderson doesn't lionize her as part of a cause, or engage in victim-blaming. It's wonderful chronicling, excellent storytelling and respectful to the many facets of Vojtko's life and her complicated situation.
Additionally, see Anderson's work on adjunct working conditions and options here. Slate, give this women a raise already.
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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has warned that the election of any candidate from KwaZulu-Natal to succeed Jacob Zuma as the ANC's president in 2017 could be interpreted as tribalism.
In an exclusive interview with the Mail & Guardian, NUM general secretary David Sipunzi endorsed Cyril Ramaphosa to take over from Zuma, saying the former union leader has the capacity to lead the governing party and the country. He also said exceptional reasons would be needed to justify why the long-standing tradition of the deputy succeeding the president should be broken.
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Labour federation Cosatu took a resolution at its national congress last November endorsing the ANC's tradition that its deputy automatically becomes the leader of the party and the country when the current leader's term comes to an end.
Sipunzi sees no contradiction in backing Ramaphosa despite his close affiliation to big business. He does admit there is a perception among the working class that Ramaphosa sold them out when he left trade union politics and entered private business.
"The [workers who think he sold them out] are a lot but if you were to compare those workers with those who would favour him to be president, they are a fraction," Sipunzi said.
The NUM general secretary's assessment of the ANC's leadership under Zuma was not flattering, with accusations that the party was openly prioritising "other classes" ahead of workers.
"We are disappointed at the level of them [ANC] working in favour of [us]. However, we understand that being president of the country means you have a broader constituency. So, we are disappointed … but we wouldn't give them zero out of 10, we'd give them four out of 10. It's a very low score," he said.
Asked how this score reflects on Zuma personally, he said "the score tells it all".
An endorsement of Ramaphosa's bid to win control of the ANC was almost certainly expected from the NUM and other Cosatu affiliates.
Sipunzi said he was aware of to the campaign to prevent Ramaphosa from succeeding. In an apparent reference to the so-called premier league, Sipunzi said campaigning within the party seemed to have already begun. "For now we don't want to talk because campaigns are not officially open, although other sections are campaigning openly," he said.
As far as his own political future is concerned, Sipunzi said he has no ambition to reach the top of the ANC, as had his predecessors such as Ramaphosa, former president Kgalema Motlanthe and ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe. But does see himself as a politician: "I don't see myself only being the general secretary of the NUM. I avail myself to wider politics out there. Politics may take you backwards or forward."


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According to this report, TOYOTA has settled a patent dispute with PAICE LLC for an undisclosed sum.
In my opinion, the settlement may possibly be in the 10's of millions of dollars.
The settlement came just before a trial which may have blocked importation of TOYOTA's iconic PRIUS and other hybrid vehicles into the US.
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Vehicle collisions can happen at any time and place. Even if a driver thinks that he is away from danger, he cannot be sure that he is completely out of harm's way. Let us take for example the parking lot. For many drivers, the parking lot is probably the last place where an accident can happen. However, statistics say that vehicle accidents also happen in these places.
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After following a diet that consists of little more than homemade cabbage soup for a full week, you may feel exhausted, grumpy and ravenous. Since you've been neglecting your recommended daily intake of several essential nutrients while on the cabbage soup diet, a smart first priority is to ease back into a balanced, complete eating plan.
Diet Nutrition
The cabbage soup diet does not provide balanced nutrition. Although MayoClinic.com recommends that you get about 55 percent of your daily calories from carbohydrates, 25 percent from fat and 20 percent from protein, cabbage soup provides very little fat or protein and is short on the vitamins and minerals that you'd get from whole grains and low-fat dairy products. Thus, it's important to get enough of those nutrients in the period immediately following the diet.
The cabbage soup diet "should be followed by at least two weeks of a normal, balanced diet to ensure proper nutrition," states Katherine Zeratsky, registered dietitian and nutritionist for MayoClinic.com. That means daily servings of fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, lean proteins and whole grains. At each meal, ChooseMyPlate.gov recommends achieving balance by making at least half of your foods fruits or vegetables, a quarter of your plate protein-rich foods and a quarter of your plate a grain, preferably a whole grain.
Suggested Eating Plan
On the morning after you end the cabbage soup diet, try a breakfast of whole-wheat toast and an egg-white omelet made with three egg whites, some fresh spinach and about a tablespoon of grated cheese. For lunch, have a whole-grain wrap with lean turkey or tofu and mustard, lettuce and tomatoes. Serve your wrap with coleslaw or a scoop of low-fat cottage cheese and fresh fruit. At dinner, make a whole-wheat pizza crust and top it with a small amount of part-skim mozzarella, low-sodium tomato sauce, lean ground turkey and a variety of healthy veggies.
In the days following the cabbage soup diet, you may be tempted to reach for sweets or other high-calorie indulgences. This can set back any weight loss progress you achieved on the diet, however, and rich foods will not meet your body's nutritional needs. Instead of giving in to cravings, make a balanced and low-calorie eating plan a high priority. If you have specific nutritional questions or concerns related to effects from the cabbage soup or individual health issues, speak with your doctor or a registered dietitian.


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Some travelers seek out the same stores that are in their home town, just to see if they have different products in a different city. Some seek out totally new stores and stay away from places they can get to when at home.
For me, I like to track down a local yarn or sewing shop. I love to crochet, knit and sew (though I haven't had much time for the latter in a long time!). And I love touching yarns and fabrics dreaming of what they can become!
Knitting or crocheting while traveling is a great way for me to relax, pass the time and create home-made gifts. It's perfect to keep busy on a plane during the time when all electronics must be off. I can multi-task and also read when I've got a repeat pattern that doesn't take a lot of concentration.
In case you're wondering if you can bring needles on a plane, the answer is yes in the U.S. The TSA rules on this are at http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1252.shtm. The rules may vary for international airlines. You may want to bring needles made of bamboo or plastic (rather than metal) just to be safe so they don't think you have a weapon in your carry-on. If you're not sure what airport security rules will apply in the country you're visiting, contact your airline or the local tourist board for advice. Knitting needles and crochet hooks are always ok in your checked bag, but that defeats the purpose of having something to do while on the plane.
Yarn is also an ideal take-along item because it fits so easily into your bag. It can work as a cushion against breakable items and can be squished into small areas in your luggage. I will often work on a project until it gets a bit too big to travel with, then I'll finish it up at home. Ok, I do have a few projects at home (make that a half a bedroom-full!) waiting to be finished. I'll get to them eventually (along with eventually fitting back into my size 8 clothes . . . but that's another story).
This photo was taken at the Karmin Garn & Gaver (yarn and gifts) store in Kristiansand, Norway. There were several already-made items on display that I liked so I asked for the patterns. Fortunately the store had these patterns; unfortunately they were in a language I couldn't read. The owner of the store gladly gave me the book name and pattern number and I will search for the patterns online.
If you are going to buy yarn, buy enough. It may be impossible to find the yarn elsewhere and the dye lot will most likely differ. So if in doubt of the quantity needed, either buy more than what you may need or wait until you know for sure, even if it means buying it at home. Since I may not find any of these wonderful wool yarns in Orlando where I live (nor have I ever seen this much yarn in one place!), I'm buying more than what I think I'll need just so I can enjoy these yarns.
Enjoying local stores is just one way I experience a city I'm visiting for several reasons:
- I am able to get products that I cannot get at home;
- Interesting store personnel are usually full of local information and very willing to share;
- I get to experience parts of a city that may not be in the travel guides and I get more of the local feel since most of these types of stores (yarn and fabric, at least) are off the main tourist areas; and
- It's fun!
Fabric stores are another love. I visited Kreativ Quilt and ran my hands through several bolts of quilting fabric. I debated whether to buy several fat quarters (new placemats, perhaps?) but I did restrain myself. If my husband saw more fabric come into the house, especially with his shirt that's been waiting on the machine to be resized for <cough, cough> years, the discussion wouldn't be pretty!
So I'll be very happy with my yarn purchase and start a new blanket project this week while I'm in Norway and leave the fabric for another time.
Share what type of stores you like to seek out when traveling to a new city! Sharing projects sitting on your sewing table are welcome too!
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Chilled Seafood Salad
Inspired by this recipe by Anna Olson
Yield: 3 servings
Print recipe
1 whole squid, cleaned
12 shrimp, peeled and deveined
3/4 cup soba noodles, cooked and chilled
1 head endive lettuce, chopped
1/2 cup green onion, chopped
1/2 cup tomato, diced
3 tbsp cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp mint, chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon or lime juice
salt and pepper
- Grill squid and shrimp on both sides until cooked, about 3 minutes per side. (I cooked both in a pan on the stove and it worked fine.)
- Cut squid into rings.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl except soba noodles.
- Season to taste.
- To plate, grab small handful of noodles and spin like opening a jar to keep noodles tidy and create height. Place noodles in center of plate. Top with remaining ingredients, with shrimp at the very top.
- Serve immediately.
Ginger Calamari
Adapted from Michael Symon's recipe, printed in The Soul of a Chef by Michael Ruhlman
Yield: 3 servings
Print recipe
1 whole squid, cleaned
2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated
1 cup ginger ale
3/4 cup flour
2 tbsp ground black pepper
oil for frying
- Cut squid into rings.
- Toss with ginger. Let sit for 1 to 4 hours in a small container.
- Add ginger ale and let marinate overnight.
- Combine flour and pepper.
- Toss calamari with flour mixture to coat.
- In a high-sided pan, heat an inch of oil to 365F.
- Gently place a few calamari rings in the oil and deep-fry until golden brown, about 1 or 2 minutes per piece.
- After removing from oil, place on a plate lined with paper towel. Salt the hot calamari.
- Serve immediately.


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An experimental program has helped about 10 percent of the homeless in Yolo County get off the streets.
In November, Yolo County moved 65 homeless people into an old hotel in West Sacramento. Now, 40 of those people are poised to move into permanent housing or already have a place.
Karen Larsen is the Mental Health Director for Yolo County. She says nearly all of them have signed up for health insurance through the "Bridge to Housing" program.
"Three-quarters of the population we served had some behavioral health condition that was keeping them from being successful. For some of those we could help get them some counseling and get well and get employed. But, the vast majority of them are pretty seriously mentally ill."
In November, the county paid to move the 65 people into Old Town Inn on West Capitol Mall. There was no restriction on their drug use or their animals. Each person was assigned a case manager to help them find programs to address their needs.
About half of the 53 people who remained in February were approved for housing vouchers through different programs.
The participants moved out at the end of that month. The hotel has since been demolished.
Larsen says the case workers have lost contact with six of the homeless who stayed at the hotel through February. They will continue reaching out to the half-dozen people they still communicate with who returned to living along the banks of the Sacramento River.
"All of us, when we have to make behavior changes, we have to get to a place where we want to make them. Just because other people want it for us doesn't mean we want it for ourselves always."
Larsen says Yolo County is considering a full-time program.


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With Christmas looming, Metro looks at how fairy tales became associated with children despite their often evil and foreboding events.
Once upon a time… fairy stories were considered gentle little things to be told to children. Cinderella went to the ball and nabbed her prince, and little girls the world over grew up dreaming of Prince Charming. The Little Mermaid gave up her tongue for a man and, with a bit of help from Disney, they both lived happily ever after.
Yet further back in the mists of time, these stories weren't meant to be safe little comforts at all. Full of treachery, sexual violence and what poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge called 'motiveless malignancy', they probably weren't even intended for children. 'Fairy tales are so fright-ening,' says Australian cabaret artist Meow Meow, who brings her production of Little Match Girl to London's Southbank this month. 'They are about empowerment – and terrible disempowerment.'
Theatres across the country are stuffed with adaptations of fairy stories, from Hansel And Gretel at the National Theatre to Rapunzel at Sheffield Studio and Rufus Norris's adaptation of Sleeping Beauty at Glasgow Citz. Most, from seasoned theatre-makers such as Katie Mitchell, Emma Rice and Melly Still, promise a vision that's more Angela Carter than multiplex – but the reclamation of fairy tales' ancient sinister soul doesn't stop at theatre. Joe Wright is planning a de-Disneyfied Little Mermaid; London's Barbican Cinema recently staged a Dark Heart Of Fairy Stories season; while folkologist Marina Warner's Grimm Thoughts series is currently on Radio 4. Why have we fallen back in love with these darker manifestations of our collective psyche?
'Fairy tales uncover truths that aren't always easy to stomach,' says Still, director of Rats' Tales, a collaboration with Carol Ann Duffy. 'Originally, Carol and I were looking for old folk stories about rats, starting with the Pied Piper, but we soon realised that what we had instead were stories about stolen childhood. Our show deals with child abduction, dementia, paedophilia, corruption. The rats now have a metaphorical resonance – the grimy, fidgety part of our brains. It's about what we sometimes fail to address.'
From the wolf in Red Riding Hood to Cinderella's wicked stepmother, fairy stories are often about the dangers in the woods and the terrors by the hearth. The originals were often shockingly transgressive: pre-Grimm versions of Sleeping Beauty had the sleeping princess raped by the prince. Many sprang up like mushrooms from the forests of northern and central Europe, often sharing similar DNA across several thousand miles – various countries for example can lay claim to Cinderella.
They were often told by women, for women – which may explain the preponderance of female protagonists and the recurrent theme of female sexuality. Few were intended as morality tales but it's hard to argue against their function as a sort of social warning. 'It's harsh to deal with things like Jimmy Savile,' says Still, pointing out that the need for such warnings never goes away. 'The nitty gritty of what he did is really dark. Fairy stories offer a way of understanding life's difficulties and disappointments that's helpful to us.'
Still's love for the unflinching gaze of fairy stories has caused controversy – her 2008 production of Cinderella at Lyric Hammersmith had the stepsisters slicing their heels to fit into the slipper and their eyes picked out by birds. The production was outstanding but it garnered outraged headlines when an 11-year-old boy in the audience fainted. 'He was obviously sensitive,' she said. 'Most children can cope with a bit of gore. They know it isn't real.'
The popularity of fairy stories comes in waves – Still grew up on the BBC's 1960s Tales From Europe series, while Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber spearheaded a revival in the early 1980s. With each retelling they can subtly change: The Brothers Grimm, who collected their tales from a largely oral tradition, edited them slightly to reflect a more pious outlook.
They function as contemporary metaphorical mirrors: Meow Meow chose The Little Match Girl not because she bought into Hans Christian Anderson's redemptive ending but because, for her, the image of an ignored child dead in the snow feels urgently modern. 'It's an agit prop fairy tale,' she says. 'There's a lot that grabs the imagination – the abusive father, the fact she has bare feet because a boy has stolen her slippers. These are shocking details. The wolf, as it were, in this case is the weather, her father and society.'
Fairy stories may teach us about the horrors of the adult world but they can also give comfort. Kneehigh theatre's version of Cinderella, Midnight's Pumpkin (main picture and below), is a celebration in which the audience get to go the ball. Perhaps, Rice says, it's something about today's uncertain times but she finds security in the familiar. 'No matter how often I see Cinderella, I always want to watch the ending,' she says.
This could explain why fairy tales are so popular at Christmas: we encounter them first as children; Christmas is a time for families. The wonderful irony is so many fairy stories are about untrustworthy parents and the terrors lurking within families. This infinite complexity goes on and on.


text: 20th UIM PHOTO COMPETITION ON THE 2017 RACING SEASON Last year, 20 photographers from 14 countries entered over 200 photos in the six disciplines "Circuit", "Offshore", "Aquabike", "Atmosphere", "Open" and "retouched". Photographs were judged based on the criteria "Creativity", "Technical Quality", "Composition" and "Selection of Topic", to produce a total score for each picture. We thank all those who participated in last year's competition and we are pleased to announce the 20th consecutive edition of the annual UIM Photo Contest. Following the success of the UIM junior activities, we have created a new category besides the existing ones in order to allow wider participation and to also better represent the UIM Youth activities through photographs. The new category "Young Racing" will assemble photographs from any UIM Junior events listed in the UIM Calendar. Photographs taken during UIM Propstars activities are also welcome. We have the pleasure to communicate here below the procedure to be followed for participation in the 20th edition of the UIM Photo competition. It would be a great pleasure for us to welcome your entry for this prestigious competition. Click here to download the 2017 UIM Photo Competition procedure Click here to download the Entry for and the Terms & Conditions for participation


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Mali separatist rebels return to peace accord
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Separatist rebels in northern Mali announced late Saturday they are returning to a peace agreement with the government about a week after they accused Malian officials of failing to live up to their end of the deal aimed at reunifying the country.
The announcement came just days after Malian authorities released nearly two dozen prisoners, fulfilling a key rebel demand under the June accord. The rebels' decision to rejoin peace talks also was made public following negotiations with Burkina Faso's president, who has served as mediator in the dispute.
The recent suspension of the peace accord signed in June had raised fears of renewed violence in the north, and already volleys of gunfire had erupted last Sunday and Monday in Kidal town between the rebels and Malian soldiers.
Mahamadou Djeri Maiga, vice president of the separatist National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad or NMLA, said the decision to resume participation in the agreement was made "otherwise we were headed toward chaos."
A statement issued by the NMLA and two other groups that had temporarily withdrawn from the peace accord late Saturday said that they wanted to "maintain peace and security across the entire Malian territory, particularly in Azawad," the name separatists give to their homeland.
Albert Koenders, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, welcomed the rebels' decision.
"The conditions for the resumption of talks have now been met. The release of detainees by the Malian government and the NMLA in particular have allowed by the progressive reestablishment of confidence between the parties," he said.
In June, the rebels signed an agreement mediated by the president of Burkina Faso, agreeing to a cease-fire in order to allow Mali's presidential election to go ahead on July 28. The rebels also agreed to garrison their fighters, but the insurgents were frequently spotted outside their assigned bases in the northern province of Kidal.
As part of the deal, talks were to begin later this year between the government of Mali's new leader, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and the NMLA rebels.
Ethnic Tuareg rebels have sought sovereignty since Mali's independence from France in 1960, and their latest rebellion last year marked their biggest inroads yet. Anger over the Malian military's handling of the Tuareg separatist rebellion, which led to heavy soldier casualties, prompted the March 2012 coup in the distant capital.
The Tuaregs, though, were later sidelined by radical al-Qaida-linked jihadists. Since a French-led military intervention forced the extremists from power, the NMLA has again regained its prominence in Kidal. Even after the Malian military seized back the northern towns of Timbuktu and Gao, it took the June 18 agreement for the soldiers to be allowed back into Kidal.
Even now, the separatist flag still flies there, and the Malian military's presence remains highly controversial.
Associated Press writer Baba Ahmed in Bamako, Mali contributed to this report.


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Wanted to determine if I'm being overly crazy with my small/mid-cap tilt in my portfolio. Background is: nearing 30, MFJ, expect to be in the 28% bracket when all said and done for 2017. Goal AA: 80/20 with a 60/40 split on Domestic/Int'l Equities.
Current Portfolio:
- Taxable - 7%
- Roth - 35%
- Traditional - 58%
- Total Bond Market Index Fund (VBLTX) - 20.8%
- [Total Stock Market (VTSAX) - 27.4%
- Tax Managed Small Cap Fund {S&P 600, Small and Micro Cap} (VTMSX) - 10%
- Small Cap Value Index (VSIAX) - 9.9%
- Total International (VGTSX) - 10.9%
- FTSE All World Small Cap ex-US (VFSVX) - 13.3%
- Emerging Markets Index Fund (VEMAX) - 7.8%
Using M*, I have calculated that my current portfolio tilts as follows (looking only at size and Developed/Emerging, I have a Value tilt from VSIAX but not the area I'm asking about herein):
Size Tilt:
Large Cap: 44.37% vs. < Large Cap of 55.63%. This breaks out as 57.72% of domestic equities and 52.54% of int'l equities.
Developed vs. Emerging
12.78% of my portfolio is Emerging (leaving 87.22% as Developed) on an aggregate basis. 31.29% of my Int'l is EM vs. 68.71% as Developed.
Question related to the above: am I too aggressive (in your opinion) on Small/Mid Cap weighting? I don't feel like my EM weighting is terribly heavy, but more concerned that my size tilt is over-done.


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Caravan Cooking 101 - Sandie's Secrets!
This features Sandie with her easy but tasty confined-space recipes. (I still get to play a minor role!) Everyone always asks her how she gets such great dishes, usually from just a single burner, and with so little bench space. This DVD shows you how, along with some good ideas for packing some of the ingredients.
Feedback so far is that folks are using these recipes at home in their kitchens, as well as on the road.
And it's funny - apparently we should have called it "Comedy Cooking 101"!
There's about 15 dishes demonstrated on the DVD. You can print out these recipes (and about a dozen more) on a computer as well, all except the Rogan Josh, which I accidentally left off! Here it is here if you're missing it: Lamb Rogan Josh Recipe
Now in its third print run, Caravan Cooking 101 has become our second-most-popular item, after the GN101/102 Combo.
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