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Perhaps never before in history had a group of scientists so fervently prayed. J. Robert Oppenheimer, slumping against a wooden post, told himself: "I must remain conscious!" Afraid it might electrocute him, the normally unflappable Sam Allison dropped the microphone at the last second of the countdown: "Five . . . . four . . . three . . . two . . . . . . . . . zero!"
After what seemed an interminable silence, a strange light never before seen in the world ignited the horizon and a reddish-orange fireball infinitely brighter and 10,000 times hotter than the sun rose majestically over the desert, turning darkness into light for a hundred miles around. On that day - the day of the Trinity blast - even a blind woman reported seeing the dawn.
A New York Times reporter was reminded of the Lord's command, "Let there be light!" Physicist Isidor Rabi feared the fire in the sky would burn forever. His colleague Dick Feynman, momentarily blinded, turned away in pain. Oppenheimer recalled a line from the Bhagavad Gita: "I am become death, the shatterer of worlds!"
The boiling mushroom cloud swirled into the heavens, presaging catastrophe. Under a curtain of fallout, jubilant Manhattan Project scientists broke into a jig on the desert floor.
Thus did the nuclear genie escape the bottle in the desert of Alamagordo New Mexico sixty-three years ago. Of one thing there could be no doubt: Washington was issuing unconditional surrender to the morals of extermination. Even as the atomic bomb was nearing completion, the U.S. was razing whole cities to the ground with "conventional" bombs and burning hundreds of thousands of civilians alive with napalm sticks. In April 1945 one of FDR's advisers declared that he favored "the extermination of the Japanese in toto." It was not an isolated sentiment.
With Hitler dead, Germany defeated, and Japan in ruins, the U.S. Target Committee met to select a Japanese city for atomic doom. Seeking to heighten the international impact of the bombing, General Leslie Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project, favored Kyoto, on the grounds that the inhabitants of an intellectual center would be "more apt to appreciate the significance of such a weapon." Secretary of State Henry Stimson, having visited Kyoto and grown fond of it, vetoed Groves's preference. The committee ultimately opted for Hiroshima, amidst a lament that its mountains weren't close enough to the city to maximize the bomb's effects.
Everyone involved in the operation was well aware of the historic nature of the occasion, and strove to act appropriately with an eye toward posterity. Moments before the Enola Gay obliterated Hiroshima, Colonel Paul Tibbets told his crew, "watch your language." Since the bombing was being recorded, he didn't want a slip of the tongue to reflect badly on his crew. Profanity, not extermination, was the feared sin.
At 8:09 a.m. Hiroshima broke into the Enola Gay's view. Four minutes later, the bombardier took control of the plane, lined up the "T" of the Aioi Bridge in the cross hairs of his bombsight and announced, "I've got it."
At 8:15 a.m. the bomb-bay doors swung open, lightening the plane's load by five tons. The plane lurched skywards. Tibbets pulled on his goggles.
Nothing happened.
With the crew suspecting a dud, the cockpit was suddenly flooded with bright light, which was followed by two strong shock waves that jolted the plane upward. Sergeant George Caron dictated into his tape recorder: "A column of smoke is rising fast. It has a fiery red core . . . . Fires are springing up everywhere . . . there are too many to count . . . " In the copilot's seat Robert Lewis scribbled a more emotional reaction: "My God, what have we done?"
On the ground thousands of feet below him came the answer. Eyes turned skyward liquified in the blinding flash, streaming down upturned faces. Bodies turned to charcoal. Infrared rays melted skin like wax.
Windows exploded, buildings crumpled, people hurtled through the air like missiles, limbless and headless bodies piled up like logs and lay under piles of fallen debris. After the ear-shattering roar, an immense column of dirt blotted out the sun. At 8:16 a.m. Hiroshima suddenly turned as still and black as night.
On the Aioi Bridge eerie silhouettes of the vaporized were permanently burned into the concrete. Along the streets, blackened and bleeding survivors swarmed towards water, hands and arms aloft, patches of roasted skin flapping in the wind. Stunned, terrified, in agony, they moved - herdlike - toward estuaries of the Ota River, which quickly filled with bloated corpses. Helpless voices cried out for water, for their mothers, for the relief of death.
The few functioning medical facilities were overwhelmed as ten thousand wounded jammed the Red Cross Hospital contending for four hundred beds and a handful of dazed doctors. Burned beyond recognition, patients hoping to be reunited with their families finger-painted their names in blood on the lobby walls.
Back in Los Alamos Hiroshima represented sweet triumph. Robert Oppenheimer received word by phone from General Groves, who confirmed that the bomb had exploded "with a very big bang indeed." Relieved and proud, Oppenheimer had an announcement issued over the public address system that a "successful combat drop" of one of Los Alamos's "units" had taken place, and called a meeting in the theater to celebrate with his ecstatic fellow scientists.
It was a showman's dream moment, and Oppenheimer didn't let it go to waste. Arriving to the meeting late, he strode up the aisle amidst the bedlam of clapping, foot-stomping, and shouting coming from his fellow experts in emotional discipline. For once the scientists were irrepressible and the celebratory din did not subside until long after Oppenheimer clasped his hands over his head in the ritual victory stance and mounted the podium to speak.
In the evening a party was held in the men's dormitory. Off in a corner Oppenheimer showed a colleague a telex of the Hiroshima damage reports. The colleague shook his head. Oppenheimer, depressed, left the party early and spotted a scientist vomiting in the bushes outside. Meanwhile, back in Washington President Truman was apparently enjoying great peace of mind, calling the atomic bombing "the greatest thing in history."
Three days later a piercing flash accompanied by a thunderous blast announced the world's first plutonium bomb in the skies over Nagasaki (Hiroshima had been a uranium bomb). At ground zero, there were no screams or moans: within a radius of 1000 yards the unsheltered perished before they could react.
The swath of destruction roared through northern Nagasaki at 9000 miles an hour, making it rain debris. Houses and buildings were smashed, crushed, and burned. Stone was pulverized and tiles shot through the air like bullets. The sturdy beams of the Mitsubishi Steelworks twisted and turned like silly putty while the roofs of reinforced concrete buildings crumpled and collapsed. Trees were ripped from the ground, utility poles snapped like matchsticks, and a hurricane of shattered glass embedded countless shards in human flesh.
Yellow smoke hung over the carbonized remains of the city. Near the epicenter fires raged out of control. Stunned survivors cupped detached eyeballs back inside their skulls.
Six days later the Japanese signed the surrender. Shortly after that the U.S. War Department announced that the atomic bombings had not been militarily necessary:
"Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts . . . it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945, and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated."
Cultural historian Lewis Mumford recapped fission's ugly debut by accusing the U.S. government of having reverted to Bronze Age barbarism and "reversed the whole course of human history." At Hiroshima and Nagasaki the U.S. had lifted the curtain on the atomic age with the annihilation of an estimated 200,000 non-combatants, "virgin" targets deliberately selected to isolate and measure the atomic bomb's unique effects. So ended what historians have taken to calling the "good war."
That Japan was already putting out peace feelers through its emissary in Moscow did not stay the hand of the nuclear executioners, nor did the cosmic destruction deter General "Hap" Arnold from staging the war's grand finale five days after Nagasaki - a 1000-plane raid that bombarded what remained of Japanese cities, killing thousands as leaflets fluttered to the ground announcing the Japanese government's surrender. Some, however, were still not satisfied. General Carl Spaatz wanted to use a third atomic bomb on Tokyo, but decided that bouncing rubble around the demolished capital might fail to make a discernible point.
In view of the foregoing it is safe to paraphrase Mark Twain and say that reports of Hitler's defeat in WWII are greatly exaggerated. Germany was defeated, but the loathesome tenet that wholesale slaughter is praiseworthy if it brings victory was perpetuated. At Nuremberg and Tokyo the victors framed their war crime indictments to exclude Allied atrocities, deliberately pardoning U.S. officials for the atomic bombings, though Justice Radhabinod Pal of India did manage to declare in his dissent that "the decision to use the atom bomb is the only near approach to the directives . . . of the Nazi leaders . . . "Secretary of War Henry Stimson justified atomic incineration on the basis that it saved lives - by obviating an American invasion of Japan. Within a generation the same "humanitarian" logic was at work in Vietnam as the CIA employed systematic torture to deter a guerrilla movement and blackmail its supporters into capitulating to U.S. demands.
Accompanying the morals of extermination was a shadowy nuclear priesthood stockpiling the bombs of cosmic violence and advancing the fascist religion of permanent war to justify them. Fine-tuning deranged technological fantasies in totalitarian enclaves of total secrecy, the Atomic Apostles operated completely outside the process of democratic government, poisoning earth and sky with radioactivity, upsetting a delicate ecological balance, and contaminating the genetic heritage of life itself. A critical focus of their work was the institutionalization of atomic testing, which showered fallout on hundreds of thousands of American G.I.'s at test ranges in Nevada and Utah while the U.S. government downplayed the radioactive dangers, assuring its conscripted guinea pigs that all would be well if they just placed complete faith in the Pentagon. At the same time in the South Pacific, Marshallese Islanders sickened by atomic tests were removed from their radiated islands to face years of bitter exile, only to return home and be evacuated anew after it was discovered that the area was still radioactive. When thousands of soldiers and islanders found themselves dying of cancer, Washington disclaimed all responsibility for their plight.
A half-century later the heirs to these atomic crimes threaten Iran with nuclear obliteration and order its president to terminate his country's development of nuclear energy. Iranian theocrats, the reasoning goes, are strangers to rationality and therefore cannot be trusted to use nuclear technology responsibly like the civilized master race in Washington has done for so long.
That the perversely comic premise of good U.S. nukes vs. evil Islamic nukes will not be debunked in this presidential election year, nor discussed in the corporate media any year, illustrates how far the United States is from anything remotely resembling democratic debate. In spite of the the fact that the constituency that desires that it not be annihilated by nuclear bombs or subjected to slow death by radiation poisoning includes everyone, no "focus group" is ever asked its reaction to the morals of extermination heralded by its leaders as merely gutsy realism in a "dangerous world."
No doubt the world is a dangerous place. But the point is that it is made a suicidal place by the lunatic policies of "rational" nuclear war upheld by the United States government. That the world has survived this nuclear recklessness for over six decades is nothing more than blind luck, and as is well known, luck inevitably runs out.
Lewis Mumford, "The Conduct of Life," (Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1951)
Lewis Mumford, "My Works and Days," (Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1979)
Howard Zinn, "Postwar America: 1945-1971," (Bobbs-Merrill, 1973)
Noam Chomsky, "Year 501- The Conquest Continues," (South End, 1993)
Peter Wyden, "Day One," (Simon and Schuster, 1984)
Stephen Hilgartner, "Nukespeak: Nuclear Language, Visions, and Mindset," (Sierra Club, 1982)
John Hersey, "Hiroshima," The New Yorker, August 31, 1946
Frank Chinook, "Nagasaki: The Forgotten Bomb," (World Publishing, 1969)
Howard Zinn, "A People's History of the United States, 1492-Present," (Harper, 1995)
Walter LaFeber, "The American Age - United States Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad since 1750," (W. W. Norton, 1989)
-----Michael K. Smith is the author of "Portraits of Empire" and "The Madness of King George (illustrations by Matt Wuerker) both from Common Courage Press. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Magazine Designer
Posted 29-03-2016, offered
You will be coordinating the advertising requirements of a varied client base with the opportunity to design advertisements, work creatively on magazine layouts, assist on marketing projects, preparing press-ready pdf's and rise to creative challenges as they occur on a day-to-day basis.
The ideal candidate must have:
strong working knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Knowledge of QuarkXPress would be advantageous.
at least one year of experience in publication design – preferably in a contract publishing environment.
strong knowledge of prepress and print related procedures.
the ability to project manage your own workload and work under deadline pressure.
an excellent eye for detail.
You will be an enthusiastic individual wishing to move your career forward in a hardworking, friendly environment.
Shortlisted candidates may be asked to perform a short design exercise in InDesign.
Starting date: As soon as possible
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £22,000.00 /year
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The Careers Fair is the University of Essex's biggest student and graduate recruitment event of the year
10:00 - 15:00
The Sports Centre
Fairs and exhibitions
Employability and Careers events series
Test your talent and strut your stuff. See if you've got the skills to impress over 50 graduate recruiters at the 2017 University of Essex Careers Fair!
The University of Essex will host its annual Careers Fair on Thursday 2 November from 10am to 3pm in the Sports Centre at the thriving and vibrant Colchester campus.
Take the opportunity to find out about vital work experience and graduate schemes. Get information and advice about working with Times Top 100 companies straight from the horse's mouth and get inspired by the possibilities beyond Essex.
Get there early for the best goodies and giveaways and really make an impression on the best in graduate recruiters.
Bring your student ID, bring your friends, bring your CV, bring your enthusiasm.
To get the most out of the Careers Fair, book on to one of the How to Handle the Careers Fair events.
Make the most out of this chance to network and build yourself an Elevator Pitch.
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The US dollar returned some of its recent FX trading gains as traders booked profits ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays. Data from the US came in weaker than expected yesterday, with the Empire State manufacturing index falling from 10.0 to 7.8, worse than the estimated drop to 8.9. The NAHB housing market index also saw a decline from 57 to 55 instead of improving to the projected 58 reading. Up ahead, US building permits and PPI figures are due, along with the industrial production and capacity utilization data. The bigger mover for the dollar, however, might be the FOMC minutes release much later on. The Fed statement was more hawkish than usual, which suggests that officials might have a positive assessment and outlook for the economy.
The euro struggled to hold its ground in recent FX trading as the new Greek government appear to be showing no signs of backing down from their refusal to extend their bailout. They have been given an ultimatum by the EU to carry on with the bailout by Friday or risk defaulting on its debt and possibly exiting the euro zone. There are no major reports lined up from the euro zone today, leaving traders to focus on the developments in Greece.
FX Trading News
The pound suffered a bit of weakness after its recent FX trading rallies as traders saw mixed inflation readings. As expected, the headline CPI fell from 0.5% to 0.3% but the core CPI managed to show a gain from 1.3% to 1.4%. Underlying inflation figures such as the PPI and RPI came in short of expectations, hinting that further weakness in price pressures are likely. Up ahead, the BOE minutes and the UK claimant count change are up for release, which could mean more pound volatility. Hawkish remarks and an upbeat jobs report could mean more gains for the UK currency, as the claimant count could indicate a 25.2K drop in joblessness.
The franc showed a bit more FX trading action in the past few hours after SNB head Thomas Jordan reiterated that they might take action if a Grexit takes place and results to massive euro declines. Swiss ZEW economic expectations is up for release today and an improved reading might support the franc.
The yen gave up ground in recent FX trading, as traders priced in the possibility of seeing further easing from the BOJ or at least hearing dovish remarks. Data from Japan has been weakening, which might mean that the central bank needs to do more to shore up inflation and growth.
The comdolls managed to advance against most of their counterparts, thanks to a pickup in commodity prices. In New Zealand, the dairy auction marked another strong increase of 10.1% and led to more Kiwi gains. Canada's wholesale sales report is up for release later on while New Zealand will report its quarterly PPI figures in the next Asian session.
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OR3D – Repairing the Road to the Olympics
Repairing the Road to the Olympics
TeamPlatform provides a pivotal support role in a high profile construction project to fix one of UK's busiest motorways and a major channel to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. CAD, Scan and other 3D Formats hosted on TeamPlatform involving dozens of different sites and 5 different companies collaborating with the Olympics Games days away. The solution is a winning combination and the Olympics proceed as scheduled.
Boston Manor Viaduct built in the 1960s, is a 1.03 kilometre long steel structure that supports the M4 motorway that runs into the centre of London. Not only is the motorway a major arterial route for London commuters but is designated as part of Olympic Route Network during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Its purpose is to provide Games officials, athletes and the world's media fast access to and from Heathrow airport, competition venues and other key sites.
Prior to the start of the Olympics, during routine inspection of the viaduct, hair line cracks were discovered in some of the welds. According to the Highways Agency, 1,000 weld joints were inspected and of those, 34 needed repair. A 7.5 tonne weight limit was imposed on the above the viaduct severely restricting traffic on the major thoroughfare with opening ceremonies looming a mere eight weeks away.
To make the viaduct operational in time for the Olympic Games, precise analysis would be required so that a custom fitted repair could be constructed for each failing weld.
The road to the Olympic Games was closed due to cracks in the welds, a fix was needed with only days remaining before opening ceremonies. Cars are being diverted and the road approaching the Olympic games is completely empty.
Boston Manor Viaduct construction site, main route for athletes, spectators to London Games. Unless the welds were analyzed and fixed, athletes were at risk of arriving late to their events. Arrows point to two of the dozens of areas requiring analysis and repair.
OR3D, a laser scanning and reverse engineering company, based in North Wales was selected to provide 3D survey data of the flange sections and produce CAD models for analysis. Working with its business partner Impossible Creations, the two-company team was tasked to design manufacturable CAD models that could be used to program CNC machines to mill custom plates. Armed with the portable ROMER Absolute Arm portable CMM, OR3D could mobilize the measurement system to be in close proximity to all 34 joints requiring dimensional characterization.
Due to the structural sensitivity at locations needing repair, site supervisors demanded that OR3D's must not affect the weld in any way. Instead of using surface contact measurement with the portable CMM to characterize the joints, OR3D attached a laser scan head to the ROMER Absolute Arm and proceeded to use the sub millimetre accuracy 3D scanner to capture a very fast, highly accurate, non-contact recording of the flange's geometry without affecting the weld in any way.
The highly detailed 3D surface scan of the weld and surrounding joint meant that bridge engineers ARUP based out of Solihull, West Midlands, could use the 3d measurements for structural analysis calculations to make informed decisions on whether a particular location required a custom CNC milled profile plate for the repair.
As the scan data of welds were captured and processed one-by-one by OR3D and Impossible Creations, the next challenge was how to effectively transfer a continual stream of data from Boston Manor to the engineers at ARUP.
3D Process and Collaboration between Organizations
Knowing that 3D scan data and CAD models would be common file types transferred during the multi-week collection phase of the project, OR3D recognized they would need a fast, flexible and reliable method to share and work on data. OR3D called upon the online 3D project collaboration portal TeamPlatform (www.teamplatform.com) to enable joint collaboration on project data between the repair site, ARUP in Solihull, and the two CNC machine locations in Essex, Dartford and south in Portsmouth, Hampshire, who would be fabricating the custom-milled plates.
Five companies and dozens of sites were involved in this time-critical project. Map shows the amount of geographic spread of the project team including Engineering (ARUP), CAD (Impossible Creations), Machining Contractor, and 3D Scanning (OR3D). Teams collaborated in TeamPlatform to fix the road to the Olympics.
With the tight time constraints placed on the project, it was essential that 3D scan and CAD data would be easily accessible and could be easily disseminated to the varying parties across the UK. Since OR3D had been using a trial of TeamPlatform previously to this contract which allowed them to thoroughly evaluate the solution to ensure it met their diverse needs, the company was eager to apply the web based solution to an actual project where safe and secure storage of customer data was critical.
In addition, TeamPlatform allows users to view multiple CAD and scan data formats directly from the browser which made working together on 3D scan files, Geomagic Design X reverse engineering files, and SolidWorks models for the final CNC machined designs more convenient and allowed the multi-company team to be much more responsive by being able to access and visualize any format of project data on demand.
Due to the fast paced nature of the job, where repair work was going on round the clock. Cloud based storage solutions such as TeamPlatform, were they only viable solution for the demands placed on the contracting companies.
James Earl, Managing Director of OR3D commented, "As a service business, we are always looking at ways to increase efficiencies, and provide our customers with results, fast. TeamPlatform allows us to do just that."
"Using TeamPlatform allowed us to quickly collaborate with our business partner, milling companies, bridge engineers and main contractor. It was a very good fit for the 3D design and measurement technologies we were using and it exceeded our expectations."
Seamless transfer of 3D scan, geometry analyses, and a variety of CAD formats between a variety of locations across the UK meant dramatically improved communication, availability of data, and clarity in team members activities. OR3D and the rest of the high-profile project team were able to outpace the immovable deadline of the 2012 Olympics Games opening ceremony to reopen the Boston Manor Viaduct to allow international fans and world-class athletes make it to the Olympic venues without a hitch.
Jigs allowed large area scans to be made in very confined areas. They were custom-built for the project.
After 7 weeks of high intensity work the repair was complete. Using the latest 3D technologies and high precision mechanical engineering solutions, and TeamPlatform to connect the distributed team of engineers, machinists and consultants, the Boston Manor viaduct was able to fulfill its role in the Olympic Road Network.
TeamPlatform days before the Olympics containing CAD, Scans, Plans to fix the road to the Olympics.


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Oscar-winning Actress Gwyneth Paltrow poses for Red magazine's cover story captured by fashion photographer Max Abadian (Atelier Management). Nicola Rose was in charge of styling, while hair styling is courtesy of George Northwood, with makeup by Emma Lovell.
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The story revolves around Fawad Khagga, who dreams of finding a girl to love. His cousin, Durdana Butt loves him, but Fawad does not. He goes to a Pir and asks him to help find the girl. Meanwhile, Amal Dastoor arrives from London after completing her masters in Economics. Firdous Khagga really likes Amal and wants her to marry his son Fawad. She sends a picture of Amal to Fawad, and he instantly falls in love with her. She talks to Mahtaab Khagga to get Amal to marry Fawad. Mahtaab talks to Amal but she rejects immediately; as she likes her friend Vasay, who is coming to Pakistan to marry her. Vasay is a spoilt brat whose parents are divorced. Fawad and Amal finally meet and he tries to propose her, but Amal gets angry. Fawad sees Amal and Vasay meeting at a restaurant. He goes there and introduces himself to Vasay.
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This gull was
seen on November 20, 2007 at the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery
Centre near Pembroke inRenfrew County, Ontario, Canada. These few
stills were video captures. The bird has a fierce look due to the
long bill, shallow forehead and dark streak and smudge around the
smallish, yellow eye. The legs are very pink and long. The bird
was as big as the largest Herring Gull and appeared larger than
most. I believe this is a third winter bird or one moving into 3rd
winter plumage. The bill is yellowish with a large black area in
the middle, unlike most 3rd winter bird photos online. There is a
small yellow tip. The head, neck and breast are streaked, the back
and wings mostly charcoal coloured with a hint of left-over brown
mottling on the lesser coverts. In flight, there is a large white
spot on P10, and a sub-terminal 'string of pearls' inside the
middle primaries. I expect to send a report to Ontario Birds
Record Committee. Please write if you have any comments. (Chris
Michener email@example.com).
Chris' comments:
Mostly this bird looks good for Slaty-backed Gull to me. A couple
of questions I have pertain to the bill colour and colour of back.
The bill seems to be slow to develop the yellowish colour with a
small black ring as most examples online for this age of bird. The
back seems a touch lighter in shade than the many dark adult
Slaty-backed Gulls online. Possibly, sub-adult birds can be
lighter, especially coming out of 3rd summer plumage? Sibley gives
the weight of the SBGU at 3 lbs and HEGU at 2.5 lbs. This may be
why the bird seems larger by a touch than most HEGU's at the
landfill. I don't see a hybrid in this bird, do you? That's all
for now.
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Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap,
but by the seeds you plant.
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Who else but The Secret Garden duo, this time with Karen Matheson singing.
I remember a meadow one morning in May
With a sky full of dreams that sailed in that day
I was dancing through green waves of grass like the sea
For a moment in time I could feel I was free
There are waves of forgiveness and waves of regret
And the first waves of true love I'll never forget
In the meadow that morning as I wandered alone
There were green waves of yearning for life
Still unknown
Take me home to the meadow that cradles my heart
Where the waves reach as far as you can see
Take me home to the meadow ' we've been too long apart
I can still hear you calling for me
What I'd give to remember that heavenly state
Just a moment in time ' all mine to create
As I'm taking my last breath I know what I'll see
There'll be green waves forever out there waiting for me
Inside each of us is a secret garden, where our innermost thoughts and feelings live.
This is also the place where the seeds of our hopes take root and either flourish or perish,
depending on how we tend our heart and make it a garden or a desert.
We all start out as seeds, eggs.
Somewhere in our growth, we break out of our shell.
We continue this process, growing, breaking through shells and walls,
eliminating the separation between those close to us and eventually even those far away
or we die, trapped inside shells or walls of our own making.
Finally, one great barrier remains:
between our growth and the universe beyond - our self.
Many cling to the notion of the self, the I, the ME,
wanting to believe in an afterlife somewhere else.
That is a great barrier to our emotional and spiritual growth,
because life is here, now - not somewhere else, later.
We may hold on to life for a little while, but eventually, like a bird
we must let go and set it free,
not as ME but as part of life everlasting.
Here Rutger Hauer holds a bird, then sets it free, in the movie Blade Runner:
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. [laughs] Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like [coughs] tears in rain. Time to die."
And so on this, our final page,
where we expect a stunning conclusion,
we find instead that the same question yet remains:
What does it all mean?
- my life, your life, the universe,
Where did it come from. Where is it going?
And again we find - the answer is not a secret hidden somewhere.
The answer is not found on the top of some mountain, even in the stars above.
It does not come from outside us, from some religious teacher or book.
The answer comes from inside us, deep within:
The meaning comes from you, only you.
Only you can assign the meaning of your life.
As Viktor Frankl said, coming out of Auschwitz after losing parents, brother, pregnant wife:
The search for meaning is the primary motivation in life …
The meaning must and can only be fulfilled by the seeker alone.
Only then can it satisfy the seeker's own desire for meaning.
— paraphrased from Viktor Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning
Here is a link to the book on Amazon kindle & a free PDF
Let's do an exercise together. Take a piece of paper.
1 - At the top, write: — My Origins. —
2 - One third down the page, write: — A Fork in the Road of My Life. —
3 - Two thirds down, write: — My Future. —
Now take a minute to write one sentence in each section. Only one. …
Then read aloud what you have written, to yourself or to others. …
[Aside: I once led a group where we wrote about our lives and shared the results.
It was very illuminating. So, let's try it again.]
more soon -2018-01-18 ...
… promises … promises …
and miles to go before I sleep …
Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed
Its the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance
Its the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance
Its the one who won't be taken, who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose
They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds.
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Sustainable energy development in Austria until 2020: Insights from applying the integrated model "e3.at"
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- Stocker, Andrea & Großmann, Anett & Madlener, Reinhard & Wolter, Marc Ingo, 2011. "Sustainable energy development in Austria until 2020: Insights from applying the integrated model "e3.at"," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(10), pages 6082-6099, October.
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We just came home yesterday from our church's 3-day camp in Tagaytay.
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The theme was Romans 12:1-2
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (NIV 2010)
Over one hundred and thirty people (children included) were able to attend. The camp was structured to have lots of free time to reflect or bond with other people (and of course, for the admin/organizers/music team to meet and prepare). Small groups, sportsfest groups, and room groupings were all jumbled up so that we could get to interact with as many people from all the three services (Tagalog, English, and Afternoon) as possible.
There had been a lot of learnings, surprisingly, most of them did not come from the theme verse:
Action Songs
A seemingly simple song such as "Little by Little" contains simple but relevant biblical truths that are often ignored or forgotten by adult Christians in the process. It made me remember Jesus' exhortation regarding having faith like "little children": the almost gullible child will immediately believe his parents' promises without hesitation. In stark contrast, we who have a God that is more credible than our parents often doubt his promises and the wisdom of his commands.
Unique Experiences
It might be a bit disappointing from the point of view of the organizers to hear testimonies that are so off-tangent to the theme. Yet, the east-to-west differences between the twenty eight testimonies just show us how differently God works in each life, meeting different needs, teaching different things.
For some, even the fact that they got to join the camp was a journey of faith, leaving behind their worries, and seeing God meet their financial needs – at just the right time. For others, the new experiences opened their eyes to the joys of Christian fellowship. For others still, there were personal reflections ranging from the importance of fatherhood to overcoming the doubting their personal relationship with Christ.
Obedience before Sacrifice
Willful submission to God's will is the foundation upon which buildings of "sacrificial acts" should stand. Giving your financial resources sacrificially, spending large fractions of your week 'doing ministry' and various forms of service, and singing praise and worship songs without end will all be useless if in the first place, there are parts of our lives that we withhold from God's influence.
Bearing each Other's Burdens
We had a game where the team stood side by-side, and had to walk up and under through obstacles – while each of our ankles were tightly tied to the ankle of then adjacent person. We literally rubbed shoulders with each other, and literally felt the weight of each other as well, as we supported each other's weight. The tangible feeling of actually bearing the weight of the person beside you as he or she maneuvers and leans on you paints a picture of what mutual support and accountability should be like – you need them, and they need you.
Theme Thoughts
This world exerts continuous pressure to subtly make us conform to its mold. The danger lies in the fact that we may not be able to detect how we are slowly being influenced by materialism, immorality, ideologies, and selfish outlooks in life. As such, having a flourishing and Godly community life, both in the context of the local and universal church, is very important. One thing's for sure though, we have all been convinced that total transformation can only be achieved as we continually submit to God in humble obedience and full submission, no matter how hard.
May we as individuals and as one church continue to offer our 'living sacrifice'


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Brokers have raised concerns about The Mortgage Works not verifying the income of buy-to-let mortgage applicants.
TMW does not have a minimum income and does not carry out income checks. Instead, the firm looks at each property's potential to pull in 125 per cent of the monthly mortgage repayment in rent.
The other main players in the buy-to-let sector, Paragon and BM Solutions, both require a minimum income of £25,000 before they will lend to a borrower. Paragon verifies income in every application and BM says it decides whether to check income on a "case by case basis".
Nationwide for Intermediaries head of corporate accounts Paul Howard says: "We are comfortable with our approach, it has worked since 2002 and the mortgage book quality speaks for itself."
Enness Private Clients partner Hugh Wade-Jones says: "You get people who, although they might be on decent money, have six or seven buy to lets. If two or three of those go empty at once, they are in trouble. A £25,000 salary is not going to support £750,000-worth of buy to lets."
Buy To Let Funding Services principal Geoff Laird says: "For new applications, all lenders should take prudential means to check income."


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Interview with Lombok's Co-founder
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Happy 20th Anniversary Lombok
It's time to celebrate! October 2018 officially marks Lombok's 20th Anniversary. From the very start of the journey in 1998, Lombok has always focused on one core mission, to offer high-quality, handcrafted, luxury furniture, lighting and home accessories inspired by Indonesian motifs.
How to bring the New Nordic to your home
An aesthetic marked by functionality and minimalism, the new nordic is a modern evolution from the ever popular Scandinavian style.
How to Master Cosy
With the chilly Autumn evenings now upon us, there is no better feeling than arriving home after a long day and snuggling up in the warm, so we have put together a few inspirational tips on how to master the art of being cosy.
How to throw a Dinner Party in Style
Hosting a dinner party comes with an array of various trials and tribulations, from the guest list, seating plan, the choice of cuisine, whether or not theres a dress code - the list goes on.
The Perfect Fit
When deciding on new furniture for your home the considerations at the forefront of your mind are normally dominated by the aesthetic contributions the new addition will bring, such as what style to go for, the types of materials, colour themes and where you'll be spending your money.
The Rise and Fall (& Rise Again) of the Sofa
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Traditional Christmas
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Colonial Christmas Bedroom
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Wreath Making Workshop
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The Bubble & Squeak Recipe
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I haven't thought up any clever pranks for today. I'm just so tired! I'm also super sore from last night's session with the trainer! We're gonna be working out together twice a week for the next couple of months, so I'd better get used to this!
According to our IT department at work, there's a nasty computer virus going around today. A lovely April fool's prank, I'm sure. So I'm trying to stay off websites for the day. :(
It will be another mellow weekend, taking care of my man. But I'll be back around on Monday!
Have a great weekend!
P.S. The fabulous Marlo M of small object photography did a quick before & after post of my listing photos. It's so crazy to see how crappy my pics used to look in my shop! Check it out!


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The Canadian Lutheran takes home awards at 2015 CCP ceremony
TORONTO – The Canadian Lutheran received two awards at the 2015 Canadian Church Press (CCP) awards ceremony, held May 1 in Toronto. The awards recognize excellence in Christian magazine and newspaper publishing throughout Canada.
Taking home second place in the prized Feature (Magazine) category was Dr. L. Block for her article "Hands of Mercy" in the May/June 2014 issue of The Canadian Lutheran. The article addresses the topics of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, bringing a Christian physician's perspective to a topic currently under debate in Canada. Her argument? "We cannot show compassion by being the hands of death; we must instead be the hands of Christ."
"This was a great piece, especially as it tugs at readers' emotions," the CCP judge wrote of Dr. Block's article. "Original approach. I liked the opening: compelling and clearly told the reader what to expect. There's also a clear statement of the issue just a few paragraphs later. Well-written. Good explanation of the issues."
Also recognized at the CCP awards was Peggy Pedersen's article "Woman of Faith—Katie Luther: Reformer's Wife," which took second place in the Biographical Profile (Magazine) category. Pedersen's article highlights the life and faith of Martin Luther's wife, a figure often overshadowed as a result of her husband's towering legacy.
"So interesting!" the judge said. "I had never heard of this woman and yet she lived a remarkable life. Beautifully written and researched. Lovely structure."
"It's truly a joy to see our writers honoured in this way," said Mathew Block, editor of The Canadian Lutheran. "We in Lutheran Church–Canada are blessed to have a number of gifted writers contributing to our magazine. It's gratifying to see that excellence recognized publicly."
The Canadian Lutheran is currently celebrating its 30th volume year since adopting a new regular format in 1985. It has won multiple awards over that thirty-year span.


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May 18, 2015
Benchmark Study Shows Clearly That Organizations with Highly Skilled Project Managers Get Better Project Results
GLEN MILLS, Pa. (May 18, 2015) — What drives project success? Research has consistently shown that it's having an effective project manager. Results from PM College's latest research, "Project Manager Skills Benchmark 2015," confirms this, showing that organizations with highly skilled project managers get significantly better project results. The survey also reveals which skills need the most improvement and how leaders and project managers differ on which skills they think need improving. The research was sponsored by PM College, the project management training division of PM Solutions.
In March, PM College surveyed 314 project management professionals from all size organizations in various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, technical, finance, and government. The purpose of the study was to understand the current skill levels of project managers – what skills project managers have and how these skills impact project and organizational success.
The survey reveals that organizations with project managers at high skill levels outperform those with project managers at low skill levels – almost 50% better. The top skills exhibited by project managers in high-performing organizations are leadership skills, especially displaying integrity and honesty, building relationships, and building trust and respect. The skills cited as needing the most improvement include managing project risks, managing benefits realization, planning strategically, championing and managing change, and communicating/listening.
"Companies continue to demand more of their project managers, who are responding with an increased focus on delivering value," said Deborah Bigelow Crawford, PMP, President of PM College. "And organizations are helping project managers deliver value by implementing training programs that address basic project management competency as well as advanced training programs, especially in leadership and business alignment."
The full report, now available on the PM Solutions' Research site, www.pmsolutions.com/research, identifies five themes where organizations should focus their project manager improvement efforts to improve their project results.
Project managers in all organizations need to improve leadership, business, and project management skills. Their skills are good to excellent in 15% of organizations and inadequate to fair in 30%.
Project managers might be demonstrating respectable skills, on average, but they aren't meeting expectations (the level of skill that the organization would like to see).
Leadership skills are rated as more important than all other skills, even core project management skills.
Leaders are far more likely than project managers to see benefits realization, project alignment with strategy, and poor communication as challenges.
The top five challenges for project managers, which are basically all organizational issues, are resource management issues, unrealistic deadlines, dealing with scope changes, lack of clarity in scope, and unclear roles/responsibilities.
"Project managers continue to rise in organizational importance," notes Crawford. "The question leaders should be asking themselves now is: How do we continue to improve the competency of our project managers so they can deliver increasing value to the organization?"
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Today is Sebastian first PD Day. It means it is week day and he does not go to school. I am not familiar with school ways, but what do working parents do when their young children have Pd days?
I was working yesterday day and night, and today I work dinner. This year hotel is less busy than last year, and last year it was about half of the business we had in previous year. But the weather this year is fantastic. No snow in November first time in century and a half. I enjoy the global warming in Canada.
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Peas In A Pot
How does your city garden grow?
With peas and tomatoes and corn, if you follow the advice of Teresa O'Connor of Seasonal Wisdom.
In this article on the Urban Gardens website, Teresa talks about the best vegetable crops to grow in small spaces: http://bit.ly/or9f9a
So get planting and happy harvesting!


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CHERRY HILL, NJ, July 30, 2009 - Subaru of America, Inc. will hold the ultimate Subaru driving experience at The Fairplex, Pomona, Calif., on August 1, 2009. The Fairplex will play host to the fanfare and festivities that put you behind the wheel, on the track and in the center of the action for an unforgettable ride. Pre-registration gives you the opportunity to win Subaru prizes such as Subaru Rally Gear.
"We're excited to host the WRX Games as the Subaru Rally Team USA readies for another X Games rally," said Todd Lawrence, promotional and sponsorship manager, Subaru of America, Inc. "The event will allow owners, as well as non-owners, to experience what it's like to be part of the Subaru community."
The day's festivities will include:
The WRX Games will take place Saturday, August 1, from 10-4 p.m. at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave, Pomona, Calif. This event is free to the public and is a pet friendly festival. Guests are encouraged and welcomed to bring their dogs. Visit www.subaruwrxgames.com for more information.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
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I love to interact and dialogue with people who are wanting and willing to share their ideas and thoughts and also are willing to hear my ideas and thoughts. Over the weekend I had such opportunities. So what is it that makes an interaction with another person good? Is a conversation good only when we agree on the subject we are discussing and we feel good about ourselves? What about the conversations that challenge our way of thinking and our way of living? Personally, I don't like or enjoy those conversations, but I believe we need them in our lives. Getting back to this weekend, I enjoyed the diversity and quality of the conversations which were animated, honest and covered with lots of laughter. The Friday evening and Sunday morning conversations were with Jerry's family and we thoroughly enjoy and appreciate them. It was so fun to interact and talk about life, relationships, church, God, work, family and all the while enjoying good food. This morning I spent time with my good friend Mike and I always come away from my conversations with him so encouraged. I have watched him grow and change over the years which included some very difficult situations, but I believe that by embracing and walking through those hard times, he is becoming the person he was created to be. Does he have it all together…absolutely not…as none of us have it all together…we are all shuffling around in our mess…but I believe he is facing in the right direction. What I love most about Mike is his honesty and authenticity when we meet to discuss life. Anyway, those are some of my thoughts today…people and good conversations are important in my life!!!
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Tips to help your adult child buy their first house
Cape Town – Owning your own home is synonymous with financial stability and parents can play a vital role using their own healthy credit profile to help their young adult daughter or son purchase their first home.
"As a home will probably be your child's biggest asset in their life, it makes sense to help them out as a parent," said Monde Motha, channel manager at FNB Home Loans. "However, there are a few aspects to consider when deciding to help your son or daughter buy their first place which will help them get their best start as a home owner."
Did your parents buy you your first house?
"Generally as you are older, you have the benefit of joint incomes, an established credit record as well as better earning power. Without these aspects, it is more difficult to raise money for a deposit, get a loan from a bank as well as maintain the bond, making owning a home a daunting prospect for any young adult," said Motha.
Long-term commitment
According to the FNB estate agents survey, first time home buyers made up 28% of total home buyers in the second quarter of 2014. First and foremost, it is important to establish why your son or daughter wants to be a home owner and whether they are being realistic in what they want.
"Buying your first home is a big step, and also a very big financial commitment," said Motha. "Your child needs to understand that repayments will account for a big chunk of their monthly income, which may mean they aren't able to afford additional expenses such as studying further or trips away with friends."
It is not only a big financial commitment, but also a long-term commitment.
Not only should you discuss the financial implication in detail, but what plans they have for their future, are they still planning on travelling, what will happen if they change jobs, or cities?
"If they don't have a reasonable plan for at least the next few years, they possibly shouldn't be committing to a 20 year bond," said Motha.
After establishing need, affordability is key to home ownership. Carefully go through all the aspects of home owning that they may not be aware of including legal costs, bond registration costs, how much they have in terms of a deposit as well as how they plan to finance their monthly bond costs.
"Remember to teach your child not to be fixated on the cost of the property alone when assessing affordability but to consider it in its totality," said Motha.
Remember all the costs
They will have other ongoing fees on top of their monthly bond repayments. These fees include household insurance, levies or municipality bills, electricity and water as well as general maintenance.
"It is helpful to run through the different scenarios with them, use tools at your disposal such as property affordability tools to understand all the costs involved in the actual bond," said Motha.
"Also show them your own examples of municipality bills, household insurance and estimate the costs involved on top of their bond repayments.
"You can also suggest ways of relieving the financial pressure, especially in the first stages of bond repayments, such as bringing in a housemate as a temporary measure," said Motha. "This will make a big difference to their disposable income and allow them some financial freedom."
Stand surety for your child
One tangible way of helping your son or daughter purchase their first home, is to stand surety or do a joint application.
"FNB and other banks offer loans to multiple applicants, this means that you can be considered as part of the loan agreement and your credit and financial position will be taken into account when assessing the loan," said Motha.
Depending on the number of people applying for the loan, a person signing as a joint applicant is considered as a part of the application and all of the parties involved are subject to the credit assessment process.
You're both liable for the bond
The benefit of this is obviously that your child will have a better chance of getting a bond, however there are negatives to take into account for your own financial position.
"When applying for a bond as a joint applicant, you will be liable should your son or daughter default and is no longer able to afford to repay the bond, which means you will be held responsible, together with your child to recover the payments towards the home loan and any other legal costs incurred," said Motha.
Motha advises that it is crucial that your adult child is well informed and fully understands the importance of maintaining the monthly repayments.
"As a consequence of defaulting on the loan, all parties will end up having a poor payment profile with the Credit Bureau which could impact whether credit is extended to them in future."
Home buying as a young adult isn't always an easiest experience, but you as a parent can help smooth the way for them, through sound advice and support and when able, financial assistance in the form of standing surety, or even helping with the initial deposit.
Source: http://www.fin24.com/Property-Issue/TipsAndTools/Tips-to-help-your-adult-child-buy-their-first-house-20141010


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I can't even start typing before I have to comment on last night when England were thrashed 25-20 by the French team that are allegedly under performers and out of sorts due to a poor coach. Looks like England are the under performers and have the poor coach. Not sure that is the case, but at some point these players have to look up within the match and play what is in front of them. Stringing across the field to defend is great, and they actually defended well as France had 80+% of the ball but only scored one try. The big but is that you can't score without the ball and the way to get the ball back is to contest the breakdown. Preferably without giving penalties away. When England had the ball and went through the phases, 70 minutes too late, and had 2 playmakers on the pitch - bang - two tries, through good backs moves.
There was a presentation running while we waited for everyone to pick up their passes, of the history of rugby. So the FA was founded to stop people running with the ball, something England found difficult to do the night before. Thus Wendyball became our national game and rugby its quirkier cousin. The presentation moved onto the tourist attractions of Birmingham and showed Birmingham Central Library as one of the attractions, The old one!!!!!. The old one that's closed off, well in fact being knocked down, rather than the impressive modern blue and gold building. No wonder Birmingham suffers with people having a poor perception of it.
The training itself was really dry. This included Hints about security - 100% bag search, and random body searches, Health and Safety, when we were asked about the main causes of injuries, the reply came 'slips, trips and falls' in unison. The Manual Handling 'competition' led to 5 out of 5 scores, I think we can safely say everyone knew how to pick up a box, unlike Electricity and Machinery, where we guessed the answers. We will also be responsible for watching out for Guerrilla or Ambush marketing, around the stadium.
The final scenario, was a power cut stopping trains coming into Birmingham on match day. This got the most reaction, as there were people with mental scars, (although electrification is not present on all of the lines), as horror stories about how long it took everyone to get home when the scenario was actually fact too often on our railways. Too regularly sadly. The woman who did not want to reveal herself, earlier, pushed to leave early and the trainer was upset. Again, if you volunteer for something, you see it through not moan about it. Finally we got to pick the kit up. 1 tee shirt, 1 rugby shirt, 1 fleece, 1 rain jacket, 1 pair of trousers plus belt, shoes, socks, back pack, lunch bag, and a bright yellow hat. (eBay will be advertising loads of the hats after the World Cup has ended: yellow baseball cap, hardly worn.'.....)
After arriving in sunshine, we left in rain. Next World Cup adventure is a tour of Villa Park in September to get our bearings. Can't wait.


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Five Minute Briefing - Information Management: January 13, 2009. A concise weekly report with key product news, market research and insight for data management professionals and IT executives.
DataDirect Technologies, a leader in data connectivity and mainframe integration and an operating company of Progress Software Corp., has introduced a new version of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite featuring new versions of its XML-based component technologies for data integration in traditional and service-oriented environments. "We have focused in this release mostly on the feedback that we have received from our customers and we have followed the evolution of the standards that we are tracking especially the XQuery standards and the EDI standards," Dr. Carlo Innocenti, senior XML program manager for DataDirect Technologies, tells 5 Minute Briefing. The DataDirect Data Integration Suite contains the latest product releases of DataDirect XQuery, DataDirect XML Converters (Java and .NET) and Stylus Studio. New features and functionality in the suite are intended to help maximize developer productivity, reduce the need for manual coding, and accelerate the delivery of mission-critical information to enterprise applications and end users
IBM has completed its approximately $340 million tender offer for the shares of ILOG, which offers Business Rule Management System (BRMS), Optimization, Visualization, and Supply Chain Management (SCM) portfolios. The tender offer was initially announced July of 2008. "I think it is going to be one of our strongest strategic acquisitions that we have made at IBM," Sandy Carter, IBM vice president for SOA and WebSphere Strategy, Channels and Marketing, tells 5 Minute Briefing.
Netezza, a leader in data warehouse and analytic appliance, has announced its collaboration with Microsoft and the first part of its high-performance data integration strategy for Microsoft Business Intelligence As a result, according to the vendors, Microsoft customers can now take advantage of Netezza's high-speed terascale analytic capabilities and extend the value of their existing Microsoft BI investment, and Netezza customers will now have more choice through tighter integration and technology compatibility with Microsoft's SQL Server 2008.
CA, Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based Orchestria Corporation, a leading provider of data loss prevention (DLP) technology. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
MOORE'S law—first expressed by Intel cofounder Gordon Moore in 1965—predicts that computing power will increase exponentially, doubling roughly every 18 months. Moore's law has proved remarkably accurate and we have all benefited from the rapid growth in CPU and computer memory available for our desktop computers, writes Guy Harrison in the current e-edition of DBTA.


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After trying the Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder, decided to try their Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask that my sister bought. Their website can be read in English, fully!! Something i really appreciate in this booming trend of Korea skincare and cosmetic, it really helps to know what the product do and how it works, some websites has a 'English' function but that only works on their headings whereas their descriptions an directions are in korean.....-_-....like that would help.... Oh well, since Innisfree has provided us with really great pictorial guide in English, i'll be using them today!
The Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask is geared towards....
It contains Jeju volcanic cluster which......
The Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask is unlike your conventional clay mask, it has different applications!
how the box looked like
Being environmentally-friendly
The box actually has description, ingredients and application directions in English!! Why can't all the other brands follow this example....*sigh
Surpsingly, the container is not glass, but plastic!! lols....all the containers in the adverts looked so...shiny....
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The size of the mask is actually pretty small, 100ml. Take note before buying.
I initially thought that the Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore clay Mask is for oily skin only, since most clay mask are meant for sebum absorption and regulation, but it seemed to be more suitable for people with oily, troubled and sensitive skin. Sadly, i don't really see much of its magic on me, no decreased sebum production or brighter skin tone. I think this clay mask would work better on troubled skin i guess? I don't have any breakouts or sensitive, i can't be the best person to give a verdict, so asked my sister about her views on it. She has troubled, senstive skin with oily T-Zone (who couldn't be any more suitable!!).
Her Verdict:
- does not cause any break-outs
- seen improvements in skin texture....softer skin
- reduction in redness
- surprisingly non-drying on the skin....(invidual with dry and troubled skin can use it too i guess?)
- don't see much improvement in pore reduction
- but no reduction in sebum production
My sister bought the Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Clay Mask during a time sale at SGD13.90, but the usual price is SGD15.90. I asked her whether she would repurchase it, and she said she would....but i wouldn't. Well, everyone has their different opinion and skin....lol.... so i guess individuals with sensitive or dry skin who are looking for solutions to curb breakouts and redness can try the Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask, but if you are looking for oil control, i don't think this clay mask will be your cup of tea.
Hope this post helps, thanks for reading!!


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JONESBORO, Ga. - One of Clayton County's top 10 fugitives was arrested Thursday morning at a Jonesboro motel.
Zachary Hardwick, 19, was arrested by U.S. marshals and members of the Clayton County gangs, intelligence and narcotics task force at an America's Best Inn & Suites on Old Dixie Highway.
Police made the arrest after an anonymous tip.
Hardwick made the Clayton County Sheriff's Office's "Top Ten" fugitives list and was wanted on armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during commission of a felony charges. The charged stem from an incident that occurred at a Riverdale home on Aug. 15, 2017, involving Hardwick's younger brother.
On the same date, after Hardwick's younger brother got into a fight with another party, police said they both returned to the Riverdale home and confronted two victims whom they physically assaulted, fired shots at, held at gunpoint and robbed.


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Soundtrack to Your Life
With classes and studying and everything in between, finding time to kick back and watch your favorite movies seems impossible. Make your next study, workout, or anytime playlist with movie soundtracks and get the best of both worlds! Here's your guide to the movie soundtrack playlist essentials:
The Rom Com Soundtrack
(500) Days of Summer is perfect for the indie music lover. Try these tracks:
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
"Us" - Regina Spektor
If upbeat pop is more your style, Easy A's "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield is a perfect rom com addition.
The Musicals Soundtrack
Big screen musical soundtracks are beyond perfect for the musical theatre nerd in all of us. Top choices include:
"I Dreamed A Dream" - Les Misérables
"Seasons of Love" - Rent
Add in "Defying Gravity" - Wicked for the full musical effect, even if it cheats a little on the movie soundtrack theme!
The Disney Movies Soundtrack
No movie playlist would be complete without childhood throwbacks. Here are some suggestions from animated favorites:
"Hakuna Matata" - The Lion King
"Under the Sea" - The Little Mermaid
"I'll Make a Man Out of You" - Mulan
The Original Movie Songs Soundtrack
Some of the best music is written and performed exclusively for the big screen. Check out these selections:
"Skyfall" - Adele for Skyfall
"Falling Slowly" - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for Once
"Jai Ho" - The Pussycat Dolls for Slumdog Millionaire
Get creative and make your own movie-inspired mix!


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JOSE: Local Emergency Planners Keep Watch
BARNSTABLE, MA (September 21, 2017) — A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the Cape and Islands, as Jose appears to be in a holding pattern off the coast of Nantucket.
The Cape and Islands began feeling the impact of Tropical Storm Jose mid-day Wednesday, with rain and wind continuing through the night. The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee has been meeting regularly. Following a conference call this morning, the organization reports that Tropical Storm Jose is nearly stationary around 145 miles southeast of Nantucket. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Cape Cod and the Islands.
Today, Jose could bring wind gusts of 45 to 55 miles per hour on Cape Cod, and gusts of up to 60 miles per hour on Nantucket.
Erosion of east-facing coastline on Cape Cod is possible, and we could see some scattered power outages.
Wind is expected to calm down overnight.