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This was going to be one of those Best of 2017 posts in which I list in order my 10 most popular pieces of the year. The problem is that analytical tools are sometimes unreliable and numbers don't always tell the whole story. Some of my favorite pieces generated the least traffic. While some of my work that I was most proud of or that turned out to be the most popular, also turned out to be the most controversial. So, instead of trying to sort it all out, I've decided to simply list my favorite things I wrote in 2017. In no particular order, here they are…
College Admission: Why My Mom Had it Way Easier in the 80's -Grown and Flown
As fun and exciting as it was getting my daughter ready for college, I sometimes fantasize about being a mom in 1987.
Teens Tend to Think Marijuana Use In No Big Deal, But They're Wrong,—The Washington Post
I was surprised by the negative reactions to this piece. While I try not to take comments to heart, I was surprised how many people were genuinely outraged that I dared suggest teens and pot aren't a great combo.
The Magic of Clutter: An Apology to Marie Kondo—Grown and Flown
After spending the better part of last year's Christmas break on a Marie Kondo-style extreme decluttering of my house, I realized that some of the "clutter" like Nerf darts and old doll clothes, baseball gloves lying around and my kids' jackets strewn over the furniture do spark joy for me. Fortunately, no matter how often I clean, there will always be plenty of clutter to make me happy.
We Didn't Plan to Attachment Parent Our Kids, But I'm Glad We Did —Scary Mommy
When we had our fist baby, we didn't really have a plan. We sort of fell into attachment parenting. It might not be for everyone, but we have no regrets!
What If My Daughters Just Want to Be Homemakers—Grown and Flown
This is another piece that generated some controversy. There was a lot of support for it, but there were plenty of people who bristled at the idea of educated women staying home and being full-time homemakers. The biggest issue commenters had was that it's a risk for a woman to rely on a man for support. I found this sentiment cynical and sad. In a truly egalitarian society, the role of both the breadwinner and the homemaker would be valued equally and the couple seen as mutually supportive. Looks like we still have a ways to go.
Remember Your Nine Favorite Childhood Books When You're At College—Grown and Flown
This piece did not generate a lot of traffic, but it was definitely one of my favorite pieces to write. I loved looking back at some of my kids' favorite books and thinking about how they could apply those lessons to their lives now.
Why I Find Peace in My SUV—Thrive Global
Like most moms I spend A LOT of time driving my kids around. I've finally found a way to make good use of at least some of that time. My SUV is makeshift chapel, my personal path to calm.
Now That You Are 21, Here Are 6 Things to Remember About Drinking—Grown and Flown
I want my children to have fun and to be festive, and I want them to have healthy (and even holy) attitudes toward alcohol. These are my tips!
8 Perfect Books for Shaking Up Your Lenten Reading—Church Pop
The idea behind giving up things like television and social media is to make a meaningful sacrifice for God but also to free up more time for prayer and spiritual reading. Lent is a great time to delve deeper into Scripture, the lives of the saints, or an inspirational book.
Still, there may be times during our Lenten journey when we crave some lighter reading. Yes, Lent is a penitential time, but we are not called to deny ourselves every pleasure. This piece offers suggests for some lighter, yet spiritually beneficial, reading.
Now That My Kids Are Big: 25 Things I Will Never Have To Do Again—parent.co
When I'm really longing for the simpler days of life with little children, it helps to stop and think about all the things that weren't easy about having small ones and all the things I'll never have to do again now that all my kids are big.
Five Annoying Things About Little Kids I (Mostly) Don't Miss—Grown and Flown
Hindsight is definitely 20/20. If only I had known all those years ago that someday I would miss my living room floor turning into hot lava!
Thanks for indulging me as I look back over 2017, and thanks for reading! I wish you all a blessed and happy 2018!


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Adam Hart-Davis, 60, worked as a researcher and producer for Yorkshire Television for 17 years before presenting series including Tomorrow's World, What The Romans Did For Us and Local Heroes.
He has also written 17 books, the latest of which is What The Tudors and Stuarts Did For Us. In July last year Adam was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Northumbria University.
He is back on BBC2 tonight hosting the new series of Science Shack.
How much sleep do you need?
"I usually like to get about seven-and-a-half hours."
How do you feel first thing in the morning?
"I feel terrific, it's my best time."
What exercise do you take?
"Every morning, I open my eyes, which takes about 10 minutes, have a glass of juice and then go out on my bike for an hour to work my legs into a pulp.
"I don't have a car but I have seven different bikes - the cycle I rode on the TV show Local Heroes is the one I use to go to the shops."
Are you carfeful about what you eat?
"I will eat almost anything but I'm more or less a vegetarian. It's mainly a health thing - I eat fish and I occasionally enjoy a steak but I just feel better if I don't have too much meat. I try not to eat too much of anything and I rarely have sweet stuff."
Are you happy with your weight?
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Are you happy with your body shape?
"No, I'm too fat, I'd like to lose my paunch. If I could just lop off those 10 kilograms, then I'd be fine."
Do you take any vitamin/mineral supplements?
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Do you have any vices?
"I drink too much but there aren't many others that I like to tell people about."
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"Yes, it can do. I did too much last year and got ill but I think that's the problem with all of us these days - we seem to have to work harder and harder."
Do you catch a cold most winters?
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By Josh Reaney
Andy Kirkham, 51, from Meadowhead, relies on busking to fund his PHD in Ethnomusicology at the University of Sheffield.
He says he only turns to busking when the need arises as it can attract unwanted attention.
"When you put yourself out in the streets and you start making a noise you attract attention. Some of it is good attention but a lot of the time you get attention from freaks and weirdo's and that can be very dangerous."
A close encounter
The most dangerous situation Andy has been in whilst busking was in York when another busker threatened him with a knife.
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Because Andy is a mature student he isn't entitled to benefits and a lack of government support means there are no grants available for people looking to study PHD's in arts and humanities.
The blues
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Absurda ; David Lynch presents ; written, produced, and directed by David Lynch.
- [Place of publication not identified] : Absurda, [2014]
- Distribution: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection
- Copyright Notice: ©2014
- Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
- 2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (63 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
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- Performers
- Cast: John Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, V. Phipps-Wilson.
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- Experimental films.
- Fiction films.
- Horror films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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- Summary
- An obscure man with a vertical head of hair is living with his spaced-out girlfriend and their fetus-like child. By the end of the film, Henry is decapitated and processed into erasers in this bizarre horror film which closely approaches a nightmare.
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- Originally released as a motion picture in 1977.
- Special features: Disc 1: New 4K digital restoration; Short films (with introductions by David Lynch): Six men getting sick (1967, 1 min. film loop), The alphabet (1968, 4 min.), The grandmother (1970, 34 min.), The amputee (1974, 5/4 min.), Premonitions following an evil deed (1995, 58 sec.); TV calibration; Trailer. Disc 2: 1979 (interview with director David Lynch and cinematographer Frederick Elmes shot by filmmaker Tom Christie); 1982 (trailer for Eraserhead produced by twins Douglas Brian Martin and Steven M. Martin, with cinematography by Frederick Elmes); 1988 (director David Lynch and actor Jack Nance take a drive to one of the locations for Eraserhead in this excerpt from an episode of the French television program Cinéma de notre temps, recorded in 1988 and broadcast April 23, 1993); 1997 (footage featuring director David Lynch, actors Jack Nance and Charlotte Stewart and director's assistant Catherine Coulson revisiting locations for the film, interviewed by Toby Keeler); 2001 (85 min. documentary about the making of the film made by David Lynch in 2001); 2014 (interviews with director's assistant Catherine Coulson, actors Charlotte Stewart and Judith Anna Roberts, and cinematographer Frederick Elmes). Booklet features an interview with Lynch from filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley's 1997 book Lynch on Lynch.
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- CC2392D The Criterion Collection
- CC2392D-1 The Criterion Collection (disc 1)
- CC2392D-2 The Criterion Collection (disc 2)
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Location: Watertown, MA or Washington DC (preferred), other locations considered case-by-case.
Summary: Guides technical strategy, program designs, and technical quality of Pathfinder's programs and projects. Leads or participates in key internal and external technical working groups or communities of practice. Directly contributes to business development by supporting proposal development, donor positioning, and/or advocacy related to resource mobilization. Works with a multi-disciplinary team and may serve as the Pathfinder spokesperson on behalf of a project or thematic area. As appropriate, supports project or program management functions.
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No. 4 Cal Men's Swimming Travels to 2002 Pac-10 Championships
March 5, 2002
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BEARS TRAVEL TO THE PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS: The No. 4 ranked Cal men's swim team (6-2, 3-1) will travel to the 2002 Pac-10 Championships, Thu.-Sat. Mar. 7-9 at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach. The Bears feature some of the top swimmers in the nation, including Anthony Ervin, the 2000 Olympic gold medallist in the 50-meter free and the 2001 NCAA champion in the 100 free, Duje Draganja, who has the nation's top time in the 100 free, and Alex Lim, the MVP on the 2002 Dallas Morning News Invite.
CAL'S LAST COMPETITION: In its last dual meet, the Cal's men's swimming and diving team fell to No. 1 ranked Stanford, 195.5-104.5, Feb. 23 at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Complex. The Bears won five of the meet's 16 events, including two wins by Cal Olympian Anthony Ervin and junior Nicolas Bartolotta winning the one and three-meter diving competition. Ervin placed first in the 50-yard free with Stanford's Randall Bal, posting a time of 19.46. Ervin won outright the 100 free, edging out Bal, 43.38 to 43.71. Bartolotta won the one-meter diving with a score of 317.92 and the three-meter diving with a score of 331.13. The Bears Robbie Quinn place second in the one-meter competition with 305.02 points. The other winner for Cal was sophomore Alex Lim, who placed first in the 100 fly with a time of 47.57.
ANTHONY ERVIN: Cal junior Anthony Ervin captured two titles at the World Swimming Championships this past summer in Fukuoka, Japan. He won the 50-meter free in 22.09 over Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands (22.16). Ervin then upset van den Hoogenband and Australia's Ian Thorpe to win the 100-meter free in 48.33. Ervin's time of 48.33 broke the American record of 48.42 set by Bear legend Matt Biondi in 1988.
BEARS AMONG NATION'S BEST: The Bears, as of Mar. 5, have three swimmers - freshman Duje Draganja, junior U.S. Olympian Anthony Ervin and sophomore Alex Lim - who have times that are in the Top 10 in the nation. Draganja, an Olympian from Croatia, has the nation's top time in the 100 free (42.58) and fifth-best time in the 50 free (19.61). Ervin, who won a gold medal in the 50-meter free at the Sydney Olympics, has the nation's second-best time in the 50 free (19.46) and the seventh-best time in the 100 free (43.29). Lim, the MVP of the 2002 Dallas Morning News Invitational, has the nation's fourth-best time in the 100 back (47.27), the sixth-best time in the 100 fly (47.43) and the seventh-best time in the 200 back (1:43.43). Cal is in the Top 10 in the 400 free relay (seventh 2:55.17 Draganja, senior Mattias Ohlin, junior Joe Bruckart, Ervin) as well.
HEAD COACH NORT THORNTON: Nort Thornton, the 1999 Pacific-10 Coach of the Year, is in his 28th season as Cal's head men's swim coach. Thornton, the dean of the Pac-10 swimming coaches, has a career dual meet record of 200-79 (.717) with the Golden Bears and his squad finished eighth at the 2001 NCAA Championships. Thornton led Cal to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1979 and 1980.
NOTING THE PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS: The 2002 Pac-10 Championships features five teams ranked in the Top 10, No. 1 Stanford, No. 4 Cal, No. 7 Arizona State, No. 8 USC and No. 9 Arizona. At the 2001 Pac-10 meet, Anthony Ervin was the conference champ in the 50 free (19.11) and the 100 free (42.21). Cal also won the Pac-10 crown in the 400 free relay (2:52.20 senior Matt Macedo, senior Macej Burny, Karl Novy, Ervin). The Bears finished third at the 2001 Pac-10 meet with 540.5 points. Cal is the host school for the 2002 Pac-10 Men's Championships. Daily prelim and final results of the meet can be found on www.calbears.com or www.pac-10.org. Prelims are at 11 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
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Future Star 40 years in the making
In 1971, an 8-year-old Sione Vaka left his home in Kolofo'ou to seek opportunities in NZ that many other Tongans since have also followed. While the decision to pursue a better life in a foreign country may not have been Sione's decision to make, 40 years later his wife Aroha and their 6 children are the fruits of that decision.
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Week 9
Sooooo what have we been upto this week? Well a cursory glance at the gallery section will tell you we've been playing with dinosaurs on our big field in the outdoor learning area with the minibeasts. My favourite is the photo of Luke looking thoroughly unimpressed as two apatosaurs walk by.
We've also had visits from the woodland creatures who've been playing with the mud kitchen (FINALLY SOMEONES BEEN ABLE TO USE IT!) and both Foxes and Rabbits got their paws dirty and had a whole bunch of fun playing around and making mud pies and mud soup and just anything generally mud related. Have a look at the gallery photos for more of an idea of what they've been up to.
In Trees we've linked done some cross curricular links with the children by taking their individual work plans and linking their english and maths targets to Outdoor Learning. In Elm we learnt about counting to 10 using leaves and logs and how to differentiate between "big" and "small". Rowan came out and used "Numicon" while getting the children to match the correct amount of outdoor objects to the correct number. Ash came out and linked their individual english and maths targets to Outdoor Learning, while Sycamore improved their knowledge of flags around the world by trying to search for them in the various parts of Outdoor Learning and helping the children to understand the different ones we find in the nations of the world.
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Three things to know about this year's Obamacare plans
As the Obamacare marketplaces prepare to open for business Sunday, the third year of enrollment may not be the charm, although the administration hopes it is.
Just hours before open enrollment starts, the Obama administration released a picture of the kinds of plan offerings shoppers will find at healthcare.gov, the federal-run website that serves all but a dozen states. Those buying the coverage are primarily people who don't have employer-sponsored coverage and who aren't eligible for Medicaid.
As in years past, shoppers will find a great deal of variation by county, state and region as to what kind of plans will be available. The administration didn't release the actual plans ahead of Sunday.


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Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks women's and men's swim programs competed in its first-ever official race Friday night in the Hendrix College Relays.
In its second competition, but its first officially scored race, both the women and men finished fourth overall. Oklahoma Baptist won the relay, while Hendrix and McMurry finished second and third, respectively.
Ozarks competed in the 3x100 butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke relays as well as the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley individual and 400-yard freestyle individual medley relay.
Complete results can be found here: http://static.psbin.com/a/q/z9c1r25chfmcfq/relay_results.pdf
Ozarks will compete in the Hendrix College Classic October 29 and then travel to Shreveport, Louisiana, to compete in the Centenary College Tri-Meet.


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- Summarize some of the major logical arguments given by philosophers.
- Relate philosophers to historical periods and explain contributions they made to the periods.
- Make differentiations among traditional theories of ethics.
- Use epistemological inquiry to make knowledge claims.
- Summarize traditional arguments for the existence of God.
- Identify some of the major differences between modern themes and ancient themes in philosophy.
- Respond to a philosophic topic, describe pertinent viewpoints and assess their applicability.
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Judge to rule on death sentence for Delhi gang rapists
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NEW DELHI (AFP) – Four men will learn Friday if they are to hang for the shocking murder and gang rape of an Indian student after her parents begged for the "cold-blooded" killers' execution.
Three days after finding the gang guilty of a murderous assault which sickened a nation, Judge Yogesh Khanna will announce whether it fulfils the "rarest of rare" criteria for crimes that merit capital punishment.
There has been a huge clamour for the four -- Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh -- to be executed for their attack on a 23-year-old physiotherapy student and her male companion on board a bus on December 16.
After prosecution lawyers argued on Wednesday that the gang were guilty of a "diabolical" crime, the victim's mother implored the judge to hand down the death sentence.
"We beg the court that justice should be given to our daughter," said the mother, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her late daughter.
"It was not merely a mistake, they planned and killed her mercilessly," she told reporters.
The victim's father has said only the death penalty can bring the family some closure.
During Wednesday's hearing, defence lawyers argued Judge Khanna should resist "political pressure" and instead jail the gang for life, citing the youth of their clients who are all either in their teens or 20s.
The gang's relatives have also been pleading for their lives to be spared.
"I am hopeful that God will help us during the worst crisis in our life," Thakur's mother told AFP from the family's home in the state of Bihar where she has been praying to Hindu deities all week.
"There is no one except God whom I can trust for some relief to my son."
Handing down his verdict at the end of a seven-month trial Tuesday, Khanna found the men guilty of the "cold-blooded" murder of a "helpless victim" whose fight for life won her the nickname of Braveheart.
Feelings though are running high in a country disgusted by daily reports of gang rapes and sex assaults on children.
Since the convictions, newspapers have printed graphic details of the gang's onslaught against the young student and her male companion, including of the internal injuries she suffered while being violated with a rusty iron bar before being thrown naked off the bus.
Her injuries were so severe that she died nearly a fortnight later in a Singapore hospital. She briefly regained consciousness, telling family and friends of her desire to see her attackers burn to death.
India had an unofficial eight-year moratorium on capital punishment until last November when the only surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was executed. Weeks later, a Kashmiri was hanged over his role in an attack on parliament a decade ago.
Lawyers for the men have already said they will appeal the convictions in the Delhi High Court, which will spell years of argument and delays in India's notoriously slow legal system.
In appeal, the defence is likely to advocate lesser sentences for some of the gang, and argue that it was a "spur of the moment" crime rather than a premeditated murder.
There was widespread anger in the nation after a juvenile who was convicted last month for his role in the bus attack was sentenced to just three years in a correctional facility -- the maximum allowed by law.
The gang all lived in and around Ram Dass Camp, an unauthorised slum in southern Delhi where former neighbours have called for their execution.
"They deserve the harshest punishment... Reform is out of the question," said Maur Singh, a one-time neighbour who promised to hand out sweets in celebration if the judge sends the gang to the gallows.
"If the same happened to their sisters, would they give the perpetrators a second chance to reform? No, I don't think so."
Rattled by the mass protests, the government rushed through new anti-rape laws and ordered the trial be held in a special fast-track court to avoid it becoming a victim of India's notoriously sluggish legal system.
The home minister, Sushilkumar Shinde, has been quoted as saying the new laws "will ensure capital punishment for such a heinous crime" -- comments that defence lawyers say undermines judicial independence.
Senior opposition politicians have joined in the clamour while activists have protested outside the court, wearing hooded masks and mock nooses.


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I have tested 3 times with a high TSH over recent months, it was 7 on my last test which was the lowest it had been. My Free T4 is normal (i dont know the level). I will be tested again next week for my TSH and for the first time for thyroid anibodies. My Mum has Hypothyroidism and i am always exhausted and feeling low/depressed. I have also been trying to conceive and have had fetility tests which have not identified any problems.
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JOHANNESBURG — It's the type of basketball program coach Barry Owens wants to build at Johannesburg-Lewiston — a feared opponent that is a continual winner.
One program resembling that label closely is Posen — an team who has now beaten the Cardinals in three consecutive Class D district championship games.
It happened again Friday when Posen set school history with a fourth straight district title in a 73-36 win on J-L's home floor.
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Thankfully, we've had a quiet two days. K had a class Sat and Sun, so he's been riding around the rental car. Both of us are still a bit sore and achy, especially in the neck, but some extra sleep and ibuprofen have been taking care of it, so I think we're on the way to recovery.
We went to hockey Saturday night and it was a blow-out for the home team. Kind of disappointing because it is fun to watch a good game, but at least they finally got their second win.
I played basketball today, and we finally won also, 47-48 against one of the teams that is traditionally pretty good. I feel like I actually had a pretty good game, and I won the tip-off. At the rate I'm going, they might actually let me keep jumping - which is odd because I don't usually start. We even had some team bonding after the game and every one left me alone about not drinking with them when I commented that after the week I've had, I'm not taking any unnecessary chances.


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A couple of badass Ford F-150 pickups flex their muscles in the 8th mile.
This week's Truckin Fast Wednesday video comes to us from the CosalaRekordz YouTube channel and it features a pair of first generation F-150 Lightnings going head-to-head on an 8th mile drag strip. Based on the brief description, the red F-150 is said to be the fastest Lightning in California and after watching the video, we are inclined to believe that claim.
The Competitors
Both of the trucks in action in the video above are first generation Ford F-150 SVT Lightning pickups. These trucks would have come from the factory with a 5.8-liter V8 delivering 240 horsepower, but it is safe to say that neither of these F-150s have many (if any) factory engine components.
We don't have any details, but we know that the red truck is called Te La Rayo and the green and black truck is called The Snail. The red Lightning does its burnout first and it easily roasts the huge rear tires, but we don't hear any obvious forced induction sounds. On the other hand, the Snail definitely sounds like it has forced induction, doing an equally-sweet burnout.
The Race
After each of these first gen Lightnings clean off their tires, they ease to the starting line. As the drivers wait for the green lights to drop, the engines scream and we can hear the anti-lag system of the green truck do its thing. At that point, you might be expecting The Snail to beat the red F-150, but this race has a surprising outcome.
When the green lights drop, the Te La Rayo Lightning rips away from the line, leaving The Snail in its dust. We can only guess that the green and black truck ran into some issues at the starting line, as not only did it get beaten – but it ran a fairly lackluster elapsed time in the process.
In the end, the red Lightning ran a 6.20 at 112 miles per hour while The Snail ran an 8.39 at 101.
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Malaysian Model Escapes Caning Punishment for Drinking Beer
A Malaysian Muslim model who faced a caning for drinking beer in a case that grabbed headlines around the world has had her sentence reduced to community service, her father said Thursday.
Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 33, was sentenced last year under Islamic law to six lashes and a fine by a religious court in the moderate Muslim-majority country, triggering outrage among human rights groups.
Kartika's father Shukarno Mutalib said however that the ruler of the central state of Pahang, where Kartika was caught drinking in a hotel bar, had decided to commute the sentence, according to a letter to the family this week.
"The sultan has decided that the caning sentence will be substituted with a three-week community service at a children's home in Pahang from April 2," Shukarno told AFP.
Alcohol is widely available in Malaysia but is forbidden for Muslim Malays, who make up 60 percent of the population. They can be fined, caned, or jailed for up to three years but prosecutions are extremely rare.
Kartika, a part-time model and mother-of-two, would have been the first woman to be caned under Islamic law in Malaysia but in a surprise move, three other women were caned in February for having sex out of wedlock.
Shukarno said he would hand his daughter over to the religious authorities in Pahang on Friday, adding: "I respect the sultan's decision."
The move came after Kartika had an audience with the Pahang royals in March to discuss her case. The sultan has the power to grant Kartika a pardon even though she did not ask for one.
Under Malaysia's monarchy, the state sultans -- who take turns to serve for five years as king -- are also in charge of religious affairs in their state. Kartika has stared down religious authorities by refusing to appeal against her sentence, and had challenged them to cane her in public quickly.
Her case fueled a debate over rising "Islamization" of the multi-ethnic country, but despite the avalanche of criticism including the government saying the sentence was "too harsh", an appeals panel upheld the sentence last year. Religious authorities could not be reached for comment immediately to confirm the reduction in the sentence.
"Kartika was expecting a caning, she is surprised by this development as she will be separated from her children for three weeks, but we respect the sultan's decision," Shukarno said.
Malaysia, a multicultural nation which is also home to large ethnic Chinese and Indian communities, has a dual-track legal system and Islamic courts can try Muslims for religious and moral offences.
Islamic scholars, who have mostly backed the sentence, had said the punishment would be carried out when Kartika was fully clothed and with a cane that is smaller and lighter than the heavy length of rattan used in criminal cases.


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Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 292-294
Inhibitory effect of esculentoside A on tumour necrosis factor α production by human monocytes
Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Copyright © 1996 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Esculentoside A (EsA) is a saponin isolated from the roots of Phytolacca esculenta. Previous experiments have shown that it has strong anti-inflammatory effects. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is a very important inflammatory mediator. It is known that there are two types of TNF—TNFα is from macrophages/monocytes and TNFβ is from activated lymphocytes. In order to study the mechanism of the anti-inflammatory effect of EsA, it was determined whether TNFα production from human peripheral monocytes was altered by EsA under lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated conditions. EsA was found to decrease TNFα production in a dose-dependent manner at concentrations higher than 1 μmol/l EsA. Recent studies have shown that EsA has a curative effect on chocolate cyst and other inflammatory diseases. Our previous studies have shown that EsA could reduce the release of platelet activating factor (PAF) from rat macrophages, and inhibit interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 production from routine macrophages. The reducing effects of EsA on the release of TNFα, IL-1, IL-6 and PAF may explain its anti-inflammatory effect.


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This is my chicken, Bitsy. I got her from a local feed store in Rohnert Park, Ca. She is so very gentle and lets me pick her up. She must of been raised in the house because she tried to follow me in. She is a bantam, appears to be a year at least.
She laid the next day which surprised me as they usually fall off laying when moved, especially to a next home. She laid 6 eggs a week and rested on the 7th day, sound familiar? Her eggs are larger than I expected them to be.
She steered clear of our full size hens at first but hung fairly close to them, just not in pecking distance. Now she has claimed cock-of-the-walk even though she's a hen. She'll pounce on them if they get too close to her special treats. So funny to watch.
Then she got broody, I let her set on 3 wooden eggs until my son brought me 3 bantam chicks about a week old. That night I replaced the eggs with the chicks. She took right to them and vise versa. She's a great mom as most bantam hens are! Oh yes,
she has two hens and one rooster. Even though they are still quite small the two hens dust with their mother (step-mother, lol!), the rooster, with his long legs, does not dust, just walks around them scratching and eating.
Another oddity is the one white chick has already claimed pecking order over the two others. The black chick has turned out to be a frizzle and is a mama's baby, lol!
My chicken, Bitsy
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<A Step Back, But – #1>
He screamed at first due to being excited about receiving a reply, but now, he was at a loss for word.
That healer was the one that caused trouble, not him.
The leader, attackers and the other carriers knew.
He wasn't sure how the rumor started spreading like, but in less than 24 hours, a total stranger told him that he should know his place.
Since the healer class had the least amount of people, they built their own network. When a healer has issues with another class they always side with the people that have the same class as them.
However, since Hyun-Soo was new to this world, he failed to notice it.
It would've been great if it was specified somewhere, but seeing as how people know of these things through word of mouth, it was impossible for Hyun-Soo to know since he didn't have any connections.
On top of that, he was at a disadvantage since everyone was always siding with the healers.
It was hard to replace a healer with another class, so they didn't have a choice but to side with them.
It would've been a different story if someone died, but this was reality.
The healer himself misunderstood the situation, which made him spread rumors to other healers and those healers told other hunters around them.
They didn't exactly tell others to not hire Kim Hyun-Soo for a hunt, but once a healer dislikes a certain hunter, there's a high chance that other hunters wouldn't hire them.
It didn't matter who was at fault.
It was common for them to not ask questions about the issue.
If a healer found out that Kim Hyun-Soo was part of the hunt, they'll most likely leave and it'll be hard to recruit another healer.
'Crazy bastard…!'
Hyun-Soo thought it was unfair.
It's because he was unaware that something like this might happen.
He realized what was going on after reading the message.
Hyun-Soo sent another message asking where he heard that kind of nonsense from, but he only got a message that said that his account was blocked.
'Is it because of what happened yesterday? Really? What happened yesterday was that healer's fault because he misunderstood.'
After receiving this one message, he understood why he wasn't getting any replies for hours.
His assumption during the first hour was right.
Hyun-Soo felt uneasy as he continued sending more messages.
This time, he sent a message as an attacker, but he wasn't getting any replies.
In order to satisfy the small number of healers, the hunters didn't take any chances.
Hyun-Soo tried sending another message to one that he already sent, but he got the same message saying that his account has been blocked.
"Damn it!"
It would become a big problem if this continued.
'I can't stop here!'
Hyun-Soo thought about proving his innocence by asking the carrier that he worked with, but he shook his head.
He wasn't the one that caused trouble in the beginning.
The carriers that worked with him knew, but would they testify for him?
They were the ones that told me not to complain about it to the leader.
Would those kinds of people have the guts to tell the truth to the other hunters?
It would be a relief if they didn't sell him out.
'I shouldn't expect anything from them.'
In conclusion, there wasn't anything he could do to prove his innocence.
Even if everything he said were true, they would choose to listen to the healer than an ordinary carrier.
'Why is my life filled with so many issues?'
If his life was really a rollercoaster, then he probably would've gotten sick due to the constant ups and downs.
'Is that crazy idiot the one that's ruining my life? I need to go up higher. I can't let a crazy bastard like him ruin my life. No, I had no idea I had to be careful of the idiotic hunters and the monster that we were hunting.'
I have to be careful of the enemies within the group.
In the end, Hyun-Soo wasn't able to get accepted in a hunt and ended up wasting money at the internet café.
Since he quit all of his part-time jobs, there was nothing for him to do once he got home.
'When I make money next time, I'll have to get a new computer.'
The money that he spent at the café was a waste and if he had a computer at home, he could use this time to continue searching for a job.
If he found a job and participated in a hunt, then he would be able to work again.
And if he worked hard during the hunt, then it might resolve all the bad rumors about him.
Hyun-Soo didn't give up.
If he felt discouraged over something like this, then he would've given up on life a long time ago and probably would've just stayed home.
When it became night time, other family members started arriving home one by one.
Hyuna was the first one to come home, so he sent her to her room to study and two hours later, his mother came home.
"Welcome home."
"Did you have a good day? Nothing dangerous happened?"
"Yeah, nothing dangerous happened. It hasn't been that long since I became a hunter, so there aren't any dangerous jobs yet."
Hyun-Soo couldn't tell her that he couldn't find a job and ended up staying home.
His mother told him to be careful and handed him an item she brought home.
"What is this?"
"It's nothing special, but there was some food left over at the restaurant so I brought it. I can't hold a party, but I should've at least bought you some delicious food…"
"No, it smells really delicious!"
As soon as he removed the plate's cover that was inside a black plastic bag, a spicy smell entered his nostrils.
"I'm sorry that I can't congratulate with a grand party. Call Hyuna and eat together. I'm not feeling so well, so I'll be going to sleep early. I'm sorry. Enjoy the food, okay?"
"You're not feeling well?"
"Yeah, but I'm sure it's just my age. Don't worry and eat."
Despite of her saying that it wasn't anything serious, Hyun-Soo noticed her exhausted face.
Of course she would be tired after working and coming home late, but she seemed more exhausted than usual.
He called Hyuna and set the table, but while doing so, he couldn't help but watch his mom.
Why did he want to become a hunter?
There were a lot of reasons, but his biggest reason was money.
Then why did he want to earn money?
It was so that they can live well.
With who?
His family.
But, if his mother was sick, then his top priority of wanting to become a hunter would change.
Aside from that, his mother never said she was tired or that she wasn't feeling well, so hearing her say that made him worry even more.
"Hyun-Soo, where are you going?"
After taking a couple of bites, he stood up and Hyuna asked while eating the delicious food.
"I'm going to go check up on mom. I'm getting worried."
Hyun-Soo quietly opened the bedroom door and called his mother. Luckily, she wasn't already asleep so she sat up from her bed.
"Are you feeling really sick?"
"Did you eat a lot? Why aren't you eating more?"
His mother was more worried about how he didn't eat much than her condition and her face showed it.
"I ate a lot. Are you sure you don't have to go to the hospital?"
"Well…the restaurant has been busy lately, so I don't have time to take a break. I think it's just a minor cold, so I'm sure I'll get better after getting some rest."
He knew that his mother barely had any decent rest. Her job didn't have any holidays, so her days off was very erratic.
They did take turns taking the day off, but his mother spent that day off by working.
'Even if I told her to go to the hospital, she'll just say that it's a waste of money and that it'll be difficult for her to get time off.'
She was the type to spend money on her children, but would think of it as a waste if it were spent on her.
Hyun-Soo understood how his mother felt, but at the same time, he felt frustrated.
No matter how hard he tried to get her to go, he knew his mother wouldn't, causing him to let out a small sigh.
"Let me at least massage you. They say that if you massage the stiff areas, it'll help relieve them. Where would you like me to massage you?"
When she has a cold and her body is aching, there are times when massaging her helps out.
Since she does the same work every day, she only uses the same muscles and the other parts of her body become stiff.
It's similar to massaging the back of the neck and shoulders when a person has a serious headache.
"It's nice to get a massage from a son that's a hunter. Be easy with the massage, okay?"
"Don't worry. I'll make sure you feel better."
Hyun-Soo looked at his mother's back.
His mother was smaller than Hyun-Soo in terms of size, but for some reason, she looked even smaller than before.
Her shoulders looked weak, her messy hair was tied back because she couldn't get it cut, and she had white hair mixed between her black hair.
'She's gotten old…'
Before getting married, she was raised in a nice environment so she didn't have to work, but once her family had some financial difficulties, she started working whenever she had the time.
Her smooth hands became dry and rough and her face made her look older than her actual age.
Hyun-Soo knew.
No matter what he said, she wasn't going to quit her job.
Normally, she's weak and calm, but when needed, she becomes stern and strong.
'I need to let her rest…'
Once he told her that he became a hunter and suggested that she take a break from work, she rejected on the spot.
If he had a lot of money now and he was going to earn a lot of money in the future, then he would've forcefully taken his mother to the hospital.
However, even if he became a hunter, he didn't have any money and it was unclear how things would work out for him.
He was certain that if he forced her to go to the hospital and they ended up having to pay a large bill, his mother would feel burdened by it and would work twice as hard to pay it off.
First, he had to be in a steady position.
She would only quit her job if he showed that with his earning, she didn't have to work anymore.
He wasn't completely sure, but he had to at least have a steady income.
He couldn't do anything in his current situation.
Because of that crazy healer, he was currently in a difficult situation and he wasn't sure how to resolve it.
If he resolved that, he could at least get a job as a carrier.
'I wish she wouldn't get sick. She can't even take a break because of me. I wish she would remain healthy. Please stay healthy for a long time.'
He started massaging her shoulder and back and put pressure in his fingers when he was massaging her waist.
He didn't know anything about the body's blood circulation or the bones, but hearing his mother say that it felt good made him feel better.
Hyun-Soo started massaging her lightly, but he started focusing on different parts of her body.
He started doing massages that he briefly saw on TV.
He continuously massaged her head, neck and shoulders.
Those three places seemed to be in the worst condition.
Hyun-Soo put pressure in those locations with his fingers. He gave it his all while massaging his mother.
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Hi, Hope you are having a great New Year! I need a freelancer to create modern, and minimalist different 5 templates over the next 5 days in MailChimp for a real estate team based in NYC. I need them to be compatible with the mobile phones as well as email These will be email blasted out so the design must be amazing! If you are creative please contact us! We will make a final decision tomorrow...
Zoho doesn't seem to allow workflow triggers from the creation of records in a Linking Module. We need someone to figure out how to tr...doesn't seem to allow workflow triggers from the creation of records in a Linking Module. We need someone to figure out how to trigger our function from the creation of a new record in a linking module in Zoho CRM.
Hi, I have an existing iPad-app in Swift. There is a View where people can upload Video and Photo's (this works already!). We want to add the possibility for people to also Upload Audio. This is what we want: - Click on Button > Start recording - While recording > Show recording animation (GIF or something ) > Show Stop-button to stop recording - Play the recorded sound after stop...
The w...Important is the word must be in one-line (Look Pic 1) Because the logo will made from wood Part 2 is the Front Label with the Letter "V" (with the same letter as in the word Versatile) Because It is a Label foor a Wooden Bicycle Company it was nice too see the natural aspect in the Logo (here a more bad as good Picture of the Idea) Look Pic 2
We are launching a new brand of E-liquid (Vape Juice, Electronic Cigarette) what we require is a Brand Logo as well as Product label design.
OUR DRAFT IN ATTACHMENT. PLEASE USE IT! ------------- Label size: 150mm × 70mm ------------- Logo Text: 4slim Logo Design: S should be in measure tape font ------------- Label Description: Label should be for an bottle and it should look like the measure tape squeeze the bottle and should look like scrumbled, maybe with shadow to get an 3d effect, like
...application already developed but we need solution for FPS (Frames Per Second) we already developed ionic application with camera recording video.. The problem is when we record video the default is 30 FPS. We need a solution so it will activate the device's maximum FPS recording capabilities of all android and ios devices. some devices have 60 fps
I am a small business owner with a small cafe. We will be making some hot sauce to distribute and i am after a label design in an adobe suite program. I am after the files so that I can make my own edits to the work similar to the attached Photoshop example. this example shows a mountain and bridge, water, sunset and sand. its very much 'inspired'
...their logo redesigned a bit. - You can see their current logo here ([κάνε είσοδο για να δεις το URL]). - I'm attaching an AI file with the S icon shape which should be used in the redesign (with or without the circle border, it's up to you). - They...
...graphic scheme. The existing brand's graphics is on 4.5" round labels. The new design is for square labels. These two new sizes of labels are attached (die lines). All round label attachments contain the brand information needed to be 'fitted' over the new square labels. YOU MAY DEVELOP A NEWER DESIGN BUT TRY TO KEEP THE Coquette Font. The die lines are
Will register and login in to [κάνε είσοδο για να δεις το URL] and create label thru SNAP SHIP I need a piece of software that will create Canada Post labels from addresses I provide. Software will need to supply certain information that Canada Post needs to create the l...
I need a piece of software that will create Canada Post labels from ad...Software will need to supply certain information that Canada Post needs to create the label. US and CANADA labels have different information that needs to be supplied. Software needs to have option for me to pick the shipping option and option to provide CC to pay for the label
I am using node-red. I'm sending a json object with mqtt as below. What to do; When the json object arrives, it will retrieve the field value that is typed "nodeabone" and query it in the mongoDB database, if it has any records, or it will save the json object. I want a function written in this way. Only node-red function will be written.
...the product label for my new pet product. A healthy dog treat (and looks very similar to beef jerky). Here's what makes our treats special: 1) Made from 100% organic free-range and grass fed cattle, 2) No preservatives, 3) Only natural ingredients. Feel free to be as creative as you like, although I want the label to have: - Our logo (attached)
...Freelancers, This project is to recreate this attached label with our information and make small changes. 4 different colors: BLUE Text: CBD E-juice Blåbär 2 flames Our logo (attached) 3% CBD | 300mg | 10ml Icons on the side (look on attached files) RED Text: CBD E-juice Jordgubbe 2 flames Our logo (attached) 3% CBD | 300mg | 10ml Icons on the side
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I'm building a brand and need some suppliers that are willing to white label or repackage with different bottles. Must be quality extra virgin olive oil. When replying to this answer what websites do you use to check new consumer products coming out so that I know you read and understand English and not a robot.
I am starting an equestrian based clothing label and I am needing a logo asap. The brand will be named TSD the label, the initials of my first pony. I want a very minimalist logo incorporating the name and a outline of the horses head. I have attached an image of the style I like along with a photo of the horse it should be based on
Need to design a logo and label for a hot sauce
We have 12 workstations accessing cloud server for an electronic medical records system made by "eclinicalworks". I need help with configuring all the workstation setttings on about 12 - 15 workstations at the office by following the eclinicalworks recommendations to make the necessary changes to each workstation setting by connecting to it remotely.
I'm looking for someone to help me design a logo for a t-shirt label (which I may also incorporate into the main design on the shirt front itself). I also want to use this label for the packaging that would be used. Would love to set up a time to chat about the project if there's any interest.
I am importing hair gel and need a label design for the lid of the can, i need someone to design me a label. The most artistic and creative ideas will get the project. What i want in it - to have the brand " Lonewulf" - have picture of a wolf somewhere or a symbol - make the label has a sleek cool look to it I have attached a picture of
Hi, I'm in the process of looking for someone to help customize a package for my cosmetic line. I am needing a logo, insert card and label/product packaging design. I am needing these items by the end of the month (January) and am looking for a long term partnership.
Would like to have a new look of the front of our product label, mainly the words "American Ginseng" has to have some art works on it and change the size and emplacement of our corporate logo on the label to look it more professional.
Native English Writer Needed for long term writing jobs. I'll pay 1.25-1.35 AUD per 100 words. Newbies are also welcome but must show samples. Non-natives please don't apply. Your bid will be reported.
...10am-12:30pm. Location: Sheraton Towers Hotel, 39 Scotts Road, Singapore 228230, Singapore. Therefore I'd like to hire a freelancer who can personally attend the seminar and record the whole seminar. It lasts about 2 hours so significant storage of the recorder/phone is required. Payment will be sent once I received and verified the content of the seminar
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We are always looking for experts in Report Design using Combit List & Label. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact me. Since most of our customers are in the German-speaking area, German language proficiency would be an advantage.
Wine label for Australian winemaker
I need someone to submit some articles for me.
I have attached 2 files. One for Logo and one is for Product Labelling. I need someone to take inspiration from it and design it high-quality printable file format in Photoshop. Other information will be provided to the selected applicants. I don't need something high-fi, just need someone to modify the attached images to match my brand name.
Hello, we need a design for a product label of natural, high quality thyme honey. The product label will consist of two parts. - A rectangular shape (A), 14cm*7cm, which will be attached at the front part of the round jar. - One Circular Shape (B) attached on top of the jar, connected by a stripe (C) to a smaller Shape (D), which will overlap
hello I am after someone to create some label templates for me and do the copy and paste of all the relevant information into those files. thanks so much
For our Recruitment business we are looking for an English text writer with a proven record in writing short catchy articles for LinkedIn to position our brand as a taught leader in 5 different fields. The articles are always created in a co-creation, for example: - We provide your the themes and you should find other articles that you can refer to
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Hi, I am looking for some one that can customise a we'll graphic design of a honey label for our honey jars.
...will give a user id and password for you to log into a website. Once inside, there are about 47 videos (I have attached what the page looks like once you get in). Please record the 47 videos as there are no download links available (or if you figure out a way to download that would be great as well). Once the 47 videos are recorded or downloaded
Hello, We need a man voice talent to record a short story for an upcoming VR game we are working on. This calm style is what we are looking for: [κάνε είσοδο για να δεις το URL] Here is the text to record: ## Scene I "Hello there... (pause) This is Rax's...
you will be given around 1000-1100 sentences. Each sentence will either be labeled positive, neutral or negative from the perspective of a bitcoin investor. E.g 1. "What is the bitcoin fork?" should be labeled neutral. Eg. 2. "Bitcoin cash v bitcoin: Top cryptocurrency table as of 11" should be labeled neutral. Eg 3 "But for now, bitcoin transfers are priced like a luxury ...
I am looking for someone to design labels and boxes ready for print for a new company I am starting. I will provide the logo and what is required on the labels and boxes. I just need them deigned and need 3D mock ups created.
...(option to backup on Google Drive) 3 option Income / Expenses / Savings (with default drop-down categories and also new categories to b ad by user) User can download their record as PDF excel format Report generate like profit and loss AC User can check their report on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly.... Currency option Create party/customer
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I am having issue of adding an image from resource folder to a label on my JForm. This is my syntax public JFrameTest() { initComponents(); [κάνε είσοδο για να δεις το URL](getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("/resources/[κάνε είσ...
I am needing 4 of my product labels photoshopped over top of an exsisting product to be used on my website for my brand , I am also need 1 addition product of our lotion label photoshopped onto a lotion bottle for the same reason
...create label templates. We will send AI files with die lines, and some photos of examples of labels as guides. For each element in the label, the file should have a separate layer containing a generic, generalized version of that element. The accompanying image shows some examples of labels, but don't use these specifically. At least three label templates
...elements in the image around but the bottle will always stay the same -You can play with colors of the other elements in the image but the logo will remain intact as it is (green) Logo: We are attaching the logo on Illustrator format, to make your job easier. The final document of the winning entry will have to come on illustrator and on other formats
I need gameplay videos of major online games (CSGO/PUBG/Fortnite/Dota/LoL/WoW/OW/HS/WoT etc.). Your task would be to record or stream yourself while playing one of these games. - The video must be 3 hours long or more. - Commentary/Voice chat is preferred but not required. - There must be actual gameplay, you can't sit in menus or be afk. - It
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A skilled violinist need to play tune of a solo vocal of a song. Artist must have own pro level recording equipment to record and must be acoustic violin. Deliverable: Uncut raw WAV file Pay: CAD $ 15 If you have the skill and are interested, apply with a sample of your violin tune. Thanks
Hello, I would like top copy the Indonesian sentences from a PDF and the English translation. I would like to have the Indonesian recorded with a clear voice hopefully both a male and female voice. The file is here [κάνε είσοδο για να δεις το URL] I only want the full sentences not ...


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how are you today?? it's so cold I think..
but I must do anything. Lol..
whereever you are, you must keep figthing for today guys..
be your self and keep smiling.. ^^
Regards Nita Aprilianti
Monday, December 12, 2011
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Unbelievable but true incident – Brian Bennett, a Louisville Courier-Journal reporter had to leave the stadium during a Louisville-Oklahoma State baseball game for posting live updates of the NCAA baseball tournament game on his website.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association says reporting on the "game in progress" violates the exclusive broadcasting rights it sold to ESPN and CBS SportsLine.com.
The NCAA says,
Bloggers can write about the game before it starts or after it's over. In between, they can blog about "the atmosphere, crowd and other details," but not about the game itself.
Does the NCAA really think anyone wants to read about the "atmosphere, crowd and other details" at a college baseball game? Hardly anyone cares about college baseball, period. You'd think the NCAA would want to reach out to the few die-hard fans desperate enough to follow the game on their laptops.
Before cell phones and BlackBerries, the wireless device for people who couldn't afford to be out of touch was the electronic pager. It is routine to get updates through these channels since 1994 when Motorola and Stats Inc. teamed up to provide continuous game updates via pagers.The National Basketball Association, though, considered it an unauthorized broadcast and sued, alleging unfair competition and copyright infringement. But an appeals court ruled that the service was reporting facts, not pirating creative property. The same arguments can apply to Brian Bennett.
Now What Next ? No cellphones allowed inside the stadium to avoid the leak of ball to ball updates. It would be interesting to see how far can they go?
[Source : Chicago Tribune ]


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Some Yuletide LP albums from Dot Records of yore are highlighted in this colorful ad from TV Guide for December 15, 1962. This vintage advertisement gives a glimpse at the artwork as well as the artists that were being presented for Christmastime that year. Though some of thee covers and the singing stars they represent may have been somewhat forgotten over the sprawling decades they are still timeless, as this ad attests. In operation from 1950 through 1977, the Dot label was revived just this year. Interestingly, the Christmas LP ads of the 1960s usually spiced things up by adding one or two non-holiday albums and this ad is no exception. Included is the 2-LP set of the original soundtrack score of The Ten Commandments (1956) by Elmer Bernstein—but perhaps this shouldn't be too surprising as Paramount Pictures (the studio behind The Ten Commandments) owned Dot records at the time.
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Devotion for Monday February 20, 2017
Topic: Constant Prayer Was Offered For Him
Text: Acts 12:1 – 5
Prayer is the life of Christianity and an effectual weapon for believers to face all manner of life's challenges. Beloved brothers and sisters, if prayer had given you victory before, then engage in constant prayer for a constant victory. That is the way to live a victorious Christian life. We should note that God will not do certain things until we pray; individually or collectively.
Peter, James and John belong to the inner caucus of Jesus' ministry. One would have taught that Jesus will stop King Herod from killing James (Acts 12:1-2). Unfortunately, constant prayer was not made for him; perhaps it would have been different. When Herod kept Peter in prison to be killed at a later date, the church woke up and offered constant prayer to God for him (Acts 12:5) and he was released (Acts 12:7). If we engage in constant prayer, there will be intervention in our situation because effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much (James 5:16b).
The early Churches often engaged in prolonged corporate prayer (Acts 1:14; 2:42; 4:24 – 31; 12:5). God intends that we should always gather together for meaningful, enduring prayers. Jesus said, "My house will be called the house of prayer" (Matthew 21:13).
As Christians we should not neglect times for prayer especially corporate prayer. It's high time we enter constant prayer and start heaping up prayer deposits for the years and generation ahead, and for the good of our nation. The prayer of Jesus in Luke 22:31 contributed in Peter's freedom in the future. Constant prayer can change evil decree (Dan. 6:8-14). We cannot discover the extent and potency of the power we possess until we start praying. Remember what Jesus said in Luke 18:1 that we should always persist in prayer. Do it often and again and you will never regret it.
Food for Thought: Prevailing prayer is not eloquence but earnestness.
Memory verse: Acts 12 verse 5 – So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
Prayer: Teach us to pray, O Lord, that we should no longer complain.


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Bank flags up loan fears for British firms after Brexit
British firms may find it harder to source funding after Brexit unless European lenders ramp up their contingency plans, the Bank of England has warned.
The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) said it was concerned that financial institutions from the European Economic Area (EEA) were ill-prepared for a scenario that would force them to apply for new licensing to continue operating in the UK.
"The risk of disruption to wholesale UK banking services appeared to be slightly higher than previously thought, given that a number of EEA firms branching into the UK were not sufficiently focused on addressing this issue," the FPC said, according to minutes from its September 20 meeting.
"Absent an appropriate agreement in place at the point of exit, EEA firms branching into the UK would need to apply for new authorisations from the PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority) in order to continue to carry out regulated activities here.
"These branches accounted for around a tenth of lending to UK companies." The FPC said most European firms were relying on a "greater degree of co-operation" between the UK and EU.
But Sam Woods, head of the PRA, warned last month that it would be "unwise" for companies to bank on a transitional agreement which could temporarily extend cross-border agreements for financial services.
While Prime Minister Theresa May has offered to continue paying into EU coffers during a two-year transitional period, a final agreement has yet to be struck. Firms would need to start applying for permission to operate in the UK within the first three months of 2018 in order to ensure a smooth transition to post-Brexit relations after March 2019, the FPC said.
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Jobs Data Show Trump's Challenge: Pay Raises
(Bloomberg View) -- The latest jobs report illustrates one of the challenges President-elect Donald Trump will face when he assumes office: How to get U.S. workers a raise.
Overall, the report portrays an economy still growing at the slow-but-steady pace of the past several years. Despite an inconclusive move in the unemployment rate -- which fell from 4.9 percent to 4.6 percent largely because fewer people were actively seeking work -- job creation looked pretty healthy: Nonfarm employers added an estimated 178,000 jobs in November, bringing the three-month average to 176,000. That's more than enough to absorb natural growth in the labor force.
In a significant disappointment, though, the report didn't offer more evidence that demand for workers is translating into higher pay. Average hourly earnings actually declined in November, bringing the year-over-year rate of growth to 2.5 percent, almost a percentage point short of the pace that prevailed in previous expansions. Here's how that looks:
Manufacturing of durable goods -- such as the furnace production Trump negotiated to keep in Indiana this week -- was among the weakest performers over the past few months. Others included construction and mining (think shale oil). Here's a breakdown:
Wages matter both for current employees and for the broader incentives they create. Higher pay, for example, can coax people back into the work force, helping address a persistent deficit in prime-age employment: As of November, about 78.1 percent of people aged 25 to 54 had jobs, 2.4 million short of the pre-recession average. More-expensive labor can also prompt companies to make productivity-enhancing investments, increasing the economy's capacity to grow.
So what can Trump do? His plan to spend more on roads, bridges and other infrastructure might make a difference, though much will depend on the execution. A clearly defined fiscal stimulus, combined with a credible plan to reduce budget deficits in the longer term, could create jobs, boost wages and even improve the government's finances. Uncontrolled deficit spending, by contrast, could unsettle markets and undermine the whole concept of fiscal stimulus.
In other words, the president-elect will have to pivot from publicity stunts -- such as the jobs deal with Carrier Corp. -- to addressing the economy's shortcomings in a systematic and accountable way. Let's hope he has what it takes.
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.
To contact the author of this story: Mark Whitehouse at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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