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Top universities in UK for Law – List of top 10 best universities in London in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.
List of top 10 best universities in UK for Law
University of Cambridge
With more than 18,000 students from all walks of life and all corners of the world, nearly 9,000 staff, 31 Colleges and 150 Departments, Faculties, Schools and other institutions, no two days are ever the same at the University of Cambridge.
At the heart of this confederation of Departments, Schools, Faculties and Colleges is a central administration team. It is small because the Colleges are self-governing and teaching staff carry out much of the daily administration at Cambridge.
The Cambridge Law Faculty offers a world-renowned, internationally-respected LLM (Master of Law) programme. The one-year taught course offers highly-qualified and intellectually-outstanding students the opportunity to pursue their legal studies at an advanced level in a challenging and supportive environment.
The programme has rich historical traditions and attracts students of the highest calibre from both common law and civil law jurisdictions. It is intended for those wishing to pursue further legal studies after completing their first degree in law, including both recent graduates considering an academic career or intending to practise law as well as those taking a career break and seeking to broaden their intellectual horizons.
The programme runs full time from October to June, and is taught by Cambridge academics, many with highly regarded international reputations. Studying for the Cambridge LLM is an enriching, stimulating and demanding experience. Students often surprise themselves with what they can achieve.
University of Oxford
Oxford is a collegiate university, consisting of the central University and colleges. The central University is composed of academic departments and research centres, administrative departments, libraries and museums. The 38 colleges are self-governing and financially independent institutions, which are related to the central University in a federal system.
Oxford's Faculty of Law, one of the largest in the UK, offers you the opportunity to study alongside the leading law graduates of your generation, under the direct supervision of some of the world's leading legal scholars.
Oxford's reputation for masters-level legal education is second to none. Each of the faculty's superb taught courses for law graduates is a full-time programme involving intensive work to a very high academic standard. The BCL and MJur are the only graduate law degrees in the world that are taught through tutorials, as well as seminars and lectures.
Durham University
Durham University is distinctive – a residential Collegiate University with long traditions and modern values. They seek the highest distinction in research and scholarship and are committed to excellence in all aspects of education and transmission of knowledge. Their research and scholarship affects every continent.
Durham Law School is consistently rated one of the very best UK law schools for quality of teaching and employability of its students. Their intellectual community comprises a diverse and international body of academics, many of whom are leaders in their field, working together with a large and diverse group of postgraduate research students.
Their courses are highly regarded, entry is very competitive and they select an excellent student intake from across the world, offering them a cutting-edge and engaging curriculum, delivered through excellent, research-led teaching.
London School of Economics
LSE is a specialist university with an international intake and a global reach. Its research and teaching span the full breadth of the social sciences, from economics, politics and law to sociology, anthropology, accounting and finance. Founded in 1895, the School has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence.
LSE offers you the opportunity – and the challenge – to study different ways of understanding human society together with people from all parts of the world, with radically differing experiences, views and beliefs, in an atmosphere that encourages you to question ideas and to seek solutions to problems.
Government, Parliament, the business and financial institutions of the City, the Law Courts and the media are all on the School's doorstep. Each year, there are many influential outside speakers at the School (politicians, business leaders and industrialists) as well as leading academics from all around the world who visit to participate in teaching, to give public lectures and to pursue their own research.
University College London
UCL was founded in 1826 to open up university education in England to those who had been excluded from it. In 1878, it became the first university in England to admit women students on equal terms with men. UCL has one of the best academic to student ratio in the UK (1:10), enabling small class sizes and outstanding individual support.
UCL Laws is one of the world's leading law schools. It is committed to the rigorous, multi-disciplinary and innovative study of law in all its dimensions, with particular attention to the global context in which law operates.
The faculty's top-rated research makes a vital contribution to the quality of their teaching and the supervision of students. It also contributes to the development of law, whilst shaping legal practice and public policy. Their London base provides a positive opportunity to draw on the resources of a city that is the UK's centre of law, commerce, finance and culture.
The University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham shares many of the characteristics of the world's great universities. However, they are distinct not only in their key strengths but in how their many strengths combine.
They are research-led and recruit top students and staff from around the world and are committed to internationalising all core activities so that students can have a valuable and enjoyable experience that prepares them well for the rest of their intellectual, professional and personal lives. With around 50 full-time academic staff and a student population of about 1,000 across undergraduate and postgraduate study, the School of Law is a dynamic place for research, teaching and learning.
The school is situated in the idyllic surroundings of the beautiful 330-acre University Park Campus – the perfect location for studying, accessing first-class facilities, and the hub of student life.
University of Glasgow
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. Today they are in the top 1% of the world's universities.
The University welcomes students from more than 120 countries worldwide and has more than 25,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme is an exacting intellectual discipline and offers a thorough grounding in the principles of basic areas of the law. The degree can be studied to Ordinary level, requiring three years of full-time study, or to Honours level in four years of full-time study.
They have an extremely successful and popular study abroad programme. Currently 60% of their Honours students take the opportunity to spend all or part of the third year studying law in another country or participate in a summer school or other academic activity abroad.
King's College London
King's College London was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then Prime Minister) in 1829 as a university college in the tradition of the Church of England. It now welcomes staff and students of all faiths and beliefs.
King's professors played a major part in nineteenth-century science and in extending higher education to women and working men through evening classes. The university has grown and developed through mergers with several institutions each with their own distinguished histories.
The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world.
The School was established in 1831, and has played an integral role in the life of King's since the College was formed almost 200 years ago.
It has one of this country's most distinguished research and teaching reputations – staff are active in research and among the leading international experts. This helps us to continue to push the boundaries of academic thought and to innovate across disciplines.
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh's Academic structure is based on 3 Colleges containing a total of 22 Schools.
The LLB degree in law is the pathway into the legal profession in Scotland. If you already have a degree, it is possible to take the Graduate LLB (Ord), a two year degree. It is a very attractive conversion course for graduates from all disciplines who wish to pursue a career as a lawyer.
The Graduate Law degree at the University of Edinburgh is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland and consists of courses over a wide range of subjects, from contract law to commercial law and property law to public law. You will be able to complete all the requirements of the Law Society of Scotland for admission to the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, the next stage in gaining entry to the legal profession in Scotland.
At Edinburgh Law School you will benefit from excellent teaching and facilities located in the University's historic Old College, not far from law courts, the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government. The Law School has close links with the profession.
Bristol University
The University has over 150 exchange links with outstanding universities around the world such as Sciences Po Paris, the University of California and the University of Hong Kong. There are plenty of opportunities to study at English-speaking universities as well as those requiring a language.
The School of Law is a centre for an intellectually demanding, research-informed, legal education. They aim to produce intellectually accomplished, well-rounded, enquiring graduates with a rich, ethically grounded appreciation of law in business and society.
Their LLB programme is a three year qualifying law degree. In the final year all students produce a 5,000 word project on a topic of their choice. The core and optional units reflect the wide variety of approaches to legal research adopted by the scholars in the Law School.
They are committed to the personal and professional development of students; with small group teaching throughout, and an embedded law clinic programme enabling students to work, with professional guidance and support, on real life cases.
The next list of top 10 best universities in UK for law includes:
Aberdeen University
York University
Newcastle University
Queen Mary, University of London
Strathclyde University
Warwick University
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Another tale of international intrigue, this one rips Middle East strife from the headlines and introduces hero Gabriel Allon, living quietly away from the Israeli-intelligence work that got his wife and daughter killed. But the threat of Yasir Arafat's assassination and permanent end to the peace process brings him back into action to chase across continents and put to an end the Palestinian terrorist who has a mysterious connection to Allon.
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The excellent AECBytes website has recently published a good article on integration of performance simulation into the BIM workflow.
In the wake of Autodesk's acquisition of Ecotect and Green Building Studio and the cooperative agreement announced between Autodesk and Bentley Systems the article takes a look at how interoperability between software tools relates to green building design.
Traditionally, many architects and engineers have relied upon rules of thumb, general principles and simplified calculations in order to design environmentally friendly buildings. However, modern buildings can be incredibly complex, and it is only through measured, quantitative analysis that we can determine whether or not these strategies will be effective at improving the environmental performance of a proposed building.
Dr. Andrew Marsh of Square One Research (developer of Ecotect) has coined the phrase performative design to describe this process, whereby analysis, evaluation and refinement of the proposed building's performance is an integral part of the design process. This concept can actually be applied to any aspect of a building's performance, and is best illustrated as a feedback loop diagram (shown below).
If building simulation and analysis needs to occur from the beginning of schematic design, and that it should be a recurring process, do we have the tools and workflows that make this possible?
You can read the full article here.


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- "Do you think this is gonna last? There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us."
- ―Selina Kyle[src]
Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman, appeared in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises and was portrayed by Anne Hathaway.
The Dark Knight Rises
Selina Kyle, working for John Daggett, infiltrated Wayne Manor, disguised as a maid. She was ordered to deliver food to Bruce without touching anything, but instead once in the room she stole Martha Wayne's pearl necklace and more importantly Bruce Wayne's fingerprints for Stryver. Later on it is revealed that she works for Bruce's adversary, Daggett, and she works for him so that her criminal record can be erased. But she is being betrayed, and flees from Daggett's henchmen.
She tried to retrieve what Daggett promised to her by herself but was ambushed by Daggett's henchmen. Being outnumbered, she is saved by Batman because he believes that she is not a bad person, as she only steals from rich people and not the poor. Bruce Wayne later asked help from Selina to get him to Bane, only to be betrayed by her so that she can save herself. Selina is on the verge of her tears seeing how Batman is brutally overpowered by Bane, but since she is not strong enough to defeat Bane, she left Batman.
She later tried to flee Gotham only to be caught by John Blake. She was imprisoned in Blackgate Prison. She is later freed by Bane with all of the other Blackgate prisoners, and left her previous apartment to live in a bigger house which belonged to a wealthy family before which was raided by the former prisoners of Blackgate. Although she said that the storm was coming, she doesn't feel right about all that happens in Gotham recently without Batman.
Later on, she saved a little boy who stole an apple from some thugs, only to be found by Bruce. Bruce once again asked her help and offers her criminal record to be erased if she helps him. She was surprised by Bruce's trust despite her last betrayal. Batman asked her to make an escape route from the city, as she goes back to save Batman from being killed by Bane. She helps Batman to destroy Talia's convoy. She finally stops the convoy with Batman, and gives him a kiss before he sacrifices himself to save Gotham, as she thinks that they have a lot of similarities with each other. After Batman is declared dead, it is revealed that she and Bruce live together far away from Gotham.
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- Bruce Wayne/Batman - Enemy turned love interest and ally.
- James Gordon - Ally.
- John Blake - Enemy turned ally.
- Lucius Fox - Ally.
- Bane - Enemy.
- Talia al Ghul - Enemy.
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- The Dark Knight Rises (First appearance) - Anne Hathaway
Behind the scenes
- Before Anne Hathaway won the role of Selina Kyle. Eva Green, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, Rhona Mitra, Charlize Theron, Abbie Cornish, Vera Farmiga, Jessica Biel, Natalie Portman, Gemma Arterton, Kate Mara, Charlotte Riley, Emily Blunt and Keira Knightley all auditioned for the role of Selina Kyle. After the initial audition process, Biel and Mara all screen tested.
- Anne Hathaway, who plays Catwoman, had been cast as Felicia Hardy (who becomes Black Cat in the comics) in Spider-Man 4 that was going to feature the Vulture and Vultress before production shutting down and Sony rebooting the Spider-Man franchise although Hardy would not have transformed into the Black Cat, as in the comics; instead, Raimi's Felicia was expected to become a brand-new superpowered figure called the Vulturess.
- To prepare for her role as Catwoman, Anne Hathaway worked out five days a week on a regime that involved vigorous exercise, stunt training and dancing. She called it her most physically demanding role to date.
- In an interview Hathaway, she revealed that she thought she was auditioning for Harley Quinn.
- Selina Kyle is never actually referred to as "Catwoman" in the entire film.
- Kyle never receives any sort of backstory, such as how she was trained to become a skilled fighter and infiltrator or how she got her high-tech equipment. All that is known is that she broke out of prison at age 16.
- Anne Hathaway has stated that she would like to see a Catwoman spin-off, although this was just a thought and nothing solid.


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Today, we're going to take a look at the Vizio SB 3821 C6 sound bar, which comes with a wireless and separated subwoofer. Now let's review the sound quality, how easy the system is to setup and some of the other features;
The device itself has a strange and funny packaging shape due to the separated and speaker sized subwoofer. It is a 2.1 sound bar system, which means you will be getting both left and right channels, which is must have for stereo sound.
We know from our past experiences that it actually improves the sound quality coming from any flat screen television you use.
It's a 38 inches sound bar and designed to pair with minimum 40 and above inch class televisions. The only reason we mention the size is because when you put the sound bar in front of a TV, you'd want it to look appropriate and nice, seriously, having a soundbar wider than your TV doesn't look good at all. Anyway, if you don't really care how it would look, it works properly with smaller or larger televisions too.
Its subwoofer comes with the sound bar, which is included in the price and it is designed very well. A very nice feature of the subwoofer is that it is indeed smaller in profile than the competitor brands.
Having a big subwoofer next to your TV may create a space problem and add a very technical look into your room with all the cables and stuff. However, with the Vizio's subwoofer, this is not the case. You'll be still getting that deep, rich and high-quality bass sound, which are so important for sound bars to have without a very large box sitting in your living room.
What's in the package?
It comes with many useful and exciting stuff when you buy it. But, probably the most important and helpful components are the connection cables.
One of the great things about the Vizio product is that they supply all 3 cables in the package that you may need for different television models and ages, so you won't have to pay more and buy them later on.
Why having these 3 cables is important? Unlike the Vizio, many competitor brands supply 1 or 2 connection cables at most for the very modern and latest television models. But with the Vizio, you get a digital Toslink audio cable, an RCA cable and also a digital coaxial cable. Let's say you want to connect Vizio directly to your TV, which is only one of many ways that you can use it, If you have an old model television, let's say older than 6 years, some of the connectivity cables might not help you to pair them together properly and you may experience syndication problems… But Vizio knows that not everyone has the latest model television and they give you every alternative connectivity cables that you might need for different television models and ages. This feature adds one point to Vizio if you have a relatively old model TV and want to make sure that everything will be set up properly.
As of April 2017, Vizio SB3821 C6 sound bar can be purchased from NewEgg with a price tag of $162. It's an incredible price point because you won't have to go out and buy additional subwoofers and connectivity cables for your TV.
Unfortunately, it doesn't have its own mobile phone or desktop applications like Playbase, Playbar or SRT-1500 that allows you to control everything from one device. But at least it has a remote control device and batteries included in the package.
Since it's not as fancy as the new model play bars, installing and set up process won't take more than 10 minutes and start guide in the package provides every detail that you will need to set it up properly.
Of course, you'll need to spend a few hours more if you want to mount Vizio to your wall, oddly enough, mounting bracket also comes in the package and saves you even more money.
Vizio Technical Details;
On the back-left side of the device is where you plug in your power cable and on the right side, 6 inputs are located. They are identified well in the quick start guide but just to mention a few, there's a one USB input for memory sticks or directly connection your digital music library to the device. They also give you 2 digital inputs. first one is for the optical Toslink cable and the second one is for the coaxial cable.
If we need to say again, not every television has these connection types outputs, so Vizio has built in every possible solution and connection option for you.
Setting up the Vizio SB 3821 C6 Sound Bar;
Installing a sound bar and subwoofer couldn't be easier.
The subwoofer itself is wireless with the exception of power, of course, just plug in the power cable and place it as you desire. Once it has electricity, just turn on the power on and it will be ready for syndication.


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As the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq moves forward, a new poll shows that a resounding percentage of Americans agree with President Barack Obama's move.
Gallup's Wednesday report finds that three-quarters of all Americans approve of Obama's decision to withdraw troops by the end of the year. On party lines, 96 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of independents support the president's stance. Even on the Republican side of the aisle, 43 percent of the 992 individuals surveyed sided with the president.
Those figures fail to line up with recent criticisms levied by GOP candidates. When Obama announced that he was drawing down the military presence in Iraq, GOP hopeful Mitt Romney cast the move as a political decision.
"The unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simply sheer ineptitude in negotiations with the Iraqi government. The American people deserve to hear the recommendations that were made by our military commanders in Iraq."
Republican rival Rick Perry struck a similar tone, questioning the merits of Obama's military and security judgment:
"I'm deeply concerned that President Obama is putting political expediency ahead of sound military and security judgment by announcing an end to troop level negotiations and a withdrawal from Iraq by year's end. The President was slow to engage the Iraqis and there's little evidence today's decision is based on advice from military commanders."
Michele Bachmann joined the concerned chorus, calling Obama's choice a failure to secure an agreement with Iraq.
It represents the complete failure of President Obama to secure an agreement with Iraq for our troops to remain there to preserve the peace and demonstrates how far our foreign policy leadership has fallen. In every case where the United States has liberated a people from dictatorial rule, we have kept troops in that country to ensure a peaceful transition and to protect fragile growing democracies. We will now have fewer troops in Iraq than we have in Honduras -- despite a costly and protracted war.
A slew of Republican senators were also among the critics, pressing Congress for a hearing on the Iraq withdrawal. Eleven members of the Armed Services Committee, led by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), wrote a letter cautioning against the move. They warned that the complete exit of American troops would be viewed as a "strategic victory by our enemies in the Middle East." Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), also signed the letter.
Objections aside, Obama stood firm on his promise of ending the U.S. military presence in Iraq. During his Oct. 21 announcement, the president turned to rebuilding America as his current priority.
"After a decade of war, the nation we need to build and the nation we will build is our own," Obama said.


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14:00 - 15:30 Parallel 1-B: Sustainability - Inclusive and Resilient Transport
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Inequalities between different social groups, including between women and men, exclusive growth and great wealth inequalities foster national fragility. Strong transport systems and connectivity have been shown to reduce fragility and build resistance by increasing social cohesion, improving state effectiveness, reducing inequalities and promoting regional integration and cooperation. By considering China as a case study, and the successes and lessons from Liberia and Ethiopia, this parallel session seeks to challenge how transport investment can be viewed through a fragility lens.
- Seth Kaplan - African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Jeff Turner - Gender & Infrastructure Expert on (AfDB)
- Teferra Mengesha - W.T Consult plc
- Jackson Paye - Deputy Minister for Rural Development and Community Services - Liberia
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The Importance of roads to building states / Seth D. Kaplan (1.18 MB)
Inclusive and resilient transport: Possible directions for tackling inequality / Jeff Turner (531 kB)
Ethiopia: Performance monitoring and impact evaluation for sustainable transport / Teferra Mengesha (0.93 MB)
Since 2008 the Bank has helped to build and rehabilitate 25,000 kilometres of main roads and feeder roads, benefiting more than 10 million people.
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Samsung is rolling out a new model of its questionably successful Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet line, this time in Korea with LTE on board. Not only will that LTE provide users with a data connection, but Samsung has chosen to go all the way and offer VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) on the device also. Now you won't be holding this thing up to your head, but willing participants could surely use a bluetooth or wired headset to make calls if they really wanted to.
New wireless connectivity isn't the only big part of this story though, this device is hitting out of the box with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as well. The update will further develop the multi-window functionality on the tablet, now allowing a wider range of applications to take advantage of Samsung's window management software. The S Pen also picks up new features like hovering to preview items and others. These upgrades to Note-specific software will look familiar to anyone that has used the latest Galaxy Note 2.
The last line item on the software updates side in this release indicates that other models of the Note 10.1 around the world in both 3G and Wifi configurations will be receiving the update as well, although "throughout the year" is the only timeframe offered in this particular release.
Source: Samsung Tomorrow


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Finally, a Finished Object-- woo hoo!
I am happy to say that I finally finished the Fall '06 Interweave Knits Swallowtail shawl. Those "bobble-ettes" really gave me a tough time. Patricia had the brilliant idea to forget all of those yarnovers, since P5tog simply was not happening with the delicate yarn and addi turbo combo.
I ended up knitting in the front, back, then front again, and on the wrong side P3tog. I messed only one up. What a relief. So, I ended up with nupettes, and that's just fine with me.
detail while blocking
the nupettes
the final blocked size was a happy surprise
I would actually make this again, and would stick with the nupettes versus bobblettes. I would also definitely use a lifeline more rigorously than I did this time. It just makes good sense!


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Name It, then Put It into a Box, It's Human Nature
Have you ever noticed the human need to categorize and name things? One can only assume and reason we inherited this need from our creator. Nature is categorized by species. The Bible says creatures are to reproduce according to their kind. Dogs mate with dogs and produce dogs. Watermelon cannot mix pollen with green beans and produce tomatoes.
So in addition to biblical instruction, God put in a natural species barrier that separates living things. (sidenote, this is why I don't think it is right to mix species genes through genetic modification.)
And, according to the Bible, the first thing Adam was to do is name everything in his garden. A name is a way to distinguish one thing from another. So along with names or labels, we have definitions.
A good example is race. Races developed by people separating geographically and marrying within that group. The dominant genetic physical characteristics of that group became more prevalent in each generation until the group had a common look. But this is not a natural division as different races mate with no physical problems. The chromosomes match. We are all one species. So a manmade label of "race" and category is not scientific. And actually, we are seeing the gradual dissolving of racial division with global transportation and marrying practices.
In addition to species, scientists decided to form larger categories such as reptiles, mammals, insects, etc. Are these groupings by physical similarities a natural division or manmade? I purport that they are manmade. I believe our creator views the divisions of species, but not the classifications, as they are called. And in addition to classifications, scientists further categorize animals into family and genus. Are these categories, based on physically common characteristics, a similar manmade attempt as separation of humans into races?
How does a person find the experts for a disease when it doesn't fall into a manmade category of experts? Does this expose the flaw of categorizing illnesses by body system affected? Is there another way to practice specialized medicine without categories?
In their recent public meeting, one of the members asked the public for suggestions on a name.
One thing is for sure, the medical care structure demands the disease have a better name and definition and an assigned category so patients can receive expert healthcare. Humans are driven to distinguish by name and definition and categories.


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Mother's Day is here, and it is that time of the month when we bake cakes and cookies, buy gifts and put in all our emotions and love into that lifelong bond. From being in her womb and getting all the nourishment to growing up and standing on our own feet, she is a silent hand right beside, every day, every time.
Mothers over the centuries and still are an epitome of love, sacrifice, care, purity and the only source of real encouragement. They have always mastered in juggling their roles by the needs of their family. They were and are the heart of every family. But mums these days are stepping out of their traditional roles into a whole new era. The new era is the birth of an arena where they are shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. They have started venturing and establishing their aura and breaking stereotypes. Yes, they are heading towards carving an entirely new niche of their own. And so, It's time to make way for our gorgeous Mompreneurs!
Mompreneurs; a phenomenon that roughly describes the difficult mix of being a mum and an entrepreneur, is a rising phenomenon where mums choose to start up a business while bringing up children. So on this mother's day, we bring you the success stories of 5 mompreneurs who made a name for themselves.
1.) Suchi Mukherjee, CEO, Limeroad
Before setting up an e-commerce fashion website LimeRoad, Suchi used to work with top brands like eBay, Skype and Gumtree. It was during the maternity leave, while she was expecting her son that the idea of limeroad was conceived. It was a tough time for the family as she had to leave her son and daughter in London every month to travel to India. But today, Limeroad has come a long way, and it is Ranked No.1 in Business Today Coolest Startup Awards. It is still growing to be a people's favourite website.
2.) Shahnaz Husain, CEO, Shahnaz Herbals
Getting married at an early age of 16 and bringing up a baby is not an easy task. Shahnaz Husain always knew it in her heart that she was not meant to be a housewife, so she took a vain step of studying beauty at 17 and went on from London to Paris, Germany, Denmark and New York building her career.
Today nearly four decades later, Shahnaz Husain is the CEO of Shahnaz Herbals Inc and is a prominent Indian female entrepreneur.
3.) Vandana Luthra, founder, VLCC
Vandana Luthra started with a wellness centre with a focus on health and beauty using a small bank loan in the locality of Safdarjung in New Delhi, but she now has its presence in over 11 countries.
Been awarded the Padma Shri in 2013, she has also been listed in Fortune India in 2015 as the 33rd most powerful woman in business in India.
4.) Meena Bindra, BIBA Apparels
Married at the age of 19, she was never a typical navy officer's wife. She started off with a tailoring shop in Mumbai in 1988. later when her kids grew up and the elder one went to the boarding school, she took the plunge and started BIBA. She is now 71 and BIBA is a brand name to reckon with.
5.) Tanya Narayan
Tanya is a homemaker turned mompreneur. She trains students in art and craft in Visakhapatnam. Making the most of the summer holidays, the other mompreneurs associated with the platform say that it helps them bring out their creative best.
These mothers have ruled the kingdom of entrepreneurship while handling their households gorgeously.
Let's salute all the mothers, not just today but every day.


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EBam is coming and treasuries need to start preparing now by rationalizing their bank account structure and getting software to organize data and embed administrative processes, says consultant Craig Jeffery, managing partner of Strategic Treasurer in Atlanta. "If you use more than seven banks and more than 100 accounts, you probably need technology tools to manage the accounts," Jeffery says. "It's time to set up procedures that will make you ready for eBam," the standardized electronic bank account administration message set that SWIFT will make available later this year.
"With many banks and accounts and no software, you're wasting time and putting your company at unnecessary risk," he adds.
Viacom uses about 130 accounts at three or four banks domestically and 393 accounts at 44 banks globally, so account administration is a big chore there. Until last April, it was all done manually. "Like most companies, we were shuffling paper and sending it everywhere," says international treasury manager Jenifer Pedersen. Then Viacom switched to software from Speranza Systems and saved "a humongous amount of time," notes Brooke Tilton, director of treasury operations.
Because the changes to bank accounts involve work by so many people in so many locations, it's not possible to quantify the time savings, Tilton says, but Pedersen estimates that using the system saves her at least five hours a week. She has to deal with 30 to 40 requests weekly for account changes, she says.
New York City-based Viacom, with annual revenue of $14.5 billion, also eliminated overnight shipping charges and greatly improved turnaround time on changes now that messages are sent electronically but over multiple channels. The company is looking forward to connecting that software to SWIFT's eBam when the service becomes available at Viacom's banks later this year or next year, Tilton says. "With SWIFT, we'll save even more time. We're excited about it."
EBam will be particularly useful, Pedersen says, for getting confirmations that the bank received the message and made whatever changes were requested. "The confirmation process has been frustrating," she says. "Confirmations are a key audit issue, and getting them by mail has been slow and not always reliable. EBam will accommodate all that electronically within the system." Viacom has not used corporate access to SWIFT until now, she says.
Viacom should have plenty of company in turning on eBam. In two years, eBam will be the way nearly all messages about bank account changes will be sent, insists Glen Solimine, CEO of Speranza, based in Portland, Maine. "All of the Fortune 1,000 will be administering their accounts electronically," he predicts. "It just makes sense. Both banks and large corporations will adopt this capability over the next two years."
Software from Weiland Financial or Speranza can bring efficiency and control to managing bank account openings, closings, changes in signing authority, services and passwords, and providing documentation. Such software will be ready for eBam when SWIFT makes it available and banks are prepared to receive eBam messages, Jeffery says. "The software makes the task more efficient, and it will only get better when eBam comes."
Corporate treasuries that have account administration software don't have to do a lot to get ready for eBam, Solimine says. "The process up to the point of communicating changes to banks won't change, but instead of printing paper, they'll be sending XML messages to the banks for processing electronically. The communications piece that is missing now will be supplied by eBam."
Both banks and corporates will have to build eBam applications for it to work, explains Dan Gill, director of corporate systems at Bannockburn, Ill.-based Weiland. Vendors like Speranza and Weiland are building those applications for their corporate clients. "We'll be ready, but treasury staffs may have to push their banks to get their end up and running," Gill says.
It will be worth the effort. EBam, coupled with administrative software, "closes a gigantic control gap around bank accounts," he maintains, calling the end result nirvana for treasuries. "We expect eBam to start rolling out this year, probably in the third quarter, and to be used by a handful of companies that will lead the way and probably win some awards," Gill adds.
"SWIFTNet is the perfect channel for eBam," says Steve Weiland, chairman of the company he founded. "You set up whatever changes you need to make in the software and then hit a button to create a message to the bank."
That message currently is mailed or e-mailed, but with eBam, it will go straight to the bank as a secure electronic message in a format that the bank's systems understand, bringing straight-through processing to something that has been slow, manual and fallible, he explains. Confirmation should come back in hours if not minutes. It will be done through a single electronic channel that eventually will reach nearly all banks. And it will all be done with one sign-on, a big advantage over using multiple bank proprietary channels with multiple sign-ons.
Bank account administration software will include a connection to SWIFT eBam messages, so software users will enjoy a head start, Gill says. Already, Weiland has picked up new customers. A couple of them are large corporate users of SWIFT and are preparing to pilot test a Weiland/eBam connection, he reports. "It will definitely bring us more customers, probably our biggest wave since SOX introduced a lot of concern around demonstrated controls."
While software providers will build the bridges to eBam, treasuries will have some work to do to get the digital signature capability they'll need to approve transactions, Solimine explains. Both individual signatures, either images of handwritten signatures or digital signatures, and digital signatures at the corporate level will be needed. The eBam message containing the specific instructions and documentation will be signed digitally at the corporate level and once sent cannot be repudiated, he explains.
While opening or closing an account is done individually with specific banks, it is sometimes useful to broadcast one message to multiple banks, using one communications channel, Solimine says. "We had one client where a senior treasury manager left who was a signer on all their accounts. That treasury was able to go into our software, create one message to replace this signer and send that message with 700 pieces of documentation to 200 banks." The software could generate the message. In the future, eBam will be able to deliver it.


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Finally I managed to end this dress. These huge projects require a lot of time, especially since I only work in my free time. I added more pictures for you to clearly see the crochet pattern - which is explained in the next post; I will also post the dress pattern with the measurement. The dress is a few inches above the knee (not below-as you may see in the pictures). The dress is not lined yet, I wore another dress just to see how it fits.
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PRETTY DEAD by Francesca Lia Block has been on my list even before it came out. I'm a sucker for the paranormal - you guys know that. I love it because I can escape the normal for at least a little while. And for $6.80? This is totally a steal. ($16.99-$6.80=$10.18 savings or 60% off)
WAITING FOR YOU by Susanne Colosanti was featured on a lot of blogs when it came out, and I recognized it, but I never was super interested in it until I saw that I could buy it for $4.03. ($17.99-$4.03=$13.96 savings or 78% off) Now, it sounds like it's totally worth it. What do you think?
Something is happening to Charlotte Emerson. Like the fires that are ravaging the hills of Los Angeles, it consumes her from the inside out. But whether it is her eternal loneliness, the memory of her brother, the return of her first love, or the brooding, magnetic Jared—she cannot say. What if it's something more . . .
Something to do with the sudden tear in her perfect nails. The heat she feels when she's with Jared. The blood rushing once again to her cheeks and throughout her veins.
For Charlotte is a vampire, witness to almost a century's worth of death and destruction. But not since she was a human girl has mortality touched her.
In what way will you be transformed?
Until now.
In this third romantic novel from Susane Colasanti, Marisa learns how to "be in the Now" and realizes that the love she's been waiting for has been right in front of her all along.
Now, you might think that because I get such great steals on books that are on my wishlist, that I wouldn't preorder books, right? Wrong. I still preorder a buttload of books. Why? Because I know that when I preorder the book from Amazon, I'm going to get the best price on it between the time I order and the time it releases and probably a better price than what I will for a looooong time. Here are some of the books I currently have on preorder:
This post was written as part of a round up of bloggers' steals at Archives of our Lives' Saturday Steals. Go ahead, check out the other steals. Oh, and you know you wanna add your own, right?


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New Protocol a Powerful Tool for Human Rights [Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]
Day, Shelagh, Herizons
(New York) On March 12, 1999, in the dim chambers of the United Nations building, the Commission on the Status of Women created a new mechanism to address women's human rights violations.
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) will enable women from around the world to make complaints regarding violations of the rights set out in CEDAW. In years to come, the creation of this new human rights instrument will have a profound impact.
It is "optional" because countries can decide whether or not to sign on to these complaint mechanisms. A country can be a signatory to CEDAW, but not to the Protocol. If a country is a signatory to CEDAW, as Canada is, it agrees to comply with the terms of the convention and to provide regular reports on the measures it has taken to do so. However, a country that also signs on to the protocol gives permission for women in that country to make complaints to the CEDAW Committee. Women who make complaints of sex discrimination under domestic law and lose will be able to take their complaints a step further, to the international arena. This additional step may prove invaluable when domestic courts or tribunals have interpreted women's rights too narrowly.
Though there are other complaint mechanisms, such as the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, CEDAW is the only human rights treaty that specifically focusses on women. This protocol will allow for the development, at the international level, of a body of woman-specific interpretations of rights and decisions that are responsive to women's real conditions. There is currently a lack of gender focus of other UN bodies that oversee human rights conventions. Also, attaching an Optional Protocol to CEDAW is likely to give it a more serious profile among human rights treaties. This too is badly needed since women's human rights still do not enjoy equal attention or status in the broader scheme of human rights guarantees.
The central elements of the new protocol include:
Complaint Adjudication. An individual or a group of individuals can make a complaint alleging that their CEDAW rights have been violated. …


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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty of Nuclear Weapons (Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty / CTBT) is a treaty banning all kinds of nuclear tests using methods explosion. CTBT was opened for signature since September 1996. As of January 2016, 183 countries have signed the CTBT and 164 have ratified. Until now, the CTBT has not entered into force because there are 8 of Annex II states that have not ratified. Calls for countries in Annex II to immediately sign and ratify the CTBT continue to be pursued in various multilateral forums, both within and outside the NPT framework of the NPT. Although not yet in force, the CTBT has had a nuclear explosion verification mechanism has managed to detect North Korea's nuclear test in 2006, 2009, and 2013. Verification is done through data obtained from the technology CTBT monitoring system.
To support the implementation of the CTBT, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization / CTBTO has been established with the aims to: 1) setting up preparations for effective implementation of the CTBT; 2) preparing the first session of the Conference of States Parties to the CTBT; and 3) to address inquiries on the adherence (compliance) of the CTBT. The Secretariat also serves as a forum for consultation and cooperation among the states parties. Considering that the CTBT has not entered into force, the CTBTO is therefore by itself serving as the Preparatory Commission (Prepcom) to the CTBT.
Applications of data verification and technology owned by the CTBTO have entered a new phase since the devastating Tsunami in December 2004 in Indonesia. The usefulness of the data verification application and the technology can be expanded, not only detect the presence of nuclear weapons testing, but also for the purpose of detecting natural disasters.
Indonesia's Position
Indonesia has no desire to develop either nuclear weapons or conducting nuclear tests. Indonesia therefore supports the efforts of the international community to achieve universality of the CTBT as undisputable evidence of the collective desire of the international community to regulate the use, and to finally have the total elimination of, nuclear weapons.
In that regard, Indonesia has ratified the Treaty on 6 February 2012. The ratification is a form of Indonesia's contribution in maintaining world order based on freedom, lasting peace and social justice in accordance with the mandate of the 1945 Constitution.
Indonesia recognizes the virtue of CTBT in preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In spite of CTBT's current legal gap on computer-based nuclear detonation simulation techniques, Indonesia believes that CTBT remain essentially beneficial to strengthen the regime of non nuclear-proliferation. Furthermore, Indonesia considers that the detection system of the CTBT nuclear test may also be used for detection of natural disasters such as earthquakes. In this regard, Indonesia has registered six national seismic stations as an auxiliary seismic station on the CTBT.
As a concrete manifestation of Indonesia's strong commitment and support for CTBT, Indonesia, together with Hungary, has assumed the Co-Chairmanship of Article XIV Conference on CTBT for the period 2013 - 2015. As Co-Chairs, Indonesia and Hungary had the obligation to promote the CTBT in various international and regional meetings, in particular, to promote the entry into force and universalization of the CTBT.
Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) has been agreed on May 30, 2008 in Dublin, Ireland, and was opened for signature in December 2008. The CCM has entered into force on August 1, 2010. As of the month October 2015, 118 countries have joined the CCM, with 108 States parties, and the 20 signatory countries.
The convention essentially prohibits the use, manufacture, transfer and ownership of Cluster Munitions (CM) whose use has inflicted suffering to the civilian population. In addition, several articles in the CCM also specifically regulate such issues as assistance to victims, clearance of contaminated areas and destruction of CM reserves (stockpiles).
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is produced through a negotiation process based on the full partnership between governments, international organizations and civil society are jointly looked cluster munitions as weapons are inhumane and indiscriminate, so it needs to be immediately banned.
The Government of Indonesia has signed the CCM in CCM Signing Conference in Oslo, on 2-3 December 2008. Indonesia is one of the first 94 countries that signed the CCM.
Indonesia, in principle, is of the view that the use of CM is not in accordance with the humanitarian principles and threatening the civilian population with a prolonged unnecessary sufferings. Therefore, Indonesia fully supported the multilateral process which prohibits the use of CM through the "Oslo Process".
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (Biological Weapons Convention / BWC) is an international treaty in the field of arms control which prohibits the production, stockpiling, and use of biological weapons. The Convention entered into force on March 26, 1975.
As of January 2016, there were 171 countries party to, and 110 countries signatories to, the BWC.
The BWC is not equipped with a verification system for monitoring the compliance of States Parties to the provisions contained therein. The process of negotiating a binding verification protocol took place between 1995 to 2001. Efforts to establish a verification protocol within the BWC has hitherto faced serious obstacles, primarily due to the position of the United States that essentially rejects the establishment of the protocol for an international verification regime.
At the 6th Review Conference in 2006, states parties to agree on a final document that contains, among others: the establishment Implementation Support Unit (ISU); inter-sessional Programme 2007-2010; increasing participation of the state in the declaration Confidence Building Measures; and Promotion of universalization. 6th Review Conference is considered by states parties as historic achievement because it managed to agree on the establishment of the ISU to provide administrative support and conducting works associated with CBM.
On the 7th Review Conference in 2011 states parties to agree on a final document that contains, among others: the final declaration commits states parties to implement and encourage the universalization of KSB, inter-sessional program for the period 2012-2015.
The Government of Indonesia has ratified the BWC through Presidential Decree No. 58 in 1999 and is currently preparing a Draft Law on the Implementation of the BWC.
Indonesia considers that the three pillars (disarmament, nonproliferation and international cooperation for the peaceful use) of the BWC must be implemented in a balanced manner. As in other disarmament forums, there is a tendency in which the developed countries emphasize aspects of disarmament and nonproliferation, while diminuting the aspect of international cooperation for the use of biological agents for peaceful purposes.
Indonesia believes that a mechanism for the verification of compliance of state parties in implementing the obligations in KSB is something that is needed and should be on disarmament conventions such as the NPT and CWC.
Indonesia supports strengthening of the BWC, either by making CBM declarations, to participate actively in the intersessional program (meeting of States parties and meetings of experts), international cooperation (seminars and workshops related to the topic of the annual intersessional program) and universalization KSB.
Indonesia is currently preparing a draft law that would incorporate biological security related provisions as part of the BWC implementation, and also incorporates the implementation of agreements in the WHO International Health Regulations and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework.
Chemical Weapons Convention (Chemical Weapons Convention / CWC) is an international treaty in the field of arms control which prohibits the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. CWC entered into force on April 29 1997. Administrative support for CWC implementation is done by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an independent organization not under the United Nations system. Until now there are 190 States Parties to the CWC.
On 19 February 2008, the Parliament had ratified the CWC Implementation Act (Act No. 9 of 2008 on the Use of Chemicals and Prohibition of Use of Chemicals as the Chemical Weapons). The law serves as the implementation of the CWC at the national level, indispensable part in confidence building measure, as well as guaranteeing the freedom of trade in type of chemicals under CWC coverage, and to avoid the restrictive regime of ad-hoc oversight export.
In the CWC Implementation Act, Indonesia has included sanctions including the criminalization of the abuse of chemicals listed, including extra-territorial conditionality required by the CWC.
The Indonesian Government considers the CWC as an example of multilaterally-agreed framework in dismantling weapons of mass destruction and is a model of export-import control regime which both agreed multilaterally. CWC has three important pillars namely: the destruction of chemical weapons that still exist in accordance with the timeline specified; continued improvement of the nonproliferation of chemical weapons by OPCW and States Parties, such as through a verification mechanism; and lastly, the guarantee of international cooperation and assistance (ICA).
In connection to the destruction of chemical weapons, Indonesia considers that the main objective of CWC is the total destruction of chemical weapons, especially to countries in possession of chemical weapons. Therefore, Indonesia would gravely concern if the implementation of the destruction of chemical weapons is proven to be slow-paced, and incompatible with the stages of elimination within the agreed predetermined timeframe. Destruction of chemical weapons should always be the main priority of the OPCW.
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction / Convention on Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer Landmine Anti Personnel (APLC/APMBC) and Destruction is an international instrument that prohibits AP Land Mine thoroughly. This convention is also commonly referred to as the Ottawa Convention or Mine Ban Treaty.
Approved at the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Diplomatic Conference in Oslo on Comprehensive APLC/APMBC dated 18 September 1997. In accordance with article 15, the Convention was opened for signature in Ottawa, Canada, for all countries starting on December 3, 1997 until December 4, 1997 and continues to open since then at UN Headquarters in New York to come into force. Until January 2016, 133 countries have signed the Convention and as many as 162 countries have become States Parties.
The Government of Indonesia recognizes of the importance of the APLC/APMBC and has played an active role in both the APLC/APMBC meetings in Geneva, national implementation (destruction of mines), as well as efforts to encourage the universalization of the Convention in the Asia Pacific region. The Government of Indonesia considers it important Second Review Conference in Cartagena that will determine the steps to strengthen implementation of the Convention in the future.
Indonesia has signed the Ottawa Convention on 4 December 1997 and ratified it on February 16, 2007 through Law No. 20 in 2006. The instrument of ratification has been submitted to the UN Secretary General on 1 August 2007. With the deposit of instruments of ratification of the Ottawa Convention entered into force for Indonesia on August 1, 2007.
The obligations in the Convention include: reporting of total anti-personnel landmines currently in the warehouse (stockpile) and number / total minefield; stating the desired number of mines stored or maintained for the purpose of education and training; destroying stockpiles; making national legislation to ban the use, stockpiling, production or transfer of landmines which include criminal sanctions.
As a state party, Indonesia has the obligation to submit the first report under Article 7 of the Ottawa Convention within 180 days after the Convention enters into force for Indonesia. Indonesia has submitted its first report (initial report) implementation of the Ottawa Convention Indonesia in January 2008. Under the Ottawa Convention, the deadline for the destruction of backup APLC/APMBC Indonesia is August 1, 2011 the 4 years since the Convention entered into force for Indonesia. At the end of 2008, three years ahead of the deadline given, Indonesia has carried out its obligations to destroy their stockpiles in three stages, as many as 11.603 AP Land Mine stored in reserves throughout Indonesia. In accordance to its right in under Ottawa Convention, Indonesia retains 1.640 AP Land Mine for training purposes. Training for identifying, detecting and destroying AP Land Mines is highly important and relevant to Indonesia, which has been very active in various UN peacekeeping operations.
Although it is widely recognized that nuclear weapons is a major threat to the existence of mankind, there has been no treaties or multilateral arrangements for a total ban on possession, production, use and transfer of nuclear weapons. The only international legal text concerning the nuclear weapons has so far been the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is an agreement signed on July 1, 1968 aimed at restricting the possession of nuclear weapons. where there are three main pillars related commitments nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and use of nuclear materials for peaceful purposes. There are 189 sovereign states that are parties to the NPT and are divided into two categories: nuclear states (Nuclear Weapon States / NWS) and the countries of non-nuclear (Non-Nuclear Weapon States / NNWS). NPT essentially a commitment of five NWS country to achieve general and complete disarmament, and the commitment of countries NNWS not to develop or acquire weapons of nuklir.Selain the NPT also affirmed to protect the right of all States parties to develop peaceful nuclear.
Since came into force in 1970, the NPT which has 189 state parties are considered to have successfully become a cornerstone of global security.
NPT has actually mandated the preparation of a treaty for a total ban on nuclear weapons discussion of the treaty, which is known as the Nuclear Weapon Convention, has started in the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva in 1996. The treaty will set a total ban on possession, production, use, and the transfer of nuclear weapons.
In the process, since the NPT was extended indefinitely (indefinite extension) in 1995, there were concessions given by states NWS to NNWS countries known as the mechanisms Strengthened Review Process (SRP). This mechanism is contained in Decision 1 of the Convention NPT Review and Extension Conference (NPTREC) in 1995 and later strengthened by an agreement entitled "Improving the Effectiveness of the Strengthened Review Process for the NPT" which is the result of the 2000 NPT ReVCon Assembly.
According to the provisions in the Treaty, all States Parties Review Conference meets every five years with the aim to assess the implementation of the various provisions contained in the NPT at a time agreed on things that need to be done in the future to strengthen the NPT.
Entering the year 2009, along with the change of administration in the US, there has been an atmosphere more conducive to the advancement of the discussion of the issue of nuclear disarmament. Positive developments seen in the Third PrepCom 2010 NPT Review Conference held in May 2009 in New York who managed to agree on the agenda for the NPT Review Conference 2010. Furthermore, the UNDC session in 2009, although not produced substantive reports, but felt the change of mood in the discussion among others influenced by the joint statement of President Obama and Medvedev "To Achieving A Nuclear Free World" at the beginning of April 2009. Compared to the previous year, the discussion in the session progressed because each delegation began to be moved to address the substance, particularly on the issue of nuclear disarmament.
In 2010, the various changes that have occurred since 2009 in the top has a positive influence on multilateral diplomacy in the field of disarmament. This, among others, can be seen from the success of the 2010 NPT Review Conference Session that has been going on on 3-28 May 2010 at UN Headquarters, New York, USA, where the entire delegation has managed to agree the Final Document related to efforts will be done in strengthening the regime of non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament under the NPT. This is very different from the situation that occurred in the 2005 NPT Review Conference, in which the delegation failed to reach any substantive agreement.
Session "2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty" (NPT ReVCon) took place in New York on 27 April-22 May 2015 NPT ReVCon is a forum for all States Parties to the NPT to conduct a review of the implementation conditions of the provisions of the NPT Treaty, as well as assess the compliance of all countries party to such provisions. It is unfortunate that the NPT RevCon in 2015 was not concluded without achieving substantive agreement.
Indonesia still carry out its role as a bridge builder to bridge the various groups of differing views on issues of disarmament and non-proliferation. Such role may be properly played by Indonesia thanks to the recognition of the UN member states on the position of Indonesia that are considered moderate, just and sensible, as well as Indonesia's commitments to the principles of multilateralism. In fact, Indonesia has infrequently engaged by nuclear key players to relate with other developing countries considered by many as hardlin states.
Indonesia's diplomacy in this issue are directed to the total destruction of nuclear weapons. Therefore, the position of Indonesia, together with the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), in a range of nuclear-related discussions geared towards this goal. Indonesia always assume a supportive stance on the efforts of the international community to promote non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament. In this regard, Indonesia stressed the importance of multilateralism as a "core principle" in negotiations on non-proliferation and disarmament, and insists that achievement of the goals of non-proliferation and disarmament should be taken in ways that "lawful" under applicable international law and in under the framework of the United Nations.
Since 1994 Indonesia is the Coordinator of the Working Group (WG) Disarmament NAM. As Coordinator of the Working Group, Indonesia has been coordinating the joint position of the NAM countries in various forums and mechanism of disarmament within the UN system, most primarily in Committee I, the United Nations on Disarmament Commission (UNDC) and the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and other multilateral forums. Indonesia believes that the issue of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation should be addressed through an agreed multilateral framework.
With regards to the three pillars of the NPT, Indonesia believes that they should be applied in a balanced, transparent and comprehensive manner. Indonesia assume that the NPT has been able to prevent horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons, but has not fully succeeded in preventing vertical proliferation from the NWS to NNWS. Therefore, Indonesia urges all state parties to the NPT , including nuclear states, to honor their commitments not to develop nuclear weapons, both vertically and horizontally.
Regarding disarmament, Indonesia has always stressed the urgency for nuclear states to fulfill its commitment to disarm their nuclear weapons as part of the implementation of Article VI of the NPT with a clear and specified time limit. In addition to that, Indonesia views that the nuclear disarmament process should be done in a verifiable, irreversible, and open/transparent.
With regards to non-proliferation, Indonesia views the urgent need to maintain NPT as a top priority, and urged countries that have not become parties to immediately accede to the NPT as non-nuclear states.
Regarding the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Indonesia envisages the maintenance and free exercise of the rights of every country to utilize nuclear energy for peaceful purposes as provided for in Article IV of the NPT.
As a developing country, Indonesia continues to fight for recognition of the right of countries to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and calls upon parties to not misinterprete such intention as a nuclear proliferation. Indonesia has become a state party to the NPT, the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its Amendment, the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and the IAEA Additional Protocol.
Indonesia has also participated actively at the meetings under the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS). During NSS II in Seoul 2012, the President was present as chairman of the delegation. During the meeting, Indonesia has proposed the initiative drafting National Legislation Implementation Kit on Nuclear Security (NLIK). This initiative is a model legislation to facilitate the countries preparing legislation related to nuclear security, including the implementation of important treaties, among others, the CTBT, CPPNM, as well as the provisions of the IAEA. In using a model of this legislation, each state may custom tailor their legal framework in accordance to their needs and domestic legal system.
During the NSS III in The Hague on March 2014, the Vice President was present as chairman of the delegation. During the meeting, Indonesia's proposed a model legislation in the field of nuclear safety. Such proposal was welcomed and supported by 29 participating countries, and reflected in UN Joint Statement on NLIK. In addition, paragraph 11 of The Hague Communique as the final document of the NSS III also specifically mentioned the importance of drafting the model legislation as part of efforts to strengthen the national legislation in the field of nuclear security.
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Yesterday started a brand new Besties Challenge!! This week we want you to Think Pink!
Pink is my most favoritest color so I was super happy to create for the challenge this week!!
Of course you need to use one of Sherri Baldy's cute digis for the challenge. You can find where to purchase them: HERE! The cutie I used today is still unnamed but I found her-HERE!
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Optics/photonics, geospatial technologies, digital arts, interactive entertainment and video games, software, development, electronics: companies in information technologies, communications and electronics sectors in the region are masters in developing and marketing innovative solutions.
Between 1998 and 2008, the GDP for this industry grew twice as rapidly as Québec's overall economy. By combining daring creativity and expertise, companies in this region have staked out a place on the world stage.
The best and brightest in the communications and information technology and electronics industries are found in the Québec city metropolitan region
More than 100 companies have brought their innovative and growing companies to the region. Besides giants like IBM, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Thales and General Dynamics, here are some regional leaders in the information and communications technology and electronics industry in the Québec City metropolitan region:
A skilful blend of geomatics, business intelligence, telecommunications, security and IT integration services, geospatial technology opens new markets by facilitating data acquisition, treatment and distribution. Geospatial technology is used for public safety, defense or mobility, insurance, entertainment, public decision-making and health.
On its own, this revolutionary industry includes 30 companies, generates approximately 800 jobs, including 130 in research and presents $ 80 million in annual sales figures. The sector can count on 10 research centers, groups and chairs.
The Québec City metropolitan region is one of the few world centers for all categories of geospatial technology:
Information and communications technologies and electronics are supported by some of Canada's most important research consortiums:
The Québec City metropolitan region has everything it takes to be a major player in information and communications technologies and electronics: a critical mass of companies (local, national and international), state-of-the-art research, a skilled and qualified workforce, creativity and unrivalled regional cooperation.
The Québec City metropolitan region ranks 1st in Canada for competitive operating costs in information and communications technologies and electronics:
The Québec City metropolitan region prides itself on its 60,000 graduates in IT, mathematics, statistical engineering etc. With a vast number of university programs, the Québec City metropolitan region sees thousands of graduates annually in information technologies.
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Video games, optics/photonics, geospatial technologies, multimedia creation, IT consulting services, software development, defence and public safety, electronics, 3D environments, special effects, virtual/augmented reality, telecommunications, intelligent transportation systems, remote detection
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American Crew
Leading the men's grooming business.
Liska helped develop the brand for American Crew, the first salon-level line of branded grooming products for men. For what is considered one of the most successful haircare product launches, Liska created all components including logo, advertising, marketing and salon materials, packaging, point-of-sale materials, photography and editorial direction.
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If you have trouble setting your VCR to tape a program while you're out of the house, you're not alone. Research has shown that most people don't even use the "time-shifting" capability of their videocassette recorders. They're content simply to rent tapes or, if recording from TV, to do it while the show is on.
"Time-shifting is the No. 1 glitch people have with their VCRs," said Tom Hitzges, a marketing executive with Panasonic, which came up with the most dramatic solution yet to that problem: bar-code programming.
Panasonic--not its Japanese parent company, Matsushita--developed and first marketed bar-code programming in 1987. Now the system is beginning to show up on VCRs made by other companies, such as Magnavox and Canon. (These and other companies also offer another programming system called "on-screen display," which walks the viewer through the process with on-screen instructions.)
And now New Jersey-based Panasonic has persuaded ABC to run bar codes at the bottom of some of the network's TV Guide ads in November.


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OpenSSH Shortcut: Escaping a Session Without Disconnecting
Escaping SSH
One thing you may not know about SSH is that it has an escape character: ~. To try it out, hit return (the escape character is only picked up at he start of a line, so you must make sure you are) at the console in an active SSH session, then enter ~. Nothing will show on screen; so far so good. Next, hit Ctrl-Z and the session will be suspended -- handy if you want to check something on your local box without logging all the way out of SSH. This trick will also work from within screen, and even from within mutt. To return to your SSH session, type fg and hit return.
This isn't the only use for ~. For a full list of escape sequences, type ~?. This one doesn't work within mutt; however, only from a console, although screen is fine.
Another potentially useful escape sequence option is...
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You'll interact with a cast of Pacific Northwest characters and beasts - from evil, to strange, to cuddly - all the while solving puzzles to outwit your enemies and accomplish your goals.
Cascadia Quest features:
Let's look at the back of the box for more info:
A: Yep! As an adventure game interface, the text parser mostly went the way of the dodo when mice and point-and-click interfaces game along. Some of the reasons are easy to understand - typing can be tedious, and finding the right word to use was often tricky.
But typing does offer a freedom of expression that a fixed set of verbs doesn't. To address the issues mentioned above, Cascadia Quest uses a contextual auto-suggest algorithm as you type. The right words are never more than a few keystrokes away! And with careful design and playtesting, any "guess the word" problems can be avoided.
Well, not exactly. The classic EGA palette was a set of 16 fixed colors. Artists often dithered two colors together to achieve more variety in color. The CRT monitors (or TVs!) used back then tended to blur things together a bit, making the dithering less jarring.
Cascadia Quest just uses these 16 x 16 color combinations directly - that ends up being a fixed 136 color palette. The backgrounds use this palette, while most of the sprites use the basic 16 color EGA palette. Below is a comparison undithered (left - what you'll see in Cascadia Quest), and dithered (right).


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5 TRX Moves with a Bench
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Athletes and clients are always looking for new ways to challenge themselves. I believe the TRX is a tool that can challenge any client regardless of their experience and ability. For TRX veterans looking for advanced movements, I have a number of videos on my You-tube page: http://www.youtube.com/takeaimfitness.
The latest installment involves some traditional TRX exercises with the addition of a bench that you would find at most fitness facilities. By adding the bench to a number of exercises, your strength, balance, coordination and core stability demands are greatly increased. Use caution when executing these exercises and be sure you are proficient in them, and any other exercises, before having your clients or athletes perform them.
Here is a brief breakdown on the 5 exercises:
1. TRX Row with Elevated Feet
By elevating our lower body for a TRX row we are now closer to parallel with the ground, making the exercise extremely challenging. I prefer to keep a neutral grip (palms facing each other), elbows by your side, and your spine neutral throughout the movement.
2. Elevated TRX Roll-out
This is a favorite exercise of mine due to the full-body control that is required. All the spinal stabilizers must be firing in order to maintain proper technique and your posterior shoulder/scapula stabilizers must be engaged the entire time. Use a slow, controlled manner as you extend your arms and body out to your end range.
3. Elevated TRX Single Leg Squat (Pistol)
In addition to the increased balance component, the addition of the bench allows the "free" leg to extend out a little lower than if you were to perform this exercise on the floor. This is a good alternative if you don't have the ankle mobility in the working leg or hip flexor strength in the free leg to perform a pistol on the floor. Be sure to keep your arms relatively straight and try to keep your weight on the heel to the mid-foot while maintaining an upright posture. Extend the hip and stand up tall to complete one repetition.
4. Elevated Suspended TRX Hip Press (Bridge)
I love using this exercise with my MMA athletes due to the demands of their sport. They require a great deal of strength and endurance in the hips and glutes and this exercise targets this area nicely. If you plan to add weight it's best to have a trainer or partner nearby to assist you. A great exercise when performed on the floor; add the bench and you are able to get a greater range of motion through the hip joint.
5. Elevated Suspended Hip Hikes
Similar to the bridge exercise above, being elevated up on the bench allows us to drop the hip lower than when performing the movement on the floor. Make sure your shoulder and elbow are in a safe alignment and use a controlled tempo throughout.
Get with these movements and let me know what you think!
About Doug
Doug currently works at Fitness Quest 10 as a personal trainer, strength coach, and Operations Director for Todd Durkin Enterprises (TDE). A Massachusetts native, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Business Management from Westfield State College. Since moving to San Diego he has completed some graduate work in Biomechanics at SDSU, obtained an ACE Personal Trainer certification, the NSCA-CSCS certification, a Spinning certification, TRX instructor training, EFI Gravity instructor training, FMS training, and received his CPR/AED instructor status. He has also appeared in 8 fitness videos, written numerous fitness articles, completed a MMA Conditioning Coach certification program and has competed in multiple grappling tournaments.
Prior to working at Fitness Quest 10, Doug worked for the American Council on Exercise as the Continuing Education Coordinator where he was responsible for managing over 400 continuing education providers.
For more information please visit www.todddurkin.com, www.fq10.com, and www.dbstrength.com.
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