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January 30, 2009
Finally.. an update. No updates for more than a year..wow.
It has been over a year since my last update, not because I have lost interest in the Flex community or Flex but because my focus has been 140% on work and Degrafa. To all those folks that have sent email or made comments asking technical questions and submitting bug related issues on the various components here, my apologies for not being more responsive.
Degrafa has been and continues to be a huge undertaking. When Juan and I first started the project we understood it's importance and wanted to fully commit ourselves to it. More about Degrafa in future posts.
During this period I have also switched gears career wise. I parted ways with my old business partner after 7+ years of working together in favour of a more concentrated Flex related effort. Since that departure in Oct of 2007 I have been working with Effective UI and have not looked back since. Effective UI unites a super group of people to work with and that experience has been and continues to be very rewarding. Working remotely from France has not hindered that experience in any way except perhaps the yearning to meet all of the individuals I've had the opportunity to work with and equally those with whom I have not yet worked.
My focus at Effective UI has been on a product called eDesign specifically the page editing piece of it. I will write and share more in the future on that. I feel eDesign is an excellent showcase RIA – something that definitely emphasises the "Rich" in RIA. It clearly shows how the power of Flex combined with an experienced team and a highly motivated customer can provide an elegant real world solution in a very complicated problem space.
Hats off to the team at Effective UI. The ability to succeed in pushing the limits in the RIA space for some of our industries largest and high profile projects requires optimal organization, processes, skills and collaboration, all of which Effective UI excels at. It's a pleasure to be part of such a talented and experienced team.
If anyone is ever looking to switch gears as I have, whether it be in design or development and looking to broaden your horizons in this exciting space I highly recommend Effective UI as a potential candidate.
Pushing innovation on the Degrafa front will of course continue. Degrafa is still my top side work priority and in working closely with Juan, Greg, and Tom and all the other collaborators I feel great motivation and excitement in moving forward and pushing Degrafa toward it's goals.
At the moment Greg and I are focused on performance, optimization and bug fixes plus a few new smaller features and recently we welcomed the involvement and helping hand of 2 new collaborators, Josh and Rick.
If you should have input on any of these things we would love for you to voice them so that they can be included in our efforts.
As most of you should know by now the Degrafa team and Adobe have been in collaboration to bring Degrafa and Flex 4 graphics closer together. We are all honoured to be part of this effort and I feel this affirms Adobe's commitment to the Flex community and it's open source initiative. We all look forward to working closely with the Flex team. I can assure you that these efforts will directly benefit both the Flex and Degrafa communities. More information and samples on how these 2 graphics frameworks will integrate soon.
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This blog will ramp back up a notch. I have a slew of components and research to share with you all. Some Flex related and some Degrafa related. I have always strived to make this blog something worth reading and hope you find future posts valuable.
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Dear Editor: "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act," says brother Orwell. This Day in History today states that two men walked on the moon in 1969. An examination of the evidence reveals that we didnt, couldnt have, and faked it to pad defense spending and militarize space. Life STILL cannot pass through the Van Allen radiation belts discovered in 1958 which encircle the earth. ALL NASA moon shots are OBVIOUS fakes. Motion film reveals that they were filmed in Earth's gravity, in artificial light, with studio print screen and wires to fake moon's 1/6th gravity. Assassination silenced the honest (Grissom). Greed encouraged the liars (Aldrin). Armstrong remained QUIET. It is difficult to find a comparably bold government fraud in the 20th century. Crazy that the Denver Post fell for it. Sincerely, David Bovie
20 reasons we know NASA faked the "moon landings"
5-The lines on many of the pictures have studio print screen lines on them. Dead giveaway they were taken in a studio using print screen, precursor to the green screens of today.
6-The pictures demonstrate professional composition impossible with a Hasselblad camera that has no view finder and manually operated.
7-There are no over exposures on any portions of the 17,000 pictures taken on Apollo 11. That would be impossible for a SINGLE picture, let alone 17,000.
8-There are no "bracketing" pictures. This is a photographic term that means a picture taken prior to a shot to gauge conditions so you don't over expose the portion of the picture you want to take. No over exposures AT ALL plus no bracketing pictures is beyond impossible. That is OZ.
9-The craft couldn't fit the payload. Three men plus two buggies plus equipment COULDN'T FIT in that small craft.
10-There is one or several fundamentally flawed aspects to every single one of the moon shots. Euclidean reality doesn't apply to them and photojournalists reject them out of hand almost at a glance. They could not have been taken on the moon.
11-The engines couldn't lift the stated payload. This is well-established by a 1966 report regarding the limitations of the Saturn rocket in regard to tonnage. It could not handle the stated payload.
12-The surface of the moon in sunlight is 250 degrees. Film melts at 150 degrees. DONE.
13-Many of the pictures supposedly taken at different times and places have identical landscapes. IDENTICAL. Impossible.
14-Many of the pictures reveal secondary or ambient light other than the sun. This is the "shadow problem" which is rampant through these phony pictures.
15-A coke bottle was seen by Australian viewers, the first country in the world to see the raw as yet unedited transmissions "from the moon." The coke bottle was right there on the surface of the moon. Many called in to complain. It was reported in newspapers, but it was edited out by the time the rest of the world saw it.
16-Several "pings" occur on the "live" footage indicative of wires used to aid in making them appear to be walking in 1/6 gravity. These pings are flashes of light and are unmistakeable.
17-Several times cosmonauts are seen getting pulled up from the ground with no apparent means of doing so. This is the corroborating evidence that wires were used to simulate 1/6th gravity.
18-The buggy race kicked up a bunch of dirt, dirt that behaved exactly like flying dirt would on the Earth. It lands on the footage in the arc it would in Earth's gravity. It should keep traveling in 1/6th gravity, but it doesn't. It was filmed on Earth.
19-The jumping of the cosmonauts replicates a jump on Earth. There are no displays of huge weightless jumps. The footage was merely slowed.
-Number 20: (drum roll) There is this radiation belt (The Van Allen Radiation Belt) that encircles the Earth, thousands of miles thick, that the Apollo crew members could not have traversed and survived.


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I have been out of sorts since my last post.... initially mentally and then physically.
Early on the Friday morning after connecting with the linkup for Speak Out, I proceeded to read through other peoples posts. As I progressed through each one, my skin started to feel prickly, my heart rate increased, and I became increasingly more agitated. As is usually the case, with out realising until I was right in the middle of it, I had been triggered, and my anxiety was amped.
I had a friend and her children coming for morning tea, and wanted to tidy up before she got here. I walked around the kitchen - quarter completing tasks, and only succeeding in creating more mess as I went and increasing my agitation significantly. By now that breathless feeling I get, dizzy and spacey, had started to descend, and I started to cry.
I stood by the kitchen sink and looked out my window.
The dialogue running rampantly through my head - what the fuck have I done?? Why do that? Publicly proclaim for all and sundry to see what a loser you are? Your insane.. mad! crazy! fucking idiot! ... was challenged by another voice.
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So I did. I stood and looked out the window at the view, and drank in its beauty, and breathed. And slowly, the agitation started to be replaced by calm, the prickly skin and dizziness dissipated as I reconnected with my body, and I was able to tidy up, have morning tea with my friend, and participate in a reasonably healthy functioning conversation.
Big deal? Is for me.
When you have an anxiety disorder, being able to get to through it with out blasting off into the outer space regions of a full blown panic attack, is monumental. Especially if you do it with out pharmaceautical assistance aka valium. And for me, especially if I can do it with out the black dog landing on my back afterwards.
I went on to have a wonderful weekend with M and Aston, with a trip to the Circus, and beach BBQ with my soul sister and her children only to be knocked down with a cold at the end of it.
Now if only I can learn how to breathe through the onset of a cold and chase that away... then again, maybe my body just needed to rest, and recuperate. Anxiety is a bitch like that.
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The Tourism crew held their first party last month, calling in Future Classic associate Jimi Polar to headline proceedings, along with an interesting local line-up. This time around, they've once again booked familiar faces in the form of Illya and Caldwell. Caldwell is probably the most well known of the two, having been a prominent DJ on the Sydney house and techno circuit for over a decade. Since helming an RA podcast back in November '09, he's kept up his busy gig schedule, spinning weekly at various parties around Sydney.
Tourism will go down at Pitt St's Tao Lounge, and will also feature Shades of Gray's Schwa and TECHnique regular Oliver Gurney.


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The more you think about modeling as modeling a product the better. Modeling and being a model is about modeling for something, an ad, a commercial, an editorial in a mag, a catalog. Modeling is not about the ego nor should you pursue it to gain confidence, that is something you should have before you pursue modeling. Yes modeling is competive but above all it is about being prepared for opportunity with the right photos to best market you. Recently a girl told me she wanted to get print and tv modeling opportunities and also included doing glamour and fetish modeling--well the firs two are good to pursue but the last two I'd skip. You wanna know why:
Print modeling and commercial work leads to a long term pursuit within modeling, and focusing on print modeling means you can model for many different products and brands and magazines, using the words Fetish model can easily turn off a print modeling agency and agent because Fetish modeling is not taken seriously in the real modeling business of ad campaigns, product ads, commercials, and it is a lot more conservative.
Also, overall, it is extremely sketchy to rely on teasing the camera as a glamour model or only appealing to men within modeling for a long term pursuit. Also glamour and fetish modeling will limit your ability to translate that into real honest and respected legit well paid modeling jobs through a print modeling agency for commercial print ads and projects, which leads to more opportunity and better paid work. If you want to model for a beauty ad, or a hair ad, or in female lifestyle magazines, or anything involving lifestyle products, it is best to stray from glamour or the word fetish. These areas are not considered legit to the real print agencies and ad agencies which hire models for print ads and commercials.
When I say Glamour I am not talking about Victoria's Secret, those are real models who work with great photographers for a global brand, I am talking about posing for the sake of posing (or just to feel hot), and using the word model just to boost an ego or think that being naked is something you have to do to get ahead as a shorter model. It is NOT. The photos you need to "really model" are not those among pin-up or Glamour modeling.
((If you want to pursue lingerie modeling or fitness or anything involving the body, do it in a commercial print way, do it in a way that is selling to a female consumer, not just a male. Print agencies do work with lingerie and fitness and body models, but the type of photography is a lot more about the product and has a feel of beauty where the models looks more respected and more sincere, a softer look. No pout, no finger to the mouth.))
Overall, is best to think about modeling a product when you think about modeling. Ask yourself, do my goals equal modeling for something? If so, you are heading in the right direction for print modeling. The photos you create and use to market yourself will determine whether you get opportunities or not. So make sure you are creating marketable photos that reflect your goals.
Don't degrade yourself as a female and don't think shorter girls are only glamour models, or only able to do one type of modeling-- that is not true!
In commercial print modeling, #1 you REALLY need the right photos no matter your height, and it takes time and the right mindset to craft them.
If you are new to the pursuit of working as a model, then start with a headshot that looks fresh and natural like the girls on the front of the hair dye boxes. A smile shot will get you towards modeling products and for something you can tell your mother about and which will lead to a long pursuit. Models can model until they are 80 in print modeling, it's all about how you market yourself :)
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In October audiophiles on the West Coast in the U.S. often journey to Denver, Colorado to enjoy some live music and the latest audio equipment at the annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF). I'm sure some of you were there to enjoy the festivities. But if you weren't, I thought we'd devote the latest edition of Brian's Corner to a quick look at the happenings and products at the festival.
exaSound Introduces e32 and e38 Reference DSD 256 DACs
Canadian audio designers exaSound were at RMAF to offer early information on their upcoming new reference series DACs with DSD 256 playback. The formal introduction of these products occurred a couple weeks later at the TAVES Consumer Electronics Show in Canada.
The new exaSound e32 (Stereo DSD 256 DAC) and e38 (Multichannel DSD 256 DAC) replace the earlier e22 and e28 models. The new DACs play DSD (up to DSD 256), DXD and PCM music files. They feature the new ES 9028PRO DAC Chip from ESS Technologies along with key exaSound technologies including ZeroJitter USB interface with error correction, ZeroResolutioLoss volume control with three–way volume synchronization, GalvanicInfinity that affords complete galvanic isolation, FemtoMaster quad-clock architecture, and a truly balanced design yielding excellent analog performance and low distortion.
The exaSound e22 Stereo DAC is available now for $3,299. The exaSound e28 Multichannel DAC will be available shortly at a price to be announced. Check with NativeDSD Technical Director Jonas Sacks if you're interested in buying one of these new DACs from the NativeDSD Gear Store.
iFi Audio Offers Preview of Upcoming iDSD Pro DAC with DSD 256
The team at iFi Audio was at RMAF to offer a sneak preview of their upcoming iDSD Pro DAC with DSD 256 Stereo. The iDSD Pro is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2017 at a price of $2,000.
NativeDSD listeners probably know all about iFi Audio. They turned heads in the audio world a few years back with their very portable and low cost DACs that brought DSD 256 Stereo to music fans on the go for $500 and under. Quite an achievement.
With their new Pro Series (shown above), iFi Audio is delivering even higher quality sound performance and products that offer your choice of solid state, tube or tube+ modes for your choice of standard, warm and warmer sonics. I enjoyed listening to the Pro Series demo with some DSD music selections at RMAF. The Pro iCAN Headphone amp (middle of photo) is now available for $1,700, while the Pro iDSD DAC ($2,000) and the Pro iCAN ESL for Electrostatic headphones (bottom of photo) is due out in early 2017. These are products that iFi Audio fans will want to keep an eye and ear out for.
Questyle QP1 and QP1R Digital Audio Players
Another audio company to keep an eye on is Questyle. They first came to my attention for their excellent line of DAC + Headphone Amps offering DSD 128 and PCM (up to 24 bit, 192 kHz) Stereo with Class A amplification and True DSD playback. Last year, Questyle upped the ante with a pair of Digital Audio Players (DAPs) – the QP1 ($599) and the QP1R ($899). The 1R model is a reference edition of the player with upgraded audio circuitry and wiring. At RMAF 2016, the company announced several awards for the QP1R including a DAP of the Year Award.
What makes the QP1 DAPs noteworthy is their use of Class A amplification and True DSD playback (like the company's original DAC + Headphone amps) at prices below $1,000. That is something usually not found in the DAP market. Instead you often find players that "support" or "accept" DSD music files. Which is marketing lingo that indicates your DSD files are converted to PCM audio before playback, eliminating the sonic advantages of DSD. Not at Questyle. The QP1 and QP1R DAPs keep the music in DSD from start to finish and the result is truly impressive sound quality for a very affordable price.
At RMAF, Questyle executives told me that their DAPs were selling quite well. In fact, the lower priced QP1 was selling so well that "we're having a hard time making them fast enough to meet the demand". Now that's a nice "problem" to have. And it's encouraging to hear that quality audio products continue to be in demand in the marketplace.
NADAC Player
Merging Technologies teamed up with their U.S. distributor, Philip O' Hanlon of On A Higher Note to demonstrate the new NADAC Player. This is a product that combines a Stereo ST-2 or Multichannel MC-8 Network Attached Digital to Analog Converter (NADAC) with a bundled computer card and a lifetime subscription to the Roon Labs music playing software. The NADAC Player features can be added to an existing Stereo or Multichannel NADAC unit for $2,500 – or a listener can order a complete Stereo ($13,000) or Multichannel ($14,000) NADAC Player.
At RMAF 2016, the Multichannel NADAC Player was demonstrated in its Stereo mode (the 8 channels merged into two) playing DSD selections from recording sessions for two upcoming DSD releases. The first was a Stereo recording of a track from Mahler's 3rd Symphony performed by Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. That was followed by a recording of Sibelius Piano Trio from Yarlung. Worth noting here is that while the demonstrations of the NADAC Player and Roon software were in Stereo, when released, the multichannel edition of the NADAC Player will be the first release of Roon's software playing multichannel music up to DSD 256 available to listeners. This will be something worth watching for.
Sony Signature Series Walkman NW-WM1Z
Sony was at RMAF 2016 to introduce their new Signature Series products which included the new TA-ZH1ES Headphone Amp and DAC ($2,199), the NW-WM1Z ($3,199) and NW-WM1A Walkman Digital Audio Portables and the new Sony MDR-Z1R Headphones ($2,299). Worth noting here, the Signature Series Headphone Amp and DAC and both Walkman DAPs are Sony's first audio products to support DSD 256 (earlier Sony audio products supported DSD 64 and more recently DSD 128). The TA-ZH1ES includes hardware upsampling to DSD 256 and goes even further by supporting music upsampled by music software to DSD 512.
Most of the attention at RMAF focused on the 1Z and 1A Walkman DAPs which were shown with the new MDR-Z1R headphones using a specially made cable with a balanced Kimber Kable that uses the new 4.4mm Pentaconn connector in the Walkman's balanced output. An interesting feature of the Sony 1Z and 1A is that DSD files are converted to PCM before playback if you connect your headphones to the standard headphone input on these DAPs. However, if you use a balanced headphone cable with the 4.4mm Pentaconn connector, then you get Native DSD playback up to DSD 256! Not surprisingly all the Sony demos at RMAF were through the balanced input, not the standard one.
Selections in Stereo DSD 64, 128 and 256 sounded very good with the 1Z Walkman and the Sony Z1R headphones. I was also impressed by the lower priced 1A Walkman. For the price, it will be one to consider as well. Again, be sure to get a balanced cable with the Pentaconn connector for best results with these Walkman DAPs. They will be available in mid-November, just around the corner.
More to Look Forward To
There you have it. A quick trip through some of the more interesting rooms and demonstrations at this year's Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.
It offered music fans a nice preview of some new products that will bring even more listening enjoyment in the year ahead. As you can see, that includes more products that can play the fine DSD Stereo and Multichannel albums at NativeDSD. Something we can all look forward to!


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The place to be!
Menno is located in Hutchinson county. According to the 2010 census, Menno is home to 608 residents.
Menno holds the annual Menno Car Show each fall, as well as the Pioneer Power Show and the Menno Fall Craft & Vendor Blender.
In our own words:
The City of Menno was founded by German-Russians who first came to the United States from 1847 to 1848 and settled in Nebraska. The area around Menno was settled in 1874 after delegates were sent north to find land on which to develop permanent settlements. The residents of current day Menno, different and yet united in spirit, are proud of their heritage and still celebrate it. Located in the southeastern part of Hutchinson County, Menno continues to hold its small town character.
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Do you find the holiday season stressful? Do you tend to worry about money around this time of year? Do you try to watch what you eat but give yourself a little extra wiggle room counting calories over the holidays?
If you answered yes to those questions, then you have a lot in common with your fellow Healthline readers, according to a survey taken the week before Thanksgiving.
How would you describe your stress level during the holidays?
When we broke down the demographics, we found that 65 percent of respondents from generation X and 61 percent of millennials feel some stress during the holidays. About 62 percent of baby boomers fell into the same category.
What's the greatest cause of stress during the holidays?
So what causes this annual agony? For nearly half of survey respondents, it's finances.
Baby boomers were less likely to cite finances as a major holiday issue, but about 35 percent of them still listed money as their primary stressor. Managing to adhere to healthy habits and picking out gifts were a bigger concern for boomers than for other age groups.
As for generation X and millennials, they've got their mind on their money and their money on their mind: 53 percent of respondents from both generations listed finances as their number one source of stress.
The "other" stress-causing factors our readers mentioned included family drama, cooking meals, not being near family, and working in the retail industry.
It appears most Healthline readers are the hosts with the most. About 67 percent of respondents reported they host and prepare food for holiday get-togethers, while 33 percent said they go where the festivities are. Perhaps putting on a spread is another source of extra pressure during the holiday season.
Read More: Decompress After Too Much Time with Family »
How would you describe your holiday attitude?
You really have three choices at the dining table during the holidays:
- Gorge.
- Watch what you eat, but don't fret over it.
- Stay disciplined and count those calories.
For Healthline readers, a little restraint makes the most sense.
Millennials were the most likely to throw caution and calories to the wind. About 56 percent said they eat whatever they want.
For generation X and baby boomers, it's more of a balancing act. About 62 percent of boomers said they watch what they eat but don't count calories, while 53 percent of the X'ers said they did the same.
Read More: Wasted Food is a Bigger Problem Than You Think »
Accommodating Restricted Diets
It's a dilemma faced by many people who are hosting a holiday meal: Uncle George is lactose intolerant, cousin Trisha is a vegetarian, and little Archer can't eat nuts.
How do you accommodate those special needs in a vast holiday spread?
A majority of Healthline readers said they go out of their way in such situations. About 52 percent said they prepare special dishes such as gluten-free, sugar-free, or vegetarian foods for their guests.
Another 36 percent said they serve traditional foods and ask guests with special diets to bring a dish to share.
And 12 percent said it's up to guests with special diets to bring their own food.
Vicki Moody Holbrook, a Healthline Facebook community member, said it's important to serve a variety of foods at holiday gatherings.
"If you've invited a guest knowing that they have dietary restrictions, it would be rude not to accommodate their needs to some degree," Holbrook wrote. "In addition to preparing a few dishes to meet their needs, I would also suggest that each guest bring one dish they deem a favorite."


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A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.
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Meet Elliot the Panda - June 2019
Meet Elliot the Panda!
He's a huge panda, full of love and joy. Nobody should fear this massive and fluffy bear, except maybe, Elliot himself.
What does Elliot love most about Lingokids? The songs ! He's especially excited about our newest product update: subtitles ! That's right, with subtitles on your child's favorite songs, sing-alongs just got a lot more fun!
Elliot's favorite song is "I wanna be in a band!" What's yours?
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We're filing this one under: rappers using their celebrity for good. Yesterday, T.I. was on his way to a video shoot in Atlanta when he heard news that a man was standing atop local radio station V103's building ready to commit suicide.
The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, called up the station to see if he could help, and at the request of local police recorded a video message for the man, who the station later identified as "Joshua." The message apparently helped. The man came back down and met with T.I.
So what'd he say in his life-saving message? "That I was here," T.I. said. "That I was looking forward to meeting up. No matter what's going on in his life right now, it gets better. I know that from experience."
"And you told him, 'You know I know,' right?" asked radio host Ryan Cameron, referencing T.I.'s current legal troubles.
T.I. reportedly told "Joshua": "Nothing is that bad. Nothing in life is worth taking your life. I'm here to help you. Please come down to talk to me."
TMZ has audio of T.I. and an Atlanta police officer discussing the exchange on-air afterward. Take note, 50 Cent.


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Robin Hammond's study of the mentally ill in Africa, "Condemned," started with a chance encounter.
Mr. Hammond, a New Zealander living in South Africa, was covering the independence referendum in Juba, South Sudan, about a year ago. He drove past a mentally disabled girl begging on the street and asked someone what would become of her. He was taken aback to hear that the mentally ill in Juba were simply warehoused behind the formidable stone walls of the town's central prison. So he began digging, focusing his energies and his lens on how mental illness was addressed in several African countries – South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Somalia and Kenya.
"We often cover war, famine, natural disasters, but leave when the peace treaty is signed, the rains fall, the floodwaters recede,'' said Mr. Hammond, 36, who is based in Cape Town. "Rarely do we talk about the long-term mental health impacts of these crises in Africa. I was in South Sudan to see the birth of a new country — it was meant to be a happy moment, but many people were still struggling with the consequences of the war.''
His work would take him through many war-ravaged areas, including a remote outpost deep in the Congolese jungle where civilians continue to get kidnapped and massacred by a bizarre and quite brutal rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army.
Works from Panos Pictures
A selection of recent Lens posts featuring Panos Pictures photographers.
The army started out 25 years ago as a somewhat popular rebel outfit fighting for the rights of a minority people in northern Uganda. But over the years, it has degenerated into a band of homicidal maniacs who now roam across the borderlands of Sudan, Congo and the Central African Republic – three of the most spectacularly failed states in the world. Today, the Lord's Resistance Army specializes in abducting children and turning them into killing machines. One of the most searing moments of this project, Mr. Hammond said, was meeting a young Congolese girl who had just escaped their clutches.
"Simba Merci,'' Mr. Hammond said, "was clearly traumatized. As she spoke about her ordeal we understood why. She told us of daily beatings and forced marches through thick forest, of executions and being forced to commit acts of violence against other members of the kidnapped group to punish them for talking, or walking too slowly. She told us how she was forced to hold people down as they were killed and once how she was made to kill another child.''
At the end of Mr. Hammond's time with Simba, the girl begged Mr. Hammond to take her with him. "She couldn't stay another night in the village,'' Mr. Hammond said. She was terrified of being kidnapped again.
If this sounds depressing, it is. But Mr. Hammond, who funded most of this work himself, hopes to hit people hard with these photos and strove to create a sense of urgency. He has posted the images on his Web siteto publicize the work, and hopes to mount exhibitions in Europe and the United States and at the United Nations.
And there were some happy moments too. One of the highlights, he said, was finding a mentally ill man in Hargeisa, the capital of the autonomous region of Somaliland, in northern Somalia, who had been chained in a shed for 11 years. Mr. Hammond brought a local aid organization over to evaluate the man, and soon enough the man's family unchained him. Today he walks by himself to a clinic to receive medication. He even helps around the house and cares for himself. Mr. Hammond said it was incredibly gratifying, after all that he witnessed working on this project, to be able to have such a positive impact on one man's life.
Mr. Hammond is represented by Panos Pictures. This project is currently featured on the crowd funding site emphas.is .


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Rick (Parsons) is a super salesperson. He listens to his customers, finds out what they want, and then helps them get it. He tells you all you need to know so you can make the best decision. Everyone at Big O is super helpful!
Walter W. from Simpsonville, SC
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Top picks: Eat with Emma
Café owner and food stylist Emma Wilson from Eat with Emma shares her favourites with us this week. A former food blogger – Emma became too busy with her actual love of styling and cooking that she scaled down on the blogging – Emma is a much-loved food consultant. Visit her lively eatery on Cape Town's Loop Street and you'll discover her passion in every bite of delicious food. It's changing ownership at the end of July so hurry and you might still run into Emma!
Top picks: Food consultant Bernice van der Merwe
Julia Child once said that people who love to eat are always the best people. And we think people who love to cook for other people are also the best kind – people like Bernice van der Merwe, who many will agree are one of the nicest foodies in the business. Author and ex-owner of Long Street institution My Basaar – which has sadly just closed its doors – Bernice now devotes herself to catering, food consulting and styling (including an exciting new food movie). We chatted favourites with this meisie from the Karoo.
Top picks: The Wine Centre's Cathy Marston
Wine connoisseur Cathy Marston used to own a wine bar called The Nose, which is apt as she is certainly one of Africa's top wine noses. Author of Love Your Wine, taster for many top publications and regularly running internationally-recognised wine courses by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), we chatted to Cathy about some of her favourite – and not-so-favourite – things.
Top picks: Dennis Molewa
Dennis Molewa, the man behind food and restaurant review blog Molewa's Kitchen, is in his own words "a raw cocoa chocoholic, obsessive chamomile tea drinker, fennel lover, lemon addict and a Malay curry worshipper" – in other words a man of many tastes, a huge lover of food and a fun voice to follow online if you love natural food as much as he does. We chatted to Dennis – also manager at Cape Town's Borage Bistro – about some of his favourite things and places.
Top picks: Catergold's Karike Scheeres
We love chatting to different kinds of foodies every week – especially if they are about to be huge like Catergold's Karike Scheeres. A private and corporate caterer by day, Karike's company is branching out with its Golden Boxes – themed food boxes with 6 handpicked items from small producers. Something salty, something sweet, something to drink, something 'wow', it will be just you've returned from a productive morning at your local food market. Her very first HIM box included Pronto Mama's slow-cooked tomatoes, so we asked Karike about some of her favourite things.
Top picks: Chef Laurent from Bistrot Bizerca
He's the chef behind one of Cape Town's best-loved restaurants, Bistrot Bizerca – which has won numerous awards, including Best Bistro in the country. This week we chat to French chef, Laurent Deslandes, about some of his favourite things.
Top picks: Feast Food Market's Reinette Wiechers
We are food crushing on Feast Food Market not only because you can buy Pronto Mama products there but also because it's such a brilliant business concept. Owner Reinette Wiechers came up with the idea of an online food community when she became a regular at her local food markets and realised that there was no online outlet for the small producers you'll find at these markets. Voila, introducing Feast Food Market.
Top picks: Bits of Carey
Bubbly blogger, food stylist and recipe developer extraordinaire Carey Erasmus has been a regular on the Food24 blog since 2010. Since discovering her blog, Bits of Carey, we've fallen head over heels for her delicious, unfussy creations. She's had quite the professional and personal journey thus far (read more here) and is also a regular contributor to Crush Mag.
Top picks: Bibby's Kitchen
Bibby's Kitchen @ 36 is named after cook and food blogger Dianne Biddy's life-changing decision which she made at age 36. Leaving a career in fashion design behind, she tied her apron strings and started on her new food journey – creating unfussy, beautiful food, with particular passion for baking. Every Friday is Cake Friday, when she creates delectable sweet treats. Di also hosts cooking classes from time to time – more info here. This week, we unveil some of her favourite things.
Top picks: Heinstirred's Hein van Tonder
From accountant to food blogger and photographer, Hein van Tonder just started – which would be his advice to any aspiring foodie who wants to try blogging. "Just start! Forget about what people think." Hein went on a photography course and committed to doing one recipe a week. Today, he is a popular food and lifestyle photographer, and will be hosting a food photography workshop in collaboration with photographer Francois Pistorius and well known stylist Isabella Niehaus in May and June 2015.← Older posts


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1. This report provides Embassy Bucharest,s submission for the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism.
2. Summary: Romania continued to be a staunch ally in the global war against terrorism, providing a full range of political, diplomatic, and military support for U.S. goals to combat international terrorism, while simultaneously improving its own national capacity. The Romanian government,s commitment to combat terrorism ranged from the deployment of troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, to strengthening its counter terrorism doctrine and laws, and making counter-terrorism a fundamental component of its National Security Strategy. Romania hosted and participated in a wide range of regional and international initiatives to address terrorism and terrorism-related issues including terrorist financing. End Summary.
3. The government of Romania remains a staunch ally of the United States in the global war against terrorism, providing a full range of strategic and tactical support. In 2006, about 1,500 Romanian troops served in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of coalition and NATO efforts to combat terrorism and to deny terrorists operational and political opportunities. President Basescu in 2006 reaffirmed his commitment to keep Romanian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for as long as they are needed. Romania made available its airspace, ground infrastructure, and naval facilities to support U.S. and NATO forces engaged in the global war against terrorism. The Romanian frigate "Regina Maria" deployed from September to November 2006, with NATO counter-terrorism forces in the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation Active Endeavor.
4. The government of Romania strengthened its national policies as part of a strategic approach to combat terrorism. Romania included proactive language on counter-terrorism in its National Security Strategy, in its National Anti-Terrorism Strategy, and in guidelines for preventing and combating terrorist financing activities. Romania has ratified all UN counter-terrorism conventions, and is promoting other international and regional counter-terrorist initiatives and activities. Romania continued to promote the Bucharest-based South East Europe Cooperation Initiative (SECI), a regional center that provides law enforcement training and intelligence sharing to prevent trans-border criminal activities, including terrorist-related activities for the 12 member countries in South Eastern and Central Europe.
5. In April 2006, Romania hosted the first meeting of counter-terrorism chiefs within the framework of the Regional Conference of Interior Ministers under the Brdo Process (the Brdo process is a regional initiative involving Interior Ministries from Central and Southern European states). In October 2005, the Government of Romania released a list of over 250 individuals and legal entities suspected of committing or financing terrorist acts. The 21 official agencies that form Romania,s National System to Prevent and Combat Terrorism routinely update this list based on information from the UN Security Council. The list is compiled by the Ministry of Public Finance, which is responsible for monitoring and blocking the movement of terrorist funds.
6. The following chronicle highlights Romania,s counter-terrorist activities in 2005-2006.
7. Since 2000, Romania's National Office for Preventing and Combating Money Laundering has concluded 33 bilateral cooperation agreements. In 2005, bilateral agreements were reached with Albania, Georgia, Colombia, Monaco, Portugal, Argentina, Estonia, Egypt, Republic of Moldova, Guatemala, Chile, and Latvia. In 2006, bilateral agreements were reached with Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and Luxemburg. Also in 2005, Romania's Financial Intelligence Unit exchanged data with counterparts in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Switzerland, Greece, Italy, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, U.K., Holland, Spain, U.S., Turkey, Hungary, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Colombia, Guernsey, Latvia, Slovakia, and Taiwan.
8. In March 2006, the Romanian Parliament ratified the Cooperation Agreement between Romania and Switzerland on fighting terrorism, organized crime, narcotics and other transnational crimes. The Romanian Parliament also in March enacted Law 36/2006 strengthening prevention and punishment provisions against terrorist financing and money laundering. The Romanian Parliament in October 2006 ratified the UN International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. The Romanian Parliament in November 2006 ratified two Council of Europe Conventions related to counter-terrorism: the Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism and the Convention on Money Laundering, and the Search, Seizure, and Confiscation of Criminal Proceeds.
9. In June 2006, a Romanian citizen, Ioan Les, was detained by Romanian intelligence agents near the town of Buzias in Western Romania, for allegedly planning an act of terrorism. According to Romanian authorities, the suspect was arrested in transit to Timisoara, where he planned to use a remote control device to blow up a car in the city center. The suspect told investigators that his motive was to force Romania to withdraw its troops from Iraq. Investigators linked the suspect to a Bosnia-based terrorist network. The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) placed Les under surveillance for several months after he allegedly made several threats via the internet threats to various entities, including CNN and Al-Jazeera television stations. Les was charged under a 29-day preventive arrest warrant.
10. Omar Hayssam, a businessman with strong connections both with the Arab world and the now-in-opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) was arrested on terrorism-related charges in 2005 for his involvement in the abduction of three Romanian journalists and another businessman in Iraq. Though prohibited from leaving the country, Hayssam fled Romania for Syria on June 30, 2006, following his conditional April release on medical grounds. As a result of the ensuing public scandal, the General Prosecutor, the Police Information Service chief, and both Internal and External Intelligence chiefs resigned.
11. On November 13, 2006, four Romanian-Muslim citizens were arrested in Iasi under suspicion of supporting Middle Eastern terrorist groups. The four allegedly belonged to the "Muslim Brothers," an Al Qaeda-related terrorist cell.
12. On November 14, 2006, an Iraqi citizen Shaker A. Shaker was arrested in Bacau under suspicion of terrorist-related activities. Romanian Intelligence Services had evidence that Shaker possessed a false passport, and that his real name was in fact Mahmoud Chaker, a former Iraqi Embassy diplomat. Shaker had been deported previously from Romania in 2003, along with 40 other Iraqi citizens, for planning terrorist attacks against Israeli interests in Bucharest. TAUBMAN


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LOA: 11.40 m
Beam: 3.68 m
Draft: 1.80 m
No. Cabins: 2
No. Berths: 4+2
No. Bathrooms/Heads: 1
Fuel Tanks Capacity: 360 lit
Water Tanks Capacity: 140 lit
Engine: Yanmar 39 Hp Diesel
Depthsounder Raymarine ST40, Log-Speedometer Raymarine ST40, Wind Speed and Direction Raymarine ST40, Autopilot Raymarine ST4000, Plotter Magellan and Magellan Color, Compass, GPS, VHF, TV Set with Glomax antenna, Radio, CD Player, Cockpit Speakers, Furling Mainsail:
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The boat is registered under the Croatian flag.
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Mar 30, 2018
"Accomplished" is rather apt as a description for the award-winning East Coast singer, songwriter and producer that swims in impressive musical circles, apropos in that she is just an impressive talent herself.
In today's conversation with Erin Costelo, we chat about her current U.S. tour, an upcoming swing through Alberta, and the 2016 album Down Below, The Status Quo.
Sounding as much like Mavis Staples as she does Joss Stone or Adele, Costelo crafts insightful songs that can rumble with her soulful delivery, yet are also haunting and affecting when that skill is showcased.
She's also preparing to release a new album (fall of 2018), along with an accompanying documentary film on the process.


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Rating: 5 Cups of Coffee
Goodreads' Book Description:
Gray doesn't make friends with women. He has sex with them. Until Ivy.
The last thing star tight-end Gray Grayson wants to do is drive his agent's daughter's bubblegum pink car. But he needs the wheels and she's studying abroad. Something he explains when she sends him an irate text to let him know exactly how much pain she'll put him in if he crashes her beloved ride. Before he knows it, Ivy Mackenzie has become his best texting bud. But then Ivy comes home and everything goes haywire. Because the only thing Gray can think of is being with Ivy.
Ivy doesn't have sex with friends. Especially not with a certain football player. No matter how hot he makes her…
Gray drives Ivy crazy. He's irreverent, sex on a stick, and completely off limits. Because, Ivy has one golden rule: never get involved with one of her father's clients. A rule that's proving harder to keep now that Gray is doing his best to seduce her. Her best friend is fast becoming the most irresistible guy she's ever met.
Which means Gray is going to have to use all his skills to get himself out of the friend zone and into Ivy's heart. Game on.
Natasha's Experience:
OMG. I have been dying to get Gray Grayson's story ever since I read THE HOOKUP and completely fell in love with Drew BAElor and Kristen Callihan's writing.
Gray Grayson is an enigma. You meet him thinking he's just a womanizer who enjoys the game more than anything else in the world. Both of these statements are slightly true, but he is so much more than that. He's an actual genius and incredibly hung up on a beautiful girl named Ivy Mackenzie.
"I'm so gone on her, I don't know my left from right anymore. She's my center line."
They "meet" when Gray gets to loan out Ivy's car (golf cart?) and begins texting her about said car. Their texts eventually become addicting and a friendship ensues. Ivy is spending time with her mom in Paris, baking her days away and learning what it takes to run a successful Parisian bakery. When she comes back to the states, she's already crushing on Gray (I feel you, Ivy) and their actual meet-up was so glorious, I almost want to reread it right now.
"I've just officially met Ivy Mackenzie, and I realize I've missed her for what seems like years."
This whole friends-to-lovers situation was so intense; as you read along, you obviously want their connection to go somewhere, but you are so nervous about them changing their incredible dynamic as friends.
"We're getting too close. The danger of my heart being annihilated is real."
Callihan has knocked me off my feet with THE FRIEND ZONE. Gray Grayson stole my heart, Ivy made me cry (thanks for that!) and together their story unfolds beautifully, making you wonder if the 'friend zone' is actually the best thing that could have happened to them.
"The fact is, Ivy, for me, there is one absolute truth. The sum of my existence equals you."
I loved every inch of this story and can't wait to see what comes next in the Game On series. Kristen Callihan, keep doing you because I'm all for it.
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When you send something from Xena, like offers or invoices, your user's email address is used as sender address. This guide show how to change that.
Why change the sender email address?
You could change the sender email address if you want a specific email in a particular company. The email available as sender addresses are the ones related to your user account. If you have more than one fiscal and want different sender email addresses from each, this is a necessary step.
Set sender email address
By default, your user account email address is used as sender address. If you want to change the sender email address in a particular fiscal, please follow this guide:
Go to "Company" > "Users".
Click on your user account in the box entitles "Users". This is you (as a partner) in the current fiscal.
As an employee in the company, you are a "partner" in the fiscal. In this view, you can modify your vCard (virtual contact card) and other things about you in this fiscal/company. Also, sender email address.
Go to the box "Settings". Click the tap "Employee" and shift to edit mode (the pencil icon).
The first field is what email should be your sender email address. To see any additional email addresses here, they first need to be created as an alias. Now shift back to read mode and you are done.
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Prime location: Pogórze near Gdynia Located only 10 minutes away from the centre of Gdynia, this exceptional investment is in a peaceful and quiet neighbourhood that overlooks the Bay of Puck, offering comfort and good transport connections.
Why Ogrody Tesoro?
Centre of Gdynia: 9 km Tricity ring-road: 6 km
A bus stop directly at the entrance into the district
Schools and pre-schools:
Primary School No. 20 – one of the best schools in Tricity. Its students won the qualification phase and participated in the Odyssey of the Mind competition in the USA. Modern Sports Middle School No. 20 with a swimming pool: 3 km Preschools International American School: 800 m
Commerce and services:
Grocery near the district
Shopping Centre: 2 km
Number of shopping centres in the direct vicinity Banks and health centres
Sport and recreation:
Fitness Club: 2 km
An indoor tennis court and a tennis school close to the estate Beach in Rewa: 8 km
4 apartments in the building. Flats area from 51 m2
Around-the-clock security The district is fully enclosed and has a surveillance system. A mobile response group and a four-level 24/7 security system ensure that residents can enjoy a comfortable life in peace.
Sport and other activities. Tesoro Gardens offer safe recreation opportunities for the whole family all year round. Surrounded by greenery, residents can use roller skating and bicycle paths. It is an ideal place for those who enjoy outdoor exercise.
Close to nature. At the heart of the district is an over 4-hectare English-style park, full of inviting corners and picturesque plant arrangements, with unique colours and scents. The park offers carefully trimmed greenery and facilities such as a lake, sports grounds and paths, and a children's playground.
Pearl of the Polish Riviera - a team of houses and residences Tesoro creates a new standard of luxury real estate. Life in "Tesoro Ivory Residences" is a harmonious combination of tradition and modernity. Location of the estate in the immediate vicinity of Gdynia, allows you to enjoy the charms of modern agglomeration and the comfort of living in the comfort of nature. Excellent communication, enables quick access to Gdańsk Rębiechowo airport, ferry base and A1 motorway. "Tesoro Ivory Residences" is a place created for people who care for tradition and timeless values. We offer different types of houses and villas:
Verde - semi-detached house
house area - 150 m2
land area - 526 m2
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house area - 250 m2
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Regina - semi-detached house
house area - 350 m2
land area - 1400 m2
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house area - 350 m2
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To amp up his creamy dill-and-chive deviled eggs, Bobby Flay tops them with tangy pickled shrimp. Slideshow: More Recipes from Bobby Flay
How to Make It
In a saucepan, combine all of the ingredients except the shrimp and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately low heat for 5 minutes; let cool completely.
In a saucepan of salted boiling water, blanch the shrimp until nearly cooked through, 2 minutes. Drain and cool under running water. Add the shrimp to the cooled brine, cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain and cut in half lengthwise.
In a large saucepan, cover the eggs with water and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately high heat for 8 minutes. Drain the water and shake the pan gently to crack the eggs. Chill the eggs slightly under cold running water, then peel them under running water. Pat dry.
Cut the eggs in half lengthwise and remove the yolks; transfer the yolks to a bowl and mash well with a fork. Fold in the mayonnaise, mustard, cornichons and chopped dill and chives; season with salt and pepper. Mound the filling in the egg-white halves and top with the shrimp. Garnish with dill sprigs and serve lightly chilled with hot sauce.


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MBTA seeks to save $26M by privatizing bus maintenance
The MBTA is proposing to outsource bus maintenance operations at four Boston-area garages as part of a plan to save $26 million.
The fiscal control board overseeing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is considering a request on Monday to solicit proposals from private companies to operate the facilities.
Under the plan, bus drivers would continue to be MBTA employees but a contractor would be responsible for upkeep of the vehicles, using union mechanics who would not work for the T.
The move is the latest effort by the transit system to reduce costs through outsourcing.
The T spent $132 million on bus maintenance in the last fiscal year. Officials say costs have been increasing about 7 percent per year recently despite the purchase of many new buses.


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Engr.Andem Etim
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Hon. (Engr.) Andem Etim Ekpo Bassey was born in Lagos. He hails from Calabar, Port Harcourt. He attended Methodist Primary School Adadia and also Duke Town primary School, all in Cross Rivers state, before proceeding to Hope Waddel Training Institute, Calabar. He then rounded off his Secondary Education at Loyola College Ibadan, where he bagged his O level. He was a student at Federal School of Arts and Science, Victoria Island before joining University of Lodz, Pland for his pre-degree programme. He obtained his First and Second Degrees in Civil Engineering at University of Technology, Cracov, Poland, where he distinguished himself. He worked at Kombina metalurgiczny, Nowa Huta, Poland in 1985 as Graduate Assistant. He was also at Academic Rolincz, Cravos, Poland where he worked with institute of Applied Mathematics and Statistics as Graduate Assistant. Engr. Andem Bassey returned to Nigeria and joined Ajoda New town Development Authority, Ibadan in 1986 as Site Engineer. He left and joined Archisan & Associates in 1987 as project Engineer before moving to Cross-River Basin Development Authority Calabar in 1998 as Senior Engineer. He was attached to Planning Investigation and Design (PID) department, where he was posted to different projects like the Nkari Dam project, Ogoja Irrigation project, Obudu Dam project etc. Between 1989 and 2003, Engr Bassey was the managing Director, Magabee Engineering Company Limited Cross-Rivers State where he manage and supervised wide ranging Civil Engineering and Construction works. The company distinguished itself from the manner it executed many of the projects that it was awarded 1st prize from NAFCON in 1995. Between 30th June 2003 and 23rd September 2004, Engr Bassey was the Director at Cross-River State Government Directorate of project Monitoring & Evaluation. In September 2004, Cross Rivers State Planning Commission was established. Engr Bassey was made the Commissioner in-Chairge of projects inspectorates department. He effectively supervised the department and ensure that all projects are executed as planned. The Commission was also responsible for monitoring and evaluating on-going projects; collation of relevant data on all projects and infrastructures in the state; verigfy projects and contract sun; advise in stoppage of any project that does not adhere to contract specification, liase with Federal Ministries and agencies on project monitoring within the state and report to His excellency etc. In 2007, Engr Bassey was appointed cross rivers state water board (, financed by World Bank limited as project Coordinator. He was responsible for project implementation, monitoring and coordination. He also supervised all the Civil Engineering components of the job as well as ensuring that contractors execute their duties as contained in their contract papers. In 2007, he was elected as Executive Chairman, Calabar South Local Government Council, Cross Rivers State, Where he dully serve his people with great dedication and selflessness. Aside from this, Engr Bassey had demonstrated leadership capability in Politics and social section. Below are some of his Public Administration experiences: 1. Elected NRC(National Republican Congress) candidate for State House of Assembly, Calabar 1 Constituency 1992 election. 2. Appointed Personal Assistant to the Chairman, National Fertilizer Company of Nigeria (NAFCON) 1994. 3. Appointed Executive Director (Planning & Research, National Council for the Youth Societies of Nigeria) 1991. 4. Elected GDM (Grass root Democratic Movement) – candidate for Federal House of Representative for Calabar South, Akpabuyo and BakassiFederal Constituency 1998 election. 5. Appointed Chairman, Abia State APP Caretaker Committee, Umuahia, Abia State 2000 – 2001- decamped. 6. Aspirant, Federal House of Representative - PDP, for Calabar South, Akpabuyo and Bakassi Federal Constituency 2003 election. 7. PDP State Campaign Organization: member, contract and mobilization Committee 8. Member, Publicity Sub-committee Kick-off Campaign Rally. 9. Chairman, advisory/Financial, PDP Calabar South 10. Member, PDP Souther Senatorial District Caucus 11. Member PDP Calabar South Caucus 12. Executive Chairman, Calabar South LGC – Elected 2007 – 2010 APPOINTMENTS • Nominated as staff-member of the National Sub-committee on Dams • Nominated as Cross River State Desk Officer to Niger Delter Development Commission(NDDC)2005 – 2007. • Grand Patron of the Boys Brigade Nigeria, Calabar South Battalion Council Among his publications are: a. Statistical control of strength of steel by Non-destructive Analysis: (International Conference for Quality Control Engineers), Sofia – Bulgaria. b. Statistical Methods of Estimation and Verification of some Engineering Uncertainties(Polish Technical Students Journal Nr. 68, 1985) c. Complete Analysts Mechanical Properties of steel produces in Nowa Huta, Poland in the years (1981 - 1984) Master Thesis(1985) He is a member of Polish Society of Engineers, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators of Nigeria, Nigerian Society of Engineers(NSE, Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers(NICE), Fellow of The Nigerian Society of Engineering Technician and also a Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) certified Engineer. He is currently the National Chairman of Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers. He has attended courses home and abroad as well as published in both local and international Journal. He loves Reading and Swimming. He is married to Mrs. Mfon Ekpo Bassey and they are blessed with children.
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Tonight is a big Reality TV Night, as I'm sure you know. This season of Survivor Caramoan is about to burst with drama and we're all waiting for it. On tonight. Live. Right now.
And there is also a new episode of Big Brother Canada on tonight as well. It's a fun time to keep an eye on Twitter because many of the the former players tweet live. And talk some smack, for some.
Anyway, right in the middle of the east premiere of this new episode of Survivor, here is a little snap of some reality conversation on Twitter.
I'll just say it: Jeff could be making some major bank up there in Canada right now! Mike Boogie said he and Will had thousands and thousands of female friends on Canada.
I don't know anything about how Jeff's career is going. Maybe he's very busy and his future is bright. But maybe he'd better wake up and smell the coffee, with a side of Frank Eudy.
He's right behind you, Jeff.
I am the FeedWatcher and every summer I am a Big Brother addict. Live feed updates, gossip, and other tidbits. Yes, I post spoilers.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Who is Jeff Schroeder's Daddy?
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Labels: Frank Eudy , Jeff Schroeder
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Big Brother Canada - Live Feed Chitter Chatter 3-9-13 #BBCAN
I took these pictures from yesterday's live feeds. I had every intention of posting them, but I forgot. I also forgot to watch Episode #5 (the "live" show) but forgot about that, too. I will watch it today. I already know who got evicted on Thursday, due to spoilers on Twitter, of course.
The live feeds were shut down for quite some time on Friday. Production wanted to keep some things on the down low, apparently.
When I tuned I saw what is apparently a group of Have Nots talking about their food situation. Apparently the Canadian People voted to give the Have Nots Poutine and Beaver Tails.
I know what Poutine is---I ate it one time in Montreal. Apparently it is french fries covered in cheese curds and gravy. Like this:
Looks like something you would eat drunk. Like nachos, but not as straightforward. But a beaver tail? At first I thought that was a pastry, like a Bear Claw pastry. But as best I can tell, they are actually giving the Have Nots an actual beaver tail, which is commonly served in Canada fried.
I'm guessing they kill and skin the beavers for their coats, and then eat the meat and tail? I'm a vegetarian, so to me this sounds cruel and gross. Just ask him:
Alec is topless, of course. They all laughed about Big Brother coming on the loudspeaker one time to say "Alec, put a shirt on".
And Jillian had on a lot of make up. Of course. They all call her "Jill Bot". I don't like her very much. I think she is very prissy and self-centered. But that is coming from me, who is also prissy and self-centered, so whatever.
Peter was there, too. I think he might be a Have Not as well. The energy in the house was really low, as if everyone had been up very late.
Every few minutes a bell or alarm started ringing. I wear wireless headphones while I work, and the sound was VERY irritating. So irritating, in fact, that I couldn't watch the live feeds much longer. Here's Gary, dragging ass of bed. He looked very, very tired.
He went and laid on the couch, looking miserable but not speaking.
This is what Gary really looks like, without the makeup and spangles. But he doesn't usually look this irritated.
As the alarms and bells continued to sound, he went and stood in front of the open refrigerator, staring. Maybe he was counting the beaver tails?
Then we all watched one of the girls with long dark hair who is not Jillian, try to put on her bra while wrapped in a bath towel. I think this is Liza.
I will try and catch up and post more later.
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Labels: Alec Beall , Big Brother Canada , Gary Levy , Have Nots
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Big Brother Canada Episode #4 #BBCAN
As the show opens Aneal is boo-hooing big time about Jillian nominating him for eviction. She told him on Day #1 several times that she wouldn't be nominating him. But she lied. Boo hoo. Boo hoo.
Danielle hates that bitch Jillian and is worried she is going to get backdoored.
Aneal says that he was acting the whole time to get sympathy. He claims he wasn't really crying. Okey dokey Aneal.
We saw a showmantic segment about Jillian and Emmit and how much in love they are. In one of Emmit's DR sessions he said their relationship was "pure".
Uh...okay Emmit. You know about the live feeds, right? And the After Dark Show? When you were humping Jillian right there on camera?
Liza sure got a lot of camera time tonight. She was laughing about how close Jillian and Emmit are and how fast they hooked up. I like the way they are all trash-talking in the DR. Good job DR crew!
Gary was upset at being nominated, so he piled on a bunch of makeup and blue glitter to get pumped up for the PoV competition.
Liza was the host of the competiton. The girls got to wear really cute white miniskirts with fur boots. I'm not sure why I didn't snap a picture of that, but trust me. It was cute. Gary impressed everyone with his snowball-throwing skills and won the competition.
We learned (or maybe only I learned) that Alec and Peter have been secretly aligned from the very first day. The name of their alliance is Team Shield. They are both very smart and big fans of the game, so I think this is a GREAT alliance. If they can keep a lid on this things look very good for both of them.
Emmit and Tom are aligned and have a Bromance. It's Bro's before Ho's for these two guys. I had no idea that Emmit is a milkman. I also had no idea that milkmen still existed. Does Emmit work on a dairy farm? If so, that's kind of hot. I'm not sure the Slice TV audience realizes what a dick Tom is.
And we saw that Liza and Jillian have an alliance of their own. They realize that their showmance guys (Tom and Emmit, respectively) will never take them to the end. So it's Ho's before Bro's for them. At least that's what they told each other.
A moose on the wall started talking to Peter and issued him a challenge.
No, I'm not stoned. Unfortunately.
This really happened. A wimpy voice emitted from the moose head. The moose had a name but I don't remember, even though I am not stoned. The moose wasn't very creative. He wanted Peter to use three quotes in conversation with the other house guests without being detected.
Peter was successful. Of course. Because Production wanted him to win and have a "Ski Party"for the house that would involve everyone including the Have Nots. (Wouldn't it have been more fun to exclude them?) So they all shoveled down HUGE plates of macaroni and cheese and there was a scandal over a bottle of vodka.
Here are the quotes below.
Somehow this evolved into Thalla screaming at everyone and then angrily stabbing at her mac-and-cheese all alone in the kitchen. I think she must have guzzled the vodka, too. She's a mean drunk, that girl.
Yes, Aneal rapped. Then Gary took himself off the block and Jillian replaced him with Danielle. Danielle had been sucking up to Jillian and somehow offered to go up as the pawn.
Uh oh. That never works out, does it?
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Labels: Big Brother Canada , POV Ceremony , POV Competition
Big Brother Canada - Live Feed Chitter Chatter 3-7-13 #BBCAN
The Homance continues, with Jillian giving Emmit a massage on the living room couch. Andrew and Liza (who?) sat nearby and joked that they were transfixed watching this intimate moment.
Apparently this is Liza, and the back of Andrew's head. They discussed movies, and for some reason they keep talking about Catherine Zeta Jones. They also discussed Michael Douglas' bout with cancer. I think Liza is the girl with the tanning business. She likes to talk but is not very flirty.
Of course Andrew is good at conversation, and seems to remember every line in every movie he's seen. I even heard him mention writing scripts---is he a writer? (More shades of Roddy....)
I've noticed AJ talking part of the conversations, but he is always standing up like he is just passing through or waiting for an invitation to sit down. Make yourself at home AJ and try to act natural in there.
Tonight is the "live" eviction show, and Danielle and Aneal are on the block. Emmit and Aneal had a quick conversation in the storage room. Based on that, I think Aneal thinks Emmit and the gang are keeping him, but Emmit is telling Jillian he will vote out Danielle. I heard Emmit say "she was going to be mad". Danielle will be mad? Or Jillian? Or both Danielle and Jillian?
Who knows. Everybody lies anyway, right? Check out how neat and tidy their storage room is--but where is the produce? The fresh fruit and veg? (I would wig out in there if there was no produce.)
Alec continues to be topless, 24/7.
Well, Thalla started fucking crying about it and had a mini-meltdown. (How stupid is that? Of course Tom is an ass, but just let him be an ass and get over it Thalla.) I heard the guys talking about it and for some reason I think the website was something like "The Dirty" but I could be wrong. Could be Survivor Sucks for all I know, but I did hear the guys talking about it later and saying they didn't want to name it anymore and give it more publicity.
Here is Thalla "crying" about it and Liza jumping to her rescue to cheer her up.
Liza tried to distract her like you would a child by asking her "what is your very favorite thing in the whole wide world". Thalla ignored her, so Liza elaborated "is it penis? or vag?". I'm not kidding, people. Liza said that.
Who is more useless and irritating...Thalla...or Liza? I say throw both of them out of there and we'd never notice.
For the record, Thalla finally replied "boobs". Yes, she said that.
This is the hallway to the smoking area and hot tub.
Jillian, Danielle and Suzette sat outside and chatted. Suzette doesn't understand why Tom hates her so much.
Suzette: What did I do to make him hate me?
Alec and Emmit took a soak in the hot tub and said things to AJ to indicate that Aneal was safe in the vote tonight. But when he walked off they said things that made me wonder who they are voting out tonight. I'm not sure at this point, who is going. Note AJ standing up, never looking comfortable enough to take a seat.
***ALSO*** That is real snow you see there. Alec told us that, so it must be true.
In a shocking conversation, Alec and Emmit discussed how they hate Dan Gheesling and would not want to be friends with a liar like him. They brought it up after talking about Gary's lies and how the audience hates BB players who lie. (We do?) Alec clarified that it really depends on how honest they are in the Diary Room. They say that Dr. Will lied to everyone, but was honest in the DR so everyone loved him. They give Dr. Will props for wooing the lovely Janelle and say she is the most beautiful BB house guest ever, and were impressed at how tight her body was last summer after having a baby. Someone also mentioned "The Friendship" (aka Nerd Herd) from BB6 and then listed Janelle's stats winning HoH or PoV every week to stay in the BB6 house.
Enjoy your last day as HoH today, Jillian. You'll have to take that Homance elsewhere after tonight. Unless Emmit wins, of course. Alec told Emmit that the tree HoH contest really shook him---he wasn't prepared to be bad at something and not be able to win.
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Labels: Alec Beall , Andrew Monaghan , Big Brother Canada , Emmit Blois , Jillian Maclaughlin , Live Feed Updates
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