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Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen commits to Arizona
Arizona landed a commitment from Lauri Markkanen on Saturday, a native of Finland considered by scouts to be a five-star talent.
Markkanen, an athletic 6'10" forward, told Scout.com of his decision while taking an official visit to campus. Markkanen had visited Utah and North Carolina in the past week and had past interest from programs including Duke. "I think I have a chance to go play against great guys every day in practice," Markkanen said. "I think I can get minutes here. I like everything I see here.
"I'm glad I have a chance to commit now and relax," he added. "All three schools are great and I knew it was going to be hard, but I think I made the right choice."
Markkanen is the first 2016 commitment for Sean Miller and Arizona. He opened eyes at NBA All-Star Weekend in February with a strong showing at a Basketball Without Borders camp in New York, and followed that up with a big summer at the FIBA U18 European Championships. He averaged 18.2 points and 6.3 rebounds for Finland in the competition.
The commitment is a major coup for Arizona, who graduate big men Kaleb Tarczewski, Ryan Anderson and Mark Tollefsen after the season. Markkanen is a rangy, mobile forward with developing skills and a solid jump shot and should be firmly on NBA radars before long. His frame is large enough that he could potentially play some center with some added strength. His addition helps compensate for the loss of forward T.J. Leaf, who chose to reopen his recruitment over the summer after committing to Arizona earlier in the year.
Arizona's other targets for the 2016 class include five-star prospects Josh Jackson and De'Aaron Fox.
• Projecting this season's top scorers
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Metikos project at the annual Tandem (R) Conference
The Metikos project will be presented at the annual Tandem (R) Conference at the University of Education of Freiburg in Germany. A member of Tandem Foundation will give an overview about the existing platforms for language exchange, and describe the experiences when trying to use them for migrants. Also, he will present the first results of a presence tandem pilot project with Arabic and Basque / Spanish. The presentation will be in German. More information on https://www.ph-freiburg.de/tandem/freiburger-tandem-tagung-2012/programm.html.


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IRRV Level 3 Certificate Non Domestic Rate
The booking deadline is 30 September 2020.
3 places for the price of 2 on multiple enrolments*
The IRRV Level 3 Certificate in Non Domestic Rates is designed for staff who deal with Non-Domestic Rates both in the public and private sectors and who wish to gain a professional qualification and further their careers. It leads to IRRV Certificate Qualification & Technician Membership of the Institute and has been accredited in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the QCA.
Course Entry Requirements:
Students will have ideally gained work experience within Business Rates administration and have achieved a level of education sufficient to enable them to deal with the requirements of the course.
Classes start at 10 am and finish at 4pm. In addition to face-to-face tuition, students are expected to complete research and undertake an assignment during the course. Students are required to study three subjects. Each subject entails five days of tuition throughout the academic year. Note: All courses / subjects will run subject to numbers and if necessary, be a combination of day release / distance learning.
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The parade will see athletes and officials from each participating country march around the Maracana Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer.
Chef de Mission Robert Graham says the honour has been given to Nicholas for her outstanding performances throughout her sporting career.
"With this being one of the best high-performance teams we have ever sent to an Olympic Games - and the biggest - the task of selection was very difficult," said Graham.
"In saying that, we believe that Nicholas did shine over the others and a final decision was made.
"Nicholas represents us in the sport of Women's K1 Canoe Slalom," he said.
Nicholas is a qualified doctor and a role model for Cook Islands women in sport. According to Graham, she has competed for the Cook Islands in canoe slalom since 2007 and in more recent years juggled her sport with the demands of university and medical studies.
"She started paddling as a 12-year-old through school at Tauranga Girls' College in New Zealand where she excelled in a number of sports.
"This will be her second Olympics. She competed at the 2012 London Olympic Games and was placed among the top 18 finishers," he said.
In keeping with Olympic traditions, Greece will enter the parade first, while Brazil, the host nation, will enter last. Other countries go in alphabetical order in the language of Brazil, which is Portuguese.
The Cook Islands will be the 90th country to march.
The team's management will leave today for Rio de Janeiro for final team logistic preparations before our first athletes and officials arrive on July 24.
The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee would like to show appreciation for the tremendous support and contribution of the Government and all those who have showed support - especially its sponsors.


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A Farewell to my AlphaSmart
A while ago I wrote an article about my most sentimental possession. A word processor that I've used to write almost every single article you've read on this blog, not to mention dozens of short stories, scripts, NaNoWriMo novels, journal entries, college essays, and other writing easily totaling in the millions of words. I bought my AlphaSmart freshman year of college eight years ago and it's been with me through some of the most important years of my life. But recently it's started skipping letters while I type with it, which means it's time to retire the oldest piece of… [Continue Reading]Read more


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Going BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) [INFOGRAPHIC]
It seems to be the new trend in schools and companies all across the world – BYOD. No, it's not a new type of online computer game but rather Bring Your Own Device. This is a scheme where money-conscious schools and companies allow students and employees to bring their own computers and devices instead of having to work with a device issued by the company. You get to work with your "lean mean computing machine" and the school / company saves big buckeroos. But as with everything else in life, there are clear pros and cons to the scheme, making it a bit debatable as to whether or not the scheme is actually any good.
The advantages to coming to class or to the office with your own laptop or tablet (for example) are obvious. It's yours, you've customized the hell out of it, and you have the entire discography of Guns n' Roses burned to MP3 on the hard drive. Plus you're more likely to have Windows 7 while the poor secretary in the corner is struggling with Windows 98. But then there's the cons – theft, damage, incompatibility with colleagues devices, hooking up to the inept company network and getting a virus, and worst of all, your colleagues seeing your Kylie Minogue desktop wallpaper.
Our infographic today is on the subject of BYOD. Do you bring your own device to school or work? If so, what are the pros and cons for you?
Infographic Source: www.onlinecolleges.net
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"Now that we have been put right with God through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. He has brought us by faith into this experience of God's grace, in which we now live. And so we boast of the hope we have of sharing God's glory! We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance brings God's approval, and his approval creates hope. This hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to us."
– Paul's Letter to the Romans 5: 1-5
(Good News Bible)
Tag Archives: faith
That elusive thing keeping us going
That lubricator of motivation
That gives life its meaning
That precious ingredient amply
Bestowed on some, and not all
That seed needing nurturing
To produce belief in the greater god;
The feeling that no matter how
Bad a life, its maker understands
Forgives and loves:
That balm of peace.
That ointment of comfort.
That destroyer of fear.
That redeeming grace.
©Millicent Danker
24 July 2013
There was a pew into which I sat with a red missal in my lap
It lay open in my hands to the readings
The holy Anthony at my side, I found myself in a subtle place
At first there were the usual entreaties to God in my chattering mind
Then there were only words from the source
These: Love, faith, hope, peace
My hands were a vessel into which they poured
And after a while I couldn't feel them any more
I had only an awareness of self
I would have visited for a longer time
Had a tear not emerged from the inner recesses of my right eye
To explode down my cheek
It willed me to open that eye, to look for something to wipe it with
And only then did I realise how far I had gone into silence
Into that space which is short of me and the other –
And I noticed my book, still weightless
in the palms of my hands still open for more –
But the mass had ended.
© Millicent Danker
30 September 2012
When Things Go …
When Things Go Wrong
(Originally the prayer of Cardinal Newman, 1801-1890)
"I will trust God. Whatever, wherever I am,
I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve him;
In perplexity, my perplexity may serve him.
He does nothing in vain. He knows what he is about.
He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers.
He may make me desolate, make my spirits sink,
Hide my future from me, still he knows what he is about."
"Faith is a liv…
"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it a thousand times." – Martin Luther


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Maybe it's just the end of a long winter, or perhaps the change in jobs, or, indeed, these troubled economic times, but I've been feeling unsettled recently.
This feeling manifests itself in a general sense of unease, a nagging lack of confidence, and a heaviness of spirit. Knowing this, I have scheduled a short vacation for the beginning of April that will help recharge my batteries. Meanwhile, everything gets done, and perfectly satisfactorily too, but I need more fun and less toil.
These thoughts were going through my mind when I accidently came across this photograph. Turned face-up in a box in the basement, it's a very old picture of what I suspect is a long gone cafe/bar that I used to frequent when I lived in Columbia, Missouri.
It's an apt photograph to find while I am in this particular frame of mind, because my prevailing mood during my time in Columbia way back in 1982 was of dislocation.
I had only recently moved from England to America, and this town was the first place my wife of those years and I had rented together. So there was the strangeness of early first marriage, the strangeness of a new town in a new country and the strangeness of my first serious job, working in the Biochemisty Dept. at the University of Missouri for a cranky but ultimately likeable researcher.
None of these pursuits felt quite right. Not helping at all was the fact that I was attempting to ground myself after a severe bout of depression, and, at that time, getting no further treatment. That was a mistake in itself, but I had convinced myself that I had beaten the illness. Only later did the deeper and wiser realisation seep in that it was not beatable, just manageable.
The one thing about my stay in Columbia that sustained me through all this was my friendship with a group of neighbors, notably Pam from the adjacent apartment to us. She lived there with her mother and worked at a local pre-school. She, and her work and other friends, provided the fun and escape that kept me going. One of the places we would meet was this unassuming little bolthole, The Yellow Submarine.
A wild bunch were Pam and her friends and a lot of beer flowed. I think my state of weekend – and other days – drunkenness in their company ironically kept me from diving back into the slough that I only recently escaped. Not a recommended treatment strategy, to be sure, but it worked well enough. Not, I suspect, for the long run, but I only lived in Columbia for about a year and a half. I was 24.
I can picture long neck Bud bottles, Pam, Evanelle and others whose names are long forgotten, chattering and gossiping in this little place. It's a warm memory.
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MONEY AND THE CHRISTIAN–What Does the Bible Say
3, 我们如何花钱
- 保障家庭的基本需要如果有人不敬重属自己的人,尤其是家里的人,他就否定了信仰,比不信的人更坏。(提摩太前书 5:8)
- 家庭在神创造中的位置是很重要的
- 这是神的神圣的次序
- 婚姻
- 家庭
- 教会
- 政府
- 在有教会或政府之,神先创造了婚姻和家庭
- 当我们把次序打乱时,就会产生严重的问题
- 因此,基督徒的第一个责任是提供家庭所需
- 对有需要的信徒但如果有人拥有世界的财产,看见自己的弟兄有需要,却封闭情感,那么,属神的爱怎么能住在他里面呢?(约翰一书 3:17)
- 基督徒不应只是说神的爱,更要活出神的爱
- 如果你看到或知道其它基督徒有需要,并不要只说"我为你祷告",要在行动中行出神的爱
- 三周前,我们学习了路加福音16节中的关于精明的管家的故事
- 在那个故事里,耶稣教导我们"要藉着那不义的财富为自己结交朋友,这样当财富无用的时候,你们会被接到永恒的居所里。"
- 我们能够用钱作为工具帮助别人,让我们以后在天堂里有更多的朋友
- 如果你看到有基督徒有需要,就要用钱来帮助他
- 这样你将在天堂里多一个朋友
- 有的人可能对于收别人的钱感到害羞,那就应该买成需要的东西帮助他
- 存钱懒惰人哪,你去察看蚂蚁的动作就可得智慧。蚂蚁没有元帅,没有官长,没有君王,尚且在夏天预备食物,在收割时聚敛粮食。(箴言 6:6-8)
- 蚂蚁不强壮,但是他们很聪明、勤劳,储存冬天的食物。智慧人家中积蓄宝物膏油;愚昧人随得来随吞下。
- 聪明人知道存钱而愚蠢的人花完所有
- 为未来计划是聪明的
- 但不可过头,不要买承受不了的保险或借钱投资
- 记住,神是我们的提供者,他给我们资源是让我们好好管理
- 一个好的管家会尽责管理好主人的事情
- 我们如何管理好钱是测量我们灵性生活的一把尺。就象我们如何处理家里关系,如何管理时间,这些都是检测我们灵性生活健康的尺子
- On our family to provide for their basic needsBut those who won't care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers. (1 Tim. 5:8 NLT)
- Family plays a very important part in God's order of society.
- This is God's divine order of society:
- Marriage
- Family
- Church
- Government
- Before there was a church or government, God instituted marriage and the family.
- We get into serious problems when we mix up God's divine order.
- So, our first duty as a Christian with our money is to provide for the needs of our family.
- On fellow believers who are in needIf someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God's love be in that person? (1 John 3:17 NLT)
- Christians don't just talk about God's love. We have to live God's love.
- If you see or know another Christian who is in need, don't just say, "I'll pray for you." Demonstrate God's love in your heart by doing something to help.
- About three weeks ago, we learned about the parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16.
- In that parable, Jesus taught that we should "use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings." (Luke 16:9 NIV)
- We can use money as a tool for Christ while we are still on this earth so that we have many friends who will welcome us in heaven.
- If you see a fellow Christian in need, show your love and use your money to help meet the needs of this person.
- You will add one more friend who will welcome you in heaven.
- People may be shy to accept money. Instead of giving money, take practical steps like, whenever you buy groceries for yourselves, buy extra of the same item and give these to the person in need.
- On savingsTake a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labour hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. (Proverbs 6:6-8 NLT)
- Ants are not strong, but they are smart and hard working, storing food for winter (time of need) (Proverbs 30:24)The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down. (Proverbs 21:20 NIV)
- Those who are wise will save but fools spend all they have at once.
- Planning for the future is wise and Biblical:
- But, don't go overboard. Don't be obsessed by buying large insurance policies when you cannot afford it or to borrow money to invest – not wise at all!
- Remember, that ultimately God is our provider. He gives us resources and He wants us to manage them as a matter of stewardship.
- A steward who loves his master will do his best to manage the master's resources.
- How we handle money becomes a measurement of our spiritual life. Just like how we manage our relationship with our family, how we manage our prayer time and Bible study time – these are all measurements to show the health of our spiritual life.
This brings us to another important aspect of how we manage money.


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- Drinks are allowed in all rooms, though we discourage anything with sugar or that will leave sticky residue.
- Eating is permitted in the staff lounge, member lounge, and if not fragrant, in the front of studio.
- Please use hushed tones when yoga or acupuncture is in session.
- Yoga door is closed when class is in session. Use discretion or ask the front desk if you can join yoga late.
- Students leave their station as they found it. Wiped down and reset for the next class.
- Both unisex bathrooms are open to men. The front shower is also open to men.
- Phones must be on silent in yoga classes or left at the front of the studio. Phones may be left on vibrate in other classes.
- Please keep the studio clean. If there is any type of significant mess, please alert an E2 staff member, we will take care of it.
- There is no selling of outside studio or gym memberships to E2 members. Though networking between members is encouraged.
- We love kids, but children are not allowed in the facility. Kids must be 13 years or older with adult waiver signature to participate in classes.
- Bare feet are expected throughout the studio. Other options include toe socks or regular socks. WERQ classes are the only classes that allow shoes.
- Shoes are left at the front of the studio, though you are welcome to bring your bag to class.
- No smoking or vaping in the studio or the E2 parking lot.
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The K&L Wine Merchants offers small tastings in store every Thursday and Saturday, which is a great way to learn about new varietals and wineries. Recentry, wine tasting of Clayhouse Wines, represented by Laura Baronet; J.Lohr Vineyards & Wines, represented by Erin Tylski; Justin Vineyards &Winery, represented by Jerry Curran, and Vina Robles, represented by Derek Rodgers.
From 18 months aging 2008 Paso Robles Caberet Sauvignon to the most irresistible 2008 Isosceles by Justin Vineyards & Winery, this tasting was every wine lover's dream.
K&L Wine Merchants' wine tasting is a splendid way to boost your knowledge of wines from all around the world.
Come and try it for yourself !!! Location of K&L Wine Merchants in Hollywood is 1400 Vine St in Hollywood, CA 90028 and the operations hours are Mon-Sat 10 am - 8 pm, Sun 11 am - 6 pm. Check out the website at www.klwines.com for locations near you; Vous voir là les amis!
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Open Access Opens the Throttle
It's striking that, so far, open access has had a relatively difficult time making the breakthrough into the mainstream - despite the high-profile example of open source to help pave the way. Whether this says something about institutional inertia, or the stubbornness of the forces ranged against open access, is hard to say.
Against this background, a post (via Open Access News) on the splendidly-named "The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics" blog (now why couldn't I have thought of something like that?) is good news.
Figures from that post speak for themselves:
In the last quarter, over 780,000 records have been added to OAIster, suggesting that those open access archives are beginning to fill! There are 170 more titles in DOAJ, likely an understated increase due to a weeding project. 78 titles have been added to DOAJ in the past 30 days, a growth rate of more than 2 new titles per day.
OAIster refers to a handy central search site for "freely available, previously difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources", while DOAJ is a similarly-indispensable directory of open access journals. The swelling holdings of both augur well for open access, and offer the hope that the breakthrough may be close.
Update: An EU study on the scientific publishing market comes down squarely in favour of open access. As Peter Suber rightly notes, "this is big", and is likely to give the movement a considerable boost.


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Picture: Nicki Minaj 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, held at the Staples Center - Arrivals Los Angeles, California - 06.09.12
The press predicted it when reports surfaced weeks ago about two of the most combustible personalities in pop past and present working together as American Idol judges, and true enough Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have been going at it hammer and tongs on early tapings of the new series. TMZ reported that when bosses of the show told Carey - who at the time of her own signing assumed she'd be the marquee name of the new look judging panel - that they were going to approach Minaj to join her, she hung up the phone. However, the spat always had potential to make great TV and as filming got underway it became pretty clear that there remains no love lost between the two stars. Reports are that it was Carey who was very much the aggressor during early tapings at New York City, almost bullying Minaj by cutting her off several times as she began to critique a contestant. However, Minaj allegedly held her own and responded to Carey's interruptions with loud comments of her own. It sounds like exactly the sort of scenario the show's bosses want, although if they're not careful the show could well become all about the two warring singers rather than any of those trying to impress on stage.


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Super lucky to of found this amazing sample book of vinyl upholstery for transport and upholstery trades just last week.
Dating from the 1950's the book contains 60+ samples of vinyl showcasing different textures, patterns, colours and finishes.
See just a small selection below.
It's amazing to recognise so many of the patterns and colours from the book on different pieces of furniture I've dealt with over the last 10+ years. However I must say my favourite was towards the rear of the book, and appears to of been a late inclusion as it is fixed differently to the other samples.
As you can see, this finish is called 'Satellite' and definitely has a strong atomic influence. Reminds me very much of those 1950's French coat/cloth/hat racks by Roger Feraud.


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|You are in: In Depth: Brazil Journey
Tuesday, 17 September, 2002, 17:19 GMT 18:19 UK
The 'forgotten' Indians of Aracruz
Report one: Aracruz
As Brazil gears up for presidential elections in October, BBC Brasil's Paulo Cabral travels through remote mountains, arid countryside and deep jungle to find out what 21st Century politics mean in the Brazil that normally goes unreported.
The 180 families of Tupiniquim Indians living in Caieras Velha say they have been forgotten.
"The community wants to take part in these elections," says Jose Sizenando, the tribal chief of the community based in a suburb of the city of Aracruz, less than 60 kilometres from Vitoria, the capital of Espirito Santo State.
"But nobody came to us to talk, and the Indians don't know who they'll vote for," he said.
With seven more, he would have been the first Indian councillor in a city that hosts three Tupiniquim villages and three from another Indian tribe, the Guarani.
"If we had an Indian in these elections, it would be much better, because the white man doesn't know the suffering of the Indian," complained 62-year-old Tupiniquim Indian, Helena Coutinho.
"The white man only wants our vote."
But, in spite of that, she says the community must participate in the elections:
"The majority of the Indians from here vote nowadays. And we have to vote to put someone there who'll be concerned with the problems of the Indians."
But Alexandre has never voted "in the elections of the white", he says, although he never misses the meetings where local village chiefs are chosen.
"I don't even know how to write my name. What is my vote worth?" he says.
And, as the Indians try to make their voices heard through the country's political system, they also trying to balance the preservation of their own identity against the need to relate to the country's white majority.
Mixed marriages
Traditionally, marriages between Indians and white people are not welcome.
"I think this is important to keep the village as it is."
But the policy is not enforced strictly.
Even the chief's father is married to a white woman, Maria, his second wife.
And Maria does not like the rule imposed by her stepson:
"The one who's born in the river is fish, isn't that right? I was born in these lands, so I am Indian," she says.
Language dilemma
Two years ago a new village of Guarani Indians was created at the mouth of the river Pireque-Açu. With seven families, the community chose Carai as their chief.
At home Carai speaks Tupi with his four sons and his wife. But the children are learning Portuguese.
"It's important that the Indians preserve their language, but also speak Portuguese to communicate with the whites," he says.
"The Indians must fight for their community because the whites don't do anything."
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Official name: Islamic State of AfghanistanLocation: Afghanistan is located in Central Asia. It has borders with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the North, China in the North-east, Pakistan in the East and South, and Iran in the West.Total Land Area: 652,090 km2Land boundaries: 5,529 kmCapital: KabulOfficial Language: Pashtu and DariPopulation: 28,574,274 (2004)
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Official name: Republic of TajikistanLocation: Tajikistan is located between Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan to the North and West, Afghanistan to the South, and China to the East. Total Land Area: 142,500 km2 Land boundaries: 3,651 kmCapital: DushanbeOfficial Language: TajikPopulation: 6,430,265 (2004)
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Official name: Republic of TurkeyLocation: Turkey is the largest country in Europe (aside from Russia). It is bordered by Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran in the East, Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea in the South, Greece and Bulgaria in the North-west, the Black Sea in the North, and the Aegean Sea in the West. Total Land Area: 769,630 km2Land boundaries: 2,875 kmCapital: AnkaraOfficial Language: TurkishPopulation: 72,219,794 (2004)
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Official name: The Russian FederationLocation: Russia is the largest country located in Europe and in North Asia. The European part of the country includes the territories to the west of the Ural Mountains. Russia has boundaries with fourteen countries with the longest border line in the world.Total Land Area: 17,075,400 km2Land boundaries: 20,096.5 kmCapital: MoscowOfficial Language: RussianPopulation: 145,274,019 (2002)
Official name: Kingdom of ThailandLocation: Thailand is in Southeast Asia. To its east lie Laos and Cambodia; to its south, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia; and to its west, the Andaman Sea and Myanmar.Total Land Area: 514,000 km2Land boundaries: 4,863 kmCapital: BangkokOfficial Language: ThaiPopulation: 60,916,441 (2000)
Official name: Turkish Cypriot StateLocation: Turkish Cypriot State is located on the northern part of the Cyprus island.Total Land Area: 3,355 km2 Land boundaries: Akrotiri 47.4 km, Dhekelia NACapital: LefkoshaOfficial Language: TurkishPopulation: 264,172 (2006)
Official name: Kingdom of Belgium
Location: Belgium is located in western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands.
Total Land Area: 30,278 km2
Land boundaries: 1,385 km
Capital: Brussels
Official Language: Dutch, French, German
Population: 10,414,336 (2009)
Official name: Republic of BulgariaLocation: Bulgaria is located in Southeastern Europe. It is bordering the Black Sea, situated between Romania and TurkeyTotal Land Area: 110,910 km2Land boundaries: 1,808 kmCapital: SofiaOfficial Language: Bulgarian Population: 7,322,858 (2007)
Official name: Canada
Location: Canada is located in northern North America, bordering the north Atlantic Ocean on the east, north Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US.
Total Land Area: 9,984,670 km2
Land boundaries: 8,893 km
Capital: Ottawa
Official Language: English, French
Population: 33,487,208 (2009)
Official name: People's Republic of ChinaLocation: China is located in the Eastern Asia. The country is bounded by the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea and South China Sea and is between North Korea and Vietnam. The country is situated in the geographic coordinates of 35 00 N, 105 00 E.Total Land Area: 9,596,960 km2 Land boundaries: total 22,117 km.Capital: BeijingOfficial Language: ArabicPopulation: 1,338,612,968 (July 2009 est.)
Official name: Republic of Croatia
Location: Croatia is located in Europe, on the Adriatic Coast. It has borders with Slovenia on the west, Hungary and Serbia in the north-east, and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the east.
Total Land Area: 56,594 km2Land boundaries: 1,982 kmCapital: ZagrebOfficial Language: Croatian
Population: 4,489,409 (2009)
Official name: Kingdom of Denmark
Location: Denmark is located in northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany. Denmark also includes two major islands: Sjaelland and Fyn.
Total Land Area: 43,094 km2
Land boundaries: 68 km
Capital: Copenhagen
Official Language: Danish
Population: 5,500,510 (2009)
Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Location: Ethiopia is situated in the Horn of Africa. Its neighbours are Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Djibouti to the northeast, and Somalia to the east.Total Land Area: 1,127,127 km2 Land boundaries: 5,328 km Capital: Addis AbabaOfficial Language: AmharicPopulation: 53,477,265 (1994)
Official name: French Republic
Location: Metropolitan France is located in western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; it is also bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain.
Total Land Area: 551,500 km2 (metropolitan France), 643,427 km2 (total)
Land boundaries: 2,889 km (metropolitan France)
Capital: Paris
Official Language: French
Population: 62,150,775 (2009, metropolitan France)
Official name: Federal Republic of Germany
Location: Germany is located in central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, on the south of Denmark.
Total Land Area: 357,022 km2
Land boundaries: 3,621 km
Capital: Berlin
Official Language: German
Population: 82,329,758 (2009)
Official name: Republic of Ghana
Location: Ghana is located in western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, situated between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo.
Total Land Area: 238,533 km2
Land boundaries: 2,094 km
Capital: Accra
Official Language: Asante, Ewe, English
Population: 23,832,495 (2009)
Official name: Hellenistic RepublicLocation: Greece is situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. It borders Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west.Total Land Area: 131,990 km2Land boundaries: 1,228 kmCapital: AthensOfficial Language: GreekPopulation: 10,964,020 (2001)
Official name: Republic of IndiaLocation: India is in South Asia bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east and bordering Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia.Total Land Area: 3,287,590 km2Land boundaries: 14,103 kmCapital: New DelhiOfficial Language: Hindi, EnglishPopulation: 1,027,015,248 (2001)
Official name: Ireland
Location: Ireland is situated in western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain.
Total Land Area: 70,273 km2
Land boundaries: 360 km
Capital: Dublin
Official Language: English, Irish
Population: 4,203,200 (2009)
Official name: Italian Republic
Location: Italy is located in southern Europe, on a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, at the northeast of Tunisia.
Total Land Area: 301,340 km2
Land boundaries: 1,899 km
Capital: Rome
Official Language: Italian
Population: 58,126,212 (2009)
Official name: Japan
Location: Japan is located in eastern Asia; it is an island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, on the east of the Korean Peninsula.
Total Land Area: 377,915 km2
Land boundaries: 0 km
Capital: Tokyo
Official Language: Japanese
Population: 127,078,679 (2009)
Official name: Republic of KenyaLocation: Republic of Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border.Total Land Area: 582,650 km2Land boundaries: 3,477 kmCapital: NairobiOfficial Language: Swahili, EnglishPopulation: 31,138,735 (2007)
Official name: Republic of KosovoLocation: Kosova borders Central Serbia to the north, Montenegro to the west, and Albania and the Republic of Macedonia to the south.Total Land Area: 10,887 km2Land boundaries: kmCapital: PristinaOfficial Language: Albanian, SerbianPopulation: 2,100,000 (2005)
Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Location: Luxembourg is located in western Europe, between France and Germany.
Total Land Area: 2,586 km2
Land boundaries: 359 km
Capital: Luxembourg
Official Language: Luxembourgish, German, French
Population: 491,775 (2009)
Official name: The Former Yugoslav Rep. of MacedoniaLocation: Macedonia is on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east.Total Land Area: 25,333 km2Land boundaries: 766 kmCapital: SkopjeOfficial Language: Macedonian, AlbanianPopulation: 2,022,547 (2002)
Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Location: Netherlands is located in western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany.
Total Land Area: 41,543 km2
Land boundaries: 1,027 km
Capital: Amsterdam
Official Language: Dutch, Frisian
Population: 16,715,999 (2009)
Official name: Portuguese Republic
Location: Portugal is located in the southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, at the west of Spain.
Total Land Area: 92,090 km2
Land boundaries: 1,214 km
Capital: Lisbon
Official Language: Portuguese, Mirandese
Population: 10,707,924 (2009)
Official name: Romania
Location: Romania is located in southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea; it is between Bulgaria and Ukraine.
Total Land Area: 238,391 km2
Land boundaries: 2,508 km
Capital: Bucharest
Official Language: Romanian
Population: 22,215,421 (2009)
Official name: Republic of Serbia
Location: Serbia is located in southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary.
Total Land Area: 77,474 km2
Land boundaries: 2,026 km
Capital: Belgrade
Official Language: Serbian
Population: 7,379,339 (2009)
Official name: Republic of Singapore
Location: Singapore is located in Southern Asia, on the islands between Malaysia and Indonesia.
Total Land Area: 697 km2
Capital: Singapore
Official Language: Mandarin, English, Malay
Population: 4,657,542 (2009)
Official name: Republic of South Africa
Location: South Africa is located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.
Total Land Area: 1,219,090 km2
Land boundaries: 4,862 km
Capital: Pretoria
Official Language: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans
Population: 49,052,489 (2009)
Official name: Kingdom of SpainLocation: Spain is located on western Europe. The peninsula of Spain is located between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The Spanish mainland is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, by Cantabric Sea to the east and by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal to the west. It shares land borders with Portugal, France, Andorra, the British colony of Gibraltar, and Morocco.Total Land Area: 504,782 km2Land boundaries: 1,917.8 kmCapital: MadridOfficial Language: Spanish Population: 40,847,371 (2001)
Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaLocation: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, 31 km.south of IndiaTotal Land Area: 65,610 km2 Land boundaries: 0 km Capital: Colombo Official Language: Sinhala, TamilPopulation: 21,324,791 (2009)
Official name: Kingdom of Sweden
Location: Sweden is located in northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat and Skagerrak. It is situated between Finland and Norway.
Total Land Area: 450,295 km2
Land boundaries: 2,233 km
Capital: Stockholm
Official Language: Swedish
Population: 9,059,651 (2009)
Official name: United Republic of TanzaniaLocation: Tanzania is in Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique. Total Land Area: 945,087 km2Land boundaries: 3,861 kmCapital: Dar es SalaamOfficial Language: Kiswahili or Swahili, Kiunguja, English Population: 39,384,223 (2007)
Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location: United Kingdom is located in western Europe, on the islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, at the northwest of France.
Total Land Area: 243,610 km2
Capital: London
Official Language: English, Welsh, Scottish
Population: 61,113,205 (2009)
Official name: United States of America
Location: United States is located in north America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.
Total Land Area: 9,826,675 km2
Land boundaries: 12,034 km
Capital: Washington, DC
Official Language: English
Population: 307,212,123 (2009)
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Increasing number of companies in Hong Kong to provide flexible benefits, according to latest Mercer Marsh Benefits survey
According to "The Hong Kong Employee Health and Benefits Survey 2016" conducted by Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB), a partnership between global professional services firms, Mercer and Marsh, the number of companies in Hong Kong that is interested in adopting flexible benefits increased from 13% in 2015 to 28% in 2016. When asked about the reasons for implementing flexible benefits programs, 88% said they are responding to diverse workforce needs and values, while 75% said it helps to remain competitive in the marketplace and improve employee engagement.
Other reasons include maximizing the value of existing benefits spend, increasing employees' appreciation of their benefits, supporting a total rewards program, controlling how much the company contributes to the cost of benefits and helping with staff retention and recruitment.
"We are glad to see that there was an uptrend for companies in Hong Kong to adopt flexible benefits. Seventy-five percent of respondents who provided choice to employees in their benefits programs seek employees' opinions when designing the programs. This reflects that companies would like to design programs that are most suitable to employees by considering their needs and preferences", said Eva Liu, Principal and Regional Consultant, Mercer Marsh Benefits. "Medical (38%), dental (38%) and wellness programs (38%) were the most popular flexible benefits used by employees. This highlights the importance of medical and dental coverage as well as overall health management to employees."
Of companies who did not currently provide flexible programs for their employees, 28% intended to offer such choices within the next five years, while 55% were uncertain about introducing such plans.
"For employers that offer employee choice programs, the main challenges faced during implementation are cost and demonstrating return on investment. Other challenges include complexity of administration and resource constraints," added Liu. "However, companies will need to overcome these challenges to adopt these flexible programs to engage, retain and respond to their employees."
Employers concerned about rising medical costs
Eighty-eight percent of Hong Kong employers are concerned about rising medical costs. Most of the companies bear full premium costs for employee benefits for both medical and risk. Compared to 2015, the costs of both medical and risk benefits increased as a percentage of annual payroll.
With regard to rising medical costs, 55% of companies have adopted cost-containment measures. The most popular measure adopted by employers is implementation of a panel arrangement (34% from 32% in 2015), followed by providing wellness programs. An increased percentage of respondents implemented a cost-sharing arrangement with employees, while there was a significant drop in the percentage of respondents (37% from 47% in 2015) adopting remarketing.
A total of 762 companies from 27 industries covering more than 167,000 employees participated in this survey, which Mercer has undertaken annually since 1987. The survey provides a snapshot of the employee benefits in 2016 and provides a comparative analysis of benefits trends over the past few years.
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Notes for Editors
Survey Methodology
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About Mercer Marsh Benefits
Mercer Marsh Benefits provides clients with a single source for managing the costs, people risks, and complexities of employee benefits. The network is a combination of Mercer and Marsh local offices around the world, plus country correspondents who have been selected based on specific criteria. Our benefits professionals located in 135 countries and servicing clients in more than 150 countries, are deeply knowledgeable about their local markets. Through our locally established businesses, we have a unique common platform which allows us to serve clients with global consistency and locally unique solutions. Mercer and Marsh are two of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, together with Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman


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It's sleeper class on the return. You pay chump change to recline and to sweat in the circulation of the wind dashing between the open windows. The train life is a repeating tape as a cast of castes enters from the side wings of the car every few minutes. A man with crippled legs slides through of aisle and shakes a box at me. A waif woman totters not from the train's squirming crawl but from a limp and passes me. Her sari is a muted brown, a simple cloth compared to the ornate, bejeweled wraps that women wear to impress each other on the train. However, the body it covers is seamed with wrinkles. A man hands her a few rupees and one drops to the floor. She doesn't even have a kurta. When she bends over and I fear exposure, but the folds of her body enshrine her breasts. The sweat on her body glints brighter than any beading. Her fingers spent ten minutes scrimmaging with the dust and the luggage to find the lost coin. Her waist bent low like a wilted, burned sunflower and I didn't think she would be able to stand back straight. The man who gave her the rupees, waiting but unable to pass, stoops to help and she refuses to leave it although I couldn't bear to watch the determined hunt to its conclusion.
Chaicoffee! young boys shout as they stride through the car with silver pots and paper cups swinging like lanterns in front of them. The single syllable emphasizes their urgency – get it while it is hot!
Interspersed with the chaicoffee connoisseurs, two women trail each other through the berths, attached like the capsules of the peanuts they are selling out of large, round wicker baskets. They squawked whatever it is you shout to let people hungering for peanuts know they better flash their wallets. Even if I hadn't wanted peanuts, I would have bought some for a moments silence from their impossibly deafening pitch. Their seemed to elude the Doppler effect and amplify with the rushing wind.
That can't possibly be that Telegu word for peanut, Anna notes when the interjections interrupt her upright snooze.
Despite the interruptions and the stowaways, I like riding the trains because for once I see people's unadulterated moments. For the first few hours the sieve of curiosity attracts syncopated head-turns from whole families and neck-twists from those passing by our berth. Soon enough, though, everyone forgets or realizes the most interesting thing I've done is scratch a bug bite. Then I can see the mother changing her toddler's pants, the or the two brothers, one arm around the others shoulder, chatting and smiling, maybe about us through shrewd lashes, but maybe not. Later one lays his head in his brother lap while the other reads. They make do with the cramped space and uncounted hours. In a similar remedy, the tiniest boy placed himself as a decal on the adjacent window by somehow cramming between the spaces of two of its bars.
We shared our berth with an uncharistically taciturn family of 5. When we stopped at a junction station, the father left his seat. I thought he might be using the restroom, but when I looked out of the window I saw him on the platform charging his daughters cell phone in an outlet. Five minutes later the train started moving. He pulled the charger from the pillar and jogged to the train, hoping on at the last minute.
I am glad you made it back, I smiled. He smiled back, shrugged, and crossed his arms and went to sleep upright again. I wanted to know how his daughter is getting reception all the way out here.
If we weren't going to have to explain our travels and our relationship status to anyone, I was going to daydream about it myself. I shove on my headphones and try to remember each mile we pass.
I scroll until I find the Avett Brothers. I hadn't given them much play time before – I had always relegated them to the bench of artists whom might impress a casual observer of my iPod but when pressed for more information, an opinion, I would reply with the hipster dignity masking ignorance, I need to listen to them more to say. Still, I liked a few songs and I had six hours to kill.
I see one titled Salina and play it out of curiosity. The song begins with a plea to Kansas and I remembered the drive I took the day before through the farmland near my house, when the sun seemed to be laying its long limbs of dusk onto the horizon in repose.
Now, I watch as the train hemmed the Western Ghats drenched in a similar sun. Their singular blue cones tended to waterlogged rice paddies and brown fields like the shepards passing through them wearing a cloth around their waist. In a seat sticking to my white pants, admittedly a poor choice for the conditions, I listen as the lunging banjo gave the lunging car a dulcet impetus. The rushing wind wraps the surroundings closer. It makes the movement more like a ripple than a cut through the countryside. I could have touched the people on the platform whizzing by, or the short palms wagging their fingers in our wake.
I look at the flaccid, bored faces of the families around me, also facing the margins of the train like correctly-placed photos in a yearbook spread. The East Coast Express promises the most direct route to the people and destinations they must be envisioning. I thought of Kansas, but also how I was chugging back from a place I still could not map except in a sweet memory almost like that of home. I couldn't say if we were going north in the world or where. In the drone and sway of the tracks I keep looking out at the unknown fields, revealing in the moving isolation, adding this somewhere to me.


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Fishing Safaris at Murchison Falls National Park
Fishing in Murchison falls is done mainly as a sport and is among the main activities along the Nile. It involves catching fish by casting lures; this method is used for catching larger fish species like the Nile perch and some cat fish. There other method used for catching fish is the use of live bait like worms, termites to catch smaller fish species like the Tiger fish, also you can catch them using the spinning method.
Murchison falls is among the leading parks where sport fishing is conducted. Fishing is mainly done along the Victoria Nile which involves catching fish along rocky surfaces, the bottom of the falls mainly the Devil's Cauldron, and at the banks of the Nile by the anglers.Fishing along the Nile is an exciting experience though you are advised to take caution of the Hippos and Nile crocodiles especially while fishing at the River banks.
There are two major fishing sites in Murchison; one near Paraa(located below the Murchison falls) and another below Karuma falls(at Chobe safari lodge). But sport fishing in the park is currently carried out mainly at the base of the falls either from the boat down the stream or from the rocks on the River bank.
Accessing the fishing spots can either be by boat or by walking down from the top of the falls to the gorge which can take 45 minutes for a physically fit person. With this you are recommended to move well equipped with your fishing equipment.As you enjoy catching fish there is always a chance to land on a huge catch; in terms of length, weight and girth. In fact record has it that the heaviest fish caught was 113kg and this was a Nile Perch.
Getting there
Murchison Falls National Park is found in the Northwest of Uganda approximately a 6hours drive from Kampala (looking at the traffic in Kampala and a few tarred roads that lead to the park). Note that the roads in the park are Murrum, hence advised to drive in a 4 x 4 vehicle; spacious and comfortable for you and also with room for your fishing equipment.
You could also take a flight to the park chartered from the Entebbe airport or Kajjansi airstrip since the park has airfields like Pakuba airfield. This makes the distance shorter!
When to Fish
Fishing in Murchison can be done anytime of the year and the large catfish and Nile perch can be caught all through. Anglers say that best catches are seen early in the morning and late in the day. Though best results of fish are when the water level is low since water is clearer, i.e from Mid-January to Early-April. Also it is said that fish feed more when weather conditions vary dramatically especially at the start of the rainstorms.
Condition for fishing
As you catch fish you are also surrounded with great sceneries the landscape and also wildlife such as hippos, crocodiles, elephants, waterbucks as well as beautiful birds.You are advised to carry enough sun protection equipment since the temperature can rise over 40°C. Also wear long socks, long sleeved trousersand insect repellents that can be used just in case of tsetse fly bites.Sport fishing requires expertise;therefore you need assistance from our experienced and skilled fishing guides!
Fishing Equipment/Method
As earlier mentioned that you need to carry your fishing equipment and keep in mind all fish caught is not killed it's laid back in the water alive. Methods are by casting lures, spinning and catching fish on live bait and fish species caught include; Nile perch, Catfish, Tiger fish among others.
All anglers are advised to have rods that are between 8feet and 11feet with a multiplier reel. While catching smaller species; a 7' spinning rod is recommended.
3 Days Fishing Safari-Murchison Falls National Park
Tour Overview
This 3 days fishing safari will start from and end in Kampala, it involves a visit to Uganda's oldest and largest national park -Murchison Falls National Park. It is home to over 76 mammal species, 451 bird species, fish species, and the mighty Murchison falls that have their way through an 8 meter wide gorge falling from a 45m high rift valley wall. Fishing will be the main activity, though you could have other activities like Game drives and Hiking to the top of the magnificent falls. A 4×4 vehicle will be used such that there is room for packing fishing equipment. Expect to have a catch of over 50kg!
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Kampala to Murchison
After breakfast, your driver will pick you up from Kampala and start off the 6hours drive to Murchison falls through amazing landscapes. Have lunch in Masindi and continue to the park. Upon arrival, head to the base of the falls and enjoy fishing the whole afternoon- this takes around 3 hours. You will be over joyed with the big catch of the Nile perch in the dramatic pools at the base of the falls. After head to the lodge, have dinner and an overnight.
Accommodation Options; Paraa safari lodge(Upmarket), Murchison River lodge(Moderate), Red Chilli camp(Budget)
Journey time; 6 hours
Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 2: Fishing- Murchison Falls
After a tasty breakfast, go fishing by boatalong the Nile River at the base of the magnificent Murchison falls, here you can catch Nile perch, catfish among other species. On this day you will spend the whole day catching fish or do it half day and go for a hike to the top of the mighty falls; this is a memorable experience. While on this boat you will also enjoy viewing the vegetation and wildlife found in the park such as the hippos, elephants, buffaloes, Nile crocodiles, birds among others.
Accommodation Options; Paraa safari lodge(Upmarket), Murchison River lodge(Moderate), Red Chilli Camp(Budget)
Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 3: Game drive and head back to Kampala
Have breakfast, after go for a game drive through the park where you will have chance to see a number of animals like lions, buffaloes, antelopes, waterbucks, warthogs, elephants among others. After the game drive, proceed to Kampala with lunch along the way arriving in the late afternoon. If your flight is on that same day, you will be transferred to the airport in Entebbe!
End of Safari
Inclusions; Park entry, boat cruise, ranger guide, sport fishing permit, transport, accommodation, all en route meals.
Tour Exclusions; Visa, international flight, personal expenses like tips, souvenirs, beers, laundry, cigars and any optional activity


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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Caught on tape. A protester is pinned to the ground by police and activists say what happened to him is police brutality.
Meghan McCorkell has more on the police response.
Police say that man failed to follow instructions when he was ordered to move out of the street and onto the sidewalk, but activists claim officers took it too far.
Chaos broke out at a protest in East Baltimore. A YouTube video showed police pinning a man to the ground.
"They grabbed me," said protester Thomas Threatt. "I say, `Why is you grabbing me? My daughter's out here.'"
You can see an officer spray mace as the man lay face down.
"He sprayed it in my mouth, my eyes," said Threatt.
While grabbing his hair, an officer leaned his knee on the suspect's neck.
"Next thing you know, some big cop came and he put his knee in my head," said Threatt.
As he's flipped over, you can see another officer knee him in the chest.
"It doesn't take five officers in an aggressive manner to subdue one man," said Richie Armstrong, Community Churches United.
Monday night, activists gathered to call the incident police brutality. They want the police commissioner to punish the officers.
"We want the major to be suspended and we want every single officer that was involved in that assault to be suspended," said Rev. Cortly Witherspoon.
Police say protesters were blocking traffic. Those that refused to get off the street were arrested.
In a statement, a police spokesman says, "The department stands by the actions of those officers; however, should individuals feel that police acted inappropriately, we strongly urge them to contact the Internal Affairs division, where their complaints will be thoroughly investigated."
The man in the video faces multiple charges including resisting arrest and disturbing the peace. Activists are also calling for all charges to be dropped against that protester.


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We have been open for almost a month and it has been a total whirlwind, but its been so much fun!
We have a ton of new classes added to our roster, including a bunch of yoga classes and a theatre class.
Our amazing Yoga teacher, Crystal, has added an adult yoga class on Mondays at 7:30-8:30pm which is filling up quickly! Crystal also has an amazing kids yoga class on Thursdays at 4:00-5:00! Crystal also created a Mum and Tot Class on Thursdays at 2:00-3:00 where mom's or dad's can come and bring their baby to the class with them. Child care is not provided by the child is in the room with the parent! So far parents are loving it! Such a great idea!
Kat has recently joined our yoga team and has added a ton of classes to our Saturday schedule in the Lulu Movement Studio! Kat has created a kids yoga class on Saturday mornings at 10:00-11:00! She has also added a class for teens to come and have yoga on Saturdays at 11:30-12:30! As well she has created a Paint a Picture Yoga class that runs on Saturdays at 3:30-4:30 which sounds really interesting and fun!! Kat has also created a Theatre class that will run for 8 weeks starting on May 11th!! Kat loves theatre and is really excited for people of all ages to join this creative class.
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Rosario Dawson: 'The Journey is the Destination'
Rosario Dawson is all smiles as she jumps rope for a scene in her upcoming flick Finally Famous on Monday afternoon (August 12) in New York City.
The 34-year-old actress was joined on set by her co-star Chris Rock.
Rosario recently told Elle her mantra of the moment.
"The one that I always say is: 'The journey is the destination,'" Rosario said. "I can never get enough of it, because I find that to be the most truest thing. [You need to be] in [the] present and be in that moment. You can't get lost in this idea of where you're supposed to be going."
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Strong schools give our children and our communities the opportunity to thrive. However, quality schools depend on adequate funding and consistent leadership. Over the last few years, Oklahoma has cut more funding from public schools than any other state. Our lawmakers have introduced inconsistent radical changes to mandatory testing and curriculum standards that have negatively impacted our education system. As a mother of two children in public school, Julia sees the challenges our schools face first hand. Principals and administrators must make decisions each year without knowing what funds our lawmakers will provide or which mandates our lawmakers will impose. Our education system is at the point of crisis and we need to get back on the right track. As a State Senator, Julia will champion more funding for the classroom and consistent policies to help students reach their full potential.
Community Development
Julia understands that building on the strengths of our state depends on planning and vision. She has led statewide nonprofit organizations for more than 18 years, working closely with lawmakers and community leaders from rural and urban parts of Oklahoma. She knows our state has great potential and many assets, the most important of which is our people. As a State Senator, Julia will work to grow economic opportunities for more Oklahomans and create stronger communities.
Responsible Budgeting
Past financial decisions and a slumping economy have caused a serious budget crisis in Oklahoma. We do not bring in enough revenue to fund even the basics, like public schools and health services. Working families are paying the price while narrow special interest groups continue to profit from huge tax cuts. We don't just need to solve this year's crisis, but build the prosperity of all Oklahomans. We need to invest in the long term well-being of Oklahomans, helping those affected by mental illness and substance abuse and continuing criminal justice reform, which in turn will also benefit Oklahoma's budget. As a State Senator, Julia will champion a fair budget that invests in our state's future.
Open and Honest Leadership
Julia believes that Oklahomans are tired of dysfunction and division at the Capitol. Every Oklahoman should be able to participate in the political process and trust that lawmakers have their best interests at heart. Sadly, partisan politics and special interests sometimes get in the way of the common-sense solutions Oklahoma deserves. Over the last year, many of our lawmakers focused on divisive legislation instead of balancing our budget or reversing cuts to school funding. Some even avoided their constituents and ignored Open Meeting rules, instead negotiating behind closed doors. Julia believes we can do better. As a State Senator, Julia will lead with transparency and cooperation.


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Leobo Private Reserve is a completely private 20,000 acre estate based in the beautiful Waterberg mountains. Twice awarded Best Safari House in Africa.
About Leobo
Leobo Private Reserve is a completely private 20,000 acre estate based in the beautiful Waterberg mountains, 3 hours drive north of Johannesburg and home to the award winning 'Observatory Bush Villa' – probably the most stunning safari house in Africa not only from an architectural and style perspective but also as a fantastic home for families and small groups.
Owned by an English family as their private home and only recently available on a limited commercial basis, the reserve is rented on an exclusive basis only. You don't share it with any other guests; it's your playground for the duration of your stay.
Leobo don't offer timetabled game drives, rigid programs or meals at set times, but of course you can go on game drives whenever you like, day or night. Whenever suits you.
Our Involvement
- Designed and developed an outstanding website to promote this gorgeous African destination. A visual masterpiece of integrated film and imagery, wrapped up in a unique and dynamic user interface.
- Working with our filming partners, Wayfarer Media, we edited all integrated film for the website.
- Designed and managed social media and online advertising campaigns to drive local and international traffic to the website.
- Designed various offline items, including print ads, estate signage, clothing etc.


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Following is my synopsis of the content of Classis Western Canada's overture entitled "Modify Songbook" in the provisional agenda for Synod 2012.
Summary: "Classis Western Canada overtures Synod 2012 to direct the Songbook Committee to significantly modify and restrict its approach to the implementation of a new songbook and consider ways by which there may be the least amount of unrest and concern preceding and subsequent to the implementation of a new songbook."
Key ideas: Classis Western Canada divides their concerns into six primary matters, which I've compacted below.
- Gender neutralization, which occurs in some instances in the Hymn Proposal, "violates the Word of God," "alters the intent and meaning of the originating author" in hymns, and "is a capitulation to worldly standards and policies." Such modifications are "beyond the mandate given by any synod since the committee was first appointed in 1997."
- The Songbook Committee's argumentation for discontinuing the use of the name Jehovah (see the answer to Question 10 on the Committee's FAQ page) "is unconvincing." The overture notes that none of the common English names for the Deity (including "Lord," "God," and "Father") are found in the original Biblical languages.
- "Many word changes in the proposed book appear to be unnecessary or trivial," without substantial support or Biblical grounds from the Songbook Committee.
- The extensive changes to familiar hymns in the Hymn Proposal will disrupt the ability of many older members to sing from memory, "and congregational singing will suffer greatly" from such modifications.
- The fact that some Hymn Proposal selections remain unaltered seems to demonstrate "an arbitrariness or inconsistency in the process of changing select songs, possibly on the basis of preference rather than on principle."
- "Some proposed songs have little or no track record, tradition, or established durability in Reformed churches, or the wider church community," making them unreliable selections for a new Psalter Hymnal. The overture argues that the use of these newer songs violates the ninth Guideline for Selecting Church Music as approved by synod: "The music of the church should be expressive of the Reformed tradition. Use is to be made of the music developed in the tradition of this rich heritage."
Examples: After each main point, Classis Western Canada provides an extensive list of applicable songs in the Hymn Proposal. They identify 20 gender-neutralized selections, 4 removals of the word "Jehovah," 21 hymns with "unnecessary or trivial" modifications (noting that this is a "partial list"), 36 instances of drastic changes (again, only a partial list), 11 unchanged hymns, and 11 songs with "a life span of less than 15 years."
Grounds: Although the grounds in Overture #8 are not directly based on the synodically-approved Principles and Guidelines, the classis provides six primary reasons for their overture, as outlined below:
- "The transition to a new songbook is too great and abrupt, and may cause great turmoil in the church."
- The classis requests that the URCNA seek "a smooth and painless transition" to the new Psalter Hymnal, as was implemented during the CRC's shift from the red Psalter Hymnal to the blue in the 1950s.
- The Hymn Proposal "opens up old wounds" for URCNA members who left their former congregations as a result of the introduction of a new hymnbook.
- "The present proposal contains far too many changes, adjustments and new material for it to function well in the foreseeable future."
- "The tide of significant objection" to the Hymn Proposal within the URCNA "gives cause for review and reflection."
- "There exists a misunderstanding as to the will of the originating classis whose overture was adopted by Synod 1997."
My thoughts: The basis of this overture rests exclusively in the blue Psalter Hymnal, whereas Overtures #4-6 often depart from it entirely. Can synod form an acceptable compromise that will satisfy the requests presented in all of these overtures, ensuring that the United Reformed Churches in North America will create a Psalter Hymnal which utilizes the best of the blue book without carrying over its flaws? (On the imperfections of the blue Psalter Hymnal, see my thoughts on the "About This Blog" page.)
Let's earnestly pray for God's direction as Synod 2012 endeavors to attain this goal.
See pp. 87-89 of the Provisional Agenda for the entirety of this overture.


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You can see the full abstracts for the talks from the whole conference including the CompSust track online here. Also, if you subscribe or have access to AI Magazine, the magazine publication for AAAI, you can see some high level articles in the next two issues on the range and depth of CompSust research.
If you have research in this area that you want to submit then you're in luck, due to AAAI changing it's schedule from summer to winter the next AAAI CompSust deadline is just five weeks away! (Abstract:Sep10, Paper:Sep15) (Ok, so it's a good thing if you have something ready to submit.) Good luck!


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