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Beacon, Braille & Solar Year played Mercury Lounge (pics)
photos by Jonathan Bernstein
Beacon at Mercury Lounge - 5/4/13
Brooklyn electronic pop duo Beacon released their new album, The Ways We Separate, last week (4/30) and celebrated it with a release show on Saturday (5/4) at Mercury Lounge, a one-off before their mini spring tour, which begins later this month. Support at the show came from Braille (aka Praveen Sharma aka 1/2 of Sepalcure) and Montreal's Solar Year. Pictures from the show are in this post.
Solar Year next plays NYC as an opener for the previously discussed Actress show at Cameo on June 6. That show is also with Gobby, who you can see sooner opening for Majical Cloudz at Glasslands (5/21) (tickets) and at UNO's free Red Bull Music Academy showcase on May 28 at Le Baron. Tickets for the Actress, Solar Year, Gobby show at Cameo are still available.
More pictures from Mercury Lounge, a stream of "Drive" from Beacon's new LP, and a list of all remaining dates, below...
Solar Year
Beacon - "Drive"
Beacon -- 2013 Tour Dates
5/23 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA
5/24 TT the Bears Cambridge, MA
5/25 DC9 Washington, DC
6/5 Schubas Chicago, IL
6/6 Magic Stick Cafe Detroit, MI

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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Fireside Chat
Joining President LaForge for this edition of Fireside Chat are students who graduated during Fall Commencement on Dec. 12.
More than 400 graduates were awarded degrees during Fall Commencement ceremonies at the Bologna Performing Arts Center. These graduates are a group of successful students who leave Delta State prepared to become leaders in a plethora of careers.
President LaForge and the rest of the Delta State family extend congratulations to them for their contributions to the Green and White, and we know they will continue on a path of greatness. Thanks also goes to our outstanding faculty and staff who help make Delta State a beacon of opportunity in the Delta. This has been another exceptional semester, and their guidance is at the root of these graduates' achievements.
Congratulations, once more, to all of our graduates. We are proud of your accomplishments, and we wish the best for you as you begin your professional careers.
And, whether you are a recent graduate or have been out of college for some time, we are here to help you expand your education through our Graduate and Continuing Studies programs. Just give us a call at 662-846-4700.
Please join us again next week for a special holiday edition of Fireside Chat.


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Nike India launched this crowdsourced cricket film to celebrate young Indian cricketers' dedication to India's favorite sport. The film consists of more than a 1,000 action photos stitched together to create a cricket action sequence.
More than 2 million images were submitted to Nike for the video campaign, dubbed 'Make Every Yard Count.' Additionally, more than a 100 photographers traversed the country capturing action shots of young cricketers.
The sequence depicts a ball being bowled to a batsman, who strikes it before it is intercepted by a fielder who throws the ball back just as the batsman acrobatically makes his ground. India's rich and diverse landscapes and cityscapes provide a beautiful and dramatic backdrop to the action.
"At Nike, we understand that the cricket culture of this nation is not confined to Team India and its players," says Nike India Marketing Director Avinash Pant. "It includes the millions of young cricketers who strive every day to be amongst the best tomorrow."
This Nike Video Captures Indians' Passion for the Sport of Cricket
Rahul Kalvapalle — April 3, 2014 — Marketing


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Beauty, confusion… a misty veil. Relaxation in my mind. Slow pondering- a heavy, yet oppressive feeling. Sleep could almost consume, but not for now. Leave it for later and embrace what is present. Fail to dismiss it when hair spreads to frame a sleeping face. Dreams shall embrace it and then welcome it all into a palace of bewildering thought. It shall all be made beautifully – wonderfully clear then, but lost upon waking. It's not meant to be that way. Thoughts, pondering, misty paths through faintly visible woods remain… the forest shall always welcome me home even into brambles, but occasionally beyond them.
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By danielle
After 6 straight years of visiting BKLYN DESIGNS, I feel like a regular – and I must say that every year is better than the last. As always, the mix of exhibitors was incredible – some ole favorites including Robert Martin Designs, Eric Manigian and City Joinery have been there from the start, and a whopping 29 were new this year. Props to first-timers UM, Jill Malek, Takeshi Miyakawa and EcoSystems – can't wait to see what is new next year.
I particularly loved the new furnishings collection from Uhuru – made from old whisky barrels. I didn't sit in the chair, but I heard it was fab. I did, however, lounge in the wall-mounted chair, designed by Paul Crotty from Pratt (who graduated on Friday morning and was at the show in the afternoon to show off his piece) and I can attest to its divine comfort level. I couldn't get enough of the new stickers from dVider and was blown away by the pods (constructed entirely of discarded records) that Nicholas Furrow used to display his lights. Although I am not typically thrilled of spiders, I found myself enamored with Site Specific Design's Nephilia.
This year the show was sponsored by retail giant and design savvy TARGET. A team from the company scoured the show to select the first annual TARGET Design Award. Out of all of the exhibitors, Gregory Buntain from Pratt was named the winner for Intension (a table made of salvaged hard wood, stainless steel pins and a rubber o-ring that can fold up into a small wooden box. Buntain was invited to participate in the Cooper Hewitt Museum's Teen Design Fair, as one of an elite group of approximately 30 internationally known designers who come together to mentor public school teens whose future aspirations lie in the design industry. TARGET also sponsored BD+. I hit up this cash-and-carry market several times and came home with a lot of great made-in-Brooklyn goodies.
Before I end, I cannot forget to mention the seminar series, headlined by the adorable Sami Hayek. And Sami – I am taking a page from the S.H. dictionary (which you made reference to during your session) to give the meaning of the following:
Brooklyn's Finest \brook-lins fahy-nist\, noun:
1. the name of a Jay-Z song featuring the Notorious B.I.G.
2. the title of a film with a star-studded cast that is set to launch in 2009
3. the cast and crew that made up the 2008 edition of BKLYN DESIGNS
Pratt Students, Sami Hayek, Inspiring Seminars, Great Sponsors – this show had it all – even a little Geemo for the kids…
DUMBO was on filled with fashion-forward people and design-forward products
inside.outside.disco garden Lounge & Funkin Function Long Boards from Daniel Moyer Design & Fabrication
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Throughout the ages, we have accepted killing, violence, and violent behavior as just being a part of life - it's time we change!
By: Frank L. Hoffman
A large percentage of the people in the United States and other Western "First World" countries have companion animals (pets) in their homes. Most of these are dogs and cats. These humans and non-humans form very close attachments to one another, and the death of one usually causes deep mourning in the other. It is doubtful that any of these people would ever consider killing the "pet" they love and cooking it for dinner, as the picture to the left shows taking place in an Asian restaurant. Such a thought would most likely sicken them. Such feelings of compassion are natural. They are part of the way in which God created us.
At the same time we may be having these feelings towards our own companion animals, we may also be chewing away upon the flesh of another, just as lovable an animal, such as a chicken, a pig, or a cow. In our minds, we sanitize what we are doing. We see only "food", or we picture the live animal, and not how it got to our plate. We fail to make the connection, or we simply may not want to make the connection, which is a form of denial and leads to the hardening of our hearts.
In parts of Asia, however, the eating of dog meat is considered a delicacy, for many those people have not emotionally attached themselves to these animals, or because of their belief that torturing and killing of these dogs will bring strength (particularly of a sexual nature) to themselves. This is not a cultural thing; it is sanitized sadism! Allowing this kind of behavior among any people results in the hardening of hearts of a greater society. (For more information on the Asian plight of dogs and what can be done about it, see Dog Exploitation - Man's Best Friend? - Not for Everyone!)
If it bothers us to see photos like these, that's good, for it tells us that we have a softness in our heart. If it bothers us only because we're seeing photos of dogs prepared for food, then we've allowed parts of our heart and soul to become insensitive to the billions of other animals that suffer a similar fate every year. We need to come to grips with the fact that there's violence on our plates every time we eat the flesh of another of God's creatures. We need to feel their plight, their pain, and their panic at the time of their death. The more we sanitize these facts, the more we are shooting ourselves in the foot.
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He received the news, as we were heavily in the midsts of Christmas preparations. Then on the day he signed contracts, we suddenly learned Christmas day, was off the table. He was rostered to work instead.
Making flat land, for temporary gazebo
Timing...where were you? Because gazebo's had already been purchased, retaining walls, built - relatives planned to drive over an hour, to eat lunch in the new outdoors, entertaining area. Were we supposed to consider, canceling Christmas? Fortunately, David wasn't expected to work Christmas eve, so that became our new Christmas day. Close enough.
There is more to share about his new position, and even about Christmas, but I'll save those for future posts. This one is about the anticipation of a new year, and how we're planning to spend it.
December 25, closed with a spectacular double rainbow
Rather than make new year's resolutions though, I'm choosing to adopt a word for the year, instead. "Sacrifice", is going to be my word. Because a bunch of things conspired at the end of 2017, to make me focus on it. I'm not planning to make specific sacrifices, nor any challenges for myself. It's simply a contrast, to the reward-based psychology, prevalent in our culture.
I want to practice more identification with "sacrifice", as a possible, positive influence in my life. It seems to be a word associated exclusively with martyrs, or even a form of punishment through self-deprivation. Basically it seems like a foreign concept, assigned to either greatness or unworthiness. My natural curiosity, wants to explore all the layers in between, to see it's full potential.
What will this examination process, lead to? I don't know. But I look forward to contemplating the perception of sacrifice, in 2018.


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BBNAC | Buganda Bumu North American Convention Day One Pictorial – Atlanta, 26th – May 29th 2017
BBNAC Atlanta 2017 – The long awaited second Buganda Bumu Biennial convention kicked off in Atlanta, Georgia on friday with the arrival of a powerful delegation from the Buganda Kingdom led by the Katikiro Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga and Princess Joan Nassolo Tebattagwabwe.
The Kabaka's message was delivered at the opening ceremony by Omumbejja Joan Nassolo Tebattagwabwe after the welcome remarks from the Katikiro of Buganda. The convention this year attracted more than 500 registered attendees many of these kept arriving after major flight delays on one of America's busiest holiday weekends.
After various panel discussions, a working lunch and evening presentations the night ended with a great entertainment line up from artists Roy Kapale, Saava Karim, Meshach Semakula, DJs Core and Benazo. This year's event attracted several sponsors and partners that included World Remit, UAP Diaspora Medical Insurance, Waves Affordable Housing and Turkish Airlines.
Ugandan Diaspora News was the official media partner and now brings you the first batch of day one in pictures. A full convention report will follow soon. All images appear courtesy of Ronnie Mayanja and may only be used by express written permission.


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Imagine a pair of trousers you could throw on the compost. After years of use, they could decompose among the eggshells and tea bags to leave behind nothing but some fertile soil to help grow new raw materials. It takes the circular economy to a whole new level.
This is the idea behind F-ABRIC, a range of materials developed by Swiss company Freitag. Until recently, Freitag's only line of business was making bags out of old truck tarpaulins.
While natural fibres like cotton will compost over time, synthetic fibres like polyester won't, and natural fibres are often blended with synthetic. Looking for sustainable workwear for its 150-strong workforce, Freitag's owners were disappointed by the fabrics on offer, so they developed their own. The company now has a range of sustainably produced and compostable material made in Europe, from broken twill to make trousers, to a jersey fabric for t-shirts. It has also patented the design for buttons that can be screwed off and reused.
The fact that it is biodegradable does not make the fabric any less hard-wearing, says one of the founders, Daniel Freitag. "There is a misunderstanding over what biodegradability means. The whole biodegradation process needs certain conditions. So it won't disappear while you are wearing it; it won't disappear in your washing machine." There are industrial composting facilities, but Freitag tested its material in a household compost bin and the workwear was broken down completely within three months.
Freitag is not the only company looking to microorganisms for inspiration. German design studio, Blond & Bieber is using microalgae as a sustainable fabric dye. The pair have dubbed their project Algaemy, a textile printer that produces its own, fast-growing pigment.
Essi Johanna Glomb, head of design at Blond & Bieber, says: "The colours for dyes are extremely toxic and really harm the people working with them and also nature. The pigments that we are using are made of microalgae, so that means it's a totally natural resource. It doesn't harm nature; we can grow it ourselves, so you don't have any over-production; and this material is already there and is unused."
Perhaps most intriguingly, the colours change dramatically over time, from pink to bright orange, for example, or green to blue.
Algaemy is still in development, with large-scale commercial production some way off. Innovations in sustainable fabric production and processing are entering the mainstream, however, with more and more mills developing sustainable methods.
Big brands slow to innovate
Growth in this area could be seen at the Future Fabrics Expo in London, which showcases sustainable textiles being developed at a commercial level. The Sustainable Angle , the not-for-profit which launched the expo in 2010, said last year's exhibition was the biggest yet, showcasing more than 1,000 fabrics with a reduced environmental impact.
While recent progress is encouraging, the fashion industry has been slow to innovate in this area. Lizzie Harrison of SustainRCA, a research hub within the Royal College of Art, says: "Up to this point, it's fair to say that most of the fashion industry has been directed by compliance rather than innovation. So they have done what they have had to do rather than taking sustainability as a springboard to do something very exciting." She says sustainability tends to sit in the corporate social responsibility arm of fashion companies, far from the design department. "That presents a real challenge in terms of bringing sustainable innovation into the heart of an organization."
Freitag says larger companies also have a public relations quandary over sustainability; as soon as they introduce a "sustainable" t-shirt, customers start questioning the sustainability of the rest of their collection. "Big brands struggle in telling that story," he says. "The real innovations are often in small brands, which start completely from scratch and don't have the burden of a history or a production chain."
Larger companies may change their ways as consumers start demanding better, more sustainably produced fabrics. Freitag says he sees growing concern among consumers about the materials they are wearing and how they were produced. "The first issue was food. You eat it, so if you can afford it you start to really think, 'what am I eating?' I think clothing is the next step; you have it on your skin."
But research suggests concern does not always translate into buying decisions. Harrison explains: "We like to think we will buy a sustainably sourced t-shirt but a lot of those values get suppressed in the moment of buying. I don't think it's fair to say we've turned a corner."
Things may get easier for consumers, however, as sustainable fabrics become more commonplace (though they could become the get-out clause for the unsustainable rate at which we buy them).
Freitag says: "If we have more materials available; if we have more companies which have standards that mean we are able to work with them, then that is actually a goal for me. I hope that we are getting out of the niche."
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Château de Castelnaud
Château de Castelnaud (Google Maps)
Classified historical monuments in 1980, this medieval fortress is the most visited castle in the south of France.
Its height gives a panorama on the valley of the Dordogne and the valley of Céou.
Facing the fortress of Beynac, it overlooks the gardens of Marqueyssac and the village of La Roque-Gageac.
The reconstitution of medieval artillery (trebuchet, mangonneaux ...) and its demonstrations, multimedia terminals, weapons handling shows and many others make it a fun visit for young and old.
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Picnik, Wetpaint Team Up on Photos
Seattle-based Picnik, a maker of Web-based photo editing software, announced today it has teamed up with fellow Seattle startup Wetpaint, a social publishing site, to allow social network and fan site users to fine-tune their pictures. There is no financial or investment relationship between the companies, but now more than 8 million Wetpaint customers can use Picnik's tools, like cropping, collages, and creative effects, to work with photos on Wetpaint sites.
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Town of Matthews Public Hearing – B.A. Sustare House
May 28, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Town of Matthews will hold a public hearing on May 28 at 7:00 p.m. for historic landmark designation for the B.A. Sustare House. The house is located at 110 West Matthews Street, Matthews, N.C.


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- Property division: Real estate, bank accounts, retirement accounts, personal property, vacation homes and cars are just some of the types of property that are divided according to the law of equitable distribution in Florida. This means that all assets are divided equally and fairly, but not necessarily 50-50 between the parties.
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Have you seen the commercial where a guy's just bought a brand new T5 computer? He's cruising home in his GTO, sporting a proud-as-a-papa smile with the new PC parked in the passenger seat. Then, stopped at a light, he spots the billboard being changed to announce the new T6.
Any IT pro working toward an NT 4 MCSE understands perfectly the guy's subsequent feelings of despair. Nothing stays current in IT for long, including certifications.
While much discussion has targeted the migration to the new Microsoft Windows 2000 MCSE, many are still working to finish the NT 4 track. In fact, some are just getting started.
Did you know Paperchase Digest can be sent directly to your e-mail box every Friday? Don't miss a single column—sign up now. It's easy, and it's free. Just select Signup under Featured TechMail on the right to ensure you keep up-to-date on the latest certification tips, shortcuts, news, and more!
What NT 4 electives aren't scheduled for retirement?
If you're among the IT professionals needing to complete your NT 4 MCSE, take some time to ensure you maximize the effort. The lion's share of NT 4 exams are now scheduled for retirement, but opportunities still exist to obtain Win2K credit for NT 4 exams.
In December, Microsoft announced the retirement of the most popular electives: CP/IP and IIS 4.0. However, other tests remain available for fulfilling candidates' Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 MCSE elective requirements:
- Exam 70-013: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 or Exam 70-085: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
- Exam 70-018: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 or Exam 70-086: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
- Exam 70-019: Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
- Exam 70-027: Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 or Exam 70-029: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
- Exam 70-026: System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 or
Exam 70-028: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
- Exam 70-056: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0
- Exam 70-076: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5 or Exam 70-081: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
- Exam 70-078: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0 or Exam 70-088: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0
- Exam 70-079: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 by Using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit or Exam 70-080: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 by Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit
As you can see, there are sufficient elective choices still available to complete your selection. But you can weed out a few. Even if you've got much experience with an older software version, I'd recommend taking the most recent exam for those software programs still offering multiple exams. For example, I wouldn't take Exam 70-078 if I were experienced with Proxy Server 1.0. Instead, I'd get up to speed on the differences in Proxy Server 2.0 and take Exam 70-088. You're probably buying a few extra months, as the earlier exam will be retired first.
If you're unsure which electives to pursue, I'd recommend chasing Exams 70-081 and 70-029. Administrators with SQL and Exchange skills will be in demand. But then, I thought it best to pursue the TCP/IP and IIS certifications last summer. Just remember that the bull's-eye we're all targeting is moving.
Windows 2000 electives
In case you missed Redmond's fine print, there are also four Win2K exams that will count as NT 4 electives. They are:
- Exam 70-219: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
- Exam 70-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
- Exam 70-221: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
- Exam 70-222: Upgrading from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000
Are the Win2K electives for you? It depends. Ask yourself the following three questions:
- Will my company be using Windows NT 4 systems for at least the next year?
- Do I have significant (six months minimum) hands-on administrative experience with Windows NT 4?
- Will my company wait at least six months (until fall 2000) to begin installing Windows 2000 boxes?
If you answer yes to all three questions above, you should probably concentrate on earning Windows NT 4 electives that also count for Windows 2000 certification.
If you answered no to two or three of the questions, it would likely be best to fill your NT 4 elective slots with Win2K certs. Which ones? I'd recommend Exam 70-222, as migration from NT 4 to Win2K will be a hot topic for years to come. Give Exam 70-219 a look, too, as directory services capabilities are going to be a large part of Windows 2000. The only rub is that you may have to wait several months for the Win2K exams to hit the street.
NT 4 MCSE+Internet?
Forget about it. Once you finish your NT 4 MCSE, I recommend taking a few weeks off from studying. Rest, catch the Super Bowl, grab a movie with the family. Recharge your batteries, then focus your energies on Windows 2000, rather than pushing forward for three more NT 4 exams. In my opinion, it'll be better to be certified MCSE for Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 than to be a Windows NT MCSE+I and still working toward Windows 2000 certification.
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Lektor Naek Sijabat from Indonesia joins WWES' instructor team.
Naek will be mentoring new students in orientation and introduction courses, and after a while, he will take over some undergraduate New Testament courses.
Please welcome Naek as he joins the team!
I was born again in 1992. At that time, I was studying Physics at University of Indonesia. Three years after my conversion, I joined a mission team to plant a church in the city of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
For over 15 years, I continued to study in school, ministry, and professional life, and serving God in 5 (five) different cities with self-support. While serving the Lord, I also worked as a manager in various secular fields.
I have completed a number of Biblical and Theological studies and earned three degrees: Bachelor of Biblical Studies, Master of Biblical Studies, and Doctorate Biblical Studies from Bible University that registered as Exempt Religious Studies, Higher Education in Missouri, USA.
Then, since 2010 – present, I have worked as a pastor at Jambi Church of Christ, and a lecturer for Christian Education at a state-run university called University of Jambi. I am also a writer and editor of numerous Christian books working with several Christian publishers in Indonesia such as Berean Publishing, Andi Yogyakarta, and Visi Mulia (2008-present).
My hobbies are listening musics and quality sermons and lectures, reading, writing, teaching, exercising, hang-outs, discussions, and other useful activities.
I have married, with one teenager girl (18 y/o) and one teenager boy (14 y/o).


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Civil Technology in Education
Western Cape Education Department
One of the subjects that lie very close to the heart of Walter Mercuur is the level of education that will ultimately affect the quality of tomorrow's engineers. With the change in the Curriculum Statement some two years ago, the subject components for Civil Technology and Engineering Graphics & Design have undergone a major transformation, which has led to some extensive curriculum planning in the Western Cape.
Walter Mercuur is the Deputy Chief Education Specialist for the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and has occupied this vital position for the last eight years. "My job as Curriculum Planner is to ensure that the national statement is unpacked and interpreted in such a way that the roll out in all seven districts happen as smoothly as possible. I also serve on the national committee where educational policies are developed and assist as convenor of the assessment body that draws up the guidelines to help teachers assess the work of learners," he says.
The change over from the old curriculum to the new one has required extensive preparation and a solid support structure to aid the process. "We have seven Curriculum Advisors that support schools in the roll out and they have already conducted numerous workshops which started in 2004 when the new syllabus was first discussed. We have since conducted the second workshop in 2005 with the most recent one over the June holidays."
"In addition, we embrace our partnership with service provider Knowledge Base as they have offered to train teachers on their AllyCAD program at a heavily discounted rate and once a teacher is trained, the software will be made available to that schools computer lab at no cost. It is industry contributions like these that will ensure a successful roll out and help achieve a high standard of education and it would be difficult to achieve our objectives without this kind of support," says Mercuur.
A frequent question that has been asked, is why the need to change the curriculum at all? According to Walter, the reasons to switch made logical sense.
"In the previous curriculum there was an overload of subjects and in certain cases the subjects overlapped, causing a huge drain on both human and financial resources. With the introduction of the new curriculum, a lot of these subjects are now more efficiently allocated in terms of current economic needs. The 21st century has brought with it a demand for learners that engage in a high level of knowledge and skills so that they are better equipped to deal with the pressures of tertiary studies."
Although the revised curriculum has had mixed reactions, the overall impression has been positive. "With the new syllabus there is a greater emphasis on creative planning as well as cognitive and theoretical skills, whereas in previous years the focus was more on manual skill development with a narrow definition on vocational skills."
"The new subject component Civil Technology encompasses a far wider spectrum and focuses on every aspect of the built environment. Similarly, the subject component Engineering Graphics & Design (EGD) – previously called Technical Drawing - has evolved to cover machine component drawings as well as drawings in house construction drawings, analytical geometry drawings and electrical drawings. Today all subjects are taught in a problem solving setting to allow learners to become initiators, innovators and creators in order to solve real problems with the skills acquired at school, making for a better class of engineer in the future," says Walter.
Walter's recipe for success is a simple one. "I believe that each learner can aspire to greatness if they take charge of their own development and growth. I know that the first batch of matriculants that graduate in the new curriculum in 2008 will take the world by storm and be able to compete with the best engineering scholars in the world!"
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Every Shelby 427 Cobra is rare simply by nature, but everyone knows that within that context, some reach the level of "exceptional", a fact Carroll Shelby acknowledged when he signed the glovebox door of CSX 3301 with the inscription,
One of the rarest
Carroll Shelby
The first car in the third production group of 427 Cobras, this sparkling White roadster was completed at AC Cars for delivery directly to Ford Advanced vehicles in Slough, England. As such, it was never invoiced to Shelby American and did not show up in American DMV records. Factory equipped with Smiths gauges, a hardtop, 427 engine and Sunburst wheels, it was purchased new by a Mr. Franck of Paris, France, who sold it to GT40 owner Jean-Pierre Van Den Doorn, also of Paris. Van Den Doorn placed it in his private collection and the car was seldom seen for years, until it was sold to The Vintage Car Store in Nyack, NJ in August 1977. It then went through the hands of Kirk White and then Larry Megibow, who sold the car along with a substantial bank lien to Dan Turman in 1979.
In 2001 CSX3301 was completely restored by HRE Motors in Freeport, NY, who returned it to its original White with Blue stripes, Black side pipes and chrome roll bar, and it remains the same today, with the odometer showing 10, 872 kms or 6,755 miles. The interior is outstanding, showing as new, and the engine compartment is completed to a very high standard. As Shelby noted, this is an especially unique 427; it is also gorgeously turned out and exceptionally well detailed. In addition to its listing in the Shelby American World Registry, documentation includes photos of the original ledger at AC Cars.


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Musicians look back on their best and worst Thanksgivings ever
From warm memories of traditions to that one time grandma ruined the gravy, everyone has memorable holiday moments. In AP #317, we asked some your favorite musicians what their best and worst Thanksgiving dinners were. Here are their stories:
ANTHONY GREEN—Saosin/Circa Survive
When I was younger, I had really bad respiratory problems and would always end up in the hospital around the same time. When I was nine, I was in the hospital with pneumonia and I was so bummed that I couldn't be home for Thanksgiving. Around dinnertime, my three older brothers and my parents showed up with some of their friends and all the fixings of a home-cooked turkey dinner. They stayed with me well past visiting hours, laughing, telling stories and making me feel right at home. Having my whole family together like that was one of the best memories I have of Thanksgiving as a child. I look forward to giving my kids the same kind of memories.
TAYLOR LUMLEY—Beartooth
I had my best Thanksgiving last year with the guys in Defeater and Matt Greiner from August Burns Red. We were lucky enough to have an off-day in between Cleveland and Cincinnati a few days before Thanksgiving, which we would eventually spend in Toronto. So we offered to have dinner at Caleb Shomo's house for anyone that wanted to come with us. We had a great time with those guys. Tons of shirtless dudes eating turkey and playing ping pong.
ALAN DAY—Four Year Strong
My best Thanksgiving was definitely when we were on tour with Title Fight and happened to be in their hometown, so we ended up eating Thanksgiving dinner with Ned and Ben Russin's family. So much fun, great food and we were just so grateful to have a home away from home for the holiday.
EVAN COUTURE — Avion Roe/Saint Cloud
We have a band Thanksgiving every year and our bass player Sean cooks a huge meal. Some of our friends have broken homes and it gives everyone the opportunity to come together and feel like they have a family.
BRADLEY WALDEN—Emarosa
Thanksgiving is always a stressful time for any family that's not in the movies. Don't get me wrong, I love food, but people are crazy around the holidays. I don't think I've ever had a normal Thanksgiving. There was a year the turkey was still frozen on the inside, so we had to eat steak and potatoes. There was another year where I puffed up on my stepdad because I thought he hit my mom—turns out he just dropped the turkey—but I got mad and threw the potato peeler at the window and broke it (the window, to clarify). Another "worst" year was when my sister went missing during the day; mind you, she was only six at the time. Everyone was so busy with holiday festivities. We ended up calling the police and searching the entire neighborhood for her. We found her under her bed, where she had fallen asleep playing hide and seek. Needless to say, if nothing burns down and the cops aren't called, it's a decent Thanksgiving.
BRENDAN MURPHY—Counterparts
The worst Thanksgiving I can remember is probably when my grandfather on my dad's side died. Well, he could have died months before, but I guess the police found him on Thanksgiving and interrupted our dinner to tell my dad. Luckily, he was a miserable old prick that didn't even talk to my family, so nobody was too upset. I poured one out from the gravy boat for his old bloated ass and that was the end of it.
The worst Thanksgiving ever was a few years ago, when my family celebrated it the day after Thanksgiving. There was no magic at all and my grandma made awful gravy. So obviously, it was the worst.
JOSH BALZ—(formerly Motionless In White)
I don't really have any traditions—I've been touring for the past 10 years and I forget what holidays are even like! Is that too sad?


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Chapter One
At night, Mr Phillips lies beside his wife and dreams about other women.
Not all of the dreams are about sex. Not all the women are real. There are dreams in which composite girls, no one he knows, look on while Mr Phillips goes about his dream-business of worrying about things, or looking for things, or feeling obscurely guilty about things. There is a dream he has been having since he was ten years old, in which he saves a whole group of strange women from certain disaster by diverting a runaway train or safely landing an aeroplane or encouraging them to hang on to the roof fittings on a tilting ship until just the right moment. He has even had a couple of dreams which involve him doing something vague but heroic in relation to the Channel Tunnel.
In the aftermath of these feats he is becomingly casual, almost dismissive. To camera crews and the world's press he explains that it is no big deal; but the women in the dream know that that isn't true.
Mr Phillips has anxious dreams about meeting the Queen and being awarded an honour, but not being able to remember what it is for. He has dreams about being told off by Mrs Thatcher. He has dreams about meeting his mother and not being sure whether they are in Australia (where, in real life, she lives, with Mr Phillips's sister), or London (where, in real life, he lives), or somewhere else. He once had a dream about Indira Gandhi. None of these dreams was about sex. He never told his wife about them. What good could come of it?
As for the sex dreams, he never told her about them either. What good, etc., only more so.
Mr Phillips grades them from one to ten. A one out of ten is quite mild. For instance, he often dreams about Christine Wilson, his next-door neighbour but two when he was growing up in Wandsworth. At the age of twelve she was half a notch posher than most of the children in the street; she had brown hair worn in plaits and a naughty streak well hidden from grown-ups. Christine would often instigate uproar, though she was never blamed for causing it. Mr Phillips had gone from hardly noticing her to being horribly, drowningly in love with her in the course of a single Saturday. They had spent that day crawling around in the foundations of a new office building that was going up on land that had lain empty since a stray V-2 had cleared it thirteen years before. They played hide-and-seek among the concrete mixers, ducking and scrabbling through partially built walls. When an adult shouted at them they ran home. As he lay in bed that night Mr Phillips found that he was very much in love.
In the dream, he and Christine are at school together, which in real life they never were. Mr Phillips sits next to her at a scratched wooden double desk which is covered in archaeological layers of graffiti. They are solving, under test conditions, a series of simple algebraic equations: a + b = x; if a = 2 and x = 5, what is b? He has an erection so strong that he is worried his fly is going to pop open. The end of the lesson is approaching and he is going to have to stand up and everyone is going to see his cock. The unfair thing is that he doesn't feel sexually aroused, he has the erection only because he's got caught up inside his underpants. In fact his penis is trapped outside the entrance to his knickers and is pinned vertically upwards. But no one will believe that. He wouldn't believe it in their shoes. In the dream he starts to blush, feeling the blood rush upwards and his face become lava hot, electric-fire hot. Then he wakes up. That is a one out of ten.
By three out of ten, the sex component is more definite. Mr Phillips is kissing his secretary, Karen, on the cheek while the telephone rings. He knows that he should pick up the receiver, but Karen's eyes are closed and she looks so happy that he doesn't want to stop. He has such a good close-up view of the tiny hairs on the side of her neck that when he stops kissing her he says, "You'll have to start shaving there soon." She reaches down and puts a hand on his cock. Mr Monroe, the Aberdonian colleague with whom he shares an office and Karen's services, looks on approvingly. Then he wakes up.
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End of cheap food is over – is cricket flour one of the answers
The CEO of Tesco recently admitted in an interview that food price rises were inevitable due to the rising global demand for food. "There was a time when we could go to South Africa to buy fruit and be the only retailer there. Not any more," he said.
The demand for global food supplies, the driving down of costs from suppliers and the lack of long term contracts forces suppliers to be more 'innovative' in meeting their supply of 'protein'. This has resulted in more cheaper forms of protein being mixed in with the expensive 'beef' protein.
But it's not just costs of feedstock, cost of fuel and costs of keeping animals that will drive the price of 'protein' up – the environmental impact of beef and lamb is huge. As we get closer and closer to recognising the need for drastic action the more we will find low impact alternatives to our vital needs – probably to pay for our non-vital consumption!
As a fan of 'doomsday preppers' on the discover channel I have learnt all sorts of weird, humorous and challenging ways to survive a doomsday event. One of those things is finding alternate sources of protein and the favourite preppers option – bugs. Apparently little critters are easy to farm, low cost, and low environmental footprint.
But…. the acceptance of bug eating in most 'western' countries is pretty low.
The alternative? Farm crickets, ground them up into flour and add it to normal cooking. Awesome.
In fact cricket flour has more protein per 100 grams than dried beef, sirloin steak, and chicken breast. It has nearly has much calcium as milk, according to Exo, and more iron than beef.
Exo, from the US, is taking advantage of nutritionally obsessed punters and producing 'protein bars', like the ones you normally see in cafes, convenience stores and the like.
Another kickstarter start up. They are mixing 20% cricket flour into the protein bars, the equivalent of 25 crickets in one bar.
According to Co-Exist "The other big challenge will be creating a big cricket supply chain, assuming Exo takes off. At the moment, the company is working with cricket farmers in the U.S. who normally breed the insects as reptile feed and fishing bait. In the future, Exo might launch its own cricket farms. "You can feed crickets basically anything–agricultural byproducts like broccoli stalks and corn husks," says Lewis."
I would definitely try one, would you?


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Welcome to Aaron Alpert's New Website!
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I am currently building my site. I've just installed the theme (Black Premium, by Saran Quardz). I'll be customizing it and adding content in the coming weeks.
For now, please email me if you have any questions.
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How do I sign up for the Monday night dances at the S'vale Community center. I stop by there tonight by chance and saw that the dances were held on Monday nights and were $7.00. I would like to participate.
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Meet 8z Real Estate. When you're ready to move into your new home you won't be worn out from having spent endless hours or days searching for the ideal place, because we will have done all of the legwork for you. Of course, you'll want to see your new home before you sign on the dotted line, but using our online resources to help you locate the perfect place to live alleviates the mundane task of searching.
What's it like to live in Englewood?
Living in Englewood means breathing fresh air, and enjoying wide-open space. You get that small town feel, but you also get to enjoy the modern conveniences of a big city, so you really do have the best of both worlds. Aside from the recreational things to do outdoors, we have some really great restaurants, and unique places to shop. Employment opportunities are good here, and there are several jobs available in different fields. There are a number of office jobs and professional positions, as well as jobs in retail and in the industrial sector. There is enough variety in employment opportunities that you can choose a career, and not feel forced to settle for one type of job.
Public transportation is available through the Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus service and light rail system, which offers residents an easy way to get around town and to various events throughout the city. There is a free circulator shuttle named "Art" that offers service from City Center in Englewood through downtown and to the medical complexes. With easy access to US 85, Interstate 70 and Interstate 25, it's easy to get around town, and to commute back and forth without the hassle you have in more densely populated areas.
What types of homes are in Englewood?
There are a lot of different home styles to choose from, and it's simply a matter of deciding what you want, and what your budget can afford. The homes range in size — and the size of the lots are larger than what you might find in big city areas. It doesn't matter if you're looking for a single-family home, with one or multiple levels, or if you prefer a condo in a multi-dwelling property. Englewood has something to fit your desired life-style and your budget. The homes feature an array of amenities, like granite countertops, vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, decks, sprinkler systems, and full-size basements.
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What's unique about Englewood?
In addition to the beautiful scenery and the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, the "Pikes Peak or Bust" gold rush of 1859 was started in Englewood. Today, the Englewood Community Garden is worth its weight in gold. Not only is there a large amount of community involvement, but a portion of the organic fruits and vegetables grown in the garden are donated to food banks throughout the city.
Englewood also enjoys a very prominent medical community. The Swedish Medical Center, which is a level one-trauma facility, is the city's largest employer. It was established in 1905, and was originally known as the Swedish Consumptive Sanatorium. Today, it is internationally recognized for the superior care it provides. Englewood is a small town that is real big on giving back to its community and those in need of care.
Where are the good schools in Englewood?
Englewood takes education very seriously, and it has since the late 1800's, when the first school, the Hawthorne School was built in 1892, to serve the then small community of local children. Since that time several schools have been constructed throughout the city to accommodate the growing population.
- St. Louis Elementary School | Grades K-8 | 700 West Mansfield, Englewood, CO 80110
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p>There are several parks located throughout Englewood, and if there isn't one in your neighborhood, there is one just a short distance away from where you live. There are also theaters, museums, and local attractions that feature entertainment for everyone.
- Parks and Bike Trails – There are 12 neighborhood parks located throughout the city in various communities that total more than 250 areas, and there are more than eight miles of local bike trails that connect to regional bike trails in the area.
- Museum of Outdoor Arts – The museum is located in the Englewood Civic Center and features a collection of indoor exhibitions as well as an outdoor sculpture alley filled with a collection of international and local artwork.
- Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center – A family fun, award-winning aquatic center with a lazy river, swimming pools, and water slides.
There are more than 170 local restaurants in Englewood, featuring a variety of settings from coffee shops to full service dining, and feature Mexican, Asian, Middle Eastern, Italian and, of course, American cuisine. In addition to a variety of local specialty shops here in Englewood, there are several large shopping malls in nearby Denver.
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We love Englewood because of the beautiful scenery, the recreational opportunities, like the parks and bike trails in the summer and ski slopes in the winter. For those of us with children the schools are great, and for those of us just starting out there are several excellent career opportunities. If you're ready to live a hassle-free life, that features all of the modern-day conveniences without the huge expense of the big city, in a place where you can buy an affordable home in a great community and enjoy a great career, then Englewood is definitely for you.


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Why? Predictably, liberals are thinking the worst possible things.
"Another scandal." What scandals? Most of the "scandals" have been manufactured by her enemies and proven groundless. Trig? Yep, disability is horribly scandalous to Democrats. The fact that Bristol did not have an abortion?
Are we to believe that every politician's teenaged daughter, particularly every liberal policitian, is a virgin?? Barack Obama says he expects his daughters will fornicate, and he doesn't want them "punished for their mistakes".
More lkely, she's sick of the relentless and heartless attacks on her family from the Democrats and the Mainstream Media.
I'm hoping that she sees the historical writing on the wall, and understands that the Grand Old Party needs to be euthanized. After suffering attacks even from party leadership, I'm hoping she's getting ready to organize her own third party movemeent.
In any case, what would you do if you had David Letterman joking about your children being molested, the Alaskan Democratic Party insulting your disabled son, unnamed Republican leadership calling you all sorts of names and making false accusations against you? And that's the stuff we know about.ve legal debts
While the above article from _The Atlantic_ suggests she's just greedy, someone at American Catholic points out that Alaska law does not allow its governors to collect outside money, and she now has extensive legal debts thanks to the frivolous lawsuits and ethicalmplaints raised against her.
Sarah specifically cited the attacks on her family in the resignation speech, saying, "only a dead fish goes with the flow."
Pundits are saying her political career is over. It may be. She may just be sick of it. If so, good for her. If she wants to start an alternate party, great.
But this is definitely the death knell of the GOP. There's no way the GOP can mount a successful candidate for 2012 now. And, again, we need to be focusing on 2010, not 2012, and who is in the position to lead *that*?
OK, so that's the official story from the talking classes.
They're saying they don't understand, that she didn't explain herself, etc.
Not true at all. SarahPAC has the full text.
Contrary to MSM reports, she *does* give her reasons:
1. The aforementioned legal debts, and the fact that the frivolous ethics complaints are impeding her from serving as governor, costing her and the taxpayers millions of dollars.
2. The assaults on her children, particularly the hateful assaults on Trig.
In fact, this decision comes after much consideration, and finally polling the most important people in my life – my children (where the count was unanimous… well, in response to asking: "Want me to make a positive difference and fight for ALL our children's future from OUTSIDE the Governor's office?" It was four "yes's" and one "hell yeah!" The "hell yeah" sealed it – and someday I'll talk about the details of that… I think much of it had to do with the kids seeing their baby brother Trig mocked by some pretty mean-spirited adults recently.) Um, by the way, sure wish folks could ever, ever understand that we ALL could learn so much from someone like Trig – I know he needs me, but I need him even more… what a child can offer to set priorities RIGHT – that time is precious… the world needs more "Trigs", not fewer.
How many politicians would consult their kids on their careers?
The MSM are baffled. They say her speech is "rambling"–it isn't. In fact, it's very rhetorically artful and well thought-out.
They say she didn't explain herself. She did.
Some are even criticizing her for "comparing herself to our troops in Kosovo" (actually, she cited them as inspiration).
She may very well be telling the truth that she wants out of politics completely, that she wants to work from behind the scenes .
But Palin is a lot smarter than her enemies think she is. She's very intelligent, and she understands conservatives, and she understands conservative philosophy.
What is the ideal candidate for a conservative? The candidate who is elected by conscription, as Socrates says. The story of that Greek guy who was a farmer and would put down his plow to lead the Athenian armies to victory but wouldn't allow them to crown him king. George Washington.
Palin may be playing the most artful card she can as a conservative: stepping out of politics so her supporters will demand her.
In any case, this basically proves what I've said: it's the Freemasons.
Sanford and Palin were among the top names to be the resurgence of conservatism. Both opposed the "Stimulus money"–and the stimulus money is the very thing the conspiracy theorists have been predicting for years.
I mean, come on. was Sanford's "disappearance" really that much of a mystery ? Do you know where your governor is? Or did they know about his adultery, or learn about it in advance, and create the whole firestorm to expose him and destroy him?
They've tried everything else on Sarah Palin, but since she *is* ethical, they can't make anything stick, but they've driven her into near bankruptcy in the process. So insead, they threaten her children–if what David Letterman said is what we know, if what "Celtic Diva" posted on the Intenret is what we know, what threats have the Palins been receiving in private?


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In Ward 5, Re-elect David Greenwell
Published: February 7th, 2019
David Greenwell has always lived in South Oklahoma City. After graduating from Capitol Hill High School, he earned bachelor and MBS degrees. He is a certified public accountant, hinting at his instinctive tendency to watch out for taxpayers' money.
Greenwell is asking for a third term as Ward 5's City Council member. The City Sentinel supports him.
Every week Greenwell brings his financial oversight ability to bear. He identifies important issues from the git-go, talking things over in a way that contributes to other members' understanding and appreciation of possible impacts. He does this with respect for all elements in his diverse part of the city, and among Council colleagues.
He helped guide adoption of plans steadily to increase the number of uniformed police officers to 1,200. By 2018, the City slightly surpassed the goal. The results have been significant in reduced response time and greater coverage of our City's 620 square miles.
Four years ago, Greenwell pressed for improved City streets. He warned fellow council members of the strongly voiced concerns about the issue at home owner's association meetings. With passage of the 2017 GO Bonds and Better Streets initiative, the City is in the early stages of a $700 million makeover of the arterial streets and neighborhood streets and sidewalks.
Ward 5 voters: Please keep David Greenwell on the job.
(NOTE: This appeared in the February print edition of our news partner, The City Sentinel.)


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Do You Know
Awolowo was born at Ikenne, Ogun State on March 6, 1909?
Awolowo father's name was David Shopolu?
Awolowo mother's name was Mary Efunyela?
Awolowo was 5'10″ tall?
Awolowo was 11 years old when his father died of small pox on April 8, 1920?
Awolowo was married to Hannah Idowu DideOlu (nee Adelana) on December 26, 1937?
Awolowo had two sons, Olusegun and Oluwole; three daughters, Omotola, Ayodele and Tokunbo?
Awolowo's favorite sport was wrestling?
Awolowo's favorite sport figure was "world-class" football commentator Ishola Folorunso?
Awolowo helped found the Egbe Omo Oduduwa, Action Group and the Unity Party of Nigeria?
Awolowo founded the Nigerian Tribune Newspaper at Ibadan in 1949?
Awolowo worked as a trader, Shorthand Typist, farm laborer, newspaper reporter and as a Lawyer?
Awolowo's favorite food was pounded yam (iyan) and spinach (efo)?
Awolowo built two of the tallest buildings in Nigeria: Cocoa House in Ibadan and Western House in Lagos when he was Premier of Western Nigeria?
Awolowo built the Premier Hotel and Liberty Stadium when he was Premier of Western Nigeria?
Awolowo was the Leader of Opposition in the Federal House Representatives?
Awolowo travelled by ship to study Law at the Inner Temple, University of London in 1944?
Awolowo's birthday (March 6, 1957) was declared Ghana's Independence Day by Kwame Nkrumah and his politiburo members to honor him for his immense contributions during the struggle for independence?
Awolowo's associates, namely Anthony Enahoro, Samuel G. Ikoku and Ayo Adebanjo fled to Ghana to seek refuge during the celebrated treasonable felony?
Awolowo's philosophy outlook on life was shaped by two books, "The Human Machine" by John Bull and "It Is Up to You" by an American author?
Awolowo's favorite poem was "Every Man and Nation" by James Russell Lowell?
Awolowo gave up smoking at the age of 34?
Awolowo's request for educational financial assistance to study Law in England was turned down by a prominent Ijebu-Ode businessman?
Awolowo's literary favorite was Shakespeare. He read all his plays: Julius Ceaser, Hamlet, The Tempest, Henry V. Antony and Cleopatra more than three times?
Awolowo's closest friends were Ernest Ikoli, Bode Thomas, Alfred Rewane and S. O. Gbadamosi?
Awolowo's favorite Nigerian muscian and playwright was Herbert Ogunde, author of "Yoruba Ronu?"
Awolowo established the first television station in Africa in 1959?
Awolowo established the first cement factory in Nigeria at Ewekoro, Ogun State?
Awolowo established several housing estates at Ikeja and Bodija in Ibadan respectively?
Awolowo transformed the Western Region into a mini-paradise and the envy of many of his peers?
Awolowo visited the U.S. Congress when he was Premier of Western Nigeria to seek technical support for his industrial projects at Ilupeju and Ikeja?
Awolowo ran for the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1959, 1979 and 1983?
Awolowo was the first Nigerian politician to use helicopter during the 1959 presidential campaign throughout the country. Both Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa never set a foot on the southern parts of Nigeria?
Awolowo was jailed by the NPC/NCNC federal government for treasonably felony in 1963?
Awolowo was released from Calabar prison by General Yakubu Gowon on August 2, 1966?
Awolowo was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Federal Executive Council and Commissioner for Finance by General Gowon?
Awolowo was the architect of the creation of the original 12 states in 1967?
Awolowo coined the Naira and Kobo to replace the colonial Pound, Shillings and Pence?
Awolowo's "kitchen cabinet" during the civil war include, Abdul Azzez Atta (Finance) Ibrahim Damcida (Defense), Allison Ayida, Philip Asiodu, Ahmed Joda and Professor Adebayo Adedeji, Professor Sam Aluko and Professor Ojetunji Aboyade?
Awolowo built the first most formidable state University located at Ile-Ife?
Awolowo was the most important Yoruba after Oduduwa?
Awolowo was elected Leader of the Yorubas in May, 1967?
Awolowo declared free education when he was Premier of Western Region?
Awolowo awarded 200 overseas scholarship in the fifties while the Federal Government awarded only 20?
Awolowo has to his credit at least 14 major works, over 40 major published addresses and over 100 unpublished speeches and lectures covering the entire Nigerian political spectrum?
Awolowo was refered to as "the main issue in Nigeria politics" by General Ibrahim Babangida?
Awolowo was acknowledged by Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu as "the best President that Nigeria never had" in his book, "Because I was involved"?
Awolowo was at different times appointed Chancellor of University of Ife and Ahmadu Bello Universities respectively?
Awolowo made a significant contribution to the successful prosecution of the civil war, which was funded without any budget deficit or recourse to any foreign borrowing when he was Federal Commissioner of Finance"?
Awolowo was one of the three greatest Africans of the twentieth century. The other two are Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Nelson Mandela of South Africa?
Awolowo established 8 farm settlements in Western Nigeria to address agricultural food shortages in the fifties?
Awolowo's UPN LOOBO states (Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Bendel and Oyo) awarded over 250,000 overseas educational scholarships between 1979-1983?
Awolowo's UPN LOOBO states (Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Bendel and Oyo) established Lagos State University, Ogun State University, Ondo State University and Bendel State University respectively?
Awolowo's UPN LOOBO states (Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Bendel and Oyo) built affordable housing between 1979-1983?
Awolowo died on May 9, 1987 at the age of 78?
The celebration of the annual posthumous birthday for the great one, Chief Obafemi Awolowo scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Laguardia Marriott Hotel.
Olatunji Ojeranti
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Let us up, baseball. Enough with your smirky little moral lessons. Quit sticking it to our expectations. Be done with your creepy holdings back and insane grandpa reversals and bestowings. Or else don't: I give up.
Boston, site of the worst sports news of the year, back in April, got some balm yesterday when the Patriots' rock-star quarterback Tom Brady threw a twilight game-winning, seventeen-yard touchdown completion to Kenbrell Thompkins, to topple the previously undefeated New Orleans Saints, 30–27, with five seconds remaining. Later on, at Fenway Park, David Ortiz hit an eighth-inning, first-pitch line-drive grand-slam home run into the Boston bullpen, tying the American League Championship second game against the visiting Tigers, 5–5. The Sox won in the ninth, evening that best-of-seven series at a game apiece. Big Papi's blast was frantically pursued by the Tiger right fielder Torii Hunter, who managed a leap for it at the fence, barely missing the catch, and then vanished scarily, head first over the barrier and almost into the arms of a Boston bullpen catcher. His amputated, upside-down legs in the air made a better victory image, all in all, than Thompkins's up-reaching arms in early polling, but that happy debate can stretch on, of course, until something else comes along.
Great stuff, but not wholly unexpected, since the hairy Sox possessed almost every American League offensive record this year. What should give pleasure, though, what's still to value, is what the Tigers' pitching had done before this, which was to limit the Sox to one lone hit and no runs in the previous day's 1–0 Detroit win, and hold them hitless and runless again on this day until the sixth. That silencing matters; that's how this game is supposed to work. Anibal Sanchez, the Detroit starter in Game 1, threw every one of his hundred and sixteen pitches up and down and around the borders of the strike zone, walking six batters in the process but leaving the center of the space as pristine as an eighteenth-century museum mirror. (Something similarly austere had gone on over at the second N.L.C.S. game, in St. Louis, where the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 1–0, while managing only two hits on their own behalf.) Max Scherzer, the Tigers' starting, 21–3 right-hander yesterday, shut down the Sox with his customary variety show of pitches, nothing repeated in speed or pace or location from pitch to pitch and inning to inning, and nary a hit until Victorino's single in the sixth. Those fourteen goose eggs in a row were hard on the locals, God knows—with the oval faces of the motionless, packed-in Fenway multitudes suggesting only a vast fingerprint file—but they set up the party.
Baseball is constantly under attack for its slowness and irrelevance—there was another deep-water essay along these lines in the Times not long ago—but its central strength isn't constant competitive excitement or even sweet tradition; it's difficulty. Nothing in sports is harder—nothing else comes close—than hitting a ninety-five-mile-an-hour fastball or an angling cutter or a dipping splitter, unless it's throwing a hundred and thirty-odd of these barely out of reach of the hulking, brilliantly talented sluggers' swings, while in the process silencing a home crowd's raucous cheers and expectations to an anxious, grudging, and admiring silence. That's what we've seen so far here, along with the frailty of the Detroit bullpen. Thanks, guys.
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Suzanne gave us a tour of the 1875 farm house she is redoing and I was wildly enamoured with this wallpaper in the front parlor.
We are a bunch who appreciates old paper, and there was a chorus of oohing and ahhing during the sneak peek into the home.
Each room had layer upon layer, and Suzanne is patiently peeling it away in her labor of love to redo this stately, old charmer.
She was able to pull some of it away in big sheets. And she shared them with us! I was surprised to see how nicely this gold paper came away from the birds and vines below it.
This is probably a more typical outcome. Harder for her, of course, but lovely to see in all of it's crackly, peely, wonderfulness.
As much as I hate to see the aged papers being taken off and disposed of, once she showed us a finished room, I was able to let go of my feelings of loss.
Suzanne had the workers indulge her and finish this room while still doing demo on the rest of the home, so that she would have a place to go and have faith in the project's completion.
Smart plan, huh? It is an elegant and beautiful spot, an oasis in all the demo mess. Although, I hope that chandy doesn't give her too much trouble in keeping the crystals clean.
pictured: Lori Oles, Hope Wallace Kearny, Suzanne Duda, Jennifer Hayslip, Andrea Singerella, and me
The home sits on 22 acres, and Suzanne has a golf cart for buzzing around in.
We took a ride down to the lake, and out into the woods on a curving trail cut through the trees.
There were lots of photo ops. I don't think we missed a single one.
Lots of out buildings are on the property too.
So much work has been done already, and Suzanne has big plans for the home and grounds. She has a lot of people who love her and believe in what she is doing, while backing her up and helping her with the project too.
Including her adorable son who took a break from tearing out walls to snap photos of the group of us. With all of our phones and cameras. He's a cutie, isn't he?
We happened to be in town for her birthday and Jenn picked up a cake, topped with pink roses, Suzanne's favorite. And when you make the roses out of icing, they are my fave too. YUM
Even though it was her birthday, Suzanne fixed us a feast, at a lavishly set table. We stayed at her home the first night, and it was the coziest, lushest B&B you could ever visit. Big, ole. soft sofas, a warm and happy kitchen, everything was infused with Suzanne's over the top, generous soul. She is a dream hostess.
And I plan on stealing her idea for a shutter centerpiece.
Our night was relaxing and full of laughter. Maybe a little wine too... There could have been a couple glasses sipped while she opened her gifts.
Which explains why I didn't get more photos of her beautiful, shabby chic home.
That first night, we were so busy catching up and giggling, that I didn't get my camera out much.
I made up for it the rest of the trip, and was glad to get some "before" pics of the fab farm. I have all my fingers and toes crossed that I'll be invited back someday to see the "afters" too.
Not just because I can't wait to see her vision of her farmhouse fulfilled, (I know it is going to be beyond beautious), but because she is a person that I wished I could spend more time with. What fun weekend, I can only hope to repeat it again someday when all the refurbishments are done on the home.
(you can click on the first image to open in a larger window, save to your computer and print it for use in your art) I'll have photos of the rest of the trip coming soon.


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Jury Must Decide Whether Psychiatrist was Sacked for a HIPAA Violation
Boston-based Steward Healthcare System terminated a psychiatrist for violating HIPAA Rules but must now prove to a jury that was the case. The psychiatrist claims he was fired in retaliation over taking extended disability leave, not for a HIPAA violation.
Dr. Alexander Lipin contracted pneumonia and requested extended disability leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Extended leave was granted by Steward Healthcare System and Lipin was due to return to work on March 2, 2016. However, Lipin was fired on February 23 while still on disability leave over a HIPAA violation, which his attorney, Kavita M. Goyal, claims was used as an excuse for the termination.
Steward Healthcare System alleged Lipin had violated HIPAA Rules by providing patients' protected health information to law enforcement. According to Steward Medical Group President, George Clairmont, the decision had been taken to fire Lipin over the HIPAA violation before he took leave. Clairmont also stated Lipin was fired after it was discovered he was working for Anna Jaques Hospital while on leave.
Lipin sued Steward Medical Group inc., Steward Healthcare System, and Holy Family Hospital over his dismissal. The case was removed to federal court in November 2016, and Steward Healthcare filed a motion for a summary judgement on the case.
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Massachusetts federal judge, Leo. T. Sorokin, ruled that the case should proceed to trial to establish the facts surrounding the dismissal. Steward Healthcare will now be required to convince a jury that the decision to fire the psychiatrist was based on the HIPAA violation and not the discovery that Lipin was working for another hospital while on disability leave.
Clairmont maintains the decision to fire Lipin was made before he went on leave on January 26. The HIPAA violation was discovered on January 16 and the decision was taken to fire Lipin. Lipin was not fired immediately as advice was sought from the company's legal department over the nature of the termination – whether it should be for cause, effective immediately, or without cause, in which case 90 days' notice or pay in lieu of notice would be required.
Lipin took leave and notified Steward Healthcare on February 5 that he would remain on leave until February 17, and on February 12 told Steward Healthcare that he would need to remain on leave until February 23. On February 20, leave was extended until March 2.
On February 13, Steward Healthcare learned that Lipin was continuing to work for Anna Jaques Hospital in the mornings while on leave, and Lipin was terminated ten days later on February 23.
While Judge Sorokin explained that no evidence exists in the record that directly contradicts Clairmont's account, "A factfinder could reasonably choose to disregard Clairmont's testimony in light of the lack of any action taken by Steward to arrange coverage for Lipin's patients or to terminate Lipin's employment before February 13, especially when this inaction is contrasted with Steward's concerted steps to fire Lipin after February 13," wrote Judge Sorokin, "These circumstances could support a reasonable inference that Steward decided to fire Lipin only after Clairmont learned of Lipin's work at Anna Jaques."
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The Agassiz Monday Painters Art Show for 2011 was a gigantic success. This art show marked the 50th Anniversary of the painting group, which is phenomenal at best.
Isa Taylor, the founding member, was recognized with a display of her paintings and a scrapbook that clearly showed not only that she was a talented successful artist but also she shared her knowledge of art with the community and was the recipient of many awards.
Special thank you to Sandy at Holly Tree Florist and Gifts who donated a beautiful bouquet of Isa's favourite flowers, white daisies, in her memory.
June Grainger who was honoured as the 2011 featured artist, not only for her longevity with the group, but most importantly her talents. June's artistic ability was clearly evident as it was amazing to see how successfully she had painted such varied topics.
The memorial display of Norma Coxall's creative abilities adorned with a bouquet of her favourite flowers, tulips, was well received by her family and guests.
One of the highlights of the show is the People's Choice recognition of three artists. The guests enjoyed the participation even though the high caliber of the artworks made it a difficult task. The voting, only several points separating each, resulted in Karen Palitti's, "Two In The Bush" as the first choice and second was Linda Shephard's "Girl Stuff" and the third selection was also Linda Shephard's "A Secret Place." Honorable mention was Bob Lounsbury's "Ball House". Congratulations to all the Agassiz Monday Painter artists!
The draw winners were Teresa Walker (Langley) for Diane Mackenzie's "Country Charm", Judy Coutts (Chilliwack) for Anne Proteau's "Hawaiian Scene", Annette Martin (Agassiz) for Judy McKinnon's " 4 And A Bud" and Carla Termes (Qualicum Beach) and Elaine Jones (Agassiz) for massages from L'eau De Vie Health and Wellness Spa. Special thank you to these donors!
The Agassiz Monday Painters are a wonderful group of people and artists. They encompassed this show with the determination to make it the best. It is a feat to present an event like this art show but through their dedication and energy they were successful. They should be extremely proud of themselves and recognized for all their efforts. Well done.
It must be mentioned that Loretta Douglas, a member, worked over a period of several months gathering photos and articles from the past through to the present which was displayed at the show. Her persistence in completing this task is most valuable now and will be into the future.
We sincerely appreciated all the guests who attended. It was so encouraging to hear the accolades of praise and acknowledgment of the artists' talents. When artists are recognized for their works, it inspires them to be persistent in their endeavors. As well, your presence inspired a lively atmosphere that was generated throughout the event.
A sincere applause and gratitude are extended to everyone involved who made this event truly a great success.
Happy 50th Birthday to Agassiz Monday Painters!
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Re: Nav Canada steers airlines towards next-gen GPS (Sept. 29)
As a pilot of a small plane who has approximately $15,000 already tied up in GPS equipment, I strongly resent the movement
to the new system. It provides me with less accuracy and requires me to spend considerably more money to get it. I agree with the final line of your article – the people who will benefit from this are the avionics manufacturers. Most of these are American, with strong lobby power in the States.
Michael Miles
Re: Nav Canada steers airlines towards next-gen GPS (Sept. 29)
I am very surprised to see the West Coast, specifically the Rockies, omitted as a WAAS-enhanced region for the very reason cited in your article:
""But Michael Stewart, owner of Business Wings, an aviation management company that's a tenant at the Toronto island airport, said the WAAS system is aimed at planes flying over mountainous terrain like certain parts of Greenland that are surrounded by canyons.""
Although Vancouver, B.C., is Category III ILS-equipped, that system provides guidance only 25 miles from the runway. A WAAS system would provide reliable vertical information much farther out. As well it would provide a valuable backup in the event of ILS failure in a highly fog-prone region. ILS has been around for a long time, but I would hesitate to call it ""bullet proof."" While ILS is specified to have a probability of failure of 1 in 2,000,000,000 there have been a number of controlled flights into terrain (CFIT) because an aircrew failed to note an inoperative or unreliable glide slope signal indication. Reliable GPS-generated vertical information would provide pilots with an ILS cross-check.
While not mentioned in your article, I wonder if discussions to include GPS/TCAS systems are underway? A GPS-based Traffic Collision Avoidance System is provided when the GPS is transmitter-equipped, broadcasting its own position to other similarly equipped GPS units in the area. This would be a major boon in congested airspace, relieving some of the pressure from heavily tasked air traffic controllers.
CFIT's continue to occur and while in-flight commercial transport collisions are rare, runway intersection collisions happen far too often. GPS-based TCAS would be as useful on the ground as in the air.
Stan Nowak
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Guertin Bros. Coatings & Sealants Ltd.
Re: Small enterprises ignore e-commerce group's call (Sept. 22)
As a small business owner and veteran e-commerce retailer I read with interest your story.
We established our e-commerce store over seven years ago and we are still waiting for the Canadian consumer to seriously begin to shop on line. We are VERY pleased with our sales results from everywhere else in the world except Canada.
We offer Canadian customers benefits not offered to our international customers, including free shipping on orders over $15.00 along with a number of exclusively Canadian offerings. We purchase paid advertising in our local Ottawa market, we promote wherever and whenever we can and we have just entered into a partnership with Scotiabank Visa for a nationwide promotion effort (ScotiaStar).
In spite of this effort Canada sales remain well behind places like the U.K., Japan and of course the U.S. We don't promote in any other country.
Our typical sales experience with a Canadian shopper finds that while the shopper has plenty of questions about the buying process, the ""security"" of the Internet and many other topics, solid answers still tend to not produce a sale.
Meanwhile other international customers are keen to give us a chance to prove our service claims with orders with a minimum, if any, questions. Their first orders tend to be small. A test to see if and how we perform. If we pass the test the international customer returns and becomes a bigger and better customer and tells their family and friends.
I believe that the media has a big role to play in making and keeping Canadians out of the B to C (business to consumer) marketplace. Stories of e-commerce risks, credit card theft and risk of losing money continue to appear in the media. Most of these stories are all old and most have been proven inaccurate or outright incorrect.
I believe that should the government wish to get more SMEs on board they might devote some energy and money into debunking the negative stories out there and assist work to educate the consumer of the safe and secure advantages of buying on-line.
Doug McKeen
McKeen Productions Ltd.
Re: Small enterprises ignore e-commerce group's call (Sept. 22)
As someone who has quit his day job with larger corporations and is now involved with two small Ontario enterprises ( I prefer to call them microBusiness), the key reason for not adopting e-commerce solutions is simply because the suppliers of the e-commerce solutions:
1) Typically price their product beyond my budget.
2) Do not see themselves involved in my business (i.e. their job ends when they collect their cheque, whether or not any revenue has been generated using their services). Anyone can set up a service to set up on-line stores, but it is a real challenge to generate traffic to those stores so that the store keepers generate revenue.
3) Seem to more interested in the ""kewlness"" of their software product than in the usefulness of the functionality to me.
In summary, any provider of any e-commerce solution has to have my microBusiness as part of their equations, or I'm just not interested.
W. Hugh Chatfield
CyberSpace Industries 2000 Inc.
Re: Small enterprises ignore e-commerce group's call (Sept. 22)
""Canadian SMEs tend to be more risk-averse than their counterparts elsewhere,"" said Ron McClean, executive director of Information Services and Technology in the Schulich School of Business at York University. ""You couple that with perhaps being two years behind on the adoption curve of the United States, for example, (and) with the dot-bomb, and they're sort of behind the eight-ball. They're just naturally reluctant to take this kind of thing on.""
We don't see a shred of evidence for that conclusion. It's just that U.S. government and especially the Congress have a set of proactive measures to facilitate SMEs' participation in the new economy. In contrast, Canadian government's policies and practices are very hostile to the development of vibrant Internet commerce in this country (which, by the way, almost entirely consists of SMEs). The long-term results are by now quite self evident.
Also, I would not place much hope into the new federal government's Minister of Industry. Mr. Emerson clearly represents old natural resources/commodities economy that is being supported (and milked to the edge) by the Canadian Government to the exclusion of anything else. Hence, similarly to all his predecessors, he is quite unlikely to come up with any solutions that would introduce a new SME-centric industrial vision for the country. Such novel vision is absolutely required to facilitate the new economic opportunities in Canada, linked to the proliferation and domination of international e-commerce.
As a result, Canada clearly misses this boat. We do not have new Yahoos and Amazons that dominate global e-commerce and our international standing among e-commerce-developed nations does not correspond to our economic ranking in the world.
Mr. Walsh is absolutely right that ""it is not for CeBI to take the lead on this."" However, for the last 10 years, we do not have any leadership in this country that understands the strategic implications of this issue or would be willing to address it as a national priority, especially in the environment of near collapse of the Canadian high-tech economy.
Nahum Goldmann
ARRAY Development
and School of Management, University of Ottawa
Re: U of T researcher develops do-it-yourself health portal (Sept. 21)
I would like to draw your attention to a similar patient oriented project that we completed at Dalhousie University and the local Capital District Health Authorities Halifax Infirmary (QE-II) hospital. Our project provided a Web-based virtual ""e-clinic"" that allowed patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's and Colitis) to access their local specialty clinic securely via the Internet. We utilized 128-bit SSL technology, click through consent/waiver forms along with software platform built-in audit logs to monitor activity, etc.
By providing pertinent education, secure communications platform, self-help and follow-up opportunities remotely we demonstrated an improvement in quality of life scores, knowledge scores and general satisfaction of patients that participated in this technology version of routine clinical care.
We have had patients between 16 to 72 years of age participate and provide feedback. We have noted examples of patient's supporting each other in the discussion forums.
John L. Ginn M.D.
Lecturer and Consultant-Health Informatics
Dalhousie University
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SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A high-ranking Samsung Group official said the conglomerate will not roll out further reorganizations of affiliates, amid the rising rumor that the family-controlled giant will offload its credit card and construction businesses.
"There are no more affiliates or businesses that will be offloaded," said Kim Jong-joong, an official from the control tower of Samsung Group on Tuesday. "We can say that (the reshuffle of Samsung's portfolio) has now ended."
The remark came amid the market's rumor that Samsung Group plans to sell the construction division of Samsung C&T Corp., as well as Samsung Card Co.
Samsung Group has been offloading a handful of its businesses in an apparent bid to focus on its mainstay businesses and pave the way for the management succession from Lee Kun-hee to his son Jae-yong.
The elder Lee, who stands as the de facto head of the group, is recovering from a heart attack in May 2014.
Last year, Samsung C&T came out of a merger between then-Samsung C&T and then-Cheil Industries to become the group's de facto holding firm.
Samsung also offloaded chemical businesses to Lotte Group, selling Samsung SDI Co.'s chemical arm, along with Samsung Fine Chemicals Co. and Samsung BP Chemicals Co. Earlier, it also offloaded four of its defense and chemical units to Hanwha Group.
"Kim's remark basically means that Samsung Group will not implement a major reshuffle in the near future," another Samsung Group official said. "Restructuring of affiliates' businesses is decided by each firm's board of directors."
The remark also reflects Samsung's stance on the government's possible bid to have the group take over the financially troubled Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Samsung has opposed the plan.
On Wednesday, however, Kim told reporters that he "cannot say whether there will be or there won't be" further restructuring of portfolios.'


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AMD's new Never Settle Forever program brings a (somewhat) new suite of games to Radeon buyers, including old classics and indie titles.
AMD's new R7 and R9 GPUs have launched with the same underlying hardware, but a major new push for features and capabilities that previous cards lacked. Without a Never Settle bundle, will these cards still ship?
AMD's new Radeon 7990 is out (officially) at last. Does the combined power of two Tahiti graphics cores put Sunnyvale back in the pole position?
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