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Australian home creating has grown popular with several folk with regard to plenty of factors.
One of these is the truth that producing your personal brew in your own home may be comforting and exciting. You are able to choose the type of beer you want to produce, purchase the components you would like and then go about building a wonderful brew!
Despite the fact that there are plenty of misconceptions floating around home brewing, people nevertheless want to get it done simply because they realize that plenty of the actual bad stuff they notice about it aren't true! For instance it is stated that home-brewing can make the actual ale much stronger compared to a alcohol you get on the market. This is false simply because in actual fact you're able to pick exactly how good or even weak you need to make the particular ale and accordingly add the right volume of malt or sugar. The particular homebrew systems and instructions that exist make it fairly easy in order to brew your own beer at home with minimal amount of trouble or fuss.
Australian home making can be the easiest factor you deal with supplied an individual adhere to the particular instructions and do everything the right way. The fact that individuals could be put off house making due to �exploding bottles� is because these people choose to believe this. The fact is how the bottles won't burst when the beer is bottled with the proper period � following they have fermented � and you include added the right/recommended quantity of sugars to be able to �prime� the product.
Australian home brewing is actually therefore among the best ways to get your own beer. The fact that you're handling the actual elements your self and therefore are being scrupulously clean through the complete process can make you a hundred percent sure there will be no bacterial infections which the home created brew is actually delicious.
The most popular elements in the course of Australian home brewing are barley, yeast, hops and water. These four substances blend to make a wonderful beer. Hops is actually added to provide it the sour flavor, sugars is then taken out from barley, the yeast changes the sugar into liquor. Nevertheless many those people who are home brewers consider the actual liberty to incorporate other substances and make adjustments towards the beer.
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Phase 1 Prototype Model is Complete
November 10, 2017
The first phase of four is ready to be built; it will purely test the launching mechanism, allowing us to verify our calculations regarding rpm of the fly wheels and trajectory. Full scale model, parts lists, and electronic schematics have been completed. We bought the mdf to create the frame on November 7, 2017, and is ready to be laser cut. The rest of the materials including motors, wheels, keyed axles, etc will be ordered on November 14, 2017. Construction will being on the 14th as well. The model does not include certain details such as key stocks, hubs, and bearings.

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Eni teams with Venice and Toyota on hydrogen refueling with eye on waste-to-hydrogen
In Italy, Venice is experimenting with hydrogen-fueled mobility, which only releases water vapor from exhausts. This afternoon in Mestre, as part of the events organized by Italy's Japan Foundation for 'Japan Week', the Municipality and the Metropolitan City of Venice, Eni and Toyota signed an agreement to evaluate the construction of a hydrogen refueling station in the Municipality of Venice.
If the feasibility study, which will begin immediately, is successful, the agreements states that Eni will set up a hydrogen refueling station in one of the company's service stations in the Venetian municipal area, which will be identified by 31 December 2019, while Toyota will provide a fleet of 10 Mirai which will be supplied to Eni's refueling plant.
This agreement is part of an existing collaboration between Toyota, Eni, the Municipality and Metropolitan City of Venice, to implement an experimental project aimed at promoting sustainable and low-emission mobility in the Venetian region. It marks a concrete step towards creating a distribution network that enables the circulation of hydrogen powered vehicles.
"Hydrogen is a molecule that we already use in our activities," said Giuseppe Ricci, Eni's Chief Refining & Marketing Officer, "particularly in the bio refining cycle, where it is mainly used to remove oxygen from plant materials, waste cooking oils, animal fats and other waste we use to produce biofuels in Porto Marghera. "We have also started investing in studying technologies to produce hydrogen from solid urban waste and non-recyclable plastics, as well as mobility. The agreement signed today is an important milestone for a low carbon future. Hydrogen is an important part of Eni's de-carbonization process to reduce climate-changing gas emissions. These hydrogen stations will allow Eni to strengthen its ability to offer low environmental impact fuels: In a network of 4,400 plants, 3,500 supply Eni Diesel +, the diesel fuel that contains the biofuel produced in the Venice biorefinery and another one in Gela, while around 200 plants supply methane (2 of which are LNG) and will soon supply bio-methane ".
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Faculty Anthony Scalmato | Nancy McEntee
This course provides a platform for senior Animation, Biomedical Art, Game Design, Illustration, and Photography majors who are BFA candidates. The course is structured to support the individual in shaping her/his own project and the production of all elements of the BFA thesis. Strong conceptual skills developed through professional planning and research are core to this process. Offered spring.
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Belarus chose Navi Band to represent them at Eurovision 2017. Since their selection in early January, the band have been doing the rounds on other countries' national selection shows. Last week, they appeared on one of the Ukrainian heats and after a chat with Jamala, they revealed that they had prepared their own version of the reigning Eurovision champion's winning song '1944'.
The band had translated the Crimean Tatar song into their native tongue of Belorussian. Jamala, who serves as one of the jury members for the Ukrainian selection show, was over come with emotion following the performance and hugged the two singers when they had finished.
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The New Season of The Sing-Off
In The 5s, an ACB contributor breaks down an a cappella-related topic with a list of 5.
This past spring, the announcement came that The Sing-Off is returning to NBC this fall. For now, it seems that most of us are just happy the show's coming back. But there will be announcements coming soon. A new third judge (Sara Bareilles has officially announced she is not judging season four). New competing groups. Potentially changes to the competition structure. Plenty of strong opinions are sure to arise, and I'm not so presumptuous to assume that I can speak for all of the show's fans. That said, in this edition, we're taking a look at five things I want to see from the upcoming new season of The Sing-Off .
1. A third judge from the a cappella community. Sara Bareilles won over Sing-Off fans for myriad reasons, including her winning personality, her smart observations, her own credentials as a musician, and, sure, the fact that she's a beautiful woman. I would argue that the most important factor of all, though, was that she stood as the lone judge in Sing-Off history to have emerged from the world of collegiate a cappella. Yes, Shawn Stockman sung a cappella with Boyz II Men, but that wasn't the group's sole focus. Bareilles sang with a group cut from the same cloth as many of this show's competitors, not to mention the fact that her songs are among the most popular to cover in the contemporary a cappella world.
Whoever takes Sara's place with have big shoes to fill. I'm sure the network will want someone with starpower, but if we focus a little less on celeb-dom and a little more a cappella credentials, I think it will add a great deal of credibility to the judging panel. I presume they'll want a female judge for the sake of balance. How about a Sing-Off veteran: Courtney Jensen? Hannah Juliano? Ingrid Andress? Kirstie Maldonado? Danielle Withers? The show has enough history now that there are plenty of alums to choose from who have proven themselves to the NBC audience and hardcore fans alike, but will still come across as a relatively fresh face in a judging role.
2. All-female a cappella. Every group on The Sing-Off has a story. While Delilah was one of my favorite groups for super-sized season three, it was a little disappointing that the show placed so much emphasis on them being all-female. News flash: there are a lot of a female groups singing today. Can we really only have one represented on this show? Partially because of Delilah, but also in no small part due to the efforts of groups like Divisi, Noteworthy, and The AcaBelles to "hit as hard as the boys do," there are a number of women's groups more than up to the task of engaging an audience and I hope they get their fair shake in season four of the show.
3. Barbershop. To date, MAXX Factor is the only barbershop group represented on The Sing-Off. I get that the style isn't as mainstream as what Urban Method is putting out there, but take a look beneath the surface, and barbershop is not necessarily "old timey." Anyone who has watched the American Harmony documentary can recognize the wealth of big personalities and divergent styles in the barbershop world today. Moreover, there are new school fusion acts popping up, like GQ, who are turning heads with some of the most stunning harmonies the music world has ever heard—a cappella or otherwise. Ideally, I'd like to hear The Sing-Off truly represent the diversity of the a cappella world, and if this season is to do so, barbershop has to be in the mix.
4. Longstanding groups. The Sing-Off has given us some truly remarkable new groups that came together, ostensibly, for the very purpose of competing on the show (think Pentatonix, The Backbeats, Delilah, etc.). As much as I've liked these acts, I've also never escaped the sense that it's much more satisfying to see groups that have plied their trade for years get their just due on a national stage when they make it to The Sing-Off. It's The Beelzebubs and Whiffenpoofs furthering their tradition of excellence for all to see (and hear). It's North Shore sharing with the world an act they've honed for decades. It's Jerry Lawson bringing his old school song stylings to the public alongside the Talk of the Town, a group he partnered with before The Sing-Off was ever announced.
There's no shortage of acts that deserve their shot at The Sing-Off season four. It's elite high school groups like Oakland's Vocal Rush and Centerville's Forte. It's top achievers from the collegiate world like The Northeastern University Nor'easters, University of Chicago Voices in Your Head, and The UCLA ScatterTones. It's hardworking pro groups like Overboard, Musae, or Duwende. In casual conversations over the past three months, I've heard of over a dozen acts that intend to try out for this season, all of whom I'd love to see get their chance. Not everyone can make it on—we all understand that. Just the same, I hope that we don't see a disproportionate number of spots go to new groups formed just for the sake of appearing on the show.
5. Guest performances. The Sing-Off demands ratings, and ratings demand competition. As much as some of us would prefer to remove the elimination and ranking elements inherent to the show, they are realities we have to accept; with the exception of the occasional holiday special, this show will never be a simple showcase in the purest sense of the word.
That said, a cappella groups around the country are pushing the boundaries of what qualifies as a cappella using looping pedals and other effects to innovate new sounds and styles. These new approaches to performance aren't necessarily a fit for the competition format, but I'd love to see the community's most creative voices shared with an eager a cappella audience on a national stage via guest performances over the course of the season.
What would you like to see from season four of The Sing-Off? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter (@acappellablog).


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These patterns riff on Jacob's dream of a stairway reaching from the earth to the heavens. The repeats suggest the multiplicity of ascendance and descendance and the angels that guide the path.
Original art from "Jacobs Ladder" series, 2013, Mixed media and gouache in journal format, 7.5x7.5"


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نوع مقاله: مقاله پژوهشی
پژوهشکده سرامیک، پژوهشگاه مواد و انرژی،کرج، ایران
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In this research, the performance, efficiency, and properties of anti-fouling and flux of poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nano-composite membranes with concentration of 15wt.% and 18 wt.%, mixed with different functional carbon nanotubes (-OH, -COOH, -NH2), were made and studied using phase inversion and normal methylpyrrolidone (NMP) solvent; moreover, the nano-composite membranes tested for flux, fouling, contact angle, porosity and protein rejection rate. Also, by using empirical test results, (1) flux and (2) fouling parameters were modeled based on the input variables including nanoparticle percentage, polymer percentage, porosity, contact angle and protein rejection rate. In this model, four intelligent systems including multiple layer percepton, radial basis function, least squares support vector machine and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system and three optimization algorithms including generic algorithm, simulated annealing and particle swarm optimization have been used. The results showed that for both flux and fouling parameters, the best models are GA-RBF and Conjugate-ANFIS with high correlation coefficient. In the next section, modeling was used to obtain optimal values of the best models made for both outputs (minimum fouling and maximum flux) and then the combined algorithm of the genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization values were obtained. Afterward, by using optimization results for each type of polymer (15wt% and 18wt%), the membranes were made in the laboratory, and then flux, fouling, contact angle and porosity tests were performed, and the results were compared with the results of the model. Finally, the results showed that 0.07 wt.% single-walled carbon nanotube-PVDF nanocomposite membrane functionalized with hydroxyl group and 0.17 wt.% single-walled carbon nanotube-PVDF nanocomposite membrane functionalized with hydroxyl group had the best performance with the polymers of 15 wt.% and 18 wt.% of PVDF respectively.
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Firefighters contain fire in bushland at Moore Park Beach
UPDATE 5PM: FOUR crews remain on scene at a grass fire burning near Regency Rd and Monarch Avenue, Moore Park Beach, but the blaze has now been contained.
Two urban and three rural fire brigade units attended the scene, where two homes were initially threatened by the blaze.
The flames near the houses were quickly put out.
While the western side of the fire has been fully extinguished, the south remains under monitoring and the east is under control.
It is not yet known how the fire started. Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire, which broke out about 1.45pm, and a large smoke haze is affecting the area.
Residents are advised to close windows and doors, keep their medication on hand if they suffer from a respiratory illness, and motorists are reminded to slow down and drive to conditions.
Inspector Ron Higgins, of the Bundaberg Fire and Rescue, said reminded people to take care when lighting fires or burning off in these warm, windy conditions. "Ensure you have a permit for any burn-offs and be aware these school holidays where the children are," he said.
FIREFIGHTERS are on the scene of a blaze in bushland behind homes in Moore Park Beach.
The fire, off Regency Rd, is currently burning away from homes and is not threatening any buildings.
Fire crews are monitoring the situation.


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Decisions from the following cases tried in apartheid Southern Courts laid the legal precedence for the Bush-era development of restrictions on extra-corporate free speech in the US and its fellow neoliberal Anglo countries:
Edwards v. South Carolina
Brown v. Louisiana
Cox v. Louisiana
Adderley v. Florida
Previous court decisions had upheld free speech in public areas:
United States Supreme Court found in Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization (1939); Thornhill v. Alabama.
Today, the US courts only count "content" of extra-corporate speech as protected by law. The physical practice of political speech in physical space is no longer protected by Anglo law. Hence, the rise of "free speech cages" in the Bush era. These free speech cages were used extensively in the Presidential election of 2008, and are basic Secret Service policy.
Militarized US police forces have introduced "mobile" free speech cages, which is a legalistic way of saying that they trap and immobilize civilians who exercise civil liberties by protesting or marching. Other Anglo countries have begun to replicate this narrow (extra-corporate) American interpretation of free speech, including Canada, which will only allow political speech in designated cages during the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics and which is fighting environmental activism with terror law. By contrast, all corporate communications practices continue to be protected by Anglo-American Constitutional law as proper "free speech."
A Free Speech Cage in the United States, 2008
Update: Canadian civil rights lawyer Amir Attaran recently suggested that people concerned about freedom of expression in Canada should take municipalities or provinces to court when the state makes known it will use its power to crush political activism and before the activism and arrests take place. Canadian law is not yet developed on how to approach time and place restrictions on freedom of expression, and people interested in preserving and expanding Enlightenment achievements would be smart to move now on helping to influence the formation of that body of law.
In contrast, US freedom of expression law is already extremely incoherent, and not salvageable, comments Attaran.


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As a provider of HR technology that serves as a system of record for sensitive employee data, PeopleStrategy takes security extremely seriously. We were recently reminded of how diligent all of us must be when it comes to the protection of personal data after some of our clients were affected by the security breach at ComplyRight, a third-party provider PeopleStrategy used to transmit forms required by the federal government under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the IRS. While companies may employ the latest security tools and technologies, they can still fall victim to today's cyber criminals who are constantly finding new ways to hack their way in.
Cybercrime is real and on the rise
As technology continues to rapidly evolve, so does cybercrime. From email scams and malware to viruses and identify theft, the methods of cybercrime – and the individuals committing these crimes – have become increasingly sophisticated, intelligent and dangerous. Today, cybercrime is a global criminal industry with damages costing the world nearly half a trillion dollars each year. This amount is forecast to increase to $6 trillion per year by 2021.1
Major security breaches are hitting the news with more frequency as companies like Equifax®, Experian™, Yahoo, Anthem, Uber and FedEx® – giants that we as consumers often feel are untouchable – fall victim to cybercrime. The graphic to the left illustrates how many data records have been compromised in only a handful of security breaches over the past 10 years. The numbers paint a very disturbing picture; the reality is the odds are your personal information has already been, or will be, exposed.
How to protect yourself in the event your data is compromised
First and foremost, you should assume data about you as a consumer such as your name, date of birth, address, previous address, phone number, credit card numbers, Social Security number and other sensitive information has already been breached or stolen. Second, consider taking some of the following actions:
Enroll in a credit monitoring service
Most companies that have a security breach offer customers who may have been impacted a free credit monitoring service. While it doesn't hurt to take advantage of the offer, it won't necessarily protect you from identify theft. However, having a credit monitoring service in place can help you be more quickly aware if your identity is stolen, and to recover more quickly.
Place a fraud alert on your credit file
With a fraud alert on your credit file, potential lenders and other service providers should obtain your approval before granting credit in your name. You can place a fraud alert by contacting on the of the credit bureaus, completing a short form and answering a few questions about your credit history. If the application is approved, the credit bureau you filed with must share the alert with the other credit bureaus. If you are a victim of identity theft, you can get an extended fraud alert that will remain on your credit report for seven years.
Check your credit report regularly
Be sure to order a free copy of your credit report on a regular basis. Each of the three major credit bureaus (TransUnion®, Experian™ and Equifax®) are required to provide a free copy each year via this website: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action. Make a note on your calendar to request a copy every 3 months; review the report and be sure to report anything unusual you see.
Opt out of pre-approved credit offers
Another common practice of identify thieves is to steal your mail; specifically, offers of new credit and insurance. The best way to prevent this is to opt out of these offers either for five years or permanently. To opt out for five years, call 1-888-5-OPT-OUT or visit www.optoutprescreen.com. For a permanent solution, you can start the process at www.optoutprescreen.com.
Put a security freeze on your credit file
Obviously, the preference is to avoid having your identity stolen in the first place. One step that may help prevent this from happening is to put a security freeze on your credit files with the major consumer credit reporting bureaus. This blocks potential creditors from being able to automatically view your credit file unless you "unfreeze or thaw" your file. With a security freeze in place, the chances an identify thief will be approved for a line of credit in your name is significantly reduced because few creditors will approve a line of credit without first assessing the risk, which involved viewing your credit file. A freeze also protects your credit score by reducing the number of credit inquiries (each credit inquiry has the potential to lower your credit score). There are potential costs involved with a security freeze so be sure you understand all that is involved.
File Form 14039 with the IRS
If you have been victim of a security breach, you can file a Form 14039 with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reduce the change of becoming a victim of tax refund fraud, an increasingly common scam where criminals file a tax refund request in your name and keep the refund. Form 14039 is used to request the IRS to issue a one-time code, called an IP PIN, by postal mail that you must then enter on subsequent tax returns before the return can be accepted by the IRS.
As consumers, let's not make it any easier on cyber thieves – use the tips above to help prevent identify theft from happening to you.


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I realize the last time I had written, I did not even post about what had changed in our lives. With my last post being December 2015, there's a lot to get to. So let's jump in head first with a quick little bullet list, shall we?
- October 2015: Husband was finally medically discharged from the Army and we moved back to our home state, the good ol' Arizona!
- November 2015: We signed the papers to start building our house!
- December 2015: House should have been started, but still waiting…
- January 2016: House is finally started! Yay!
- February-April 2016: Waiting…waiting…waiting… (somewhere in here the construction crew got in deep doodoo multiple times for peeing in our wood framed home! Ew!)
- April 2016: Closing papers signed! Keys in hand! Oh, and a positive pregnancy test! :O
- August 2016: Quit my job and started an in home daycare. Pregnancy is rocking!
- December 2016: Our beautiful baby boy is born! Not at all how we planned, but that's a story for another day.
- January 2017: Became an Independent Distributor for SeneGence.
- February 2017: Finally found the balance to where I can write again!
That pretty much sums it up.
It's been the biggest roller coaster since we moved back to Arizona. Emotions ran high and low, my marriage was tested time and time again, we lost our way then found it again. And now we have a beautiful home, multiple thriving small businesses, and an incredible little boy who we seriously cannot get enough of!
But now that I've shared all of that info, what does that leave for me to post? Where the heck is this blog going to go besides right back in that dusty old app on my iPhone?
I'm hoping to use this blog now as a sort of diary. Someplace I can document the daily happenings in my life. Maybe someone will find it interesting. (Husband and I always joke that we should have our own reality show because we cannot make up some of the things that happen to us!) And I've always said that my crazy family would give me enough to write a book someday. So let's consider this a start.
I am also hoping to connect with some other stay at home or working parents, compare stories, find new recipes, etc. But mostly I want to be here as an outlet for that mom who is up at 3am with her newborn, wondering when she's going to find the balance she had before, or how much more of this craziness she can take.
I've been there. It's really hard. And I wish I had something to reassure me that I was doing the best thing possible in the best way I could, that I was doing a great job and that I would get through this!
So basically I'm here to reassure you that all of those clichés about life, raising kids and running your own businesses are totally, 110% true.


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Londonderry was quieter than usual on Monday (31 January) in the wake of Sunday's violence between crowds of stone-throwing youths and British paratroopers in which 13 young men were shot.
Short Summary
GV PAN Street scene in Londonderry, PAN TO cinema front
CU Sign "Closed today"
SV Boarded-up closed shops.
SV ZOOM IN Priest speaks at press conference. (SOUND)
SV Priests in press conference
CU Miss Devlin in front of microphone (SOUND)
SV Paratroop commander with reporter.
CU Commander interviewed (SOUND)
GV Fire burning in Belfast brewery (4 shots)
GV Vehicles burn & building on fire (3 shots)
TRANSCRIPT: SEQ. 4: PRIEST: "We accuse the Commander of Land Forces of being an accessory before the fact. We accuse the soldiers of shooting indiscriminately into a fleeing crowd. of gloating over casualties, of preventing medical and spiritual aid reaching some of the dying. It is untrue that shots were fired at the troops in Rossville Street before they attacked. It is untrue that any of the dead or wounded that we attended were armed."
SEQ. 6: DEVLIN: "Violence in the House of Commons? What about the violence that 13 people in the streets yesterday? We are the people who believe in a peaceful way to our rights, and they showed yesterday that when we outweigh them by force of numbers--we outnumbered them one to five, for every armed soldier they had--we were unarmed, and their democratic non-violent answer to 20,000 unarmed people was to shoot them down where thy stood. (INDISTINCT) are the ruling classes, if they believe in democracy or they believe in violence. I'm saying that 13 people were murdered. Murdered by the British Army, with the consent of the British Government and that makes them war criminals."
REPORTER: "Miss Devlin, do you intend to apologise to Mr. Maudling...?"
DEVLIN: "I'm just sorry I didn't get him by the throat."
REPORTER: "What do you think about his independent inquiry?"
DEVLIN: "How can they have an independent inquiry when the murderers set up the jury to inquire?"
OFFICER: "Rubber bullets were used first of all to disperse the rioters and this is normal practice to try and get the initiative which I think we got, because we then picked up a lot of them. After that, the shooting started and so we dived for cover. And I did myself, I cn tell you."
REPORTER: "Now some independent eye-witnesses have said they only heard one shot fired before your troops began to fire."
OFFICER: "Well this of course is ridiculous. There was a Thompson sub-machinegun which opened fire, fired between 15 and 25 rounds, I world suspect. An M-I carbine actually fired at me as I traversed across the open ground two, maybe three shots, you don't stop to count them when you're on the move."
REPORTER: "Are you saying that the priests and doctors and other apparently responsible people who say that your troops fired indiscriminately are in fact lying?"
OFFICER: "They were."
REPORTER: "You're quite sure your men didn't over-react in a tense situation?"
OFFICER: "I'm quite certain we did not over-react."
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This film was shot by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
TELERECORDING original on 1621/72 104ft
Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
Background: Londonderry was quieter than usual on Monday (31 January) in the wake of Sunday's violence between crowds of stone-throwing youths and British paratroopers in which 13 young men were shot. The calmness was due to a mass protest strike which closed shops, cinemas and stopped many services. Black flags hung in many Catholic districts of the city--the Catholics claim the Army fired first and without provocation. A priest accused the Army of this in a press conference in Londonderry on Monday.
In London, violence came to the normally staid House of Commons when Miss Bernadette Devlin, the Independent Member of Parliament for Mid-Ulster and a leading figure in the civil rights campaign, physically attacked the Home Secretary, Mr. Reginald Maulding, when refused permission to ask a question.
Belfast was the scene of fires and shooting incidents, partly as an Irish Republican Army (IRA) protest against the shootings in Londonderry which stemmed from an illegal civil rights march.
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Monday I found myself heading on an airplane to Iqaluit for some training this week. As I sat on the plane listening to the security presentation…I took a glance out the window and realized what awesome perfect light there was! So I decided to take a few snaps… here they are, with just a few words attached today!
Looking out my window it made me realize how awesomely beautiful the land is…it totally puts life into perspective…how we are just one small part of the picture…but there's so much more happening, you just have to open your eyes to it!


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SarahPAC sent a letter to its donors outlining its agenda for this year and 2012. Having received the letter, following are its contents re-typed below:
2012 can't come soon enough.
I am so thankful for the American patriots across our nation who voted this past November to bring Congress back to the ideals of our Founding Fathers.
The White House and congress heard loud-and-clear that American's don't want cradle-to-grave government control of our lives. We don't want government bureaucrats deciding what kind of light bulbs we should use, what kind of cars we should drive, and which doctors can and can't care for us and our families. And we don't want our president continuing to manipulate the U.S. energy supply. What we want are the freedom and opportunities to make a better life for ourselves in this most exceptional nation on earth.
Taking back control of the House last year was only the first step, [donor's name]. Now you and I must fix our eyes on 2012. Our goal is to take back the White House and the Senate. We must also take back control congress and the White House in order to undo the damage done by the disastrous Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda.
I'll be supporting commonsense conservative candidates in crucial off-year elections and doing all that I can to ramp up our preparations for 2012. And, I promise to join you in holding new members of Congress accountable to ensure that the live up to their campaign promises to rein in out-of-control government spending and to repeal and replace the massive, burdensome, and unwanted Obamacare bill.
Can count on your support as we look ahead to 2012?
I know what a sacred trust it is to be asking you to contribute your hard-earned money to SarahPAC. I take that trust very seriously, especially in these hard economic times. Bust there's so much at stake now – we are the most powerful country on earth and the world is better off because of us. Yet our own president and his liberal Senate seem determined to weaken us.
It's imperative that you and fight to end deficit spending…protect our free market entrepreneurial system…drill here and drill now for responsible energy independence…secure our borders…and strengthen out national defense to stand up to Islamic extremists and other enemies of America.
If you want to help me lay the crucial groundwork, plese use the enclose reply form to send your best gift possible to SarahPAC today, [donor's name].
Thank you for joining me in the fight to keep America the country we know and love!
With an Alaskan Heart,
Sarah Palin
Paid for by SarahPAC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.


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We pride ourselves in Canada on our multicultural composition. It is a deeply held Canadian value enshrined in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
It is also a deeply held Islamic value enshrined in the Qur'an in the chapter titled The Chambers: "O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other)."
It is no surprise that it is a strong Muslim woman who is holding our charter to its word when it says it respects the multicultural heritage of all Canadians.
Zunera Ishaq stood for Canadian values by taking the government of Canada to court to defend the rights afforded to her in our Charter. She did it, not only with her interest at heart but for all those people who will come after her and immigrate to our beautiful country. The court sided with her allowing her to take the oath of citizenship while wearing her niqab, a veil worn by some Muslim women which reveals only the eyes.
I cannot imagine the courage she had to summon to stand to the government and defend her rights. Having fought cases in court that invoke our charter rights, I know one can only stand up to power if you have full conviction in what it means to be Canadian. Ishaq certainly has that conviction.
For the past seven years she has lived here, she has immersed herself in Canadian culture and values, organizing a children's festival, taking part in treeplanting events and helping raise funds for a women's shelter. She was quoted by the National Post as saying: "If you are here you need to do something (for) the community you are living in. I think all these things should be enough to prove I'm not someone who is a stranger here." She knows what it means to be Canadian in every sense of the word. The law, introduced in 2011 by the Conservative government, disallowed any facial coverings during the swearing-in part of the citizenship ceremony. The law targeted a subset of Muslim women, those who wear a niqab and take the oath of citizenship account for about 100 women a year. Immigrant women are commonly seen as a more vulnerable sector of our society, yet in this case the government is not standing up for their rights, but rather, trampling them.
This law is harmful on two levels. On one level, Ishaq and hundreds of women like her are made to make a decision akin to Sophie's choice, forced to choose between two unbearable options. They are needlessly asked to choose between their religion and the country that they love.
It is important to note that before taking her case to court, Ishaq agreed to reveal her face for identification purposes and take the oath unveiled as long as it was in front of a crowd of women and without the presence of the media. It was only after these accommodations were not afforded to her that she took her case to court.
On a second level, the law sends a message to Canadians that the government looks at these women with some level of suspicion, that they cannot be trusted to take the oath while wearing a niqab. The citizenship oath is a symbolic gesture, a formality at the end of a long vetting process
on the path to citizenship. It is at this finish line the government has chosen to cast an incredulous light on these women. Sending the message that even until the last moment, the public should distrust them unless they relinquish their religion and that they will never be full Canadian citizens until they do so.
When the Quebec Charter of Values was under discussion, which would have seen the removal of hijab in public spaces in Quebec, I noted the correlation between the rise of Islamophobia in society and discriminatory government practices. Again the media has highlighted an increase in the mistreatment of Canadian Muslims, most recently a judge who refused to hear a case of Rania El-Alloul because she was wearing a hijab. El-Alloul was quoted CBC as saying that "what happened in court made me feel afraid. I felt I'm not Canadian anymore." That is the profound effect that mistreatment of minorities can have, it can make them feel as if they do not belong here.
The rhetoric that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has used to defend the law on niqabs in the citizenship ceremony is also extremely divisive for the leader of all Canadians.
In response to the court ruling he stated, "That is not how we do things here."
Who is the "we" he is speaking about? It is certainly not the hundreds of women who wear a niqab and are full-contributing Canadian citizens. It is likely not the view of their children, their community members, the judge who ruled in Ishaq's favour, the many upstanding Canadians who have spoken against this law and the countless others who have stood in silent disapproval. As we move toward an election, the government is trying to separate Canadians from one another using the politics of division. In the same sentence he condemned Ishaq's views, Harper spoke of a "Canadian family."
In my family I would never expect my children to think and act the same. I recognize they have varying views on everything from their taste in food to their career choices. In a family we are unified by our love for one another regardless of our differences. It is our differences that allow us to broaden our understanding and grow into better people.
Pierre Trudeau once said "There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an 'all-Canadian' boy or girl? A society that emphasizes uniformity is one that creates intolerance and hate." His words ring as true today as they did decades ago.
Mobina Jaffer is a senator representing British Columbia.


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You may have noticed that in the "About Me" section of my blog (over there on the left) I tell you that I believe in "courtesy, common sense, and fair play." Think about that first one for a moment - courtesy. One of the sad things about modern life is how poorly we tend to treat each other. Simple acts of courtesy and kindness are relatively rare, particularly in comparison to the number of acts of boorish behavior on the part of people who ought to know better. Just look at the fact that we need a term for "road rage," that people shoot each other in movie theaters over texting, that some young people feel the need to act like thugs to establish "street cred." Listen to some of the intemperate comments made by the members of Congress you'd think should be setting a better example. In the words of Rodney King, "Why can't we just get along?"
A few days ago one of my Facebook friends posted a link to an interesting article titled "Eight Acts of Chivalry to Bring Back." The author is part of the "New Chivalry Movement," described as "a community for modern men who are striving to be better in all areas of life." It's sad to think that we need such a movement, but good to see that we actually have one.
1. Giving up Your Seat. I was always taught by my parents that it's proper for a gentleman to offer up his seat to a lady or to a sick or elderly person if there are no other seats available. They may not take you up on it, but making the offer is the right thing to do. Interestingly enough, a while back on the Metro, a young woman actually offered me her seat on a crowded train. I declined, but it was a very nice gesture, even if it made me feel old and decrepit.
2. Pulling Out a Woman's Chair. This was another of the polite things I was always taught to do. The lady is, of course, perfectly capable of pulling out her own chair, but the action indicates that the gentleman cares for her comfort.
3. Opening Doors for Her. I do this whenever the situation arises. But it's interesting that I've often had doors opened for me by ladies. Chivalry lives in both sexes, even if it's on life support.
4. Calling, Not Texting a Date Invitation. This one is pretty new ... when I was dating, texting wasn't an option, you had to call the lady or ask in person. Sending a text seems a pretty shabby way to ask someone out.
5. Compliments, Compliments, Compliments. Nowadays, paying a lady a compliment can be a dangerous thing, no matter how sincere and well-intentioned (can you spell harassment lawsuit?). This is sad, because I'd like to think that a real lady would appreciate a simple, honest compliment. If someone tells me that I look good (a rare enough occurrence, to be sure), I am pleasantly surprised and genuinely appreciative.
6. Walking on the Street Side of the Sidewalk. This one is pretty simple - historically, it was designed to protect the lady from being splashed by passing traffic, hit by garbage thrown from an upper floor window, or harassed by ass clowns shouting unwanted comments from passing cars. It's also a relatively safe act that generally won't lead to complaints of sexist behavior.
7. Walking Her to Her Door. This is a nice gesture that tells the lady you are concerned about her safety. It can also lead to uncomfortable situations in which it appears that you are angling for a kiss or an invitation to come inside for some advanced nookie, so - unfortunately - it's best to be careful with this one.
8. Dropping Her Off First When Parking Far Away. I do this for Agnes all the time if it's raining or the parking place is a long way off. It's a nice gesture.
To these eight acts, I might add these:
9. Put the Phone Away. If you're with someone and you're not a doctor on call, it's very rude to check your phone every fifteen seconds, send text messages, or answer every incoming call or text. Give your attention to the live person you're with.
10. Be Cheerful. I don't know if it's true that it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown, but smiling is a good idea. I try to be cheerful as much as I can, and I find that people react well to it. There's plenty of time to be grumpy if the other person turns out to be an ass clown.
The article notes that although some chivalrous acts derive from the chauvinistic mindset of the past, when they were performed for women because "they can't do it themselves," they can also represent thoughtful measures that can reflect love, caring, and respect. In a time when everybody believes they deserve respect, all too few people seem willing to give it.
Let's bring back chivalry. Or, as the motto of one of our favorite local restaurants says, "Be nice or get out."
Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.


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Finally it is becoming the cold season, it is cold outtside and windy and rainy from time to time. For me and the kids it is a beautiful time, spending outside if we want to, enjoying the fresh and clear air, walking and watching the nature change and just thanking God for everything we have.
Yesterday night I was thinking about one homeless man, whom I saw the other day. I was thinking about his condition, his life situation and about what I can do for him during this cold season.
I looked up at the internet about what they might need.
Money? Food? Clothes? Blankets? A tent?
So I thought about a sleeping back and took it to him today. I asked him about his needs, what he would like to have, e.g. food or more blankets/clothes.
His answer was first:
"Is this sleeping back new?"
Honestly, I was a bit surprised, but tried not to show it, I told him that's brand new, even all the signs on it. Somehow I felt, he might not want it.
When I asked about food if I should buy him breakfast or some fruits, he simply said, he just wants and needs money.
Then he said something that made me think
"I need money, a lot. If possible 1-2 Mio €"
Sure could be jokingly, but then I also thought about his thinking. There are some homeless by bad circumstances, some because of addiction and some by choice. Some doesn't want to live under the German system of tax and regulations. Somehow it seems that this homeless today is the one living outside by choice.
Thinking about homeless and all this topic it is difficult to decide whether I should help more or less. I don't want them to thank me or something else, while I was thinking about how to help (besides money) I really thought I might help a little. The scene today instead showed me that it is best to ask, what they need, to donate after that.
My motivation was to help the homeless in this time, as it is turning really cold outside and they keep staying outside the whole time. Honestly I don't want to just give money, as for most of them (as they say themselves) they need money to buy drugs and alcohol. I don't want to be part or a helper for providing drugs or alcohol – when I want to help with what they really need like food or clothes or sleeping utensils.
Guess it's a difficult topic, while it can be so easy.
Wishing you a blessed week and a peaceful time with Jesus Christ. Shalom


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Call to Peace and Political Justice
Thursday, January 03, 2008 by Communications
Call to Peace and Political Justice
1.0 Preamble
The National Council of Churches of Kenya, in our statement of 23rd November 2007, encouraged all registered voters in Kenya to participate in the General Elections to be held on 27th December 2007.
And on the ballot day, there was an enthusiastic participation in the elections by people of all ages, most notable being the youth who have had little interest in elections in the past. They cast their ballots in a largely peaceful environment. However, delays in announcement of the results of the presidential election led to an escalation of tension, anxiety and outbreak of street demonstrations.
Since the announcement of President Kibaki as winner, an orgy of violence has been seen in many parts of the country as some people expressed their feeling that the elections were not free and fair. Within the last week, nearly 300 people have been killed, and 50,000 families rendered homeless. Our estimate of the number of displaced Kenyans totals around 200,000. Scores of women, girls and boys have been sexually assaulted. Property worth billions of Shillings has been destroyed and hundreds of businesses crippled in the looting and burning sprees by demonstrating mobs.
Most of the violence has been targeted at the Kikuyu, Kisii and a few other communities perceived to be PNU supporters. It smirks of a well planned, financed and executed ethnic cleansing which threatens to turn into a full scale genocide. That more people have been killed and displaced in the North Rift region goes to confirm this, with the understanding that more members of the Kikuyu community had settled there than in the Nyanza region.
It is worth noting that no convincing effort has been made by politicians from the aggressive communities to stop the killings, looting and destruction. In their complicity in the face of a crisis of this magnitude, they can only be perceived to be in the know of the genesis and execution of the violence.
In the meantime, the country is in paralysis. Social networks have been severely wounded; neighbours are on each others' necks; transportation has ground to a halt; families are going without essential supplies; businesses and factories have virtually shut down; and the rights of Kenyans are being violated even more.
2.0 Burning of Churches
Even respect for and fear of God has been lost among some of our people.
The internally displaced people have taken refuge in police stations and churches. NCCK condemns the incident of burning alive of people sheltered in the Kenya Assemblies of God church in Eldoret on 1st January 2008. We equally condemn the burning of Redeemed Gospel Church in Kapsabet and the Miracles Assemblies of God church in Huruma. Such sacrilegious acts not only profane holy places of worship but also invoke the wrath of God against the actual perpetrators and indeed the whole nation. We call upon the people of Kenya to respect all places of worship and help reconstruct the destroyed churches.
3.0 Humanitarian Crisis
The displaced persons are now crowded in police stations and churches exposing them to communicable diseases and the elements. They have little or no access to basic needs such as food, water and medicine. Sanitation is poor, and the outbreak of diseases imminent. This is in addition to the continued risk of further attacks as was evidenced by the burning alive of people at the Kenya Assemblies of God church in Eldoret.
We appeal to the government and all well wishers to respond humanely to this crisis and provide the needed support.
4.0 Ethnic Cleansing
As noted earlier, the pattern of violence seen is reflective of ethnic cleansing. This is consistent with the ethnic clashes experienced just before the elections of 1992, 1997 and 2002. But the scale of violence and its spread shows that it is quickly getting to crisis propotions.
NCCK condemns this practice and considers it deplorable and unacceptable. As we have said in our past statements, all communities in Kenya have a right to exist, and no one can wish the other away. This horrid eventuality reverses years of peaceful coexistence between members of different communities. It also negates the gains made in the healing and reconciliation that has been undertaken following the ethnic clashes between the Kalenjin, Kikuyu, Luhya and Kisii communities of the 1990s.
5.0 Urgent Measures Proposed by NCCK
We wish to call upon President Kibaki and the government to:
a) Immediately restore peace and order in all parts of the country. You hold the instruments of state, and Kenyans cannot accept any excuses on why the government would allow any more Kenyans to be killed.
b) Reach out and ensure an environment of trust for dialogue among all competing political actors.
c) Provide security and facilitate community and religious leaders who need to meet to attend peace and reconciliation meetings.
d) Provide security and logistical support to agencies providing relief supplies to the displaced persons.
e) Evacuate the persons at risk from the violence-prone areas to safer places.
f) Establish a competent information, coordination and rapid response centre where individuals can call in to report threats and incidences of violence. The contacts for this centre should be widely publicized.
We further call upon Hon. Raila and the ODM leadership to:
a) Physically visit and hold meetings in the clash areas, and also use the media and all avenues possible to stop their supporters from further acts of violence and ethnic cleansing.
b) Actively engage in dialogue with the leaders of other political parties and the government to resolve the current political crisis.
c) Demonstrate your commitment to the rule of law by accepting and acting according to it.
d) Appreciate that the 300 dead Kenyans, the 200,000 displaced persons, the investors and traders whose homes, businesses and properties have been destroyed have equal rights. These are the people whose support you need as you pursue justice and if you became President, the ones you aspire to lead.
For all Kenyans, to fast-track our path to restoration of peace:
a) We urge communities to desist from attacking each other. Let us coexist peacefully as we did before.
b) We urge community leaders from the affected communities to meet and resolve any underlying causes of violence that have remained unaddressed. We appreciate that the political standoff was just an excuse to let out tensions that were already there.
c) We urge religious leaders at the local level to continually speak about peace to their people. Such leaders have the duty of restraining their followers when the latter are provoked to engage in violence.
d) We call upon the community leaders among the targeted communities to restrain their people from engaging in retaliatory attacks, as these will only make the situation worse.
e) We persuade all players to have the humility and grace to explore an inclusive approach to this crisis where everyone is a winner and the nation is upheld.
6.0 Uncertainty Over Election Results
We recognize that the violence was sparked by uncertainty regarding the results of the 2007 General Elections. Regrettably, results of the presidential elections have not been agreed upon to have been fair. Our people feel that justice was not done. The concerns raised by various actors regarding the counting and tallying of the polling station results should be urgently addressed.
The proposal for mediated dialogue between the opponents should be fast tracked and honoured by all parties.
The international community and all Kenyans of good will should ensure that mediation is carried out when the nation has peace and ordinary Kenyans can conduct their lives in a normal way.
In pursuit of peace, we must yet bear in mind the need to get to the truth over the results of the elections and ensure that justice is done. For people to regain confidence in our democratic system, truth and justice are paramount. Whether a candidate wins or loses, they want to do so fairly.
7.0 Conclusion
We conclude by reminding all of us of the priority for restoration of peace in the nation. As NCCK, we have great faith in Kenya and the resilience of all its people. We believe that with the necessary will, we should emerge from the current situation a greater nation.
Let us all defend the integrity of our nation, and not sacrifice it for any short term gain by any person or vested interest.
Signed on this 3rd day of January 2008 at Jumuia Place, Nairobi.
Rt Rev Dr Eliud Wabukala
Rev Canon Peter Karanja
General Secretary
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Christian Legacy held its third year of Beyond this Box at the BGC Arts Center in Taguig City.
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The Greatest Scholar
This year's Academic Week entitled "The Greatest Scholar" was a week long celebration for our Christian Legacy students. Students from Preschool to Senior High were divided into four (4) teams: Team Strongest Man, Team Prestige, Team Big Top and Team Fire Breather.
Activities and games for Math, Science, English and Arts were spread out the week for the students to participate. The teams acquired corresponding points from every activity they joined. Every day, the team scores were updated through a video that was posted for everyone to see. At the end of day 5, Friday, Team Fire Breather was in the lead with 3670 points, followed by Team Strongest Man with 3420 points, Team Prestige with 3418 points and lastly Team Big Top with 3325 points.
The last activity that concluded the whole competition that put many into tears was the finals of the Preaching Contest. This was held last Saturday, October 20 at the Bar and Dining Hall of Treston International College. The finalists were: Ricardo Jose M. Tiongson (Team Prestige), Jemimah Enkhbayar (Team Prestige), Anton Rafael J. Magtoto (Team Prestige), Kyle Joshua J. Bautista (Team Big Top) and John Axel P. Pancho (Team Big Top). At the end, it was Anton Rafael J. Magtoto of Team Prestige who was crowned the Champion.
The winner of the Doomsday Filmmaking Activity entitled, "Love Drug" by Team Fire Breather was also showcased during the awarding ceremony.
Throughout the program, the individual and team winners of the different activities were awarded. At the end, Team Fire Breather with 3670 points remained at the top and emerged as THE GREATEST SCHOLAR of this year's Academic Week followed by Team Prestige with 3668 points, Team Strongest Man with 3420 points and Team Big Top with 3400 points.
Christian Legacy Faculty awarded the "The Greatest Scholar" award to the students who showed exemplary leadership skills during the week: Asaph Samuel C. Dionglay (Preschool), Von Cesar C. Mejico (Team Big Top), Anna Enkhbayar (Team Fire Breather), Jemima Enkhbayar (Team Prestige), and Antonia T. Tanabe (Strongest Man).
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Pine Forest School of the Arts is the only dedicated elementary magnet school for the Visual and Performing Arts in Duval County, but besides our "dedicated magnet" status, what makes our school unique?! Read below to find out!
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