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You can redecorate your home without the help of an expensive professional decorator. It is often useful to prepare and plan with design experts in order to save money. Use this article to get more ideas on how to decorate.
Think of the purpose of the room before you design. If you are decorating your child's bedroom, you may consider using lively and bold colors to match their personality. These colors are less appropriate in a library.
Whenever designing a room, the color scheme is of the utmost importance. Educate yourself on which color palettes and design schemes are the most versatile and which are more difficult to complement. Keep bold colors separated, you shouldn't use more than one or two in a single room or it will get too busy looking.
Once you have an idea of what you want, check mass retailers for quality equivalents of designer work. Designer names are expensive, therefore it is always wise to choose names that look similar but that aren't as expensive. The only time you should use designer brands is if you can't find similar items for a cheaper price.
Plan out how much you want to use on your project before starting it. One of the worst things that you can do is to take on a project that you do not have the budget for. That way, you will be free to design your space without feeling anxious.
Whenever installing wall art, make sure it is being hung at eye level. Hanging a piece of art too high or too low throws the balance of your room and can even make the room look smaller and more disorganized.
While interior design professionals are often in the know, don't take everything they say as gospel. You need to listen to your own instinct as to what you will enjoy, as this is your home, not theirs.
Many of us possess small rooms that we want to look bigger. In order to transform a small-looking space into a larger-looking space, use light colors for painting the walls. Dark colors make a space look very small.
It's an excellent idea to incorporate some trendy ideas into your home's interior. Just a few pieces can change a room from normal to appealing. You do want to remember, though, that too much of something can be a bad thing. When a certain element goes out of fashion, replacing it will be easy. However, sofa with a wild print will be much harder to replace.
When inserting furniture in the living room, keep in mind how much traffic there will be going through it. Leave adequate walkways so people can enter and exit the living room without inconveniencing other people who are enjoying the space. You aren't going to want traffic jams when moving around your living room.
Interior design can be intimidating to some, but that is not true, and it does not need to cost a lot either. You can make a good bit happen with a set amount of money once you figure out what you want to do. Remember these tips to create your dream home!


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Watch: 'RED 2' Has Some Fun with Edward Snowden and the NSA Scandal
You've probably heard about a little bit of a kerfuffle the NSA had recently when a private contractor named Edward Snowden let slip that the United States' most secretive intelligence agency has built an internal spying infrastructure so vast that it seems like something out of a movie. It only makes sense, then, that a sequel to a movie about secret government operations would have a bit of fun with the government's response to that leak. The playful minds at Summit Entertainment have intercut parts of President Obama's speech about the NSA PRISM scandal with footage from RED 2 and the result is worth a watch (plus it's only 30 seconds long).
Directed by Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest), RED 2 is obviously a sequel to 2010's RED, which stands for Retired Extremely Dangerous, the code for ex-CIA agents who were too old to stay in the espionage game, but who get brought back for one last mission. Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and Mary-Louise Parker are back for more action this time, and they've brought along the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins for more old-people fun.
And speaking of old people, Summit has also put out an infographic of what the characters of RED 2 think social media terms really mean. It's not as clever as the NSA video, but it's still worth a glance before the film hits theaters on July 19.
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Condition 90 ca. 1986, l-r Irwin, Walter, Berkman
It is nothing out of the ordinary for Tom Irwin to be performing at Brewhaus (617 E Washington) on a Sunday night.
Tonight, however, promises to be unusual indeed.
In just over two hours, at 8 PM, Springfield music fans of a certain age will be treated to their first chance in a couple of decades to see the normally folky Irwin trade his guitar for a bass and perform herky-jerky songs from his 1980s-era pop-new wave band Condition 90. Former conspirators John Walter (guitar) and Tony Berkman (drums) are in town from California and Rockford, IL, respectively, and it looks like what we have on our hands is a full-scale re-yoou-nyun. Tom "Dooley" Woolsey of Irwin's slightly earlier combo The Strand will also be on hand to add extra guitar muscle.
New wave nostalgia hounds and Springfield local music historians take note! We may never see their like again!
(In fact, I'm frankly surprised we're getting this much)
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An online magazine of faith based on a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. The mission of Unitarian Universalism: A Way Of Life ministries is to sanctify the world by helping people become aware of their holiness.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Morning meditation - That small voice within: are you listening?
"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages."
Ralph Waldo Emerson in Self Reliance.
The airwaves are full of pundits.
Rush Limbaugh tells his listeners they need not listen to the news because "I will do your thinking for you."
Public schools crush any independent thought with their exams and grading systems and students live with anxiety and test phobia trying to come up with the "right answers".
The American people are so stupid that they not only once, but twice, voted for two DWI offenders to be President and Vice-President of the United States. They have been duped into foreign wars based on lies and deceit and persuaded to give up their civil liberties with promises that a plutrocracy "will keep you safe."
The pharmaceutical companies have pills now for every human condition from urinary frequency, to restless leg syndome, to malaise. Children are being diagnosed with Bi Polar illness so they can be given powerful neuroleptic drugs which fatten the coffers of the pharmaceutical industry and the psychiatrists who comply with the pharmaceutical salespeople by dreaming up questionable diagnoses.
Churches tell congregants that they too can be rich if they only know "the secret" which is to imagine in your mind the very fantasy which excites you like a 4 year old child believing in Santa. They have turned God into a vending machine and sell fantasies of wealth and happiness complete with rock music and charismatic showman pretending to be representatives of god.
Most mature people know better but have come to doubt themselves. The whole point of advertising and public relations and marketing is to get people to disregard that small voice within which says that this can't be right. It is so easy to disregard that small voice within when there is such flashy and noisy stimulation from without.
Emerson says, pay attention. You know more than you give yourself credit for. You are being conditioned by external forces which don't have your best interest at heart. Emerson's insight gives us hope that deep down we already know the truth. We just don't pay attention enough because we are so distracted and overstimulated.
And so, pay attention to that inner compass. Find a spiritual companion who understands, who cares, who will give you honest feedback about what seem to be your most genuine and sincere intuitions.
Unitarian Universalism has values which support this work of inner transformation. UU says that the voice of conscience is primary, and it encourages the free and responsible search for truth and meaning. UU teaches that every person has inherent worth and dignity even if they don't come up with the right answer expected by those representing the dominant discourse of the day.
Unitarian Universalism promises us that there is grace available from the transcendent if we want to plug in. UU says that there is not just one place to plug in but many and these outlets are to be included in our listening not disregarded as a threat.
UU says that the real Atonement is not blood sacrifice but the At-one-ment, the integration of humanity with all of life in a world community of peace, liberty, and justice for all. But it all starts with listening to our inner voices. God works though us in the world and we will know the way if we just listen and watch for the gleam of light, the sparks of the divine, the grace that is always there, but usually overlooked because we believe that the answers are out there.
Jesus said, the kingdom of god is within us. It seems that Emerson believed the same thing.
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Thanks for this blog. A teacher gave me at a young age a great gift. He taught my class about self disipline. Self reliance is a close cousin. Both are important gifts to help learn and understand more about your inner core.ReplyDelete
I scares me that so many people listen to Rush Limbaugh. Ok I guess that what really scares me is maybe the little voice they hear agrees with his opinions?
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Thanks for your comments.
Your idea that along with listening to the inner voice, self discipline is key is very insightful. I agree with you 100%.
I think your point about people's little voice agreeing with Rush Limbaugh being scary is right on the money. My immediate reaction is "how could they agree if they are really listening?" I don't think Rush himself believes half the stuff he says and he is the first to say, when confronted, "I am just an entertainer not a journalist" as if that excuses his nonsense.
When he doesn't take himself seriously half the time, it is a shame that gullible listeners do.
I am glad you like the blog and I hope you keep commenting.
All the best,
David Markham


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Operation Predator is taking the time to track down child sex offenders, not just in the United States, but around the world. The Operation Predator FactSheet has some good facts and stats, such as the fact that in its first four years, ICE has lead to the arrest of 10,700 child predators nationwide! The Operation Predator News Site lists 29 cases just from October of this month!
A case sentenced yesterday in San Antonio, Texas, will illustrate how intertwined some of these investigations have shown to be. The particular case is an FBI arrest, but you'll see the Operation Predator tie in.
Richard Fleming was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography. The plea bargain allowed alleged travel from Texas to Illinois to have sex with underaged boys to be left out of the case. The 45 year old computer security expert will serve "lifetime house arrest" after his release, and will be forbidden to possess pornography, or to use a computer without permission of a federal probation officer. Fleming has more than 24 years experience in computer security, including working in the Air Force's Air Intelligence Agency Technology Demonstration Center at Lackland Air Force Base, and co-founding a security and risk management company called Digital Defense Inc in San Antonio in 1999.
Fleming's name has come up in two other cases - that of Charles Burt, an Illinois resident sentenced to 100 years for creating and distributing images of young boys in pornographic acts and that of William Martin of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Charles Burt was the administrator of a website for pedophiles called "Starkids". Burt's troubles began in 1997 when he traveled to Ottawa to develop pictures of nude boys aged 5 and 7. An employee in the photo shop contacted the police, who in turn contacted the Department of Children and Family Services. The five year old testified that he had been touched inappropriately by Burt, and that he had witnessed Burt performing a sex act on a 4 year old boy. Burt was a registered foster parent in Illinois and would at times have legal custody of wards of the state. The charges were dropped at that time, as the photographs were admittedly nude but not found to be pornographic.
Interest in Burt was re-opened after the FBI arrested Beaver Dam, Wisconsin resident William Martin. Martin ran a sex ring where adults would pay to travel to Wisconsin to have sex with children that he recruited for the purpose. The children were often recruited at flea markets and fairs where Martin would sell trinkets and toys as a way to gain access to young boys. When Martin was arrested, he claimed to have the names of 300 other pedophiles in his "buddy list" in Yahoo Chat. Martin would ultimately be convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
"ICE and our law enforcement partners have succeeded in taking a group of child molesters off the streets for decades. Our message to those who contemplate such crimes is this: We will not stand by as you prey on the most vulnerable among us. We will find you, prosecute you, and incarcerate you."
-- Brian Falvey, the Resident Agent-in-Charge in ICE's Wisconsin office
Some of the places Martin would meet people are unfortunatley still in operaton today, such as www.boychat.org and freespirts.org which both exist to promote "boylove" (aka the rape of children).
The Press Enterprise ran an investigative report called Children for sale: Nationwide sex ring's reach included Riverside after Riverside police Officer Adam James Brown became another of those convicted from Martin's "buddy list". Brown had paid Martin $3,970 to meet several young boys for sex. The boys were sometimes paid in cash ($100) or other times were taken shopping for items such as a new PlayStation II.
At the time of the 2004 story, this map was listed (click for larger version):
Some of those since sentenced have included:
Joel Kline, 42, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse with children and two counts of travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a juvenile. He was sentenced to two life terms in prison and three 360-month terms.
Adam Brown, 32, formerly a police officer in Riverside, Calif., was convicted of travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a juvenile. He was sentenced to 365 months in prison.
Robert Hornyak, 60, of Milwaukee, Wis., was convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography and sentenced to 78 months in prison.
Kurt Sandvig, 44, of Kansas City, Mo., was convicted of travel with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a juvenile. He was sentenced to 360 months in prison.
Two others, from the map above, were ultimately sentenced after being arrested by ICE agents in Michigan as part of "Operation BuddyList":
Guy Lundrum, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for molesting 5 children, as young as 18 month old, after being arrested by Michigan ICE agents following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Brian Urbaniwiz, of Saginaw, Michigan, was sentenced to "4 to 20" years for "communicating to commit a crime" and for "35 to 60 years" for molestation of his own children, including a 12 year old, and 9 year old twin sons.
This case and the other cases resulting from Operation BuddyList reveal the disturbing truth that some adults will go to great lengths to exploit and molest children," said Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent-in-charge of the ICE Detroit Office of Investigations. "While we cannot give back the innocence to those who were abused and exploited, we can make sure that justice is served. The great cooperative efforts of the Detroit area local, state and federal law enforcement and prosecuting agencies involved in this case, helped ensure that justice was indeed served on behalf of these child victims."


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The kitchen is the ultimate hotspot of the home – a place for cooking, enjoying family meals and entertaining guests on the weekend. In being the most used space of the house, the kitchen also demands some pretty tiresome cleaning rituals, from the nightly dish wash to the fortnightly fridge clean out.
Despite being the most regularly maintained zone of the house, the kitchen actually has more nasty germs lurking around than the average bathroom, ew! It's a pretty shocking revelation, but there's no need to panic. We have hunted down the most gruesome truths about kitchen germs and an array of solutions to match, to help you beat the bacteria crawling in your cooking zone.
1. It's more hygienic to not clean your mug than wipe it with a kitchen sponge
Damp sponges prove to be the number one kitchen culprit for harbouring some serious illness-causing, nasty bacteria. Milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables can present bacteria in the kitchen, but meat is the common cause of those lingering germs living in your sponge. Avoid spreading nasty germs from dish to dish and give your sponge the deep clean it deserves. Try zapping in the microwave for 30 seconds or soaking in bleach to rid of those pesky germs.
2. Soaking pots and pans in stagnant water is a breeding ground for germs
Fighting tough stairs on pots and pans can prove a difficult task. It's easy to think that soaking your lasagne dish is the best way to eliminating that grime, but the soaking water can actually create an environment for germs to spread. Instead, scrape dishes and pop into a dishwasher with Fairy Platinum All In One Dishwasher Tablets. The high temperatures of the dishwasher will remove unwanted germs whilst the cleaning agents of the Fairy Tablet will cut through grime and oil. Bonus: the tablets even help to clean your dishwasher filter of limescale.
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You would think that the cleaning hotspot of the kitchen would actually be the least germ infested zone, right? Wrong! That raw meat juice that you wash off your chopping board and knife is one of the main causes of the build-up of bacteria in the sink drain and disposal. A great way to sanitise is to wash a diluted bleach solution down the drain with hot water.
4. Knife blocks are a hotbed for multiplying mould
Almost every household is home to a knife block – they're convenient, practical and a safe place to store the sharpest objects in the kitchen. The loved storage solution is just as loved by bacteria, with the pockets an all-too-easy zone for mould and yeast to hide. If you're looking to invest in a knife block, find one that is dishwasher safe and easy to sanitise. If you already own one, start scrubbing!
5. Salmonella, yeast and mould are living inside your fridge draws
They're the handy zones of the fridge where you store your fruit and vegetables, but there is a good chance you broccoli is partying alongside some seriously nasty germs. Salmonella, yeast and mould could potentially be contaminating your fresh produce, so getting on top of lingering bacteria in vital. Once a month, remove your draws and wash with warm water and Fairy detergent. It will kill any residue and will again, prove a sanitary storage space.
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Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson Throw Lavish Pre-Wedding Barbeque
Just one day before Jessica Simpson is set to tie the knot with Eric Johnson, the couple threw a lavish pre-wedding barbeque to celebrate their upcoming nuptials and the Fourth of July!
Jessica Simpson, 33, and Eric Johnson, 34, are so close to being wed! The couple started off their wedding weekend right with their rehearsal dinner on July 3 and now a pre-wedding barbeque on July 4. Jessica and Eric went for a real patriotic theme to celebrate America's day! How festive! But let's not forget the wedding on July 5!
Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson Throw Lavish Pre-Wedding Barbeque
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson coupled their Independence Day and wedding weekend celebrations all in one. The couple threw a lovely pre-wedding barbeque for all their wedding guests at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, People reports.
The couple's wedding planner, Mindy Weiss, dished on the festive party.
"We're having a real Americana 4th of July party," she told People. "It's very down home. But it's not a T-shirt and jeans Americana. Because Eric's from Boston, it's more khakis and white shirts. Very Kennedy!"
The guests experience a cocktail hour that included lobster dogs, corn fritters and a shellfish station. There was also a Southern buffet that included fried chicken, coleslaw, mac and cheese and baby back ribs. To put the cherry on top of an incredible meal, guests indulged the pie bar or went for something smaller like a Creamsicle or Bomb Pop.
Talk about a spread of good food! Jessica and Eric sure know how to throw a party!
There was also a photo booth to keep guests entertained and games for the kids — Maxwell and Ace included!
Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson: Road To Wedding
The couple said "I do" at the San Ysidro Ranch on July 5. Jessica donned a custom-made champagne and gold Carolina Herrera gown for her big day.
Jessica and Eric's wedding comes four years after their engagement. The couple became engaged in 2010 just months after they met. They have two children — Maxwell and Ace — together.
We're so excited for the wedding! We can't wait to see what Jessica and Eric have in store for us on their big day!
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The therapeutic process can be related to a journey. As in any expedition, the traveler will have times of hardship and times of revelation. The end result is made up of things experienced and learned along the way. Things are left behind and healing though growth occurs. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and adults. I have over 10 years of experience working with such issues as depression, postpartum depression, grief, anxiety, behavioral issues, and trauma. I believe that therapeutic treatment offers the opportunity to achieve personal growth and self-discovery in a safe and private environment. My theoretical orientation as a counselor is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which means that I will collaboratively work with you toward realization of how your thoughts impact your feelings and behaviors. I also have extensive training in expressive and art therapies, holding a Masters of Science in Art Therapy, and I include elements of art therapy in my approach, where art is used as a bridge to enable the expression of emotions when verbalization may be difficult. Other modalities applied are play therapy and mindfulness techniques. I believe that each client in unique and that therapy should be tailored to meet the needs of each individual.
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This series is a rather lazy exploration of how to work with sparse data in Morton order. Along the way we'll be composing a number of useful data structures and twiddling a lot of bits.
Revisiting Matrix Multiplication
As of March 2020, School of Haskell has been switched to read-only mode.
Part I: Bit Shuffling with Lenses and Isomorphisms 25 Aug 2013Edward KmettThis post shows how we can define Morton Order via bit shuffling operations.
Part II: The Zen of Z-Ordering 25 Aug 2013Edward KmettThis post shows how you can perform bit shuffling by not actually shuffling at all.
Part III: Extending Vector 25 Aug 2013Edward KmettThis post is an exploration of how to extend the Vector package with hybrid vectors and custom stream fusion combinators.
Part IV: IntMap!? 25 Aug 2013Edward KmettThis post explores how you can use the notion of a "most significant difference" to power a data structure like the venerable Data.IntMap.
Part V: Heaps of Performance 16 Nov 2014Edward KmettThis post focuses on introducing pairing heaps and how to bootstrap a data structure.
Part VI: A Most Significant Comparison 25 Aug 2013Edward KmettThis post summarizes what we've learned so far about Morton ordering, and compacts all of the bit twiddling of the first 2 parts into a `compare` like operator for most significant bits.


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Radical acceptance is a concept that I use quite regularly in order to help me cope day to day and to challenge negative thoughts and feelings. It is a concept that you will most probably hear associated with DBT (dialectical behavioural therapy), as it falls under the module of distress tolerance within its framework. I myself learnt the skill of radical acceptance during my time in a DBT programme and it has been an invaluable skill that has helped me in many areas of my life, so I figured it would be a useful thing to share!
What Is Radical Acceptance?
As the module, it falls under hints at, radical acceptance is normally used to help a person tolerate distress and deal with unhelpful thoughts and feelings. Life can be quite unpredictable at times. We may often find ourselves in distressing situations that we genuinely can't change and so are required to process what is occurring and accept it, in order to reduce our suffering in that given moment. It sounds quite simple, but in a heightened state of emotion, alongside our automatic learned responses to stressful situations, it can be quite tricky to implement! Especially, if it goes against how we usually deal with things. However, what's so great about this skill is that almost everyone can benefit from knowing about it, even if you don't have a mental health problem. We all have to tolerate distress at some point in our lives, as it's pretty much an inevitable part of existence. So, having this skill in our toolbox can only be a helpful addition, even if some people don't end up needing to use it that often.
So, When and Where Can I Use Radical Acceptance?
Anywhere and everywhere! Radical acceptance can be applied to many areas of life. For example, I am very particular about being on time to appointments, meetings, classes etc. So when something happens that prevents me from being on time, such a traffic jam, it can cause me significant distress. In this situation, I try to acknowledge that what is occurring is out of my control. By ruminating and fretting about it, I am only increasing my suffering in a situation I cannot fix. Freaking out will not make the traffic clear faster, it will only make the experience more unpleasant and distressing. So, I must radically accept that I am in a traffic jam in order to help myself tolerate the situation in a more beneficial way. Sometimes, I find it helpful to say this out loud, so 'I am in a traffic jam and I will be late, but that's okay. There's nothing I can do about this situation right now other than accept it and wait it out. It will be okay, Ellen.'
Radical acceptance does not mean denying ourselves acknowledgement of how we may initially feel in the moment. Awareness of this is actually very important. It allows us to consciously change our responses and accept the situation in relation to how we may react. So, if you know you are more likely to get angry when distressed, then the process you go through to achieve radical acceptance may differ from someone who cries when distressed.
Some other scenarios in which radical acceptance could be applied to might be: radically accepting the anxiety you feel right after an exposure. Yes, it is there and it feels pretty awful, but it must be accepted and tolerated in order for it to pass and for you not to give in to the compulsion. Exams are also a key situation in which this could be helpful. Once you've completed and handed in an exam paper, there's nothing you can do to change your answers or the outcome. So, instead of ruminating over what you could've and should've done, radically accepting that it is finished and the grade will be what it will be, may help you to have a more relaxed summer break, whilst waiting for results day. Additionally, a very DBT centric example would be radically accepting a self-harm incident. Instead of getting angry and upset at yourself for what has happened, fuelling those negative emotions, by radically accepting it, you will be in a better position to focus on the skills that did and didn't work for you and figuring out the triggers behind the self-harm. This way, you may feel more confident about how to tackle those urges when they next arise. This is a process though, so please, please be compassionate with yourself. ❤
This Radical Acceptance Thing is Trickier Than it Looks…Help!
Radical acceptance can be quite tricky. I often find it difficult and it sometimes ends up being a retrospective process of looking back on a situation I didn't handle well and thinking of how I could've implemented radical acceptance, alongside other skills in hindsight. I think one of the most important things to do is practice. As with any skill, the more you do it, the easier it should hopefully become. So, please try not to get frustrated if you're unable to implement this skill straight away. It takes time (which I know is frustrating) to get to grips with the concept and to figure out how best you can use the skill. So, for some people that might be saying out loud the situation and the facts so that they can more easily radically accept what's going on. For other people, they may need to use mindfulness to ground themselves before they can radically accept the situation. There is no wrong way of doing it. It's an individual process, so please don't feel as if your method's invalid. We all work in very different ways, so if you've found a way that works for you, stick with it!
Sooo, hopefully, I've explained radical acceptance okay?? It's a relatively new skill for me too, so if you have any questions or queries please feel free to drop me a comment or tweet me @Ellen_White_.
Also, apologies for my sporadic posting this year. I've been so consumed by A-Levels, but I've finally finished them as of last Thursday woooo! So, I now have the whole summer free to blog and do all the things. I was thinking about possibly doing live-streams to answer questions about OCD, mental health etc. So, let me know what you think?
Hope you're all well, I'll speak soon!


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Fabulous White and Cream House Interior Design
In Arizona is located a wonderful shop named FOUND Design, whose owners are passionate fans of vintage style. The shop offers an assortment of antique & vintage style with a funky modern flair. Decor, furniture, lamps and accessories can be seen in ready made compositions, which can serve as a source of inspiration. As it turns out, the same store, also has its own interior design studio that provides consultation and, if necessary, can also help to arrange home for the same style fans.
Interior, which we want to show you today is arranged through the store's production. Infinitely beautiful and cozy!
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The Official Sponsors of the Big Brother Naija Game, Payporte has released statement concerning the disqualification of one of Big Brother's Housemate, Kemen.
In a statement posted on their official Instagram page: @Payporte, the official sponsors of the game confirmed the incident.
They wrote:
An Official Statement From PayPorte On The Incident Between Kemen and TBoss:
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PayPorte is strongly against sexual harassment and perversion and we strongly condemn Kemen's actions.
We believe individuals whether under the influence of alcohol or being sober, should have high morals.
@kemen_fitness has just been disqualified from the game over his actions. We will always uphold high moral values.
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Many of you have questioned my opposition to Prop 37.
There is a great book "Unscientific America" . . . it is not about the global warming deniers nor about the "intelligent design" fanatics (although it does cover them) . . . no, at it's heart, it is about my friends and colleagues, people who are presumably educated and cultured; people with Master Degrees and PhD's . . .
Can we start with the fact that GMO began with the very first farm? That "GMO" has been around longer than Jesus Christ (or if you prefer, Plato)?
Can we acknowledge that farmers randomly grafting one plant to another with no clue whatsoever as to what the result might be, in uncontrolled and unobserved open fields might actually be more unsafe than targeted molecular mutations that start in a computer, proceed to a lab, are tested in a greenhouse and only then planted outdoors, miles from any other crop?
Of course not; for most of you some random folk-tale or "Ancient Chinese" something or another is far more reliable than a peer-reviewed, double blind, two year clinical study that has been replicated 14 times . . .
These people who refuse to vaccinate their children — even though non-vaccinated children are nearly ten thousand more times likely to contract a preventable disease than to have a negative reaction to the shot –
These people who throw away their money on Homeopathic "medicine" – when it is quite literally, scientifically, and by all measures and studies . . . municipal tap water —
These people . . . who call themselves science based liberals . . . have bought into the Tea Party mentality, hook, line and sinker —
Anyone out there ever heard of "CAM"?
Of course you have. If you are a friend or collogue of mine you are no-doubt card-carrying members of the "Complementary and Alternative Medicine" cult.
Back when Bill Clinton was President he tried to get FDA oversight of what was then called the "herbal supplement market." Turns out something like 70% of these "supplements" are manufactured in Utah and our dear Senator Orrin Hatch has been receiving campaign donations from them for decades. It was dear Orrin who blocked FDA oversight, created the "CAM" legal description, wrote the disclaimer that you now see on every one of these non-cure 'cures' and gave this multi-billion dollar INDUSTRY carte blanch to make any claim, sell any concoction, without any testing, without any proof that it is effective or even any proof that it is safe. It is "buyer-beware" – they have an immunity that "Big-Pharma" could only dream of. And time and time and time again when tested, these "ancient remedies" have proven to be either ineffective or dangerous or both.
Still swallowing Echinacea? Dozens of studies have proven beyond doubt that they are as effective as M&M's. I could go on, and on, and on . . . (See Snake Oil Science: The Truth About Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
So why this digression? What does this have to do with GMO?
First, before mindlessly jumping on the "Frankenfood" bandwagon ask yourself if it is not simply your anti-corporate bias clouding your vision. (See Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future)
Second, understand that the CAM, organic and whole food movements are ALSO multi-billion dollar industries, just like Big-Pharma, controlled primarily by a handful of multi-national corporations, who employ their own lobbyists and marketing guru's (See The Omnivore's Dilemma).
Third . . . take a trip to Africa and ask those who are starving what they think of GMO, because virtually all of the LIBERAL third world development NGO's FAVOR GMO. So as you eat your organic, locally harvested, seven dollar salad tonight stop and think, just for a moment, of the millions of third world children who actually have affordable rice in their tummies, thanks to GMO products that resist drought, pestilence and poor soil (See NPR All Things Considered).
We certainly do need be wary of the folks who brought us the A-Bomb, Agent Orange and Asbestos; but we need be equally wary of the faith healers and the snake-oil salesmen and the folks who claim that wearing a magnet on your wrist can ward off disease.
You and I, we have been eating GMO products for several decades now. And you know what? More people have gotten sick or died from eating seafood — because of the toxic runoff that fish consume — than any GMO product; more people have died consuming "natural, herbal" remedies than any GMO product.
Indeed, the death toll to date for GMO: ZERO.
So please, do not be a cliché "knee-jerk" liberal. Think. Then vote No on 37.
Here is a link to an NPR report on the subject:


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Mrs. Arcilla, a nurse at San Juan De Dios and an AIM Global product user and survivor of breast cyst, shared the product to her husband Oscar Arcilla who was comatosed due to vehicular accident. According to her, his brain was swollen and had experience a total memory loss. The doctor said it will take 6 months to recover.
Because of C247, he had a remarkable recovery, he woke up and found to have lesser degree of surrounding edema, a sign that there's no need for operation. His brain has lowered it swelling, and his memory enhances.
For her it was not surprise about its healing effect, because I have already proved it to myself.
Her husband added, "For all the time, the reason why I have a fast recovery, its because of this products of AIM Global"
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The making of Bali's incredible pig roast
A smiling, shirtless, tattooed man sits on a stool spinning four pigs over a searing fire. The fragrance of grilled pork is accompanied by intense heat from an open fire pit.
The room is dark and dirty, a scene more appropriate for a country village than the back of a Balinese restaurant.
This is the grilling station in Candra Babi Guling, a restaurant in Denpasar, Bali, recommended to me by locals after I ask for an authentic Balinese food experience featuring roast pork, or babi guling.
"I want the best," I say.
Setting off on a winding 30-minute cab ride from Kuta, I find Candra Babi Guling on a street with merchants hawking everything from motorcycle parts to durian.
Established 25 years ago as a bamboo hawker stall, today Candra Babi Guling is a full-service restaurant and arguably the best babi guling place in Bali. The owners, Mr. Candra and his wife, started the business on their own, but now employ 50 workers. The restaurant is open daily, from 5 a.m.-10 p.m.
The best time to have babi guling is mid- to late-morning, times that ensure the freshest cuts of roast pork are delivered to you.
Faced with a menu that included no English, but lots of photos, my small party was able to decipher what we wanted -- everything. We ordered the nasi guling campur, or "mixed roast rice."
Fearing we wouldn't get enough pork, we also ordered porsi sosis (pork sausage) and pepes otak babi, which is shredded pork with a mixture of chili peppers, lemongrass, curry leaves, tamarind, basil and other spices wrapped in a banana leaf and grilled.
The food came in a flash and we were presented with a large helping of pork in many guises: crispy pork skin that tasted of light coconut milk; sweet pork satay; blood sausage; dried pork floss; and a helping of rice and pork bone soup.
All of it tasted wonderful and the damage was only 168,000 rupiah (US$20) for the three of us.
As we ate, workers hauled massive platters of roast pork to the front of the restaurant, which was doing a brisk takeaway business. I asked the manager for a tour of the kitchen and he eagerly obliged, leading to my discovery of the fire pit and rotating pigs on spits.
It was 11 a.m. when I wandered in. The grill master had been up since 3 a.m. cooking pigs.
On a typical day, he and a partner grill 10 pigs for the restaurant during a 14-hour shift. They choose only young pigs, aged from eight to 18 months, and grilling can take three to four hours per pig.
Although most Balinese customers prefer takeaway, I think the pork is best enjoyed slowly in the dining room. My visit to the fire pit was gravy on top of the feast.
getting there
Jalan Teuku Umar 140, Denpasar, Bali, +62 361 221 278; daily, 5 a.m.-10 p.m., www.babigulingcandra.com


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How dangerous is Emmanuel Macron – really?
To what extent does Emmanuel Macron represent a risk for civil liberties in France? Against this background of looming one-party hegemony and executive overreach, especially in security matters, the Conseil constitutionnel, the French Constitutional Council, found it wise to remind the government of the limits of its police powers.Continue Reading →


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FINDLAY, Ohio – The Lake Erie College track and field team was in action today as they competed in the Meet for Everyone at the University of Findlay.
Head Coach Grant Lodahl said "We had a lot of very good efforts tonight and got exactly what we wanted out of this meet".
The men were led by DJ Graham (Gomer, Ohio / Columbus Grove) as he won the 3000 meter race and set a school record with a time of 8:35.17 minutes. Vincent Horning (Stow, Ohio / Stow) and Austin Jones (Botkins, Ohio / Botkins) finished first and second in the 800 meter race. Horing took first with a time of 1:57.38 minutes and Jones took second with a mark of 2:00.57 minutes. Christopher Vogel (Kirchberg, Germany / Sportgymnasium Chemnitz) added to the wining ways for the Storm as he took first in the triple jump clearing a distance of 45 feet one inch. Jordan Pritchard (Painesville, Ohio / Lake Catholic) also won the mile as he crossed the line in a time of 4:16.95 minutes. The men's day was finished off by a third and fifth place finish in the 60 meter dash. Shavon Thompson (St. Andrew, Jamica / Ardenne) took third and Andre Husain (Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Holy Name) took fifth with times of 7.12 seconds and 7.15 seconds respectively.
The Storm women were led by Nadia Lee (Tucker, Ga. / Tucker) as she won both the triple jump and the long jump. Lee set a personal best and hit a division II provisional mark in the long jump as she cleared a distance of 18 feet nine inches. Johanna Moeller (Bochum, Germany / Schiller-Schule Gymnasium Furjungen Und Madchen) earned a second place finish in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 9.28 seconds. The Storm women also had a solid performance in the 60 meter dash as McKenzie Patton took fourth (Bellefontaine, Ohio / Bellefontane) and Caprece Conrad (Akron, Ohio / Woodridge) took seventh with times of 8.02 seconds and 8.22 seconds respectively. Patton added to a successful day with a fourth place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.81 seconds.
Coach Lofdahl added "Nadia had another stellar performance, this time in long jump with GLIAC-leading jump. Our distance guys worked together and helped each other to run PRs, including another school record for DJ in the 3K, which was his fifth record-setting race of the season".
Lake Erie will be back in action next weekend when they return to the University of Findlay to compete in the GLIAC Indoor Championships.


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Enhanced 7 SABMiller brands using Design and Drupal
SABMiller is a multinational brewing and beverage company headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. It is the world's second-largest brewer measured by revenues and is also a major bottler of Coca-Cola. Some of its major beer brands include Miller, Foster, Castle Lager, Peroni among 50 other brands.
Services Provided
- Technical Consulting
- Drupal Development
- UX/UI Design
- Quality Assurance
Our Engagement
We executed multiple projects for SABMiller harnessing the power of Drupal as Multi-site platform for SABMiller. We worked with SABMiller London and SABMiller India during the course of 1.5 years of our association with SABMiller and executed 11 projects including 7 brand and CSR Drupal websites.
Our Role
- Project Management & requirement alignment with regional marketing managers.
- Technical Leadership for SABMiller Drupal Starter kit.
- Drupal Development for specific brand roll outs.
- UX and UI Design on couple of Brand websites.
- Planning and executing content migration from varied data sources and applications.
- Quality Assurance of all Drupal Initiatives and brand websites.
- CMS Video Trainings to regional stakeholders.
Drupal as a Platform for Multiple Website Rollouts
Built with Acquia site factory paradigm, we made lot of overlapping functionality between brand websites reusable using configurable modules. Roll outs for specific brand involved configuring generalised modules, specific brand customisations and Drupal frontend development for unique look of each brand. Thanks to Drupal starter kit approach, we didn't have to re-do content modelling, install and configure base modules and features for each brand site, this allowed SABMiller to roll out brand websites faster and cheaper.New website for a brand simply required dev team to spin a new site from Acquia site factory and they would get a functional base website with stock features / content entities enabled ready for customisations.
Our Approach
- Organising Requirements -- At the start of each project we conducted workshops with stakeholders to gather all their pain points and new ideas. This unstructured data was then converted to user stories with available details. We used confluence to organise documentation for all projects and JIRA to prepare project backlogs.
- Grooming Sprint -- Before breaking ground on any project, we conducted grooming sprint to close down on any requirement or technical risk. Purpose of grooming sprint was for client and dev team to agree on what was being built and for dev team to freeze technical approach. Below are few details of grooming sprint:
- Duration -- 3 Days to 2 weeks depending on the size of the project.
- Acceptance Criterias -- One of the major activity of grooming sprint was for QA team member to write down the Acceptance criterias and for client stakeholder to approve the acceptance criteria helping everyone to be on the same page.
- Technical Grooming -- Finalising technical approach for user stories, this took minimal time as we were using Drupal starter kit and lot of the technical decisions were well thought at the platform level.
- Prioritisation of user stories and preparation of project plan.
- Output of the grooming sprint was fleshed out backlog.
- Development included customising the starter kit, migration of content using the migrate framework and UI development for the website. All websites were built with mobile first approach covering both Desktop and Mobile (Tablet if specified).
- Re-usability --- Any new feature built during the course of a specific brand website which had potential for reuse on other site was packaged as Drupal module with necessary configuration and merged back to starter kit for it to be available to other sites.
- Documentation -- We kept extensive documentation for Drupal starter kit architectural decisions, user guide for module configurations, CMS user guide.
As an example roll out, we look at Radegast website, Czech beer brand of SABMiller which was built on the above platform.
Our brief was a lift and shift of the old website to SABMiller Drupal Platform, during the discovery of the project and after conversation with marketing manager for the brand we agreed that website could use a face lift for it to connect with Radegast's younger target audience. Though a UI/UX redesigned was agreed upon, caution had to be taken to not exceed the budget as UI redesign had the potential of adding features and higher customisation and deviation from Drupal starter kit.
Old Radegast website was built very long ago and hence the designs were not of a modern website. Additionally the challenge was to keep the whole process in budget both from design and development point of view. Major activities done during the design phase were:
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- Modernisation of UI using crisp / flat design.
- Adhering to brand guidelines while incorporating ideas and feedback of various stakeholders.
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We are near the center of Doylestown, one block east of the Bucks County Courthouse on the corner of East Court and Church Streets
Doylestown Presbyterian Church:
Andrews Hall Education Building and Church Office:
Parking:Turn left on Church Street, proceed 1 1/2 blocks to parking lot on right at Church Street and Selner Lane.
From I-95 Pennsylvania, take Exit #49, PA-332 west toward Newtown. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Newtown Yardley RD/ PA-332 west which becomes the Newtown Bypass. Turn slight right onto Newtown Bypass/ PA-413 north.Turn left onto Durham RD/ PA-413 north. Follow PA-413 to US Route 263 (Old York Road). Turn left on Route 263. Turn right on Route 313 (Swamp Road) and follow to Court Street. Turn left on Court Street. DPC is located on the corner of Court and Church Street. Turn right onto Church Street. The parking lot is located down the hill on Selner Lane.
From Route I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway), take I-76 West to Route I-476 North (Blue Route) to where it intersects with the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Follow turnpike directions listed below.
From Allentown/Bethlehem area (and other points north), take Route 309 South to Route 313 East (in Quakertown). Follow Route 313 East to Route 611 South. Take 611 South to Church Street. Turn left on Church Street. The parking lot is on your left on Selner Lane.
From Montgomery County/Norristown area, take Route 202 North which becomes a Parkway as it enters Montgomery Township (before Route 309). Continue on 202 North for 8 miles. Make a left onto Lower State Road (US BUS 202). Follow BUS 202 to North Church Street. Turn left on Church Street. The church is on the left; the parking lot is down the hill on Selner Lane.
From Route I-276 (Pennsylvania Turnpike), take I 276 to Exit 343, Willow Grove. Bear right off the exit onto Route 611 North. Stay on Route 611 North (road will become limited access bypass around Doylestown - bear left toward Easton.) Exit right at Broad Street, and make a right at the traffic light at the top of the ramp. After the sixth traffic light, make your second left. The church is on the left, the parking lot is down the hill on Selner Lane.
HANDICAP PARKING - There is handicap street parking on Mechanics Street. Mechanics Street is located between the Sanctuary building and Andrews Hall Education Building and is a one way street. To access Mechanics Street from Route 611, after the sixth traffic light, turn left onto Mechanics Street. There are 4 handicap parking spaces on Mechanics Street. To access Mechanics Street from the corner of Church and Court Street, continue on Court Street to Broad Street. Turn right onto Broad. Turn right on Mechanics. (Mechanics Street is before the traffic light.) There are 4 handicap parking spaces on Mechanics Street.


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Against the encompassing might of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a game like Ratchet and Clank got left behind. Even I was guilty of such a thing. I did not pick up Ratchet and Clank until after Christmas while I was enjoying Vice City from day one. Looking at it now, even though both games are superb, I wish I would have played Ratchet and Clank first because it is that darn good!
Ratchet and Clank was created by Insomniac Games, best known for the Spyro series back when it was actually good. At first look and feel, Ratchet and Clank feels a lot like Jak and Daxter by Naughty Dog and you would be somewhat right. Naughty Dog helped Insomniac a bit in getting the "load on the fly" thing accomplished that Jak and Daxter did so well. It is also obvious that Insomniac might have worked closely with Naughty Dog while creating Ratchet and Clank. Although I love both games, I think Ratchet and Clank is the far better (and longer) of the two. The biggest reason is probably because I liked the characters in this game more than those annoying ones in Jak and Daxter.
Ratchet and Clank is about a cat-like hero (Ratchet) who is a mechanic and a robot (Clank) who is a runt in a group of robots that gets away from the people trying to destroy him. Clank wants to save the universe from the evil Blarg. The Blarg have decided that they want to create a new home because the current one is overpopulated. To do this they will take pieces off existing worlds (and thereby hurtling them into the sun) to build their new one. The videos in the game are done tongue-in-cheek like this and they are just hilarious. Clank runs into Ratchet and tells him he can get Ratchet's spaceship going as long as he helps save the world. Looking for fun, adventure and glory, Ratchet agrees and off they go.
Ratchet and Clank is played over 20+ worlds where there are missions on each world that need to be taken care of.. You play Ratchet for the most part, but you also start playing Clank starting about a third of the way through the game. The worlds in themselves are huge and beautiful. You even have a map available to you that can show you where you have been and where you have not been. By defeating an enemy with your wrench (or the other myriad of weapons) they release a bunch of bolts. These bolts are the monetary value in this game. With them you can buy new weapons, ammo for the weapons and other mission-specific things.
The weapons are the main draw in this game. There are 35 weapons/accessories for you to buy or receive. They include different guns: Blaster (machine gun), Pyrociter (flamethrower) and the world famous (and expensive) R.Y.N.O (Rip You a New One) along with many others. There are also different gloves you can get: Bomb Glove, Glove of Doom, Decoy Glove, etc. This game just has lots of weapons and you can choose whichever one you want to use. You also have a Quickselect where you can put 8 weapons/accessories onto it for easy switching via the Triangle button and one of the directions.
This game is a dream to control. The only troublesome part was that Ratchet does not stop on a dime. He has a little bit of lag (or inertia) when he is jumping/running. In some cases this can drop you right off a ledge, but it is pretty realistic to me given the amount of inertia movement he has. The music is also very good in this game. Overall this is a great and welcome game for the Playstation 2.The graphics are beautiful. The game runs at 60 FPS nonstop. There are absolutely no slowdowns or anything. This game may be the most beautiful Playstation 2 game this side of Final Fantasy X and Zone of the Enders. I have nothing to complain about with the camera. It really never gave me any fits or put Ratchet and Clank in a spot where I could not see anything. The music is mostly in the background, but there are some very catchy tunes in this game as well. The music does the best thing it can do here: be in the background to the point where you only notice it is there and that it complements what is going on quite well. The controls are nice and tight on this one. The only minus would be the aforementioned inertia that Ratchet displays while jumping or running that might cause you to fall off a ledge and have to redo it all over again. The Quickselect menu works, but I think they could have sharpened it up a bit more. I'd like faster access to my other weapons in some cases.
This game is just plain fun. The characters (and videos) really get you into the game and you will laugh at many things the characters say. To me, neither Ratchet nor Clank had the smart-ass attitude that Jak and Daxter had. This helps the game immensely. This game moves like a dream and is easy to get a handle on. After Devil May Cry 2 this was a welcome game that had lots of soul and lots of love behind it.This game gives you a good 20 hours of gameplay. It may give you more if you want to get all the weapons because you will need to collect a lot of bolts to get them all. This game has value just oozing out of it. I would even argue it has replay value. In most cases platform games are a "once and done" genre. This game makes me think differently as I would love to go through it again.


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Friday, June 19, 1998 Published at 15:39 GMT 16:39 UK
Controls wanted on sale of human tissue
The industry is already worth millions of dollars worldwide. In North America, two Canadian companies that set up skin banks have recently been given the go-ahead to sell the tissue commercially to burns victims.
The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) wants European Union governments to legislate to protect the interests of patients.
New technology
Human tissues play an important role in medicine. They are used to diagnose illness and to treat conditions - bone marrow, for example, is transplanted into patients suffering from leukaemia. But scientists are developing novel uses all the time.
Skin cells can be grown in the laboratory and, when sufficient numbers have been produced, grafted onto a patient with burns.
In contrast to organs, tissues do not require immediate transplantation and can be stored for a period of time. This raises serious issues of safety.
Storage banks
The EGE says new legislation should include tissues such as skin, bone, corneas, placentas and umbilical cords.
The EGE says the storage facilities that already exist are virtually unregulated, unlike the more familiar blood banks in every country.
It is particularly concerned that tissue might be removed from patients without consent and without payment.
Consent issue
Noelle Lenoir, the Chair of the EGE, says the UK is one of the more forward-looking countries.
"In England, even if there is no real regulation of human tissue banks, the common law principle of consent is very strong," she says.
"Compare this to France, where surgical residues, which are the main sources of human tissues, can be collected without consent. They are considered as belonging to the public at large."
The group has made four main recommendations:
"In the end we decided to keep the principle of free donation, with some compensation perhaps. We don't want to see the poor sell their organs or their tissues for the benefit of the rich," says Noelle Lenoir.
Regulation and risk
The growing use of skin and other non-organ tissue in medicine highlights some important safety questions. According to a British member of the EGE, Dr. Anne Mclaren, it is not just the dangers to the patient that concern her.
"Unless tissue samples that are going to be used for human therapy are guaranteed to be safe, there is a risk to the people who receive them. Also to the handlers," she says.
"So it is very important that the procurement of the samples, and the storage, and what happens to them later, are all properly regulated and supervised.
The use of the Internet to store information about sample donors means that European ideas about patient confidentiality are difficult to enforce. Even if the group's recommendations become EU law, it will be impossible to control the global trade without worldwide agreement, at the very least on donor information.
"We will try to ensure the rules are correctly enacted in Europe, but we think that an international agreement concerning the transfer of data through the Internet could be very useful," Noelle Lenoir says.
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The animal-human conflict is as real as it can get in Kenya. Local dailies are never short of headlines on elephants straying into farmland and destroying crops. Or lions attacking herds of sheep in their enclosures.
While the government has made radical steps to minimize this conflict, eliniminating it altogether has been an uphill task owing to shrinking pasture lands and periodic spells of biting drought.
Recently, ranchers have found themselves at a crossroads with pastoralists who have defied even security forces intervention to bar them from grazing their animals in conservancies. Deaths have taken place on both sides as this ugly tussle for precious pasture rages.
Herders with their cattle near zebras
For this reason, it is uncommon to find individuals caring for wild animals out to compete for natural resources with them. Nonetheless, a bunch of Samburu warriors have taken the initiative of working with the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary to rescue elephants that get stuck in water holes and get left behind by their herds.
During the dry months pastoralist communities follow elephants as they scavenge for water in dry riverbeds. They then dig deep wells, up to 15 feet, as they look for water.
Sometimes elephants stumble and get stuck in these wells. A group of Samburu warriors often rush to the cries of stuck elephants and help them out. They then care for them until they're reunited with their herds. Sometimes their efforts end up happily, sometimes they do not.
Case in point is when Lolngojine and Lemojong rescued Kinya, an elephant calf, and nursed it as they waited for its herd to come back. When the herd failed to turn up they took it to the sanctuary and continued to care for it. Unfortunately it died before it could be reunited with its family .
While what the crop of Samburu warriors is doing might seem inconsequential at this point, it's a sure promise of a transformation of how humans related with wild animals in an environment where competition for natural resources is cutthroat.
Read a detailed version of the story here
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We'd like to congratulate Gillette on the brand's new Fusion Proglide blades which according to the packaging "effortlessly glide…"
Although we'd be more likely to congratulate the brand if the blades came in a package that effortlessly glided open first thing in the morning, instead of requiring scissors, which may not be so common in a typical hotel room.
While we're commenting on the packaging, we draw your attention to the promise of "Incredible comfort – even if you shave every day." Yep, this isn't one of those slipshod blades that is only comfortable for men who shave every few days, months, or even years, because the men out there all know how comfortable that would be.
We bet if you had a sharp razor blade you could open this package! Actually, we withdraw that bet, after trying to open it with all five blades and the trimmer blade, with no success!
3 Less Convenient Ways That You Could Open A Package Of Sharp Objects
1. After cutting open the package, it could have a special door with an alarm inside, to notify everyone in your home that you just tried to touch a package of razor blades, just like at Wal-Mart! Except unlike Wal-mart, this alarm would wake up your family, neighbors, and their barking dogs.
2. A package that opens easily, but only if you don't shave every day! And by "easy", we mean opening the package requires wooden screws and instructions from IKEA. If you shave as often as you assemble furniture, i.e. once every few years, this may be easy to open, otherwise, not so much.
3. You could be required to win a pair of scissors as part of a challenge on Survivor Philippines. If you don't win the scissors, you'll be stuck with an unopened package of razors and a grizzly beard the rest of the season, feeling like Burgess Meredith in the Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough At Last," just with more facial hair.


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Mother's Day is May 13 and, like any decent son or daughter, you want to get your mom something great. What you don't want is to get her a crummy gift that might bore or offend her.
Knowing what not to get Mom is just as important as knowing what she likes. Before you go shopping for Mother's Day, make sure you read this list of things to avoid.


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Alpine Presbytery Strategic Framework
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Is it possible to connect my mobile device to my laptop using the TeamViewer app, without having an Internet connection?
Is it possible to connect my mobile device to my laptop using the TeamViewer app, without having an Internet connection?
Can TeamViewer be used within a local network (LAN) only
To activate the LAN mode in TeamViewer full version and Host module:
1.In the menu click on Extras and then on Options
2.On the General tab activate Accept incoming LAN connections
When selecting accept exclusively it will display the IP-address of the computer in the ID-field.
A connection can now be established using the IP-address or alternatively using the host name.
By connecting I assume you mean remote control it via TeamViewer:
Yes, you can. As long as both devices are on the same (local) network you can use the devices (in your case computers) IP address instead of the TeamViewer ID to connect.
You will have to activate this option first on the host computer.
Please tell , Can all features be used , by ip address option?
Not as far as I can tell. TeamViewer requires the central server in order to initialise the session (and from what I can see on their website, it also logs specific activities during the session). I can't see how you can get around that.


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Massey Ferguson is proud to announce AGCO's Fuse Technologies fitted to high horsepower MF tractors are now in use across all five continents with the delivery of a new MF 8737 to Australia.
The 370hp (400hp max) flagship tractor from the MF 8700 range has been fitted with AGCO's Auto-Guide TM 3000 steering system and AgCommand TM telemetry system. It will be used for tillage and controlled traffic farming applications at a large farming enterprise near Melbourne.
Powered by a six cylinder, 8.4 litre AgcoPower engine, the MF 8737 features the Dyna VT stepless transmission with Dynamic Tractor Management, and is ideal for the most demanding farming tasks.
Massey Ferguson has dedicated sales and service specialists for Fuse Technologies in Australia, and this tractor joins other high tech units working as far afield as Japan and South America.
"Massey Ferguson is one of the world's best known farm machinery brands and we have been helping farmers across the globe become more efficient and more productive for years" commented Campbell Scott, Director Sales Engineering and Brand Development. "Auto-Guide™ 3000, available to MF users via AGCO's Fuse Technologies, is helping farmers now all around the world to cut costs and farm in a more efficient way."
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Massey Ferguson's Fuse Technologies specialist Aymeric Vaudez explains: "On large farming enterprises, AgCommand™ telemetry allows managers to track tractors working remotely, and monitor service information to ensure that such important power units can perform to the optimum."
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Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Wind Energy
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Award winning comedian and regular in dictionary corner on Countdown, Richard Digance, is coming to Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre in early July.
He'll be at the venue on Sunday, July 6 with a show featuring comedy songs and amusing tales.
The BAFTA nominated performer has been credited as a major influence by a host of leading modern comedians including Ross Noble.
He has had his own TV shows and is also an accomplished poet and songwriter.
He recently toured theatres around the country in a show with with long-time pal Jim Davidson.
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So you've got yourself a killer razor and a jar of premium shaving cream. And you're wondering, why does my shaving experience still suck? So glad you asked. One of the biggest keys to a pleasant, effective shave is neither your blade nor your foam. It's the stuff you put on — or don't — before steel hits skin that makes or breaks the quality of your shave.
That's right: it's the often-mentioned, little-used pre-shave balm. You apply the stuff beneath your actual shaving cream as a sort-of first line of defense for your skin. It softens the hair, moisturizes your face, and forms a barrier between you and your razor that helps avoid the nasty effects of razor burn.
It's a critical part of the shaving process, and the reason why legendary Italian shaving company Proraso created its Crema Pre Barba, or Pre Shave Cream ($16 at Jet). Part of the White Label collection for sensitive skin, this product caters to men who find their face easily irritated and prone to razor burn. The cream is formulated with oatmeal extract and green tea — the first to protect and soothe, the second to nourish raw skin with antioxidants that fight acne and help produce healthier facial hair.
The cream is designed with a subtly citrus scent, but the real reason you'll love it is that it does exactly what it's supposed to: softens your whiskers and facilitates an easy gliding action that helps prevent micro-cuts.
To use, apply in a circular motion to your damp face. Do not rinse. Apply shaving cream. Shave. Revel in the lack of sting.
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The perfect size for the cards, change, and small things you carry every day, these handmade pouches are such a hit that every member of our staff has one. They also make perfect gifts for your favorite people!
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- Length: 5". Width: .75". Height: 3.5".
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The Primecut process begins with carefully sourcing cowhides and shearling from tanneries throughout the world. Each material is selected based on its quality, weight, and durability. Speaking to the nature of the material, they love curating their designs with both a sense of aesthetic proportion, and a bit of playfulness. Primecut bags reflect their playful design aesthetic--slight variations in pattern, color, and texture represent the uniqueness in each Primecut piece.
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I've managed to steer clear of pumpkin related foods for most of my 20-something years of life (I think). Until a few days ago when a friend introduced me to a pumpkin cupcake. I obviously couldn't say no and I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't reek like the guts of jack-o-lanterns from my childhood. Kinda tasted like carrot cake. Interesting…
Now I'm a big fan of carrot cake/cupcakes but the bf apparently dislikes them. He is however a huge pumpkin pie fan (WTF. It tastes like carrots. But, whatever.) So I had to make a compromise given that a few of the dishes I've made recently has gone to waste as we haven't been able to consume them fast enough (see: full freezer).
After browsing some recipes online I decided that muffins were the way to go for us. Cleaner to eat (see: the bf is a huge slob) than the bread version. More convenient to serve and freeze than the bread too (love grab and scarf down type of meals). In my mind it also seems healthier than cupcakes (despite the fact that the ingredients are pretty much the same).
And the winning tester recipe was the Vegan Pumpkin Walnut Bread from Joy the Baker. It was fantastical! The addition of oats was the great idea of Willow Bird Baking. Some substitutions I made due to lack of ingredients were: the usual baking powder instead of baking soda (see: substitution table), all-purpose flour and wheat germ instead of whole wheat flour (see: substitution table), reduced the amount of brown sugar (high amounts of sugar freak me out), and adding ginger instead of cloves.
I also halved the recipe, which still yielded 12 hearty size muffins. Thus if you use the full recipe below you will end up with 24 of these bad boy muffins.
Here is my very slightly varied version of Joy the Baker's recipe:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour + 3 tbsp. wheat germ (instead of whole wheat flour)
- 1 1/3 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 8 tsp. baking powder (instead of 2 tsp. baking soda)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. allspice
- 1 tsp. ginger
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flours, sugars, baking soda/powder, salt, spices, oats)
- In a medium bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (pumpkin puree, oil, maple syrup, water)
- Mix wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Fold in most of the chopped walnuts, leaving some to sprinkle on top of the muffins.
- Drop dough by the spoonfuls into the muffin tray and top with the walnut pieces.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven. Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Then devour while they're still warm.
- The muffins were good but were on the verge of being slightly too dry. Likely due to the oats addition. Next time I would likely add a slight bit more of pumpkin puree (1/4 – cup? or less?). Personally, I wouldn't add more oil or maple syrup for the sake of my health. As you're mixing the wet and dry ingredients together you should be able to determine whether more moisture is needed.
- As a result of the sugar decrease, the muffins did not seem sweet at all which I like. For those who like a sweeter muffin I would recommend following the original recipe.
- I made the mistake of adding the walnuts into the dry ingredients before the wet ingredients were added. I would advise against this as I found I had a harder time getting the dry ingredients to mix together (actually just the brown sugar…). But it probably doesn't make much of a difference really.
- Please ignore the fact that this particular muffin appears to have a gross looking walnut growth on it.
- Yum.


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C# Software Developer - Quant Finance (23363)
This company is a well-respected and successful powerhouse of quant analysis, modelling and prediction used by high-performing hedge funds. Their systems run 24/7, making it critical that all software is cleanly written, well-documented and easily scalable. As they expand their capability, they are seeking a few select software developers to work on their core investment platforms and systems.
Working in a .NET / Microsoft environment, candidates must be fluent in C# with proven commercial experience in a high-performance and high-reliability environment. You'll know how the language works, what subtle flaws you have to look out for, and what strengths of the language you can use to your advantage. You'll recognise that quality of code is important, and will prioritise thought-through solutions rather than a series of patches and quick hacks.
Candidates for this position should have a strong academic background (a 2.1 or above from a reputable university and very good A-levels too), and demonstrate a continuing interest in new technologies and development methodologies. Experience with numerically-focussed code will be a big plus.
On offer to the right candidate is a peerless remuneration package, with plenty of benefits and perks to go with. Based in Central London, the company's offices are easily reached from multiple tube lines and train stations, and boast a pleasant and modern open-office development environment.
If you think you have that edge over other coders, the best ideas and coding solutions at your fingertips, and want to be part of this exciting environment, do apply now!
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Everyone recognizes empathy when they see it – the ability to share another's feelings and emotions. It seems to come naturally to some children. Others seem unable to "walk in someone else's shoes" or even notice another's reaction or feelings as different from their own.
For years it was assumed that some children are just more sensitive or intuitive than others. It's in their nature to be altruistic and kind. Science now shows that there is much more to it.
Empathy is shaped by an interaction of environmental and biological processes that occur over the course of development. These take place within the context of children's early attachment relationships, in which experiences of connection or bonding occur, as well as episodes of social rejection. In secure attachment relationships, episodes of rejecting behavior are quickly repaired by the caregiver. Reparation does not occur in insecure or disorganized attachment relationships. As a result, children learn to expect to be rejected by others.
In either case, these experiences link the circuits in the brain responsible for social behavior and physical pain. These connect with the circuitry that enables children to discriminate between themselves and others. The interactions between these circuits are the basis for empathic behavior. Children use their own experiences with pain and self-soothing as a model for what the people around them need in similar situations. When caregivers have been a source of comfort to them, they are motivated to reach out to others to reduce their distress.
Early childhood trauma interferes with the development of these neural pathways. As a result, children with early trauma histories are less inclined than peers to notice or seek to alleviate the distress of others. This is due in part to their blunted affect which limits awareness of their own discomfort, as well as their compromised ability to self-soothe.
The effects of trauma on the medial prefrontal cortex also plays a role. Traumatized children have a limited ability to interpret the thoughts and feelings of others. Difficulty inferring another's intentions makes it hard for them to predict how people will think or act. This leads to errors in social cognition, as well as difficulty with inferential comprehension in reading and math.
Strategies to promote empathy in children
- Provide time at the end of an activity or academic task to reflect on what children experienced participating. Did they enjoy what they did? If so, why? If not, what could be changed to make it better next time?
- Encourage children to play the game "What Were They Thinking?" All it takes is having a discussion about the possible intentions behind the behavior of a character in a book, film, or a real person in the public media. Encourage discussions of different points of view, including how people come to different conclusions based on the same information or data.
Read more in Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt: Strategies for Your Classroom, 2008. Available at www.amazon.com