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Last week British triple jumper Julian Golley came to one of our worships to talk about fundraising through sponsored sports activities organised by Super Schools. He demonstrated, with children from various year groups, some of the activities we could be doing. These included moves called star jumps, press ups, mountain climbing and spotty dogs. This week Julian returned to read more »
Archive | Sports Captains
Activate start date delay
The Sports Captains have been discussing the start of Activate sessions. It has been decided that these exciting sport opportunities will begin in the New Year. Keep an eye on our blog to get all current information and keep up-to-date with our planning. Thank you for your interest, The Sports Captains Team
Activate – sports for all!
Every Tuesday lunchtime the Sports Captains meet to discuss new activities and ideas for the new 'Activate Club'. As a result of these meetings, we now zone off half of the MUGA each lunchtime for these activities to be made available for all Key Stage 2 children. On Mondays, Jessica and Jasmine lead Year 3 sport read more »
Introducing the Year 6 Sports Captains…
The Sports Captains attended the training for their new roles on Tuesday 11th October at Redlands Community Hub. The children were joined by 19 other schools to undertake intense training to become Young Leaders of sport across the school. The day was split into 4 workshops, with each focusing on a different aspect of the read more »


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This week, we're featuring a new contributor to our Flickr pool — Bertha Crowley. It's her first Summer of canning, and she's produced an amazing array of small batch jams. If you click through the image above, you can see all the kinds she's made this year. She still plans to make "apple sauce and/or butter, more salsa, tomato sauce & pickles before produce season is over!"
Fabulous work, Bertha! Thank you for sharing with us and we look forward to seeing more.
If you'd like to participate and have your pictures featured, please join our Canning Across America Flickr pool and submit your photos.

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Adding Additional Source Code
C++ File
Adding C++ code is simple. Simply add your *.hpp and *.cpp files and you are good to go! The file extensions must be *.hpp or *.cpp
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Adding C source code is a bit more hassle since compiling with mixed C/C++ requires some extra headers, so please use the following code as template for your header file. The *.c file doesn't require any extra stuff though.
#ifndef MY_NEW_FILE_H__
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During the early years of the United States' involvement in Afghanistan, the U.S. military was killing too many civilians and depriving too many others of basic rights and liberties. By 2008, nearly 40 percent of civilian deaths in Afghanistan resulted from U.S. military operations.
The level of "civilian harm"—the military's term for killing innocent civilians and causing major political, social, and economic disruption—was adversely impacting the United States' efforts to defeat the Taliban and weakening the legitimacy of the U.S. and Afghan governments.
The report by the Open Society Foundations, The Strategic Costs of Civilian Harm: Applying Lessons from Afghanistan to Current and Future Conflicts , examines how the U.S. military learned from its early mistakes in Afghanistan and applied lessons to mitigate civilian harm. In fact, starting in 2009, the U.S. military recognized its mistakes and started to understand the high strategic cost of civilian harm. The military's changes led to a significant reduction in civilian deaths during the next few years.
The report argues that the United States should develop a Uniform Policy on Civilian Protection. The new standards would apply to all U.S. military operations in current and future conflicts and, hopefully, better protect civilians caught in conflict.
For full access to the report on The Strategic Costs of Civilian Harm: Applying Lessons from Afghanistan to Current and Future Conflicts, kindly follow the link.


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AX 2012: Open a Folder with X++
In this post I want to show you a quick and dirty way to open a folder via X++ in AX 2012.
Open a Folder in AX 2012
I added the following code at a Button in the clicked method like this.
All it takes to open a folder via X++, is the DocumentManagementHelper class and its static method OpenFolder. Just pass the ExcelExportLocation Enum (0 – Local, 1 – Remote) and specifiy your path as string for the second parameter.


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Report finds that almost three quarters of deep sea fish have plastic particles in their bodies, highlighting the pervasiveness of the plastic issue.
New research has shown a worrying level of plastic in even deep sea ocean life, raising concerns that the issue of plastic could cause a serious threat to human health.
As reported in The Times, scientists studied 233 fish in a polluted area of the Atlantic ocean and found 73 percent had consumed plastic, with many of the species studied being crucial food sources for a range of life including dolphins, seals and seabirds.
The study, published in "Frontiers in Marine Science", also highlighted that these plastics would accumulate in the food chain and potentially reach humans. They also highlighted the threat of other toxic chemicals found in these animals, including polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which pose a serious threat to human health.
Plastics make their way into the ocean in significant quantities each year, both as microplastics from clothing and cosmetics and as larger plastic items which break down into smaller pieces over time. Smaller animals often mistake them for food and consume them, and are then subsequently eaten by larger predators themselves. This results in an accumulation in larger apex predators and this can have significant health impacts on the animals.
ORCA's work to monitor marine mammals in the Atlantic aims to highlight changes in population and distribution in order to understand some of the potential impacts of threats such as plastics, allowing us to inform government policy and drive change at the highest levels. We want to create safer spaces for whales and dolphins for future generations.


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★ The Branch
Mireille Messier; Pierre Pratt, ill.
Kids Can Press, Ages 3-7
Yitzi and the Giant Menorah
Richard Ungar
Tundra Books, Ages 5-9
Fox and Squirrel: The Best Christmas Ever
Ruth Ohi
Scholastic Canada, Ages 2-7
★ The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold
Maureen Fergus; Cale Atkinson, ill.
Tundra Books, Ages 4-8
GIVEN OUR climate, it's no surprise that Canadian kidlit publishers make the most of winter-themed titles, releasing a few every fall. This year's crop is strong and inclusive, with something to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or just the joy (yes, -20°C can be joyful) of winter. As these four picture books show, the season comes in a rainbow of colours and a spectrum of tones ranging from serious to silly.


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I read a fabulous blog every day called Mamamia and today there was a post all about food quirks. This made me think about the cultural food quirks that I've noticed about living here. Quirks that if you ask the average Dutch person they will tell you it is perfectly normal and that my idea of normal is bizarre. I watched an entire thread yesterday in a fabulous online ladies group discussing this very idea. Some of these very accomplished women have given up preparing particular foods that they love because for their Dutch inlaws as they are too scared to try something different to what they would normally eat. I'm not too sure how it would go down at home if I decided I wouldn't eat boerenkool or andijve because who mixes lettuce with mashed potato?!
Some of the funny little differences I've noticed are:
Putting tomato sauce on the top of a toasted sandwich. This my friends, is a crime against toasted sandwiches. Tomato sauce does not belong anywhere near a toasted sandwich. Toasties are for fillings like cheese, ham, tomato, chicken, onion, tinned spagetti (this may be an Australian food quirk though), but never tomato sauce.
Pre-packaged baking mixes. Really? It doesn't take that much longer to bake a cake from scratch. I don't get why it is so difficult to find quality baking ingredients, but fifteen different varieties of home-made-brownie-just-add-water packages. The level of surprise people have when I mention that something is huisgemaakt never ceases to amaze me. It's like I've just turned water into wine..!
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Haring (pickled herring). Nothing more to add here. Gross.
French fries with mayonnaise. If you ask any Dutch person, they will tell you that it is absolutely mandatory to have mayonnaise with fries. It's to the point where wherever you order french fries you will either: be asked if you want mayo, or just get it automatically. What? you want tomato sauce?! You can't have tomato sauce on fries!
La Place. For the uninitiated, La Place is a tray restaurant. You know, where you grab a tray at the start and choose what you want then pay for it. However, the Dutch quirk is that you can also order a steak or pizza, but it's made to order and you must stand around and wait for it. Loads of fun when it's right on dinner time and there are ten others ordering steaks at the same time...
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Speaking of coloured sprinkles, Beschuit met muisjes is another quirky food. As far as The Rules go, when a child is born, the new parent must supply all visitors (and colleagues) with beschuit met muisjes. The beschuit is a dry round crispbread and the muisjes are pink or blue balls (depending on whether you have a boy or girl). The muisjes taste like aniseed and the beschuit is dry and guaranteed to crumble all down your shirt, closely followed by all the muisjes for the energetic new parent to clean up once you leave.
I almost forgot one! Leverworst (liverwurst). Belongs with the haring and paling. Yuck.
Now I'll put the shoe on the other foot for a moment and talk about foods I eat (and the way I eat them) can be seen as slightly odd (or gag inducing) for Maarten and other Dutchies...
Roast pumpkin. Actually pumpkin in any form other than pumpkin soup. It's a vegetable that my mum would prepare every day (meat, potatoes, pumpkin and vegies). My inlaws ate roast pumpkin for the very first time when I cooked it. My mum's special pumpkin cake recipe is a huge hit with the entire Dutch family. Although, they may just be saying that to be polite. Actually, as pretending to like something when you don't is completely foreign to Dutch people, they must genuinely like the cake! Yay for me!
Vegemite. OK. I'm copping out a bit here. The entire world outside Australia thinks vegemite is disgusting. Back when I was tour guiding, we always had vegemite in out food packages that almost nobody ever ate. I don't know why they didn't supply nutella instead. When I was a kid I wasn't so keen, so used to mix it with honey on my sandwiches (food quirk perhaps?), but now I love it. Not as much as I like Promite however. Which leads me to...
Promite. Similar in principle to vegemite, although this one is so hard core that not even all Australians like it. The flavour is very strong. Kind of like the child of vegemite and marmite on steroids. I think it's great on toast and as a toasted sandwich together with cheese. Maarten won't let me kiss him if I've been eating Promite. Safe to say it's something that he finds disgusting...?
Dipping food items other than biscuits (or plain flavoured crisps) into the dip. This one might just be a Maarten and Nerissa thing, but I can't be sure. I almost made Maarten puke when I dipped my chorizo into the dip once. I was told I have to stop, or he would puke. He even gets upset if I dip flavoured crisps.
There are all sorts of native Australian foods that the majority of the Australian population finds a bit disgusting, let alone the rest of the world. Witchetty Grubs for one. Fat white catterpillars that live in the ground that can be eaten raw or cooked. Smells like fried eggs and tastes like peanut butter. Apparently. You won't get me near the little suckers.
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So what Dutch food quirks have you noticed? What are things that you eat that the regular Dutchie might find horrifying?


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Due to an outcry of overwhelming support for the series (they asked, we answered), love-based shooter Gal*Gun: Double Peace will be released worldwide.
They asked if we wanted Gal*Gun localized, and we answered an astounding "hell yes!" in return – prompting developer Inti Creates to announce the search for a Western publisher only two days after posing the question.
Here's the announcement tweet from Inti Creates;
Thanks to your support Gal*Gun is getting a worldwide release! Now, we search for a publisher! http://t.co/0sFf6lJtsf pic.twitter.com/evBLg2eCR4
— Inti Creates (@IntiCreatesEN) August 7, 2015
…and the important bit from their official site;
"With the release of Gal*Gun: Double Peace in Japan the other day, and the absolutely tremendous amount of support we have received in the past 48 hours, we have come to the decision that now is the time for people around the world to experience Gal*Gun! The team was completely blown away by the outpouring of love and support for this franchise from the fans outside of Japan, and it turned out to be the final push to make a worldwide release for Gal*Gun come to be."
Are you excited for this impending localization?
If so, you can grab some more information about the title by looking at our past posts.


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Adam Lambert is an astonishing singer. His range is near operatic, able to transform "We Are The Champions," the well known, overplayed anthem by Queen, into a fresh, thrilling experience. Upon seeing him perform 21 songs over the course of the group's Hong Kong debut before nearly 10,000 people at the AsiaWorld-Arena in September, it's obvious that both Lambert and the group complement, respect and inspire each other.
Undoubtedly it was the larger than life singer Freddie Mercury who helped catapult the group from UK band into a world renowned legendary act. And the few times the late singer is reverently seen and heard onscreen, most notably during "Bohemian Rhapsody's" famed operatic sequence, his range and charisma steal the show.
During Lambert's introduction to "Somebody To Love", he made this clear while thanking Hong Kong fans for their support and Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor for the opportunity to share the stage. "I've been doing this for four years and I still feel incredibly lucky, but there will only be one Freddie Mercury," he graciously said.
As a result, Lambert has smartly decided to reinterpret Queen's seventies and eighties classics (as well as a couple from their final album "Innuendo" too) into his own image. He does it with flair, starting with the tailored all-black mesh shirt, suit and hat ensemble he sports during the show's outset. While singing "Don't Stop Me Now," he preens, trills and camps up Mercury's ode to having a ball, all the while prancing around the stage in an over the top black feathered top. It's an affectionate homage and a rebirth of the group's catalog at the same time.
While appreciative of Lambert's stage presence, the effect was initially jarring for the subdued audience. It was only after he coyly challenged attendees to have more of a reaction than the Shanghai audience did that the Hong Kong crowd (an evenly balanced mixture of locals and expats, older and younger) responded with unabashed enthusiasm. The original members, supplemented by competent musicians which included Taylor's son on drums, made sure that the hits from the group's rich catalog kept coming. "Tie Your Mother Down" flat out rocked. "Another One Bites The Dust" had a theatrical feel. "I Want It All" featured dramatic musical interplay between Lambert and May.
Longtime fans were kept on their toes by Taylor singing lead on "It's A Kind of Magic", which morphed into an extended jam session culminating in a drum solo competition with his son. May challenged the audience with an ageless guitar solo that was moody and experimental as opposed to riff driven. And one of the more bizarre moments of the night was the sight of Lambert and Taylor paying tribute to David Bowie with a rendition of the hit "Under Pressure", made all the more poignant by the fact that neither of the song's original singers are alive.
Production values were simple yet stellar. A giant screen, subtly shaped in the letter "Q," tastefully changed colors depending on the mood of the song, and where need be, also flashed film images as mood enhancers. Lasers occasionally shot out into the audience. Large video screens on each side of the stage ensured that the band was seen clearly.
By the time the time it came for traditional encores "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions," a regally dressed Lambert was rightfully recognized as the king of Queen. But to truly capture the throne and thrust Queen in a new direction, Lambert, May and Taylor should record a studio album together to see if their white hot chemistry can be something more than great karaoke.
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Anwar refused to resolve Chinese school issue in 1987, says Soi Lek – NEWS/COMMENTARIES – Tuesday, 03 April 2012 Super Admin
(The Malaysian Insider) – Chinese voters should not trust Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to resolve the Chinese school issue as the pact's leader refused to fix the problem when he was education minister, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said today.
The MCA president said that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had refused to budge on the government's appointment of non-Mandarin educated principals and senior assistants to vernacular schools in 1987, despite strident protests from Chinese educationists.
By doing so, Anwar, who now leads the opposition, caused Operasi Lalang that same year, he added.
"You must remember that in 1987, Ops Lalang was because of Anwar," he told reporters at Wisma MCA here after a party presidential council meeting.
"He refused to do anything… So if the Chinese have so much confidence in Anwar, then we should have second thoughts."
Operasi Lalang saw the arrest of 106 opposition leaders, Umno politicians and Chinese educationists under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
The crackdown — which the government has described as necessary to head-off growing racial tension between the Malays and the Chinese — also saw the printing permits for four papers revoked.
Dr Chua also pointed out that during his time as opposition leader, Anwar "has not said a word" about Chinese education, and claimed the opposition has hijacked the issue for political mileage.
He charged that Chinese education has not been given prominence in PR's Buku Jingga manifesto, with the exception of some "motherhood statements".
The Chinese should not be hoodwinked into saying the Chinese education issue is because of MCA. — Chua Soi Lek
The former health minister also hit out at rival party DAP for "hijacking" a rally held on March 25 to protest the shortage of qualified Chinese school teachers in the national education system.
DAP was using the issue to create "hate politics", he said, which ultimately led to the alleged assault of deputy education minister and MCA Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong by a protester at the rally.
"We condemn the violence and abuse directed at Wee Ka Siong. You may not like it but Wee Ka Siong was selected by the government to head the panel to resolve this issue.
"The Chinese should not be hoodwinked into saying the Chinese education issue is because of MCA," he said.
Dr Chua added that while education is a federal issue, state governments could still extend their help to Chinese schools by giving land and subsidies for temporary teachers as well as electricity.
He also questioned why opposition-led states have not done more in this regard.
"Why have none of them done that? They only give RM5 million, RM3 million and talk around the whole world," he said.
"MCA has given more than the Penang government… but we didn't shout about it because we feel it is our responsibility to do so," he said.
Anwar needs to endorse the below 3 items FIRST then the Chinese school issue in 1987 can be forgotten. But because Anwar has not endorsed with intent to grant, Chua Soi Lek and BN can still attack Anwar. if PM Najib endorses the 3 items though, Pakatan would be put at severe disadvantage.
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy.
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution.
Malaysia fast turning into US lackey, slams PAS – Harakahdaily – Wednesday, 04 April 2012 07:45
Malaysia's decision to stop oil imports from Iran has been described as yet another sign of the country fast moving towards becoming a US lackey, said PAS secretary general Mustafa Ali.
Describing the US-led sanction against Iran as part of Israel's effort to destroy the Islamic republic, Mustafa questioned the present administration's policy of bowing to US demands.
Must Malaysia acquiesce to every demand from United States?" he asked.
Reuters earlier reported that national oil company Petronas scurried to stop oil imports from Iran to avoid being punished by Washington. Prime minister Najib Razak, described by political analysts as the most pro-American prime minister the country ever had, had dismissed the impact of the decision saying the 50,000-60,000 barrels it used to buy daily were only "a small amount".
Mustafa asked if Najib was "forever clinging to American tail coat".
He recalled that during the premiership of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the country had been known as an outspoken member of the Non-Aligned Movement and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,
and praised for its stance on issues affecting the developing world.
Although Mustafa strongly disagreed with Mahathir's domestic policies, he said the latter's courage to speak out against American foreign policy was commendable.
"I would implore our prime minister to take a leaf from Tun's stewardship in facing the political hegemony of the world superpowers," said the veteran PAS leader.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg quoted Petronas CEO Shamsul Azhar Abbas as saying that it was struggling to find alternative sources for its South African refinery.
Petronas's Engen unit, which operates South Africa's second-biggest refinery, is getting about 65,000 barrels a day of crude from Iran, he added.
Since UMNO Malays dislike Chinese and Indians enough to keep the Bumi system (even after the Reid Commission expired after 15 years and was not even reviewed), Malaysia needs a military backer that doesn't like China too much. Russia is China's friend, Indonesia dislikes Malaysia in many ways due to the maid abuse cases etc., Thailand has half a mind to reconquer Malaysia but lacks the go ahead from USA and has to watch it's back where Cambodia etc. might take advantage of any Thai invasion . . . so who else but USA who is also China's biggest trading partner?
Even the Sunni Saudis are close to USA enough to keep quiet if a 'fellow Muslim state' Iran gets attacked by Israel. PAS doesn't know this?
Are you ready – Bersih 3.0 on April 28 at 2pm! – by Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle – Wednesday, 04 April 2012 11:18
Free and fair elections movement Bersih 2.0 will hold its third rally on April 28 at numerous locations spread across the nation and also the world to enable the Malaysian diaspora to participate in the protest against Prime Minister Najib Razak's government for refusing to clean up the electoral system before calling for polls.
Najib is widely expected to dissolve Parliament and hold snap general elections soon.
Bersih 3.0 will be held at 2pm and will be themed "Duduk Bantah" or sit-in protest. The Bersih organizers plan to make 8 reform demands as it did in its landmark July 9, 2011 rally.
Act of arrogance
The reform demands are a cleaning of the electoral roll, reforms to postal voting, the use of indelible ink, free and fair access to media, a minimum 21-day campaign period, the strengthening of public institutions, a stop to political corruption, and an end to 'dirty' politics.
Just a day ago, Najib's Umno-BN coalition hammered through Parliament a heavily-watered down proposal from a special elections review committee, but refused to table a minority report expressing strong reservations for the recommendations.
"This is clearly an act of arrogance, denying space for us to explain and bowing to Umno's demand. The minority report has shown that the Election Commission failed to guarantee rightful voters," Anwar told reporters at the parliament lobby on Tuesday.
Hey idiot voters, no matter how loud you shout and or long you march or how many MPs and Assemblymen you beat up, nothing changes if your MP or Assemblyman has no intention of granting :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy. (Article 18 Human Rights Charter)
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution. (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
;or is corrupt, nepotistic and intends to be term limitless, if you the voter are undiscerning enough to just march and shout but ar e unclear on what policy your MP or assemblyman wants to write or amend for you, nothing will change even by BERSIH 10.0.
If you the marcher and voter will not become an independent candidate to prevent MPs or Assemblymen of the above bad types who refuse to UNAMBIGUOUSLY endorse with intent to grant the above 3 items in a reasonable timeframe, , nothing will change even by BERSIH 10.0.
Don't bother to March, save your energy, identify what kind of person your MP or Assemblyman is and run for election yourself if your assemblyman or MP is not going to grant the above 3 items or has the bad qualities of nepotism, corruption etc..
Which MPs have voted against the electoral reforms? Vote out that MP. Which cabinet ministers have placed the bureaucrats who have prevented the electoral reforms? Vote out that Minister from their MP's seat.
And from this voting method, eventually know that MPs do not make good Ministers, wrong academic training, and beholden to political party 'lines' make them UNVOTABLE. If refuses to amend bad laws, unable to keep campaign promises, nepotistic and corrupt, even worse.
Smiling broadly is fine (well not so fine, as this march may end quite badly for those who get jailed – maybe this lot are smiling because they know the limelight on the backs of the suffering of those imprisoned will be to their benefit, that as high profile figures they will be well treated so they won't care. This is cynical to say but recall what happened to MB Nizar . . . ), but if this lot has no intentions for the 3 items or qualms about the abuses, instead pretending to be saviours while putting marchers into harms way, then don't waste time voters. All pictured above should instead be on a high profile delegation to the UN or NAM, or even the highest authority of Sunni Islam, the Islamic University of al-Azhar in Cairo – to demand the 3 items above listed on behalf of all Malaysians.
What is this uncivilised method of marching behind crocodiles that play all sides, that claim credit of on the backs of the efforts of others working in the background making the critical connections? Marching only gives them a chance to arrest voters with the stomach to march but without the smarts to run as candidates. Voting intelligently or challenging the MP for their seat is as important as if not better than marching.
BN = Racism and Corruption, some Nepotism
PR = Corruption and MORE Nepotism
3rd Force = Less Corruption only?(Best Choice)
Potential 3rd Force Parties are :
KITA, JATI, ABU, MCLM (whats left of it, but homophobes could find it a good party that has 20 candidates), PCM, Borneo Front, Konsensus Bebas, HRP/Hindraf and PSM maybe SUPP if SUPP wakes up (much like MCA/MIC and Gerakan will not) and perhaps SAPP and LDP . . .
And any independent candidates as in the list below who can CLEARLY take up the above 3 items (not like mealy mouthed Pakatan who looks preferring to keep the entire term limitless, apartheid system in place to benefit themselves, while refusing to amend abusive by-laws) . . . :
1) Maimun Yusuf http://www.worldbulletin.net/index.php?aType=haberArchive&ArticleID=19162
and potential wolves/turncoats in the making :
2) Koon Yew Yin (the plutocrat Civil Engineer who cannot commit to candidacy though suitable),
3) Ummi Hafilda (PKR hater at odds with PKR VP Azmin)
4) Another Auntie Bersih 2.0 the high profile one Ambiga Sreenevasan (who struck down rightful Perak MB Nizar while Bar Council President during BN's 11th term)
5) Another Auntie Bersih 2.0 Annie Ooi Siew Lan (. . . basking in limelight for being old but not yet running for candidacy, is there a Malay and also Orang Asli Auntie Bersih as well who believes in the 3 items? Step forth and let the equality minded citizens of all races vote . . . )
6) Nobel Laureate Dr. Said Samad (who said he did not want to die useless but can't find the inclination to run for candidacy at 76 . . . how much better off you are to not commit to offering the people a choice of independent candidate – educated, well loved, comfortably well off, lots of spare time . . . see candidate 1 Pak Samad and think . . .)
7) any plutocrats out there with a conscience ready to fund some 99%ters (especially Malays) to run on the above 3 items .
Race Relations Bill: Public Consultative Process Needed, Consider Equality Commission – 03-Apr-12 10:30 – Current Affairs Podcasts
Last month, Minister in Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said that discussions on the fate of the Race Relations Bill, along with other bills set to replace the ISA, are likely to take place this month. This follows after years of flip-flopping on decision of tabling the Race Relations Bill in recent years.
In the following interview, Lim Chee Wee, president of the Malaysian Bar Council discusses:
– the government's flip-flopping in pushing the Bill through since 2008
– whether the Race Relations Bill will be able to reconcile with Article 153
– how Bumiputera policies will be affected if the Bill is passed
– lessons to learn from the UK's implementation of the Race Relations Act 1976 and its more recent Equality Act 2010, and how these lessons can be implemented in Malaysia
– whether the Race Relations Bill has the potential of being abused
– possible hurdles should the Bill be tabled
– whether legislation is the best way to deal with race relations issues in the country
Bumiputra and Special Privileges should be entirely removed. We all know that the whole system is a crony enrichment system. After all citizens are equal, and if removed, there will not even be a 'Race Relations Act' needed since eveyone will be equal with the poorest (regardless of race or faith) gaining benefits and special privileges. The taxpayers are not going to pay the MPs and Assemblymen salaries to write bills for equality that are already implicit in Malaysia's being a signatory of the Human Rights Charter and Human Rights Council.
UNHCR Article 1
All human beings are born *free* and *equal* in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Surah An Nisa 4:75
And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a *protector* and appoint for us from Yourself a *helper*?" And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a *protector* and appoint for us from Yourself a *helper*?"
Selangor exco Teresa Kok is incapable of fulfilling her responsibility because while she can boast about Pakatan Rakyat state government's contributions in helping Chinese schools, yet Chinese schools still face many difficulties, including the lack of coordination between the state government and local authorities where she had announced the allocation of land to SJKC Keng Chee.
However, the construction committee of SJKC Kheng Chee were issued a stop-work order form the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), thus preventing the construction progress of the school.
S'gor turned a blind eye
To make things more difficult for the SJKC Kheng Chee construction committee, the state government had turned a blind eye to this problem. The state government had only announced how concerned they were over the issue of Chinese education, leaving the school committee, parents, children and the construction committee in a dilemma as the project is still unable to proceed as scheduled.
Not only has Teresa Kok disregarded the construction of SJKC Kheng Chee by making things difficult for them through the Subang Jaya Municipal Council, she had also attended the 325 Chinese education rally and had asked the crowd to support DAP, which is prohibited by the rally's organizers, and had incited the crowd there to humiliate Deputy Minister of Education Datuk Dr Ir Wee Ka Siong, thus causing the rally to not reach its objectives.
Chinese education is an important issue to the Chinese community, and Teresa Kok's actions in politicizing this issue has caused the people to worry about the future of Chinese education.
Although DAP continuously promises to protect the rights of Chinese education, their behaviour during the 325 rally, such as waving political banners and shouting and showing the thumbs-down sign, and calling for the downfall of Barisan Nasional shows that their words are only a scam to secure the votes from the public.
If DAP manages to win the votes of the public, they had better be sincere and determined to solve the problems on Chinese education, because if they do not then the future of Chinese education will be ruined, and if this does happen it will prove to be an expensive mistake for the country.
Chong Sin Woon
MCA Youth Education Bureau chairman
By now we should all be clear that Polytheism (i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism etc..) is the antithesis of Monotheistic religions like Islam (PAS), Xianity (DAP) and Judaism.
Now Terasa being a JEWISH Chinese person (and likely the equivalent of the USA's Jewish lobby in Malaysia – not that Israel should not exist, but being funded by such groups causes Terasa to become a cultic/Monotheist FIFTH COLUMNIST, something the Ruler's Colleective shuld be very aware of . . . some citizens in Malaysia are parasiting off the populace – BN, others are 3rd Force neutral, yet others intend to proselytise and subvert – PR . . . ), will (if not openly) not want POLYTHEISTIC Chinese culture and Chinese language to dominate and hence try to prevent Polytheism from dominating the faith choice of the minority Malaysians by suppressing Chinese education which is heavily infused with Chinese culture.
Consider deeper that the Hindus who are polytheistic and mostly Indian have ALSO been sidelined wherever possible by Pakatan. In the culture department MCA has the correct mindset, probably much more polytheistic than Pakatan, though in the lapdog-minority-autonomy department, MCA loses out because having benefited from UMNO for decades, MCA somehow feels beholden to UMNO's apartheid. MCA, this is just equality don;t confuse with money, least of all corrupt money which has no hold over anyone – how about demanding, along with MIC the right to Article 1 of the UNHCR from UMNO to grant the below 3 items :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy.
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution.
;so that the minorities will not end up as a colony of the USA and possibly the Israeli and Monotheistic group instead? This is just equality but PR is waging a religious war of proselytization, and a cultural propaganda war on behalf of the monotheists and Masonic type NWO groups . . . any NORMAL Malaysian want an agenda free political coalition instead of the Hegelian dialectic traitors on either side will vote 3rd Force.
BN = Racism and Corruption, some Nepotism
PR = Corruption and MORE Nepotism
3rd Force = Less Corruption only? (Best Choice)
Of course PM Najib could grant the above 3 items with the mandate BN currently has, and put a stop to all this b.s. . . .


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Let's pray for those families who lost loved ones in the tragedy in Virginia.
Let's reach out to those around us, those God puts in our path.Ā Is someone sad, distraught?
Let's be more thankful for the gifts the Lord bestows on us, and use those for His glory.
Let's appreciate our families, loved ones, and friends – and let them know.
Let's turn to the Lord and meditate on the words of the Bible, storing truth in our hearts.
"Oh Lord, thank-You that You are sovereign.Ā Help us to trust in You.Ā Be with those families who lost a loved
one in the tragic event on the university campus.Ā May many, many turn to You to find the peace, wisdom and
comfort they need.Ā In Jesus' name."


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This photo came with a note of thanks for a set of books we sent to Ukraine, to a church known to our Deputy Chairman, David Ide.
There are a number of keen theologians among the group there, and in the past they have received some hefty theological works which have been much appreciated. A set of books on Church history may seem a strange choice to send to Ukraine, but David says that much of the Reformation passed them by and they are so keen to learn about it.


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Suicide Prevention
William Coryell, MD - University of Iowa
Holly C. Wilcox, PhD - Johns Hopkins University
Formed in September 2010, the Suicide Prevention Task Group has been leveraging the expertise of its members to strengthen existing efforts in suicide prevention for all age groups. Efforts to date have included providing significant feedback for the NNDC Common Assessment Package in relation to measures assessing suicidality. The group is currently initiating a new pilot study to examine the feasibility of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) within a multi-site setting, and its potential contributions to the field of suicide prevention.


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If you are able to spare a couple of hours to help out the Belnorth team of volunteers please contact any Committee member. You can do this either through the emails of their webpage, on email@example.com or directly when you see them around the grounds.
Lets make our club great!
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From Association Football to Eton Fives, no country in the world has proven more adept at inventing and exporting new sports than England. But when it comes to bringing those games back home in triumph, few countries could possibly boast a worse track record.
Twenty20 cricket is the latest in a long line of sports to "come home" to England this week, but it is being made to feel about as welcome as a cane toad in a Brisbane living-room. If you were to ask your average English fan to name this month's big sporting events, the Lions tour of South Africa would probably share top billing with Wimbledon, with an honourable mention for Royal Ascot and the British Grand Prix. Does the prospect of a three-week, 12-team global cricket festival really whet the nation's appetite? Worryingly, I think we already know the answer to that one.
England's attitude to a form of the game they devised in 2003 is as apologetic as Albert Einstein's attitude to the Atom Bomb. An exceptional invention, subverted beyond the imagination of its creator, and now apparently threatening the very thing it was designed to help save. England's failure to embrace the shortest format - in defiance of the crowd-pleasing evidence from the domestic Twenty20 Cup - stems from a deep-rooted suspicion of the monster they've created.
Put simply, Twenty20's combination of money and brevity is seen as a direct threat to everything that England holds dear about cricket, namely the rhythm and history of Test matches - or, put more simply still, the Ashes, which is the only contest that really counts in England this summer. Everything revolves around the recapturing of the urn, because there is a misguided assumption that only a glorious repeat of the 2005 series will suffice to hoist Test cricket back to the pinnacle upon which it once belonged.
It is a damaging fallacy and one, ironically, that England's own Ashes foes would never condone. Australia haven't failed to reach the final of the 50-over World Cup since 1992, and they've won the last three crowns in a row from 1999 onwards - a run of form that hasn't exactly detracted from their ability to win Test matches. Coincidentally, the first of those victories was achieved at Lord's, in a tournament that England disgraced on numerous levels, starting with quite possibly the worst opening ceremony ever witnessed at a top-level international event.
The ECB's plans this time round are a closely guarded secret, and little wonder. Back then, a host of soggy fireworks turned the Lord's outfield into a civil war re-enactment society, a loosely connected microphone fused midway through Tony Blair's curtain-raising speech, and the team bombed out in the first round, the day before the official tournament song had been released. In the course of the tournament, England showed a complacent indifference to the fact that the eyes of the world were upon them. A decade on, and have those lessons really be learnt?
Not if the words of the then-ECB chairman, Lord MacLaurin, are anything to go by. Writing in this month's Wisden Cricketer, he stated that "Twenty20 should be kept in its box", as if it was some uppity underling with too much ambition for the office senior to handle. "I should say that I count myself among the traditionalists who didn't want any lessening of the game of cricket," he said. "It mustn't be the be-all and end-all of cricket. That should be Test matches. I would hate to see Twenty20 become the biggest form of cricket."
"England's attitude to a form of the game they devised in 2003 is as apologetic as Albert Einstein's attitude to the Atom Bomb. An exceptional invention, subverted beyond the imagination of its creator, and now apparently threatening the very thing it was designed to help save"
It's such a misguided attitude. You can't maintain quality by suppressing competition. To witness Lord's and Trent Bridge glowing under fully-functional, permanent floodlights, and to see The Oval bursting at the seams with 23,000 fanatical Indian and Pakistani supporters, was to be reminded that a major sporting event really has arrived on England's shores, and that surely has to be celebrated.
But why then, were there a mere 9200 punters at Lord's on Wednesday evening to watch Luke Wright and Ravi Bopara batter England to a nine-wicket win over West Indies? The choice of opponents clearly had something to do with the lack of interest - 17 encounters between the two sides in four months takes familiarity to contemptuous levels - but the admission price of 30 clearly didn't help the cause either. In 2007, the tournament organiser, Steve Elworthy, arranged for first-round tickets to be available for as little as 1.50. And there was scarcely a spare seat in any house.
Exchange rates aren't quite that favourable in England, but would it really have hurt to throw the gates open for a fiver, and encourage people to drum up enthusiasm for a competition that, in the words of Elworthy, is "a development product for attracting new markets and new fans." England owes it to the sport it spawned to get with the programme and put together a tournament to remember, because the game is not going to stand still and wait for the old country to make its mind up.
Instead, the opportunity to capture a new audience is being allowed to drift by. Take the marketing for instance - about the only advertisement that has been remotely visible in the past weeks and months has been an ambiguous poster of an old buffer with St George's Crosses painted on his cheeks. What on earth is the message that that is trying to get across? Don't be afraid? Even old farts know how to barn-dance? Thanks for the hard sell, guys. Sadly, in this country, Twenty20 cricket is still being regarded as mutton dressed as lamb.
Trying suggesting that to Lalit Modi. The recently concluded Indian Premier League was not a competition without its faults, especially given the political problems that forced it to relocate to South Africa, but the successful exporting of one-year-old franchises such as Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings gave the lie to Giles Clarke's assertion last summer that cricket fans are not interested in "made-up sides".
As global franchises such as Real Madrid and Manchester United have already shown, sporting allegiance does not have to be dictated by national boundaries. That may have been the formula that has worked for cricket until now, but let's be honest, the contests that have taken place in England so far this summer has been dire mismatches, thanks in no small part to a West Indies side that didn't even want to be here.
Even at full focus, West Indies struggle to match the game's big guns, just as the likes of Hull City and West Brom fail to keep up with Chelsea and Liverpool. And yet, West Indies aren't even the biggest stragglers on the international scene - Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Kenya exist in various shades of grey, while the up-and-coming Ireland feel their heads banging against a glass ceiling, as they lose their best players to England, time and time again.
The atmosphere of India's clash with Pakistan at The Oval demonstrated just what is possible when two fully-focussed nations go head to head - that very same visceral thrill turned England into Ashes junkies in 2005. But ever since that summer England have been as guilty as any nation of neglecting the form of the game that they profess to hold most dear, through a refusal to engage fully with any contest beneath the most glorious.
It's a sad fact that there are more viable IPL franchises than international outfits in the modern game. Old-school cricket needs a showcase like never before in the coming weeks, and the onus is on England to provide it. This month, it must finally be accepted that Twenty20 is not the enemy. It is the only realistic path to salvation.


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Climategate: the Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth Has Begun
by Myron Ebell
December 14, 2009 @ 11:17 am
My colleague at CEI, Iain Murray, just sent around a column by the well-known environmental and science writer Fred Pearce. It appeared yesterday at
"I have been speaking to a PR operator for one of the world's leading environmental organizations. Most unusually, he didn't want to be quoted. But his message is clear. The facts of the e-mails barely matter any more. It has always been hard to persuade the public that invisible gases could somehow warm the planet, and that they had to make sacrifices to prevent that from happening. It seemed, on the verge of Copenhagen, as if that might be about to be achieved.
"But he says all that ended on Nov. 20. 'The e-mails represented a seminal moment in the climate debate of the last five years, and it was a moment that broke decisively against us. I think the CRU leak is nothing less than catastrophic.'"


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On an intriguing day of Test cricket, England had their first good session of the ongoing Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge.
However, things did not go Englands' way to start off. India had a solid first session on day-3 and did exactly what the doctor ordered — to see off the new ball and keep the scoreboard ticking. Ganguly looked assured and played with hunger. He was often seen egging his more illustrious partner on whenever Tendulkar played and missed to Sidebottom. The fire and hunger seemed to back in Ganguly. So also the swagger. He had even hooked Tremlett for a huge six over squre leg! And what's more, to rub salt into the bowlers' wounds, he made Tremlett wait at the top of his bowling mark as he turned sideways to admire the shot on the grounds' TV screen! He was doing a Ganguly as only Ganguly can! This was a session that was India's all the way. The forecast would have been ominous for England at lunch time. The scoreboard read 338/3. India had made 82 runs in 28 overs, had seen off the new ball and were playing Panesar with aplomb. Tendulkar was on 87 and Ganguly was on 53. Tendulkar was looking good for a century and even though Ganguly was 47 runs away from a three-figure mark, it seemed almost inevitable that he'd cross the three-figure mark too — he was playing as well as I have seen him play in a long time.
The first session of day-3 was clearly Indias'. Our session-by-session score card would have read 5-0 to India after 6 sessions of the match had been played.
At lunch time, England would have been looking for inspiration from somewhere. Maybe even an extra pair of legs! Maybe a fresh body? And that they did find. Suddenly, in the post-lunch session, it appeared as if England were playing with 12 players!
They clawed their way back into the match and even recruited an Australian to help them along in their journey. Tendulkar and Ganguly were sent packing by the Antipodean and England managed to get Dhoni out with their normal complement of players. Session 2 of day-3 had belonged to England.
Simon Taufel had a bad day at the office and unfortunately, the next time one of our Indian media pundits (or couch potato fans) adjust their spectacles, settle themselves comfortably into their chair/couch, dig the record book to say "it has been X innings since Ganguly/Tendulkar scored a century", or "the last time Tendulkar/Ganguly scored a century was against a minnow", the fact that the two players were robbed of certain centuries will have been forgotten. The record books merely state "SR Tendulkar lbw b Collingwood 91" and "SC Ganguly c Prior b Anderson 79". And that is all there is to it. And that is all the scoreboard can say. You accept the good with the bad and move on. As Ganguly said phlegmatically, in his post-match, "You have to live with it".
Just as Cook was not out, but given out in Englands' first innings, the Indian team has to live with these two shockers from the normally good Antipodean.
And we should not really be making a big deal out of these screw-ups. We have to accept the good with the bad and move on. That's exactly what Tendulkar did, and after a brief mind-fuse, Ganguly seemed to have accepted it too.
However, the worrying thing for Taufel would be his form. He has made some good decisions in this series so far. Of that there is no doubt. But he did send (if I am not mistaken) Dravid and Pietersen packing in the first Test. His handling of Cook, Tendulkar and Ganguly in this current Test could be the onset of a pattern. Just as players need to look at their form and their match preparedness, perhaps it is time for Taufel to stand back to take stock?
Jonathan Agnew, in his BBC blog, says that these two decisions ultimately "did not affect India's position unduly". Firstly, it is irrelevant whether or not it did. Secondly, I think it could well affect India's position. Time will tell. However, I predict — perhaps foolishly — that there may well be a few more twists left in this match! More of that later.
England used their luck as a platform to claw their way into the match. Some will even say that they created their slice of luck — and that would be fair enough in my books! They stuck to their task manfully. Apart from Anderson who had suddenly started to look like the Anderson of old, all the other bowlers stuck to their task. Sidebottom and Panesar were particularly impressive. Their fielding never waned. Their players continued to chirp and chatter. One such monologue from Pietersen had perhaps crossed the line. It certainly caused Zaheer Khan to advance towards the slips cordon, threatening to introduce Pietersen's face to the bat makers' label. Perhaps Pietersen had asked about Zaheer Khan's bat contract! As Andrew Miller says on Cricinfo, England need to talk less and bat more.
But then they did claw their way back into the game. Session-3 of day-3 also belonged to England, in my books. Although they did let Kumble get some runs and, in the process, develop a 50-run partnership with Laxman, they did polish off the India tail. They then batted sensibly and positively for the remaining 16 overs to end the day at 43 for no loss. England was helped by some poor bowling by Sreesanth. He seemed to be all over the place. He seemed to have lost his balance, his rhythm and his composure. He seemed horribly undercooked. Nasser Hussain, in his TV commentary, commented that Sreesanth did not bowl a single ball of pace in the morning nets! He bowled leg-spin instead! While Sreesanth appeared to be falling apart, Hussain commented, "I have no sympathy for the lad really." Sreesanth's final over of the day lasted nearly 7 minutes as he stuttered and spluttered his way to completion in an embarassing manner. It didn't help either that Zaheer Khan and R. P. Singh seemed to be intent on bouncing out Strauss and Cook. But Sreesanth was the major disappointment for me. He would, I think, need an extended session in the nets with Venkatesh Prasad. If he doesn't get his act together — and quickly — we could well see Romesh Powar as an extra spinner in the team for the 3rd and final The Oval Test match.
The match is delicately poised. My session-by-session score card reads, India 5, England 2. India is clearly in front. And they will be looking to Anil Kumble and Zaheer Khan to deliver them the goods. They'd need a solid bowling performance on a somewhat unhelpful pitch. The first session of day-4 could again hold the key. India should, I believe, adopt a batten-down-the-hatches-at-one-end policy while they attack from the other.
England have another 240 to get India to bat again. If the England openers build a good foundation, like the Indian openers did, then a Pietersen cameo can help wipe off the lead. From there on, it could be anyones' match, in my view. England have their work cut out. But India have not done enough to ensure they do not bat again. As I said earlier, I don't think the chapter on this Test match can be written, completed and set off to the sub-editors' desk. The pitch is still playing reasonably well. Day-3 may have been the best day for batting, but I did not see any signs that would indicate that the pitch would deteriorate dramatically on day-4. The odd ball is keeping low, which would lead me to conclude that day-5 could be extremely tricky on this pitch. Which is why I don't agree with Jonathan Agnew. Another 60-70 runs would have meant that India cannot lose this match. Although India is clearly in the drivers' seat, if England have an exceptional day-4, it could lead to an extremely interesting day-5 of this game. The weather forecast is for two good days.
All I can say is "bring it on".
— Mohan


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|article dans une revue internationale avec comité de lecture
|Qi Mei; Giraud Albert; Colliat Jean-Baptiste; Shao Jian-Fu
|International Journal of Solids and Structures (Int J Solid Struct)
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|Significant progresses have been realized during the last decades on both macroscopic and micro-mechanical modeling of induced damage in brittle materials. Most damage models developed so far were devoted to initially isotropic materials. This work is devoted to modeling of induced damage in an initially anisotropic material. A numerical micro-mechanical damage model is proposed, using an Eshelby inclusion solution based homogenization method. Based on the numerical integration of the exact Green's function and using an appropriate coordinate frame rotation method, an efficient numerical algorithm is proposed to determine the Hill tensor for an arbitrarily oriented family of cracks embedded in a transversely isotropic elastic matrix. Based on this, the effective elastic properties of cracked materials are determined through a rigorous up-scaling procedure using three different homogenization schemes, and taking into account interactions between the initial material anisotropy and induced cracks. A specific damage criterion is then defined in the framework of irreversible thermodynamics to describe the progressive growth of damage. The proposed model is finally implemented in a computer code and applied to study mechanical responses of cracked materials in different loading paths. Again, effects of the initial anisotropy and homogenization schemes are investigated.
|Anisotropic materials; Heterogeneous materials; Brittle materials; Homogenization; Micro-mechanics; Anisotropic damage


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Being the audience this week is tough, because only we know it's Seishuu's last day on the island. No one, not even Naru, sees it coming from the way he acts on that last day, and maybe that's the point. After helping Naru's grandpa build a wall, he attends the village festival with Naru and Hina, and seems committed to not spoiling the little time he has left with them.
He does, in fact, try to tell everyone (everyone being Naru, Miwa, Tama, Naru, Hina, and Hiro), but it's just when the awesome fireworks are about to begin. He can't very well say it then, now can he? The reaction would be predictable, with Naru likely having a fit and running off, possibly into danger. All episode I was waiting for that kind of confrontation.
But nothing of the kind came; in the end, Seishuu chose not to mar another happy, fun day with the villagers that just happens to be his last. Instead, he lives that day to the fullest, and doesn't so much as betray a hint that he's out of there the next day. He disappears from the island as quickly as he appeared, but his absence is sure to lead to despair.
Part of me is afraid of the possibility that Seishuu always meant to leave suddenly ike this, like ripping a band-aid from a wound, and that his connection to the island was never as strong as it seemed; that he was merely here to figure out his calligraphy, and once he had, had no further reason to be there. For the record, I don't think (or rather, don't want to think) that's true, but it's hard not to think like that considering how suddenly he peaced out.


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Record Review
By Raoul Hernandez, Fri., June 5, 2009
Ryan Bingham & the Dead HorsesRoadhouse Sun (Lost Highway)
Black Crowes are harbingers of Southern rock, so Ryan Bingham's second disc produced for Nashville indie Lost Highway by the Atlanta flock's former guitarist Marc Ford doesn't just fly the stars 'n' bars of 1992's The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion incidentally. Bingham and his Dead Horses unfurl the Rolling Stones' blueprint mulch of country-blues-rock as ingested generations later by native Mason/Dixon hardliners. Roadhouse Sun's honky-tonk and roll sweats Lone Star steel. Bingham's cracked, mic-kissing vocals contrast the power chords and slide guitar dynamics of these Dead Horses, particularly on opener "Day Is Done" but especially when the seven-minute ebb and flow of "Change Is" unleashes a burst of Zeppelin-esque. Musically, the only touch missing is a flap of banjo, which the LP nevertheless mimics with a virtual click track of stringed (and straw) instruments, from mandolin and Dobro to kitchen broom ("Dylan's Hard Rain"). Close-quartered and contained, acoustically rich romp "Tell My Mother I Miss Her So" would be just another empty roll in the hay were it not for the steel wire frame of album MVP Corby Schaub's slide whine, aided by Larry Meyers (fiddle) and Janice Hudgins (accordion). Bingham's appealing chaw syncs morning rasp to midnight wry/rye. The gospel-encrusted bad-luck blue-eyes goodbye of "Bluebird" finds Bingham filling his vocal creek bed with a rising river of Southern-fried choral, while the following "Snake Eyes" rolls its antidote on stripped crystal bonhomie. Lyrically, it's mostly steel-horse cowboys and the women who love(d) them ("Rollin Highway Blues"), so "Hey Hey Hurray" bristles with lit-flare guitar like Ray Wylie Hubbard's snake farm. Could be a couple songs shorter ("Country Roads," "Roadhouse Blues"), but Bingham's sophomore shooter for Lost Highway rocks as the Crowes fly.


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NFL free agent negotiations begin at midnight
- Agents%2C teams can start talking Saturday%2C but no deal can be official until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET
- Players without an agent%2C such as Ed Reed%2C can only speak with their current club
- New negotiating window designed to create more aboveboard process
A new three-day NFL version of Midnight Madness kicks off at midnight ET as Friday turns to Saturday.
It amounts to a negotiation preseason for agents and teams to shop the market prior to free agency's true beginning when deals can be signed at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Will warming up what's sure to be a hot stove sooner lead to more lucrative deals? That is hard to know at this point.
"This is a new frontier for everyone,'' high-profile agent Eugene Parker told USA TODAY Sports in an e-mail referencing now free-agent running back Steven Jackson. "Hopefully, better deals will call him as a result.''
The new rule provides a legalized, NBA-like window when agents can talk to other teams in an aboveboard manner, dissuading what had been a wild west mentality of under-the-table deal making with groundwork laid at the scouting combine each February.
"The good news from the club standpoint is that now when you go to the combine, yes, you can have a conversation or two off the record, but you know there will be a time and place to have real discussions,'' former Cleveland Browns general manager and current Senior Bowl executive director Phil Savage told USA TODAY Sports.
"When you see a deal come in at 4:15 ET Tuesday, you'll know it was all aboveboard. It brings a lot more sanity to things. ... Does that mean there will be more deals? I'm not sure that will be the result of it.''
Yet might teams treat the 88-hour interlude with lukewarm enthusiasm?
"I like it. And I don't like it,'' St. Louis Rams general manager Les Snead told USA TODAY Sports on Friday. "What I don't like about it is that it's maybe a day too long.
"You're used to kicking off, and it's 'Let's go cover kicks.' This is like the national anthem is going to be two songs too long. ... The nice part about it is that it slows everything down so everybody can make rational decisions.''
Former Indianapolis Colts personnel boss Bill Polian was a longtime member of the competition committee and said not everyone was enthusiastic about the new shopping weekend, adding that many reservations were expressed.
"On balance, I think it's fair to say that we felt that it was something that would at least bring some organization to what had been a very chaotic process,'' the ESPN analyst said during a conference call this week. "Agents can talk to clubs, they can go back to the old club with what one would assume would be a bona fide offer or some parameters. They can gauge who is interested and who is not interested.
"So all of those things may bring a little more organization to it than had previously existed.''
During the three-day negotiating prelude, a prospective unrestricted free agent cannot visit with another club (other than his current one) or travel to other team facilities. And no direct contact is permitted between the player and any employee or representative of a club.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reitreated those restrictions Friday in a memo sent to all 32 teams, noting that "any announcement of an agreement or an agreement in principle by a club or another party ... may subject the club to a tampering investigation."
And what about players such as Baltimore Ravens defensive end Paul Kruger and safety Ed Reed, who aren't represented by agents at present.
"If a player is self-represented, clubs are prohibited from talking with the player during this three-day negotiating period,'' said Michael Signora, NFL vice president of football communications.
Reed and Kruger, however, are not prevented from re-signing with the Ravens at any point.
But whether their free agent peers truly enjoy a significant head start remains to be seen.
"It is interesting we can make the call at midnight tonight,'' says Snead. "But your call tonight may be, 'Look, hey, we're interested. But let's talk tomorrow. ... And then again on Sunday, and then maybe again on Monday. And throughout the day on Tuesday.
"Tonight's call is probably going to be brief.''
And some teams have more immediate concerns as they struggle to reach compliance with the $123-million salary cap by the time the official signing period opens.
"I'm going to be as anxious as you to see if we come out of the box with deals at 4:01 p.m., or if it serves as a way to sort of set the market before people begin to do deals,'' Polian said. "My understanding of the NBA and my study of it is they pretty much get all these deals done during the so-called 'talking period,' which is longer than ours. Then, after the first flurry, then, the market settles down.
"Even if that were the case with our league, my personal opinion would be that that would be a good thing.''
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tuesDAY"S HIGHLIGHTS
Reds 4, Rockies 3: Jay Bruce had two of Cincinnati"s five steals in the second inning off Jorge De La Rosa, part of the Reds" four-run inning in the win.
White Sox 5, Angels 0: Mat Latos (3-0) didn"t allow a hit until the fifth inning and lowered his ERA to 0.49 through three starts as Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak.
Padres 5, Pirates 4: With Mark McGwire managing for the first time in place of ejected Andy Green, Wil Myers and Derek Norris hit two-run homers, and Adam Rosales added a solo shot for San Diego.
Braves 8, Dodgers 1: Tyler Flowers and Mallex Smith each drove in three runs in Atlanta"s fourth win in a row after beginning the season 0-9.
Mets 11, Phillies 1: Neil Walker hit two of New York"s six homers, and Logan Verrett tossed six scoreless innings in the rout.
Nationals 7, Marlins 0: Bryce Harper hit a grand slam, one of a record four home runs in a seven-run seventh inning for Washington, and the Nationals beat Miami.
Rays 3, Red Sox 0: Drew Smyly and the Tampa Bay bullpen held Boston to one hit in the win.
Royals 8, Tigers 6: Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs as Kansas City held on to beat Detroit.
Blue Jays 4, Orioles 3: Troy Tulowitzki drove in two runs as Toronto handed Baltimore its first home loss (5-1) this season.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 1: Jason Hammel worked six sharp innings and had both RBIs for Chicago.
Obituary: Milt Pappas, who won 209 games during his 17-year career with the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs, died at the age of 76. Pappas was part of the trade with Cincinnati that brought Frank Robinson to the Orioles.


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Running your Club or Society
Here are some best practice hints on how to run your club or society.
To affiliate with the SRC, a club must have at least three committee members. We recommend you use the titles of –
President – The president is the figurehead of the club. In most cases the president takes ultimate responsibility and is essentially the manager of the society.
Vice President – A Vice President is elected to act as a support to the President, and should make themselves familiar with the duties carried out by them. In certain circumstances, a VP might need to step in to take the place of the President, or be otherwise charged with specific responsibilities in the running of the club or society. Not all clubs will choose to have this position.
Secretary – The secretary is generally responsible for the administration of the club, arranging meetings and taking and the circulating minutes and matters regarding the constitution.
Treasurer – The role of treasurer is very specific. They must keep accurate and up to date financial records for your club. They will oversee the clubs' bank account, and are responsible for recording all sources of income and all outgoings.
Committee members must
- Be current registered students of the University of Glasgow*
- Ensure that an updated list of committee members, their student numbers, and position is submitted to email@example.com whenever there is a change of position.
- Ensure that regular up-to-date membership lists are submitted to the SRC.
*past presidents and honorary positions are the exception to this rule but they should not have any administrative powers or financial responsibilities.
Membership must:
- Be available to all current registered students of the University of Glasgow
- Consist of at least 80% current registered students of the University of Glasgow
The membership list must include :
- Members names
- Members GUID numbers, all of whom must be current students
- Members that do not have their student number listed will be considered non-student.
The SRC may contact members to verify numbers.
It is advisable to host regular committee meetings to organise the activities of your club/society. As an affiliated club you are eligible to book University rooms through Central Timetabling, as well as the Williams Room and the Gilchrist Seminar Room which can be booked at the SRC Welcome Point.
If your club is linked to a university department, they may be able to provide a room for meetings – contact the departmental secretary to see if this is the case.
Meetings should
- Have an agenda (usually agreed between the president and secretary)
- Have a person appointed to take the minutes, record those unable to attend and take a note of any action points
Most clubs hold an AGM in semester two. The SRC would recommend societies try to hold an AGM before the end of term in March each year, as this gives time for society executive members to tie up loose ends and begin the process of handing over society administration such as society bank accounts to the new executive.
An AGM is an opportunity to:
- Inform members about what has been achieved
- Elect the new committee
- Approve the minutes of the previous AGM
- Present the president's report to the members
- Present the treasurer's report to the members
- Discuss any other business that is relevant
As not all registered students are over 18, The SRC discourages holding meetings in premises that require patrons to be over 18 to enter.
We would also advise against the use of private flats for club/society events, although we appreciate that it is not always possible to avoid this.
Associate members must not exceed 10% of voting members at any general meeting.
General accounts need to be made available to all members at the AGM and its important for the club's finances be transparent to its membership.
Many clubs charge a fee for membership, to enable the club to raise some funds. Membership fees can be collected at any point during the year but you must be sure to advertise that there is a fee when members sign up and that all members are charged the same amount.
Clubs wishing to apply for grants must have a society bank account. Many banks on the high street offer treasurer accounts to small scale clubs or societies. A club should shop around banks to find a bank account that works best for their needs. The SRC cannot give recommendations on which banks to approach for an account.
These accounts –
- Should be treasurer's accounts with two signatories
- In the name of the club that is listed on the affiliation form
- Under the current committees' control.
Banks may require proof that you are affiliated to the SRC before they allow you to set up an account.
Please note that many banks will not allow clubs or societies to open an account with 'University of Glasgow', 'Glasgow University' or 'GU' in the name. Therefore the SRC recommends that clubs and societies avoid including this in their name if possible.


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A Queen and Country live action movie is in the works and is being produced by 20th Century Fox. Queen and Country is comic series created by Greg Rucka (DC Comics Action Comics / Batman, Image Comic's Lazarus) and published by Oni Press publication. The series centers on spy Tara Chace who works for the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) and her dealings with the politics and red tape of the agency and as well the dangers of her occupation.
So far Canadian actress Ellen Page has been cast for the lead role of Tara Chace. Page is not unfamiliar with playing a comic book character since she played the role of Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat in the X-men: Last Stand movie and will also reprise the character in the upcoming X-men: Days of the Future Past movie. It was announced in March 2014 that British director, Craig Viveiros, has been chosen to direct.
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Iowa to Hold Caucuses on Saturday in 2010
Susan Davis reports on politics.
The Democratic and Republican Parties of Iowa have agreed to a date for the 2010 caucuses–and for the first time they will be held on a Saturday afternoon, the Des Moines Register reports.
While Iowa's midterm election year caucuses garner little national interest, the Register notes that "it will serve as a great test" ahead of the 2012 presidential caucuses.
The date is set for Jan. 23, 2010, and may alleviate criticism that holding caucuses on a week-day limits attendance for the working class and elderly, among others.
However, the Saturday date will also put an undue burden on Jewish voters. "We have enough trouble with schools scheduling tests and homecoming on Jewish holidays," Paulee Lipsman, a former Democratic caucus director told the paper. "No matter when you do it, you're disenfranchising people."
The two state parties are known for working well together on caucus politics. "This one is a good example that should help secure Iowa's first-in-the-nation status for 2012," the paper writes.


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CD Review: Aline de Lima – Maritima
CD Review: Aline de Lima – Maritima
Maritima is Aline de Lima third release, and the follow up to her wonderful album Acai. On Maritima, this Brasil native, decided to produce and write most of the songs. The album was recorded in Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Maranhao, The result is a collection of exquisite and beautiful compositions that reflects the sound and tradition of her city Sao Luis de Maranhao. But Aline has been living in France for several years now, so her music has a distinct French music influence. In "Cri de Coeur", a song composed for Edith Piaf, Aline sings in French and also plays the guitar.
Besides her soothing, beautiful voice Aline de Lima is an outstanding songwriter, "Flor de Brasilia", "Fina Flor", and "Infinito Blue" are just a few examples of Aline amazing ability as a songwriter to surround us with the beauty of her lyrics. Aline also wrote "Velho Novo Mundo" a beautiful samba dedicated to Paris. There are other influences on Aline's music, like the reggae rhythms of "Upaon Acu" and "Fina Flor", the Caribbean sounds of the marimba on "Empty Paradise" and the African rhythms of Cabo Verde on "Um Mar de Mar". "Lua de Janeiro" and the haunting title track "Maritima" are closer to the sound of Aline de Lima first two albums.
01. Maritima by Aline de Lima Musiciens: Ugo Castro Alves (guitar), Illya Amar (marimba), Luiz Claudio (percussions), Aline de Lima (vocals), Maëva Leberre (cello)
02. Upaon Açu by Aline de Lima Musiciens: Dada Viana (percussions), Rui Mario (keyboards), Aline de Lima (guitar and vocals)
03. Flor de Brasilia by Flavia Bittencourt (3) and lyrics by Aline de Lima (3) Musiciens: Ugo Castro Alves (10 strings guitar, acoustic guitar), Alvaro Lima (bass), Netinho Albuquerque (pandeiro, xequerê and reco-reco), Dada Viana (agogô, zabumba, shakers, berimbau), Flavia Bittencourt (guest singer), Aline de Lima (vocals)
04. Fina Flor by Aline de Lima Musiciens: Rui Mario (acordeon), Alvaro Lima (bass), Isabelle Pares (flute), Illya Amar (marimba), Dada Viana (percussions), Aline de Lima (acoustic guitar and vocals)
05. Empty Paradise by Aline de Lima Musiciens: Ugo Castro Alves (guitar), Dada Viana (percussions), Alvaro Lima (bass), Illya Amar (marimba), Maëva Leberre (cello), Aline de Lima (vocals)
06. Lua de Janeiro by Mario Lucio (1) and Aline de Lima (3) Musiciens: Isabelle Pares (flute), Ugo Castro Alves (guitar), Damilton Viana (percussion), Illya Amar (vibes), Aline de Lima (vocals)
07. Cri du Coeur by Henri Crolla and lyrics by Jacques Prévert (2) Musiciens: Isabelle Pares (flute), Aline de Lima (guitar and vocals), Alvaro Lima (bass), Rui Mario (acordeon), Illya Amar (vibes)
08. Infinito Blue by Aline de Lima Musiciens: Ugo Castro Alves (guitar), Alvaro Lima (bass), Rui Mario (accordion), Netinho Albuquerque (percussions), Dada Viana (percussions), Aline de Lima (vocals)
09. Madrugada by Marcio Faraco (3) and lyrics by Aline de Lima (3) and Marcio Faraco Musiciens: Robertinho Chinês (mandolin), Aline de Lima (acoustic guitar and vocals)
10. Velho Mundo Novo - Paris by Aline de Lima Musiciens: Netinho Albuquerque (samba percussions), Dada Viana (percussions), Ugo Castro Alves (guitar), Aline de Lima (vocals)
11. Um Mar de Mar by Mario Lucio, traduction in french by Africa Nostra Musiciens: Dada Viana (african percussions), Ugo Castro Alves (10 strings guitar and acoustic guitar), Illya Amar (marimba), Aline de Lima (vocals)
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There are a lot of questions about the upcoming healthcare threats our community will be facing. We know that Congress wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and recent reports say that House Republicans are aiming to get a repeal bill on President-Elect Trump's desk by February 20. We also know that there have been proposals to turn Medicaid into block grants or per capita caps. In this alert you can read more about what this all means, as well as NCIL's strategy to fight against cuts to our coverage. Please make sure to read and act on the action items at the end of this message!
The Affordable Care Act
- How does the Affordable Care Act benefit people with disabilities?
- What has the ACA achieved?
- How will repealing the ACA impact people with disabilities?
Block Granting Medicaid
- What are Medicaid block grants and per capita caps?
- How would block granting Medicaid impact people with disabilities?
Call to Action
The threats to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid are very real, and the disability community is justifiably afraid. We must work together strategically to preserve access to as many of our needed supports and services as possible. While changes to Medicaid are likely forthcoming, it is clear that repealing the ACA is the Republican Congress's top priority. Knowing that, our work must first focus on saving what we can.
Republican leaders have already expressed that they intend to preserve access to coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. While we cannot take this for granted, we can take some comfort in the fact that there has been a commitment to us on this issue. That said, we must continue to follow the conversation so we can hold Congress accountable.
On the other hand, there has been no public conversation in Congress regarding some of the other provisions that are vital to the disability community, including Money Follows the Person (MFP) and the Community First Choice Option (CFCO). These are two initiatives that are not partisan, and further, they do not have to be linked to the ACA to continue. In fact, MFP was initiated well before the ACA under the Bush administration, and CFCO was not included in the original ACA legislation and was only added because of the work of disability advocates. Both of these programs help people with disabilities transition from institutions to the community and receive the services and supports we need at home.
At this time, there are two things we're asking of NCIL members:
First, ask your members of Congress to save Money Follows the Person and the Community First Choice Option. Please call or write your Representatives and Senators and tell them how important these two programs are to you and to the disability community! There will also soon be a sign-on letter circulating that you can use as a draft letter to send to Congress. We will forward you more details when the letter is finalized.
Second, we need your stories of how the ACA and Medicaid have helped you! We've received a request for stories from members of Congress who hope to salvage what they can of the ACA. Please share with us how the ACA, Medicaid, MFP, CFCO, or the Balancing Incentive Program (BIP) have helped you to live more independently as a person with a disability. You can send your stories to NCIL Policy Analyst Lindsay Baran at email@example.com.
As movement on these issues progress, you will be receiving more information and calls to action from NCIL.