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Ice contains no future , just the past, sealed away. As if they're alive, everything in the world is sealed up inside, clear and distinct. Ice can preserve all kinds of things that way- cleanly, clearly. That's the essence of ice, the role it plays. ― Haruki Murakami
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Exhibitors wishing to add a bit of interactivity to their screens and booths on the show floor at #ScreenMediaExpo next week need look no further than using this really cool twitter / foursquare widget supplied free of charge by LocaModa…
Exhibitors can run this app via the link
http://flash.locamoda.com/locamoda/wiffiti/wiffiti-4.8.35.swf?id=58643 – all they need is a PC or Mac running Flash 9 and an Internet connection connected of course to a screen!
There are a couple of features we like, especially the 'Email your photos to firstname.lastname@example.com' which will put attendees' UGC pics up on the screen.
If you want to use the app (t's free, free. free) then do let us or LocaModa know (comment here or email email@example.com) as LocaModa have kindly volunteered to add YOUR company name as a tag and add YOUR stand / booth details as a tip.
Now, how easy is that?

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Whitstable Lifeboat was launched at 3.45pm on Saturday to assist a 25ft sailing cruiser with two persons onboard that was unable to make progress against the south westerly force 5 wind and tide off Shellness in the entrance to The Swale. The vessels engine had insufficient power to take over.
The lifeboat arrived to assist by which time, the yachts engine had failed completely. A member of the lifeboat crew was placed onboard and the casualty vessel taken under tow for Harty Ferry where the craft was placed on a mooring. The two occupants remained onboard and the lifeboat returned to station. The sailing cruiser was subsequently found to have a fouled propeller.
This was the 23rd call of the year.
Crew: Craig Sidders (Helmsman) Tim Smith, Nikky Williams and Vicky Kypta.
Launchers: Ray Davies (Tractor), Alex Quan, Neil Pepper, Dan Monk.


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Pulling a report for Schedules is similar to how you would run reports on users or products. The only difference is the location. So, to begin make sure you are in the Scheduler interface by selecting the "Schedule" under the "Settings" menu.
Next, click on "Actions" and select "Scheduler Report."
Once in the Schedule Reporting module it will list what is automatically included in the report, but will also allow you to scroll down to add additional fields such as the number of users who have checked in and user names. You can also merge your schedule report with other reports you've already created. Once done you can download it into a CSV Spreadsheet.


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Faith has taken hold of some publisher. Who knows if this is a response to "moral values" and the "Last Temptation," "Chronicles of Narnia," and good Christians like Pat Robertson and James Dobson.
On the Catholics side, La Virgen is ever popular for publishers and authors. But new focus has been given to topics such as the fiesta system of indigenous groups, church and barrio organizing, sanctuary movements during the Central American genocide, Protestant "Hispanics," and Cyptic-Jews and Muslims.
But one thing that is different about some of the books recently released having to do with Chicano(a)s and Latino(a)s and religion is that most deal with Christianity and company and most deal a subject many "American" Christians find foreign: "helping the least of those" and the "angels in disguise." Then there are many of the book being released concerning Crypto-Jews in the
Among the book we will look at are PADRES: The National Chicano Priest Movement; Virgin of El Barrio: Marian Apparitions; Catholic Evangelizing, and Mexican American Activism; Belief in Dialogue: U.S. Latina Writers Confront Their Religious Heritage; Latino Religions and Civic Activism In The United States; and United States Hispanic Catholics: Trends and Works, 1990-2000.
If you look back at some of our older issues, we predicted this trend, and we mention some books dealing with the same topics, even looking at Protestants. I know Carmen Tafolla has some interesting stories on Protestantism. I joked one time with
Local Religion in Colonial
Emerging Voices Urgent Choices: Latino-a Leadership Development from the Pew to the Plaza (Paperback)(Brill Academic Pub, Religion in the Americas Series, V. 4, Jan 2006 ISBN 9004148167) by Edwin I. Hernandez, Milagros Pena, and Kenneth G. Davis focuses on the strength of U.S. "Hispanic" churches. "In this pioneering volume, experts from various disciplines examine the remarkable contribution of Hispanic churches to
Chapters analyze success stories in Latino(a) ministry, specific issues for Catholic leadership and Protestant denominations, and the political and community-serving activities of diverse congregations. Together, the essays demonstrate how Hispanic churches of every denomination are generating social capital in neglected communities.
The book updates previous research on religion that largely ignores U.S. Latino(a)s, and adds a new dimension to Latino Studies scholarship by recognizing the important role that religion plays in Hispanic life." The incongruent use of Latino and Hispanic is the publishers own.
Race and Churches
United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race was published by Oxford University Press in 2003. In this book Curtis Paul Deyoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, and Karen Chai Kim looks at the "last 40 years" and how "desegregation has revolutionized almost every aspect of life in the US: schools, businesses, government offices, even entertainment." However they are quick to point out, the church has been untouched. The authors argue that "multiracial Christian congregations offer an opening the still-locked door between the races in the
They note, however, that a belief persists — even in African-American and Latino churches — that racial segregation is an acceptable, even useful practice. The authors examine this question from biblical, historical, and theological perspectives to make their case. They explore the long history of inter-racialism in the church, with specific examples of multiracial congregations in the
The authors respond in detail, closing with a foundation for a theology suited to sustaining multiracial congregations over time. Readers will see a path toward making the church the basis for racial reconciliation in our still-splintered nation." - Publishers Description.
The Perpetual Virgen
There is always something being published about La Virgen.
Northwestern University Press, last year, published Bernando and the Virgin (Northwestern Univ. Press Latino Voices Series Nov 2004 ISBN 0810122405), Silvio Sirias. It focuses around a lesser-known apparition of La Virgen. "In 1980, with the Sandinistas newly in power, tailor and pig farmer Bernardo Martínez witnesses an extraordinary thing: an otherworldly glow about the statue of the Virgin Mary in the church where he works as sacristán. Soon the Holy Virgin appears. She tells Bernardo to forget his money problems and fear of ridicule, and spread her message of peace and faith to his neighbors.
Though a work of fiction, this book is based on actual events in Bernardo Martínez' life. The
visitation of the Virgin Mary at
Sirias' novel tells many stories: that of a humble man touched by the transcendent; that same man as a devout boy denied the priesthood because of poverty; and those in his orbit, past and present. It is also the stormy epic of
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What's been most interesting to me is books by really sincere Christians, those that actually obey the second greatest commandment and "love their neighbor." In The Blindfold's Eyes (Orbis Books 2002 ISBN 1570754357), Sister Diana Ortiz tell of her experience in
As a consequence of her devastation, Ortiz lost every memory she had of her life before the kidnapping, and spent years battling both real and remembered demons in a struggle to heal herself and to spread the word about U.S. complicity in Guatemala's repressive political system and in the torture and murder of 1,000s of innocent Guatemalans.
This is an important book for two reasons: its illustration of the fallout of torture and the special needs of survivors, and Ortiz's well-documented narrative of the
Also on Ortiz, Psst . . . I Have Something To Tell You, Mi Amor (Wings Press Oct 2005 ISBN 0916727203) by Ana Castillo wrote some plays focusing on Sister Dianna Ortiz who traveled as a missionary in the early 1980s to the highlands of Guatemala, where she taught Mayan children to read and write.
"Castillo's displays of emotion and experience are legitimately heavy with truthfulness. It jolts readers with a blast of reality." — Raymundo Elí Rojas, The Newspaper Tree. www.wingspress.com. You can read the rest of my review of this book on The Newspaper Tree.
Another recent book is Father Roy Bourgeois biography — Disturbing the Peace: The Story of Father Roy Bourgeois and the Movement to Close the School of the Americas (Orbis Books Fall 2004), James Hodge and Linda Cooper, with forward by Martin Sheen. After years as a Naval officer in
This book chronicles the many activists that built the School of the Americas Watch movement and presents new research on the action of SOA graduates. With personal stories of how Bourgeois learned the reality of oppression in
Also focusing on
Sanctuaries of the Heart / Santuarios del Corazón: A novella in English and Spanish (Univ of Arizona Press Sept ISBN 0816524653) by Margarita Cota-Cárdenas and translated from the original Spanish by Barbara Riess and Trino Sandoval, in collaboration with the author, also has an introduction by one of my favorite scholars, Tey Diana Rebolledo.
In this book, "Petra Leyva has begun to write a novel about the Sanctuary Movement when she hears that her widowed, womanizing father has set fire to his house in a drunken rage. Overwhelmed by family memories,
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Of course, who can forget the scholar monja Sor Juana. Pawns of a House/Los empeños de una casa a play by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Bilingual Press Mar 2006 ISBN 193101017X) is now published in a bilingual edition. "In this 17th-century cloak-and-sword play, eight characters are enmeshed in a tangled web of mutual obligations. When they find themselves thrown together in the house of Don Pedro de Arellano in
The most interesting book I've seen and that I want to run out and buy is The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail (Paperback)(Penguin Non-Classics May 30, 2006 ISBN 014303717X) by Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan. The winners of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting tell the astonishing story of Mary Clarke. "At the age of 50, Clarke left her comfortable life in suburban
She has led many of them through profound spiritual transformations in which they turned away from their lives of crime, and has deeply touched the lives of all who have witnessed the depth of her compassion. Donning a nun's habit, she became Mother Antonia, renowned as 'the prison angel,' and has now organized a new community of sisters-the Servants of the Eleventh Hour--widows and divorced women seeking new meaning in their lives. 'We had never heard a story like hers,' Jordan and Sullivan write, 'a story of such powerful goodness.'
Born in
On one charity mission across the Mexican border to the drug-trafficking capitol of
Check out the National Public Radio's story on Mother Antonia.
Rebellious Nuns: The Troubled History of a Mexican Convent, 1752-1863 (Oxford Univ Press Nov. 2005 0195182219) by Margaret Chowning is a "treasure-trove of documents that allow an intimate look at two crises that wracked the convent of La Purísima Concepción in San Miguel el Grande,
Would the community adopt as austere a lifestyle as they could endure, doing manual labor, suffering hunger and physical discomfort, deprived of the society of family and friends? Or would these women be allowed to lead comfortable and private lives when not at prayer? Accusations and counteraccusations flew. First one side and then the other seemed to have the upper hand. For a time, a mysterious and dramatic illness broke out among the rebellious nuns, capturing the limelight. Were they faking? Were they unconsciously influenced by their ringleader, the charismatic and manipulative young women who first experienced the 'mal'?
Rebellious Nuns covers the history of the convent from its founding in 1752 to the forced eviction of the nuns in 1863." www.oup.com/us.
Protestants Reformings
Protestants are frequently left out of Chicano(a) Literature and Latino(a) Literature. To many, stories of La Virgen and Quiceñeras don't relate. Except that many Chicano(a) Baptist started having quiceneras in the late 1980s. Humorously, as Garrison Keillor humoursly said in one of his "News from
Latino Pentecostal Identity examines the historical and contemporary rise of Pentecostalism among Latinos, their conversion from other denominations, and the difficulties involved in reconciling conflicts of ethnic and religious identity. The book also looks at how evangelical groups encourage the severing of ethnic ties in favor of spiritual community and the ambivalence Latinos face when their faith fails to protect them from racial discrimination." www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/catalog/data/023112/0231127324.HTM.
In Hispanic Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists in
Anyway, this book covers "a broad sweep from the 1830s to the 1990s." "Barton examines how Mexican-American Protestant identities have formed and evolved as los Protestantes interacted with their two very different communities in the barrio and in the Protestant church. He looks at historical trends and events that affected Mexican-American Protestant identity at different periods and discusses why and how shifts in los Protestantes' sense of identity occurred.
His research highlights the fact that while Protestantism has traditionally served to assimilate Mexican Americans into the dominant
Padres and Madres in the Barrio
Those from
But the Jesuit priest refuses to accept eulogies as his major job assignment. Working since 1986 in the poorest parish in the Los Angeles diocese, 'Father Greg' has run Jobs for a Future, ambitious, albeit cash-strapped program that has helped thousands of gang members discover a life beyond the death mill. G-Dog and The Homeboys presents the story Boyle's unconventional ministry and its extraordinary successes." www.unmpress.com
Another book focusing on priests and Chicanos Catholics is PADRES: The National Chicano Priest Movement (
To oppose this religious apartheid and challenge the church to minister fairly to all of its faithful, a group of Chicano priests formed PADRES (Padres Asociados para Derechos Religiosos, Educativos y Sociales, or Priests Associated for Religious, Educational, and Social Rights) in 1969. Over the next 20 years of its existence, PADRES became a powerful force for change within the Catholic church and for social justice within American society.
This book offers the first history of the founding, activism, victories, and defeats of PADRES. At the heart of the book are oral history interviews with the founders of PADRES, who describe how their ministries in poor Chicano parishes, as well as their own experiences of racism and discrimination within and outside the church, galvanized them into starting and sustaining the movement.
Martínez traces the ways in which PADRES was inspired by the Chicano movement and other civil rights struggles of the 1960s and also probes its linkages with liberation theology in Latin America. He uses a combination of social movement theory and organizational theory to explain why the group emerged, flourished, and eventually disbanded in 1989." www.utexas.edu/utpress
Father Rahm's Book
Before Lalo Delgado died, he mentioned that his mentor Father Harold Rahm had written a book and sent him the manuscript. It's time for Father Harold Rahm to put something out. Like Boyle, he's been doing similar stuff since the 1950s from
In The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston (Hardcover)(Univ of North Carolina Press Feb 27, 2006 ISBN 080782996X), Roberto R. Treviño tells "a story that spans from the founding of immigrant parishes in the early 20th century to the rise of the Chicano civil rights movement in the early 1970s, Treviño discusses how an intertwining of ethnic identity and Catholic faith equipped Mexican Americans in Houston to overcome adversity and find a place for themselves in the Bayou City." http://uncpress.unc.edu/default.htm.
There is also The Virgin of El Barrio: Marian Apparitions, Catholic Evangelizing, and Mexican American Activism (Qualitative Studies in Religion) (New York Univ Press May 2005 ISBN 0814758258) by Kristy Nabhan-Warren. "In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruíz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south
Our own Mario T. Garcia put out Padre: The Spiritual Journey of Father Virgil Cordano on Capra Press last year (2005) in May (ISBN 1592660525). He gives the story of a priest's tumultuous, challenging journey toward his place in the church: "This is a biography of Father Virgil Cordano, now the spiritual and administrative head of
Father Virgil, through all his tests, is committed to his religion, his family, and his community. Includes discussion of the emerging freedom of the Catholic lay community, the shifting winds of change within the church, and the agonizing effects of the sexual abuse crisis." Website unavailable.
Latinos and the New Immigrant Church (John Hopkins Univ Press May 2006 ISBN 0801883873) by David A. Badillo shows how "Latin Americans" "make up the largest new immigrant population in the United States, and how Latino Catholics are the fastest-growing sector of the Catholic Church in America. In this book, historian Badillo offers a history of Latino Catholicism in the
Focusing on 20th-century Latino urbanism, Badillo contrasts broad historic commonalities of Catholic religious tradition with variations of Latino ethnicity in various locales. He emphasizes the contours of day-to-day life as well as various aspects of institutional and lived Catholicism.
By contrasting the development of three distinctive Latino communities — the Chicano(as), Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans. Badillo challenges the popular concept of an overarching 'Latino experience' and offers instead an integrative approach to understanding the scope, depth, and complexity of the Latino contribution to the character of America's urban landscapes."
Crypto and Sephardic
Jewish identity and customs throughout the ages — often unaware of the reasons for some of these customs. When Jacobo persists in asking his grandmother about these practices, she tells him the secret of their past and offers him the chance to be the keeper of traditions for his generation.
As Jacobo learns about the origins of his family, he begins to think about his own place in the chain of the generations. After reading the story, parents and children will be able to discuss their own family traditions and history."
This book reminds me a politico family in
Another book on this topic is Bring Me More Stories (Floricanto Press ISBN 0915745674), Sally Benforado. In these short tales, author Benforado weaves together the oral history of a family of Sephardic Jews, from their close knit home in
Brotherhood of the Light: A novel of the Penitentes and Crypto-Jews of New Mexico (Floricanto Press ISBN 0915745666) by Ray Michael Baca is a novel about the un-easy and often misunderstood relationships of Crypto-Jews and Hispanos in New Mexico and their deep common roots in Spanish history — conquest and colonization — and religious faith and shared values. www.floricantopress.com. Another book on this press is Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans by Gloria Golden, Edited by Andrea Alessandra Cabello, University of California, Berkeley, and Sohaib Raihan (ISBN: 0-915745-56-9).
Memory, Oblivion, and Jewish Culture in Latin America on Univ of Texas Press (ISBN 029270643X), edited by Marjorie Agosín, shows how "Latin America has been a refuge for Jews fleeing persecution from 1492, when Sepharad Jews were expelled from Spain, until well into the twentieth century, when European Jews sought sanctuary there from the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust:
"Vibrant Jewish communities have deep roots in countries such as
A recent Southwest Book Award Winner, Pomegranate Seeds: Latin American Jewish Tales (Univ of New Mexico Press 2005 08263239IX), by Nadia Grosser Nagarajan writes the first collection of the oral tradition of Latin American Jews to be presented in English. These 34 tales span the 500 years of Jewish presence in
The Muslim Side
On the other side of the coin, and less focused upon by publisher, are the Crypto-Muslims. Covert Gestures: Crypto-Islamic Literature as Cultural Practice in Early Modern
Forcibly expelled from Spain in the early 17th-century, the substantial Muslim community known as the moriscos left behind a hidden yet extremely rich corpus of manuscripts . Copied out in Arabic script and concealed in walls, false floors, and remote caves, these little-known texts now offer modern readers an absorbing look into the cultural life of the moriscos during he hundred years between heir forced conversion to Christianity and their eventual expulsion.
In its interdisciplinary approach, Barletta's work is nothing less than a rewriting of the cultural history of Muslim Spain, as well as a re-plotting of the future course of medieval and early modern literary studies."
I really think this is an untapped part of Chicano(a) letters. With all the Arab, Persian, Muslim, Lebanese influence we've seen in Chicano and Latino scenes (e.g., Shakira), it's time authors start focusing on this. Just look at it. Agustin Lara's famous song
Looking at
Activist Faith: Grassroots Women in Democratic Brazil and Chile (Pennsylvania State Univ Press June 2005 ISBN 0271025492) by Carol Ann Drogus and Hannah Stewart- Gambino, two of today's leading authorities on religion and politics in Latin America, have teamed up to produce the "first comprehensive study of women's grassroots religious movements since the transition to democracy in Brazil and Chile.
On a theoretical level, the book compels us to rethink the conventional wisdom about the 'death' of social movements in
Other Faiths
History of the Mormons in
New Mexico Press is always on a roll. Their The Alabados of New Mexico (July 1, 2005 ISBN 0826329675) by Thomas J. Steele focuses on the sacred Spanish-language hymns known as alabados originated in colonial
Introductory material discusses the sources of alabados and the form's origin in late medieval spirituality. Thomas Steele defines terms and discusses the alabado as poetry, music, and oral tradition."
In Cantemos Al Alba: Origins of Songs, Sounds, and Liturgical Drama of Hispanic New Mexico (Hardcover) also on Univ of New Mexico Press (June 16, 2006 ISBN 0826338747), Tomás Lozano gives us "the first book to trace the origins of Hispanic New Mexico's liturgical drama, early songs, and sounds to ancient European traditions.
"Tomás Lozano weaves a historical unifying thread of events originating in medieval
In his 17 chapters, Lozano presents over one hundred songs with original music notations, compares full dramatic exemplars, and brings forward recordings of perhaps forgotten sounds. Cantemos al Alba is an innovative study and bank of information that provides testimony for Lozano's anthological work."
In Holy Intoxication to Drunken Dissipation: Alcohol Among Quichua Speakers in Otavalo, Ecuador (Paperback)(Univ of New Mexico Press Mar 16, 2006 ISBN 0826338143), Barbara Y. Butler shows how "on the eve of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, peoples throughout the Andes brewed beer from corn and other grains, believing that this alcoholic beverage, called asua, was a gift from the gods, a drink possessing the power to mediate between the human and divine.
Consuming asua to intoxication was a sacred tradition that humans and spirits shared, creating reciprocal joy and ties of mutual obligation. When
More on Race and the Church
Also of interest is sociologist/evangelist Tony Campolo The Church Enslaved: A spirituality for Racial Reconciliation: "Two of the most vocal activists on racial issues in the church seek nothing less than a conversion of American Christianity. They directly challenge the churches to resume leadership in overcoming and redressing America's legacy of racial segregation. Campolo (Revolution and Renewal: How Churches Are Saving Our Cities) and Battle (Practicing Reconciliation in a Violent World) expose the realities of racial division in the churches and then lift up a vision of a Church without racism. To achieve reconciliation within and among the denominations, they argue, both the black and the white church need to acknowledge and overcome substantial problems in their traditions. The authors provide an blueprint for how racially-reconciled churches can encourage activism in the cities, church involvement in politics, and responsible use of the Bible, ultimately helping to transform American society itself." Read a agnostic/atheist review of this book by clicking HERE.
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So there is this new guy you have been seeing lately but can't remember inviting him into your android smartphone. The guy is really annoying. Well it's not a real human being. It is a smartphone application. Once your data is switched on, it comes up, and goes on its own. You have tried to uninstall it but can't find it. You also can't find it among the list of apps on your phone.
"What should I do now? Let me go for an antivirus, maybe I will find it as a virus and flush it out in the process." This won't work either. The guy is a virus. That guy is a malware but no antivirus will see it that way. You won't notice the installation. But it acts as a normal application that is why an antivirus won't find it.
It takes the form of a browser (but it's nameless). When you switch on data, this app displays silly deceptive ads. The application interrupts your work at anytime which can be very annoying at times. It uses your data without your permission to show you nothing but ads you don't even want to see while running down your battery in the process.
The most annoying part is that this app is nameless – it does not have a name. So when you try to find it under running apps all you see is a blank window or an ad space (of an app) without a name.
You can uninstall this app without having to factory reset your smartphone; of course that can be a lot of (time wasting) work.
How to Prevent Enter Factory Nameless App from entering your smartphone
This app enters your phone while you are browsing so to prevent it from entering your phone, you need to set up ad block on every single browser on your phone.
How to set up Adblock on Chrome:
- Open Chrome browser
- Open browser options
- Select Settings
- Select Site Settings
- Select pop-ups, set it to Blocked
How to set up Ad block on opera Min
- Open Operamini
- Click on the red round opera icon
- Click on Ad blockingto activate (if it's not active)
How to set up pop-up ad block on UC Web browser:
- Open UC browser
- Select browser menu
- Select Adblock
- Enable Ad Blocker
- Enable Powerful Ad Blocker
How to set up adblock on browser:
- Open Browser
- Open Browser menu
- Select Settings
- Under Settings, Select Advanced
- Enable Block pop-ups
Prevention is better than cure. So I heard. Let's see how to stop, disable and remove or uninstall the nameless app.
There are two ways to do this without having to hard reset (flash) your android phone:
- Disable background data
- Uninstall to remove it completely
Why just disable and leave it there if you can just uninstall it and have your phone back? The truth is, makers of such applications might just develop another way of making uninstall more difficult. And secondly, there is not just one nameless app in the world.
To restrict background data on your android smartphone:
- Go to Settings
- Go to Data Usage
- Open Usage options
- Enable Restrict Background Data
Once this is done, the application will be unable to come up while you are doing other things. In fact, it won't even show up though it will still remain in your phone. But with background data enabled, you will have issues using your Play Store. The best way would be to uninstall and remove the nameless app completely. Also, be careful what you click on when browsing.
How to uninstall and remove the nameless (enter factory) android app completely:
- On your phone, go to Settings
- Select Apps (Here you will find downloaded apps, running apps, all apps and so on)
- Under Running apps or All apps, look for file manager
- Select it and uninstall
Your phone is free, hallelujah!
If you have questions, please use the comment session below – let's talk.
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"Zombie 5" was a film released in 1987, before "Zombi 3" and "Zombie 4", the two 'previous' films in the fabricated series of "Zombie" movies (which start with "Dawn of the Dead" somehow). Obvioulsy at the time, they didn't KNOW it was the fifth installment yet. How could they? The third hadn't happened. If that isn't already enough nonsense, this one involves birds. It is safe to say that "Killing Birds" was not Robert Vaughn's finest hour (and a half). No doubt said hour (and a half) will feel quite a bit longer to the unprepared Starkwell and Lovelock, who are going into this expecting the wacky shenanigans of parts 3 and 4. Man, are they ever in for a letdown. How bad is this movie? Joe D'Amato is an uncredited director.
[Some kind of Johnny Rambo returns from war only to find his woman in bed with a man, that he then kills.]
Lovelock: That's why I never date soldiers' wives.
Starkwell: Yeah, that's… wait what?
Lovelock: Or soldiers.
[He kills her next. Then he kills the two neighbors. He spares their baby. But then the birds peck out his eyes.]
Lovelock: And that's why I'm afraid of birds.
Starkwell: No one is forcing you to keep like a hundred falcons on your porch.
Lovelock: I'd like to see them try!
[Soldier Boy is treated at the hospital, and then given back the baby, which I guess is his baby now (???).]
Starkwell: How did he get to the hospital without any eyes?
Lovelock: I'm sure the ambulance came to get him…
Starkwell: They didn't notice the four dead bodies, his bloody knife and clothes… they didn't ask about the birds?
Lovelock: It's probably not legal to have that many hawks and falcons in cages with those little hats.
Starkwell: Also, what kind of hospital just says "Here you go, guy with no more eyes and a bandage around your head who appears to be bloody, mute and homeless… take this tiny infant and be on your way. Godspeed. It is your baby right?" ???!?!?!?
Lovelock: The kind of hospital found in terrible movies.
They talked for a while about the different birds, and just how many holes in the plot this one scene had already created. They decided that this might be the laziest, most irresponsible and incompetent writing they have ever come across. They missed a whole mess of other garbage, including some of the worst acting anyone will ever see, while they compared it to other horrible movies.
[A mish-mash of eighties clichés and bad actors make up a group of bird watchers, journalists and photographers that will be going to watch birds… I guess at Blind Rambo's house.]
Starkwell: No… I can't do it.
[Starkwell leaves.]
Lovelock: I'm staying, but mostly for the music, and to see Robert Vaughn.
[Enter blind, mangled, Robert Vaughn. He is a bird expert and two of the students interview him for his… knowledge… I think.]
Lovelock: Well, I've seen Robert Vaughn. So what, they're looking for a special bird… or?
Then there's a bunch of bird footage and a dude fake-playing a harmonica. The teens all smile at one another and have a great time filming what looks to Lovelock like "the same four birds over and over again".
[They find an abandoned truck with a decomposing corpse in it.]
Lovelock: Aww… just a plain corpse… I guess it was too much to hope that there would be zombies in a movie called "Zombie 5"… somewhere in the first hour or so.
Running scared from the corpse, the teens come across an abandoned old house that they then decide to explore, seemingly unaffected by the fact they just saw a dead body. It's clearly the house where Robert Vaughn killed those people all of those years ago. It takes them like ten minutes to explore the house, find nothing and have nothing happen. Then randomly one of the teens starts FREAKING OUT and seeing zombies.
[Dude sees his girl crucified… but it was all in his imagination.]
Lovelock: He sure is scared of that blind guy. Also, he sure is sweaty. Also, I sure am bored.
Then one of the characters whipped out a gigantic late eighties laptop and Lovelock spent the next ten minutes talking about how far technology has come. He almost ends up missing the first actual zombie attack.
[Blonde girl has her head smashed in.]
Lovelock: Hooray! Good luck stopping the zombies with your big laptop and floppy disk!
[I honestly don't know why he would say that. This is one of those moments that would have left Starkwell bewildered.]
Nothing is ever explained. At one point a dude spontaneously combusted and Lovelock laughed so hard that he threw up a little. But that was really the highlight for him. Well, that and the part where the girl's head is sort of pulled off. Pound for pound, this movie truly sucks. As bad as you think it is, it's worse. Also, where did the baby go?
Lovelock: More like "Zombie 5: Killing the Series".
Lovelock: More like "Zombie 5: Killing the Series".


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For the week starting Friday, March 2. Times are E.S.T., subject to change.
Symphonies for Youth (Sat. 2 p.m., Mutual). Los Angeles Philharmonic.
New York Philharmonic (Sun. 1 p.m., CBS). Soloist: Pianist Eugene List.
Theatre Guild on the Air (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Hamlet, with John Gielgud, Pamela Brown, Dorothy McGuire.
Boxing (Wed. 10 p.m., CBS radio & TV). Ezzard Charles v. Joe Walcott.
Your Show of Shows (Sat. 9 p.m., NBC). Caesar and Coca back from vacation.
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The Deck is Stacked
The nations of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are funneling billions of dollars in government subsidies to their state-owned airlines, distorting the international aviation market and undermining fair competition.
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Massive Subsidies Are Distorting the International Aviation Market
Since 2004, the governments of Qatar and the UAE have provided $52 billion in subsidies and other unfair benefits to Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates
This subsidized support includes interest-free government "loans" with no repayment obligation, government grants and capital injections, free land, airport fee exemptions and more.
These subsidies are a clear violation of Open Skies policy, which is based on the principle of fair competition in a marketplace free of government distortion. $52 billion in subsidies and unfair benefits is the very definition of government distortion.
Qatar and the UAE Are Exploiting the Open Skies Framework to Build Their National Economies
The systematic subsidization of Qatar, Etihad and Emirates is part of a closely managed effort by the governments of Qatar and the UAE to direct the flow of international traffic through their own hubs and grow their economies.
Qatar, Etihad and Emirates operate as arms of the state carrying out the will of their respective governments – not as independent companies.
These Unfair Practices Put the U.S. Economy and U.S. Jobs at Risk
The massive government subsidies provided to Qatar, Etihad and Emirates are not only a clear violation of Open Skies policy, but they also pose a direct threat to the U.S. airline industry and thousands of American jobs. These state-owned carriers are using their huge, artificial advantage to rapidly expand their fleets and take over international routes, unfairly capturing U.S. airline market share and shifting U.S. aviation jobs overseas.
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A strong U.S. airline industry supports a strong U.S. economy. Qatar, Etihad and Emirates' unfair, anti-competitive practices directly threaten the more than 10 million jobs and $1.5 trillion in nationwide economic activity supported by U.S. airlines.
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Garimba Sur is one of those places where travellers should rest and have a good time in a white village, of its people and gastronomy. Finally, to enjoy the air that comes from the South.
Garimba Sur, as it's known by most of people of the zone, was created the day when, its owners, Javier Dueñas and Estela Sempere, decided to change their lives and go to the place with which they had always dreamed , to the South, close to the beach and to one of the most beautiful village of Spain, Vejer de la Frontera.
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Read Aloud Report :: The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery
We finished our first read-aloud of 2014 this week - The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery. This was part of the L.M. Montgomery reading challenge hosted by my friend Carrie at Reading to Know and it is one of my favorite things about January.
This is the second LMM book that I've read with the girls and I think, at 11, 9, and 7 1/2, they have reached an age where they can wade through Montgomery's lengthy descriptions with the best of them and come out the end with the gist of the story. (Obviously, this is with a read-aloud. The little two definitely aren't ready to wade through her works on their own). Our first was Jane of Lantern Hill which just might be my absolute favorite of her books and one that I recommend anyone starting out with when introducing their kids to LMM.
Our diagram that helped us keep the King family straight during our read-aloud time.
I'll leave you my original post on The Story Girl which explains why I love it, and it's sequel, so much. Some of the comments from my girls at the conclusion of this book were quite humorous, and spot of, after this year's experience with LMM.
From the 7 year old: "I like the stories that The Story Girl tells, but not the other parts of the book."
From the 11 year old: while I can't remember her quote verbatim, she picked up quickly on Montgomery's lengthy descriptions of places and scenery and that many more words seemed to be used that were actually necessary.
From the 9 year old: "When can we get to the part where we find out what is in Cousin Rachel's blue chest?!"
Thanks, Carrie, as always for hosting this challenge every January. The big question, now that we've finished The Story Girl, is do we continue on with The Golden Road or save it for later. One sneaky child looked ahead the table of contents and saw that Aunt Olivia gets married so there may be no holding us back because of course (!) we have got to read about that. : )


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I'm here now at the Manila International Book Fair in SMX as judge in the Reader's Theatre contest sponsored by Rex Bookstore and Teacher Created Materials. The hall is bustling with children. They do not seem nervous, but the adults, their teachers and parents, seem to be.
There are three categories in the contest -- Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. There are six schools competing in the Beginners category while five schools will vie for the Reader's Theatre Fluency Award in the Intermediate and the Advanced categories. Apart from myself, Dr. Luis Gatmaitan and Teacher Gabby of Toddler's Unlimited, are judges too.
The organizers sent a package two months ago containing the guide and information tools for the contest. Along with these are sample books from the Reader's Theatre catalog, company brochure and a pamphlet on Reader's Theatre. Very helpful materials. The awards criteria include the following: Meaningful interpretation of chosen topics (50%); Diction and Articulation (25%); Performance Level/Showmanship (15%) and Creativity and Originality (10%). I remember last year, I judged the Salaysayan Contest of the PBBY and it was a delight. There were illuminating revelations. This time, I expect to be blown away with children performing and displaying their talents.


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We recently completed 4 fall shows, including our first RV/Camping show in Hershey PA. In short it was a record season for us at the shows! Although we only celebrated our one year anniversary in Newport this year, it was great to see so many returning customers in Newport and the Annapolis Powerboat show.
In addition to the Hershey RV show, this was also our first year at the Annapolis Sail Show. As one of the industries largest in water sail shows, it did not disappoint! The show was jam packed from the moment the gates opened at 10 am on Thursday. We continued to receive great feedback from customers and booth visitors alike and nearly everyone loved our new nautical colors! We also learned a lot about the more unique aspects of sailing from many helpful customers and how well our collapsable products fit this style of boating.
We were pleased to be able to introduce our new 2 quart collapsible stove top cook pot beginning with the Newport show. The new size was a hit with customers and for the first time we were able to sell sets of cook pots (2 qt + 4qt) in addition to sets of our multi-oven cookware (medium + large). Both the new 2 quart pot and the sets sold well. One of the best features about the new 2 qt cook pot is that it nests within the 4 qt so together, when stored, they are only about 3″ tall and less than 12″ in diameter. A pretty impressive feat considering they have a capacity together of over 1.5 gallons!


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As per University Grants Commission's circular, Doctor of Philosophy programs are now no more valid thru distance education.
Further, circular mentions only full-time and part time programs will be considered as the valid degrees for Ph.D.
UGC regulations on least educations for teachers' appointments are changed and according to these changes lone regular mode PhD will be considered.
On the circular stated by UGR on 17th March on this change, many colleges have sent queries on the meticulous definition of regular mode and UGC answered by mentioning regular mode is full time or part time Ph. D degree.
North India's known university Indira Gandhi National Open University also offers Ph. D thru distance education will have to change it to part time of full time.


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Every flyer printing has its own use and thus has its own sizes. Available sizes standard print are: A4 (210mm x 297mm), A5 (210mm x 148mm), DL (99mm x 210mm) and A6 (105mm x 148mm). You can have something that can fit in the palm of the reader's hands. Or, you can use a big size to really grab people's attention. This will come down to what you want to display and how you want to distribute them.
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This is the first in, hopefully, a many part series of short posts where I want to help highlight people in the Drupal community who I think are awesome, but might not get much spotlight. See below for more explanation.
The first person I want to highlight and say thank you to is Tom MacWright (tmcw). I have worked with him on the OpenLayers module for over a year now and he has been crucial in making the project what it is today and teaching me lots of things along the way. He also is very active in the overall web mapping space in Drupal and outside with such technologies as Mapnik and Mapbox.
Tom has recently lead the upgrade of the OpenLayers module to Drupal 7 (still alpha) and is very active in the issue queue. He has definitely picked up a lot my slack. Tom was also the driving factor behind getting the OpenLayers module on a Ctools architecture, which, though took me a while to see, has shown me the power of Ctools and the plugin goodness. This has lead me to starting a new project to build a common set of Ctools plugins for a general mapping architecture in Drupal.
Tom is also one of the leads at Dev Seed behind awesome work like live complex mapping in Drupal (TileLive), Maps on a Stick, TileMill, and so much more. Though a lot of this work is still not all that accessible to the average web developer, Tom and his colleagues have and are making huge strides towards a future where custom, open source web mapping is easy for us all. This is just awe inspiring and deserves a great big thank you; keep up the awesome work.
About These Posts
Drupal Highlights is a series of short posts saying a small token of appreciation to members in the Drupal community who might not otherwise get as much recognition as the more prominent contributors in the community do (though they totally deserve it as well). I think it is very important and strengthening for a community to showcase all the amazing things that happen in a community no matter how small. Please let me know if you want me to highlight someone you know.


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The Boston Marathon, held every year on Patriots' Day — the third Monday in April — is one of the world's oldest marathons and some might say one of the the world's most revered foot races. It was on this stage in 1967 that a young college student named Kathrine Switzer made history by becoming the first woman to officially enter and complete the race. Today, on the 50th anniversary of her momentous run, 70-year-old Switzer will again toe the line of the Boston Marathon, honoring female runners everywhere.
Take a look around the field at a marathon or 5K today and you'll see a diverse group of people. Men and women of all ages and abilities come together at these events to put one foot in front of the other and celebrate their love of running. But it wasn't always that way. Running at one time was reserved for the elites — and that meant only the fastest, and only the men.
It's hard to believe, but 50 years ago, even doctors warned against the potential health dangers for women who wanted to run. Women were told they were too delicate and frail to endure even a simple jog around the block, let alone a 26.2-mile marathon. Following these "health guidelines," women were not allowed to enter marathons, and certainly not one as prestigious as the Boston Marathon.
But if there was one thing that 20-year-old Kathrine Switzer knew in 1967, it was that running made her feel good. It gave her confidence, and made her feel strong and fearless. After all, she had been running at least one mile every day since she was 12 years old. When she went off to college, at 18, she started running three miles every day. When she asked the track coach at Syracuse University if she could join the team, he told her it was against the rules for women to run on the track team, but that if she wanted to practice with the team, she could.
It was during those practices that Switzer met assistant track coach Arnie Briggs, who regaled her with stories about the celebrated Boston Marathon. When Switzer decided to run it, Briggs repeated the line that it would be bad for her health because she was a woman. Not to be deterred, Switzer, who was already running 10 miles a day at this point, convinced Briggs to help her train for the race under the condition that she complete a 26.2-mile training run before he allowed her to enter. She ran 31 miles instead.
Making a bib number famous
So Switzer sent in her registration form, and her $2 entry fee, and signed up for the Boston Marathon using the pseudonym she always used in her writing as a journalism student, K.V. Switzer. It's worth noting that in the two previous years, a woman named Roberta "Bobbi" Gibb had attempted to enter the Boston Marathon but was rejected by race officials because she was a woman. (Gibb ran the race anyhow, even without a bib number.) But as Switzer's name didn't raise any alarm flags with race officials, she was granted a bib (#261) and on that cold April day in 1967, she pinned it on and began running the Boston Marathon.
Switzer's run didn't initially attract any attention. She was bundled up and just running along, but around halfway through the race, a press truck come up alongside the runners and the media took notice of the woman on the course. So did race director Jock Semple, who had been riding along on the press truck. Semple was furious that a woman would try to make a mockery of his race, and in his rage he jumped off the press truck and attempted to tackle Switzer and rip the bib number off her.
That moment was captured by the press in the iconic photo series shown above. That, and the fact that Switzer went on to complete the race without passing out, damaging her lady parts, or becoming a lesbian - all "dangers" associated with running as a woman in 1967, cemented Switzer's spot in marathoning history, and paved the way for women everywhere to take part in the sport.
Today, 50 years later and at the age of 70, Switzer will once again run the Boston Marathon. But this time, instead of being attacked by the race director, she will be honored for her contribution to the sport. And she also won't be alone. Rather, she will run alongside thousands of women from around the world who have her to thank for their chance to secure a bib.


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Next Episode of The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick is
Noel Fitzpatrick runs one of the most advanced veterinary practices in Britain and is known as the Bionic Vet. Some of the hardest-to-cure pets from across the country receive cutting-edge treatments and surgery here, from a team of over a hundred surgeons, nurses, ward attendants and physiotherapists. This series follows Noel and his team as they use their pioneering techniques to attempt to cure pets that might otherwise be beyond saving.
Can Noel can help Labrador Scooby, who has a life-threatening tumour in his leg? Tiger the cat's heart stops beating after an operation. And lurcher Otis has shotgun wounds in his leg.
Noel Fitzpatrick sees a rabbit with a broken leg. Cocker spaniel Dixie needs spinal surgery. And Noel finds inspiration from X-Men for a daring solution to a dog's damaged paw.
Jasper, a Staffie puppy, needs an operation on his legs. A Labrador called Mojo has a spinal problem. And a cat called Lolli needs a pioneering procedure for a smashed pelvis.
Diane brings in her 12-year-old cat Pixie, who's been hit by a car. Noel believes he can help Pixie walk again by giving her a revolutionary bionic implant.
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Chances are, it doesn't...but it almost certainly should. Learn why you need one, and what points are essential. Discover how writing this kind of policy can be completely different than writing any other kind for a library, and what you might need in a policy for staff versus what you might need to spell out for patrons.
This webinar will help you to understand some current best practices that you can use to guide you through the process of drafting your own social media policy for your library.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
This webinar will be of interest to Library Administrative staff, HR staff, and those working with social media issues.
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There are a wide range of sporting clubs and facilities in the City of Subiaco. The city works closely with sport and recreation providers to foster the growth of successful and sustainable sport and recreation options in the area to meet the community's physical activity needs.
Are you new to Subiaco or wondering what physical activity to get your children involved in? Why not find a sport or join a club. Belonging to a sports team has more than just physical and health benefits, it provides opportunities to make friends, try something new and above all, have fun.
Rosalie Park is the home ground for the following sporting clubs and associations:
Nicholson Reserve is home to the Subiaco Petanque Club. Petanque provides a fantastic, low impact form of recreation for children and adults alike. The park is available to all community members, and a set of boules can be purchased from most sports stores.
Subiaco Kings Squash Club is located within Subiaco Football Club at the western end of the stadium on Roberts Road. Membership gives you access to all four courts whenever suits you.
The City of Subiaco has partnered with Sports Community to provide all grass roots sports clubs and volunteers affiliated with the city a free membership to Club Sport. Club Spot membership provides access to a huge library of support resources to help our sports clubs and volunteers succeed and thrive.
What is in Club Spot?
Resources include:
Topics important to Club Volunteers like:
And so much more to help clubs and their volunteers save time, raise money, attract and engage their members and volunteers and be successful year on year. The City of Subiaco's investment in Club Spot means it is free for clubs to use. Click here to register or login.
For questions or problems please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or (03) 5973 6404.
The City of Subiaco has partnered with Fair Game Australia to assist in the recycling of second hand sports equipment to be donated to communities in need.
Fair Game Australia recycles donated sports equipment from schools, community sporting groups and individuals, and redistributes it to communities in need. To aid in the collection of sporting equipment donations, Fair Game has placed blue donation bins in well-used community centres.
The City of Subiaco has a blue Fair Game donation bin at Lords Recreation Centre in the reception area. If you or your club would like to donate some second hand sporting equipment, please feel free to give Lords a visit and drop it inside the blue bins. For more information about Fair Game Australia, please visit their website.
Is your club or organisation struggling to find volunteers to fill committee positions or just help out around the place? The City of Subiaco's volunteering service has a dual role serving both the needs of volunteers and not-for-profit agencies. As a matchmaker the hub matches volunteers with the agencies that need them.
To find out more please visit the volunteering page.
If you have any questions or for further information regarding club development in Subiaco, please contact recreation services on (08) 6229 6600 or email email@example.com.


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Ultimate Queen Event.24/11/2017
Ultimate Queen Event.24/11/2017
Stratstone BMW Chesterfield was transformed into an art gallery for the evening on Thursday 23rd November when a UK exhibition tour of rare and never seen before Queen photographs hosted their event.
The tour, entitled 'Princes of the Universe: Ultimate is a Photographic Account of Queen at the peak of their career taken by the bands favoured photographer, Denis O'Regan and organised by Off Beat Events.
Guests glimpsed a unique insight into their history of this iconic band with over 60 photographs on display + half of which had never been seen before alongside a collection of 8ft giant vinyls.
VIP guests were also given the unique opportunity to meet Denis and pose questions.
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US, UK call for probe of Army/Shiite clash
US, UK call for probe of Army/Shiite clash
The United States and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over reports of violent clashes between members of the Nigerian Army and the Shiite Islamic Movement in Zaria, Kaduna State over the past days.
The US Embassy in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja expressed dismay over the reported killing of many people and called on the Federal Government to probe the incident.
It advised the two sides to exercise restraint to avoid actions that may further destabilize the situation.
"While many details of the incidents that reportedly began on December 12 remain unclear, we are dismayed to learn of multiple civilian deaths. It is essential that all sides refrain from actions that further destabilize the situation.
"The United States calls on the Government of Nigeria to quickly, credibly, and transparently investigate these events in Zaria and hold to account any individuals found to have committed crimes."
The British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright in his own statement admonished the security agencies to conduct their operations within the ambit of the rule of law.
He also urged demonstrators to ensure that their protests were peaceful and within the law.
Arkwright said, "Like many across Nigeria, I am following with concern the reports of violence in Zaria over the weekend between the Nigerian security forces and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. I am further concerned at reports that protests in Kaduna have turned violent.
"Nigeria's religious and ethnic diversity adds a great deal to this country's rich culture. It is important, therefore, that Nigerians of all faiths are allowed to assemble and worship freely.
"In addition, I call on the security forces to conduct their operations within the rule of law, and for demonstrators to ensure any protests are peaceful and equally act within the law."


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Why Invest in Cebu
It is not just a promise or potential, Cebu demonstrated its capability with an excellent economic track record.
It is the second largest city and fastest growing economy in the Philippines.
Cebu's export growth rate for the past 5 year has averaged close to 20 percent considerably higher than that of the country and any other province in the Philippines.
It leads the country in export items such as furniture, fashion accessories, carrageenan and gifts, toys and housewares.
It is the most accessible place in the Philippines, with more domestic air and sea linkages than Manila.
Cebu is base to over 80 percent of inter-island shipping capacity in the Philippines.
Cebu is the Tourism Gateway for the Central and Southern Philippines.
It is not in an earthquake zone or typhoon belt, nor are there volcanoes in the island.
Cebu has one of the best records for peace and order in the country.
Its labor force is oriented towards non-agriculture lines and is one of the most productive in the country.
* The development of its infrastructure is balanced; it has all the ingredients necessary to be competitive and sustain investments. It is a cosmopolitan with all the support facilities and amenities needed for an ideal lifestyle.
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Little Ongava
Panoramic Views of Namibia's Premier Wildlife Destination
Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking a waterhole, Little Ongava is known for its panoramic vistas of the surrounding African savannah. Etosha National Park is Namibia's premier wildlife destination and one of Africa's largest game reserves. Large herds of wildlife teem around the waterholes and the endless plains offer breathtaking vistas. The Ongava Game Reserve shares a boundary with the Etosha National Park, where smaller game move between the two areas. With only three spacious, luxurious and private units, Little Ongava really does offer an intimate and exclusive experience for its guests. Each unit features its own plunge pool, a sala, and an en-suite bathroom with both indoor and outdoor showers and a bath with a magnificent view. The dining and lounge areas share the same wonderful views of the waterhole below and lend themselves to relaxed, stylish meals under thatch or African sky. Activities at Little Ongava revolve around day and night wildlife-viewing drives, visiting hides that overlook waterholes and walks with experienced guides. A hide at the camp waterhole provides superb photographic opportunities. The Ongava Game Reserve features all the characteristic wildlife of the area, with both desert-adapted black and white rhinos to be seen as well as lions. Game drives and daytrips into the easily accessible Okaukuejo area of Etosha National Park are rewarding, with sightings of lions, elephants, gemsbok, springbok, red hartebeest, and white and black rhinos. Guests at Little Ongava share a dedicated guide and Land Rover, ensuring the best possible nature experience at one of Africa's great wildlife destinations.
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- Included: Accommodation, meals, local drinks (premium exported brands excluded), twice daily scheduled camp activities: game drives, night drives, off-road game viewing, game drive excursions into Etosha National Park, Rhino tracking on Ongava game reserve, nature walks, access to local research projects, outdoor dining, laundry, park fees, VAT, tourism levy
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At night, the nocturnal animals awaken and treat you to a show that daylight game drives miss.
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In national parks and some other reserves, rules prohibit leaving the designated safari paths. But the wildlife are not always considerate enough to stay nearby. Get better vantages (and better photos) by heading off-road.
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Messaging is perhaps the most important and most used medium for communication in our lives. Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger have taken over SMS in recent times as the main communication tools. Yet, Business still rely on SMS to communicate to their end users.
If you look at your phone, you will see messages cluttering your SMS inbox. Hence last year in MIUI 7, we built something called the notification folder which identifies such messages and groups them in a special folder called Notifications, separate from SMS sent from your saved contacts.
Notification Folder
In MIUI 8 we thought of doing something more that could help our MIUI users identify messages from Business easily and take actions if required.
Caller ID for SMS
If you check your MIUI 7 Notification folder in SMS app(picture above), you will find lot of messages from business. It's pretty difficult to associate the SMS to its sender. One might take spilt seconds to read the message and then figure out who is the sender. We thought, there's got to be a solution to this problem. We decided to decipher it for our MIUI users automatically. Hence we collected sender-ids of most popular business and gave them a name and logo that everyone can identify easily. So now you don't need to decipher, who is the sender of SMS. MIUI does that for you.
To built this feature we tried to cover most popular ones, but our goal is to cover everything that is relevant for this feature.
This is where we rely on you guys. We need your help to increase the coverage of this feature and help fellow MIUI users enjoy the full potential of this feature.
SMS Action Buttons
In MIUI 7 we introduced the Copy OTP action button, which is by far one of the most loved MIUI 7 feature. We got a lot of great feedback about this, every time we asked our Mi Fans.
For MIUI 8 we thought, why not build more useful things like Copy OTP. MIUI users on an average open SMS app more than 10 times every day.They open their SMS app probably to check something or to do some action.
For eg. Booking details of that movie that you want to watch or your flight details or a SMS from your operator informing you about your balance/postpaid bill.
Now with MIUI 8, we have included more action buttons to make do those certain actions right from your SMS app.
1) Add to Calendar
2) Recharge Now
With Add to calendar, now you can add that booking detail of a movie ticket from say, BookMyShow with just ONE tap. We are constantly adding more business for this feature every day.
Tap Add to Calendar button
Find your Booking
With Recharge Now you can directly recharge via Mobikwik right from your SMS app. You never have to download any application to pay your bills or recharge your phone or any relevant services. For this feature to work, we will be covering more business constantly too.
Tap on Recharge Now
Mobikwik integration
Let us know in the comments below, if you find these features useful. Update to the latest 6.8.11 Global Beta Builds to start using these features.
I will be following up with another post on CallerID and Yellow Pages.
So Stay Tuned.
Part 1 - Caller ID for SMS, Action Buttons - https://in.c.mi.com/in/thread-9545-1-0.html
Part 2 - Caller ID and Yellow Pages in MIUI 8 - https://in.c.mi.com/in/thread-19485-1-0.html
Part 3 - How to activate Caller ID - https://in.c.mi.com/in/thread-19469-1-0.html
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I don't know how many of you visit the site, www.equisearch.com, but I get update emails all the time. This time around, they focused on Skijoring. I'd never heard of it before. Apparently, it's a popular event, complete with races. I would give anything to check that out. What it is, is a rider and horse dragging a line carrying a sled with someone on it, or a person skiing! Oh, and the horse is galloping through the snow!!! Looks like so much fun! If you've ever done this, please give me a shout because I'd love to hear about the experience.


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- Ophthalmology
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- Echocardiogram & thoracic ultrasound: read by a board certified cardiologist with 12-24 hour turn around time
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A house call fee is incurred based on your location; neighboring animals scheduled in succession or mulitple pet homes may be offered a reduced examination charge.The Welcome Waggin' strives to keep all other charges comparable to local clinics and online pharmacies. Major credit cards, cash, and checks are accepted forms of payment at the time services are rendered. Please call 630-699-3113 for additional pricing information.
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The Welcome Waggin' operates in the suburbs of Chicago. Flexible weekday and weekend hours are available by appointment. To schedule home veterinary services, call 630-699-3113 or send an email to: [email protected].
Emergencies will be directed to VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital (630-963-0424), VCA Aurora Animal Hospital (630-896-8541), or Veterinary Specialty Center in Buffalo Grove (847- 459-7535).


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Dad finds alarming letter in his teen son's room, but there's a catch
A father was casually walking by his teenage son's room when something out of the ordinary caught his eye. The room was spotless and the bed had even been made. Several alarms went off at once, especially when he saw a letter on the pillow with "Dad" written on the envelope. Expecting the worst, he opened the letter and began reading it with trembling hands.
"Dear Dad,
It is with great regret and sorrow that I am writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with mom and you. I've been finding real passion with Stacy, and she is so nice, but I knew you would not approve because of her piercings, tattoos, tight motorcycle clothes, and the fact she's much older than I am.
But it's not only the passion Dad; she's pregnant.
Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods, and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children.
Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with other people in the commune — for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want.
In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so that Stacy can get better. She sure deserves it!
Don't worry, Dad. I'm 15, and I know how to take care of myself. Someday, I'm sure we'll be back to visit, so you can get to know your many grandchildren.
P.S. Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Jason's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the school report that's on the kitchen table. Call when it's safe for me to come home!"
Joshua is clearly a veteran in breaking bad news to his parents. Here's hoping they have as good a sense of humor as their son has!


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Megan Nicole is our featured artist for the third installment in Nickelodeon's #BuzzTracks feature!
The 22-year-old singer and actress is gearing up for her new single, "Mascara", which she just dropped TODAY and we even have the lyric video! Watch below!
Megan will actually be a part of Nickelodeon's BuzzTracks LIVE concert event on Saturday, March 19th at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles at 5PM. Other artists that will be there include Conrad Sewell and Jacob Whitesides!
In case you missed it, late last month Megan was spotted promoting the new track with a custom dress that had the song's name written all over it!
You can download "Mascara" on iTunes �HERE!
Be sure to visit the Nickelodeon #BuzzTracks hub HERE regularly for updates.
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Reading in Mind
been developed to assist Quebec elementary and secondary administrators and school personnel to develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive reading action plan. Reading in Mind guides administrators and school personnel in the development of a collaborative reading action plan based on an informed selection of reading related factors. The process, strategies and resources equip school personnel to carry out a thorough analysis of the state of reading in the school and to select appropriate pathways to respond to school's needs. Reading in Mind has been developed based on research on student success and on effective practices in reading. Reading in Mind has been designed to assist schools in developing young readers' access to rich and authentic reading materials regularly and efficiently, and in becoming life-long readers.
Reading in Mind is a validated process for the development of a reading action plan. It is based on a four step process:
awareness of the importance of reading;
analysis of the situation with respect to reading;
development of a reading action plan;
evaluation of the plan.
Reading in Mind
process provides:
an approach that encourages collaboration
tools for reflection, for action and for assessment of choices
teaching strategies and activities proposed by teachers, researchers, and authors that have been shown to have an impact on students' success in reading
online tools for data collection to assist in the pinpointing of reading strengths and challenges in the school
evaluation tools
current references and resources
Reading in Mind is based on an analysis of eight key elements identified as necessary for the development of skilled life-long readers
Student as reader
Pedagogical culture of the school
Teaching of reading
School library
School administration
Management of the Reading Action Plan
Reading in Mind and the Management and Educational Success Agreement
Reading in Mind
provides data and strategies that may be included in the
Management and Educational Success Agreement
Data is acquired through an online teacher survey that analyzes the state of reading in the school community. F
rom the results of the survey, school personnel identify school-wide implementation strategies, evaluation and professional development to address selected reading targets.
The proposed strategies for reaching the targets have been validated by research and successful field experiences in many Quebec schools.
There are a variety of ways to implement a reading action plan with the support of
Reading in Mind:
The personnel responsible for the Action Plan on Reading in School at the
Ministère de l'Éducation, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MEESR)
and/or at the school board level can bring together groups of elementary and secondary school administrators interested in examining reading achievement in their schools.
The training for
Reading in Mind
lasts approximately a half-day and includes a PowerPoint presentation, a hands-on run through of the survey and feedback. The basic training enables a school principal and, if desired, a vice-principal, lead teacher(s), and/or education consultant to examine and implement the basics of the process and to use the available online resources.
There are a number of support and guidance possibilities available (e-mail, conference calls, Skype, telephone, presence in the school, user groups, etc.).
The implementation of all the steps recommended by
Reading in Mind
stretches over a number of years.
Reading in Mind and LEARN (Leading English Education and Resource Network)
provides the web design and online technical support for
Reading in Mind
for both the French and English sectors.
is a partner of the
Ministère de l'Éducation, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MEESR)
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MARYSVILLE – The family that built the "Castle Bird Brain" in the early 1990s said Wednesday they hope it can be salvaged rather than demolished to make way for the First Street Bypass.
Les and PJ Finney of Lewiston, ID, said for "sentimental reasons" they would like to see it saved.
They lived in Marysville for about 10 years.
"It was just the family messing around and having fun," he said on why it was built.
The castle replaced a tree where birds had built nests. It originally was built over the stump, but when that rotted out they made a new base for it.
If someone tried to move it with a forklift, the base would collapse, but they say the castle would hold because of rebar in it.
They said they would love for it to stay in Marysville, such as with the historical society. A new base would have to be built for it.
One of the Finneys' sons, John Schmidt of Everett, also said he would like to see it salvaged. "We'd love to see it stay in Marysville. It's a landmark," he said. "It was a family project. We'd hate to see it destroyed."
At its work session Monday, the City Council passed a resolution that will allow Kevin Nielsen, the city's public works director, to award surplus treasures on First Street to community members.
Nielsen plants, front doors and windows could be popular, but nothing deemed hazardous.
"I wouldn't guess there would be a lot," he said.
City attorney Jon Walker added, "It reduces our disposal costs, and adds goodwill" in the community.
Apparently some neighbors and the Marysville historical society have shown interest in some of the materials as residents move out who are in the way of construction of the upcoming First Street Bypass.
Chief Administrative Officer Gloria Hirashima said the corner lot that had been an auto store is being demolished this week.
"Rather than throwing it away people can reuse it," she said of surplus items.
Council member Jeff Vaughan was concerned people might just roam the area and pick up stuff. But Nielsen assured Vaughan that only people who contact him would be welcome.
Meanwhile, at this Monday's regular meeting there will be a public hearing on the city's Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program.
In the plan, projects in progress include:
•Connect Bayview with Centennial Trail
•Soper Hill roundabout and citywide intersection safety improvements
•Widening or adding lanes on 88th from State to 67th and on State from 100th to 116th.
•116th interchange, 88th interchange and Interstate 5 northbound peak hour use lane and Highway 529 interchange.
Upcoming projects include:
•Grove Street Overcrossing.
Other items to be discussed Monday include:
•The council talked about participating with Snohomish County on its new diversion center. Police Chief Rick Smith explained that with the city's imbedded social worker program it will need a place to take people off the streets who want to get clean from drugs and/or alcohol. The center provides temporary shelter and access to basic programs until alternative treatment or housing options become available. The county will provide participants meals, laundry equipment, storage for small personal items and basic hygiene kits. A participant's housing shall not exceed 15 days.
•The council also will decide to use leftover grant money tagged for design to instead be used for construction of intersection improvements, such as at Fourth and Cedar streets.
•Nielsen said work that has closed parts of Highway 2 has been postponed but will continue weekends from June 22 to Aug. 4, except for July 6-9. No special plans are in place to handle additional traffic that might come through Marysville, he said.
•He also said that technology to put a meter on northbound Interstate 5 at the onramp off Fourth Street has been installed, but "we do not support a meter there at this time."
•Ballew said 3,000 people attended Healthy Communities Day last weekend, with football players from Marysville-Pilchuck and Marysville Getchell high schools helping with the setting up and taking down.
•He also said Costco has donated $30,000 in plants to the city the past few years.


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The American Board of Pathology (ABPath) has partnered with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to create an automated process for reporting of a pathologist's AMA PRA Category I CME (including SAMs) to the ABPath for our Continuing Certification Program. The ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) is now active and provides tracking of completed CMEs in a diplomate's PATHway account.
Once a CME activity is completed, with a pathologist's permission and their ABPath ID#, an accredited CME provider that is participating in PARS will report this information to ACCME, which is then sent on to ABPath. The CME credits will automatically show in the diplomate's CC reporting form in PATHway (beginning with 2019 CC reporting forms) and a transcript of CME credits reported via PARS will be available for download. Diplomates will still have the ability to manually enter CME activities from providers not participating in PARS. American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), College of American Pathologists (CAP), and United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) are currently participating in PARS and we expect other CME providers will participate in the future.
As an additional benefit of this partnership, diplomates will now be able to search for CME activities by credit type (CME, SAM, and Improvement in Medical Practice [Part IV]), provider, and key word in ACCME's CME Finder.
This streamlined process has been developed for our diplomates' benefit through the joint commitment that ABPath and the ACCME share to support pathologists' continuing professional development and to improving pathologists' performance for the care of patients.
For more information we encourage you to visit the following resources:
· The ACCME website page CME that Counts for ABPath Continuing Certification.
· ABPath's Continuing Certification Lifelong Learning requirements.
If you have any questions, please email ABPath's Continuing Certification Coordinator at email@example.com


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After cricketers Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now in line to be conferred upon an honorary rank in the defence forces.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda yesterday wrote to the Ministry of Defence recommending that Dhoni be awarded the honorary rank of Lt Colonel in the army for his stupendous performance and leading Team India to win its second World Cup win, a Jharkhand government official told PTI here today.
Earlier, former captain Kapil Dev got the honorary rank in the Territorial Army in 2008 and Sachin Tendulkar received the honorary rank of Group Captain of Indian Air Force in 2010.
Dhoni is already a brand ambassador for Project Tiger in both Jharkhand and Uttarakhand to save the endangered species.
The Income Tax department is also reportedly trying to contact Dhoni to be its brand ambassador as he had been the highest individual tax payer in Bihar and Jharkhand for the last two fiscals.
On April 3, Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Sudesh Mahto announced that the state government would allot land for Dhoni's proposed cricket academy in the state.


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I previously wrote about Duolingo when it was first in Beta. This summer I spent many pleasant hours on Duolingo, convinced to learn French.
Duolingo teaches languages in a more authentic way – not memorizing lists of vocabulary or filling out conjugation charts. Instead, everything is presented and reviewed in a context. The vocabulary and verbs appear in sentences and phrases. Many of the phrases are everyday expressions, so they easily transfer to real use. There are also some silly sounding sentences that challenge your knowledge. You can not just make an educated guess to fill in the blanks. I do the same thing with my students when we create stories in class – I test true comprehension by adding elements of the absurd. "Todo es posible" is written on the wall of my classroom, so when they argue that a detail is not real, I point to the wall and say "Everything is possible in Spanish class."
To get in the language learning mindset to attend ACTFL, I have been practicing, playing, and learning French on Duolingo again. I'm currently on French Level 9. My speaking skills are non-existant, but this is still my silent phase. I am able to read and write basic French, especially if it involves talking about food, animals, clothes, or people. My ears are still adjusting to the sound of French. I am improving by listening to the example sentences, while looking at the written version of the sentence. I know that I am actually learning because I have been able to read and understand some French – like the Tweets of French teachers I follow on Twitter an a French children's book. I was able to get more than the general gist, but I probably was not perfect.
Last night at midnight – Duolingo got even better. They released an iOS mobile app. I did not download it exactly at midnight, but I did download it (and play) before heading to work this morning. I love the ease of use on my phone. I liked the layout of Duolingo on the website, but it did not always work well on a mobile device. The mobile device asks learners to complete similar or the same types of tasks.
I have recommended this website to parents and friends that lament over not remembering their high school language. I have also shared this site with students who want to extend their language learning beyond the French/Spanish offering at our school.


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The waiting game continues for Joseph Lewis, but the erstwhile USC wide receiver can quite possibly see some light at the end of the banishment tunnel. Maybe.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Lewis completed a 21-day sentence late last week and was released from jail Friday. Lewis reached a plea agreement in late May and pleaded no contest to two counts of domestic battery in connection to an arrest this offseason.
In addition to the jail term, Lewis was also ordered to serve 36 months of summary probation; prohibited from owning, using or possessing firearm for a period of 10 years; required to enroll in a weekly domestic violence treatment program for a period of one year; and is prohibited from both coming within 100 yards of the victim and contacting her.
In late February, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office declined to pursue a felony charge against the USC receiver after he was arrested on one count of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. At the time, though, it was reported that the case had been referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, which would decide whether misdemeanor charges would arise from the arrest.
Not long after, the city attorney's office filed five misdemeanor counts against Lewis. The charges stemmed from two separate incidents in February, and included three counts of domestic battery with an injury, false imprisonment and domestic battery without an injury.
In the wake of the arrest, Lewis was suspended from the football team and his name removed from the roster. The Times wrote that "[a] USC spokesman said Friday that Lewis' status with the team hasn't changed and he remains off the roster."
Lewis has stated in the past that he is hopeful he'll be permitted to rejoin the team before the start of the upcoming season.
A five-star member of the Trojans' 2017 recruiting class, Lewis was rated as the No. 4 receiver in the country; the No. 6 player at any position in the state of California; and the No. 31 player overall on 247Sports.com's composite board. The only player rated higher in USC's class that year was running back Stephen Carr.
As a true freshman last season, Lewis caught four passes for 39 yards. He had been expected to play a bigger role in the Trojans' passing game this season, although the off-field situation will obviously be a factor in that.