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In addition, Ian is co-founder of Flow International as well as GreenLine Conversations© and (in case that wasn't enough!) for the past 2 decades has penned a weekly column for the Sunday Independent on his other passion - horseracing. He continues meantime to send his wife and young family a regularly updated photo...
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He developed the digital eco-system for Communicorp Radio Group, served as Head of Innovation for RTE (National broadcaster), worked as an Innovation Consultant for Global innovation consultancy Katawave and sat on the board of the Irish Internet Association.
He developed and lectures on a module called "Emerging Technology Trends" in Trinity College Business School, ranked 1st in Ireland and in the top 100 globally. Aidan was recently awarded the prestigious Teaching Excellence Award.
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As a Senior Consultant at Flow Group, Theresa Nanigian is involved in delivering client initiatives that involve coaching, as well as, developmental/skill building workshops and comprehensive culture change programmes. Her approaches and tools used in the latter formats for advancing executives' competencies in multiple realms such as effective communication and innovation, are also put to use during coaching sessions with clients.
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She believes that by partnering with businesses and challenging the status quo, that together, individuals can unlock unique insights into complex issues and increase performance, saving both time and money.
Her special areas of interest are Team Dynamics, Resilience and Conversational Intelligence. Over the last 20 years Orla has developed unique skills in change management, mergers and acquisitions and leadership development. She has facilitated and designed several programmes in these areas and has actively participated in many change processes as a Senior HR Manager.
Orla is an experienced Coach with over 15 years' experience in this field and a Coach Supervisor since 2013.
Her most recent assignments for Flow Group are Team Leadership and Leadership Workshops for UCD and Leading Teams Workshops for Rehabcare. She is also carrying out one to one coaching as part of the Rehabcare Leadership Programme.
Paul Dicker is a professional trainer, facilitator and executive coach. He specialises in the development and delivery of a variety of training programmes primarily in the areas of leadership, management and personal improvement.
Paul has over 30 years of commercial experience in both London and Dublin working within financial services and consulting environments.
Certified in Insights Discovery, Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Life Styles Indicator (LSI).
Niall recently joined Flow as our new Office Manager. His job is to distil our facilitators' big ideas into workable actions.
Most recently Niall worked on the Fundraising Team in Make-A-Wish Ireland, where he spent 2 years managing major projects and client relations.
Niall loves to travel and has only 2 continents left to tick off his list; South America and Antarctica. He visited Africa for the first time in 2019 when he spent 5 weeks volunteering in rural Uganda.
Niall finds Flow in long-distance running, which acts as his exercise, meditation, and therapist all rolled into one
Kate will always take the time to truly understand your aspirations and challenges and transform them into personalized and enjoyable development experiences. She has been a key member of the Flow team since 2005.
Kate holds a Communication Studies Degree and Masters in Education Training & Management. She is also accredited to facilitate Human Synergistics development tools and holds an ICT training diploma. Her authenticity combined with her passion to share her knowledge and life stories with her clients will always keep you engaged and focused.
Living in north county Dublin, Kate enjoys treading the boards with her local musical theatre group, photography and visiting art galleries with her family.
John has 12 years experience in the Professional Services industry, working with PwC. John, a qualified chartered accountant, was responsible for leading teams on the audits of Investment Funds' clients, some with valuations of over $4 billion, in his four years as an auditor.
During the subsequent eight years, John went on to hold senior roles in the firm with a focus on people and business development. As part of this brief, John designed, lead and facilitated training programmes locally in Ireland and across Europe.
John designed and lead the delivery of an internal programme, focussed on building relationships, to 1,100 staff in PwC Ireland. John was a central member of a facilitation team that delivered a training course to over 500 high-performing PwC staff across Europe on how to become a distinctive advisor, with a particular emphasis on communications skills.
In 2016 John set up Inspo, a people dynamics business. Through Inspo, he is currently advising organisations in the Professional Services, Technology and Healthcare sector to drive quality and high performance across their organisation.
Stephen comes to Flow Group with a wealth of knowledge with over 20 years experience in the business arena. His natural entrepreneurial flair, led him to establish his first IT Company in his early 20's. He has held a variety of senior positions in the business world combining his commercial acumen with a natural flair for understanding human nature. With 10 years experience in various strands of behavioural science he is a natural communicator.
Steve leads an "anything is possible" life: Enthusiastic, ingenious and infectious, he challenges and supports you to continually grow through rich analysis and a drive for practical & demonstrable results.
A student of Philosophy, Psychology, Design and Mindfulness, Steve has a Masters in Business and is a qualified Human Synergistics accredited LSI & GSI consultant. He has lectured in University College Dublin, set up a large school for entrepreneurs, written a book, and self-built a number of houses.
In his free time, when Steve is not travelling way off the beaten track, he could be paragliding, volunteering or designing illusions and special effects for theatre and theme parks.
Angus joined Flow after 20 years of business experience in the IT world, 10 at director level. In the 'third phase' of his career, his aspiration is to impact as many as possible with the truths of good leadership practice, mixing the theory with experience. He heads up our operation in Northern Ireland.
He is also Chairman of 'Habitat for Humanity Northern Ireland', and in recent years has led Habitat teams to build houses in Africa and Central America. Hang around him too long and you may find yourself on the next team!
After being a client of Flow for 10 years, Robert was so impressed with 'our purpose' and 'ways of working' that he decided the only way to spend more time with us was to join us!
Robert calls on the skills and expertise he gained working in multinationals as a senior manager to compliment the programs he delivers. Robert also has a passion for coaching, both business and personal and is a member of the Irish Coach Institute.
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Peter Fontaine, Church of England priest, rector of Westover Parish, Va., chaplain for the Dividing Line Commission of Virginia and North Carolina and missionary in North Carolina, was born at Taunton, England, the son of the Reverend James Fontaine. He was descended from John de la Fontaine (1500–1563), of the province of Maine near the border of Normandy, France, who was martyred in France in 1563.
Young Fontaine emigrated to Virginia in 1716 and was rector of Westover Parish in Charles County for nearly forty years. Governor Alexander Spotswood of Virginia mentioned him to the bishop of London in a letter dated 13 June 1717. In 1728, Fontaine accompanied the Dividing Line Commission of Virginia and North Carolina as a chaplain. During the boundary survey, he preached to many citizens and baptized a number of children on both sides of the line.
On 22 March 1714 Fontaine married Elizabeth Fourreau, and they became the parents of two children: Mary Ann (m. Isaac Winston) and Peter (m. Elizabeth Winston), who in January 1774 was a trustee for a relief fund for clergymen's widows in Virginia. Fontaine later married Elizabeth Wade in Virginia. They had a son, Thomas, and a daughter whose name is unknown. A brother of Peter, the Reverend Francis Fontaine (1697–1749), was in Virginia in May 1721. He held the York Hampton Parish in May 1724 but in 1729 became a professor of Oriental languages at the College of William and Mary. Francis was married twice. His first wife was M. Glanmission by whom he had John and Francis, who settled near New Bern, N.C.; his second wife has not been identified.
Authorities disagree on the year of Peter Fontaine's death. Some believe it was 1757, whereas Kennedy argues for 1755.
William K. Boyd, ed., William Byrd's History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina (1929).
R. A. Brock, ed., Collections of the Virginia Historical Society, vol. 2 (1885).
Mary S. Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, vols. 1–2 (1911).
William L. Saunders, ed., Colonial Records of North Carolina, vols. 2–3 (1886).
Virginia Gazette, scattered issues, 1716–57.
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Ragland, Charles J. Ancestors and Descendants of the Reverend Peter Fontaine (1691-1759) of Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia. C.J. Ragland, 199? http://books.google.com/books/about/Ancestors_and_Descendants_of_the_Reveren.html?id=kqOPGwAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false (accessed July 25, 2013).
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Here's a Frizzy trailer
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The game
Frizzy is a platformer filled with awesome action. The main plot is that you are a frizzy ball of fur who can latch onto static balls launch himself around the levels.
The most important thing about Frizzy's gameplay, to us, is the way the controls feel. We believe that in a platformer the controls must be absolutely perfect.
The gameplay is based on solving puzzles. You'll find locked doors, crazy enemies, wacky obstacles, destroyable boxes and more.
Somewhere on Fuzz Island…
Frizzy was minding his own business. He worked in the fuzzball factory on Fuzz Island. One day he noticed something in the clouds, something he had never seen before. It was a ball of static energy, and he could tell from it's magnificence that only he could see it.
Forlorn, he thought of how he would never reach those clouds. They're so high! And he is so small.
For years Frizzy's Village on Fuzz Island had been tortured by an Evil Dragon. His name was Doof, and once a year he would come to the island and attempt to blow all the pretty Fuzzballs away. This day was known as the "Great Green Sneeze" on Fuzz Island, and every year all the fuzzy families would hide out and latch on for safety, or be gusted into eternity.
But one year something glorious happened. Frizzy was dutifully working in the fuzz factory when he saw a bunny playing outside his window.
Hop Hop.
So he followed it. But he had forgotten that today was the day of the great sneeze! By the time he had remembered, it was too late. He saw the green fog coming in and was swept away.
The Great Green Sneeze came and with its mighty wind Frizzy was blown high into the air. From up in the air he could see further and clearer than any Fuzzball before him could. Then he remembered!
"I must fuzzyfloat my way towards the ball of static energy!"
Like any other ball of dirt and hair, Frizzy is fully in control of how he maneuvers through the air. He floated and spun and twisted and paddled. Through the air he went, and he floated his way towards the ball. Finally he reached it, and he found something amazing!
Frizzy could magically attach to the ball!
He looked down and gazed upon Fuzzy Island. He wondered if any of the other fuzzballs had forgotten to hide indoors during the Great Green Sneeze. For a moment he pictured his fuzzy family, and his little brother Lint.
The moment was interrupted by the foulest of laughter.
"Heauheauheuaheuhaeuau" yelled Doof the Dragon.
"You have discovered your power, but I have discoveredyou!" howled Doof.
"Who… who are you??" Frizzy whimpered.
"I am Doof. And you… ARE MINE!"
Frizzy felt the second sneeze only for an instant, and blacked out. It blew him further from his family than he could ever possibly have imagined. He woke up on a platform covered in grass.
"This is the furthest from home I've ever been." Frizzy said.
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Brendan Rivers – Brendan is a software engineer from Long Island who studied Computer Science. He worked doing web design and database administration. He worked with Major League Baseball statistics for Player Arbitration. Brendan enjoys making music and loves to tinker with instruments. His music can be found at his soundcloud and Frizzy's soundcloud.
Patrick Collins – Patrick is a software engineer from Long Island with a Degree in Computer Engineering. He works on graphics software for major television networks. Some of the tools he makes were used during the world cup. You've probably seen his work! Patrick loves video games and their history.
Trevor Hock – Trevor is a graphic designer from New York City with a BFA from Purchase University. He works doing graphic design for a company that creates educational software. Trevor is a music fanatic. He loves RiFF RAFF.
Maggie Collins – Maggie is Team Frizz's Office Manager. She handles all the paperwork, and makes sure we don't say anything inappropriate on social media. She is an avid dog lover.
Lukaz Guzman – Lukaz is the main animator and 3D modeler involved with Frizzy the game. He is an amazing artist and his art can be found at http://www.furiouspoly.com/
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How to Share Jesus with People of Other Cultures
By Marilyn McClure
Imagine wandering around in a foreign country on a rainy night, not knowing where you are going, not even knowing how to speak the local language.
This is exactly what happened in 1970 when my husband Garry and I were sent to learn Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico, so that we could serve as missionaries in Guatemala. Our plane landed in Mexico City, and a pastor was to pick us up and take us to Cuernavaca, which is about 50 miles away. There was a mix-up in schedules, so we were told to take a taxi. We had no Spanish language skills, and our cab driver had very limited English. By the time we arrived in Cuernavaca, it was dark and raining. Our cab driver, who was unfamiliar with the town, asked directions to the pensión where we were to stay. People consistently provided directions, but none of them were correct. After about two hours of searching, we ended up at the edge of a field where cows were grazing. Finally, my husband spotted a car with a Michigan license plate in front of a house. He asked the taxi driver to stop. Garry went to the door, and explained our dilemma in English to the visiting U.S. family. They communicated to their family members who got in their car, asked us to follow them, and guided us to the street and house for which we had been searching. What a relief!
Our initial reaction to this experience was one of anger and frustration. However, later in analyzing why people had given us directions if they didn't know where the place was, we were told that it would have been impolite for them to say that they didn't know. In their culture, that would have been interpreted as not caring, especially on a rainy night when someone was asking them for help. So they gave us directions to the best of their abilities, even though they themselves were not quite sure of the location. They wanted to show us that they cared.
People who are from different cultures, but are now living in the United States, have similar experiences every day. In the past, multicultural populations were primarily found in border towns, coastal cities, or in pockets of large cities in our country. However, over the past few years we find people of different cultures scattered throughout the nation. Some are refugees; others may be from families that have immigrated to the U.S. to find a better life. Some may have been here over a generation, but they still identify with people from their own country or those who follow their cultural practices and speak their language.
The question is: How do we relate to people of other ethnicities and cultures and share the love of Jesus with them, especially if they don't speak our language?
We need to be honest and accept that there are challenges when we try to communicate and work with people cross-culturally. Sometimes the cultural differences impede our ability to understand each other and work together. Because of the differences in our backgrounds, we cannot take for granted that we understand their behavior nor that they understand ours. Most of all, it is important not to judge other people's words and actions until we understand the motivation behind them.
I could give a whole series of lectures on intercultural learning, awareness, and effectiveness, beginning with the importance of being aware and understanding our own culture first and how others see us. I could also talk about the danger of attributing stereotypes to people who come from a specific country or cultural group. All of that is important, and very helpful if we hope to be effective in interacting with people of another culture. Knowing their language adds to our ability to communicate with them, but sometimes God puts them in our lives before we have had a chance to do any preparatory study about culture and language.
When that happens, here are some simple tips:
When you want to befriend someone from another culture, be willing to invest the time and energy it takes to get to know each other. If you invite the person to join you in an activity at church, offer to pick her up and accompany her when you arrive at the event.
Introduce her to your friends, sit by her, so that she knows your intention is to be her friend.
If you are planning an event to which you will be inviting an ethnic group, it is a good idea to arrange activities that are not dependent on understanding the language. For instance, it will be easier for your ethnic friends to pack health kits for the homeless, which they can do alongside of you, than to expect them to go to a workshop or lecture that would require that they understand English well. If you are planning some time alone with your "friend," a visit to the zoo where you can take your children along with you would be more desirable than going to a mystery movie.
If you are going to invite ethnic women to an event at your church, like a Mother's Day tea, some good conversation starters might be talk about your childhood homes. You might talk about favorite holidays or celebrations in your respective countries. Ask questions like, "What makes you feel most proud when you think about your community or your country?" or "What were some of your favorite foods as a child?" Choose topics that allow everyone to contribute, regardless of where they grew up.
Sometimes cultural stereotyping can be useful. For example, if you know that German people generally are punctual, you would want to make sure that you are on time when meeting a German friend. In Latino culture, that may not be the case, so you might need to be prepared to wait while your Latino friend finishes getting ready to go with you. However, whatever the culture, people are individuals, so it is important never to assume that an individual is exactly like the stereotype of her culture.
Always remember to pray for your new friend and ask God to bless your time together. If you sense there is confusion about something that is said or an activity taking place, ask the person if there is a problem, and assure her that you care about how she feels.
Each person, regardless of her ethnicity or culture, is a redeemed child of God. May your world be expanded, and may you find blessing in getting to know new friends from around the world!
About the author: Marilyn McClure is an educator by profession and, since 1969, has worked alongside her husband in Hispanic ministry in Guatemala and the US. In recent years, Marilyn worked with the Gospel Outreach Committee of Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) to help establish the Heart to Heart Sisters program, that intentionally reaches out to women of all cultures to assure their participation in the mission of the LWML and the church-at-large. The McClure's have three loving adult children and six wonderful grandchildren. Marilyn says that she is truly blessed to serve at this time on the Education Committee of WLI.
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I've been teaching computer technology and general electronics for over 25 years. In 2000 I completed an MS in Educational Technology from Walden University, yet never quite put it into practice. I still lecture or facilitate discussion, using markers on a board. I conduct labs, often requiring paper lab reports. But now I want to make changes, to adapt and adopt newer technologies and newer techniques.
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1992 – 2001: Electronic Engineering Technology instructor at ITT Technical Institute, Norfolk, Virginia
1971 – 1992: US Navy, technician in the fields of radar, communication, passive sonar, and computer technologies. Instructor to Navy technicians for the final five years. Stationed at such locations as USS Bigelow DD-942 out of Mayport, Florida; Naval Facility Cape Hatteras, Buxton, North Carolina; Commander, Oceanographic Systems Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii; Readiness Training Facility Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Fleet ASW Training Center, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
2006: MS Network Architecture and Design, Capella University, online
2000: MS Educational Technology, Walden University, online
1982: BS Liberal Arts, concentration in History, Excelsior College, non-traditional
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On January 7, 21 students from KU Hillel will travel to Bulgaria and Romania through KU Hillel's European Leadership Mission (ELM). KU Hillel has paired up with the Entwine division of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to provide an insider trip to these two countries.
ELM, funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City's Israel and Overseas Committee, is a high-level trip designed for Jewish student leaders at the University of Kansas. ELM will provide students with a deeper understanding of the economic and social issues that the Jewish communities in Bulgaria and Romania experience on a daily basis.
"Our educational system does a nice job teaching about Jewish life in the United States and Israel. I love that we can provide this once in a lifetime opportunity to so many young Jews to learn about Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the incredible work our Federation and the JDC do there.
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The Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) is now trapped in a very narrow range, between 2700 and 2740. A breakout above 2750 would be very positive, while a break DOWN below 2630 would be very negative. For most of the rest of the indicators, everything is bullish. But as subscribers know, $SPX is the most important indicator.
For example, the put-call ratios are solidly on buy signals as they continue to fall almost daily.
Market breadth was been decent — not terrific, but decent. As a result, both breadth oscillators remain on buy signals in modestly overbought territory.
Volatility remains one of the most bullish indicators we have. Essentially, $VIX has been in downtrend since the end of March (blue line in Figure 4). That is bullish for stocks. Moreover, once $VIX fell back below 15, it has stayed there no matter what. That is also bullish.
In summary, it seems like we've been saying the same thing for a while, but the market hasn't made a strong enough move in order to change anything. This stalemate will end (hopefully) if $SPX can break out over 2750 — a bullish resolution to the ennui — or fall below 2630 (a bearish resolution). But neither the bulls nor the bears have been able to garner momentum when it seemingly is presented to them.
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The Newcomerstown Relay For Life Mayor's Cancer Survivors' Social is Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Olde Main Street Museum and Social Center, Newcomerstown.
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I've tried to place toys in several places throughout the house that might spark her interest as opposed to . . . the plant.
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Oh cute!!!! This is definitely a huge problem for me. And one thing that I haven't done was look for kid-friendly storage that would work in my decor rather than an obvious Dr. Seuss colored toy box, etc.! Our "coffee table" of sorts is an ottomon with a lid. Perhaps I should start using it as toy storage! {smacks head} By no means do I want to take Brayden's toys away, but it really drives me nuts that the only thing I see of color and "decoration" 90% of the time are his large amounts of toys.
I would love to know what you do with the bigger ones --- for instance, B has THREE ride on toys and a shopping cart. Maybe 3 is too many and we should downsize. But I am still tripping over the bigger items because he rides them around and leaves them in doorways, etc. With another one on the way, I've got to find a solution for the madness! Thank you for touching on this subject! I've got some definite ideas now!
Well, if you have storage space, I might even rotate his toys. This has certainly helped in our house . . . not to mention Ross thinks she's getting a new toy every other week!ReplyDelete
This is again, super inspiring to me! We've been talking babies and hopefully one will come soon- and I'm the same as you I get a little anxious and overwhelmed when there's some clutter like toys...
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"I'll have what Jo Jasper Dean is Drinking!
...Dean's paintings communicate heat and energy that is as intense and enjoyable as a top-shelf cocktail consumed on a tropical beach...Fear not the experience. You will not be hung over after indulging in Dean's high voltage oil." Sara Griesbach, St Louis Beacon
"Dean's cacti crackle with preternatural shades of purple and green, and her crab sizzles in a shell of oranges ranging from melted SweeTart to sun-going super nova," Paul Friswold, River Front Times, St Louis, MO
"In works that make an incredible color effect, artist Jo Jasper Dean combines the use of a centuries-old grisaille with bold contemporary color schemes." Alive Magazine, St Louis, MO
"Color on Steroids: (Dean's) explosive palette of super-saturated colors breathes powered life into carefully observed renderings..." WHERE Magazine, St Louis, MO
"Jo Jasper Dean is a talented artist who finds nature inspiring and color intoxicating. She now has her own solo exhibition at PHD Gallery in St. Louis aptly named "Drunk on Color…." Deborah Ward for the Eureka Wildwood Patch.
"Jo Jasper Dean's painting technique combines the use of a centuries' old traditional grisaille, with a contemporary color palette so enhanced it would test positive for steroids. Finding her inspiration in the natural environment, Dean adheres to the reality of defining the form of the subject she portrays, but breaks free with an imaginative color palette of saturated & amplified colors". KDHX Calendar, St Louis, MO
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In response to recent online threats that have put into question the level of security that one can expect while online, the President, Barack Obama, has recently given a speech laying out his plans to increase online security. Below is a synopsis of what President had to say.
One of the most noted proposals included in the President's speech was in regards to the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. This legislation is not something new, as it has been proposed in the past, but Obama is hoping to see a new version of the bill pass in Congress this year. This bill will not require companies to change their policies if it does pass, but if a company agrees to the terms and then fails to act accordingly they will be able to be held accountable by the Federal Trade Commission. What this means for consumers is that there will be more companies that will give the option to opt out of information sharing, data collection and will inform consumers of protections used to keep personal identifying information safe.
Data Breaches & Identity Theft Prevention
Another aspect of online security that was touched on by the president was in regards to creating legislation that will require companies to notify consumers if there has been a data breach. There was not a great deal of specifics, but the general idea is to ensure that consumers are informed when their personal data may have been put at risk. Currently this is overseen by each state, so depending on where one may reside, they may not be notified at all. There are some states that already have this type of legislation, but the goal is to make this a federal law to close any gaps that currently exist.
He also discussed making free credit scores accessible to more Americans. The reason for this is that you can use this as a means of identifying any financial fraud that may be occurring in your name without your knowledge. The President believes this expansion will allow significantly more Americans to get their credit score for free at least once each year.
Data Collection Concerns Regarding Children
A new concern in online privacy is to protect children. Due to the increase of internet usage by children for educational purposes there is a concern that companies are compiling information about these children to use as a means to market to them in the future. Some of this information can include their address, birth date and in some cases even their address. It is not clear yet what any new legislation would specify, but the President's general statement was to allow data collection for educational purposes.
One aspect of his proposal that may seem surprising is to limit the means in which utility companies collect and share information about individual's home energy usage. The reason that this has recently become a concern is that the energy technology has gotten so smart that you can turn down your heat or turn off lights when you are not at home, as well as set your systems to function at lower energy levels when you are usually away. The issue here is that if this information were to be hacked into or shared with the wrong people, it could become quite clear when you are usually away from home, putting you at risk.
These are the main points of the speech given by the President about increasing internet security for Americans. This speech was relatively short given the importance of the legislation that he is proposing. He did state that you should expect more information in his State of the Union address.


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The goalkeeper is keen to leave Loftus Road after only a year at the club in which he suffered relegation from the Premier League.
Arsene Wenger was hopeful of landing the 33-year-old, however reports in Italy now suggest the Brazilian is close to agreeing a deal with the Viola after their €3m offer was accepted by QPR.
Cesar nearly joined fellow Italian side Napoli, but his £90k-a-week wages saw the deal fall through as Rafa Benitez moved for Liverpool's Pepe Reina.
QPR manager Harry Redknapp wants to get the Brazilian international off the club's wage bill to free up money for is own transfer activity.
Wenger was eager to bring in the experienced Cesar to challenge current number one Wojciech Szczesny.
The Arsenal manager still wants to bolster his ranks having made only one addition this summer in young forward Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre.


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Archive for February 2009
Walkers Crisps – do us a flavour "competition"
There's a crisp maker in the UK (potato chip for others) by the name of Walkers and they make a lot of very popular crisps. Last year they ran a competition where you could suggest a flavour you'd love to see and the overall winner will get £10,000 and a portion of profits from the winning flavour. I put a few entries in myself but wasn't too serious about it, my sister had a few ideas too and we spent some time putting together one fairly good entry along with a pretty good image to accompany it. In the event a lot of people suggested the same flavour the one they judged that had the best image would be chosen so it did make a difference, supposedly.
This past month they've announced six flavours that the public can pick from and vote for with the winner being decided from that. What six flavours are they? The most pathetic, disgusting sounding flavours I could imagine! It makes me wonder if they did it on purpose so that any sales will be low before the flavour is killed off, thus limiting what they have to pay to the final winner. I'll list the flavours under this but suffice to say that I won't be trying ANY of them. I'm interested to see what is eventually shown as the winner but I'm already guessing it'll be one of the more obvious and less disgusting choices.
1. Builder's Breakfast – egg, bacon, sausage and beans
2. Crispy Duck and Hoisin
3. Onion Bhaji
4. Chilli & Chocolate
5. Fish & Chips
6. Cajun Squirrel
OK, let's take a look at that list. Chilli and chocolate…. you're telling me that it was a highly suggested flavour? I don't buy that one bit. Cajun Squirrel? What? Why? Is it April 1st already? The other four flavours I could maybe see being somewhat popular but there were some I suggested that had been suggested already by a lot of others and I refuse to believe that the two I listed were more popular. Out of those six disgusting flavours I'd be surprised if the winner wasn't either Builder's Breakfast or Onion Bhaji with Fish & Chips an outside bet. Anything else that wins will prove to me that the so-called competition wasn't serious about picking a popular flavour and more about picking one that would limit the money they'd have to pay to the overall winner.
Are lies ever ok?
I've been talking to someone lately and we seem to be getting along pretty well which is unusual for me. Usually it will start of slow and stay that way for a while before any hint of getting along well comes along. I've had plenty of crap in the past where I've let myself go fully into it and been burned for that so I'm trying to control how far I let myself go this time. Due to impending death (tribunal on Monday 9th) I'm pretty highly strung right now and anxiety is playing a part in making me distance myself from everyone. To their credit the person didn't run away and I was glad about that thinking maybe, just maybe, it would be different this time.
Fast foward to tonight and while talking and on cam I can see them typing away like nobodies business and laughing but they weren't talking to me so I asked what was funny and who they were talking to. The answer? "Noone" ….. I tried to let it go but couldn't so I waited a few more minutes, saw more laughing and typing that wasn't to me and I asked the same question. Same answer. Why lie? You're obviously talking to SOMEONE. If you don't want to tell me that's fine, tell me that but DON'T lie to me. You wondered if something was wrong, yeah… you lied. I don't care if it was nothing, you chose to lie and it made me so angry. I don't see there ever being a time where lying is ok, especially not to someone you claim to love.
What's going to happen now? I've got no idea. I'm not going to apologise for being upset when the reason I'm upset is that you lied to me for whatever reason you might have. What if it means it ends here too? Then so be it. I'm tired of being lied to, I don't care if it was nothing. If it really was nothing you could've told me, it isn't like I'm constantly looking over your shoulder quizzing you ever second of the day. If I was like that I might understand but I'm not. Will it end? I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised if it did and for what? A stupid lie that was so obvious. Did you forget I was watching your cam too as well as the other person you weren't (no typo there) talking to? Say whatever to me when I mention all this? Yeah.. nice one. Don't expect me to magically have forgotten about this when you feel like talking to me again.
Dreams = bleh
I've been having a lot of dreams the past few weeks and as usual for me the ones I remember are all depressing. Waking up to face a new day is a challenge at the best of times, waking up to face a new day trembling with fear and gasping for air is ridiculous. Until the past few weeks I'd be lucky to remember one or two dreams a month but now it's one or two dreams a night. I'm stressed to hell all day and now apparently I'm stressed to hell while dreaming too. It might be related to how worried I am about both parents who have health issues to the point where I wake up if I hear one of them coughing at night in case they're about to collapse. Grabbing for the phone in my sleep, listening carefully just in case and hoping it's nothing.
As if that's not keeping me stressed 24/7 I can't pull myself out of the regret phase over some people from my past. Some that I don't have any contact with, some that I do have contact with but so infrequently that I long for what we once had. Is there some trick or technique to forgetting the past and moving on? I've tried a lot of different things but all it takes is a few dreams about them to bring back all those feelings again and I'm back to where I started.


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William Devane is best known for playing Kennedys — Bobby off-Broadway in 1966, then John, eight years later, in "The Missiles of October." After all this time, he doesn't grow weary of the comparison.
He grasps the importance of the Kennedys in Irish-American history. He's Irish, too. He gets it: "Obviously, the Kennedys were, to us, what Obama is to the African-American culture. Huge."
There is, however, one role that he's more than a little burned out on playing. Himself.
"I'm tired of being William Devane," he said in a recent phone interview from his home in California. This was his reaction, he said, when he was invited to emcee a gala for the Irish American Heritage Museum at 6 p.m. Saturday at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Colonie.
"You get tired of talking about yourself," he explained — then went on to do just that for a solid half-hour. Turned out he's good at it: blunt, down-to-earth, self-deprecatory, just a touch profane, with the gruff delivery and a few telltale upstate diphthongs that suggest he might have grown up somewhere nearby. Say, Pine Hills. The actor whose career has taken him into the Oval Office (beyond JFK, he played the president in "The Dark Knight Rises" and on a couple of "Stargate" iterations) started out, 73 years ago, on Morris Street, then Bancker.
He and his family attended St. Vincent de Paul. On Sundays, he said, he sold papers outside the grotto on Ontario Street. "I don't suppose they still do that," — they don't — "but on Sunday mornings they had a newsstand right across the street from what used to be Yezzi's, an old drinking hole. .So if you walked out of the church on the Ontario side, you could walk directly into Yezzi's."
In those days, St. Vincent's held variety shows, where an uncle and cousin with beautiful Irish tenors often sang. He couldn't. Didn't. Wouldn't. "No, no, no. I was the twisted sister. I was the child over there in the corner who looked like he was gonna set the place on fire."
Since then he's done everything, or close to it, on television ("Knots Landing," "24") and in movies ("Hollow Man," "Payback"). Asked if there's someone he'd like to work with, he quoted Robert Mitchum. "He asked, 'Who'd you like acting with?' And he said, 'Whoever shows up.' You know, there are so many wonderful people. Meryl Streep, obviously — everybody would love to work with Meryl Streep. But I'm getting to that stage where I like to work, but I don't like to pursue work."
Does acting get easier? "Oh, yeah. Yeah. The job itself is a piece of cake," he said. "It's dealing with the people" that's tricky. "You know, the older you get. I mean, half of them think I'm dead. I go to the interview and the guy goes, 'Oh, you're William Devane! I thought you were dead!"
No, that didn't really happen. But it still makes a good story.
The centerpiece of Saturday's gala is the inaugural Gov. Hugh L. Carey Award, to be presented to Ladies of Charity president Mary Beth Casey O'Brien and John C. Egan, a prominent and long-standing figure in state government. The gala will, Devane predicted, be "a wonderful thing," though he's hoping the award recipients will attract most of the attention.
But he's only half-Irish, he stressed: "My mother was a mongrel ... Dutch. German. A bunch of other things." He's never been one to carry a drum for any ethnicity, the Irish bit included, and told a story about driving a cab in New York back when he first started acting. "I picked up these old Irish sisters" — siblings, not nuns — "and I was taking them to a wake. And they looked at my license and said, 'Devane! Where are you from over there?' I said I had no idea."
Did they give him grief? "Oh, Jesus! Oh, God! It went on forever!"
"My aunts were like that," he continued. "They were always in black. I didn't see them in anything but black growin' up." He was referring to his father's mother and her sister, Aunt Agnes, who lived on Orange Street — "almost down by the paper," meaning the old Times Union offices. "That was the thing, right? The old man died, and you got dressed in black, and it was over."
He and his family lived downstairs on Morris Street. Upstairs were his father's younger brother, the beautifully singing Francis, and his family. "Frannie was a cop in Albany for a hundred years," he said. His uncle, a plumber on the side, was one of a few relatives who taught him carpentry and other skills — which came in handy when he went to work for Joseph Papp's Shakespeare Festival in New York City. "I built that theater in Central Park," he said, and he meant this literally. "I knew how to do all that stuff. So when I started working for Joe, I just carried a spear — but basically, I drove the truck ... and then I helped build the sets. And then, slowly, I got a part, and then I got a little bit bigger part, and then a bigger part."
He still takes roles that come his way. "But overall, with the career thing it's like, eh, a lot of work, you know?" He just finished shooting a low-budget independent film — "a terrific little picture, I don't know what the hell it's called" — and enjoys the smaller movies, as they allow him to engage in back-and-forth with filmmakers who hear and welcome his input. "You've been around longer than they've been alive," he said. "It's unbelievable. But it's still fun."
Otherwise, he likes spending time at home: a 160-acre spread east of Palm Springs that he's built up as an equestrian development, complete with polo field, racetrack and 15 ranches for players and trainers. He doesn't get back to Albany too often, though his sister still lives in town and he likes to play golf with his 1957 classmates from Philip Schuyler High School. "But there's something cool about Albany, you know?"
Informed that his fellow gala attendees are set to include both Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, Devane was impressed.
"The mayor and the bishop?" he said. "I guess that's Irish."
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If you go
Irish American Heritage Museum Gala
When: 6 p.m. Saturday; pre-gala Mass at 4:30 pm
Where: Gala at Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, 660 Albany Shaker Road, Colonie; Mass at Mary of Angels Chapel, Siena
Tickets: $125; seating limited to 450
Info: 427-1916; http://www.irishamericanheritagemuseum.org


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Wednesday evening last, the 2nd of February, the fruits of a lot of hard work were presented to Doctor Fergal Quinn of Crumlin Urology Unit. A cheque for the total sum of €35,320.15 was presented by Ber Prendergast and Ester Hyland. The funds were raised as a result of the charity game hosted by Kildangan GAA last August, and donations by Niall Quinn and many others.
By: Noel O'Driscoll
"THEY call him the miracle baby". Mother, Bernadette Prendergast
from Kildangan, was describing her three-year-old son Ned who was born
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Iain Scobbie, 'Natural resources and belligerent occupation: perspectives from international humanitarian and human rights law' pp. 229-252 in Akram S, Dumper M, Lynk M, and Scobbie I (eds), International law and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict: a rights–based approach to Middle East peace, Routledge: London, 2011
Alon Margalit and Sarah Hibbin, 'Unlawful presence of protected persons in occupied territory? An analysis of Israel's permit regime and expulsions from the West Bank under the law of occupations', 13 Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law pp. 245-282, 2011.
Iain Scobbie, ''The holiness of the heart's affection': Philip Allott's theory of Social Idealism', pp. 168-195 in Orakhelashvili A (ed), Research handbook on the theory and history of international
law, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, 2011.
Iain Scobbie, 'Principle or pragmatics? The relationship between human rights law and the law of armed conflict', 14 Journal of Conflict and Security Law 449-457 (2010)
Iain Scobbie, 'Wicked heresies or legitimate perspectives? Theory and international law' pp. 58-92 in Evans M (ed), International law, Oxford UP: Oxford, 2010, 3rd edn
Iain Scobbie, "Assumptions and presuppositions: State responsibility for system crimes", pp. 270-297 in A. Nollkaemper and H. van der Wilt (eds), System criminality in international law, Cambridge UP: Cambridge, 2009.
Iain Scobbie with Sarah Hibbin, The Israeli-Palestinian conflict in international law: territorial issues, New York: US Middle East Project, September 2009.
The full report is also available at USMEP's website
Democracy and Middle East Governance Project, Occupation, colonialism, apartheid?: A re-assessment of Israel's practices in the occupied Palestinian territories under international law, Cape Town, South Africa: HSRC, May 2009
The link is for a summary. The full report had been republished as a book
Iain Scobbie, "Last Refuge of the Tyrant: judicial deference to executive actions in times of 'terror'", chapter 8 in A Bianchi and A. Keller (eds), Counterterrorism; Democracy's Challenge, Oxford: Hart, 2008
Iain Scobbie, "The approach to customary international law in the ICRC Study", chapter 2 in E Wilmshurst & S Breu (eds), Perspectives on the ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law, Cambridge: CUP, 2007
Ron Dudai, "A Model for Dealing with the Past in the Israeli-Palestinian Context", International Journal of Transitional Justice 1(2), 2007, pp. 249-267
Stephanie Koury "The European Community and Member States' Duty of non-recognition under the EC-Morocco Association Agreement: State Responsibility and Customary International Law ", in Arts, Karin and Pinto Leite, Pedro (eds.), International Law and the Question of Western Sahara, International Platform of Jurists for East Timor, Oporto, 2007
Ron Dudai, "Triangle of Betrayal: Collaborators and Transitional Justice in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict", Journal of Human Rights, vol 6 (1), 2007
Ron Dudai, "They Would Never Hurt A Fly: War Criminals on Trial in the Hague" Review essay, Social and Legal Studies vol 16 (2), June 2007
Ron Dudai, "Does any of this Matter? Transitional Justice and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict", in Christine Chinkin, David Downes, Conor Gearty and Paul Rock (eds.), The Politics and Sociology of Human Rights, Crime and Social Control: Essays in Honour of Stanley Cohen, (Devon, Willan, 2007)
Agnes Bertrand-Sanz "Legal Aspects of the Relationships between the European Union and the Palestinians",13 Palestine Yearbook of International Law, Martin Nijhoff, 2006
Ron Dudai, "Peace Warriors", Vol 121 New Humanist issue 6, November/December 2006
Iain Scobbie, "An Intimate Disengagement: Israel's Withdrawal from Gaza, the Law of Occupation and of Self-Determination", 11 Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law 3-31 (2006)
Iain Scobbie, "Jurisphilia/jurisphobia: United States' approaches to international law theory", Proceedings of the American Society of International Law, 2006
Ron Dudai, "Understanding Perpetrators in Genocides and Mass Atrocities", British Journal of Sociology 2006 Volume 57 Issue 4
Ron Dudai "Guantanamo Exported: 'Illegal Combatants' and the Israeli Supreme Court", Jurist, 11 May 2006
Iain Scobbie, " Is Gaza Still Occupied Territory?", 26 Forced Migration Review - Palestinian Displacement: A Case Apart? 18, 2006
Lena El Malak, " Reparations for Palestinain Refugees", 26 Forced Migration Review - Palestinian Displacement: A Case Apart? 46, 2006
Ron Dudai, " Advocacy with Footnotes: The Human Rights Report as a Literary Genre" (book review of "Through No Fault of Their Own: Punitive House Demolitions During the al-Aqsa Intifada" by Ronen Shnayderman) 28 (3) Human Rights Quarterly 783, 2006
Iain Scobbie, "Regarding/Disregarding: The Judicial Rhetoric of President Barak and the International Court of Justice's Wall Advisory Opinion", 5 Chinese Journal of International Law 2, 2006 (access online at Oxford Journals)
Ron Dudai, " Guantanamo Exported: 'Illegal Combatants' and the Israeli Supreme Court", Jurist, 11 May 2006
Ron Dudai, " Slippery Slopes and the War on Terror: Lessons From Israel", Jurist, 10 April 2006
Stephanie Koury, " West Bank Road Vs. Peace ", Washington Post, Nov 19 2005
Stephanie Koury, "Why this Wall", pp48-65 in M Sorkin, Against the Wall , The New Press: New York and London , 2005
Iain Scobbie, " Unchart(er)ed Waters?: Consequences of the Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory", 16(5) European Journal of International Law
Iain Scobbie, 'The Responsibility of Great Britain in Respect of the Creation of the Palestine Refugee Question', 10 Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, pp 39-59, 2005
Stephanie Koury, " Israeli Settlements Illegal, And Getting Worse", Sep 21, 2005, Distributed by Minuteman Media and published in Topeka Capital Journal (09/24/05) and Northwest Arkansas Times (09/25/05)
Ron Dudai, 'The Wall, the Law and the Court: Reflections on the Beit Sourik Case in the Israeli Supreme Court', 10 Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law , pp 471-488, 2005
Stephanie Koury, 'The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall: A Prelude to State Action?', 10 Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, pp 463-469, 2005
Iain Scobbie, Gaza Deployment Paper: Part One (Self Determination) , Draft briefing paper, August 2005
Stephanie Koury, "Sending the Wrong Message: US/EU Settlement Policy" Middle East International, Apr 15 2005
Ron Dudai, "Human Rights in the 'War on Terror'", Middle East International , 749, April 2005
Stephanie Koury, "Europe and the Rule of Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process", The Middle East In London , Vol. 1 No. 10, March 2005
Iain Scobbie, "Words My Mother Never Taught Me – "In Defence of the International Court ", 99(1) American Journal of International Law , 2005, pp.76-88
Ron Dudai, "Courting Conflict: the Israeli Military Court System in the West Bank and Gaza" (review essay), 10(2) Journal of Conflict and Security Law , June 2005
Ron Dudai, "Human Rights Dilemmas in Using Informers to Combat Terrorism: The Israeli-Palestinian Case", 17(1) Terrorism and Political Violence , 2005 pp. 229-243
Iain Scobbie, "The Wall and International Humanitarian Law", 9 Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law , pp. 495-506
Lena El-Malak, "Betrayed and Forgotten: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon ", 9 Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law , pp. 131-16
Lena El-Malak, Israel's State Responsibility Towards Palestinian Refugees (in Arabic) published in Adabmag
Ron Dudai & Daphna Baram, The Second Battle of Algiers Guardian Newspaper , Oct 30 2004
Iain Scobbie, Smoke, Mirrors and Killer Whales: The International Court's Opinion on the Israeli Barrier Wall , 5(9) German Law Journal , pp 1107-1131
Iain Scobbie, The Wall and International Humanitarian Law (PDF), March 2004
Iain Scobbie, Issues of Competence and Procedure in the Wall Advisory Opinion (PDF), January 2004
The research programme on Law, human rights and peace building in the Middle East is sponsored by Sir Joseph Hotung and administered by SOAS.


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Watch: 'Key & Peele' Send Up Hollywood Action Movies in 'L.A. Vice'
Key & Peele is the kind of show that's just absolutely hysterical and no doubt has its fans, and yet it still can't seem to shake this notion that it's the funniest show on TV that no one is watching. No one ever seems to actually talk about the show as it airs, but instead send around its various sketches whenever they hit online individually, making for an interesting and unique type of succes.
But we're not here to talk about the increasingly blurry lines between traditional TV distribution and web distribution. We're here because Key & Peele is hilarious.
Exhibit A: L.A. Vice. It starts as a funny send-up of Miami Vice, but then it breaks out with a bit of a twist on action stars and how they always cause more damage than they prevent.
We're betting we're not the only ones who would watch an entire action movie made by these guys. But we also wouldn't mind their take on a horror movie.
Or a musical:
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Favorite pancake mix
1 whole banana, peeled and chopped
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 Tbs. butter, melted
1/3-C Grade B maple syrup
Combine banana, sugar and cinnamon in small bowl and set aside. Preheat Ebelskiver pan on medium heat. Spoon 1/2 tsp. butter into each well followed by enough pancake batter to fill halfway. Spoon teaspoon of banana mix onto top center of batter and cover with more pancake batter. Let cook for 2-3 minutes. Using two chopsticks or skewers turn pancakes over when gold brown on first side. Cook for additional minute. Remove from pan and serve with hot maple syrup.


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By Dr. Becker
There's been a myth floating around for years about what it means if your dog's or cat's nose is warm instead of cool, or dry instead of moist.
A warm dry nose by itself doesn't mean your pet is sick or has a fever.
In fact, your dog or cat's nose can be moist and cool one moment, and dry and warm the next, and it doesn't mean that he's sick.
It's all perfectly normal.
Now if your pet has other symptoms, like for instance loss of appetite, vomiting or diarrhea, lethargy, or other obvious signs of illness, then a dry, warm nose goes along with those other symptoms of systemic illness.
The time for a second look is if your pet's nose is changing texture.
For example, if it becomes flakey or crusty or you notice a change in the color.
If the nose is not only dry but the skin is also cracking, or if it's getting lighter in color … if you can see scabs, open sores, non-healing cracks or fissures, or other types of skin irritation … those are all things that you'll want your veterinarian to take a look at.
The color of your pet's nose can be black, pink (a pink nose is also called a Dudley nose), liver colored, or the same color as your dog's or cat's fur. Nose color is determined by genetics.
Some noses fade during the colder months and return to their normal color during the summer months. This is a condition known as 'snow nose' or 'winter nose.'
Certain breeds have noses that go from black to brown or pink as the dog ages. This is thought to be a result of the breakdown of tyrosinase, which is an enzyme that produces pigment. Since tyrosinase is also temperature-sensitive and works more efficiently in warmer weather, this could also explain the 'winter nose' color some dogs get when the weather gets cold.
If you happen to have an orange or calico kitty, you might notice that black spots appear on the nose and lips as your pet gets older. This is a totally normal change veterinarians call lentigo simplex, and it's no cause for concern.
Lentigo Simplex
Sometimes the nose will go lighter when the pet is sick and return to a darker color once health is restored. If a pet gets a scrape or other abrasion to the nose, often the nose skin will turn pink as the healing process is occurring, and then the darker natural color will appear as the scab wears away.
Contact dermatitis can also cause your dog or cat to lose pigment on the nose. Some pets have sensitivity to plastic food and water bowls, and continued exposure can cause the nose to lighten in color. Sometimes the lips will also become inflamed.
I recommend you use stainless steel food and water bowls, because aside from the potential for plastic hypersensitivities, plastics wear down over time, and the material in plastic bowls can leach into your pet's food and water.
The immune disease called vitiligo can also turn a dog's nose pink, but there are usually other signs of this disorder occurring at the same time, like your dog can have white hairs or entire patches of white hair all over her body.
With vitiligo, the immune system attacks the pigment-containing cells of the body that are responsible for color. Certain breeds seem more likely to develop vitiligo than others including Dobermans, German shepherds, Rottweilers, and Dachshunds.
Whether your dog's nose is naturally pink or has turned pink either temporarily or permanently, you'll need to protect him from sunburn during the summer. You can apply a safe sunscreen when your dog will be out in the sun. It is important that you cover up pink noses during hot summer months.
There is a technique and actually a permanent solution to a pink nose some pet owners have opted for, but I don't recommend it.
Some veterinarians will suggest that you have your dog's nose tattooed black. I think this should be done only if your dog lives outdoors full time (which I absolutely don't recommend) and can't avoid contact with direct sunlight.
Otherwise, this is an unnecessary procedure and must be done under anesthesia.
If you notice a nasal discharge, swelling, an unpleasant smell from your dog's nose or the area around it, or if your pet seems to be having trouble breathing, it's time to call the vet.
These signs can point to a foreign object or a foreign body, an infection, or even a nasal tumor. If your pet's nose has a discharge from just one nostril, there could be a foreign body stuck up in there.
Other signs of an irritant, a foreign object, or a tumor in the nose include sneezing, pawing at the nose, or nosebleeds. Nasal polyps or tumors will often coincide with a bloody discharge or mucus from the nose.
You might also notice your pet's breathing is noisier than normal, and you can sometimes see a bulge or a lump on one side of the face or nose.
Pemphigus complex is a group of very serious autoimmune skin diseases that affects both dogs and cats. There are two main types: pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus erythematosus. Both start with patches of red skin on the face, including the nose and ears. The foliaceus variety often spreads to other parts of the body, including the feet, central body, core, and paws.
Pemphigus erythematosus involves only the face, head, and footpads. The red patches rapidly turn into blisters, and then pustules, which can become crusty and cause the hair to stick to them. They look like oozing, crusty sores. Areas of skin depigmentation are also seen with both of these disease processes.
There is a third type of pemphigus called pemphigus vulgaris, which is rare. Blisters and ulcers can form on the lips, nostrils, and eyelids with this particular disorder and it can also involve the nail beds, which can cause the nails to fall out.
Discoid lupus erythematosus is another autoimmune disease that can occur in dogs, but doesn't happen in cats. It's more common in certain breeds including Collies, German shepherds, Huskies, Shetland sheepdogs, and Brittany spaniels. It is thought to be a milder version of the systemic form of lupus, and limits itself only to the face. First the nose loses pigmentation, and then often it develops cracks and sores, non-healing fissures, as well as some crusting.
Another type of nose disorder is called zinc-responsive dermatosis. It's caused by a zinc deficiency and is prevalent in Huskies, Doberman pinschers, Great Danes, and Alaskan malamutes.
In zinc-responsive dermatosis, the dog's hair thins and a scaly, crusty rash can develop on the face that is most obvious on the nose, around the eyes, even in the ears, and around the mouth.
Crusting also appears on the elbows and hocks in some dogs. These areas can become callused and crack easily.
It's important to make sure your dog has a confirmed case of zinc-responsive dermatosis before you discuss supplementing zinc with your vet. Zinc toxicosis is actually more prevalent than zinc-responsive dermatosis due to pet owners over-supplementing with zinc, incorrectly assuming their dog has a deficiency.
Other nutritional deficiencies can also cause changes in nose tissue, especially omega-3 fatty acid deficiency, which can cause the nose tissue to become thickened and dry.
Omega-3 fatty acids are sensitive to heat and light, and their potency decreases over time when food is stored. It's no wonder that most pets consuming dry, kibbled food end up with essential fatty acid deficiencies.
Nasal solar dermatitis, also known as Collie nose, is a condition seen most often in sunny areas of the U.S. It primarily affects herding breeds including Collies, Aussies, and Shelties. With exposure to sunlight, the skin between the nose and muzzle first becomes quite irritated looking, the hair falls out, then the skin begins to ooze and crust over.
If the condition is allowed to continue with repeated sun exposure, the skin actually breaks down. And in serious cases, the nose can become just a big, giant, non-healing wound that's incredibly painful. Certainly, skin cancer has been known to develop out of advanced cases of this particular disease.
There are other systemic conditions which can affect the health of your dog's nose. The most common is hypothyroidism, which leads to a thickening of the nose and a leathery appearance.
Checking your dog or cat's nose should be a normal part of your at-home wellness exam. Getting acquainted with the look and shape of your pet's nose when it's healthy is important, because then you'll be able to determine when a problem pops up and it becomes unhealthy.
You need to look for any unusual signs like nasal discharge, especially and certainly if it goes from clear to mucus-y or bloody. You also need to stay alert for excessive dryness, crusting, or loss of pigmentation.
I also recommend you watch the nose as your pet breathes. Dogs and cats are nose breathers when at rest. If the nostrils flare more than normal, your pet could be having a breathing problem.
If you notice anything unusual about your pet's nose, especially if you are seeing other signs of illness, I certainly recommend you make an appointment with your veterinarian.
As some of you know, topical ointments applied to the nose are often totally useless, because they become oral supplements in a matter of seconds to minutes in most dogs and cats.
The only supplement I recommend applying to your pet's nose while you're waiting for your vet appointment is natural vitamin E. You can actually poke a vitamin E capsule to open it, squeeze out the contents, and apply it to your pet's nose until you can be seen by your vet.
Other creams and salves can be fairly irritating to your pet's nose, so I don't recommend you apply other products unless you have specifically been told to do so by your veterinarian.
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Serenity slept fitfully, true to her usual habits. Visions of faceless men drifted into her subconscious. Men that made her want to run, simultaneously towards them and away from them. She didn't know in which direction, she just knew she had to run. She was running so much that her feet were hurting. Her feet really hurt.
Oh God, she had to stop running.
It took her a moment to fully come to and realise that the pain in her feet was real and was what had woken her. She rolled over carefully and looked down at herself, still naked except for the patent stilettos that now seemed to be almost a part of her own limbs.
Her mind drifted back to what had happened in the bar. What had the voice said? "Your precious heels will remind you of me and the pain you caused me, until you understand" She was still no closer to recognising the voice. The voice – the man – had seemed to know her though. Had she slept with him? The implication was there. It was true that she had had her fair share of one-night stands over the last 18 months or so, but she was sure she had never misled anyone about her intentions. She certainly didn't remember deliberately causing anybody any pain.
Serenity spent most of the day in bed, only getting up for a cup of coffee around midday, and the occasional trip to the bathroom. She responded to her friends' phonecalls with a curt text that only seemed to make them more worried, and their calls more urgent. She ignored them all, watched a little TV, downed half a bottle of vodka and went back to bed, where once again she had the same dreams of faceless men and searing pain.
It was a persistent knocking that woke her on the following day, a Sunday. Serenity buried her head under her pillow in the hope she wouldn't have to answer, and willed them to go away.
The knocking didn't stop, and a man's voice called her name.
"Serenity? I know you're in there. Answer the door. It's Dave. From the bar?"
Serenity sat up. Dave? What the hell was he doing there, and, more to the point, how had he got her address?
As it became clear that he was not going anywhere, Serenity reluctantly got out of bed and limped her way to the door, throwing on a robe to half-cover her nakedness on the way. At the door she paused for a moment to try and overcome the searing pain that was still coming from her feet, and gather her thoughts.
"Dave?" she called through the door."What are you doing here?"
"I bumped into Helen this morning. She told me she was worried about you, so I offered to stop by and check you were ok. She says you're not answering your phone."
Serenity hesitated.
"It's ok, Dave… I'm…ok. Tell her not to worry about me."
"You don't really sound ok, Serenity. Can I come in?"
The tone of his voice told her that there was no way she was going to get rid of him easily. It seemed she had no choice but to let him in.
The Serenity that greeted Dave did not look like the Serenity he knew, or was used to seeing in the bar. That Serenity was vibrant, full of life, the centre of attention. The woman who stood in front of him looked smaller and more subdued. Her chocolate skin had a strange ashy grey quality about it, and her lips were pale and cracked. In his shock, he barely even registered that she only appeared to be wearing a jersey robe, half open down to her waist, only just clinging on to her modesty.
His surprise must have been obvious, for Serenity smiled ruefully. "Sorry, I've not got my face on. Come in."
As she turned and led the way to the kitchen, he noticed that she appeared to be wearing the same heels she had worn the last time he had seen her on the previous Friday. The outline of her shapely arse was visible through the thin cloth of her dressing gown, and his groin twitched involuntarily with the effect her appearance always had on him.
It was obvious that she was limping, and he didn't understand why she was still wearing the fierce-looking stilettos. They didn't look comfortable at all.
"Yes please. But let me make it, you don't look too good."
Serenity leaned gratefully against the kitchen counter and pointed out where things were, taking the opportunity to take the weight off her throbbing feet.
"If you don't mind me asking", Dave finally said, "do you always wear your highest heels around the house?"
He was not prepared for the reaction this question prompted, which was that Serenity suddenly burst into floods of big, gut-wrenching sobs. He caught her as she half-crumpled, and carried her into the little living room, placing her gently on the sofa, and holding her somewhat awkwardly.
"Shhhh…it's ok…it's ok…."
He waited patiently for the sobs to subside, merely repeating gentle affirmations and stroking the side of her face with the lightest of touches.
When she was finally ready to look at him, the whole story poured out of her. The bar, the nightclub, the strange voice, and how she was now unable to remove her shoes, with the associated pain. Once she had finished, he moved down towards her foot, picking it up gently again.
Other than the traces of dried blood that she had obviously tried to wash off, the foot and the shoe looked normal to him. Pulling gently, however, he soon realised that what she had told him was true. There was no chance that her foot and her shoe were parting ways any time soon.


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When getting your head around networking in HyperV the first time, I find it helpful if your network cards are different manufacturers. Now in real life this is nearly impossible as the Quad card on most servers means all 4 are the same name. That said as others have pointed out, even on a production box you can throw in a more generic network card for the management role so you can more easily know which nic is which.
And do you have iLos or Drac cards too? Even the HP microserver comes with the ability to purchase a $80 remote access card to the hardware. This is a card that will let you get to the base hardware even if the OS doesn't boot.
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Another alternative for iLo/Drac is intel vPro.
It's intended for workstations, but I'm not sure why, because for small/cheap servers, it's a godsend. It does a lot of what e.g. iLo does as well (remote KVM, remote virtual CD/DVD/Floppy mount, remote poweron/-off/reset, etc), but to use it, you only need a motherbord with in Intel Q-series chipset (which are about ~$10-$15 more expensive than their cheaper counterparts) and a compatible cpu (which in current generation is a core i5).
This means that you can build a cheap SBS server, or storage server (one in which it's ok to use some consumer components) which you can remotely control, remote install the OS even, pretty much as if it had the expensive server-grade OOB management cards in them 🙂
Personally I always just unplug each card in turn and name it accordingly to their physical placement.
onboard nic port 2
external nic port 1
external nic port 2
Me too!
I would use shortened names though, like "LAN1", "LAN2", etc. I find that sometimes they aren't numbered the same way on the mobo label as they when Windows enumerates the controllers, which is just asinine.


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All Of Life's A Stage
All of life is for worship.
Creation itself is a theater of praise.
Worship is what we were made for.
It is the center of all activity.
Every tribe and tongue, every creature, all of heaven and earth are called to worship the one true God.
A worship service? We can schedule these as often as we like yet worship is the space of our lives. We have been given the capacity to receive God for who He is and by Him we have the ability to respond, reflecting His very image back to Him in worship. Sing. Dance. Celebrate. Clap hands. Lift up our eyes to the King of Glory. Worship is a fitting response because He deserves praise, honor, and glory for what He has done.
The first song recorded in Revelation 5 tells us what Jesus the Lamb of God has done for us as the voices in heaven sing out, "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation; You have made them
By the actions of Jesus Christ, we have been freed from bondage. Through his
The shift from being spectators to actors is about taking up our God-given vocation, truly being God's kingdom and royal priesthood in the earth. While the Old Covenant priesthood was for mediating God's presence to His people. Now, in the New Covenant, this royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9) involves all believers representing God to all creation.
What does a life of worship look like? It means life without compartments, everything for the glory of the Lord. That means everything we do. File under worship all your choices, decisions, habits and priorities. What we worship is revealed in what we do.
What we worship is revealed in...
...our presentation of ourselves and our local church
...the things we say in casual conversation
...our parenting
...our leisure
...the way we eat
...the way we rest our bodies in sleep
...our being at work and how we do our jobs
...the way we celebrate our calendar year
...our obedience to His commandments
...our writing
...our online history
...our Netflix queue
...how we entertain ourselves
...our response to the poor
...how and what we wear
...our bank statements
...what we laugh at
...the way we mourn
...our attitudes when we drive
...our response to media
...our Facebook wall
...our dependence on ______.
Often we categorize worship as ...our singing ...our celebrations ...the arts ...and while these are ways of expressing worship to the Lord, worship is attached to all of our activity. The allegiance of our heart, mind, and strength is made visible not just during adoration times, but in our bored times. Worship is what we lean into in the low times as well as the times when we feel devout.
This gets personal and why wouldn't it? Either life is in Christ or we have available another power source worthy of our attention, our energy, our love, our money, our time, etc. The lie swallowed by Adam and Eve was that they thought life was just as much in the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil as it was in the Tree of Life (actually they banked on more life being in the choice of forbidden fruit than in the wholesome kind that was recommended by God). In their case, they made idols out of their choices by serving something less than their Creator. Their sin problem was an idolatry problem which was a worship problem. All of life is worship.
Life without compartments means we acknowledge that all choices bear fruit. What kind of fruit do you want? Because of Jesus breaking the power of sin, we get to choose life in every scenario. By his blood, we are free to choose to do the right thing, to have our footsteps directed by the Lord. This is the reality Paul speaks of in Romans 8 when he declares that "neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
A life of worship is total surrender. For the believer, this means that our whole lives are ordered under the authority and reign of Jesus the King. Being me means being as Jesus is in the world. That's the reality of expressing we are in Christ, living under the rule of the King. Nothing less than being found entirely in Him is our authentic expression of who we are.
1 John 1:6-9 there is a series of statements that define the authentic worshiper as:
- 1:6 // One who does not walk in darkness but in the light
- 1:6 // Who lives in the truth
- 1:7 // Who has fellowship with the community
- 1:8 // Who does not lie but recognizes sin
- 1:9 // Who confesses it and is cleansed from sin by the blood of Jesus, and is forgiven
Another way of understanding life this way is holiness. To be holy is to be a pleasing fragrance to God (see 2 Corinthians 2:15). John tells us in the passage above that because of Jesus we share his intimacy, his close relationship, with Father God. He's made us holy by his own blood. He's brought all of our lives into his light revealing the truth that all of life was intended for communion (community-union). Because of
"All the world's a stage, " wrote Shakespeare. In Genesis 1-2 we see God set the stage when He blessed everything that He created. This meant that He made all creation the sign and the means of His presence, and wisdom, love, and revelation. What was lost in the Fall was redeemed in Christ. Ephesians 1:22 says, "God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way."
It's time to worship. The location is wherever we go. We not only remember what he has done but when we lift our eyes to worship him in the space of our lives we see him holding all things together, reconciling all things to himself, "whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." (Colossians 1:20).
Behold the King!
Your life is a stage made for revealing His glory.
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Set your DVR to "Work!" because season two of Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel premieres tonight at 10 pm/9 pm central.
The cast and hosts of Make Me a Supermodel
Supermodel Tyson Beckford will host and mentor the male models, and Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio will mentor the female models. The "beautiful and talented" men and women will compete for $100,000 and a contract with New York Model Management.
This season, the judges include designer Catherine Malandrino, rock photographer Marlon, celebrity photographer Perou and model/lesbian icon on Jenny Shimizu.
As I always lament with America's Next Top Model's host/judge/high priestess Tyra Banks, we cannot root for Shimizu to win. (She has already won plenty, and has the Ducati collection to prove it!) But, as we told you in a recent edition of Ask AfterEllen.com, one of the contestants, CJ, is an openly bisexual woman.
Here's a clip of a brief interview with CJ, who works for a private investigating agency. (Magnum CJ, anyone?):
Will you be rooting for CJ and her sassy hat?


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Ken Taylor poster that I have not seen before. Hand signed limited edition. Printed on 250 gsm matte stock. Using colour fast inks that last 99 + years. Size: 17.5 x 24.4 inches
Featuring the Australian Lyre Bird. This amazing creature can mimic almost any sound imaginable.
Buy it at Beyond The Pale.


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text: How close is too close when selling fruit and veg beside a train line? A foot away from the tracks? For these Asian market-sellers, the tracks themselves are valuable store-shelves for their wares. Make sure you watch until the end to see them spring back into business like nothing actually happened! [YouTube via I-Forget-Who-on-Twitter]