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On November 2nd 2016, the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam had a meeting with Indian Industry Federation, led by Mr. Naushad Forbes, President of the Federation and Chairman of Forbes Mashall Pvt Ltd, came to visit Vietnam.
According to Mr. Naushad Forbes, currently, Indian companies are investing and developing infrastructure and thermal power projects in Vietnam, such as Long Phu thermal power project and through the business forum of the two countries, the two sides are also interested in seeking opportunities to invest in Vietnam in the field of renewable energy, information technology, adaptation to climate change and many other areas.
Representatives of the enterprises under the Indian Industry Federation expressed their confidence in the political, economic and trade relationship of the two countries. They suggested that the two-way trade turnover currently stands at 5 billion USD are still low and not commensurate with the potential of the two countries. Furthermore, the Indian businesses also affirmed that they will do their best to promote investment cooperation, long-term trade between business communities of the two countries in the coming time.
Indian businesses desire the Government of Vietnam to support and remove difficulties for the joint project of the two countries in construction, transfer of technology in a number of hydropower plants, production and assembly car (a joint venture between Tata Group and TMT Group) and invest in pumping systems in urban to prevent flooding, pharmaceuticals, transport infrastructure…
According to Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, for many years, Vietnam is an investment destination of many large enterprises around the world. Despite the world economic recover slowly and uneven. Moreover, Vietnam economy has to face with difficulties coming from natural disasters and climate change, the economic growth in the first 9 months of 2016 rose by 6% and export still grew by 8%, while many economies' export growth is low or negative.
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Deputy Prime Minister evaluated that the members of the Federation are strong India businesses, that are investing in the areas that Vietnam is prioritize the development such as energy, renewable energy, information technology… Deputy Prime Minister suggested that Indian businesses need to promote cooperation and investment in projects in the no. 7 electrical diagram of Vietnam, especially is to promote the Long Khanh Thermal Power Project. In addition, Indian companies can also participate in the value chains of Vietnam in the fields of textiles and footwear when the TPP agreement will take effect in the coming time.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere except Rhode Island, apparently, where Governor Lincoln Chafee has zapped an annual celebration of that pesky "C" word. If you, like an evident number of residents in the Ocean State, tire of all the repeated mentioning of and hoopla about the birth of this Christ guy 'round this time of year, head on over to their upcoming celebration, where onlookers will light a "holiday tree."
That, in case you're unsure, is like a Christmas tree 4.0: all the glitz, all the decorations, none of that overt, in-your-face Christianity. Phew. Sweet relief. Finally a place to celebrate Christmas without the cumbersome mentioning of Jesus.
Wait. Whaaaaat?
Indeed, a spokeswoman announced on Tuesday that "the governor has stated his position very clearly: He believes 'holiday' is more inclusive," adding that the event will take place "in a building paid for by all Rhode Islanders." Too bad, so sad for you self-absorbed Christians who just want to gather round and sing off-tune renditions of "O Holy Night" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Not at the official holiday ceremony in Rhode Island you won't. Not on the dear gov'ner's watch.
Last year, he attracted similar criticism from conservatives and Christians in the state not surprisingly disgruntled by the trend to take the Christ out of Christmas and the Christmas out of parties, cookies, and tree lightings in an effort to make the holiday more secular and less sacred. Govs insists using "holiday" in the festivities is consistent with the state's history of religious tolerance.
Le sigh. Political over-correctness rears its ugly head again. If we start watering down traditions based on inclusion, we're not really staying true to diversity at all. (Even though the tree isn't really part of the original birth-of-the-Lord-and-Savior program, but still...) It would be impossible to understand the intrinsic value of Diwali or Hanukkah or Easter or Eid al-Adha, for example, if its celebrants were forced to compromise the authenticity of their observations in order to accommodate folks from outside the culture or religion. That's not doing anybody any favors.
Anyway, I invite everyone from Rhode Island to the lighting ceremony here in lovely Washington, D.C. on December 4, where Christmas trees are still Christmas trees and the streets will be filled with endeared and sentimental onlookers. You may have to gird your loins for the Metro ride back to your hotel room and cut an old lady off for a parking space, but it's a small price to pay in the name of Jesus.
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Kindle Is Cool, but There Are Other Options
Amazon introduced the new Kindle 2 e-book reader this week. The $359 device weighs 10.3 ounces and measures 8 inches by 5.3 inches by 0.36 inches (height, width, depth), which makes it almost half the thickness of the first Kindle. It's pretty slick and has some cool new features as well, like a five-way joystick that replaces that weird scroll wheel the first one had. They also ditched the large page-turning button on the side of the screen that made it easy to mistakenly turn the page. The new page-turning buttons are much smaller and are on both sides of the device. There is also a new 6-inch, 600-by-800 electronic paper display that shows 16 shades of gray, unlike the first one, which only showed four. All of these advances are cool and all, but let's not forget there is another e-book reader option out there. Sony's PRS-700 debuted in October and also has a lot going for it. It doesn't have a giant online bookseller marketing it or wireless access (although that's in the works), but it does have a touch screen. It feels a bit more intuitive to use your finger to flip pages and it has a backlight. It's only $399, so it may be worth a look before you settle on the Kindle 2.
Google Is in the Smart Grid Business
It looks like Google is going to stick its fingers into another pie. They have announced that they are officially getting into the smart grid business with their new Google PowerMeter. This new widget, which you store on your iGoogle page, talks to 40 million smart power meters around the world, and Google expects to roll out more than twice that many in the coming years. The widget will show consumers how much electricity they are using in real time and gives them tips on how to cut down. They are currently testing the application and will be rolling it out to the public soon. Just in time to see exactly how much power your air conditioner is sucking up this summer.
A $99 iPhone Coming This Summer?
According to reports online, Apple is preparing to release a $99 iPhone this summer. All of these rumors are based on a report from an analyst at RBC Capital Markets named Mike Abramsky. In his report, Abramsky says the phone will arrive in June or July and will have 8 GB of memory and a less-than 2 megapixel camera. It will also have a "light" data plan, unlike the current unlimited plan that comes with the iPhone. No one is really sure where he got his information, but a $99 iPhone is likely to instantly become the best-selling phone on the market.


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L'Artisan Parfumeur Vanilia [DISCONTINUED]
132 reviews
56% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
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on 11/21/2014 4:04:00 PM
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Starting to review but lost my password and under my new name mua was not able to transfer any of my reviews so adding them here. I found a sample of this liquid gold vanilia in a winter purse and I my heart is breaking it is discontinued----wow what a delicious fragrance. It has such an incredible balance of flowers, vanilla and musk and in my opinion makes it such a winning fragrance, not too sweet but with enough sweetness and warmth I would have called this fragrance my hg for winter. I find this fragrance has no sour notes, no harsh opening of bitterness like some other vanilla fragrance such as Victoria secret's Vanilla Lace (which I love the body lotion) more than the spray. Anyway not to depress those who also adore this scent I also find the drydown to be so yummy and the fragrance actually lasted 5 hours with just one spray. How did I ever miss this one--what a shame.
on 2/16/2011 5:30:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
Notes: ylang ylang, vanilla bean, amber and sandalwood.
This fragrance starts with an accord made of vanilla and ylang ylang. Reminiscent of Vanilla Galante, this fragrance is sweeter and heavier than the Hermessence. The two notes, spice and floral, are well-blended and harmonise perfectly. Underneath the two note I detect a trace of amber which gives the fragrance depth and a slight saltiness which boosts by contrast the vanilla note. As the fragrance progresses, it sheds most of the vanilla note and all there remains is ylang ylang framed by amber and a touch of vanilla. Now rather a floral fragrance, it is soft and feminine, perfect to wear on a spring or early autumn evening. As the fragrance dries down, it gets fuller and softer, the floral note slowly fades and amber and sandalwood characterise this last stage. Lasts for six hours on my skin.
on 1/21/2011 6:16:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Green
HEAVEN IN A BOTTLE! Why did I only discover it now?! I'm not even a vanilla fan. Thank goodness I was still in time to buy probably the second last bottle left in my country. A dusty, inedible vanilla that is almost equally strongly an amber scent (though a very translucent amber), with an absolutely delightful non-fresh sappiness also (ylang-ylang?), a scent combo I've never, ever come across. So rare to find a not-very-sweet vanilla, and one with added interest that's NOT just random cinnamon-ey spiciness? What a treasure. I would bathe in it and smell of it always if I could. Someone at L'Artisan seriously needs a good head-reading, to discontinue this and give us the very vile Vanille Absolument? For SHAME.
on 9/6/2010 11:47:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I keeping wondering to myself where's the vanilla whenever I test this, it's buried deep somewhere by the amber and overly sweet ylang ylang. Definitely smells like a 1978 creation, not something for me.
on 5/2/2010 3:59:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
A few years ago the L'Artisan saleslady in New York gave me about a million samples of this. It was clearly 'the one' perfume for me. I was looking online to order a bottle only to discover it's been discontinued! Does anyone know where I could still find a bottle, either in store or online?
on 3/15/2010 3:29:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I had very high expectations about this one, which unfortunately didn't turn true. This is a nice ambery-vanilla on my skin, which is lighter and less sweet than any vanilla I've tried. It's also the least interesting one. On my skin, I don't detect any smoky note, it's so innocent, it's almost childish. The positive thing is that it's so light it can be easily be worn during summer and it's unobtrusive. Having recently tried Felanilla, my vote definitely goes to that one or PdN Vanille Tonka or even SL Un Bois Vanille which are both smokier than this one.
on 11/27/2009 6:44:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Other, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
About eight years ago I was perfume sampling at the fragrance counters when an associate sprayed this fragrance on a paper strip. She didn't tell me what it was, which is imporant to understand because when I smelled it, I got a smoky vanillic-AMBER floral. Very warm and vanillic, but with an equal hit of the spicy bite and smoke of nutmeg, ylang ylang, amber and wood. Had I known what the fragrance was called, I would have been surprised because it's not anything like a simple vanilla fragrance.
Let me be even more clear - being a vanilla fan will NOT qualify you to like Vanilia. There is too much amber, ylang ylang and wood standing center stage in this to let Vanilia be all about vanilla. Vanilia is an abstract vanilla, not something immediately recognizable as vanilla like the milder gourmand vanillas we've all come to know. This is closer to Guerlain's Shalimar (although still very different than Shalimar) than it is to BBW's Warm Vanilla Sugar.
And I love it. :) I'm on my 2nd 100ml bottle. It's great when I want to wear something warm and snuggly. I can see this one worn in the summer because it's not heavy and doesn't have a tremendous throw, but I only wear it in the cooler months - that's when I prefer spicier scents. continued >>
on 11/6/2009 8:11:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Other, Medium
Eyes: Blue
After my disappointing experience with Havana Vanille, I moved on to this. For me, it's the vanilla I've been searching for. On my skin, I get plenty of vanilla, but it's very complex. I do pick up, even with my untrained nose, the the amber and spicy notes, as well as a light smoky note--although it's not the ashtray-smoke of Havana Vanille, it's gentle and sexy--and no floral notes, which I loathe. Overall, this is a grown-up, sophisticated vanilla--the kind that will have men nuzzling your neck, not asking you to bake cookies. I applied just a bit this morning and can still smell it more than twelve hours later, although it does stay close to the skin, which I prefer. Perfection (on my weird chemistry), and I think it will work well with my Sabon Amber body oil as well. I'll be getting a full bottle of this!
on 9/3/2009 9:30:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
After reading the reviews, I am really surprised. Well, surprised that more people don�t like it and a little relieved at the same time. For whatever reason, I find that most of my favorite frags seem to be rated in the low three lippie range at best. I like L�Artisan Vanilia and I like vanilla frags in general. Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille and Laura Mercier Vanille Gourmande are two of my favorites. That said, L�Artisan Vanilia is definitely different. It�s not overly sweet and the amber opening is a tad smoky, as others have noted. The overall feel on my skin is a hushed, creamy ylang-ylang and tonka bean that�s grounded and warmed by what evolves into a delicate, skin amber (more the I Profumi di Firenze Ambra del Nepal variety vs the darker, resinous amber of Ambre Sultan). The notes from the L�Artisan website include ylang-ylang, nutmeg, clove, vanilla and sandalwood. I personally don�t get a lot of spice from this, and I�d venture to say if you like amber, ylang-ylang and (unsweet) vanilla notes, you�ll likely be pleased with the sum of its parts.
on 5/10/2009 5:19:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I had a bottle of this igave away. I LOVE many vanillas but this was just a smoky floral old lady musty dusty vanilla on me, that didnt get any better with time and made me feel like a bowl of potpourri. Really disappointed. Yes it might be more 'grown up' than some other sickly sweet vanillas, but im a grown up and i hate it.
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Borussia Monchengladbach hit Bayer Leverkusen late on to take a share of the points in their high-scoring derby while Werder Bremen thrashed Stuttgart
Borussia Monchengladbach grabbed a dramatic late equaliser to draw 3-3 with Bayer Leverkusen in a thrilling Rhineland derby.
Although the visitors started the brighter, and had an Andre Schurrle effort ruled out for offside, the hosts took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Martin Stranzl met a corner and sent a looping header over Bernd Leno's sprawling body.
Only minutes after the restart, though, the Werkself fought back and equalised when a string of passes culminated in Sidney Sam unleashing a lovely volley which sailed into the back of the net.
Undettered, Gladbach fought back, and were soon ahead when Luuk de Jong met a beautiful ball from Juan Arango and headed it past Leno. They were only ahead for seconds. Sebastian Boenisch got down the wing and squared it to Stefan Kiessling, who continued his personal run of good form with a simple finish.
Then, Levverkusen went ahead. Gonzalo Castro sent a lovely through-ball between two defenders to Schurrle, who beat the offside trap to make it 3-2.
It looked to be enough to win the match, but right at the death, Patrick Herrmann capitalised on a goalmouth scramble to claim a draw.
Wolfsburg eased into midtable by beating Greuther Furth 1-0 in Bavaria on Saturday.
The only goal of the game arrived midway through the first half. Diego advanced down the centre of the park and sprayed the ball out right to Vieirinha, who squared it to Bas Dost, and the Dutchman's stellar first season in the Bundesliga continued with a neat finish at the near post.
This result sees the the Wolfe rise up 12th place in the table, 10 clear of the drop zone. Furth, meanwhile, look ever more likely to go back down after just one season in the top flight, trailing safety by 13 points.
Werder Bremen claimed their second straight win when they thrashed Stuttgart 4-1 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
It was the visitors who made the breakthrough. Kevin De Bruyne whipped in a dangerous ball which Mehmet Ekici met at the far post and steered past Sven Ulreich.
Just after the break, though, the visitors hit back, with Ibrahima Traore capitalising on a goalmouth scramble to send a left-footed drive into the back of the net.
The parity was short-lived, though, and Aaron Hunt soon capitalised on a defensive slip and sent a cool finish into the back of the net.
A brilliant Mehmet free kick soon made it 3-1, and De Bruyne completed the rout deep into stoppage time with a cute lob over Ulreich.
Hannover bounced back from their defeat to Werder Bremen last week by beating relegation-threatened Hoffenheim 1-0 at the AWD Arena.
The only goal of the match arrived after just seven minutes of action. Szabolcs Huszti bounded down the left and crossed the ball. New Hoffenheim keeper Heurelho Gomes made a mess of coming to claim the delivery and Mame Biram Diouf capitalised by bundling the ball across the line.
Kevin Volland came close to grabbing an equaliser twice later in the first half; first, he bent a free kick over the bar, before wriggling free of his marker, but firing a shot against the covering Johan Djourou.
As time wore on, the visitors pressed more and more for an equaliser, and almost got one late on when Ron-Robert Zieler made a spectacular save to deny a long-range Eugen Polanski effort.
This result sees Hannover leapfrog Schalke on goal difference after Jens Keller's men were beaten heavily by Bayern Munich on Saturday, with Hoffenheim remaining in the bottom three.
Eintracht Frankfurt kept up their pursuit of an unlikely top-four finish by drawing 0-0 with Nurnberg at the Commerzbank Arena.
The visitors had been struggling in recent weeks, but were the first team to threaten, with Mike Frantz forcing a great save from Kevin Trapp, and the Germany Under-21 international was forced into another good save soon after when Pekhart was afforded too much room.
At the other end, Anderson Bamba sent a threatening shot over the bar, but neither side were able to break the deadlock before half-time.
After the break, Javier Pinola went close for Nurnberg once more from distance, before Trapp was almost caught out by a Muhammed Ildiz effort, but atoned for his error by stopping Sebastian Polter from scoring from the rebound.
In the end, though, neither side found the net, and could only come away with a point apiece.
Mainz will be disappointed only to take a point from their trip to relegation-threatened Augsburg in Sunday's earlier kick-off.
Thomas Tuchel's side were missing Adam Szalai for last week's game against Bayern Munich, but the Hungary international was able to make an impact at the SGL Arena, turning home Junior Diaz's cross just before the break.
However, things soon went wrong for the visitors, with Shawn Parker picking up a red card for a high foot on Michael Parkhurst. And the hosts were soon able to make use of their man advantage.
After 57 minutes of play, Marcel de Jong hung in a great cross from the left, and Sascha Molders rose highest to head it home.
This result sees Mainz remain in the hunt for a place in Europe, but fall behind Freiburg. Augsburg, meanwhile, remain nine points adrift of guaranteed safety.
Freiburg left it late to claim a 1-0 victory over Fortuna Dusseldorf which sees them climb into fifth place in the table.
In a drab affair, both teams initially struggled to craft any chances, and snatched at them when they did come along.
The only goal of the game arrived after 87 minutes, when Max Kruse swung in a corner which Fabian Giefer made a meal of claiming, and Pavel Krmas headed home.
In the wake of the goal, Dusseldorf threw everything forward, but left gaps open at the back, and Matthias Ginter had two excellent opportunities to give his side a flattering a scoreline, sending one over and one against the post.
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I apologize if this has been on here before. I just thought I had to share this.
I have heard coaches speak this highly of elite veteran QB's like Brady or Manning, but never a rookie. Sounds like Russ spends more time at the Hawks practice facility than anyone on the team. This kid is definitely going to be an elite QB if he keeps up that kind of work ethic.


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Matthew McConaughey stepped out in Beverly Hills on Tuesday sporting a T-shirt, baseball cap — and totally bald head! Though he concealed his shiny scalp underneath his j.k. livin hat, it was quite obvious the star had shaved off all of his golden curls — but the smile on his face said he didn't seem to care.
On Saturday, McConaughey was spotted on the Los Angeles set of his latest film, Thunder Run, with a full head of hair — so why the change? It's the first time he's made a major modification to his luscious locks since 2008, when he debuted a super-short buzz cut.
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Speech at the Youth Open Week, Parliamentary Session - Anthony Wood, Deputy Resident RepresentativeAug 6, 2013
Deputy Speaker Tofa Agafili Patisela
Representative of the Australian High Commission and AusAID
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
The Youth and future of Samoa
Staff from Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
Good Morning.
It is a privilege and gives great pleasure, on behalf of the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Coordinator in Samoa, Mrs Nileema Noble, to address you this morning.
I am Anthony Wood, the new UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, and want to start my brief speech by giving a little of the background of why we are here today.
In 2011, UNDP on a request by the Speaker and the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly commissioned a Legislative Needs Assessment to review the way the Parliament worked and to see what support was needed for UNDP to help the Parliament work more effectively.
During this assessment it became clear that one of the key priorities for parliament was to promote and strengthen its engagement with the general public, women and youth, and involve the people with the work of parliament. More people in Samoa need to know what parliament is; what is the role of an MP; and what should people expect from their elected leaders.
In response to this need, UNDP along with AusAID and the Parliament of Samoa is coordinating and resourcing the Samoa Parliamentary Support Project that started in 2012 and runs until 2015. The project is supporting the reason that we are all here today – the Youth Parliament.
Youth are the future of Samoa and represent a large proportion of the population. Youth in all countries play a key role in questioning and discussing key issues facing their country. Hence the need to learn about democratic governance, the functioning of Parliaments and about key issues that are discussed in Parliaments, such as monitoring progress towards the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), and opportunities to show case Samoa at the SIDS Conference to be held in Apia in September 2014 and influencing the new Goals of the Post 2015 Development Agenda, to ensure they address Pacific region and Samoa's own development needs and priorities.
Across many countries throughout the world, UNDP is promoting good governance and effective decisions making processes. There is no doubt that during the sessions this week you will hear, see and learn that Parliament is a key body in delivering good governance in any country. Parliament approves the laws of the country. Parliament provides oversight of the work that Government is doing. Parliament approves the national budget – the way in which all your money is spent. Parliament is the body that represents all people from all parts of the country. Parliamentarians are not only the voice of their constituency but also the voice of the whole country.
I noted from the program that this week you will learn many things about the way in which the Parliament works. There will be presentations on the procedures and committees processes, the opportunity to experience parliamentary debates in the chamber, and in particular the opportunity to be addressed by the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition. You will be experiencing the work that Parliamentarians undertake and you are indeed privileged that you will have this opportunity through the Youth Parliament to experience the day to day work of our MPs.
It is you, the youth of Samoa, who are the leaders of tomorrow, and the future of this country. Politics is for all the citizens of Samoa and this Parliament is the Parliament of all the citizens of Samoa. This week, you will be playing an important role in the democracy of this country through engaging in discussions and debating important issues. I hope that the experience you gain this week will broaden your horizons and that when I visit Parliament in ten or fifteen years I will see many of your faces when you are fully fledged MPs!
UNDP is delighted to be supporting today's important event and want to put on record our thanks to the staff of the Office of the Clerk here in Parliament who have made this important event possible.
Most importantly, I want to thank you, the youth of Samoa, for being here this week and for taking part in this historic event.
Faafetai ma ia Soifua


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Ukraine: Promoting Change at the Local Level
Until recently, the inhabitants of Pavlovka, a small town in Ukraine, had access to piped water for only three hours a day and sometimes not at all. Every day, the people of this community in Crimea had to carry buckets to a canal to retrieve water, just as the previous generations of the town did. However, in 2008, UNDP's Crimea Integration and Development Programme became a key mover for change for the little town. Together with local authorities, it helped to organize people in Crimea into community organizations that gave them a voice and a platform. Also in the town of Pavlovka, citizens came together to put once and for all an end to the water problem that was affecting their every-day life. They held a public meeting to discuss the water problem, and decided to develop a plan to pipe in clean water. The water tower and piping system took eight months to build, but dramatically improved people's lives. "Now we feel like human beings," proudly proclaimed one inhabitant the day the water tower was inaugurated. "I don't understand how we lived before".
Project results
- 2,000 communities assisted
- 1,700 projects implemented
- 10,000 people trained
Not long ago, such local initiatives were rare in Ukraine. In 1991, when the country gained independence, it inherited top-down governance that tended to exclude citizens from decision-making processes. However, people in Ukraine have again started to come together, also thanks to UNDP's Community Based Approach to Local Development Project (CBA), an EU-funded programme that aims to create and encourage sustainable socio-economic development at local level by promoting local self-governance and community-based initiatives throughout the country. The project includes activities such as the rehabilitation of basic social infrastructure and services, enhancement of professional skills and knowledge of community organizations and local authorities' development of priorities and strategies as well as empowerment of local communities through public dialogue mechanisms.
Local development, national scale
Today, the community-based development approach is active in all of Ukraine's twenty-five regions. Through these efforts, UNDP has assisted 2,000 rural and urban communities across the country, benefitting over half a million Ukrainians. It has supported the implementation of 1,700 projects, training more than 10,000 local officials, teachers and health workers, leading to real improvements in people's lives.
In the Chernobyl-affected areas, for instance, some 279 community organizations have been established, bringing together over 20,000 people. Inhabitants have created action plans to repair schools, refurbish water supply systems, and improve medical facilities. Another example is the village of Hornostaipil, which was able to establish a vital marketplace with the support of local government bodies and UNDP. Moreover, these initiatives have developed national capacity, as local governments must compete with one another for the opportunity to implement projects with UNDP. To demonstrate commitment, they must put forth 45% of the project funding and appoint a person responsible for representing the local authority on a given project. This innovative approach encourages local communities to identify problems and devise solutions jointly.
A new generation of local leaders
When people are empowered, many remain active long after the outside support ceases. Over two-thirds of community organizations continue to operate after the first project is completed. Furthermore, citizens continue to give a portion of their income to community organizations for future projects, indicating that they trust the leaders of these organizations. In Crimea, every third territorial community has gone on to implement one or more additional projects without UNDP support, demonstrating local commitment. The people of Pavlovka - and many other communities in Ukraine – now grasp their ability to promote change.


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NEW YORK (AP) With interest up in the World Cup, the United States match against Portugal on Sunday is poised to take a run at viewership records for men's soccer in the United States.
The U.S. team is going for its second straight win and the early evening starting time on the weekend should make it convenient for many to watch.
The 19.7 million people who saw the U.S. men's team get knocked out by Ghana four years ago is the biggest audience for a game involving the U.S. men's team. The best for any men's game was the 2010 championship between Spain and the Netherlands, seen by 24.7 million.
ESPN executive Scott Guglielmino said that ''Sunday has a chance to be a very, very special day for us.''


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Sorry I've been MIA again! But I'm back with good news!
If you download the app called "Wrapp" in the Andriod or iTunes market you can send send $5-10 giftcards for free!
If you want to send yourself a giftcard, you'll need to tell your friend to send you one back. 🙂
You can also access your account @ https://www.wrapp.com
The free giftcards should say "FREE" next to them, so make sure you're selecting the right one!
From my screen I could select from $5 Sephora, $5 Office Depot, $5 Gap, $5 Threadless, $10 Fab.com… those are just to name a few of the companies that I'm familiar with. There are a few more too. 🙂
You just show your smartphone to the cashier with the Wrapp app open and they will type in the #'s. You can also use the Sephora code online, but then you'd have to pay shipping for orders under $50.
I popped by my local Sephora @ Santa Monica this weekend and grabbed some Tokidoki stuff on sale!
My boyfriend offered to let me use his GC so I got to use two $5 GC's that day! Lucky me. 🙂
Tokidoki nail stickers +$2.00
Tokidoki nail confetti +$4.00
$5 Wrapp giftcard: -$5.00
Total: $1.56 out of pocket!
Tokidoki eyeshadow in Carnivora: +$6.00
$5 Wrapp giftcard: -$5.00
Total: $1.56 out of pocket!
I believe Tokidoki is doing some kind of clearance on their line at Sephora? The entire section was marked down! I saw some cute brush sets for $14 and mini MU palettes for $4.00 that I kind of regret not buying!
Tokidoki nail confetti – Savana (pink + gold glitter)
Each bottle comes with a small sheet of nail stickers (plastic wrapped to the bottles)!
Tokidoki nail confetti – Savana
China glaze – For Audrey
(Do you like my Marc Jacobs Daisy mini in the background? I LOVE perfume minis! :))
Some closeups of the other items that I purchased:
Tokidoki eyeshadow in Carnivora swatched w/o primer
I hope the Wrapp app deal works for you all too! 😀


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Pets, Pets, Pets...
"If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them." -Phil Pastoret
Canine math skills may far surpass this humorous warning. One math professor claims his dog uses calculus to figure out the fastest way to retrieve at the beach. In 2003 Dr. Tim Pennings of Hope College discovered the analytical talents of his Welsh Corgi, Elvis, while tossing a ball into Lake Michigan. Elvis, much more like Sir Isaac Newton than his "Hound Dog" King namesake, seemed to grasp that the shortest route is not always the quickest way to get from Point A to Point B. Perhaps the dog intuitively sensed that the lake puts a damper on Euclidean geometry.
This Corgi didn't use a formula or slide rule. No one taught Elvis that calculus is the study of the rates of changes, crucial to solving some practical problems by finding minimum and maximum values. The shortest way would be to dive right in, but that doesn't take into account the difference between his running speed and swimming speed. With a knowing look, stubby legged Elvis ran along the shore part of the way, plunged into the lake at a point of his choosing, and swam diagonally to the ball. End resultthe optimal path for fast fetching, the route that minimizes travel time.
Pennings was impressed. He assumed that Elvis unconsciously found the most efficient retrieval route, much to the envy of his calculus students who depend on the help of drawings and equations. To test his theory, Pennings clocked his best friend's running and swimming speeds. Later while throwing the ball at varying angles to the shore line, the professor measured Elvis's paths with a long, (wet) tape measure and a screwdriver as a marker at the spots in the sand where the dog shot off into the water. Bringing all the data back to the math lab, Pennings plotted the dog's points on a graph, andeurekahis precocious pet's chosen trajectories were in line, or very close, to the calculus based solution.
When the mathematician published his findings in the May '03 College Mathematics Journal, Elvis (aka Elvis Bogart Wales) joined academia. The dog earned an honorary degree"Litterarum Doctoris Caninarum" from Hope College and accompanied his owner on a speaking tour. Elvis is also mentioned in Keith Devlin's bookThe Math Instinct: Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along with Lobsters, Birds, Cats, and Dogs).
Devlin says there are two kinds of mathnatural and symbolic. Natural math has evolved in animals over millions of years to fine tune survival tasks like navigation and catching prey. For example, the Tunisian desert ant finds its way across the barren sands using the same mathematical techniques the Apollo crew depended on to land on the moon, while bats have a bug catching sonar system so accurate the Navy and robotic engineers have tried to emulate its precision .
Elvis et al have their critics. A pair of Paris professors, who made slight changes in the fetching experiment with Salsa, their Lab, argues that Pennings pre-supposes that a dog knows the entire route in advance, and that a dog actually adjusts its behavior on a moment to moment basis. Voila! Pennings insists his Corgi's decisions are more global. By reversing the retrieval, and throwing a stick from the water to the shore, the Michigan duo countered the French.
Both Pennings and the Parisians utilized symbolic math, the other kind in Devlin's book. Symbolic math is unique to humans and has only been around about 3,000 years. Grantedmost folks aren't thinking about higher mathematics when they romp with their pups at the park. However, what if Professor Pennings is on to a canine conspiracy? People everywhere need to be warned. During a game of fetch, devious dogs might take advantage with this calculating sixth sense that streamlines their efforts while tiring us out. Although the idea is mind boggling, I'm too rusty to prove their plot. It's been over 35 years since I've sat in a calculus class (at Massapequa High). 35, oops, that's merely 5 in dog years. Darn, there goes my excuse. Quick, Fido, fetch me the slide rule.
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Desalina Allen, Senior Assistant Director at NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development
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In career services, most of us are used to facilitating workshops that teach our students or alumni skills. The topic could be leadership, networking, career research, or social media and the job search. Oftentimes, after these events we send out surveys to determine just how much students learned. We ask if students feel more comfortable with the topic and understand some of the key take-a-ways. We may even throw in a satisfaction question or two.
Today, I want you to imagine that you're getting ready to facilitate one of those workshops and the topic is: Resume writing! Don't get too excited….
You know how when you start a presentation, especially one you've done often, you pretty immediately get a sense of how the audience will respond? Sometimes you walk in and students are just waiting for you with that expression on their face that tells you even if Eddie Murphy were giving this presentation they might sleep through the entire thing?
Well, on this day you experience the exact opposite. Students are eager, smiling, even awake. They raise their hand when you ask for input and they actually laugh at your pathetic resume jokes (that you've managed to add just to keep yourself interested). You talk about clarity of format, keeping it to a page, customizing it for each position and you look around only to see heads nodding vigorously.
After the presentation you review the post event surveys. Students are giving you high marks across the board: they now understand resume basics, they feel they can apply these concepts to their own resumes, they even write comments about how great of a presenter you are.
That night, you check your e-mail and you have a very sweet request from one of the participants: She notes that she learned a lot from the presentation but wants to come in tomorrow for a quick resume review just make sure everything is OK before she applies to a position. You reply "Sure!" thinking to yourself, "this should take only 15 minutes."
Fast forward to tomorrow. The student is seated in front of you. As she reaches into her backpack to pull out her resume, your view switches to slow motion. Suddenly, you catch a glimmer of light bouncing off of the object she's taking out….
…what the
….is that
….is that a staple??
So, obviously this is a HUGE exaggeration (cue sarcastic snickers), but what went wrong here? Didn't you talk about page length? Weren't you clear about editing out non-relevant content? Surely you touched on including pictures. How could it be that after all of your hard work and intuition the student just didn't get the point? What about all of your positive survey results? Could they have misled you?
Stay tuned for part 2 of The Mystery of the Resume Writing Assessment where I'll discuss the post-event assessment. In the meantime…any guesses, comments, or thoughts on why this approach doesn't always work? Leave them in the comments section below!


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Pleasanton residents have a clear choice between the two incumbent council members running for mayor in the Nov. 6 election. For us, Jerry Thorne is clearly the superior candidate.
Similarly, of the four candidates running for City Council seats, two stand out: Jerry Pentin and Karla Brown.
In just two years, since the last election, candidate focus has shifted from hillside development to transportation, the city budget and the sustainability of public employee pensions. That's as it should be after the 2010 voter rejection of the Oak Grove luxury home plan that violated the city's hillside ordinance. For now at least, the 51-home proposal on land owned by Jennifer and Frederic Lin seems to be dead.
Instead, this year, with the countywide Measure B-1 sales tax on the ballot, transportation funding rises in the political debate. The measure would double the county transportation portion of the sales tax from a half-cent to a full penny on each dollar spent, and make it a permanent levy without a sunset date.
Mayoral candidate Cheryl Cook-Kallio, a current member of the council, and council candidate Erlene DeMarcus, a former BART director who served one term that ended two decades ago, support the tax measure. They cite the proposed improvements to Highway 84 as justification.
Fortunately, Thorne, Pentin and Brown recognize the problems with Measure B-1. They are unwilling to be bought off by the local project. Highway 84 improvements, as important as they are, don't justify doubling the tax and making it permanent. We applaud their stand. B-1 is a bad measure. How the candidates evaluate it tells us a lot about how they will approach other policy decisions.
We also learn a lot from how they approach the complex world of public-employee pensions. The city has been more sophisticated than most in its approach to controlling employee pension costs. Unlike others, it has taken small steps to reduce its unfunded retirement system shortfalls.
Nevertheless, the city's pension and retiree health care plans have a combined current shortfall of $176 million, equal to more than four years of city payroll before overtime. Clearly, a lot more cost reductions are needed. In our discussions with the candidates, it was clear that Thorne, Pentin and Brown best understand the issue.
Pleasanton is blessed with a solid tax base that has helped the city weather the economic downturn with less pain than most California municipalities. Nevertheless, the city workforce has been reduced by 12 percent since 2007, and more cuts will be needed if Pleasanton leaders fail to further trim retirement costs.
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Scientists often have a hard time with the idea of storytelling. Many even suffer from "storyphobia," the irrational fear of "bending the science to tell a better story." But Randy Olson, a scientist-turned-filmmaker, believes scientists descended from humans and still possess vestiges of storytelling skills that can make their communications more effective. In films like Flock of Dodos and Sizzle, Olson uses the power of story to put science front and center in an age of information overload. Join Olson for an exploration the crucial role of storytelling in the mass communication of science.
Randy Olson earned his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University and became a tenured professor of marine biology at the University of New Hampshire before moving to Hollywood and entering film school at the University of Southern California. Today he is an independent filmmaker and no longer considers himself a scientist, but is fluent in the two languages of science and cinema which he brought together in his 2009 book, Don't be Such a Scientist. In addition to writing and directing his own feature films about major issues in science, he has worked with a variety of clients to assist them with the use of visual media in communicating science to the general public.
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I have never met Amanda Thomsen, but she strikes me as just the kind of funky, punky, outside-the-box thinker new gardeners could learn a thing or two from.
She looks (to me at any rate) a bit like Cyndi Lauper in her heyday. Thomsen likes to wear oversized black glasses, a cherry coloured necklace, multicoloured polka-dot top and bright red lipstick.
In other words, she (again, for me at any rate) projects an instantly engaging fun-loving personality.
But her main shtick is really all about conveying gardening basics in a more stimulating, memorable, graphic and interactive way and turning what for many can be a boring process into a more enjoyable experience. Bravo to that.
When she sat down to write her latest book, Kiss My Aster, she decided to take a deliberately youthful, humorous, alternative-style approach.
"Books today aren't very interactive in a world that is incredibly interactive," she says. "If something doesn't beep, flash or tweet at me, I hardly know it exists."
Her first thoughts were how to get facts across without being dull and plodding and how to illustrate her book in a way that would make it totally engaging.
"Perhaps there could be a tiny robot on each page or maybe I could include a kitten with every copy," she remembers thinking. Memories of her own childhood popped into mind, especially
the fun she had reading scores of Choose Your Own Adventure books.
"I realized that this series, along with anything that invites you to write, colour, lick, sniff or scratch, is just about as interactive as it gets."
That's how she came up with the super-intense/heavy-on-graphics-look of Kiss My Aster, possibly the most entertaining new gardening book of the year.
The comic-book illustrations breathe new life into gardening basics and the quirky, handwritten-look of the text adds a lively private notebook/diary feel to pages.
If it could walk and talk, this book would be a Pixar cartoon mixed with a little hippie street theatre and some bubble gum pop thrown in. Pages snap, crackle and pop with energy.
The pitch on the front cover, highlighted in three different colours, says the book is "a graphic guide to creating a fantastic yard totally tailored to you."
Thomsen tells us right at the start that we don't have to read the whole book (unusual for an author) - "just the stuff that pertains to you and what you think you want to do in your outdoor space."
What caught my attention?
Well, there were parts of the book that immediately jumped out and made me smile.
For instance, I laughed at the feature, How to Spot a Phony Landscape Architect, which depicts a man with a fake moustache, one hand holding a smoking pipe, the other tucked casually into the pocket of his camel-coloured sports coat, one foot resting on an ant hill, and making up Latin plant names.
Other signs that he is a phony, according to Thomsen? He's wearing a white shirt, white tie and white pants with rolled bottoms. "That's bad," she says.
"Oh no, he is also wearing high-heeled boots that scream: phony." I know a lot of landscape architects and none of them look quite like this, but, hey, it's fun to get a new perspective.
In another place, Thomsen gives us the Kiss My Aster Guide to Garden Fashion.
For watering, weeding and deadheading, she pictures a woman wearing a miniskirt, flip flops, sleeveless top and holding a martini. For demolition, digging and planting, the appropriate wear is
the opposite - giant sun hat, old T-shirt, cargo plants and steel toed shoes. Steel toed shoes? I'm not so sure. But the illustration is hilarious.
I think I spotted more than one drawing of female gardeners with martini in hand. Methinks it's a sub-theme. Come to think of it, there's some truth there.
The book's table of contents is designed to look like the inside of an ant nest with linking passages leading to different compartments where topics are listed. It's a creative way to make the most boring part of any book engaging.
This degree of imagination is sustained throughout the book which is chock full of cute cartoony graphics: plants with faces, a unicorn, lots of little houses, word-search, paper folding and more.
The page on the importance of making a garden plan shows a guy skydiving ... and drawing the lines on paper as he falls. Cool. It can certainly be a risky-taking business designing a garden.
Tips are liberally scattered throughout and presented in a chatty, witty writing style with the kind of pacing that made me think of an arts and crafts TV show for kids.
When it comes to plants, Thomsen has strong opinions.
On the value of rhododendrons and azaleas, she says: "Holy bold spring colour, Batman!"
Forsythia gets short shrift: "Meh. I like them in my neighbour's yard for the three weeks they're flowering but the rest of the year there is NOTHING special about them."
As for hydrangeas: "I want you to pay attention to two kinds: the pains in the ass and the easy-peasy ones.
"If you want the big, floppy blue or pink cauliflower-head-style ones, you're in for a world of hurt. In cold climates, they don't flower at all and never turn out the right colour in any climate. Just skip it, man."
You have to remember, Thomsen lives in Chicago, so she has more of an Eastern take on certain things.
What's an "easypeasy hydrangea"?
The oakleaf hydrangea and some forms of H. paniculata, such as 'Limelight', which she says is "a joy to have around and will give you as much trouble as a pet rock."
Don't expect to improve your skills at plant identification looking at Thomsen's drawings; they're clearly not meant to be botanically accurate, just fun to look at.
Some of the flowers are a little too blobby for me, except for the fuchsia, which has such a distinctive shape anyway.
Regardless, this is a terrific book for new gardeners looking for an entertaining way to learn all the basics.
If you're going to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle this month, Thomsen is giving two talks, What Do You Really Want in a Garden? on Feb.
22 and Landscaping Questions You Forgot to Ask on Feb. 23.
- You want to make sure that no matter what time of year you look out your window or pull into your driveway, there's something you love to see.
- If you buy all your plants at one time and they're all in bloom, you've screwed up. Chances are that they'll bloom for only a few weeks, then deflate on the anniversary of your purchase.
- Do neighbourhood walkthroughs over a period of months to get a clear picture of what's going on. Landscapes change almost daily.
- Make sure you change up your perspective. Don't look from only one spot. Check it out from inside the house, from all the windows and from every level.
- Repetition is good. It draws everything together. There are many ways to accomplish this: use the same kinds of plants, use groups of plants that are similar in height, colour and texture, echo a theme.
- Make a list of what you need or what you think you need when you go to the nursery. Go armed with facts, what size you are looking for, what colour, and what you want a plan to do.
Funky, punky green thumb
I have never met Amanda Thomsen, but she strikes me as just the kind of funky, punky, outside-the-box thinker new gardeners could learn a thing or two from.


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Friday, November 26, 2010
Adding a House History to Your Genealogy
Unfortunately, Grandma's house burned down about 10 years ago. She had died years before but family members lived there and it was still referred to by us as "Grandma's house." When that house burned down so did a lot of memories.
As I was pulling old family photos out of a magnetic album this week and scanning them to preserve them, I came across pictures of her home. That mint green with white trim house brought back memories. There were pieces of petrified wood on the outside facade (she lived in Arizona where you could find such materials and people in the early 1900s used it for decoration). It got me to thinking how important a family member's home can be to our genealogy. Yes, the names and dates are important but the stories of where our family lived, where we sat with them, where we had meals and laughed can be so important.
Your inclusion of a house history with your genealogy can include photos (inside and outside), drawings, deeds, newspaper articles, plat maps, and remembrances. I wrote a brief article about researching a home for the WorldVitalRecords newsletter that you can find here.
A house history can add more detail to your family history narrative and help your children and grandchildren to know why your grandmother's house (or even your childhood home) was so special to you.
3 comments:
- Greta Koehl said...
Sounds like your grandmother and her house were a great joy to her grandchildren. I agree on the importance of houses to our history - whenever I want to summon up a memory, I just start remembering the house where I was living at the time.
- WhitePineLane said...
Oh - you've opened up so many ideas for my genealogy research! We have a few houses important to our family, and you're right - those memories should be preserved as well. Great article!
- Kim said...
Researching the history of a house (yours or your ancestors) is very much like researching your family history. As I looked into the history of the 1902 home that we own, I found it fascinating to learn about the two families that lived here before us.
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So, as some may have read, I've switched Byron over from a grocery brand to
Petcurean Go Natural Grain Free Endurance. He gets 3/4 cup a day, plus a bit extra while training. Already his poops are smaller, less smelly, less icky and his coat is softer and he isn't itchy. So I plan to keep him on this as long as possible.
I also got a free bag of Go Oceanfish cat food, and have been trying my kids on it. They all enjoy it, and no longer vomit their food, have the squirts and all seem much more happy when I feed them (they now all sit together to eat, rather than walk away miffed). However, the 3lb bag of cat food cost $16 :eek: Way too expensive for me to feed 5 cats, as we are on a very limited income.
They also get canned food often, as long as I can get the cans cheaply, since they can't eat grocery brands of anything (started with one kitty vomiting after eating once in a while, now it's 4 out of the 5 vomiting any grocery brand dry or canned).
So, I am looking for recommendations for them. They vary in age: 13, 10, 7, 6 1/2 & 4 1/2. Baby could benefit from a weight management food, since she's got a Goomba Butt. Oliver tends to get skinny - he eats but isn't heavy, though he's quite active, and all animals have tested negative for parasites.
I wasn't sure if a weight management or senior diet would be ok for all 5?
Any suggestions? We tried feeding a raw diet for over a year, and not a single one has taken to it. They love their kibble and canned :rolleyes:
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Am I missing something Paul - can't see a trial version on your site?
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Hi Paul
Sorry we were having some problems with the web hosting service, but the product page is there now. You can download an evaluation version.
Recent enhancements include :
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Sorry we were having some problems with the web hosting service, but the product page is there now. You can download an evaluation version.
Recent enhancements include :
- Generate Cube and View Create TI statements for a selected list of Cubes instead of all Cubes.
- Remove Conditional Formats from all Active Form Data Ranges on a sheet, to get over the bug where the Conditional Formats from the Format Range can get duplicated in the Data Range every time you Rebuild the Active Form.
- Find Cubes using a given Dimension.
- Generate Application Shortcuts for TM1 Objects which can then be dragged into File System Application Folders - somewhat faster than dragging in Perspectives.
- Deactivate Chores before starting the server, eg when you don't want any chance of Chores running on a Dev Server
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1. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemleo_nitin May 17, 2010 3:38 AM (in response to smudja11)
I think you should go ahead and report this issue to Adobe https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
Thank you for your input.
2. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemsmudja11 May 17, 2010 4:14 AM (in response to leo_nitin)
thanks for link, I reported this to Adobe.
Bug update: I tried this on two more computers, and same thing happens. Reinstall doesn't help neither.
3. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Jun 28, 2010 3:46 PM (in response to smudja11)
I have the same issue here.
I have spent HOURS on the phone to Adobe trying to fix this issue, and erevy one I speak to makes me, re install. no one is admiting that there is an issue. but I found this thread:
It seems that this is an ongoing issue.
4. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemMicahBurke Jun 28, 2010 3:52 PM (in response to smudja11)
See my post on Memory Issues in CS 4.
IMO, Adobe did us a real disservice not making a 64bit version of Illustrator.
5. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Jun 30, 2010 6:11 PM (in response to MicahBurke)
I am still talking with Adobe support (up to about 6 hours in total) getting past from department to department. Not one person will admit there is an issue. They are playing the blame game, my favourites:
Are you on a network? We don't support networks.
Have you uninstalled CS3? You have to do that.
Have you uninstalled CS5? You have to do that.
Have you created a new account? You have to do that.
Did you download the installer from our website? It must be corrupt. Re download the 3.5GB dmg.
I't must be a problem with your internet. Use a disc.
And that is where I am up to. They are now telling me that I need to buy "Gold Support" for further assistants.
6. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemSeabeard Jul 6, 2010 7:09 PM (in response to smudja11)
I used to have this problem with CS4 and managed to overcome it by changing the application to work in compatibility mode. I am using Win 7 64 bit version and a really efficient setup. Changing the compatibility helped with CS4, but not with CS5 - it just brings up an error. CS5 is probably handling memory differently. Now I can't open up files done in CS4 on this new version.
Happily Macbook Pro opens up all these files nicely and I can get rid of some layers to open it up on this problem child program.
It's a shame that Illustrator is not 64 bit yet and also that it lacks some of the capabilities found in Indesign. At least there should be a packaging function, which would help with linked files... I am working on several projects and using multiple sources of images on my documents - picking up linked images to go with the original files is quite tiresome.
7. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemMicahBurke Jul 6, 2010 7:11 PM (in response to Seabeard)
I'll be out of the office until Wednesday, July 7, 2010. If there is any emergency, please contact Marc Fey at 925-456-6400.
If you have my cell #, feel free to call if absolutely needed.
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8. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Jul 6, 2010 7:14 PM (in response to Seabeard)
I'm on a Mac and having this issue!
So its not a windows thing, its a Illustrator is shite thing.
The real scary one for us was saving CS3 jobs as CS5 and finding that we can no longer open those files, god bless backups!
9. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemWade_Zimmerman Jul 6, 2010 11:14 PM (in response to smudja11)
I say it is a font cache issue and not Illustrator CS 5 which does not act that way here,won't be using any odd fonts or say free ones you happen to think would be a good idea to have install because they are so cool and they are free?
BTW if you are doing such large projects using Illustrator what in the world is on your mind when you purchase an iMac?
What about your scratch disk, space to store your files install your applications.
You realize that having unlimited undoes require scratch and if you do not have there source this is not going to fly.
115MB is a very large file for CS 5 I suggest you use 72 ppi for your raster image effects while you work on the file and output at the higher resolution only. Or perhaps even lower.
If you work at 300 ppi with raster image effects and have screwy fonts and you have such limited resources and work with large complex files then ou might consider investing in capable resources.
Maybe I'm being a little harsh, but the type and size of files you suggest really does require more resources.
10. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemMicahBurke Jul 6, 2010 11:16 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
I'll be out of the office until Wednesday, July 7, 2010. If there is any emergency, please contact Marc Fey at 925-456-6400.
If you have my cell #, feel free to call if absolutely needed.
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11. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemmyadmin Jul 6, 2010 11:18 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
Thanks for giving the good answer.
12. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Jul 6, 2010 11:29 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
I have done tests on a clean installed iMac, updated with the combo updater 10.6.4.
The only thing installed is a clean OS and Illustrator.
Its not the font Cache
Sorry Wade, but what are you talking about.
The OP has 4GB RAM and a 500GB HD. What would you recommend for Illustrator? I am on a i7 with 8GB RAM 1TB HD and having the same issue.
I agree that 115MB is large but what do you want the OP to do, I am sure he's not doing it for giggles. He cannot work at 72dpi, because changing the resoultion of the job at the end will mess up all his shadows and any Gaussian Blurs he has done.
One final thing here, the OP said:
"I used this example with big file, because it's quickest, but same thing happens with any other file or files, if I open them enough times."
13. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemWade_Zimmerman Jul 7, 2010 12:51 AM (in response to Paul Rumens)
I read that as well and it doe not happen on a older Mac Pro with 17 GB of RAM, I consider my Mac out of date and am myself considering replacing it because if you work large or on many files opened at the same time that's to be expected, There is no reason for the OP to be working at 300 ppi I don't think it will mess it up.
The OP does not have the resources if he is working on 115MB files and if he used one specific file to effect this reulst then I say it is a font cache problem nd i do know what I am talking about.
And no you can't just load anything you want on your system unless you know it will wok well with your system and so if the OP and you have junk on your system then you know where the problem lies.
Having wrote this working on large complex projects in Illustrator will tax your system but one knows that from the go get and what effects AI is not really how large the file is but the complexity of it.For instance if you create paths with thousands of points and you duplicate them over and over in the same document, well you would have to consider reducing the number of points, if your raster effects setting is too high for the project you are working with then I say if you want to get your work done consider lowering the setting or simply not get the job done. But this is all old news standard practice
even if you and the op do not realize it.
After all yo u have your resources and your goal you have to work with your resources or get more resources or the alternative not do your work.
And when you find the font that is causing the problem or the plug in or third party software let me know I would be interested in know what it iwas that causes this.
Just remember it does not happen here Illustrator clears the buffer and use of the RAM as far as my system is working.
14. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemWade_Zimmerman Jul 7, 2010 12:57 AM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
BTW it is best to have a separate scratch disk for Illustrator and best an internal drive, though not probably absolutely necessary and if the disk is fragmented a lot you can run into problems where you do not have a large enough continuous space to perform certain functions.
Also if your other applications are using real RAM Illustrator my be using the scratch that might clear up as would actual RAM a easily.
Perhaps you see what I am saying.
15. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemsmudja11 Jul 7, 2010 1:06 AM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
So, You suggest that anyone with this problem should invest in 5000+$ Mac Pro with 32GB of RAM to successfully run Illustrator CS5 to work with "heavy" files which worked pretty well on Core2Duo iMac with Illustrator CS4?
16. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemWade_Zimmerman Jul 7, 2010 1:11 AM (in response to smudja11)
You might want to look at the possibility for one thing yes and you might want to see if it is your system.
I noticed you ignore all the other possibilities I brought up. That tells me I should move on and good luck.
17. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemsmudja11 Jul 7, 2010 1:33 AM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
I ignored them because I didn't have this problem with previous versions of Illustrator.
I recreated problem with files that had simple vector objects, couple of text boxes, no raster effects and some linked 300dpi flattened TIFF's. Fonts that I use are mostly installed by Adobe CS5, no plug-ins are installed on any CS application.
The only thing that comes to my mind (besides buying a new workstation ) is clean reinstall of OSX which I'll try in couple a weeks.
18. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Jul 7, 2010 3:50 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
Wade yo do know that Illustrator can only address 2.5GB Ram?
You could have 600GB RAM in your Mac Pro, and it will ONLY use 2.5GB Ram
19. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemWade_Zimmerman Jul 7, 2010 8:51 PM (in response to Paul Rumens)
Com'on now use your mind it can only address 2.5 GB of RAM so that means in your mind that if you have 4GB that's more than enough RAM.
I explained it al and it is right in front of you and you still don't get it. Illustrator needs the RAM and the scratch and the scratch has to be larger than life if you are working larger than life.
Think about it. The two are connected also consider the scratch is useless if you are asking Illustrator to do complex rendering of effects and the scratch does not have a large enough continuous free space, also consider that Illustrator has unlimited undos. Put 2 and 2 together nd you see the answer is not simple as you think it is.
Then consider the systems use of RAM other applications which may be drawing from those resources, other applications like Photoshop which might be running and which are using the same resource as a scratch the speed of the drives used as well. The size of the buffer of those drives.
Do you see it trying to work with ridiculously large files on a unit that cannot handle it is unwise at best. Pretending there is no limitation to system that is so stress is not an issue that needs to be addressed is not the most intelligent approach.
You either have to stop trying to be clever in your argument ad face the facts so you can make previsions so you can work properly in the future or
you will be here forever complaining you can't get your work done.
AllI can do is hope you come around and see what is right in front of your face.
20. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Jul 7, 2010 9:14 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
Dude, if the OP was running out of scratch disk, it would say "your scratch disk is full".
So I have a clean install, no other apps running.
Again I am running an i7 8GB Ram, 1TB HD. I am getting the same issue.
I have a 30MB file, which opens fine in CS3, but won't in CS5
So tell me, do you think thats not good enough? What do I need to open a 30MB file?
21. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemWade_Zimmerman Jul 7, 2010 10:51 PM (in response to Paul Rumens)
Give it another look, you just wrote it works for you in CS 3 and doesn't work in CS 5 your conclusion is that this is a CS 5 issue.
I first of all think you and the op have different issues.
Secondly you look at this in a vary narrow way.
CS 5 and CS 3 are different but you think they should behave as if there is no different and you keep telling us about your 1 TB drive but what about your scratch disk what about other applications you run…oh, yes you say you are not running any other applications are you sure of that?
Do you have a font manager? Have you tried cleaning your font cache?
To you there makes no sense that CS 5 is different thanCS 3. Keep in mind there are a lot of bugs that have been fixed in CS 5 from CS 3 there is support for more things and it has to be able to work in a 64 bit environment and all that might mean that you have things installed on your computer that do tie up Illustrator.
For instance iI had a problem which others had many more than with this issue here.
My issue was less severe than most but caused by the same conflict.
I had the Font Agent Pro's auto activation plug ins installed for Photoshop and Illustrator when I found out that though I thought it was a font cash problem that most other users had I was a bit off it was actually to auto activation plug ins. Removing those plug ins until they are updated was a simple solution and a huge time saver.
Your approach is not going to get you anywhere, I can't find the cause and only someone like yourself can but you must first see this as a possibility.
I am not going to respond to this thread so you may write what you wish but anyone else who has a similar issue you might take a look at your system and apps and fonts and drivers and so on.
Good luck Paul
22. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Jul 7, 2010 11:11 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
Dude, once again:
Clean install, the only thing installed is Illustrator.
So yeah I'm pretty sure there are no other apps running.
But in your epic post you failed to answer my only questions to you. So again:
What do I need to open a 30MB file?
Oh and to remind you, your the one who came here and told the OP that he was an idiot for using an iMac, and then kept banging on about scratch disk and not enough resources.
23. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemSeabeard Jul 8, 2010 8:15 PM (in response to Paul Rumens)
This happened again... I reduced the file size of the document. Even made images smaller and took off several layers. I created this new file on Illustrator CS5 - and when trying to reopen the file it was saying that it can't do it. I can almost understand that this happens with files, produced on older versions, but these were done with CS5...?!?!?!&%^&!
The whole system is way too fragile - I mean, I have no way of detecting when this might happen. Maybe I should start using Inkscape instead...
24. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemSeabeard Jul 8, 2010 8:31 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
If I close all programs and manage to open up a file in Illustrator which is on the "borderline", and is giving me these error messages - and after opening I fire up Photoshop and open up big files... everything works smoothly and Illustrator is not problematic at all... until I open up another file...
So, it must be a memory allocation issue at start up... or when a file is opened up.
25. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemscreeningME Aug 28, 2010 7:37 PM (in response to smudja11)
Well, I just encountered the same issue using Illustrator CS5...getting the "The File Is Not Readable" error message...first time that's happened in the 14 years of using the program. It seems the file size was too large for Illustrator (or one of my computers) to handle. So I opened the file using one of my other computers and deleted the unused layers to reduce the file size. Originally, there were 6 layers with 3 different versions of the artwork and what I ended up having to do is create 3 separate files rather than having it all in 1.
Hope this helps!
26. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemPaul Rumens Aug 29, 2010 4:09 PM (in response to screeningME)
Have you updated it to 15.0.1
Thats meant to fix it.
27. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemsmudja11 Aug 29, 2010 11:48 PM (in response to Paul Rumens)
I updated to 15.0.1 and problem remains.
Same thing happens on Mac Pro with 6gb of RAM.
28. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemMicahBurke Aug 30, 2010 9:40 AM (in response to smudja11)
Until we're able to access all the RAM our computers have installed (until Illustrator is a 64bit ap) this can't be fixed.
29. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemSupaSteve82 Sep 30, 2010 12:05 PM (in response to smudja11)
I'm having this same problem with "This File Is Not Readable." I worked on these files just a few days ago - nobody else has modified them and no additional imagery has been added to them. Files are only 8MB or so each, so they're not huge. Linked bitmap is 300dpi, but it's only 15MB.
- Restarting app/machine/server does not work.
- Turning off all fonts/font management does not work.
- Closing all running applications, or launching only Illustrator at restart does not work.
- Trashing Illustrator prefs does not work.
- Repairing permissions on local machine and server does not work.
If I move the linked files folder in order to break the link, the file opens right up, so it's not a font issue.
The files does open correctly (with links) on every co-worker's machine (even less powerful machines - laptops, even - with only 2GB RAM).
These files worked perfectly the day before yesterday. This situation leads me to believe that it is, in fact, a bug in the way Illustrator is managing memory. The only thing left to do for me would be to reinstall Illustrator, I suppose.
Any further ideas?
My system specs:
iMac 2.66GHz i5 / 8GB RAM / 1TB HD (990GB available)
30. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemmickyevelyn Feb 11, 2011 12:16 PM (in response to smudja11)
Hello people,
I have been experiencing the same problem for a long time and I have discovered a workarround that works for me.
I simply start illustrator as administrator and everything works, for me at least.
I'm using Windows 7 64bit, Illustrator cs5 latest update, C2D 2,5ghz, 2gb ram
Hope this helps.
31. Re: Illustrator CS4 memory problemRehan ali Feb 13, 2011 8:10 AM (in response to mickyevelyn)
also same things happen with me same issues stupid illustrator
1. cant save
2. the file is not readable
3. you are running on low memory
some times solution is only restarting my pc or some time closed illustrator and then reopen again thanks adobe in advance giving soo many issues on other hand why photoshop is perfect even smooth working and no such type of major errors i have seen sorry my english is week
32. Re: Illustrator CS4 memory problembechou Mar 5, 2011 2:25 PM (in response to Rehan ali)
I dont know if this is the solution ( in fact I read the solution from Adobe but it's so confuse) . Here is mine :
- Deleted the linked file or move it to another folder.
- Restart Illustrator , open ur file , ignore the box , seperate ur file to smaller document and replace the missing file.
Hope it works for u
33. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemFunkShoi Jun 9, 2011 4:39 PM (in response to smudja11)
I was just having that problem with a CS5 illustrator file which had linked PS files in it. Tried opening the same file on coworkers Mac with no problem. Since Adobe pointed that "File not readable" might be a Swatch book related issue, I realized that the only difference between our 2 computers is that I updated to the PANTONE+ library and my swatchbooks are different. The strange thing is that none of those swatches are being used either in the file or the linked PS files and I was still getting this error. If you had updated your Pantone swatches, then try this solution, maybe it might help:
I went to the .../Adobe Illustrator CS5/Presets/en_US/Swatches/Color Books/
DELETE or place in temporary "backup" folder outside of this directory EVERY SINGLE "PANTONE" swatch.
When I originally installed this swatch book into illustrator, it backed everything up in my .../Applications/Pantone Palette Backup/CS5/ directory.
Grab everything from there and place it back into your Color Books librarary. Restart Illustrator. That pretty much took care of it for me.
Good luck,
34. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemmurraybr Aug 30, 2011 4:02 PM (in response to smudja11)
This is definitely a Pantone+ sync issue between Ai and Ps. When encountering the "file is unreadable" problem, the common thread in my Ai files was the placed image, which happened to be a DCS Photoshop EPS. I updated the Photoshop file's DCS Channels to be Pantone+ swatches and it completely solved my problem with opening Ai files containing that particular link. Thankfully, I had just installed the new swatch libraries and the problem started immediately. Red Flags all over the place.
35. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemxl4 Oct 5, 2011 8:57 AM (in response to FunkShoi)
This IS the problem and the solution. We had three users who would get this error "file is not readable". The ai files that gave this error were files that contained links with psd files in them that had additional channels (spot etc) in the psd files. If the extra spot channel(s) was deleted, the files would link fine and Illustrator would open the file without any errors. This discussion should be marked as solved with FunkShol s information as the solution. We are in CS5 and believe that this problem is "fixed" with CS5.5, go figure. Thank you.
36. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemMicahBurke Oct 5, 2011 8:59 AM (in response to xl4)
I'll be out of the office until Thursday, Oct 16, 2011. If there is any emergency, please contact Cindy Pietro, or Marc Fey at 925-456-6400.
If you have my cell #, feel free to call only if absolutely needed.
Micah Burke
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37. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemLDebski Nov 16, 2011 12:30 PM (in response to xl4)
Unfortunately, I have several illustrator files with linked psd (NO SPOT CHANNELS)
The same problem…
38. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemSIcsempertyrannis Jan 1, 2012 3:56 PM (in response to smudja11)
I also have a monkey wrentch to add to this situation. My co-worker & I both have the Patnone Plus loaded and yet she has no problem w/certain files that I do have a problem opening; unless I open up the psd & change the spots to the Pantone Plus. So maybe there is more than 1 issue going on? Pantone Plus, Font cache problem, and RAM/memory issues?
39. Re: Illustrator CS5 memory problemgoon#7 Apr 16, 2012 9:50 AM (in response to SIcsempertyrannis)
My Problem:
"The file is not readable" - I received this error recently causing me no access to an ai file.
The Background:
I had multiple ai files open and multiple artboards in one ai file where I received the error msg that caused no access to the file for editing.
So, I closed illustrator completely and reopened only the problem file and did not receive the error msg.
When I again tried to place another image into the file I received - "The file is not readable",
and could no longer open the file at all.
My solution:
I renamed the folder where I stored all of the linked images so that every linked image in the file was broken,
and I reopened the ai file without relinking the images - this allowed me to access the file fine.
I then saved the individual artboards into seperate ai files.
My problem was too many hi- res images linked in one file simultaneously caused by the multiple artboards in one file.
I have since also updated Illustrator CS5.


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