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Ok I'm intrigued, like I was actually interested in this drama before because who doesn't love a romance comedy with Han Ye Seul (Birth of a Beauty) playing a fake fortune teller, but now that I've watched the first two episodes I genuinely hope that the drama doesn't go down the drain mainly because I can't wait until Sung Joon's (High Society) character Choi Soo Hyun is knocked down a peg or two or like five by Han Ye Seul's character Go Hye Rim who is awesomely feisty. There isn't really much to say when there have only been two episodes (well three by the time this post gets up) aired so it's basically more like rough thoughts and impressions. In terms of ratings Madame Antoine kicked off its run with 0.88% which as JTBC is a cable channel is actually pretty good. Continue reading
30th Golden Disk Awards – Day 2
The 2016 30th Golden Disk Awards have come to a close after two days with the biggest winner of the night being EXO whom took home the all important "Album of the Year" award for their album EXODUS, like their win at the Seoul Music Awards, EXO are now the first group to take home the Album of the Year award for three consecutive years. The boys also won a Bonsang and Most Popular Global Artist however all these wins does not erase the fact that they turned up to the red carpet in possibly their worst outfits since their debut (which you can see below). Tonight the event was MC'd by Jun Hyun Moo, Super Juniors Leeteuk and F(x)'s Krystal whom replaced leader Victoria who couldn't make the awards. SM took home the most awards for the night with four of their six active groups all taking home a Bonsang (although Red Velvet and SNSD received Bonsang's from Day 1) so technically all of SM's active groups won a Bonsang at this years Golden Disk Awards.
OCN's "Neighbourhood Hero" Gears Up for Air
I've personally never watched a drama from cable channel OCN (home to God's Quiz, Vampire Prosecutor and Bad Guys) so this will be an interesting experience for me, but the teaser seems really interesting so I hope that it won't let me down. Neighbourhood Hero is set to air it's first episode on the 23rd of January and recently held it's official press conference at Yeongdeungpo Times Square where the entire cast were in attendance. The cast in question consists of Park Shi Hoo (Cheongdamdong Alice) who's making his return to screen after three years, Lee Soo Hyuk (Scholar Who Walks the Night), Cho Seung Ha (Hwajung), SNSD's Kwon Yuri, Yoon Tae Young (Records of a Night Watchman), Jung Man Shik (Glorious Day) and Choi Yoon So (Twenty Again). Continue reading
30th Golden Disk Awards – Day 1
Day 1 (20th of January 2016) of the 30th Golden Disk Awards have come to an end and to no ones surprise Big Bang took home the biggest award of the night, that of the Digital Daesang, the group also took home a Digital Bonsang and the iQIYI Best Male Artist award. Day 1 was MC'd by Girls Generation member Seohyun, host Jun Hyun Moo and Running Man's Spartakooks aka Kim Jong Kook, the night featured performances by Big Bang, rookie group iKon, JYP, SISTAR, Girls Generation Leader Taeyeon, Super Juniors Kyuhyun, AOA, rookie group Monsta X, EXID, Hyukoh, Zion.T, Red Velvet and rookie group GFriend. Continue reading
2016 Seoul Music Awards Winners and Performances
We kick off the year with the 25th Seoul Music Awards which were held at the Olympics Gymnastics Arena in Seoul Olympic Park on the 14th of January (shout out to EXO's Kai who celebrated his birthday on this day). The awards were hosted by MC Jun Hyun Moo, actress Honey Lee (Tazza 2) and EXID's Hani. The unstoppable EXO took home the biggest award of the night, the Daesang (Grand Prize) for the third year running marking them as the first artists to win the award for more than two consecutive years. The group also won the most awards for the night, taking home a Bonsang Award as well the Hallyu Special Award. The event was not without it's hiccups though with Song of the Year winners Big Bang absent from the event despite not having an actual group schedule for that night, another notable absence for the night was JYJ's Junsu whom won the Popularity Award (which was based solely on fan votes online) according to the producers they had decided not to present the award during the live show to save time for other "major" awards hence Junsu's absence however the announcement was met with outrage by fans who accused organisers of not sending him an invite. Jun Hyun Moo who was one of the co-hosts for the night also came under some fire for his comments about his fellow co-hosts love lives. Singer Ailee also got in a bit of hot water when she was shown playing on her phone during SHINee's performance, the artist later took to social media to explain herself saying that she had been downloading an app that allowed her to show a message on her screen so that she could hold it up in support of SHINee, she was later seen using the app to support BoA and EXO during their performances. Continue reading
2015 Melon Music Awards Winners
Kicking off the music awards season are the Melon Music Awards which were held on Saturday the 7th of November 2015 at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul. The main MC of the night was entertainer Yoo Byung Jae, with actor Seo Kang Joon (Hwajung), actress Lee Yubi (Scholar Who Walks the Night), entertainer Kim Shin Young, actress Kim So Hyun (School 2015) and Red Velvet's Irene serving as special MC's throughout the night. Performances for the night included Big Bang, WINNER, iKON, SISTAR, Girls' Generation, EXID, Hong Jin Young, Red Velvet, BTS, GFRIEND, Mad Clown, MONSTA X, ZION.T, Band Hyukoh, A Pink, and San E. International artists Big Bang, were the biggest winners of the night, nabbing both "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for their song "Bang, Bang, Bang" as well as the "Netizen Popularity Award".
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2015 MAMA Award Nominees
It's that time of year again, say it with me everyone…awards season!! The nominees for the upcoming Mnet Asian Music Awards aka the MAMA's have finally been announced and there's some fierce competition this year (although I do question the inclusion of the rookie groups that have debuted for less than six months in the 'Artist of the Year' category). The Big Bang guys lead the pack this year with five nominations which consists of 'Best Male Group', 'Best Music Video' for their song "Bae Bae" off their M mini album, 'Best Dance Performance' for "Bang Bang Bang" which is off their A mini album the song is also up for 'Song of the Year' and they're also up for 'Artist of the Year' as well. SM Entertainment super group EXO are nominated for four awards this year including 'Best Male Group', 'Best Dance Performance' for their song "Call Me Baby", which is also nominated for 'Song of the Year' and the boys are also nominated for 'Artist of the Year'. Currently only CNBLUE, BTS, GOT7 and Zion.T are confirmed to perform at the awards which will take place on the 2nd of December in Hong Kong. Continue reading
GOT7 Teases "Mad" Comeback
JYP's multinational kpop group GOT7 are gearing up for their second Korean comeback of the year. Their new song will be titled "Mad" and the two released teaser images shows us that the boys are going for a more serious and manly concept than their last song "Just Right", which recently celebrated 20 million YouTube views since its release back in July. Continue reading
No More Meals for "Three Meals a Day – Jeongseon"?
Has PD Na Yong Suk's popular TvN variety show "Three Meals a Day" served its final course? A representative from TvN has confirmed that there will be no more seasons of "Three Meals a Day" in Jeongseon county, however there may still be a possibility for another season of "Three Meals a Day" after the ending of the second season of the upcoming "Three Meals a Day – Fishing Village" but right now there is nothing set in stone. Continue reading
Nominees for the 2015 Korea Drama Awards
The nominees for the 2015 Korea Drama Awards were announced earlier today (September 9th) and competition is fierce for who will win the Daesang and Top Excellence awards. MBC's popular drama "Kill Me, Heal Me" is the most nominated drama, lead actor Ji Sung is nominated for the Daesang, whilst lead actress Hwang Jung Eum is nominated for Top Excellence Actress, the drama itself is also nominated for Best Drama. The 2015 Korea Drama Awards will be held on the 6th of October 2015 at Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. Continue reading


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(…) the curtain billowed gently in and out, as if the room were breathing. Wind chimes, too heavy for the delicate breeze, hung silent amid the quiet movement. Swaying slowly, they avoided touching, over and over. Dusk and shadows laboured in unison to paint the dissipating landscape. With each flutter of the curtain, the light dimmed. She stood still, in the eye of an invisible storm.
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I was looking for this exact photo. Remember you asked persons what they saw and I said "A contagious smiley smile~ shining a hand-held torch. Tentacles of new life buds of hope, coming through the shadows. We are in sync and I love that. You posted this on the 15th.
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Australian psychologist brands Jehovah's Witnesses "a cruel cult" as Watchtower ramps up its shunning campaign | JW Survey
Australian psychologist brands Jehovah's Witnesses "a cruel cult" as Watchtower ramps up its shunning campaign | JW Survey.
"Whatever the Governing Body may profess their "heartfelt desire" to be, they cannot escape the fact that their actions and decisions have caused misery and heartache to countless thousands through their cruel insistence on unscriptural policies such as the shunning of family members."
They Come Back
The swan is in the shadows but only has to float just a bit to be in the Light.
I enjoyed this post and can resonate with his remark
"I sent the picture to my friend, to inspire and sustain her on her difficult journey, a reminder that it is often only after we travel through and leave a place of deep darkness that we enter a place of great light."
Just earlier I was mentioning in conversation the word "Metaphor" and "Parable"
I found a picture of a huge Iguana I took a few years back here in Key West.
Many of these beautiful creatures succumbed to a deep freeze that enveloped Key West back in 2010.
"Comatose iguanas tumbled off trees. Countless native and exotic fish floated to waters' surface. Manatees huddled at warm-water outfalls of power plants. And young sea turtles, seized by the cold, bobbed to the top like beach balls."
The same year my special friend went to prison.
Today, I decided to print "Iggy" and send an uplifting card to him.
Comparing his situation to the strong Iguanas and how they survived and returned.
Our island is filled with baby Iguanas.
We don't see the Dinosaur Iguanas anymore.
They do come back.
Light and Dark…Dividing the Shadows
Inner Silence
I pretty much am of the age where I can actually say "Been there, done that" and with much glee do not mind the "nightmare"
Someone just smiled for no special reason
It looks like the smile's come back into season
It's so easy, doesn't have to be a nice day
Just the only one you've got and it's coming ready or not
Misty Morning
Copyright ©2013 Cynthia Martz (Click for larger Picture)
A path was taken
it made me smile
It awakened me
aroused something in me
I see no flowers blooming,
I feel no sand between my toes
Not even a "H A Y"
How are you?
A fine mist that appeared and as quickly disappeared
Mere seconds in the complexity of time
No more anger in my heart
broken windows
slashed tires
harsh words
they are past
many years ago
I am alive with LIFE
I am a butterfly
Changing as I go…
New ones will seek my flame
burning brightly
I am not a caterpillar in a cocoon
I am free
At This stage in my life
I Know where I stand
what I need
as always~
to be
just me
Happy Thanksgiving Blessings
Click to Enlarge~ Copyright ©2012 Cynthia Martz
Click to Enlarge~ Edited Copyright ©2012 Cynthia Martz
Today if we are so blessed we sit down to a feast.
A bounty of food and companionship with our loved ones.
Last year I lit candles around a special plate. In Four tiny containers I placed Water, with a beautiful flower, individual candles for Fire , a feather in the Air signifying the four winds and a touch of soil from the Earth.
The Four Elements that sustain us.
Fire represents creative energy, inspiration, strong will and sexuality. It is traditionally associated with Yang energy.
Water signifies emotions, intuition, healing and reflecting, and it is associated with Yin energy.
Air represents knowledge and powers of the mind. It is also a symbol of courage and is related to masculine energy.
Earth is associated with nature, feeling 'grounded', security and material well-being and carries feminine energy.
All ready for the Day
FIRE, EARTH, WATER, AIR Blessings.
Create your environment with a sense of sacred space. Put candles and small crystals everywhere, even if it is the daytime. Right by the candles float little tiny flowers from the yard on bowls of water or in little vases. Then put a feather, or something representing air if you want to. Then you have all the elements.
No one else needs to know what this is – but they will see it and it will bless them.
Happy Thanksgiving One and All…
I am thankful that all my siblings are still walking there paths here on Terra Firma
In form, on solid and dry ground
I am thankful for a lovely and caring daughter and two wonderful grandchildren
I am thankful for me and the fact that I have survived as only warriors do
That I have two feet
Two hands and arms to give and receive a hug
I am thankful for my beloved Minnie, China and my birdies who make me smile everyday
True friends who have my back
I am thankful to my Mother for carrying me gently under her caring heart
I am thankful to my Father for all the life experiences he taught and showed me
I am thankful for all my ancestors and the Wisdom they passed down through the generations.
And most of all I am thankful that I have enough
Copyright ©2012 Cynthia Martz
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Halloween Moons
This night the veil is thin
Hallowed Eve
Be aware of everything
Notice all
be open
do not fear the dark
There is much light from the darkness
Burn a candle
Play festive music
Allow and rejoice
You walk in the here and now
the present
the beyond needs to know you
remember they have gifts for us
Cynthia Rivera © 2003
Hope you have a Great Halloween and Happiest Birthday Month (Scorpions).
Yes, I still see intrinsically as to my nature and see signs and even run into them sometimes. I dang near knocked myself out. I seen stars and comets.
They say everything is speeding up really fast now and I totally feel it.
I have two doctor appointments this week. My LBC is still low and the platelets are going way low. I do sleep a good bit. But, hey I will be 64 on the 18 th of November and a lady needs her beauty sleep.
Besides, my flying dreams are just so awesome.
A good man gets out of prison Feb 2013. He seems so changed. Prison does that. It allows you the time and space to really see yourself.
I believe that is the only positive thing I can say about prison. Of course other then I am glad I have never been there. Came close
It is not possible to be separate; we are each a point of light within the greater light
LaUna Huffines
I just checked my mail and they sent me a jury summons. I never go to them and YES they are suppose to put warrants out. But, hasn't happened yet so I am not gonna worry about it.
Don't be a stranger
I miss the changing of the leaves, palms don't change colors
Where I Roamed
DailyOM – The Direction of Happiness
A very good article on how sometimes we have too leave a relationship. Our hearts let us know when the time to move towards the light of fulfillment, is the best way for us.


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The 2008 farm bill will be the subject of a seminar next Wednesday hosted by the University of Missouri's Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Reynolds Alumni Center on the MU campus.
Brent Carpenter, FAPRI program coordinator, said the farm bill, which was approved in June, contains several new provisions for horticulture and organic agriculture, commodity futures and livestock as well as a new permanent disaster assistance program.
Carpenter said the seminar is designed to explain some of the key components of the new legislation and will feature presentations by agricultural and food policy experts. Representatives from MFA Inc., the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Cattlemen's Association will hold a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session at 3 p.m.
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How many people constitute a 'networking event'?
That's the question I was asking myself after attending the world's smallest ever event. With only two of us present, surely that's a record that can't be beaten?
The event, an intimate monthly dinner with normally around 12 people present, was hit by low registrations because of the time of year and a number of cancellations on the day. Even the event host gave up when no-one had turned up twenty minutes after the start time.
As he left, little did he know that I was turning up, worried that I was twenty minutes late as my last meeting had overrun. Naturally I was a bit concerned when I was seated in the restaurant…on my own. Never mind, I ordered a beer and munched on olives, sure that I had got the times wrong and everyone would turn up in a few minutes.
Twenty five minutes later I was a lot more concerned. I had busied myself with the menu, having experienced the food in this restaurant before I definitely wasn't leaving now, and figured it had become 'dinner for the sad man on the big table in the corner'. But then another latecomer came down the stairs, looking equally confused and joined me.
When I was involved in running networking groups I was often frustrated that people's first question on being invited to attend a networking event was 'how many people will be there?' There seemed to me to be too strong a focus on quantity over quality. I always believed that this is a very misguided approach, having been to many good events with few people and an equal number of well attended disasters.
As it was, Julian and I had an excellent meeting, finding out a lot about each other's business, discussing people we both know and our attitudes and experiences of networking. We had both heard of each other before but never met.
We were able to discuss things in a lot more depth than we would have done ordinarily and develop an understanding that could potentially lead to a deeper relationship.
So how many people do you need to attend to create a networking event? As that meeting proved, in the right circumstances two can be company enough.


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NASA Fires Up Voyager 1 Thrusters After 37 Years
Reigniting the long-dormant thrusters could extend Voyager 1's mission in interstellar space by three years.
The Voyager 1 spacecraft just performed another incredible feat after passing into interstellar space in 2012. NASA fired up its thrusters after lying idle for 37 years in the cold vacuum of space.
This was no small feat of engineering. Voyager runs on decades-old computer software and it takes more than 19.5 hours to send a command from Earth to the spacecraft. (Then engineers need to wait another 19.5 hours for Voyager to confirm the signal worked as planned.)
"The Voyager flight team dug up decades-old data and examined the software that was coded in an outdated assembler language, to make sure we could safely test the thrusters," Chris Jones, chief engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, said in a statement.
Voyager 1 — and its twin, Voyager 2 — were originally tasked with mapping the outer solar system when they launched in 1977. Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and Saturn before zooming away from the orbital plane of our solar system, while Voyager 2 successfully flew by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
The Aerojet Rocketdyne thrusters are needed for both spacecraft to communicate with Earth. Each Voyager spacecraft was equipped with a couple of sets. Attitude control thrusters generally controlled the spacecraft's orientation. Trajectory correction maneuver (TCM) thrusters were used on Voyager 1 up to 1980 to make sure the spacecraft was pointing at the right targets — planets, moons, and the like.
Both thruster types are the same size and perform the same function, but the TCM thrusters were located on the back of the spacecraft and were dormant since November 8, 1980. That is until the attitude control thrusters began degrading in 2014. "Over time, the [attitude control] thrusters require more puffs to give off the same amount of energy," NASA stated. "At 13 billion miles from Earth, there's no mechanic shop nearby to get a tune-up."
RELATED: The Voyager Golden Record Lives On in Kickstarter Project
The TCM thrusters on Voyager 1 were tested on Nov. 28 and worked perfectly. Now that the agency know the TCM thrusters work, NASA plans to switch to those thrusters in January. (Voyager 2 may eventually switch over as well, when its attitude control thrusters degrade — but NASA needs to run tests to see how well its TCM thrusters work.)
The change in thruster will extend Voyager 1's mission by two to three years. There's a trade-off, though. Voyager 1 needs to turn on one heater for each of the four TCM thrusters. Heat requires power, and Voyager 1 is running low. Once its power reserves fall too low to operate the TCM thrusters, NASA will switch back to the attitude control thrusters.
This same thruster type — MR-103 — flew on other NASA spacecraft, such as Cassini and Dawn. Cassini was deliberately crashed into Saturn's atmosphere earlier this year, but Dawn is still mapping out the dwarf planet Ceres after its previous mission at the asteroid Vesta.
In related news, late last month it was announced that Voyager's Golden Record would be released on vinyl to the general public. The genesis was a wildly successful, $1.3-million Kickstarter by Ozma Records that ran earlier in 2017. The plan was to remaster the Golden Record — which featured sounds and music from Earth — and the results finally hit wide public release.
Also in November, music from Voyager 1's data premiered at a supercomputing conference in Denver. The three-minute piece was based on data from an instrument that looks at particles in space. It was composed by Domenico Vicinanza of Anglia Ruskin University and Genevieve Williams of the University of Exeter.
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The statements made by political leaders as Obama and McCain imply that this is how the circle of experts and advisers surrounding them see the world. It is a serious problem when powerful policy makers base their decisions on sloppy or erroneous analysis, confusing what they want to believe with reality. I am not an expert on Russia at all, but the statements are so obviously detached from reality, that I decided at least to take a look at what more knowledgeable people on Russia are saying about it.
"The economy in tatters"
When Obama in 2015 described the Russian economy as "in tatters", he attributed this to the sanctions following the annexation of Crimea. The Russian economy has effectively been through a recession in 2015-2016, but this is mainly due to the fall in oil prices. The recession is hardly a disaster: according to the World Bank the Russian GDP declined with 2.8% in 2015 and 0.2% in 2016 – the World Bank expected the growth to be 1.3% in 2017, but according to the latest data from the Russian Central Bank, it is more likely that it will be around 2%. The purported Swedish Russia expert Anders Aslund, predicted "an abrupt fall of 10 percent" for 2015. Well, he – as many others – was wrong.
As the main Russian export is oil and gas, the effect of the falling oil price was that the Russian currency, the ruble, came under pressure. At first, the Central Bank tried to maintain the value of the ruble, using its foreign exchange reserves to buy up rubles. This turned out to be a hopeless strategy, wasting precious foreign exchange reserves, so the Central Bank decided in November 2014 to bring forward the planned free float of the ruble. As a result, the ruble, which at that moment was no doubt overvalued, lost dramatically in value, dropping from 44 to 61 rubles to the US dollar. After wild swings, that is where it presently has settled, varying between 58 and 63 rubles to the USD. This devaluation has no doubt been beneficial for the Russian economy, as the domestic productive sectors are now much more competitive.
The cost was, as expected, increased inflation. The inflation surpassed at some moment 10%, but is now back below 4%, the Central Bank target for 2017 (it was 3.4% in August 2017). As an effect of the inflation, real incomes were eroded – according to the Russian statistical bureau, real incomes fell with around 10% from 2014 to 2016. The poverty rate increased from 11% in 2012 to 13.5% in 2016. Real wages are now increasing – in July they were up with 4.6% compared to the year before, and according to the World Bank the poverty rate is expected to fall to 13% this year and 12% in 2019. Inequality in Russia is rampant – Russia is, together with the US, among the most unequal developed countries in the world. According to a recent study by the French Economist Piketty and his colleagues, the Soviet Union was a very egalitarian country, but inequality soared after the collapse of the Soviet Union, reaching levels even higher than the US. Since around 2010 is has fallen a bit and is now at the same level as the US (the blue line in the figure below is Russia, the green is the US – the red is France).
Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240547391730003X
"Russia will default on its debt"
As the sanctions put into place to punish Russia for the annexation of Crimea included cutting off the access of Russia to the international financial markets, there were in 2014-2015 many predictions that Russia would default on its foreign debt. This has always appeared to me as ridiculous, as Russia has had a very cautious economic policy during the oil price boom years, accumulating foreign reserves and keeping the public sector debt low. And of course, it has turned out not to be a major problem. This does not mean that the limited access to international capital markets doesn't hurt – but debt default was never in the cards. Pure wishful thinking – or inept economic journalism. Or both. Strangely, even an otherwise clever analyst as Paul Krugman, while recognizing his limited knowledge on Russia, thought that it would slide into a debt crisis.
What I think the Russian Government could be criticized for, is the extremely conservative way of handling the crisis. A recession, even if it was relatively mild, was not necessary from an economic point of view, and it has had high costs for the poorer sections of the population. The impact of the fall in oil prices could have been countered by an expansive fiscal policy, as other oil- and natural resources-dependent countries as Australia, Canada and Norway have done. However, taking into account the tense international political situation, this cautious economic policy is at least understandable, as an increasing debt would have made the country increasingly vulnerable to outside pressure.
The predictions were dire: "Russia is burning through its dollar stockpile" was a common description of the situation. As it can be seen from the below figure, Russia's reserves of foreign exchange have increased since the floating of the ruble, and was in mid 2017 around 420 billion USD. The total foreign debt is around 530 billion, of which most is private debt. The public debt is negligible: total public debt is less than 15% of GDP, and foreign public debt is around 4%. As a result of the conservative management of the crisis, Russia has continued to post surplus on its balance of payment, despite the halving of the oil price.
Se don't expect Russia to fold in the near future. Sorry.
In a second article, we shall take a look at the longer term challenges for Russia. They are considerable.
To read the second article, click here: The dying bear.


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Fox Extends Gotham Season Order to Twenty-Two Episodes
Good news, Gotham fans, Fox just ordered six more episodes of the popular Batman prequel series, elongating the first season from sixteen to twenty-two episodes.
The Gotham premiere had one of the strongest ratings of the fall, drawing in over eight million viewers. The ratings fell by 13% in the second week, which is considered to be standard for a new show. It's also received critical acclaim, garnering a 91% on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes and the consensus: "High production values, a talented cast, and an appealingly stylized approach to the Batman mythos help Gotham overcome its occasionally familiar themes."
The fourth episode of Gotham airs tonight at 8pm on Fox.


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When I was living in China, I met a ton of non-native English speakers. Not only Chinese people, but also a lot of European foreigners, many of whom had a very tenuous grasp of the English language. Some of their English was near-native. Some of their English downright sucked. But even if their speech was flawless, spelling and written grammar often proved massive hurdles.
I'm not disparaging them in the least. Goodness knows my Mandarin is merely decent and my French is just a step above abysmal. To even know (or attempt) a second language is a massive feat—one that many, many Americans don't even bother trying. So when I got a letter from A, a French woman who has lived in China for a really long time, I couldn't help but smile at her opening: Hei.
I'm guessing she was going for "Hey." The funny thing is that in China, "Hei" that would actually be somewhat correct. "Hey" is a loanword that many young people use, and when written in Chinese, the character 嘿 (hēi) is used. The character is basically just a sound word/interjection that places a 口 (mouth symbol) next to 黑 (word for the color black), visually representing the sound (but not meaning) of the word for black. And when written in pinyin (romanized), it's h-e-i.
So basically, it's kinda like playing telephone. From English to Chinese to Chinese-tinged Franglais, hey becomes 嘿 which becomes hei.


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Exploit:SWF/CVE-2013-0634 (Microsoft)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
This malware takes advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player to drop malicious files.
To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
This Trojan drops and executes the following files:
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
It contains an embedded SWF file, detected by Trend Micro as SWF_EXPLOIT.MC, which is used for its dropping routine.
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_MDROP.REF
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_MDROP.REF. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 4
Download and apply these security patches Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.


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Michael Perciballi
Board Member, Long Island
Michael Perciballi is Vice President of the Environmental Division of Posillico. He has over 17 years of environmental remediation and heavy civil experience. Michael has been involved in many private and public projects including various types of soil remediation, highway and bridge construction, private site development and athletic complexes. He has been successful in developing strong project management teams to provide exceptional service and quality to all clients. His diverse background has enabled him to create innovative solutions to construction problems.
Michael received a Bachelor's Degree from the College of Holy Cross.


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A cool thing happened in the bottom of the tenth inning of last night's extra-innings tilt between the Rays and Athletics. Grant Balfour, who spent three seasons becoming an Oakland fan favorite as the A's hard-throwing bullpen goon, came on to pitch for the Rays against his old squad. Even with the score tied 2-2 in the tenth and the A's needing every win they can get to secure a playoff spot, Oakland fans seized the opportunity to give Balfour a warm welcome.
When Balfour came into the game, his old music played over the PA system, and the fans in right field did the Balfour Rage, a kind of metal-concert thrashing that they used to do every time he entered a game for the A's.
They also did an "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!" chant for the Australian:
A good closer's entrance is always one of the more exciting parts of a baseball game, so it was cool to see the Oakland fans give Balfour, who has struggled this season and been unable to keep his job as closer, one last bad-ass entrance.
Before the game, Balfour even hung out with the inventor of the Balfour Rage for a bit:
He also signed the Balfour Rage banner with his name and a fitting command: "Fucking rage." And then he did A's fans one last solid by coughing up a game-winning single to Derek Norris in the bottom of the tenth. It was a good night all around for Oakland.


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Step 1: Assume IoT Vulnerabilites
Step 2: Weed Through a Flawed IoT Security Market
The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting traditional networks. It's enabling greater centralized control and management over more and more services and greatly expanding business opportunities across all sectors. We're seeing rapid adoption of IoT for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and increasingly employed across government, healthcare, retail and banking.
The picture of connectivity via the IoT which Gartner described via its Top Strategic Predictions for 2018 and beyond at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2017 in October is extensive with no signs of slowing down. Of the 10 predictions outlined, the following two focused on IoT security.
IoT in Everything – By 2020, IoT technology will be in 95 percent of electronics for new product designs. With the technology evolution surrounding the IoT, it will become increasingly possible to add IoT features to a product at minimal cost.
While security challenges need to be sorted, suppliers should begin to think about how to implement this technology, toward which consumers will soon gravitate, into every electronics-enabled product.
Assume IoT Security Vulnerabilities – Through 2022, half of all security budgets for IoT will go to fault remediation, recalls and safety failures rather than protection.
Due to challenges in determining security risks and exposure for IoT, current budgets for security spend is minimal. However, the scale of IoT into various markets will outpace support systems, resulting in a need for recalls for devices that cannot be patched.
While there are countless benefits to IoT technology, the broadened attack surface introduces new security vulnerabilities, tearing down the walls of "closed" technologies we used in the past. Connected organizations are more susceptible to common, yet advanced attacks. In fact, one of the biggest obstacles with IoT security is the ability to identify vulnerabitiles: you can't protect against something you don't see.
Surprisingly, most of the "IoT security" solutions on the market today are fundamentally flawed, and do not provide the complete visibility needed to secure IoT environments effectively. A major problem with most organizations is the inability to identify ALL leak paths that you have today and in real-time not only to identify existing leak paths, but also new leak paths created in real-time. Adding threat intelligence, as described below, provides security context on leak paths being unauthorized, specific attack activity, misconfigurations or actual authorized change. Beyond that, on average, Lumeta research has determined that over 40 percent of today's dynamic networks, endpoints, cloud infrastructure are unknown, unmanaged, rogue or participating in shadow IT, leading to significant infrastructure blind spots by both enterprise and government departments alike. This indicates a real lack of real-time awareness to prevent attackers compromising systems. In addition, as attackers identify weaknesses in these solutions, those blind spots must be eliminated to prevent compromises and costly breaches.
Continuous changes to the network landscape, including infrastructure, operating systems, and applications can cause organizational security policy and network defense configuration to become misaligned, contributing to a proliferation of leaks. And it only takes one leak to allow malicious intrusion into a network. To truly protect you organization's connected IoT environment, you need complete, real-time IP infrastructure visibility, real-time network change monitoring, and threat detection.
By enhancing Lumeta's Recursive Network Indexing techniques with the context of network state change via analysis of network control plane protocols, the Lumeta Spectre platform provides authoritative cyber situational awareness, in real-time, as mobile, virtual, cloud assets and even the physical/software defined network itself changes and proactive identification of leaks and exposed network zones to prevent network subversions.
To learn more, visit http://www.lumeta.com/spectre-iotics to see how Lumeta can help detect leak paths and segmentation misconfigurations and violations. You can also contact us here! Until then, we'll have part two later this month, so stay tuned!


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So the Ocean Spray concentrate auction was today and the results were flat, the average price per gallon only up $.10. I don't know how many buyers participated in the auction, but clearly the buyers participating don't feel the need to bid up the price, so they must like the supply out there. Hmm. Wonder how that will hold up in August. The next auction is in July.
News from around the cranberry growing world.11 Apr
All everyone can talk about is the weather here in Wisconsin. Early, early spring, now really cold nights. Many, if not most growers have the beds under water, changing water, talking about water, running sprinklers. And it is April 11th! Yikes. Big crop? small crop? Drowned crop? Who knows.
The other big topics of discussion are the Cott letter and the OS B pool. I've got a couple of thoughts on both:
The Cott letter to its growers was mailed out on April 3 and amongst other things lists a floor price for the upcoming 2012 crop at $30/barrel. Wow. That is definitely up from 2011 from $25, but I thought it would be higher. The letter also, reserves the right to lower the price if the US crop surpasses 8,000,000 barrels (last year it was about 7,500,000 barrels) and, on the other hand, Cott also claims that the price could go up if market conditions improve. Over all the letter talks about wanting to support the grower and get them to profitability, and on that note, they are establishing a Pollination Support program where they will support 1 hive per acre. (Details to follow, they said) My take on the whole letter is, they say they want to pay us more, but gee whiz, if they can't, they won't.
The whole Ocean Spray B pool letter is interesting too. OS established new rules for the B pool waiting list. This is after moving 850 OS member acres off the waiting list and into the B pool for the 2012 crop and another 283 to be planted acres as well. So, they moved their members first. If I was an owner of the co-op (a member) I would certainly support that. They can do what they want, it is their co-op! I wonder if that means that (850 acres x 200 bbls acre) 170,000 barrels or so that just moved off the wait list came from the independent handlers? I mean, was that fruit sold to independents last year? Or maybe it is just coming online this year, but it is fruit that won't be independently handled, even though it will find its way into the independent market, or ingredients market by way of OS's auction and ingredients division. So, these B pool growers are giving OS their fruit, which will be auctioned and keep the price down…but hey, they might get into the A pool some day. The price you pay for getting into the A pool.
As always, I wonder what all of this means for the independent grower. Handlers are not going to pay us more than they have to. Just like we growers don't pay the fertilized guy more than WE have to. If we can get the stuff cheaper, we will. So, I can't blame them. As far as Ocean Spray? They are doing what they have to do to get their owners the best return they can, can't blame them for that. Not their job to take care of the rest of us. Oh, but their auction is messing with our prices and we are going to have to figure something out there. If they can always keep the B pool full with fruit to auction, then they will. Simple as that. I don't see them auctioning their A pool fruit.
The United cranberry board has been discussing all of this and more since our inception. Our members have told us that they don't feel they have options. They don't want to pay $350 an acre to wait on the B pool for Ocean Spray with the hopes of someday getting into the A pool, and they feel that the independent handlers don't care if they even break even. So, back in January 2012, we asked our members if they had un contracted fruit for sale with this 2012 crop. The response was overwhelming! Many growers anticipate many barrels of fruit to be made available to United Cranberry. So, there you have it! United Cranberry is becoming a handler! We've put in an order for bins, and are drawing up a marketing agreement. There may still be room for more fruit this fall, so call if you are interested. This first year will be crazy busy but we are committed to making it work and getting the highest return we can for our growers.
concentrate auction and independent growers5 Apr
Did it ever occur to you that if growers didn't join the Ocean Spray B pool and /or didn't sell them independent fruit, that OS wouldn't have any fruit/concentrate for the auction? You don't see them selling their A pool fruit for that low a price! Something to think about as everyone on the B pool waiting list just got their notification of the new rules for the waiting list, which include a $350/acre fee. As United Cranberry is taking the steps to become a handler, maybe growers should consider all their options. Call us!
The cranberry measurement debate Ocean Spray and United Cranberry22 Feb
http://www.oceansprayitg.com/Blog/ So here is Ocean Spray ingredients blog, which is a pretty good info place for all things Ocean Spray and their cranberry measurement post details their efforts to commericalize the cranberry content test that Complete Phytochemical Solutions developed with United Cranberry support. So, industry people working together, all good!
Ocean Spray has also announced the date of the next concentrate auction, April 25, 2012.
Cranberry news and google alerts26 Jan
So those of you that know me, know that I am new to this blogging thing. A few weeks ago, I figured out that if you tag and categorize your posts, they get into the Google search engine. In order to get news articles for the blog, I have a few google alerts set up, like Ocean Spray, Cott, Decas Cranberries, etc, etc. So imagine my surprise this morning, when google sends me an alert on a news story…on my very own blog posts! Yes, we have arrived! Today I received an alert on my post on the Ocean Spray auction. Will wonders never cease.
First qtr CMC numbers are in (edited)25 Jan
Just received a copy of the quarter ended 12/31/2011 on the cranberry crop from the CMC. This is the first quarter in the crop year, and shows the delivery of the crop.
What I find interesting, if I am looking at this correctly is that the increase in sales in the first quarter of the year is about 5.8% over the same quarter last year! Great news!
***edit*** ok, so this number was "total sales and shrinkage" , not total sales. A good portion of this is shrinkage…what is that? I heard that the crop had some rot and low color. Does that affect shrinkage? So, yes, our overall sales, without shrink, were up, but only about 2%. Apparently the crop "shrunk" about 3%. So maybe the rest of this original post isn't as great as I thought. ****
This follows a 7.93% increase in sales in 2010 and a 4.33% increase in sales in 2009. Look at the last page of the report for these numbers and do your own calculations. If these are indeed the correct numbers, we are seeing more sales and usage of our cranberries. We are "absorbing" in the increasing crop we are delivering. Indeed the 2011 crop just delivered was the second largest US crop in history, behind 2008, and only smaller by 131,654 barrels. Our overall inventory remains high, but can I say…manageable? with our increased sales.
I'm certainly not the CMC numbers expert. Call your CMC representative or Michelle Hogan at the CMC if you have any specfic questions.
Overall though, I think these numbers are good. They show that our sales and usage is increasing. Certainly, this is due to the low prices of cranberries and processors are finding new ways to use cranberries. This is better than the alternative (meaning the prices are low and processors can't figure out how to use them) So, I call this a win. Now I'm off to find out how all of the above figures into the auction prices. The OS concentrate auction is today. Stay tuned.
Ocean Spray concentrate auction results25 Jan
Prices are going up! Yay!
$30-$34 concentrate.


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South Atlantic
Magmatism and Continental Breakup in the South Atlantic
The southern South Atlantic has often been considered a classic example of continental break-up in the presence of a starting mantle plume (Fig.1). Evidence for a mantle plume includes the Paranà-Etendeka continental flood basalts, which are associated with the Rio Grande Rise and Walvis Ridge, and the wide-spread presence of seaward dipping reflectors and high-velocity lower-crustal bodies along the rifted conjugate margins.
This project aims to test the predictions of melt volumes and seismic velocity from our numerical models against an oil-industry seismic reflection dataset from the South Atlantic provided by ION-GXT. The 2D seismic lines are spectacular- routinely imaging to beneath the Moho allowing insight into the deep structure of the continental margins. Volcanic rocks, including seaward dipping reflectors (SDRs, Fig.2) and lower-crustal bodies are routinely imaged on these data.
As part of this project we measured the thickness of the earliest oceanic crust generated along the length of the South Atlantic south of the Rio-Grande Fracture Zone from wide-angle and multichannel seismic profiles collected along the conjugate margins. These measurements show that at 450 km south of the Paranà-Etendeka flood basalts the oceanic crust is 11.7 km thick (the global average is just 6-7 km). Farther south the oceanic crust thins, reaching 6.1. km at a distance of 2300 km along-strike. Overall, the along-strike trend of oceanic crustal thickness is linear with a regression coefficient of 0.7. We also documented the thinning of the oceanic crust as seafloor spreading continued after breakup (Fig.3). From numerical models representing extension of the lithosphere, we find that observed melt volumes are matched with the presence of a hot layer. If we assume this region of hot mantle has a thickness of 100 km, its excess temperature relative to the asthenosphere has to decrease from 200 to 500C north (offshore southern Brazil) to south (offshore central Argentina). This decrease in temperature, also seen in published thermobarometry results, suggests that temperature was the primary control of volcanism during the opening of the southern South Atlantic.
Armitage, J. J. and J. S. Collier (2017). The thermal structure of volcanic passive margins, Petroleum Geoscience. 10.1144/petgeo2016-101
Collier JS, McDermott C, Warner G, New constraints on the age and style of continental breakup in the South Atlantic from magnetic anomaly data, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol: 477, Pages: 27-40, 2017,
Taposeea CA, Armitage JJ, Collier JS, 2016, Asthenosphere and lithosphere structure controls on early onset oceanic crust production in the southern South Atlantic, Tectonophysics, Vol: 716, Pages: 4-20
See also
- Jenny Collier
- Lidia Lonergan
- John Armitage (IGP, Paris)
- Carl McDermott (PhD student)
- Chandra Taposeea (PhD student, graduated)
- George Warner (MSci student, graduated)
- Naomi Gyori (UROP student, graduated)


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Scholars Spotlight
Today's Kennesaw State University students are tomorrow's leaders and innovators. And, our scholarship students are well on their way to making a difference in our state, our nation and the world. Learn more about some of the best and brightest amongst our KSU students and how the scholarships they have received extend beyond financial support to become the vote of confidence needed for these scholars to be exceptional in their respective fields.
Chris Hewitt
Recipient of the South Cobb Rotary Club Nursing Scholarship.
Laura Sherman
Recipient of the Jeremy Smith, Jimmy Goldgeier, Marietta Campus Honors Scholarship and the Paul T. Martin Endowed Scholarship
Kendrick Pulver
Recipient of the CarMax Scholarship
Dewey Van Allen and Bianna Maria Osuna recipients of the Fred and Drucilla Beck Kiwanis Scholarship for 16/17 meet with the Marietta Kiwanis Club
Larry Stephens Scholars honored at this years Coles College of Business School of Accountancy banquet
Clendenin Scholars
Kelly Dumont
The Clendenin Scholars Program has allowed me to study the interplay between social work and the medical field. I am grateful for the opportunity to complete an internship with Wellstar Health System at Kennestone Hospital this fall, where I will be working with the Care Coordination Department on the trauma and medical surgery inpatient units. This internship will immerse me in the field of medical social work and equip me with the knowledge and skills necessary to help patients manage the psychosocial effects of chronic illness.
Nicole Junker
The Clendenin Scholars Program has given me the opportunity to conduct research on the effects of media on survivors of Islamic State (ISIS) captivity. This research recently required me to travel to Iraqi-Kurdistan and conduct in-person interviews with survivors of captivity, Yezidi community members and religious leaders, journalists and humanitarian aid workers. The findings of the research will allow the field of International Conflict Management to better interact with journalists and humanitarian aid organizations to provide assistance to survivors of sexual trauma and trafficking, while protecting their privacy and avoiding retraumatization of victims


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So you've no doubt seen the North Point iBand video.
And so have One Million other people!
(OK, we know that's not true. I mean, I count for about 50 of those hits, just in checking the counter. And you've seen it a few times as well, gathering friends and family around the computer. And my mom probably counts for 65,000 views…)
But, the absolute coolest thing about the buzz this video and performance has to be the fact that people have been able to share it with people they care about that might not go to church, or have a pre-concieved distaste for church – people that have been hurt in the past by Christians, or think that church is an outdated, stuffy place full of judgmental hypocrites. (Unfortunately, in many cases that's correct.)
Around here, the verbage is "Invest and Invite" – a chance to be a positive influence in the life of a non-Christian, and when the time's right, invite them to a church that is engaging, informative and helpful. And that maybe they'll take a baby step towards placing their faith in a God that loves them, and has abundant grace for whatever their situation in life is.
I was interviewed by The Toronto Star earlier this week. Sure, we talked about all the story behind the iBand, but the one thing that stopped her short was when she asked "why" we did it in the first place. I told her,
"We love to do stuff at the beginning of a service that engages people. Maybe it's a familiar song that makes them smile, or a humorous bit that makes them laugh. It's all in attempt to soften people's hearts to better receive the message they'll hear later in the service."
That's a filter we program our services through. Just like any good communicator starts a talk with an engaging of funny anecdote to get the audience on board, the same goes for a 65 minutes church service. It's not overly religious or moody, convicting or sappy – just 5 minutes of something to brighten your day. And, with any luck, the rest of the service is so impacting and their faith journey is one step closer to God, that they've actually forgotten the Opener when they leave.
So for critics that condemned us for doing something in church that wasn't "Godly" or "Christian", or that we should be busier saving souls than practicing on iPads – they obviously weren't in attendance for the other 60 minutes of that – or any – North Point service.
But, again, you knew that 🙂
PS – I'll work on getting those Bebot settings from Jared…


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I have a friend who lives in England and I kept seeing her posts on Facebook about something called Bacon Jam. I had never heard of such a thing here in the states. I googled it and saw some jars of it all available in Europe, but not here. But it was bacon so I somehow had to try it.looked for a recipe for it and of course my favorite woman to love and hate but mostly love, Martha Stewart had one on her site. I am never one to follow a recipe verbatim but I have never actually had bacon jam so I didn't want to start experimenting too much until I actually tasted it. I was envisioning serving it with cheese and crackers or maybe as a topping on pizza so the only thing I did differently was change out the vinegar, as I thought balsamic would go better with those things.
1 1/2 lbs of bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
2 medium yellow onions diced
3 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/4 pure maple syrup
3/4 c strong brewed coffee
Cook bacon pieces in a large pan over med-med high heat until they are slightly browned about 20 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
Reserve one tablespoon of bacon grease in the pan and discard the rest. Heat onions in garlic in pan over medium heat and cook until translucent about 5-6 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add bacon back to pan and stir.
Add contents of pan to a slow cooker and heat on high with a piece of foil loosely place on the top for about 3 hours or until liquid becomes syrupy.
Place mixture into a food processor and pulse until it becomes jam like.
The possibilities are now endless. Serve with a cheese plate, on pizza, in a quesadilla, we even tried it with peanut butter on a chocolate graham cracker. Will keep up to 4 weeks, in the refrigerator in an air tight container.
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ADB representative for North America Bart Édes briefs CAIDP Board member Phil Cox. Watch/listen to this 20 minute conversation (recorded April 27th, 2020) to hear how the Bank sees the COVID-19 crisis unfolding and the recovery that will follow.
CAIDP Blog
A number of Canadian aid and development security professionals are convening a regular virtual roundtable for Canadian security and risk managers in the aid, humanitarian and development space.
COVID-19 offers an opportunity to recalibrate Nepal's economy towards self-reliance and preparedness
An interesting article (blog) by Zenda Ofir on how to adjust evaluation practices to cope with the impact of the coronavirus.
Further to my message on Tuesday, we are continuing to develop measures and guidance to support your work during this difficult time.
Dear Partners,
These are difficult times for all of us. The COVID-19 pandemic has already brought significant changes to our work, our families, and our daily routines and of course our ability to deliver international assistance in the field.
The Commonwealth of Learning based in Burnaby BC is a world leader in open education resources and open and distance learning.During this crisis they have posted information and resources on their website to help. Find more information here:
COVID-19 Pandemic: Humanity needs leadership and solidarity to defeat COVID-19.
Posted with permission of its author, William Finseth (March 19th, 2020)
Global Affairs is recommending that all Canadians international development specialists return home. This, itself, is a serious challenge but there are many follow-on issues associated with that action. Here are just a few:
The recruitment process for Waterloo's world-leading co-operative education (Co-op) / work-integrated learning (WIL) program has begun for 8000+ Waterloo co-op students who are available to intern/work from May-August 2020.
Talented students are available from over 120 academic programs, many of whom can already bring over a year of relevant work experience to your organization!
You have the opportunity to share your story at our Disruptor Showcase during our upcoming CAIDP Conference. // Saisissez l'occasion de partager vos expériences à l'occasion de la démonstration des facteurs de perturbation qui aura lieu lors de prochaine conférence du RPCDI.
The Canadian Association of International Development Professionals (CAIDP) is conducting research to assess Canada's current landscape of expertise related to Canada's foreign policy priorities, particularly Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP). The objective is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the expertise available in various thematic areas. Furthermore, we would like to assess how experts find consultancy/programming opportunities and how institutions source their pools of experts.
With funding from the LNGB Window, WUSC seeks to procure a research and consulting firm to conduct a feasibility study to better understand the demographics, catchment area, needs and challenges of orphaned and unattended or marginalized girls in Afghanistan, including those with disabilities, particularly with respect to having access to and receiving a quality education.
CAIDP offered up a skills workshop on securing funds for SDG related projects. Three panelists shared valuable tips for making proposal stand out, specific details for accessing Global Affairs Canada funding through the Call for Proposal mechanism, and how to access the many funding mechanisms of the international financial institutions and the UN system.
A recent conversation with Bart Édes, North America's Representative to the Asian Development Bank.
The 2019 International Policy Ideas Challenge has officially been launched!
Please share with your networks (note that indeterminate employees of the Government of Canada and any GAC employees (including students, terms and casuals) are not eligible).
The new Global Affairs Canada Policy on Cost-Sharing for Grant and Non-Repayable Contribution Agreements is now available on the Contracting Publication section of the website.
The OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation is currently exploring how the DAC Evaluation Criteria can be adapted to the new development context and landscape. They would like to engage with stakeholders in the evaluation profession and the broader development community. More details about this initiative can be found here: https://dacevaluationcriteria.org/
In particular, the OECD would like to capture the many diverse perspectives on the following questions:
The United Nations and the World Bank Group signed a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF), which consolidates their joint commitment to cooperate in helping countries implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Some members have expressed concern about this issue and we wanted to let them know that there is a petition before Parliament if they want to add their voice to the debate and your signature to the petition.
Global Affairs Canada is seeking implementing partner(s)
In search of an experienced firm, able to support us in all the process, especially in the implementation of a Winning Culture through re-defining the Bank's belief systems and co-creating its Leadership Brand & Leadership Competencies/Creed.
Preliminary proposals - Partnerships for Her Voice, Her Choice - to improve comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), with a focus on women and adolescent girls, in developing countries.
Community Service Learning (CSL) Awards for Outstanding Achievement
The proposed research must take place in one or more countries included in the list of eligible countries. Cross-regional collaboration and comparative studies that generate local, regional, and international good practices will be encouraged.
The African Development Bank hereby invites Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Provide Technical and Content Management Support in the Development and Delivery of a Food digital marketplace, mobile application and skills development activities under the AfDB's African Food and Cuisine Initiative – Phase II.
The budget pledged $2 billion over five years to increase international aid through a new International Assistance Innovation program.
Applications are now open for the fifth EvalPartners Peer-to-peer (P2P) program.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Youth, Justin Trudeau, announced several ways for young Canadians to take part in the development of Canada's first national youth policy/ le Premier ministre et ministre de la Jeunesse, Justin Trudeau, a annoncé plusieurs moyens qui permettront à de jeunes Canadiens de prendre part à l'élaboration de la première politique jeunesse du Canada.
Microinsurance in International Development - Uses, Challenges and Questions of Equity, Sponsored by the READI Project and CAIDP
of February 08, 2018 at 10:30 AM EST
The WHO Evaluation Office seeks expressions of interest from qualified independent evaluators and evaluation consultants or teams of independent evaluators and others with experience in thematic, strategic and impact level evaluations, in-country and project level evaluations for the following corporate evaluations selected from its 2018-2019 workplan.
Come, participate and celebrate in Mosaic.net International, Inc. 21th Year of organizing dynamic International Workshops: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation and; Advanced RBM, Theory of Change and Deliverology Workshop.
The Task Force on Improving Effectiveness (TaFIE), a collaborative group with Global Affairs Canada in which CAIDP is involved, is launching a call for innovative, solution-focused volunteers for four separate 'Solutions Teams'.
For anyone interested in the issue of corruption, access to justice, collective action, how gender plays out in corrupt systems and/or systems thinking, I was fortunate enough to be granted a slot on the CAIDP conference next week to talk about our corruption in fragile states work – Monday @ 12.15
"I am thrilled to see this collaborative initiative between CAIDP and CCIL!!!
Indeed, it was the potential of the use of law as an instrument for international development that had inspired me to go to law school. The need for a cross-sectoral approach, with gender as a cross-cutting theme, is critically important to the work of both organizations and I hope this initiative will grow into an ongoing partnership for the furtherance of Canada's contributions towards "A Better World." "
A Feminist International Policy
What's in the name?
We explore this question, amongst others, at CAIDP's 2018 conference, Gender Equality, Inclusive Governance and the Law: Aligned for a Better World – Jan 22nd and 23rd in Ottawa. In the lead up, we have asked Canadian thought leaders to weigh in on what's in the name. Here, we ask Paul LaRose-Edwards to tell us what he is thinking about.
Help @globalcompactca advance the SDGs by completing the #SDGSurvey2018! By doing so, you will have first access to the survey report and be supporting Canadian private sector SDG research. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SDGSurvey2018
Join the 2018 CAIDP Conference in Ottawa, January 22-23, 2018 to find the answer to this question about the FIAP and more!
I am pleased to inform you that the Department has launched a first call for preliminary proposals as part of the pilot initiative for Canadian small and medium organizations for impact and innovation announced by the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie in May 2017.
CAIDP has joined forces collaboratively with CCIL (Canadian Council on International Law) for this year's exciting conference, taking place in Ottawa on January 22, 23rd, 2018 - and early bird registration is available until December 15th! You can bundle CAIDP membership with the conference fees for even more savings!
For Immediate release
Ottawa, Ontario – Friday, November 24, 2017 - Global Affairs Canada's Operational Coherence Group recently met with CAIDP representatives to discuss working together as members of the international development community to jointly improve the efficiency of Canadian international assistance programming.
Nous faisons appel aux partenaires communautaires qui souhaitent participer à nos programmes d'engagement communautaire cet hiver 2018! Encore une fois cette année, vous êtes invités à afficher des occasions de placement pour notre programme d'Apprentissage par l'engagement communautaire (AEC) et/ou de Bénévolat parascolaire (BP).
On November 1st Minister Freeland, supported by the Ministers for Justice, Defence, International Development, Immigration, Status of Women and Public Safety introduced Canada's National Action Plan 2017-2022 for implementing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) address women's challenges in conflict situations and women's potential to influence global peace and security.
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require countries to maximize their development resources, drawing not only on public sector resources, but also private financing and sustainable private sector solutions.
Governance is central to achieving the SDGs and the topic of the upcoming conference with CCIL. Member Keith Ogilive sends in the link to this useful tool for members interested in governance to explore: http://www.sdg16.org/
Two informative reports: Statistical Report on International Assistance 2015-2016, and the report to Parliament (2016-2017) on same topic.
Ted Jackson: The door is open for Canada to create the world's first feminist DFI. We should go through that door. But before we do, the design of the new institution should include five elements.
Governance and the Rule of Law are the topic of this year's World Development Report and the upcoming CAIDP-CCIL conference. Two recent articles explore different aspects of the links with development:
On June 9, 2017 CAIDP was invited to attend the launch, by the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, of Canada's new Feminist International Assistance Policy.
Hussein Amery, Universalia Performance Measurement Practice Leader, describes and untangles the relationship between the new Canadian Development Finance Institute, Export Development Canada, and existing official development assistance flows.
Humanitarian aid is about to be driven over a cliff, warns Obama's former head of foreign disaster response, with a resurgence in HIV and other diseases likely
The World Bank Group is streaming twenty-five events from the 2017 Spring Meetings. Engage live, join the conversation, and pose your questions. Recordings of completed events are also available. http://live.worldbank.org/spring-meetings-2017
BADEN BADEN, Germany, March 19, 2017— Following a meeting with G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced a record $57 billion in financing for Sub-Saharan African countries over the next three fiscal years. Kim then left on a trip to Rwanda and Tanzania to emphasize the Bank Group's support for the entire region.
Trump's presidential memorandum regarding the Mexico City Policy reintroduces and extends this Policy (also referred to as the Global Gag Rule) that in the past meant that foreign NGOs must disavow any involvement with abortion in order to receive U.S. family planning funding.
Thanks to member Keith Ogilvie who sent in this article, which may be of interest to those who like to keep up on international relations.
A new study out of Kenya looks beyond the usual questions to determine the broader impact of protecting a farmer's livestock.
What Does Vaccinating Cows Have To Do With A Girl's Education?
Blended Finance: Understanding its potential for Agenda 2030
Financing the ambitious Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be an enormous undertaking, with a funding gap in developing countries estimated at between US$1.9 trillion and US$3.1 trillion each year between now and 2030. Substantial additional financial resources from both domestic and international sources need to be mobilised, and attention has turned to how to make this happen.
Learn how to evaluate the SDGs to ensure no one is left behind! Download the new guidance and training package
CAIDP actively participated in the Global Affairs' International Assistance Review process. CAIDP drafted a response on behalf of its members, which was vetted by the Board of Directors and posted on the CAIDP website as a discussion draft for member comments. The final document integrates the comments received and reflects the concerns and ideas of our membership.
Maison Arrimage is a heritage building at 116 Promenade du Portage where CAIDC (before the name change) was located in its early days. Some space is becoming available in the building and we would like to offer it first to international development consultants. Being at the same location could also promote the opportunity for like minded consultants to talk and cooperate with each other more easily.
If you are interested in a space starting in July, please email or call me directly at 613 890-8277 or Melinda at 613 263-0177.
They say death and taxes are the only two sure things in life. Thankfully, CAIDP receives very few questions about the former but a lot about taxes.
CAIDP Member and former Board Vice President John Lazier has published a book "Tropical Forage Legumes Harnessing the Potential of Desmanthus and Other Genera for Heavy Clay Soils" http://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781780646282 Congratulations John!
I was struck by this article in the Economist in light of the International Assistance Review and the challenges the SDGs place before us as professionals to consider new ideas and different ways of thinking about old problems.
The global context continues to evolve and Canada's approach to international assistance needs to adapt in response to it. The review will help establish an international assistance policy and funding framework that will be focused on helping the poorest and most vulnerable people, and supporting fragile states, while advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.
The CAIDP Conference "Renewal: A New Era for International Development Professionals" is coming up very soon, and we want to make sure that you join us for an exciting two days!
The Economist has an article on how meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals will be financed.
Only a few more days left to save! Register by April 8th and save 10% on your total purchase. Purchase your annual membership and conference registration in one of our COMBOs and multiply your savings!
Here are five reasons why you should definitely be attending!
Embassy Magazine has presented its analysis on the budget with reference to international development:
If you are looking to work in the international arena, the CAIDP Annual Conference is your chance to meet leaders in your field and build skills for professional success.
We invite you to CAIDP's Annual Conference where we are honoured to have CANADEM's Executive Director, Paul LaRose-Edwards, as a speaker for Marketing Your Services
Mark your calendars!
Renewal: A New Era for International Development Professionals
CAIDP Annual Conference
When: May 9-10, 2016
Where: Ottawa, ON
Registration opens soon!
A new era in international development is dawning and CAIDP is bringing together the tools and resources you need to meet the challenges. This year's conference brings together experts from Global Affairs Canada, the United Nations, World Bank and countless more!
CAIDP is pleased to announce that Devex has provided a special discount for CAIDP Members who want to attend their biggest and most dynamic event yet in Washington June 14th 2016.
In May 2016, the Canadian Association of International Development Professionals (CAIDP) will host its Annual Conference. CAIDP is seeking a qualified individual to lead the coordination and implementation of this important event.
Presented by CAIDP and MEDA in Partnership with the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa. This Safety and Security Training program is a two-day program designed to equip personnel who travel or work overseas with the knowledge and skill to do so in a safe and secure manner.
Check this, a $500 discount for CAIDP Members for the Advanced Certificate in Performance Audit for International and Public Affairs Management offerered by the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, University of Carleton October 26-29, 2015.
2015 is a year filled with important milestones for international development as the MDGs give way to the Sustainable Development Goals. What does this mean for Canada's development priorities?
On May 12 DFATD will hold a dialogue with the Canadian international development supply community on these important issues with Opening Remarks by Hon. Christian Paradis.
Four exciting plenaries and more than 30 specialized and tailored workshops grouped into three streams: Understanding the new development framework; Building capacity for development effectiveness; and Doing business.
Check this session at the coming conference "The Changing Role for Canadians in Development" by His Excellency Dr. Sulley Gariba. He will provide the perspective of a well known development expert on the changing role for Canadian development professionals and the role that Canadians can play in accelerating the socio-economic transformation of these emerging economies and societies.
Good news! The early bird registration to the CCCI/CAIDP 2015 Conference has been extended until Sunday, April 26.
A reminder to register for the upcoming joint CCIC-CAIDP conference entitled: "Universal Goals, Canadian Challenges". Registrations are already rolling in so don't delay and benefit from the "Early-Bird" discount.
A quick note regarding our upcoming joint conference with CCIC, "International Cooperation Days 2015: Universal Goals, Canadian Challenges" taking place in Gatineau, May 12-14th.
Next week will see the launch of the website and registrations for our annual conference which is shaping up to be the best ever. This is our second year collaborating with the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) to produce International Cooperation Days 2015. This year we are looking at where development is going under the theme "Universal Goals, Canadian Challenges."
CAIDP arranged a discussion with DFATD on the mechanisms to be used for contracting development evaluation services in the future.
CAIDP provided input into a potential design for a Development Finance Institution (DFI).
A new item on CAIDP consultations with EDC has been posted for members.
The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) and Canadian Association of International Development Professionals (CAIDP) are pleased to announce that the Honorable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, has accepted their invitation to address representatives of Canadian civil society organizations and other professionals working in international development.
This is a letter to Deputy Minister Paul Rochon regarding the New Performance Security Requirement on International Development Contracts clause that recently appeared in several RFPs. On behalf of its members and based on feedback received from members, CAIDP proposes to send the letter below. If you have any additional comments, please use the comment feature at the bottom of this message or send an email to email@example.com.
Over 100 of the individual and corporate dues paying members of the Canadian Association of International Development Professionals have taken the next step.
CAIDP Members may be interested in the launch of the new Cowater International Newsletter "Cowater Connects", which shares information about contracts and job opportunities as well as articles prepared by staff.
United Kingdom's Overseas Development Institute recently put out a guidance note on a flexible approach the Institute uses when conducting literature reviews in international development research (PDF attached).
CAIDP is working on its next bulletin and invites all CAIDP members to submit success stories as short features.
On Monday April 29, 2013, the federal government tabled Bill C-60 in Parliament. This Budget Bill contains the new legislation that formalizes the amalgamation of the Canadian International Development Agency and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The new department will be called the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
CAIDP Mbr Larry Hendricks shares resources on how AusAID is working with extraction industries
1. Ask a question, do not rant. Don't worry: we all know you're smarter than the speakers, but please be kind and let them know that AFTER the Q & A session.
2. Save some trees. Just bring ID instead of printing out your ticket.
3. Do not be picky about where you sit. We're paying A LOT of money for A/V.
4. Bring business cards. Because the "Hello, My name is..." stickers ruin dress clothes and they are so 1990s.
Quiz your understanding of what it means to be an International Development Consultant!
CAIDP has a long standing commitment to promoting professionalism as well as the entry of more young people in international development.
Kate Higgins from NSI, Diana Rivington on working with the UN and more!
Excited about this year's conference? Itching to get involved? We have listed the top ways that you can play a role in this year's event.
In this announcement: Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar on the Senate's recent report on Driving Inclusive Economic Growth, Erin Palmer on Proposal writing, sponsorship info
Inside: IAMGOLD, CARE Canada and info on discounts & sponsorship opportunities!
We are excited to announce that CIDA's Dave Donovan will be joining us as part of our lunchtime speaker series. More .....
For a limited time only, if you register for the 2013 CAIDP Conference you will enjoy a 5% discount off conference registration fees! This deal is open from Tuesday January 29th to Tuesday February 5th 2013. Don't miss it!
Two and half months to go until CAIDP 2013!
We are pleased to announce Karim Harji on impact investing and that our friends at the Byward Blue Inn have made finding accommodations just a little easier.
Evan Solomon on CBC's The House radio program interviews new Canadian International Development Agency Minister Julian Fantino about the Agency's transformation
Ernesto Sirolli got his start doing aid work in Africa in the 70's -- and quickly realised how ineffective it was.
A press release on the recent about turn by Minister Baird to channel $2 million for medical supplies through a little known Syrian Canadian Group, Canadian Relief for Syria.
This post contains a review of Dr. Michael Clemen's talk at the Overseas Development Institute on July 3rd 2012 and comments on how impact evaluations may be improved.
This post contains a blog from Aaron Ausland, a US aid worker, who offers a great, concise rundown and abstracts of currently operating international development blogs.
CAIDC Questions CIDA Cuts from an Aid Effectiveness View
Recently, Minister Oda held a round-table discussion on "how the Canadian private sector's engagement in international development can help make Canada's international assistance more effective" with selected leaders of major financial, manufacturing, and service industries, as well as non-profit organizations. Following on the heels of last September's announcement...
Following a few requests to search the CAIDC web site, here are some tips for conducting some searches.
CAIDC is pleased to welcome and congratulate Mr. Morrison on his recent appointment. We look forward to working with him in the near future.
A guest post from Wayne Dunn from Wayne Dunn & Associates on the recent controversy surroundin funding announcements and partnerships between CIDA, Canadian NGOs and Canadian Mining companies abroad.
A report on Min. Oda's recent March meeting in Toronto with Canadian business and private sector community. CAIDC was not invited. Luckily, some of our members were present.
March 14th's event was a success with over 20 interested attendees present and lots of questions and answers.
For the first time ever, the number of poor people is declining everywhere
The world is now a global village. And like all villages, everyone knows the business of everyone else. What is Canada's business?
Minister Oda and Canadian business leaders met today March 5, 2012 in Toronto. I wonder how many CAIDC members were there?
Anybody participated to this event? Any feedback on the meeting?
An event geared towards helping students and young professionals answer questions and dispel myths about consulting in international development
Several members of the LenCD network (http://www.lencd.org/home) are collaborating to organise a thematic panel discussion at Busan: "Capacity Development: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward".
Summary report from the Africa investor-IMC Business of Implementing Regional Economic Integration in Africa series, held in Cape Town on the 3rd of May 2011.
Mining corporations' tax avoidance schemes cost African nations billions of dollars each year.
Campbell Clark in the G&M today: Harper about Multilateral loans, not grants
Take an IISD survey to identify ICT's transformative role in adapting to Climate Change
...For those who missed it, past year CAIDC President Richard Beattie talks CAIDC as well as expresses thanks to all those who attended this year's event. Keep checking CAIDC's website for updates or sign up for our mailing list to get the latest!
L'Évaluation chez ONU Femmes: une approche à trois volets: réactive, égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, et droits de la personne.
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Miguel Torres is Spain's most famous wine producer and a long time fighter for an environmentally friendly viticulture. According to him, the wine world is facing several major challenges. The two biggest are how to reduce the use of copper in organic farming and how to tackle global warming.
And it was precisely these two issues that were discussed on November 4 during the 5th Organic and Sustainable Viticulture and Climate Change Conference (EcoSostenibleWine) in Vilafranca del Penedès in Catalonia. Sponsor and main organizer was Miguel Torres. We were invited to participate in the debate because Miguel Torres has read our book Biodynamic, Organic and Natural Wines (great honour to have been read by such an authority!).
During the conference, researchers presented various findings about how copper affects the soil, what could possibly replace it and how to reduce carbon emissions. We will return to these interesting topics shortly on BKWine Magazine.
More on the conference: ecososteniblewine.com
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