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Activate Your Brain Microtubules for a Quantum Leap forward!
New discoveries about the connection between quantum physics, consciousness and the microtubules in the brain give us hints about how to experience a quantum leap forward in longevity and vitality!
Check out the original article at Nassim Haramein's site: Resonance.IS
When you consider the power of quantum biofeedback, using technologies such as the Genius, we are constantly guided and informed of why and how biofeedback works along with human consciousness by learning about quantum physics.
We learn that everything in the human body is not static in any way. We much more wave form, much more energy than we are solid density. We are way beyond what we appear to be. Learning the principles of quantum physics allows us to have eyes to see this. What this means is that every frequency we run has the potential to profoundly change us. We are dynamic beings, responding powerfully to the frequencies around us. We also create frequencies through words. So frequencies from the Genius and even our own words and thoughts are all powerful agents of change in a body that has infinity possibilities and potentials in the present moment. These frequencies, thoughts, mantras and affirmations are also imprinting the water within our being and at a cellular level this turns out to be very important. In fact, at the very level of the microtubule - where consciousness may live - water is immensely important.
We already know that the DNA can be influenced and shifted. For example, in James Oschman's book, Energy Medicine, he states:
"The movement of DNA is electronic, not ionic. DNA molecules are referred to as quantum wires and can function as antennas."
All of this means that every aspect of us is very changeable. And that we have the power to create this change. Quantum biofeedback gives us a technology that is a vehicle to making that change. This is because we are using a technology, such as the Genius to direct the frequencies that we want to the places that we want them to go. We can further benefit from this newly discovered information about the truth of the human body, as really more wave, more energy than physical density, in the new information about the brain microtubules.
Today we are looking at the article published at resonance.is, called: Confirmation of Quantum Resonance in Brain Microtubules
The basic summary of the findings: Consciousness derives from quantum vibrations in microtubules, which are protein polymers inside brain neurons, which both govern neuronal and synaptic function, and connect brain processes to self-organizing processes in the fine scale - to proto-conscious' quantum structure of reality.
Have you ever wondered what true intelligence is? Were you aware that you could tap into all-knowing consciousness through meditation, by entering into the "vacuum". In some ways, tapping into the Genius is tapping into this all-knowing consciousness. Though much can be derived from book learning, there is an inner knowing that has access to everything in the universe. This research is explaining the mechanics of how this is true at the level of the microtubules in the brain.
Understanding Microtubules 101.
From a strict, biologicial definition, microtubles are major components of the cell structural skeleton. They are part of the cell's skeleton, the structure of the cell. They are rigid hollow rods approximately 25 mm in diameter. Like actin filaments, microtubules are dynamic structures that undergo continual assembly and disassembly within the cell. they function to determine cell shape and in a variety of movements, including some forms of cell locomotion, the intracellular transport of organelles, and the separation of chromosomes during mitosis. From this basic perspective, in the body microtubules are part of the structure of the cell and they play a rather important part in cell division and replication.
This video can give you a greater idea about the microtubules in the body as to how they are related to cell division. Think of microtubules as transmitters of information in the body. This video only describes the more generic function of microtubules, not the brain function of the microtubules.
Brain microtubules are distinct
If there are regular microtubules, how do these brain microtubules play a different role? How are they different? There is a wonderful article by Dr. Jon Lieff entitled, "Are the microtubules the Brain of the Neuron?"
In the article, he says, "Microtubules may be the brains of the cell, particularly neurons - operating like a computerized Lego set. They are large complex scaffolding molecules that work closely with the other rapidly changing structure molecules…in neurons, microtubules respond instantly to mental events and constantly build and take down elaborate structures for the rapidly changing axons and dendrites of the synapses." What might be the nature of something that can so rapidly transmit this information?
He goes on, "The control of the microtubule function is extremely complex, establishing and maintaining the architecture of the neuron. The control is distributed throughout the cell, which brings up the question of where the central control is to respond to mental events in such detailed and complex ways. They are highly regulated in terms of the number, length, allocation, exact positioning and placement. Abnormalities in any of these functions leads to brain disease. Mutations in the proteins that hold the microtubules in place, such as tau are critical for the development of major neurodegenerative diseases. The motors that move material along the microtubule highways—dyneins and kinesins—and regulators of these motors—dynactins—can produce other brain diseases. Defective transport in the axon is associated with ALS, Alzheimer's, and multiple sclerosis."
The microtubules are responding at an incredible speed to mental events. We are only now beginning to understand how this works and that it is related to a much more dynamic process than we had previously understood.The new research about the microtubules suggest that EEG rhythms (brain waves) also derive from deeper level microtubule vibrations, and that from a practical standpoint, treating brain microtubule vibrations could benefit a host of mental, neurological, and cognitive conditions.
Here are some of the highlights of the findings:
- High temperature quantum mechanical vibrations were measured in brain neurons.
- They found that the frequency oscillation of microtubules measured at 1 MHZ oscillation of electrical dipole moments of free electrons and conformational switching.
- They found that this frequency may cause wave interference that may give rise to the characteristic shape of the electrical oscillations of the brain that are correlated with conscious awareness, specifically a new kind of electroencephalographic signal EEG of 40 Hz - 4 Hz nested gestalts (gamma and delta oscilations, respectively) referred to as beat frequencies.
- Gamma frequencies have been correlated with consciousness. Could this explain the mechanism of how we have flashes of new awareness?
- With these quantum vibrations, microtubules can become entangled across neuronal networks via interconnecting channels, called gap junctions, which physically link neurons together. This entanglement may have a greater implication for how the brain or learning works.
- Quantum-based mechanics appear to now support the theory that the brain is the place where consciousness is located or at least its inception point.
This research about the microtubules also highlighted the important connection of water to the entire equation of brain function and consciousness.
Water's role in the brain
- Water is important in information processing operations within the brain and body.
- The research team discovered an "Atomic water channel controlling remarkable properties of a single brain microtubule".The research team reported on the experimentation involving the highly ordered water within the cylindrical cavity of the microtubule lumen. They found that when water was evacuated from the central chamber, the microtubule ceased to exhibit strong correlation across the macromolecular assembly of tubulin subunits.
- This strongly suggests that water is playing a central role in coordinating the behavior of multiple subunits of the microtubule and in effect making it function as a single molecule. This is a highly Quantum-life effect.
- As Nassim Haramein has suggested, water is integral to long-range coherence and orchestration of cellular information processes correlated with conscious awareness. Though it is not discussed in this research, there is also the concept that water is highly impressionable. It is integrating frequencies from all around and water can be programmed. In our current model of quantum biofeedback practice, we think about the frequencies from the Genius, the thoughts of the practitioner, the thoughts of the client and the words that the client may say to themselves as now all having an influence on the water and that this water has an immensely important role to play.
- Microtubules are truly remarkable macromolecular structures of the biological system, so it is no wonder that a number of researchers have taken a keen interest in them.
- There are a number of organized systems of matter that obey the Schwarzschild condition of a black hole, and when they are plotted on a graph for frequency vs radius, a trend line emerges, in which structures from the cosmological to the sub-atomic size show a definite scaling ratio.
- What's remarkable is that microtubules were found to lie dead-center on the trend line, occupying the equiposition between the ultra-large, and the ultra-small - the macrocosmos and the microcosmos.
- It is of interest that the microtubules of eukaryotic cells, have a length of 2X10-8 cm and have an estimated vibrational frequency of 10 to the 9th to 10 to the 14th Hz lie quite close to the line specified by the scaling law and intermediate between the stellar and atomic scales.
We now recognize that the brain microtubules may be a vehicle for consciousness in the human body. This may be the actual mechanical way that we connect with the "vacuum" or everything else that is in the universe. As above, so below. As inside, so elsewhere. It is likely that the entire universe is contained within us. From more practical level, we also realize that sending energy and harmonizing the microtubules and all the parts of the microtubules (the various types of tubulin) and the signaling molecules (kinesins and dyeneins) may have great benefit for the functioning of the brain and the nervous system.
You may want to check out the Microtuble Activation system, including special Genius testing panels and guide for working with this exciting and dynamic system!


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- Author: Luh Angelianawati
- Issue Date: 2019/1/25
The rapid development of science and technology in the era of industrial revolution 4.0, has tremendous impacts on human life, one of them in the field of Education. Digital technology causes a shift on the education system in Indonesia, especially English education, since the ability to communicate in foreign languages is an integral part of the technology utilization. In this case, English teachers have particular roleswhich can determine the success of the language education. These roles can equip students with new literacies including data literacy, technology literacy, and human literacy, skills, and national characters,which make them become wise agents of change in addressing and using technological sophistication, without neglecting human values. Although, it provides many benefits and conveniencesfor human beings, this industrial revolution provides quite complex challenges for education practitioners, especially English teachers. In addition, this revolution also bears implications toward the world of education, especially in language learning.
Key words: English teacher, Industrial Revolution 4.0, roles

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You're a writer. Or a blogger. Or a creator of some kind. You can incite a reader to suspend belief; you build suspense like a big-rig-sized ratchet, and your characters are people readers will mention, like the Dos Equis Most Interesting Man, years after they put the book down. You can wait for hours on your belly for the light to be right for your painting or photo. Your poems evolve lightly, spun like airy cotton candy, a word at a time. No matter your medium, you are a facile "story-teller", except, as Dr. Seuss would say, when you're not.
editing rewriting my 100,000 word novel for the second time. So, I told a story already (note a hint of indignation here). Occasionally I slow to a crawl halt and wonder what the f**k I am doing writing and rewriting all of this stuff. And then with all that language and angst in the air, I wind down to an even slower crawl halt. A slower halt. That's clever writer's lingo for block.
My earlier career as a coach trained me not to use such solid, unmovable words in reference to states of being, so that we all could be more flexible and elastic in the face of adversity and swings of fortune. Block would be a no-no word. But it did come up recently in one of my slower halts.
So I did what I always do. I googled it. Googling is one of my favorite
crawling halting activities.
That day, the number of articles conjured by the #writer'sblock search were 8,230,000 entries (in just 17 seconds).
Clearly, not everyone subscribes to the flexible and elastic model for describing such a state. However, I'm not philosophically able to be in such a solid state as "blocked", or even slowly halted, because I have generous beta readers (I bow to them) waiting to read the next part of my rewrite; I have to reframe this professional condition in such a way that I can move on (and my family won't demand that I stop using writing as an excuse for not emptying the dishwasher).
Presumably, after 2 rewrites and numerous other writing projects over 20+ years of my life, I can say I have a modicum of narrative skills. In this instance my hero(ine) wants to meet goal, something gets in the way, heroine conquers/or doesn't; get whats she wants or doesn't because heroine's don't always get what they want, but sometimes they just get what they need. (I bow to the Stones, also). I'm sure this is true of you, in your creative endeavors, too. (The hero's journey part, not the Stones part. I'm guessing you must be a Stones fan, but I don't know you.)
Since you and I are creators, and human, we are born with powerful, little, air-powered narrative generators (PLANGs for today's purposes) that NEVER STOP. Which means that even when I'm slowly halted, I am still telling myself a story or two. If I'm not careful, that little demon of an PLANG switches to stories about ME, and MY GOALS, and MY LIFE, which are unhelpful when I'm trying to write about fictional characters and their goals, and stay on topic. Plus it uses up precious resources for creating "crazy" which I need for my novel.
I have mastered (a few times) a trick or two when I notice my narrative has switched from the novel to me. I do tricks, like writing clever paragraphs about how the protagonist (me) got through this sticky part of being halted, where she (I) look(s) like she's (I'm) not writing (to the untrained eye). I arrive at clever work-arounds on her behalf, find new reserves, and use unlikely friends for twists in the "blocked" plot. I outlines scenes; I edit old parts, when I (she) still can't bring my(her)self to write. I do word searches on my overused words (like 'halted').
Most importantly, every day, I OPEN THE DOCUMENT, which is always my Writing Tip #1. For some reason, once I stop listening to my narrative-run-amok, I always do something good inside that document, in spite of my sad, stereotypical story about #writersblock.
I had a Zen teacher/friend once who always said, "It's ok to have a PLANG (I'm paraphrasing here, of course). It just becomes problematic when you believe the story."
If you have read this far, I bow to you. (Readers are a huge benefit to writing.) If you want to read more #writer'sblock blogs, there are about eight million of them. But I love Chuck Wendig, so here's a link to his really good take on it. But if you're reading this because you are slowly halted, go open your document, get your paints out, grab your tripod or break out the acetylene torch and put it to metal. I prefer not to be an accomplice to a line of narrative that leads you to a dead end.
Luckily, I am not likely to be a big diversion for you in this way. As you can see by the dates between this post and the last, during the flood of Blogging 101, I have been slowly crawling toward that giant goal of bi-weekly posts. In defense of my flawed character (me), did I mention (she's) I'm rewriting a novel?
What are your big projects and how are you managing to blog and work on your project, too?


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Can you believe Christina Aguilera is still with Matthew Rutler? Who you ask? That scrub production assistant she latched onto right after she divorced Jordan Bratman in 2010. Oh, he's not a scrub. I know nothing about the dude other than the fact that like Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears' pieces he doesn't do much other than act as a companion and accompany her to In-N-Out burger and Starbucks. But there must be love in there somewhere especially since rumors are flying that they are ready to take their relationship to the next level.
No, I'm not talking about marriage – yet. I'm talking baby bumps! Christina Aquilera has been seen around town with a noticeably thinner physique and, some are saying, a bun in the oven. I don't see it. But I never see these things. It could be true. She's been with this dude for awhile and her son, Max Bratman, is already four so maybe she's in the mood for another. Perhaps Kim Kardashian gave her baby fever! It could be the reason why she lost all that weight recently. TMZ has a new story out highlighting her new waistline. Some women try to get super healthy before they get out those pregnancy jeans again. Personally that's the last thing I'm thinking about when I finally manage to squeeze into my skinny jeans again but that's just me. To each his own.
So what do you think? Is Christina Aguilera pregnant? Does Rutler have what it takes to go the distance with the diva? I'd much rather see her create another album than a child but I'm just selfish like that. I miss jogging to Christina's music! She's taking time away from The Voice so let's wait to see what she has in store. Will it be a new baby or some new songs?
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Mordaunt, Charles
, earl of Peterborough, was the son of John lord Mordaunt, of Reygate, in Surrey, and lord viscount Avalon, in the county of Somerset, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Carey, second son of Robert, earl of Monmouth. He was born about 1658; and, in 1675, succeeded his father in honours and estate. In his youth he served under the admirals Torrington and Narborough in the Mediterranean, during the war with the state of Algiers; and, in June 1680, embarked for Africa with the earl of Plymouth, and distinguished himself at Tangier, when it was besieged by the Moors. In the reign of James II. he was one of those lords who manifested their zeal against the repeal of the test-act; and, disliking the measures and designs of the court, obtained leave to | go over into Holland, to accept the command of a Dutch squadron in the West-Indies. On his arrival, he pressed the prince of Orange to undertake an expedition into England, representing the matter as extremely easy; but, his scheme appearing too romantic, his highness only promised him in general, that he should have an eye on the affairs of England, and endeavour to put those of Holland in so good a posture as to be ready to act when it should be necessary: assuring him at the same time, that if the king should proceed to change the established religion, or to wrong the princess in her right, or to raise forged plots to destroy his friends, he would try what could possibly be done. The reason why the prince would not seem to enter too hastily into lord MordauntV ideas seems to have been, because, as Burnet* observes, his lordship was "a man of much heat, many notions, and full of discourse; and, tjiough brave and generous, had not true judgment, his thoughts being crude and indigested, and his secrets soon known." However, he was one of those whom the prince chiefly trusted, and on whose advice he governed all his motions.
In 1688 he accompanied his highness in his expedition into England; and, upon his advancement to the throne, was sworn of the privy council, made one of the lords of the bedchamber, and, in order to attend at the coronation as an earl, advanced to the dignity of earl of Monmouth, April 9, 1689, having the clay before been constituted first commissioner of the treasury. He had likewise the command of the royal regiment of horse, which the city of London had raised for the public service, and of which his majesty was colonel: but, in the beginning of Nov. 1690, he was removed from his post in the treasury. On Juno 19, 1697, upon the death of his uncle Henry earl of Peterborough, he succeeded to that title; and, upon the accession of queen Anne, was designed for the West-Indies, being invested with the commission of captain-general and governor of Jamaica, and commander of the army and fleet for that expedition. In March 1705, he was sworn of the privy-council; and the same year declared general and commander in chief of the forces sent to Spain, and joint admiral of the fleet with sir Cloudsley Shovell, of which, the year following, he had the sole command, sir Cloudsley remaining in the British seas. His taking Barcelona with an handful of men, and relieving it afterwards, when | greatly distressed by the enemy; his driving out of Spain the duke of Anjou and the French army, which consisted of twenty-five thousand men, though his own troops never amounted to ten thousand; the possession he gained of Catalonia, of the kingdoms of Valencia, Arragon, and Majorca, with part of Murcia and Castile, and thereby giving opportunity to the earl of Galway of advancing to Madrid without a blow; were all astonishing instances of valour, prudence, and conduct in military affairs, and, together with his wit, ready address, and singularities of character, made him be considered as one of the ablest servants of the public, and one of the most extraordinary characters of his time.
For his services abroad his lordship was declared general in Spain by Charles III. afterwards emperor of Germany; and, the war being thought likely to be concluded, he was appointed by queen Anne ambassador extraordinary, with power and instructions for treating and adjusting all matters of state and traffic between the two kingdoms. The king of Spain, however, having transmitted some charges against him, his conduct was examined by parliament, and cleared up to their entire satisfaction. The House of Lords, in particular, who were pleased with his justification, resolved, Jan. 12, 1710-11, "that his lordship, during the time he commanded the army in that kingdom, had performed many great and eminent services; and that, if the opinion, which he had given to the council of war at Valencia, had been followed, it might very probably have prevented the misfortunes that had since happened in Spain:" and upon this foundatiorrthey voted thanks to his lordship in the most solemn manner. In 1710 and 1711, Jie was employed in embassies to Vienna, Turin, and several of the courts in Italy. On his return to England, he was made colonel of the royal regiment of horse-guards; and being general of the marines, and lord-lieutenant of the county of Northampton, was, on August 4, 1713, installed at Windsor a knight of the garter. Soon after which he was sent ambassador extraordinary to the king of Sicily, and to negociate affairs with other Italian princes; and in March 1713-14, was made governor of the island of Minorca. In the reign of George I. he was general of all the marine forces in Great Britain, in which post he was liker wise continued by George II. He died in his passage to Lisbon, whither he was going for thp recovery of his | health, Oct. 25, 1735, aged seventy-seven. A very interesting account of his last illness, which was excruciating, js given in vol. X. of Bowles's edition of Pope's Works.
Lord Peterborough was a man of great courage and skill as a commander, and was successful in almost all his undertakings. As a politician, he appears also to much, advantage, being open, honest, and patriotic in the genuine sense. Lord Or ford has characterized him well in other respects, as "one of those men of careless wit and negligent grace, who scatter a thousand bon-mots and idle verses, which (such) painful compilers (as lord Orford) gather and hoard, till the owners stare to find themselves authors. Such was this lord of an advantageous figure, and enterprizing spirit as gallant as Amadis, and as brave, but a little more expeditious in his journeys; for he is said to have seen more kings and more postillions than any man in Europe." He was indeed so active a traveller, according to Dean Swift, that queen Anne's ministers used to say, they wrote at him, and not to him *. What lord Peterborough wrote, however, seems scarcely worth notice, unless in such a publication as the "Royal and Noble Authors," where the freedom of that illustrious company is bestowed on the smallest contributors to literary amusement. He is said to have produced "La Muse de Cavalier; or, an apology for such gentlemen as make poetry their diversion, and not their business," in a letter inserted in the "Public Register," a periodical work by Dodsley, 1741, 4to "A copy of verses on the duchess of Marl-' borough" <c Song, by a person of quality,"beginning" I said to my heart, between sleeping and waking, &c."inserted in Swift's Works." Remarks on a pamphlet,"respecting the creation of peers, 1719, 8vo; but even for some of these trifles, the authority is doubtful. His correspondence with Pope is no little credit to that collection. He was the steady friend and correspondent of Pope, Swift, and other learned men of their time, as he had been of Pryden, who acknowledges his kindness and partiality. The" Account of the Earl of Peterborough's conduct in Spain,"taken from his original letters and papers, was drawn up by Dr. Freind, and published in 1707, 8vo. Dr. Jf reind says, that" he never ordered off a detachment of
His lordship married Carey, daughter to sir Alexander Fraser, of Dotes, in the shire of Mearns, in Scotland, and by her (who died May 13, 1709) he had two sons, John and Henry, who both died before him, and a daughter, Henrietta, married to Alexander second duke of Gordon. He was succeeded in titles and estate by a grandson, Charles. He married as his second wife Mrs. Anastasia Robinson, a celebrated singer, of whom Dr. Burney has given a very particular account in vol. IV. of his "History of Music." To this lady he was ardently attached, and behaved to her with great delicacy and propriety, but his pride revolted at the match, and he kept it secret until a very short period before his death. Of the lady herself he had, according to every account, no reason to be ashamed; but a connection of this kind had not then become so common as we have of late witnessed. How long he was married to her does not appear. She survived him fifteen years, residing in an exalted station, and visited by persons of the first rank, partly at Bevis Mount, his lordship's seat near Southampton, and partly at Fulham, or perhaps at Peterborough-house at Parson's green. Lord Peterborough had written his "Own Memoirs," which this lady destroyed, from a regard to his reputation. Tradition says, | that in these memoirs he confessed his having committed three capital crimes before he was twenty years of age. This we hope has been exaggerated; but it seems allowed that his morals were loose, and that he was a freethinker. 1


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Long ago Earth was a swamp, we have lived so long in the swamps that it is difficult to not think of ourselves as frogs. This is the thoughts helping me to wake up in the morning, who the fuck wrote that. Read too much, forgot even more including what i haven't read yet. I am starting my day with a negative balance, seriously, what the fuck. Get hold of yourself, remember the tasks of the day:
- wake up somehow, sometime, late as usual
- shower 25 mins
- shaving 5 mins
- teeth 5 mins
Then, go, go, go…Rammstein in the ears helps, it is the shower of my soul. The way to clean the glasses of my brain constantly covered by a grease of reality shows, game shows, J-K fucking pop, common ideas and litanies. Really? Trump. 10,000 years of civilization to do that. If they knew the Babylonians would have commit mass suicidal, thinking about it… maybe they did and we are the offspring of the one who were not responsible for progress…. That would make sense. Fuck you Babylonians, jokes on you now….
Subway, Train, Bus always the hope of catching the eyes of the one special, the type of eyes who have a secret and may tell you if you are worth it. They open the new reality to you, but the problem is the new reality doesn't take the bus, the train or the subway. The new reality stay home searching for a new morality where humanity doesn't need to take public transport.


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Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted sandwiches, signed a franchise agreement set to bring a new restaurant to the Des Moines area within the next year. This will mark the first location for the Des Moines market and the fourth location for Iowa.
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Getting to know Taylor Swift
Who's the biggest new female artist of 2007? In at least one sense, and possibly a couple of others, it would have to be country upstart Taylor Swift. Literally, for starters: At 5'11", she's hard for anyone to measure up to — even Amy Winehouse on a full towering-beehive day. And at age 17, she's sold more than a million copies of her self-titled and largely self-penned debut album, which was released when she was 16. (With sales consistently averaging between 30-40K a week, double platinum is a foregone conclusion by the end of the year.) Her two singles have gone like gangbusters, too, with "Tim McGraw" selling more than 625,000 as a digital download and "Teardrops on My Guitar," the follow-up, selling 457,000 so far. Only Miley Cyrus, a.k.a. Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, can match that, but Swift has done it without the benefit of massive TV exposure.
She's currently on tour in amphitheaters, opening for Brad Paisley. "Taylor Swift was one that I called my manager when I heard her album and said, 'We have to get her out on tour,"' says Paisley. "And for her to have written that record at 16, it's crazy how good it is. I figured I'd hear it and think, 'Well, it's good for 16' — but it's just flat-out good for any age."
EW sat down with Swift recently for a piece in our Spotlight pages; here's some more of that chat.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tim McGraw told me the only thing he was worried about when he heard about your song was that it might be taking a shot at him.
TAYLOR SWIFT: That would probably be the only thing I would worry about too, if [there were] a song called "Taylor Swift," that they weren't making fun of me, like that "Go Away Paris Hilton" song. "Go Away Taylor" — as long as it wasn't that, it would be fine.
You'll probably be a multiple nominee at the CMAs this fall.
I have all these countdowns on my phone for the CMAs and all the awards shows. I get so excited about these things because I love to dress up. But I wear cowboy boots so that when I walk down the stairs I won't fall. I have this fear of falling in front of large groups of people. That's why I tend not to wear heels.
I was going to ask if you wear heels often, since that might make you a pretty towering presence.
Exactly. I'm 5'11", so when I wear heels, it's definitely a really good view that I have. I'm like 6'2 when I wear heels, so I tend to wear cowboy boots a lot.
Going back a few years, since you're such a veteran in many aspects of this, even at 17: You had your first songwriting deal at 14, and you had an RCA development deal before that at 13?
You did your research! That's exciting. Yeah, I did.
So does that mean everyone was thinking you were going to make a record at 13?
I was hoping for it. A development deal is where they're giving you recording time and money to record, but not promising that they'll put an album out. And they can kind of shelve you, in some circumstances. After a year of development, we just decided that we wanted to look around, so we walked. And it's not a really popular thing to do in Nashville, to walk away from a major record deal. But that's what I did, because I wanted to find some place that would really put a lot of time and care into this. And it ended up being a record label that wasn't even in existence yet: Big Machine Records happened, and then got major-label distribution with Universal, and things have gone pretty well since then.
Walking away from that first label, was that because of the material you thought you would be asked to record? You were so new to songwriting, I'm assuming that, at age 13, you weren't necessarily thinking you had to do all your own songs.
Actually, I've been writing since I was 12, so I had so many songs I wanted people to hear. It was a combination of things, why I left, [but mostly] just because I did not want to be on a record label that wanted me to cut other people's stuff. That wasn't where I wanted to be.
And you knew that at 13 or 14?
I did, and it was something that I wanted to be addressed. I didn't want to just be another girl singer. I wanted there to be something that set me apart. And I knew that had to be my writing. Also, it was a big, big record label with big superstars, and I felt like I needed my own direction and the kind of attention that a little label will give you. I just did not want it to happen with the method of "Let's throw this up against the wall and see if it sticks, and if it doesn't, we'll just walk away." I wanted a record label that needed me, that absolutely was counting on me to succeed. I love that pressure.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You've said you've written or cowritten about 200 songs. Looking back on those songs you wrote at 13 or 14, do you think "Wow, those were immature," or were there actually some good ones?
TAYLOR SWIFT: Of course there are the songs where I'm like, "Wow, that was in my experimental stage." But then there are other songs where I go back and I'm like, "Well, I could change this, but that melody's really cool." I actually put a song on the album that I wrote when I was 12, and it's called "The Outside." It's about what I was going through at the time. I was a complete outcast at school and never fit in, never felt like I belonged. A lot of times back then when I was 12 or 13, I would write songs about relationships, when I wasn't in relationships, because I would look at other people and try to observe what they were going through. But in the case of "The Outside," I was writing exactly what I saw. I was writing from pain. And I've always felt so lucky, because I've never needed an escape like drinking or drugs or anything like that to escape from the bad days. Music has always been that escape for me.
Are all the songs on this album that autobiographical, or were some written in that early spirit of youthful conjecture?
There's one on the album called "Tied Togerher With a Smile" that I wrote about one of my friends, who is this beauty queen, pageant princess — a gorgeous, popular girl in high school. Every guy wanted to be with her, every girl wanted to be her. I wrote that song the day I found out she had an eating disorder. There are a couple songs on the album like that, that are just watching other people and making observations. But most of the songs on the album are about actual people that have been in my life. I tend to be kind of blatantly obvious, and with my songs, I'll even mention names a lot of times.
You use real names, and I'm sure even without names, people can figure out it's them.
Oh, definitely. The funny thing is, there are so many people in the town where I live, Hendersonville [outside of Nashville], that think they do have a song written about 'em. You go out into this big world and you go on tour with all these people, and you go back and it's still a small town and they still gossip about it. I think it's one of everybody's favorite things to talk about — who my songs are written about. [Laughs] There are definitely a few more people who think that I've written songs about them than there actually are.
There are so few singers of your age making it in country. In the pop world, it's more common for girls your age to have a success — but you always sense they're just chafing against the limits of propriety until they turn 18, and then the minute they do they'll start competing with the Pussycat Dolls like everybody else.
When I turn 18, I may do something crazy, like go out and vote or something. [Laughs] I'm just really more of a laid-back person. I've never been a party girl. I'd rather write a song about something or rather be doing something to further my career. I know that sounds like I'm a robot, but I honestly love this. Yesterday, I did five hours of radio remotes, which is where you walk around to all the different radio stations and you're interviewed by everybody. And I honestly love that. That was the most fun part of my day yesterday. And I guess a lot of people don't like that, but for me, I've just never been into going to parties as much as I've been into doing this. I guess I got used to having to make that choice when I was little. Because, you know, popular girls in school start partying when they're like 12. And I had to choose between being popular or not messing my life up. So I think making that choice has kind of made a permanent mark on me to be responsible. Also, when you put out a single, whether you like it or not, you're a role model, so you have to accept that.
So you don't try to dispel the role-model thing or put that out of your mind?
No. When I'm about to make decisions, my point of reference is the 6-year-old girl in the front row of my concert. I think about what she would think if she saw me do what I was considering doing. Then I go back and I think about her mom and what her mom would think if I did that.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How do you feel about your age being an angle in your success?
TAYLOR SWIFT: I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that. So we've never hidden the fact that I'm 17, but we've never wanted it to be the headline. Because I want the music to win. I think the actual truth of the matter is that being 17 has been sort of an obstacle, just in proving yourself to radio and proving yourself to middle-aged people listening to the radio. It's just a number on my birth certificate. But I'm very respectful of that number, you know?
If you look at the research that the country radio format compiles, a lot of it says that the core listeners are older women — and these older women mainly want to hear male singers. Does that mean the older female audience for country has accepted you, or you've brought in a younger audience?
I think there's a little bit of both. In addressing the stereotype that middle-aged women want to hear male voices: I think they want to hear female voices too, but they want to hear female voices singing songs that they believe. But I think one of the cool things about this is that MySpace is one of the main reasons I'm here, along with radio and and word of mouth. And MySpace is pretty much a younger thing, at the moment. We just crossed over like 14 million plays on my MySpace page since June of last year. So yeah, definitely, it's bringing a completely different audience to country music. And I am so grateful for that. I don't know what I did to make that happen, because everybody was talking about it. I would go to CRS [Country Radio Seminar] before I was ever signed to a record deal, and I would listen to people say, "Someone needs to bring in that younger demographic." And what I'm hearing is that we've done that, and we kind of stumbled upon it. I wasn't trying to be exclusive as to who would like it.
When you had the song "Tim McGraw," I thought, well, maybe older women can listen to that and think it refers to remembering a song off Tim McGraw's first album, as opposed to one off the last one, "Can't Tell Me Nothing," which is what really inspired you.
[Laughs] I think the reason why "Tim McGraw" worked out was it was reminiscent, and it was thinking about a relationship that you had and then lost. I think one of the most powerful human emotions is what should have been and wasn't. I think everyone can relate to that. That was a really good first song to start out on, just because a lot of people can relate to wanting what you can't have.
I was reading that one of your faves is Def Leppard.
I love Def Leppard so much. If I ever did [an episode of] Crossroads — like CMT does Crossroads with a rock band and a country singer — that would be my choice, probably. Don't ask. I just am a Def Leppard freak.
Maybe you could seek out their old producer, Mutt Lange, to produce you, since all the Shania records he does sound like theirs.
I loved her records. But that's a completely different kind of thing than my music is. I'm really more acoustic-based. And yeah, some of the songs will have guitar licks that are more rock-based or whatever, and will have hints of all the music that I've been influenced by. But we try to keep a really strong acoustic base to my music.
You're on the road with Brad Paisley till November. He's a notorious prankster, so I'm guessing there are some fun and games on the tour.
We pranked him first, all the opening acts. You can go on MySpace and watch it. You know how his single is called "Ticks"? I went online and I ordered these giant tick costumes — like big, giant sumo-wrestler-looking tick costumes — and me and Kellie [Pickler] dressed up in them and ran out on stage and started dancing all around him. And then Jack Ingram, the other opening act, came out in this white exterminator suit halfway through the song, with a sprayer, and proceeded to kill us on stage.


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- Phillis Wheatley @ Poetry Foundation
- Symbols of Freedom: Wheatley's writing desk at Milwaukee Art Museum
Poets and Poems in the Fiery Trial
Additional Primary Sources:
"I will be heard!" Abolitionist Poetry ~ From Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections @ Cornell University Library
"The Underground Railroad" by Cecilia Devyr (sometime after the Civil War) @ Project Gutenberg ~ This undated single-page broadsheet poem on the Underground Railroad appeared sometime after the Civil War. The author, Cecilia Devere (1836-1912), was a Shaker community member in New Lebanon, New York.
Voices from Slavery (1848) @ Project Gutenberg ~ Long poem published by an anonymous author in 1848 in the Leeds Anti-Slavery Tract series. Digitized by the Antislavery Literature Project.
Songs from The Anti-Slavery Harp: A Collection of Songs for Anti-Slavery Meetings (1848) @ Project Gutenberg
Read "The Anti-Slavery Alphabet" (1847) @ Project Gutenberg ~ An alphabetary published for the 1847 Anti-Slavery Fair in Philadelphia. Digitized by the Gutenberg Project.
Read "The Gospel of Slavery" (1864) @ Project Gutenberg ~ An illustrated antislavery children's alphabetary in verse, by Iron Gray (New York: T.W. Strong, 1864). Digitized by the Antislavery Literature Project.
Read "The Liberty Cap" (1846) @ Project Gutenberg ~ An adolescent-level miscellany of antislavery reading, written and compiled by Cambridge activist Eliza Lee Follen (Boston: Leonard C. Bowles, 1846). Digitized by the Antislavery Literature Project.
Read "The Star of Freedom" (1840s) @ Project Gutenberg ~ A miscellany of juvenile antislavery stories and poetry, published by an anonymous author in New York; probably from 1840s. Digitized by the Antislavery Literature Project.


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I have a love-hate relationship with makeup. I love almost everything about it, except I hate how expensive it is in Australia. Whenever I see a beauty guru test high-end makeup vs "Drug store" makeup, their "$11.99 drug store" foundation is our $30 only option. A majority of their options don't even exists for us … More Make Up Obsessions


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Scientists Grasp for Sense of the Human Touch
Scientists Grasp for Sense of the Human Touch
Bruce Springsteen used to sing about wanting just "a little of that human touch." It turns out that researchers who build robots feel the same way. That's because, of all the five senses, touch is the most difficult to replicate in mechanical form. Just think about it: Your fingertips are constantly registering everything from temperature to vibrations to texture. Now, scientists are getting closer to matching the power of the fingertip with a new kind of sensor for pressure.
Ravi Saraf, at the University of Nebraska, says a very sensitive pressure sensor could help a robot learn a lot about texture.
RoboCup Soccer
Germany is hosting a major soccer competition in June. No, not just the World Cup. RoboCup. Some day, robots may just challenge humans to a soccer match. In the meantime, they continue to practice. A 2050 soccer match is one aim of the RoboCup, an international research and education effort dedicated to promoting artificial-intelligence and robotics research.
The 10th Annual RoboCup competition is set for June 14-18 in Bremen, Germany.
The games began in 1997 in Nagoya, Japan. Last year's competition in Osaka, Japan, brought together 330 teams and 2000 participants from 31 countries.
The soccer competitions are divided into five leagues:
Simulation league: Software-created players play on a virtual field on a computer.
Small-size robot league: Robots of no more than 18 cm. The ball is an orange golf ball. The field is bigger than a ping-pong table.
Middle-size robot league: Robots are no more than 50 cm square. The field measures 12 x 8 meters.
Four-legged robot league: Four-legged robots (see Sony's AIBO in section above). The field is 4 x 6 meters.
Humanoid league: Biped autonomous humanoid robots compete.
Source: RoboCup
"When you touch somebody, or when you try to feel the texture of an object, you have a pressure distribution on your finger," Saraf says. "And what the human body does, is it measures this pressure distribution. And from there it deciphers the texture."
Touch a smooth surface like glass and your fingertip feels an even distribution of pressure; touch a rough surface, like sandpaper, and you feel a lot of little pressure points.
Various kinds of mechanical pressure-sensors have been around for years, but none are as good as a fingertip. Saraf says they're hard to manufacture, so they usually have to be pretty small. That's a problem when you consider that skin is the body's biggest organ.
"I was thinking about it and I came up with a different way of doing these things," Saraf says. He realized that the tools of nanotechnology could be used to create a sensor that's more like skin.
His device is a thin film that's easy to make in sheets. The film is no thicker than a human hair. But inside, it looks like a layer cake. Each layer is made of a different kind of nanoparticle, either gold or a semiconductor. Between the layers is a thin plastic.
When something touches the film, the nanoparticles are pushed closer together. That changes a small electric current that runs through the film, and causes some of the nanoparticles to emit light.
"The area that is pressed more, more light comes out. And the area that is pressed less, less light comes out," Saraf explains.
The light is captured by a camera. When you put something like a penny on this mechanical fingertip, the pressure created by the penny produces an amazingly detailed image. Saraf says you can even see the wrinkles in President Lincoln's clothing, and the letters TY in LIBERTY.
"We were very surprised by this device," he says. "We knew in principle it would work. We just didn't think that we'd get so much light."
Saraf's team describes their work in the journal Science. They say there's a lot to do before a robot could wear this skin. For example, they need to replace the camera with some other kind of detector.
Allison Okamura, a robotics researcher at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, says the device's resolution and sensitivity is impressive. But she points out that it deals with texture in a way that's not at all like a fingertip.
"For example, if you took your finger and pressed it down on a penny, you would not feel the word liberty on that penny. In fact, humans could only feel that word if they slide their finger back and forth over the surface. So it's not operating at all like a person does."
Still, robots don't necessarily have to copy humans in every respect. Saraf's team hopes their mechanical fingertip could one day help a robot sense the world more like a human, even if it does it in a totally alien way.
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Meet the New Robot Hall of Famers
Five robots will join robots such as the Mars Pathfinder Sojourner Rover and C-3PO in Carnegie Mellon University's Robot Hall of Fame this year.
The hall of fame, which opened in 2003, honors robots from both science and science fiction.
Inductees were announced on April 19 and will be inducted during a June 21 ceremony at the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition in Pittsburgh. The inductees will be:
Source: Carnegie Mellon University.
AIBO: a robot pet created by Sony that resembles a dog. AIBO is used for research and teaching purposes. It has also been used for robotic soccer.
David: the android from Steven Spielberg's 2001 movie Artificial Intelligence: AI
Gort: a giant, metallic alien robot from 1951 movie The Day the Earth Stood Still by Robert Wise
Maria: the star of Fritz Lang's 1927 movie, Metropolis
SCARA: Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm is an industrial arm which is used to assemble consumer products.


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Is having root-filled teeth removed necessarily the right decision?
Dentist Lucy Stock of Belfast, Ireland says people with root canal treatment are having their teeth removed.
Most root filled teeth heal and don't give any more bother.
Root canal treatment techniques and the equipment used to do modern root canals have massively improved.
SHOULD I have all my root filled teeth removed? There's a trend emerging for some people who are sceptical about having root canals done in their teeth to opt to have their teeth removed. The question is, is this the right decision?
There is a tube running inside a tooth which contains the nerve and blood vessels of the tooth. When a tooth gets banged or decay reaches the inner nerve canal tube, the nerve dies, the contents breakdown into pus and an abscess forms. A root canal is when a dentist cleans out the nerve tube and fills it up with hard rubber.
The nerve tube is not one straight tube, it's more like the roots of a tree; with one main branch and then smaller branches coming off it. The shapes of root canals between people can differ widely. This is one reason that the results of root canal therapy differ between individuals.
One idea is that if the root canals are not cleaned perfectly then there is some residual infection around the root and this can spread around the body causing disease. This is indeed true and can happen. However, it's important to put this into context – the vast majority of root filled teeth heal and don't give any more bother.
On the internet, there are frequent references to studies done in the 1920s which back up having all root canal teeth removed. It's critical to remember that root canal treatment techniques and the equipment used to do modern root canals have massively improved. It's a bit like comparing the wooden operating theatres at the beginning of the 1900's to the state of the art operating theatres that we now have in hospitals. Someone having an operation in the wooden theatre would have a different outcome to if they had their operation done today by surgeons with advanced knowledge.
It's also overly simplified to suggest that if you have a root filled tooth out then that's the end to your problems. When a tooth is lost other teeth move out of position and your bite can change. This can have a knock-on negative effect on your jaw joints, facial muscles and nerves. In severe cases this leads to long term, chronic facial pain.
With X-rays and 3d scans, root filled teeth can now be better evaluated for residual infection. There are new techniques that can surgically treat underlying infection and still keep the root filled tooth. So, each tooth is different, speak with your dentist if you have any concerns and they can advise you on the individual situation.
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A new Ghostbusters movie is on the way in July, but before the 1980s franchise arrives with a new generation the previous movies get revisited with a new card set from Cryptozoic.
Scheduled to arrive on May 11, 2016 Cryptozoic Ghostbusters will include autographs, sketch cards, slime cards, manufactured patches and plenty more as the company revisits the tale of Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddmore and others.
The lineup is still being finalized but the company continued to tease images from the release on Monday for a product that includes a 54-card base set, several inserts and, of course, hits.
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Are you going to become a business at home?
If you take a client out to eat as part of your business, you can deduct these costs out of your taxable earnings. These are considered business expenses. Make sure that the people you meet with are either already clients or potential clients, because otherwise these outings aren't tax deductible.
Keep a special business phone line separate from the one you use for personal phone line. A business that has a separate phone line will always appear more professional, not to mention you are taking a risk of a child or someone else in the home answering the phone in a less than professional manner.
Email Address
There are companies that offer free and low-cost business card printing services. You want all vital information in your business cards, like your name, phone number and email address. Include your email address and the URL to your website on the business card. This makes it easier for customers and prospects to contact you in different ways.
Set daily goals that you want to achieve daily. There probably will be things you cannot get done, but setting attainable goals can help you achieve more. Establish some boundaries with your family regarding what is work time and quiet while you work.
Affiliates can be used to help you to market what you're selling for you. You can also join affiliate programs that are already in existence and promote things that work well with what you sell. This will give you able to make more money without spending a lot of the products.
Find a niche that is right for you. Find the market that fit with what you have to sell. It will be easier to sell to people when you understand your niche. Ask your friends and colleagues if they have chosen. You should ask these people for referrals. Trade shows are great place to find out who's looking for what you're selling.
Do not go overboard with communicating too many emails.
Make sure that your work from home business is going to fit into the schedule of your family. If you notice that your home business will have a huge impact on everyone else in the household, you may want to rethink the type of work from home business that you are planning to start.
Make yourself accessible by email, phone or mail.
"Doing" means that you're making money and getting new customers, so be sure you take whatever steps necessary to generate profits.
Make it clear on your website visitors to buy your products. If your offerings are in stores, identify which stores they can find your products in. This is a good way to build trust and respect among your home based business and you.
This article has pointed out the opportunities available to you as a business owner. Running a home-based company is similar to other adventures in life: it will run much more smoothly if you prepare then proceed with the plan. Take these tips and use them to your advantage; before you know it, you will be earning the kind of money that you have always wanted.


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Former Caseworker for the Dallas Project Reconnect is Sentenced
DALLAS—Lawrence Hart, 37, was sentenced on Monday by U.S District Judge David C. Godbey to serve 15 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $8,619 in restitution following his guilty plea in April 2014 to felony and misdemeanor offenses stemming from his role as a caseworker for an outreach program managed by the City of Dallas's Housing Department. Hart must surrender to the Bureau of Prisons in mid-October 2014. U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas made today's announcement.
Hart pleaded guilty to one count of witness tampering, one count of making a false statement to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.
According to documents filed in the case, in 2012 and 2013, Hart was a caseworker for Project Reconnect, a HUD-funded outreach program managed by the City of Dallas's Housing Department. Project Reconnect provides reentry case management and community referrals to help non-violent offenders on parole settle back into the Dallas community. One of the main components of Project Reconnect is to provide housing to eligible individuals. As the program was being applied at the time, to be eligible for Project Reconnect, an individual must reside in Dallas, have felony conviction, be 18 years or older, be currently on parole or probation and meet HUD low to moderate income guidelines.
Hart admitted that in July 2012, he arranged for "Person A" to sign a lease for an apartment in Carrollton, under the Project Reconnect program, even though Person A did not qualify for the program at that time. The apartment's rent was $980.00 per month, and Project Reconnect was responsible for $975 of that amount and Person A was responsible for $5.00 per month. Hart admitted that while he worked for the City of Dallas's Housing Authority, he was in fact the sole occupant of that apartment and Person A never resided there. Hart further admitted that he submitted documentation to HUD reflecting that Person A was the sole occupant.
When HUD, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) and the FBI began investigating fraudulent activity related to Project Reconnect, they interviewed Hart about his involvement in Project Reconnect and his potential criminal activity. After that interview, Hart contacted Person A and instructed Person A to lie to a DPD detective and FBI special agent by telling them that Person A lived in the Carrollton apartment.
In late 2012, according to the factual resume filed in the case, Hart met "Person B" and fast-tracked Person B through the Project Reconnect program. While Person B was qualified for the program, Hart propositioned her for sex and expedited her placement in an apartment because she agreed to have sex with him. In January 2013, Person B ended her intimate relationship with Hart. Acting under color of law, Hart removed her from the HUD-subsidized apartment, wilfully depriving her of the right, to be free from discrimination in the terms, condition and privileges of rental of a dwelling because of her sex.
The DPD, HUD and FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Errin Martin prosecuted.


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Brazilian beach fun: Charlotte Olympia creates capsule collection for Havaianas
Flip-flop fancy
Brazilian beachwear staple, Havaianas, have tapped creative footwear designer, Charlotte Dellal, the woman behind – Charlotte Olympia – to create a limited capsule range of flip-flops. Set to drop during Milan Fashion Week, Dellal will apply her joyful design flair to three different sandals and a beach towel.
Priced from $55 – $115, 'Kitty' is a slim, black flip-flop in gold-cat motif; 'Charlotte's Web' is a blush pink design with a web pattern and gold spiderweb details, and 'Bruce' is a red number featuring regal leopard mascot and the towel is woven with images of Fifties-style pin-up girls.
The collection will be available at the flagship Havaianas store in Sao Paulo as well as at Charlotte Olympia boutiques and the website.
In more Charlotte Olympia news, Dellal has announced the launch of a new fashion fund at London College of Fashion. The value of the fund has not been disclosed, but it is set to be the first footwear scholarship initiative to launch as part of the BFC Education Foundation, for the school. The recipient will also land a coveted paid scholarship at Charlotte Olympia.


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Show Me Your Pricing Data: Transparency Helps Philippines Lead Global Microfinance
"The Philippines receives a perfect score...for the way it regulates the microcredit activities of established financial institutions." -- Economist Intelligence Unit, "Global Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment"
The microfinance industry has taken a beating lately. In March, Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunnus was ousted from his position as managing director of the microcredit lender Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, which he founded in 1983, by the nation's central bank, citing his age and "irregularities." Then in June, the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre), part of the University of London's Social Science Research Unit, released the report "What Is the Evidence of the Impact of Microfinance on the Well-being of Poor People?" which found that "no clear evidence yet exists that microfinance programmes have positive impacts." And now, SKS Microfinance founder Vikram Akula is reportedly facing pressure to step down. His Hyderabad-based non-banking finance company, India's only listed microfinance institution, posted a FY2011 Q2 net loss of Rs 218.7 crore (USD 4.76 billon).
But in the Philippines, the microfinance sector has been doing rather well. In 2009, the nation was ranked third behind first-place Peru and second-place Bolivia, atop the Economist Intelligence Unit's first annual global microfinance index. "The Philippines receives a perfect score of 4 (out of a possible 4) for the way it regulates the microcredit activities of established financial institutions," according to the report, "Global Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment." The researchers state, "Since the adoption of a National Strategy for Microfinance in 1997, the government has promoted a regulatory and policy framework that is conducive to microfinance operations."
In March, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based non-profit MFTransparency, whose stated mission is "to be the venue for the microfinance industry to publicly demonstrate its commitment to pricing transparency, integrity and poverty alleviation," launched the "Transparent Pricing Initiative in the Philippines," a project whose aim is to collect and publicize pricing data to achieve transparency and consumer protection. Last month, the NGO announced that ASA Philippines Foundation is the first microfinance institution (MFI) in the Philippines to submit pricing data to the initiative.
ASA Philippines Foundation "recognized the value in the Transparent Pricing Initiative immediately, attending the workshop in Davao and scheduling a meeting with MFTransparency shortly thereafter," according to an MFTransparency press release. "In just two short sessions with MFTransparency staff they quickly completed submission of their data, reflecting ASA Philippinesâ core commitment to disclosing its true prices." The NGO said that "ASA Philippines leads the Philippine microfinance Industry in pricing transparency and client protection."
MFTransparency listed "other leaders in pricing disclosure" in order of their participation: Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Inc. (JVOFI), Rangtay sa Pagrang-ay Inc. (RSPI), Community Economic Ventures Inc. (CEVI), KAZAMA Grameen, Alalay sa Kaunlaran Inc. (ASKI), Rural Bank of Liloy Inc. (RBLI), Bangko Kabayan, Peopleâs Bank of Caraga (PBC), Hagdan sa Pag-uswag Foundation Inc. (HSPFI), Simbag sa Pag-Asenso (SEDP) Tulay sa Pag-unlad Inc. (TSPI) and 1st Valley Bank.
Over thirty additional Philippine MFIs have begun the submission process, but there are still others which have not participated in the initiative. MFTransparency in still accepting data submissions, saying, "All financial institutions in the Philippines who have yet to submit their pricing data to MFTransparency are encouraged to do so, to show their clients, the Philippine microfinance market and the international microfinance community their active practice of transparency."
As the microfinance industry matures, perhaps the drive toward transparency is part of a response to the 2008 global financial crisis. "Over the past 30-plus years, we permitted the growth of a shadow banking system -- opaque and laden with short-term debt -- that rivaled the size of the traditional banking system," according to the 633-page "Financial Crisis Inquiry Report," prepared by the United States Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and released in January. "Key components of the market -- for example, the multitrillion-dollar repo lending market, off-balance-sheet entities, and the use of over-the-counter derivatives -- were hidden from view, without the protections we had constructed to prevent financial meltdowns. We had a 21st-century financial system with 19th-century safeguards." Hopefully, programs like MFTransparency's "Transparent Pricing Initiative" will prevent dark-market vehicles and practices from infecting the microfinance sector. For the middle class, the financial crisis has been a huge blow. But for poor-world MFI borrowers, a lack of truth-in-lending will always be much worse.
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image: Philippine money (credit: Stitch, Flickr Creative Commons)


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Ever wanted to buy 43 Land Rover Defender 110s? Of course you have. Think of the possibilities. Start your own UN peacekeeping mission. Venture forth to dangerous places: Siam, French Indochina, the Belgian Congo, Woodland Hills. Stick it to Putin with your own adorably puny show of solidarity with Ukranian people. Call up 42 of your buddies, tell them you're gonna go camping and coup d'etat-ing at the same time. Tell 'em to bring guns. Lots of those will fit in the back.
Sometime between 2008 and 2009, either NATO or the U.K. Ministry of Defense went on a spending binge that left a hell of a hangover and a warehouse full of trucks. These are brand new Land Rover Defender long-wheelbase pickup trucks with regular cabs and canvas tops, left-hand drive, ready to be loaded with
Buy 'em in bulk and invade Costco for gallon drums of cheesy poofs.
Price? You'll have to call the always-fascinating Ex Army UK, conveniently located at "The Rocket Site," Doncaster. VAT, sadly, is not included. Shipping is available to anywhere except EU and NATO member states, lest your local law enforcement (or militia) suddenly spooks Ban Ki-moon and puts Sweden on whatever its DEFCON equivalent is.
"Option of colours," the ad states, "includes white." Blue helmets not included.


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DURING the warm summer months, a salad or sandwich sounds like a good idea for dinner -- fast and easy to throw together. But "just a sandwich" or "just a salad" might leave you feeling a little less than satisfied and longing for something warm and savory. A simple yet satisfying bowl of soup can fill that void.
For example, this easy Tortilla Soup would be a nice accompaniment to a turkey sandwich or wrap. A simple salad would round out the hearty Pork Miso Soup or the Watercress Soup.
These soups require very little simmering -- just long enough for you to assemble your favorite salad or sandwich -- and that gives you more time to enjoy some summer fun!
Heat oil in large saucepan. Sauté onion until transparent. Add broth, tomato sauce, tomatoes, green chilies, garlic powder and pepper; cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 20 minutes.
To serve, place a few tortilla chips in each bowl. Fill bowls 3/4 full with soup; top with cheese. Serve with remaining tortilla chips. Serves 8.
Put pork in saucepan; add water. Bring to boil, lower heat and cook 20 minutes. Drain; reserving stock.
Thinly slice pork, kamaboko and konnyaku. Remove stems from mushrooms; thinly slice caps.
Combine reserved stock, dashi, pork, konnyaku and mushrooms in saucepan. Bring to boil; lower heat and stir in kamaboko and remaining ingredients. Simmer 30 minutes. Serves 8.
Wash watercress and break into 2-inch pieces. Thinly slice pork.
Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add water and bring to full boil. Add pork and simmer 10 minutes.
Stir in salt. Add watercress and bring again to boil. Turn off heat and stir in eggs. Let stand 1 minute before serving. Serves 6.


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Economic policies have changed over the years from the pre great depression era to the post 2008 global financial crisis era. In my current year 3 economics module in university, I'll be learning all the different economics school of thoughts from pre 1900s to post 2008. This is rather interesting to me as I can learn what caused the various crisis some to be more severe than the others and what was done to bring the economy out of the recession.
The great depression was so great that it was said to be one of the causes of world war 1 and 2. It was debated that had the governments back then implemented the right policies to bring the economy out of depression, the two world wars would not have happened. After the two world wars, we experienced one of the greatest economic booms in history. The new economic school of thought, which was known as the Keynesian economics, brought the world out of crisis and into economic prosperity.
It was until in 1979 where the oil crisis took place that brought the economy down again. This crisis was caused by shocks to the supply of oil and was different from all the past crisis. Governments used the old economic policies to try and bring the economy back to recovery again but this time it caused other problems. Inflation was born out of the oil crisis causing prices worldwide to accelerate. Hyperinflation was seen in some countries This was partly caused by the wrong policies that was implemented after the 1979 oil crisis.
The 2008 global financial crisis is something new again. This time it is global and the crisis is seen in almost every part of the world. There is already new research on going currently, which is known as the post Keynesian economic school of thought. This is still rather new and it'll be interesting to watch the developments of that theory. Having said all these, one have to realise that economic policies are one of the most important factors to a country. Without stable policies, the country will always be in trouble with high inflation and also high unemployment.
There's this video which was broadcast shortly after the 2008 financial crisis. The video consist of interviews with people who were affected by the crisis and also an interview with Singapore's finance minister. The interview talks about the various policies the government will embark on and how to bring Singapore out of the crisis itself. It is definitely not by chance that we could still be here today after the crisis.
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On last night's 16 And Pregnant camo-lovin' country girl Autumn is a 16 year-old sophomore from Kentucky whose boyfriend (the highly-quotable) Dustin just will not give up the weed. Autumn is having a son that they plan to name Drake, but she's already the mother to Dustin who is immature, irresponsible, and loves to get hi-hi-hi-hiiiigh! Dustin has hard time accepting that fatherhood will mean giving up his favorite past-time: partying!
Through his red-rimmed eyes and the haze of his pot-glaze, Dustin just does not grasp the concept of parenthood. Of course he is jobless and hanging out with his friends. In fact he's so high I think he forgot he had a girlfriend, let alone one he impregnated. And Dustin sports a hat with beer bottle caps wrapped all around the brim. Classy!
To further complicate Autumn's life her older sister Misty is also a teen mom who had a baby months before. What is happening in this house?! Autumn tells her mom she didn't want to take birth control because she was afraid to gain weight. "I didn't wanna get fat," Autumn says looking down at her bump and revealing she has since gained 40lbs.
Dustin and Autumn discuss how they feel about being parents as Autumn draws a wedding ring on Dustin's finger in magic marker. Oh lawd. "I always thought pregnancy tests were bullsh-t," Dustin shares. Apparently Autumn was feeling sick and her sister Misty took her to the store for a pregnancy test. She peed on the stick in the bathroom and then facetimed Dustin to show him the positive test.
Dustin is nervous about parenthood. "You ain't the one pushin' it out yer hoo-ha," Autumn reminds him as reassurance. As for his extracurricular activity, Dustin has no intention of giving up weed for Drake, but he promises to cut back. "I ain't gonna be high, just buzzin'," Dustin insists. "I'm gonna stop partying… as much…"
Autumn has given up partying, of course, and has decided to homeschool through pregnancy and after the baby with her mom's help.
Autumn's mom is very concerned about Dustin stepping up, so she arranges a family meeting with Dustin and his mom. In an effort to prove he's responsible Dustin bought a crib at a yard sale for $1. Over lunch, Dustin shares his plans to smoke pot less frequently, but refuses to give it up completely. His mom explodes with anger.
"You're gonna make me get loud in this restaurant son!" his mom screams. "Where are you gonna get the money to buy weed?!" Ummm… MTV! "You're not even ready to be an adult, let alone a parent," a furious Dee adds. After discovering that his dollar crib is broken, Dustin and Autumn go look at new ones. They find one for $69 dollars and Autumn reminds him again why he needs a job. "Whaddya want me to do – poop out money?"
Autumn helps Dustin call places to see if they're hiring and he finally gets employed at a bike shop. And he's trying to stay clean. Supposedly. Autumn is so proud, but that's short-lived!
Autumn and Misty discuss the likelihood that Dustin is unworthy of being a teen dad (per Misty) while they walk Misty's son camo babyhat around. Autumn tries to sell her sister on Dustin's improvement, but Dustin to say his mom called the cops on him for weed. "Still think he's ready to be a dad?" A smug Misty wonders.
Dustin insists his friends left the weed at his house but he threw it away. A likely story… Autumn still has complete faith in Dustin. But her mother does not. They decide to make Dustin take a home drug test. Since this family apparently thinks pee tests can only be taken in public places, Autumn and her mom demand Dustin take the test in the restaurant bathroom. They do have indoor plumbing at their own homes, correct?
After some arguing, Dustin goes to the bathroom to pee in the cup, but he can't figure out the results. He brings the cup filled with pee out and puts it on the table so Autumn can try to decipher the results – and lookee here: Dustin has passed. Miracles do exist. He takes a picture of the passed test to show his mom. "That's the first drug test I've ever passed," he says sheepishly as Autumn and her mom cheer.
"He's not perfect, but he's as ready for fatherhood as he'll ever be!" Autumn brags. Which is good because Autumn starts having contractions a month early. "What the hell is a contraction? I forgot… " Dustin wonders before they head to the doctor's office.
"We gonna get my tubes tied – no more babies. We gonna get on birth control and you gonna learn to put on a condom," a woozy Autumn lectures at the hospital. Um… honey, you do know getting your tubes tied is permanent? While Autumn cries in agony, Dustin takes a nap under a giant blanket with a weed plant on it. He wakes up in time to help Autumn push and baby Drake is born.
MTV further traumatizes us by showing us a close-up of Autumn's placenta. Don't get pregnant kids! Drake leaves the hospital in a camo-outfit, which I suppose is better than a pot-leaf onesie! Dustin starts out being helpful-ish, but of course he quickly slacks off and disappears. Even worse, he has a job but is not spending any of his paycheck on baby supplies.
When Dustin is around his primary concern is playing with Drake. "Can you be a parent instead of a teenager for five seconds?!" Autumn snaps. Dustin offers Autumn $2.50 to buy baby supplies and never comes over with diapers, wipes or any baby necessities leaving Autumn and her mom to pay for everything. After a $280 circumcision bill arrives, Autumn's mom gets angry and advocates taking Dustin to court for child support.
Autumn wants to give Dustin one more chance so she and her mom try to work out an agreement where he will buy a box of diapers and wipes every week when he gets paid. Dustin is clearly not taking it seriously as he burps and laughs. "I barely get $40 for working one day," Dustin argues. Ummmmm… and considering he lives with his mom what bills does this slacker have? Oh right – his other girlfriend Mary Jane!
Autumn gives Dustin one month to straighten out or face child support. "It's not fair – you're just comin' around being a 'friend' to the baby," Autumn tells him, "While I'm doing and paying for everything." So, lemme break this down: if he's a loser BEFORE you got pregnant, he's probably gonna be one AFTER you have the baby.
After no follow-through, Autumn and her camo shirt take Drake and his camo outfit to an attorney on Valentine's Day. Autumn's mom is very supportive and reminds her the government will make Dustin pay up. Autumn decides to go through with seeking child support.
When she tells Dustin he ignores her and tells Autumn she's being stupid. Right – because wanting your kid to have food and clothing is so "stupid".
"A year ago I never thought I'd have a baby at sixteen and be in a courtroom at seventeen filing for child support on my boyfriend because he doesn't help," Autumn tearfully tells us. Autumn has lost her faith in Dustin and doesn't see them together. She is proud of herself for being so strong for her son. She also got a job and is getting As & Bs in home school with her mom's help with child care.
WHERE IS AUTUMN NOW: Despite everything Autumn and Dustin are currently together. She claims he's really trying to straighten his life out. "He's not a bad dad. Since the show he has became a man and I'm proud of him. Drake loves his daddy," Autumn tweeted. Dustin himself tweeted that he's smoking "a lot less weed" and is graduating high school. They are both still working and going to school. I guess the family that camos together, stays together!
Autumn And Drake Today [Credit: Twitter]
Dustin And Drake Today [Credit: Twitter]
[Photo Credits: MTV]


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Raising the theme of "The Shine of Peninsula Island", the Nusa Dua Bali Light Festival offers a light garden that offers the beauty of lights with colorful and stunning shapes.
Here we will find ornament of Dragon Palace theme, hence there will be lampion-shaped lanterns shining and there are also fairy-themed fairy lanties, as well as game rides like Euro Bungie Trampoline, Lampion Car.
Visitors will also be able to enjoy the music and pavilion in the arena that made similar outdoor recreation place with the sound of carnival and many more. To visit Nusa Dua Light Festival, tourists can contact Bali tour service for transportation needed.
Nusa Dua Light Festival is present to accompany the people of Bali on 17 June to 31 July and opened at 17:00 until 22:00 every day.
Promotion Division of PT Indonesia Tourism Development Corporate (ITDC) Nusa Dua, as the committee said the new event was first held in Nusa Dua it will be a special attraction for tourists who visit southern Bali.


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It's happening again.
Revered fashion designer and artist Virgil Abloh is dropping another Off-White Nike collaboration which is sure to have hypebeasts and collectors cursing the sneaker gods for all the L's taken on its release date.
The latest Nike silhouette to get the Off-White makeover is the Nike Dunk Low which will feature some extra laces draped on the sneaker's base to go along with the ones securing the tongue of the kicks. Like his other Off-White remixes, the Dunks will also feature the Off-White stamps and signature zip tags that accompany all his releases.
Though there are three colorways of the Off-White Dunk Lows rumored to drop come October, Virgil only posted the pine green and white colorway with the pink laces on them.
Are y'all going to be copping these for the love or for the flip come October? Let us know.