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by Lucy Chan, IBM Vice President, Growth Markets Business Development & Global Services
Hello Lucy,
The Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony in Vancouver brought back many memories from long time ago, yet so near and so dear. Mom and Dad left their homeland to begin a new life in Hong Kong, determined to build a better future for us. Perhaps you inherited their spirit when you left Hong Kong alone at 16 to begin a new life in Canada, determined to give yourself the best opportunity to realize your potential. Those teenage years in Canada taught you well. That you didn't have to wait for external circumstances to shift before a transforming experience overtook your life. What you needed was to Have Faith in Faith. It was your inner transformation that caused circumstances to shift. It was your faith in your true identify that would create space for you to move from living in the past or future to being present. And at the present, your responsibility was to make wise choices with your soul, to intend with your heart and to act with your mind and body.
Now in your late 20's, married, mother of an adorable baby boy, and a promising professional career with IBM, let me (the older and wiser you) share some life lessons that will serve you well.
Tap Into Your Greatest Talent – It's a funny thing. What you excel at, what is your greatest gift, may not be obvious to you. It comes so naturally for you that you think it comes just as naturally for everyone else. Therefore, you may be oblivious to your special talent, your unique gift that is your birthright and purpose in life. When you are "in the zone" in the present moment of being and doing, you are engaged. Your energy level is abundant and unlimited. The more you do, the more energy you generate. Your experience flows effortlessly. You experience joy. Your gift is vital to the positive and ever expanding life experience of all that you touch. Own it. Embrace it. Shine it upon your personal stage, your life expression.
Knowing what is important in life is probably the most difficult question you would ask yourself – Your life is the results of your choices. The power to create quality of life is within you. Use your own inner compass so that you can act with integrity in the moment of choice. To hear conscience clearly often requires you to be "still" or "reflective" or "meditative" – a condition you rarely choose or find. Stand apart from your dreams. Look at them. Write about them. Wrestle with them until you're convinced they're based on principles that will bring results. Then use your creative imagination to explore new applications, new ways of doing things that have the principle-based power to translate dreaming to doing. If you understand and live your life based on principles, you can quickly adapt; you can apply them anywhere.
Adversity can be an ally, an opportunity to show greatness – In the next decades, you will continue to encounter adversity. You will learn that in order to overcome adversity, you must first to encounter it. Fear, anxiety, chaos, disappointment, shock, surprise, anger, hurt, pain, bewilderment, discomfort, concern and so on is what you need to come face-to-face with. The other side of naked hardship of life is the feelings of gratitude, peace, satisfaction, freedom, pride, hope, trust and happiness.
Cardinal Virtues of Business – During your very busy professional life, you will ask yourself what gives you greatest pleasure, and what, at the end, will give you greatest satisfaction? You will come to realize that many of your friends chose business as their vocation (calling) because in coming together and forming a task-oriented community, they could make contributions to society that no one person could make alone but must be made by many together. They enjoyed the challenges business offered.
They liked the feeling, toward the end of life, that they were severely tested and accomplished something – something that they could see, and that they knew had made a contribution. They took pride in their quality. But I think that most of all, they had enjoyed going through the hardships with their teams and their association with them.
Fuel your goals with inspirations – I am certain you will have experiences where you find yourself deeply moved by a theater performance, a great song, or the stunning beauty of visual art, only to be transported to another place that connects you to your highest potential. It is the energy of inspiration that you will use as divine fuel that keeps you moving in the right direction. Keep inspirations close to you. Make a deliberate attempt to fuel your goals, resolutions, and dreams with regular inspiration. Make a list of things that inspire you and resolve to have one experience every week. If music, movies, books, or great conversations provide you with inspiration, make it a daily habit. When thinking about inspiration, keep this formula in mind: Inspiration = Motivation and Motivation = Realized Dreams.
Citizenship is not some part-time spasmodic affair. It is the long duty of a lifetime – Serve others. Live your purpose and give your talents to the world around you. Self-improvement is indeed one type of work that is worth it. The difference lies within yourself and how much you want to change for the better. From time to time, ask yourself, "What does it mean to be me at the present time? What are my rights, obligations, and responsibilities? What does it mean to be a citizen of my community/my region/the planet? What do I owe others, and especially those who –through the circumstances of birth of bad luck – are less fortunate than I am?"
Last but not least, love yourself and others, have courage to pursue the art of the possible, and determine to live your best life!
Love – "The ideal relationship is one in which you mutually aim at a great future goal, encouraging and helping each other develop."
Courage – "Through the power of strong inner resolve, we can transform ourselves, those around us and the land in which we live."
Determination – "This lifetime will never come again; it is precious and irreplaceable. To live without regret, it is crucial for us to have a concrete purpose and continually set goals and challenges."
Now, live each day to its fullest, as if it were the only one you had. When you were my age, you would look back and know that you got and delivered good value out of living. You took advantage of the opportunities that you were blessed with for yourself and your family. You created good balance in your life, enjoyed it, lived well, and enhanced the lives of others in the process. You loved and were loved in return – how glorious!;


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Join me in celebrating World Animal Reiki Day!
I'm so excited for tomorrow: The inaugural World Animal Reiki Day will finally be here! This special day, organized by me and the volunteer members of my Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA), is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to help make a better future for the animals in our world. The day is celebrated on February 5 to honor Dakota Prasad, the special puppy (pictured above) I rescued from animal control. Dakota was my best friend, my first animal Reiki teacher and the inspiration behind SARA—and February 5 was his birthday.
Let's celebrate together! You are invited to join me at BrightHaven animal sanctuary and hospice in California on February 5 for a special World Animal Reiki Day event. I will also be on Google+ for a live message of healing and light for the global Reiki community. I truly hope to see you there!

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These lyrics are from "Mack the Knife", the famous Kurt Weill song that opens The Threepenny Opera. According to Wikipedia, at least 29 pop versions of "Mack the Knife" have been recorded, and lucky for us, many of them are on YouTube. In the coming months, before Macheath really is in town, I think it'd be fun to examine the many incarnations of "Mack the Knife", or "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" in the original German. The big question is, how did such a dark song, composed in Berlin on the eve of historic political instability, become an upbeat, popular American staple?
Let's start at the beginning. The first version on record is by Bertolt Brecht, the revolutionary playwright who wrote the text for The Threepenny Opera:
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"A moritat (from mori meaning "deadly" and tat meaning "deed") is a medieval version of the murder ballad performed by strolling minstrels. In The Threepenny Opera, the moritat singer with his street organ introduces and closes the drama with the tale of the deadly Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife, a character based on the dashing highwayman Macheath in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. The Brecht-Weill version of the character was far more cruel and sinister, and has been transformed into a modern anti-hero.
The play opens with the moritat singer comparing Macheath (unfavorably) with a shark, and then telling tales of his robberies, murders, rapes, and arson.
The song was inserted in the play shortly before its première in 1928, because Harald Paulsen, who created the role of Macheath, wished a more effective introduction of his character. The original German text is:
Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne,
Und die trägt er im Gesicht.
Und Macheath, der hat ein Messer,
Doch das Messer sieht man nicht.
And the shark, it has teeth,Serious stuff, with not much for a swinging Sinatra-type to grab on to. We'll see how that came to be next time.
And it wears them in its face.
And Macheath, he has a knife,
But the knife one doesn't see."


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Because of the drought we had this summer, the colors were simply amazing this year.
Rich reds, bright yellows, and "phajent"
(Don't ask. I haven't a clue where he came up with it.)
He insists that it's the brilliant, almost neon, orangey pink hue that you are lucky to see once in a while on sugar maples.
I married such a smart man.]
and putting my flower gardens to bed for the season,
When Sandy shared a wonderful tutorial on how she made one,
You've encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and try new things, and I've loved every minute of it.
In the Native American Ojibwa culture, the hoop of the dream catcher signifies strength and unity. The circle of life.
I assembled everything in my studioffice and began creating.
It was calming.
Wrapping the strips of soft, faded floral cotton around the hoop.
a small cross made from either a genuine turquoise stone
A simple way of passing on God's love.
A hoop of beachy turquoise.
I will weave each one with a calm breath,
I want to thank ALL of you, near and far, so much for entering my THROUGH THE FRENCH DOOR book giveaway and leaving your sweet comments. I wish with all my heart that I could have given each and every one of you a copy of this beautiful book.
~ ♥ ~
The winner was picked the old fashioned way.
The Husband pulled a name out of a vase for me
(before I refilled it with some fresh pink roses).
The winner is.....
Dore from Burlap Luxe.
Congratulations, Dore!
I'll be contacting you.


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Origin of ultramafic xenoliths containing exsolved pyroxenes from Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
By: W.A. Bohrson and D.A. Clague
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Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii, is best known for the abundant and varied xenoliths included in the historic 1800 Kaupulehu alkalic basalt flow. Xenoliths, which range in composition from dunite to anorthosite, are concentrated at 915-m elevation in the flow. Rare cumulate ultramafic xenoliths, which include websterite, olivine websterite, wehrlite, and clinopyroxenite, display complex pyroxene exsolution textures that indicate slow cooling. Websterite, olivine websterite, and one wehrlite are spinel-bearing orthopyroxene +olivine cumulates with intercumulus clinopyroxene +plagioclase. Two wehrlite samples and clinopyroxenite are spinel-bearing olivine cumulates with intercumulus clinopyroxene+orthopyroxene + plagioclase. Two-pyroxene geothermometry calculations, based on reconstructed pyroxene compositions, indicate that crystallization temperatures range from 1225?? to 1350?? C. Migration or unmixing of clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene stopped between 1045?? and 1090?? C. Comparisons of the abundance of K2O in plagioclase and the abundances of TiO2 and Fe2O3in spinel of xenoliths and mid-ocean ridge basalt, and a single 87Sr/ 86Sr determination, indicate that these Hualalai xenoliths are unrelated to mid-ocean ridge basalt. Similarity between the crystallization sequence of these xenoliths and the experimental crystallization sequence of a Hawaiian olivine tholeiite suggest that the parental magma of the xenoliths is Hualalai tholeiitic basalt. Xenoliths probably crystallized between about 4.5 and 9 kb. The 155??-230?? C of cooling which took place over about 120 ka - the age of the youngest Hualalai tholeiitic basalt - yield maximum cooling rates of 1.3??10-3-1.91??10-3 ??C/yr. Hualalai ultramafic xenoliths with exsolved pyroxenes crystallized from Hualalai tholeiitic basalt and accumulated in a magma reservoir located between 13 and 28 km below sealevel. We suspect that this reservoir occurs just below the base of the oceanic crust at about 19 km below sealevel. ?? 1988 Springer-Verlag.
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Title: Spark
Series: Elemental, #2
Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Publisher: K-Teen
Tags: Young Adult, Romance, Paranormal, Elements
Hearts: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Gabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally.
Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can't. Like the fire that killed his parents.
Gabriel has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But when an arsonist starts wreaking havoc on their town, all the signs point to Gabriel. Only he's not doing it.
More than Gabriel's pride is at stake — this could cost him his family, maybe his life. And no one seems to hear him. Except a shy sophomore named Layne, a brainiac who dresses in turtlenecks and jeans and keeps him totally off balance. Layne understands family problems, and she understands secrets. She has a few of her own.
Gabriel can't let her guess about his brothers, about his abilities, about the danger that's right at his heels. But there are some risks he can't help taking.
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Kale is becoming such a regular in my kitchen that I'm using it in everything.
By using turkey breast mince, these Thai cakes are a leaner option to replace the humble beef pattie – don't get me wrong I love beef patties, but I don't want to turn into one!
Turkey breast mince is high in protein and amino acids, low in calories, is carb free and low in fat.
No need to cook the Kale before hand, just finely chop, add to the turkey mince along with all the other ingredients and shape into the desired size you like. Rest them in the fridge until ready to cook, they can be frozen at this stage or even after cooking. They are gluten, grain and dairy free.
Turkey and Kale Thai Cakes
Serves 4-6
1 1/2 tbsp Thai curry paste, I used yellow this time
1 egg
1-2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tsp preferred sweetener, I use palm sugar
Juice and zest of 1 lime*
1 tbsp cornflour
2 cups kale, removed from stems and finely chopped
500g turkey breast mince
2 spring onions, finely sliced
4 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced **
Rice bran oil for cooking
- Mix curry paste, egg, fish sauce, sweetener, lime juice and zest, once combined whisk in the cornflour, removing any lumps.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients and mix well- time to get your hands dirty. Shape into cakes or balls, cover and rest in the fridge for 30 mins.
- Place a large fry pan over med heat with 2 tbs oil, cook for 4-7 mins each side, depending on the thickness of the cakes. I place a lid on my fry pan to cook them quicker, totally optional. You could also cook them in the oven at 180c fan forced for 10-15mins, turning once. They just don't caramelize as much in the oven.
To recreate the burger:
buns of choice, peanut satay sauce, Asian salad-mint, coriander, spring onion, thai basil, lime juice and vegetables of choice.
* If I have no fresh limes, I will defrost them from the freezer, 30 sec increments in the microwave.
**I'm lucky enough to have a Kaffir Lime tree, but you can buy them already sliced in a jar in the asian section of your supermarket or fresh from the herb section and store the unused leaves in the freezer.


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There are many accredited and recognized photography schools in Ohio. Topics covered in photography classes include lighting, exposure and composition, posing and unposing, portrait capture, and other photography fundamentals. Being an accomplished photographer can result in a prosperous professional career or lifelong hobby.
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Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877), Scottish-born American legislator, was conspicuous among radicals in the 1820s and then won stature as an exponent of social legislation.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 9, 1801, Robert Dale Owen, the eldest son of Robert Owen, attended the school his father had established at New Lanark. After studying for 4 years at Hofwyl, Switzerland, he came home to head his old school, which he celebrated in his An Outline of the System of Education at New Lanark (1824).
In 1825 Owen joined his father in his New Harmony, Ind., experiment, where he taught and edited its Gazette. He was impressed by the idealism of the social reformer Frances Wright, who was at New Harmony in 1825, and toured Europe with her. When Owen returned to New Harmony he found it in decay; still bent on social change, he organized a group of "Free Enquirers" who repudiated religion, exalted education for all, and urged lenient divorce laws and fairer distribution of wealth. Owen moved to New York City in 1829, and with Frances Wright urged his causes in the Sentinel and the Free Enquirer, as well as through the short-lived New York Working Men's party.
In 1832 Owen married Mary Jane Robinson in a ceremony repudiating male dominance. They visited England, where Owen helped his father edit the Crisis, and then settled in New Harmony. In 1836 Owen was elected for the first of three terms in the Indiana Legislature. There he advocated liberal causes, including universal education. In 1842 he was sent as a regular Democrat to the U.S. Congress. During his second term in Congress he prepared the bill (1845) creating the Smithsonian Institution.
Defeated for a third term in Congress, Owen helped liberalize rights for women in Indiana. President Franklin Pierce appointed him chargé d'affaires for Naples, Italy, in 1853. Back in America 5 years later, Owen joined other antislavery Democrats in crossing over to the Republican party. He was a moderate on slavery, but the increasing gulf between pro and antislavery forces gave contemporary distinction to such writings as The Wrong of Slavery (1864). In Italy, Owen had been converted, like his father, to spiritualism, and he wrote eloquently on its behalf in Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World (1860) and The Debatable Land between This World and the Next (1872). His last years were hectic, owing to the death of his wife in 1871, embarrassments caused by unscrupulous spiritualists, and his own bout with mental illness in 1875, from which he recovered. He married Lottie W. Kellogg in 1876. Owen died at their summer home at Lake George, N.Y., on June 24, 1877.
Further Reading on Robert Dale Owen
Much of the writing on the elder Owen and New Harmony deals also with Robert Dale Owen. His autobiographical chapters in Threading My Way (1874; repr. 1967) are excellent, although confined to his early life. Studies of him are Richard W. Leopold, Robert Dale Owen (1940), and Elinor Pancoast and Anne E. Lincoln, The Incorrigible Idealist: Robert Dale Owen in America (1940).


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ForexNewsNow – The current twin debt crises both in the euro zone and in the US can be well described by thinking of the two entities as opponents in a ping pong match. On one side, you have the US, the hegemon with the de facto international currency that is going through tough economic times which are compounded by a staggering public debt accumulated over the past 30 years. On the other end, you have the euro zone, a younger competitor with less experience that is buckling under the weight of sovereign debt from its member states – Greece in particular.
Imagine: The game consists of sending the figurative "economic crisis ball" back and forth between each competitor. Once one competitor (ie the euro zone or the US) has reassured the viewing audience and the media, which is broadcasting the match, that he has solved his imminent economic problems (ie the US debt ceiling or the second Greek bailout), he bats the ball back to his opponent. The longer it takes to return the ball to the other side, the more the pressure grows on the player and, as a result, his currency loses value in the EUR/USD pair, and speculation as to his economic health intensifies. Once a player sends the ball back to the other side by announcing a new economic plan, prodding the relevant central bank to take action, etc., he can then rest as he watches his opponent deal with the pressure.
Of course, the game features referees (ie the major credit rating agencies, and the IMF) who are free to increase or decrease pressure on either of the competitors as they see fit and depending on how they are playing.
Now back to reality: The truth is that this is almost exactly what we have been watching for the past few months. Let's go back to this past July.
The whole financial world was focused on the EU instability because of one country's debt crisis: Greece. Rating agencies added to the pressure with their sovereign debt rating downgrades. Everyone was asking: How will the euro zone react? Will the region crack under the pressure?
The announcement of a second bailout plan for Greece on July 21st allowed the Old Continent to pass the debt crisis ball to the US.
The US is dealing with an imminent cause for concern for the American economy: the maximum allowable public debt ceiling is about to be reached and the government will be forced to shut down if no agreement is reached between the President and Congress to raise it by August 4th.
At the last minute, President Obama reaches a compromise with US lawmakers and the ball is batted back across the Atlantic.
In Europe there is cause for concern that Italy and perhaps Spain will be the next countries to join Greece and Ireland in requiring bailout packages. However, austerity plans are announced to help reduce their respective sovereign debt and the euro zone gets a bit of breathing room as a result and flings the economic crisis ball back to the New World.
Now the US is under the financial magnifying glass since job creation completely halts and all eyes turn to Washington to see how the President and/or the Federal Reserve will respond. Obama announces a job stimulus package plan in front of a joint session of Congress and, just like that, the hot potato is back in the euro zone's lap.
Rumors are now swirling about an imminent Greek default – or even about the end of the EU's single currency in its present format. There is also a buzz in the background about European banks as the European Financial Stability Facility extends its mandate to cover certain banks and IMF Chief Christine Lagarde announces that European banks require "urgent recapitalization." The situation will last until a European leader finds a way to reassure investors about its stability and unity.
The difficulties President Obama will face in Congress as he tries to pass his jobs stimulus plan may make for the next US episode of the game.
This dangerous game does not only involve these two major economic entities, the rest of the global economy is also closely watching. Until the US and the euro zone come up with ways to boost the US economy and engender a stronger and more tightly-knit EU monetary bloc, both the competitors and everyone in the viewing audience stands to lose.


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We sometimes keep the good stuff under wraps, so we're proud to let the cat out of the bag: We're Home Owners!
As of a couple months back, we're the proud owners of 19-33 37th St, and are excited to get to be lifelong Astorians.
We figured we should have a house party to celebrate, so we're throwing a big one to send off Queens Beer Week. Join us for Home@Last, on Saturday May 21st, from 8pm-12a, here at the brewery.
Thanks Queens, we look forward to many, many more years here.


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Trusteer Ventures Into the Chinese Hackers' Den
Apr 8, 2013 9:59 AM PT
China has a reputation as a center for international hacking, so why would a U.S. security company want to set up shop there?
Before hackers launch their international escapades, they typically cut their teeth in their local markets, explained Rakesh Loonkar, president of Trusteer, which announced last week that it was opening an office in China.
"What we're seeing in China, as well as in Russia and Eastern Europe, many of the fraudsters are trying all their techniques out locally before expanding internationally," he told TechNewsWorld.
A local office can not only provide protective services for native targets of cyberbandits, Loonkar said, but it can gather data that will be useful when those miscreants go multilateral.
That's because Trusteer's security products improve with use. Once an attack is identified, it can be used to update the company's database and protect its global customer base.
"So a local office can serve as an early warning system to protect everyone around the world," Loonkar said.
Spammers Exploit Google
An intriguing spam scheme that uses Google Translate as a proxy server for junk mail was revealed last week by Barracuda Networks.
Google Translate links are embedded in spam messages to fool spam filtering systems into thinking the missives contain legitimate links -- and to an extent, they do.
The links go to Google Translate, but they do more. They also instruct the site to translate a page in Russian on a server in France that sends link-clickers to a spam site hawking bootleg pharmaceuticals.
"We've seen this on a small scale for a long time," Chet Wisniewski, a security advisor for Sophos, told TechNewsWorld.
"I've seen them trying to use Google Translate to bypass spam filters," he said. "I've just never seen it on any scale."
According to Barracuda, the technique is being used in a number of large volume spam attacks.
"It is something that works particularly good for bypassing filters," Wisniewski noted. "We don't automatically think that something like Google Translate are suspect."
That's not always the case, however. Schools often turn off Google Translate because students discovered early on how to use the site to get around content filters.
The site was also used in the past by Chinese web surfers who wanted to skirt their country's Net filters, he added.
"Using Google Translate to get around a blockage isn't new," Wisniewski said, "but if it's being used on a large scale for spam purposes, that's new."
An Event Every Minute
FireEye released its Advanced Threat Report for the second half of 2012 last week, and among its findings was this tidbit:
"On average, a malware event occurs at a single organization once every three minutes. Malware activity has become so pervasive and attacks so successful at penetrating legacy defenses -- network firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and anti-virus -- that once every three minutes organizatons on average will experience a malicious email file attachment or Web link as well as malware communication -- or callback -- to a command and control server."
That number varies across industries, the report said, with technology companies experiencing the highest volume of malware events -- one every minute.
Malware writers are increasing their efforts to evade detection by sysem defenders, the report said.
Among the evasion innovations spotted by researchers are malware that performs operations only when a mouse is moved, and some strains that remain dormant on a virtual machine. Both tactics are designed to subvert detection by sandboxing.
This obsession with covering their tracks is a disturbing trend, according to Tom Kellermann, vice president of cybersecurity at Trend Micro.
"What worries me most today is that elite hackers are beginning to use destructive payloads as part of cleanup or anti-incident response," he told TechNewsWorld. "These payloads include MBR wiping- logic bombs and crypto."
Breach Diary
- April 2. South Carolina governor's office reports that 38 percent of the state's citizens affected by massive data breach at revenue department have signed up for free credit monitoring program. Breach affected 3.8 million taxpayers, 1.9 million dependents and 700,000 businesses.
- April 2. American Chamber of Commerce poll reveals that 25 percent of U.S. companies doing business in China have experienced a data breach or theft of data.
- April 2. California bill that requires companies upon request to disclose to consumers the data collected about them and to whom it was shared during the past year is referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee. Hearing scheduled for April 16.
- April 2. Two major Internet portals in Japan hacked. Goo, a portal owned by network operator NTT, locks 100,000 accounts to prevent illicit logins. Yahoo Japan discovers data for 1.27 million users exfiltrated from portal's systems. There was apparently no immediate connection between the two incidents.
- April 3. United HomeCare Services, which services Dade County, Fla., is notifying 13,617 patients that their personal information may have been compromised when a laptop was stolen from the car of an employee. Information includes names and addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, service dates, health plan numbers, diagnoses and diagnostic or treatment service codes. United is offering those affected by the breach two years of free credit monitoring.
Upcoming Security Events
- April 9. Mobile Devices and Identity and Access Control Applications. Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Sponsored by Smart Card Alliance. Registration: US$470-$590.
- April 12. Art of Deception: Are YOU in Danger of Being Conned? Lecture by Kevin Mitnick. 3 p.m. Tom Steed Community Learning Center, 6191 Tinker Diagonal, Midwest City, Okla.
- April 18. A Tale of Mobile Threats. 2 p.m. ET. Black Hat webcast. Free.
- April 23-24. Black Hat Embedded Security Summit. McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Registration: Before Feb. 9, $999; Feb. 9-Apr. 18, $1,099; Apr. 19-25, $1,199.
- April 23-25. Infosecurity Europe. Earls Court, London, UK. Registration: By Apr. 19, free; After Apr. 19, Pounds 20.
- May 15-16. NFC Solutions Summit. Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport. Registration $760-$1,020.
- June 11. Cyber Security Brainstorm. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET. Newseum, Washington, D.C. Registration for non-government attendees: Before March 3, $395; Mar. 3-Jun. 10, $495; Onsite, $595.
- June 14-22. SANSfire 2013. Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Course tracks range from $1,800-$4,845.
- July 24. Cyber Security Brainstorm. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Newseum, Washington, D.C. Registration: government, free; non-government $395, before April 10; $495, April 10-July 23; $595 July 24.


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Wet your appetites. Travel Portland has come up with a winter/spring deal inspired by the Rose City's growing reputation among foodies.
Book and stay in a Portland hotel before April 1, and the tourism bureau will throw in a passport good for snacking your way around town for free.
The passport includes:
*One 10-piece meatball plate at IKEA
*One hour-long brewery tour, tasting and tulip beer glass at Widmer Brothers.
*One single scoop of ice cream in a waffle cone at Salt & Straw.
*One Portland Cream doughnut from Voodoo Doughnuts
*One basket of buttermilk biscuits from The Country Cat.
*One cheeseburger with meat or veggie patty from Brunch Box food cart.
*One meat or chocolate salami from Olympic Provisions.
*One cup of seafood chowder from Salty's on the Columbia
Reservations must be made through Travel Portland between Jan. 14 and March 31.
If you book a Portland Perks hotel (listed in your search results on the website), you'll also get free parking and breakfast.


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Central staff and students wearing their "Knights Fight Cancer" t-shirts on Oct. 2, 2012. Over 250 t-shirts were sold by GF Central DECA students to raise funds for the "Look Good Feel Better" program at Altru Cancer Center.
Tickets were also sold for a chance to win one of the 25 gift baskets. 8 baskets were specially donated by the following businesses: Choice Health and Fitness, GFC Volleyball, GFC English Dept, UND bookstore, Pampered Chef, Thirty-One , Scentsy, Valley Dairy. Check out these great baskets!
A check for $2,600.00 was donated to the "Look Good Feel Better" program at the Altru Cancer Center. Great job!


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Providence City Council Committee on Finance Sends Fiscal Year 2019 Budget to the Council for Vote
Fiscally responsible budget holds the line on taxes, implements public safety enhancement programs, preserves historical assets, improves quality of life in every Providence neighborhood
PROVIDENCE, RI (June 18, 2018) — The Providence City Council Committee on Finance tonight voted approve the recommendation of the FY2019 $748 Million city budget, which is now forwarded to the City Council for passage.
The budget is the result of collaboration between the City Council and City Administration with the ultimate goal of producing a fiscally responsible budget that includes no tax increases; invests in schools, safety and neighborhoods; enhances public safety; preserves significant historical assets; and improves the quality of life in every Providence neighborhood.
"I am pleased to announce that we are holding the line on tax increases, ensuring that our yearly fiduciary responsibility to the pension fund is met in full, and investing in quality of life initiatives to benefit all Providence neighborhoods – like the Council's initiative to save the Federal Hill fountain located in DePasquale Plaza," said Committee on Finance Chairman and Council Majority Leader John Igliozzi. "I am grateful for the hard work of the Finance Committee and for the cooperation of every City department that sat before us. The budget process is not easy, sometimes even contentious; but in the end we all want the same thing – a budget that efficiently and effectively utilizes taxpayer dollars and serves the people of Providence – and we believe we have achieved that end."
"The review and passage of the budget is one of the most important duties of the City Council, and this budget prioritizes spending to support our public schools and enhance safety and quality of life in all city neighborhoods," stated Council President David A. Salvatore. "Every year the Committee on Finance is tasked with reviewing the budget and ensuring that it serves the constituents of our city. The process is inclusive and I am proud of the way this body has worked to ensure those principles."
Council-led budget initiatives include:
Holding the line on all tax rates, providing residents and business owners with the certainty they need to prosper.
No less than 35% of the revenue garnered from portable speed camera violations will be used on school safety and other traffic calming measures. The goal of the speed cameras was always to make Providence streets and schools safer, and the City Council has made this a priority.
Restored Neighborhood Infrastructure Fund (NIF) to help ensure that any unexpected brick and mortar projects that arise in FY 2019 can be addressed. This fund has a positive impact on our neighborhoods and helps to improve the quality of life for all residents of Providence.
Enhancing the quality of life in Providence neighborhoods and improving city services through infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and school and parks improvements.
Saving, preserving and maintaining Providence's beloved historical landmarks, including the fountain in Federal Hill's DePasquale Plaza, as well as other significant monuments throughout the City.
Bringing the City's original charter back to City Hall for display to the public, as well as ensuring the preservation of important historical City artifacts.
The City Council will hold special meetings on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, where the budget will receive its first vote from the Council. Once passed, the second and final vote will take place on Friday, June 22, 2018.
The Council's Committee on Finance is comprised of:
Majority Leader John J. Igliozzi, Chair
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Terrence M. Hassett, Vice Chair
Council President Pro Tempore Sabina Matos
Majority Whip Jo-Ann Ryan
Councilwoman Carmen Castillo


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What's Normal? Favour - the Joseph Factor
You might be wondering what's normal?
In a world where normal is kind of hard to now define, where normal can seem prudish or boring…we believe there is a normal in God that far outshines all pre conceived ideas and notions today.
God is good, God is omnipresent, God is all powerful.
And a life built on that foundation probably means a whole new normal for anyone here at Taupo Elim.
Part Three features Pastor Locky shares something he discovered many years a go, that he learnt should be a normal healthy expectation, when following Jesus.
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- Kelvin Kao said...
This is awesome! (And makes me feel a little gassy myself.)
How much of this is improvised?
- May 29, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- Paul said...
Hey Kelvin!
This is taken from the live broadcast I've doing every tuesday night on JustinTV. Pretty much everything is improvised, based on things that come up in the chatroom. I have some music and graphics ready to load as needed, and also plan a few pre-recorded bits (music related mostly) to mix things up, but most everything else is made up on the fly.
Thanks for stopping by!
- May 29, 2009 at 1:28 AM
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MFootball in conjunction with Football Federation Victoria will LIVE stream Saturday's PlayStation 4 NPL clash between Hume City and South Melbourne.
Get along to ABD Stadium on Saturday night for Hume City F.C. v South Melbourne FC in what promises to be a #PS4NPLVIC blockbuster between two of the three teams currently sharing top of the league!
If you can't make it, MFootball Gameday has you covered with a live video stream! This weekend 'MF Gameday' will be making it's return to your screens for the huge clash between Hume City F.C. and South Melbourne FC this Saturday night.
MFootball has set out to deliver the fans, the closest possible access of NPL Victoriaby providing LIVE & FREE coverage. The broadcast will again feature multiple camera angles, live graphics, commentary team and social media integration.
Whereever you are this Saturday night, make sure to check out #MFGameday to see PlayStation 4 NPL football at it's best.


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Welcome to Get Well Path
I've created this site to help the millions of people worldwide that are seeking healthy alternatives to conventional medicine and pharmaceuticals. And, guess what, in my healing journey, I've found Source based herbs, oils and supplements to be much more powerful and beneficial than any of the drugs I've taken in my lifetime.
Source based remedies don't just cover up symptoms, they actually help reverse the root cause of the problem. Getting to the root cause is something modern medicine ignores but it is the essential ingredient to freeing yourself from the pain and suffering of illness. And, what's even better is that even if you don't know the root cause using herbs, essential oils, supplements and healthy food will still help heal your body. Of course, your symptoms can help you pinpoint or close in on what part of your body has issues and this will help guide you to the exact remedies for you.
What are "Source based" Healing Remedies?
Anything that comes from our originating Source. Some people call it "God," but the reference that the word "God" brings to our minds is not exactly the same. "God" is usually based on a human interpretation of a single entity that's separate from us.
We are all products of Source energy that exists throughout the Universe. You can feel it coursing through your body. You cannot breath without it. Source is in us and all around us at all times. The entire universe as well as all plants, animals and humans come from this energy source. And, so do the healing remedies I refer to on this site.
The word 'natural' has been so overused and does not encompass the miraculous energy and enlightenment that Source contains. I may also sometimes speak of it as 'Infinite Intelligence.' It's that intelligence that gives us that "gut feeling" when we know something is true or right or not. We all have the ability to tap into Source at any time. We do it naturally, all day, every day, even if we don't know we are doing it. It's part of who we are. We can't stop it, even in death, because Source still exists and we are part of Source.
My Health Background
I've suffered from many ailments over the years including severe premenstrual syndrome, Hashimoto's and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Adrenal Fatigue, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, lingering low back pain from a childhood fall, toxic poisoning, blood sugar imbalance and all of the symptoms that accompany those ailments. As I sought help through conventional medical practice, I realized that I spent quite a lot of money for treatments that never worked and, in some cases, even created more problems.
Doctors seldom spent more than a couple of minutes to make a snap judgement about what was wrong and were often incorrect. I was prescribed things like Valium because the doctor assumed it was all in my head. I self-diagnosed the PMS after at least 4 doctor visits (including specialists) when I read an article in Redbook magazine describing my problem in detail. That was in the late 1970's. Even then, going to so-called PMS specialists, knowing what was wrong, had no effect on my health and only resulted in spending a lot of money on doctor visits and drugs that did not work. Eventually, after about 25 years, I had a hysterectomy, which, of course, corrected the problem. But doctors and drugs could not regulate my hormones and no one ever offered a refund!
After I was poisoned by Malathion in 1996, it took 7 years for any doctor to even ask the right questions to determine what the problem was. It was about that time, that I began studying Source based healing methods and soon learned how very helpful and powerful they can be. As the saying goes "I never looked back" and to this day, I only visit a doctors office for emergencies and I avoid pharmaceutical drugs completely as well as over-the-counter drugs at local retail outlets.
Today, I have more energy than I had for the 14 years I spent searching for answers and I've returned to a stable, normal lifestyle.
The Future of Health and Why I Created This Site
I feel like I've found a secret that everyone needs to know and I want to tell the world about it. So, I have an immense passion to help others find health and wellness using Source based healing remedies and healthy food.
We live in a time where many changes are taking place on our planet, including an enlightened populace that now seek better answers than what our current medical establishment can supply. With the increased use of the Internet, people have begun to seek out better health answers in massive numbers.
As a result, healthy organic foods have become easier to acquire and more and more great supplements are coming forth to solve our health problems. Even the medical field is evolving. It's a truly exciting time as we are now also seeing many established doctors focusing more on finding the root cause of our illness and moving away from symptomatic relief alone.
You will find that many of the suggestions made here are easy to incorporate into your daily life and are extremely powerful. Much more powerful and less toxic than the drugs you may be used to taking. The problem is that until you try them, you may not believe that last statement.
We have been brainwashed into thinking that nothing is stronger than a pharmaceutical drug but that is far from the truth. The Universe makes the most potent healing agents. It is so very ironic that most folks believe in a God, but bypass the potent agents that grow around us on this healing planet called Earth, that God created.
Our bodies were meant to be in balance at all times. All that's required is putting the right nutrients into them and giving them ample time to heal and bounce back. Once you learn to do that, you'll be amazed at how wonderful your life can feel every day.
Remember that you didn't become unhealthy in a month or even a year. If you've been eating and living like most people do, you've been working on becoming unhealthy all of your life. It won't take that long to reverse it but it might take some time. So, please remember to be patient and chart your path so you can look back at the results you've seen so far.
And, last but not least, never, ever give up.
To your health and happiness.
Ginger Coleen
Certified Nutrition and Wellness Consultant


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Recently, we've seen brand new operators arrive on the drinking scene in Sydney and old institutions reinvent themselves.
This list brings you the best new bars in Sydney right now – the places that took a step back and considered doing something different.
The Lansdowne Hotel
Jake Smyth and Kenny Graham of Mary's and the Unicorn Hotel have revived the legendary Lansdowne Hotel while avoiding all possible clichés. With natural wines, and VB on tap, and the Banana Old Fashion, it's an homage to the old while touching on the new. Sydney artist Jess Cochrane's artwork is refreshing; images from vintage porn mags line the menu, walls and even the ceiling. We can't wait to have a couple late ones at this wild character of a pub.
Paddo Inn Bar and Grill
This Paddington local launched a fine-dining concept menu last September. But after empty seats followed, co-owner Matt Moran transformed the space into a more casual drinking venue. You'll find plenty of hearty reds and older vintages on the wine list, as well as plenty of up-and-coming winemakers such as Alex Head and Mac Forbes. The cocktail list is seasonal. For winter, the rum-coffee cocktail comes with toasted marshmallows, and the Old Fashioned is sweetened with maple syrup. We also recommend the botanically infused Archie Rose G&T, garnished with fresh juniper berries.
Howard's Cantina
Situated above Erskineville's local hotspot, The Rose of Australia, Howard's Cantina celebrates the late Howard, a member of the pub family for three decades. The cocktail-oriented bar is open-plan and full of greenery. We recommend the Smoking Negroni, made with applewood-smoked Grand Marnier and Archie Rose gin. You could also try the Rose Spritz with Aperol, strawberries, fresh mint, prosecco and a dash of soda.
Dear Saint Eloise
The sole focus here is wine. The team behind Waterman's Lobster Co and (Love, Tilly Devine), Jasmine Natterer, Matt Swieboda and Nathanial Hatwel (Mercado) have compiled a 400-strong wine list. Like a directory, the list is educational, affordable and easy to follow. Wines by the glass start at $10, but there are many more expensive European wines, too. The owners love their Riesling, so trust their recommendations.
Sneaky Possum
Chippendale's new local, Sneaky Possum, takes advantage of what's in its backyard. Find murals by local artists on the walls and beer on tap from nearby Wayward Brewery. The long bar that runs through the venue hosts a range of rare tap beers, including a Balter IPA, Thirsty Crow and its own brew, Possy Pale Ale. You can enjoy a $5 happy hour Monday to Friday from 5pm to 6pm.


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Wildlife Art on My Easel – Volume 2!!!
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I've been working really hard on Volume 2 of my "On My Easel" Ebooks, trying to get it available for everyone to download before Xmas 🙂
It will hopefully be released in the next 24 to 48 hrs!!! So keep watching this Blog and my site www.jasonmorgan.co.uk
The new Volume has 150 + photos, plus it also includes 3 bonus pages from volume 1 showing the basics of my whole fur painting technique 🙂 I wanted to make sure that everyone got to see those tips and secrets 🙂
This new volume brings you right up to date with the very latest paintings on my easel including my massive "The Great Migration" painting.
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Ashley Wells, Irma Quintero, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Shaikh (DemocracyNow.com, April 14, 2014); Firstlook.org/TheIntercept
|Journalists exposing NSA (zimbio)
Months ago, Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald (The Intercept) flew from New York to Hong Kong to meet NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Poitras and Greenwald did not return to the US until Friday when they flew from Berlin to NY to accept the George Polk Award for National Security Reporting. They arrived not knowing if they would be detained or subpoenaed after Director of National Intelligence James Clapper described journalists working on NSA stories as Snowden's "accomplices." At a news conference following the ceremony, Poitras and Greenwald took questions from reporters about their reporting and the U.S. government intimidation it has sparked. More
|Obama: Yes to NSA's unconstitutional spying
In their first return to the US since exposing the NSA's mass surveillance operations, the Intercept journalists were honored in NYC on Friday. They play key roles in reporting the massive trove of documents leaked by Snowden.
They were joined by colleagues Ewen MacAskill of The Guardian and Barton Gellman of The Washington Post, with whom they shared the award. In their acceptance speeches, they paid tribute to their source: "Each one of these awards just provides further vindication that what [Snowden] did in coming forward was absolutely the right thing to do and merits gratitude, and not indictments and decades in prison," Greenwald said. "None of us would be here...without the fact that someone decided to sacrifice [his] life to make this information available," Poitras said. "And so this award is really for Edward Snowden."


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This snazzy little website is something I've been working on with the gorgeous and talented gals from A+K Photography (spoiler alert: they're my sisters!). Around the end of May they decided that they wanted to move from a Facebook page to a website where they could post blog entries and present their photography in a gallery. They work out of Southern California, and like in any bustling area, I knew that they would have lots of local competition, so I wanted to design an elegant and clean website that would help convey their professionalism, excellent taste and modern edge.
We started with the logo. Initially they explained that they wanted something that they could turn into a stamp to brand their packaging (when they ship photos or cds to their clients). They also wanted their logo to looked vintage yet modern… which is a challenge in itself, so here's what I came up with.
The official logo is this seal. It's the most "complicated" of the three variations and the idea is to use it as a "seal" on the photos they use to promote their business (example below).
This is the simpler version of the logo that the gals can use as a stamp if they'd like.
Lastly, this is the horizontal logo variation I used for their website. On the website I used inner shadow styling, which is the way it's presented here.
Back to the website and A+K's branding… I was really happy with their decision to use a bright teal. It's a fun color that really pops when used against their black and white photos. I'm also happy they trusted me enough to let me make the background texture gray. Originally they wanted beige, but it frankly didn't feel right. The beige not only clashed with the teal of the logo, but also with their beautiful photos. The focus was more on the background texture than their work, which was not what we wanted!
All in all this was a really fun site to work on. I've never worked with my sisters in a professional capacity before, and am happy to say, we worked well together! I'm so proud of what they've accomplished already in their careers (I think they're fabulous photographers) and am excited to see where their business takes them!


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The Rudd Government's new IR system junks WorkChoices and restores your rights at work.
The new IR system introduced by the Rudd Government sets up a safety net of legally-guaranteed workplace standards, modernises awards, restores the independent umpire and puts collective bargaining at the heart of our workplace relations.
The new system overturns WorkChoices and was achieved after four years of vigo-rous campaigning by union members.
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who shepherded the laws through Parliament and the Senate in the face of Opposition obstruction, said the Government was determined to deliver on its promise to get rid of WorkChoices.
'We pledged to the Australian people we would deliver fairness at work. We said that the Senate should not underestimate the Government's resolve to get this job done. Now it is mission accomplished.'
Three tiers of job security
The Federal Government has now set in place a system that provides a safety net and a mechanism for improving pay and conditions at three levels:
The national employment standards cover conditions such as annual leave, public holidays, long service leave, the 38-hour week and unfair dismissal.
WorkChoices gave employers the opportunity to erode these fundamental conditions. Under the new laws these rights are legally protected.
Modern awards will contain, and protect, minimum wage rates, hours of work, overtime and penalty rates, leave and superannuation.
A win for collective action
NSWNA General Secretary Brett Holmes said the new laws are a very good outcome of the Your Rights At Work campaign.
'These laws aren't everything we wanted but they are a drastic improve-ment on WorkChoices. In the worrying economic environment that is evolving they give nurses and midwives important fundamental protections,' he said.
'But it is important to remember they are a safety net. Any improvements in pay and conditions still have to be won in a bargaining environment. In this economic climate nothing will be delivered to us on a plate. We will need strong workplace organisation and the effective mobilisation of nurses during bargaining campaigns if we are to improve our pay and conditions.'
What the new IR laws deliver
You'll automatically become a member of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation


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You might be wondering what you would use sugared cranberries for. Well, snacking for one thing. They are delicious. You may or may not know that cranberries are tart when eaten fresh by themselves. They aren't very many people's snack. Plus, they are hard to find during the rest of the year when it's not Thanksgiving time. But sugared, they are devine. You still get the tart bite and then the sugar coats your tongue with sweetness and you go back for more.
As it turns out, this year I found a recipe for a cheesecake that needed some sugared cranberries on top for decoration and for deliciousness. So, I had these for two purposes and I've still got some left that I'm snacking on. I love them. Now I wish fresh cranberries were available all year.
Sugared Cranberries
Recipe from Damn Delicious
- 2 cups sugar (divided)
- 1 (12 oz) bag fresh cranberries
- Place 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 a cup of water in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Pour in the bag of cranberries and stir around to cover.
- Place the cranberries on cooling racks with wax paper underneath and let dry for at least an hour.
- Use the other 1 1/2 cups of sugar to coat the cranberries in. Set aside to dry for another hour.


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Letter to the House Committee on Rural Schools
July 30, 2013
Dear Representative:
On behalf of the more than three million members of the National Education Association, we would like to offer our views in connection with a bill included in tomorrow's mark-up of the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act. We thank the Committee for addressing this vital issue.
Before the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act was first passed, funding for many schools near national forests had dropped dramatically due to declining revenues from timber sales—in some cases, to less than ten percent of historic levels. Students were severely impacted as teachers and education support professionals were laid off, extracurricular programs eliminated, and desperately needed building repairs postponed.
The Act offered a solution: consistent and reliable funding for over 4,400 schools in 770 rural counties located near national forests across America. Tens of thousands of students have benefited from the program. Without it, schools and libraries in many rural communities would have closed, mental-health services would have been eliminated, educators and other public service employees would have been laid off, search-and-rescue operations and sheriffs' patrols would have been curtailed.
Nevertheless, forested communities in rural areas continue to struggle with extreme poverty, double-digit unemployment, and experience a host of other pressures. We know that children do best when their communities provide economic opportunities that allow parents to provide for their families—without such opportunities, families and entire communities in remote forested areas will continue to struggle. We urge Congress to consider the economic vitality of rural communities in the context of this broader discussion, and commend you on providing the necessary funding to maintain stability in such communities.
We look forward to working with the Committee to craft a long-term, sustainable approach to meeting the needs of students and ensuring the economic vitality of forested communities in rural areas.
Mary Kusler
Director, Government Relations


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This past week was quite eventful with the combination of spirit week, my birthday, and Halloween.
The first day of spirit week was nerd day. I wore a t-shirt with the numbers of pi shaped into the letter pi while everyone else wore suspenders and glasses without lenses. The second day was decade day. I went as the 60's and wore corduroy bell-bottoms that were striped dark green, orange, and brown with a Beatles shirt. Halfway through the day I changed into a blue skirt suit I bought at Goodwill for my Halloween costume. A lot of people went as the 80's. Third day was mix-match day. I didn't do anything for this except not brush my hair in the morning. Meanwhile people went all out with different shoes and layering shorts over pants. A lot of people looked they did for decades day. Thursday was character day. I had no set character in mind but I went as someone out of character as me. I wore a short dress with fishnets and heels. By the end of the day my feet were killing me.
Finally it was spirit day. Freshmen wore white, sophomores wore yellow, juniors wore red, and seniors wore black. Throughout the day you could see girls applying eye black with black eyeliner or writing their graduation year with red lipstick. We dismissed two hours early to attend the pep rally in the stadium. There were floats by the separate classes, different sports and clubs walking with banners, and performances from the cheerleaders, poms team, and marching band. There was beauty pageant between the teachers where male teachers dressed as women and vice versa. There was also a battle between the classes, where the freshmen won against the seniors in the tug-of-war because the seniors celebrated a bit too early so they ran from the rope cheering while the freshmen kept pulling. Although in the end the seniors still won the most spirited.
On Sunday it was my birthday. It wasn't the best birthday I've had since I was suffering through a combination of a bad reaction to something and a sunburn on my face. The day started with a treasure hunt to find my first present, which was My Little Pony toy. Later I got the most awesome sweatshirt ever with a man carrying a Victrola on the back of it. My grandparents came over and gave me a steamboat necklace and a ring of mine they fixed. My mom made lasagna and blueberry pie and I opened more presents. I got a pair of headphones, a new mp3 player, and a card I can insert into it so it will have more space.
On Monday I went to my friend's house after school and put together the final touches of my costume. I was a Pan Am stewardess, and had the blue skirt suit and the heels I bought from Goodwill, nylons I borrowed from my mom, white gloves that were my great-grandmother's, and a paper hat and wings that I printed off of the internet. I even had "Persian Melon", the official lipstick of Pan Am. My friends were the witch from Left4Dead, a lumberjack, a nurse, a soldier, and a creepy jester. After trick-or-treating I tried to watch The Blair Witch Project, but had to stop it once the people heard noises in the woods.


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Hello good people who read this blog
First of all you might see I got another comment from Matthew Wright of The Wright Stuff on Channel 5 ( scroll down to recent comments or go to "Freaky coincidence" post June 5th ) .
Thanks a lot Matthew unfortunately I only saw your comment to be moderated after I saw today's show. One of his guests was Tony Robinson who is known as that guy who keeps digging up bits of Britain at the weekend in search of archeological treasures along with the only scruffy eccentrics you ever see on tv and of course as the genius Baldrick from Blackadder.
Well Matthew and Tony did an excellent job of putting across how awful the law is that can detain people for 6 weeks before they are charged, now ironically contradicted by the Conservatives. I hope they put the clip of the panel's discussion up on youtube. Tony Robinson is an excellent eloquent intelligent speaker.
We need to defend our right to freedom. ( But I don't want the Tories to lay claim to this! )
But what about the terrorists? Some will argue. The terrorists have won totally if it means that your average person ( or your average alternative slightly eccentric creative person) can no longer go about their lives without being spied on, searched, arrested etc…The best way to be defiant to terrorists is to live your life in freedom without allowing them to interfere with your movements or liberties.
But the thing is it isn't really about terrorists.
Police Intimidating People in the Park:
I was going to write about other things and had written a rough draft to be posted but I'd been stuck indoors for some hours alone and decided to take a break and go for my usual walk in the park.
Now I am very lucky, I happen to live in a beautiful safe part of London and my nearest park is Kensington Gardens where I have been for walks for decades. I go there to escape the stress and crowds and dirt and polution of the city and talk to the ducks and parakeets etc… Anyway it is normally a good refuge from the stresses of central London.
When I got to the gate there were loads of police. They would not let anyone in but they were allowing people out. Earlier there had been a police helicopter flying over the area for a long time so I assumed that maybe there was some high security event at Kensington Palace. I walked along to the next main gate at Queensway. This time there was a major police presence and people wanting to go into the park many cycling or walking home from work during the rush hour were made to queue up and go into a white and orange marquee with a big sign saying " SEARCH AREA" on it.There was a police van and many police officers and none of them looked friendly in a British bobby type way. In fact they scowled at people trying to look intimidating.
I looked on from outside a bit frightened and indignant as the park is MY park, my refuge from stress. I was wondering what on earth could be going on. Had they found bombs in the park? Would I see something on the news later? I stood in Bayswater Road at the entrance with these thoughts not wanting to go in. Another man standing next to me, a black man in his thirties was suddenly grabbed by two young plain clothes policemen. They made him put his arms up and were searching him saying " Have you got any drugs on you?" . The man looked terrified and said no and I was scared too and decided to walk on before I got stopped too.
I was determined I would get in there for my walk. So I went along to the next gate it was locked and the next one policed by two women police officers who were big and butch and not any less threatening than the others. But eventually getting up towards Lancaster Gate I found a deserted gate and walked in. There weren't many people in the park but most of them like me were curious onlookers. There was a very sinister atmosphere it was very quiet and there weren't the usual sounds of children's banter , blokes playing football etc..
I walked back towards the palace and bought a tea in the deserted cafe by the playground. I asked them why they were searching everyone or stopping them from coming in. The manager seemed quite excited " It's a new campaign! " he said" they're searching kids for knives".
I was annoyed and I said "Well I'm not a kid and they wouldn't let me in without going through the "Search Area". He didn't seem to understand this and kept saying " No they are only stopping children".
This was nonsense. The only children you generally see in that park have parents or nannies with them. I have been to that park 100s of times in my life. I've climbed over the fence and walked there at night , I've spent a huge amount of my life in that park and I have never encountered any crime whatsoever.
I decided to take a closer look at the "Search Arch"( not sure if the sign said Search Arch or Search Area) and stood not far but groups of policemen stood looking at me sternly so I moved.
I had nothing to hide, but that doesn't mean I want to be bodily searched and interrogated by strange people at their whim or not be able to go for a peaceful walk in MY local park.
I left the same way I came in but before that I saw them stop and search a group of young black teenagers who were laughing and found it funny when their friend was stopped and detained
( hopefully not for 6 weeks without charge or even the current 4 weeks).
On my way back I walked past the main gate again in Bayswater Road and looked to see if they really were only searching teenagers. I then saw a group of very respectable well-dressed middle-aged white tourists being ushered into the large gazebo/orange and white tent thing, they were looking at eachother in disbelief as they were having to open their handbags and possibly to be bodily searched. I stood there shaking my head saying out loud:
" This is crazy, it's just crazy!"
But then these two men heard me and told me to move along, they must have been plain clothes policemen again.
Police Intimidating People on the Tube:
I have already endured the unpleasant experience of police taking over tube stations at rush hour . Armed police and plain clothes policemen and sniffer dogs lining the walls of the tube station and looking at people in the most intimidating threatening way. I have experienced this several times now and it's not nice.They usually do this in the rush hour often on a Friday evening.
Once there was this guy getting off the train in front of me he had been on the same carriage as me and caused no trouble. He was dressed smartly but he looked like a foreigner coming home from work and definitely not a thug. He had a smile on his face and possibly he had been drinking or smoking a joint on his way home on a Friday evening ( most people do not smile on the tube in the rush hour!). I was walking up the stairs immediately behind him.
Once he got to the top of the stairs without a word two policemen came up behind him and just grabbed an arm each and took him to one side. He looked at both of them with a silly grin on his face also saying nothing, clearly this man was not a bomber, he was not violent and he wasn't currently breaking any laws although he might have been a bit stoned rather than a bit drunk. I found it shocking at the time to have this happen on my normal route home. I felt like I was in some kind of 60s spy movie behind the iron curtain.
Another time as I was going into the tube station on a "police day" two very sweet and innocent looking young Spanish long-haired tourists were suddenly stopped as one the dogs quite liked the way they smelt. I guess they probably had smelt of cannabis, the boys looked absolutely terrified and they didn't speak a word of English. As I passed them the police told them they were being arrested and were confiscating their passports and one of boys looked like he was about to cry. I wanted to stop and help them maybe by translating but being surrounded by about 30 armed and scowling policemen I was scared and walked on.
So that's my piece for today. It's not what I wanted to write about .
I don't want to have to move out of London or leave this country but I'm finding myself suddenly living in a place that is more like Nazi Germany or some communist regime than the London I grew up in.
We are becoming a police state gradually as this is how it happens and if we want to live in a place where we still have some freedom and democracy then we have to speak out against this and complain.
Love and Peace
P.S. George Bush's visit and protest march on June 15th 2008
"The Stop the War Coalition has been informed by the Metropolitan Police that a proposed march, co-organised with CND and the British Muslim Initiative, to protest George Bush's visit will not be allowed. The Coalition has organised scores of marches on this route, including during Bush's last visit in 2003." (taken from the Stop the War website..let's see if they protest anyway and if so how many are arrested)
( sorry if there are mistakes in my post I am having problems with wordpress technology that automatically deletes words and bits of sentences and also with my brain due to an illness..however I do assure you that what I have written is as accurate as I can make it and not fantasy!)


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London Pedestrians Cross at New Japanese-style "Scramble Crossing"
Image from Metro
In a bid to make pedestrians' lives easier and safer, Oxford Circus, one of the busiest street crossings in London, has been redesigned. Today a copy of the Japanese "scramble crossing" design was unveiled, complete with Japanese drummers.
When the traffic lights turn red, cars in all directions have to stop and let pedestrians go. There is a 30 second window when walkers can cross in any diagonal configuration, not just corner to corner. Studies have shown that an X-shaped crossing is far more efficient. Given that thousands of shoppers cross at this busy intersection every day, it is hoped that this will alleviate congestion and make walking easier in the compact and busy area.
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As part of the £5M renovation all the barriers, curbs, railings and balustrades have also been removed. Now pedestrians will be able to flow across the streets and into subway entrances without bottlenecks. Sidewalk space has been enlarged by two thirds which is a real plus at an intersection where 30,000 people can pass through in peak times.
Since the whole concept has been modelled after the Shibuya station in Central Tokyo, the opening ceremonies had a Japanese flavour. Mayor Boris Johnson struck a huge cymbal as Japanese musicians played taiko drums. A giant X, in the form of 196 ft. of red ribbon was also unfurled by devotees of cult Japanese Manga characters dressed in colourful costumes.
As the Mayor said: "This project is a triumph for British engineering, Japanese innovation and good old fashioned common sense. The head scratching frustration caused by the previous design is over and we've brought one of the world's greatest crossroads into the twenty first century. Being able to cross in an oblique rather than a perpendicular fashion will make Oxford Circus incredibly more efficient for the millions of pedestrians and road users that use the crossing every year."
Shibuya crossing in Tokyo has to be one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the world.