text: The view in El Paso Juarez [Scilla Alecci/Al Jazeera] Story highlights There are around 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US Around 1.5 million reside in Texas Under Obama some 2.5 million people were deported On the night of Halloween in 2000, Carmen Caballero, who was then eight, and her three-year-old sister put on witches' costumes and met their aunt for a trick-or-treat excursion in their native city of Juarez, Mexico. They piled into their aunt's car and left. When the girls got out, they were in El Paso, Texas. At their parents' wishes, their aunt had crossed the border and taken them to the US, where they still live today as undocumented immigrants. Carmen Caballero lives in El Paso as an undocumented migrant [Scilla Alecci/Al Jazeera] "We came here tricked," says Caballero, who is now 26. She only learned of her illegal status some 10 years later when the fact that she didn't have a social security card meant that she couldn't apply for a scholarship to attend college. "When I turned 18 people asked me 'Why aren't you going back?' and I couldn't answer that, because I don't know Juarez," she says. "My life is here." Today Caballero is one of the nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, according to the Center for Migration Studies. Like her, about 1.5 million reside in Texas. Caballero lives in El Paso, the nation's largest border city and a high traffic corridor for illegal crossings. About nine miles from the city centre, a new border wall is in the works. Last August, in neighbouring New Mexico, the US Border Patrol began replacing the current fence in the last stretch of unwalled urban borderline with an 18ft-tall steel structure. An agency spokesperson did not immediately respond to Al Jazeera's request for comment, but according to a report by the Albuquerque Journal, the Border Patrol says the new fence is just a replacement of the old chain-link one. WATCH: Walls of Shame - The US-Mexico Border Wall Immigration in the US: A welcoming land? Human rights activists, however, see it as yet another example of an increasingly strict immigration policy. "Essentially, for nearly three decades, the United States' only position towards migration has been that we are going to deter it without looking at creating a legal visa system that would meet our needs as a country," says Brian Erickson, a border policy strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Walls are not the solution to this immigration system that is broken Gabriela Castaneda, Mexican mother The deterrence strategy described by Erickson began with the toughening of immigration laws in the mid-1990s and was furthered as the immigration enforcement system was expanded after the 9/11 attacks. "People that are not from the US tend to think the US [immigration] laws are humanitarian, that we're the land that welcomes people," says Melissa Lopez, a lawyer and executive director of the Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services , which provides legal services to immigrants in Texas and New Mexico. After 1996, with the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, those laws became more punitive, says Lopez. This "makes it incredibly difficult for people to obtain immigration benefits lawfully", she adds. Such policy has contributed to tearing immigrant families apart and keeping people like Caballero in a state of legal limbo. "Every time I think about it, it's really hard," says Caballero, whose undocumented status means living in constant fear of being separated from her children, who are American citizens. Al Jazeera first met Caballero at a class put on by the Border Network for Human Rights, a local organisation that helps immigrants who live along the southern border. READ MORE: Deadly human trafficking business on Mexico-US border She was one of 11 undocumented women who gathered in a one-bedroom apartment in the suburban neighbourhood of Agua Dulce last September to learn their basic rights and how to deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, or ICE . Their teacher was Gabriela Castaneda, a Mexican mother of three and a former undocumented immigrant. "These are people who have a really undignified life because on a daily basis they fear that they may be stopped by a sheriff or that the neighbour is gonna call border patrol," says Castaneda, who hopes the next administration will adopt an immigration policy based on integration. "Walls are not the solution to this immigration system that is broken," she says. Gabriela Castaneda is a Mexican mother of three and a former undocumented immigrant [Scilla Alecci/Al Jazeera] Risking death to be with your child Since 9/11 there has been a huge increase in funding for domestic surveillance, immigration detention and border security, including the 2006 congressional act requiring 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexico border. The US Customs and Border Protection's budget has increased [PDF] from $568m in 1996 to $3.8bn in 2015, with the goal of combating emerging threats posed by an increasingly sophisticated network of transnational terrorism and crime [PDF] , according to the agency. WATCH: Millions await US immigration reform (2:06) The budget allocated to ICE, the federal law enforcement agency tasked with running the immigration detention system, has also surged to $6.2bn this year [PDF] . The consequence has been a mass increase in the number of immigrants detained and deported in the past two decades, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security. Under Obama some 2.5 million (predominantly male) people have been deported, more than under any other president in history, according to the data. Castaneda's husband is one of those men. He has been deported four times and is currently serving a four-year sentence in prison for illegal re-entry, a felony. Once released, he has no chance of ever being able to enter the US legally, says Castaneda, who despite the economic and emotional strains of being separated from her husband, says she will stay in the US for the sake of her three children - all American citizens. "I don't want them to have the life I have in terms of poverty, in terms of not having a career," she says. "I want to be able to offer them something better than I have right now." According to ACLU's Erickson, these stories are common as the chance of a better life continues to bring immigrants into the country, regardless of how difficult, dangerous or costly it is to cross the border. "The interest of being with your US citizen child or the need to put food on the table for your family, will always outweigh the threat of desert temperatures, incarceration and ultimately of death," he says, referring to how the border wall and fences have forced people deeper into the desert, with deadly consequences . "It has been proven throughout history that walls are not a good way to enforce our immigration laws, but for whatever reasons our government continues to believe that they are," says Lopez. The fence along the border between the US and Mexico [Scilla Alecci/Al Jazeera] 'We need bridges, not walls' The current election cycle has brought the immigration issue to the forefront, with presidential hopeful Donald Trump guaranteeing more walls and deportations if elected. As a protest against such a promise, last August the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) organised an event in an area by the Rio Grande, the river that is also the natural border between Mexico and the US. The event, called " Hugs Not Walls ", was meant to reunite - albeit briefly - 120 divided families from El Paso and Juarez, many of whom, according to BNHR's director Fernando Garcia, hadn't seen each other in years. "We brought them together [to] hug and embrace," says Garcia, describing the event as a message about the consequences of our current immigration policies. "There was a lot of love and a lot of pain," he says. It was here that Caballero met her Mexico-based relatives for the first time. At the event, her mother, Isabel Hernandez, was overwhelmed with emotion when she hugged the sisters she hadn't seen for 17 years. "We couldn't talk," she says. "It was three minutes of crying, crying, crying." Hernandez felt joyful and helpless at the same time, she explains. "I don't know if I'll ever be able to go back to Mexico but I hope one day we'll hug each other again." Castaneda, who hasn't seen her father in 20 years, helped organise the event. Even though she wasn't able to meet any of her relatives, she rejoiced in seeing so many others embrace their loved ones. But for Castaneda this event was above all else a political protest. "Unfortunately this harsh border policy is taking us apart," she says. "What we need is family reunification, what we need is bridges, not walls." SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHORS Samuel Gilbert Scilla Alecci US & Canada Immigration Mexico United States Human Rights


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Link color transitioning with css 3
October 23, 2011
One of my new favourite tools is css3. I love how for the tech savvy I can add a level of detail and luxury to a web page with no fallback problems for lesser browsers.
One of my current favourites is color transitioning in css3 for such things as links.
If you give it a go i'm sure you'll agree with me, that it rules.
It's also really incredibly simple!
First of all we start with a regular href tag and a :hover state declaration.
a{ color:#000; } a:hover{color:#f00;}
Then we add our css3 transition, first of all just for webkit browsers.
a{ color:#000; -webkit-transition:color 1s ease-in; } a:hover{color:#f00;}
Now we improve it by adding more extensive browser support.
a { color:#000; -webkit-transition:color 1s ease-in; -moz-transition:color 1s ease-in; -o-transition:color 1s ease-in; transition:color 1s ease-in; }
And then you have it a simple transition from your main color to your hover state color. With no JS, jQuery or any other javascript libraries help.
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Buxton Daeblitz Orr was born in Glasgow in 1924, 18th April. He was no relation to Scottish composer Robin Orr.
He came from a musical and theatrical background. His grandfather Richard Daeblitz led the second violins of the Scottish Orchestra and his mother Marie Daeblitz was a stalwart of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre Company.
Buxton trained as a doctor but gave it up to study music. He studied composition under Benjamin Frankel and was to follow Frankel's lead in writing music for films. He used the serial technique in composition, using a form of the 12-note row.
In 1961 he composed an opera The Wager and a song-cycle The Echoing Green, but many of his best-known film scores also date from this period.
His film credits include : Grip of the Strangler (1958); Fiend Without a Face (1958); Corridors of Blood (1958); First Man Into Space (1959); Suddenly, Last Summer (1959); Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961); Snake Woman (1961); The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964); and Walk a Tightrope (1965). Many of his film scores are for horror pictures. His incidental music has also been used in Doctor Who episodes.
His work often included Scottish themes too :- Canzona (1963) and Songs from a Childhood (1968) are based on various Scottish poets works; A Celtic Suite for string orchestra appeared in 1968; Highland Complaintes and Fancies (1976); and A Caledonian Suite (1980). He was to receive commissions from Glasgow University, BBC Radio Scotland and the Saltire Society.
In 1965 he joined the staff at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He founded the Guildhall New Music Ensemble in 1975 to encourage his students to play contemporary scores.
He gave up teaching in 1990 to devote himself fully to composition. His Narration for symphonic wind ensemble appeared in 1993, and a String Trio in 1996. He was to write operatic fantasies like Catfish Row and Tales from Windsor Forest in 1997.
He died in 1997, 27th December at his home in the Wye Valley.
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His A John Gay Suite :
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And a couple of his horror film soundtracks Corridors of Blood and Fiend without a Face can be found here :
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Among other things, Austin is an incredible town for music. This is just another perk for those lucky enough to live here. For our visitors the possibilities from gut-wrenching blues, to thoughtful singer-songwriters to all out rock are indeed, endless.
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Editor's Note: This story was updated with new developments on Monday, April 2.
If you enjoy public beaches, state parks or fishing piers, you can thank the sixth-century Roman emperor Justinian. He's credited with introducing the public trust doctrine, a legal concept that forbids private ownership of certain natural resources, instead preserving them for public use. This idea has spread worldwide since then, protecting everything from beaches and streams to oyster beds and fish stocks.
It was an early tenet of English common law, later encoded in the Magna Carta, and also has a long history in U.S. courts, dating back to at least 1842's Martin v. Waddell. During a 1983 case about water use at California's Mono Lake, the U.S. Supreme Court specifically quoted this section of Roman law to explain public trust:
"By the law of nature these things are common to mankind: the air, running water, the sea and consequently the shores of the sea."
The court ultimately added its own, slightly more specific wording:
"[T]he public trust is more than an affirmation of state power to use public property for public purposes. It is an affirmation of the duty of the state to protect the people's common heritage."
This is all well-established by now, leaving little doubt about the state's duty to maintain public resources. But there is still some fuzziness about what exactly counts as a public resource — and how far a government must go to protect it.
A lawsuit in U.S. District Court, however, could soon add a little more clarity. Filed by teen and twentysomething plaintiffs (and backed by environmental groups), the suit calls on federal agencies to protect the atmosphere as a public resource, including from excess carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases. It's part of a broad campaign to fight global warming via the public trust doctrine, and it's mirrored by similar lawsuits or administrative actions the coalition has filed in all 50 states.
Before the federal case can proceed, though, a judge will hold a hearing April 2 to decide who the defendants are (see update below). The U.S. government is already on the hook, but an unlikely ally has volunteered to jump in as a co-defendant: the National Association of Manufacturers, which bills itself as "the nation's largest industrial trade association." The group has long opposed efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions — along with many other industrial pollutants — and lobbies Congress to that effect. Its website outlines a detailed energy and climate policy.
Update — Monday, April 2: After two hours of deliberation, U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Wilkins decided to let the National Association of Manufacturers join the case, along with five California companies. A spokeswoman for the plaintiffs says in an email that, "While the decision was disappointing, NAM's interest and now involvement in the case is evidence not only of the merit of the case but also of its potential impact."
The courtroom may be an odd place to fight climate change, but campaign organizers say they've lost faith in presidential or congressional leadership. "The two political branches of government are failing, so we're going to the third branch of government and saying 'hold people accountable for what they're doing,'" explains Julia Olson, executive director of Our Children's Trust, one of the groups leading the effort.
The reason children are involved, she adds, is to highlight the long-term nature of investing — or not investing — in the public trust. "What I'm seeing is that youth humanizes climate change," she says. "They are the generation that will be most affected. They didn't create this problem, but they're working for a solution."
Human-rights group Witness is another supporter, making a series of documentaries about how climate change is affecting kids and young adults around the U.S. (watch one below). Four have been released so far, says Witness program manager Kelly Matheson, and six more are in the works. "We started creating these films so people understand climate change is happening now," she says. "It's not something that's just going to happen down the road. Communities are being impacted today."
The idea of expanding public trust to the atmosphere is intriguing, but some legal experts have expressed doubt it will work. While past cases applied the concept to water and wildlife, those assets are more predictable and less nebulous than air, which can easily cross state or national borders. U.S. courts have also seemed reluctant to overstep the executive branch and Congress to force CO2 cuts, such as when the Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit last year that sought to label power plants' emissions a "public nuisance." Some of the state public-trust lawsuits have already been dismissed, too, although Matheson says most will be appealed.
The plaintiffs remain undaunted, arguing this is about setting a precedent — one that would apply in most nations on Earth, since the public trust doctrine has become so widespread in the last 1,400 years. "The key is that this has been enshrined in the laws of countries worldwide," Matheson says. "The public trust approach is the only globally binding, macro approach to address climate change. It applies everywhere equally, so if the U.S. has to abide by it, then so should all countries."
While the U.S. is taking steps to curb CO2 emissions, as are many businesses, Olson and Matheson say such efforts don't match the urgency of climate forecasts. Scientists measure atmospheric CO2 in parts per million, and identify 350 ppm as a target for limiting the damage. We're nearing 400 ppm now, and most climate experts agree 450 ppm would be disastrous. It's still possible to get back to 350 ppm by 2100, Olson argues, but waiting only makes it harder. "If we had started reducing global emissions in 2005, we could have just reduced them by 3 percent per year," she says, citing data from NASA climate scientist James Hansen. "If we start in 2014, we'd have to do it 6 percent per year. And if we wait till 2020, that number is 15 percent."
Opponents of CO2 regulation typically point to the cost as a deterrent, often invoking economic frailty and the need to create jobs. It's a claim that still resonates in much of the U.S., although a recent poll found that 63 percent of Americans believe global warming is occurring, and about half believe humans are playing a role. Matheson says she hopes the lawsuits can raise awareness about the long-term benefits, both ecological and economic, of addressing the issue. "It's not only feasible, but it's wise economics, and it will save lives," she says.
Glori Dei Filippone, a 13-year-old Iowan and one of the youth plaintiffs, compares the situation with the need to clean her room: It stays manageable if she cleans a little at a time, but quickly gets out of hand if she procrastinates. "You can't just wait and sit back to save the Earth," she says. "You have to step forward and do it yourself."
Check back here for updates on the case, and see this summary for more information about the plaintiffs and defendants.
Also on MNN:
- Watch: This is what global warming looks like
- 'Monster' jump in greenhouse gases reported
- Poll: Most Americans believe in climate change
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UI Health Science Research Week events April 16 and 17
UI Health Science Research Week events April 16 and 17
UI Health Science Research Week events April 16 and 17
An online game that lets citizen scientists help map the brain connections involved in vision is the subject of one of three public presentations by leading neuroscience experts being held April 16 and 17 to celebrate University of Iowa Health Sciences Research Week.
H. Sebastian Seung, Ph.D., a professor of computational neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present, "Mapping the retinal connectome with EyeWire, an online community of 'citizen scientists,'" at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the Coralville Marriott. The presentation is free and open to the public, but due to space limitations, individuals interested in attending must RSVP to email@example.com.
Health Sciences Research Week is sponsored by the UI Carver College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science and the Iowa City VA Health Care System. The theme of this year's event is "Molecules and Mental Illness." In addition to Seung's talk, the Carver College of Medicine will host two additional public presentations on April 16 and 17:
—Kenneth Kendler, M.D., of Virginia Commonwealth University, an expert in genetics of psychiatry and substance abuse disorders, will discuss "New Directions in the Genetic Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders," at noon on Tuesday, April 16, in the Prem Sahai Auditorium (Room 1110 of the Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF)).
—Andrew Feinberg, M.D., of John Hopkins University, who studies the epigenetic basis of normal development and disease, including cancer, aging, and neuropsychiatric illness, will talk about "The Epigenetic Basis of Common Human Disease," at noon on Wednesday, April 17, in the Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110 MERF ).
Both presentations will be followed by poster sessions featuring the research of graduate, medical, and PharmD students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and staff. Poster sessions will run from 1 to 4 p.m. each day in the in the MERF Atrium.
For more information about 2013 Health Science Research Week and the schedule of events, visit www.medicine.uiowa.edu/researchweek/.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Sonya Housholder at email@example.com .


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Todor tells you about the different flavors of PM at Microsoft
*Note: This is a guest article by Todor Batchvarov for the Spotlight on MACH series. The writing is entirely his own. No edits, other than formatting, have been made.
You are about to make one of the most important decisions in your life. Choose a career. You are few months from graduation or a few years, you are visiting career fair at school and wondering what to do and where to make best use of your talents. That's when it hits you… that advanced thermodynamic analysis with super power injection will be completely useless as there is no company that has an opening under "Super Thermodynamic Analyst." You then start to wonder…well…what do I want to do? After taking a look at your options for either an internship or full-time position you see that there are plenty of positions that make use of the skill-set you develop in college and are not directly related to what you do, or sometimes it's even hidden in the position and you don't find out until you have asked the right questions or experience it for yourself.
Me, for instance, I have a degree in Computer Engineering…I'm the hardware guy… after figuring out I wanted to work for Microsoft, I started looking at positions, and of course… there are not many for Hardware. But I heard about this PM role. I said, well…what is a PM and what does one do? Is it someone who works the night shift or what? Well, a PM (which stands for Program Manager) is pretty much like Vanilla ice cream. What I mean by that is that most people like it, it's key to some awesome food, and you can combine with pretty much anything—almonds, chocolate chips, sprinkles or any kind of topping. How does this play out for a PM? Well, I found out that at Microsoft a Program Manager can have different flavors, you can have a Feature PM, Customer PM, Technical PM, Security PM, Operations PM, just a PM, Portfolio PM and many more.
The name gives you an idea on what the PM focuses on but the responsibility of the role lies on your entire skill set. Some of the skills you need for the job include great communications skills, technical knowledge, business acumen, user centric design skills, open mindset to consider every possible scenario, engineering analysis, confidence, comfortable to work with ambiguity and of course passion and deep understanding of technology. You will be required to manage resources, not necessarily a team, as all developers and testers are your peers; but you guide them through the development lifecycle. As PM you manage the product, feature, process, engagement, or sale end-to-end. You have to make sure that all the parties are in agreement and talking to each other and everything gets delivered on time and as expected. That is one of the main responsibilities of the PM. At some point you become the face of the project you are driving, so understanding its nuts and bolts, being able to go into the code, or security review; customer request or hardware design is of most importance. Sometimes you will find yourself defending your feature as you need to make a case and defend why it is the most important part of the program that you are building; and of course, you need to make the decisions thinking on your audience. Being quick on your feet and presenting to tough audiences is also something that is likely to happen.
Reading all of the above, you are probably wondering, why should I take a PM role? Well, if you are in that weird spot where you have a great skill set but still want to talk to your customers and not just code-off, or maybe you feel comfortable driving towards project execution or have aims to being a People Manager, this is the place to start. In some cases, such as the Technical PM, you a find a perfect balance of still being technical but interface with people on a daily basis and continue gathering their requirements; this is the pretty much roll up your sleeves and dig in kind of role. In my time with Microsoft I've had about 4 different PM roles and I have learned a lot of different things and applied my knowledge in different ways. When I started working as a PM I wasn't sure on what to expect, but now I know that there much more to consider during product development than just the code itself. There are many variables and you always need, as a PM, to be that voice on the back of everyone's head and remind them of different aspects that might come along.
Having said all that, this is one position that really varies from team to team at Microsoft or any other corporation. The skills you acquire during college will be used, tested, and enhanced. So definitely keep this in mind when you are thinking about what you do with your career and remember that being a technical person does not necessarily confine you to a limited set of positions; there is a whole palette of flavors to choose from.
-Todor Batchvarov
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"Matter of Trust"
On the drive-in movie screen, NoBody shows a film which highlights the cruelty and insanity of those that Batman is forced to fight over and over again in his crusade against crime. NoBody demands to know how long Batman will keep putting these monsters in dark holes and pray that they will never see the light of day. Still trapped in a rusted out car, tied up beside his son Damian, Batman responds that there will always be monsters, but he doesn't have to kill them to fight them. NoBody disagrees, believing that execution is the only way to prevent the psychos from coming back and committing more crimes.
NoBody appeals to Damian's tendency for violence, wondering what kind of example that Batman sets for a son who has been trained to use deadly force. The boy's talents are wasted with a mentor who refuses to kill. NoBody states that Batman allows a circle of death and destruction to continue spinning by sticking to his self-serving moral code.
Disappointed that he can't seem to change Batman's mind, NoBody prepares to kill him. Having already activated a tracking device, Batman uses his last words to order Alfred to open fire from a remote controlled Batplane. The hail of rubber bullets knocks NoBody off-balance, allowing Batman the time to cut through his bonds on a piece of broken glass. Using a special move, Batman activates a pressure point in Damian's head, freeing him of his paralysis. The two of them then rappel up to the plane as NoBody blows up a gas tank, gaining himself some cover from the plane's thermal imaging. Batman and Robin make their escape while NoBody emerges from the flames below.
In the Batcave, Alfred tends to Bruce's wounds, and Damian begs to be taught the move that can bring someone in or out of paralysis. Bruce refuses, because the move runs the risk of being fatal, if done wrong. Frustrated, Damian demands to know why he wasn't told about NoBody. Bruce gives little answer, annoyed already because Damian went out as Robin against his wishes.
Reluctantly, Bruce reveals NoBody's identity. NoBody is Morgan Ducard, the son of Henri Ducard, one of the six men who trained Bruce to become Batman. Ducard was the best man-hunter in the world, but ultimately his primary interest was the payout. His son shares a number of qualities with him. Damian is disappointed that Bruce won't tell him more, but Bruce responds that there are things he doesn't want to discuss yet. Damian tires of the lies and rules, and decides to go out for a walk with the dog.
Afterward, Alfred warns that Bruce should have told the whole story to Damian. He explains that tonight, Damian watched his father get beaten badly before his eyes, and that has shaken his feeling that Batman is invincible - which is scary. Today, Damian has realized that nothing lasts forever.
Damian visits the graves of Thomas and Martha Wayne, surrounded by fireflies. He plucks one of the glowing bugs from the air, and crushes it in his fingers, rubbing the bio-luminescent fluids into his palm. He envies that the bug's life is never really dark, always having a light on - even if it's right behind him. The dog nuzzles his hand, and Damian decides on the name Titus, from the Shakespearean play Titus Andronicus.
A voice comes from the shadows. It is NoBody, offering to teach the boy everything he knows. He reminds Damian of how he did not reveal to Batman the fact that Damian rendered a thug brain-dead earlier that night, and offers the boy a choice. A choice between a life of lies, or a life of killing that is true to who he was brought up to be.
Damian contemplates the decision for a moment, and then closes his hand, hiding the light from the glowing fluid on his palm.
"Matter of Trust"
- Batman (Bruce Wayne)
- Robin (Damian Wayne)
- Alfred Pennyworth
- NoBody
- The Joker (Flashback Only)
- Two-Face (Flashback Only)
- Poison Ivy (Flashback Only)
- Bane (Flashback Only)
- Man-Bat (On a television or computer screen)
- Killer Croc (On a television or computer screen)
- Mr. Freeze (On a television or computer screen)
- The Penguin (On a television or computer screen)
- Gotham City Police Department (Flashback Only)
- Titus
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Bad boys, if you're unaware, are social irritants who clog the airwaves with odious behaviour. Usually rap music fans, or just womanisers, they behave with utter contempt for all (except themselves, naturally) which is, apparently, remarkably attractive for some women. Such as today's victim, who needs help with her man picking attributes.
Bad Boys
Look, I don't read your stupid blog but I want to stay under the radar, so I've turned to you. The old belief is women are attracted to bad boys. I feel I speak for the entire female human species when I say this is correct. I don't know what it is about bad boys, but I find it exhilarating to be treated like crap all the time. I'm 30 now, though, and my mother is saying: "Lucy, why haven't you settled down with a nice man yet?" and I'm all, "Fuck you, mummy kins! I'm an ADULT and I make my own decisions, poopy features!" and then I have a 3 hour temper tantrum. She's right, though… I need to kick the bad boy habit, find myself a Knight in Shining Armour (or at least a Prince Charming), and have 17 screaming kids. Do you have any suggestions? Cheers – Lucy
Hello there, Lucy. The bad boy phenomenon is nothing new. Women are often attracted to psychopaths, weirdoes, freaks of nature, hooligans, and dribbling maniacs simply as they're much more interesting than normal men. Indeed, who would you rather date – Clive the accountant who wears a suit and enjoys mainstream music, or upcoming gangster rapper White Willy who drinks 20 cans of coke a day, gargles cocaine, snorts porcupine crap, and doesn't wear a seatbelt when he's driving?
Exactly, White Willy is a total dreamboat because he's exciting. With him, women don't know when he'll head off into his next psychotic, narcotics-induced frenzy – now that's living! With Clive? Nothing but fancy Excel skills, conversations about profit margins, and in bed for 10pm after an affectionate peck on the cheek and a nauseating "I love you, darling". Boring bastard!
Knight in Shining Armour
So you want to ditch the bad boys? Well, you'll need a knight in shining armour! Only certain men are capable of affording, wearing, and moving about in their shining armour. You can spot them in the street as groups of youths stand around pointing at them and throwing eggs and chips in their faces. With stoic reserve, the knight in shining armour will make his way towards the woman of his dreams, sweep her off her feet, and get her into the kitchen to bake stuff.
So, Lucy, when you're out and about in society, keep a close eye out for any such individuals. They'll be sweating profusely and breathing heavily from all the effort involved, but this is your chance – swoop on in with a bottle of water or towel to save him from his posturing. Thusly, once he's been rushed to hospital to recover from dehydration, he'll return to whisk you off your feet! It's how modern romance blooms, 'tis true.
Prince Charming
If you can't find yourself a knight in shining armour then a Prince Charming will do. These men can be found in the upper echelons of society, sipping at a glass of Sancerre and judging working class people. Tall, dark, and handsome, they can be found frolicking in bars but, typically, will only go for specific types of women ("dead fit" etc.).
You can tell a Prince Charming over your average male as these are the ones who don't get drunk, steal traffic cones, and puke on your floor upon arriving home. Prince Charmings are ideal for most women as they can string sentences together without dribbling or swearing, the latter condition being particularly prevalent in bad boys. Thusly, take your pick wisely, Lucy, to break free from the shackles of bad boyisms!


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An Indian couple in their 70s had their wish fulfilled of having an offspring when the wife delivered a healthy baby boy after a successful in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment.
After failing to conceive in 46 years of marriage and being abandoned by their adopted son, the 72-year-old woman from the western state of Punjab sought help from the National Fertility and Test Tube Baby centre in Hisar, a city in the neighbouring state of Haryana.
Daljinder Kaur and her 79-year-old husband, Mohinder Singh Gill, had lost all hope of having their own child and were ridiculed in society for their infertility. Gill even had to fight a court battle with his father to inherit some land and property, which he had been deprived of for having no children.
However, the couple approached the IVF clinic after reading about it in an advertisement. After two failed attempts, the septuagenarian finally conceived in July 2015 in her third attempt and then delivered a 4.4lb healthy baby boy in April. The couple have named their baby Arman meaning desire.
Anurag Bishnoi, embryologist and owner of the IVF clinic, told The Guardian that this was not the first such case for his clinic. In 2008, a patient of his called Rajo Devi Lohan was the first to become a mother through IVF at 70. She gave birth to a baby girl. Another woman gave birth to triplets at 66 after a successful treatment at his clinic.
The doctor said that several tests were conducted on Kaur to see if she was fit enough to conceive and deliver a child, which found that the risk to her health of becoming pregnant at this age was no higher than when she had been middle-aged.


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Kajmir Royale AKA MIR is an American musician known for merging Music Production, Graffiti, B Boy dance, and Rap into a DJ performance. In five years he accumulated over 200 million downloads on over 4,000 instrumentals, working with over 10,000 artists globally. He has major placements with Kid Ink, Lecrae, Wiz Khalifa, Bow Wow, Gudda Gudda, Lil Twist, Ya Boy, De La Soul, Mistah Fab, Jae Millz, Yung Berg, Crooked I, Hell Rell, JR Writer, DMX, and many more.
While producing instrumentals Kajmir honed his artist skills by practicing over top of beats he sold to other artists, writing a 300,000 word rhyme dictionary, and performing over 100 shows from clubs, festivals, and a Los Angeles Lakers halftime performance. His beats and songs can be found at www.SoundSaves.com


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I'm a shopper who is very keen on ethical and environmentally-friendly products from similar sources. Anybody can do this nowadays and things are looking up!
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Warm handshakes, face-to-face conversations, and eye contact have been important pieces of the sales process for as long as sales has existed. And even though those human touches are still important, they have been replaced by technology in a lot of ways, particularly in the early steps of the lengthy B2B customer journey.
It's estimated that in B2B deals, on average 57% of the buyer's research (most of it online) is conducted before any contact is made between buyer and seller. Though that's convenient for the buyer, the seller is under a lot of pressure to be physically present as soon as possible; and the marketing team is also under pressure—to make sure it has plenty of relevant content readily available for buyers to find.
Moreover, the seller's marketing and sales teams must now coordinate on what makes for relevant content, as well as communicate about what touchpoints the buyer has had with the vendor. Both parts of the team need to be aligned on what messaging to use and how the conversation progresses.
What Still Happens
However, too often these days, when I'm approached by a vendor looking to sell my company something, it looks more like this:
- Step 1: I get an unsolicited email from someone I've never heard of, pitching a product or service I've never heard of, that I might or might not need. The email tells me how many things I've been doing wrong, how much money they can save me, or how their other customers have achieved greatness with the product or service.
- Step 2: A few days later, I get a follow-up email asking me to confirm that I received the first email. Or, even worse, they send me an unsolicited mail through LinkedIn.
- Step 3: I get an unsolicited phone call from a salesperson asking me to confirm that I received the previous emails and wanting to tell me everything in the first email while they have me on the phone. They rarely ask me about my business challenges or even acknowledge what we do.
- Step 4: I continue to get irrelevant emails about the success of their customers in completely unrelated industries, and promoting an upcoming webinar in which I'm not interested.
- Step 5: I unsubscribe from their email blasts and directly tell the sales guy to stop calling and remove me from their marketing automation platform and CRM.
And that is how you turn a prospect into not-interested in a few weeks—or even a few seconds.
Let's look at the mistakes: Step 1 was actually not all bad. Email outreach is a first step that many companies rely on. Even the follow-up email was OK, but from there, it went off the rails:
- The sales rep failed to inquire about my challenges. If reps don't know my struggles, they don't know whether I actually need their product.
- The examples of customer success they sent weren't relevant for my industry.
- They started pitching me directly without considering that my colleagues would have a voice in any decision.
- They overwhelmed me with content that wasn't relevant because they clearly didn't understand my business or challenges.
All that boils down to this: Generic emails don't work. You need to personalize your introduction. Invite me to a webinar or reference a mutual business contact, or mention something I said on LinkedIn or recent news from my company—anything that shows you care enough to do more than copy and paste my email address.


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2019 Corporate Equality Index Letter
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Dear CEI Participants,
On behalf of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, we want to thank you for your commitment to LGBTQ equality, and for your engagement with the HRC Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (CEI).
As you begin the CEI 2019 survey, we'd like to reiterate the newly scored components in this year's survey that we announced two years ago and have been working in partnership ever since to prepare for your success:
1. parity between spousal and partner benefits;
2. the removal of transgender exclusions from all health care plans; and,
3. supplier diversity programs being inclusive of LGBTQ owners.
In terms of the continued need for parity between spousal and partner benefits, LGBTQ people still face deep inequalities across the nation despite historic progress such as the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Today, there are no clear, consistent federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity -- and 30 states still lack these protections. Until we pass the Equality Act, far too many workers face real risks, even when they exercise their right to marry.
The current patchwork of legal protections means that LGBTQ Americans can legally marry one day, but the next day be denied services for who they are, or risk being fired for displaying their wedding photos in the office. Requiring employees to get married in order to receive benefits for their dependents has the unintended consequence of requiring a public marriage license that identifies an individual or their spouse as LGBTQ, thereby exposing couples and families to vulnerabilities in their homes, communities and workplaces.
Transgender employees and dependents continue to lack access to comprehensive health care coverage due to discriminatory insurance plan exclusions. We know you share our sense of urgency when it comes to addressing this crucial issue. In fact, the private sector has been leading the way on transgender inclusive healthcare for more than a decade. Now, the private sector can help close the gap even more -- by ending anti-transgender exclusions in all health care plans.
At HRC we have experts on staff with relationships across the health insurance industry. They can offer guidance in the removal of these unnecessary and discriminatory clauses, primarily holdovers from an era of stigmatization and bias. These are largely administrative fixes for most major plans -- yet have real consequences for the individuals who depend upon their removal. We appreciate your work over the years to adapt to new criteria - together we are making real progress for diversity and inclusion of the LGBTQ community.
Beyond the new criteria, this year's survey will also include new questions designed to help us learn how you approach two critical issues for our community:
1. navigating business decisions in U.S. cities and states with anti-LGBTQ policies and
2. addressing challenges accessing HIV prevention and treatment.
These are not questions to be scored at this time; we are gathering information to better understand current policy and practice.
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Over the years, the CEI has asked information-gathering questions like these and your answers have helped enormously as we develop new tools, resources and approaches to advancing LGBTQ corporate equality. From the beginning, our respondents have helped forge a path of inclusion.
We look forward to our continued partnership this year. As always, the HRC Foundation's Workplace Equality Program team members are committed to working closely with you.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you again for your commitment and dedication to creating an equal playing field for LGBTQ people.
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Chocolate Truffles With Truffle!
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- Icing sugar to dust.
- Cocoa powder, sifted, to roll.
- Place chocolate in a large mixing bowl.
- Place cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil, then immediately pour over chocolate.
- Mix until chocolate has melted. (This is called a ganache).
- Drizzle in Truffle Honey or Truffle butter.
- Set aside at room temperature, covered, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours to cool completely and until set.
- Use a teaspoon to spoon out bite-sized pieces.
- Dust your hands with a little icing sugar to prevent them sticking and roll mixture into balls in the palm of your hands.
- Roll in cocoa; serve with coffee or give them as a present.


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Arkansas Voters Reject Medical Marijuana Issue
Issue 5, which would have legalized the medical use of cannabis in Arkansas and made it the first southern state to do so, was rejected by voters in a projected defeat with 52% voting NO to 48% YES (with 73% of the vote tallied).
NORML would like to thank all the dedicated activists and supporters on the ground in Arkansas who fought very hard for this initiative. We will keep you posted on future news regarding Arkansas and cannabis law reform.
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33 responses to "Arkansas Voters Reject Medical Marijuana Issue"
November 7, 2012
as an arkansan i appologize for the majority of my state. myself and others close to me worked hard to get this issue on the ballot. it is a sad day for arkansas.
So is it over for AR on the medical legalized or they still counting ten percent the vote
[Paul Armentano responds: Measure 5 trials 49 percent to 51 percent with 95 percent of votes counted, according to CNN:
Hey Arkys! Nice try. At least you made an inroad into the South! Here's hoping you succeed in your next try!
The people down South have always been shown to be the dumbest in the World .
This is a win any way you look at it. 48% in the most conservative state in the U.S. far exceeded my wildest expectations. Great job people. To me this is even more promising than the great news out of WA and CO. By the way Republicans won control of the state legislature last night so they would have nullified the new law even if it had won.
how can you say that it is rejected with only a 4% lead and still 27% votes to count??
i dont get it
It's a sad day for sick people in AR. Most likely the "red" turnout in the state killed MMJ. Soon it will become purple as even dumb ass republicans will start to see the light… maybe.
Sitting in California it breaks my heart to see Oregon and Arkansas patients suffer. I'm not so sure we are all that safe even in California.
Why does it have to be like this? Even when you win, there's still trouble. And it's not like we are causing the trouble, it's government actions preying on us, intimidating us, creating uncertainty. If we pulled the same crack raids thing on these government agencies's pharmacies like CVS, Rite Aid, Wallmart, Kaiser, or Sutter, they'd call it domestic terrorism.
How about raiding the medical schools?
This is nuts.
They now tie the 2nd amendment to cannabis, thereby breaking their OATH OF OFFICE.
People are in pain and suffering, cannabis helps cut through this, keeping this illegal tortures people, so if you voted against this, you voted to TORTURE PEOPLE, people your neighbor, or your friend, or your family member. Yes this insanity is all the way down to brainwashed family ritual by way of years of disinformation.
What would happen if Cannabis was not Schedule 1?
Perhaps that is what this fight should be about. Then all folks suffering in all states could have it.
Last thing I want to bring up here is Obamacare vs Cannabis. Don't we technically (like in friggin common sense) have healthcare when we are medical cannabis patients? We've seen a doctor, although we don't have a doctor on call 24/7.
Another thing to think about is folks who have had no healthcare for 30+ years, and are chronic sick X,Y,Z because of it. They don't work because of it, they don't have money because of it, now suddenly when there is no hope as the rotten neglect has set it's ugly path on folks, they legally have to buy a "widget" e.g. obamacare by law?! Are you kidding me? It may have taken someone 30 years of living in PAIN, to finally FIND cannabis recently, after not having a doctor. Things may be good for them because of cannabis and yet now, it's illegal and you have to buy a widget instead. A widget which says, I CAN'T HELP YOU YOU ARE TOO MESSED UP
IT forces the same sick folks to BREAK the law and go to underground sources at a time when everything is being spied on and exploited in the name of state secrets.
Yeah this country has problems. My heart goes out to you Arkansas and Oregon. If the electronic vote machines didn't get you, surely the media and rest of the jackals did.
People are going to use MMJ legal or not, its a lose for Arkansas government.
I'm from the Northeastern part of the US and work with many people from the southern US. I got to tell people reading this post who dont know anything about the south is that there's alot of ignorance there, and let's not forget the bible belt because this also is a factor. Now lets not forget racism here which I believe does play a factor no matter how big or small.
I'm sure that alcohol consumption there is considered a non-issue but God forbid you are a marijuana user. Regardless to the fact that Alcohol has caused much more pain, death and destruction than the evil weed will ever cause. Arkansas residents who voted against should be ashamed of yourselves.


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This town is full of bicycles, canals, boats, and not so many cars.
I have three days' worth of photos already up on photobucket, and a couple of blog posts. Links to photos are at the schedule link above. I'm missing a day or two from England (will get those up and linked later) but I'm caught up with Leiden, if anyone wants to look.


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You can earn the chance to sink a half-court shot and win $10,000, all while helping a local autism awareness group in Middle Village this month.
April is Autism Awareness Month, and Play4Autism is hosting a "10K Half-court Shootout" contest at Middle Village Playground on 79th Street between 69th Avenue and 68th Road on Saturday, April 29, at 4 p.m. to raise money to eventually get a center where they can hold their events and equipment for their activities to get "Kidz into Action."
"It's Autism Awareness Month, so we're helping spread awareness of autism with community support to help raise money for us to get a center," said Greg Vasicek, president and founder of Play4Autism. "It helps put the kids in action by getting equipment and things like that."
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Tickets available for Play4Autism's April 23 Autism Awareness Day 2017 with the NYC Football Club at Yankee Stadium, plus the "A Night of Comedy" event at Pat's Sports Bar in Middle Village on Saturday, April 22, as well as the First Annual Golfing 4 Autism Tournament on August 12, at Kissena Park Golf Course in Fresh Meadows.
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You might be forgiven for thinking that Farmer is not doing any farming just now, but it is not the case. He is as busy as always, but I have not been around when he has been doing photographically interesting things this last few weeks! He has had all the sheep in and through the fank, including the tups before lunch today, so everything has been checked over and all the ewes have been given a drench against Fluke. So everything is in place now for lambing - each group of ewes and the gimmers (1st time mums) are in their particular fields, or back on the hill, ready for D day - in about 10 days time!
The turkeys are still here, much to Daughter's dismay. She is not keen! I am quite enjoying watching them but I am no closer to understanding what they are about. The Silver laced Wyandotte doesn't like them, particularly at feeding time, and sees them off. I was surprised to see these two hens spatting yesterday, all feathers flying, and to see Mr Turkey come in to swipe at them with his powerful wings, which knocked one of the hens into the burn. She wasn't hurt, and quickly went back to stand her ground with the other hen.
We took an hour to walk the dogs down to the Ensay burn-mouth yesterday afternoon. I wanted to see if the Hebridean Bulb Venture daffodils were out yet, as Farmer was talking about putting the tups into the graveyard field. The only daffodils flowering were the ones inside the Morrison grave plot which is more sheltered than the open field. The tups will stay out of that field for another week or so.
It was lovely to see a good clump of Primroses, at the edge of the wood.
The herons are nesting in the same place as last year, and from the graveyard we had a great view of 2 of them flying and one sitting on the nest at the very top of the same tree! A long light neck sticking out, it looked quite comical.
Jan and Walter looking as if butter wouldnt melt.
Cap makes for the water as soon as we get to this spot, always ready to retrieve something. It was too cold for dog swimming, even though it was sunny.
The Croig boat was out lifting creels off shore, it is always good to see them here, especially in calm weather!
Early evening and the light changed, became quite dramatic.
Before bed the camera picked up some colour in the sky though all I could see was stars.
And at about 2 in the morning, the camera set to click every 10 minutes while I was asleep, picked up this pink cloud which surprised me this morning when I checked the camera.
A glorious school bus dog walk this morning at Calgary and only one day left in March which appears to be ending well for us...


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Grant Geissman Quartet: There and Back Again
AIX Records
Contemporary jazz from this exciting quintet works best when you've got the chance to watch them in action. Recorded in a studio with each artist wearing headphones and taking cues from each other while sitting apart from each other, the camera pans back and forth from one artist to the next, oftentimes showing two in split frames side by side. You can't feel a part of the action, as you would with a concert performance, but you do get all the benefits of seeing the quintet create together. Visual cues are still evident, as the five artists communicate with each other musically and through eye contact.
Grant Geissman mellows out with a session of originals that run smooth and sentimental. While watching his fingers move rapidly and his slide technique taking over at appropriate times, you can feel the waves of emotion, as they emanate naturally from the quintet's cohesive interplay. Gordon Goodwin and Geissman work together in unison much of the time, creating melodies that ooze languorously, placing the session into a sphere where time seems suspended. Their music rests comfortably on the horizon.
Goodwin's "Hipso Calypso, the one piece on the program that moves with a contagious spirit and contains more animation than the others, features soprano saxophone and guitar in a delectable mood, ready to celebrate whichever occasion is just around the corner. Mardi Gras, summer solstice, the 4th of July, or just a casual weekend seems like the right time for this smooth groove.
The remainder of Geissman's program runs smooth and mellow with heartfelt emotion. It's a relaxed setting intended to provide space for his audience to "chill.
A 16-minute interview provides considerable insight into Geissman's extensive career in jazz. His candid remarks, including reflections on those early years with Chuck Mangione, prove invaluable. Remember how much mileage they got out of "Feel So Good?
With acoustic bassist Kevin Axt, Geissman provides a 14-minute guitar lesson on "L.A. Blues, where he explains how it's done and offers tips on performance. Like me, blues lovers will find this part of the program invaluable.
Rather than simply place special DVD features such as biographies and song comments in a visual, text format for the reader, Geissman has elected to speak to his audience with candid interviews and extensive oral comments. We learn about his work with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, his fascination with Mad Magazine, and about the other artists performing with him on this album. Thanks to some innovative ideas in presentation, There and Back Again is a winner and shouldn't be missed.
Approximate Running Time: 64 minutes.
DVD Producer: Mark Waldrep
Track Listing: There and Back Again; Good Stuff; L.A. Blues; The Sirens of Titan; Outré; The 53rd Calypso; Slightly Out of Town; Ballad to the Cosmic Wind; The Hipso Calypso; Blowin' Out the Orbit Floor.
Musicians: Grant Geissman- guitar; Gordon Goodwin- tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Jim Cox- piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Jimmy Johnson- electric bass; Gregg Bissonette- drums.
Special Features:
Photo Galleries
Extensive Interactive Liner Notes on the Performers, Session and Technical Info


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Law in your backyard
The "Careless Colin" case study explored arranged a camping trip where his friends are injured and goods are damaged. It's now time for you to discover how the tort of negligence applies in your jurisdiction.
What you need to do
Go online and find the law of negligence in your jurisdiction. If you live in Australia, consider finding out about the law from another State or common law jurisdiction.
In the Comments, share with other learners your findings.
When considering whether Colin breached his duty of care in your jurisdiction, what standard of care must Colin have exercised in order to avoid liability for the tort of negligence? Would the standard of care be different if Colin was a professional adventure guide or travel agent?
In your jurisdiction, would Colin have a defence that his friends consented to the risk of harm which occurred. What other defences might be available?
Need help finding law resources?
If you're not sure how to find law resources, watch Caroline's How to start finding the law and How to access online law resources to learn how to access and search for legal information online.
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Is 1394346752 Winnable?
edited June 2013 in Is It Winnable?
I have tried for 2 weeks and cannot get past the bottom cards. I don't want to get up after 7500 consecutive wins.
Rebel Hiker,
Banner Elk, NC
Rebel Hiker,
Banner Elk, NC
Best Answers
What game are you asking about?
Assuming you are Bill Barksdale then you are probably asking about Freecell. If that is the case then your game is winnable.
Yes this is Freecell, sorry I forgot. And yes I am Bill Barksdale.
No problem Bill. It's not the first time that's been done.
Re a solution, Marty likes the opportunity to help with Freecell games, so I'll give him a chance to provide you with a solution. I did win it though.F.JPG263 x 39 - 12K
Thanks Richard, will get right on it
Looks like you are stuck too Marty. If that's the case please let me know and I'll point you in the right direction.
Thanks guys, appreciate all the help I can get.
Looks like Marty can't find a towel to throw in. :) It took me under 10 minutes to win this one btw. Get to the screenshot position and you should crack it. Please let me know if you need further hints.ProAmComp.JPG1529 x 810 - 140K
There is no truth to the rumor that Richard's motto is "It's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way!"
Rebelhiker and Richard, i'm sorry, I had a family problem come up and have not been able to get on it
I note that you didn't offer to help to help Ken :) You've blown my cover though. My secret identity is out. I was a couple of years younger then though.
On the subject of humility.... the most recent set of 100 Carltons that Larry and myself have been working on is currently showing an 86% win rate with an average score of 93.82. It's rated at 5%. Now that is worth crowing about.
Sorry to hear that you had family problems Marty. What's that hackneyed old cliche again? "It happens". :)
Liz and I are going away for a couple of days, commencing today. Now that Ken has volunteered his services it should be a fait accompli by the time we get back. Missing you already. :))
Richard, I was defending you!
(BTW, in your younger days, did you also write "Baby, Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me"?)
Yes I did! That and "Cocaine". :)
Thanks for the help. I'll retry today.
Bill Barksdale (Rebel Hiker)
I did 1394346752 with your hint. Thanks. I was at the hint location many times but just didn't put the right moves together.
Thanks again.
Bill Barksdale
Well family finley taken care of, want to know everything you know about computers and then don't understand a word, OW, thanks to you Richard I finished in 9.3 min. you are still the champ, could not have done it without you
RebelHiker, sorry I was not there to help you. I have been crying all over the board to help and then get called away. But, Honestly don't think that I could have done it as fast as Richard, Maybe I will get to do it for the next person
All's well that ends well. Sometimes you fail to spot a critical move. On other occasions they just fall into your lap.
Liz managed to drop and break her laptop. We'd to buy a new one. Now she has Windows 8. She keeps hitting problems that she expects me to remedy. I wonder why they included a User Manual. She's not even opened it. I've disabled her internet connection. That should keep her off my case. :) (mostly).
Is this a case of "If it is broke, then don't fix it?"
The idea was certainly to fix it Ken. We took it to a local IT shop, but neglected to take the charger cable. When we returned 8 days later the guy said the paperwork had been put onto the wrong pile and he'd look at it that afternoon. The following day he phoned with a story about having to order and fit a new monitor. That would be in the region of £200. When asked if all of the programs installed on it would still be okay he said that it would be returned to factory default setting as the hard drive had been damaged.. I reached the conclusion that he was at it, and that the memory had been lost by sitting uncharged for over a week. A brand new one cost £325. She'd better not drop this one.
I'm sure there were other problems but I don't think the fact it was uncharged had anything to do with it. When I was up in Iowa with my dad, my laptop was uncharged for 6 months and when I got back, it was fine,
Bang goes that theory then Ken. Thanks.


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Recently I've found it really hard to want to get out of bed in the morning to want to read the Bible. My bible that's in my own language, that is the Word of God, that I can have a choice of translations if I wish, that's freely avaliable. And still it's hard. This video has been on lots of my friends facebook walls over the last couple of days – what a challenge to see the faith of these people when they had had so little of the Bible. Can you imagine only knowing small amounts of the bible and then being given an entire New Testament. The hunger they have to read it is something that is so often lacking in me and others. The way in which these people eagerly wanted to read the new testament is similar to the eagerness I had in reading the final Harry Potter book. What a challenge to make the most of what God has chosen to give me – His complete word in my language.
The Bible February 10, 2011
Dig Even Deeper February 5, 2011
One of the things I love about my job is getting a pile of new books at random intervals thanks to the lovely people over at IVP.
One I've loved in the previous lot is "Dig Even Deeper" by Andrew Sach and Richard Alldritt. It's a book dedicated to showing how the Old Testament applies to us in the 21st Century through applying the tools from the book "Dig Deeper" to Exodus. We've been doing Exodus at church over the last couple of weeks so reading this alongside has been really helpful. The one thing that has struck me from Exodus is in chapter 2 seeing the way that God prepares Moses for his task. Moses was 80 years old when he finally went to free God's people from their slavery. But it wasn't that God had forgotten, or that he didn't care about what his people were going through but that he was preparing Moses. God was making sure that his plan was fulfilled in his perfect timing. Amazing.
But there's two things I absolutley love about this book (more than all of the other things I love)
1) The subtitle "Unearthing Old Testament treasure": So often the Old testament is seen as being something that we can't understand and has no relevance. But yet there is real treasure there that shows us so much about our God. This book is really easy way to see that practically worked out in one Old Testament book and gives the skills to see it in other books too.
2) It makes you read the Old Testament! One of the things I find a little too easy sometimes is to read a book about the bible rather than the bible itself. Some books help by having quotes in, but this one goes one step further by forcing you to stop after the introduction to go and read Exodus. Love it! Also, it makes you think . . . there's questions that are asked that mean you need to dig into sections of the bible … and they deliberatly don't give the answers afterwards so that you have to think and look for yourself.
So . . . in conclusion the Old testment is full of treasure and this is a great book for helping us to see how we can handle it for ourselves
Reading the Bible together January 31, 2011
I remember when I was a second year student and the church apprentice asked me whether or not I'd like to read the bible with her. I thought it was the most random thing in the world to ask! Now a few years on I am so grateful that she did. Through that relationship with her and the things we read together in the bible and applied to our lives, and other one to one bible studies I've since had, God has taught me so much. It really is great to read the bible with someone that bit older with a bit more life experience.
I was talking about this today with a lady from church who I currently meet with and saying that these relationships don't happen as often as they could. We figured it's because people are scared of meeting up and opening the bible to study it together. As someone who's been discipled through these relationships and really benefitted, I say – just do it! And the prep doesn't need to be awful and scary. We're currently using these books which are great because they take very little prep (great for me and for a new mum!) and are a great spring board into talking about real issues and life.
So if you get the chance then take it – and not just for the benefit of the other person. One thing I love about my job is the chance I get to do one to one bible studies with students and really see them grow and mature as Christians. And I learn so much from them too – it's not all one way!
Seeing the encouragements January 26, 2011
For various reasons I've needed to remind myself of all the encouragements of my job over the past few days. Here's todays encouragement. Seeing these girls (and the others that are normally there!) grow and learn more about Jesus over the last term has been great (and they are really fun to hang around with too!)
My view for most of the afternoon . . .
Until the point in which the giggles took over!
ps there was no post yesterday due to lack of internet at home yesterday evening!
What makes a "good" talk/sermon/preach/insert your own preferred name…* January 18, 2011
Have you ever sat in a talk thinking "man I wish (s)he'd hurry up and finish"? I don't think it's just me…but be free to tell me otherwise!
I remember going to a conference a few years back and afterwards everyone raving about how good the speaker was. And he was … I guess. But I did spend a good half of his talk wishing he'd hurry up and shut up. That's not to say he was rubbish necessarily but I really did get bored. I've not had that on the same sort of scale since but there are still times when people at the end of church are like "wow that's amazing" and I'm like "meh, was ok".
And, I don't think the problem lies with the preachers necessarily either. Now, that's not to say that don't have a responsibilty to make sure that they are engaging with their audience and being relevant, because they absolutely do. But I think we so often forget that those that are listening have a responsibilty too. So often when I get bored in a talk (which to be fair isn't as regularly as this post is probably making out it is!) I think, ugh [name] is boring and this isn't a good preach. Where as actually what that is reflecting is where my heart is. If I'm feeling really lethargic about my faith and not really interested in hearing from God, then it's amazing how rubbish I then see sermons as! Also, surely we each see different talks as being good/brilliant/amazing depending on what we learn from it? Which is again is kinda down to us. The preacher has a responsibility to apply the bible well, sure, but if I'm not going to church or a conference wanting to hear from God, to have my soul refreshed, well again it's showing where my heart is, isn't it?
Too often we think that listening to the Bible being taught is a passive thing. We just sit back and listen and God does all the work in us and that's it. It's like a having a minor op every week. Sit down, stay focused and then it's all over in half hour or less.
So what does make a good talk? One that is well prepared. And not just by the preacher. If we really want to sit under God's word then surely we need to prepare ourselves for it? We need to be ready to hear God's word and willing to take it however hard it may be and apply it? We need to be actively listening and not just thinking it'l be over soon and wondering what we're going to spend our afternoon doing. I guess this then means the way in which we approach sundays changes. Giving time and thought to the passage beforehand is one way of preparing and praying God would speak to us in his word. And then, even if the sermon is boring, unengaging and culturally irrelvant we still have read God's word for ourselves and started to apply it to our own situations.
The irony of all this is that this chain of thinking was set off by really enjoying the sermons at church the last couple of weeks!
* i never know what to refer to the talk as. Is it a preach, a talk or a sermon?! Does it depend on your setting? Your denomination? Who's doing it? So confusing!
A day in a photo January 12, 2011
Today's job has been to look at how people knew that Jesus was going to come and form it into a 20 minute talk! But with free wifi, a bible and £1 filter coffee it's a lot less daunting!
Lavishing January 10, 2011
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called Children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1
This the beginning of the passage which we looked at as a team today and the verse which a friend sent me in a card today too . . . and it's so encouraging! Not only are there two exclamation points (which as MJ pointed out isn't very common in the Bible) but we are 'Children of God' because of the love that has been lavished on us . . . not just given us a little but overflowing all encompassing love that never changes. Amazing! And I love that John follows the statement with "And that is what we are!" because it does seem so shocking that we, sinful selfish human beings, can call ourselves the children of God – but not because of what we've done, but because His love and sacrifice which he chose to lavish on us!


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Bring The Song necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 143 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
Bring the Song
The Bring the Song Project started as a simple idea; aspiring songwriters helping one another to write one song a month for one year. At the end of the year, we would pick a few of our favorites and make a CD. We expected a small community with a few submissions. Instead, we received nearly 500 original songs from artists all over the planet.
In conjunction with the Youtube community, the first year was an astonishing success. So much so that we will be extending the concept to further promote amateur and home-made music with a series of grants, contents, and CD compilations.
This design project is to make the cover for the first "Bring the Song" compilation CD. This will be a printed CD cover and used to promote the album sales. 14 songs from some of the participants of the first year's songwriting challenge.
The album volume is directed at the youtube songwriting community and the ukulele community at ukuleleunderround.com (they contributed heavily to the project). These range widely in age, geography, and gender – and even musical taste, but share a few traits:
Fans of amateur music
Acoustic music
folk & roots music
Many ukulele players from Ukuleleunderground.com (for this volume)
Youtube (all submissions were from people who publish almost exclusively through youtube)
Front Cover - Primarily a logo incorporating the text:
"Bring the Song"
"Volume I"
Back Cover -
Text is to be determined, but it needs to have room for 14 titles and artisit names
A simple border to match the front would suffice.
I'd like to go for a vintage feel - something with warmth and whimsy. Think organic. These are fun folks who really put themselves out there - many performing for the very first time. It's simple music for the sake of making it.
Actual cover size is 4.75 x 4.75"
Supplied graphics should be 5.0 x 5.0" to allow for bleed edge
The 5x5 graphics will be centered inside of a 4.75" square


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Mrs Brown's Boys holds its own at the top of a depressing UK chart
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie remains top spot of a dismal UK box office chart, which has seen the lowest tally of the top fifteen films since October 2013 and the second worst gross since the beginning of the year. Although the charts has hit a predictable low point, BBC Ones' hit Mrs Brown's Boys has grossed £2,188,761 on its second week and a total in the UK of £9,299,344 making it the 15th highest grossing film of the year so far. Whilst the film still has a way to go to beat The Lego Movie, which is currently the highest-grossing movie of 2014 with £33,247,402, it has still out-grossed many of its rivals such as science fiction film Robocop whose box office run ended at £7.7 million and young adult fiction film Divergent that could only manage £6.4 million at the UK box office.
Number one spot would have gone to action film Transformers: Age of Extinction which grossed £4.7 million. However, it couldn't be entered in the charts as it opened on Saturday.
The top three films remain in the same position with romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars holding onto second place, adding £961,640 to make its total of £8,605,638 and action comedy 22 Jump Street following in third with £663,228 after five weeks on release, grossing £16,554,354 in the UK to date.
Due to the depressing box office figures, computer animated action film How to Train Your Dragon 2 has risen from sixth place to fourth with £475,270 taken from last weekend's cinema ticket sales. The film is loosely based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell and is the sequel to the 2010 computer-animated film How to Train Your Dragon and is the second in the trilogy. Taking place five years after the first film, the plot follows the dragon,Hiccup, and his friends as young adults. Its total so far in the UK stands at £1,459,256.
New in the charts is American comedy Tammy which entered at fifth place with £471,429. Melissa McCarthy produced, co-wrote and starred as Tammy, a woman who has lost her job and found out her husband has been unfaithful, and who decides to hit the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother. The film was received negatively by critics with the consensus on Rotten Tomatoes stating, 'Melissa McCarthy remains an engaging screen presence, but her efforts aren't enough to keep the jumbled Tammy on track.'
Falling down the charts, but remaining in the same order, starts with Disney's Maleficent which with £448,697 and after six weeks on release has grossed £17,364,817 placing it firmly in sixth place.
Following this in seventh and eighth place, and after only two weeks on the charts, is comedy film Chef, which made £192,601 tallying its total in the UK to £1,099,247 and romantic comedy Walking on Sunshine, whose gross stands at £890,844 with £160,402 coming from last weekend.
After an impressive seven weeks on the box office charts, Marvel's X-Men: Days of Future Past made £160,402 adding to its total to make £26,856,504 in the UK, to take ninth place.
Lastly on the charts is action film Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, in tenth place bringing in £115,500 from last weekend and after six weeks totalling £7,601,860.
Just missing out on the top ten is Swedish film The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared, which is based on the novel of the same name by Jonas Jonasson, which came in eleventh place with a modest £102,570 on its opening weekend. The film received mixed reviews with Jason Korsner of UK Screen stating, 'While there's much to enjoy, this rather clumsy blend of historical hijinks with a surreal crime caper – whose title is so long the French shortened it to "The old man who didn't want to celebrate his birthday" – is a bit of a cinematic cliché and narratively lazy and unsatisfactory, which might sound odd, given that there is certainly a lot going on – but over 100 years, you'd perhaps expect that..'
Although British talent seems to be doing well overseas at the Emmy nominations, our own Noel Clarke's new film The Anomaly bombed in the charts making only £17,712 and reaching 25th place in the box office charts.
With the summer holidays starting in most of the UK, next week's box office should return in better standing as we will see the inclusion of Transformers, plus two indie treats Begin Again and Boyhood, which was filmed over 12 years and is likely to attract art house fans.


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Friday, 24 October 2014
JAI #237: Just Add Clear Block Stamping
Are you ready for another Just Add Ink challenge? This week Paula has challenged us to try some Clear Block Stamping. Never heard of it? It's pretty much just what it sounds like - you ink up your clear block and stamp with it. Easy peasy!
I decided to use my clear block stamping to create a background for a masculine card. I used one of the smaller clear blocks and inked it in Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight (not at the same time!) before stamping the tree over the top in Memento ink.
I was originally going to use the stamped strip to create a banner for my card, but at the last minute I cut a small section off the bottom to create the piece for the sentiment. The space in between looked a little bare so I added the Linen Thread and attached it with some staples. It's a great way to embellish a male card without it getting too girly.
The Design Team have come up with some wonderful samples of Clear Block Stamping to inspire you this week. Why don't you pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see for yourself? You're bound to come away inspired to stamp!
Bye for now,
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Tina I love the almost kaleidoscopic effect you got by overlaying the clear block stamps. It creates so much texture and really makes that central panel pop! xxxReplyDelete
Nope - I'd never heard of it! lolReplyDelete
This was my office girl, Maggie's favourite this week! Now Mags doesn't make cards and crafting isn't her thing, but she loved the boldness and the colours used with the tree and I have to agree, it looks beautiful. You showcased this technique beautifully - especially for a first timer like me ;)
Lou xo
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Briana and Andrew's wedding - At The Heads, Barwon Heads.
Barwon Heads is a special place. The people who made 'Sea Change' knew it, Cadel Evans knows it and Briana and Andrew know it. Their stunning seaside wedding started in the now famous caravan park and continued along the foreshore for nuptials by the river. We contested a southerly gale before everyone hit the Verve Clicquot, by the beach, at the gorgeous restaurant 'At The Heads'. Cheers.
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text: American country singer Carrie Underwood on December 5, 2011 won three trophies at the American Country Awards. On the other hand Jason Aldean was the singer to collect the maximum number of trophies with six honors which include the Artist of the Year. Underwood claimed the Female Artist Of The Year, Music Video and Single […]Read more


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STA. CRUZ, Marinduque- The Local Government Unit of Sta. Cruz received P3.8 million from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MIMAROPA for the implementation of social protection programs in this town.
"P1.6 million was allocated for the third quarter payout of Social Pension Program (SocPen) for 1,094 beneficiaries. And P2.2 million for the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) targeting 59 Child Development Centers (CDC) or 1,254 CDC children in this municipality," said DSWD Regional Director Wilma D. Naviamos.
SocPen provides P500.00 monthly cash grant to indigent senior citizens aged 60 years old and above stipulated in the Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.
"Taos puso kaming nagpapasalamat sa pondong ipinagkaloob sa amin ng DSWD. Sa pamamgitan nito, makakasiguro tayo na ang tulong at serbisyo ay tiyak na makakarating sa ating mga kababayan," said Sta. Cruz Mayor Marisa Red-Martinez.
The SFP is one of the government programs which aims to improve and sustain the nutritional status of target children beneficiaries by providing hot or regular meals for 120 feeding days.###.
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