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Beyond just the quality of the flowers, our studio also incorporates a higher stem count than many other studios. Remaining dedicated to these standards reflects in our superior final product, and has also contributed to our designs being selected for numerous prestigious publications. Our studio is regularly recognized by top industry publications, and we are a proud member of Style me Pretty's Little Black Book.
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Scientific breeding in the twentieth century greatly accelerated the evolution of wheat, producing high-yielding varieties that helped avoid famine in many developing countries. Emerging scientific tools hold promise for identifying and tapping new, useful genetic diversity within wheat's primary and secondary gene pools and, through genetic engineering, beyond.
The book describes generally how policies affect wheat genetic diversity; it looks at historical changes in wheat genetic diversity, as policy and priorities have evolved and identifies factors that explain changes and differences in spatial diversity.The chapters define various types of crop genetic diversity and ways to measure them, framing the definitions and metrics in the contexts for which they are most relevant.


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St Stephens Retail Shopping Centre in Hull have ordered Tagevac to be installed throughout the Centre as an integral part of their revised Emergency Planning. The Centre opened on 20 September 2007 and today it attracts more than 10 million visitors a year.
The shopping centre is a 40-acre (160,000 m2) brownfield site development in the city centre of Kingston upon Hull, England. It cost £200 million to build and was a key development in the resurgence of Hull as the centre of East Yorkshire culture and shopping. It is home to 12.8 acres (52,000 m2) of retail and leisure space and incorporates retail outlets, cafés, bars, fitness club, restaurants, a cinema and an award-winning multi-storey car park.
St Stephen's is owned by British Land which owns and manages a portfolio of commercial property worth £15.8 billion, of which their share is £10.3 billion. British Land's portfolio is focused primarily on high quality retail locations and central London offices, believing that these well-located properties are the ones best placed to benefit from customer demand and rental growth. They also have expertise in residential and leisure property and also own properties directly, as well as through investment funds and joint ventures.


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As we see powerful FPGAs and multicore CPUs proliferate, a vision system designer will need to understand the trade-offs and benefits of using these different types of processing elements. Machine vision has been around for quite a while and is utilized in industrial automation systems. This will allow the system to improve its production quality and throughput. It does this by eliminating manual inspection that was previously conducted by humans.
All of us have been witnesses to the mass proliferation of camera use in our daily lives in mobile devices, computers, and automobiles. However, the primary advancement with machine vision is the processing power. We now see processor performance increasing twofold every two years. There is also a continued emphasis on various parallel processing technologies such as FPGAs and CPUs. A vision designer is now able to utilize highly sophisticated algorithms to create more intelligent systems and visualize data.
The increase in performance simply means that a designer can process higher data throughput so as to conduct faster image acquisition, take advantage of the most recent cameras, and use higher resolution sensors. This increase in performance will help a designer to both quickly acquire images and process them faster.
When processing an algorithm, such as filtering and thresholding or processing an algorithm such as pattern matching, a designer will be able to execute these functions much more quickly. This basically means that a designer will now have the ability to make a decision that is based on visual data quicker than ever.
As we see an increase in vision systems that utilize the latest generations of powerful FPGAs and multicore CPUs reach the market, a vision system designer will need to understand the trade-offs and benefits of using each of these processing elements. They will need to know the best architecture to use for the foundation of their design and the right algorithm to use for the right target.
Before starting an investigation into which type of algorithm is best suited for each of the processing elements, it would be advisable to understand the different types of architectures that are better suited for each application. When a designer develops a vision system that is based on the heterogeneous architecture of a FPGA and a CPU, the designer will need to think about the 2 main use cases which include in-line and co-processing.
When using FPGA co-processing, the CPU and FPGA will work together so as to share the entire processing load. You will see this type of architecture being commonly used with USB3 Vision and GigE Vision cameras. The reason for this is because the CPU will be a better choice for implementing their acquisition logic.
A designer will be able to use the CPU to acquire an image and then send it directly to the FPGA by means of DMA (direct memory access). This will allow the FPGA to perform various operations such as color plane extraction or filtering. The image can now be sent back to the CPU for any other further advanced operations such as pattern matching or OCR (optical character recognition). There are cases where you can implement every one of the processing steps on the FPGA and then send only those processed results back to the CPU. By doing this, it will allow the CPU to focus on other operations such as network communication, motion control, and image display.
When using an in-line FPGA processing architecture, a designer must connect a camera interface directly into the pins of the FPGA. This is important so that the pixels will be passed directly from the camera to the FPGA. This type of architecture is normally used with Camera Link cameras. The reason for this is because of the camera's acquisition logic being easily implemented while using the digital circuitry of the FPGA.
This particular type of architecture has 2 main benefits. The first benefit is that similar to co-processing. You now can use the in-line processing to transfer some of the work to the FPGA from the CPU by utilizing pre-processing functions that are on the FPGA. For example, you will be able to utilize the FPGA for various high-speed processing functions including thresholding and filtering.
This will be extremely beneficial because it will reduce the amount of data that a CPU must process. The reason for this is because it will implement logic that will only capture any pixels from the region of interest. This will increase the overall system throughput. The second benefit of this type of architecture is in regards to the high speed control operations.
The FPGA will now be able to operate directly without using the CPU. FPGAs from Directics.com are perfect for control applications due to the fact that they are able to run extremely fast loop rates that are highly deterministic. A good example of this is high-speed sorting. High-speed sorting is accomplished when the FPGA is able to send a pulse to an actuator that has the ability to sort or reject parts as they pass by.
It is true that when using a type of architecture that features both CPU and FPGA it will offer you the best of both worlds. It will also provide you with a competitive advantage in terms of reliability, cost, and performance. There is one big challenge unfortunately. The main challenge when implementing any FPGA vision system is to overcome the programming complexities of FPGAs. A vision algorithm development has the nature of being an interative process. A designer will know at the beginning if they will need to try various approaches with any task.
The majority of the time, the key is not to discover which approach works but rather which approach works the best. The challenge is that the best may be different from one application to another. For example, with some applications accuracy is paramount while with others it is speed. A good designer will need to discover the best approach for any specific application by trying a few different approaches and not giving up.


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The transfer of employees from foreign-based companies to Canadian-based affiliates is an increasingly common feature of the Canadian labour market. Many employers are familiar with the often complicated process of obtaining the necessary work permits for such employees at the beginning of the transfer. However, ending the relationship between the transferred employee and the Canadian-based employer can present its own challenges. Some of these challenges are illustrated by the British Columbia Supreme Court's recent decision in Nishina v. Azuma Foods (Canada) Co., Ltd.
Foreign Employee Fired
Ms. Nishina was a 43-year old Japanese citizen who began employment with Azuma Foods International in California in June 2001. In August 2005, she was transferred to the B.C.-based affiliate.
The original work permit prepared by the employer was extended, and was to expire in August 2008. In September 2007, the employer offered to assist Ms. Nishina with an application for a permanent resident card so that she could continue working beyond August 2008.
One month later, in October 2007, the employer terminated Ms. Nishina's employment, alleging cause. Ms. Nishina sued for wrongful dismissal. The court determined that the employer's allegations of cause for termination were unfounded, and turned to the issue of damages.
Immigration Status Supporting Lengthy Notice Period
Despite her short six years of service, only two of which were in Canada, the court awarded Ms. Nishina 12 months pay in lieu of notice. The fact that Ms. Nishina had a work permit which allowed her to work in Canada, but only for Azuma, justified this lengthy notice period, in the court's view.
The court equated Ms. Nishina's situation to that where an employee is dismissed in a "one employer town": "Though qualified and experienced, [the employee] faces a dearth of alternate employment prospects".
The fact that the work permit was not due to expire until August 2008, and that the employer had offered to assist Ms. Nishina with applying for a permanent resident card one month prior to the her termination, may also have impacted the length of the notice period.
Employer Acted in Bad Faith, But No Provable Damages for Mental Distress
Ms. Nishina also claimed bad faith/mental distress damages. The court concluded that the employer breached its obligation to act in good faith in the manner of dismissal: it ought to have known that the manner of dismissal was not only unduly insensitive, but also that Ms. Nishina's lack of immigration status would cause her great difficulties.
While this finding could support a claim for damages for mental distress, Ms. Nishina failed to prove that she had suffered quantifiable mental distress, or that it was caused by the manner of dismissal rather than the dismissal itself. As a result, this part of her claim was denied.
$20,000 in Punitive Damages Awarded
After finding that the Plaintiff was not entitled to damages for mental distress, the court went on add a further $20,000 in punitive damages on the basis that the employer had breached the "implied obligation of good faith and fair dealing in the manner of dismissal."
The punitive damage award bears a striking resemblance to the old practice of awarding a "notice extension" for bad faith conduct, an approach that the Supreme Court of Canada expressly abolished in 2008. It remains to be seen whether this approach to awarding punitive damages will be followed in the future.
Take Home Message for Employers Employing Foreign Workers
Although a B.C. decision, this case could be followed across the rest of the country. If so, employees who are in Canada on employer-sponsored work permits may be seen as particularly vulnerable in the eyes of a Canadian court. If the employee only has clearance to work in Canada based upon the position with the employer, a court may extend the common law notice period.
Employers seeking to employ foreign workers or transfer existing employees to Canadian affiliates may wish to takes steps to ensure that termination issues are addressed in writing prior to employment or the transfer.


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The Anunciator control provides a simple, standard method of displaying a status notification to the user within a Windows Forms application. Anunciators are best used with the companion AnnunciatorPanel control, although they can be placed anywhere on a Windows Form. The control can be used to provide simple On/Off status displays or can be configured to blink with various levels of urgency so that it can represent alarm conditions.
An anunciator may represent the slewing state of a telescope. It would be represented by the word "SLEW". When the telescope is stationary, the anunciator remains inactive. When the telescope begins to slew, the anunciator is set to BlinkFast to alert the user that the equipment is in motion.
Each anunciator has active and inactive states. When inactive, the control displays in a subdued colour that is readable but does not draw attention. When active, the control will display in a stronger, more visible colour and will either have a steady state or will blink in one of a number of predefined cadence patterns. The cadence patterns are fixed and not user-definable, so that a standard 'look and feel' is promoted accross different applications.
Whilst the user is at liberty to choose different colours for both ActiveColor and InactiveColor, The default colours have been chosen to look similar to earlier applications that use similar displays and the defaults are highly recommended for most circumstances. The control's background colour is inherited from the parent control (which should normally be an AnnunciatorPanel) and is not directly settable by the user.
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Super Ways To Get More From Your Travels
Travel lets us broaden our minds and experience things we would never otherwise be able to experience. Although, for many people it becomes difficult to find that exciting new experience. This tips will help with that. This group of techniques will help you optimize your vacation experience.
Do not display your personal information on a public computer. You may unwittingly allow others access to your financial and other data.
Keep a record of all critical information when you travel out of the country. Record the address, website, and telephone number of the embassy or consulate in your country of destination. If issues arise, you could need this information. If you have any issues on your trip, they are the place to seek for help.
When traveling by airplane, it is important that you think ahead. It can be difficult navigating traffic in big cities, where many airports are located. Dealing with rush hour traffic will only make it worse. Pack your bags, including your carry-on, before you go to bed. Be prepared long before you have to be at the airport. If you miss your flight, you will have to take a later one. This might create problems with your itinerary.
If you are on a short or long flight, don't expect the airline to supply your essentials. If you think they will come in handy, pack a travel pillow, a light blanket and comfortable headphones. You should also pack snacks to ensure that you won't go hungry if you do not like what the airline offers.
If you want to be with your pet, find a travel destination where you can take it! Pet-friendly vacations are growing in popularity, and they offer several accommodations and deals for those that are "pet parents." Most involve activities as well as pampering services for your beloved pet that may leave you jealous that they are having a better time than you. Find out where you can take your pets and feel free to do so.
Give your itinerary to a family member. This assures that someone will know how to contact you, if necessary. Keep in contact with them constantly to enure safety. This provides you with a level of protection.
It's important to tip the housekeeper and bell station well. People generally recommend a buck per bag for the bellhop and $2-5 per day for the maid. Tipping the people who assist you during your stay will help to develop a relationship with the staff, and entice them to provide you with optimum service.
When you are taking a long trip but traveling light, bring a soft-lined raincoat. You don't want to be caught in terrible weather without a way to protect yourself. You can also use it as a robe or windbreaker.
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The 2019 Global Distributed Lightning Storage Blockchain Summit Forum was successfully held in Shenzhen China. The forum was hosted by C Network, Homebloc, TaurusChain, Polar, Rudder, and Zhongkehui.
- Dr. Joshua Peng, Founder and CEO of Homebloc shared the idea of "blockchain+" as the path of realizing the digital economy in the future. Through blockchain technology, market liquidity and transaction efficiency will be increased in the real estate market. Homebloc's vision is to turn the global real estate market into a moving digital asset where everyone in the world can participate in and share.
O my friend — but it is too much for my strength — I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine.
- The founder and CEO of Polar, Liu Shilling gave a theme report titled "5G and Edge Computing, a trillion-market opportunity". Liu started with the evolution of the internet by sharing a famous Mark Twain's saying, "history will not repeat itself, but there will always be striking similarities". ". As Liu believes we are at the crossroads of the transition of the marginal network paradigm.
- Mr. Li Bening, co-organizer of the forum, shared his understanding of the current opportunities and challenges of distributed storage. He continued by introducing Rudder as a leading blockchain distributed storage technology and hardware innovation R&D company based on the next-generation of the internet, peer-to-peer media transmission.
- Later, C Network was introduced as a new digital asset trading platform set up by Singapore based CPCT Foundation. The trading platform is committed in providing a safe, fair, open and transparent digital asset trading for the blockchain industry.


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Who cries for India?
Churchill's Prescience
Winston Churchill imprinted himself in the Indian psyche as the quintessential racialist-imperialist, and earned our everlasting dislike for his infamous remark to Secretary of State for India, Leo Amery, "I hate Indians. They are a beastly people…" And yet, one must acknowledge the man's perspicacity in a comment regarding Indian politicians in the House of Commons in 1947 when he said: "In handing over the governance of India to these so called 'political classes', we are handing over to men of straw, of whom in a few years, no trace will remain…"
While Jawaharlal Nehru and his contemporaries, by their strength of character and impeccable conduct, did turn Churchill's prediction on its head, many of those who followed in their footsteps have proved him to be prophetic. The most egalitarian democracies of the world go to extraordinary lengths to ensure that they are ruled and administered by the intellectual elite of the nation. But we in India have distorted democracy beyond recognition and ensured that our lawmakers and rulers include the dregs of society, some of whom are barely literate, while many others are guilty of serous transgressions of the law of the land.
Our Politicians
It is no secret that, with some honourable exceptions, our polity today is replete with "men of straw". Since their own livelihood and the fortunes of their families depend on the profession of politics, it should not surprise anyone that these men place themselves, their financial well-being and their political survival, well above the nation in their list of priorities.
The electorate reposes huge faith and trust in the representatives whom it elects to the Parliament of India, in the hope that they will participate in enlightened debate and discussion on serious issues affecting the suffering masses. But what do they do instead? With their screaming, shouting, haranguing, and now waving wads of currency notes at each other, they incessantly disrupt the functioning of Parliament and thus render it totally ineffective and impotent. For all this they draw princely allowances, and enjoy perks and privileges undreamt of by the ordinary Indian.
Our politicians have not only effectively stymied Parliament, but managed to displace "national interest" with emotive issues of religion, caste, region or language, which can be used to inflame passions instantly. They have also taken the political process to the streets, and any issue is good enough to organize illegal dharnas, bandhs and chakka-jams. All they achieve by this is to disrupt normal life and business, destroy public property, and cause losses worth crores to the exchequer. Life is already hell for the common man, and every bus burnt, railway line uprooted or service denied, just adds to his misery. Why have a Parliament if this is how democracy is meant to function?
The police force, which in other countries is a source of reassurance, support and comfort to the citizen, is unable to uphold law and order in India because the same politicians have subverted, corrupted and misused the force to such an extent that it is of little use to civil society.
India's Shame
Millions of right thinking and concerned Indians felt disgust and dismay as they watched the farcical antics of our MPs on 22nd July 2008, making a mockery of Parliament and our democracy during the vote of confidence. A foreign journalist has likened the scene to a stock exchange!
A fortnight later, with anguish in our hearts, we watched TV footage of Jammu and Srinagar burning while the Neros in New Delhi fiddled. As they traded charges and counter-charges with each other, myopic and unscrupulous politicians concentrated on scoring electoral points, and achieved what they do best; arouse the worst kind of passions for short-term gains with the elections in sight.
With the Government having decided for some strange reason, to adopt a "hands off" policy in this national crisis of serious proportions, TV channels tried to jump in as arbitrators. But even in TV studios, one did not hear many voices of sanity, because most participants had their eyes firmly glued to the vote banks, and they were convinced that even the slightest sign of moderation, reasonableness or concession to national interest would lose them votes in their constituency. And that was a price no one was willing to pay. That such intransigence may lead to the country's disintegration did not seem to bother anyone.
Playing into ISI's Hands
The unholy mess created by Kashmiri politicians out of the holy Amarnath Yatra land issue defies comprehension. However, one wishes that Kashmiri hot-heads had paused to contemplate the spirit in which the Indian State continues to subsidize the Hajj pilgrimage for its Muslim citizens, and recalled the iron-clad protection accorded to J&K by Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, before toying with Hindu sentiment.
The wild allegations about "demographic change" being attempted by India in the icy wasteland of Baltal, and comparisons with Palestine were as ridiculous and uncalled for as they were inflammatory. One does not expect maverick organizations like the Hurriyat to lose sleep about India's sensitivities, but responsible people should have remained alive to the repercussions of such rhetoric, on India's delicate secular fabric.
South of Banihal, why grievances concerning the alleged "neglect of Jammu" going back decades, should have surfaced as an issue at this particularly delicate juncture, is another mystery. Getting ordinary folks out on the streets, and even inciting them to irrational behaviour in a tense and polarized environment is a simple task for accomplished political agitators. Having driven home its parochial agenda forcefully, the Sangh Parivar should have shown some concern about the larger national interests, and counseled restraint on its acolytes .
Having lit these fires, and vigorously fanned the flames, the politicians sat back to watch the fun. It is really immaterial whether the people of Jammu actually organized an economic blockade or just held up traffic for a couple of days; Pakistan was delighted at this turn of events, and exploited it to the hilt. A beleaguered Musharraf who should have been worrying about his impending impeachment was handed the opportunity to sermonize about India's human rights violations in Kashmir.
As a horrified nation watches the situation steadily spiraling out of control, Government functionaries as well as opposition politicians seem to be capable only of mouthing smug inanities. Had the best brains of the ISI sat down to craft a plan that would inflict the maximum damage to India's integrity, secular structure and international standing, and strengthen the Pakistani cause, they could not have concocted anything better than what our small-minded politicians have wreaked on this country.
Strategic Myopia
PM Narasimha Rao's is credited with having coined the phrase that "not taking a decision is also a decision". It is perhaps true that since the politician has a short "shelf-life", he is interested only in what is happening till the next election, and considers long-term projections a waste of time. Strategic myopia is an old and well known Indian malady, but when coupled with blinkered-vision and indecision or inertia, it sends wrong signals all round.
In a few days from now, it will be 61 years since Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession which legally and constitutionally brought the whole State of J&K into the then Dominion of India. What made a complete mockery of Jinnah's "two-nation theory" was the fact that at partition there were more Muslims in India than in their putative new homeland, and that these Muslims were full and equal citizens of a secular democracy; unlike the victimized minorities who remained in theocratic Pakistan. And yet, for these 61 years we have allowed Pakistan to harass, intimidate and bleed us over Kashmir through overt aggression and covert terrorism on the specious grounds that as a Muslim-majority state Kashmir belongs to them.
India is not alone in having dissidents with secessionist inclinations at home; UK has the Irish, Spain the Basques, Turkey the Kurds, Russia the Chechens and China the Tibetans and Uighurs. Of course these nations are fortunate in not having a malign neighbour actively aiding insurgency. But all of them have well planned out long term strategies to tackle such vital issues, and to safeguard their national interests. To take a (bad) example; witness the clarity and resolve with which China has set about integrating Tibet, and built the US $ 4 billion Qinghai-Lhasa rail link in a record time.
Kashmir: the Bitter Harvest
Kashmir is the bitter fruit this nation is harvesting for the myopia, mendacity and incompetence of its political classes. I would like to add a few comments on Kashmir, but before I do so, I would like to offer a small explanation lest the reader wonders how 40 years of service in the Navy qualify me for this.
Two days after my third birthday, on the 30th of October 1947, my mother, two teen-aged brothers and I were huddled under some bushes, as .303 bullets fired by Pakistani raiders ricocheted off the tin roof of our home in Badgam, about 20 km from Srinagar. Badgam lay on the Pakistani raiders' route from Baramulla to Srinagar airport; a key objective they desperately sought, in order to cut off Kashmir from India.
Earlier that evening, fearful of the timber house catching fire, my father had hustled the family out into the garden, while he went to parley with Major Somnath Sharma, commanding "D" Company of 4 Kumaon deployed in Badgam, to halt the raiders' advance. As the local revenue officer, my father was responsible for the government records and treasury, and he sought Major Sharma's help in safe-guarding them. Anticipating a fierce fire-fight, the gallant Major, who was just hours away from earning a PVC and immortality, advised him to leave the battle-zone at the earliest.
After a tense night under the bushes, we piled into the family tonga, and were driven to Srinagar airport where my father bundled us, with just the clothes on our backs, into one of the IAF DC-3 Dakotas that were shuttling between Srinagar and Delhi. That night he watched helplessly, in Badgam, as the raiders set our house and all our possessions aflame.
We returned to J&K after about six months of nomadic existence, and I spent the next decade or so, in different parts of the state; Jammu, Srinagar, Baramulla, Sopore, Anantnag, Doda, and finally Leh (in Ladakh) from where I took my high school examination in 1959, and left for college and later join the Navy.
Growing up in the Valley in the 1950s and 60s, my neighbours and playmates were all Kashmiris; of Muslim, Hindu and Sikh faith. Our parents were friends, we ate in each others' homes, and celebrated all festivals together. But even as children, we clearly understood that Kashmir was not India, and that the average Kashmiri's attitude towards India was at best ambivalent, while he definitely had an empathy for Pakistan.
Food in Kashmir was heavily subsidized, education was free, right through college, and India provided huge financial assistance to the state. The Kashmiris took all that was offered, but every evening tuned in to Radio Pakistan to listen to a programme called "Kashmir ki Awaz" which spouted propaganda about Indian army atrocities and heaped scorn on the Bharati occupation of Kashmir. One often heard strains of the Pakistani Qaumi Tarana which announced the end of the programme.
By 1953 Pakistan had become a SEATO ally of the US and it was rumoured that the Americans had offered to make Sheikh Abdullah the king of an independent Kashmir. The tallest Kashmiri figure, and a staunch secularist, the Sher-e-Kashmir was arrested as he was on the verge of crossing the border, allegedly, to collect his crown. Kashmir erupted in protest, and with a sense of déjà vu I recall, as a 9 year old, seeing Baramulla go up in flames as agitators waved Pakistani flags and shouted pro-Pakistan slogans. The army opened fire and many were killed before the Valley relapsed into sullen silence.
Ironically, the crores that India blindly poured into Kashmir, were the biggest cause for resentment against it amongst the populace. The reason was simple; the state was a nest of corruption and nepotism, and possibly up to 95% of Indian funds went to line the pockets of the ruling politicians. The average Kashmiri farmer lived in abject poverty, and come winter, it was common to see an exodus of Kashmiri labourers all over North India; trying to eke out a livelihood carrying head-loads.
The corrupt politicians and the incompetent administrators of Kashmir were perceived as Indian stooges and exploiters, and this impression gradually gained strength as successive elections were seen to be blatantly rigged. By simply throwing money at the problem, and backing the wrong people to rule Kashmir, India steadily alienated its people. Thus, instead of crafting a national strategy for winning over Kashmir, we created the fertile ground in which the ISI repeatedly sowed the seeds of discord, dissension and sedition, till young Kashmiris started picking up Kalashnikovs.
How to Lose Friends
The recurring successes of the ISI in J&K were due, as much to its own strategic acumen and planning skills, as to the short-sighted and blinkered vision of our political leadership. Just as India finished fighting one fire, another would break out; the theft of Prophet Mohammad's sacred relic, kidnapping of Rubayia Sayeed, seizure of Hazaratbal Shrine, capture and burning down of Charar-e-Sharif, persecution and exodus of Kashmiri Pundits from the Valley, hijacking of IC-814; all followed each other in a depressing sequence. They clearly pointed to the ineptness of our intelligence agencies, a lack of civil-military coordination and the complete absence of a cogent Kashmir strategy in New Delhi.
This is not meant to be a history of Kashmir's travails, but merely a reminder to those who profess shock and horror at the recent happenings in the Valley, that since 1947 we have not been entirely successful in convincing the Kashmiri that he was an Indian. The struggle for Kashmiri hearts and minds was at best, "work in progress", while they sat firmly on the fence.
Common sense should inform us that while you do not need to appease people to win them over; but you have to be good and kind to influence them. Events like the demolition of Babri Masjid, the Gujarat pogrom and periodic communal riots certainly could not have won over any Kashmiris. The recent economic blockade, if there was one, must have only confirmed the worst fears of Kashmiris.
Let Us Talk About Kashmir
As the recent crisis shows: our political classes have learnt nothing from history, and given their ineptitude, the Kashmir imbroglio could carry on forever. The Kashmiri leadership, on their part have displayed insensitivity and opportunism of the worst kind. We need to acknowledge that Kashmir has indeed suffered due to the games that the politicians have been playing since 1947, but the Kashmiris cannot deny that much Indian blood has been spilt on their soil, and the nation has lavished huge resources on the State for the betterment of its people.
In the din of political rhetoric, we will never come to know whether or not, "azadi" is what the ordinary Kashmiri wants; and if he does, what exactly he means by it. Meanwhile, the so called Kashmiri leadership can use this slogan to whip up passions in the Valley and thus provide fodder for the Sangh Parivar to do likewise in Jammu.
Perhaps as soon as things calm down in J&K, and Pakistan knows which way it is going, the first thing on everyone's agenda should be to sit around a table and talk about the options available for finding a just and honourable resolution to this problem which has dragged on for far too long.
Conclusion: How Many More Kashmirs?
But there is a larger issue before us: how do we know that there are not many more Kashmirs in store for India? We have inflicted on ourselves, and we will bequeath to succeeding generations, a political system which makes effective governance virtually impossible. With un-governed areas in the country expanding, it now appears that the integrity and cohesion of the nation may also be in peril.
It is the elected representatives of the people, the law-makers of the land, who should bring about necessary reforms in the system. It is tragic that they will not raise a finger to make the slightest change that will rock the happy boat that they are riding in, at the peoples' expense.
One wonders if there may, perhaps, be a small ray of hope for the country in the interregnum between the dissolution of the 14th Lok Sabha and the convening of the 15th . Is there a window of opportunity to formulate some reforms, vital to the proper functioning of democracy? Like:
· Reasonable qualifications to be drawn up for a candidate who wishes to stand for elections as a representative of the people, including education, a clean police record and financial probity.
· A stringent code of conduct to be laid down for the elected representatives of the people, including the right to recall, for misconduct, defection or non-performance. There should be no immunity for misdemeanours inside or outside parliament.
· Rules for attendance, participation and conduct of business in the houses of Parliament by MPs to be laid down, and penalties for violating the dignity and decorum of the legislature be stipulated. The "no work no pay" rule be invoked for our representatives.
· Use of religion and caste, as well as violent demonstrations for political ends, and destruction of public property be designated as serious anti-national crimes, inviting heavy penalties.
· Implementation of police reforms, outsourcing of VIP security and according of immunity to the police, from political intimidation and interference.
Perhaps the President of India should think about convening a committee of constitutional experts to give their attention to these issues, and then consult the Prime Minister about the possibility of issuing a Presidential Ordnance after declaration of the election schedule.
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WITH MUCH respect to his country, DJ Xtra Large said he rates every Bahamian deejay, simply because each deejay is unique. "242 deejays are the best deejays in the world. Reason being is because of our close proximity to other places in the world. You have deejays in the United States that can play Hip Hop and Reggae but they can't play Soca, and they can't mix it properly.
Whereas Bahamian deejays can play every type of music and mix it properly," the 100 Jamz deejay told In Ya Ear. Xtra Large said it is important for young deejays not to be lazy and complacent. Once you get your music homework done and research your musical foundation, only then will you know how far you can go, he said. Starting at the age of fourteen, Xtra Large said: "I'm a man that plays music and over the years God blessed me solid when it comes to music. I just keep on perfecting my art and keep on moving forward to doing some big things. That is about it and I'm just humble that I am in a position to do these things when it comes to the music." Speaking about his background, Xtra Large said: "I started off playing around with records and every time I saw someone with a sound system, I would go around the set and just try to see what I could learn. I would hang around dudes who had sound systems like Barry Da Pusha, The Mighty Pencil, One Dwight and those kind of people." In the entertainment world, Xtra Large said if you are not aware of your foundation, you are not going to know where you are going, so it is important to pay homage to the entertainers that knocked down the doors.
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Two couples from different generations come together to discuss love
Two couples from different generations, one in their 60s and another in their 30s, but both deeply steeped in art, on that crazy little thing called love
Jamal Mecklai, 67 with his gallerist-wife, Pravina, 65, converse with designer couple Aditya Palsule, 34, and Ruchita Madhok, 33. Pics/Bipin Kokate
Located in the bylanes of Colaba, Jamaat draws its name from Arabic for "a gathering". True to its name, visitors linger out here in the evenings, but, on this quiet afternoon, we have assembled at the gallery for matters of the heart, rather than art. Pravina Mecklai, the gallerist who established Jamaat, and her husband Jamal,who runs a risk management consultancy, are here. The collector couple, now in their 60s, are known about town for more than just their fine taste in art. Here they are today, as they often do, with outfits that are colour coordinated; Jamal, in a vivid sunset orange shirt, is greeted adorably by Pravina in an orange and fuchsia kurta.
With us, we also have a couple that has popularly earned the title of being "the map people" - Ruchita Madhok, 33, and her husband, Aditya Palsule, 34. Ruchita, a trained exhibition designer, and Aditya, a graphic designer, lead their Bandra firm Kahani Designworks. The studio has been a central part of the art community in Mumbai, having designed several art books and exhibitions for noted galleries and museums. Ruchita and Aditya, whose love story spans nearly a decade, also create special handy maps that help you get to know Mumbai better in the most unusual ways.
Like we said before, we are here to discuss love, and a conversation on the subject will always lead to the most vociferous opinions and experiences.
We have a question for both couples: Has love changed over the years?
And, we have answers for you:
Love like starburst
Jamal: I used to be this speck of dirt floating around. You have heard of The Big Bang? It was like that until I found myself in her arms. That's how we met. There may be more prosaic ways of saying this, but it was, in essence, like this.
Pravina: No, we had a lot of friends in common! Jamal had been working in the US. When he returned to India in the 1980s, I was married, with two kids and separated from my husband. My friends asked me, "Have you heard of Genius Jamal?" I said, "No!" And, my friends went, "He is so brilliant! He topped the joint entrance exam for IIT and is a gold medallist."
But, I didn't think much about IITians. I had studied at St Xavier's, and these IITian boys would come over and just look at the girls. When I first met Genius Jamal, I wasn't impressed. He would wear jeans and suspenders. I thought he was a ridiculous oaf!
Jamal: Oaf is a great word! And, how did you both, Ruchita and Aditya, meet?
Aditya: In London, where we were studying. This was back in 2009. We hated Halloween, and refused to go to any Halloween parties that year. As a student, it was an excuse to dress up in a costume, and we just couldn't be bothered.
Ruchita: A friend told me that we wouldn't go to any Halloween party, but just get dressed and go to a Greek restaurant. When we were there, she added that she had called her friend over, and that he would love to join us.
Aditya: I lived really far away from where we met - it was 40 minutes by bus, and then a train ride. But, I had the evening free.
Ruchita: He arrived really late, at which point I realised that this was an elaborate set-up. Once he got there, my friend gave me what sounded like his bio!
First impression to that little complication
Aditya: After dinner, we headed over to these two famous theatres, The Old Vic and Young Vic, which has a great bar. I ordered a beer, but Ruchita went on to carefully select her whiskey. She asked for an Ardbeg, and I had not known anyone who was that specific about her drink. And, I didn't know much about whiskeys!
Ruchita: But, what happened after that was really interesting. All the bars had shut, so the three of us trooped to the halls [hostel]. My friend went to sleep and we stayed up till 7.30 in the morning just talking. When I had to key him out of the hall, I thought it was great that we had so many things to talk about. He left because the moving man was coming in an hour. Later, I tried to ask him out, but, through our common friends, I got to know that he was interested in someone else. Once, we even went to an exhibition of woodcut type at the St Bride Library, and we totally geeked out over there. However, he just left with a casual, "Catch you later".
Aditya: It was only when Ruchita went home to Mumbai for Christmas, and I had stayed back in London that we chatted every day on Gmail. We had a great number of things to talk about, like art and design.
Pravina: That's so important. You start off as friends. People say you are just good friends and it won't go anywhere, but it is important to start off like that.
Jamal: The first time I saw Pravina, I thought she was so beautiful. She was married then, and I backed off. It was much later, when I saw her and Priyanka, who is our daughter now, that I realised something had changed. Soon, I met her for dinner at her place, and I wanted rum, and she said she only had whiskey. The next day, when I went again for dinner, she had stocked rum.
Pravina: We soon started going out for dinners. Jamal's oafishness had not gone. He always took me to these odd places and I was a five-star kind of person. One day, he suggested we go to Café Royale, and I got dressed up in a pink dress and gold shoes, thinking we were going to the Oberoi. I used to drive, and he suddenly asked me to stop near Regal Theatre. We went to the Irani joint, also called Café Royale, filled with middle-aged managers. I asked the waitress for a Campari and tonic, and she said, "Campari? Woh kya hai?"
So, I asked, "Tonic milega?"
"Tonic? Nahin. Soda milega."
Jamal ordered rum and soda. The waitress took ages to stir our drink. But the music was just amazing. There was a singer who sang in the voices of both Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar.
Jamal: But I had to woo not just Pravina. There were two kids, too. Karan, who was nine then, was very insecure, and he didn't know what my role was. Once, Pravina and I were going to Sri Lanka for a holiday, and he said, "If you bring me a car, then you can marry my mom."
Pravina: That was my bride price!
Jamal: We got him one of those remote-controlled toy Ferraris.
Pravina: After my separation, I was done with marriage, men and in-laws. But, Priyanka said, "You will carry on in your merry way, but what will happen to poor Jamal?" That's when I thought, if she has considered this, I should as well.
The tech-nique of love
Jamal: I had often wondered, even before I met Pravina, that if you meet a girl somewhere, what do you do? There used to be just one landline phone, and in some houses not even that, and you had to get her phone number or write letters. I am curious about how the anticipation, the terror - oh, she hasn't called yet! - how does it square with things today? Romance is romance - that can never change - but the details are different.
Pravina: Letters would take so long to reach. It would take 100 rupees a minute for a call those days, which was a lot. My salary was '500. We would try and speak in code, so that the others in the family couldn't figure. It is funny in hindsight.
Ruchita: We started dating before smartphones and Skype. So, we are also old-school in some ways. Soon after we started going out, I was in Italy for 10 weeks on a student project. There was poor Internet connectivity. It was also prohibitively expensive to call between Italy and England. So, what I wrote and drew in letters, he would get them in 48 hours. I used to sketch scenes of the village or the little castle we were staying at.
Jamal: You had to be a lot more trusting.
Aditya: WhatsApp changed things. The pace at which you can contact someone and know everything about a person on Facebook, is something else.
Ruchita: I think people don't express themselves the way they used to.
Jamal: The expression is different, but the essence is the same. But, what I miss are the grand, tragic romances like in A Hundred Years of Solitude or Love in the Time of Cholera, where people wait for each other for 50 years. You don't see that now. I will wait for you darling, forever [looks at Pravina].
Pravina: But I am not going anywhere!
Love is loaded
Jamal: Did the distance and sense of anticipation help foster that sense of commitment? "Commitment" is a foolish word, it's too intellectual.
Ruchita: Yes, the term does not seem natural, it feels forced.
Pravina: It sounds like an appointment. You hear things like that these days - commitment phobia. For both of us, this was the second time around, and the word "exclusive" was used a lot in our generation.
Ruchita: Friends would ask, "Is it serious?" We figured early on that we weren't dating other people.
Pravina: The other phrases that confuse me are "dating" and "going around". But you only "go around" with someone because you love them, or you are checking them out.
Jamal: And, despite all this, people don't use the word "love" much today.
Aditya: Yes, it has become a loaded word. I think it comes back to the whole idea of commitment.
Pravina: But they are quite cool with ending a message with "love you!" And, if you are American, then it's worse - love ya. It has become a trite statement.
Jamal: But, don't ask me for advice on marriage and love. All that is too intellectual. All you need is love. Once you have that, you have everything. And, surprise. You must surprise your partner as often as you can.
Couples that art together
Ruchita: Working in the arts came out of our interests
and our love for London. We saw so much there; we wanted to bring that environment to India. Since we run a studio together, it's pretty serious and we try to be mature enough to draw the line between home and work.
Pravina: But do you take your work home or take your home to work?
Ruchita: We try not to. And we try and do the mature thing at the studio when we tend to have creative differences; he tends to
push the technical aspects, and I tend to push the creative aspects. The team knows when to talk to him
or to me.
Pravina: I always found it difficult to continue at home together and work together. I need my space.
Jamal: And I enjoy art.
Pravina: When we disagree on which artworks to buy, I have a standard thing: If you like it dear, keep it in your office.
Jamal: When I met her, it was a done deal for me. But, she, you know, took some time. And, then, one day, we bought a painting together at a charity event at Jehangir Art Gallery. And, I said, "Come on darling! What are we talking about still!"
Pravina: We love travelling. Last year, we were in Venice, and our anniversary coincided with the opening of the Venice Biennale. We love travelling to Kochi and Goa for the same reason. There are so many art events to see there.
Aditya: We used our student discounts to the max in London. I had a passing interest in theatre, which
was encouraged more with Ruchita.
Ruchita: The places we visit would invariably have four galleries. We chose Paris for our honeymoon. There was food, wine and art. Jaipur is next on our list, for a number of museums and art events have opened there.
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The 28-year-old designer was inspired to create a design to outdo Lady Gaga's infamous outfit at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. She said, "I really wanted the world's most unique and disgusting design, so when someone sees a design they know it was me instantly.
According to Bryan, she got the donated hair mostly from British men, "plus the odd American," who sent her the hair in envelopes. The hair came mostly from brunettes, but there is a red and grey pubic hair in the mix as well. She claims that she sterilized the hairs before applying it to a pre-cut bra and skirt with hot glue. Oh my God! I'm gagging at what these hairs must have even just smelled like. I wish all of you can see my face right now as I type this story. It's definitely a look of disgust.
It took Bryan six months to get enough pubic hair to create the dress. She kept the donated strands wrapped in a cling wrap in her 13-year-old son's bedroom. She said, "I didn't tell him the truth but he has the whole second floor of the house so it's a big area. The hardest part was keeping all of the hair in one piece."
When it came time to put the outfit together, things got a little hairy. She even started gagging while working on the dress. She said, "I set to work with my eye mask, breathing mask and thickest gloves I could find, because who want to eat pubic hair?" I've had a few hairs stuck in my teeth back in the day. What's wrong with that?
Bryan said, "I thought of the design because of how gross it is. I thought, 'What would be the worst thing to have on your dress?'" This isn't the first time Bryan has created an outfit that has grabbed the fashion world by storm. Last year, she created a dress made from 3,000 Skittles worth $6,500 that became a viral sensation until the dress melted earlier this year while being transported to Los Angeles. Talk about tasting and wearing the rainbow.
Bryan is willing to sell her pubic dress for the right price and to the right person. She says that she would only sell the dress to a high profile celeb like Gaga or a museum. I have to admit that Bryan has a decent sized rack, so she might have to resize the top portion for anyone who want to buy this disgusting dress, though it will be unique.
Bryan said she has other ideas she's working on that may be just as shocking if this recent Twitter post is any indication:
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What we've been doing...
Reading: This week we've learned some strategies to help us become more powerful readers. Some strategies include: setting goals for ourselves, keeping a reading log, and reading smoothly and with expression.
Math: The 5th graders continue to work hard on fractions! This week we tackeled adding & subtracting fractions with uncommon denominators. There are many students who are struggling with converting mixed numbers into improper fractions and improper fractions into mixed numbers. This is a skill they learned in 4th grade, but are having a hard time remembering. If you could take some time this weekend to review that skill with them, it would be very helpful. I put a link here of a video we used to use to teach this skill, but no longer use, as it's covered in 4th grade. They do not have to watch this video, it is simply a resource. Also, I have sent home some practice problems for the kids who need it with them today...if your child didn't bring one home, then they have shown me they already know how to convert.
Science: After delving into food webs in a woods forest last week, we began constructing food webs in a marine ecosystem this week. Some important information we covered was: predators, prey, and competition between predators. Next week we'll really dig into decomposers by building our own Earthworm habitats! I am VERY excited (seriously, that's not sarcasm)!
Language Arts: We started writing our personal narrative stories on the Chromebooks. Your child is welcome to bring home their writing notebook to show you the writing they have been doing. They just need to make sure they bring it back to school.
Social Studies: A study sheet is going home today for their first Social Studies test. On the top of the paper it states that they should review vocabulary in google docs, however, we will do that in school if you don't have internet access at home. We will also do a review game online on a site called Quizlet. Your child can also access that at home if they would like. We won't be doing Quizlet until next Tuesday and Wednesday in class so they don't know how to get in quite yet. There is also a place for a parent signature for extra credit. If you sign the sheet and they turn it in test day they will get extra credit. Mrs. Bush's class will take their test on Thursday and Mrs. Compau's class on Friday.
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I believe that some people get married and God did not join them together, and God can bring that right person for you while you're married. Can divorce be granted, so you can go on and live life right with the person God gave you?
Moderator - That would be adultery.
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Nancy ... You have made a promise to love and cherish your husband. Do you really think God would tell yuo to break your promise? The thing is to work at your marriage, and pray.
on 1/29/08
Did you pray and ask God if the person was the one you should marry. if you did and feel it is right, why would it suddenly be wrong after the vows. to become disenchanted afterwards and look elsewhere, while still married, is adultery . It needs to be repented of and never again repeated ever. someone who continually commits adultery will NOT be in God's kingdom for no unclean thing can enter. Jesus told Mary go and sin NO MORE concerning adultery. Not go ahead and keep doing it.
on 5/28/07
Then you do not believe what God's word says about divorce. It says God hates divorce. God would not give you someone outside of your husband once you have made the commitment for better or worse till death do you part. You are fooling yourself if you think He would go against His Word.
on 5/28/07
You know when you just cannot do something you just shouldn't do it, I realise that inorder to be effective one has to observe all things and try to practice them, to be like christ and although it may not always be possible, It really is down to who you are and where you are in Christ, and where u need to be, Study to show yourself approved!( works every time)
on 5/5/06
First of all, how do you know the other person is the one God is giving you? How do you know if the one you have is not the right one He gave you? And yes to the question, You can commit adultery, but you shouldn't. You are already blessed beyound believe having someone next to you, when others have lost their love ones and wish they were there. You don't know how lucky you are. Learn to love the person you have now. You have to try, if you don't, you have given up on him and on God for your own pleasure.
on 3/25/06
God gave permission for divorce. Jesus tells us why. Ezekiel 20 reveals that God shares what is right, when it is rejected, then He does all He can to work within that--giving them "statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live" (v 20), because they have despised His statutes and would heed none of His council. God gave a king because they wanted it, gave rules for governing, gave civil laws and penalties--all because they rejected His law of love in their hearts.
on 3/19/06
"Can I commit adultery?" This question is just the same as "Can I jump from this very high cliff?"
on 3/19/06
To Bruce5656, I didn't give the writting of divorcement Moses did. Did Jesus not say I came not to change the law? You seem to be very dogmatic on the law and so were the Pharisees which condemed Jesus. Let God be the judge not man.
on 3/18/06
If a person murders 5 people, recieves a life sentence and becomes a christian, should they then be released from prison?
The issue with remarriage after divorce has to do with the fact that the divorcee has a husband or wife. Divorce is a civil proceding. The "one flesh" union is not broken. Being forgiven for the sin of divorce does not change that any more than being forgiven for murder changes that person's circumstances.
on 3/18/06
No doubt people have chosen many times what God did not want. The issue here is really about how we relate when we have done this. God says, Let not the wife depart from her husband; but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. 1 Corinthians 7:10b & 11a. Now read verse 13 & Romans 7:1-3. Our part is to have a change of heart-repentance. God's part is to change circumstances as He sees is best.
on 3/18/06
Thomas I believe that after several marriages and divorces if a person is then saved the past is past, all sins forgiven and forgotten, including all the divorces. Nothing will be held against that person and they would be free to marry another Christian. I think that many might disagree on this though.
on 3/18/06
Aperson married 5 times, divorced 5 times, was saved and became a christian. If that person remarrys do they commit adultry? Seems like when your sins are forgiven, God will remember them no more.
on 3/17/06
NO. That is so selfish on your part. That is disrespectfull, mean, hurtfull, Oh I could go on. Your question, "can divorce be granted, so you can go on and live life right with the person God gave you?" Now, if you wasn't living your life right before, then your not going to live your life even better if the right person did come along. this is very childish, and if you honestly feel this way, then you are the one who needs to grow up.
on 3/17/06
I have to agree with the Catholic on this one. It is just like the enemy to try to seduce you and make you think that the one you married is not the one God wants you with. No matter the circumstances, you can live above the fall in every area of your life in front of this husband and trust God for the outcome. I'm sorry if that isn't what you wanted to hear.
on 3/17/06
Nancy what makes you think God brought to you the second man and not the first man? I hear all this talking about "God brought me the husband..." - WE decide on whom to choose and it's US who are responsible.
To go with the second husband because "God brought him to you" is a gross abuse of God.
It's about time some of us take full responsibility of our decisions and actions.
on 3/17/06
Absolutely not! That is adultry. And that is just exactly what "Christian" singer Amy Grant did.
on 3/17/06
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God says in Malachi "I hate divorce." Jesus said if anyone marries a divorced person, they commit adultery. Mark Chapter 10.
The deeper issue here is if you knew Jesus as your husband, and God as your father you would not be focusing on being married to someone else. Get to know Jesus as your husband and God as your Father. The "unfathomable riches of His grace," He holds the key to your happiness, seek Him with ALL of your heart and you will find him.
on 3/17/06
Forrest Gump said that life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you are going to get. Too many people treat marriage that way. They pick one, take a bite, examines the inside and if it's not what they were hoping for they discard the half-eaten one and try another. Well, God's policy is "one per customer", no sampling.
on 3/17/06
God will NEVER tell you to do something that is against what He says in His word. Either you are not reading His word, or you are but you think that it doesn't apply to you. IT DOES.
on 3/17/06
God ALWAYS guides us and Himself by His Written Word.
Why would God condemn adultery and the sin of such and then send a married person someone else to look at and dream about being married to? God doesn't do that. There are deep spiritual problems with anyone who thinks He does.
God places great store in covenants and promises. Married people are in a covenantal agreement and God will not interfere with that. God is not putting those thoughts in your mind.
on 3/16/06
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There are no references in the Bible to justify remarriage after a divorce. The only exception to getting a divorce is if the spouce has committed adultry. Let me add though, that I have seen Christian divorced persons get remarried and have an outwardly appearing happy marriage. But, to me it's chosing God's second best. He has a purpose even if you marry, what you think is the wrong person.
on 3/16/06
To even think of another person in that way is adultery. Adultery is the same as any other sin in our lords eye. I think you are being tricked by you know who. You must have something wonderful with your choosen mate and God must have a wonderful plan for the both of you. Remove the stumbeling box. Stay away from this person that is distracting you from the person you are married to. Obey God. God isn't tricky.
on 3/16/06
Moderator is absolutely correct. It would be adultery. Your husband is the right man for you. God isn't going to give you a better husband. Just love the one you have to pieces. Something great is bound to happen.
on 3/16/06
I believe that if you will carefully read Scripture, you will find the answer to be NO. Even if we fail to wait on God's timing, when we make a committment, as in marriage, we are to be faithful to the vows we make. The only exception listed in the Bible for divorce is adultery, period.
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JOVRNALISM students cover US-Mexico border using virtual reality
Students in journalism professor Robert Hernandez's virtual reality class witnessed a transnational conversation during their summer trip to Tijuana reporting on the United States-Mexico border.
Using a split screen, the group of students filmed an American woman named Destinee in the U.S. and her father, who now lives in Tijuana after being deported.
The students traveled to the border as part of Hernandez's "Hands on Disruption: Experimenting with Emerging Technologies" course offered by the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. In Tijuana, Mexico, the students reported on deportees and the communities established to support them. The JOVRNALISM team, as the group is dubbed, documented the stories in 360-degree video and created a five-part series called "The Deported," which was released over the summer.
The team spoke to deportees and their families, as well as religious and charitable services designed to aid their transition into life in a new and often unfamiliar nation.
"We were hunting for being trapped in the 'in between,'" Hernandez said. "You've been kicked out of a country that you know and that you identify with because they don't think you're a citizen, and you're in a country where you have no history and they're looking at you as an outsider."
The group partnered with KCRW reporter Jenny Hamel and KCRW digital editor Caitlin Shamberg, who helped the group publish their work.
The videos were recorded in 360 degrees and can be viewed two dimensionally on a screen or in virtual reality with a headset.
"Being able to immerse yourself in this place that we read about a lot and … explore what it feels like to be amidst these crowds who are hoping to get asylum into the U.S. or to be inside a shelter that's really just tents on the concrete ground, you get a different type of immersive experience that can hopefully build empathy for these stories," Shamberg said.
Hernandez's class is student-led; students enjoy independence when it comes to pitching and voting on ideas, conducting interviews and filming and editing videos. Since there is no prerequisite, the course attracts both undergraduate and graduate students of various backgrounds and levels of experience with film and journalism.
"We are learning a lot of things at the same time, so a lot of these folks have never done journalism," Hernandez said. "[We're] learning by doing. We aim for a goal and, in a hackathon, you get what you get, and I think what we got was really beautiful."
Helen Arase, who graduated from USC last spring, said Hernandez's course taught her how to work spontaneously, rather than rely on a structured schedule.
"The value of the class is so much more than just the story you get out of it at the end," Arase said. "The way we looked at these people's stories is different than how I would have done it before the semester."
Hernandez said he believes that new technologies like 360-degree video and virtual reality are the future of media and that it is crucial for journalists to become adept at using them.
"Why wait before [virtual reality and other new technologies] become mainstream?" Hernandez said. "Why don't we get ahead of the curve and not only lead this disruption but also shape it so the ethics and values that I have as a journalist are baked into that?"


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I am Caucasian, born in New Zealand to parents of Scottish and English descent. My husband is Caucasian, born in New Zealand to parents of English descent. Our three oldest children have inherited our physiology, intelligence, mannerisms, foibles and personality traits in varying degrees.
Our fourth child does not have a trace of our genetic material.
Our youngest child was a gift. A gift of Love.
One of the most profound gifts that can ever be given.
The gift of a new born life.
Our daughter was named Ae-Ran by her birth-mother. We chose to keep her name because none of the names on our short list seemed to match her personality and appearance and also because the name has a beautiful meaning.
Ae-Ran is Korean for Love Orchid.
In retrospect we are extremely glad that we kept her Christian birth name because it is one tangible link that our daughter has with her past.
Our daughter was in the care of a foster mother for the first four months of her life until our paperwork was completed and we were able to travel to Seoul to collect her.
There are no words to describe the receiving of a gift of a baby.
Her foster-mother had brought her into the building strapped onto her back in the traditional manner. As they entered the room Ae-Ran rolled her head and shoulders around her foster mother's back to take in the scene.
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Florida State 63, Clemson 76 / Season Statistics
CLEMSON, S.C. (seminoles.com) – Florida State's effort and intensity were there, as were a handful of key plays in crucial moments.
None of that, however, was enough to overcome an inspired Clemson team, in the midst of its best season in years, playing in front of a raucous crowd in its home finale.
Phil Cofer scored 21 points and the Seminoles held a lead midway through the second half, but Clemson later seized control and cruised down the stretch to a 76-63 victory on Senior Night at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Clemson's Marcquise Reed did the most significant damage by scoring 22 points, nine of which came in the final 4:25,
That allowed the Tigers to turn what had been a close game – the Seminoles trailed by just three with 2:58 to play – into a more comfortable final score.
Florida State (19-10, 8-9 ACC) will close out the regular season Saturday at home against Boston College (2 p.m., ACC Network) in a game that will have major implications for the Seminoles' seeding in next week's ACC tournament, as well as their hopes for a second straight NCAA tournament bid.
"I thought the difference was they gave the ball to Reed in critical parts when they had to have a basket, and he overpowered us," FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said. "He had three baskets in a row and kind of kept us from getting any momentum at all."
After weathering an early storm, Florida State seemed to have plenty of momentum in the first half. Thanks to a welcome breakout from Braian Angola, the Seminoles rallied from a quick seven-point deficit with a 10-0 run and held a 24-16 lead midway through the period.
Angola, who had gone four games without making a 3-pointer, drained a deep triple on his first attempt of the night and went on to finish 3 of 4 from distance and with 11 points.
"It was nice hitting a couple shots," Angola said. "The ball wasn't going in lately, but (after) hitting those shots, it's comforting to me to know that I still have it."
Clemson (22-7, 11-6), though, battled through a tight defensive effort from FSU and, after making a late 3-pointer, held a 35-32 halftime lead despite shooting 38.7 percent from the field.
"I think our defensive execution was pretty good," Cofer said. "They hit some tough shots. We had some wide-open shots too, but they just weren't falling for us."
Most critically in the second half, when FSU stayed at arm's length but never managed to completely close its gap.
The Seminoles shot 10 of 27 in the final 20 minutes, and although they finished with a better overall shooting percentage than the Tigers (42-40 percent), they also suffered some high-profile misses.
After Cofer hit a 3-pointer to FSU's deficit to 64-61, the Seminoles misfired on four of their next five shot attempts to end the game.
Not helping matters were some untimely free-throw troubles. FSU finished 12 of 19 at the line, but only 7 of 12 in the second half, a stretch punctuated by three straight misses from Terance Mann – he gained a third attempt after a line violation.
It was part of a forgettable evening for FSU's most experienced playmaker, who finished with three points on 1 of 9 shooting.
"I just thought he had one of those nights that every player in America will have," Hamilton said. "Unfortunately, we've had a couple of them, back to back.
"Maybe it's a good sign that we're getting all of them out of the way."
Clemson, meanwhile, took advantage of FSU's dry spell with a 12-2 run over the final two-plus minutes to provide the final margin.
That stretch also coincided with the departure of freshman Ike Obiagu, who had one of the better games of his young career with five blocks and two rebounds.
"They made the shots that we gave them and I thought we missed some really, really good opportunities," Hamilton said.
"And there lies a loss to a really good basketball team."


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Ity, friends raise funds for Sigma Run
COMEDIAN/Sigma Run patron Ity Ellis and friends hosted a comedy hour to raise funds for the event slated for sections of the Corporate Area on Sunday.
The comedy-hour fund-raiser was held at Sagicor Life Jamaica auditorium last Thursday and was supported by over 100 Sagicor team members, Sagicor clients, and Sigma Run supporters, who work in the New Kingston area.
Attendees contributed $500 and enjoyed a 'bellyfull' of laughs courtesy of comedians — Kathy Grant, Fancy Cat, Blakka Ellis, Mr Handsome, and Zazan Zazan.
Michelle-Ann Letman — assistant manager, public relations and corporate social responsibility at Sagicor Group Jamaica — said she was very happy with the support received for the fund-raising effort and expressed her gratitude to Ity Ellis and the other comedians for giving of their time and talent for the cause.
"Our Sigma Run patrons go above and beyond every year to bring awareness to and drive fund-raising for the Sagicor Sigma Run, and the team is truly appreciative of all that they do," said Letman.
Last year, Ity Ellis hosted an event with proceeds going towards the Clifton Boys' Home. Being a patron for the Sagicor Sigma Run, he said, it is truly a blessing as it has given him another opportunity to give back to the Clifton Boys' Home in an even bigger way, as well as make his contribution to the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital.
"It is a great joy for me to be able to call upon my friends in the industry to lend their support for this amazing cause," he said. He added that the impact that the Sagicor Sigma Run has on the lives of Jamaicans, particularly in the areas of health and education, is remarkable.
Since its inception in 1999, the event has raised over $400 for several health and child-related causes.
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