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An earthquake shook the Pacific coast of Guatemala early this morning, leaving at least 5 dead and 7 injured.
The earthquake struck at 1:30am, 9.3 miles northwest of San Marcos, near the Mexican border. Rubble from a falling wall killed one woman in San Marcos, and a collapsed church killed a homeless man in nearby San Sebastián, Retalhueleu. Three women died of heart attacks resulting from the fright of the earthquake awakening them in the night.
President Jimmy Morales tweeted this morning, asking citizens to stay calm and alert to the possibility of aftershocks while they awaited more official information.
"We greatly mourn the loss of lives," he said.
Depth and Reach of the Earthquake
At 111km (69 miles) deep, and relatively far inland, there is no threat of a tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. Shallower earthquakes cause more damage and are typically more hazardous.
The quake was felt by about 12 million people across Guatemala and Mexico. It even awakened people in the capital, Guatemala City, about 154 miles away, where there is so far no reported damage.
The epicenter was reported to be close to the base of Volcán Tajumulco, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in Central America.
Mudslides, power outages, and damage to homes and buildings have been reported across Retalhuleu, Quetzaltenango and Suchitepequez departments. Schools will be closed today as officials inspect the damage.
The most toll seems to have been taken on the mud and straw houses of the region's poorer citizens. The area surrounding Volcán Tajumulco is rural and sparsely populated.
A Major Earthquake Zone
The earthquake peaked after a series of smaller quakes struck at sea near the Mexican state of Chiapas. An aftershock followed about 20 minutes after the main earthquake.
Guatemala lies on a major faultline, where the Caribbean tectonic plate meets the Cocos plate. This makes it susceptible to earthquakes, which are unpredictable. San Marcos was also the site of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in 2012, which killed 48 people.

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DRACUT -- With the game tied 9-9 heading into the top of the seventh inning on Saturday, Lowell made a definitive statement in its Northeast Baseball League semifinal game against Dracut.
Lowell scored an incredible 15 runs in the inning and cruised to a 24-10 victory in Game 2 of the series at Dracut High School.
Dracut had won the series opener on Friday night, 14-5. The third and deciding game is Sunday at Shedd Park in Lowell at 10 a.m.
The winner moves on to the Northeast League championship series against North Reading, with games scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and, if necessary, Wednesday. If Lowell wins Sunday it will host the first game of the series, if Dracut wins it will travel to North Reading and then host Game 2.
Tim Scott pitched the final four innings to get the victory for Lowell, the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
Lowell's incredible outbreak in the top of the seventh followed its script for most of the season, when late rallies propelled it to a number of victories, including two in the quarterfinals vs. Tyngsboro.
Lowell was 11-1 during the regular season and topped the North Division standings, while Dracut was 3-8.
In the other Northeast semifinal series, North Reading completed a two-game sweep of Wilmington by winning 9-1 on Saturday. North Reading had won the opener on Friday night by a score of 5-0.


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In Your Network: Bally Sappal
Bally Sappal FRSA is a 2012 Clore Social Fellow and joined the RSA in order to network with forward-thinking people. She is passionate about cross sector collaboration and social enterprise and innovation to empower disadvantaged communities; find out what inspires her:
1) Please give a brief explanation of what it is you do and why?
I am a 2012 Clore Social Fellow and a consultant. I am a trustee on Boards including Odanadi UK, an anti-trafficking charity that supports the work of Odanadi India in Mysore and Connections at St Martins in the Field, a homeless UK based charity.
I am passionate about cross sector collaboration with funders, the private, public and voluntary sectors to increase international social impact, as well as social innovation and social enterprise. On March 6th 2013 at a cross sector collaborative event with the Big Lottery Fund and The Guardian, my report was launched on "How can the Big Lottery Fund and other funders work collaboratively with the private sector to increase their international impact." I am a social entrepreneur and innovator and am currently developing a social enterprise to address the education and training needs in India and the UK. You can read about my research with Clore online.
2) What did you join the Fellowship for?
I joined to be part of a global movement and network of forward thinkers, social innovators and entrepreneurs to find solutions to the world's social, economic and environmental problems to help alleviate poverty and help and empower those most disadvantaged in society.
3) In what capacity do you think you could contribute to society/the Fellowship?
I can advise the RSA on cross sector collaboration. I can facilitate networking and collaborative sessions between the sectors to increase understanding and encourage collaboration. I am also a connector so can help Fellows network.
4) What would you change in society given the chance?
I am interested in addressing our social, environmental and economic problems through cross sector collaboration, social enterprise and innovation.
5) What recent bit of news have you heard which inspires you?
I am very interested in social innovation and enterprise projects that help empower communities to help themselves. Examples old and new include the Hole-in-the experiment by Dr. Sugata Mitra. By carving a "hole in the wall" in an adjoining slum in Kalkaji, New Delhi, a freely accessible computer was put up for use and was an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own. Another example is Unilever's Shakti programme which creates business and social value by training women as sales agents of cleaning products to educate local people about hand washing whilst contributing toward the Millennium Development Goals through disease reduction.
I also am also inspired by examples of good deeds and random acts of kindness such as the "suspended coffee"movement in US and Canada where you can help a less-fortunate stranger by purchasing a hot drink that can be claimed later.
6) What did you learn last week?
We can achieve more by working together across sectors...sometimes people just need to be connected which breaks down barriers and increases understanding.
7) Tell us about another interesting Fellow you have spoken to.
The inspiring social entrepreneur Benita Matofska who has founded The People Who Share in order to build a 'Sharing Economy' that puts people and the planet at its heart.
8) What would you like to connect with Fellows about? Please tell us if there is anything you would like from other Fellows
I'm interested in connecting with other Fellows who want to build a better world to help empower those most disadvantaged through cross sector collaboration, social enterprise and social innovation. I am also developing a social enterprise to help address the skill development gap between education and employment in India and also potentially the UK so please do contact me if you are interested in this.
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Sri Lanka bigger than India? That's what it looks like on this thousand-year-old Arab trading map!
Arabs were trading with Sri Lanka and the world as they knew it 1,000 years ago—and they made maps to guide their seafarers and maritime explorers.
One such was drawn by Al-Idrisi's Tabula Rogeriana in 1154 AD (pictured above)—and appears to show Sri Lanka as being much bigger than neighbouring India!
This map was created based on the reports of Arab merchants who had travelled across the world. It was, at the time, the most accurate and extensive map of the world.
Tabula may have cheated a bit, because it closely resembles a much earlier 'world' map drawn by Ptolemy in 150 AD (pictured below), which was the first to add longitudinal and latitudinal lines.
These maps and more are featured on the All That Is Interesting website, which notes that "when Earth's first people looked out around them, they couldn't imagine how far the scope of the world extended beyond what stretched out before their own eyes".
It says: "Their world was the land that surrounded and fed them, and as far as they knew, it extended no further.
"The first of these ancient world maps was reportedly made in Babylon more than 2,500 years ago. It shows a world that extends little past their own empire, surrounded by bitter waters and pointed islands on which they believed no man could survive.
"Those waters surrounded most of the extant ancient world maps. The world, to them, was a round disc surrounded by an ocean, and a place consisting only of Africa, Europe, and Asia."
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 7 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other political leaders, including from BJP, today condemned the alleged attack on CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury at AKG Bhavan in New Delhi.
Vijayan said the "attack" by sangh parivar on the CPI-M leader at party headquarters is "shocking to democratic consciousness."
Vijayan alleged that it was a pre-planned attack and CPI-M would not succumb to the "sangh parivars threat." "No one should think that CPI-M can be cowed down or silenced with violence," he said. The chief minister also alleged that the sangh parivar under the cover of BJP-led government at the Centre has "unleashed a fascist model violence across the country."
Vijayan said the CPI-M would move forward by uniting people against the "Hindutuva fascist violence."
The chief ministers office tweeted "strongly condemn the attack on Com: @SitaramYechury.It amounts to an attack on Indian Democracy."
Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said the attackers were "cowards" who could not challenge ideology with ideology and that is why they confront political rivals through violence.
Chennithala alleged that Hindu sena activists attacked the CPI-M leader and it was a challenge to democracy.
CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran condemned the incident and said it exposed the intolerant attitude of the Sangh Parivar.
BJP in Kerala also condemned the attack and said it was inappropriate to physically attack a political leader in a democratic country.
BJP State President Kummanom Rajasekharan said BJP leadership had already said that neither the party nor the RSS had any role in the incident at the AKG bhavan.
Two Hindu sena workers have been arrested in connection with it, he said, adding, "they have told police that CPI-M leaders unsavoury remarks against army had provoked them."
"Still it is with an ulterior motive that efforts are on to link BJP-RSS with the incident...CPI-M should retreat from that attempt," he said.
Rajasekharan said CPI-M leaders had not come forward even to condemn the attack on the BJP office here few months ago."BJP now condemns the attack on CPI-M leader as the party believed in democracy," he added.
He wanted stern action against those who carried out out the attack.
KPCC president M M Hassan said confronting political rivals through violence is a challenge to democracy and wanted strong action to be taken against the culprits.
Condemning the incident, veteran CPI-M leader V S Achuthanandan said government should take steps to ban outfits like the Hindu Sena.
Two persons were held today for allegedly barging into the CPI(M) head office in Delhi and trying to manhandle Yechury.
The incident took place when Yechury was about to enterthe central committee hall on the first floor of the CPI(M) office to address the press on conclusion of the partys two-day politburo meeting.
The identity of the two men, who also shouted slogans of "CPI(M) murdabad" and "Hindu Sena zindabad", could not be immediately known.
However, the Left alleged the duo owed allegiance to an RSS outfit and entered the office "masquerading as journalists" in an attempt to disturb the press conference, which was later held as scheduled.PTI JRK LGK BN DK


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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Review: Napoleon Dynamite
Starring: Jon Heder
Year: 2004
Genre: Comedy
Rated: PG
Length: 148 min.
IMDB Summary: A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Here is a cult classic for the 21st century. Weird, wacky and witty, Napoleon Dynamite is a pleasure to watch. The exaggerated characters at Napoleon's home and high school are entertaining. The film's use of irony and sarcasm is a refreshing alternative to the dirty jokes that dominate much of today's comedy. There's not much of a plot, but the characters' quirks are enough to keep the film moving. Zany and clever, Napoleon Dynamite neatly packages and preserves the "cult classic" for future generations.
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Your natural smile may not be everything you wish it could be. Some people are born with amazing smiles, and they seem to never have any problems. Other smiles need some work throughout the years to create something you are proud to show off.
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Today, we want to talk about ways you can improve your smile with dental veneers. Veneers have long been used to transform smiles, but our approach is something truly unique.
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Owasco Rural Cemetery
Onondaga County, New York
Lat: 42° 50' 58"N, Lon: 76° 26' 57"W
Contributed by Esther C Slater, Mar 02, 2008, last edited Jul 26, 2009 [firstname.lastname@example.com]. Total records = 2,749.
From Skaneateles take Rte 41A south to Benson Road and continue to the end and cross 38A to Cemetery Road and continue about a quarter of a mile or less, you will see the cemetery on the right.
This cemetery is east of Owasco, which is in Cayuga County. To reach it from Owasco, take Rte 38A east just under a mile, turn right onto Cemetery Road. I did not find out who owns and maintains this cemetery. Probably the Owasco Rural Cemetery Association.
We found this cemetery very well maintained and still being used for burials.
Helen Newell and I walked this cemetery in summer of 2007. We also compared our findings with old records.- Esther C Slater
Records Index:
New York Death Records
- New York Newspapers, Full Search (1730-1998), 873 titles - GenealogyBank.com
- New York Obituary Search - (1986-current) - GenealogyBank.com
- New York Funeral Notices - GenealogyBank.com


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Arrive KathmanduArrive at Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, you are welcomed by the hospitable meeting and then you will be transferred to your hotel. O/N at Hotel.
KathmanduIt's an experience not to be missed - wake up in the early morning to witness the beautiful sunrise outlook from the resort before breakfast serving. The next, we head for Kathmandu and keep half day valley sightseeings with Kathmandu Durbar Square, the place of the Malla and then the Shah Kings of Nepal, visiting Kumari Temple, house of the virgin goddess,visiting Swoyambhunath, a stupa on the top of hill - from here you can overlook the scenery of Kathmandu Valley. We then visit Patan, a famous city features of arts and crafts - the highlight of trip is the Shikara (Krishna Temple), Patan Durbar with Royal bath, Hiranya Varna Mahavir (Buddhist Monastery). O/N at Hotel.
LhasaMorning visit Potala palace, the seat of both religion and politics in Tibet. It was built in the 7th century by Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo and later renovated by the 5th Dalailama in the 17th century. Afternoon visit Sera monastery 5 kilometer north of Lhasa city, It was built in 1419 by Jamchen Choeji, a disciple of Tsongkhapa,the founder of the Gelugpa sect. Sera is one of the three major monasteries of yellow sect in Tibet. O/N at Hotel.


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text: [Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1 To reform America's broken immigration system. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reform America's broken immigration system. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE. It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should-- (1) create a roadmap for immigrants who are here without legal status to earn citizenship, provided they pay taxes, complete a background check, learn English, and show a commitment to America; (2) allow students who came to America as children to earn citizenship by attending college or joining the Armed Forces; (3) protect the sustainability of the American agricultural industry, including the dairy industry, with a stable and legal agricultural workforce; (4) encourage those who seek to invest in the United States and create American jobs; (5) permit and encourage individuals who earn an advanced degree from one of our world-class universities to remain in the United States, rather than using that education to work for our international competitors; (6) fulfill and strengthen our Nation's commitments regarding security along our borders and at our ports of entry; (7) strengthen our Nation's historic humanitarian tradition of welcoming asylum seekers and refugees and improve existing policies that support immigrant victims of crime and domestic violence; (8) create an effective electronic verification system and strengthen enforcement to prevent employers from hiring people here illegally; (9) implement a rational legal immigration system that promotes job creation by converting the current flow of illegal immigrants into the United States into a more manageable, controlled, and legal process for admitting immigrants while, at the same time, safeguarding the jobs, rights, and wages of American workers; and (10) adopt practical and fair immigration reforms to help ensure that all families are able to be together. <all>


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9 Wallis (see map & parking)
9 Wallis Street
Beverly, MA 01915Venue Details
Blues guitar legend, 4-time Blues Music Award winner and Grammy nominee Duke Robillard (co-founder of Roomful of Blues) makes his 9 Wallis debut with a special band that he's hand picking for the occasion!
Don't miss your only chance to catch Duke Robillard up close and personal at the North Shore's most intimate, elegant listening room!
Whether it's a song, a style, an idiom or an image, Duke Robillard will render it with mastery, power, nuance and an unerring grasp of its essence. Born Michael John Robillard on October 4, 1948, in Woonsocket, R.I., Duke has carved out one of blues' most illustrious legacies, while also trodding some lofty related territories as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, studio sideman, producer, label operator and educator. After showing an early affinity for music and guitar, he founded Roomful Of Blues with pianist Al Copley in Westerly, R.I., in 1967. By adding horns, Roomful announced itself emphatically as the prototypical jump blues band, and became a New England legend and a fixture beyond, as did Duke himself. His unsurpassed mastery of the guitar style of T-Bone Walker (later crystallized memorably in his 2004 release "Blue Mood") was deservedly heralded, but his breadth was also head-turning — from swing, standards and ballads to rockers, gutbucket Chicago blues and rockabilly.
By the time Duke left Roomful after a dozen years, he was firmly established in the upper echelon of contemporary blues guitarists. Duke went from Roomful to a stint with rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon and then to the first iteration of the Legendary Blues Band, composed primarily of then-recent Muddy Waters sidemen.
The Duke Robillard Band debuted in 1981, re-emerging as The Pleasure Kings with their eponymous 1984 album on Rounder. It and its sequel, "Too Hot To Handle," burnished Duke's songwriting portfolio; the 1987 jazz outing "Swing" (with saxophonist Scott Hamilton) underscored his versatility and remains a highlight.
Continuing his solo career, Duke replaced Jimmie Vaughan with The Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1990. He cut his own much-awaited straight blues album "Duke's Blues" in 1993 for Canadian imprint Stony Plain, leading eventually to a rewarding, continuing and prolific alliance, along with releases during the ensuing years on Point Blank/Virgin and Shanachie, as well as instructional videos. He has also launched his own labels with Jesse Finkelstein, Blue Duchess/Shining Stone.
Duke's prolificity has included producing albums by Billy Boy Arnold, Joe Louis Walker, Rosco Gordon, Jimmy Witherspoon and Jay McShann, Zuzu Bollin, Billy Price and Otis Clay, Sunny Crownover, Bryan Lee and Al Basile as well as recording two collaborations with Herb Ellis, a pairing with his successor in Roomful, Ronnie Earl, a seat in the New Guitar Summit with J. Geils and Gerry Beaudoin, additional studio credits with Bob Dylan (the well-regarded 1997 "Time Out Of Mind"), Ruth Brown, Johnny Adams, Pinetop Perkins, Snooky Pryor, Al Copley, Todd Sharpville and Tony Z, and touring with Tom Waits in 2006.
Duke's resume is decorated with Grammy nominations, Handy Awards and Blues Music Awards, and other honors for his artistry, recordings and productions within the United States and internationally. On his latest release, "Duke Robillard and his Dames of Rhythm" on M.C. Records, he wields an acoustic archtop and joins six thrushes for evocative and enjoyable renditions of 1920s and 1930s swing tunes; it's a worthy successor to his 2016 BMA-winning "The Acoustic Blues And Roots Of Duke Robillard."
Duke remains based in Rhode Island and a whirlwind as a musician, producer, gardener and photographer. But wait, there's more: he's now creating fine art abstract paintings, too! At this point for Duke, versatility and mastery should come as anything but a surprise; it just means more richness in a superlative career for us to celebrate.
by Dick Shurman -- Noted blues historian and producer
About 25 miles north of Boston, award-winning 9 Wallis is a gorgeous, fully restored, historic location conveniently situated in the heart of Downtown Beverly's Arts District at 9 Wallis Street, right next to the Larcom Theatre -- less than half a mile from the Beverly Depot rail station and 3 miles from Route 128, with plenty of nearby parking (see map).
In April 2017, after 4 years of presenting over a hundred award-winning concerts at Beverly's Larcom Theatre, we transformed 9 Wallis into most intimate, elegant listening room north of Boston with comfortable seating at tables, plus food & beverage service offering fine wines, local craft beers, specialty cocktails (featuring local distilleries and all-natural juices) and top-shelf spirits.
In August 2018, 9 Wallis owners, Peter and Vickie Van Ness, were presented with the Boston Blues Society's Keeping the Blues Alive Award for their work at 9 Wallis.
Because of its beautifully restored, tremendously flexible space (including the best dance floor on Boston's North Shore) 9 Wallis has become a favorite venue for fundraisers, private parties and corporate events. Local charities have raised thousands of dollars at 9 Wallis. We can book world-class entertainment, including national touring artists, for your event. Our stage, with state-of-the-art sound and lighting plus Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) 4K Video, can accommodate any performance or presentation. If you'd like someone to contact you about raising money for your charity CLICK HERE. If you want to book a party or corporate event CLICK HERE.
Many shows will be announced soon. Click here to join our FREE Concert Club and email list. You'll get special deals and prime seats before tickets go on sale to the public.
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There is now a vacancy for an Electronics Test Technician / Electronics Test Engineer to join a leading organisation in south-east London. Candidates should be able to fault-find to component level. The company can offer the Electronics Test Engineer good prospects for career development. Salary package for the Electronics Test Engineer is up to £23,000 + benefits.
Electronics Test Technician - Job Function and Accountabilities:
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My old friend, Hans Brunner, has just released a new publication for hand tool enthusiasts, and for Stanley plane lovers and collectors.
Stanley Planes - An Australian Guide to Identification and Value by Hans Brunner covers most Stanley planes, their manufacturing details and prices realised - as well as illustrative pictures of each plane discussed. This book had its genesis in Hans' old website gem Stanley By The Numbers. This has been fully revised and added to in this publication.
Hans is very specific in pointing out from the opening remarks in this catalogue of planes, that he has written it to address the two most basic questions that people ask - what is it, and what is it worth?
This publication answers both of those questions extremely well.
In reference to individual plane models, Hans draws on his decades of knowledge and experience as a vintage tool dealer and collector, to highlight points of interest as well as traps for the unwary. Many of the Stanley planes came with a standard set of parts appropriate to that model - often these are missing or have substitutes from other models. Enthusiasts and collectors wishing to avoid landing that dreaded frakenplane, will find Hans' insights invaluable.
Pages are laid out in catalogue format, and the planes are dealt with by the numbers, starting with 1 and ending with 444. Bedrock Planes are dealt with separately, and Stanley variations such as two tone planes, Victor, Handyman and Stanley Gage are also mentioned. The book finishes with honoured reference to Leonard Bailey and Victor planes - along with Bailey Defiance.
Stanley Number 8 and Stanley 386 Fence
As well as this cornucopia of plane facts and figures, there is an excellent section on cleaning and restoring vintage tools. Many old tools are rare, and several Stanley planes fit into this category. Since aggressive "cleaning" can destroy a tool's value, this treatise on restoration is invaluable.
Stanley 93 shoulder plane
There is a short history of the Stanley Works, and one of the easiest US Stanley plane dating guides in publication anywhere. This is not as comprehensive as other in-depth dating and type studies, but is an excellent starting point for those wishing to establish an approximate age for their US made Stanley plane.
Stanley 65 Low Angle Block Plane
This publication is available directly from Hans Brunner - and at the bargain price of AU$22 including domestic postage, it is outstanding value for money.
If you are in any way interested in hand tools, their history and use, then this publication might very well become a much consulted reference.
Disclaimer: I have no interest or involvement in this publication, nor am I in any way associated with the author, except as a long time friend. Note that the planes shown in use here are my own, and are not illustrations from the book itself.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Hans Brunner - Stanley Planes ................................ A Small Review
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I got it, I like it and for the amount of information contained it's a beauty. Checked the John Walter book the Hans recommended BUT the conversion to $AU and the horrible postage from USA canned any thoughts of that!ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Ask The Zany Bishojo Evalana Returns
I've been in a bit of a slump lately, so I'm picking up on that meme that's been going around, and you may recall that I did it last year as well. What do you want to hear me talk about? Pick a topic, any topic, that you want to hear me blog about, and I'll do an entry about it.
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Ok, believe it or not I have actually been wondering about this. On Sushi Pack, do you think Mochi could be a good guy just as easily as a bad guy?
I don't know what it is. She just never struck me as actually being that bad. It's like she's a member of the legion because she has to be, not because she wants to be.
It's hard to tell because we really never learn that much about her. Actually never really get that much detail on any of the legion, they just show up, do Titanium Chef's bidding then gut hauled to jail.
The only real character development for them we've really had is learning that Unagi is nuts. Ok I know this is technically against the rules. But it's related, so I think I can get away with this.
Remember that ep when Titanium Chef fired the legion? If that had been real, what do see each member of the legion doing with themselves?
I don't know about the others, but I could honestly see Mochi thinking about joining the Sushi Pack. It wouldn't be easy, it would take a serious amount of adjustment. But I could honestly see Mochi used to being one of the good guys. So, what do you think?
Your thoughts on the Rainbow Brite remake?
- Morgan "Clueless" Goat said...
"...is learning that Unagi is nuts."
You mean Uni, right? Unless you're interpreting Unagi in a, uh, different manner. >.>
But anyways, I'm curious myself about the Legion of Low Tide, and the character development that is/might be there. (Sure, you had a forum to discuss this, but...) I'm sure everyone would like to hear your thoughts on them. :)


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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
That Time of the Year
First off I want to say the Chestnut Group artshow for The Friends of Radnor Lake was a success due to the people who volunteered on behalf of the Chestnuts and the Friends of Radnor. Thanks to all who worked to make it happen. While I was there on Saturday I went out to the park to paint and a family came up with a young 2 year old girl named Lucy. Lucy was mesmerized by the fact that I was standing there making a painting. She got wide eyed. So, I gave Lucy my brush and Lucy scooped up a little blue from my palette and applied it to the sky as well as any artist I have watched. Thanks, Lucy, for your help. It made the painting (the middle painting above) perfect.
I also want to mention some wet paint carriers I am using now. They are called Panel Roos and they are made by a friend of mine named Jason Jackson. These are great for carrying wet panels. They are extremely light, very flat and portable and durable. You can put two panels in face to face and then swing a metal arm down to hold them in place. If your interested send me an e-mail and I will hook you up. I have one in my photo of the cutbank above.
Also, this weekend is the Harding Artshow. It is a fundraiser that Harding Academy has each year and it has a tremendous amount of art and artists participating. This will be the 5th year I have participated and will carry around 30-40 paintings with me. That and the fact my computer has gone haywire is the reason for my lack of blogging. The show is at Harding Academy and they are at the intersection of Harding Road and Winsor Drive. The show is Thursday night, Friday all day and Saturday until 3:00. You can also find info on the show at artshow.Harding Academy.org Come by and say hi!
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- Marc R. Hanson said...
Kevin... love the piece in the holder, and the four below in the previous post. Good luck with the show.
- April 29, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- Kevin Menck said...
Thanks but I can't believe you have time to check blogs painting 4 paintings a day. I have been checking them every night before bed and they have been incredible. I have enjoyed it sooo much I think you should do it again next month.
- April 30, 2009 at 6:23 PM
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Sunday, 4 July 2004.
Resistance pounds two US bases in the al-Fallujah area.
Iraqi Resistance forces launched a series of powerful rocket attacks at a US military base north of al-Fallujah near the agricultural area at 6:00pm local time on Sunday. The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the rocket attacks were extremely intense and left a large cloud of black smoke rising over the base, indicating that the attack had directly struck targets, since black smoke generally indicates the destruction of a vehicle.
The attacks coincided with another assault on a US aggressor base near az-Zawbiah south of al-Fallujah a new US base in the area. The barrage on that base was reportedly even more intense.
There was, however, no immediate information on the extent of losses in vehicles or the number of casualties that resulted from the Resistance barrages on the two bases.
US F-16 aircraft were in the air continuously beginning with Sunday afternoon, repeatedly breaking the sound barrier over the embattled region.
Polish invader troops wound 11 Iraqi civilians with indiscriminate gunfire.
Eleven Iraqi civilians were wounded when Polish aggressor troops opened fire indiscriminately after an Iraqi Resistance roadside bomb exploded by their patrol in western Karbala.
Al-Alam TV news reported the puppet police in Karbala as saying that a Resistance bomb exploded after noon on Sunday in front of a Polish patrol in the Industrial Zone of Karbala. The blast caused no casualties among the Poles. But in the confusion that followed, the Poles followed the standard US procedure and opened fire indiscriminately in all directions around them, wounding 11 Iraqi passersby and taxi drivers.
Resistance bomb west of Baghdad killed one US soldier on Friday.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported late on Saturday that one American occupation soldier was killed and two others wounded in an Iraqi Resistance attack west of Baghdad.
Eyewitnesses reported that a group of Resistance fighters planted a roadside bomb on the highway near ad-Dawlii, west of Baghdad and when a US aggressor column passed the area the bomb exploded killing one and wounding two of the American troops.
The witnesses said that the blast, which took place on Friday, also set a Humvee and a US military truck ablaze.
Later, US forces and their local recruits discovered another Resistance bomb in the same area and detonated it away from themselves.
Resistance bomb explodes in al-Khadra.
Late on Saturday, the correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Iraqi Resistance forces had planted a bomb on a road in the al-Khadra neighborhood west of Baghdad. A US column passed the area and the bomb exploded, but the blast took place just after the column passed and it inflicted no casualties or damage.
The US military are sometimes equipped with electronic devices that interfere with detonation signals for bombs, causing Iraqi Resistance explosives to go off only after the US troops have passed, frequently diverting the effects of the bomb intended for them onto local people instead.
US, Britain open consulates in oil-rich Kirkuk.
The United States and Britain both on Sunday opened consulates for their respective countries in the northern Iraqi oil-rich city of Kirkuk amidst intense security measures. The Lebanese LBC television company reported that the two consulates were housed in a large building that belonged to the Arab Baath Socialist Party but was taken over by the US aggressors after their occupation of the country in spring 2003.
The opening ceremonies were attended by US and British officials led by the US military commander in Kirkuk, Colonel William Mael and local puppet officials.
The local puppet deputy governor said that the two consulates would provide practical help in organizing the elections that the puppet authorities are to rig up at the beginning of 2005. The offices will also organize and facilitate the work of foreign private companies in the country in the framework of the so-called reconstruction of Iraq.
At the end of June, US forces re-designated their occupation headquarters in Baghdad as the US embassy, making it the largest US embassy in the world. John Negroponte has been appointed the first US ambassador to the puppet Iraqi regime.
Ansar as-Sunnah denies executing Lebanese-American US Marine.
On Sunday the Iraqi Resistance group Ansar as-Sunnah issued a statement saying that it had no connection with a statement posted on the internet in its name on Saturday saying that US Marine Corporal Wasif Ali Hassun had been beheaded. Their statement left open the possibility that some other group might have custody of Hassun.
Meanwhile US military sources early Sunday, told the Agence France Presse (AFP) that they had no information that the US Marine of Lebanese descent had in fact been killed.
Monday, 5 July 2004.
Resistance attacks American base in al-Azraqiyah, strikes helicopter, routs US forces.
Iraqi Resistance forces attacked a US base in al-Azraqiyah on Monday morning, according to a report carried by Mafkarat al-Islam. The Resistance fired rockets at the American invader installation located between as-Saqlawiyah and al-Fallujah and black smoke could be seen rising from the area, indicating direct hits.
After the attack, US aggressor troops, backed by two helicopters drove out of the base to pursue and engage the Resistance forces. The Resistance struck and crippled one of the helicopters but it did not crash. The other one fled.
Having lost air cover, the US ground troops retreated to the relative cover of their base.
US version of Resistance attack on helicopter.
Earlier on Monday, the US military claimed that Iraqi Resistance fighters had attacked a US military medevac helicopter with automatic weapons and launched rocket-propelled grenades on Monday. The pilot and co-pilot of the aircraft were wounded in the Resistance attack, according to the US report.
The American statement said that the helicopter was crossing the sky above an area located north west of al-Fallujah and was carrying a very badly wounded US soldier. The US military spokesman said that after the attack, the helicopter was able, with extreme difficulty, to move to a different location where all the wounded personnel were transferred to another helicopter that took them to hospital.
Mafkarat al-Islam exculsive: Resistance shoots down US helicopter near al-Azraqiyah, Monday evening, killing all aboard.
The local correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported on Monday that the Iraqi Resistance had shot down an American Apache helicopter in the al-Azraqiyah area after sunset on Monday evening.
The correspondent affirmed that the US helicopter crashed after Resistance fighters struck it with a surface-to-air missile. The downing came as US invader troops battled Resistance fighters on the ground. All those aboard the helicopter were killed, according to the correspondent.
On Tuesday the correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam filed a story providing more details on the course of the fighting. He wrote that the Resistance managed to shoot down two US Chinook helicopters in the course of the al-Azraqiyah fighting. One of them was struck and crashed instantly, killing all aboard. The other Chinook, however, continued its flight after being hit, but then crashed four kilometers from the scene of the Resistance attack.
In the same attack, the Iraqi Resistance destroyed one US Humvee, killing all four US troops aboard. An American armored vehicle was also totally destroyed in the same engagement, but the number of casualties in than incident remains unclear.
Resistance pounds US base in as-Saqlawiyah.
Iraqi Resistance forces on Monday fired a barrage of rockets at the US base in as-Saqlawiyah, raising columns of smoke over the compound. A number of US military vehicles were struck by the rockets and witnesses told the local correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam that they heard four massive explosions shake the area.
US aircraft savage private home in al-Fallujah, killing 15 Iraqis.
Fifteen Iraqis were martyred and three others wounded in air raids carried out by American aggressor aircraft. The Americans attacked a house in ash-Shuhada neighborhood of al-Fallujah on Monday evening, according to eye witnesses and ambulance drivers. The American Associated Press (AP) quoted eyewitnesses and sources in the puppet police as confirming the figure of 15 killed in the US attack.
News reports indicated that US forces dropped two tons of bombs on a house in al-Fallujah, killing 15 members of one family, according to witnesses, and turning the building into a 30-foot-deep pit of sand and rubble.
Earlier, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported that emergency ambulance worker Amir Hasan as saying that four bodies had been pulled from under the rubble of the home and at least three wounded persons had been taken to hospital. He then reported that four more bodies had been pulled from the wreckage, making an intitial total of eight.
Al-Fallujah resident Ibrahim Ali who was helping with rescue efforts said that eight bodies had been recovered and that there were children and at least one woman among the dead and wounded.
Emergency workers, assisted by local residents continued searching the rubble.
The US assault on the home totally destroyed the building. Body parts could be seen strewn on the road in the neighborhood located in the southeastern part of al-Fallujah.
Rescue efforts were still underway at 9:30pm Mecca time Sunday evening.
The latest al-Fallujah attack was the fifth airstrike in two weeks in the area where the US military imagines that a Jordanian Islamist nicknamed Abu Musab az-Zarqawi has a network of safe houses.
Men gathered at the pit where the house had been and pulled out clothes, including a young child's shirt, from the rubble. Where are human rights? asked an angry man at the scene. Is this acceptable to the Iraqi government?
As a matter of fact, the US-installed Prime Minister of Iraq Iyyad Allawi, issued an unprecedented statement after the American attack saying his government provided intelligence for the location of the house to the Americans, so the strike could terminate . . . terrorists.
Back in the reality of al-Fallujah, however, Yasir Abed, 17, said 15 members of his family, including 12 children, were killed in the air strike. Abed, his father and a brother were out of the house at the time of the attack, he said. Previous US airstrikes in al-Fallujah have killed dozens of innocent civilians.
Resistance attacks US forces in various points west of Baghdad.
Iraqi Resistance forces fired three mortar shells at the command buildings in Abu Ghurayb prison west of Baghdad, causing clouds of smoke to rise from the area which is the site of a huge US base as well as concentration camp.
The correspondent of al-Jazeera satellite TV reported that the area of Saddam International Airport came under Resistance mortar attack too, and columns of smoke were rising from that area as well.
Fire was blazing in an oil storage tank after a Resistance attack on a truck convoy that was believed to be transporting fuel to the US aggressor troops in the area. Several trucks were knocked out of action in the attack.
Resistance blows up strategic crude oil pipeline Monday morning.
Iraqi puppet police sources disclosed that the Iraqi Resistance on Monday blew up a strategic crude oil pipeline connecting northern oil fields with the southern regions of Iraq. A number of puppet police crews and members of the puppet so-called civil defense forces were still battling the fire on the line caused by the Resistance bombing at mid-morning on Monday. Smoke could be seen from a distance rising from the area.
The blaze on the oil pipeline was so massive that it extended through three towns near the city of al-Musayyib, 80km south of Baghdad. Pipelines in that area have been repeated targets of Resistance attacks in the last few weeks.
Large explosion rocks as-Samawah.
A massive explosion shook the city of as-Samawah, the Iraqi city where Japanese aggressor troops are billeted. There was no immediate word on casualties or damage. Local puppet authorities, quoted by Kyodo News Agency, reported on Monday that the blast occurred on the highway linking the city with Baghdad and al-Basrah.
This latest Resistance bombing came less than a week after a car
bombing in the city near the puppet police station. Japan has sent 550 invader troops to the city as a part of the force that the satellite regime in Tokyo has dispatched to serve Americas occupation of Iraq.
Resistance assassinated brother of puppet governor of Baqubah.
A spokesman for the Baqubah puppet governor reported that Resistance fighters killed the brother of the local puppet governor and one of his relatives in a hand grenade attack on their office in the city. Al-Arabiyah satellite TV reported the story.
Resistance rockets puppet governors office in al-Basrah.
Puppet security sources announced that the Iraqi Resistance had fired several rockets on Monday morning at one of the puppet government buildings in the southern city of al-Basrah.
The security sources said that the rocket attack took place shortly after midnight and were probably aimed at the building housing the office of the puppet governor of the city.
The American Associated Press (AP) reported Captain Khalid Mushtaq of the al-Basrah puppet police as saying that the attacks wounded eight persons, all of whom were taken to hospital.
Resistance strikes puppet police station in al-Basrah.
Iraqi Resistance forces attacked a puppet police station in al-Basrah late on Sunday with rocket-propelled grenades killing one person and wounding three others.
Lebanese-American Marine hostage transferred to safe place after pledging not to re-join US armed forces.
Al-Jazeera satellite TV reported on Monday that an Iraqi Islamist organization had announced that a US Marine of Lebanese descent, Wasif Ali Hassun, who had been captured in June, had now been transferred to a safe place after he promised not to return to military service with the US armed forces.
Al-Jazeera quoted a statement from a group that called itself the Islamic Movement, but gave no indication of where that safe place was located. Al-Jazeera gave to understand, however, that the Islamic organization was attempting to assist Hassuns flight from the US military.
Al-Jazeera had broadcast the announcement by the same group on 27 June that it had kidnapped Hassun and was threatening to kill him. On Sunday a group called the Army of the Ansar as-Sunnah [Partisans of the Prophets Practice], denied an Internet report that Hassun had been beheaded.
Red Cross official: US abused children in its Iraqi prisons. 107 minors counted as prisoners of the American occupation by June.
The German magazine Der Spiegel on 4 July reported that a spokesman for the International Red Cross, Florian Westphal, told the Report Mainz news program: we registered 107 children between last January and May during 19 visits that we paid to detention centers run by the US occupation in Iraq.
The Chilean newspaper Las Últimas Noticias on 5 July 2004 cited statements made by Westphal on the news program Report Mainz, and quoted by the German magazine Der Spiegel. Westphal said that US occupation forces not only held children but were guilty of abusing them. One noncommissioned officer in Abu Ghurayb reported that investigators met a young girl between 15 and 16 years old in her cell. The military police intervened in her case when she had been stripped half-naked.
The magazine reported that on another occasion water was poured on a 16-year-old and he was then brought out into the cold and smeared with mud.
Report Mainz stated that the International Red Cross reported to the United Nations that some of the detained Iraqi children had been arrested by occupation troops just after Resistance attacks. The troops caught the children by surprise in roundups after the attacks. The report, which was issued in June, also said that the children had no contact with their families and have been relegated to a kind of judicial limbo.
Tuesday, 6 July 2004.
Resistance bomb kills 14 at official funeral in al-Khalis.
A powerful Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded on Tuesday near a puppet police station in the town of al-Khalis, 50km north of Baqubah, which is northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 14 and wounding 70 others.
Major General Walid Khalid Abd as-Salam, the puppet police chief of Baqubah, told the press that at least 14 were killed and 70 others injured in the explosion of an explosives-laden car. He said, however, that the toll of dead and injured was expected to rise as hospitals in the city are jammed with people wounded in the attack.
Al-Jazeera satellite TV reported that the bombing targeted the funeral services of the brother of the puppet mayor of al-Khalis. Al-Jazeera quoted police chief Abd as-Salam as saying that the mayor of the city and a number of top local officials in the puppet city council were attending funeral services there just half an hour before the bomb exploded. A local senior puppet police commander was reported among the wounded in the attack.
Earlier in the day, Dr. Nasir Jawad Kazim, Chief Surgeon at Baqubah General Hospital, told the press that as of that moment his institution had taken in five bodies and more than 35 injured persons. He added, however, that there were at least 13 dead at the scene of the bombing.
The American Associated Press (AP) reported Major Neal Oren, an official mouthpiece of the US Marines in the city, as saying that a car exploded at about 4:15 local time.
Three Marine occupation troops killed as a result of fighting in Baghdad on Monday.
The US military announced on Tuesday morning that two US occupation troops were killed in battles with the Iraqi Resistance in Baghdad on Monday. In reporting the announcement, al-Jazeera satellite TV added that a third US Marine had died of wounds he received on Monday. No further details were immediately available.
Resistance bomb blows up US military vehicle near Abu Ghurayb.
A roadside bomb planted by the Iraqi Resistance on the highway in the Abu Ghurayb area near Baghdad blew up under a US convoy setting afire one American armored vehicle loaded with military equipment. The Qatari News Agency (Qana) reported Tuesday morning that there was no information regarding the extent of US any casualties in the attack.
Iraqi Resistance blows up gas pipeline near Kirkuk.
Iraqi Resistance forces blew up a gas pipeline near Kirkuk that supplies numerous electric power stations in the central and northern parts of the country on Tuesday, according to energy officials in the puppet regime.
Agence France Presse (AFP) reported Hunar Hassan, the General Director of the Gas of the North Company, headquartered in Kirkuk, as saying that a bomb exploded on the pipeline about 90km south of Kirkuk, setting it ablaze.
In related developments, a puppet oil official announced that on Tueday they had begun trial usage of an oil export pipeline in southern Iraq after repair by engineers. The pipeline had been the target of a Resistance bombing attack The officials claimed that exports would resume on Wednesday if no leakage were found in the course of the trial run.
US troops kill child, wound his brother at checkpoint Monday night.
The Egyptian Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported Tuesday morning that US troops shot an Iraqi child to death and wounded his brother when they opened fire on their family car as their father drove through an American checkpoint in Baghdad Monday night.
US occupation forces in Iraq have established numerous checkpoints throughout the country. Afraid of Resistance attacks, particularly at night, the US forces manning the checkpoints often take cover on nearby rooftops leaving the checkpoint itself virtually unmarked. Motorists who fail to observe the troops on rooftops and do not stop are frequently shot.
Iraqi soldier fires in defense of his people.
An Iraqi soldier who was participating with a unit of US troops in a search operation in northern Iraq executed four US Marine invaders for having offended his countrymen, the Cuban newspaper Granma reported on 6 July 2004, quoting ANSA. The shooting occurred in the community of al-Buhishmah, near the city of Tikrit.
Interim government tosses homeless refugees into the street.
Foreign security companies threw some 300 Iraqi families out of the old government television building in Baghdad where they had found refuge after their homes were destroyed during the American aggression in spring 2003. The foreign contractors seek to turn the building into the headquarters of the new Iraqi television company set up by the US occupation authorities.
Swarms of foreign security contractors and Iraqi puppet security forces suddenly descended upon the refugee families in the building. Already made homeless by the US invasion, the families now found themselves being sharply ordered to pack their bags and get out of the building immediately, by order of the interim government of US placeman Iyyad Allawi. The raiders offered each family US$100 to leave or else they would face forcible eviction without compensation.
One of the buildings residents, Sadiq Mahmud, 42, told Agence France Presse (AFP) they told us to leave the place before 1:00pm. But I dont know where to go.
Sad Hamid Ali, a father of seven children, said that the overwhelming shock they received that morning when the foreign mercenaries stormed in and ordered them into the street was horrible. His family gathered in the lobby of the building trying to figure out where to go.
Since start of the US bombing and invasion, thousands of Iraqi families took up refuge in abandoned government office buildings and vacant military barracks. Now the regime of Iyyad Allawi is seeking to reassert control over that real estate by ordering the occupying refugees into the streets.
On Thursday about a hundred Iraqis demonstrated to demand their rights. The families in that protest said that they had been living in an abandoned military camp since the US invasion but that the new regime was now seizing the facility and throwing them out.
Wednesday, 7 July 2004.
Iraqi resistance ambushes US convoy north of as-Saqlawiyah, one American killed.
Iraqi Resistance forces ambushed a US military convoy on the highway north of as-Saqlawiyah on Wednesday night, inflicting casualties, according to a report filed by the local correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam. One truck loaded with equipment struck an Iraqi Resistance mine and was destroyed. One American was killed in the blast, which took place after the nighttime prayers on Wednesday.
US launches violent air and ground attacks on al-Karmah, mass arrests of tribal people on pretext of hunt for az-Zarqawi.
Shortly before midnight Wednesday, Mecca time, US aircraft unleashed a blistering bombardment of the town of al-Karmah north of al-Fallujah according to a report posted just after midnight on the website of Mafkarat al-Islam by its local correspondent in the area. Under cover of the aerial attack, US ground troops stormed the homes of the al-BuJaru tribe and arrested more than 75 percent of their members. The American aggressors claimed that the offensive was aimed at capturing the elusive Jordanian fighter nicknamed Abu Musab az-Zarqawi, who, they said, was believed to be in the area.
US B-52 terrorize al-Fallujah residents as they prowl the midnight skies over al-Fallujah.
The residents of al-Fallujah slept uneasily Wednesday night, according to the local correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam, as American airplanes, believed to be heavy B-52 bombers, crisscrossed the skies over the city for more than an hour and a half during the night. The local people feared that the heightened air activity was likely a precursor of some major attack on their city. In the last few weeks, al-Fallujah has been the target of several major American bomb raids that have killed dozens of the citys residents all reported to the western public as American attempts to kill the Jordanian fighter Abu Musab az-Zarqawi.
Four Marines reported killed in battle on Tuesday.
The US military admitted early on Wednesday morning that four American Marines were killed in fighting with the Iraqi Resistance west of Iraq, according to a report carried by Reuters.
The four were killed on Tuesday in fighting in al-Anbar Province. The American military would not provide any further details as to the circumstances or exact area where the men were killed. Al-Anbar Province is where the cities of al-Fallujah and ar-Ramadi are located.
Resistance mine wounds five US troops near al-Fallujah.
An Iraqi Resistance land mine exploded under a US military Humvee on a road along a branch of the Tigris River in the al-Karmah area near al-Fallujah according to a report filed by the local correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam. Five US troops, all of whom were aboard the Hummer, were wounded in the Resistance attack.
Witnesses told the correspondent that the US forces immediately closed off the area of the attack, and the area remained sealed until the Americans had carted away the damaged vehicle and evacuated the wounded men. No further information was provided as to the condition of the wounded.
One US soldier killed, three wounded in traffic accident in ar-Ramadi.
The American military announced late Wednesday morning that one American had been killed and three others wounded when their truck overturned and burst into flame in ar-Ramadi Wednesday morning.
Agence France Presse (AFP) reported a US spokesman as saying that one soldier had been killed and three others injured in the traffic accident that took place at 4:30 local time. The American official claimed that the cause of the accident was the explosion of one of the trucks tires, putting the death and injuries in the non-combat category.
Three blasts shake US command in Baghdad.
On Wednesday morning three powerful explosions shook the US occupation headquarters the Republican Palace compound in Baghdad, dubbed the green zone by the Americans.
Reuters reported that smoke could be seen rising from the green zone where offices of the US-appointed Iraqi government, the US and British embassies, and the command of the occupation forces are located.
The US occupation forces provided no immediate information on the blasts, but Resistance attacks with rockets and mortars on the so-called green zone are virtually a daily occurrence.
Son of tribal collaborator assassinated by Resistance in ar-Ramadi.
Eyewitnesses reported that a group of Iraqi Resistance fighters assassinated the son of one of the tribal leaders who have been politically collaborating with the occupation, through membership in the puppet so-called governing councils set up by the American occupation.
The witnesses reported that the Resistance fighters carried out their attack on Tuesday night in ar-Ramadi, west of Baghdad. They opened fire at the car of Husayn Amir Abd al-Jabbar, killing him and his two body guards. The father of Husayn Abd al-Jabbar heads the influential ad-Dulaym tribe which served on the puppet governing council in al-Anbar Province.
The assassination is seen as the Resistances way of affirming their determination to continue pursuing all those who collaborated or assisted the occupation.
Battles rage in Baghdad.
Hospital sources reported on Wednesday afternoon that at least two members of the puppet Iraqi national guard, recently set up by the US occupation forces, had been killed and some 10 others wounded in fierce battles between the Americans and their Iraqi stooges on one side and Resistance fighters on the other.
The fighting raged earlier in the day on Hayfa street in Baghdad in the al-Karakh area of the occupied Iraqi capital. A correspondent for the Lebanese TV station LBC reported that the battles broke out when Iraqi national guardsmen attempted to search a number of houses in the area looking for weapons and Resistance fighters who had been attacking US troops.
The LBC correspondent quoted sources in al-Karamah Hospital as saying that the number of dead and wounded is likely to rise in view of the intensity of the fighting.
Witnesses said that the Resistance fighters struck a US armored vehicle causing it to burn completely. Two members of its crew were injured in that attack, they said.
US forces brought in helicopters to provide air support as they attacked the Resistance fighters in the area, but pockets of Resistance fighters were still holding out as of mid-afternoon Mecca time.
Earlier, eyewitnesses reported that fighting with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades broke out in Baghdad on Wednesday in the center of Baghdad. Reuters reported that the battles raged around Hayfa street in the occupied Iraqi capital.
The US military occupation has slapped a news blackout on the fighting which followed three large explosions that rocked the occupation and puppet regime headquarters in the so-called green zone compound.
Nighttime battle near Saddam International Airport.
A violent battle between Iraqi Resistance forces and US occupation troops raged during the late hours of Tuesday evening on the road to Saddam International Airport. Eyewitnesses in the area told the correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam that they heard the sound of BKCs and American al-Baktah guns during the night. The results of the battle were still unclear after daybreak.
In the morning US troops and their puppet Iraqi stooges deployed and concentrated in the area of the nighttime battle. They then began a wave of intensive searches of cars of Iraqi civilians in the area.
Five Iraqi puppet troops killed in Resistance rocket barrage on camp near at-Taji.
US military sources reported on Wednesday that five Iraqi puppet army troops were killed in an Iraqi Resistance rocket attack on the occupation military base in the town of at-Taji on the northern approaches to Baghdad.
Iraqi puppet security sources said on Wednesday morning that the town of at-Taji is regarded as a strategic security site both by the US occupation troops there and their armed and trained security forces. It is a site where US troops train their puppet Iraqi army troops. The site has also, despite the tight security, come under Resistance attacks on several occasions.
Syrian Customs blocks smugglers carrying Zionist goods to Iraq from Jordan.
Syrian Customs authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle Zionist products through their country into Iraq. The Syrian Customs post of Nasib al-Hududi in Dara Province, near the Jordanian frontier, stopped five Jordanian trucks packed with Israeli-made products and materials that were to travel through Syria to Turkey, and thence to their final destination occupied northern Iraq.
Hasan Hamdu, officer in charge of the Nasib Customs post, confiscated the five trucks and arrested their drivers. He said that the drivers told him that in the beginning their aim was to take the smuggled Zionist merchandise into Iraq via al-Karamah on the Jordanian-Iraqi frontier. But the unstable nature of the route to Baghdad from al-Karamah due to the high probability of Resistance attacks caused them to take the roads through Syria and Turkey instead. They therefore forged customs declarations for the trucks, Hamdu told the United Arab Emirates al-Khalij newspaper.
One aim of the US occupation of Iraq was to transform the country into a huge distribution center for Zionist products throughout the Arab world, enabling the Zionist colony in Palestine to break into the region and subjugate it economically. Under the umbrella of the American globalist occupation, Zionist activity of all types from Mossad assassinations of professors and torture of prisoners, to large-scale land purchases in the north, to the theft of ancient artifacts have been protected and facilitated by the American command.
US troops clear street vendors off Iraqi roads -
US invaders clear sidewalks of street vendors because they cooperate with the Resistance.
US aggressor troops in Iraq have begun throwing street vendors [locally known as al-Janabir] off the sidewalks of Iraqi roads. According to a report by a correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam, the American forces are driving away every single one of the janabir from the streets, after first confiscating their wares.
The invader troops are carrying out the wave of attacks against this profession of Iraqs urban poor on the pretext that the street vendors cooperate with the Iraqi Resistance forces who plant bombs and land mines along the roads where the US forces pass.
In a desperate bid to stem the rising Resistance, Iraqi puppet regime enacts emergency legislation.
As the Resistance to the US occupation and its stooge government escalated, Iyyad Allawi, the prime minister of the puppet regime, on Wednesday signed a Law on Emergencies that will remain in force in the country indefinately.
According to Nasir Nasir, and official in Allawis office, the Emergency Law empowers the puppet security services to impose martial law on any part of Iraq for any length of time if a situation arises that requires such imposition.
After US raises international fuss about foreign fighters threatening occupation, Iraqi puppet official announces total list of 29 captive foreign fighters held in the country.
Before a press conference on Wednesday, the puppet so-called minister of justice in the US-appointed interim Iraqi government waved a list of 29 names that he said were the Arab foreign fighters who had been captured by the American occupation. The United States has stirred up considerable propaganda noise about the role of what it calls foreign fighters, meaning Arab volunteers who have come to Iraq to take part in the Resistance against the occupation. It seeks to blame them largely for the Resistance upsurge sweeping occupied Iraq, while trying to claim that the Iraqi population itself is content with the subjugation of their country.
Puppet justice minister Malik Duhan al-Hasan waved the list of 29 names (which he refused to read) and said that this list is one of the main reasons for the issuance of the Emergency Law signed by the puppet prime-minister earlier Wednesday morning.
The US occupation has never published official figures on the total number of its Iraqi prisoners, but reliable international agencies put the number at around 12,000.
Resistance mortar barrages target home of Iraqi prime-minister and his political party headquarters in green zone in Baghdad.
Iraqi Resistance fighters fired barrages of mortar shells at the home of Iraqi puppet prime-minister Iyyad Allawi and the headquarters of his political party the National Accord inside the so-called green zone in Baghdad, the headquarters of the US occupation. Four persons were wounded in the attacks that targeted an area subjected to the tightest security in the country.
An officer in the puppet police in the area of the attack told Agence France Presse (AFP) that one of the shells struck a house located 20 meters from the headquarters of the National Accord party. Two persons were wounded in the house and two people on the secure street were also injured.
Resistance group holds Filipino hostage, demands Manila withdraw from Iraq.
An Iraqi Resistance organization calling itself the Corps of Khalid ibn al-Walid of the Islamic Army, announced on Wednesday that it had kidnapped a Filipino and that he would be executed if Manila does not order a withdrawal of Philippine aggressor troops from occupied Iraq within 72 hours.
Al-Jazeera satellite TV broadcast a video tape from the organization in which a spokesman said that they had in fact killed an Iraqi bodyguard who was with the captive Filipino, an employee of a Saudi company working for the US invader troops.
On the video, the identity card of one Hafiz Amir (the bodyguard that the group claims to have killed) who worked for a security company was shown.
The Philippines, a satellite of the United States, has about 50 aggressor troops in Iraq serving the Americans.


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Posts Tagged 'complexity'
It is a unique opportunity. 2012 I was appointed as the conference manager for the upcoming European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research in April 2012 in Vienna, Austria. I am excited to be part of the relaunch of an event series that made history in the past and will certainly make future in the present 😉
For everyone who is interested in meeting, sharing, inspiring, getting inspired, co-creating, and … here is the call:
We invite you to submit your extended abstract to the 21st European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research. Visit the website at http://www.emcsr.net!
The meeting will take place from April 10 to April 13, 2012, in Vienna, on the CampusoftheUniversityofVienna, Austria.
The time has come to reflect on the aims, the scope and the tools of a multitude of approaches. Platforms for the self-understanding of the whole field of cybernetics, systems research, the sciences of complexity are needed now more than ever. (more…)
Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world – physics-math – 19 October 2011 – New Scientist
An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy.
The study's assumptions have attracted some criticism, but complex systems analysts contacted by New Scientist say it is a unique effort to untangle control in the global economy. Pushing the analysis further, they say, could help to identify ways of making global capitalism more stable.
The study, by a trio of complex systems theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, is the first to go beyond ideology to empirically identify such a network of power. It combines the mathematics long used to model natural systems with comprehensive corporate data to map ownership among the world's transnational corporations (TNCs).
"Reality is so complex, we must move away from dogma, whether it's conspiracy theories or free-market," says James Glattfelder. "Our analysis is reality-based."
Read the full article at the NewScientist, enlightening. Having studied complexity theory and network theory myself I am not surprised. Without any dogma I agree with the authors "such structures are common in nature". I would assume a classic Pareto or power law distribution in practice. Nevertheless as economy is a social construct and not a natural pattern, we might be able to design it, if we understand it.


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heya! I'm gonna be annoying today, and ask you guys to view the Beat Freaks videos here:
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It's my uber favorite dance crew.. the Beat Freaks... they're on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.. and I want them to win. If you like what you saw, then please vote for them! No matter where you are, you can still vote online... at Mtv's website: click here
and of course, choose: BEAT FREAKS
Voting polls is now open from Friday (11am, Feb. 27) and they are leaving the voting open till the finale (next week, March 5).. so we have ONE WEEK to keep voting.
If you want to know more info, just ask me. i'm recruiting members/voters everywhere. lol.
Also if you're already a fan, please join Beat Freaks Fans Community:
See ya there... ^_^
Freak The Vote
26 February 2009
heya! I'm gonna be annoying today, and ask you guys to view the Beat Freaks videos here:
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Ma, I Don't Sing
22 February 2009
Recently I've watched a dance rehearsal of Beat Freaks in YouTube, the choreo by chronique was pretty awesome...so....umm.. ehhm.. being my usual self, I have to try if I can do it too. XD
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Beat Freaks Freak
17 February 2009
A couple of days ago I learned that the Beat Freaks are one of the contestants in Mtv's America's Best Dance Crew (aka ABDC), Season 3. Beat Freaks consists of 8 females with killer dance moves. For those who is not aware, I've been a huge youtube stalker of two of their members: Rino and Maryss from Paris. I'm jealous of their energy and swagger. XD If you're curious, just search their name in Youtube and prepare for some jaw-dropping moves.
Watch my posted video below to see for yourself:
They're now on their 6th week, with 5 crews remaining...and I'm hoping they'll win this season and get the title. We need as much support from everyone as we can get. Please visit freakthevote.com & watch America's Best Dance Crew every Thursday at 10pm/7pm on MTV. (AN: I don't know the showtime here in the Phils. cuz I watch them online.)
I also created an Unofficial fan page in Friendster - Beat Freak Freaks. If you're a fan, join me and show your love & support to the Beat Freaks!
Let's help The Beat Freaks win ABDC Season 3! Freak the VOTE!
Ranted by Inkee at 2:24 PM 5 comments
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The Lease, part 3!
11 February 2009
GOOD NEWS!!! We found a perfect new space for my shop! woot! it's just that I'm gonna spend a lot of money again for improvements: getting doors, walls, grills, windows, toilet, etc. done before moving. It's near where I'm currently renting, and location is so much better since it's on the ground floor (compared to my current space: 3rd flr).. soooo, improvements might be done on March, then we'll move there April. hopefully! I'm gonna sign the new contract this coming Sunday. It's a HUGE relief since it means I'm still gonna be close to my current customers. Weee!!! There's 2 other businesses willing to rent the space (one is a computer shop, the other is a restaurant), but thanks to Tekla she was able to get to the owner first. Heh. Chalamat ng madami, bstfrnd!!!!!
...and...earlier this morning, I've also talked to Mr. P*t@ng*toot*, just clarifying that I'm gonna use my remaining advance and deposit until April, then we're moving out. Hurrah!
before I forget, Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!!!! <3
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2017-12-19 — thestreet.com
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended stock trading in The Crypto Co. (CRCW) , a sports bra-turned digital-currency company whose share price has surged 57-fold since September, as the U.S. regulator alleged doubts about the accuracy and adequacy of its supporting disclosures to investors.
The two-week suspension in Malibu, California-based Crypto's shares took effect at 9:30 New York time Tuesday, according to an order posted on the agency's website. The stock trades in over-the-counter markets, with a price quoted on the platform OTC Link, the SEC said.
Crypto went public earlier this year after a reverse takeover of sports-bra maker CROE Inc. and has raised at least $10 million through stock sales, company regulatory filings show.
The SEC had concerns about the accuracy and adequacy of information on "the compensation paid for promotion of the company and statements in commission filings about the plans of the company's insiders to sell their shares," according to the order. "The commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the protection of investors require a suspension of trading."
Crypto's stock price climbed to $575 on Monday, up from just $10 as recently as Sept. 29, FactSet data show. No trades or price updates had been posted on Tuesday as of 2 p.m. New York time.
This is hardly a revelation or game-changer: the SEC is basically going after "low-hanging fruit" (in this case, what looks very much like a classic pink-sheets "pump and dump" operation -- or at least something on the opportunistic and shady side).
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Partner exercises are twice as good for you, and double the fun…
…and an excellent way to connect with a friend
Couples do a lot of things together, but exercise? Other than being tennis partners or jogging on weekend mornings, there wouldn't seem to be a lot of togetherness in the world of working out. Think about it, though: Exercising together means you both stay in shape and, at the same time, get to gaze into each other's eyes — or even talk. Don't worry if one of you is 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds while the other is 5-foot-2 and 110. There are a number of ways for both to get a satisfying workout at home.
To convince myself, I enlisted the aid of Cindy Barlow, owner of Smart Moves, a company that helps clients turn stress into vitality, and a yoga/pilates teacher in the Boston area. Although I am 8 inches taller and 75 pounds heavier than she, we both found the following workout beneficial, challenging, and invigorating. One of the most inexpensive ways to strength train together at home involves PVC piping. Buy a 10-foot length of 1 1/4-inch PVC pipe at any hardware or home supply store, usually for less than $3, and have it cut into two 5-foot lengths. You and your partner will provide resistance for one another using a 5-foot bar.
Tug of war walks Holding the piping horizontally, we stand at opposite ends. We place our right hand on the pipe 8 to 12 inches forward of our left hand and squat down with backs straight and stomachs drawn in, the right foot ahead of the left. As Cindy steps backward with her left foot and pulls on the PVC, I resist but step forward with my right in rhythm with her step. She continues stepping backward for 10 to 12 steps and then it's my turn to step backward as she steps forward.
Make sure you are pulling from the legs and torso and not just yanking the PVC with your arms. If you stay down in a squat position as you walk, you will feel this burn in your leg, core, and arm muscles. Switch into a left-foot/left-hand-forward position and repeat the exercise.
Samurai sword Cindy gets into the "athletic stance" with feet hip-width apart, knees bent, belly button drawn into her spine, chest up and aligned over the thighs, and shoulder blades drawn in. She holds the PVC tubing in a vertical position at arm's length from her body with her right hand 6 inches above the left. She closes her eyes and tries to keep the bar from moving as I lightly hit the bar in all directions for 30 seconds. We reverse roles, then repeat with left hand above the right.
Concentrate on keeping your shoulder blades drawn in, forearms locked, and core muscles engaged. You may be surprised at how difficult it is to keep the PVC from moving during this rhythmic stabilization exercise. Your partner will need to adjust the force with which he or she hits the piping based on how well you keep it from moving. This exercise works all of the torso muscles as well as shoulders, back, and arms. Push/pull variationsWe face one another, again in our athletic stances. I place my hands shoulder-width apart on the horizontal PVC with palms facing down, and I lower down into a quarter-squat. Cindy places her hands on the piping to the inside of mine and stands upright. As Cindy pulls the PVC up toward her chin in a rowing motion (keeping her elbows above the level of her wrists), I provide resistance. Next, I pull the piping down, maintaining straight arms as Cindy provides resistance. We each perform 10 to 12 repetitions and then reverse roles. The partner who is rowing will feel this in the upper shoulders; the person pulling down is working the upper back. You will both be working your core muscles if you maintain the proper stance. A variation that targets your arms can be done with a few simple adjustments. I place my hands shoulder-width apart on the PVC with palms facing up while Cindy places hands face down close enough together so that her elbows are against her ribs. As I bend my arms at the elbow to curl the bar up, Cindy provides resistance. Once the PVC has been raised, Cindy pushes down, extending her arms at the elbow, while I resist. We do 12-15 repetitions and switch. Raising the piping works biceps; lowering it works triceps.
Resistance bands/PVC fly If you own a resistance band (they are relatively inexpensive at most sporting goods outlets or online), try this exercise in combination with PVC to complement your partner workout. Cindy holds the piping vertically as described in the Samurai sword while I wrap the band around the PVC. She will get a core and shoulder stabilization workout while holding the piping.
I stand in a split stance (one foot forward and rear foot angled so my hips are square) with my back to Cindy as she holds the PVC. Gripping the band handles with arms out perpendicular to my chest and elbows slightly bent, I pull my hands toward each other and extend my arms straight out in front of my chest in an arcing motion. After 15 repetitions, it's Cindy's turn. Suspension bridgeWe stand facing each other, about an arm's length apart, with our feet hip-width apart. We extend our arms forward and grasp each other's wrists. Keeping our legs straight, we pull back on each other's arms and press our hips back as our heads move toward each other. This is a great stretch for the back and legs.Partner quad stretch As Cindy and I face each other, I place my left hand on her right shoulder and she does the same with me. Each of us grasps our right instep pulling our heel in toward the buttocks as we maintain an erect posture. This stretches the front of our thighs. We hold for 15 to 30 seconds and repeat on the opposite side.
Circle straddle stretch We sit facing each other with our legs spread apart and arms extended, holding each other's hands. To compensate for Cindy's greater flexibility, I place the soles of my feet against her ankles. (If you are equally flexible you can place the soles of your feet against the soles of your partner's.) I pull back, drawing Cindy forward and we rotate at the waist clockwise. When she returns to her starting position she pulls me forward and we continue for 10 rotations. We then perform this stretch moving counterclockwise.
We add a nice side stretch by grasping each other's left foot with the right hand and extending our left arms into the air. We each fold to our right, bringing our left arms down the right leg as far as we can. After holding for 15 seconds we repeat this stretch to the other side.
A partner workout can be done with a friend, family member, or mate. It requires only a little ingenuity, some patience, and a lot of listening to each other. Is there a healthier — or less expensive — way to spend time together?[fb_button]