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Chair: Ulrika Mårtensson
Liberation from Foreign Tyranny: Islam and the Arab Nation
Ulrika Mårtensson, NTNU-The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Drawing on Anthony Smith's (2003) concept of religion as the source of national identity, this paper explores the function of Islam as the source of Arab national identity with reference to three cases. (1) The rise of Islam as presented in al-Tabari's (d. 923) history: in some reports the Prophet's divinely willed mission is described as the power behind the Arabs' military victories over the Persian Sassanid kings with ensures the liberation of both Arab men and women from Persian political and sexual oppression. From al-Tabari's perspective, Islam is connected with a shift from Arab vassal status under the Sassanid empire to Arab political sovereignty: the free Arab nation was born. (2) This is also how Michel Aflaq (d. 1989), the intellectual originator of Ba'th Arab nationalism in the colonial period, conceived of Islam: as the source and genius of the re-awakened Arab nation. (3) Extrapolating from these cases, it is suggested here that the adjective 'Islamic' in today's IS signifies that it's self-perception is a project to liberate the Arab nation from foreign tyranny, i.e. all its enemies. Hence, jihadi fighters cooperate with former Ba'th leaders and Sufis, indicating that the common cause of sovereignty is paramount and religious dogma plays at most a secondary role.
Hanbalism as a project of liberation
Susanne Olsson, Stockholm University
Hanbalism from the earliest era until today promoted literal readings of Scripture and the subjugation of reason in the process of understanding the divine will, which if implemented would liberate humanity and lead them towards eternity in Paradise. Implementation was therefore considered necessary. The legal phrases al-amr bi al-ma'rūf wa nahy 'an al-munkar (commanding good and forbidding evil) and al-walā' wa al-barā' (allegiance and disavowal), were used to develop strategic motivations to agitate against those considered dealing with innovation (bid'ah), which were those not abiding to a Ḥanbali lifestyle. This pietistic struggle of "othering" intended to transfer a specific view of a moral vision on society, sometimes through hands-on "correction". Ibn Hanbal (d. 855) and al-Barbahari (d. 941) are early Hanbalis promoting this view but differed on how "correction" ought to be performed. However, both agreed that "correction" should not be directed towards political leaders. A political quietism was forwarded as the correct action (manhaj) and loyalty to political authorities was reinforced. Political leadership was in this sense "passively" accepted. This perspective on manhaj towards leaders was changed with Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 1328) and contemporary Salafi interpretations differ on this point, but are influenced by the early Hanbali scholars. The paper will focus on the actions recommended in order to reach liberation as understood from early Hanbali views.
Historical Developments of Kharidjite Communities: Contemporary Reflections
Marianne Laanatza, Lund University
The paper is about how the violent Kharidjites, who once upon a time were a threat like the current al-Qaida or IS in areas around Baghdad and Basra as well as in some parts of Iran, developed their religious believing and acting from applying a very aggressive form of jihad to an inner and peaceful one in order to survive. They were then not any longer known as Kharidjites but Ibadits. They were settled in Oman and in the Maghreb under different conditions. While they have played an important and dominant role in Oman and still is the leading form of Islam in that society, the Ibadites in the Maghreb had a violent and complicated history, but still exist – although as very marginalized – in the Maghreb. The situation for the Ibadites in the current Maghreb is highlighted here as well as their roles during the so-called Arab Spring and their views on al-Qaida and similar groups today.
Identity, Liberation and Multiplicity in the Legal Discourse of Abou El Fadl
Angus Slater, Lancaster University
While liberation in the purely social or political aspect has always been a focus for thinking in the Middle East, a concomitant part of the recent movements termed the 'Arab Spring' was the liberation of identity from the strictures of past social and religious constructions in favour of a re-working and re-imagining of the possibilities for Muslim identity in the Middle East and beyond. As part of this re-imagining, the role that the discourse of Islamic law – its internal mechanisms, its social standing in Islamic communities, and its relation to the performance of Islamic identity – all become key components of re-envisaging the terms and possibilities of liberation. This paper attempt to address this process through the work of Abou El Fadl, a noted western scholar of Islam, who addresses the intersection between the classical tradition of Islamic law, representations of that tradition in the grab of contemporary invocations of the Sharῑ'ah, and the way in which these issues have an impact on the formation of Muslim identity in the West. In doing, Abou El Fadl's proposes the liberation of contemporary Islamic identity through a renewal of the multiplicity and hesitancy of the classical tradition. In deconstructing and challenging the singular representations of Islamic identity and the Sharῑ'ah, the discourse promoted by Abou El Fadl opens up the possibility for liberation beyond the purely social or political into the arena of identity and the formation of the self.
"Is Sharia antithetical to democracy and justice?"
Ayesha Malik, The Review of Religions Magazine
The term Sharia, perceived through a purely etymological lens presents itself today as an oxymoron on many levels. The term literally means life-giving water – however, when juxtaposed against state practice in the Muslim-majority world with respect to the enforcement and implementation of Sharia law, a deepening divide between the letter and spirit of Sharia is revealed. The enforcement of Sharia in Muslim-majority lands has mutated from constitutionalisation to politicisation, interspersed by layered responses from the judiciary. The choice of wording of constitutional Sharia law provisions, presents a range of vexed questions with respect to their interpretation – not least the difficulty of whose version of Sharia shall prevail. The analysis will aim to examine, by exploring a series of conundrums, state practice (focusing primarily on the Middle East) in relation to the construction and interpretation of such provisions and illustrate the implications that such provisions have had on the socio-legal fabric. It will be demonstrated that the heightened role of Islam in the state in Muslim-majority countries has meant the entrenchment of a pernicious ideology, the proponents whereof claim to be the "true" warders of religion. It will be argued that this "custodians of heaven" approach has paradoxically made a travesty of Sharia – alienating it from the source text (the Qur'an) and reducing it to epitomising violence and intolerance. The exposition will aim to explore the fundamental principles of governance as espoused in the Qur'an and trace the gap that ironically exists between these principles and actual state practice.


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Hey Afaconados!
Just so you all know, the colors I'll be highlighting for Tuesday's Color Crush from now on will be BRIGHTS…I'm done with Winter, even if it's still only 30 degrees in the ATL. Today's highlight is on Jade. This light bluish-green color is one of my favorites because it reminds me so much of Island colors. I can't wait to add some Jade pieces to my Spring wardrobe!
Here are my picks for this week:
Until next time!

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Originally appeared in Law360 on June 2, 2015.
Starting in late 2012, the first petitions were filed for the new adversarial America Invents Act proceedings before the newly formed Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Now, two and a half years later, the first appeals from these new proceedings are being heard by the Federal Circuit. For practitioners, these first decisions are the ones to watch, as they may show the Federal Circuit's general opinion regarding these new administrative proceedings, how the Federal Circuit plans to deal with the increased workload and/or how settled legal principles apply to these new types of proceedings.
Starting this year, the Federal Circuit has begun to hand down decisions on appeals from final decisions in post-America Invents Act proceedings such as inter partes reviews and covered business methods. Thus far, eight out of the 10 decisions (80 percent) have been Rule 36 summary affirmances with no opinions. The Federal Circuit has handed down only two opinions (20 percent): In Re Cuozzo Speed Techs. LLC in February and Belden v. Berk-Tek in April.
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However, based on the current pipeline, it looks as if those seeking more guidance from the Federal Circuit won't have to wait long. For the eight Rule 36 summary affirmances, the Federal Circuit decisions arrived anywhere between two and 15 days after oral argument. But, there are currently six cases where oral arguments were heard over a month ago and a decision has not yet been issued. Thus, it is likely that these cases will result in written opinions.
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These six cases to watch are:
- Trs. of Columbia Univ., Nos. 14-1547, 14-1548; 14-1550 (Fed. Cir. argued April 9, 2015);
- in re. Cont'l Auto. Sys., No. 14-1573 (Fed. Cir. argued April 8, 2015);
- Merck & Cie v. Gnosis SPA, No. 14-1779 (Fed. Cir. argued April 7, 2015);
- Microsoft Corp. v. Proxyconn Inc., Nos. 14-1542 and 14-1543 (Fed. Cir. argued April 7, 2015);
- S. Ala. Med. Sci. v. Gnosis SPA, Nos. 14-1778, 14-1780, 14-1781 (Fed. Cir. argued April 7, 2015);
- Versata Dev. Grp. v. SAP Am. Inc., No. 14-1194 (Fed. Cir. argued Dec. 3, 2014).
In awaiting these decisions, practitioners should note that:
- Of these six cases, only one is an appeal from a covered business method proceeding (Versata), while the other five are appeals from inter partes review proceedings;
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has intervened in Versata, Microsoft and Continental Auto. The USPTO typically intervenes when one party does not participate in the appeal or when the appeal involves a challenge to a rule or interpretation;
- In Microsoft, the Federal Circuit has asked for post-argument briefing on: (1) "[w]hat is the proper interpretation of 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a)(2)" (e.g. motion to amend); (2) what is the "standard for reviewing the Board's denial of a motion to amend"; and (3) "[h]ow does the Board's interpretation of 37 C.F.R. § 42.121 comport with the rule of broadest reasonable interpretation"; and
- Judge Pauline Newman, who dissented in Cuozzo and disagreed with the PTAB's broadest reasonable interpretation rule in IPRs, sits on the Versata, S. Al. Med. Science, and Merck panels.
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Pass 66%
In some respects disapointed as this is not in the First area, as Landscape was, but its still 2:1 area and if I continue to the Final Year and I continue to produce the same or better the outcome will be acceptable.
Overall comments and feedback were encouraging with the inevitable lack of my "voice" and the need to engage fully with contemporary photographic practice. The assessors liked the submission calling it "professional and accessible" with technical skills that are "advanced" and written work being "strong".
I have sought some advice from one of the senior tutors and he has been very generous with offering guidance and support for moving onto Level 3.
240 HE points in the bag, 120 more to be gained with 3 x 40 point modules and 4 years maximum to complete. BA(Hons) still seems a long way away.


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American cartoonist Jim Davis said 'Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.' I remember this when I see carrots, zucchini, pumpkin and any cake. This recipe is for mini carrot cake made in a microwave. It also happens to be Egg free and can be veganized easily. The whole process takes about 10-12 mins including the preparation, baking and resting time. Eating time differs from person to person. It takes 2 mins for me to attack and devour!
Choco-nana Crinkle Cookies (Whole wheat, Egg free, Dairy free)
I baked cookies today. So I shall call myself cookiewali!
For the non-Indian readers, 'wali' is the suffix for female gender and 'wala' for male gender. Recently, I came across a thread in an online forum where a home baker was addressed by her client as 'cakewali'. Going by the same suffixation, an IT personnel is computerwala/wali, an oscar winning actor is nautangiwala/wali, a chemist is dawaiwala/wali, a renowned chef is bawarchi, a pâtissier/ chocolatier is halwai and so on.
It sounds funny, right? Politically and technically it's not wrong. At the same time, it's about being sensitive and respectful to your fellow being. Addressing someone by their name is a kind gesture. Trust me, it costs nothing!
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Chocolate Strawberry Crumble Bar
CHOCOLATE, this is something I'm never bored of. I mean it! How can anyone be bored of chocolates? You can unfriend me if you dislike chocolates.
Good chocolates always have a place in my pantry. And good strawberries are seasonal. I'm wary of buying strawberries off the shelf. Rarely, I land up with sweet strawberries. Anyway I picked this pack of organic strawberries just to find out that it wasn't sweet enough for snacking. I was not in a mood to bake anything. But, I had to use these berries before it started rotting in the refrigerator.
I didn't have anything in mind. Since we were going to Gilroy for a day long shopping, I wanted to take something to snack on the way. The berries became bars!
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Chocolate Zucchini/Courgette Bread – Whole wheat, Egg free and Dairy free!
I had a long day. Cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. Phew! I was tired by the time I cooked dinner. But I had all the energy to bake something. I had no agenda. I put together something with the ingredients I had in hand. Well, I had two zucchinis sitting in the refrigerator. I try to incorporate this vegetable in my cooking now and then. Even in the bakes.
The husband dislikes zucchini. He thinks it's flavorless. So,I think of all possible ways to make it flavorful. Chocolate was the way to go. I'd to disguise this veggie in a loaf of quick bread. I was in a 'healthy' baking mode. I used whole wheat, no dairy and no eggs. Good one. Ain't it? Continue reading "Chocolate Zucchini/Courgette Bread – Whole wheat, Egg free and Dairy free!"
Homemade cream cheese subsitute without starter culture
I am often asked to share the recipe for 'HOME MADE CREAM CHEESE'. Cream cheese is readily available for me. But the same can be pricey and inaccessible for some folks. It's mostly readers from India who find it hard to lay their hands on cream cheese. So here's the recipe I experimented just for the heck of it. This one has a slight tang with a creamy texture.
I've come across many online recipes that use just whole milk to make cream cheese. I would rightly call it ricotta cheese which has a grainy texture. CREAM CHEESE needs cream and culture and/or rennet. This recipe requires no starter cultures or unpronounceable ingredients. It takes about 5 days! But you can check the consistency mid way and stop the process even on the 3 rd day.
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Dal Palak
This preparation is made in my household every week. Almost every Indian household has a version of Dal Palak. Usually, the north Indian version has different seasoning and south Indians add sambar powder for that unique flavor. You can use spices that suits your palate. I use a set of spices that works for us. Know what, PR is put off when he takes a bite of a whole spice in the curries. It's not nice to chomp on a big cardamom or blades of mace. I use Garam Masala or smaller spices that just disappear into the dish. Cumin, fennel, carom et al are spices that give texture and flavor to most curries.
Caramel (Honey) Dipped Apples
This is a long pending post. It took forever to complete this one. Date – Sometime during fall, 2012. But completed April, 2013. Don't ask me why? I was wasting time on useless stuff. Finally, I sat down to complete what I started months back. This is a simple recipe that I did because I found some lush apples in a farm. Oh yeah! Fresh produce from the tree. Organic too.
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"The case is closed."
An officer with the San Francisco Airport police taxi division proudly informed me last week that he had cited a driver, suspended him without pay for a day, sent him to taxi school, and made his company refund my money.
"He took advantage of you," the officer explained.
"I bet he won't do that again," I replied.
"If he does," said the officer, "he'll be terminated."
So, what did the poor driver do to me to deserve such vindictiveness? If you guessed "failed to inform you that a trip to Los Altos would cost meter-and-a-half, which didn't really matter because Koland's company was covering your travel expenses anyway, and you probably only cared about it because your dad made you feel like a pushover afterward and your mom told the driver that you were an attorney and wouldn't let him get away with this," you were right.


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Hi -
First time posting.
I'm in the market for a 6120, and unfortunately live in Wyoming, where it's incredibly difficult to find and play a Gretsch - so I'm almost certainly going to have to buy one online (also just looking at used instruments).
My impression is that overall, necks are pretty thin, but I want to try and find one with the thickest neck I can. My current guitars, and ones that I love the necks on, are a K-Line Tele that measures .875 at the 1st fret, and a '58RI 335 that is more like .920 at the 1st fret. Both are kinda U profiles. I've had a few soft V profile guitars I've really liked as well.
I don't think I can get that thick on a Gretsch, but if there are models that can get me over .850, I'd probably be in good shape.
I am specifically interested in lacquer finish models - so looking mostly at the G6120-1959LTV, RHH and SSLVO, though a lacquer finish w/ a fatter neck and Dynasonics would actually probably work as well.
Anyone have measurements from these models, or own one and feel like breaking out the calipers?
Thanks a ton!


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As I already said in one previous post, the excavation of Skopje Fortress began on 14-May-2007. In that time I was in Slovenia and I joined the team two weeks after the beginning of the biggest excavation ever done in Republic of Macedonia, in which more than 250 people are included.
This project is financed by the Government of Republic of Macedonia with a total amount of 2 million Euro, which basically should cover the main goal of the project - researching, rehabilitating, preserving, restoring and presenting the fortification walls and some of the fortress towers.
Skopje Fortress is located in the centre of Skopje, in the capital of Macedonia. From the beginning it was an open public excavation, and releasing a web page was just a question of time. The coordinator of this project Ph. D. Dragi Mitrevski was aware that with the opening of the web page the copy rights of the researchers will be endanger. But according to my opinion, still there are higher purposes in human life, and some of them are concerning the fact that the ordinary people and public need to be informed about all the discoveries during the excavation.
Moment from discovering of the bowl in Sector 3
I have many articles about Macedonian archaeology (mostly in Macedonian) and I will keep writing about. As someone who is directly involved in this excavation and as a colaborator of the official web site, I could write an article which is thousand times better from the best journalist article. Still, my decision was that it is better the public to be informed via relevant source like media and of course the official web site of Skopje Fortress. This web site was released long time ago, only two month after the beginning of the excavation, but from above mentioned reasons I chose to post this information now.
Eneolithic house and finds from prehistory in Sector 7
After Vardarski Rid this is probably for the first time in Republic of Macedonia one archaeological site during the excavation to has its own internet page which is treated as an affirmative contribution to the archaeology. My colleges and I in this moment with our hands we're digging the culture heritage of Republic of Macedonia creating the archaeological picture of one country in the present, that will serve as a base of collective memory for the future generations.
And I am grateful to all people who are reading my articles. Thank you for your attention.
Official link: http://skopskokale.com.mk
Web site is also avaliable on english:
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a major and costly cause of long-term pulmonary disability in extremely low birth weight (ELBW <1000 g and <30 weeks gestation) infants. The pathogensis of BPD is multi-factorial, has a genetic component, and involves lung injury and inflammation secondary to treatment with oxygen and mechanical ventilation in an underdeveloped, immature lung. Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) therapy in ELBW infants increases survival without BPD, improves pulmonary outcome through 1 year of age, is cost effective, and is not associated with short- or long-term adverse effects. However 50% of iNO-treated infants still develop BPD. ELBW infants are developmentally deficient in pulmonary surfactant and receive replacement surfactant treatment at birth. We observed that deteriorations in respiratory status in ventilated infants are associated with dysfunctional surfactant and low content of surfactant proteins B and C, and propose that these episodes contribute to development of BPD by increasing lung inflammation and injury secondary to greater exposure to oxygen and ventilator-induced volutrauma. INO therapy transiently improves surfactant function, and normal surfactant function in treated infants is associated with improved outcome. We propose that the combination of iNO and late surfactant will interact to promote alveolar development and reduce continuing lung injury, respectively. We hypothesize that late doses of surfactant administered to infants receiving iNO and requiring mechanical ventilation at 7-14 d of age is safe and will increase survival without BPD at 36 wk post menstrual age (PMA).
Aim 1 assesses the effect of late doses of surfactant on the occurrence and severity of BPD in ventilated ELBW infants who are receiving iNO in a multi-center randomized, blinded, controlled trial. Demonstrating an increase from 50 to 62.5% in the primary outcome of survival without BPD at 36 wk PMA requires 500 infants to have 80% power and a two-sided alpha of 0.05, allowing for one interim analysis, 7% multiple births, and stopping for either efficacy or futility. Secondary outcomes include discharge off respiratory support at 40 wk (term), duration of ventilation and hospitalization, and pulmonary morbidity and neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 and 2 years of age.
Aim 2 assesses effects of late surfactant treatment on surfactant status and lung inflammatory biomarkers. Surfactant is isolated from serial tracheal aspirate samples to determine the association of in vitro surfactant properties with respiratory status, surfactant treatment, and outcome. Assays of tracheal aspirate cytokines will examine safety and potential anti- inflammatory effects of combined treatment. A DNA repository will be established for future analysis of polymorphisms associated with BPD and response to treatment. This application describes the Clinical Coordinating Center for the trial. Project Narrative Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) is the chronic lung disease that occurs in premature infants and is associated with prolonged and costly hospitalization, long-term lung diseases, and neurodevelopmental abnormalities and mortality, with a prevalence estimated at 30,000 cases/year in the U.S. This clinical trial by experienced investigators utilizing an established trial network will determine the safety and efficacy of a new therapeutic approach for prevention of BPD in premature infants. This research has potential to decrease chronic infant lung disease and asthma, important areas of public health, reduce cost of care, and improve long-term outcome for premature infants.
|Wai, Katherine C; Keller, Roberta L; Lusk, Leslie A et al. (2017) Characteristics of Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns Undergoing Tracheotomy: A Secondary Analysis of the Trial of Late Surfactant Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143:13-19
|Keller, Roberta L; Eichenwald, Eric C; Hibbs, Anna Maria et al. (2017) The Randomized, Controlled Trial of Late Surfactant: Effects on Respiratory Outcomes at 1-Year Corrected Age. J Pediatr 183:19-25.e2
|Wai, Katherine C; Kohn, Michael A; Ballard, Roberta A et al. (2016) Early Cumulative Supplemental Oxygen Predicts Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in High Risk Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns. J Pediatr 177:97-102.e2
|Ballard, Roberta A; Keller, Roberta L; Black, Dennis M et al. (2016) Randomized Trial of Late Surfactant Treatment in Ventilated Preterm Infants Receiving Inhaled Nitric Oxide. J Pediatr 168:23-9.e4
|Taylor, Jane B; Go, Mitzi A; Nyp, Michael F et al. (2016) Rehospitalization in Infants Born?29 Weeks' Gestation during the First 2 Years of Life: Risk Assessment. Am J Perinatol 33:24-33
|Juul, Sandra E; Mayock, Dennis E; Comstock, Bryan A et al. (2015) Neuroprotective potential of erythropoietin in neonates; design of a randomized trial. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol 1:27
|Ballard, Philip L; Keller, Roberta L; Black, Dennis M et al. (2015) Inhaled nitric oxide increases urinary nitric oxide metabolites and cyclic guanosine monophosphate in premature infants: relationship to pulmonary outcome. Am J Perinatol 32:225-32
|Oishi, Peter E; Klein, Ophir D; Keller, Roberta L et al. (2013) Developing physician-scientists in the fields of neonatology and pediatric critical care medicine: an effort to formulate a departmental policy. J Pediatr 163:616-7.e1


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Hello Everyone! I wanted to share two layouts that I did a couple of days ago from a class that I took from soapHOUSEmama called The Softer Side. I really enjoyed this class learning new techniques. Be sure to stop by her website, Purplemailbox.com to check out her work!
This is the first layout, Biggest Cheerleaders. The pictures are not the greatest. My husband took them while I was running in my first 5K. The pictures are of my son and my mom waiting on me to cross the finish line. I wished I had a picture of my husband at the 5K. Here are some close ups:
The supplies I used are Amy Tangerine, Studio Calico, American Crafts, and some other supplies in my stash.
The second layout is a picture of me when I was 14 or 15. This was a popular style back then, the long skirts, sweaters and the bob hairstyle. Photographs from back then are usually dark or yellowish. I loved the technique of lightening the layout. Here are some close ups:
Some of the supplies are Basic Grey, Crate Paper, Studio Calico. Be sure to stop by the Purplemailbox.com to check out her work. Thanks for stopping by!


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Mark Zuckerberg
Company: Facebook
Age: 28
The numbers: $104 Billion at IPO
Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004 at Harvard and since then, the social network has grown to over 1 billion monthly users. He is the world's youngest billionaire with Facebook receiving a valuation of over $100 billion at it's IPO. Zuckerberg has literally changed the way people interact and has broken down social walls faster than ever imagined. Time Magazine named Zuckerberg Person of the Year for 2010 and is the only young entrepreneur on this list with a public company.
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger
Company: Instagram
Age: 29, 26
The numbers: $1.01 billion dollar exit
Instagram is a free photo sharing application that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter, then share it a variety of social networking services including Instagram's own. A distinctive feature confines photos into a square shape, in homage to both the Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid cameras. The application had over 30 million users in April 2012, with hundreds of millions of photos uploaded. Facebook acquired Instagram in April 2012.
David Karp
Company: Tumblr
Age: 26
The numbers: $125 million in funding
David started Tumblr in 2007 with his own savings from previously held jobs in the software industry. By early 2010, Tumblr was reportedly getting 15,000 new users per day, with over 2 million daily posts being made. Tumblr now has over 92 million blogs, over 42 billion blog posts, and 150 employees. Tumblr made $13 million in revenue during 2012 and has a goal of over $100 million in 2013.
Aaron Levie & Dylan Smith
Company: Box.net
Age: 27 & 26
The numbers: $284 million in funding
What started as a college project for their business class exploded into a venture backed startup with millions of users. Box provides more than 8 million users with secure cloud content management and collaboration. They say their platform "allows personal and commercial content to be accessible, sharable, and storable in any format from anywhere." The company employs over 225 people.
Daniel Ek
Company: Spotify
Age: 29
The numbers: ~ $500 million in revenues
Spotify has created a lightweight software application that allows instant listening to specific tracks or albums with virtually no buffering delay. Spotify was launched in the fall of 2008 and had approximately 10 million users by September 2010. It certainly helps that Spotify has landed Napster Co-founder Shawn Parker on their board. So far Spotify has landed 188 million in funding at valuations in the billions.
Nathan Blecharczyk
Company: AirBnB
Age: 29
The numbers: $120 million in funding
Airbnb is an online service that matches people seeking vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations with those with rooms to rent who are generally not professional hoteliers. The site was founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk. Currently, the company has listings in 26,000 cities and 192 countries. Not bad for a few guys who started out by renting out an air mattress on their floor to help pay their rent. The CEO estimated AirBnB rented 12 million to 15 million room-nights in 2012.
Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi
Company: Dropbox
Age: 29, 26
The numbers: $257 million in funding at $4 billion valuation
Dropbox was founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. Frustrated by working from multiple computers, Drew was inspired to create a service that would let people bring all their files anywhere, with no need to email attachments. Drew created a demo of Dropbox and showed it to fellow MIT student Arash Ferdowsi, who dropped out with only one semester left to make Dropbox a reality. Today, they have passed 100 million registered users and carry a valuation of over $4 billion.
Evan Sharp
Company: Pinterest
Age: 29
The numbers: $138 million in funding
Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more. Pinterest was founded by Ben Silbermann,Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp. For January 2012 comScore reported the site had 11.7 million unique U.S. visitors, making it the fastest site ever to break through the 10 million unique visitor mark. The site launched in closed beta in March 2010.
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Company: Rent the Runway
Age: 28
The numbers: $50 million funding with over 3 million members
Rent the Runway is a membership-based website that rents high-end designer apparel and accessories on a 4- or 8-day basis. The company was founded by two Harvard Business School graduates, Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Carter Fleiss. Launched in November 2009, the website now offers over 35,000 dresses and accessories from over 170 designers such as Badgley Mischka, Vera Wang, and Calvin Klein.
Company: Quora
Age: 28
The numbers: $61 million in funding at a $400 million valuation
Quora was co-founded by two former Facebook employees, Adam D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever. D'Angelo quit his position at Facebook in January 2010 to create Quora and said he was inspired to create Quora because he thought: "Q+A is one of those areas on the internet where there are a lot of sites, but no one had come along and built something that was really good yet." Quora's base of users grew quickly and raised it's recent funding at a $400 million valuation.


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A New Indirect Spectrofluorimetric Method for Determination of Ascorbic Acid with 2,4,6-Tripyridyl-S-Triazine in Pharmaceutical Samples
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Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Teslina 10, Split 21 000, Croatia
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Abstract Ascorbic acid AA is a water-soluble vitamin which shows no fluorescence. However, in reaction with ironIII, AA is oxidised to dehydroascorbic acid and ironIII is reduced to ironII which forms a complex with 2,4,6-tripyridyl-S-triazine TPTZ in buffered medium. The relative fluorescence intensity of the resulting FeTPTZ22+ complex can be measured at excitation and emission wavelengths of 393 and 790 nm, respectively. Based on this data, a new indirect spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of AA in pharmaceutical samples was proposed. Influence of the reaction conditions, such as acidity of acetic buffer, concentration of TPTZ and ironIII, reaction time and instrumental parameters were investigated in detail. The linear range was from 5.4 × 10−4 to 5.4 × 10−6 mol·L−1 R = 0.9971. The LOD was 7.7 × 10−7 mol·L−1 and LOQ was 2.3 × 10−4 mol·L−1. Fourteen pharmaceutical samples containing various amounts of AA were analysed. Influences of potential interfering substances were also examined. Analysis of commercial pharmaceutical formulations showed good correlation with the nominal values given by the manufacturers and with the results obtained by a titration method. The proposed method can be applied in routine quality control in the pharmaceutical industry due to its sensitivity, simplicity, selectivity and low cost. View Full-Text
Keywords: spectrofluorimetry; ascorbic acid; 2,4,6-tripyridyl-S-triazine spectrofluorimetry; ascorbic acid; 2,4,6-tripyridyl-S-triazine
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Via the London-based Balance Media site, I discovered this post on: Is Creativity the Cure for Stress & Anxiety? written by Elizabeth Bennett. Here are a couple of the points that caught my interest:
- Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi argues that our best moments occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.
- Creativity itself breeds creativity. Being actively imaginative helps us to gain confidence in our abilities, and we are therefore more likely to think creatively in other aspects of our life, whether that is at work, social situations or in our relationships. We begin to trust our inherent emotional intelligence and we find new solutions to what may have stumped us before, says Barbara Diane Barry, author of Painting Your Way Out of a Corner.
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So you are a Freelance Writer!
1. What kind of Freelance Writer are you?
You are a freelance writer, you say. What does that really mean? What are your real goals and objectives. What do you plan do as "a freelance writer?" What does it mean, to you?
Wikipedia defines a "freelancer" as: "a person who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long-term."
So, in this activity, you are self-employed, writing. Writing what? Among the fields that Wikipedia lists, that relate to writing, that commonly use freelancers:
- Journalism
- Publishing
- Screenwritng
- Editing
- Copy Editing
- Proofreading
- Indexing
- Copywriting
- Computer Programming
- Web Design
- Website Development
I suppose what many of us would think that a freelance writer might fall under Publishing, in the list, above. These would include writing to publish in magazines (print or digital), newspapers, (print or digital), eBooks, Novels, Novellas, Short Stories, Poetry, Blogs, corporate content, advertising copy, and so forth. Do any of these include what you want to do? What are other possibilities?
You cannot do all of them at once, by the way… at least not well.
Have you chosen what kind of writing to focus on? To succeed, you must make decisions. This is one of the first. Perhaps you can do more than one at a time. Is that what you hope to do?
Let's consider some possibilities.
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Have you considered all your choices?
2. Making choices
For purposes of discussion, perhaps we can eliminate some options and then consider where we might go from there. I will eliminate poetry, first. If you are a poet, more power to you. You have a talent I cannot even fathom, let alone possess. I cannot help you on that one.
Blogging can be put to good use as a support to other writing, so we will save that discussion for another day. From our list, above, let us also eliminate "corporate content" and "advertising copy." If you have the experience and the talent to qualify, again, more power to you. But I cannot help much in those areas. Others can, read their tips and suggestions. ;-)
The rest of the items might be broken down between fiction writing and non-fiction writing. That distinction is sometimes helpful, and sometimes not. Certainly "Novels, Novellas, Short Stories" fall into the fiction category, for sure. This may be an area you want for your concentration. For now, let's discuss that just a little later, below.
Although you may want to publish fiction that you write in magazines and newspapers, generally, writing for these two platforms will be non-fiction. Journalistic skills will generally be applicable. You will do interviews, research, contact experts, perhaps, and write about specific topics of interest to the readers of that specific publication. [We addressed the subject of getting published in magazines in A of this series]
Finally, related to choices, let's take one more look at the first list. There, besides Publishing, we also find Journalism, Screenwritng, Editing, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Indexing, Copywriting. Each of these, as well as the last three on the list, I consider to be very specialized and requiring both special training and/or specialized experience to really succeed as a freelancer. So, we won't consider those further, here.
Did you get a chance to read "A" earllier?
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Tips for getting started writing magazine articles from someone who did it this way and was successful. You will want to adopt your own style and adapt to what you find.
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Consider your choices carefully
3. Decide on your individualized approach to freelance writing
While you are free to feel a different way, I am comfortable with the concept that a freelance writer can write both fiction and non-fiction, depending on interest and individual ability. There are now, also, growing opportunities to write "creative non-fiction" that may be the best of both worlds. We'll also save that discussion for another time, but it is a great subject for discussion and conversation.
Writing non-fiction material for either print or digital magazines or newspapers is, in my view, the most likely option for most freelance writers. Am I correct? Let's run with that assumption, and you can share your thoughts in the comments.
Last time, in A, I suggested that you find your niche. Do you have a niche? Do you need a niche? Does it matter? We are now approaching the point of a key question that we have ignored to this point:
WHY are you a freelance writer?
- Is it to satisfy that urge, that itch, that simply says: I must write?
- Are you doing it for the money you think you can make?
- Are you writing so that you can see your work in print or on line and say: I did that?
- Are you trying to prove a point to someone? A spouse, a friend, a rival, someone else?
- What is your excuse, sorry, reason to want to be a freelance writer?
Your decision of where, what, how, and when will largely be dependent on your personal answer to that WHY question. Can you answer that question honestly? Until you can, the rest is going to possibly be a problem left unresolved. And, this is likely to lead to continuing frustration and even inability to set up a workable goals and a plan to reach where you want to go in this business. Isn't that really the end result we need in order to be satisfied with our decision to be a "freelance writer?"
If, however, your answer is that first one, "I simply must write," and that really is your only reason, then just write. HubPages here is a great place to do that. Write well, write what you want, enjoy the feedback you get, share it with others, write some more. If that provides the scratch for your itch, simply enjoy it. [I do, by the way!] I'll do my best to participate in reading what you enjoy writing. I hope you'll read what I write, as well. We are a writing community here, after all. Write on!
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Write down your story today
4. You have a story that needs to be told
If there is a story in your head, that just will not go away: WRITE IT DOWN! NOW!
If this is your motivation, nothing else really matters. Get it written now. Later, you can edit it, you can rewrite it, you can "put it in the drawer" - but, right now, nothing is more important than writing. Type it, save it, print it or not, get it out there where it can be examined, by you, and eventually, by others. You do not have to let anyone see it. But, once you have written it down, you can "let it go" in your head. Then, you can think more clearly about what you want to do next. Now, write! ;-)
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I write eBooks, screenplays, and young adult fiction novels for my own pleasure. I write copy, white papers, and family history heirlooms for my clients. I've done a couple grant proposals but did not find it worth while. The pay was mediocre and you have to deal with non-profits that just don't want to open their own checkbooks. B2B work is less stressful and pays the best in my opinion, but like I mentioned, I get the most pleasure when I'm writing for myself.
Number four is solid advice. I've lost so many ideas by not writing them down (in any form) while they were in my head, either due to procrastination or self-doubt. Thanks for these good tips!
Your excitement is contagious! I am encouraged by your words to continue my dream of writing a book. Have a good day.
Thank you for more amazing tips, Bill!
I like that you ask why we write. Everyone probably has a different answer for that to some extent. I write because I love it as a form of expression and because I have valuable information to share.
A good way to figure out where to go and what to do. I write poetry and must say that getting it out to people is really quite hard in print. However, joining lots of poets groups helps a lot as poets read each other's stuff and buy each other's poetry. Hubpages is perfect for me as a non poet, because I get the urge to write one hub about one subject, then change my mind! Voted interesting.
I really don't think i have a niche, i just love to write poetry and short stories. Something pops into my head and i run with it. My desire is to be a good writer, there's nothing i enjoy more, and it's new for me. I never wrote anything before joining HP, and i did that on a dare from a friend. Your tips are very good. Thank you for sharing..
The information which you wrote about is very useful William. I began writing about one 'niche' and have continued with it, then I try others to see if I also have a second one that I adapt well to and receive positive comments about. I voted this up, shared and pinned it.
Other big markets for freelance writers are web copy, content marketing, B2B, and B2C. There's not much of a market for freelance fiction writers. That is usually something personal that a writer who has a book in him/her accomplishes while they're earning a living as freelance writers or copyeditors.
The Internet is full of successful bloggers who actually earn a very lucrative living at the craft. It's hard work and the writer needs to have a handle on marketing. Most of the rest of us blog part-time to help build our platforms in hopes of landing well-paying freelance gigs.
In my case, I love and prefer writing fiction. However, it doesn't pay the bills. At least, not yet. Therefore I find myself using my writing skills to help businesses promote their brands and increase revenue. It would be nice to forego that step and concentrate on my book, but at this point in my career it's a pipe dream. We all have steps to take and concessions to make in order to make it in this business as a freelancer.
I am wrapping it up for the week. Great tips, Bill, all valid and worthwhile. Have a great weekend.
Excellent tips, thank you.


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Pathology. the presence of two tongues or of a single tongue divided into two parts by a cleft.
Origin of diglossia
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C20: New Latin, via French, from Greek diglōssos speaking two languages: see diglot
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Top 5 reasons why Chris Brown should do Michael Jackson tribute
It's no secret to anyone that I think Chris Brown should be allowed to perform at the BET Awards in a tribute to Michael Jackson.
And special shout out to blogger Necole Bitchie for including my Tweet about wanting to see Chris Brown in the MJ tribute in her latest blog.
Say what you want about C-Breezy, but he's a talented singer, dancer and overall entertainer.
His name will be forever tarnished and hitting a female should not be tolerated under any circumstances. But he'll learn from his mistakes and he'll pay for what he did thanks to the judges order of five years probation and 180 days of community service.
With that being said, let's give this kid a chance to shine in a tribute to the late Michael Jackson.
Here's the top 5 reasons why:
5. Chris Brown bears strong similarities to the King of Pop in his innovative and electric dance moves and in his boyish singing style. It's probably what led him to performing "Thriller" at the World Music Awards in 2006. (see below)
4. Chris Brown has already joined unlikely artists -- The Game and Diddy -- to record a Michael Jackson tribute called, "Better on the Other Side." Not sure that I'd want to hear this at the BET Awards in a tribute because I think they should stick to MJ songs. However, I wouldn't be opposed to closing out the tribute with this, I guess. (?) Check out a clip of the song here.
3. Chris Brown would be the best candidate to perform"Billie Jean" to get the crowd hype as the BET Awards kicks off. It would be great if he performed it similar to the Motown 25 special where Michael debuted the Moonwalk. It would certainly be something EVERYONE would be talking about the next day.
2. Without question Chris Brown is the perfect choice. Hands down. He's better than selecting the 30-year-old Usher, who is the middle of a divorce and hasn't been too popular since his Confessions album. Ne-Yo could get away with performing a song like "P.Y.T." and that's about it. And The-Dream can't sing or dance. Justin Timberlake is a safe choice, but if you want someone who is going to put on a show you have to go with the 20-year-old from VA.
1. Michael Jackson once praised Chris Brown [along with Justin Timberlake] in a televised interview as being an artist from the new generation that he was impressed by. Chris Brown leading the MJ tribute would only be right...why? Because MJ would have wanted that.
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Oct 21 2013
Former Employee's Copyright/ Right Of Publicity Lawsuit Against Blizzard Dismissed.
A California federal court has dismissed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard/ Blizzard Entertainment Inc. for copyright infringement by its former employee, finding that the employee-Plaintiff's artistic contributions to the MMOG "World of Warcraft" were "works made for hire" and that Blizzard (not the employee-Plaintiff) therefore holds the copyrights.
The Plaintiff alleged that she auditioned for and was cast to voice a character in the game (a "baby murloc"), and that Blizzard violated Plaintiff's copyrights when it used the sound recordings of Plaintiff's voice in the game "without her consent." The Court disagreed. Adopting an expansive view of Plaintiff's employment agreement, the Court determined that (1) the recordings were within the express scope of Plaintiff's employment, and (2) Plaintiff's artistic contribution was undeniably for the purpose of serving her employer. Upon these findings, the Court ruled that Blizzard is therefore the "author" of the recordings under law.


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A conman branded a menace to investors by a judge has struck again - but this time swindling his own family.
Serial fraudster Robert Leslie Mitchell claimed his wife's dying wish was for him to invest in a business with her brother.
Convincing geneticist Dr David Manning the venture had been sister Yvonne's last will, he managed to get him to hand over £9,000 for his postal courier firm based in Newcastle, but instead he pocketed the cash.
Mitchell, 61, of Valeria Close, Wallsend, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud at North Tyneside Magistrates Court and will be sentenced later.
His latest deception is the third time in 25 years he has been before the courts for conning people.
Dr Manning, 54, who is originally from Gateshead but now lives in Saudi Arabia, said the fraud had been a blow to his parents Ken and Doreen who live in Low Fell.
He said: "It's just incredibly sad. Why anyone would want to do this I find amazing.
"He was part of the family following my sister's death. What has possessed him to do this?"
Dr Manning's late sister Yvonne had been married to Mitchell for a year when died from cancer aged 50 in 2005.
In the years after her death the pair stayed in touch and it was on a holiday together Mitchell said how keen she had been for them to make an investment.
In 2008 Dr Manning handed over £4,000 to help him expand his delivery business Fastway Couriers, and the following year he gave him a further £5,000.
Yet Mitchell had sold the business just days after his first investment but continued to spin a lie the company was doing well.
Dr Manning said: "It was he who said she told him 'it would be lovely if you and David had a business together'.
"Following her death he was welcomed with open arms and I had no reason at all for one moment that I was being ripped off.
"A 'golden opportunity' was the phrase he always used."
"I have no idea why he would set out to deliberately defraud someone who had shared so much with him including being with him when my sister died."
Twenty years ago the businessman was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for admitting fleecing an elderly couple out of their life savings after advertising in the Evening Chronicle for investors for his catering company 'The Big Bite'.
He appealed his three and a half year term but Mr Justice Morland at the Royal Courts of Justice in London described him as 'a menace to gullible and unsophisticated investors' and upheld his sentence.
This spell in prison came just four years after his first stint in jail in 1990 in which he admitted 21 offences of obtaining £140,000 between 1987 and 1989.
At the time he was managing director of his own financial business based at Front Street in Whickham.
He was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for 21 months for conning customers, including widow Margaret Speight who handed over a £30,000 death grant given to her when her husband died in 1988.
He was told by judge that his sole motivation was greed and noted that majority of who he preyed were retired people trusting him with their life savings.
At a hearing at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court, which Dr Manning had flown back to the UK to attend, Mitchell pleaded guilty to committing fraud by taking £4000 between September 1 2008 and November 1 2008 and again for fraudulently taking the sum of £5000 between January 31 2009 and April 1 2009.


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The Physical Education Department at Chilliwack Middle School believes that students need to enjoy the program, which they are participating in, and that the program must be relevant to them. To achieve this we are committed to offering a variety of activities and learning experiences. Research indicates that the exposure to a variety of activities and the enjoyment of those activities is the most significant indicator of future participation. In Physical Education students will learn and further develop the habits of healthy living and their ability to work collaboratively with others. Students will also demonstrate an understanding of the personal growth needed to sustain a healthy lifestyle, including the improvement of knowledge and skills as they relate to active living.
The Chilliwack Middle School Physical Education Department aims to foster active and healthy lifestyle choices by providing children of all abilities and interests a foundation of movement and learning experiences that develop and improve their motor skills, knowledge and overall fitness.
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As part of the Physical Education program at Chilliwack Middle School students are introduced to the Charger Fitness Center and are evaluated using Heart Rate monitors and the Trifit Assessment system. For a complete overview of these components click download "Charger Fitness Center" below.
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Michael Jackson fans in Eastbourne are to be offered the chance to experience the magic of the show that they never got to see when, at the end of November, the This Is It Tribute rolls into town.
Eastbourne Theatres say that the show will star "one of the world's greatest Michael Jackson tribute artistes" although I cannot find out anywhere who this actually is! There will also be "an incredible live band, backing singers, superb dancers, spectacular staging, lighting and state of the art video projection. This is a celebration of the greatest pop icon of all time and not to be missed!"
Congress Theatre, Fri 29th Nov, 19:30.
Tickets £23, available online, by calling 01323 412000, or in person from the Congress Box Office and Eastbourne Tourist Information Centre.


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EPA Steps Into Redwood City's Salt Pond Development Battle
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stepped into one of the most contentious development battles along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. The San Jose Mercury News reports the agency has asserted its authority to review a major bayfront development in Redwood City under terms of the federal Clean Water Act.
Since 2009, Arizona-based developer DMB has been seeking permission to develop 1,478 acres with up to 12,000 homes on a site owned by food and agricultural products company Cargill. There's a long history of salt ponds in San Francisco Bay, stemming back to the 19th century, but in recent decades the EPA and state and local agencies have been engaged in a multimillion-dollar effort to restore the ponds to their previous incarnation: tidal wetlands.
In 2003, Cargill sold 16,500 acres of its salt ponds to the public for $100 million, but the company still has substantial holdings in the bay.
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Last year, the Army Corps of Engineers determined the property was not subject to the Clean Water Act. But 11 members of the Bay Area's congressional delegation protested, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who brokered the original 2003 deal, also expressed concern.
Jared Blumenfeld, the local regional EPA administrator, says his office has been working with the Corps from the beginning. He says his office will launch "an extensive investigation," and should reach a decision by early next year.
Blumenfeld says, "Really, the question before us today is: Should it be afforded Clean Water Act protection or not?"
Why is the EPA considering this question now?
"It took a long time for us to work out exactly what was happening in terms of the jurisdictional determination," Blumenfeld says, "and whether it would indeed benefit from additional scrutiny and oversight by the EPA."
That's not to say EPA is moving to stop development, but rather, to determine how much if any of the property falls under the protection of the Clean Water Act. If so, and if the development involves fill or dredged material in those areas, Cargill would have to apply to the Army Corps of Engineers for a special permit.
The company has not yet responded to requests for comment.
Oakland attorney David Smith, who has been representing the project, said he is "disappointed and confused."
"EPA has been involved with this since Day One. As far back as eight years ago, we had sit-down meetings with them asking for their engagement," Smith says.
He says developers asked the EPA to resolve the jurisdiction question three years ago, but the agency declined.
"They've done nothing but sit on the sidelines," Smith adds. "We just want an answer."
The website for Redwood City Saltworks, as the project is known, notes the plan has been adjusted to reflect feedback from the community so far:
Our revised approach will confine development to less than half the acreage of the earlier "50/50 Balanced Plan" and focus on areas where industrial uses have long occurred and where the land is already highly engineered and has been subject to the greatest industrial use and historic disturbance.
Proponents of the plan see property strategically located near Facebook and Oracle in a region hungry for housing.
Others see an area better suited to wetland restoration.
"Save the Bay couldn't be happier" with the EPA's latest move, said the group's communications director, Cyril Manning.
"The EPA has taken a good step in asserting its authority in the case. Ultimately, that site should be part of the national refuge," Manning says, referring to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
According to the San Francisco Estuary Institute, there used to be 190,000 acres of tidal marsh around the bay. Currently, there are 40,000 acres of restored and historic tidal marsh, and 31,000 acres more slated for restoration.
Manning adds, "There are plenty of places to develop housing that are appropriate. Developing on the bay is something we did in the past that we don't intend to do anymore."
Concern over the proposal extends beyond environmental groups.
Dan Ponti, president of Redwood City Neighbors United said Friday, "Our group has maintained that this is really a dumb place to build, and a really dumb place to put people."
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He notes the site would need levees to protect it from flooding, both from storms in the short term and rising sea levels in the long terms. Limited access points for traffic would increase congestion, he says.
The city, Ponti says, has a growth plan in place that is attempting to concentrate development around transit corridors. "And what this (Cargill/DMB) plan represents is really the antithesis of that vision."


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Monday, 20 September 2010
uh oh
lock up your bookish daughters - DBC Pierre is reading at the ever wonderful book slam this month. if it's anything like the last time i saw him read there, expect a swarm of girls crawling over him like angry bees, fighting for the dubious privilege of buying his many whiskies, while DBC takes it like a premiership league footballer at a strip club. odd. but kind of hard not to be riveted.
listen to him on his best behaviour being interviewed by my brilliant (in all senses that word may be taken) friend martin makenzie-murrayhere.
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- JPwritesi said...
Inkling, something different, something to make you think?
Maybe this could be thus.
daily poems....
Monday to Friday I take the train to and from work. About 22 minute each way. Usually I have to stand, barely able to move, in the crowded space. My old trusty Blackberry in hand. One finger, or my thumb, typing away. Aim to create a poem a day. 365 a year. I am going faster than that presently.
I don't know if the poems will make you think every time, relate every time, or enjoy every time.
But they are there, and happy birthday for earlier this month.
- 24 September 2010 at 06:41
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Prowler (Clone)
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Sean Ryan and Jamal Campbell
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 4. #17 (October, 2016)
Real Name: Hobie Brown's Clone
Nationality: American
Team Affiliations: None
Alias: Hobie Brown
Legal Status: Cloned U.S citizen.
Weight: 180 lbs Height: 5'11
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Hobie Brown (Genetic template), Abe Brown (Genetic older brother),
Skills and Abilities: His genetic template has a green belt in taikwando and is adept at street fighting. He's also a world class athlete and inventor.
Powers: None
Equipment: Prowler uses a customized costume to fight crime. The rigid cape can be used as a weapon and to glide on air currents. The soles of his shoes are lined with rubberized soles and shock absorbers so he can survive high falls with no ill effect. The boot also contain Concussive air blasts to enhance his jumping ability and to aid in flying and gliding. His gloves are steel tipped and used to scale walls and in melee combat. The gloves contain Laser blasters, Sleeping gas pellets to knock out opponents, Cleaning fluid, Sharp-tipped diamond shaped metal fletchettes, Concussive gas canisters (creating obscuring fog, and knockout gases), Grappling hook and Magnesium flares.
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Created in a test tube by Ben Reily in his new identity of "The Jackal" after the Prowler/Hobie Brown was seriously injured in battle with the female Electro. He was created to be a spy within Parker Industries and as a security enforcer for his "New U Technologies" [Spider Man Vol, 4#17 and Clone Conspiracy #5].
His true nature as a clone was unknown to him as the Jackal made him think that he was the Real Hobie Brown brought back in a cloned body.
When New U Technologies suffered numeroushacking attaempts he was tasked with tracking down the source. With aid from fellow clone, Madame Web he tracked the hacker to Alcatraz Island. Here he found Julia Carpenter, former Spider-Woman, New Madame Web who was also a former teamate of Prowler [Prowler Vol2 #1].
Carpenter tried to get him to see that New U was corrupt but he would not listen and completed his mission ofshutting down her operations. She eluded him however and he started suffering from cellular degeneration due to not taking his New U clone pills [Prowler Vol2 #2].
FemaleElectro was snt to retrieve him for Jackal but instead she tried to kill him. Despite his cellular degeneration he managed to defeat her but callapsed before he could make his escape. Her he was found by Julia who helped get him back to New U despite her reservations [Prowler Vol2 #3].
When the Jackal was unsuccessful in convincing Spider-man to join his cause Prowler aided him in delaing with the out of control clones. Again he faced female Electro aided by Carpenter. Despite cellular degeneration he defeated feamle Electro again but was fatally wounded and disintegrated in Julia Carpenters arms [Prowler Vol2 #4-5].
Soon after the original Hobie Brown was found.


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The weakest link in digital photography is the data side of it. Camera takes a photo, then it gets turned into ones and zeros and records on to a compact flash card. Card eventually gets removed from camera and plugged into a reading device. Data travels down the USB tube and onto a hard drive. As complicated as all of this is, the process is pretty reliable.
Well a few days ago I did have a card go bad. The first catastrophic media failure in 12 years or so of digital photography. Luckily it was not a wedding, but it was still a pretty sick feeling. I shot a portrait session like normal. Reviewed all of the images on the back of the LCD screen. Took the card out of the camera and put it in my pocket. Had dinner. Got back home and couldn't get it to mount. Tried everything I could to no avail. Ultimately I had to send it to a data recovery service that SanDisk recommended. We got a call late last week from someone from the recovery place saying they had recovered all but a couple of images. A couple generally means two where I am from.
Got the disc back today. Initially it looked like a little over 15% of the images were un-openable. Upon further examination over 50% of the images were not openable. Some had JPEG previews that I was able to extract, some where just garbled and corrupt. Ultimately I have enough images to deliver to the client, but what a huge stressful pain in the ass. Not too happy that this company sent me over 150 images I can't even open either. I paid $225 for a 16GB card (a flat rate), and while I still would have paid that amount in order to not have to reshoot the session (and tarnish our reputation with the clients) I think I may look into a partial refund.
The big lesson learned in this story is that I will never shoot another paid gig on a camera with a single slot. And I'll always use that second slot as a redundant backup. We actually bought another used 2-slot camera so that both of us would be backed up on our next event. It was an unexpected expense, but I feel especially with weddings that it was necessary.


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Thursday, July 27, 2006
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Saturday, July 15, 2006
I love the final color, light and texture. I discovered allot about laying down paint and building up color with this painting. Creating a deep rich tonal range is a highly difficult endeavor especially if you are looking for the complexity of color I want.
I have heard of and seen paintings where artists have laid down multiple color layers in just one sitting but I have always found I need to let the paint dry before applying another color. The more I paint the more I learn. I realize I have a long way to go before achieving the dramatic results I'm seeking but I believe I have made progress with this execution.


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Lately, I have been in Trip Planning mode! I have a couple of fun trips coming up at in 2015 and 2016 and I am really excited about them both!
First, we are taking a girls trip to NYC in December! Yes, Christmas in NYC! We have talked about going in the past and this year, we just said we were going to do it and we are! I've never been to NYC so I'll be the crazy tourist - hopefully the girls won't leave me :)
We each have a couple of places we definitely want to see and on the top of my list is the Empire State Building (at sundown/night)
And since we are going in December, a stop by the Rockefeller Christmas Tree is a must!
Lyndsey requested a stop by Serendipity so we can indulge ourselves in the sweets!!
We also talked about taking a tour around the city, ice skating, Times Square, etc... we have a lot to pack in a short amount of time but I know we can do it! December still seems so far away - since the temps are in the 100's but I know it will be here before we know it! I'm looking forward to sharing these experiences with my sweet friends!!
In February 2016, The Estes Family is going to Disney World!! I'm so excited about this as well because I know Mallory will be thrilled! It isn't a surprise for her since we've had to talk about it a lot for planning so she keeps asking if we are going Today. Brian has never been as well so it will be an experience for him as well! I'm really excited that our parents are going along with us too! I'm looking forward to sharing in this experience with them!
Of course, our first stop will be seeing Cinderella's Castle. Mallory has seen it so many times on TV so I know she will love seeing it in person
The reason we booked so far out is because you can make dining reservations 180 days out, which for us will be later this week. I will be that crazy person to be up at midnight to try and get a reservation at a time that works for us. One of the top places we want to get is a meal at Cinderella's Royal Table inside Cinderella's castle. Here's hoping!
We've also been told by multiple people to be sure to get a Fast Pass for the Toy Story Mania ride because it is a long wait if you don't.
We are staying at the Art of Animation resort - one of the newest resorts at Disney. We will be staying in the Little Mermaid Room. Thankfully Brian was OK with this choice :)
Our friend Holly is a travel agent with Crazy About the Mouse and has been so helpful in getting everything planned for us! I highly recommend her if you are looking to plan a trip!
The last time I went to Disney World was 2004 and I know so much has changed since then and I cannot wait to experience through the eyes of our little girl!
I'm also posting this because I am open to any and all recommendations for NYC and/or Disney World! Please tell me what we have to do while at these places! Let the planning continue!!


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After a bit of a blogging / social media hiatus... I thought I had better explain where I have been for the past few days (weeks...).
We have finally left our home in Pontcanna (Cardiff) where we spent the past few years. It was a two bedroom flat we moved into before I was pregnant with Archer, and after nearly a year of looking for somewhere to live we have finally decided to move out to a big 3 bedroom house in the suburbs which a family friend will rent out to us. Hopefully it will be the last house we rent before we can afford to buy... fingers crossed!
|Emptying out the old place!
Having said that, we aren't there yet... the house won't be ready for us to move in to until the end of August. But having given notice to leave our current flat by the 31st we were left with a homeless couple of weeks. The solution to this has been for Archer and I to spend a few weeks in Dorset at my Mothers, whilst Glenn stays up in a serviced apartment in Cardiff for work in the week. The longest we have spent apart is 5 days during Xmas 2013, so this is a learning curve to say the least - especially now we have a little monkey crawling about the place (I'm pretty sure it's okay for me to refuse to change nappies for a while once he's back on Dad duty, yeah?)
I'm glad that the packing / stress is over and can't wait to get back to our new place. I will document the journey on here, it will be nice to look back on!
For now, expect photo's of our adventures down in England and the occasional beauty ramble!
|The grumpy boy and I down in Dorset!


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Patna: Mangal Pandey, an aide of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, was today elected Bihar BJP chief even as supporters of outgoing president CP Thakur opposed refusal of a second term to the sulking leader.
Pandey, the sole contender for the post, was elected at the party`s state council meeting here attended by a galaxy of central and state leaders, including Thakur, whose supporters created ruckus and raised slogans at the airport for not giving a second term to the 81 year-old leader.
Thakur`s supporters shouted slogans against BJP in-charge of Bihar unit Anant Kumar and co-incharge Dharmendra Pradhan.
Pandey`s election was announced by Poll Officer Arti Mehra and was welcomed by hundreds of party workers.
Thakur, who had stayed away from the party office yesterday sulking at the central leadership`s decision not to grant him a second term, was among the senior BJP leaders to bless 44-year-old Pandey.
Others present were senior party leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Shatrughan Sinha, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and several ministers in the NDA government in the state including Modi, besides Kumar and Pradhan.
BJP leaders appeared to have burnt the midnight oil to persuade Thakur to attend the state council meet for approval of Pandey`s election to send a message of unity within the party.