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Environmental assessment for CSG projects a 'farce'
ANTI-CSG activist Lock the Gate hopes whistleblower allegations about rushed coal seam gas approvals in Queensland to capitalise on the economic boom will spark a public inquiry into a misconduct "scandal".
The group's president Drew Hutton and whistleblower Simone Marsh have already made complaints to the state's corruption watchdog, with Queensland Premier Campbell Newman also raising his concerns.
ABC's Four Corners has devoted an hour to the controversial mining boom in the state, with former Queensland bureaucrat Ms Marsh labelling the environmental assessment process for two of Australia's biggest coal seam gas projects a "farce".
The senior environmental specialist was part of the Queensland Government team which approved Santos's $18 billion and Queensland Gas Company's $20 billion LNG projects in the Western Downs in 2010.
She has told the Four Corners program the final stages of the three-year approval processes were rushed and the environmental impacts not properly assessed.
"It was quite frightening that they would consider approving such a project without the basic information that a normal mining project would have been asked to submit, given that this was like six hundred times the size of your standard, large mine," she said during the Monday night program.
"All the scientific arguments in the world wouldn't have changed things in that situation.
"They had decided they wanted to go ahead with the projects and there was nothing stopping it."
Four Corners reporter Matthew Carney told ABC News breakfast that one of the major issues was removing an estimated "22 Sydney Harbours" from the coal seam.
He said farmers were concerned their agricultural land would be compromised, inside three years in some cases, as bores went dry and they could no longer water their cattle.
"The CSG companies say they're going to make good which means they will try to fix the groundwater but that really hasn't been put into practice," he said.
"Farmers are asking how can they actually do that, are they going to truck in the water, are they going to reinject the water, that's yet to be tested."
Along with Simone Marsh who is the whistleblower tonight we've got 1000 pages of FOI documents to back up her claims that this was a rushed process and there was a lot of pressure on public servants to come to decisions quickly at the expense of making proper assessments."
In written statements to Four Corners, QGC and Santos said the Coordinator-General approved the environmental impact statements on the basis that sufficient information had been made available.
Mr Hutton said he had been alleging the Coordinator-General's Department and the Queensland Government had acted illegally for years.
He said he believed they had breached the Environmental Protection Act several ways and "allowed these companies to get their environmental approvals without having submitted the necessary information".
"I'm very pleased that finally, after three years of my saying this whole process was not just rushed but illegal, there's a significant section of the media accepting that this was an illegal operation," he said.
"I expect there'll be a backlash from the community over it. The community should be outraged.
"These are the biggest projects in this state's history with the highest potential environmental impacts ... yet the Queensland Government pushed these through without nearly enough information on impacts.
"This is scandal that can only be adequately dealt with by a full commission of inquiry."
The Crime and Misconduct Commission's media staff could not be contacted on Monday.
A spokesman for the Premier said Campbell Newman wrote to the CMC about the issue in February.
"We've put in place a Gasfield Commission to properly administer the industry and I have no concerns at this time about anything that they are doing," Mr Newman said at the time.
"But in terms of the process and what may or may not have happened, well Drew Hutton is right to raise those concerns. I share those concerns and I think the CMC should be looking at it."
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's Eastern Region chief Rick Wilkinson defended the natural gas industry, which he said employed more than 27,000 people in Queensland and had a "sound" environmental track record.
He said the Four Corners program was another example of the ABC taking "a set against natural gas development from coal seams".
"The Environmental Impact Statements for CSG/LNG projects in Queensland took between three and four years to evaluate and finalise. And this is before any of the detailed Environmental Authorities to proceed were granted," he said.
"They resulted in regulations that require industry to adhere to around 1800 environmental conditions - arguably some of the toughest requirements for industry anywhere in the world.
"I'm not in a position to comment on internal government processes but three years after projects were approved one third of Eastern Australia's natural gas comes from CSG."
Mr Hutton said he hoped an inquiry would identify any official misconduct, establish there were "major illegal impacts on the environment" without enforcement and develop environmental law reforms to stop large companies "rorting" the environmental impact assessment process.
Gas Leak! will air first on April 1 at 8.30pm, then replayed on April 2 at 11.35pm. It is also available on ABC iview.


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I live by the beach so shells are cheap and easy to find here. I was able to create seashell bathroom decor without spending much money. Places like Micheals, Kohls, Homegoods, Pottery Barn and Bed Bath & Beyond charge A LOT of money for seashell decor that you could make yourself for less than $10. You will need a glue gun for most of these projects.
Seashell Nightlight
- LED night light with cover removed
- Large scallop shell
- Glue shell onto night light
Framed Shell Picture
- Inexpensive wood or white picture frames (depending on what color shell you use)
- Large decorative shells (sand dollars, starfish, scallops etc)
- Beach sand scrapbook paper or textured burlap
- Remove glass from frame
- Cut paper or burlap to fit into frame
- Glue paper to frame
- Glue shells to the paper or burlap
Seashell Wreath
This is where you can get really creative. There are many ways to make shell wreaths. Below is the simplest and cheapest way to make a shell wreath:
- Wreath base (foam, straw, etc., depending on what kind of wreath you want to design)
- Small mixed shells (I recommend getting a mixed bag of cheap small shells. Goodwill sells them for $2 per bag. You will need at least 3 bags). You can add a few bigger shells for accent too.
- Hot glue shells onto wreath, making sure there are no gaps that show the wreath base.
- OPTIONAL: You can add flourishes like burlap, driftwood, grapevine, rope and ribbons.
Shell Topped Bottles
- Medium sized shells ( Conch shell, spiral shells, etc)
- Beach sand
- Bottle with cork
- Little shells
- Glue medium/large shell on top of cork; try not to have any of the glue visible around the cork.
- Pour sand inside bottle. Fill 1/4 of bottle.
- Drop in small shells on top of the sand. Fill to desired level.
Seashell Candle
- White candle
- Burlap fabric or rope
- Candle jar (optional – you can just use a large pillar candle instead)
- Decorative shells
- Wrap twine or burlap around middle of jar or pillar candle and glue in place
- Glue a large shell in the middle of the twine or burlap wrap
Seashell Photo Frame
- Cheap and basic picture frame
- Bag of mixed shells
- Craft glue
- Sand
- Paint brush
- Remove the frame back
- Paint craft glue onto the front of the frame until completely cover. don't forget the edges
- Dust with sand using mesh sieve.
- Shake off excess sand
- Let dry
- Add another layer of glue and sand. repeat until you have enough sand coating the frame.
- Use a glue gun to arrange shells along the frame. if you didn't want to use the sand and glue frame, you could just cover the entire frame with shells or if you used sand, just place shells along the bottom or corners in a decorative manner.
Seashell Basket
- Seagrass basket
- 3 large sized star fish
- Glue starfish to the middle of the basket
Seashell Wind Chimes
This project is a lot of work, but definitely worth the effort.
- Shells of all shapes and sizes
- Fishing line
- Drill or hammer and nails to make SMALL holes in shells (1/16 if using a drill)
- Beads
- Driftwood or large starfish for the top
- Drill small holes in shells
- Thread shells through the fishing line
- Tie knots to secure shells to the fishing line. If holes are too big, shells will not secure very well to the line
- Add beads if desired
- Tie the finished lines to a piece of drift wood or large starfish legs.
Optional: you can paint the shells if you want a more colorful design
Shell Treasure Box
- Small box (you can get cheap wooden one at Walmart or a craft store)
- Assortment of small shells; for best results, pay attention to colors and sizes
- Glue shells to the box in a pattern. (ex: small shells lining the bottom of box, bigger shells of the same kind filling the middle). Make sure the entire surface of the box is covered with shells.
Shell Potpourri
Don't buy premixed shell & potpourri when you can make your own for a fraction of the cost!
- Ocean mist/sea breeze scented potpourri in neutral colors (browns, beiges and whites)
- Assorted shells (small and large)
- Driftwood
- Ribbon
- Mix artfully in a clear bag
- Tie with a ribbon of your choosing.
- Makes a great gift!
Shell Bookend
- Clear or wood bookends
- Large shells (Pearl Nautilus Seashell, giant clam shell, etc)
- Glue one shell onto each bookend
Shell Garden
(great idea for a center piece on a coffee table)
I haven't had the chance to make this decor piece yet so I don't have an accurate picture of the finished product. The closest thing I have seen to my idea is: Kohls http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1817379/estrella-garden-10-piece-candle-tray-set.jsp so I will use the picture from there.
- Sand
- Shells (starfish, conchs, etc)
- Tray (ex: a white, rectangular distressed tray with rope around handles, wood, etc)
- Small candles
- Beach pebbles (shades of browns, tans and cream colors)
- Pour sand on the bottom of the tray, covering the bottom completely.
- Artfully place tealight candles, shells, and pebbles in the sand.
Shell Tea Light Candles
Instructions for shell candles here: http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1044729/diy-seashell-candles
Shell Reed Diffusers
- White bottle (can be clear and painted white)
- Medium sized shell (scallops, starfish or cockle shells would probably work best)
- Drill
- Twine
- Assortment of small shells of similar colors or even small pieces of driftwood
- Reed diffusers sticks (natural light or dark)
- Reed diffuser oil (ocean scent)
- Wrap twine around top neck of the bottle
- Drill a small hole at the top of a medium sized shell
- Thread medium sized shell in the twine so that the shell is dangling around the middle of the bottle
- Pour oil into bottle
- Glue small shells to SOME tops of the reed diffuser sticks.
- Arrange shell sticks like a bouquet in the vase, spacing them out.
Tip: if you try to glue heavy shells to the sticks, they will bend and eventually break, so make sure you choose light and small shells.


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If you're an artist, writer, musician, or creator, understanding copyright law is paramount to protecting your art. Keep in mind that even when you have a copyright in place, it's important to work to protect the things you create. An attorney can help. Here's what you need to know.
When you spend weeks, months, or even years creating a story, song, or piece of artwork, it's natural to want to protect that creation. More importantly, you should. Copyright extends to more than just traditional artistic works, however. Anytime you create something for your business or company, you may want to consider copyright as a way to protect the things you create from being copied. Even if you've never dealt with copyright before, there are a few things you need to know about your rights as a creator.
First off, make sure you understand what copyright protects. Simply put, copyright prevents other people from explicitly copying or redistributing your creations. For example, if you create a book, readers cannot copy your characters and redistribute the material for pay. Similarly, if you write a song, another person cannot sell that song and claim it is theirs. Copyright is designed to protect creators regardless of the medium they use to create art or products. It ensures not only that the original creator is credited for their work, but that others cannot profit off that creation.
Note that copyright begins the moment you create something. You do not necessarily have to register your copyright immediately; however, registering your copyright with the government can help create a paper trail in case something does happen with your copyright. It's a much more straightforward process to claim you own the copyright to a piece of work when you have the registration. Even if you do not, however, this does not mean you will lose your right to a copyright.
If you notice that someone has stolen your copyrighted property, modified it, or redistributed it, you may need to act in order to protect your copyright. The easiest way to pursue legal action is to meet with an attorney who can help answer your questions about copyright law. Understand that due to "fair use" laws, your written works may sometimes be quoted without your permission; however, users cannot directly copy your material or redistribute it. Similarly, your music cannot be played without your permission, nor can theater performances be recorded without your consent.
Even if you aren't familiar with copyright law, keep in mind that the right attorney can offer guidance and assistance as you learn exactly what it takes to protect your art. Whether you want to copyright something you've created or you want to protect an existing copyright, the right business attorney can help keep you and your creations safe. Don't wait to reach out. When you realize you need assistance with your copyright, contact a business lawyer right away.


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When you're considering an investment, watch out for these five fraud warning signs. Each one alerts you to a different tactic scammers use to convince you to fall for a scheme.
If you think you've been scammed or have questions about an investment, contact BCSC Inquiries.
High Returns, Risk-Free
Few investment products have guaranteed returns. The higher the potential returns, the higher the risk. If someone gives you a guarantee or stresses that the investment is risk free, run away.
People who have fixed incomes or are nearing retirement may be targets for this type of investment scam.
Profit like the Pros
In this warning sign, fraudsters approach investors with an opportunity to take part in an elite investment opportunity. The fraudster may say the investment relies on inside information or that you can be a part of an investment outside of the mainstream public market.
Whatever the case, know that so-called exclusive investments are easy ways for you to fall victim to a scam.
Offshore, Tax-Free
Scammers will often use the words "offshore" and "tax-free" together to convince you of the benefits of investing your money abroad. The person may also make references to "offshore accounts" or "tax havens." The problem is offshore investments are difficult for Canadian authorities to investigate—lowering the chances of you ever getting your money back or being able to prosecute the scam artist.
You can spot an offshore, tax-free scam if a fraudster tries to sell you on a way to earn a return without paying taxes. Remember, most investments have tax implications. If the promised tax savings are false, you may also be required to pay the Canadian government money in back taxes, interest, and penalties.
Get in Now
High-pressure sales tactics are a big red flag. If someone says you need to act quickly on an investment, think twice about participating. You should always have time to think through an opportunity and bring it to an outside source you trust for a second opinion.
Your Friends and Family Can't be Wrong
These frauds start when a scammer works their way into a tight-knit community like a church, neighbourhood, or ethnic organization. After building trust within the group, the scammer will ask members to invest in an opportunity that may exhibit some or all of the above warning signs. This is known as affinity fraud.
One way to protect yourself from affinity fraud is to ask questions when new, charismatic people start giving investment advice to members of your community. Never proceed with an investment if you don't know the person or opportunity in detail. You may find that the scammer earned the trust of a respected member of the group before approaching you, and has used that relationship to meet other people connected to you.
Protect Yourself from Investment Fraud
You can learn how to spot investment scams and protect yourself from fraud with the resources on InvestRight.org. You may also want to visit the Fraud Prevention Month 2017 page to watch the Fraudster Crooner fraud warning song and learn how to conduct a background check.
If you have any concerns about a person or company offering an investment opportunity, please contact BCSC Inquiries at 604-899-6854 or 1-800-373-6393, or through e-mail at [email protected]. You can also file a complaint or submit a tip anonymously using BCSC's online complaint form.
InvestRight.org is the British Columbia Securities Commission's investor education website.
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If I haven't convinced you yet that HYIP's (High Yield Investment Programs) are Ponzi schemes, then let me try again. The returns promised in these funds just aren't possible. Here is an example. PanaMoney Technologies, Inc. claims to offer up to 2.8% per day for investments over $20,000US. With this example, you would have $120,800US […]
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Major Ted King (ret.), a pioneer and operations expert in COSPAS-SARSAT, presented the history and development of this program and the key role Canada played in its evolution.
COSPAS-SARSAT is an emergency alert satellite system for search and rescue (SAR) that started out with a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 1979 between Canada, France, the United States and the former USSR. It grew into an international organization that now has 45 countries and organizations participating in its operation and management. Since its inception it has saved over 46,000 lives. In 2014 it was inducted into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame. Major King is the former head of the Mission Control Centre in Canada and later scientist/planner for NOAA's SARSAT program at its Mission Control Center in Suitland, MD (a suburb of Washington, DC). He spoke at the RASC, Toronto Centre's Speaker's Night, which was held at the Ontario Science Centre on September 25, 2019.


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Lucy is very sweet but also a bit naughty. With her charm and sweetness she will be sure to steal every dolls mother's heart. She is 25cm long when finished. In addition to instructing you how to crochet Lucy herself, there is also a manual guiding you through how to crochet her overalls.
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Our preschool kids learn about God and His love for them in a fun and creative way. Guppies leaders minister to the little ones by reading them Bible stories, singing worship songs, teaching Bible verses and building friendships during play time. Each week we want to show our children the love of Jesus and give them a solid foundation of faith to build upon as they grow up.
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There are so many things that could fall under this topic, but today I want to talk about "Mom"ing when you are completely exhausted, overwhelmed, and just flat out challenged by being a mom. We've all had those days, haven't we? The days where it seems like it's doomed from the moment you wake up (or forget to wake up) until the second you go to bed. I have these days more than I'd like to admit. Honestly, most of the time it's my fault, because I hate mornings, but sometimes, even though God has allowed me to wake in the morning and have a loving, healthy family, I feel like the stars are stacked against me. Those are the days that it's hardest to thank God for what you have, but often times the days we need to do it the most. Those are also the days we sometimes just need our moms to talk and cry to for a minute to get us through the moment, the hour, the day, and unfortunately, sometimes even the week.
A couple of months ago I had a day like this. I remember it quite well. I overslept by about 15 minutes that day. My Vivian, who wakes up so happy every morning didn't fail me that day. My Lila Jane, however, feels the same about mornings as I do. We like to let the sun get hot before we get out of bed. So it was the typical,
Me: Lila, get up.
Lila: <no response>
Me (two minutes later): Lila, get up. We've got to get moving this morning.
Lila: <groans words that there's no way I could decipher if it was recorded and I listened to it 100 times>
Me: LILA, GET UP NOW!! WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS THIS MORNING.
Lila: <still no words> <throws covers over her head>
Well, you get the picture……I don't have to go on.
So we get in the car, Lila in her pajamas, groaning and complaining as much as possible, Vivian screaming at me that she "doesn't like this song". Oh yes, of course, let me cater to your song choice even though I happen to love the Bee Gees in the morning. School (daycare) drop off happens, surprisingly no crying and I make it to work only about 10 minutes late. Hey, I considered that a win actually.
Finally I'm at work and able to rest for a little bit. Work is work, you know how that goes. The day goes by, typical ups and downs that come with that.
Now it's time for the pick-up. Smiles and laughs and hugs and kisses that occurred immediately upon them seeing me quickly change into "Mom, I want Whip and Nae Nae". "No, I don't like that song anymore." "Ahhhhhhh!!! I want Whip and Nae Nae." Ok, Whip and Nae Nae it is, even though she knows she can't do the stanky leg in her car seat that upsets her more and more every time. Cue screams from the other child who in the past 30 seconds has decided that she doesn't like Whip and Nae Nae any more. This is a really fun start to the evening! Yes! I can't wait!
Get home, grab a bite to eat and get ready for gymnastics. Now I think the 35 minute drive TO gymnastics was the most pleasant part of my day. Journey Off The Map CD from the summer's bible tour of churches got us through. Who said they never wanted to listen to the same six songs 4 times in one drive? Whatever, they were smiling and singing and being happy…not even fighting. And, the songs are pretty catchy. Win!
By the time we were ready to head home, we all started to lose it a little. The screams and fighting that most moms know all the well accompanied us home. The only thing I knew to do was to turn on my Pandora and fire up Bob Seger radio. By the time I got home, I just let the girls out, and stayed in the van. For about 15 minutes I just jammed out, no one yelling at me, screaming orders my way, or simply talking to me. It was just me…and Bob Seger. Man, I love that guy! I finally sent a text to my mom. I knew she'd understand. Not that we ever used to act that way to her!! You know, sometimes you just need those moments alone. Sometimes you just don't want to hear anything but lyrics, not even the thoughts in your own head. Sometimes you don't want your 5-year-old and 2-year-old screaming at you or *deep breath* even talking to you. And then your mom comes back at you with 'before you know it, you'll be wishing those screaming, yelling, fighting, singing kids of yours would call you from college'. Man, talk about always putting it right back into perspective for you. I distinctly remember the immediate tears that invaded my eyes as that future college student knocked on my window and asked me if I was done yet. "Yes, honey I am."
I think about that day so often, more so the end of that day and remember how I felt as I walked back in the house and hugged the girls. The girls that had just driven me to loud music and tears, but still make me love them so much. I think about that when we wake up in the morning. I think about how when I went to bed that night still overwhelmed, still exhausted, and feeling even more challenged than I did that morning, but thanking God for all that he has given me even though I don't deserve it. Thanking Him for his blessings. Sometimes those blessings come in ways that we don't necessarily want or expect them, but guess what, He's still blessing us. He blesses us constantly. He blesses us richly. He blesses us with unconditional love that we don't deserve. Let's work on reacting in that same way to our kids, our spouses, our friends, our "enemies", our co-workers, our…..everyone.


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The answer to 'how long does lateral flow test development take?' depends on several factors surrounding the assay itself and how it needs to perform once in the market i.e. does it need to be qualitative or quantitative, for example.
At Abingdon Health we establish timelines and milestone delivery following initial and on-going discussions between our assay specialists and the client. These discussions form the foundation for aiding us in delivering the desired lateral flow test in the most time-efficient manner.
As mentioned there are several factors which have an impact on determining the length of a test strip development. They include:
In addition, the time needed for lateral flow test strip manufacturing can vary depending on a number of factors:
Each of the points mentioned are important in determining how long lateral flow assay development and manufacture takes. Once the above has been finalised then Abingdon Health produce a schedule for delivering a project.
Abingdon Health's established processes and procedures ensure that we can deliver your assay in a smooth, time-efficient and cost-effective manner. For further details about our lateral flow test development and manufacturing capabilities please contact us.


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, Daegu, South-Korea — Lives and works in New York, USA
About Kimsooja
Since her first solo exhibition in Seoul (1988), internationally-acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Kimsooja's work has been shown in numerous venues and museums around the world, including solo exhibitions at P.S.1/ MOMA in New York; the Plateau, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul; the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C; Kunsthalle Bern; Kunsthalle Wien; Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein; the Contemporary Art Museum, Lyon; Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf; PAC, Milan; The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens; the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid; The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea; and most recently the Vancouver Art Gallery and most recently at The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Kimsooja represented Korea at the 24th Sao Paulo Biennale and the Korean Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale. She also participated in the 48th, 49th, 51st, and 52rd Venice Biennale and over thirty major international biennials and triennials.
Acclaims and awards for her work include Best Show of the Year 2000 for, "Kimsooja - A Needle Woman Who Weaves the World", Plateau Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul; Artist of the American Art Award, granted by the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2002; Anonymous Was A Woman Foundation Award, in 2002; the Visual Arts Grant from New York's Foundation for Contemporary Art in 2007; the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2014; the Ho-Am Prize given by Ho-Am Samsung Foundation in 2015; and most recently the Asia Society Arts Award in Hong Kong in 2017.


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Islamic Calligraphy On Canvas
A home is an expression of you – your tastes and preferences, your lifestyle and you're your faith. Which is why, if you are Muslim or are inspired by the Islamic faith, you can display on your wall Islamic calligraphy art canvas – where verses from the Quran are painted or written in a calligraphic style on canvas. A relatively new innovation in Islamic wall art Arabic calligraphy, it could also bedigitised handwritten work that is printed on canvas.
In the traditional form of Islamic wall art, a passage from the GloriousQuran would be stitched with a golden thread ona black cloth composed of silk or velvet. The combination of black and golden comes from the cloth that covers the Ka'aba, the central cubical structure at the Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca.Other forms of traditional Islamic wall art include ornate wall carpets. Mostly crafted in Turkey and South Asia, these vivid wall carpets are characterised by thick, decorative borders and intricate floral patterns. At their centre is a Quranic passage stitched in calligraphy.
In the digital age, innovative trends are coming up in Islamic wall art. Stores and artists that sell Islamic wall art Arabic calligraphy now apply a modern class of materials and mediums, digital mass printing techniques, social media and e-commerce platforms to show and sell their artworks. Two innovationsin particular stand out. The first is Islamic wall decals which can be directly stuck on to the surface of the wall. They are minimum, the focus being only on the text, minus the aesthetic distraction of hues, frames or backdrops.
The second popular category is Islamic calligraphy art canvas – as mentioned in the beginning of the write-up.Distinct from the text-only appeal of wall stickers, Islamic canvas art uses the effect of colours and the texture of canvas to draw the attention of the onlooker to the passages written or painted on the artwork.
Hues are said to bring life to our living and working spaces as well as uplift our spirits. They are, therefore, an important part of home decor. The adage 'add colour to your life' means one should live their life with colour, or with positivity and zeal. Most people do up the walls of their residences in varied hues. These days, people do up one wall of a room in a hue that isn't white. Many stores that sell Islamic wall art are using colours on Islamic calligraphy.
If you are looking for Islamic wall art Arabic calligraphy on canvas, you would for sure come across many original paintings or vivid digital works.If you look up Islamic calligraphy are canvas, you would find many canvas pieces coloured with several hues of the palette – from the crimson, the magenta, the brown and the velvet to the pink, the orange and the black. Still, the abundant colours do not take away the attention from the Islamic calligraphy art. In fact, they only help draw your eyes and mind to the text and that is their real function. If wall artdraws your attention, you would also read the text and ponder son it.


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Faye Webster's music unfolds like a dream – things make a sort of oblique sense, but ordinary things are presented in a new order, both startling and unsettling. New album 'Atlanta Millionaires Club' – her third to date – typifies this approach; a kind of somnambulist R&B meets bleached out Americana fusion, it presents a hyper-personal lyrical flair with lashings of pedal steel guitar.
It's both beautiful and heartbreaking. The strings and brass that pepper 'Jonny' present a truly gorgeous palette, an evocative foundation for an astonishing dissection of loneliness and heartbreak that skirts just short of the maudlin as she sings: "my dog is my best friend and he doesn't even know what my name is…"
A record that opens in tears – the first line is "looks like I've been crying again…" – 'Atlanta Millionaires Club' curiously rejoices in sound, an album that never feels less than inspired. There's that jaunty woodwind on that sorrowful opening track 'Room Temperature', the swaggering bassline on 'Right Side Of My Neck' or the breathy JBs style saxophone on 'Come To Atlanta'.
An intensely musical experience, Faye Webster seems to use the broad-ranging experiences of her opening two records as something to fall back on. Indeed, she's capable of moving from R&B bumpers to country laments in the same song, or even – in the case of low-slung album highlight 'Flowers' – linking with Father, the head honcho of Atlanta's influential hip-hop stable Awful Records.
As she explains in the press note the material on 'Atlanta Millionaires Club' was written "fresh from a feeling…" and there's a certain freshness to both the recording and the songwriting itself. Despite it's innate musicality the album retains a certain sparsity – 'Jonny' feels like a handful of musicians in a room, while 'Pigeon' is little more than electric keys, a drum kit thump, and that ubiquitous, unfathomably expressive pedal steel guitar.
'Atlanta Millionaires Club' is an odd, addictive, contradictory record, as though Faye Webster is using the evocative nature of her arrangements as an invitation to her introspection. The final reprise finds her reaching some form of peaceful transgression, finally admitting "the sorrows of love's slow passing… Goodbye, Jonny".
An odd but beautiful and often remarkable album, 'Atlanta Millionaires Club' has a depth of feeling that is difficult to shake off. Material that evidently emerged from a dark point in her life, this should represent the point Faye Webster steps out into the light.
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A very easy to read book by Steven Pressfield – Do The Work. It's talks about how we human procrastinate and find excuses for ourselves. One of the key factor that we procrastinate or did not start our project is because we think too much and we end up not starting.
Remember the time, you got so involved choosing the tools that you need for your garden that you wasted a third of your day and you end up only finishing 20% of your work. <- that's planning too much. So times when we just do, we try to solve problem along the way. It might take a little be more time but it's better than not starting.
This is my favourite quote from his book.
"Because finishing is the critical part of any project. If we can't finish, all our work is for nothing."
He shared a simple 3 steps process to finished work.
– starts from the ending
– than the start
– following by the middle
For example: when writing a story, start with an ending. The cop is going to die and the murder will run away.
The start: it was a lazy morning and Tom forces himself to on his uniform and headed for work
Finally for the middle: question yourselves?
– how did Tom get into the murder scene?
– why did he not use a gun
– or Tom was the murder himself.
As you can see, with a ending and a start, it's much easier to form up Yue body of the story. This works the same for startups.
- the end: to be a common name among household for iot devices
- the start: starts with energy monitoring first
- the middle is how I connect the dots to make it towards the end.
Note to self: when faced with questions, come back and ask myself what is the ending I want to achieve.
My buddy Sai said that the middle part of me mentioning that how I connect the dots are too vague.
It should be more proper and detail. He said
Middle connect the dots is too vague 😛 we need to define our next steps just like the cop story by questioning ourselves – what's after energy monitoring? What if klug air isn't popular? How we identify the key steps needed to be a common household name? What other devices should we be disrupting apart from the age old energy meter?


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International college students often find it easy to get sponsorship and funding for studying at one in every of these medical schools, but immigration procedures might be quite tedious. Medical college students from all around the world come to South Africa to realize practical experience in the country's many educating hospitals and rural clinics.
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NFL Injury Report: Browns And Jets Pencil In 27 Injured Players In Week 1 IRsAt first glance, the New York Jets and the Cleveland Browns' NFL Week 1 injury reports resemble an emergency room lobby more than a pair of football clubs preparing for their season debuts. The good news is that, out of this mountain of hobbled players, only one has been ruled out of Sunday's matinee at MetLife Stadium.
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Donny McCaslin's Beyond Now
December 29, 2016 by Simon Rentner
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Donny McCaslin remembers his hero and former boss — the legendary David Bowie — one year after his death with Beyond Now (Motema Music). Plus, we hear our special live recording featuring the saxophonist with Jason Lindner (keys), Nate Wood (bass), and Mark Guiliana (drums) from the 2016 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Tompkins Square Park.
Music mix by David Tallacksen.
Donny McCaslin Group plays NYC Winter Jazzfest, January 6, 2017 at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
The Checkout: Etienne Charles' Creole Soul
August 12, 2013 by Joshua Jackson
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WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews Etienne Charles about his new recording Creole Soul. The Trinidadian-born trumpeter gives his definition of "creole," talks about the meaning of "soul," plus shares selections from the new album.
Checkout Studio Session: Donny McCaslin Quartet
September 10, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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The Donny McCaslin Quartet visits WBGO and performs music from McCaslin's new recording, Declaration. Recorded 8/31/09 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Donny McCaslin - saxophone
Ben Monder - guitar
Hans Glawischnig - bass
Adam Cruz - drums
Set List:
Fat Cat
All compositions by Donny McCaslin
Josh Jackson: Producer and Host
Josh Webb: Music Mix
Checkout Interview: John Surman
September 10, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to saxophonist John Surman about British comedy and Surman's new release, Brewster's Rooster, on ECM.
The Checkout Interview: Enrico Rava
July 10, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews trumpeter Enrico Rava at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Rava performed duets with pianist Stefano Bollani at the 30th anniversary of the festival.
Julian Lage: Sounding Point
May 5, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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Guitarist Julian Lage and his band play music from the WBGO Performance Studio. Recorded April 1, 2009.
Hosted by Josh Jackson
Recorded by David Tallacksen
Julian Lage - guitar
Aristides Rivas - cello
Ben Roseth - alto sax
Jorge Roeder - bass
Tupac Mantilla - drums
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All compositions by Julian Lage
The Checkout: April 14, 2009
April 14, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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In this episode, we talk to drummer Jack DeJohnette and John Comerford, the producer of the film documentary, Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense. Singer Claudia Acuna and her band join us in the studio. Marco Benevento plays music live in our studio. New York Times music critic, Ben Ratliff, discovers new music from pianist Horace Parlan recorded in 1961. Hear "Tango African" from Music We Are, featuring Jack DeJohnette, bassist John Patitucci, and pianist Danilo Perez.
Jack DeJohnette: Music We Are
April 14, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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Hear the master drummer and independent musician talk about his new trio release with pianist Danilo Perez and bassist John Patitucci, Music We Are. Learn more about the spirit and humanity of making music.
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense
April 14, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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Producer John Comerford talks with WBGO's Josh Jackson about the world premiere of the jazz documentary, Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense.
The Checkout: April 7, 2009
April 7, 2009 by Joshua Jackson
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Welcome to the first episode of The Checkout from WBGO. In this show, we talk to trumpeter Tom Harrell, saxophonist Mark Turner, and pianist Omar Sosa. Hear new music from the band of electric groove warriors called Rudder, and experience the new recording from the jazz trio Fly.
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Daily Positive Thoughts: April 08, 2014: Solution
Sea Cliff Bridge, Wollongong, Australia
Problems are simply challenges waiting for solutions to meet them. The two are partners. Think with resolve that a solution will present itself and it will.
Humility makes you a learner
Where there is humility there is willingness to learn. When humility is lacking, ego comes which doesn't let you learn from all situations and people. The power of humility enables you to learn and move forward. When you face any criticism from someone, see what you can learn from it, instead of feeling bad about it. Even things that go wrong have something to teach, for the ones who are willing to learn. With your humility continue to learn.
Love And Suffering (cont.)
We have the inner belief that love, worry, fear and suffering go together. It is difficult to transform (change) fear until we eliminate that belief. You are love and you need to share that love. Life is a sharing of love, it is loving the body, loving oneself, loving others, loving God, loving nature, loving work. That energy of love in the end purifies us and helps us to go forward. But while the belief exists that love has to be linked to fear and suffering, we will be blocked and will put a brake to the flow of pure love. In the name of love, we worry, we suffer and we are afraid. Instead of helping from a place of freedom in love, we help out of worry and fear, and in doing so we stifle, control, depend, and the other person feels their inner freedom restricted. We do not let them be.
If we review our personal life and see the moments when we have experienced most pain in our lives, we realize that it is with the people we have most loved, and that have most loved us that we have suffered most. We experience pain in a relationship of love, where there is possession, control, submission and dependence. Other times the pain is caused by a loss that generates an inner emptiness. That person filled me, they gave me wholeness, they were the reason for my existence and now they have either left me or they have gone. In the second case, we wouldn't say that they "have died", but rather that they have gone to another level of existence i.e. the soul has taken a new physical costume.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
Limiting Ourselves In Comfort Zones
We are basically unlimited beings. But we limit ourselves in many comfort zones. We have a lot of conditionings which, in reality, are mental.
Some mosquitoes were put in a box and they kept jumping a lot. The box was covered from the top and each time they jumped they hit the top of the box, and when they jumped too close to the right or the left they hit the sides of the box. Slowly, to avoid harming themselves, they learned to jump just under the cover and without reaching the sides of the box. One day all the four sides of the box were opened. The mosquitoes were free, but they kept on jumping as far as the limit they had learned. The physical limits were no longer there. But they had become conditioned mentally. The same thing happens to us. We have to open the sides of the box and take off the top, or we can continue to live inside the box created by our own mind.
Given below are some conditionings under which we work, because of which we do not experience complete freedom.
* Beliefs , acquired since our childhood, which limit us.
* The negative images of low self esteem that we have created of ourselves.
* The damaging thoughts of doubt, which does not let the highway of trust to build up inside ourselves and does not allow the creative energy of positivity to flow from inside us to the outside.
* The fear of failure or not being to able to succeed completely. A lot of times the fear exists due to past experiences of failure or not having succeeded as much as you would have liked.
We need to become aware of what our pattern of thoughts is, which brings us under the negative influence of mental conditionings. When that happens, we will be able to become free of these conditionings. While we do not become aware, we will continue to remain under its influence.
Message for the day
The one who is detached is the one who is loving too.
Projection: The lotus flower is both detached and loving. It is untouched by the dirt it is surrounded with and is beautiful and loving at the same time. In the same way, whatever the situations or the people around us, we need to be untouched by their negativity. Then we will become the ones who are loving too.
Solution: When we are faced with a negative situation, instead of blaming the situation, we need to work at our own inner strength. The problem could be created by someone else, but we have to make effort in bringing about the solution. Then we will be able to make things better without having negative feelings towards anyone.


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35 Million US Voter Registration Records Found for Sale on Dark Web | Cyber Security
Latest breaking news on Cyber security
Weeks before the November midterm elections, roughly 35 million U.S. voter registration records from 19 states have appeared for sale on the dark web.
Researchers from Anomali Labs and Intel 471 discovered the data for sale, which reportedly includes voters' "full name, phone numbers, physical addresses, voting history, and other unspecified voting data."
Just three of the 19 states consisted of 23 million voter records.
Although record counts for the remaining 16 states were not listed, the advertisement includes prices for each voter list. Prices range from $150 to $12,500 – depending on the state.
Affected states include: Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
"To our knowledge, this represents the first reference on the criminal underground of actors selling or distributing lists of 2018 voter registration data, including US voters' personally identifiable information and voting history," said Anomali Labs in a blog post detailing the findings.
Shortly after the advertisement was published on Oct. 5, 2018, Anomali Labs noted that another high-profile actor organized a crowdfunding campaign to purchase the voter records.
According to the actor, the purchased databases would be made available free of charge to all registered members of the hacker forum – with early access given to donors of the project.
As of this writing, the Kansas voter database has been acquired and published. Meanwhile, a second crowdfunding project took a vote to acquire Oregon next.
Furthermore, the seller claimed to update the voter registration data every week as he or she received "information via contacts within the state governments."
If combined with other breached data, Anomali Labs warns the voter records could be misused by malicious actors to disrupt the electoral process or pursue large-scale identity theft.


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Between dozens and dozens of climate change hearings, climate change directed legislation and the new Select Committee on Climate Crisis, the Democratic takeover of the House following the 2018 midterm elections opened the door to a deluge of climate activism, or at least signaling, in Washington, D.C.
The marquee policy goal for many Democrats has been ambitious Green New Deal, a massive policy package that calls for the elimination of all U.S. carbon emissions. The Green New Deal would place an exorbitant financial burden on American families while simultaneously rapidly phasing out safe, reliable and affordable American energy production. Unsurprisingly, the Green New Deal, and similar proposals, would ban offshore oil and natural gas leasing.
Democrats are rushing ahead to sign onto this recipe for radical change to our economic and energy future. In February 2019, Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced a nonbinding resolution calling for a Green New Deal. When offered a chance to vote for the legislation in the Senate the Democrat Senators voted present.
In July 2019, House Democrats passed a resolution declaring climate change to be a "national emergency" and Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) announced a "reasonable" alternative to the Green New Deal and suggested a net-zero emissions by 2050 plan. Meanwhile, numerous other Green New Deal-inspired bills, amendments, resolutions and hearings continue to take root in the Democrat-held House.
Democratic Presidential Hopefuls
The Democratic presidential hopefuls have taken their cues from Representative Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives, and have thoroughly embraced the tenants of the Green New Deal:
Seemingly even more popular than the Green New Deal has been the explicit calls to ban oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands and waters. Almost every Democratic presidential candidate, and all of the front runners, have explicitly stated their support for a ban on future oil and gas lease sales on federal lands or waters.
The Green New Deal and copycat proposals are policies built on a vision that ignores the realities of energy demand and production. Efforts that result in curbing American energy production will mean that American families will have to depend on other countries to meet their energy demands. We know what happens when states recklessly limit energy production and pipeline access, two states – California and Massachusetts – epitomize what happens when progressive energy policies of shutting down development are realized:
Thanks to efforts to block natural gas pipelines linking New England to the abundant Marcellus Shale natural gas field New Englanders are starved for affordable energy. New England electricity prices are 44% higher and natural gas prices are 29% higher than the national average. For the last two winters, high energy prices force Massachusetts to import LNG produced by Russia from fields in the Russian Arctic. This energy is produced free from environmental or safety considerations before being shipped halfway across the world to Massachusetts. Americans should not be forced to depend on Russia to meet their energy needs.
Over the last 20 years, oil demand in California has decreased from 644.4 to 641.9 million barrels annually, yet California's share of foreign oil imports has increased from 16% to 57%. While California frames itself as leading the way to a post-Fossil Fuels world, California is in reality only saying "No" to energy produced with American values, and is instead sending billions foreign coffers - primarily in Saudi Arabia. In 2018, California's imports of Saudi oil surged by an additional 37 million barrels, reaching 134 million barrels of oil imported from Saudi Arabia. At $69.52 a barrel for average annual OPEC Price, that means more than $9.3 billion was transferred from California consumers to the government-run Saudi oil company.
An All-of-the-Above Answer
There is an American energy solution, and it involves tapping our own offshore resources. American energy production means sustainable and environmentally-conscious energy production. Not only is the U.S. the leader in oil and natural gas production, the U.S. leads the world in the reduction of GHG emissions. The U.S. also leads the world in reduction of C02 emissions, which are at near 30-year low. Americans do not have to choose between environmental responsibility and energy solvency - we can do both.
Furthermore, increased American offshore production means new jobs and new economic opportunities for millions of Americans. Increased access for offshore oil and gas production could spur nearly 745,000 new jobs and $592 billion in new capital investment and spending within twenty years of initial leasing. Offshore wind could support 160,000 new jobs by 2050 and $68 billion in capital expenditures by 2030.
Policymakers should embrace an American energy future.
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Revised Form ST-3
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Data for the remaining portion of the half year ( i.e 1-7-2012 to 30-9-2012 ) can now be furnished by the assessees in the revised Form ST3 , which has been notified vide notification 1/2013 –Service Tax dated 22- 2-2013 . Since ordinarily this would have formed part of the return , the due date of which was 25th October 2012, rule 7(2) of the Service Tax Rules 1994 has also been amended vide the same notification, so as to provide that the last date for filing the return covering the period 1-7-2012 to 30-9-2012 is 25-3-2013. It is clarified that when filing this return, assessees need to fill in data only for the period 1-7-2012 to 30-9-2012.
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In the last month of 2018 I've added shares of 10 ETF's/funds worth about €1000. I'll list them and give you an overview of the current allocation.Continue reading…
It's that time of year again, christmas. We all finished another year full of savings, investments and great conversations in our FI community. I've headed of to celebrate christmas with my family in law in Italy, but I want to use this opportunity to tell you about my christmas wishlist.Read more
Let's take a look back at 2018, a volatile year for the financial markets and also for my portfolio to be honest. I've changed from a Dividend Growth Investor into a sort of hybrid. I took quite a lot of gains of the table and redistributed them into ETF's, bonds and a few specific shares of companies I believe in for the long term. I've made promotion at work to become a junior broker, which in turn led me to learn a lot about options and these are now a part of portfolio too.
Exchange traded funds are probably my favorite way to invest. They take little effort, have great returns historically and are well diversified, what more could you ask for!
We all know the short term noise, the ever glooming hard Brexit, the USA-China tradewar, stalling global economy and of course Italy's current financial state. Let's take a closer look at Italy. What is happening there, and how could we as investors benefit without taking too much risk.
At the end of each month we will look at my net worth, it will consist of all my investments, long and short term savings and diversified items I possess. Without further a do let's get straight into it.
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Top 10 Worst Pinoy Plot Piracies
If we had an OMB for this, we'd be in big trouble.
(SPOT.ph) If you felt a sense of déjà vu when you watched Kampanerang Kuba in 2005, then you're crazy. If it reminds you of Victor Hugo's Quasimodo with more singing and worse hair, then you're even crazier. Kampanerang Kuba is a highly imaginative, uniquely original masterpiece. Any similarity with the 19th-century novel is pure coincidence. Because really there's no other position in life for our hunchbacked friends apart from swinging on church bells, singing-oh and being a witch.
Cryptomnesia, that's what it is. The uncanny similarity of Filipino films to international blockbusters. We'd rather attribute it to that: when a forgotten memory resurfaces and assumed as a new and original thought. Not that a classic such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame could ever be forgotten, but it's a much better term than blatant unoriginality. Indeed if there was ever something we perfected as far as mainstream cinema goes, it's pastiche, the result from the imitation of a previous literary or artistic work.
We admit that inspiration may be derived anywhere. Van Gogh had Impressionism, Spielberg had family war stories, Cookie Butter had peanut butter, Rizal had Uncle Tom's Cabin, Hihintayin Kita sa Langit had Wuthering Heights. But there is a line between getting a leg up and using someone else's leg all together. This is a list of movies that crossed-no, leaped-over that line.
We did not take into consideration reproductions (Marimar, Endless Love, Full House), remakes (Dyesebel, Machete), adaptations (Hihintayin Kita sa Langit from Wuthering Heights, Romeo Loves Juliet from Romeo and Juliet, Hataw Na! from Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit), or parodies (Alyas Batman and Robin).
Friends With Benefits (2011)
Director: Will Gluck
A pair of friends who admit to being emotionally damaged and emotionally unavailable decide to take their relationship further but without the emotional complications, just the physical. Surprise surprise, Jamie falls in love with Dylan, feelings make things awkward, but they fall in love anyway after a flashy spectacle.
No Strings Attached (2011)
Director: Ivan Reitman
The less popular but nonetheless hit clone of Friends With Benefits, the story starts when a doctor and a writer have a one night stand prompting them to start a purely sexual relationship minus the hassle of emotions. When Adam confesses to cynical Emma that he's fallen in love, what happens next is a cat-and-mouse chase of the two trying but failing to tell each other how they feel.
Unofficially Yours (2012)
Director: Cathy Garcia Molina
A dentist-turned-reporter re-meets the woman he's had an amazing one-night stand with. The two continue where they left off, but with the promise that there would absolutely be no string attached. Unfortunately, the smitten Mackie falls for the love-hardened Ces.
Not to take anything away from this box office hit but it's too much of a coincidence when a conservative CBCP-dictated country comes out with a movie about sexual freedom a year after Hollywood churns out two of them.
The Proposal (2009)
Director: Anne Fletcher
To avoid deportation, Satan's Mistress a.k.a. Margaret Tate forces her assistant Andrew Paxton to marry her. Tate, in order to avoid suspicion from the Department of Immigration, joins Paxton in a trip back to his hometown. There, Tate discovers that Paxton is, in fact, rich and only works as a lowly assistant because he wants to make it on his own. Oh and yes, they fall in love for real.
My Lady Boss (2013)
Director: Jade Castro
Zach, a rich yuppie, is forced to find a job after he commits a major blunder in his parent-sponsored company. His employer is Evelyn (a.k.a. Evil), an austere woman hardened by years of taking care of her family. A workaholic and extremely uptight, Evelyn gets dumped by her boyfriend and her post-breakup vulnerability exposed a softer side of her to Zach. They fall for each other, but they have other troubles: office romance is forbidden in the workplace.
The similarity isn't as obvious in the plot because someone was smart enough to Filipinize it with family drama and personal failure. There are glaring elements to the imitation, however: Evelyn's style and demeanor are classic Margaret Tate and the coffee scene where Paxton gives Tate his own coffee after spilling hers? That's there too!
First Wives Club (1996)
Director: Hugh Wilson
A bevy of ex-wives, after being spurned by their husbands for someone "newer and younger," finds empowerment among each other and come together to seek revenge on their husbands. As they go about their spree of blackmail and retribution, they realize that their circumstances are bigger than themselves and they eventually open a crisis center for women. In the end one celebrates a reunion with her husband, the second takes back her successful advertising career (which she put on hold to further her scum of a spouse), and the third finds someone else.
April, May, June (1998)
Director: Manny Castañeda
Three best friends find themselves in failing relationships: April has a cheating husband, May grew out of her relationship, and June's pilot live-in boyfriend just doesn't seem emotionally attached. The trio conspires against their partners in what resulted to messy and humiliating conclusions-for the men, that is. In the end May reconciles with her husband, April starts working (she didn't graduate with a magna cum laude for nothing) again, and June marries someone else.
How unfortunate is it for both these groups of women: every one in their barkada seems destined to have a terrible lover. Watch out, it might be catching.
Final Destination (2000)
Director: James Wong
A group of kids cheat death by escaping a plane crash and discover that Death is coming after them one by one. Each death, cleverly schemed to look like suicides or freak accidents, is decidedly more horrific than the last. No one is saved but only one person, the same person who inadvertently led them away from the crash, knows who's next.
Sundo (2009)
Director: Topel Lee
The legend goes that whenever a person is about to die, someone from the Other Side picks him/her up...Now that that's out of the way, here's what happens: a group of strangers (which includes a psychic!) narrowly avoids what could have been a fatal accident. Soon, each one of them dies in the most bizarre fashion-electrocution, pins to the head, a freak fall.
Can Death be so cruel as to allow every one of these people to end in the most gruesome way possible? In one of the Final Destination movies, a pair of girls burn in tanning beds. In Sundo, someone boils in a sauna.
The Nun (2005)
Director: Luis De La Madrid
A crazy nun known for tormenting her students tortures one of them after discovering she (the student) was pregnant. Sister Ursula attempts to "purge" away Mary's sins by forcing an abortion on her right there in the dormitory bathroom. Mary's friends come to her aid and accidentally kill the nun in the rescue. Years later, the nun's spirit returns and seeks vengeance on those responsible for her death. The story ends in a vicious psychological twist.
Shake, Rattle, and Roll X: Class Picture (2008)
Director: Topel Lee
One by one girls go missing from a group of college students working late for a project. The group later discovers that a deranged nun from the Spanish Period were taking their friends in exchange for the three students she killed a hundred years before for informing the principal of her violent teaching methods. Blamed for the disappearances, Sister Belonia was dismissed and the shame prompted her to commit suicide-but not before promising to "avenge" herself.
Footnote: Two nuns going nuts and going on a belated haunted killing spree? What are the odds! They should have teamed up!
Girlfight (2000)
Director: Karyne Kusama
A misunderstood girl channels her aggression to becoming an acclaimed boxer despite issues with an abusive father and the pressure of standing out in a male-dominated sport.
Bakit 'Di Totohanin (2001)
Director: Boots Plata
A tomboy tries to win her father's gym back by training to be a boxer against her father's wishes.
A female boxer finding her place in the sun isn't so unusual that we'd actually accuse Clint Eastwood of copying material for his Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. Plus, we have a boxing culture in the Philippines and Plata did tweak the story. It's just that...with the cornrows and the timing and everything, the copying felt pretty head on. Couldn't they have thought of a different hairstyle?
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Director: Chris Columbus
After being granted limited custody with his kids, Daniel Hillard poses as the new nanny, Mrs. Doubtfire. As the elderly British nanny, Daniel develops both a close bond with his kids and a friendship with his estranged wife; he also learns to better himself in the process, landing himself a job hosting a kids' television show (as Mrs. Doubtfire nonetheless). The discovery of this deceit caused a riff in his family, but his wife soon understands that the children are better off with "Mrs. Doubtfire" in their lives.
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Wanted: Perfect Father (1994)
Director: Elfren Jarlego
Roy is an exceptionally kind man who helps a mother and her two children and eventually becomes a father figure to them. Unfortunately, on the way home one night, he gets mugged with the robber taking everything he was carrying, including the clothes on his back. Drunk, the robber staggers over train tracks and was run over by a train. With only shards of fabric left to identify him, Lily, the devastated mother, confirms that it was Roy who died in the accident. They soon learn that he has taken a life insurance policy, citing her and her family as beneficiaries. The money was a tremendous help to the struggling family. Meanwhile, as Roy finds his way back home, he learns how his so-called death helped the family and opts to stay "dead." He then poses as the new nanny in order to remain close to the family he's come to know as his own.
Dolphy gives Robin Williams a run for his money. We can't decide who looks better in drag, but Dolphy's hamburger boobs are a winner.
Sound of Music (1965)
Director: Robert Wise
A nun-turned-nanny turns a dull castle into a place full of music and softens up the tyrannical Captain father along the way. Oh and they fall in love, too. The Julie Andrews, Christopher Plumber blockbuster was derived from the play of the same name with little variation in the sequencing.
Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970)
Director: Lino Brocka
Pretty much the same as what's mentioned above except that it's not in Vienna. When a widower realizes that his children need a female figure to look up to, he hires a tutor to take care of them. After providing that much-needed maternal touch, the children grow attached. And the tutor and her boss, of course, fall deeply and madly in love.
Wanted: Perfect Mother was remade in 1996 starring Christopher De Leon and Regine Velasquez. Like the 1965 Hollywood version, in both the Filipino renditions, the dads use a whistle to call upon their children who proceed to introduce themselves in a military fashion. That, the musical orientation, as well as many other similarities make it an obvious imitation.
Rocky (1976)
Director: John G. Avildsen
Classic underdog story: an unknown boxer known for his small-time fights gets picked to fight against the world champion and while the move is deemed as propaganda, he wins against all odds.
Totoy Bato (1977)
Director: Abraham Cruz
FPJ channels his inner Sylvester Stallone in this boxing drama. It's Rocky all the way except less buffed and with a sack of rice for a punching bag (Stallone's bag of choice was a cow carcass).
Sure they're both boxers, they both have unorthodox training techniques, but the formula is a classic so we won't exactly fault it. But really, why the need to reference stone?
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Director: Ivan Reitman
Detective John Kimble go under cover to find witnesses to a large drug ring-the wife and son of an evasive drug lord. Though he has a location on them, Kimble has no idea who they are and poses as a kindergarten teacher to find out. A super disciplinarian, he starts by controlling the rowdy five-year-olds with a tough-as-nails military system. He forms a close bond with one of his charges and his mother who teaches in the gradeschool. They turn out to be the missing family of the drug dealer and things get messy.
Ang Titser Kong Pogi (1995)
Director: Danilo Cabreira
A policeman tries to clear his name by going undercover and investigating the circumstances of his frame up. His chosen identity is as a kindergarten teacher who, after subjecting his class to a torturous PNP regimen, softens up and develops an affinity with a student and another teacher-both of whom are involved in his incarceration.
Ang Titser Kong Pogi-the title is contestable and what on earth does being pogi have to do with anything? Oh that's right. Kindergarten Cop was taken. They didn't even bother changing the little details like the grade level he teaches or the profession.
Other films that didn't make the cut:
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Kokey (1997)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1995) and Super Ranger Kids (1997)
Alone (2007) and Mag-ingat Ka Sa...Kulam (2008), Guni-Guni (2012)
High School Musical (2006) and First Day High (2006)


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Digital Ecosystem Updates
Okay, this definitely won't be the first time HTC's own Nexus handset will be experiencing a trip that most of us won't ever have the chance to replicate. But in 2013 the Nexus One will travel deeper into the void than it's ever been before. As it was in 2010, the upcoming Nexus One launch plan is also part of NASA's nano-satellite-building program (aka PhoneSat) and, according to HTC, this will mark the culmination of years of intensive testing -- which consisted of putting the former Android flagship through thermal-vacuum chambers, extreme vibration tests and high-altitude balloon flights. The Taiwanese phone maker didn't specify when exactly the Nexus One's out-of-this-world adventure will take place, but we do know the newfangled One X+ is already being touted as a potential candidate to climb aboard a Jupiter-bound spaceship in the coming future.
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3 June 2020
Fatherly Love
by Syd Briscoe
Nationwide: "Yomi Sode & Son" - 60s
At a time when we're constantly confronted with images of violence inflicted upon black people and America threatens to become a military dictatorship due to their undying passion for white supremacy, it's heartening to see this portrayal of caring black parenthood highlighted by Nationwide.
Britain has its own problems with racism, of course, and this film of poet Yomi Sode and his son in contrast with the appalling footage we see on the news should offer a timely reminder that anti-black bias needs to be addressed now more than ever. Things are slowly changing, but this depiction of positive black masculinity is still far rarer than it should be.
Sode's poetry also elevates a campaign which has, at times, been bogged down by boring verse or mundane performance. Love for his son during lockdown shines through every word, and all parents will relate to the delicate balancing act between working from home and managing their kids' needs. This film is thought-provoking in context, and definitely heartwarming in content.


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