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Archive for October 2009
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World focus on Burma (31-10-2009)
Burmese Party Leader: Suu Kyi Expects Meeting With US Officials
Voice of America –
By VOA News A lawyer for Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she has been informed of the upcoming visit of two senior US officials and …
POLITICS: US Mission to Burma Heralds Obama's New Diplomatic Tack
Inter Press Service – Marwaan Macan-Markar –
BANGKOK, Oct 31 (IPS) – An upcoming mission by senior United States government officials to military- ruled Burma points to …
10 smokers' paradises: A guide for globe-trotters
Los Angeles Times –
Laos: WHO data were incomplete for Vietnam and Myanmar, also known as Burma — although what we have show strong signs of tobacco use. …
US inches closer to dialogue with junta
Mizzima.com – Larry Jagan –
Reducing Burma's isolation and easing sanctions is something which the Burmese government now sees as a priority. "Myanmar's [Burma] government believes …
US Officials to Meet Junta, Opposition Leaders
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Lawi Weng –
A US delegation led by two senior officials will meet Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other executive members of the National …
Weekly Business Roundup (October 31, 2009)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – William Boot –
The Chinese government has come under a barrage of petitions asking it to abandon plans to build gas and oil pipelines through Burma. …
In the Neighborhood
Battle Creek Enquirer –
Top Chin-Burmese singers will perform in a concert at 7 pm today to help raise money for the Chin people in Burma, officially called Myanmar, …
Myanmar's Suu Kyi supports US policy of engagement
The Associated Press –
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and a deputy will be in Myanmar, also known as Burma, for a two-day visit beginning Tuesday and are scheduled to …
Prize Catch ! What Next
The Day After –
These anti-India forces are based in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Burma and even in the Middle East ,Western countries and USA. …
Dominica (pronounced dom-ah-NEE-ka) not to be confused with The Dominican Republic
News dominica – Thomson Fontaine –
Burma changed its name to Myanmar, very few people remember that. Kampuchea became Cambodia. A name change would put us among a unique group of countries …
RIGHTS: Karen Fear Military Offensive Near Planned Dam in Burma
Inter Press Service – Marwaan Macan-Markar –
… has been waging Asia's longest separatist struggle—since 1949—to carve out an independent state for the Karen minority in Burma, also known as Myanmar. …
Burmese Activists Urge Halting Shwe Pipeline Project
NewsBlaze – Nava Thakuria –
The pipeline will be used to pump the oil, shipped from the Middle East and Africa and also the natural gas from the Shwe gas fields of BurmaMyanmar) to … (
Senior US diplomat to visit Myanmar
Xinhua – Mu Xuequan –
… Myanmar to comply with its international obligations, including full compliance with the UN Security Council Resolutions of 1874 and 1718. "If Burma …
Flags represent 'global community' at New Bern High
ENC Today – Laura Oleniacz –
"I didn't even know myself how many different countries were represented here," she said, explaining that she has had students from Columbia, Burma, …
Daily Press Briefing
US Department of State – Robert Wood –
One other item to mention – this is on Burma. Following a recent policy review, the United States held a senior-level dialogue with representatives of the …
Burma documented by VJs
Common Ground.ca – Robert Alstead –
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned in her house since 1989. Foreign journalists are not allowed in. The media is the enemy. …
2 US Officials to Visit Burma Next Week
Voice of America –
By VOA News The US State Department said Friday that two senior US officials will travel to Burma next week for talks with members of the government and the …
Senior US Diplomats To Travel To Myanmar
WIBW – Elise Labott –
Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and his deputy, Scot Marciel, will visit Myanmar — also known as Burma — Tuesday and Wednesday, deputy department …
US officials to travel to Myanmar
Monsters and Critics.com –
US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and deputy Scott Marciel will be in Myanmar, also known as Burma, from November 3-4, State Department deputy …
Groups Petition Against Myanmar Pipeline
OfficialWire –
"The escalation of abuses around a project when Burma army soldiers provide security is well documented" by the United Nations and other NGOs, the petition …
World focus on Burma (30-10-2009)
US to send top envoys to Myanmar next week: official
WASHINGTON — Two senior US officials will travel to Myanmar next week in the latest move by President Barack Obama's administration to engage the reclusive …
More to Burma than Aung San Suu Kyi
guardian.co.uk –
As the most senior level US delegation to visit Burma in decades is soon to touch down, it is worth reminding ourselves of the many problems in Burma that …
Myanmar: INGO office attacked after Arakanese nurse harassed
ReliefWeb (press release) – Wai Moe –
On Friday afternoon, NGOs and UN agencies operating in Burma held a meeting to discuss the incident at the office of the United Nations High Commission for …
Myanmar Junta Arrests Journos And Activists
Air America – Ron Mwangaguhunga –
"This is an important opportunity for the government in Burma to demonstrate that it respects its own laws and its own people." Myanmar…
was–along with the
US to Send Highest-Level Official to Myanmar in 14 Years
Bloomberg – Janine Zacharia –
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Kurt Campbell, a top State Department official for Asia, will travel to Myanmar next week to hold talks with the …
Eastern Burma: another Darfur?
Mizzima.com –
… to bring stability as it will have no credibility without the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi and allow their participation. …
Refugee swell sparks clinic funding crisis
ReliefWeb (press release) – Francis Wade –
… to have almost three times as many years of education, and to spend and save eight times as much as someone born in neighbouring MyanmarBurma]", … [
Myanmar arrests journalists, activists in crackdown
Reuters – Aung Hla Tun, Jason Szep –
"Burma's military government claims to be moving toward democracy, yet it continues to routinely arrest and detain journalists," Shawn Crispin, …
U2 finishes tour with sold-out Vancouver show
CTV.ca –
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and gave shout-outs to Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, and even a happy birthday to the world's richest man, Bill Gates. …
Burma: Opposition Leader Unhappy About Visitor Restrictions
Detained Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unhappy about restrictions on the visitors she is allowed under house arrest, including members of her …
We need to push forward reform process: PM
India Business Blog (blog) –
India asks Myanmar to expedite their political reform New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Following the conviction of Burma's pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi …
Burma: Authorities Detain Freelance Journalist
According to the exile-run Web site Mizzima, Pai Soe Oo is a former reporter with the Favorite and Pyi Myanmar weekly news publications as well as a blogger …
Include NLD, Ethnic Minorities in Dialogue: US Sen
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Lalit K Jha –
"According to news reports, in July of this year, just weeks before the unveiling of the new Burma policy, the state department at the highest levels …
Aung San Suu Kyi
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) –
It is not yet clear whether these terms will be honoured in full by the Burmese authorities, but our ambassador to Burma, as local EU presidency, …
Protesters call for suspension of China-Myanmar pipeline venture
Prdomain Business Register (press release) –
The project starts at Kyauk Phyu, a major city in western Myanmar's…
Rakhine State, running through the central city of Mandalay to Ruili, in China's Yunnan
It's orchestrated showmanship, but still spectacular
Globe and Mail – Marsha Lederman –
There was also a tribute to Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, for whom Bono wrote the song Walk On. The sound was inconsistent, not surprising …
Thai Rath columnist Mae Lookjan:
Bangkok Post –
… of import tax among the 10 member countries, the Thai-Philippine rice tariff, free investment regulations, and the fate of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Chinese energy delegation in town
Mizzima.com – Moe Thu –
Rangoon (Mizzima) – A Chinese delegation arrived in Rangoon yesterday to discuss the gas pipeline project, which is to link western Burma's …
Burmese Activists urge to halt Shwe Pipeline Project
Narinjara News –
The pipeline will be used to pump the oil, shipped from the Middle East and Africa and also the natural gas from the Shwe gas fields of BurmaMyanmar) to … (
Review ties with Myanmar: Experts
Express Buzz –
Experts expressed concern that China's naval presence in Burma may allow it to interdict regional sea-lanes of communication. While Koshy stressed the need …
Protesters call for suspension of China-Myanmar pipeline venture
Alibaba News Channel – Zuo Xuan –
The project starts at Kyauk Phyu, a major city in western Myanmar's…
Rakhine State, running through the central city of Mandalay to Ruili, in China's Yunnan
Indian Ocean great power confrontation, geo-politics of the Sri Lankan civil war
Sri Lanka Guardian (blog) – Mahdi Darius –
Myanmar (Burma) is also part of this project and in many cases the pressure on the governments in both states is linked to their agreements to build Chinese …
HALLOWEEN PICTURES: Spooky Species Discovered This Year
National Geographic –
The fangs of D. dracula–discovered in March 2009 in MyanmarBurma)–aren't actually true teeth. The line of fish that gave rise to the ghoulish species is … (
Alameda City Briefs
Alameda Times-Star –
Thailand and Myanmar (formerly Burma) are neighboring countries that are approximately the same size in area and population and have many cultural features …
Burmese authorities detain freelance journalist
CPJ Press Freedom Online –
According to the exile-run Web site Mizzima, Pai Soe Oo is a former reporter with the Favorite and Pyi Myanmar weekly news publications as well as a blogger …
Groups petition against Myanmar pipeline
United Press International –
"The escalation of abuses around a project when Burma army soldiers provide security is well documented" by the United Nations and other ngos, the petition …
Tooth Relic exposition for Myanmar President
Daily Mirror –
By LB Senaratne A special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic is expected to be held for a few hours for the President of Myanmar (former Burma), …
Mae Tao Clinic Funding Crisis
Mae Tao Clinic Bulletin
Posted by Eileen Kilgour
Letter from Dr Cynthia about the current funding crisis, please read and get involved. I visited with her two weeks ago and the crisis is real and needs funding. Any ideas welcome and please follow the advice below.
October 27th, 2009
Dear Friends,
We are writing to ask for your help.
The Mae Tao Clinic is struggling with a major funding crisis. This year, attacks on ethnic areas in Burma added even more patients to our ever growing caseload and forced a stream of displaced people, including orphans and unaccompanied children, over the border in search of food, shelter and education.
Feeding and caring for these children is our greatest challenge, especially as food prices rise. The clinic school (CDC) enrolled nearly 1,000 students this year. More than 450 of the children live in the five CDC school boarding houses or under staff guardianship, a 60 percent increase over the last 2 years. The clinic also feeds 2,143 students every day through the Emergency Dry Food program in boarding houses.
The Mae Tao Clinic has lost major funding even as our patient caseload swells past 141,000, an almost 25 percent increase in a year. A government donor, one of our longtime and largest supporters, can no longer fund us because of change to government policy, ending funding for Burma. Another has reduced its funding by 75 percent this year and may discontinue funds next year. A three-year project which covers a significant portion of MTC's running costs stops in 2010. Another major donor, reeling the financial crisis, is reducing funds by 20 percent.
We estimate a shortfall of about US$350,000 in 2009 and US$750,000 in 2010. That's a quarter of our operating budget.
We need your help—and donations!—to get through the end of this year. We also seek your ideas and connections to organizations and foundation to help us secure funding for 2010 and beyond.
Those who have visited know the clinic welcomes everyone as part of our community: orphaned children, physicians, wounded soldiers, lawyers and teachers, factory workers, physical therapists, malaria patients, countless volunteers–all of us wanting to heal and be healed.
With your help, we can get through this together. The challenging economy calls for creative solutions! We've created a menu of different options so everyone can be involved.
• We need large donations to cover the 2009 shortfall. If you're in good financial health, please consider a donation of $10,000 or more and invite others in your financial circle to learn about the clinic's meaningful work. If a major donation is not possible, please consider connecting us with friends, relatives or other community members who might help.
• Individuals can donate via http://www.maetaoclinic.org/donate (tax deductible)– and multiply your impact by circulating this request to friends, family and professional organizations.
• Make a contribution of any amount and consider challenging friends to match it. Consider reconnecting with friends you met at the clinic and honor that experience by donating.
• Consider Mae Tao Clinic donations for birthday, Christmas, anniversary and holiday wish lists, wedding registries and as part of your social networking.
• If you aren't in a position to donate but can assist with fund raising, contact email@example.com We will send you an idea kit for fundraising activities in your community.
• Donate AND fund raise. Terrific! We'll send you the Idea Kit! Contact: email@example.com
• Referrals and connections to foundations, organizations and institutional donors can be sent to Lisa at email@example.com who will take forward proposals for funding.
We know this is extremely short notice, and we appreciate that you may be facing your own challenges resulting from the economic downturn. We welcome whatever resources you can share—referrals, time, ideas, good spirit. We are grateful for whatever you are able to give.
Peace and warm wishes to you and your family.
Dr Cynthia Maung
Director of Mae Tao Clinic
Eileen Kilgour
This is the full copy from Burma Digest.
World focus on Burma (29-10-2009)
Suu Kyi 'Keenly Monitoring' Campbell Visit
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said that she is keenly monitoring the planned visit to Burma of a US delegation to be …
Nobel Laureates call for action on Burma
Mizzima.com –
Williams, who in February 2003 was allowed a rare meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi, said the regime must prove their words by setting the Burmese democracy …
ASEAN leaders allow Burma to get off scot-free
Mizzima.com – Larry Jagan –
"Myanmar's [Burma's] government believes that Aung San Suu Kyi seems to have softened her attitude towards the authorities," said the Japanese spokesperson …
Burma: Joint letter to Japanese Justice Minister and Foreign Minister on Rohingya
ReliefWeb (press release) – Keiko Chiba –
We write to you urging prompt protection for Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma. Several aspects of Japan's current policy on refugee protection fail to …
'Jungle girl' gives voice to oppressed
National Post – Peter Goodspeed –
Zoya Phan may be destined to become as famous as Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The tiny, soft-spoken refugee is rapidly becoming the …
Myanmar sees Suu Kyi's role in political process
Peninsula On-line –
BANGKOK: Myanmar's prime minister told Asian leaders last week that the ruling junta sees a role for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in fostering …
NLD re-circulates disciplinary regulation
Mizzima.com –
Thus this issue will be discussed and decided when CEC meets party General Secretary Daw Aung San Suu Kyi or take necessary actions and resolutions when the …
Mission From Burma
See Magazine – Luke De Smet –
In late September of 2007, tens of thousands of people, led by thousands of monks, took to the streets of Rangoon, Burma (or Yangon, Myanmar, depending on …
Japan: Protect Burmese Rohingya Seeking Asylum
Reuters AlertNet –
(Tokyo) – Japan's new administration should protect Burmese Rohingya asylum seekers in Japan and press Burma to end abuses against the minority group, …
Speakers in Third Committee draw links between fight to secure human rights …
ReliefWeb (press release) –
He condemned the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi and welcomed the recent contact between her and the Government of Myanmar. Australia urged genuine dialogue. …
Thai-Cambodian Tension Tests Claims of Regional Peace
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Marwaan Macan-Markar –
Asean, which has just become a new rules-based unified entity, includes Brunei, Burma (or Myanmar), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and …
Amnesty International Raises Burma Awareness
PC The Cowl – Allison O'Connor –
The event included a screening of a documentary entitled Crossing Midnight, which tells the tale of health care workers in eastern Myanmar, or Burma. …
AHRC: Burma Using Torture in Criminal Cases
Scoop.co.nz (press release) –
The courts in Myanmar have no effective authority over other parts of government and are used as an arm of the executive to obtain what it wants. …
Stuck in a Moment: U2 at the Rose Bowl
LA Weekly – Randall Roberts –
"Walk On," which Bono dedicated to imprisoned Burmese Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, was inspiring in all the right ways. "Where the Streets Have No Name" …
Is Burma softening its stance?
BBC News – Alastair Leithead –
There seemed little hope of progress in August, when Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, known as The Lady, had her house arrest extended by 18 …
Iran proves itself an enemy of humanitarian efforts
TCU Daily Skiff – Matt Boaz –
Myanmar officials recently arrested a rogue US civilian for his attempt to 'rescue' a pro-democracy leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, while she was under house …
Obama signs bill requiring submission of report on N. Korea's terrorism
Yonhap News – Hwang Doo-hyong –
US officials, however, have raised fresh concerns over North Korea's alleged nuclear and missile technology transfer to Myanmar, formerly Burma. …
Statement by Nobel Peace Laureates on 50 years of Tibetan Exile
Tibetan Culture & News Online –
Burma's regional neighbors should ask the government of Burma to release Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners and engage in a process of inclusive …
Playing at the Metro
VUE Weekly –
In the process, Aung San Suu Kyi became a national icon, leading the National League for Democracy to be elected shortly after, though there was a refusal …
A glimmer of light for Burma
Gulf Times – Simon Tisdall –
Cautious optimism expressed by Asian leaders at the weekend that the situation of isolated, benighted Burma is taking a turn for the …
asean's act is far from together
The Japan Times – Manuel J. Laserna Jr –
… of Southeast Asian Nations when it comes to substantive and procedural human rights issues involving member states, especially Burma (aka Myanmar). …
Fallon – Burma (human rights)
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) –
EU sanctions have been in place against Burma since 1996, but following the sentence imposed on Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 August this year, the EU agreed to a …
Spat over Rice Tariffs Stalls Trade Talks at ASEAN Summit
Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest –
… it said about upholding 'human dignity,' it could mention the plight of Aung San Suu Kyi, the jailed opposition leader who is still under house arrest. …
Myanmar nationals protest against Chinese gas pipeline project
India Business Blog (blog) –
"Today we are gathering here to protest against the Chinese government's involvement in Human Rights violations in Burma. The Chinese company CNPC. …
Philippines: Protest Against China Oil & Gas Exploration in Burma
Around two dozen activists rallied in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila today to protest against a Chinese oil and gas project in Burma. …
Orlando Bloom and David Beckham Among Celebrities in VIP Section at U2 Show in …
Beanstockd –
The mask, handed out by U2, is Aung San Suu Kyi. She's a wrongfully imprisoned pro-democracy leader in Burma. That's the same country whose leaders dragged …
ERI Reports on Yadana Project in Burma Receive Unprecedented Attention and …
Earthrights.org –
… that link the oil giants Total and Chevron to forced labor, killings, high-level corruption and authoritarianism in military-ruled Burma (Myanmar). …
Campaigners exhort China to halt pipeline project
Mizzima.com –
by Mizzima News New Delhi (Mizzima) – Severe human rights violations and internal instability stares military-ruled Burma in the face, as the regime …
Rights Groups Call for China to Halt Construction of Pipeline in Burma
Voice of America – Ron Corben –
Human-rights groups are calling on China's government to halt its investment in a multi-million-dollar gas project in Burma over fears of …
44th President awarded 2009 Nobel Prize, but has he done enough?
Le Provacteur (subscription) – Pat McDonald –
… just like Aung San Suu Kyi, the former Burmese Prime Minister who was overthrown by the military junta and has spent 14 years under house arrest and …
Chatting With Katie Cincotta '09: Amnesty International President
Fairfield Mirror – Courtney Kern –
The first was the case of Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese woman who has been under house arrest for about 13 of the past 19 years. She was imprisoned without a …
Nargis volunteers, including reporter arrested
Mizzima.com –
Pai Soe Oo is a former reporter of 'Favorite' and 'Pyi Myanmar' weeklies. He is also a blogger. The Lin Let Kye volunteer group was formed in early May 2008 …
World focus on Burma (28-10-2009)
Myanmar nationals protest against Chinese gas pipeline project
Sify –
"Today we are gathering here to protest against the Chinese government's involvement in Human Rights violations in Burma. The Chinese company CNPC. …
Rohingyas Forced to Work on Border Fence
The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Lawi Weng –
Burmese junta troops force 200 Rohingyas to build a wire fence on the Bangladesh-Burmese border in Burma's northern Arakan State each day. …
Rohingya suffer in Bangladesh camps
Aljazeera.net –
The construction of a barbed wire fence along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh has only increased the suffering of the Muslim Rohingya minority. …
UN expert tells Third Committee no state free from human rights violations …
ReliefWeb (press release) –
He then began discussing the situation of human rights in Myanmar, calling it " Burma", upon which the Chair reminded him to refer to countries by their …
How Australia Can Take the Lead In Engaging Burma's Brutal Regime
Jakarta Globe – David Scott Mathieson –
These individuals are at the apex of the system inside Burma and susceptible to this kind of pressure. In a letter sent by Suu Kyi to President Than Shwe on …
Youth conference condemns junta, urges Suu Kyi's release
Mizzima.com –
We also called on the military regime to release Aung San Suu Kyi immediately," Murugun, General Secretary of AIYF, told Mizzima on Wednesday. …
NLD Elder Holds Out for Constitutional Review
The Irrawaddy News Magazine –
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi also asked the US to engage with both sides. Whatever Snr-Gen Than Shwe says, I expect the US policy will open a way for relations with …


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Battle St. Louis: Political Scions Face Off in Redistricting Matchup
Today, St. Louis is a reelection Thunderdome for two political scions. Two men enter, one man leaves.
Democratic Reps. Russ Carnahan and Lacy Clay, Jr. will square off for the whole of the city, which they've shared in Congress for almost a decade, in a primary contest foisted upon them by 2012's congressional redistricting-a process that has already pitted Democrat against Democrat in a handful of districts around the country.
The contest is replete with racial dynamics, negative politicking, and two of Missouri's biggest political family names.
Carnahan, the grandson of Rep. Albert Carnahan, is the son of former Gov. Mel Carnahan and former Sen. Jean Carnahan, who filled her late husband's senate seat when he posthumously defeated Republican John Aschcroft after dying in a plane crash weeks before the election. Since 2005, Russ Carnahan has represented a district that includes the southern half of St. Louis and extends into rural areas along the Mississippi.
Get more pure politics at ABC News.com/Politics and a lighter take on the news at OTUSNews.com
Clay is the son of former Rep. Bill Clay, Sr., Missouri's first African American representative, who served in Congress from 1969-2001. Since 2001, William Lacy Clay, Jr. has represented his father's district, which includes North St. Louis and much of the northern metro area.
Now, the two are vying in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Missouri's newly combined First District, encompassing mostly Clay's territory, with Carnahan's South St. Louis neighborhoods and a few southern suburbs thrown in. Gone are the rural and exurban stretches.
Under the new 2012 map, black and white St. Louis will now share a representative in Congress.
Carnahan, who is white, has represented more predominantly white South St. Louis, while Clay has represented predominantly black North St. Louis. Since 2005, they've shared representation of St. Louis along rough demographic lines that have held for decades.
Carnahan is courting Clay's African American base with a minute-long radio ad that samples William DeVaugh's "Be Thankful for What You've Got" (it charted in 1974, with memorable lyrics, "Diamond in the back , sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangster lean…") and a deep-voiced narrator who says, "For Russ, fighting for our families has never been about who's black or who's white. He's all about what's wrong and what's right." The ad is running on St. Louis's urban stations, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Carnahan has also blanketed the city with mailers that accuse Clay of ties to the Rent-to-Own industry.
Clay, for his part, has advertised his "backbone" against the "hatin' Tea Party" over turntable scratches, a hip-hop/Afrobeat line, and a chorus of "La-cy Claaay!" in a radio ad featuring the voices of his father and former Olympian and East St. Louisan Jackie Joyner Kersee. Clay's campaign has sent trucks through St. Louis neighborhoods blaring a two-and-a-half-minute version of the ad, according to a Clay consultant. ABC verified that over the weekend, a white sedan with Clay decals rolled through St. Louis's Central West End neighborhood, blasting music with its windows down.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis County Executive Thomas Dooley, meanwhile, appear in this Clay TV ad citing Carnahan's vote against a progressive budget substitute to the Paul Ryan plan, claiming Carnahan voted"against Medicare" and "caved to the tea party."
The two congressmen are reliable Democratic votes, although Clay is more liberal. In National Journal's latest vote rankings, Carnahan clocked a liberal rating of 70.5, while Clay came in at 93.3.
Whoever wins will almost certainly represent the heavily Democratic city in next year's Congress.


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Bryan CountyHome Home Menu
Hurricane Irma Information
|North Bryan Landfill Debris Permit
|South Bryan Landfill Debris Permit
Bryan County road crews will commence curbside vegetative yard debris pickup beginning Monday, September 18, 2017. We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE those that are able to place their vegetative yard debris in their trash and recycle containers please do so. Since Bryan County crews cannot work on private property, citizens with a more substantial amount of vegetative yard debris should move debris to the curb where it can be reached by workers and equipment. Please follow the below guidelines when placing vegetative yard debris on the curb, so that it can be picked up:
- All limbs and branches must be cut four feet or less in length.
- Do not impede the roadways with this placement.
- Do not place vegetative yard debris in bags.
- We will only pick up vegetative yard debris.
- For those who hire professional tree services, arrangements should be made to deliver cut trees to the appropriate inert landfill site by calling (912) 858-4636.
- This will apply to vegetative yard debris created by Hurricane Irma only, not professional land clearing.
We will make one pass through each community, so please begin collecting your vegetative yard debris from the storm, and placing it at the curb at this time.
We are mapping out routes and pickup schedules at this time. Your patience through the process is greatly appreciated, as we have 300 square miles to cover, and many citizens to serve. To ensure pickup, please have your vegetative yard debris at the curb by Monday, September 18, 2017. If aggravating circumstances dictate that you are unable to do so by this date please call (912) 858-4636.
If you would like to dispose of your own smaller vegetative yard debris, you may place it in your trash and recycling bins, to be picked up on their normal scheduled days. We are also offering landfill permits for disposal of your vegetative yard debris, and waiving fees at inert landfills in North and South Bryan County.
For further information, please call (912) 858-4636.
Tuesday 09/12/17 - 6:30 PM:
Thank you for your patience during this storm. As we transition into recovery mode, we want to update everyone on some important information. There is still a possibility of flooding in low lying areas and falling trees, so please continue to use extreme caution.
As for debris removal, Republic Waste will be accepting yard waste in the recycling and trash bins, and they should be operating back at full staff tomorrow. We have also opened up our two vegetative debris sites for the public, that we also used during hurricane Matthew, beginning tomorrow morning at 7am until 8pm, for the next several days. You can call our Irma Hotline at 912-858-4636 for directions on how to obtain a permit for disposal of yard debris. This is for disposal of vegetation matter only, not boards, construction material, etc.
We still have citizens without power in certain areas. Please know that your power provider is working hard to get your power restored at your home.
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Friday, 8 February 2013
Bioderma Dupe.
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Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqa (j) related that on the night of the 15th
of Shabaan, the Prophet e requested her permission to spend the entire
night in Ibaadah, since it was not a normal practice to spend the
whole night in Ibaadat.
Hazrat Ayesha (j) said that Nabi stood up and began his Salaah.
He then lay in sajda (prostration) for so long that she became afraid
lest his soul had left his body. So she got up and began to feel
his soles with her fingers…
This was the condition of the Salaat of Rasulullah (SAW) when reading
in the privacy of his home. Such was his love for Salaah that he
said: "The coolness of my eye is in Salaah."
It must be remembered that the mas'ala (ruling) in
regard to Imamat is that it is necessary for the Imam to make the
Salaat 'light', because there are all kinds of people
in the congregation; some weak and some old.
Nabi said : "When you lead the prayer, you should make
it short, because among those offering Salaat there may be some
who are infirm, sick, and old." …Yes, we may
lengthen our individual prayers as much as we wish to.
However, that was the 'kaifiyyat'*of
the Salaah of Rasulullah (SAW). Now let us consider if we have acquired
any 'kaifiyyat' in our Salaah? …Neither
is our Salaah of the desired level, nor is our concern for the purification
of our hearts apparent.
…Naturally, and it should go without saying; we should not
discard the Salaah, because of a deficiency of spirit. We
should develop that Salaah in spirit.
If attention is not given to the purification of the heart and the
reformation of the nafs, then these evils of jealousy, greed, envy,
pride, anger, lust, etc. will engulf the heart. When the evils of
the nafs are yielded to, and when the nafs is then taken as 'ilaah' (god),
then such a heart is transformed into stone that will not be able
to absorb the noor of Ibaadat, Zikr (Praise of Allah Ta'ala) and
Tilawat. Such a heart will then become sealed.
Allah Ta'ala says in the Qur`aan Sharief :
"Have you not seen him who takes as
his god,
his own vain desires; and Allah knowing (him as such),
left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his
heart, and put a cover on his sight…"
[Surah Al-Jaathiya 45 : 23]
Consider the fact that all of our Akaabireen (elders) had
a link with the Mashaa`ik, and all of them spent some time or the
other in the Khanqas of their respective Sheikh. What was the reason
for this ?
…It was for the purification of their hearts and souls. They
knew that these Ahlullah (Friends of Allah Ta'ala) are the reservoirs
of Ikhlaas. They also understood that minus the 'Suhbat
of the Ahlullah (Friends of Allah Ta'ala)', their Ilm
would remain just a 'shell'.
Of course, the Khanqah must not just be for eating, drinking and
partying; and the Sheikh must not be milking his mureeds
of their hard-earned wealth.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Deathchain - Ritual Death Metal (2013)
Not that it's a complete 180 degree turn from Death Gods, because the band's propensity for intense blast beats and other techniques is fully intact with tracks like "Seven Asakku Shadows" or "King Pazuzu". In fact, I'd hazard that the Finns are also experimenting with a blackened death hybrid quite often here, in the ways that the tremolo picked melodies play out during faster passages (again, "King Pazuzu"), but the best of the material on Ritual Death Metal is the more spacious, murky and evil paced fare like "Stele of the Vultures", which constructs a brooding mass of dense rhythm guitar while tweaked, malicious melodies wail off like fleeting specters from advancing daylight. The latter half of the record is loaded with atmospheric moments, from the cleaner guitars of "Tiamat's Eyes of Death" to the psychedelic haze that paves the road for "Like Worms Upon the Lands". The guitar tone is corpulent and gives the record a sensation of churning vats of stripped flesh, and there's a very natural inclination towards bass-heavy tones.
Unfortunately, where the last disc was so brimming with infernal energy and incendiary riffs that surprisingly grabbed for my attention (which was unusual, since many of their older death/thrash works did little to incite me), I felt that a lot of the rhythm guitar progressions throughout Ritual Death Metal were of the 'been there and done that variety'. Without the eerie, occasional wisps of melody that erupt, and the sheer intensity of the drumming, I'd probably have nodded off several times through the record. On a tonal level, there is enough variation and atmosphere to hold the attention, but if you break down the riff patterns they are usually pretty standard stuff. Also, I just didn't get into the vocals here. Not a whole lot different than on Death Gods, but they're hardly unique or sinister enough sounding to make up for a dearth of instrument in the music, and the more brooding cleans used during bridges or breakdowns (as in "Our Lady Under the Earth") aren't all that thrilling; nor are the blacker, rasped snarls, or Antti Bowman's additional growls, which are far less charming than they seemed in Demilich or Winterwolf.
I don't mean to give the impression that this is really a 'bad' album, because I think it's sure to thrill a cross section of nostalgic death metal fan and black/death 'banger; but most of the riffing felt superfluous or uninteresting, so I was left instead to focus on the layers of miasma and brutality of the album as a whole, and not many individual tunes stood out. Deathchain knows its influences, whether they be the Swedish and Finnish death pioneers of antiquity, or their Floridian counterparts, and you could see this effort as somewhat of a halfway mark between Morbid Angel and earlier Demigod (or Convulse), but with a roster like this one, with such enormous cumulative experience from many underground faves, I think I just expected some more of the content to stick with me after a few cycles through. There's a lot of brutal, black ichor coursing through the heart of this thing, but my own pulse never quickened as a result of hearing it.
Verdict: Indifference [6.75/10]
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It is the jungle. Trapped in the walls of Root Sunder—it isn't a Daedra or ghost. It's the jungle itself. The Elves here found a way to bind the spirit of the jungle to the city's Welkynd Stones.
They must have thought themselves brilliant at the time. Bind the jungle to the city walls, then control the walls with magic. No more randomness. Pure order.
But the jungle went mad, trapped within the artificial walls. It took control of the city. Killed the inhabitants. Dragged the city beneath the ground. Then it slept. And we woke it up.
There may be a way to undo it. I'll need an Attunement Stone, used by the builders to create the binding spell. There should be one in the lower chamber, west of the central Welkynd Stone.
With the Attunement Stone, I have a chance to put things right here.
But first, three support stones must be attuned before the central stone can be used to remove the binding magic in the walls. I've marked the three here so I'll remember their location.
With those taken care of, it should be a simple matter of attuning the central Welkynd Stone, freeing the spirit of Root Sunder and ending this nightmare.
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Four Charged with Illegal Importation of Deer Carcasses from a CWD Positive State
Four Charged with Illegal Importation of Deer Carcasses from a CWD Positive State
MORRISTOWN --- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wildlife officers have filed charges on four hunters who illegally imported white-tailed deer carcasses from a state with the confirmed presence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The hunters allegedly brought the entire deer carcasses into Tennessee which had not been properly prepared as required by law.
On the opening day of muzzleloader season, Nov. 11, and the opening day of rifle season, Nov. 18, Carter County TWRA wildlife officers Dennis Ward and John Ripley charged four hunters with illegally importing deer carcasses from Virginia, a state that confirmed the presence of CWD in 2009. Last year, only portions of Virginia where CWD had been detected were banned. However, this year, importation restrictions apply to the entire state.
In the effort to help prevent CWD from entering Tennessee, TWRA has placed importation restrictions for cervids, including deer, moose, and elk carcasses from any state that has found a positive case of CWD. Carcasses and other cervid parts from the CWD-positive states that may be brought into or possessed in Tennessee include:
Meat that has bones removed
Antlers, antlers attached to clean skull plates, or cleaned skulls (no meat or tissues)
Cleaned teeth
Finished taxidermy, hides and tanned products
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Levels of Care
For residents who require ongoing professional nursing and personal care, BlueWave Living offers dedicated High Care accommodation provided by registered nurses, enrolled nurses and qualified care staff. Registered Nurses are on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The High Care resident rooms at BlueWave Living are a combination of single rooms with ensuite and double rooms with ensuites. The High Care facility is fully air conditioned and built on one level for easy access.
Nestled amongst beautiful landscaped gardens and courtyards, High Care residents are within close proximity to two comfortable lounge rooms, each with their own plasma television and home-like amenities.
Meals are cooked freshly on the premises and served in the common dining room or when required, directly to resident's rooms.
BlueWave Living offers both high and low level respite care.
BlueWave Living prides itself on providing a range of therapy services and recreational activities for its residents.
Therapy and recreation activities offered at BlueWave Living include:
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY and the commodification of kink (fuck, another rant)
FULL DISCLOSURE: I have some class issues.
As some writers have already noted, a big part of the draw of Fifty Shades of Grey is not the kink or sex, it's the bling. If you extract the narrative (not difficult) and the dialog (if only we could), the Fifty Shades movie is basically a video catalog for some of the posh things that enough cash can get you. (I mean, in addition to enhanced tracking capabilities and support staff who won't even blink at your order to tow and sell the car of the girl you're stalking.)
In both the movie and the book, the protagonist Ana—the blank-slate character against whom viewers/readers can easily project themselves—comes from a humbler background, not poor, just, you know, humbler. An everyday person. Her life B.C. (Before Christian) is in bright colors and jumbled chaos. It's your standard college bohemia, well, faux-hemia, because it's the movies and any realer will take you out of rom-com territory. But you know, Ana has to work at a hardware store. Wow. Much humble, so relate.
Christian, on the other hand, has the money. He has all the money, and he lavishes it on his monochrome, pristine cars and watches and wardrobe and apartment, and on his equally monochrome and oddly sterile Red Room (OF PAAAAAIN). Christian gushes wealth all over Ana, like, drips it on her in scene after scene of symbolic "money shots". If not the strongest factor for Fifty Shades' popularity, the millionaire porn aspect is definitely in the top three, because poor girl/rich man has been a solid weapon in the romance-writing arsenal since before Pride and Prejudice.
At the same time, everyday people don't really trust posh nobs, so showing Christian's money is a handy shortcut for putting him in the "Do Not Trust" category. Not that there are not many other red flags a-flying in this film—SO MANY RED FLAGS—but Christian's wealth and willingness to use it in pursuit of his "specialized interest" absolutely nail the stereotype to the highly polished mahogany table: very wealthy people are self-interested and amoral.
My knee-jerk socialist lizard brain says, "Well, duh," and we could certainly discuss how massive quantities of money that one didn't earn oneself could have a corrupting influence in one's life, but again we'd come back to the problematic equation that kink = corruption and WHY is this movie promoting that again? Anyway, I'm more interested in other questions, like how Christian's kink isn't really challenging a goddamn thing. It's set dressing. Very little of that expensive shit hanging on the walls gets used, and anyway, Ana doesn't want it.
Unlike Christian, who supposedly needs his elite brand of BDSM to be satisfied, Ana doesn't need the expensive items. She's just folks, remember? She doesn't need leather restraints and a set of antique Japanese canes (well, that's how they're racked up in the film, fucking orientalist bullshit) and an elaborate drop-down support structure for standing/hanging bondage. She doesn't need any of that. She just wants to touch Christian without asking permission. And go out to a movie. And get sensually eaten out on a regular basis. You know, the "normal relationship" things. None of that posh pervy stuff, with all the gear.
The thing is, no one NEEDS all that gear. Sure, if you have the resources and find it fun, you prioritize it as part of the budget, but consumption of kink goods is higher up on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. It just is. You can frequent Home Depot and the dollar store, NOT to stalk the love object of your dreams and aggressively buy suggestive items at them, but to actually stock up on playthings on the cheap because that's what poor pervs have to do. We repurpose wooden rulers and thrift-store belts and clothes pegs, because that's what you do.
But that approach doesn't sell product, and that is part of what Fifty Shades of Grey needs to do. It is an aspirational film, heavily tied to the look, the accoutrements of kink. The audience has plenty to strive for; here is kink as a sign of class. Not too much. Not too hard.
That's the great thing about a video catalog: you don't need to dig deep in order to shop around.
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Folding Mattress – How To Make Your Pull Out Bed More Comfortable
Have you ever slept on a pull-out couch? If you answered yes, I'll bet it wasn't the best night's sleep you've ever had. The fact that it is a folding mattress is an indicator that it probably never will be a night of sleep that you look forward to. However, there are ways to make your folding mattress more comfortable.
If you do have a pull-out sleeper couch, it is probably used for guests and for other unusual occasions. One thing that tends to happen with a tri-fold mattress is that it is never replaced, so you end up with a very outdated spring mattress that isn't comfortable in any situation. You may consider replacing this mattress altogether.
This could be used for a futon, but also is suited for a sleeper sofa if that is what you need. Not only is it much lighter, but it is sturdy enough that you can count on a decent night's sleep. Another trait of high density foam is that it will expand and recover from being folded up for extended periods of time.
Along the same lines, if you don't like the idea of replacing your folding mattress completely, then maybe you could just look for a mattress topper. These are often about 2 inches thick, so you should be able to fold it up with your existing mattress, making storage very simple. You may be surprised by how many mattress inadequacies that you can cover up with something like a solid memory foam mattress topper. Click here to read more about mattress pads. Make sure you do some research and find a pad that is going to have enough density to make a difference. Often your old folding spring mattress will be weakest in the spots where it folds, so it is important to have a topper than won't really have you sinking in to the same old mattress experience. The idea here is that the topper provides enough support to where it makes for a completely different experience.
All in all, you can make a big difference in your folding mattress without buying a new one if that is what you prefer. It will likely save you some money, which we all love!


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What: Marcus Shelby Orchestra and the
HJF Freedom Jazz Choir
Where: Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North Street
Time: 7 pm | Tickets: $20
When San Francisco composer and bassist Marcus Shelby recorded a much-celebrated jazz suite called Soul of the Movement: Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King, it featured a 15-piece jazz orchestra. For a series of performances, including this one at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Shelby's opus serves as vehicle for a James Irvine Foundation grant that specifies the creation of a choir whose singers will come from the diverse communities of Sonoma County.
The Healdsburg Jazz Festival Freedom Jazz Choir's purpose is to engage the public in the arts using music as a unifying force. Over 100 people showed up for the first rehearsal of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival Freedom Jazz Choir.
The choir, under the tutelage of Shelby and Adam Ivey, director of Santa Rosa's Joyous Noise Ensemble, will sing a variety of songs backed by the Marcus Shelby Orchestra. The dynamic Ms. Faye Carol will be lead vocalist. The shows will feature original compositions from Soul of the Movement, plus spirituals and freedom songs that Shelby has arranged for the chorus.


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Join me as I speak with AJ Krow of MileageMayhem.com for the second time on the PursuingPoints.com podcast. AJ and I talk about everything from what happened in 2016, what we think will happen in 2017, and all things miles, points, and status.
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Turbine Interactive Display
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Tags: Interactive
Come out to the Museum and try out the Game
These are photos of the screen as the display is played
The museum is open May 25 & 26, July 20 & 21, and Sept 14, 2019.
We are also open to groups by appointment.
If you wish to arrange a tour please contact us via our contact form or at the postal mailing address.
We are located on the grounds of the Leduc West Antique Museum. Travel 5 miles west of Leduc on Highway 39. Go north on Range Road 260 (Cohne Dale Road) for about a mile and the museum will be on your right.


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Becoming a merchant on Think Local Market isFREE for residents of Saddle Hills County, simply by registering online atwww.thinklocalmarket.com, emailing Community Development email@example.com, or by phoning the County Complex office at (780) 864-3760.
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Events for November 14, 2018
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Beginning Embroidery Class
Learn all the basics of embroidery! From materials and tools to patterns and stitches, we'll cover everything you need to know to get you stitching on your own. All materials are provided! Registration is suggested. Space is limited. Date: Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 Time: 4:00-7:00pm Cost: $30 tuition Ages: 10+ Instructor: Jeannie Lasley Jeannie is a … Continue readingFind out more »
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Laura Mercier Master Tool Box for Holiday 2008
A little late, but better than never, right? Here are photos and swatches of Laura Mercier's Master Tool Box ($68.00) that came out for the holiday season. But guess what? You can save 25% with code HOL25 now through January 10th, 2009. So hey, maybe being late WAS a good thing after all 😉 The lip palette has Tea Rose, Pink Champagne, Cinnamon, Amaretto and Garnet Lip Colours. The eyeshadow palette contains Morning Dew, Rose, Fresco, Chocolate, Twilight Grey, a mini Black Violet Kohl Eye Pencil.
The palette is very universal–I can see it working on everyone, which is always a good thing to see. I hate when a palette is pretty, but I can't get it to work for my skin tone! The shadows are smooth, buttery, and the pigmentation is there. The colors look just like they do in the pan; it's a huge pet peeve of mine when a shadow looks one way in the pan and totally different on the skin or during application. The lip colors are pretty tame, but there is a nice berry shade for holiday parties and winter outings.
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(of the Wees in Pee, is what I means)
Try saying that five times!
Yes, it's update time.
For what? For this:
And I have to be honest, because the only person I'd be lying to is myself, so here it is, the evidence that the last few days have been, well,
Forward movement is still there, slowly, slowly, go the words that build it into the realm of the real.
Slowly, slowly, but forward is forward, through sludge and mud and reshaping and drying and providing more framework, removing the
scum …
Now, I head back to the blocks, the chair, the desk, open the notes, the plans, the discussions … and off into the darkness of unknowing that creates comprehension (yeah, right! Laugh all you want, words is words!).
Cheers, see you on the other side. If I find the way out …


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Pumpkin Squares – An oatmeal shortbread crust, pumpkin pie filling & pecan pie-like topping
Butter a 9x13 baking dish.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Make bottom layer:
Put in bowl and mix gently:
1 cup flour OR ½ cup brown rice flour + ¼ cup potato starch + ¼ tapioca starch
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup quick-cooking oatmeal (use gluten-free if Celiac)
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
Add and chop in w/ a pastry cutter:
½ cup butter
Press the bottom layer into the baking dish. Bake 15 min. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
Middle layer:
Mix the following:
1 ½ cups canned pumpkin
1 ½ cups sour cream
3 eggs
¾ cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp molasses
1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground allspice
Pour overtop the crust. Bake 20 minutes.
Top layer: (prep while cooking the above)
Mix the following just until combined:
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup brown sugar (dark brown is best)
3 Tbsp melted butter
Note: Top layer is optional if you just want a classic pumpkin pie taste
Remove pan from oven and sprinkle pecans on top of pumpkin filling. Bake another 15-20 minutes, or until set. Nice warm or chilled and cut into squares. Serve with whipped cream.
The picture isn't that great, but it was one of those times when you can't tell it's a little blurry until after you've devoured the food. In other words, it's yummy!


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OK, I´ve got one! And it´s a BIG ONE... or probably not!
I don´t know if this already came around but what about some kind of notepad/sticky notes/diary/log/whatever way to leave notes and/or comments/messages to the other member(s) of the project?
Collaborators will not be online at the same time all the time, right?
Best regards...
@ Peter L. Jones,
Sorry Peter, I didn´t... anyway, I´m talking about a more direct way, inside the project, to communicate offline.
Like Crimson Force said, work in progress.. ;-)
Thank you...
Hello OHMIES! I´ve got more...
1. I have inadvertently pressed several times "Ctrl+W" (
(trying to close piano roll window)
while working on a project and therefore quiting the same project. Maybe it´s just me but what do you guys think about an "are you sure you want to quit?" box?
2. What´s the deal with when you place an event over other it deletes the event underneath... Yes you can retrieve it, I get that, but nevertheless I think it´s annoying. And what about merging events?
3. On Piano Roll mode, I´m missing the "Ctrl+A" command in order to select all the notes.
4. When you select an area to loop while playback is on it does loop but if you press record loop mode is no more. Is this supposed to go down like this? Shouldn´t loop mode be on for both modes (playback and record)?
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Ever since I got involved in the quilt world I've been fascinated at how modern quilters interpret old block designs. Each year a classic block is put out there by the National Quilt Museum and each year I am amazed at how they are interpreted.
This year is Flying Geese.
At first I looked at the winning quilt by Susan Morgan and didn't really get it. But somehow the colours and design stuck in my mind, and when I saw the title it made sense. Very clever.
I used to think I would make one of these quilts one day but I think I'll leave it to the experts! Go see some of the other winners.


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- Added an internal flag to put the game into maintenance mode ahead of updates.
- Finally fixed ALL the Portfolio/Strife Deck bugs!
- Added Derse and Prospit backgrounds for Dreamself actions.
- Fixed Fraymotif bug (Life, Doom II, Heart III should work now).
- Added consort mercenary renaming and equipped weapon display.
- Made the session cookie not expire.
- Completed the set of default inventory images for every abstratus.
- Added session password change feature to the Session Admin page.
- Fixed fraymotif cooldown bug.
- Added one last achievement before the Land Exploration update.
-- Hint: CEBSVYR0100100110101000.
- Added notifications to aspect patterns.
- Added new achievements related to the above, shops, fatigue, mercenaries, moon strifing and more for a total of 21.
- Fixed annoying symbol display bug at character creation.
- Added confirmation message to session deletion.
- Fixed 'missed' achievements: the Overview now checks for them.
- Fixed health gel being too weak in dungeons.
- Fixed bug with mobile interfaces.
- Implemented health gel/vitality gel/healing gel/stuff that you find after beating enemies that heals you.
- Fixed consort shop stock bug.
- Added 'Waste Time' button to the Overview page, with similar features to its v1 counterpart.
- Implemented profiles.
- Added profile links whenever a character name is displayed and improved character display in general.
- Disabled sleeping in dungeons (now there's health gel so it's balanced).
- Fixed a bunch of minor bugs and UI annoyances.
- Implemented Announcements.
- Fixed custom symbol display bug.
- Removed logger message until it actually works.
- Added keyboard controls for dungeons.
-- Arrow keys for moving around.
-- Spacebar to trigger transportalizers/exits or when enter is already used for another action.
-- Enter for advancing strife rounds and triggering link-based progress.
-- By consequence, strifing has partial keyboard support now (basically enter to advance round).
- Added four more achievements for a total of 14.
-- Two are related to player cooperation.
-- And two are related to submitting stuff.
- Minor UI improvements.
- Implemented Notification System.
-- Added a notification when a player joins or leaves the session.
-- Added notifications when a player reaches certain milestones.
-- Added notifications related to SBURB server-client interactions and assisting.
-- Added gristwire and porkhollow notifications.
- Added more achievements for a total of 10.
- Added item rendering and right click actions to the Portfolio.
- Implemented Achievement System.
- Implemented Stat System.
- Added Session Stats.
- Fixed Item Catalogue bug.
- Added achievement display to Character Overview.
- Added four test achievements.
-- Achievements are denizen, inventory, loss and entry-related, for those who want them.
- Added Chain Viewer.
- Added clipboard button to Inventory items (click it to instantly copy codes).
- Minor UI improvements (page title centering, etc).
- Vastly improved Item Catalogue.
- Shortened or removed redundant information from certain items.
- Added inventory interface toggle.
- Implemented Art Uploader (right click on item with no art on the new interface).
- Partially implemented default images for some specibi.
- Added custom character symbol upload.
- Updated Atheneum item display
- Fixed UI text overflow.
- Fixed Porkhollow bugs.
- Fixed Session Viewer bugs.
- Ported the v1 grist viewer.
- Fixed consort shops infinite stock bug.
- Created new inventory interface.
- Ported Session Viewer from v1 with a few extra features.
- Ported Virtual Porkhollow from v1.
- Fixed unclickable area bug.
- Fixed item deletion bug.
- Fixed item duplication bug.
- Fixed page icon/title display problems.
- Fixed ghost item bug.
- Fixed graphical issue regarding long text on the main page.
- Added internal logging tools so we can see pages that are slow.
- QIC now denies creation of unstable items BEFORE filling in fields.
- Added a prompt to QIC to confirm your items.
- Added a check to character creation to ensure an aspect and class are picked.
- QIC no longer lets you make obscenely powerful items at zero cost
- Session deleter implemented (use with caution! All characters in a deleted session are exiled automatically)
- Minor graphical fixes to the HUD
- QIC has had its grist formula reworked.
- QIC now enforces a different operation if it results in a more stable code, and disallows item creation if both operations result in an unstable code.
- Added inventory actions menu to the top of the inventory.
- Shops have been re-enabled and fixed.
- Adjusted consort pricing scheme. Existing consorts will be deleted and boondollars reimbursed on deployment to compensate.
- Consorts no longer take entire stacks of items from storage.
- Logins should now be permanent until you log out.
- Grist can now be wired to other sessions.
- Consorts will now attempt to run away from fights they're underequipped for.
- Consorts now understand the concept of holding things, and will equip themselves with weapons accordingly.
- Consorts can unequip weapons properly, they'll be returned to your storage.
- All consorts now display properly on the page.
- Consorts dying now correctly decrements the count.
- Counter for items in inventory no longer displays one less item than you actually have
- Dungeon loot now persists if you can't pick it up
- Dungeon loot no longer overfills your inventory
- Dungeon loot can no longer be items that are exclusive to another session
- QIC items may no longer exceeed 9999 base power, or any single bonus.
- QIC will no longer make free items.
- Consorts now correctly die.
-- Grist collected is not lost, but any equipped items are.
-- Consorts die after being injured 3 times.
- Consorts can now collect grist higher than Tier 4.
- Consumables can now have completely separate effects for different situations, and can now target
- Mass porting of v1 consumables occurred.
-- Many items explicitly affect the user which might benefit from being targetable. Submissions to update these items are fine.
-- Using an item on someone who cannot currently be reached is essentially shorthand for recycling the item, wiring the grist, and having them rebuild and use it. Note this can only be done outside of strife.
- Recycling from the inventory is now possible
- Strife selector displays things in the proper order and with information about how strong they are
- Failed alchemization attempts show how much grist you still need
- There is now a button to repeat your last selected strife
- Chance for consorts to goof off reduced to 2% from 80% - this should reduce log spam. - General bug fixes.
- Added a submit button the the Quick Item Creator form.
- Added the Quick Item Creator itself.
--- The QIC will automaticlaly calculate the maximum power allowed for an item, based on its components.
--- The QIX will automatically calculate the grists needed for an item, based on it's components and user specified weighting. Specific values are not needed, only ratios.
--- The QIC will NOT apply affects, and the item will only be available IMMEDIATELY to the session that created it.
--- Item moderators can approve items for use in the wider game. Any changes made for a push to the rest of the game will be reflected in the session specific item.
- Players can no longer de-invest more grist than was put into a house.
- Once in the medium, the player can now hire consort mercenaries.
--- Each mercenary costs 100,000 boondollars to hire.
--- They'll fight underlings automatically, up to the power of the enemy you've beaten yourself.
--- They have a base power of 20 and can get injured fighting anything stronger.
--- Consorts will automatically help themselves to items in storage to make them stronger.
--- This is limited to weapons - not consumables or armour.
--- Consorts will occasionally goof off instead of fighting.
--- Consorts will collect grist from slain enemies, and hold it for you, ready to collect.
- Added a character log for reading about your session.
- Added big, red warnings to unundoable actions.
- Made the ability to delete characters slightly more obvious.
- Fixed some backend stuff relating to phantom strifers.
- Added session admin panel.
--- Session admins can now adjust player chains.
--- Session admins can specify a new player to be admin.
--- Session admins can exile players.
- Added the Doomheim session, for exiled players.
- Added the ability to reset your password if you registered with a valid email address.
- Added a full item submission form.
--- Added new categories.
--- Current slots: headgear, bodygear, facegear, ring, amulet, back, badge, belt, wrist, misc
- Added the IRRADIATED and PARALYSED status effects.
- Added support for Denizens.
- Added SELFINFLICT and HASRESIST modifiers.
- Added LUCKBOOST status effect.
- Blah has funnier commit logs than I do, and it's annoying me.
- Added some glitch messages. Interesting ones...
- Non-players are now fully healed after strife, including sprites.
- Enemy generation in dungeons now works properly.
- The GLITCH status has a chance to spawn an additional glitch which will last for 5 turns.
- All grist functions, bar collecting from consorts, are now on one page instead of 4.
- You can no longer strife while dreaming if your dreamself is KO'ed.
- Getting KO'ed in strife now inflicts a 100 point fatigue penalty instead of using the KO system from v1.
- Gate 1, Gate 3, and Gate 5 dungeons are now enabled, along with boss tier grist handling.
- Consumables now work properly from the inventory page.
- "All the user's enemies" is now a valid target for consumable use.
- Strife Assist system is now implemented.
--- Assisting strifers can select their combat commands, but only the strife leader can advance to the next round.
--- Leadership can be passed between players.
--- Assisting only works while awake - this will likely be changed soon.
- Abilities can now be learned and viewed.
- Strife command bonuses now print correctly.
- Added Light II fraymotif
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Be WellLearn details about your particular health concern and how Upper Cervical Care may be right for you.
Neurological Concerns
Mental impulse flows to and from the brain via nerves to maintain homeostasis. If there is an obstruction in that flow, you can expect less communication to the brain and systems of your body. As we remove the interference, proper communication may return.
Common neurological symptoms might include:
Headache Migraine Trigeminal Neuralgia Multiple Sclerosis Fibromyalgia Epilepsy Vision Disturbances Vertigo/Dizziness Immune Function
Musculoskeletal Concerns
Falls, repetitive movements, and other traumas can cause excessive stress on the frame of our body. The stress may cause tight muscles, improper joint position & altered movement patterns which will cause further strain on the body. Neck, back, shoulder, arm and leg pain typically arise as a result of spinal compensations in the body.
Common musculoskeletal symptoms might include:
Neck Pain Shoulder Pain Back Pain Disc Problems Headaches Migraine Knee/Ankle Pain Carpal Tunnel Arthritis Whiplash Scoliosis
Improve Body Function
Correcting the cause of the improper function makes sense. Remove the interference and allow the body to communicate with the brain may be what's needed to improve the inhibited function. Every cause has effects and every effect has a cause.
Symptoms of common body dysfunction might include:
Sleep Disorder Vital Organ Function Meniere's Syndrome Dizziness/Vertigo Sciatica Scoliosis Acid Reflux Digestive Dysfunction Allergies Asthma Learning Disorders Epilepsy Inner Ear Problems
Preventative & Wellness
Symptoms generally are the end result of dysfunction. By the time you start experiencing symptoms, the disease process is already well underway. Instead of waiting for the body to give you the subtle message that something is or has been developing in your body, why not make your body more able to control and withstand problems.
Would YOU benefit from preventative care?
Athletes Pediatric Children Young Athletes Expecting Mothers General Wellness Mental Clarity Immune Function Prevent Dis-Ease


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Commences Thursday 5th April 2018
Thursday 5th April
Saturday 7th April
Thursday 12th April
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Thursday 19th April
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Commences Thursday 26th April 2018
Thursday 26th April
Saturday 28th April
Thursday 3rd May
Saturday 5th May
Thursday 10th May
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What do you think of when you think of rowing?
The pain on the faces of the guys and gals at the end of the Oxford/Cambridge boat race and how exhilarating it looks?
Learn to Row is a British Rowing affiliated course, aimed at bringing you from complete novice, to aspiring rower. Run over 3 weeks, the course takes you through all the basic techniques of rowing,
Cost: £60 per person
Structure: TWICE-WEEKLY 2 HOUR SESSIONS FOR 3 WEEKS
Learn to Row courses are designed for complete beginners and are run over a course of six consecutive weeks, for two hours per week.
The course adopts a progressive learning approach with our experienced rowing coaches teaching you key boat handling skills, rowing technique as well as navigational knowledge, and ensuring you develop your ability as a rower whilst also having fun.
The goal by the end of the course is to be able to competently row in a crew boat of four people, and be able to successfully navigate Derwentwater and join our current members out on the lake. We'll then help you progress your rowing to suit your goals - be they recreational or competitive.
You'll stay with the same group throughout the sessions so you can build skill together.
Each group is made up of eight people.
Regrettably the course is only open to people aged 18 and upwards. We offer junior learn to row programmes through both Cockermouth and Keswick School, please contact the PE department direct for school learn to row enquiries.
Please choose from the list of start dates below and book this course online:
Thursday 5th April 2018 - SOLD OUT
Thursday 26th April 2018 - SOLD OUT
Or how perfect Derwentwater look and that you want to get out there and enjoy it?
Redgrave and Pinsent in perfect harmony in Atlanta making something so tough look easy?
Whatever you think of rowing - we hope you think of rowing with us.
For new rowers, you'll start with our six-session Learn to Row course.
Anyone can take up rowing but it's important for your instructor to be aware of anything which might affect you during the course. There are two main things which you should consider before you take to the water:
Can you swim?
Prior to starting the course you will need to confirm that you can swim 100 metres in light clothing, if you have any concerns regarding this, please get in touch with us to discuss the matter. It may be that you will need to wear a personal flotation device (PFD) which would support you in the event that you end up in the water.
Do you have any health concerns?
If you do, firstly have a word with your doctor who will be able to advise you. Secondly you can speak in confidence to the Club's Welfare Officer, Nick Cowan, who will be able to discuss your situation and communicate an y necessary information to the Instructors to enable you to participate safely.


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Leverage is "part B" of any intervention process. (Influence is part A.) Leverage, however, we discover is frequently not necessary in interventions because the front-end of the intervention where use of influence is dominant, along with the synergist impact of the group presentation, works to motivate the addict to accept help.
Participants breathe a sigh of relief, but nevertheless they were prepared and empowered by their decision to use leverage. (Leverage is something given or taken away from the addict that he or she greatly fears.) Therein lies the power of leverage. Participants know what they will do if the addict does not agree to admission or other treatment option. They act to make treatment non-negotiable in their relationship with the addict. This attitude and willingness to act is crucial to success, and intervention participants must commit to the concept of "non-negotiability" of treatment.
Leverage is used when influence does not work. The participant with the most leverage goes first. Frequently, this is the participant with the closest relationship with the addict, and hence, is historically the greatest enabler.
Often leverage constitutes separation, divorce, removal of children from the relationship, willingness to call the police when the addict drives under the influence, separation from financial means, and other severe measures that the addict greatly fears or finds distasteful.
Leverage has another benefit: It gives the family member relief from the enabling, which causes stress, worry, and continued fear. One family member once said she would call an Army general (the alcoholic's commanding officer) and notify the general of this drunk behavior when it interfered with work rather than enable him any longer. This was all it took for the admission.
Some spouses obviously "go for it" and are willing to live with exposing the addict for all to see. Once all participants are done presenting their leverage, another discussion takes place to "argue" for the admission. The impact of the leverage is discussed with the addict. (Reality check time.)
Most addicts by this time will go along with admission. There may be some bargaining so the addict feels in control of his or her decision, but if the details are minor like a.m. or p.m, decide if it is worth arguing over. I once made a deal with a 15 year old to enter treatment two days later after an Ozzy Osbourne concert he had planned to attend for six months. Don't ask me why, but after shaking hands and agreeing on it, I believed he would come back two days later. He did.
No person should present leverage that they are not prepared to use. Doing so will harm the intervention severely and it will appear. This is called "buying the addict's next drunk," because dysfunction increases with no perceived consequences to the continued drinking. And denial is reinforced. This happens with family members torn by guilt or those who have alcohol or drug problems themselves. These persons must be screened out of interventions or re-educated so their beliefs change about addiction and addictive disease treatment. When the addict agrees to the treatment option - action takes place without delay to make it happen.


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Raymond, Mississippi
Raymond, one of the two county seats of Hinds County (along with Jackson), is located fifteen miles south of Jackson and two miles east of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Construction of a courthouse was begun at the center of the town square in 1857 and completed in 1859. The courthouse is considered by many to be a prime example of southern Greek Revival architecture.
The Battle of Raymond was fought by Confederate and Union soldiers near Raymond on May 12, 1863 as part of General Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. General Grant stayed at Waverly, the plantation of by John B. Peyton, and Union soldiers used St. Mark's Episcopal Church as a hospital. Blood stains can still be seen on the church's floor today.
Construction of a water tower was begun in 1903 in the center of the town square and it remains a key identifying structure of Raymond along with the courthouse. A small agricultural high school was opened in 1917 which eventually became Hinds Community College, a prominent community college in Mississippi.
The population of Raymond was 2,177 in 2014.
Featured Nearby Points of Interest
- Raymond Military Park - Exit the Trace at milepost 79 onto Mississippi Highway 467 and travel east to the town of Raymond. Continue through Raymond to Mississippi Highway 18. Turn right (west) on highway 18 and the Raymond Military Park will be on your right a couple of miles down the road.
- Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast at the Dupree House
- Harmony Farm Bed and Breakfast
Additional information about Raymond, Mississippi:
- Directions, Map, Dining and Area Attractions
- Raymond Bed and Breakfasts
- Raymond Photo Gallery - More Raymond Photos
- Natchez Trace - Raymond Access / Exit Roads:
- Festivals & Events:
- Raymond Christmas Parade - December


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Seniors Art and Writing Competitions
The 2019 theme was Harmony. This theme was intended to showcase writers' and artists' unique perspectives on harmony.
2019 Winning Writing Submissions
First Place: Harmony in the Home
Second Place: Harmony
Third Place: Ellie's Diary
2019 Winning Art Submission
"Recently I was the recipient of a gift card purchased from Curries Art Store in Whitby. This resulted from my entry into the 2019 seniors juried art show winning first place. I would like to thank the Friends of the Library for this gift card and your support in making the art show the success that it was" – John McFeeters
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It's mid-February and love is in the air. This weekend sees St. Valentine's Day and an opportunity to tell somebody special that you love him or her. In the United Kingdom, Honor have an idea: why not show somebody how much you love them by giving the gift of a new Honor smartphone? To this end, they have put up two special offers on two of the latest Honor smartphones: the Honor 7 and Honor 5X, available on the vMall site (see the source below). Both devices are on offer with a selection of extra goodies in addition to the smartphone.
The Honor 7 is a slightly older device and was released last summer. This smartphone is based around a 5.2-inch, 1080p resolution IPS LCD and the HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset, which consists of eight ARM Cortex-A53 application cores clocked at either 2.2 GHz (for the higher tier quad) or 1.5 GHz (for the lower tier). The chipset is backed up by 3 GB of RAM. There's a 20MP rear camera, an 8MP front facing camera, high performance LTE and Wi-Fi networking and a 3,100 mAh battery. The Honor 7 is being sold for £250 at the vMall but the price includes the Honor Bluetooth AM08 wireless speaker, two £40 Gameloft vouchers and the Honor 7 smart flip cover. The Honor 5X is a newer model, very recently released into the United Kingdom. This device has a 5.5-inch, 1080p resolution IPS LCD panel, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (which consists of eight processor cores of the same type as the Kirin 935, but clocked at 1.5 GHz and 1.2 GHz for the higher and lower performance tiers respectable), 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage, a dual SIM set up plus microSD card slot, wrapped up in a metal case complete with a high performance fingerprint scanner. There's a 3,000 mAh battery under the device too; the Honor 5X is being sold at £190, which includes the same Honor Bluetooth AM08 wireless speaker and pair of £40 Gameloft vouchers.
Honor is offering a lot of smartphone for not a lot of cash even before these deals. If you have been considering the Honor 7 or Honor 5X, these offers could be just the thing to tempt you, even if the concept of £80 worth of gaming vouchers is not the most romantic of ideas.


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We are an authentic community of people who are Jesus Centered, People Focused and doing the journey of Life Together. At Central Life Church each person is valued and significant.
You will be inspired and encouraged throughout our service with contemporary worship and a bible based, practical and relevant message. You will also be able to enjoy good coffee and connect with others after the service. Our services run for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
For families with infants we have a listening area where you can attend to the needs of your infant while still being connected with the service, we also have reserved areas in the man auditorium for parents with prams. At Central Life we have a many families with young children, we run children's programs which commence part way through the service.
Kids Central is for grade 2 – grade 6
LA.M.B.S. for ages 2 – grade 1
All of our leaders undergo an induction process and have completed a working with children check. Our leaders provide a fun and interactive environment where they teach bible stories and skills for life. Every Child needs to be signed in and out each week, our friendly leaders will assist you in this.
Most of all we'd love for you to visit with us on a Sunday morning and experience our warm hospitality, the faith filled atmosphere and great coffee firsthand. Look forward to seeing you soon.
"We are passionate about seeing people healed, restored and transformed, empowering people to make a positive difference in their community and beyond and being released into their God-given potential! Thank you for taking time to check out our website, we believe that you are not here by accident and we hope to see you soon"
Pastors James and Anna Musgrove
We value Generosity, encompassing all areas of life – from finances, to giving of ourselves through serving one another and our community, to giving of our time and heart!
Thank you for helping our God given mission at Central Life Church to see people healed, restored and transformed, empowering them to make a positive difference in their community and beyond and being released into their God-given potential. This wouldn't happen without your generosity!


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This interactive tutorial (Licensed Resource) teaches students the critical thinking skills they need to apply to their online experiences, including online safety, authenticating online information, recognizing online marketing ploys, protecting their privacy, managing online relationships and dealing with cyberbullying.
This tutorial (Licensed Resource) aims to teach students essential digital literacy skills through simulating their favourite online experiences.
The three CyberPigs learn some important lessons about authenticating online information and observing rules of netiquette. They also learn how to distinguish between fact and opinion and how to recognize bias and harmful stereotyping in online content.
In this game, designed for ages 8-10, the CyberPigs play on their favourite website and encounter marketing ploys, spam and a close encounter with a not-too-friendly wolf.
This tutorial introduces children, ages 7-9, to the concept of online privacy and teaches them to distinguish between information that is appropriate to give out and information better kept private – and to recognize how this may change in different contexts.
Students will consider the use of the Internet as a research tool and learn how to use search engines more effectively. They then apply these new found skills to investigating popular myths about sexuality and contraception.
Students are introduced to Wikipedia, the user-edited online encyclopedia, and given an overview of its strengths and weaknesses as a research source.
Students will discuss the concept of human rights and then learn how these ideas led to the drafting of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
"Media Literacy for Development & Children's Rights" was created by UNICEF Canada to help young people in grades 6 - 8 understand the role played by the media in influencing their attitudes and perceptions about developing nations and development issues. This module contains a series of lessons, exercises and background information to help familiarize students with the issues and challenges surrounding representation of other countries and cultures by the media.
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We are in the season of 'in between'. We are 'in between' winter and spring, and the weather is sometimes nice and sometimes not. For a little taste of spring a little earlier than nature intends, try bringing in some flowering branches and 'forcing' them to bloom.
Every tiny taste of warmer weather makes me crave the sight of bulbs bursting through the earth and buds blooming on the trees.
I simply can't wait to smell the apple blossoms. So… I'm not going to wait. I am going to force Spring to come into my home; I am going to force some flowering branches.
When it comes to forcing blooms, the closer to a tree or shrub's natural bloom time, the better your chances of success. Branches need a proper cold period before they can "set" a bud, which is why early Spring is a perfect time of year here in Niagara to do your snipping.
Choose branches that are about 6 weeks before their natural bloom time; that way, you won't have to wait too long for your reward.
Around the third week in March I went on a foraging expedition in the woods (sounds much better than ditch diving!). Armed with my sharp pruners, rubber boots and an old canvas shopping bag, I was ready to embrace Mother Nature.
Tips to remember when cutting branches:
- Keep in mind the shape of the shrub; hacking off one side of the bush is not going leave it looking very pretty so cut random branches.
- Choose medium sized branches that are just beginning to show buds
- Make cuts on the diagonal; this will help the shrub to "heal" and will give your branch a bigger surface area with which to drink up water.
I filled my bag with all sorts of goodies; forsythia, pussy willow, magnolia and weeping willow branches. I choose some varieties for their colour (forsythia), some for their luscious green leaves (weeping willow) and some just to experiment (magnolia). I also have some unidentified buds, which are greening up quite nicely.
Upon returning home, I cleaned off the lower branches and any old leaves (the less debris in the water, the lower the chances of bacteria growing).
I kept my branches long, and since I don't want them to topple over, I chose a deep and heavy vase and filled it about 3/4 full with warm water.
If you choose a shrub with a woody stem, give it a little smash with a hammer to encourage the branch to suck up water. I'm going to change the water every few days, again to lower the chances of bacteria growing and to keep my branches looking fresh as long as possible.
Here are a few early spring bloomers worth trying:
- pussy willow
- forsythia
- weeping willow
- flowering dogwood
- apple trees
- flowering quince (shown above)
- magnolia


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This blog is initiated by Hans A.H.C. de Wit, a Dutch living in Istanbul with co-bloggers from Turkey, Greece, the Netherlands, India and the USA. Writing about: politics, cultures, religions, art, daily life, communications, etc. Enjoy! And...At least one post a day!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Australia gives the EU advise
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said Australia's assimilation of different cultures was "genius" because it encourages immigrants to integrate as citizens rather than behave simply as "guest workers".
"To me, multiculturalism is a bit like a marriage. It has its stresses and strains," Bowen told the conservative Sydney Institute think-tank late on Wednesday.
"We have to remind each other occasionally that we are better off with each other. It takes nurturing; it takes care. "It is in that spirit tonight that I quite proudly proclaim that Australian multiculturalism has worked.
"That not only has Australia benefited from the immigration of those who come from diverse backgrounds, but we have also benefited from the cultures they have brought and sustained in this, their new homeland."
Bowen's strident defence comes after British Prime Minister David Cameron called for a "muscular liberalism" to force the country's diverse population to coexist more closely as a society.
Chancellor Angela Merkel last year declared that German multiculturalism has "utterly failed", while French President Nicolas Sarkozy also called his country's policies a "failure".
The debate in Europe has heated up in recent years with the onset of homegrown Islamic extremism, but Bowen said some countries had deeper-rooted problems.
"Germany has regarded immigration as an economic necessity. A requirement for guest workers has driven an economic immigration policy," he said. "Never has a German government proposed a policy of respect for existing cultures where they do not clash with basic German values.'' He added: "France's resistance to a formal policy of multiculturalism has not encouraged greater integration of immigrant societies but, on the contrary, it has bred resentment, separatism and violence."
Australia has absorbed generational waves of immigrants, from Chinese during the 1800s Gold Rush to Vietnamese, Italians, Greeks, Eastern Europeans and finally large numbers of Indian students in the past few years. But immigration remains a political flashpoint with intense debate over the steady arrival of rickety boats carrying asylum-seekers from poor countries. Last Thursday, conservative opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison faced calls to resign after he reportedly urged the shadow cabinet to play on fears over Muslim migrants in its attacks on the government.
Australia has an uneasy relationship with its Islamic community. Sydney's Cronulla Beach saw riots in 2005 when mobs of whites attacked Lebanese Australians in a bid to "reclaim the beach".
Dozens of Muslim men have been jailed in Australia under strict anti-terrorism laws which also saw the wrongful imprisonment of an Indian-born doctor following failed attacks in London and Glasgow in 2007.
Bowen said it was "inevitable" that Muslim migration would be questioned "in the age of concern about terrorism inspired by extremist Islam" and condemned "values such as Sharia law or religious intolerance or violence". It is right for Australians to be concerned about extremism, whether Islamic or otherwise," he said.
But Australia was also engulfed in controversy in 2009, when a spate of attacks and robberies targeting Indian students drew street protests in Sydney and Melbourne and accusations of racism in Indian media.
But its patchwork society remains generally harmonious, despite occasional flare-ups. Last week, TV personality Eddie McGuire was condemned for calling diverse western Sydney the "land of the falafel".
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Dr. Hani Findakly (iQ Senior Fellow and Head, Financial and Investment Policy) is an investment banker who has served for 25 years in senior capacity on Wall Street firms, including, most recently as Chairman and Director of Dillion Read Management and as Vice Chairman and Director of Clinton Group Inc. He has extensive experience in finance, management and international development; ranging from working on Wall Street to over ten years as Chief Investment Officer of the World Bank. He has received several honors including the Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor (2007). Sigma Xi (Research Honors, 1971), Chi Epsilon (Engineering Honors, 1972). Goulbenkian Foundation Fellow (1969-72).
He serves in different capacities including Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, and Member of the Board's Strategy and Compensation Committees, Saudi Economic & Development Company (SEDCO); and Director, TAIB Bank, Bahrain. Dr. Findakly has provided advice to several organisations and companies including Asian Development Bank, Food and Agricultural Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Inter-American Development Bank, Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development, Arab Monetary Fund, Abu Dhabi Fund for Economic Development, Saudi Fund for Development, Bank for Economic Development in Africa, United Nations Development Programme, Federal Highway Administration, US Agency for International Development, Central Banks of Algeria, Colombia, Turkey, and Venezuela.
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