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For five years Edwin Soeryadjaya battled Indonesian billionaire Sukanto Tanoto for control of coal producer Adaro. His recent legal victory helped him hold on to his spot among Indonesia's 40 Richest and restore his family's reputation.
On Sept.21 Singapore's high court ruled that Edwin Soeryadjaya's holding company had fairly acquired shares in Indonesia's second-biggest coal producer, Adaro Indonesia. "My first thought was, 'Hallelujah,'" says Soeryadjaya.
After five years of legal challenges by one of Indonesia's richest citizens, Sukanto Tanoto, questioning whether he'd conspired with
The legal victory also helped restore some glory and respect to his family. Once one of the country's richest families, worth $2 billion in 1991, its fortune had been wiped out by debts incurred by his older brother Edward. "Adaro has been very important to us, and we're happy with the outcome," says Soeryadjaya.
At times it seemed an improbable outcome. "He [Tanoto] is a multibillionaire," says Soeryadjaya, 58, who is worth one-twentieth as much as Tanoto, Indonesia's second-richest person. "I'm the son of a former billionaire, but I'm just a working man." The purchase of the coal mine was contested from the start. Tanoto and others, through a Singapore investment firm called Beckkett Pte, had pledged the 40% stake in Adaro to Deutsche Bank as collateral for a loan that had been in default since 1998, at the peak of the Asian crisis. Back then coal prices were depressed and Adaro was losing money. Negotiations had broken down and Beckkett's representatives had allegedly told Deutsche it wouldn't get its money back. So the bank began looking for an Indonesian buyer (as required by regulations) willing to take on Tanoto. With little to lose, Soeryadjaya, who by then was an active, albeit small-time, investor, led a group who paid $46 million, through holding company PT Dianlia Setyamukti, for 40%. Deutsche Bank got the deal approved by an Indonesian court. Dianlia later upped its stake to gain a majority interest; Soeryadjaya became Adaro's president commissioner and a board member.
Tanoto's firm didn't get wind of all this until the sale was complete, something Deutsche stated in court documents was necessary to make sure the firm wouldn't intervene. Beckkett got the court to overturn its approval. It also sued Deutsche and Dianlia, in Singapore (as the original loan agreement was governed by the laws of the city-state), alleging that the two parties had secretly conspired together to sell the assets at well below market value.
At one face-to-face meeting during the trial, Tanoto personally demanded the shares back. When asked about the incident, Soeryadjaya laughs, "You'll have to ask Tanoto about that part. I have no hard feelings." The same can't be said of Tanoto, who has lost a valuable asset. Since the transaction coal prices have doubled. Indeed, Adaro is now probably worth $1.2 billion, up tenfold since 2002. "Of course I met with him as we all know the truth as to who owns the shares," says Tanoto. "I believe and continue to believe that this will eventually come to light." But the court awarded Beckkett only a token $665 from Deutsche, for not undertaking the sale of shares in a proper manner. And it ordered Beckkett to pay Soeryadjaya's legal fees for the conspiracy claim. Beckkett is appealing.
The irony of the case is just how much Soeryadjaya could relate to Tanoto's predicament. After all, Soeryadjaya would probably never have invested in Adaro had his family not lost its company to lenders. His father founded Astra in 1957 and built the automotive group into Indonesia's second-biggest company. When Soeryadjaya's older brother Edward decided to venture into banking, starting Bank Summa, William backed the loans with Astra shares. The father continued to support his son's bank even as it spiraled deeper into debt. Indonesian regulators closed down the bank's operations in 1992. After scrambling to find a way to keep control of Astra, William liquidated the family's entire 76% stake to make good on Summa's debts. The buyer was a consortium including fellow Indonesian rich lister, the Liem family, whose fortune is now listed under the name of son Anthoni Salim.
Soeryadjaya hints the family probably could have avoided paying Summa's debts had they chosen to aggressively challenge the creditors, the route that many of Indonesia's wealthiest families would pick a few years later during the 1997 Asian economic crisis. The Nursalim, Salim and Widjaja families all apparently cut favorable deals with banks to greatly reduce their debt. Eka Tjipta Widjaja and his family, for instance, managed to hold on to most of their fortune and are now worth $2.8 billion, despite the fact that their Asia Pulp & Paper infamously defaulted on more than $10 billion in debt in 2001. "In Indonesia, people get away with that sort of thing. No one pays a price for it; it's just business as usual," Soeryadjaya says.
But Soeryadjaya's father, who had a strong distaste for cronyism, owned up to Bank Summa's debts, publicly announcing that the family would not shy away from its obligations, even if it meant the end of the Soeryadjaya empire. "We would be billionaires, but we took responsibility for Summa's failure," says Soeryadjaya.
After the debacle Soeryadjaya went to work, in part to reestablish the family's credentials. ("It wasn't really about the money," he says, insisting his lifestyle hadn't changed.) Although the U.S.-educated son had been a vice president and board member of Astra, he jokes that he never had to work a day in his life before the family lost Astra. "I went to board meetings and nodded my head yes or no, but it didn't really matter what I did," he explains.
He got his start pooling money from high-net-worth friends and investing it into Indonesian infrastructure and natural resources companies. His first deal was a $650 million buyout of phone company Aria West, which he eventually sold to Telekomunikasi Indonesia. Soeryadjaya lost money on the investment, though all his investors who bought the debt got paid.
In 1998 he founded an investment firm, Saratoga Investama Sedaya, with Sandiaga Uno, 38, who had worked with his brother Edward. Soeryadjaya is chairman and owns 68% of the firm; Uno is chief executive and holds the rest. Saratoga's first investment--with Newbridge Capital, the Asian arm of private equity firm Texas Pacific--was in a former Astra subsidiary, microchip company Microtronics. One of Saratoga's biggest deals so far has been a $215 million leveraged buyout of PT Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia (MGTI), the largest landline phone provider in Java, in 2004.
Although he won't disclose precise figures, Soeryadjaya says his firm's returns on investment are between 30% and 40%. Only one of 15 companies in which it has invested has lost money: chipmaker Advanced Interconnect Technologies. Soeryadjaya says it was the firm's only moneyloser--and the only deal he didn't work on. Another deal he could never close: Saratoga tried twice to buy back Astra, with no luck.
Much of his firm's success is tied to Adaro and the broader recovery of the Indonesian market in the decade since the start of the Asian crisis. Since buying the stake, Saratoga has helped boost its production from 18 million to 34 million tons of coal annually. It also restructured its debt in a 2005 leveraged buyout that brought in new investors such as the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. and reduced its share to 22%. Soaring coal prices helped lift Soeryadjaya's fortunes along with those of other Indonesia rich listers, including Sjamsul Nursalim, ranked 17, and Aburizal Bakrie, who jumped to No. 1 thanks to a 600% rise during the past year in the stock of its coal company Bumi Resources.
There may still be more upside: China Shenhua Energy, China's largest coal producer, is reportedly considering bidding for a controlling stake in Adaro in a deal that could value the company at $4 billion. Saratoga is also in talks with investment bankers to take Adaro public in the middle of 2008. As for the risk of Beckkett's legal appeal, Soeryadjaya is unfazed: "Why would we cheat for $46 million when we didn't cheat for $2 billion with Astra?"
Soeryadjaya is hoping to put Astra and the controversy of the Adaro purchase behind him. His firm is raising its first formal private equity fund of $300 million, set to close next year. International Finance Corp. has committed up to $25 million. Saratoga says it has raised another $65 million from investors, including CDC, formerly known as Commonwealth Development Corp. It will be a regional fund investing in Indonesia and possibly also Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, places where his family saga is unknown. For now Soeryadjaya chalks up the demise of his father's Astra and his own later success to fate. "My life is in God's hands," says the devout Christian. "There must be a reason for all of this."


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With football fever hotting up across the continent in eager anticipation of Euro 2012, EA have today released a new bunch of screenshots for FIFA 13.
Featuring the uncanny likenesses of players from French, German, Spanish and English clubs, FIFA 13 looks to be the best looking entry into the series yet.
FIFA 13 will hit PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, PlayStation 2, PC, MAC, Playstation Portable and Playstation Vita in September 2012.
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What makes a perfume tough rather than pretty? I don't think we can look to the perfume's notes for an explanation, since the meanings we associate with specific smells vary greatly by the individual and culture. Take just about any perfume note in isolation, and you will get a multitude of interpretations. Vanilla can be comforting or cloying. The scent of jasmine is intoxicating to some, fecal to others. Rose is a masculine note in some cultures and quintessentially feminine elsewhere.
But there would seem to be no possible ambiguity about the meaning of Robert Piguet's Bandit: everyone knows this is one butch, badass perfume. Don't worry, I won't rehearse ALL of the familiar cliches about Bandit–you know, the whips! the used panties! the lesbian perfumer!–but I would like to comment on one part of the Bandit myth, which I have been able to trace no further back in time than the publicity for the modern 1999 reformulation:
Piguet worked with perfumer Germaine Cellier to launch the Bandit spirit and scent of the couture runway in 1944 with models sporting villain masks, brandishing toy revolvers and knives.
Given the scale of suffering in the world in the years just before Bandit's launch, I find it unthinkable that this alarming style of presentation, worthy of the late Alexander McQueen in his prime, would have been graciously received by the audience in attendance at Robert Piguet's first post-Occupation couture show in 1944. And, strangely enough, there is no mention of any of this in any contemporary account of Piguet's 1944-45 collections. Instead, the fashion correspondents report that Piguet's showroom was very prettily redecorated, and they take note of important matters such as these: his "bodices are closely fitted…and the whole emphasis is put on flared basque fronts, panniered pockets, and aprons" ("Fashion: Paris openings," Vogue, vol. 104, no. 9 (Nov 15 1944), 136.) And though I have been unable to find any historical evidence for them, the masks, knives, and revolvers on the runway appear in just about every recent review of Bandit.
And so I ask, is Bandit really challenging and tough, or have we just been trained to think that it is? I am as susceptible to marketing as the next perfume geek (bring me ALL all of the badass perfumes, and be sure to pour it into a black bottle while you're at it!) but I have to admit that I just enjoy the smell of Bandit, distinct from all of hype. Meanwhile, I am unable to wear many other perfumes with equally edgy reputations, ones that I just wish that I could like (cut to a shot of my dusty, neglected, but still gorgeously black bottle of Habanita). Wearing Bandit doesn't mean that I am tough nor does it make me tough, although I do sometimes nurture the hope that the perfumes I wear will invest me with all of the magical qualities contained in their mythologies. We are drawn to certain smells rather than others, as if instinctively, and I don't think we can ever fully explain why (and here the perfume reviewer throws up her hands…).
What I really, really adore in Bandit is the galbanum, an aromatic resin obtained from plants in the genus Ferula, a bamboo-like plant that is also used to make rods, sticks, and schoolmasters' canes (I know, I know, it is difficult to stop thinking about dominatrixes in connection with Bandit). Galbanum has been used as an incense and aromatic ungeunt since ancient times. To me, it has a complex vegetal smell like freshly sawn green wood, bitter endive, and conifers rather than simpler greenery such as leaves or grass. I also think galbanum smells like cold, moist garden soil as you turn it over in early spring–definitely alive but full of minerals and alkalinity. I am lucky to own a bottle of Bandit extrait in a vintage Piguet presentation, which consists of a clear glass flacon (not black) in a cream colored box with a diagonal black stripe. I also enjoy the current extrait and EDP, which I find faithful to the vintage, although somewhat different. The vintage extrait has a bolder animalic quality: it is smoky with a freshly tanned leather smell and a bit of sweet spice in the drydown. The current versions are more freshly green, with more definite notes of artemisia and flowers. Vintage Bandit extrait seems to be built upon the vintage Mousse de Saxe perfume base (which contains isobutyl quinoline), while the modern forms serve up the tangy, leathery isobutyl quinoline straight up. Either way, I think Bandit is wonderful. Dare to give it try, if you haven't yet, and bring on the toy revolvers!


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The International Youth Arts Festival - Best of the Fest
The International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF) marks its 10th anniversary this year, and runs at venues across Kingston from 6 - 15 July. Here, we round up 10 highlights.
The Duke (ACT Main House, 7-8 July)
A new one man show from Hoipolloi's Shôn Dale-Jones, weaving together the tale of a family heirloom with the current refugee crisis. The production raises money for Save The Children's Emergency Fund.
Hyena (Rose Theatre Main House, 12 July)
This show from the world's first all-female Cyr troupe has taken the circus world by storm. A fest of women, wheels, acrobatics and song.
In Our Hands (ACT Main House, 12 July)
Acclaimed puppet company Smoking Apples return to IYAF with this charming show about a trawlerman who must fight for the life he loves.
Batimbo Percussion Magique (The Visit Kingston Stage, 7 & 14 July)
The programme of free music events in the Market Square includes this dynamic group of drummers from Burundi. Guaranteed to get your toes tapping.
Super Hero - The Musical (Rose Theatre Main House, 14 July)
This highly entertaining show from National Youth Music Theatre is about a boy with a super power to turn everything he knows into a musical.
So You Want to Work in the Arts? (Kingston University's Reg Bailey Building, 11-12 July)
A free series of platform discussions aiming to help young people to forge successful careers in the arts. Email: [email protected] to register interest.
The Tale of the Cockatrice (Rose Theatre Studio, 8 July)
IYAF 2017 award winners Mumblecrust Theatre return with a family show blending breathtaking puppetry, spine-tingling live music and general tomfoolery.
Young Folk (Rose Theatre Main House, 9 July)
An evening showcasing some of the best young folk musicians in the business. The line-up features BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominee Luke Jackson.
Bits & Box (Rose Theatre Studio, 14 July)
'AndOn Theatre's inventive show features guys and a massive cardboard box. Laugh your way through an energetic glimpse into the imaginations of two people with far too much time on their hands.
The Ballad of Sarah Callaghan (Rose Theatre Gallery, 11 July)
Award-winning young comic Sarah Callaghan, fresh from tours of Australia and New Zealand, presents a powerhouse mash-up of comedy and poetry.
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Paralyzed by Past Guilt
Do you ever wonder if God has forgotten you? Do you know what it's like to feel worthless, broken and defective? Deep down do you question whether God is punishing you for a past mistake? Well, that's how the paralyzed man in Mark 2:1-12 felt. He was paralyzed by something in his past that hindered him from coming into the presence of Jesus. There are lots of things that paralyze us so that we feel that we can't move forward; many things that prevent us from entering into the presence of Jesus. Sometimes we find ourselves paralyzed by the guilt of the past. The problem is that our guilt has never been touched by the forgiveness that Jesus offers us in the gospel.
Guilt comes to us in two ways: 1) a legal guilt before the Holy Judge that comes from the violation of His law and 2) the guilty feelings of remorse that result from what we've done. The legal guilt is the real problem but the heavy burden of carrying guilt or the feelings of being dirty, unwashed and defective is often the experience. Thankfully, the Cross takes care of the legal guilt and the guilty feelings. Jesus invites you on a journey back into the ruins of your past to pronounce over you, "Not Guilty" before the Judgment Seat. Hear His strong voice say with authority to you, "There is now no condemnation for you because you are MINE." After His declaration, He takes off the Judge's robe to reveal the clothing of a servant grasping a basin and a towel. As He washes you, hear His tender voice say to you, "I wash you with my blood and you shall be whiter than snow. You will have a clean heart and your sins I will see no more. You can now live in joy and gladness in my presence. I will never leave you or turn my back on you. Let the joy of My Salvation be restored to you and may you walk with confident support into future obedience through the power of my Spirit" (Cf. Romans 8:1-4; Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 51:7-12) Our only hope to walk again is to encounter the Savior who gives us Grace to Live Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow.
Jesus, please numb my pain!
"Do you want to heal it or just numb the pain?" That's what the Pharmacist asked a 12- year-old John Estorge in response to complaints of burning mouth ulcers. Not being a fan of pain, I contemplated the question for a moment thinking, "Who cares about healing, I just want it to stop hurting… I'll take the topical anesthetic please!"
I've discovered this same principle working in my children who don't care for healing treatments for their skinned knees, or to endure the necessary pain associated with the extraction of a splinter, they just want band-aids. Sadly, this is often our typical response to the difficulties in our lives even as we pray. We don't typically think that our real problem is the principle of sin living within us. Instead we blame circumstances or find fault with others as the real problem. We pray, "God, please change these circumstances, give me relief to my pain, and please change the way this other person acts." While we anticipate that the remedy will come by a relief of our pain, a change in circumstances or the repentance of others, we fail to identify the real issue: our own personal sin and miss the real cure: forgiveness of our sins and getting closer to Jesus.
We are often like children who just want the punishment to end, rather than seeking forgiveness for the offense. Or we're like the paralyzed man and his friends who sought the healing of a physical limitation instead of the greater need, the forgiveness of His sins and drawing closer to Christ (Cf. Mark 2:1-12). The paralyzed man was surprised by what His encounter with the Savior delivered to him. Jesus went beyond everyone's expectations to give more than what was requested to get to the root of the problem: "When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, 'Son, your sins are forgiven.'"
Jesus bestows health to the body, beginning with not only the removal of the cause and origin of disease, but in meeting his and our REAL NEED. We all need this ongoing inner healing of our hearts so we can experience the forgiveness of our sin, the resolving of our guilt and shame, the mitigation of our our anger, and the settling of our minds in the midst of fears. This only happens as we get closer to the Lord who through His Son, has healed you of the only disease that can really kill you, your sin. He is the Only One who has the authority and power to provide the only real cure, forgiveness. What we need so much more than a numbing of the pain or a change in circumstances is getting our hearts closer to a God who has declared us Right with Him through the work of His Son.


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KNYSNA MOTORING NEWS AND VIDEO - There have been 2 more crashes at the Jaguar Simola Hillclimb.
These follow yesterday's accident in which Brian Bruce became this year's first accident victim. Bruce was not injured.
In the first crash this morning, Wessel Maritz walked away unscathed after a crash in Practice 4 of the King of the Hill category.
From what Wessel made out after the crash, it can be believed that his accelerator got stuck in his Golf 7R. He managed to keep his car straight as he went off the road, keeping the car from rolling.
He walked away from the wreck immediately.
In the second crash today, the driver was coming around Turn 2 of the track when it's believed he lost control of the vehicle before crashing into the embankment.
The extent of the driver's injuries are unknown, but he climbed out of the wreck and was taken away by an ambulance,
Racing has commenced.
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Read previous articles here:
- King of the hill parade kicks off weekend
- Hillclimb: Tons more excitement in store
- 10th annual Simola Hillclimb under way
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…because sometimes it's just nice to have a furry companion to hug.
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…because sometimes it's just nice to have a furry companion to hug.
I love cats.She looks like a well cared for and happy girl. Cats are the best. I love their unique personalities, and their attitudes. A very lovely photo of you both as well, and the room looks so cozy.
Aww that's cool you love cats. I agree they all have very different personalities. I've never had a cat as gentle and affectionate as Samantha! So I kind of like to think of her as a dog. 😉 Have a great week. I hope you have a kitty to hug as well. 🙂
No, I currently do not have a fur-baby. I wish I did, but with my circumstances right now, it would be too hard and unfair for the kitty.
I have had two, the first was a female who decided she wanted to move in, so I let her. She was like your Samantha. The most gentlest , sweetest cat around. Followed me every where, which was not always a good thing. She was an outdoor cat, for most of her life. She lived to be about 15, but at a certain point, she decided she preferred thee house to the streets. I cried so hard when she got sick and passed .I was not very creative or original with naming her. I called her, Kat.
I swore I would not have another, but I did. A friend of mine could not keep him, so I took him. he was the exact opposite of my girl.He did not like to be petted, touched or picked up. If he wanted to be petted, he would rub you, sometimes he would jump on the arm of couch and give me looks, like,"why are you here human, just feed me and clean my liter box". He was still lovable in his own way. He did not live that long. Another sad day. I don't want to go through that again, but I am so tempted. If I ever do get one again, it would be from a shelter, and an older one that no one wants.
You too! 🙂
That's a really great photo of two pretty ladies enjoying each other's company…….hugs are wonderful whether from "man or beast" !!
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Texas School Children To Be Unable To Read Patriotic Documents
"Texas School Children To Be Unable To Read Patriotic Documents"
By Donna Garner
ACTION ALERT: Texas public school students to be unable to read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution – no cursive writing to be taught
To voice objections to no cursive writing — The public is encouraged to send their comments to the TEA at the following address: email@example.com and/or to write to the Texas State Board of Education members:
Today, I am sending out an addendum to the critique of the Nov. 2015 DRAFT OF THE ELAR/TEKS that I sent out yesterday (http://www.educationviews.org/critique-nov-2015-texas-elarteks-draft/ ) in which I verbalized my four Objections to what the Texas English / Language Arts / Reading (ELAR) Review Committee Members had produced.
The reason for this separate addendum is to explain thoroughly my concern that the leadership of the ELAR/TEKS Review Committee Members (RCM) chose to follow the Type #2 philosophy of education as exhibited in the Common Core Standards by taking away cursive handwriting from the Texas public schools.
Here is my Objection #5 which should be added to the Objections #1 – #4 in yesterday's critique. I have also added Objection #6 at the end of this addendum:
The present ELAR/TEKS document (Beginning with School Year 2009 to the present) states:
(23) Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. Students are expected to:
(A) write legibly in cursive script with spacing between words in a sentence. (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html#110.14)
In the Nov. 2015 ELAR/TEKS Draft, no mention is made of cursive writing to be taught in Grade 3.
Texas is one of the few states that requires cursive writing to be taught, starting in Grade 3. However, for some time, this state mandate in the present ELAR/TEKS to teach cursive has been ignored; and many Texas teachers have quit teaching cursive or correct handwriting habits.
Because Grade 3 teachers have quit teaching cursive, then the students going forward from Grade 3 have no longer had the ability to write nor to read cursive. Because the skills learned in ELAR are competency-based (build upon one another) and because the ELAR/TEKS set explicit goals at each grade level/course level, once students are taught to master a certain skill, then they are to be held accountable in the future grade levels to demonstrate that mastery.
In other words, once students are taught cursive in Grade 3, teachers in the succeeding grade levels can expect students to write cursively and to read text written in cursive writing.
The Common Core Standards deliberately do not support the teaching of cursive writing for two reasons: (1) The agenda behind Obama's Common Core Standards is to dumb down students to the same common level, and (2) Obama and his administration are indoctrinating students into the social justice agenda.
One of the best ways to indoctrinate this and future generations of students is to make sure they can no longer read the historical documents upon which our nation is founded.
Beyond the obvious (e.g., personal thank-you notes, friendly letters, etc.), if students can no longer read cursive writing, they will not be able to read the primary sources upon which our country is built — the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, journals, diaries, love letters, historical documents, ledgers, etc.
Students will also not be able to read historical and literary documents that come from Britain and other English-speaking nations. This means that large portions of resources in every museum and library in this country and throughout the world would be unintelligible to generations of non-cursive-reading students. They would be forced to have someone else interpret these documents for them which is a dangerous thing in today's politically correct world.
The advantages of cursive are well documented. Cursive is a much faster form of handwriting than printing because each letter flows into the next letter. If people are without computers and need to be able to take or write notes, their handwriting speed would be severely impaired if they did not know how to write cursively.
Computers are not always accessible and do not always work. Schools are already finding that out as they put their students in digitized textbooks. When the network or the device goes down, all learning stops! As schools are forced to cut their technology budgets and the layers of tech support staffers are overcome with the deluge of techie devices in the schools, these "computer down" occurrences are occurring much more regularly.
Nothing forces students to pay attention to detail better than their having to write their compositions, test answers, open-response questions, timed writings in longhand; and cursive prioritizes classroom time.
When people go into an office to apply for a job, they generally have to fill out applications in longhand. Being able to write quickly, neatly, and clearly gives the prospective employer a favorable impression of the applicant.
How many of us who go to doctors' offices, dentists' offices, and hospital/clinic offices frequently are asked to fill out forms? Again, being able to write quickly, neatly, and clearly expedites those office visits and gives healthcare workers important information about our health.
We also have credible research done by qualified, peer-reviewed, published researchers that proves cursive is good for the brain.
6.2.14 – "What's Lost As Handwriting Fades" – by Maria Konnikova – New York Times, Science – http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?_r=0
Excerpts from this article:
…psychologists and neuroscientists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting a relic of the past. New evidence suggests that the links between handwriting and broader educational development run deep.
Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain better able to generate ideas and retain information. In other words, it's not just what we write that matters — but how.
"When we write, a unique neural circuit is automatically activated," said Stanislas Dehaene, a psychologist at the Collège de France in Paris. "There is a core recognition of the gesture in the written word, a sort of recognition by mental simulation in your brain.
"And it seems that this circuit is contributing in unique ways we didn't realize," he continued. "Learning is made easier."
… When children had drawn a letter freehand, they exhibited increased activity in three areas of the brain that are activated in adults when they read and write: the left fusiform gyrus, the inferior frontal gyrus and the posterior parietal cortex.
By contrast, children who typed or traced the letter or shape showed no such effect. The activation was significantly weaker.
…In another study, Dr. James is comparing children who physically form letters with those who only watch others doing it. Her observations suggest that it is only the actual effort that engages the brain's motor pathways and delivers the learning benefits of handwriting.
Virginia Berninger, a psychologist at the University of Washington, demonstrated that "When the children composed text by hand, they not only consistently produced more words more quickly than they did on a keyboard, but expressed more ideas… When these children were asked to come up with ideas for a composition, the ones with better handwriting exhibited greater neural activation in areas associated with working memory — and increased overall activation in the reading and writing networks."
Dr. Berninger goes so far as to suggest that cursive writing may train self-control ability in a way that other modes of writing do not, and some researchers argue that it may even be a path to treating dyslexia. A 2012 review suggests that cursive may be particularly effective for individuals with developmental dysgraphia — motor-control difficulties in forming letters — and that it may aid in preventing the reversal and inversion of letters.
…the benefits of writing by hand extend beyond childhood. For adults, typing may be a fast and efficient alternative to longhand, but that very efficiency may diminish our ability to process new information. Not only do we learn letters better when we commit them to memory through writing, memory and learning ability in general may benefit.
Two psychologists, Pam A. Mueller of Princeton and Daniel M. Oppenheimer of the University of California, Los Angeles, have reported that in both laboratory settings and real-world classrooms, students learn better when they take notes by hand than when they type on a keyboard…the new research suggests that writing by hand allows the student to process a lecture's contents and reframe it — a process of reflection and manipulation that can lead to better understanding and memory encoding.
Not only should cursive handwriting be restored to the Nov. 15 ELAR/TEKS Draft going forward, but the teaching of good handwriting habits should be taught systematically beginning in Kindergarten. As I stated in my comments from 1.4.16, the Oral and Written Conventions strand should be restored to the Nov. 2015 ELAR/TEKS Draft going forward, and the following elements should be added to that strand:
|The student is expected to:
(A) Practice good posture when seated at a table/desk for writing purposes.
|(B) Practice proper pencil gripping (using correct fingers to form vise to hold writing tool) while correctly positioning hand and arm in relationship to paper and desk.
|(C) Produce correct formation of letters using starting point, directionality, and ending point for each letter.
|(D) Identify the top/bottom, front/back, margins, lines on a sheet of paper.
|The student is expected to:
|(A) Practice good posture when seated at a table/desk for writing purposes.
|(B) Practice proper pencil gripping (using correct fingers to form vise to hold writing tool) while correctly positioning hand and arm in relationship to paper and desk.
|(C) Produce correct formation of letters using starting point, directionality, and ending point for each letter.
|(D) Identify margins and margin forming lines.
|(E) Identify appropriate times for writing outside the margin lines.
|(F) Start writing close to left margin line.
|(G) Form all letters so they rest on baseline.
|(H) Demonstrate correct starting point and stroke sequence for each letter.
|(I) Form both lower and upper case letters in correct manuscript style.
|(J) Form all letters so they occupy proper space in relationship to other letters.
|(K) Allow space between words.
|(L) Start next line at the left margin when one line is complete.
(M) Form both lower and upper case letters in correct handwriting style.
|The student is expected to:
|(A) Distinguish cursive from printed writing.
|(B) Explain the purpose of cursive writing.
|(C) Identify appropriate times to use printed writing (e.g., maps, charts) or cursive.
|(D) Demonstrate how to form the connecting line between any two given letters.
|(E) Produce neat, legible cursive writing (e.g., consistent slant, correct letter formation, correct size).
|The student is expected to:
|(A) Use neat, legible cursive writing on most school work.
|(B) Produce neat, legible cursive writing (e.g., consistent slant, correct letter formation.
In the Nov. 2015 ELAR/TEKS Draft, the wording is as follows in the Introductions for K through Eng. IV:
(a)(6) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
I would like to see this wording clarified by deleting the above explanation and inserting the following:
If the curriculum element says "such as" or "e.g.," – (1) teachers may teach, (2) textbooks/instructional materials must include, (3) the element preceded by "such as" or "e.g." may or may not be tested on STAAR/EOC's
If the curriculum element says "including" – (1) teachers must teach, (2) textbooks/instructional materials must include, (3) element is permissible to be tested on STAAR/EOC's
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Something very disturbing is happening to tourism. For many young people, it's no longer a matter of going someplace to see the sights and how the natives live. It's about sending out tweets, selfies, videos and Instagrams of yourself in the foreground, drunk, with maybe a lighthouse in the far-off distance behind. I was THERE. And I was DRUNK. And here's one of me and my buddies naked. Or having SEX.
In Malaysia, four tourists from Canada and England were put in jail after taking photographs of themselves naked on top of Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia. In Rome two California women were arrested for taking a selfie of themselves next to their initials they'd scratched on the wall of the Colosseum. In China tourists were arrested after other tourists photographed them throwing noodles at passersby. In Florence police arrested tourists enjoying themselves by peeing in the dome of that city's cathedral.
It's really bad. And it's all about "Me." I have little doubt that after photographing themselves peeing into a fountain, they frantically tried to post that picture while being hauled off by the police, meanwhile yelling to friends to be sure to post their trying to make the post while being hauled off.
In court, by the way, it is really a no-brainer about their innocence or guilt. It's all in the photographs. And as vandalism has escalated—two tourists who climbed an 18th century sculpture of the Two Hercules in Cremona, Italy knocked off the crown—so have the fines. On an island in the Mediterranean, Menorca, officials charge $800 for public drinking and $3,000 for "balconing," which is the act of diving off a hotel balcony into a swimming pool. The Mayor of Florence, Italy is seeking legislation to hand out jail sentences for vandalizing ancient artifacts, accidentally or not.
All of this is by way of an introduction to what has been happening in Montauk on weekends this summer. As I am sure you know, Montauk during the last decade has been partially transformed from a family vacation and fishing resort to a high-end party town for young summer people living in the Hamptons. Early on in the transformation, people cheered this development. The resort had been getting a little down-at-the-heel. This would be a big shot in the arm for the economy of that community. Wealthy kids in Mercedes and Jaguars partying into the wee hours on a Saturday night at a few former fishing bars turned party bars. It seemed like a good thing. But now, practically all of the dozen or so fishing resorts have become party bars and the crowds consist more and more of unruly youth just looking for a good time and getting out of control—and getting a good photo to post.
Over the Fourth of July weekend, there came a time on Saturday night when the pedestrians on Main Street simply took over the road and converted virtually the whole downtown—half a mile of it—into a public walkway while the police looked on. There was no way into or out of town. A fire department truck, responding to a call about a fire, had to make a detour along a back road to get to it. Later that night, an ambulance on Edgemere Road going to a call got motioned over to the side by club bouncers and other young people so a caravan of taxicabs could get through. Police got nearly 500 calls over the weekend, double almost any other weekend, and made arrests for drunken driving, loud music in the middle of the night and even, in one case, for peeing in Fort Pond. There were nearly 200 summonses issued and 16 people arrested here over the weekend—five in Montauk.
In some ways, this past Fourth of July reminded people of St. Patrick's Day parades of years ago when thousands of young people came out on special railroad trains, getting themselves drunk on the long train ride so they were smashed even before they got here. Police from different towns had to be called in. But eventually there came a year when things subsided. Officials scheduled the parade in the morning rather than the afternoon. The railroad reduced the number of trains. Also ending the problem was the influx of hundreds of police officers from neighboring police departments posted out here for the day.
What went on in Montauk this last July Fourth weekend also reminded people of the old spring break problem that used to beset Fort Lauderdale, Florida. People then, and this was before selfies, didn't go down there to see Fort Lauderdale. They went down there to get drunk, have sex and watch wet T-shirt contests. Somehow—it would be interesting to know how—this got brought to an end.
It also reminded some people of a time in the 1990s when Westhampton Beach and Hampton Bays were full of bars and group houses, a situation brought to an end by heavy law enforcement, new laws about how many people could occupy a house, high fines, and, in the end, a violent racial assault outside of a bar called Club Marrakesh in the center of town that sent one young man to the hospital with very serious injuries after being beaten with a club.
At the present time, there is a beautiful old waterfront fishing village called Magalluf, on the island of Majorca in the Mediterranean, which has become the center of the world for this generation's selfie wet-T-shirt crowd. The whole town has been taken over. One gets a selfie with people having sex naked in the background. One gets a selfie with someone blind drunk on Main Street who doesn't even know where he is or who's taking his picture. Or one gets a picture taken "balconing," diving into the pool from a balcony. (Some have been injured, some have died.)
All of this, and many of the other incidents mentioned above, were in an article a few weeks ago in The New York Times. In one bar, free drinks were reportedly offered to any girl who would give all willing men in the place oral sex. An Irish girl took them up on it. She didn't seem to have any problem with this afterwards, and gave her name to members of the press who asked. The English tabloids contacted her parents in Belfast, who said they forgave her for dropping her morals that one time. The Sun, one of the worst tabloids in England, described the scene, which, it said, portrayed all these limp penises, many of them looking very frightened, lining up for three seconds of bliss—for that is all the time Miss So-and-So reportedly gave each one to get it all done in the time allowed.
As I am sure you know, Uber late this spring gave the Hamptons the bum's rush. It wanted to serve the folks in the Hamptons both day and night and particularly on late summer nights when potential customers can't drive home because they are sitting stone drunk at one of the bars in Montauk.
Uber did not seem to try to hire local residents to be Uber drivers. Local people can get taxicab licenses, non-residents cannot. Instead, Uber took ads on the backs of New York City buses that urged NYC Uber drivers to head out to the Hamptons for the weekend and DOUBLE YOUR MONEY. I saw these ads myself in Manhattan. Amazing. Uber sent these drivers out—they already knew they couldn't get permits to offer taxi service in East Hampton because of the residency law, and they reportedly told their out-of-town drivers that if they got fined, just send Uber the ticket and they'd take care of it.
Because of this, on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend, 16 plainclothes police officers went out to Montauk and late at night called an Uber car to take them home to East Hampton. As a result, 23 Uber drivers were issued summonses, including one who appeared to police to be driving while intoxicated and who subsequently could not pass the sobriety test. They also discovered other Uber drivers sleeping in their cars. Almost all told the same story. Give us the ticket, Uber would take care of it. But these were not just fines—the punishment for not having a taxi license could be a year in jail.
After this catastrophe, Uber did not give up. They had a meeting with East Hampton Town officials and told them they were not a taxi company, they were a "facilitator" company, so they didn't need taxi company licenses. But that got them nowhere. The meeting ended with the Uber officials getting up and walking out of the meeting, and after that Uber turned it all upside down by saying they were essentially "thrown out" of the town to whoever asked. They also sent emails around the country urging customers and employees and drivers to flood East Hampton Town offices with e-mails of protest. In another email, they wrote what was essentially a slap in the face to every one of the local taxi drivers.
It read, as reported by The East Hampton Star, "riders will be unable to get reliable, safe rides in any part of East Hampton out to Montauk—effective immediately."
And this resulted in The New York Business Journal writing, "a small town in the Hamptons today succeeded [in beating Uber] where the entire yellow cab industry has failed."
Also suffering were the Uber drivers who got the summonses. They had to take a day out from work to come out on June 22 to plead guilty or not guilty. And when they came they learned the hearing was postponed to July 20. In the end, a deal was struck with their lawyers. The Town would drop the criminal charges and in exchange the drivers would pay up to $400 fines.
Well, maybe Uber sensed something we did not this past spring, which was that Montauk might be becoming the new hot spot for wild selfies, crazy parties, drunkenness and sex, ending with a great need to get back home by taxi, a job which Uber predicted, in their email, could not safely be handled by the current taxi companies.
I made some calls around to the taxi companies. Yes, they can handle things. And no, they don't need any help. Also, I learned that some cab companies now have telephone apps. Go online and order the cab. Progress.
My opinion is we have a very serious situation on our hands. I think the Town Supervisor should do what works to calm things down and get all the Sexy Selfie Folk off to somewhere else. This is not a unique problem. It's been solved elsewhere before.
I am thinking new laws, higher fines, neighboring police on weekends and police drunk-driving checkpoints. Also perhaps a meeting of all the club owners to see what they think could be done—they surely see that current trends are bad in the long run.
I also think the Town, or maybe the County, should put into place a website for taxicabs similar to the ones online where customers rate movies, hotels and restaurants. Joining such a website should be a requirement of anyone wanting a taxi license. With that done, we will have in a single stroke upped the level of service the old-fashioned way—by letting the marketplace take care of its own. Or, if the comments are just awful for one taxi company, deny that company a taxi license the following year.
And stop focusing on poor Cyril's Fish House on the Napeague Strip. The Town tried to shut it down last year, but failed. Cyril's is a problem, but a minor one. Yes, it's crowded. But it closes at 9 p.m., after dinner. That's when everything gets underway and the real problem begins, and that's my opinion.


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Prob around winter break or early semester...You were MIA.
I most certainly have rax jorises.
You can't do it on a whim or everyday....except maybe summer...which is coming BTW.
Eventus stultorum magister.
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Telltale's sudden shuttering left everyone in the games industry stunned. The rapid nature of the closing has led to a lot of confusion and conflicting stories. However, with the dust settling (somewhat), we may start seeing more stories come out about what exactly went down over there. Apparently, the disbandment of Telltale came about after an unnamed company backed out of financing.
Co-founder Dan Connors spoke to Variety about the ordeal. Clearly still rattled by the turn of events, he managed to go into a little detail of what went wrong.
The company was working diligently to close a round of financing. Unfortunately, when the last potential financial backer abruptly pulled out, we were left in a position where we had no choice but to stop production. Sadly, everyone was so focused on doing what was required to keep the company going that when the last potential partner backed out, there were no other options.
Connors never mentioned the company by name, but sources tell Variety the company in question was likely Lionsgate. The studio had previously partnered up with Telltale back in 2015, reportedly investing $40 million in the developer. The two companies supposedly had an ambitious plan for a "super show," which was to combine live-action storytelling with an interactive game. That project never took off, similar to Telltale's procedural zombie game that was canceled in March 2018.
After Lionsgate pulled out due to a desire to "refocus on its core business," Telltale thought it found its holy grail: Netflix. The two announced a partnership involving a number of projects, including a Stranger Things game. Sadly, time had run out, and Telltale pulled the plug after failing to secure financial backing.
That leaves the Stranger Things game in a limbo of sorts. Netflix has stated its commitment to bringing the pop culture phenomenon to game systems in some form, with some developers like Devolver Digital throwing their hat into the ring to be considered a contender. However, it's unlikely to look like the alleged Telltale footage that leaked.
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Useful debugging commands
For a comprehensive list of useful debug options you can use the following help commands on the controller:
diagnose wireless-controller wlac help
(this command lists the options available that pertain to the wireless controller)
diagnose wireless-controller wlwtp help
(this command lists the options available that pertain to the AP)
Useful debugging commands
Sample outputs
diagnose wireless-controller wlac -c vap
(this command lists the information about the virtual access point, including its MAC address, the BSSID, its
SSID, the interface name, and the IP address of the APs that are broadcasting it)
bssid ssid intf vfid:ip-port rId wId
00:09:0f:d6:cb:12 Office Office ws (0-192.168.3.33:5246) 0 0
00:09:0f:e6:6b:12 Office Office ws (0-192.168.1.61:5246) 0 0
06:0e:8e:27:dc:48 Office Office ws (0-192.168.3.36:5246) 0 0
0a:09:0f:d6:cb:12 public publicAP ws (0-192.168.3.33:5246) 0 1
diagnose wireless-controller wlac -c darrp
(this command lists the information pertaining to the radio resource provisioning statistics, including the AP serial number, the number of channels set to choose from, and the operation channel. Note that the 5GHz band is not available on these APs listed)
|wtp_id rId
|base_mac index nr_chan vfid 5G oper_chan age
|00:09:0f:d6:cb:12 0 3 0 No 1 87588
|06:0e:8e:27:dc:48 1 3 0 No 6 822
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Apple Crumble Muffins with step by step pictures. Eggless Apple Crumble Muffins are so delicious with a moist fruity muffins and a crispy topping.
Apple crumble muffins is one of the easiest but a different muffin recipe you could ever make. The muffins is basically eggless which has lots of chopped fruits in them and makes it super moist.
The muffin has a crumble topping which gives a crispy topping over moist muffins. You could make the crumble topping few days before and store in fridge or you can store in freezer for a month.
If you love apple crumble then you will love this deconstructed apple crumble sundae
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Eggless Apple Crumble Muffins Recipe
Apple Crumble Muffins is one step ahead of a delicious apple crumble dessert. these muffins are perfect for breakfast.
Author: Aarthi
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6 muffins
- All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 cup (120 grams)
- Baking powder – 1 tsp
- Cinnamon Powder – 1 tsp
- Apples – 1 peeled and chopped
- Milk – ½ cup (120 ml)
- Brown Sugar – ½ cup (100 grams)
- Oil – 4 tblsp
- Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
- All Purpose Flour / Maida – ½ cup (60 grams)
- Salt a pinch
- Cold butter – ½ cup
- Instant Oats – 2 tblsp
- Walnuts – 3 tblsp
- Sugar – 3 tblps
- Preheat oven to 200 degree C. Line muffin pan with liners and set aside.
- Start by making crumbles. Take flour in a bowl, add in salt and mix well.
- Add butter and rub it into the flour.
- Add in sugar, walnuts and oats and mix well. Set aside in fridge till needed.
- Now make apple crumble muffins batter. Take flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well.
- Add in chopped apples and mix well.
- In a separate bowl mix milk, brown sugar, oil and vanilla and mix well.
- Pour it into the flour mix and fold gently.
- Scoop this into the mould and top with crumbles.
- Bake for 20 to 30 mins.,
- Remove and serve warm.
1)You can make the crumble topping ahead and store in a ziploc bag in fridge for upto a week. You can store in freezer for more than a month.
2)Muffins can be baked and stored in freezer. Reheat in microwave when serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 489 Fat: 28.6g Saturated fat: 11.5g Carbohydrates: 55.5g Sugar: 29.1g Sodium: 125 mg Fiber: 2.2g Protein: 5.1g Cholesterol: 42mg
1)Start by making crumble. Take all purpose flour in a bowl
2)Add in a pinch of salt
3)Add in cold cubed butter
4)Crumble the butter into the flour
5)till they form coarse crumbles
6)Add in oatmeal
7)Add in walnuts
8)Add in sugar
9)mix well
10)Crumble is done. Store in fridge till needed
11)Now make the muffin batter. Take flour in a bowl
12)Add baking powder
13)Add cinnamon powder
14)Mix well
15)Add in chopped apples
16)Mix well
17)measure wet ingredients. Take milk in a jug
18)Add oil or melted butter
19)Add brown sugar
20)Add vanilla
21)Mix well
22)Pour the wet ingredients into the dry
23)Fold gently
24)Line moulds with cupcake cases
25)Scoop batter in
26)Top with crumble
27)Bake till done
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After 6 years of doing inside story work for Cricket magazine, I finally got a cover shot for them early in '95. An interesting layout, but I'm not crazy about the technique I used. I tried to mix acrylic paints and scratchboard as a way of showing some depth of field and lighten up the colors for a brighter cover (despite the night-time scene). I continued regularly contributing to the inside of the magazine for several years afterwards and got another chance at a cover assignment over ten years later (I think I did much better the second time).
I also had a trio of spots this month for Marriage Partnership (Christianity Today). These were a semi-regular affair, and usually involved stories related to 'men's lifestyles'. The top one was something to do with a survey of women who would prefer a husband who looks like Danny DeVito but who does the dishes, over a man who looks like Robert Redford. I forget the topics of the other two. These were a little different in style from either my usual scratchboard, or cartoon style, I guess you would call this my 'fallback caricature style', almost cartoon, but a bit more refined and controlled. (and done with a rapideograph pen as opposed to the brush and ink I used in the cartoons)


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The Legend of the Blue Puppy is the first episode of Blue's Clues from season 6.
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On a night with a blue moon filling the sky, a moon fairy named Moona appears outside the Blue's Clues house and tells Blue a story about her birth under a blue moon, with a key that will unlock her greatest gift. We follow Moona to find this key and once we have it, a great hunt all over the Blue's Clues house begins to find the lock that it fits. Once that's found, the key unlocks Blue's Room, a special playroom where she is able to talk. Here, Blue can meet lots of new friends, but the most important thing about it is that she can communicate orally. We take part in games such as Boogie Woogie, Dress Up Chest, Silly Seat, and Doodle Board.
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After making a clean sweep shakedown at the Marshall County Jail, efforts continue to tidy up and keep contraband out of the hands of inmates, according to Sheriff Phil Sims.
Corrections officers recovered contraband in two cell blocks — cellphones and miscellaneous items inmates are not permitted to have, according to Assistant Chief Deputy Steve Guthrie.
Skylar O'Brian Havis and Tyler T. Baca were charged with promoting prison contraband. Baca also was charged with tampering with physical evidence.


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Copyright Infringement
What is Copyright Infringement?
"Infringement" is the legal term used to denote a violation of copyright law, which means doing any of the things or exercising any of the rights which only the copyright owner may do, without consent of the copyright owner (see our fact sheet on copyright). Ignorance, good faith or lack of intention to violate a copyright is generally no excuse—indeed, even subconscious copying may be a violation, although in certain contexts ignorance is a possible defense (more detail below under "secondary infringement"). The most widespread kind of copyright infringement is copying part or all of a copyrighted work without permission.
Concrete examples include appropriating the work of another or substantial parts of it, and passing it off as one's own (commonly referred to as plagiarism), and the illicit duplication of legitimate works such as reprinted books, computer software, songs, etc. (which is what we call piracy).
Violation of the right to produce or reproduce
It is only the copyright owner who may reproduce or authorize a reproduction of the copyrighted work, or substantial part of it, or make any "colourable imitation," and anyone who does any of these without the permission of the copyright holder is infringing copyright.
Violation of copyright is fairly obvious if a text is copied word-for-word or a song note-for-note, but where portions are added and omitted, each case must be examined on its own facts, and various aspects are taken into account such as the quality and the quantity of the portions used from the original work.
An imitation may be colourable when details have been varied so as to disguise what is otherwise a reproduction. This is still considered wrong even if not an exact copy. Again, the line isn't always clear, and in order to assess whether a work is a colourable imitation of another, courts will have to inquire into the content to establish whether there is "a 'definite' or 'considerable' similarity such that an ordinary person comparing the works might think that perhaps one came from the other."[1] Whether something is a colourable imitation will therefore hinge on the particulars of each case as well. In any event, it is key to understand that in determining whether there has been copyright infringement, the court will focus on the similarities between the two works, not the differences.
Secondary infringement
Secondary infringement is basically violations that are indirect, and concerns certain commercial activities such as selling infringing copies of a copyrighted work. Essentially, the Copyright Act says that copyright is violated by any person who sells, rents, distributes, exhibits or imports a work that infringes copyright if the person knew about it or reasonably should have known. Unlike "direct infringement", here knowledge is relevant, and the violator may plead ignorance. However, such a defense will be unlikely to succeed where copyright is clearly marked on the work.
Violation of moral rights
A violation of moral rights occurs where any act or omission is done contrary to any of the moral rights in the absence of consent by the author (again, see our fact sheet on copyright). Because moral rights are grounded in the honour and reputation of the author of a work, a moral rights violation will typically result from modifying a work, or associating it with a cause or product, in such a way as to hurt the honour or reputation of the creator. It may also be as simple as omitting the author's name on the work.
Exceptions to infringement
There is no copyright on ideas, so merely using an idea cannot be a violation of copyright. Rather, what is protected is the particular form or expression in which the idea is cast. Hence there is no violation where two people create similar works as long as each work is created on its own, and the creators were not in contact with each other's work.
However, acts that otherwise would constitute copyright violation will be allowed in specific contexts. Under section 29, the Copyright Act provides that any "fair dealing" with a copyrighted work for purposes of private study, research, criticism, review or news reporting is not infringement as long as it was not carried out with a view to make monetary gains. However, in the case of criticism, review, or news reporting, the user is required to give the source and the author's, performer's, sound recording maker's or broadcaster's name, if known.
Nothing in the Copyright Act delimits how much of a work can be used in such "fair dealing" situations, but the dealing must, of course, always be fair. What does that mean exactly? Here, too, the line isn't clear, and common sense is required. For instance, an author said that "in considering whether a dealing with a particular work was fair, it would have to be considered whether any competition was likely to exist between the two works; a newspaper summary of an article in a rival paper would probably be restrained."[2]
The Copyright Act also makes exceptions for particular classes of users: non-profit educational users and non-profit libraries, archives and museums, for instance, have exceptional "rights to copy," subject to some restrictions.
Remedies available to the copyright owner
Remedies for copyright infringement include financial compensation (e.g., to cover lost profits) and injunctions to make the violation stop. In some instances, the violation may amount to criminal behaviour and result in severe fines and even imprisonment. But there is often no need for drastic measures—an amicable settlement or just a letter demanding that the infringer put an end to the violating conduct (called a "cease-and-desist letter") may well solve the problem.
For more information
For more information on copyright infringement, the following two books are very useful:
- Canadian Copyright Law by Lesley Ellen Harris (2001)
- Le droit de la propriété intellectuelle by Daniel Gervais and Elizabeth F. Judge (2006)
[1] University of Toronto Law Journal, Winter 2006: Putting the Community in Communication: Dissolving the Conflict between Freedom of Expression and Copyright by Carys J. Craig
[2] Excerpt from the book The Law of Copyright by Copinger, as cited by the Exchequer Court of Canada in the case Zamacoïs v. Douville.


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The Parasol Mushroom (
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, Bulgarian name - surnela) is one of the most beautiful and most delicious mushrooms in Bulgaria.
The fungi (mushrooms) are classified in their own kingdom, separate from plants and animals. This is because they are unique in their structure and role in nature. They are eukaryotic organisms, which are attached solid and do not contain chlorophyll. Mushrooms are terrestrial forms, although their development requires moisture. Only the most primitive of them live in water. The largest group are the soil fungi, but there are also parasites on animals and plants, or such developing on organic wastes or products. In fact, there is no matter on which fungi can not grow in the presence of appropriate conditions. Their body is made up of filaments called hyphae. The combination of many hyphae is defined as the mycelium. In the lower organisms the mycelium is unicellular (consist of a single cell). In higher fungi species the mycelium is multicellular (blue-green mold) and the cells contain two nucleus.
Mushrooms, along with bacteria are of great importance to the biosphere. They break down organic compounds through decomposition and mineralization and turn them to simple inorganic substances. This closes the food chain and the inorganic substances can now be absorbed by green plants and will be rebuilt in organic compounds. The mushrooms, especially the soil ones, help to increase the soil fertility. The mycorrhizal fungi aid some plants and wood in absorbing nutrients from the soil.
The Parasol Mushroom is a soil fungus. It can reach to a height of 40 cm. The surface of the cap and the stipe is decorated with a unique combination of flakes resembling snakeskin. As it matures the parasol mushroom's stipe has a white and soft ring, a remnant of the cap margin, which breaks off while the mushroom grows. Initially, the parasol mushroom is egg-shaped. The cap margin does not open, before the stipe is raised. The fully developed cap is flat and can reach 30 cm in diameter; the colour is cream or pale brown with scaly circles of brown flakes on white. In the center of the cap is the bud (hump). It is covered with the same brown substance as of the dark scales around it. The gills (hymenium) are dense and white, sometimes pink; they are not fused to the stipe and can be very delicate, easy to break.
The parasol mushroom is widespread in Bulgaria. It occurs from early spring to late autumn in open mountain meadows, forest glades, in scrub and bushes.
By collecting the newly grown parasol mushrooms, they can be confused with some poisonous Amanita mushrooms. We must be cautious and wait for the parasol mushrooms to grow fully.
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With Lake Taupo being the largest lake in New Zealand you are really spoiled for choice with all the adventures and activities that go on in and around it. Taupo is an awesome place to visit year round - summer is the perfect time to get out and about at the lake and winter is ideal for the snow sports. Let us help you out and recommend some of our favourite things to do over at our neighbours at Lake Taupo this summer.
- Bulli Point
- Kayak to the Maori rock carvings
- Whakaipo Bay
- Chris Jolly Lake Cruise
- Paetiki Bakery
1. Bulli Point
Show off your Olympic diving skills by jumping off rock ledges and into the fresh blue waters of Lake Taupo at Bulli Point. There's three ledges to jump from (the highest is 7m) and the water's so deep there's no chance of hitting the bottom. So, pull out your biggest back flips and show the locals what you've got - or they will show you what they have got!
2. Kayak To The Maori Rock Carvings
Paddle or sail across the clear waters of Lake Taupo to Mine Bay where impressive 14m high Maori Rock Carvings are etched into the cliff-face. These incredible artworks are only accessible by water and are a wonderful spiritual experience. Make sure you get out your camera to capture a selfie of you with the enormous Maori carving etched into the cliff face behind you. You won't find anything else in the world like this – simply spectacular!
Time to Allow: 4 hours by kayak, 1.5 hours by boat
3. Whakaipo Bay
This tranquil spot on the edge of Lake Taupo is a wonderful place to gaze at the endless blue sky and distant mountain ranges. You can park at the Whakaipo Bay Recreational Reserve and spread your picnic rug out on the grass beneath a shady tree, or venture onto the pebbly beach and have a swim or nap in the sunshine. If you have a kayak or paddle board with you, this is a terrific place to launch.
4. Chris Jolly Lake Cruise
Discover Lake Taupo with Chris Jolly via a scenic cruise. The day time cruises depart daily from the boat ramp and either take you to the Maori Rock Carvings on their large catamarans. The cruise that takes about 90 minutes and there is even a tour option of a 'taste of Taupo' which features the Maori Rock carvings but also a trout fishing demonstration and a chance to try fresh smoked trout. You can't purchase trout at restaurants, so this could be your only chance to give it a try. If you prefer to spend the day exploring the other sights around the Lake then book on their night time cruise to explore Lake Taupo by night.
5. Paetiki Bakery
After a big day of activities discovering the beauty of Lake Taupo it will be time to enjoy some delicious local food. Paetiki bakery has an astounding selection of pies and has gained a reputation for tasty, hot, and fresh food. Baked on the premises, the pies including (include) steak and vegetable, bacon and egg, seafood, chicken camembert and apricot, and even a rare vegetarian option, many of which have come up trumps at New Zealand's annual Pie Awards.


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I get a regular email from the BBC Good Food Magazine and this week, it was all about 'cracking curries to make tonight' with a sub plot of '32 healthy curries everyone will love!' This includes a 'Healthier Chicken Balti' accompanied by a picture of the 'balti' in a shining silver bowl and a suggested 30 minute cooking time … the BBC obviously haven't got a culinary clue. Bizarrely, there are pictures of what looks like genuine pressed steel Balti pans but for non Balti recipes.
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The #MeToo movement is long overdue. Unfortunately, like with many movements, there has been a backlash. Some of it maybe deserved, but most of it not. The one outcome that is not up for debate is that #MeToo is creating social disruption.
How society decides to move forward in the wake of this tsunami is still unknown. What must be acknowledged is that there's no putting this genie back in the bottle. And that's for the best.
This movement is a natural progression of the focus on consent that has become part of our national conversation. One of the greatest challenges to this discussion is playing out right now in the "he said, she said" recollections of one woman's date with the comedian Aziz Ansari.
As I tell my clients, unless there is a recording of an event or conversation, there will not be absolute agreement between the individuals about what happened. This is because our memories are not, and never will be, factually accurate.
RELATED: What All The Men Named In The #MeToo Sexual Harassment Stories Have In Common
It isn't that people are lying (though some do). Mostly, it's that they just remember things differently.
Here are 3 challenges of consent:
1. Experience determines what "facts" receive sufficient attention to be remembered.
If you ever played the game Telephone as a child, you will recognize what I'm talking about. What you hear isn't necessarily what someone says.
Perceived tone, how you define specific words, and your brain's ability to fill in blanks all play a role in deciding what you heard. They interact and create your unique filter.
As the message passes through each successive filter, it gets more and more distorted. But what's funny in a game can create genuine distress in the real world.
2. Confirmation bias.
Confirmation bias is a well-researched element of filters that gives more credence to experiences that support what you already believe than ones that don't "fit". Not only do you then act on this information, you continue to give it more weight which makes it even harder for contrary information to register.
Going back to the Ansari date, you can see how this bias crept in and set the stage for the disastrous experience that followed. In her description of their meeting, the young woman stated, "they flirted a little." She then revealed they "exchanged flirtatious banter" through texts.
In her description of the date, you can see where her filter starts to change. But, I hypothesize, that Mr. Ansari's filter did not. Each subsequent action was viewed through the filter of what each was expecting. Everything that followed was then colored by this discrepancy.
3. Actions speak louder than words.
This is a familiar (and true, by the way!) adage that, when combined with confirmation bias, creates real problems for consent. When confronted with discrepancies between someone's words and their behavior, the brain is wired to focus on actions.
Someone may be professing friendship but if they have a gun in their hand or have betrayed you before, your attention is going to be on what they do. Not doing so would be fool hardy. So, if those actions are in line with what you want, you will be more inclined to believe them than hear any words to the contrary.
Should it be this way is the wrong question. This is just how the brain works.
RELATED: How To Make #TimesUp & #MeToo About Me And You
Understanding these points — and learning how to communicate differently — is the answer.
But to do that, the pendulum must stop swinging to the extremes. There are real predators out there, but there are just bad dates, too.
It's hard to find balance when emotions are running high. #MeToo is important, but it is also a filter.
Finding a solution is a lot more complicated than using a hashtag. It takes the ability to really communicate — a skill that seems increasingly rare in the age of information.
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One of a series of brilliant high quality pencil sketched prints on heavy art paper of Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Navy ships and boats plus other military subjects by renowned artist Darryl White. Pictured is HMAS Vampire. These highly detailed prints would be a striking feature of any ward room, mess, study or den, offices, or the hall or bar wall of an ESO.
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One of a series of brilliant high quality pencil sketched prints on heavy art paper of Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Navy ships and boats plus other military subjects by renowned artist Darryl White. Pictured is HMAS Vampire. These highly detailed prints would be a striking feature of any ward room, mess, study or den, offices, or the hall or bar wall of an ESO. Each print is a faithful reproduction of the original graphite pencil drawing with amazing detail and measures 65cm wide x 45cm deep including a white border area with details.
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The Fifth Show of Our 40th Season
Dixie Swim Club
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten
Aug 12 - Sep 11, 2016
Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years.
Sheree, the spunky team captain, desperately tries to maintain her organized and "perfect" life, and continues to be the group's leader.
Dinah, the wisecracking overachiever, is a career dynamo. But her victories in the courtroom are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life.
Lexie, pampered and outspoken, is determined to hold on to her looks and youth as long as possible. She enjoys being married—over and over and over again.
The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette, acutely aware of the dark cloud that hovers over her life, has decided to just give in and embrace the chaos.
And sweet, eager-to-please Jeri Neal experiences a late entry into motherhood that takes them all by surprise. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) that life flings at them.
And when fate throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends, proving the enduring power of "teamwork," rally 'round their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is the story of these five unforgettable women—a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever…


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New Hebrides 5-FRANCS (KM6) Lesser frigatebird
Krause -- and others -- call it a "frigate bird", but I cannot find any original source to confirm this. Since the engraving is somewhat stylized, it is hard to go by appearance. So, we'll go with the flow.
There is only one type of frigatebird occurring naturally in the area, and that is the Lesser frigatebird. It is the smallest of the frigatebird family, measuring 75 cm in length. Like others in the family, the Lesser frigatebird spends most of its time flying, and eats fish it takes either by skimming over the surface of the water, or by harassing other birds until they drop their dinner.
- Diameter: 23.4 mm
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Boris Johnson has suggested that the coronavirus infection rate is worse in the UK than in Germany or Italy because Britons love freedom more.
Answering questions in the House of Commons, the prime minister rejected suggestions that the UK's under-performing Test and Trace system might be to blame for the surging infection rates which today forced him to introduce new restrictions on social and economic activity.
Instead, he pointed to Britain's history as a "freedom-loving country" as an explanation for why its citizens have been unwilling to obey instructions and guidance intended to damp down the disease.
Labour MP Ben Bradshaw, who prompted the outburst by asking why the UK's record was so much worse than Germany's or Italy's, told The Independent he was left "speechless" by the PM's response.
He said Johnson was grasping at "out-of-date attitudes" about the European countries' history of Nazi and fascist government, and risked encouraging members of the public to break the rules to demonstrate their own love of freedom.
Despite being the first European country to bear the brunt of Covid-19 on its arrival from China, Italy has so far avoided the sharp second wave surge seen in countries like the UK, Spain and France. The country recorded 1,350 new cases and 17 fatalities on 21 September and has a total death toll of 35,738.
Germany's daily new case figure reached around 2,300 earlier this week and the country has recorded a total of just 9.485 deaths.
The UK's new infections hit almost 5,000 yesterday, and its death toll stands at 41,825.
In the House of Commons, Mr Bradshaw asked Mr Johnson if it was the case that "the reason Germany and Italy have far lower Covid rates than us, with life continuing more or less normally, might be because they have locally- and publicly-run test and trace services that actually work".
But the PM rejected this explanation, insisting that "continual attacks" on the NHS Test and Trace system - largely delivered by private companies - was "undermining and unnecessary".
"Actually, there is an important difference between our country and many other countries around the world," Mr Johnson told MPs. "That is that our country is a freedom loving country.
"If you look at the history of this country over the last 300 years, virtually every advance - from free speech to democracy - has come from this country.
"And it is very difficult to ask the British population uniformly to obey guidelines in the way that is necessary."
Later, Mr Bradshaw said: "Germans and Italians are enjoying a hell of a lot more freedom right now than British people because life there is carrying on pretty much as normal.
"I'm afraid the prime minister was following his usual habits. When he is on a sticky wicket he launches in these crazed tirades of waffle. He almost seemed to be implying that if you love freedom you will break the rules. Maybe there was a bit of subconscious Dominic Cummings going on in the back of his mind.
"The British people love freedom, but they realise that if we want the freedom to live as we wish to now, we need to deal with Covid."
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