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WCI is a technical services company providing support services to Law Enforcement Agencies, Emergency Response Departments (Fire and Ambulance) and major utility fleets. WCI sells and services speed enforcement radar and laser equipment, sale and calibration of breath alcohol test equipment, vehicle lighting and in-car video equipment. WCI builds fire trucks, police cars and public service utility vehicles. WCI is locally owned and managed in Edmonton, AB Canada. WCI takes great pride in our fair and ethical business model which has allowed us much success by word of mouth advertising.
All existing customers along with potential customers will recieve an invite to be part of customer appreciation day. Our customers are mainly police and fire officers along with government buyers and fleet managers. WCI knows most customers by name and our customers enjoy our relaxed, friendly enviroment at WCI. Customers are often in our working areas to see the work we do first hand.
dream fun by not carnival style. The invitation will have a techni feel to it with pictures on the front and of course the WCI logo and maybe a catchy phrase!. The back will provide detail of the open house.
Date: Sept 24, 2010
Location: WCI Fleet Services Facility - 9503 42 Ave, Edmonton, AB
Time: 11:00am to 2:00 pm
Door prizes, vendor booths, samples, give aways
Special prize draw for all who RSVP and Attend.
BBQ Lunch, drinks and specialized vehicles to tour
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SG53-16 - Noolyeana SA Topographic Map
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- Product No:
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- Publisher:
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- Edition:
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- Edition Date:
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- Size:
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- Weight:
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This series of maps covers the whole of Australia at a scale of 1:250 000 (1cm on a map represents 2.5km on the ground) and comprises 513 maps. This is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent.
Each standard map covers an area of 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude or about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south. There are about 50 special maps in the series and these maps cover a non-standard area. Typically, where a map produced on standard sheet lines is largely ocean it is combined with its landward neighbour.
These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries. Some maps are supplemented by relief shading.
- Coverage: The series covers the whole of Australia with 513 maps.
- Currency: Ranges from 1995 to 2009. 95% of maps have a reliability date of 1994 or later.
- Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA (post-1993)
- Datum: AGD66, GDA94, AHD
- Projection: Universal Traverse Mercator (UTM)
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The language with which the media have characterized the Quebec student strike, now in its 14th week (and perhaps on its last breath if Jean Charest goes through with legislation that would "suspend" it until late summer), is strikingly lacking. The most often used terms -- "student protest" and "tuition hike" -- ignore what is at the centre of strike. What is missing is the word "university" -- these are after all university students protesting university tuition hikes. The university part is in fact the key to the whole thing.
University students are weird specimens. They're old enough that we consider them adults but they are still, basically, kids. One minute we've got them imprisoned in a strictly regimented life of school and family and friends, and the next they're out on their own at institutions that are pretty much the antithesis of real life, and that have virtually no rules. And the only other people around them are thousands and thousands of more kids. It's crazy when you stop and think about it.
Going to university is like hitting the snooze button on life: you do whatever you want whenever you want, and there are no consequences (or at least there's no one there to call your attention to them). It's a vacation that lasts four years -- or more if you manage to wrangle an invitation to the grad school after-party.
And there's also learning to be done.
If you had to boil down what universities teach to two words, they'd be "critical thinking" -- a loaded term to be sure, but which, at its most basic level, means questioning everything. University students just eat this up: for many, this is their first time away from home, their community, their comfort zone. They are being taught to be critical of everything by professors who are critical of everything. You can smell the scent of rebellion (mixed with stale beer and pot smoke) from a mile away.
This is all well and good (broadening your horizons and such) but there's a flaw in the brand of critical thinking universities teach. On the first day of Critical Thinking 101 elbow-patched profs exhort students to challenge everything they've ever been taught before. This is music to the ears of the typical freshman -- an invitation to mutinee. And from there it's but an easy step to embracing ideological formulations -- in the current age, postmodernism and its various philosophical offspring -- that are pretty much the direct opposite of what regular people think and do.
The problem is that the critical thinking being taught is not self-perpetuating -- that is, no one tells university students to think critically about critical thinking. Students get so caught up in the inherent sexiness of doing everything they haven't been doing until now that they fail to recognize the academic world is as rigid and exclusionary as the real world.
You need to get out of university to learn that lesson.
And that's the good news -- that the malady is only temporary. It takes leaving university and entering true adulthood to recognize -- and it doesn't happen overnight -- that scholars are as blinkered and priggish as everyone else. Slowly, as the fog of university is replaced by real life, one begins to realize there's a lot of good in the regular ways most people live. Rebellion, it turns out, isn't a very functional credo, more the kind of thing you indulge in on summer long weekends.
Most of the kids -- and it's important to remember that we're talking about kids here -- on strike in Quebec, demonstrating in the streets, wearing their little red thingies, are going to turn out just fine. They'll be perfectly normal citizens who work hard to make an honest living, and they'll be wiser for the university experience too, because when you set aside the ideological pretentiousness, universities do teach a lot of useful stuff, and foster personal growth that serves young people well as they enter the job market and seek out suitable mates.
Sure, a few of these protesters will never grow out of the university faze. They'll keep railing against "the man" and "the system" until they're blue in the face. Or, if they're really crazy, they'll become the next generation of professors and academics. Either way, they'll be perfectly harmless. They'll serve as a constant reminder to the rest of us of the good times we once had in university, and the even better times we have after it's over.


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Pitney Bowes sells management services unit for $400 million
Pitney Bowes is stepping away from one of its long-established businesses with an eye toward focusing its resources on high-tech development of mail technology and software and digital commerce.
The Stamford-based company, during a discussion with analysts about its second quarter results on Tuesday, said it is selling its management services unit to funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management for $400 million.
The international mail technology and communications business incurred a net loss of $9.23 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, in the quarter compared with net income of $99.62 million, or 50 cents a share, in the same quarter in 2012. Revenue slipped less than 1 percent to $1.2 billion.
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
Investors reacted to the news with enthusiasm, as the shares, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "PBI," surged 13 percent to $16.60 on Tuesday.
"This transaction represents a tremendous opportunity for both Pitney Bowes and PBMS (Pitney Bowes Management Services)," Marc Lautenbach, president and CEO, said in a statement. "It is part of our continued evolution into a company better aligned to address the needs of clients while focusing on the areas where we can create the greatest value for our clients and our shareholders."
PBMS, which represents 15 percent of the company's revenue, is a strong business with an impressive client list, Lautenbach said, commenting that it will benefit from operating as a more focused, stand-alone company in partnership with Apollo."
The unit, which has 15 employees at its Stamford headquarters, specializes in operating mail rooms for corporate clients, many of which are Fortune 500 companies, said Pitney Bowes spokeswoman Carol Wallace.
"All of the employees are moving with the company to serve the clients they are serving today," she said, adding that the unit has 9,000 employees, most of whom are deployed to its corporate clients.
In his report to analysts Tuesday, Lautenbach said the company is investing in growth areas while becoming more efficient and flexible.
"We have strengthened our balance sheet by further reducing our debt," he said.
Under Lautenbach, who arrived at Pitney Bowes from IBM in December, the company has been in transition, seeking other growth opportunities as it works to build off its mail technology, according to Shannon Cross, an analyst with Cross Research who compared the strategy to that embraced by Norwalk-based Xerox.
`A Distraction'
"Financially, Pitney's business management services is not a burden on Pitney, but it's a distraction from where it wants to go," she said, adding that the company wants to develop its e-commerce and software operations.
This is Apollo's second venture into Connecticut this year. Apollo in January joined Greenwich-based Metropoulos & Co. in acquiring the assets of Hostess Brands, the maker of the Twinkies snack cakes, which returned to grocery store shelves this month.
As of March 31, Apollo, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "APO," had $114 billion of assets under management.
Management of the Pitney Bowes unit impressed Apollo's leadership.
"Pitney Bowes Management Services offers an innovative business model supported by a highly talented team of individuals," Matthew Nord, partner at Apollo, said in the statement. "Their knowledge combined with cost-effective solutions drive business outcomes that help clients achieve their objectives."


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The gyms would have you believe weight loss is impossible, without a gym membership that is used regularly. They are partially right, but that's not to say there aren't ways for you to lose weight, without setting foot in a sports centre.
Physical activity is ideal and helpful when you're losing weight. Not only does it burn a lot of the calories you take in, but it also helps you keep the weight off. You could go for a run in the morning, or an evening swim before your PartyPoker marathon, and you'll feel better about yourself. However there are plenty of you who hate doing anything remotely close to physical exercise. So ways for you to lose weight without visiting the gym include:
- Only eat the amount of calories you are burning off during the day. For example, women are only supposed to take in 1500 calories a day. So, if you eat foods that amount to less calories when added together, you will lose weight.
- Only eat when you are hungry. We have a habit of snacking when we are bored. Only eat at meal times, and when your stomach is growling at you, because this means it is empty and ready for more. If you eat when you're not hungry, your body will store it up as fat.
- Don't eat late at night. Your metabolism is slower in the evening, which will make you put weight on, because it isn't digesting properly.
- Eat breakfast. So many people think the key to losing weight is skipping meals. You actually need breakfast, because it keeps you going during the day, and warms up your metabolism. This will make you burn calories faster.
- Drink water every time you feel hungry in between meals. This will not only fill you up for a little while longer, it will also flush your system and add to the pints tally you should be drinking a day.


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One: Sports-car company builds four-door sedan. Two: Four-door sedan is loved by some, hated by others. Three: Someone turns four-door sedan into touring-car racer. Four: We actually dig it.
The car you see here was designed and built by N Technology for use in Italy's Superstars touring-car series. It weighs 2910 pounds — 1212 pounds less than a production Panamera — and its 4.8-liter V-8 produces 450 hp. Judging by these livery sketches, it will probably not be attractive when finished.
The car is scheduled to debut at Hockenheim on June 12th. FIA touring-car champion Fabrizio Giovanardi has been tapped to drive it. Schnell, boys, schnell.


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Port Authority Commissioner Resigns Amid Investigations
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner with a key role overseeing the World Trade Center redevelopment resigned Monday in the latest high-profile departure at an agency under scrutiny since the George Washington Bridge scandal broke.
Anthony Sartor, 71 years old, submitted his resignation just days after the emergence of a new probe into the Port Authority by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., including the agency's work rebuilding the World Trade Center. A grand jury has subpoenaed a broad swath...


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The TIE Fighter is the galaxy's most ubiquitous starfighter – a fast, deadly, and omnipresent reminder of the Empire's might.
Pilot the legendary Millennium Falcon. Her speed is only matched by her punch, overcharged weapons systems, and concussion missiles.
Boba Fett's Slave 1 iconic ship mounts powerful blasters and disrupts enemies with explosive Seismic Charges.
Few craft inspire the terror like Darth Maul's Scimitar. Its cloaking drive allows him to vanish from sight and launch surprise attacks.
From the pilot's seat of his custom X-wing, Black One, Poe Dameron leads his squadmates and helps them get a jump on the opposition.
Luke is just as dangerous behind the controls of his X-wing as he is with his lightsaber.
The distinctive experimental TIE Advanced x1 is Vader's unique personal spacecraft. Its presence inspires terror in enemies of the Empire.
Fast and deadly, Kylo Ren's TIE silencer is among the most dangerous spacecraft ever built.
Speedy and packing a punch, Tallie Lintra's RZ-2 A-wing is a Resistance beacon.
The iconic T-65B X-wing can do it all: engage interceptors, take down TIE fighters, interdict bombers, and assault capital ships.
Quick and deadly A-wings are peerless escorts and hunters, getting in, firing, and speeding away, leaving only enemy wreckage behind.
Slow but heavily armed, Rebel Y-wings utilize torpedoes, blasters, and an ion-cannon turret to attack from every direction.
Imperial Symbol across the galaxy, The TIE fighter is a fast, deadly, and omnipresent reminder of the Empire's might.
Quick and heavily armed, the TIE Interceptor closes with an enemy in the blink of an eye to take down bombers, and tie up enemy fighters.
The TIE Bomber's heavy ordinance bays carry enough explosive firepower to cripple capital ships and any fighters that get in the way.
The Y-wing is a staple of the Republic military, a powerful and versatile attack craft with a variety of potent weapons systems.
A prequel-era heavy combat unit, the AAT-1 is a powerful weapons ready to wreak havoc on anyone foolish enough to stand in its way.
The lightly armored AT-RT is a perfect hit-and-run vehicle; very maneuverable, it can whip through city streets or heavy cover with ease.
Skilled at both dogfighting and ground attacks, the adaptable Vulture Droid is a capable combatant in almost any situation.
Armed with blasters and torpedoes the Naboo N-1 Starfighter can punch hard at ground targets and atmospheric craft.
The V-wing is a prequel-era atmospheric and space fighter that can hold its own against all comers thanks to lightning-fast maneuverability.
The MTT is at the heart of the Separatist forces. Armored, shielded, and heavily armed, only a coordinated attack can bring it down.
The updated AT-ST provides armored support and powerful weaponry for the First Order.
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If you're dying to take advantage of solid state drive's fast boot times but can't afford actual solid state drives here's a ghetto fabulous one from GeekStuff4U. This DIY drive gives you four slots to put 2GB SD cards into, which in turn combines into one large 8GB drive which your laptop can use as the OS drive.
Since this is using SD cards—and four of them at that—there's no guarantee the performance will be anything above "meh".
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Triumph, conflict, confusion, ecstasy, regret, rage: emotions are what make us human. Emotion Capture is about being there to capture the moment and share it. Tell us a story of complex human interaction through your photo.
This theme is sponsored by the Samsung G800, the world's first camera phone to include a 3x optical inner zoom and 5 megapixel camera, giving you the power to express your emotions perfectly. That's a lot of camera in a phone, and in addition to the $100 and a free 1 year subscription to JPG, five of the published photographers that best represent "Emotion capture" will receive a free Samsung G800 camera phone worth $600. But please note that the G800 is designed for GSM cellular networks only, so check with your mobile operator.
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Andrew Eugene Pettitte (pronounced /ˈpɛtɪt/) (born June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher who is currently a free agent.
In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995–2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, and played for them from 2004 through 2006. In 2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees. He has won five championships with the New York Yankees and is Major League Baseball's all-time postseason wins leader with 19.
Through 2009, Pettitte is ninth among active major league players in win-loss percentage (.629), fourth in wins (229), and seventh in strikeouts (2,150). He is also one of only two active players with at least 200 wins, 2,000 strikeouts, and a winning percentage at or above .600. The other, Pedro Martínez did not pitch in the 2010 season. In addition, he has secured the most wins of any pitcher during the 2000s.


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LemonDev necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
We are a Web production company developing several website for our customers. We are looking for new opportunities to provide great designs.
People who will buy food (meat) through the Internet. Typically the customer is a man, 28 years old, looking for rare meat specialties and willing to spend USD 30.- per purchase.
On behalf of this client, we are developing an E-shop proposing different kind of meat (sausage, steak, ham). Our requirements are:
- Professional website emphasizing quality of fresh meat
- The website should appear simple and efficient
- The color should reflect quality, comfort, trust
- Homepage : a sentence / phrase will indicate what this website offers. The phrase could be "Welcome to the Walliserspez. We are happy to provide you specialties of our best meats". Then the three products should be illustrated (Just put a picture of sausage, steak and ham). On each product should be indicated a price in USD, description and two buttons (Order now, More info). Be creative how to present the pictures with price, description and buttons. The menu should be in the top right / left of the homepage. The menu contains : Product, My Account, About us. Maybe only text for the menu could be enough. Either right or left should be the shopping cart. The shopping cart should have a title, cart list, taxes line with amount, total line with amount and two buttons (Cart info / Check out). Look at http://walliserspez.ch/
- Header : should contain a logo (currently no logo) and writing of the brand name (Walliserspez). Three small buttons or just text indicating (EN, DE, FR). Then a possibility to login (Username and Password). This could be button or text.
- Footer : the footer will contain three menu chose (Privacy, Terms of Use and Contact).
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Associate with those who, like you, are planning for those things that matter most—even eternal objectives.
In a survey that was made in selected wards and stakes of the Church, we learned a most significant fact. Those persons whose friends married in the temple usually married in the temple, while those persons whose friends did not marry in the temple usually did not marry in the temple. The influence of one's friends appeared to be a more dominant factor than parental urging, classroom instruction, or proximity to a temple.
We tend to become like those whom we admire. Just as in Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic account "The Great Stone Face," we adopt the mannerisms, the attitudes, even the conduct of those whom we admire—and they are usually our friends. Associate with those who, like you, are planning not for temporary convenience, shallow goals, or narrow ambition but rather for those things that matter most—even eternal objectives.
Inscribed on an east wall of Stanford University Memorial Church is the truth "All that is not eternal [is] too short, [and] all that is not infinite [is] too small."
Beyond your circle of earthly friends, I urge you to make a friend of your Heavenly Father. He stands ready to answer the prayer of your heart. Being the Father of your spirit and having created you in His own image, knowing the end from the beginning, His wisdom will not fail and His counsel is ever true. Make a friend of Him.
There is another important friend you should have, and that is the bishop of your ward. He has been called of God by prophecy and the laying on of hands by those who are in authority. He is entitled to heavenly help in providing you with counsel and guidance. Make a friend of him.
Choose your friends with caution.
How Have You Done This?
My Heavenly Father has always been my best friend and provides me with comfort and guidance every day. My earthly friends have helped me gain a stronger testimony and a deeper desire to do more diligent work in the Church. And the bishop of my ward has given me an insightful view of the Church that has helped me grow as a member. By choosing uplifting friends, I've been able to better follow the strait and narrow path that will one day take me to see my Father in Heaven again. —Savannah A., Montana, USA
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- A short statement written by the person, other than the applicant, most responsible for the applicant's education during the secondary school years that describes the educational program undertaken by the student. This document is not intended as a recommendation, but as an explanation of the approach the student and primary educator took in planning the secondary school curriculum. This is often written by a parent.
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- Submit SAT scores of at least 550 Critical Reading and 550 Math.
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Learning from Gandhi and Martin Luther King in Response to Kony 2012
This is a follow-up post to my previous thoughts on Kony 2012.
It took me a really long time to read through Martin Luther King's autobiography. I think, all told, it took me two and a half years from start to finish.
The benefit is that I took the long journey of his life into myself, really contemplated and absorbed it, allowing myself the privilege of learning under him as a master teacher of sorts.
I had a similar experience when reading Gandhi's autobiography. I think it took me about two years to finish his 500-page tome. The effect was a sense of real companionship, of getting to know this strong and honorable man by walking slowly alongside him, observing his choices and his leadership and deeply listening to his philosophy and how he made decisions.
Three things always stand out to me about these two great men and the work of their lives. And over the last few days, as I've continued to educate myself and contemplate the events of the Kony 2012 effort, I'm noticing that these three elements can be instructive to us in developing our perspective on the issue the Kony 2012 effort represents and its proposed resolution.
1. The work of both men grew out of their experience and context.
Pretty early in my nonviolence journey, I heard a story about Mother Teresa. It was shared in the context of how often people sought her permission to come care for the poor in Calcutta alongside her. While she was glad to receive visitors and often told them to "come and see," she also often told them, "There are Calcuttas everywhere." The implication I took from that story was to ask myself and God in prayer, "Where is my Calcutta?"
I think about this regarding Gandhi and MLK, too. They were so clearly called to the contexts they served. They knew the people they served and were, in fact, one of them. They had personal knowledge of the plights they served and sought to change. They were fully immersed in and lived among the struggle.
I think resolution to the violence perpetuated by the Lord's Resistance Army is going to need similar leadership -- that it is going to need to come from those just as closely acquainted with it and living among it.
This, in fact, seems to be one of the great messages those living in Uganda, the Congo, Sudan, and the CAR keep sending in response to the Kony 2012 video -- and have, in fact, been sending for quite some time. See, as one example, this 6-minute video by Ugandan journalist Rosebell Kagumire recorded in response to the Kony 2012 video.
While it may surprise Americans to hear it, the people of Africa -- in whatever country or context where suffering may exist or emerge among them -- do not want to be rescued as though they have not the strength to help themselves. The care, compassion, and solidarity of the wider world is valuable to them, yes. But they are not helpless people. They are strong. Vibrant. Creative. Resourceful. And they want to be part of their own solution.
Furthermore, they are the ones who best know the situation and its history and its people. They know what solutions will work or not work in response to their struggles. And their personal knowledge of their own context is perhaps their greatest strength.
All this to say that while I am still so glad the wider world has been educated about the existence of Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, I'm not so sure that agitating the international community and policymakers to do something to make it stop is the real solution this situation requires. We ought, instead, to be students of those affected by the violence -- those who know the situation and its dynamics better than any of us and who can teach us what solutions they believe their situation requires.
2. The efforts of Gandhi and MLK were coordinated and strategic.
When I read Martin Luther King's autobiography, I was struck over and over again by how organized and carefully planned the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement really were. They had to be.
For instance, when the bus boycott in Montgomery began -- which was the first initiative led by MLK in the Civil Rights Movement -- they started with 150 volunteers who donated their cars to the effort. Within a few days, the volunteer drivers had swelled to 300 and the group had distributed leaflets to the community that listed 48 dispatch and 42 pickup stations.
That's pretty impressive and massive coordination in just a few days. Even the white community was impressed by it, Dr. King tells us in his autobiography.
But the oppositional response of the white community to the bus boycott necessitated further strategy and coordinated response on the part of the Negro community. When reading this section of MLK's autobiography, I noted no less than 10 oppositional efforts the white community undertook to derail the boycott:
- Opposition #1: Use laws against them.
- Opposition #2: Negotiate an unsuitable compromise.
- Opposition #3: Divide the black community against itself.
- Opposition #4: Spread lies.
- Opposition #5: Institute a "get tough" policy.
- Opposition #6: Make threats.
- Opposition #7: Resort to violence.
- Opposition #8: Initiate mass arrests.
- Opposition #9: Refuse car insurance.
- Opposition #10: Take legal action.
- Opposition #11: Send in the Ku Klux Klan.
And with each oppositional effort, a savvy and thoughtful response was required and offered in return by the Negro community. Indeed, the full length of MLK's life and work reflects such coordination and strategy every step of the way. And in learning about Gandhi's work, we see the same careful planning and execution applied to the particulars of his own time and place.
I believe dismantling the Lord's Resistance Army will take more than finding, capturing, and bringing to justice Joseph Kony, which is the solution offered by the Kony 2012 video. As I read over and over on blogs by people long acquainted with the situation in the last few days, the issue is greater than just one man. It requires us to consider questions like, "How has a small but vicious group been allowed to thrive for over 25 years?"
In other words, there are bigger issues at play here than the efforts of one single man leading a brutal war -- issues like governance in the countries affected by the violence, for one -- and smart and careful planning and strategy needs to be applied to the larger issues that get at the root of things here.
Again, as happy as I am that the video has raised awareness in the wider world about this issue, I have come to believe the solution it offers is just altogether too simplistic.
3. Both men were convinced of the efficacy of nonviolent resolution.
Of all the insights I've gained in the last few days as I've read and continued to learn about the history and scope of the issue presented by the Kony 2012 campaign, I am most thankful for the perspective that "brought me back to myself," so to speak.
My nonviolence journey began with a single question: Is it really true that the only truly transformative force in the world to overcome violence is love?
It was a question I asked with no little amount of dubiousness. Though I had observed the transformative power of love in my own life experience, I didn't see how this could possibly translate on a broader social scale. But the possibility of it gripped me, and that's why I eventually began my long journey into the study and practice of nonviolence.
Throughout this journey, I've continued to learn that the great nonviolent leaders of history insist on the premise that love is the only way to disrupt, uproot, and transform violence. It sows something new, rather than repeating a cycle with switched-up players as victims and perpetrators.
I have this article by Mark Kersten to thank for bringing me back to the perspective that peaceful solutions are the ones that I support. But beyond just "bringing me back to myself," Mark's article helped me view the particular conflict raised by the Kony 2012 campaign in a different light.
Invisible Children, the creators of the Kony 2012 video, uphold a military solution to the conflict. They want the US to maintain its existing 100 troops on the ground to provide tactical support and to help the Ugandan army capture Joseph Kony so that he can be brought to trial at the International Criminal Court. As much as this effort is devoted to capturing, rather than killing, Joseph Kony in order to bring him to justice, the reality is that this is a military solution. It involves armies, and gunfire and loss of life will be involved in the process.
Invisible Children proposes this is the only feasible solution since peace talks have failed in the past.
But Mark Kersten says this:
There is much to be learned from the previous talks between the Government of Uganda and the LRA in Juba, from 2006-08. . . . In taking the lessons of past experience , energy can be harnessed to get back to the negotiating table.
I love that Mark asks us not to be so quick to discount the possibility of renewed peace talks. And I've decided that, by virtue of the nonviolent path that I have committed to walk, peace talks must be the solution I support in this situation as well.
Lastly, I'll share that in the process of learning more about the proposed peace talks solution, I have been wholeheartedly heartened by the discovery of a woman living today who has been an integral actor in previous peace talks with Joseph Kony and the LRA. Her name is Betty Bigombe, and you can read about her selfless, savvy, and incredibly brave work here, here, and here. She helps demonstrate to me what nonviolent peacemaking really looks like and has become one of my new modern-day heroes.
UPDATED TO ADD: This morning I found this article by Anywar Ricky Richard, a former child soldier in the LRA who now rehabilitates orphans in Uganda affected by the war. It is a beautiful and honest article that also speaks to how Ugandans would like to see this issue resolved and the value of resuming peace talks toward that end. I also forgot to mention in the original post that Betty Bigombe, one of the key actors in previous peace talks with Joseph Kony and the LRA, is a native Ugandan.


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Clothes Calls: Your No-Tears Shopping Guide!
Our back-to-school survival guide to shopping with kids saves you money and avoids squabbles.
Pop quiz: What comes to mind when you think about back-to-school clothes shopping with your children? If it's "Please no Lady Gaga getups" or "How can I afford that pricey brand name?" you're not alone. According to recent research, Motherboard Moms are extremely involved in shopping for clothes with their children—88 percent say they play a big role in tween clothing decisions, and 71 percent say they're involved in teens' wardrobes. But "being involved" doesn't have to mean a day of drama. Our shopping strategies will help you stay on budget and stick to your rules about inappropriate styles, while giving your growing fashionista some confidence-building freedom.
Fashion Fair Play
By age 16, 87 percent of teens are allowed to shop on their own, according to Motherboard Mom research. The success of those endeavors depends a lot on how well you prepared them when they were younger! Start with these tips.
Talk about what's tasteful—before you even hit the store. Tweens often want to emulate whatever celebrity look they find cool (Miley Cyrus may not be your role model, but she might be your daughter's). To avoid an in-store battle, sit down with your daughter before the shopping expedition and talk fashion. The goal is to expose your budding shopper to clothes that are stylish but also school- and age-appropriate. "Pair a photo of Selena Gomez with one of Lindsay Lohan," suggests Nina Sutton, a fashion expert and author of The Chic Mom's Guide to Feeling Fabulous. "Talk about which one has the more respectable look and why. You may be surprised that your tween doesn't love a certain look as much as you may have thought."
Have a firm "no" list. While dressing room freakouts are still somewhat inevitable, you might have happier shopping outings if you both know hard-and-fast rules about what's not allowed, whether it's the shape of a neckline or underwear peaking out of baggy jeans. "You'll hear some groaning, but back-to-school time is a good time to talk about your standards," Sutton says. "And they may even absorb some of what you're saying!"
Compromise and let go. Tweens are just coming into their style and have a strong sense of what they like and don't like. "As a parent, you should guide them on clothing that's appropriate for their age," says Melissa Keswin, a buyer for GILT Children, an online retailer. "But, if an item is appropriate and you just don't like the style, compromise and let it go. There are way more important things to stress about."
What's the strangest thing your child ever wore to school?
Spidey jammies? Toe socks? A teeny-tiny mini?
Motherboard Moms are all about talking with their older kids about budget so that they can set their children's spending expectations, and encourage them to pitch in if they want something above and beyond their limits.
Put (some) power in her hands. It's a small thing, but if you purchase a gift card for your tween so she can shop at her favorite retailer, you're giving her some (needed) freedom. Keep the amounts low (say $50) and explain the ground rules, i.e., she's free to spend the entire amount on one item (no comment, mom) or wait for items to go on sale when she'll get more for her money. Work with her on her budget, stressing that she should look for items that are versatile and will last throughout the year, rather than purchasing one item that's trendy. Explain that she won't be able to ask for more money to spend at this retailer. Once you've had this discussion, let it go. "She's ultimately going to buy what she wants to buy," Sutton says.
Encourage your tween to help out. Now's the perfect time to encourage your kids to take on some extra chores to pay for all the items on their back-to-school lists. Suggest that your child wash the car, mow the lawn (if he or she's old enough) and help take groceries into the house. "Even though summer is almost over, it's not too late for older kids to do some extra babysitting to pay for a new outfit or two," says Sutton.
What's the strangest thing your child ever wore to school?
Spidey jammies? Toe socks? A teeny-tiny mini?
Shop Smart
Many Motherboard Moms told us that they talk to their kids about style versus brand name. They explain to their kids that they can create the same look for less if they shop smart.
Scout out the sales. Spend time on retailers' web sites to turn up sales. And mark the tax-free weekends on your calendar! Stores may be crowded, but you won't have to pay sales tax on back-to-school clothing and other items. Consider this: Without sales tax, you might be able to snag another shirt for the money you would have spent on tax, says kids' clothing buyer Melissa Keswin.
Do a preemptive walk-through. Teens and tweens are notoriously fickle, so there's a lot of mind-changing when it comes to shopping (as if you hadn't noticed). "Tweens often get so excited about shopping that they'll jump at the opportunity for new clothes even if they don't really like them," Keswin says. To avoid buyer's remorse, Keswin says, "take her to try on several options, take notes of the ones she wants, then take her back in a week or so and she'll likely be more honest about the outfits she really likes."
Save some school shopping until after school starts. This may seem counterintuitive, but the designer flip-flops everyone is wearing the first week of school may not seem so cool two weeks later. "When it comes to trendy items, buy the bare minimum and promise your tween that you'll shop again once school starts," Sutton says. "By that point the Uggs or North Face jacket she really wants may have become a passing trend."
What's the strangest thing your child ever wore to school?
Spidey jammies? Toe socks? A teeny-tiny mini?


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If you're a UW student or faculty member, you're in luck. Tomorrow, UW CARE is hosting a free screening of the documentary Maximum Tolerated Dose. The film chronicles humans and non-humans who have experienced animal testing first-hand.
Note: The screening is not open to the public; you have to be a UW student of staff member to go.
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When: Wed Apr 23, 2014 6pm – 8pm
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Florida House passes bill overhauling alimony, awaits Gov. Rick Scott's signature
Former spouses saddled with perpetual alimony payments, rejoice.
The Florida Legislature is here to help.
On Thursday, the House passed a contentious bill that would end permanent alimony payments, and enable the courts to modify some existing arrangements between ex-spouses. The proposal would also require judges to give divorced parents equal custody of their children, unless there were extraordinary circumstances.
Gov. Rick Scott has not indicated if he will sign the bill, which would not eliminate alimony but put limits on it. The bill passed the Senate by a 29-11 vote earlier this month.
But the governor is certain to hear from alimony payers and recipients, many of whom lent their pointed opinions and personal stories to one of the session's most emotional debates.
"Signing this bill is the right thing to do," said Alan Frisher, who co-founded a non-profit organization called Family Law Reform after his divorce a decade ago. "It is going to bring predictability to the law and help families."
Family lawyers, however, plan to ask for a veto.
"We don't consider this legislation in the best interest of children and families," said Carin Porras, a Fort Lauderdale attorney who chairs the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar. "People have made financial decisions presuming that they would receive alimony. To change that would be unfair."
The proposal would do more than just end permanent alimony. In most cases, it would prevent alimony payments from lasting more than half the length of the marriage. The size of an alimony check would be capped based on the payer's salary. And payers, by and large, could stop making payments after they retire.
Shepherding the proposal to an 85-31 vote on the House floor was no easy feat for its sponsor, Rep. Ritch Workman.
"I've been asked why we need alimony reform," the Melbourne Republican said. "Well without order, there is chaos," he said, adding that the bill would create better guidelines for awarding alimony.
Workman, who is divorced, fended off questions that the bill would benefit him. He and his ex-wife had a "short, quick, no-problem divorce," he said, adding that he never paid or received alimony.
Still, Workman encountered fierce opposition from family lawyers and Democrats, who argued Thursday that the bill was "anti-women."
The debate on the floor was led by female lawmakers. Rep. Barbara Watson warned her fellow representatives that the bill "could put [their] daughters in a great deal of stress."
"I've heard from women who have actually said that they have given up their careers to advance the careers of their spouses," the Miami Gardens Democrat said. "When their hip size changed from 36 to 46, [their husbands] decided to change their spouse."
Rep Lori. Berman, of Lantana, made the case against a one-size-fits-all approach to marital settlements by quoting the opening line of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. "Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," she said.
But Republican women — joined by Rep. Katie Edwards, a Plantation Democrat — argued that the proposed law would put men and women on equal footing.
"Thank you very much, I don't need anyone to take care of me," said Rep. Elizabeth Porter, from Lake City. "I guess I just come from a line of strong women, and I believe that's how we need to be raising our daughters. Let's raise strong women. Let's not say someone needs to take care of us for the rest of our lives."
Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, called the bill the most "gender-equalizing piece of legislation that we have seen all session."
After the vote, Workman said he was pleased to see Florida follow the example set by Massachusetts, the only other state to embark on alimony overhaul.
He was planning to talk to the governor as soon as possible, he said.
"I'm sure he will see it my way," he added.
Miami Herald staff writer Kathleen McGrory can be reached at email@example.com.


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Ryan Doyle is hard to miss, or at least the contraptions he creates and rides upon. You might recognize him riding a tandem tall bike around Bed-Sty Brooklyn or maybe toppling an advisory from a rival bike club in a tall bike joust, after all he is the world champion. He was featured in Fountianhead Films 2007 documentary B.I.K.E. about Doyle's journey as an artist and membership with the NYC chapter of the black label bike club, hosts of the annual mutant bike extravaganza, "BIKE KILL." Maybe you recognize Doyle by some of his cycle creations such as the Jet Bike, a jet engine powered bicycle or rode in his Hell-o-Copter at a Bicycle Film Festival "Joy Ride" art show.
(Ryan Doyle in the Hell-o-copter)
This week Ryan Doyle is taking his kinetic creations to Miami for the Art Basel, a international gathering of the world's artists and is known as the most important art exhibit in America.
Doyle will be featuring the Hell-o-Copter and the regurgitator at the *Squisy Universe Gallery from December 3rd-6th, 150 NW 24th Street, Miami FL, 33127.
Besides his installations of freak bike culture, Doyle will be on hand for Tall Bike Jousting which will have LIVE daily web streaming. This is also in conjuntion with another unique project Doyle has been working on. Freak bike culture is about to hit the masses with a new iPhone app called: "TALL BIKE JOUST," which will be come available on the first of January 2010.
For more information about the app and the live web streams of tall bike jousting from Miami's Art Basel visit the website:
Here is a teaser:
I was fortunate to grab a minute of Doyle's time and interview him about Art Basel, Tall Bike art projects and what lead to the creation of the first Bike Club video game.
For those who don't know, what is art Basel in Miami and how will you be participating in this?
Art Basel Miami Beach is an annual international contemporary art exhibition that was started back in 2002. It is a sister fair to the original Art Basel which was started in 1970 in Switzerland. I have heard it referred to as the Olympics of art, and compared mostly to probably the Venice Biennale in size and "importance."

The bicycle has always played an important role in your art and life, talk about this and what impact it's had on your art?
Bicycles were the starting point all of my mechanical knowledge. I was hit by a car in the alley behind my house and after I came home from the hospital, the bike was not okay. My neighbor friends dad showed me how to fix the bent pieces and get the bike back on the road, which was a real eyeopener for me. I realized that junk and trash could be useful and that things could have a second life. From there I started taking other broken trash apart and studying it's guts, trying to fix things, breaking things more, and recombining unlike objects into new machines, with mixed success.
You've always been pushing the structure of the bicycle and ridable art in new directions.
What got you started? How did this lead from tallbikes, to jet bikes to the he'll-o-copter?
I went to an art based magnet high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota to study sculpture. I started hanging out at the Hard Times Cafe in Minneapolis and started seeing Tall Bikes. A little while after I graduated I made my first tall bike, and became the thirteenth member of the Hard Times Bike Club. A handful of the members had just gotten back from touring the country tall bike jousting in a punk rock circus called Circus Redickuless, and the stories they had man… whoa. About two years later I was invited to join another circus tour called the Know Nothing Family Sideshow/End of the World Circus to travel the country Tall Bike Jousting. On tour we saw so much: Doctor Evermore, Madagascar Institute, Burning Man, meeting people in different cities and Jousting every night or every other night. After making those contacts and seeing just how many other artists were out there and what the rest of the country was doing, I really got the traveling bug. Home started becoming everywhere. I started joining up with other peoples big projects and continued to build my own around the US.

Tell us about the hell-o-copter and the regurgitator? Were there particular challenges in constructing them? Are the participatory pieces?
The Hella-copter is a mix between a bicycle, a swinging chair and a large industrial fan. The audience is invited to sit and pedal the large fan which gently spins the entire sculpture around while pushing the air in the room around. I saw it as an exercise bike that could hang in a loft in the evening and stir up the hot air near the ceiling, without having to turn on a heater or use an electric fan. (see photo) The Regurgitator is a sculpture I originally constructed for a show in Zagreb, Croatia that is a Pulse Jet powered centrifuge of sorts that spins about 1.5 times per second. I believe art is about creating emotions with creativity, and this piece is about fear and the sickening behavior caused by fear. The direct influence of spinning facing outward from the axis at up to 5 G's causes 25% of the participants to regurgitate, or vomit outward towards the crowd.

Bike culture is really strong in places like Orlando and Miami? Will this be a factor at your show? Is Miami and art Basel ready for tallbike jousting?
I love Florida biking, it is flat and warm and the culture is very open to new types of transportation. I think that fixed gears in Orlando are really big right now, and Clubs like Bad Cactus and the Florida Freewheelers are riding everything down there all year long.
Bike culture could always get stronger and hopefully the objects and attitude I am presenting in Miami will inspire others to ride their bikes.

People love bike kill types of events and tallbikes really open their minds to possibilities of the bicycles and bicycle clubs. The culture is exploding. Also your art is very hands on and participatory. How does your art foster bike culture and does it play a role in building the bike community as a whole?
I cannot possibly take credit for all that is Bike Kill, but would only impress upon your readers that, "if you build it… they will come."

What do you think of this rise in popularity of bike culture? The rise in fringe bike sports like jousting, bike polo, art bike events? What's causing it?
I think all of those things come from people starting to build a community around the bicycle and the benefits of exercise and friendship that come with starting your own bike club. From there, the environmental benefits and creative output keep driving it, not to mention some peoples need for competition.

What can you tell us about this new tallbike app? What got you involved?
I was approached by FountainHead and asked if I was interested in creating a bicycle themed video game. I used to love playing video games as a kid and I immediately wondered if making a video game would possibly help influence a younger audience to see bicycle culture. I chose Tall Bike Jousting as a platform to shock and inspire, and thought that it could work digitally as well in Tall Bike Joust. I am always into trying new things and learning to create in new technology so in those respects it just made sense for me to say yes. My bike club on the other hand was a bit more ambivalent.

This seems like a really unique way to bring fringe bike culture to the masses? What will be the apps impact? Will we be seeing more art bike clubs popping up? More interest in welding bikes? More tallbikes on the streets?
Honestly I do not consider myself any sort of missionary of bike culture, nor do I try to lance my opinions or politics in anyone's face. My goal is to create and cause communication, not whore out bicycle culture or sell tall bike jousting to the masses as a means of self gratification. I think riding a tall bike everyday in New York City has a greater cultural impact as it has a human to human interaction implied. I really love the responses that come from Bike Kill participants, or from Cutthroats' Slaughterama, or Cyclecide's Bike Rodeos, to me those are the inspirational events. I hope the bike building section and constant maintenance in the app inspire people to think about reusing materials and not contribute to our vast culture of waste. I am not looking forward to corporations eating up fringe bike culture and providing cheaply made foreign tall bikes at Walmart.

Will there be tallbike jousting in the xgames 2020?
I think the ridiculous nature of tall bike jousting will prevent that.

What are your future plans for bike art?
New Orleans Black Label event Ridin' Dirty on New Years. I am also trying to convince Johnny Coast of Coast cycles to get a booth with me at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Richmond, Virginia in March 2010.

Anything you wished I'd asked you?
My stats…. 6'6″ tall, 254 lbs. Ride Yer BIKE!
*The Squishy Universe Gallery show is being hosted by Rip Ions to support the Waterside School in Stamford Connecticut.
Here is a press release with more about this event:
Squishy Universe is an exhibition organized to create opportunities for permanent placement of art for public benefit. Rip Ions is honored to host this exhibition at
Miami Art Basel 2009 to raise funds for a series of commissioned art projects for the Waterside School.
The Waterside School, located in Stamford Connecticut, is a co-educational k-5 independent school whose mission is to provide children too often underserved access to
opportunities for educational and personal excellence and to prepare them, in time, for positions of leadership and responsibility.
Rip Ion's Miami Art Basel 2009 exhibit features a selection of work from the artists commissioned to create permanent installations throughout Waterside School. All sale proceedes
from the event will be donated to Waterside School to support these commissions.
Current artists commissioned for the school and featured at this exhibition include: Nils Folk Anderson, Hrafnhildur Arnardottir, Robert Breer, Michael De Feo, Ryan Doyle, Ellis
Gallagher, Howard Goldkrand, Mimi Gross, Michael Kerschbaumer, Anakin Koenig, Hilary Koob Sassen, Teddy Lo, Fujiko Nakaya, Jason Peters, Meridith Pingree, Erwin Redl,
Matthew Schreiber, SOFTlab, Hedi Sorder, James Turrell, Kai Vierstra, Leo Villareal, Robert Whitman, Richard Wislocky
These artists are proud to show a selection of their pieces from the permanent future at Rip Ions Gallery Squishy Universe exhibition 150 NW 24th Street, Miami Florida.


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Simpsons Celebrate 20: The Fountain of Youth Does Exist
The longest running cartoon. Ever. That says it all. It's an impressive achievement for a show whose creator had admittedly "failed" at everything else. Now, as part of the culture as the characters they feature/parody, this show is competing with Law and Order for longevity. As Animation Guide, an online animation resource site, says: "The Simpsons first appeared in 1987 as a series of 30-second shorts produced by Matt Groening for the FOX series "The Tracey Ullman Show." The first of these shorts aired on April 19, 1987, during the third week of primetime broadcasts on FOX. Soon they had their own series, premiering on FOX as a half-hour Christmas special on Dec. 17, 1989 (20 years ago today), and then as a regular series on Jan. 14, 1990." [ Continue Reading ]