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A mosaic wall erected in the North Hamkyung Province town of Musan to idolize Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il collapsed shortly before the April 15th "Day of the Sun" festivities for the birth of Kim Il Sung, sources from the region have reported to Daily NK. They claim that corruption led to poor construction, and this left the mosaic unable to withstand recent high winds.
This is the first known occasion whereupon a piece of state construction for the idolization of the North Korean leaders has collapsed in this way. Given the rarity of the event and the seriousness with which the North Korean leadership takes the idolization project in general, serious censure is thought likely for those deemed to have been responsible.
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The answer, of course, is: the rulers of North Korea. A key moment in the history of a tyranny comes when the tyrannical system in question no long works even by its own tyrannical standards, and instead starts making the tyrants themselves appear ridiculous, even to themselves.
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JPL's Lost in the Stacks radio show made EU Jacksonville's list of 14 Best Things of 2014 [2]. The show, which airs on WJCT Thursday nights at 11 p.m., is produced and hosted by Librarian Matthew Moyer and E-Library Specialist Andrew Coulon. Due to popular demand, the show will be expanded to two hours beginning in February.
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Well I think the last few posts, like Hazel's are right. Holly is still very young and it's a scary world out there. Just give her time.
When I brought our two 9 week old Malamutes home one was okay with walks the other wanted nothing to do with it. Not a problem now!
If you have a yard and can just get her to play and follow you around in the yard for a bit in time the walks will come. Treats worked great with us also.
With the larger dogs it was recommended to me 5 minutes of walking for every month old they are. At 8 months now we just go where ever we want.
Patience will be key with Holly. Continue with the carry to the corner and walk her back if you must, but she will get the hang of it eventually.
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Hotkeys for changing volume and muting broken with jaunty (on Thinkpad R60, T40, T43, X41 and T60)
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|hotkey-setup (Ubuntu)
Nominated for Karmic by ktp420
Bug Description
After installing jaunty (upgarde from intrepid) the volume control hotkeys on my Thinpad stopped working. Brightness keys do work however.
Some information (hope its helpful):
hse@devos:~$ cat /var/lib/
ThinkPad R60
hse@devos:~$ acpi_listen
(... well, nothing ....)
|Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :
Is it just that they aren't recognised by the OS, or do they not actually adjust the volume either? A recent hotkey-setup change disabled the mapping of these keys:
hotkey-setup (0.1-23ubuntu10) jaunty; urgency=low
* Drop the override of the hotkey mask for ThinkPads. This is currently
used for brightness keys, volume keys, and the ThinkVantage button:
- the ThinkVantage button is part of the default mask now
- brightness events are exposed via a different ACPI input device now,
so don't need to be overridden
- overriding the volume keys causes double-stepping of the volume,
because the volume was also being adjusted in the hardware mixer, which
we can't disable - so we don't want these keys exposed for now.
* Also drop the thinkpad-keys daemon; a look at the thinkpad-acpi
source indicates that this will never trigger at present, because
the hotkey mask from the kernel always includes the
dead code and no one is reporting any issues.
* This leaves only setting of /proc/acpi/
package. This should be moved to be a kernel default, at which point
we can drop this package.
|Changed in hotkey-setup (Ubuntu):
|New → Incomplete
|hseffler (hseffler) wrote :
The buttons do work but OSD is missing for them and the systems mixer does not move a bit when volume chnages (also xev does not show anything, when they are pressed).
|Andrew (andrewkvalheim) wrote :
I've noticed this behavior on my ThinkPad X60.
* Volume control via the panel icon works.
* Volume control via the hotkeys works.
* These two methods of volume control behave as separate volume control systems in series, eg. if either system is muted, all sound is muted.
* Volume control via hotkeys does NOT result in any on-screen notification.
* On-screen notification does work when I assign volume control to other keys.
The above reason given for disabling volume control buttons due to double-stepping makes sense, but the mute button did not suffer from that problem. When I use my laptop in professional environments it is important for me to know through visual confirmation on the panel icon that the volume is muted. With only a trackpoint mouse, it is also important to me that fast hotkeys are available.
My temporary workaround is to assign Mute to the ThinkVantage key via Gnome's Keyboard Shortcuts window.
|Nick Jenkins (nickpj) wrote :
I am the reporter of the bug 359478 duplicate. I observe the same behavior as described above, on my ThinkPad T40 running the Jaunty pre-release.
The visual feedback is extremely useful. I do consider the Jaunty behavior a regression, because the visual feedback used to work great in previous versions (e.g. 8.04 and 8.10), and now it does not appear at all.
IF the choice is to have visual feedback and have the two volume control systems linked and have double stepping, OR to have no double-stepping and no linkage, THEN the old behavior, with the double-stepping, was far superior, in my opinion. From my perspective, double-stepping was definitely the lesser of two evils.
|added: regression-potential
- Hotkeys for changing volume broken with jaunty (on Thinkpad R60)
+ Hotkeys for changing volume and muting broken with jaunty (on Thinkpad
+ R60, T40, T43 and T60)
|Paganini (nebanks) wrote : Re: Hotkeys for changing volume and muting broken with jaunty (on Thinkpad R60, T40, T43 and T60)
I also have this on my T42P.
|Changed in hotkey-setup (Ubuntu):
|Incomplete → Confirmed
|nathan (ferrisn) wrote :
Experiencing this on my T60 and from my perspective it's a significant regression in terms of usability. I used the three volume buttons all the time in 8.04 and 8.10. I would much rather have the double-stepping than nothing. Why was support for these buttons dropped before something else took it's place? Is there a workaround for re-enabling them in the meantime?
added: regression-release
removed: regression-potential
Hotkeys for changing volume and muting broken with jaunty (on Thinkpad
- R60, T40, T43 and T60)
+ R60, T40, T43, X41 and T60)
|Anthony Le (lolzantz) wrote :
This is issue is also happening on my T43. I hope to find a solution soon! I will post if I get any further...
|hardke01 (hardke01) wrote :
Also getting the same problems on Jaunty with IBM R60, Was working fine with volume control, mute and the OSD for both these functions last week 0n 8.10. Now i get nothing, no control of the volume and no OSD.
Followed this wiki
Got all the way to the bottom of the article without one single keypress of the vol up/down or mute being recognised.
If there are any further tests i can do im happy to help.
|George Giannakidis (gnu.george) wrote :
Same behavior on my Thinkpad R50e.
The buttons work, but Jaunty cannot recognize them :(
+1 to double stepping. better than nothing...
|somatt (somatt) wrote :
same behaviour on thinkpad x60
|Madhurya (inform-maddy) wrote :
Andrew described it perfectly. I noticed the same behavior on my Thinkpad X60. I have another setup with a logitech wireless keyboard and volume control keys on that have the expected behavior, they change the volume and OSD stays in sync with it.
|Daniel K. (daniel-kuehlwein) wrote :
The same on my thinkpad t43p.
I'd also prefer double stepping.
|aLCHEMY (pep-launchpad) wrote :
Same on Thinkpad X60s.
|Dimitrios Psychogios (jinxos) wrote :
Got this on a R51, upgraded from Intrepid. the Volume buttons worked ok, but now they do not generate ACPI events any more. I'm thinking this is a ibm-acpi bug. The other hotkeys generate the correct events and are handled as usual.
jinxos@xeist:~$ cat /var/lib/
ThinkPad R51
driver: ThinkPad ACPI Extras
version: 0.21
level: 10
mute: off
commands: up, down, mute
commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-15)
I noticed the same behaviour on my Thinkpad T60 when using a jaunty live cd.
On my Thinkpad R30 I can mute with the mute hotkey, unmute with either volume up/down hotkeys. However I cannot change the volume with these keys or have the mute state reflected by the volume control widget.
The hotkeys worked in 9.04 beta when I was testing that Bug #126333 was fixed. However in 9.04 RC and later they stopped working.
|AndyOsi (andres-osinski) wrote :
Confirmed behavior on my Thinkpad Z61T.
|Dejan (dejan-rodiger) wrote :
Confirming bug on R61.
|chrism2671 (chrismuktar) wrote :
Confirming behaviour on Thinkpad X41.
|arturj (arturj-freenet) wrote :
I just got a new company laptop, an T61 model and in contrast to my old T43 now all keys DO WORK!
|Earthbound01 (apontois) wrote :
confirm for T42 also.
|vernooys (vernooys) wrote :
I confirm this bug for my Maxdata Belinea C1541 notebook. Furthermore, after trying the Fn-volume keys, my alphanumeric keys on the keyboard seems dead and the submenus of the Gnome menu (Applications, Places, System) can´t be reached with the touchpad.
|plutino (plutino) wrote :
Confirm similar problem on my T61 with xubuntu 9.04. There is no double controlling on my laptop, the three volume buttons do not work at all. Most of other special keys work, though.
|Georg (shoppingmail) wrote :
Confirm similar problem on my X41
Helpful while this isn't fixed:
Go to "System - Preferences - Keyboard Shortcuts" and change the Volume Shortcuts
(for example to F10,F11,F12).
|Yorirou (yorirou) wrote :
I can confirm this bug on my laptop (ThinkPad R500 [Intel video card version]).
However I also noticed something: my mute button works as it should work (just mute the speakers, and leaves the headphones).
I have an issue with the volume up/down keys and the stop/play/prev/next keys: when I bind them in System-
The last thing is with my ThinkVantage key (XF86VendorHome): I can bind it, but it doesn't work as a hotkey (xev sees it).
I would be glad if you can fix this issue, this is the only bug what I have found in Jaunty :)
|somatt (somatt) wrote : Re: [Bug 364127] Re: Hotkeys for changing volume and muting broken with jaunty (on Thinkpad R60, T40, T43, X41 and T60)
I would also be glad if this issue could be fixed.
On May 10, 2009 1:40 PM, "Yorirou" <email address hidden> wrote:
I can confirm this bug on my laptop (ThinkPad R500 [Intel video card
However I also noticed something: my mute button works as it should work
(just mute the speakers, and leaves the headphones).
I have an issue with the volume up/down keys and the stop/play/prev/next
keys: when I bind them in System-
work. After I relogin to GNOME (or reboot), they stop working, despite
that the Keyboard shortcuts panel says that these keys are correctly
The last thing is with my ThinkVantage key (XF86VendorHome): I can bind
it, but it doesn't work as a hotkey (xev sees it).
I would be glad if you can fix this issue, this is the only bug what I
have found in Jaunty :)
-- Hotkeys for changing volume and muting broken with jaunty (on Thinkpad
R60, T40, T43, X41 and T...
|Coops (coops) wrote :
Also on confirmed on my T42 after upgrading to Jaunty. A fix would be great - even if it meant returning to the old state!
|pbeeson (pbeeson) wrote :
Agreed. The old behavior was better than none. Now I have sound muted in the gnome-applet in the panel, but I can't tell whether or not the 'hardware mute' is active or not without the OSD. I have to sleep and resume and wait for a beep to know what state its in (or even easier play a sound).
Same problem with a Z60m. It was working fine with Hardy but no action (neither OSD but this is only cosmetic).
|Martin Reiche (grimsrud) wrote :
Confirmed for an IBM X31. Buttons work but OSD not.
|Dominic Sacré (dooooomi) wrote :
Same problem on my X60s. Is there any workaround for Jaunty, other than using different keys to control the volume?
|Dominic Sacré (dooooomi) wrote :
To answer my own question: I simply downgraded to the Intrepid version of the package:
The OSD notification now works nicely, and nothing else seems to have been broken by this downgrade. As expected, the volume is now "double stepping", but I can live with that.
|Georg (shoppingmail) wrote :
THX @Dominic Sacré: Works!
On a Lenovo X41.
|Nicolas (ngrzesitchak) wrote :
I can also confirm that installing the packaged hotkey-
== Thanks Dominic for the work around! ==
|Pierpaolo Follia (pfollia) wrote :
Thanks Dominic, the workaround works here too, double step included :-)
(Lenovo R60)
|Jens (j-papenkort) wrote :
Volume control is fine with Dominic's workaround, but Brightness OSD broke on my T42. Notification pops up when I press the brightness keys, but no change will be displayed.
Many thanks to Dominic, whose solution worked better than I first expected! As explained here (http://
Same problem with T41. Would prefer double stepping as well.
|sibbe (snoack) wrote :
I confirm this bug too, T60.
The same problem on IBM T23. Dominic's downgrade works well.
|Skalig (martinalig) wrote :
I can confirm this on a T60p. Dominics downgrade doesnt work for me here.
|Florian Stoll (flostoll) wrote :
On my T42 there is the following default hotkey mask:
bash:~$ cat /proc/acpi/
status: enabled
mask: 0x008c7fff
commands: enable, disable, reset, <mask>
0x008c7fff means that in the mask there are only certain buttons.
Change the mask to 0x00ffffff and volume works fine (must be root).
echo 0x00ffffff >/proc/
Add it to /etc/rc.local to save it permanantly.
Thats not the best way, may be in future the defaults will be changed.
|cirobr (ciro-rosa) wrote :
I confirm the workaround works on IBM T41. Look forward for the permanent fix.
Would just like to confirm that this workaround works from on IBM Thinkpad R32.
|Tammer Ibrahim (tammeri) wrote :
I can confirm this problem still exists on a fresh install of Karmic on a Thinkpad x31. The workaround seems to work pretty well, however.
|Morcan (christian-blaicher) wrote :
Here the same with Karmic in ThinkPad T43p
|Claus Lensbøl (cmol) wrote :
OSD broken, button works on T43 with Karmic. (And have been broken since Jaunty)
|AndrewC (konig12) wrote :
Simmilar to Schmankerl's fix, I have found that running the following (as root) fixes the problem for the current session. It provides OSD, and still appears to do double stepping. Presumably this could be added to rc.local as well to make it permenant.
cp /sys/devices/
This also has the side effect of making my brighness buttons work, but I have not seen any negative side effects.
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One of the joys of being in Beijing over the Spring Festival Holiday (aka Chinese New Year) is the fact that for one week of the year, the streets are deserted and you can almost guarantee to get a seat on the subway network at any time of the day. Of course, almost anything of note is closed, but I guess you can't have everything!
There's one place I have passed very many times in Beijing, with hardly a second glance; but for once I thought I would explore the grounds of the Agricultural Exhibition Center, which I have seen on many a map, though have never ventured inside.
An added bonus is that the Agricultural Exhibition Center station (or 'Agricuiture', as it is known in the local vernacular) is on Subway Line 10 which is the same line I live on, all of five stations away… so braving the outside cold, I set off in exploration mode.
It also happens to lie just a proverbial stone's throw away from one of my favourite Chinglish signs, which makes me smile every time I pass it…
China's Agricultural Museum, to give it yet another of its official titles, is the only national agricultural museum in the country. Inside a huge parkland setting are numerous buildings, four of which are open to the public as well as three "exhibition gardens". The notice kindly reminds you that that the museum is closed on Mondays and during the Spring Festival.
But the gardens appear to be open; and better still there is no entrance fee…
I make my way to the Traditional Farming Garden where there is a collection of sculptures that are almost as exciting as those I found at the Watermelon Museum. Each has a title carved into a stone in the ground. This one is called "Shelling"…
But this one, featuring a couple of canteen ladies and a kid, has me totally flummoxed: it's called "Second Weeding". I make a mental note to swat up on my agricultural processes.
This one, called "Spreading Mannure" (sic), makes a little more sense though; and the guy seems resigned to his work. (You can imagine him coming home to the wife of an evening, putting his feet up in front of the fire and saying "I've had a shit day at work, Honey!".)
Another of the exhibition gardens is entitled 'Modern Farming Garden' and here we are treated to artists' renditions of a Water Conservancy Project (well, that's what it says!)…
and 'Hybrid Rice', among other assorted sculptures.
But believe it or not, things get even more exciting (Patience! The best is yet to come!).
Inside the grounds there are three lakes – all popular with the birds at this time of year due to there being fountains in each one keeping a section from freezing over.
It's actually quite picturesque and a pleasant way to while away the hours walking around each one for a morning constitutional.
There's even a lovely eight-right-angled bridge, reminiscent of Shanghai's Jiuquqiao – though obviously much smaller.
This being a park devoted to agriculture, it's no surprise to come across a sculpture of a cow – though what the writing on its back says, or of its significance, I have no idea.
I move on, and peer through the dirty windows of No 3 Building – a huge monstrosity which appears to be totally empty. Perhaps there are grand plans to make it into another museum; or perhaps they built it thinking they were bound to be able to find a use for it one day in the future. Who knows?
All around me it is silent, save for the coughing of the birds in the trees. Everything is padlocked tightly closed, the way the Chinese love to padlock anything that is remotely out of service.
But what's this? I enter the "Traditional Farming Experience Zone" where three buildings are guarded by a pair of gargantuan sculptures (for want of a better word) and I swear I see movement inside one of them.
I think back to the sign at the entrance to the park. Closed on Monday and the Spring Festival. Perhaps they mistranslated and should have written 'or' rather than 'and'?
This building has a sign outside saying Chinese Traditional Farming Tools Exhibition. And inside there are two girls in the reception area, looking bored out of their skulls, chatting away aimlessly.
I decide on a nothing-ventured-nothing-gained philosophy and walk in as if I own the place, nodding Ni Hao to them as I do so. One smiles at me. The other looks straight through me. But neither makes any move to stop this Laowai from going any further.
But once inside I can't imagine why anyone would want to stay for more than about three minutes anyway. There's a collection of old wooden tools (that in fairness have been meticulously dusted) …
… and a few still-life tableaux of workers tilling the fields. Exciting or what?
My three minutes over, I saunter back past the girls once more and head for the next building, enticingly called 'Painted Pottery'. It too is open, and as I heave open the large door, one of the girls from before trots in after me and stands unobtrusively behind me as I inspect the display cabinets.
All the explanations are in Chinese only, save for one or two titles in English, so I'm not sure how old these artefacts really are. Some are quite striking however…
This one, for instance, is called 'Bird Offset Mouth Kettle' which I think sums it up to a tee (or should that be 'tea'? Oh, your favourite blogger is in cracking good form today!)
This exhibition hall takes up at least eight minutes of my time, and I feel almost guilty keeping the poor lass from gossiping with her erstwhile companion.
But at last I reach the door once again and she smiles at me before hurrying back to putting the world to rights with her friend.
Once outside again my eye falls on what must be the 'pièce de resistance' as far as this museum is concerned (I did warn you to be patient!) Yes! A building devoted to exhibiting soil specimens…
Amazingly, it is totally devoid of anyone – not even a bored-looking reception girl.
But it is not just one or two collections of soil, but wall after wall after wall containing samples of soil taken from all over China.
Each sample of soil has its own background explanation, though I have to admit that I don't find this too helpful at times.
But, in order perhaps to keep the kids amused, there is even an area where you can run your fingers through the soil, enjoying its texture to the max. Oh bliss!
And lest for one moment you think this is all there is to see here, worry not! There is even a display of fertilisers to add to the overall enjoyment of the exhibition!
I have to admit that I have long had a hankering for setting up a museum dedicated to watching paint dry; but after this experience, I doubt I could ever hope to equal the nirvana-induced state that this exhibition causes in my over-excited brain. I guess my ambition will just have to remain a pipe-dream.
My eyes glazing over, I return once more to the outside world and head on back through the park. I had seen earlier on that the main building was firmly padlocked closed. But now I am curious to discover if there are any other lesser-buildings that might have remained open. And my curiosity pays off. No 2 Building – called Chinese Agricultural Civilization Exhibition Hall – looks closed, but on pushing against the door, it gives way and once again I find myself to be the only one inside this labyrinthine collection.
Here, an escapee from Madame Tussauds appears to have been given a free hand to depict whatever it is that Chinese labourers of old got up to in the fields. These gentlemen, for instance, are digging into real earth (borrowed from the soil exhibition, perhaps?) …
while here a team is ploughing the land, looked over by a farm manager who has dressed up for the occasion, no doubt.
Meanwhile, another guy is admiring a perfectly formed pear growing on a type of pear tree I have never come across before.
But it's not just waxwork displays on show here. There is also a fulsome collection of ploughs (or plows, depending on which of the many signs you read) …
as well as hoes, sickles and scythes …
There's even a model of a dragon-bone water lift with pedals for bringing water up from the river to the fields.
And here is a "rice-polishing device using water power (model)" which appears to have been designed for bashing the living daylights out of anything placed in cups under each hammer. Hmmm… so that's how it is done…
I round the corner and come to where a taxidermist appears to have been doing overtime. A collection of piggies for your delight? Here we have wild boars and domestic porkers on display.
and across from them, a collection of farmyard poultry.
Round another corner and here we have a horse being lectured at by its master. But to my eye there appears something wrong with the horse, with its right foreleg making it look, for all the world, like a pantomime horse about to do a song and dance routine.
And then before I know it I am out through a side door and into the cold air once more.
I head on back to my favourite bridge, determined later to make a 360-degree photomontage to which it lends itself admirably…
and then head on out by way of yet another monolithic sculpture of a bosomy young lady leading a pair of horses on which sits someone bashing the bejeezus out of a pair of mounted kettle drums.
Who ever said Beijing has nothing to offer the careworn, been-there-seen-it-all resident during Spring Festival Holiday?


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We hear a lot of hysteria in the press about the American people deserting President Bush. Every time a new poll is released, it is trumpeted as documenting a new low in the President's approval rating. But these polls follow a variety of methodologies, most of which appear to be flawed, and make it hard to track responses consistently over time. So I think it's useful to look at Rasmussen Reports, a data set that has been generated using consistent methods by a polling organization with a good track record in recent years.
If we look at President Bush's approval ratings over the last year, a period of time when his standing has supposedly plummeted, the results are actually rather consistent. In December 2005, Bush's approval rating stood at 45%, with disapproval at 54%. This was at the end of what Bush described in his State of the Union speech, correctly, as a pretty good year in Iraq. In Rasmussen's most recent survey, after a year of relentless bad news from Iraq, Bush scores 42% positive and 56% negative–a swing of a mere two to three points.
Admittedly, Bush is up a little from earlier this month, but still, his approval percentage has fluctuated within a fairly narrow range over the last year, never higher than 45% and never lower than 38%. This belies, I think, the common perception of a downward spiral. In fact, as one would expect five to six years into Bush's presidency, not a lot of people are changing their minds. It appears to me that the problems in Iraq over the past year have eroded Bush's support only slightly; indeed, his position on immigration may have damaged him more. While the President would no doubt like to see his approval rating higher, he continues to command the loyalty of the large majority of America's core, the center-right. Of the 50% plus who disapprove, I would guess that 10 to 15 points represent conservatives who disapprove of Bush's centrist policies or believe that he is not pursuing the war aggressively enough. So on balance, if Rasmussen's numbers are credible, Bush is not in a great position going into his last two years, but not in a terrible position, either.
UPDATE: A poster at the Forum notes that on one day in early January, which is not reflected on the Rasmussen page I linked to, President Bush's approval rating dropped to 35%. So I should say that "[Bush's] approval percentage has fluctuated within a fairly narrow range over the last year, never higher than 45% and never lower than 35%." That doesn't affect any of the points I made, however.
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Night School, the racing industry's free national online fan education program, offers its first of two "Newbie Tuesdays" lessons this Tuesday, a full-length feature video on the basics of handicapping with a Q&A session to follow. The timing of the Newbie Tuesdays offerings hopes to maximize new fan interactions created at the Triple Crown events this spring. A second consecutive lesson for the game's newer customers will be offered next week and focus on the basics of wagering.
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Workshop led by Ezio Tangin
Haarlem, 4th-6th October 2019
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The work investigates the nature of the stage action as a condition of its determination and manifestation. Matter and time are the fundamentals.
It involves an exercise of the state of the body focused on the exhalation, to allow to develop a state of widespread occurrence, organic, non-hierarchical. Breathing and relaxation are the basis of internal awareness of the performative action, danced. The breathing technique is the foundation of the performative application and It determines it.
The workshop is addressed to everybody.
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PHILADELPHIA (JSC) — What's Up y'all! So you likely noticed that Ep. 39 of JSC Radio didn't drop this week. My sincerest of apologies are in order for that. The reason there was no show this week is because, if you haven't been paying attention, the NFL Draft is here in Philadelphia. So, I got to put on my working shoes and get out in the middle of all of the insanity. JSC Radio Ep. 39 will go into more detail about my days at the Draft, but I will definitely say this: It was a really fun experience. Every time I get to cover something sports-related, it's like going home. Getting to cover the Draft, on top of it adding another credential to the collection, is a chance for me to get back into the streets and into the swing of things. The atmosphere around the city the last week has been amazing. Yes, it's a ton of people. Yes, it was hotter than a MFer by the time Thursday got here. But it was fun. It was cool to interact with other reporters and ask questions and not be anchored to a desk. So this week, JSC Radio Ep. 39 — which you can of course find on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play — will talk about the fun of the draft, as well as get a couple of wisecracks in about the really dumb ass name WWE has given it's new PPV, and throw some love out to my people at ESPN after the stunning blood-letting from last week. But before I end this thing, I want to drop a quick clarification on something from Ep. 38.
During Ep. 38, I made reference to my struggles with depression and anxiety. Those were — and are — very real. I can pinpoint my first bout with depression to about 20 years ago in early 1997. I was a senior in high school and I hated everything about myself. I couldn't put a finger on why, but it was real. The first time I thought about taking my own life came in March 1997. I thought about jumping off of the upstairs balcony at my old house in Detroit. The second time that would happen wouldn't be for another 11 years in April 2008. I had reached a breaking point in my life and if not for a fortuitous phone call, I likely go through with it.
I said all of that to say this: I made a reference to having gone through these terrible stretches, along with the debilitating anxiety attacks, and I said I got through it — or something to that effect. The mistake I made is that I didn't go into detail on how I did. I didn't just "suck it up" and "power through it" like a lot of these fake, macho clowns will say. I sought help. In 1997, it was still startlingly frowned upon in the black community — especially among young, black men — to seek help through therapy. Plus, it just wasn't as readily available. So I repressed a lot of it and suffered mostly in silence. It was every bit as shitty as it sounds and I wouldn't recommend anyone do that. Ever.
In 2008, I sought professional help. I went to therapy through a program at Wayne State University, where I had just started graduate school. I was able to talk to someone and really got to the root of why I was where I was. I started to take more time for myself. I know it's a bit of a corny, cliched term, but "self care" is a thing. I eventually stopped drinking, largely swore off fast food and started exercising (because stress eating is a REAL damn thing). When I moved to Philadelphia two years ago, I added yoga to the mix and it helps a ton with piece of mind. I'm not in any way clear. I will still have occasional moments of anxiety and some days are harder than others. But you don't have to do it alone. So when I say "I got through it," that's how I did. Seek help. Go to therapy. Get on medication if necessary. Talk to friends who will listen. If your friends won't listen or tell you "get over it," then get some new damn friends.
And, seriously, if you or someone you know is struggling through a difficult time and you fear for their safety, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255. If you're reading this now, and you feel you have no one to talk to, go to my contact page and e-mail me. I'll talk to you. Your mental health, your life and — most importantly — YOU are too important to not do something.
So, thanks again for checking me out. I appreciate all of the support, and keep fighting. Your Success is Certain and important to us all.
Until Next Time, That's The Way It Is. Saturday, April 29, 2017.
Take Care, God Bless, Always Dare to Be Different, and G.O.M.A.B. Σ


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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
What's In Your House…
115 comments:
The Christmas tree is my favorite because of the blinking lights and ornaments.ReplyDelete
myrifraf (at) gmail (dot) comReplies
the tree sure dominates! Love dragging out the ornaments.Delete
Hi Auntie Kiki and Duffy!ReplyDelete
My favorite Christmas decoration is a set of candle holders that spells NOEL. It belonged to my father's mother, and when she passed away it went to my mom. It was placed every year on top of the china cabinet in the dining room. My father always worked from 4-midnight when I was growing up, and every night when he would come home from work he would move the letters around and when I awoke in the mornings the candle holders spelled LEON. A silly family tradition that we looked forward to every year. They're sitting on my bookshelf right now, and I smile every time I look at them.
Merry Christmas!
Hi, Nicole. What great memories and lovely traditions. Have a terrific Christmas.Delete
Hugs, Duffy
My favorite decorations have to be those made by my children when they we at school. So precious.ReplyDelete
- Dianne B.December 16, 2015 at 5:45 AM
The ornaments on the tree that are attached to special memories: pets, children, vacations etc. Merry Christmas! email@example.com
Loe those special ornaments. Still have the ones with my kids' handprints. Adorable esp now that they are all grown.Delete
I have ornaments for the tree that are special. I really like the pickle.ReplyDelete
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Yes, find the pickle is always fun.Delete
Good old Aunt Kimi! My favorite decorations are a Rudolph and Clarice duo that I had growing up. Thanks.ReplyDelete
The old ornaments sure hold special memories.Delete
A ceramic Santa that my mom made. firstname.lastname@example.com
Hi, LynMarie. I have a snowman like that. So specialDelete
An old electric table top Chrismas tree that you put the little lights in. It was my grandmothers. The kids move the lights around everyday.ReplyDelete
HI, Candace. I have one of those that my husband did. Love it!Delete
We keep a fully decorated small tree up all year round. It always makes me smile and gives me that Christmas feeling. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Hik Edith. What a great idea. Christmas trees always put me in a good mood too. Hugs.Delete
- Karen KDecember 16, 2015 at 8:36 AM
Our Christmas wreath which was my parents!ReplyDelete
Hi, Karen. The perfect hand-me-down.Delete
- Daniele KDecember 16, 2015 at 9:02 AM
Everything about the tree. There are so many special memories attached to the ornaments. Dmskrug3(at)hotmail(dot)comReplyDeleteReplies
It's like a memory tree instead of a Christmas tree. Mine too. HugsDelete
- Susie RDecember 16, 2015 at 9:47 AM
I love the tree. The lights and all of the ornaments with stories of their own. susierobertsmom at Hotmail dot comReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Susie. The more lights the better! And it is like a story tree. Hugs.Delete
We have a small tabletop tree that I originally purchased from American Girl years ago when my daughter was young. This is my favorite because not only does it remind me of past Christmases but it also a fun reminder of my daughter. kuzlin at aol.comReplyDeleteReplies
I love American Girl. They have such neat dolls and that you still have the special tree is lovely. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I have a small tabletop tree that my daughter gave me ... it is decorated with ceramic wild birds.ReplyDelete
Oh, Petty, that sounds lovely. Lucky you!Delete
My favorite Christmas decoration is a small, tiny soldier on a guitar that my granny gave me in 1985 that is signed by my dad on the back to tell me it was from my granny. Both are deceased.ReplyDeleteReplies
What a lovely memory and such a special ornament. Hugs, DuffyDelete
Della at firstname.lastname@example.com A friend gave me a stuffy. About a foot and a half high. It is a tree made with green christmas themed fabric. It sticks out on four sides. Each has to up turned "branches". On the tip is a strip of red yard threaded through a tiny ornament. The yarn is tied into a bow tie and attached to the each tip. She makes and sell them at the local bazaars each year for $25. She presented me with mine when I moved into a smaller apartment. She also gave me 5 little one and 2 inch "presents" to put under it. She was a good friendReplyDeleteReplies
Wow, now that's a friend!! This sound adorable and just the thing for a smaller space. I get some of my best decorations at Christmas fairs. Thanks for sharing. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I love Christmas lights. They are definite favorite. My mom and aunt made ornaments with pictures of the family on them. Those rank right up there too.ReplyDelete
I love the personal ornaments. Those you keep forever. Hugs, DuffyDelete
A favorite aunt passed away about a year and half ago. This year I am especially enjoying all the little ornaments and table decorations she made for us over the years.ReplyDelete
I am so very sorry for your loss. That you have and display her ornaments is a lovely tribute to a lovely lady. Thanks for sharing. Hugs, DuffyDelete
We have many cherished Christmas ornaments, and I love the lights! I miss having the old-fashioned bubble lights on the tree! My favorite decoration is the small ceramic Christmas tree my Grandmommy made!! Every year the kids and I have fun unpacking it careful long and putting in the different colored lights! We even have flowers, birds, and butterfly lights for it! Christmas isn't the same without it. It brings back memories of decorating it with her and my brother!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh what a lovely family you have. My husband made one of these trees with the colored lights and I think of him when I unpack it too. Have a wonderful Christmas. Hugs, DuffyDelete
My favorite decoration is my family.ReplyDelete
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And they sure add to the activity and fun! Hugs, DuffyDelete
I love Christmas lights especially the bubble ones. I wish I has my Grandmother's ones.ReplyDelete
I just got some of the bubble one. I love them too! Hugs, DuffyDelete
The favorite by far is the snowman igloo ornament. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDeleteReplies
Oh that sounds so cute!! Thanks for sharing. Hugs DuffyDelete
What a delightful post. The kids have chosen so many over the years that it is hard to decide upon one ultimate fave. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)comReplyDeleteReplies
And they all bring back so many lovely memories.Delete
Hugs Duffy
- Joann HunterDecember 16, 2015 at 11:41 AM
My treeReplyDeleteReplies
Yep, the tree sure is the center of the fun. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I live in a four building complex. It's a co-op so there's really no decorating. We have a Romanian super and he puts up the 9' Menorah and strings lights around all the trees. There's this one bush outside my front door that he puts a 15' poll down the center and hangs the lights from the top of it down so at night it looks like a very large Christmas Tree. We just put an oil Menorah in the window for the eight nights of Channukah and then pack it away till next year.ReplyDelete
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What an amazing super you have!!! I'm sure you are not the only one who appreciates his decorations. Happy Channukah!Delete
Hugs. Duffy
The felt Christmas tree skirt my Mom made and decorated for me when I was 7yrs. old. That was more years ago than she thought it would ever last...let us just say that the skirt still fits every year and is nearly 50 yrs. old!ReplyDeleteReplies
Lucky you!! So often those lovely items are lost or forgotten. What a lovely tribute to your mom. Hugs, DuffyDelete
My nativity sceneReplyDeleteReplies
I have an old one that belonged to my parents. I treasure it too. Hugs, DuffyDelete
The favorite Christmas decoration in my house is a lighted church that belonged to my husband's mother.ReplyDelete
Oh Sue. What a lovely decoration with terrific memories. Lucky you to still have it. Hugs, DuffyDelete
The Christmas stockings! I have my stocking from childhood, and the new ones I put together for my husband and I. What will Santa put into them this year? I love surprises. email@example.com
Oh, Kathleen, how fun!! I just loved putting fun things in my kids's stockings. I made each one. The good old days. Hugs. DuffyDelete
I love all the decorations at Christmas! Picking just one is so hard. My favorite would have to be the stockings hung on the mantle with the Christmas lights and candles and the snowmen I've collected over the years. It is my favorite place at this time of year to sit and relax and read with a cup of tea.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Denise. Yes, I collect snowmen too. I have them all over my house. So much fun. Hugs, DuffyDelete
- Renee WDecember 16, 2015 at 1:22 PM
The Angel on top of our tree is small and a bit tattered but she's been around at least 50 years and I can't imagine topping our tree with anything else. It brings back memories of my childhood. Thank you for the chance to win! firstname.lastname@example.com
Oh, Renee. What a lovely ornament. And that you kept it all these years. How special. Hugs, DuffyDelete
- Jeannie D.December 16, 2015 at 1:59 PM
My Christmas village. Some of thehouse's was my Mama's, so they have special meaning. I love Aunt Kiki, she is one of my favorite characters.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Jeannie D.December 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM
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Hi, Jeannie. I have a Christmas village too. My husband bought all the buildings and when I get them out I always think of him. Hugs, DuffyDelete
- Jamie GillespieDecember 16, 2015 at 2:28 PM
My favorite decoration is a singing squirrel I got years ago....it sings "I'm getting nottin for Christmas; Mommy and Daddy are mad. I'm getting nuttin for Christmas; cause I ain't been nuttin but bad! LOL....I love it and so do all the others who have heard it sing over the years!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Jamie GillespieDecember 16, 2015 at 2:30 PM
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I don't have any. I gave up cleaning up after or detangling my cats. Without kids it just doesn't seem to be worth it.ReplyDelete
Yeah, the cats really can cause a mess. They look at me like I lost my mind as I dance around and put up lights. I think they might be right. LOL Hugs DuffyDelete
I gave my twin sister a magnolia wreath I picked up a yard sale, square! I love those big leaves as well, she hung it up on the outside of the house, yes it's as large as Putter's tree. I can't ask for it back but darn if I don't have good taste, guess that's why I love Auntie Kiki and Regan and of course their creator Duffy. My favorite decoration, felt stocking made in the early 60's by my grandmother and mother - two that are angels (my sister and I) how did she get the one in the white gown while my angle has red pom-pom tutu! One with red Santa and one green with Santa, they survive and get hung every year!ReplyDelete
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And they sure like to decorate!!! LOL Hugs, DuffyDelete
The Christmas tree, especially at night with the lights off and a fire in the fireplace.ReplyDelete
My favorite Christmas decoration is a small ceramic Christmas tree with tiny lights that a friend made for me when we were kids.ReplyDeleteReplies
My husband made one years ago and when I light it up I always think of him too. Hugs. DuffyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2015 at 5:07 PM
We are empty nesters so have cut drastically back. We have a beautiful live decorated wreath on the front door. Inside we are content with a Charlie Brown tree.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey, Charlie Brown had a great tree! Merry Christmas. Hugs, DuffyDelete
My wooden penguin with a wrapped gift under his flipper. He's also wearing a jaunty Santa hat. So cute!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh Kaye, that sounds adorable!!Delete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2015 at 5:20 PM
I love driving around looking at Christmas lights with Family or Friends and going to a Christmas Eve blow out...singing event... at Church. Nothing like it for music and color and oh the child's choir is wonderful...ReplyDelete
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There is nothing like a church choir! They are the best. Merry Christmas. Hugs, DuffyDelete
All my decorations are my favorite, that's why I have them. My tree has ornaments that hold memories, our nativity scene was the first thing we bought when we got married, the log from our first Christmas tree that I have decorated with lights are just a few.ReplyDelete
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Oh, Debbie, I have a nativity set that I got from my parents and think of them when I get it out. Very special indeed. Hugs, DuffyDelete
My favorite decoration would have to be a beautiful tree.ReplyDeleteReplies
And beautiful they are!!! Merry Christmas. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I'd have to say the Christmas tree with the pretty lights and the decorations is my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
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Hi, Elaine. I love my tree too. Always makes me smile when I light it up. Hugs, DuffyDelete
My is a bear that sings, The Night Before Christmas". Love love love it. firstname.lastname@example.com. I wish you could see the video. It's so cuteReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, Kim, that is adorable. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I love the Christmas tree...and the time spent decorating it with my daughter. I already know I will inviting her over to decorate it once she leaves home...thankfully she is only 16. I am not ready for that yet!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, Jody, we are never ready for them to leave. All mine are grown and married. That's nice too but I miss having them here. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I have a snowman who holds a chalkboard that counts down the days until Christmas. He's my favourite 😍☃ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, Zita, how cute is that!!! Hugs, DuffyDelete
My fave is an ornament that hung on my mom's tree and now hangs on mine. Red felt santa ornamentReplyDeleteReplies
The old ones are so very special. Have a lovely Christmas. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I love displaying two of the items that I made in ceramics class over 40 years ago. One is a lighted church and the other a gingerbread house both with a pink lightbulb illuminating each one. I also love all of my beautiful cardinal decorations and ornaments as well. It is a magical time of year for my three grandchildren and in turn for us grandparents as well.💜ReplyDeleteReplies
I have two grand babies and it is such a special time. Brings out the magic in all of us. Have a lovely Christmas. Hugs, DuffyDelete
I used to have tons of glass German style ornaments but in the last move they were all lost. (It was a hectic situation). I do have two miniature book ornaments that I have had forever. They are even readable. And I love my books. kayt18 at comcast dot netReplyDelete
Oh, Kay, I am so very sorry that you lost your amazing ornaments. The book ornaments sound amazing!! I've never seen anything like that. Lucky you. Have a lovely Christmas. Hugs, DuffyReplyDelete
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Kay Bennett gets Iced Chiffon.
Anyone who would like Consignment Shop Mystery and Cycle Path Mystery swag, email email@example.com with your mailing address. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah . Hugs, DuffyReplyDelete
We have a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree with a Santa Snoopy that sits beside it. This describes our feeling about Christmas. The Reason for the Season is more important than all the showy ornaments. We have a beautiful Nativity that was made for my husband and me on our first Christmas after we were married by the aunt and uncle and this is the most important item we have for the holidays.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2015 at 11:38 PM
I made some cat Christmas ornaments years ago. I love them and so does everyone else. The are just the ones everyone looks for.ReplyDelete
My favorite ornament or things I have for Christmas are my Santa's. I used to have 6 of them who are all different and about a foot tall . I love them sitting on my table every year. I had them for over 25 yrs already. So starting last year I let each on of my sons pick one they like for their house.ReplyDelete
Our Tree.ReplyDelete
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My snowmen are my favorite decorations in my house!!ReplyDelete
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Hi Aunt Kiki, I love to display all my Hanukkah Menorahs. I have about 20. Traditional, funky (a pink cat!), fun (Dancing Dreidels). They look great with all the colorful candles. email@example.com
I have a sign I put up every christmas it says peace. Maybe someday there will be peace. kamunden44ATyahooDOTcomReplyDelete
I love to hear about Aunt Kiki's escapades, this is such a fun series! Happy Holidays, Duffy!ReplyDelete
Hi, when I was a kid, we had this little metal carousel. 4 candles were in a circle and it had angels on the top. You light the candles and the heat moves the angels in a circle. I was always fascinated with it. And I still have and display it, too. Nothing means Christmas more to me than that little thing. email@example.com
- AnonymousDecember 23, 2015 at 12:17 AM
I REALLY LIKE MY JIM SHORE CHRISTMAS PIECES. MERRY CHRISTMAS! SHELLEY firstname.lastname@example.com


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gamescom 2017
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: Cologne, Germany
- Web: http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/gamescom/index-9.php
"The Heart of Gaming" – that's gamescom. The leading European trade fair for digital gaming culture is the meeting point for global companies from the entertainment industry and the international gaming community. Once again in 2017, Cologne will stand for innovation, enthusiasm and playing fun: the next gamescom takes place from 22 to 26 August!
Affiliate Summit East 2017
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: New York, Marriott Marquis
- Web: http://affiliatesummit.com/events/ase17/
During July 30 – August 1, 2017, more than 5,500 digital marketers from over 70 countries will gather at the New York Marriott Marquis for the performance marketing industry's premier global event, Affiliate Summit East 2017. The team admitad will be at the meeting.
China Joy 2017
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: China, Shanghai
- Web: http://2017-en.chinajoy.net/
China Digital Entertainment Expo (ChinaJoy for short) is the most influential event in the global digital entertainment industry. ChinaJoy is held annually in late July in Shanghai. ChinaJoy Expo showcases online games, console games, web games, hardware products related to digital entertainment, etc.
Global Mobile App Summit & Awards
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: India, Bangalore, Sheraton Grand
- Web: http://bangalore2017.gmasa.org/
App developers, marketers and managers, along with executives from some of the most dynamic and forward-thinking companies in the world will converge this summer in beautiful, historic Bangalore, India – one of the top travel destinations of the year for a two-day summit. An exhibition, along with panel discussions and keynote speakers will feature exciting news on the future of the industry and how to thrive in an ever-crowded marketplace. The event will culminate with an award ceremony to honor developers and marketers of the best mobile apps of the year.
Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: China, Shanghai
- Web: https://www.mwcshanghai.com/start-here/where-when/
Mobile World Congress Shanghai (MWC Shanghai) is Asia's biggest mobile event. It's organised by the GSMA and held each year in the business hub of Shanghai, China. It is a mobile event like no other, bringing together the worldwide mobile industry from C-level mobile executives to tech-savvy consumers to experience a connected life full of exciting new technologies and products.
Digital Travel Summit
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: London, Tower Hotel
- Web: http://digitaltraveleu.wbresearch.com/
The Digital Travel Summit is the only event bringing together Digital and eCommerce Directors from Europe's leading hotels, airlines, cruise lines, car rentals and intermediaries. Engage over a multitude of highly interactive formats to discover how to take your digital, eCommerce and customer experience strategy to the next level.
World Travel Market Penang
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: Italy,Rimini
- Web: https://www.webmarketingfestival.com/
23 and 24 of June 2017. The training schedule of this two-day event is a result of the combination between main web marketing leverage points and participants' suggestions, adjusted to individual requirements and to the reference context.
Digital Media Awards 2017
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: Taj Santacruz, Mumbai
- Web: http://www.exchange4media.com/events/idma-2017/home.aspx
The objective of the Indian Digital Media Awards 2017 is to recognize, celebrate and encourage the work being done in the ever-growing advertising and marketing communications activity in the digital media space... specifically, internet, mobile, gaming, social media and the blogosphere.
Affiliate World Europe 2017
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: Germany, Berlin
- Web: https://affiliateworldconferences.com/
Affiliate World Europe 2017 is an offline meeting point for online marketers, where we gather the elite of the affiliate industry. It's a place to learn from industry leaders and network with the best minds around.
E3 Expo
- Start Date & Time:
- Place: USA, the Los Angeles Convention Center
- Web: http://www.e3expo.com/takeover
E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo. The annual video game conference and show at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
E3 is the world's premier event for computer, video and mobile games and related products. At E3, the video game industry's top talent pack the Los Angeles Convention Center, connecting tens of thousands of the best, brightest, and most innovative in the interactive entertainment industry. For three exciting days, leading-edge companies, groundbreaking new technologies and never-before-seen products will be showcased. E3 connects you with both new and existing partners, industry executives, and the biggest fans of video games providing unprecedented exposure to emerging markets. E3 is where it all starts.


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Kwame Nkrumah Presidential Library out of the ground
The Kwame Nkrumah Presidential Library was designed by the architect Mario Cucinella and conceived by Samia Yaba Nkrumah who has dedicated it to her late father Kwame Nkrumah, the political leader who drove Ghana to independence in 1957. The library was born from the dream of Samia Nkrumah who is now the leading political figure of the Convention People's Party (CPP) which her father founded.
This project seeks to not only promote cultural improvement but also advocate a model of sustainable development capable of mitigating the environmental issues in Ghana a dream shared by Samia Nkrumah. The library is conceived as a gargantuan "knowledge center" based on education in all forms. Actually, the edifice constitutes a mixed functional program that addresses the issue of education as a whole by the provision of not only reading spaces and consultation but also spaces of encounter and confrontation.
The design includes spaces for events and conferences and gathering spaces, workshops, reading rooms, green spaces and restaurants. In addition, the design will host rooms and laboratories where music classes, art and handicrafts sessions could be held. This project will become part of Ghana's educational system representing the main tool to train the next generation and also offer the opportunity to train new professionals in the field of culture and education. The library will be situated in Akosombo, on the riverside of Volta lake which is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world serving also as an important water reserve Ghana's power generation.


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Our fitness gym is located at 620 King Street East, in the heart of Preston Town Centre in a 2500 square foot, double storefront building across from the War Memorial. We occupy 2 full floors of the building with Cardio, Machines, Free Weights and Change rooms. Our office is located downstairs. Only our upper floor is visible at street level.
We offer a private gym, with a great atmosphere that serves the entire Cambridge area. We cater to both men and women and offer personal training services for everyone. Members always have 24 hour access to the gym via a controlled entrance. Street parking is located in front of the building on King Street. We also have free 2 hour parking available behind the building in an alternate lot.


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About Us
The farm was founded by Nancy's parents in 1961. They moved to Florida in 1959 and partnered with another dairyman while looking for a farm of their own. Both of her parents came from Wisconsin dairy families. Mom's were Norwegian immigrants and Dad's were German/Irish. They built a small dairy barn and began milking their herd of about 30 Holstein cows while raising their 7 children. Life was good!
The picture on the right is an aerial view of the Jost family farm in Wisconsin before they moved to Hawthorne.
Nancy and I met at the University of Florida. She was a nursing student and I was an architecture major. Needing a break from school, I went to work for a civil engineer in Ft. Myers. Not long after, Uncle Sam decided he needed me. Nancy and I were married shortly before I went in the Navy to ride nuclear submarines for six years.
When I got out of the Navy, we moved home to help her mom decide what to do with the dairy since her father had passed away. I guess the die was cast – we bought the farm from her mom and began our lives as dairymen.
Over the years we milked nearly every kind of cow there is, mostly Holstein and Brown Swiss. In 1994 we decided to sell our cows, take a vacation and do some remodeling. We decided to start back in the business as a grazing dairy and all the research showed the Jersey to be the choice. In 1996 we bought the first of our wonderful "little brown cows". Over the course of the next several years we grew our herd of registered Jerseys to over 200 head. We still today milk about that many. Most of our milk is marketed through our co-op, where we are awarded a premium for our excellent quality and high butterfat.
For many years we had been considering producing some value added product. After meeting with other artisan cheese makers and much discussion, we decided Farmstead Cheese was the way to go. In April 2009 we began construction on our cheese plant right next door to our milking parlor. In March 2010 we made our first cheese – a gouda.


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New Elder Abuse Response Service launched
Minister for Seniors Maggie Barry has launched a new Elder Abuse Response Service focused on intervention and putting the needs of victims of elder abuse first.
The cornerstone of this new approach is a free and confidential 24/7 help-line, 0800 32 668 65 (0800 EA NOT OK). Calls will be answered by registered nurses who will direct callers to elder abuse specialist service providers in their region.
Elder abuse is a serious and growing problem. These new services will ensure effective and accessible help is available wherever and whenever victims need it.
Read Minister Barry's media release


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Ok, I have a confession to make. I'm not very good at making layer cakes. There. I said it. Yep, they always end up being lopsided, lumpy, and {yes, AND} crummy. So, I've been making a lot of cakes lately in an attempt to finally get it right {luckily, no one here has been complaining about all the extra cake}.
This one was actually pretty easy to make and looks really cute {and kind of hides imperfections, which is a bonus}. You can even use chocolate chips instead to add some chocolatey goodness. I'm also gonna show you a few tricks to show you to make frosting a little easier.
Bake your cakes up….I made a 3 layer and used 2 cake mixes.
I just realized that I've been using the wrong pan for years and my cakes were always ending up really rounded on top and too cooked on the sides {like the cakes both ate another cake and now have really big bellies}. I got these round aluminum pans recently and they work like a miracle! The cakes bake more evenly and are beautiful! You can get them here, if you're needing to replace yours too.
Next, whip up some super yummy buttercream {I found an awesome recipe here} Trust me, it's so yummy you might have to make 2 batches….one to go straight onto the cake, and one to go straight into your mouth!
Here's another trick for frosting the cake. Before you start, put 3 or 4 thick strips of wax or parchment paper under the edges of the cake to keep the mess off the cake plate. Then, frost that yummy cake like you normally would…and then slowly slide them out carefully. No mess!! If you need, just touch up around the bottom…but you don't have the frosting mess all over the cake stand. Or maybe it's just me that makes a super huge mess….?
After the cake is frosted, quickly pat the sprinkles onto the sides before the frosting dries too much. I just left the top plain….I liked the way that looked against the all that color.
I used 2 whole sprinkles bottles for this {this kind}….but there were a few spots that could have used more if I had gotten 1 more bottle or a larger bottle.
I colored the frosting between the layers to match the pink hearts for a fun surprise for my girls….
Mmmmmm! This piece is mine! {If you can't tell, it's a HUGE piece}
See? Super easy and very cute for your Valentine's par-tay! What do you usually do for V-Day?
Have fun!
Don't forget to stop by my Etsy store to see what's new!


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About Us
our story
Science Sayz is born directly of frustration and concern at the growing anti-science and anti-intellectual movement.
The decision to create this new business is not driven by money, I have a wonderful life near the ocean in Australia and I want for nothing. 'Science Sayz' is for me, a chance for informed people to fight back in a positive way. Hopefully we can change minds along the way.
Let me start by saying that I have no tertiary education in any field of science. I do however know what science is (and isn't) and I think if the majority of people understood the process and the result, the anti-science movement would be stopped in its tracks. Even if the average person considered science as a way of thinking - a way of learning, more than just the 'book of facts' it is portrayed as, that would make a huge difference. My objective, through my label and my website is not to ridicule the ill-informed or attack beliefs, it is to influence and educate.
I want the Science Sayz logo to become recognised as the pro-science symbol - conversely, the symbol of the resistance. My dream is that the logo will become so well known that displaying it on your jacket, your car or laptop, or wearing a Science Sayz T-shirt will draw knowing smiles from other concerned citizens of our planet. That kind of esoteric reaction pretty much defines cool. If we achieve that, we will influence others.
Science is under attack in the post truth era. Join the resistance.
Please hashtag #sciencesayz if you decide to support my movement.
David Everett
Founding Director
Knowledge is empowering and presents armour against the nonsense we are presented with most days on social media
My father has an amazing breadth of general knowledge. Without a university education he has achieved expert level in the fields of modern history, astronomy and physics with a strong knowledge of other sciences and geography. I grew up with a father who could answer those wide eyed childhood questions like, why is the sky blue, the grass green and what happened to the dinosaurs.
In 2012, my own son was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. It was a death sentence at the time. He was saved by a brand new genetic targeted drug called BRAF inhibitor. He was the unluckiest 16 year old in the world - and the luckiest. Modern medicine saved his life with only months to spare. Then a few years later with that therapy surrendering to the aggressive cancer, along came immunotherapy. Within weeks his organs were cancer free and remain that way to this day. I became immersed in the science behind his startling recovery.
I have only just begun my science reading in the last ten years and I am nowhere near my father's level of scientific knowledge. What I have absorbed though is an understanding of what science is and I strongly believe that the dissemination of that knowledge is vital in the modern era. Through 'Science Sayz' I have challenged myself to help make that happen.
While my son endured brain operation after lung operation after brain operation, I became increasingly angry at the horrible misinformation so ubiquitous on the internet, and even in the mass media. Nonsensical conspiracy theories about magical cures and despicable pharmaceutical companies with boardrooms full of Hitlers committing genocide in the name of money are widely believed. Meantime, brilliant science like immunotherapy was lightyears ahead of any substances that would allegedly kill cancer cells.
My passionate science advocacy has landed me into many heated conversations. Once people believe something, it is very difficult to persuade them otherwise. It's the people in the middle that I feel I can influence. People who have just not taken the time to absorb an understanding of science. That knowledge is empowering and presents armour against the nonsense we are presented with most days on social media. Skepticism is more important than ever.
My Dad wants me to push the agenda once articulated by brilliant science communicator, the late great Carl Sagan. "Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge." I will just leave that here. Thanks for your time.


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Trend - Modern
Contemporary feature and study of a new relation between spaces and lines. This is the new and evergreen style that inspired Fabrizio Batoni in the designing of Trend. The original charm of the matter, always constant in the world's evolution, styles and technologies.
All Zazzeri products are manufactured with the utmost respect for the environment


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Practice Areas
AD/CV Notices: Hot-Rolled Steel, Scope Rulings
Hot-Rolled Steel. The International Trade Administration has commenced compliance proceedings pursuant to section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act with respect to the countervailing duty order on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India. These proceedings will gather information, analyze record evidence and consider the determinations that would be necessary to bring the ITA's measures into conformity with the recommendations and rulings of the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body in a dispute concerning the final results of certain administrative reviews of this order.
Scope Rulings. The ITA has published a list of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made between April 1 and June 30, 2015, with respect to the AD and/or CV duty orders on the following items.
- aluminum extrusions from China
- artist canvas from China
- circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from China
- hand trucks and certain parts thereof from China
- wooden bedroom furniture from China
- stainless steel bar from Spain
- stainless steel wire rod from Spain


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I finished the wee pewter bowls this morning and one is off to Germany with its new owner.
The wee silver bird earrings are off to new homes too.
I shall make up some more of these earrings for tomorrow, which use my silver bird charm and so are only available from my Open Studios (until Pittenweem, White Fox and London!)