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Visiting New Orleans' Mardi Gras World
Ever wonder how Mardi Gras is made?
Of the many reasons visitors come for Mardi Gras, wanting to see those amazing floats has to be #1!
An entire year's worth of work is required before a single float can roll or a band can high step down St. Charles; the organization required is nothing short of staggering.
Did you know there's a place you can go-- at any time of year-- and see the whole process from the inside? That's Mardi Gras World, where you can go behind the scenes as their artisans design and build the Carnival floats!
(all photos taken/owned by the author)
The Carnival Merry-Go-Round
As soon as one cycle's done, it's time for the next...
The week after Mardi Gras, preparations for next year begins.
Each of the dozens of parading clubs (or Krewes, as they're called locally) starts by having internal meetings and deciding what next year's theme is going to be, because every float will evolve around that central idea.
There are three ways the Krewes can go:
- Stick with the Standards- a few groups use the same designs every year. Unless they add a new float repairs are the only work that needs to be done. (Caveat: no matter what their annual theme is, all Krewes have several 'signature' floats that never change. These are typically symbols for their club- The Muses shoe float, for example)
- Choose a universal theme- most krewes go this route. They might choose something about the States, for example, or popular movie stars, or other cultural icons. These floats can be spectacular, but because the symbolism behind them are unlikely to change, Krewes & artists can get right to work.
- Live on the edge with current events- a few of the most daring Krewes go with politics, current events and commentary. These tend to be edgy, satirical and the locals' favorite parades, but they have a lot less time to plan: what's funny and current right now will be old and stale by next year.
Then Come the Sketches
Once the Krewe gives Mardi Gras World their theme, the artists start brainstorming, submitting ideas and sketches for potential floats. After much back-and-forthing to make sure it's just right, the sketches go out to the workshop.
This is the process point where visitors to Mardi Gras World can see the preparations in action.
When you arrive, you can first walk around the gift shop and mini-museum of Mardi Gras costumes and artifacts before watching a short movie about Mardi Gras, its history, and what it means to the city.
Then you're given a guided tour through the work areas, and can watch the work going on first hand.
The process begins
For the main forms that appear (typically on the very front and back of a float), the process is the most intense.
The artists first glue together many sheets of styrofoam, and then rough carve it down to an approximation of the shape they want.
A closer look
Here's a closeup of the turkey drawing.
The artists have made notes about size (this guy's going to be 10 feet tall!) and instructions on the side, and this drawing will follow the turkey through the whole process.
They've noted they need to "build new" because before creating something from scratch, they check around the shop to see if there's something they can modify and reuse, which saves time and the Krewe money.
Tom Turkey's head
Here's the head portion of the turkey before it's covered in paper mache. You can clearly see the lines where the styrofoam was glued together.
As someone who was trapped into working (badly) with styrofoam for school projects, that they can get this done so smoothly just amazes me to no end!
Then comes the paper mache
This is the banshee, a Mardi Gras staple. She appears in the Krewe of Boo every year and must've been damaged, so they repaired and rebuilt her.
Paint brings it to life
The main colors are airbrushed in, but the details all have to be done by hand.
Most of the artists wear noise cancelling headphones so they can concentrate with people wandering through, "oohing" & "ahhing" all day long!
Disclaimer: I have clown "issues," so this guy freaks me out a bit. Even though I can appreciate the craftsmanship in what she's doing I'm not sure the jester won't be visiting me in a nightmare!
The rest of the float gets a makeover, too
The Krewes own the trucks that act as the float platform. Typically canvas is stretched over the frame, airbrushed and the details added.
The floats are kept lined up in the Krewe's "den" until it's time for them to roll out. Depending on their philosophy, some Krewes don't mind the public seeing their theme before their parade, but some clubs keep them top secret until the very last second.
This Krewe's theme was the French Quarter- you can see a Cafe du Monde waiter, the cemeteries, restaurants and more- all ready to hold hundreds of riders with thousands of throws!
A video tour
The video you see when you enter Mardi Gras world focuses on the action of Mardi Gras day, but isn't available online. However, here's a walking tour through the workshop with Travel Pulse.
Are you ready to visit?
Located just outside the French Quarter, just beyond the Convention Center, Mardi Gras World offers a free shuttle to bring you back and forth- call 504-383-7987 for information and a pick up.
Also, be sure to check with your hotel or free magazines available throughout the city- you can often find coupons for reduced admission prices.
Tours run every half hour 7 days a week, 9:30-5:30 with the guided portion lasting an hour, though you're welcome to wander through the shop on your own afterward. They're only closed 4 days a year: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter…and Mardi Gras, of course!
I've gone many times with visitors, and it's never the same place twice- you never know what you'll find, but particularly if you're visiting when no parades are happening, it's worth a visit.
Besides, once you see what you're missing, you know you'll be back!
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The reasons Steve Green is set to leave the Kansas City Public Schools can be counted on one hand.
Two of his children and three of his grandchildren live in the Atlanta area, he told The Star Wednesday.
That's why he plans to leave after four years of leading Kansas City through a turbulent ride from unaccreditation and the brink of state takeover to provisional status and a shot at full accreditation.
Green is the sole finalist for the superintendent post at the Atlanta-area DeKalb County School District.
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"It has everything to do with family and nothing to do with the school board," Green said before his public announcement at the school district's offices Wednesday night.
He was contacted by a search firm earlier this year to gauge his interest, he said.
If the DeKalb board in two weeks votes to hire Green, he will be going to a district with 100,000 students that has experienced some of the same struggles as Kansas City as it works to improve student performance.
It's hard to imagine a more perilous road than the one he has traveled in Kansas City, with many concerned community forces and lawmakers at different times pushing for the state to take control of the district.
Former Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro more than once made moves intended to open the door for state intervention.
"The district was in the death chamber, for all intents and purposes," Green said.
The district survived and has improved, he said, on the collaborative work of district teachers, leaders and community partners – and he does have some regrets at moving on at this time.
"I have every confidence this team will be able to sustain the progress we have made," he said. It is hard, he said, knowing "I may not be able to see when they cross that threshold (to full accreditation) and be here to celebrate."
Much work is still on the table because although the district has earned "growth" points for moving low-performing students to higher levels on state tests, the district has not yet budged the number of students scoring proficient or advanced beyond the 30-percent mark, toward the state average of just over 50 percent.
In his press conference, Green choked back tears when he considered his message to the teachers he said have brought the district this far and can carry it forward.
"You can do this," he said.
Green took over a district in disarray after the sudden resignation of John Covington in August 2011. Green led Kansas City as it was declared unaccredited by the state in January 2012, and then regained provisional accreditation in August 2014.
The news of Green's likely departure came as a big surprise for school personnel and a district that is enjoying stability not seen in decades.
"I don't think anybody saw this coming," said Andrea Flinders, the president of the Kansas City teachers' union. She understand the pull of family ties, she said, but "it is mostly disappointing" for Kansas City.
"One thing he did was he brought the district some stability," she said.
Green has projected that the Kansas City Public Schools will likely score high enough in its next report card in August to make the district a candidate for full accreditation, though the state usually requires more than one year of improved performance to change its accreditation designation.
Kansas City needs stability, said state school board member John Martin, and Green and the Kansas City school board have been in a much stronger position than in the past to sustain recent progress.
"The Kansas City school district for years was seen as a non-viable institution," said Martin, who served as an interim superintendent for Kansas City in 2008. "He changed that. He brought credibility to the district."
Earlier this year, Green's peer superintendents with the Missouri Association of School Administrators voted Green the superintendent of the year — and no previous Kansas City superintendent had even been nominated, according to association records going back into the 1970s.
"Miracles of miracles," Martin said, "that he got that."
But much will be at stake as the Kansas City school board looks for its next leader, Martin said.
The district will need to sustain and even expand its progress to put it in position to gain full accreditation for the first time since the state ramped up its accountability system in the 1990s. It will likely need at least another year of performing at a fully accredited level to get that shot, Martin said.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James thanked Green for his work and said in a written statement that he believes the district will continue to improve.
"He gave his heart and soul to increase the quality of education for students in our city," James said.
Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven, who succeeded Nicastro after her retirement in January, applauded Green's efforts in Kansas City.
"We look forward to continuing to work with the district as it moves through this transition," she said in a written statement.
The DeKalb board will wait 14 days before it votes on its only finalist and negotiates contract terms, Green said.
If, as expected, he gets the job, Green said he does not plan to take Kansas City cabinet members with him.
"I do not foresee drafting any members of this team," he said. "Not that I wouldn't like to have them. But they have family here."
The board will choose an interim superintendent soon, likely from Green's executive cabinet, and create a committee to determine its search process for the next leader, board President Jon Hile said — a task that should be made easier by the district's improved fortunes.
"Steve brought the district well-earned trust in this community," he said.
While Green's likely departure is unexpected, parent leader Jamekia Kendrix said, the district will be in a much better position to absorb the loss and make a transition and reach those goals.
"I'm very disappointed," she said. "I thought he was going to be a long-term superintendent, which was his intention when he took the job."
Her optimism is greater, however, than when Covington left abruptly to become the first chancellor of a special school district in Detroit to serve Michigan's lowest performing schools in 2011.
Covington had swept into Kansas City in 2009 with massive program changes that did not have time to secure their footing.
"It was devastating," she said. "I didn't know how we could recover from people coming in and experimenting with our children," she said.
"This time, we're in a much better place."
Green and the current Kansas City school board also struck new ground in collaborating with its neighboring districts, community organizations and even its competitors operating public charter schools.
This was "the new Kansas City Public Schools," Green frequently said, and civic leaders took notice.
One of the mended rifts allowed the district and the Kauffman Foundation to work together. The Kauffman Foundation had been one of the prime forces advancing a proposal for the state developed by CEE-Trust that called for undoing the district and converting it to an umbrella organization overseeing independently run public schools.
"Hope and opportunity are alive in the Kansas City Public Schools," Kauffman Foundation acting president and CEO Wendy Guillies said Wednesday in a written statement.
"And this is why we are ready to invest and strengthen the work already underway to improve students' ability to read, do math and think critically, regardless of income level or life circumstances," she said.
Kansas City school board members have not always been in agreement with each other or Green, working through divisions over some the district's plans and partnerships, such as the administration's proposal, currently on hold, to join with the charter Academie Lafayette in an international high school at Southwest that would be run by the charter.
"The board has had some changes, but the totality of the support of the board to move this district forward…has not changed," Green said. "In the work we needed to do, with this board we've had a clear path to do that work."
Green would be leaving Kansas City for a much larger school district. DeKalb, the third-largest district in Georgia, serves its 100,000 with 14,000 employees in more than 140 schools.
Kansas City's enrollment, after many years of decline, is less than 15,000.
Green's salary and benefits with Kansas City earned him at least $342,500. The current superintendent in DeKalb, Michael Thurmond, had a salary of $275,000. He took over the post as an interim superintendent in 2013 and said he would stay on until his replacement is chosen.
The Kansas City school board renewed Green's contract in 2013 for three years — the maximum allowed in Missouri.
Another superintendent who appears to be moving on — North Kansas City Superintendent Todd White — said Green played an essential role in helping all of the area districts through a time of turmoil over the state's student transfer law.
White, 53, announced Wednesday that he is retiring from North Kansas City and will be taking an assistant superintendent post at the Blue Valley School District in Johnson County.
If Kansas City had come undone like the struggling Normandy and Riverview Gardens school districts in St. Louis, the Kansas City area districts would have had to manage the transfer of potentially hundreds or even thousands of students if Kansas City sunk deeper into its former loss of accreditation.
"Dr. Green was the right person at the right time," said White.
Green's tenure: key events
Aug. 31: One week after the resignation of John Covington, the KC school board introduces Steve Green as interim superintendent.
Sept. 20: State school board votes to strip Kansas City of provisional accreditation, effective Jan.1, 2012.
Dec. 2: KC Mayor Sly James proposes mayoral control of district. Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro says more time needed to decide on plan for KC.
Jan. 1: District becomes unaccredited.
April 2: KC board agrees to two-year contract to make Green its permanent superintendent.
Aug. 22: District's state report card scores in the provisional range, but state says at least one year of growth needed to change its accreditation status.
Oct. 24: KC board agrees to three-year contract for Green with two one-year extensions.
Dec. 8: Emails and records reported in The Star show plan under way between Nicastro, Kauffman Foundation and CEE-Trust to propose dismantling the KC school district for a network of independently run public schools.
June 20: District and Academie Lafayette announce their proposal that the charter school operate an international high school at Southwest for both district and charter students.
Aug. 6: State school board, at Nicastro's recommendation, awards Kansas City provisional accreditation based on anticipated improved state report card score.
March 10: District and Academie Lafayette announce the controversial plans for Southwest have been put on hold.
May 13: Green is the sole finalist for the superintendent post at DeKalb County Schools in Georgia.


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With the support and co-sponsorship of his regional group, John Carter, judge advocate and chairman of the transportation committee of BVA of Wisconsin, is launching plans for a motorcycle "ride to remember" for up to 75 blinded and low-vision veterans on August 21.
The ride, conducted by a recently formed nonprofit organization called Visually Impaired Patriots Experiencing the Road, Inc. (VIPER), will originate at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee and take the veterans approximately 50 miles to the Town of East Troy and then back to Milwaukee at no cost.
According to John, retired attorney and motorcycle enthusiast, it was by at least some coincidence that the VIPER ride will begin approximately 60 blocks from preliminary events and registration at the BVA 71st National Convention later that afternoon. He said that he and other organizers selected two potential dates, one of which was August 21. They did so before they knew that the convention would even be held in Milwaukee, let alone that it would also begin on August 21!
Organizer John Carter believes that high interest in the first annual event points to the brightest of futures for the VIPER Ride, highlighted also by the nearby renowned Harley-Davidson Museum. Visitors to the museum during the 71st National Convention will see the first Harley ever produced followed by a priceless display of 450 bikes, including one owned by Elvis Presley. Photo courtesy of Visit Milaukee.
"We would love to have some of our BVA members from other parts of the country arrive in Milwaukee on August 20 or before and join with us for this inaugural ride that we now plan to make an annual event," he said. "Motorcycle riders describe how being on, or even around, a motorcycle makes them feel free and somehow more alive, which is a sensation that we as blinded veterans do not often experience."
He said that VIPER was created with hopes of providing an annual opportunity for veterans to experience that same freedom and excitement of the road.
The ride will be provided to the Tailgunners, the term used for a VIPER passenger on a motorcycle, trike, or sidecar rig operated by a fully qualified, licensed, and insured driver called a VIPER Pilot. Some 100-150 volunteers, referred to as the Groundcrew, will be available to provide other services, assistance, and support during the day.
"I anticipate that many of our volunteers will come from our local VA," said John. "Our VIST Coordinator Leon Haith has both encouraged us and offered help and support to get the word out."
The entourage will travel on some of the premier biking roads in Southeastern Wisconsin. At the midpoint in East Troy there will be a social and comfort stop at City Hall, courtesy of the Mayor's Office. Upon returning to Milwaukee all participants, volunteers, and organizers will be treated to an afternoon picnic lunch, live music, and presentation of certificates. With its headquarters in Milwaukee, Harley-Davidson will provide helmets to all riders.
John reiterated that the VIPER ride itself is restricted to military veterans who are blind, visually impaired, or who receive low-vision services at a VA facility. BVA membership is not a requirement.
For more information and application materials, visit www.theviperride.org, or contact John Carter directly at 414-529-0591 or email@example.com. There is a June 1 deadline for application and confirmation for all Tailgunners and Pilots.
Eric Marts, Operation Iraqi Freedom Army Master Sergeant (Ret.), will be featured in an interactive panel discussion on "Vision and Traumatic Brain Injury" (TBI) at the annual conference of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) on April 30.
This year's conference will be held in Seattle, Washington.
Eric is a member of BVA's Minnesota Regional Group. He hosts a weekly radio show "Heroes of the Heartland" every Saturday morning on 970-AM WDAY out of Fargo, North Dakota.
Serving for nearly 20 years on active duty, Eric was deployed to Iraq during 2005-07 where he sustained ten repeated exposures to Improvised Explosive Devices, mortar attacks, rocket-propelled grenades, and vehicle-borne explosions. The blasts caused repeated TBIs resulting in photophobia, frontal headaches, vertigo, progressive vision loss, and then legal blindness.
The panel discussion is the second of its kind at the ARVO conference. Last year BVA members Glenn Minney, Sean Johnson, and Shianti Lee offered accounts of their vision loss followed by closing comments by retired National Football League running back Terrell Davis, who also suffered head injuries during his professional career, one of which was much publicized because of its occurrence in Super Bowl XXXII.
Eric will be accompanied by another retired professional football player, vision researchers, and neuropathologists who will present the latest findings that illustrate the relationship between TBI and visual function in military veterans and athletes. They will take questions from session attendees, which will include BVA invited guest Major General Nick Caplin (Ret.), Chief Executive of Blind Veterans UK. Major General Caplin is a senior and highly distinguished Army officer who commanded the United Kingdom Support Command in Germany and whose relationship with BVA is an outgrowth of Project Gemini.
The ARVO conference is the largest international gathering of eye and vision researchers, attracting more than 11,000 attendees from approximately 75 countries.
BVA National Secretary Paul Mimms was the subject of two inspirational articles recently, one through the American Foundation for the Blind's VisionAware program and the other in the Fall 2015 VetDogs Sentinel.
Both articles highlight Paul's military service, his personal trials in adjusting to blindness, his discovery of vision rehabilitation programs, his eventual VA career dedicated to veterans with vision loss, and the passion he demonstrates in his work on the BVA National Board of Directors and his contributions to the technology working group.
At left, BVA National Secretary Paul Mimms with guide dog Brook-Lyn and Philip Farris of the Spokane Inland Empire Regional Group during walk-run event at BVA 70th National Convention.
"I have aspects of myself to give to others and that gives me great satisfaction," he told VisionAware Peer Advisor and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist Mary D'Apice.
Director of District 6 Dr. Tom Zampieri represented BVA at the first ever United States Automobile Association (USAA) Military & Veterans Associations & Organizations Networking Luncheon held in Houston December 3.
Although it was the first of its kind, the event has already been labeled an annual one by event organizers Carl Salazar of the Houston Mayor's Office and Eugene Vecera, president of the Houston Area Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. Some 23 organizations were provided five minutes to speak about their missions, goals, and activities, not just locally but also nationally. Tom had a chance to meet with USAA staff members and inform them about BVA.
"The City of Houston also has a full-time Office of Veterans Affairs headed up by an Air Force veteran," said Tom. "This is highly unusual but a great and important opportunity, as he said in his opening remarks, to coordinate more among all VSOs and MSOs with respect to city, county, state, and federal services—all with the goal of providing improved services to veterans and caregivers.
Tom said that those present consisted of the usual Congressionally chartered VSOs along with a half dozen or so new OIF/OEF organizations that are located in the city as chapters of national organizations.
Tom Zampieri, shown right of center above with white cane, promoted BVA's mission and recent activities at gathering of Houston area military and veterans organizations. Photo courtesy of USAA.
"There is an effort among the larger organizations to work with the city to secure space in one large downtown office building in Houston," said Tom. "This building would house the various VSOs, MSOs, and some of the civic organizations that support veterans or caregivers."
He added that having representatives from many organizations in one building would foster better services and avoid duplication of services.
"If this eventually happens, it will be a monumental achievement," said Tom. "Associations with more expertise in an area such as job training programs, for example, would be able to give help in that area and then receive help from another organization that specialized in something else."
Completed application forms and supporting materials must be returned to BVA no later than Friday, April 15, 2016 by students applying for the seven available Kathern F. Gruber and Thomas H. Miller Scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year.
Due to time constraints related to processing the applications for the scholarship committee's review, materials arriving subsequent to the aforementioned deadline will not be accepted.
The seven total scholarships include six under the Kathern F. Gruber classification and one through the Thomas H. Miller program.
The Gruber scholarships are valued at $2,000 each and the Miller stipend is for $1,000.
The Miller program, now in its fourth year, requires the same application process and qualifications as the Gruber awards but has an added emphasis on music and the fine arts. The scholarship committee will choose seven recipients and three alternates.
Dependent children, grandchildren, and spouses of both blinded veterans and active duty blinded service members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for the scholarships. The veteran must be legally blind and the blindness may be either service connected or nonservice connected. The veteran need not be a member of the Blinded Veterans Association.
To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must have been accepted for admission, or already be enrolled, as a full-time student in an accredited institution of higher education or business, secretarial, or vocational training school.
BVA began its first scholarship program 31 years ago. The awards are intended to defray a student's educational expenses, including tuition, books, and other academic fees. Scholarship payments will be made by BVA directly to the educational institution.
The scholarships will be awarded on a "most-highly-qualified" basis utilizing the following criteria: answers to questions on the application form; transcripts of high school and/or college records; three letters of reference; and a 300-word essay relating to the applicant's career goals and aspirations and past awards and achievements.
Scholarships are awarded for one year only. Applicants are advised that the BVA National Board of Directors has determined that Gruber and Miller Scholarship recipients are limited to a total of four scholarships during their college careers.
Applications for the scholarships may be accessed and downloaded at www.bva.org/scholarships , by emailing the request to firstname.lastname@example.com, or by sending a written request via postal mail to BVA National Headquarters, 125 N. West Street, 3rd Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314.
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I wrote the body of this post in early October and then hit exactly what I'd described: the second I got into the tedium of bulk modelling, the less I wanted to do it. I got to the point where all I seemed to be doing was cleaning, sorting, black undercoats, gluing to bases and gluing sand. On lots and lots of miniatures.
How to deal with it? I think I need to take a break from the dark elves and start another small project before going back. I'm thinking that switching it up will help, so if I get tired of the prep, I can go to a painting project, go from units to individuals, armour to flesh, predominantly black to green, and so on and so forth.
The first decade of the 21st century was a decade of false starts when it came to painting. It was a decade of false starts for so many things in my life, from career to personal to interests. But let's stick with painting.
I want to say that the last time I painted miniatures was a decade ago. Though it was, in reality, 2006. This was the disastrous year that I was unemployed and depressed and wanted to do something. I found a Tyranid army going for $100 in a local pawn shop and I had 2 or 3 boxes of tyranids already and I thought rather than dig out my Skaven army that I had last touched in 2001, I would paint Tyranids. I repainted about 12, and then stopped. I liked the minis, I enjoyed the painting, and I liked how they looked at the end. I just wasn't into it.
The Tyranids ended up next to the years worth of the Deagostini Lord of the Rings fortnightly magazine and minis which was next door to my largely unpainted skaven army. Which was next to the gray knights. Which was next to the Plague Marines. Which was next to the dark angels. Which was next to an accumulated 20 odd years of miscellaneous plastic and metal miniatures. All for the most part either badly painted or badly unpainted.
These all hid the largely painted Eldar army. This was the one army I had finished and played with. All infantry. Three jet bikes. I didn't do vehicles. All helmets. I didn't do flesh. Most of the army wasn't even undercoated. I just leapt straight into painting base colours onto the metal and plastic. I don't think I removed flash. Some of them I glazed with inks. Some of them I base coated and drybrushed. Some I simply base coated. The bases were painted black and then flocked.
Viola, my most complete set of painted miniatures.
I realise now, after a long time of soul searching in many areas of my life, that my biggest stumbling block with becoming a better miniature painter was stickability. It's obvious, right? But, like so many things in my life, when you're stuck in the rut all you can see is rut. I was only able to concentrate on painting for very short bursts, and I quickly became discouraged. Whether by the sheer magnitude of paintng a unit of 20, and knowing that there were 80 more to be done or by the way miniatures look like crap almost all the way up to the very end or by the fiddliness of plastic kits or by the amount of detail on metal. There are all kinds of things that frustrate, and it's only now I realise just how blind I was to them.


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New orleans, La.- Police are looking for 26-year-old Anthony Fields who is wanted in connection for a business robbery.
Police say the incident happened Saturday in the 3000 block of Bienville Street.
Investigators say Fields walked into the store earlier that morning around 9:15 a.m., produced a handgun and leaped across the counter and demanded cash from the store's owner.
The owner refused Fields demands at which time a struggle ensued when Fields struck the man several times in the head with the gun and got away with $500 in cash.
The incident was captured on the store's video surveillance.
Once apprehended Fields will be charged with one count of armed robbery, aggravated battery and aggravated assault.
Police say Fields has been previously arrested for multiple armed robberies with firearms and has a extensive criminal history.
Anyone with any information on Fields' whereabouts is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at 822-111.


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Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA) scalped the inaugural Arnette Pro Junior presented by Jack's Surfboards, event No. 4 on the 2008 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Pro Junior Series, in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Newport Beach's 54th Street.
The young goofy-footer was the form surfer on the final day of competition, and Arrambide wasted no time in the Final, quickly comboing opponents Spencer Regan (Ventura, CA), Matt Mohagen (Los Angeles, CA), and Bruno Rodrigues (Huntington Beach, CA) in the opening minutes of the heat.
"As soon as I paddled out I got three fun waves," Arrambide said. "That gave me the lead for the rest of the heat."
Today's victory at the Arnette Pro Junior puts Arrambide into the lead on the 2008 ASP North America Pro Junior ratings, a spot he held for the majority of the 2007 season.
"I started off the year with a win, and then had two shockers, so I'm so stoked with this win," Arrambide said. "I'm really focusing on staying consistent for the rest of the year now that I have the ratings lead, and plan on doing as many ASP Pro Junior events as I can because this is my last year."
"As soon as I paddled out I got three fun waves, and that gave me the lead for the rest of the heat."
Mohagen, who came from behind in his Semifinal heat to take 2nd and advance into the final, the first of his ASP Pro Junior career.
"I've never even made a semifinal before, so this is my best ASP Pro Junior result, so I was stoked to make the final," Mohagen said. "This is my last ASP Pro Junior year, so I'm just going to do as many events as I can, and do as many ASP WQS events as I can to build my seed up."
Rodrigues, who opened up the 2008 ASP North America Pro Junior Series with a win at the ASP Grade-2 Ezekiel Pro Junior in March, collected another solid result this afternoon, finishing 4th in the Arnette Pro Junior and moving up to 3rd on the ASP North America Pro Junior ratings.
"I not happy about getting last in the final, but I'm happy to get the points," Rodrigues said. "The next ASP Pro Junior event is in Huntington, so I'm stoked, because I do well there."
Regan (Ventura, CA), who earned the first finals berth of his career, did so by scoring the events only perfect 10 for an unbelievable double-grab aerial in his Semifinal heat.
"I knew I needed a big score and everyone was really close so I just wanted to hold my line and get a good one because everyone was blowing up out there," Regan said. "Then that perfect little nugget came through with that perfect ramp, and I was stoked to stick the air, and I got a few more really good turns after that. I'm really psyched because this is the first 10 I've ever gotten in the ASP Pro Juniors."
Today's runner-up finish marked Regan's career high on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series, and the young Californian will look to use this finish to better his seed for next year in hopes of qualifying for the prestigious Billabong ASP World Juniors Championships.
"I'm just trying to get the best seed I can for next year right now," Regan said. "I really want to make the ASP World Juniors, but I'm not sure if I can because I didn't get to do the Lowers event, but my goal is to make the ASP World Juniors and just get the best seed I can get."
The ASP North America region qualifies the top 4 finishers of the season as well as the highest finishing North American surfer on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) who is of junior age for the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, held in Narrabeen, Australia each January.
The Billabong ASP World Junior Championships crown the undisputed ASP World Junior Champions, awarding them preferred seeding on the ASP WQS that season. The prestigious event has crowned past champions such as Andy Irons (Hanalei, HI), Joel Parkinson (Coolangatta, AUS), Jordy Smith (Durban, ZAF), Jessi Miley-Dyer (Bronte, AUS), Sally Fitzgibbons (Gerroa, AUS), among others.
The next stop on the 2008 ASP North America Pro Junior Series will be the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure Pro Junior at Huntington Beach, California from June 29-30, 2008.


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My son, Kevin Hail, COO of National Breast Cancer Foundation arrived at work before me today. As he walked down the hallway at our NBCF headquarters, he looked in my empty office and said aloud, "I thank God Mom got a mammogram before the age of 50."
At 34 years old, I felt a lump while performing a breast self-exam. Concerned, I got a mammogram that detected breast cancer. If it had not been for breast self-exams and a mammogram, I would not be alive today and the National Breast Cancer Foundation would not exist. Twenty-nine years later, I am healthy and cancer free due to early detection.
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends women ages 40 to 49 should not get annual mammograms and that women 50 to 74 should only be screened every other year instead of every year. They do not see the need for women 75 and over to receive mammograms. The Task Force further recommends against teaching breast self-examination (BSE). The reason US Preventive Services Task Force gives these recommendations is that risks do not outweigh the benefits.
The Task Force's mandate for a woman to abandon breast self-exams, which is her method of staying in touch with her own body, and the recommended changes in such screenings are dangerous because it suggests that a woman should lay down her best weapon in the fight against breast cancer, which is early detection.
NBCF supports medical facilities across the nation. Dr. David Dershaw, director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City responds to these guidelines: "There is no doubt that mammography screening in women in their 40's saves lives. To recommend that women abandon that is absolutely horrifying to me."
Most insurance coverage enables women to get mammograms starting at age 40. The mortality rate for breast cancer deaths has dropped since 1990, when organizations started recommending mammograms for women in their 40s and breast cancer awareness became nationally recognized. If insurance companies follow the recommendations of US Preventive Services Task Force, fewer women that have breast cancer will detect it early enough to prevent their death.
NBCF already provides mammograms across 42 states for women who cannot afford them. Our goal is to increase the coverage all across the nation as funding is made available to us from our dedicated supporters. Two million breast cancer survivors in the United States are strong advocates for early detection. We at NBCF believe so strongly in early detection, that we have formulated an Early Detection Plan on our website at www.nbcf.org/edp. Our plan consists of three legs: monthly self-exams, regular clinical exams, and mammograms. Removing any leg of the Early Detection Plan tripod is like stripping away a woman's rights to preventative healthcare. Thousands have signed up for our Early Detection Plan, with easy access to customize the way they want to be reminded of these three steps, using technology of their choice. Join us today by signing up for your Early Detection Plan.
Here is an email that just arrived a few minutes ago at NBCF: "I just want to thank you, Janelle for doing the work you do to protect those like me! I am 48 years old. I had a bi-lateral mastectomy on October 28th, 2008. People like you get the message out and educate the public. For my daughter, her future children, male and female and all to come, I thank you!"
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"From NBCF to all of the women who are alive today because of early detection and all of those yet to be born, we will continue to deliver a message of early detection."—Janelle Hail
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"…. and there will be a place, unlike any other that has been. A place of great resourcefulness, of people who would live as they should, of leaders who will wear a cloak of responsibility, of thinkers who will think of peers. A place of science, of rational acknowledgment, of men and women alike, harboring the perfect blend of socialism and capitalism. A place confining to nature's aroma, naturalizing in realm an ideal society, a place called Utopia, the answer to world peace."
Though most would rejoice at an opportunity called Utopia, others would be appalled with the mere consideration of such an idea. Though most would agree that the primitive age that lacked technological aid, was closest to an Utopia mankind every had, others would strike down such an assumption on mere basis of it being a place, that the rest of the world did not know about, nor did they of the world, for the world was as big as their stamina to walk and surf, and their utopia as primitive and uninterrupted as the their civilization. Though there exists disparity in opinions, it requires no asking that the place mankind wishes to reach is an Utopia, with technological marvel, right by the bedside, but then why does it seem such an imaginary thought and classifies as utter ridicule.
The world saga does reflect abundantly as to why Utopia is a far fetched thought. The latest being a likely ban on Bhagavad-Gita, a Hindu scripture, in Russia. What came as a shock to many Indians, who find it spiritual, comprehensive in matters of human nature and purpose of life, was just another extremist literature as per a Tomsk city court in Siberia. It is not known what exact passage from the translation "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" is extreme, and what methods have been employed to determine it's extremism, but a difference, in beliefs that practiced in Russia is evident to what are in India. And even if there are no moral differences, and reasons for ban are to be believed genuine, wouldn't abolition of sacred texts of one religious community by another, simply aggravate matters between them. It would be nonsensical to think that Indians would accept such a remark, for culture is mended in one's psyche, thus it is no more a matter of righteousness but pride. It is rightly said, "Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there." Whether it is pride of an Indian, or that of an opposing Russian, it would be better to remind them, that, "no one ever chocked to death swallowing pride."
The 19th century brought along a revolution of sorts, with the concepts of modernism, advocating deviations from cultural tendencies, trying to fabricate philosophies that would embark upon progress. It was not essentially tradition that was criticized, but it's obsolesce. Although modernism reflected heavily on freedom of expression, radicalism, it is often condemned by religious preachers. Though morality was guiding every decision, abandoning and amending existing traditional prophesies was not acceptable to many, thus came about the only important question, "If at all the diversity the world is so proud of, can ever adhere to the concepts of polyculturalism?" It is understood that every religious scripture ensures victory of good over evil and appreciates morality but God, the all powerful, is never a common, instead all religions have their own God, and own code of conduct. A nations code of conduct is mostly a reflection of it's predominant religious sermon, or if there are more, then intra-religious i.e., to follow one's own religion, and not concern oneself with that of others. The intra-religious practices work best, and has worked for India till date, but what happens when there is a clash, when stereotype and prejudiced clans of one religion criticize other, what answer does one have other than to defend their community, how can one be rational when they are defending, why would they listen to an atheist who does not have a belief system, what if it's a minority, does then the majority vote reflect morality and many more questions simply crop up with no immediate answer. It is not wrong to bring into view the best practices from all religions, bind them as a whole and establish a Utopia governed by science, right-wrong, and humanitarianism, but then again there exists no basis of such demarcation for religions, to segregate good from bad, for the whole is essential to a community and not just the bits and pieces. It cannot be asked of people to abandon their own, and bestride a newer one, thus polyculturalism not being an answer. It can be multiculturalism but problems are many, and a feud such as todays yet again cannot be solved by religions themselves, and a third person advice would simply not suffice.
The requirement is to not make religious scriptures a way of life. It's time, scriptures are read to understand what they represent, and to not simply replicate a world they postulate. To have faith in your religion, be it Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism or Buddhism, and at the same time have an open mind about that of others i.e., to accept and not intertwine theirs with one's own. Since, every religion that exists has it's own theory of Utopia and how only the purest would reach such a place, it's time we understand that though morality would never change for religions, expression will, and though all religious forms will reach same end, they shall employ different paths, different stories. Hence, all shall reach there, if only they don't cross each other's path, they just follow theirs and let the other be. And if at all they happen to cross paths, they accept the other as if it's a whole other thing, and move on without complication.
To sum it up, I would have to say that religious rigidity per Se is not barring Utopia, the non acceptance of other is! If Russian court bans Bhagavad-Gita, it would not be because Russia follows Orthodox Christanity and Hinduism is a minority but because it fails to accept Hinduism. It is not true that religions can't coexist, it's just they never try to and its always fair to say, "Ignorance is a bliss."
P.S. Opinion mentioned here are personal, and are not expressed to hurt any community. You can always tell if it bothers you, and I will see to it. Further, other parameters in framing a Utopia are considered fulfilled. Also, practices of religion that encourage human exploitation are not considered, for it would bring upon a whole different issue.


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Incorporating Traditional Town Planning Principles into Healthy Village and Education Design
Randall Imai and Jon Keller will lead a discussion about the application of traditional town planning to organize specific services in a collaborative framework. It is a paradigm familiar to urban planners but seldom used in healthcare, educational and social service communities. It allows both care givers and participants to understand the structure of the collaborative model, while also ensuring privacy and informal interactions critical for innovation.


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The Jakarta Post
PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation (Susi Air) has gradually developed into an important domestic carrier in Indonesia. In the beginning, the air carrier ' with its two light aircraft ' was operated only to support the fishery business of its owner. But now, with a fleet of nearly 50 aircraft, the carrier has become an important charter airline operator that provides services in many parts of the country.
The Jakarta Post's Nurfika Osman recently spoke to Susi Air owner and CEO Susi Pudjiastuti to seek insights on how she started the business and her plan for the airline's future. Susi also discussed the battles she faced to develop commuter air services in the country.
What brought you to enter aviation industry, particularly in the charter and commuter services area?
I began this business by accident. I never planned to run an aviation company. What could a woman who had only been educated up to the second year of high school do? Aviation was not something I thought about. I always knew I had to be an independent person and focus on how to continue my life with education I had. I finally turned to the aviation industry because my fishing business in Pangandaran [West Java] needed fast and reliable transportation. I needed it because I struggled to keep my fish and lobsters alive and fresh for customers in Singapore and Hong Kong.
I realized I couldn't rely on land transportation anymore because it took 12 hours to bring fish products to Jakarta. If severe traffic jams occured in Nagrek [a district in West Java], for example, the journey would take 18 to 20 hours. It could take more hours before the goods reached the buyers. The fish and lobsters could die on the way, which would be disastrous for the business.
Then I needed aircraft to transport my fisheries products directly to my customers because our poor infrastructure couldn't support my business. In 2000, the idea came to me that I could buy two units of Cessna Caravan, which I did in 2004.
Shortly after our planes arrived, the tsunami hit Aceh, just a day after Christmas in late 2004. I received a text message from Teten Masduki [former executive of Indonesia Corruption Watch], he said that Aceh was like a killing field, dead bodies everywhere.
Then I remembered a Simeleu [an area in Aceh] regent that once visited Pangandaran to study how to run an integrated fisheries business. At that point, I decided I had to enter Aceh even though the insurance did not cover the province.
Finally, we got the insurance for our planes on Dec. 27 because I kept calling people to insure us, including Dipo Alam [now the secretary of the Cabinet]. Susi Air became the first plane to land in Aceh, in Simeleu and Meulaboh, just a few days after the tsunami. We brought media, logistics, NGOs and money to the area for two weeks for free.
When we decided to leave Aceh, foreign NGOs chartered our planes for a year. Since then, we've continued to expand our business in the aviation industry. We picked the charter and commuter services area because we witnessed how vital this transport was for remote and isolated regions.
After you started with two aircraft for your fisheries business, how did you then expand your business?
After Aceh, we bought one new aircraft in 2006 because we had enough money for this expansion after we chartered our aircraft for foreign NGOs throughout 2005. We entered the Papuan market in that year, followed by Kalimantan in 2007. In Papua, our main base is in Sentani while in Kalimantan we have a main base in Balikpapan [East Kalimantan]. Now, we fly to many points across the country from Aceh to Papua. We transport anyone and anything, from the distribution of raskin [rice for the poor] to senior government officials.
Today, we have 49 planes, including the Cessna C208B Commuter, Cessna C208B Executive, Piaggio P180 Avanti, Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, Diamond DA 42 Twin Star, Agusta Grand A1095 and Agusta Koala A119KE. We fly between 150 to 200 times a day nationwide and abroad. About 60 percent of our business serves commercial regular routes and pioneer routes while the rest is charter flights.
By the end of this year, Susi Air will be able to connect administrative cities to Jakarta and its respective regions alongside the west coast of Sumatra. Next year, we plan to connect the east coast [of Sumatra].
We want to add 13 more aircraft in the coming years in a bid to strengthen our networks and bridge small cities to the provincial capitals and regency.
What are challenges you face in this business?
First is of course the funding, because the airline business is capital intensive. Second is human resources because we need pilots, crew, ground crew, engineers and air traffic controllers to support our expansion. More than 90 percent of our pilots are foreigners because we cannot get local pilots. Indonesian pilots mostly fly with commercial jets operated by the country's major airlines. Indonesia can only produce 200 to 300 pilots annually yet we need 2,000 pilots a year. How could I get local pilots?
Third, I want the government to make this industry easy for us. I spend around Rp 6 billion [US$618,000] annually for the administration and paperwork of my pilots. It means that I've spent Rp 30 billion only on administration while with that amount of money I could have established a flying school, teaching Indonesians to become pilots. Landing fees are also too expensive. I think it's unfair to charge us the same as aircraft that bring 70 passengers and fly to bigger cities.
Do you have plans for regular flight services in the future to take the advantage of the country's growing aviation industry?
No. I won't compete with Garuda Indonesia or Lion or any other airline. I will continue my business in this area because with the small planes that we operate, we help a lot of people who live in small cities to continue their lives, such as victims of disasters and the sick. Seeing them happy and healthy after we are able to evacuate them is something that we cannot buy with money.


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With the government preparing to milk the 15 December 'exit' from the bailout, hyperbole is being heaped upon hyperbole to welcome the 'return of sovereignty' to Ireland. The government, and in particular the Labour Party, want to use this supposed success story and the good mood it creates to carry them through the difficult local and European elections next May. What is the reality of this 'exit' and the true state of democratic control by people in Ireland over economic and other policies?
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Anthony Browne is one of the most popular and stylistically distinctive children's book artists with a number of outstanding titles to his credit. Gorilla was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award. Other titles include four books featuring Willy the lovable chimp: Willy the Wimp (9780744543636); Willy the Champ (9780744543568); Willy the Dreamer (9780744569643) and Willy's Pictures (9780744582406) as well as the picture books Into the Forest (9781844285594) and Silly Billy (9781406305760). In 2000, Anthony received the highest international honour for illustration, the Hans Christian Andersen Award, for his services to children's literature - the first British illustrator to win the prize since 1956.
Anthony Browne's Gorilla reappears this fall, nearly 20 years after its original publication. The surreal story captures Hannah on the eve of her birthday and follows her escapades with a toy gorilla gift that comes to life; art and film fans will enjoy seeing gorilla mugs in place of the faces on the Mona Lisa, Whistler's mother and Superman, among others. (Sept.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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telecomms and frustrations
I have been of the opinion for some time that Peninsular Gulf State Telecomms (GTel for short, as mentioned in previous posts) are the worst telephone and internet service providers in the entire world. They are a state protected monopoly until 2014. I am still of this opinion but the Magic Kingdom Telecommunications company (MTC) is running a close second. They re also a state protected monopoly. The Gnomads are keen users of the internet and as such have been trying to get a broadband connection at home for more than four months now.
The compound manager is not interested in helping us do this, he won't sign up to any deal unless he can sign four residents up at once. Not so difficult you might think as there are several of us here who want a DSL link. But no, there aren't four households in the same block that want a new DSL line. Another alternative is to sign up for a massive satellite TV package and get satellite internet as an add-on. This is a lot of money for a whole load of channels that the Gnomads would never watch. This also involves the compound manager and so would take months too. Having despaired of getting anything done via the compound we have tried to get our employer to organise it for us. We cant just go and get a link installed ourselves, we have to have a letter of no objection from either our employer or our compound manager.
At the end of November we were informed that we would soon be getting a DSL line installed with full internet access, paid for by my employer and salary deducted at payroll. Easy Peasy!
No, as it turns out. Having made this arrangement we waited. And waited. then an email popped up, the lines are being made available, please call to get the line installed. Woohoo! Broadband!
No, we have to call to get our existing phone line changed over to a line which will support ADSL. The technician comes round swaps a couple of wires over and bob's your uncle, ADSL
No, having got the line switched over we than have to call MTC to get the ADSL line activated. Now anyone with any brains whatsoever would work out that if one changed ones phoneline to allow ADSL connection then one would want ADSL, but this is far too great a leap of logic for MTC. So Gnomad calls MTC. "Ah yes, you want ADSL, a technician will call you in a few days" Two weeks later and still no call. Normally I would have only waied a week but there's a holiday, Eid Al Adha, in the timeframe. In the meantime The Gnomads are using MTCs dial up facility at only five times the expense of the broadband connection.
Three days (Friday) ago we find that we cannot connect on the dial up, the line is busy. All day. Maybe there's a fault on line. No, the phoneline appears to be working OK (I called the line from my mobile and it rang). Perhaps it is a fault with the server that will be fixed tomorrow. Patience mes Braves, no point fretting about it today, Friday is the holy day, no-one will be working. Saturday comes and the line is still busy. So I call MTC.
"You're line is suspended"
"You are over your credit limit"
"What credit limit?"
"All new lines have a credit limit of (pitifully small amount of money) shekels and this cant be changed until you have paid the bill.
"I don't pay the bill, my company pays the bill, when was the bill sent out?"
"The bill was prepared yesterday"
"so it hasn't been sent yet?, when can I expect my company to have paid this?"
"Maybe 10 days Insh'Allah"
"can you reconnect me until then?"
"We can reconnect for 24 hours only, then disconnect again"
And so it went on. Apparently the system goes like this, you have a credit limit that no-one tells you about and, if when they make up your bill, you are over that limit they shut off the service. No contact, no warning, and no indication except any number you call rings as busy. I have never before encountered a utility that will cut you off before you have even had a chance to pay.
So today I went off to MTC to pay a bill which I don't actually have. Yet again I got prayer time wrong and so arrived just as they were closing to go to pray. I waited for nearly three quarters of an hour and then was allowed in. It doesn't appear that many people actually go to pray, though, I only actually saw 3 people go into the mosque. There were far more people waiting outside to go into the office by the time prayers ended. I did not see anyone at all from the office go to the mosque either. That is not to suggest that they didn't pray, merely that they didn't go to the mosque to do so. This being the case why is it necessary to close the office half an hour before and throughout prayer time? I am sure that Inconveniencing the Infidel cannot really be the motive (although sometimes it feels very much like it)and its much more likely that the businesses must close to ensure that the faithful have time to get to the mosque, wash and pray without this right being taken away from them by greedy, grasping employers (who, here, must also be Muslims), but who can say?
I queued for half an hour at reception and explained my problem. "Go to Desk 4 they will print your bill" so I fall in line and wait at desk 4. "I print your bill, you collect it from reception" so I queue again at reception. After only about 10 minutes "Here is your bill, you pay at desk 7" so I fall in line and wait at desk 7, after maybe only 15 minutes I get to the head of the queue and hand over the bill and the debit card. The card machine doesn't work.
"can I pay cash?"
"No only card, we will fix, the line is down"
So after about ten minutes and three men fiddling around with the machine they establish the necessary phone link to make the card machine work (This is the telecomms office, remember?) and my payment is processed.
"will the line work now?"
"You go to desk 7"
So back I go to desk 7, wait in line again for the person there to make three keystrokes and the phone line will be active again in "an hour, maybe half an hour, Insh'Allah"
To be fair, the phoneline was back in working order by the time we got home
It is astonishing that a simple thing like paying a phone bill can take over three hours, and involve calling in at three desks, two of them twice. That's all part of the Magic of the Kingdom.
In the course of the conversations with MTC it did turn out that the line was now ADSL capable and had been for several days, just that no-one had bothered to tell me that either. I will go into work tomorrow and find out exactly how to get the broadband service, now we finally have a phoneline that is capable of supporting it.
Even as I type the doorbell rang and it was one of the compound workers bringing me the phone bill. MTC is not, apparently, sending these to my employer after all. I do wonder exactly what, if anything, has actually been arranged.
Do we have an internet service?
Is it ADSL?
Will it be broadband soon?
Since writing we have been cut off again. Now bear in mind that I went into MTC's office, got the very latest up-to-date bill, paid the entire balance using my atm card (they will not accept cash, only card payments). The payment was authorised as soon as their phone line was working so it's a guaranteed payment, the guy in their own office re-activated the line and, despite this, someone else in MTC has chosen to cut us off again! I have just got off the telephone (the other line, the one the compound provides) having spoken to MTC very harshly. They very grudgingly agreed to "Give me one more chance" - ARrogAnt Ba$tards! - and re-connect the line again, hence my being able to make my tirade here. I find it astonishing that you have to get angry with people just to get anything done here.
According to MTC the payment has not yet appeared on their computer system so the line should be cut off. A reconnection of the sort given to us in the office is supposed to last 24 hours to allow the payment time to clear, it actually lasted less than six. I wonder how long this re-connection will last. I suspect only until the next shift change when some new operative logs on, notices the apparent lack of payment and, without checking any further, cuts us off again. Gtel's status as World's Worst Telecomm Provider is beginning to look rather shaky!
Addendum Too
9 minutes – that's how long our "24 hour" reconnection lasted. We are cut off again. Continued attempts to reconnect result in, roughly, one successful attempt in 7 which then drops out after about 40 seconds. I am typing this in Word and will cut and paste it onto the blog when MTC finally condescends to provide us with the service for which I have paid.
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Ekta Kapoor wins case against Sun Zarra producer, Salim Akhtar
Courtesy: IndiaFM
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Ekta Kapoor has many reasons to smile. On 7th March, she won her case filed against the producer of Sun Zarra, Salim Akhtar. Kapoor had alleged that the film Sun Zarra was a remake of the Tamil hit Tullamta Mannum Tullam, whose rights were purchased by Balaji Telefilms. Kapoor was to remake the film in Hindi titled Kya Love Story Hai, directed by Satish Kaushik.
Balaji Telefilms tried to prevent the film from releasing. However, Akhtar went ahead and released it. Salim Akhtar refused to showcase the film to Balaji, before its release. Hence, the representatives at Balaji were able to see the film only after its release. Thereafter, it was confirmed that Sun Zarra was indeed a remake of the Tamil film.
When Akhtar met Jeetendra Kapoor over this matter, he asked him to change his film, if he thought it was similar, since Balaji had not yet started the film. However, they didn't want any changes since they had lawfully bought the rights of the Tamil original. Ekta's belief in the legal system has strengthened since this ruling was passed. Kya Love Story Hai will now have a whole new screenplay. It will star Tusshar Kapoor and Ayesha Takia, in lead roles.


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The California College of Ayurveda, located in Nevada City, California, provides holistic health education to students interested in earning professional certification in Ayurveda and Panchakarma, a related branch of Indian medicine. Established in 1995, the California College of Ayurveda was the first school of Ayurvedic medicine established outside of India and one of the oldest state-approved Ayurvedic study centers in the United States.
A member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, the California College of Ayurveda was founded by Dr. Marc Halpern, a recognized leader in the field, who continues to serve as president. Among other recognitions, he received the Dhanvantari Award for Excellence in Practice by the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, and he is a member of the advisory board for both the Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine and the Light on Ayurveda Journal.
In an effort to contribute to the betterment of the community, the school participates in an outreach program that provides local individuals the opportunity to receive low-cost Ayurvedic health care through the school's student internship program. The college also supports the Bitney Brain Buster Challenge at the Bitney College Preparatory High School.


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John McClain reports that free agent S Chris Clemons is, in fact, visiting with the Texans on Friday.
Tania Ganguli of ESPN.com mentions that free agent S Chris Clemons could be an option for the Texans now that they have reworked the contract of S Danieal Manning.
- Ganguli notes that Texans director of pro scouting, Brian Gaine, drafted Clemons while in Miami.
It's been somewhat surprising to see how little interest Clemons has found since free agency got underway a few weeks ago. The Lions and Jets have shown some interest in him, but Detroit has already added James Ihedigbo.
Clemons, 28, signed a one-year contract worth $2.75 million with the Dolphins last season. In 2013, Clemens totaled 92 tackles, one interception and eight passes defensed over the course of 16 games.
Pro Football Focus has Clemens rated as the No. 19 safety in league last season while holding up well in coverage.
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A Facebook e-commerce store is potentially the most powerful e-commerce store apart from Amazon itself. When combined with the power of Amazon you can drive a huge amount of sales and a ton of profit for any business.
It is surely the most effective business model for online sales through e-commerce. But in order for any Facebook e-commerce business to thrive, you need to the right technology to embed it into Facebook and the best store design to attract clicks and sales.
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At AJM Web Services, we offer an amazing Facebook e-commerce store installation service at highly competitive rates. We can help you to build your Amazon e-commerce store, using any niche products you want. They will only be related to the niche you currently trade in or if you trade in lots of niches then one for every niche.
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The single most important factor is trust. If you hope to encourage sales then you need a site that reassures your customers when they're entering their card details. If your site doesn't look perfectly professional, then they will often simply look elsewhere. This is where Amazon stores win every time.
Everyone trusts Amazon, and when your clients check out they do so through Amazon – you gain authority, trust, 90 day cookies and all queries, refunds, returns etc are dealt with through the Amazon seller, not you!
At the same time, Facebook e-commerce store design need to employ a layout that makes it as easy as possible for customers to make purchases. You need to ensure there are no barriers to sale, so that you can encourage impulse sales. The 'buy with one click' feature of Amazon is one of the biggest secrets to the company's considerable success; if there are too many stages involved in buying then you will lose business.


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Robb and Danielle Stewart took a huge leap of faith, quit 2 secure jobs, sold their house in the city, moved with their 5 month old to the mountains of North Carolina and created The Mustard Seed Market, a garden center. They opened on May 7, 1992…it snowed. They questioned their sanity! But the name of the business, which came from the parable of the mustard seed in the Bible, provided enough encouragement to keep going.
Over two decades later, with tremendous amount of hard work, wonderfully supportive customers, and dedicated seasonal team, The Mustard Seed Market has grown to become the High Country's favorite garden shop. Despite a very seasonal business in a extreme climatic area, the love for what they are doing overshadows all the challenges. They continue to love what they started many years ago.
Robb graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Agriculture and Business. After varied experiences, including salmon farming in Scotland, shearing sheep in Wales and 4 years in the chemical industry, he and Danielle decided they really wanted to shed the wing tips and heels and start a beautiful "green" business in the High Country.
Danielle completed her degree in Interior Design from the Art Institute of Philadelphia and Atlanta. She loved the experiences gained from working for a large Architecture firm in Atlanta and a commercial design firm in Charlotte NC, but with a wee one arriving and a new found love for all things "garden", Danielle was ready to settle down with Robb and start their own design based business before we lost our nerve! With both sets of parents providing a heritage of architectural and horticultural inspirations, Robb & Danielle continue to create beautiful settings from God's bounty.
Robb and Danielle have shared their 3 children's (and many dogs) lives with all their wonderful customers and are blessed to catch up every new season with all of them! Watauga County and the mountains of North Carolina is a great place to raise a family and own a business. They are truly blessed!
Matthew 13: 31-32 … "the Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Although it is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches."


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I have always been a bad sleeper. The family story is that my mother had to sleep with me until I was six-years-old because I was afraid of the dark. I feel almost certain that I was the only ten-year-old in 1979 using my construction-worker father's earplugs to help me sleep.
Those who have struggled with insomnia may agree that the suffering is twofold. First, there is the exhaustion, and frustration, that comes from being sleep-deprived. Worse, I think, is the time. Time to think. Time to reanalyze and reevaluate – and, if you are like me, reevaluate and reanalyze. Several months ago, I ran across an excerpt from Kierkegaard's "The Concept of Anxiety" that brought to mind precisely how I feel during my nighttime wakefulness:
And no Grand Inquisitor has in readiness such terrible tortures as has anxiety . . . choosing the instant when [we are] weakest . . . [it] never lets [us] escape, neither by diversion nor by noise, neither at work at play, neither by day nor by night.
When I find myself awake in the middle of the night, I search for things to comfort me. A warm pillow for my always-frigid feet. A snack. I believe the number of Ritz crackers I have eaten in the middle of the night may have positively impacted the overall profitability of Nabisco.
If my daughter isn't home, sometimes I crawl into her loft bed. I love the way it smells. The cheap wooden ladder creaks, threatening to splinter with every step. One rung hangs at an odd angle in an unspoken dare to climb. But, the promise of comfort is stronger, so I continue up the ladder.
Her twin mattress is covered with too many pink and purple pillows. Ponies, kitties and bears form a plush menagerie. All is illuminated by grey light that forces its way around the edges of the polka-dotted curtains.
By the time I lie down, I have been awake too long. I can feel the ache in my shoulders slide down my back and settle, oddly, in my knees.
Maybe sleep will find me here. Like a faithless lover, he flirts, sometimes allowing me to briefly doze, but always moving on to greener pastures, leaving me with only bruised, bloodshot eyes and a heavy soul.
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Jacksonian Democracy in Mississippi
Jacksonian Democracy in Mississippi
The author cannot predict whether an assistant in the Cataloging Division of the Library of Congress will choose to prepare the printed catalogue card for this volume to read "Jacksonian Democracy in Mississippi" or "Jacksonian democracy in Mississippi." Nor does he particularly care. He has endeavored to treat both the evolution of the Mississippi Democratic party during the Jackson era and the development of political democracy within the state during the same period.
Although the main narrative of this volume extends from the presidential campaign of 1824 through the reunion of the Democratic and State Rights parties in 1839, the author has not attempted to set exact outside dates for the study. Some threads of the story begin before the earlier date, while others extend far beyond the latter year. Jackson's victory in Mississippi in 1824, for example, had been won largely on the battlefield of New Orleans in 1815, while the adoption of an anti-bank crusade and the re-emphasis upon state rights principles by the Mississippi Democracy in 1839 had repercussions that were widely felt in the following decades.
The author wishes to make the following acknowledgments: to the Journal of Southern History for permission to republish in an altered form portions of an article, "Andrew Jackson and Senator George Poindexter," which originally appeared in the February, 1958, issue of that journal (XXIV, 51-66) ; to W. Magruder Drake, John E. Gonzales, and Maud Thomas, who called to his attention certain sources uncovered in their own researches in Mississippi history; to Cecil Johnson, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Christopher Crittenden, and Mary L. Hatley, who read an earlier draft of the manuscript and made suggestions for its revision. He especially wishes to express his heartfelt gratitude to Fletcher M. Green for his friendly counsel, boundless patience, and admirable dexterity in the use of a red pencil.


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Publisher: Harper Design
Release Date: October 24, 2017
There are two kinds of coffee table books. The first category includes books that are quick cash-in products and have been built around a generous helping of still photography that includes the occasional quote or caption spread throughout the pages. If these books offer text, it is usually generalized fluff that offers very little in the way of actual information. Needless to say, these books are quite disappointing to the discerning reader.
The second category is quite different. These books offer much more to the discerning reader. The images mix organically with textual information in a way that creates a relationship between these two ingredients, and the result is incredibly informative and extremely entertaining. It is our pleasure to assure readers that Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History belongs to this second category.
It is described by Harper design as a "fully authorized behind-the-scenes book exploring the creation, production, and legacy of this iconic film" and we feel that the book more than lives up to this description. Created in conjunction with Sony Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, it details the complete creative journey behind the making of the film and examines its cultural impact. The book features a wealth of rare and never-before-seen images from the archives—including on-set photography, concept art, storyboards, and even script pages in an effort to create a visual narrative of the film's journey to the big screen. Interviews with some of the key contributors were utilized in an effort to create a first-hand commentary about the making of this film classic.
Needless to say, we can wholeheartedly recommend this excellent book to anyone who has an affection for the film or Steven Spielberg.


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The Head of the Judiciary branch Amoli Larijani on Sunday in a news conference expressed gratitude to Hassan Rouhani for his positions against Western sanctions and said "I hope that as he stated his ideas on the issue, Mr. Rouhani will stand steadfast before sanctions."
Hassan Rouhani had called for the West in his inaugural speech on Sunday to speak in the language of respect rather than threats and sanctions.
Rouhani had asserted that the West will hear a proper response only if talking with respect.
In his speech at the inaugural ceremony also, Larijani had criticized the Western sanctions against Iran and "unfair".
The Head of the Judiciary said that currently the country is in special circumstances and the unfair sanctions have created problems for families.


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vivaldi broken on windows 10 surface pro 4 since 16-jun update
subject says it. until today's update, I was happily able to use vivaldi for everything, google apps etc etc. since the update that went in today, it just hangs up the entire surface pro 4. can't close tabs, can't switch tabs, after a few seconds of use. i think there's a bit of the pen issue reported elsewhere also but essentially the machine becomes unusable. I'm back to chrome for now but would much prefer not to be.
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I created an account just to emphasize that this is indeed a problem, I have been having this happen as well. I've been having to use Microsoft Edge in the meantime.
To confirm: 1.10 is broken on windows 10, surface pro 4. I've uninstalled it and gone back to 1.9.818.22 and that is working. The breakage is very complete; here are more details:
Main symptom: browser hangs up, in all respects, or is taking many minutes to do anything (to the point where you give up and try something else, which also doesn't work). This freeze-up happens within 20 seconds of starting it up. Initially you may be able to switch tabs etc. but that is all over very quickly. End state: it is taking up more than 25% of the CPU even with only one tab open, and you can't even close the window without resorting to the task manager.
The rest of machine is ok (sorry I had thought that wasn't the case in my original posting, but I now see that I can switch to other apps well enough)
Possibly related: in the ten-second period where you may be able to do something, touch with pen doesn't work - e.g. speed dial folders can be closed on the x but not opened by clicking the body of the folder. touch with finger works ok.
right click task bar icon and close window - doesn't
click close button on window - doesn't
I removed all extensions and restarted, same thing.
I started a new window with only one tab, in case it was the number of tabs I had open (no more than 15). it wasn't. same thing.
Uninstalling and grabbing 1.9.818.22 has got me a functional browser again. So, something is seriously wrong with 1.10 on this platform.
1.11 is the same. still unusable on surface pro 4. bit more info: seems related to using the pen. if you browse using finger swipes, it seems to survive. the second you use the pen (for anything, as far as I can see) it hangs up.
Staying at 1.9, obviously.
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@zaibon hi - yes, thanks I did file this one.
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I have a surface pro 3 and I'm getting all the same issues. I hope this gets fixed soon!
Still completely broken as of 1.11.890.4. More or less ok until you use the Surface pen, then hangs up completely. I only tried this one because I saw mention of a Chromium update, but clearly that's not the problem (or it is, and it's been the same problem since 1.10).
@cardaraj I now have a copy of the 1.9.818.22 install file on my desktop, and each time I try and fail with a new snapshot I just uninstall it and install from that one. since you have the option of not deleting browser data when you uninstall, you get all your tabs back when you run 1.9. Better than Edge, though I have to say that with every day that passes I'm warming to the latter...
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Still broken after today's update.
Tried 1.11.901.3 today, having noticed that it includes an update to Chromium. No joy, still broken, though this time it took a few minutes to lock up totally, chewing CPU into the bargain. 1.9.818.22 is still fine on the same machine.
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@aach1 It's not easier to install the new snapshot as standalone? So you don't mess with the working 1.9 every time and you know when a newer version is working for your device
@Hadden89 hi - never found myself in this situation before (I've tended to stick to stable releases) so didn't even know that was a possibility. Thanks for the tip and I'll have a look at how to do that.
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Yes, I've found this as well. I've been using Vivaldi as my default browser for a while now, and mainly use my Surface Pro 4 as a laptop with keyboard attached and often with a wireless mouse. Yesterday I wanted to use it purely as a tablet whilst enjoying some serious sofa time. It was difficult, if not impossible to select items and tabs in Vivaldi. To begin with I thought it was a pen problem and then realised the only app affected was Vivaldi. In the end I was forced to switch to Edge.
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Al i can say repeating: send bug reports, send bug reports, send bug reports, send bug reports, …
If you found a bug, please report the issue to the developers to fix it.
How to do a bugreport for Vivaldi
Report each bug seperately at https://vivaldi.com/bugreport/
Describe the issue as precise as you can.
Add some information about extensions you use.
Add information about the operating system and version you use.
if you have problems with video or audio give us information about your installed codecs and graphics card/GPU.
Add a link to a testpage where the issue comes up and can be tested.
After reporting the issue, you will receive a confirmation mail from the bugtracker.
In a reply to this mail you can add more information and files (like screenshots or testcases) as attachments and it will be added automatically to bug report.
If you have questions about the bug please ask in forum first and do not forget to post the VB-XXXXX bug number (you can find it in confirmation mail).
Thanks in advance for helping us to make Vivaldi better!
@Gwen-Dragon I did indeed file a bug report - I mentioned that in the thread but I see I didn't give the number, so apologies for that. It is VB-29544. Contains all the info requested, how to reproduce etc. This doesn't seem to be limited to pro 4, judging by one or two responses in this thread, but it does seem to be limited to pens.
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@aach1 said in vivaldi broken on windows 10 surface pro 4 since 16-jun update:
I'll have a look at how to do that.
You can install vivaldi (regardless of snapshot or stable) as standalone by clicking on "Advanced" in the install menu --> open the dropdown menu that says "installation type" and select "Install as Standalone" --> select a place where vivaldi should be installed (you can choose whatever you like but I highly recommend not to choose any folder that might interfere with your current "normal" install - just to make sure that nothing gets messed up) --> install.
@zaibon thanks for that. It's not very well documented, if I'm not missing something.
@aach1 Latest stable release (1.11) does not work on Surface pro 4 (and, judging by other responses here) other pen-based systems. Symptoms remain the same for me at least - a minute or two of reasonable use, then locks up completely and rails the CPU use.
I'm sure I'm not alone in wondering what changed between 1.9 (which still works) and 1.10++ (which don't). Any info welcome.
Just to note that this is known to be a Chromium bug. Came up in an unrelated thread.


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350g of plain flour
1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp of ground ginger
100g of butter
175g of soft brown sugar
4 tbsp honey (or golden syrup)
1 egg (beaten)
Firstly you should sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger into a large bowl then begin to rub in the butter. It should be a room temperature so take it out of the fridge a while before you start. Keep rubbing it together until it resembles breadcrumbs. If you are having trouble run your hand under the cold tap and it should make the mixture easier to work with. Add the sugar and mix well.
Warm the honey (a few seconds in the microwave should do it) and pour it into the bowl along with the beaten egg. Continue mixing until they are well combined.
You should then transfer the dough onto a clean, floured surface and knead it for a few minutes. The dough should be smooth and pliable.
Roll out the mixture to about half a cm thick. Keep the dough and rolling pin floured so it doesn't stick. Next you get to do the fun part- cutting out the shapes. Here I have used Christmas shapes from IKEA. They are a little tricky to build once the dough has expanded in the oven (nothing a little cutting with a knife can't fix once they are out the oven).
I hope you enjoy these gingerbread biscuits whatever shape you choose to do. It would also be a great recipe for a gingerbread house. Last year my house was a fail so I would love to see any blog posts about them you've done.
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