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MadaCide-1 is an alcohol-free broad spectrum disinfectant cleaner, so it is non-flammable and can be shipped by air if you need it in a hurry. Requires no mixing or activators and indicated for use on most surfaces - reactions with plastics may occur with prolonged exposure time.
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Favorite Quote: "Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop."
Favorite part of the wedding day: The Dancing!!! I love watching people on the dance floor after having a few cocktails…It’s VERY entertaining!
When I'm not planning weddings you will find me: Traveling (all over the world!), Shopping, Reading Vogue Magazine, and at Lifetime Fitness!
Amanda has grown up surrounded by the worlds of Fashion and Travel. (so they eventually collided) Living in Thailand before the age of 10, and travelling the world extensively with her pilot father, she has been exposed to many cultures throughout her formative years. She pursued a degree in Visual Communications from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles and joined the Table 6 Productions team as a Summer Intern. She quickly proved herself as an amazing wedding planner throughout her internship with her amazing sense of styling coupled with her “take charge” attitude. She has always shown extreme initiative with our clients and thrives on executing the wedding day (her favorite part!) With her amazing attention to logistical details coupled with her knowledge of all the ins and outs of wedding planning and event design, she has been a huge asset to the Table 6 Productions team and is surely our rising star. Table 6 Productions is your Colorado wedding planning and event planning solution! We are here to exceed all your wildest expectations!

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Welcome to the York restaurant dining guide! Here you'll find the best York restaurants, as well as the newest and most recently reviewed York-area restaurants.
Dine out using the York restaurant reservations list or order in from York food delivery restaurants.
Do you blog about dining in York? Share your experiences with Menuism users!

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New Dance Horizons (NDH) is beginning their 29th Season in Regina, and it is a promising line up. The renowned contemporary dance company is based in Regina and is spearheaded by Robin Poitras, an incredible artist who has kept the dance community alive in the prairies.
Not only is there an exciting range of performances from the annual Prairie Dance Circuit and Blueprint Series to the new Men in Dance Festival, there are courses, workshops, and lectures to engage the community in the world of dance. New this year are Métis jigging and square dancing lessons offered (free!) every Monday night.
This year, NDH and the University of Regina are re-entering a collaborative partnership, which means key performances throughout the season will be performed on campus, on the main stage, or in the Shu-Box theatre.
New Dance Horizons brings in exceptional artists from across the country. Bill Coleman is one of thirteen men who will be coming to Regina to perform in the 10 days, 9 nights, Men in Dance Festival this January. Coleman is from Toronto, but has been visiting Regina since the 1990s when Poitras first invited him to perform.
In addition to tap dancing, you can expect to see Terrence Littletent hoop dancing, Montreal’s Sylvain Émard Danse perform Ce n’est pas la fin du monde, and many more talented men dance the nights away! From laughing with Coleman to getting chills of awe watching Littletent move with hoops, there is undoubtedly something to interest everyone in the Men in Dance Festival. Though it is the most looked forward to by Staseson, and contemporary dancers Caitlin Coflin and Roxanne Korpan, it is by no means the only event to get in line for.
The Blueprint Series is an event that speaks to the incredible support NDH provides to the artistic community in Saskatchewan. In fact, A Moment in Space was first explored by Coflin and Korpan in the series and is now being presented by NDH in April as part of the House of Dance show.
Watch for Coflin, Korpan, Coleman, Littletent, and many, many more talented dancers onstage this season, and be sure to check out the many classes and workshops available to you on the NDH website!

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Allison Miller didn’t start as a cybersecurity expert. The product manager for privacy and security at Google originally studied business and economics, before working in ecommerce and finance. When she takes the stage to keynote at SecTor 2017 this month, she’ll be drawing on her expertise in those fields to talk about how cybersecurity can redefine success.
One of the biggest challenges for cybersecurity professionals today is knowing what winning looks like, she says.
The other major challenge for cybersecurity experts is that unlike those managing risk in other industries, they’re dealing with active adversaries, she says. It isn’t just the free market they’re trying to beat.
So, if we were to start over and define the success criteria for the cybersecurity industry beyond “don’t let the bad guys in,” what would it look like?
Predictably enough, one idea of Miller’s comes from her background in economics and finance. Both discplines share the concept of poverty, she points out.
We understand financial poverty well enough, and whole government programs are dedicated to fighting it. Cybersecurity’s poverty line is more subtle. Miller cites the work on cybersecurity poverty by Andy Ellis and Wendy Nather, which suggests that many businesses simply don’t have the resources to cover their basic cybersecurity needs, leaving them exposed. The implication is that the same applies to individuals, too.
How do we help companies and individuals get there? This is part of the work that she does at Google, primarily with the safe browsing and account security teams. If someone can visit a web page and feel reasonably confident that it has already been evaluated from a security perspective, then that’s a way to give more cybersecurity to someone who may not otherwise have the time, education or technology tools to achieve it. The same goes for warnings about account compromise.
The other way that cybersecurity can tweak its success criteria is by refining its approach to risk management, she says, adding that finance also has something to teach the cybersecurity industry here.
As cybersecurity becomes more mature in its approach to risk management, Miller sees automation playing a key part. What cybersecurity vendors love to call AI or machine learning is simply called statistics in the financial fraud management space, she points out. Financial institutions have been using this for years.
Before cybersecurity practitioners can refine their approach to risk management, we have to learn how to describe it scientifically, she says. Understanding risk variance and its effect on financial losses, for example, is something that the financial world is very good at. By drawing on these disciplines, and then moving gradually into a world of automated risk analysis, cybersecurity pros can feel as though they’re getting ahead, rather than running to stand still.
Miller will be keynoting on this topic at the SecTor cybersecurity conference in Toronto next week. To see her speak, register here.

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It has been almost one hundred and eighty one years since Daniel O’Connell established the Clongowes Debating Society, which has grown to become an integral part of a Clongowes education. Debating is now held as a core activity for many of the boys throughout the school, with every student being given the opportunity to speak in front of his peers and to develop skills such as critical thinking, public speaking and creativity.
The boys have been working extremely hard on their speeches and it should be an excellent night.

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Here comes the newest car technology to be discussed at our prestigious blog with all its features and other stuffs.
Although we’re not quite in the era of fully autonomous cars, today’s technology is inching closer to that milestone. In 2014’s fresh crop, you’ll find smarter, safer, and increasingly well-connected cars to choose from. Efficiency-boosting and life-saving technology that used to be associated only with higher end luxury cars is now available for the masses, at a fraction of the price it would have gone for only a couple of years ago. Video cameras, radar, and high tech sensors are all easier to put into today’s vehicles, bringing them squarely into the mainstream for 2014. The following are a few of the advances that we can expect to see next year.
For years, automakers have been striving to produce cars that are able to anticipate and react to collisions in a way that minimises damage. If you look at this Mazda CX7 Motoring review from 2009 or any other review from this era you’ll see features like emergency brake assist and adaptive cruise control mentioned. However, in 2014 these features will be taken to the next level. New cars coming out will have a more sophisticated interaction between their radar and camera systems, alerting you of potential crashes and stopping the vehicle in some cases. The most advanced systems will slow the car down if pedestrians, animals, or other objects are detected. Collision warning systems and automatic braking are now offered by a range of brands, from Infiniti to Toyota.
There’s a strong interest in improving the fuel economy of all vehicles on the road, particularly to compete with the glut of hybrids now available. It’s estimated that by 2025 all new cars will average over 50 mpg, and many of next year’s crop of cars will feature a stop-start device to help facilitate this goal. This allows the car to automatically shut off at a stop light, and then restart again when the brake is released. Although most hybrids already feature stop-start technology, you can expect to see it offered in a wider range of conventional vehicles in 2014.
Similar to collision detection systems, many cars will also now feature the ability to automatically stay in the centre of a lane. This is a growth of a technology already seen in many trucks and larger vehicles. For example, if you compare best SUVs at Motoring you’ll find that many of these come equipped with a lane-keeping system. These alert the driver if the car is sensed to be drifting out of the lane. However, in 2014 this will be taken a step further, with the car automatically making adjustments to stay centred.
Many newer models now already come equipped with efficient LED lighting as part of their standard package. Lighting technology is becoming increasingly advanced, because LED lights can provide a higher degree of brightness using less energy and space. New models in 2014 will feature responsive lighting, which swivel in the direction the car is turning to provide more focused illumination. Some will also automatically dim when sensing oncoming traffic.
These are just a few examples of the technological trends that we can expect to see in 2014’s vehicles. In addition, expect to see increased connectivity within the car, with the ability to synch your smartphone and computer devices more easily. Driving a new car will be an increasingly safe, efficient, and well-connected experience.

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[PMID 17971425 ] Association of TCF7L2 gene polymorphisms with reduced acute insulin response in Hispanic Americans.
[PMID 19228405 ] Association between TCF7L2 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus: a large Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) review and meta-analysis.
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for this project. Additionally, due to the drought, lagoon water had to be procured and used on the project. This project was delayed by the owner for approximately 10 months due to disputes with the local utility company. Due to our close relationship with our major subcontractors, we were able to return and complete the project at no additional cost to the owner in spite of this delay.

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What time LTT COA EXPRESS depart from लोकमान्यतिलक Railway Station?
लोकमान्यतिलक काकीनाडापोर्ट एक्सप्रेस (17222) departs from लोकमान्यतिलक Railway Station at 12:25.
How much time LTT COA EXPRESS take to reach काकीनाडा पोर्ट Railway Station?
लोकमान्यतिलक काकीनाडापोर्ट एक्सप्रेस reach on day 2 to काकीनाडा पोर्ट Railway Station. The arrival time of लोकमान्यतिलक काकीनाडापोर्ट एक्सप्रेस at काकीनाडा पोर्ट Railway Station is 13:30.
Distance covered by लोकमान्यतिलक काकीनाडापोर्ट एक्सप्रेस?
लोकमान्यतिलक काकीनाडापोर्ट एक्सप्रेस covers 1299 km to reach काकीनाडा पोर्ट Railway Station at average speed of 52 km/hr. लोकमान्यतिलक काकीनाडापोर्ट एक्सप्रेस passes through 23 stations.

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TRENTON — A nonpartisan state agency predicts that the state budget will fall short by $668 million before the end of the fiscal year.
The Office of Legislative Services offered the dour prediction in its regular report to the Assembly Budget Committee. That predication includes a $329 million decrease in the energy tax receipts that were expected to be allocated to the state budget.
Such a drop off in expected tax collections would exceed the state’s surplus of just less than $600 million and force the state to make cuts or borrow from funds outside the state’s $30 billion budget.
Treasurer Andrew P. Sidamon-Eristoff is scheduled to provide his projections at 1 p.m. A source in Gov. Chris Christie’s administration said Tuesday that it expects revenues to be off of budget expectations by $676 million between now and through the next budget, which ends on June 30, 2013.
In further comments delivered by OLS budget officer David Rosen, revenue in the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1, is expected to be $635 million less than anticipated by the proposed budget. And, it could fall to less than even his more pessimistic forecast. He noted that a Moody’s Investors Service report called for state revenues to remain “in line with recent trends,” which would amount to $900 million less than the OLS projection.
Nonetheless, Rosen worried that tax collections disappoint.
“It is at least as likely that a continuation of weak recovery (or worse) will produce revenues below those we are presenting today,” Rosen said.
Rosen said in an interview that his estimate could vary $1 billion above or below actual performance for a full fiscal year on the state’s $30 billion budget.
Assembly Budget Committee Gary S. Schaer openly pondered whether the state should, in effect, empty its coffers to cushion the revenue shortfall. That would leave a gap of only some $80 million, which he termed “a drop,” in the state’s budget.


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Canalia - Brighten up your narrowboat with one of our Roses and Castles Stickers - in the style of traditionally painted canalware but in an easy to apply self-adhesive vinyl sticker format. Many designs and sizes available, custom made sizes and designs catered for.
By the latter part of the 19th century, it was common practice to paint roses and castles on both narrowboats themselves and their fixtures and fittings. Common sites include the doors to the cabin, the water can or barrel and the side of the boat along with ornate lettering giving the boat's name and owner. However, this was not done in all regions, the Chesterfield Canal being one waterway where the narrowboats never bore such decorations.
In the eighteenth century, the similar Dutch Hindeloopen paintwork would only have been a sailing barge journey away from the Thames. There is also an article in the Midland Daily Telegraph of 22 July 1914 that credits the practice of painting of water cans, at least, to a Mr Arthur Atkins. The date of the events make the claim possible, but would require the Household Words article to be reporting on the very start of a phenomenon, rather than – as its tone suggests – something that had existed for some time. Until further evidence comes to light, it is impossible to support or deny the claim that Arthur Atkins was responsible for the start of the practice and thus the origin of the paintings remains uncertain.The origin of the roses and castles found on canal boats is unclear. The first written reference to them appears to be in an 1858 edition of the magazine Household Words in one of a series of articles titled "On the Canal", but while this shows that the art form must have existed by this date it doesn't provide us with an origin. For some time, a popular suggestion was that it had some form of Romani origin, however, there does not appear to be a significant link between the Romani and boating communities. Other suggestions include the transfer of styles from the clock-making industry (in particular the decoration on the face), the japanning industry or the pottery industry. There is certainly a similarity in style and a geographical overlap, but no solid proof of a link. There are similar styles of folk art in Scandinavia, Germany, Turkey and Bangladesh.
While the practice declined as commercial use of the canals dwindled, it has seen something of a revival in recent times with the emergence of leisure boating. Narrowboat decoration with roses and castle themes are a reasonably common sight on today's canals.
With today's modern technology, it is now increasingly common to use computer generated vinyl graphics, such as ours. When applied to cabin and hatch doors, they look authentic, and at a fraction of the price of their painted counterparts. To give your vinyl roses and castles that 'painted' feel, simply varnish over them (we have tested with Ronseal which works fine - oil based). As well as giving a more authentic painted look, it will protect your prints for years to come.


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'Shoreline' is perfectly positioned across the road from the beach at Fly Point and an easy level walk to Nelson Bay Marina and CBD along the foreshore.
Sit back on your verandah and enjoy views over the bay watching the world go by or relax in the living area which has a ceiling fan and lovely sea breezes.
This is the perfect retreat for your next holiday whether it is for the family or a quiet weekend away for you and your loved one.
Inclusions - Television, DVD, Microwave, Gas BBQ and Shared Laundry Facilities.

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As a chef, there’s a certain point where you tire of the same old eating and cooking patterns, and you look for new ways to enjoy and experience food. There have been several stretches in my career where I’ve adopted a vegetarian and vegan lifestyle, which really opened up new ways to cook and discover ingredients I may have previously left unexplored.
This recipe is a favorite standby for me. When I crave something sweet and salty, and don’t want to load up on tons of fat and calories, I mix up a batch of these vegan peanut butter cookies. You’ll notice that there is no cane sugar in this recipe, but rather, it calls for maple syrup and agave nectar. I particularly love the fact that this recipe doesn’t require the use of a heavy stand mixer, and can be whipped up quickly without a lot of fuss. Enjoy!
Combine all of the wet ingredients, then add the dry.
Scoop onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake.
Recipes That Recreate Your Favorite Girl Scout Cookies—Only Healthier!


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Unsurprisingly, Barcelona are one of the favourites to win the UEFA Champions League as the tournament enters its quarter-finals.
Ernesto Valverde's outfit coasted through a tricky group containing Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven before taking Olympique Lyon in the Round of 16. Despite a goalless draw in the first leg, they pumped 5 goals past the French team in the second leg at home.
Barcelona have the ability to turn it on at will, especially when Lionel Messi is on song. They have scored 19 goals so far.
As expected, Messi is their topscorer (8 goals), with Ousmane Dembele (3 goals) following him.
They now gear up to face Manchester United in the quarter-final.

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On Saturday, Dec. 8th our HD Ningbo Wolves Swimming Teams participated in their very first swim meet. In fact, this meet was the first of its kind in all HD Schools. History was in the making as our Wolves welcomed Wellington College Hangzhou.
As the heats began, a competitive excitement filled the air. It had been a long and trying journey to get to this moment and our Wolves and community showed a great deal of pride. Our teams swam with their hearts and represented with their character. At the end of the day, our HD Ningbo Wolves were well represented in the awards ceremony.
Julie from 403 won the U11 breaststroke and Kingsley from 601 won the U11 freestyle. Congratulations to all of our swimmers and we look forward to following their continued successes.
From December 8-10th, Hangzhou played host to a world class FINA Swimming Coaches Convention. With an extraordinary opportunity to learn coaching and teaching strategies from some of the world’s best coaches.
Ms. Sabine Slijm and Mr. Simon Xiao represented HD Ningbo School at this event. They attended seminars, workshops, and listened to keynote speakers including Xu Guoyi, Thiago Pereira, David Gerrard, Dr. Kevin Boyd, and David Lush.
Two of the highlights of the convention were the Swimming for All, Swimming for Life workshop delivered by the FINA Executive Team and Road to Tokyo 2020 delivered by Balazs Virth, the Head Coach of the Hungarian National Swimming Team. Overall, it was an incredible learning experience for our teachers and I am sure that our students and community will benefit greatly as a result of their attendance and participation.
In support of the development of our swimming program, Ms. Sabine Slijm and Mr. Simon Xiao took the HD Ningbo Wolves Secondary Swimming Team to the FINA Swimming World Championship in Hangzhou on Thursday, December 13th.
Students saw events such as 100M individual medley, 50M butterfly, 50M backstroke, 4*50 mixed medley, and 50M freestyle races. Most of our students had never seen a world-class swimming event and they cheered valiantly for the National Swimmers. This was an awesome team building activity and an eye-opening experience for all.


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Pot Magnets (Cup Magnets,Mounting Magnets,Holding Magnets) are often used as tools for various activities in workshops and in industry. They can be used for holding workpieces whilst welding, cutting, milling or drilling etc. Because of the lack of moving parts and the robust construction of pot magnets, the life is unlimited and no maintenance is required. Just keeping the pole surface clean guarantee reliable operation and a long life.
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We are back with our “Bloggers We Love” series, and first up is the beautiful Ndapanda Haininga of ndapanda.co who has us glued to her blog making us want to travel more than our bank accounts allow.
I like to think of it as a learning space. I learn from my readers and them from me.
What do you want your readers to get from it?
How unexplainably beautiful my country is and how, with proper planning, we can all explore it.
My reading is at a halt because I’m terrible at time management, but it was The Graduate’s Holy Grail by Stefanus Mutileni.
What is your biggest lesson learnt last year?
Start. Worry about the rest after that. Just start.
Ticking Zanzibar off my bucket list.
What trend are you obsessed with right now?


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What could possibly go wrong with Charles attending a vintage wine auction preview?
This is the Gotcha Detective Agency after all, and what goes wrong makes Mimi and Charles's head spin. And not from too much wine.
Mimi, Charles, and Nick fall into a twisted tale of wine fraud and murder in this latest installment of the Gotcha Detective Agency mystery series.


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Islanders were a superstitious lot in the past. As a nod to them, and to our island home, still dotted with ancient stones and markings, we called this expression Superstition. When you raise a glass of this whisky, you’re raising a glass to the ancient ways of our island.
For me the classic Jura expression: Superstition. A whisky that splits opinions almost as much as Jura distillery itself. On my journey of whisky discovery, Jura Superstition was one of the early supermarket bargain bottles I bought that I found simply un-put-down-able. A little like Cragganmore 12yo, one was never enough and I could sip a glass all night long too. Unfortunately my 1st bottle never got reviewed (before I started blogging) and I have struggled to return to this whisky due to the sheer mass of others in its way. Recently however I spotted a hauf-and-hauf gift pack in the supermarket of a 20cl bottle of Superstition, Jura branded glass and bottle of Fyne Ales Sanda Black beer – which was at an offer price I couldn’t refuse.
Despite all the toffee and vanilla – the overriding palate on this whisky reminds me of Chantilly cream on red berries. What’s not to like?


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Eurail passes will have promotional offers, typically during the early spring and late fall. Travelers who sign up for our newsletter are notified in advance of upcoming promotions so they can book early when there is greater availability. Otherwise, pricing is standardized for rail passes and all legitimate vendors must sell passes at the official price. In terms of different types of passes, there are discounts for youths (ages 12–28), and for groups of two to five people traveling together (called a Saver Pass). Children ages 4–11 are free. For a complete list of discounts currently on offer, visit our Deals page.
Will there be somebody to help me with my luggage on the train?
Baggage can be checked on trains if the passenger comes early and then waits late to pick it up, so it can be quite a hassle. Packing light is recommended so that passengers can store their bags in the bins on the train instead. There is no weight limitation on baggage for trains (except on few trains, such as Eurostar and French-Spanish Hotel trains). Trains have either overhead storage racks throughout the car, storage room behind the back of the seat, and/or luggage areas at ends of the car.
NOTE: Baggage kept by the passenger and placed in the baggage racks remains the sole responsibility of the passenger. The railroads assume no responsibility in case of loss or theft. Excess baggage or bulky pieces must be carried in the baggage car and must be checked before departure. Baggage can sometimes be checked through in advance upon presentation of a valid rail ticket. To ensure proper delivery, it is recommended to confirm the minimum check-in time at your departure station. Sometimes checked baggage will travel on a different train than the passenger, and may take a few days to arrive. A fee is charged for this service. Station Storage: Most stations provide "left luggage" storage-rooms or lockers for baggage storage, and many stations have luggage carts. When porters are available, they can be easily recognized by their uniform or official badge.
What if I miss my train in Europe?
With a rail pass, you can just catch the next train (though you may be required to get another seat reservation for certain high-speed trains).
What happens if there is a train strike in Europe?
Train strikes, like other transportation strikes, are out of our control. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that you will be refunded in the event of a strike. It can take up to six months to get a final response from the railway on these matters.
Can I print any tickets at train stations in Europe?
Yes, many train tickets are issued with the ability to print at train station kiosks or at home. Some tickets also come with the ability to present an electronic confirmation on your mobile device.


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Jocie – 1 year old!
My sweet cousin Taylor just graduated from Asbury University! As a graduation present her parents gave her a photo shoot of her & her best friends…seriously, what an awesome idea! I did the same thing from my cousin Tyler a while back…and it’s sort of catching on (in my family at least ;) I would have loved to have photos of my friends & I before we all parted our ways. Not only was I excited to see Taylor, but I was also excited to see the campus. I also graduated from Asbury…back when it was Asbury College, so I was excited to see all the changes that have taken place in the past 5 years!
I’m so proud of you Taylor & woman you have become!
Taylor is moving to China to work in an school this fall…and while we will miss her here, she is doing such great things for this world! Love you Tay!!
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Description / Table of Contents: The present interest in sediments which are rich in organic matter results not only from their economic significance as potential oil and gas source rocks, but also from the fact that their deposition is the result of special environments. Subtle changes in the environmental conditions may result in great variations in the geochemical and petrographical characteristics of the organic matter. Therefore, the study of organic matter-rich sediments can provide a key to past sedimentary conditions. In addition, the elucidation of the depositional controls is of importance for oil and gas exploration strategies, for which the knowledge of source rock distribution and quality is critical. Furthermore, organic matter reacts extremely sensitive to changes in temperature during burial. The result of this sensitivity is the generation of volatile products such as carbon dioxide, water, nitrogen, oil and gas and a reorganization of the solid organic residue. Some of these changes are quantified as maturity parameters which can be used as calibration tools in basin modelling, i.e., in the modelling of temperature histories of sedimentary basins. The use of maturity parameters and other organic matter characteristics as indicators for diagenetic conditions and depositional processes is, however, restricted, if analyses are performed on outcrop samples, because weathering also affects organic matter.
Kauffman, Erle G. ; Walliser, Otto H.
Description / Table of Contents: PREFACE This volume presents results from members of the Project 216 "Global Biological Events in Earth History" of the International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP). The project, initiated by the elder editor (O.H.W.) within the framework of the International Palaeontological Association (IPA) in the late 70s, was officially established in 1984. Subsequently, it led to the first three conferences on Global Bio-Events, and their respective symposia volumes: 1) In G6ttingen, West Germany in 1986 (WaUiser, O. H., Ed., 1986, Global Bio-Events, Springer-Verlag); in Bilbao, Spain in 1987 (Lamolda, M. A., Kauffrnan, E. G., and Walliser, O. H., Eds., 1988, Paleontology and Evolution: Extinction Events; Rev. Espafiola de Paleont., n. extraord.); and in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. in 1988 (this volume). The next meeting, on Innovations and Revolutions in the Biosphere, is planned in Oxford, England in 1990, to be hosted by Martin Brasier. During the history of this project, the focus of our research has shifted significantly. Initial focus was on specific global mass extinctions (e.g. the Precambrian/Cambrian, Frasnian/Fammenian, Cretaceous/Tertiary, and Eocene/Oligocene events) to a broader treatment of Phanerozoic mass extinctions, their differences or unifying factors, and their causal mechanisms. Subsequent meetings have attempted to focus attention on a fuller spectrum of global bio-events in Earth history. The Boulder Conference, and this volume, although still strongly influenced by the excitement of mass extinction research, expresses these new trends in bioevent studies. The Boulder conference, held on May 16-23, 1988, focused on a broad spectrum of Abrupt Changes in the Global Biota. Over 100 participants from 13 nations attended this meeting, representing diverse disciplines of palaeobiology, palaeoclimatology, palaeoceanography, sedimentology, geochemistry, and a broad spectrum of the stratigraphic and geological sciences. Four days of talks were supplemented by field trips to the continental Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary in the Raton Basin, New Mexico, and to the Cenomanian/Turonian mass extinction interval exposed near Pueblo, Colorado. The Conference itself was characterized by a great diversity of approaches to bio-event research, and the phenomenon of mass extinction. In particular, interactive causes involving both extraterrestrial and earthbound (tectonic, oceanographic, climatic) forces were discussed, and each major Phanerozoic mass extinction was treated by specialists in the field. In addition, many presentations focused on the causal mechanism and patterns of bio-event development that were not restricted to mass extinction intervals, but which could cause regional to global biotic response at any time in Earth history. Thus, both the conference, and this volume, focus attention on climatic and oceanic perturbations from anoxia, advection, rapid thermal change, toxic chemical enrichment, and energy shock from impacts and giant tsunamis as forcing mechanism for regional to global bio-events. The delicate balance of perched ocean/ctimate~fe systems under typical warm equable non-glacial Phanerozoic conditions, and their susceptibility to shock from even small perturbations, was a philosophical theme that ran throughout the meeting. The case for extraterrestrial forcing of tectonic, volcanic, and biological events was greatly strengthened by new data presented at this conference, with special concern for the effects of small comet/meteorite impacts in the oceans, and their chemical/physical/biological signature which might be used, in the absence of shocked minerals, microspheres or trace metals, to identify extraterrestrial events associated with global and regional bio-events. The conference benefitted from the introduction of much new data at high levels of resolution, especially from poorly studied mass extinction intervals. Interactive discussions, and many new ideas characterized the meeting. The new scientific results of this meeting are exciting; they are reviewed in the Conference Report published in Episodes (1988, v. 11, n. 4, p. 289-292). Most of the key papers presented at the Boulder meeting appear in this volume. What lies ahead in bio-event research? Clearly, a great deal of excitement and an age of discovery. We have only touched the surface of this new and dynamic field. We are starting to comprehend the dynamics of global mass extinctions, integrating detailed geochemical, physical and biological data into scenarios of cause and effect. But in the years ahead lies the job of understanding the whole spectrum of regional bioevents preserved in the ancient record, and especially the application of this research to solutions of the critical problems inherent in global change and the modern biotic crisis. Future directions for research at this conference include the investigation and modeling of abrupt chemical and thermal shifts in the ocean, the effects of impacts at deep ocean sites, the documentation of successful survival strategies and repopulation patterns following biotic crises, the deep ocean record of bio-events, and focus on alternative forces other than impacting to account for mass extinction events. This volume introduces some of these new pathways in bio-event research.
Bartocci, C. ; Bruzzo, U. ; Cianci, R.
Description / Table of Contents: Concern exists over human-generated increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases and their potential consequences to society. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 finds that global temperatures have increased by 0.8ºC since 1850 and that climate warming is now ’unequivocal’. While the human imprint is becoming increasingly apparent, Earth’s climate has shifted dramatically and frequently during the last few million years, alternating between ice ages, when vast glaciers covered Northern Europe and much of North America, and interglacials—warm periods much like today. Farther back in geologic time, climates have differed even more from the present. Thus, to fully understand the unusual changes of the 20th century and possible future trends, these must be placed in a longer-term context extending beyond the period of instrumental records. The Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments, a companion volume to the recently-published Encyclopedia of World Climatology, provides the reader with an entry point to the rapidly expanding field of paleoclimatology—the study of climates of the past. Highly interdisciplinary in nature, paleoclimatology integrates information from a broad array of disciplines in the geosciences, ranging from stratigraphy, geomorphology, glaciology, paleoecology, paleobotany to geochemistry and geophysics, among others. The encyclopedia offers 230 informative articles written by over 200 well known international experts on numerous subjects, ranging from classical geological evidence to the latest research. The volume is abundantly illustrated with line-drawings, black-white and color photographs. Articles are arranged alphabetically, with extensive bibliographies and cross-references.
Belvedere, G. ; Rodonò, M. ; Simnett, G.
Ehlers, J. ; Friedrich, H.
Gausterer, H. ; Lang, C.
Dienes, M. ; Month, M. ; Strasser, B. ; [et al.] Turner, S.

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Usually, the prices of paver blocks per square foot is one of the first requests from the customers.
So we decided to make it easy for the customer to understand the prices behind paver blocks.
Typically, the price depends on various factors, including the different manufacturing types of pavers, the distance from the manufacturing facility and many more.
You should also know the different stages at which you have to pay for completing the project.
You’ll find below, different price trends found in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This is an average data found among various manufacturers.
From a state of oligopoly, we have come to a state where there are a lot of paver block manufacturers.
Dry cast paver blocks usually have prices in the range of ₹34-₹45 per square foot, ex-factory, pre-GST.
Wet cast interlocking pavers are slightly more expensive. They are available from the range of ₹43-₹54.
These are the average rates of interlocking blocks in places like Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alleppey and Trivandrum.
It could vary about 10% in North Kerala, in places like Kasargod, Kannur, Malappuram.
This is not a range that encompasses all the companies.
Several companies have products that do not fall under this range.
There will be other charges added to this - GST, Freight, Installation, Unloading, Subgrade materials.
The delivery rates of interlocking tiles depend purely on the location of the manufacturing facility.
If the factory is closer to your site, lesser the delivery charges.
It is impossible to predict the charges for freight unless the customer’s site is known.
However, I can share a tip that you can use to negotiate the freight rates when you buy paving blocks.
Ask the Paver supplier to give a breakup of the total price. This will be Product Price + GST + Loading Charges + Delivery Charges + Unloading Charges + Laying Charges + Base material charges.
You will know the delivery charges from this breakup.
Now, pick up the phone and contact 2-3 transportation agencies in your locality to find the freight charges.
If you do not know the contact numbers, simply type “Transportation Charges in (your place)” in google.
Compare the charges supplier is quoting versus the transportation agency is quoting.
Trust me, you will know if you are being fooled by the supplier or not, by simply doing this.
Pro tip: When you contact transportation agencies, make sure you tell them the total tonnage (ask the supplier) and the distance. Only then, they can give you a precise estimate.
Most of the homeowners who purchase paver blocks, require them to be installed also.
In case of builders or contractors, they’ll always have a set of experts who would lay for them.
Average homeowner may not be aware of the standard charges.
So, this is for the homeowners.
Laying professionals usually do not take up earth moving work (basic work will be done).
Clients are expected to provide a level surface(slightly uneven is fine) for the work to be initiated.
The approximate range given below is excluding the earthmoving task.
Anywhere between ₹10 - ₹13 is a good price.
Base materials and basic levelling have to be done by the client.
There are suppliers who take up the base material work as well. Prices shall increase in that case.
For unloading the paver blocks from the vehicle, laying professionals may charge extra. In Kerala, due to intervention from Trade unions a specific rate cannot be attributed to unloading.
There are plenty of small local manufacturers in Tamil Nadu. It is often a herculean task to give a standard price list of all the paver block designs.
As mentioned earlier in this page, prices for the paver blocks majorly depend on the manufacturing process. Companies prefer different manufacturing methods in order to produce a desirable finish, strength and economics.
Dry Cast Paver blocks are available at the cost of ₹32 onwards. This would be for 60mm paving blocks.
As the dimensions increase, the price also increases.
Wet cast paver blocks are manufactured by a plethora of companies in Tamil Nadu. In Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai you can get paver blocks for the price starting from ₹38. Laying charges, GST and freight would be additional.
This range can be used to have an idea of ex-factory prices of manufacturers.
In Coimbatore, paver blocks are priced competitively. You can get dry cast paving blocks from the price of ₹31 on.
From the factories in Coimbatore, Chennai and Madurai, most of the companies can supply paving blocks at a lower cost per square foot.
If the requirement is less than that of a full load, companies can club two orders so that each customer will only have to pay their share of freight charges.
You have to enquire this while placing the order.
The rate of laying paver blocks is slightly lower in Tamil Nadu. You could get experts who lay paving blocks from ₹7 onwards. This might or might not include the rental charges for the compactor and its transportation.
However, there are experts who take up the complete laying work for ₹7 per square foot. In case of additional levelling work, laying professionals will charge extra.
There are certain very important things homeowners need to know before the order for products and installation.
Never purchase from Suppliers who do not charge you GST. Yes, it might be an additional expense for you, but it reveals the suppliers’ credibility. IF A SUPPLIER IS READY TO FOOL THE GOVERNMENT, HE WILL BE READY TO FOOL YOU TOO. Moreover, such companies do not last for long. So, even their product/service quality won’t be great.
Certain laying professionals ask for an advance amount before initiating the installation work. If the amount is a substantial amount, insist on making the payment after the completion of the project.
Don’t be penny-wise and pound-foolish. Good brands have quality paver blocks that are unparalleled. But their prices will be slightly more than the local players due to the standards in production and transportation charges. You have to decide on whose hands do you want your project work to be given. After all, it is a one-time investment.
Disclaimer: This is only for informational purpose. This does not guarantee any confirmation of prices from Sirex or any affiliate. This page is based on average information collected over a period of time. The information here could be wrong and reader’s discretion is advised.


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He was born in Waterford and became a great scholar. He died in the 17th century after spending most of his adult life abroad. Religion was central to his life. Some of his work is still used today. However, unlike Robert Boyle, to whom this description could also apply, Luke Wadding has been almost forgotten.
In the 16th and 17th century, scholasticism saw a second flowering. The works of Thomas Aquinas were studied by scholars of the Dominican and Carmelite orders. The Franciscans tended to study the work of Franciscan Duns Scotus, with the school proper emerging as Scotus’ works were collected and edited in the 16th century. The Jesuits drew from both, the philosopher Suárez being the most influential example (Suarezianism was effectively another school). There was variation within this broad outline: an individual philosopher in any of these schools might draw on many philosophers. Corkman John Punch for example was primarily a Scotist scholar but also drew on Ockham and Aquinas.
This was the world Luke Wadding moved in. Born eleventh in a family of fourteen, he was named for “Luke” after the feastday on the 18th October two days after his birth. His mother was related to the archbishop of Armagh, his brother Ambrose became a Jesuit as did cousins Peter and Michael Wadding, and another cousin Richard became an Augustinian. Little surprise then that Luke Wadding entered a seminary in Portugal in 1604 after studying in Kilkenny College. He joined the Franciscan order and was ordained in 1613. That was the start of a long and illustrious career: professor in Salamanca, theologian in Rome, founder of the Irish College of St Isidore in Rome (1625), rector of the college, founder of the Ludovisian College for Irish secular priests, Procurator of the Franciscans at Rome, 1630-34, and Vice-Commissary of the order from 1645-48.
He also was involved in Irish politics, sending money and supplies to Owen Roe O’Neill and supporting the Irish revolt from 1641. He influenced the pope to send a nuncio to the Confederation of Kilkenny (1642-49). His political view was credited as late as the 19th century as the cause of the anti-English stance of the Vatican.
Yet despite all this, he still found time to write. He published 36 volumes over his life, and after his death left a huge archive of unpublished work. He wrote on Mary, particularly the Immaculate Conception (a doctrine promoted by Scotus) and on the Franciscan order, notably the order’s history, Annales Ordinis Minorum, published in 8 vols from 1625 to 1654. Fifty pages of this was devoted to a biography of Scotus, and a defence of his works. It also acknowledged the competing Irish, English and Scottish claims to Scotus, but pointed out that the Irish were true defenders of Scotus and thus had a real claim for connection to him (a connection still acknowledged by scholars of Scotus today).
Perhaps this was why he was given the task in 1633 to produce his largest and most philosophically important work: a complete edition of Duns Scotus, Duns Scoti Opera Omnia, published in twelve folio volumes in 1639. Together with John Punch and Anthony Hickey (both important Scotist scholars), Wadding drew on existing scholastic work on Scotus, including those by Maurice O’Fihely (who produced commentaries from 1496 to 1513 in Pauda) and Hugh MacCaghwell (who died in St. Isidores). Not only the works of Scotus but commentaries were included. The priority was speed so Wadding and his team depended on well-regarded editions created by other Irishmen.
While not perfect, since it includes spurious works and omits some sections now accepted as authentic, the work was influential. Even today, the Wadding edition is the only complete edition of Scotus’ works (a “Vatican” edition has been ongoing since 1950 and is still not complete). Between 1670 and 1700 more than 120 folio volumes and an even larger number of quarto volumes appeared relating to this edition of Wadding. This was the high point of popularity of the Scotist school.
Wadding also played a substantial part in the debates of the 1640s and early 1650s about Jansenism, a theological position based on Augustine which emphasises original sin and the impossibility of acting morally without God’s grace. Wadding argued that Jansen’s work could be interpreted to be in line with orthodox Church teaching, but accepted their condemnation in 1653. Wadding remained committed to scholasticism.
Towards the end of the 18th century the influence of Scotism started to decline, reaching a low point in the 19th century. Scotism was still taught by the Franciscans but few works were written. The papal advocacy of Thomism, culminating in a papal encyclical in 1879 probably speeded its decline. To many today, Catholic philosophy and Thomism are one and the same. With the decline in Scotism, came a decline in the reputation of Wadding. Even his role in the international celebration of St. Patricks day hasn’t lent him fame: it was his influence that saw it added to the calendar of the Universal Church.
A nod from one time of turmoil in Ireland to another, perhaps, and from one philosopher to another.
“Wadding, Luke”, Liam Chambers in Dictionary of Irish Philosopers, pp. 357-360.
“A Famous Francisan Historian: Fr Luke Wadding OFM”, Noel Muscat.
Luke Wadding, Pontifical College of Rome.
Worthy article on Wadding. Helpful to understand his contribution to church and Ireland. Waterford must be proud.


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If you are one of the busy Johannesburg business executives that need to find reliable accommodation while on a business trip, an executive apartment might just be the answer you are looking for. There are many benefits to enjoy, but most of all you can expect reduced traveling bills as hotels can often be very expensive.
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Johannesburg business executives need to travel regularly, so the location of the apartment is very important. Choose one that is close to business centres and main routes, so that you can quickly get in and out of the city when needed. This is a great benefit over a hotel as you will have more privacy, knowing that your apartment will be safe and secure until you return. You will also have more freedom in a hotel as you won’t have to share any of the facilities but rather have your own personal space.
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Funding for local projects and initiatives which benefit the community or improve the lives of local people.
Crowdfunding harnesses the power of the community, along with the local Council to support projects within Barking and Dagenham.
The Council has put aside up to £120,000 to match funding that is raised from other sources.
Projects which get local people into employment, improve health and wellbeing, encourage civic pride, and build cohesion will be considered for matchfunding.
To access matchfunding you will need to complete a simple application process to show how your project meets our criteria.
Projects can receive up to 50% (up to a maximum of £10,000) of their overall fundraising target.
Want to learn how to crowdfund? Catch up on our recent series of online workshops for projects in Barking & Dagenham.
Educating and empowering challenging and vulnerable young people about the benefits and importance of good physical and mental health.
The Wellgate Community Parents’ Forum would love to give families a seaside experience but we need your help! We’re missing £250.
A park the people of Valence can love – a place to play for all the family. Let's make it happen! You can help to raise the final £6,000.
Please help me raise £6000 to create an autobiographical piece of hip hop dance theatre exploring disability between a mother & daughter.
We are raising funds to help transform an abandoned site in Marks Gate, Barking & Dagenham, back into thriving community allotments.


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Now in its 5th successful year, we have another full and exciting programme of events for the three days of the Festival during the last weekend in October.
DraytonArtsFest is produced by a group of volunteers. Events will be held in venues in and around the town, such as Festival Drayton, the Library, local pubs, local churches & the High street.


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The homeland is a complex idea riddled with contradiction. On one level, it is the point of origin and return that validates cultural identity. More of an abstract space than a clearly defined reality, it is closely associated with the concept of countries and nationhood, weaving together ethnicity, language, history, politics and culture. As a belief system, it infers a shared sense of belonging and community, of pride and sentimentality. Within geo-political terms, it is the locus of patriotic nationalism in need of preservation and protection from outside threats. However, the homeland/nation is not a fixed concept but as Benedict Anderson states in his seminal text Imagined Communities, a social construct imagined by the people who are part of it, and therefore in a constant state of expansion and contraction around the shifting nature of politics, cultures and economies. Inevitably, human failure by those in governance, also sow the seeds of doubt for this idealistic construct. When politicians mislead their people or when communities dissolve due to economic manipulation, the perception of the homeland or nation becomes bitter sweet and filled with doubt.
Malaysian artist Phuan Thai Meng explores the construct of the homeland and Malaysia through his signature brand of photorealist painting laced with local socio-political commentaries in Mapping the Homeland: We Are Proud of You (?_?). Highly conceptual in nature, his skilful illusions purposefully articulate the artifice and cracks of nationalism propagated by cultural campaigns and political gesturing. Texturing his observations with installation and performance, he reveals the constantly changing game of Malaysian politics whose outcomes sometimes lead to less than glorious results. Rejecting the enduring Malaysian dilemma of race, class and religion Thai Meng instead looks at a more abstracted version of the Malaysian nation and ideas of Government bound by a responsibility towards its people but riddled with weakness and contradiction. For the exhibition, he lifts and translates images from the media: state run newspapers, social marketing campaigns as well as national unity schemes such as the prevalent but vaguely defined 1 Malaysia scheme to develop entry points into the Malaysian condition.
Already established within the Malaysian art world as an artist, educator and founding member of artist collective Rumah Air Panas, Phuan Thai Meng is known for painting an unsettling picture of our contemporary experience. His photorealistic paintings of objects and everyday spaces communicate notions of consumerism, urban decay and the impotence of politics with the Malaysian landscape. Executed over a period of weeks and months, his painstakingly slick, flat and gleaming surfaces are an exhaustive exercise in mimesis. However, audiences are always aware of the mirage, which quickly shifts into a brittle imitation on the verge of collapse. This highly contrived ‘fakeness’ thus serves to put into sharp focus the illusion of politics and the potential failure of the Malaysian dream. By removing all forms of articulated physical gesture and brush stroke, he stretches the potential of painting beyond the personal and romantic connotations of the artist in the studio to produce a searing social commentary on the world around him.
His network of images bring together faceless politicians gesturing during tokenistic publicity appearances for social regeneration campaigns, designed posters for cleaning up water supply systems and monumental billboards that reveal goals of national aspirations and prosperity. Epic in both scale and aesthetic treatment Thai Meng highlights the formulaic nature of these forms of social and political marketing through various media outlets. In this way he echoes Anderson’s belief that community/nation is a result of media communication and capitalism extolling a common but nevertheless imagined discourse for people to put their faith into. His politicians are from all races and lifted from various newspapers such as The Star, New Straits Times and Berita Harian, each with their own political leanings. However stripped of their individuality they morph into the generic official, dressed in dull and inspiring uniforms of white shirts and dark trousers. Categorised into actions, each monochromatic man squats, stoops, stands, spreads their hands or pinch their noses to illustrate hollow gestures of engagement during various publicity outings to lobby support for political parties or show commitment to the needs of various communities. Brought to life during performance on opening night, Thai Meng further develops his critique into a curious game of football. In Blue’s Game, a cast of uniformed officials play the beautiful game as governed by a constantly changing set of rules dictated by the referee. It is a cynical take on the puppets of politics who compete for public popularity. But who benefits from such exercises in the end? Who is controlling who and what of the passive/active spectators/citizens? Where is the pride in the homeland now?
Thai Meng’s curious exhibition title is repeated in We are proud of you (?_?) a large scale four panel work depicting a decaying collage of lesser known Malaysian landmarks bound together by glittering fireworks, kitsch rainbows, and a ominous hand in a thumbs up gesture. Footnoting the painting is the phrase Rakyat Didahulukan Pencapaian Diutmakan (People First Performance Now) a slogan from Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s 1 Malaysia campaign that began in 2010. Designed to encourage greater racial harmony through a series of marketing strategies and efficient governance, the campaign has received mixed responses. Although 1Malaysia health clinics and grocery stores for lower income groups and NGO’s supporting youth projects in line with the scheme appear positive, a solid defence of their implementation and further clarification has been less than forthcoming. The emoticon at the end of the Thai Meng’s four panel piece and exhibition title, expresses this sense of confusion by the rakyat (people) with the two question marks acting as perplexed eyes reacting to such ambiguity. The Eye on Malaysia Ferris wheel -- relocated from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka and Malaysia’s version of the Singapore Eye -- the locally manufactured Proton car and government building in Putrajaya all conveys a mixture of secondary success and/or decay. The glittering pomp and circumstance erupting around this moulding collage injects an uncomfortable tension heightened by a raw and bruised hand forced to endorse this parody of national success.
So who are the bearers of pride in Thai Meng’s exhibition? Who is the ‘We’ in this menagerie of signs, slogans and images? Constantly preoccupied with community on a grass roots level Thai Meng is often concerned that the public has an incomplete set of knowledge on current political strategies due to a type of government deception/manipulation. Fact and Factor a hyper realistic depiction of a wrapped water filter poster calling for clean water supplies subtly provokes the monopoly on infrastructure by specific companies who make such basic human needs more difficult. These social problems are compounded by the inability of local government and politicians to improve these situations. This emphasises his belief that no matter the race or political loyalties all politicians are the same, nameless and faceless tokens to a larger game that does not take into account the needs of community as its main priority. In this light, perhaps the ‘We’ is not the Government or the people but the symbolic voice of universal corruption, that pride is not a positive sentiment but a negative vice that leads to avarice and blind progress.
As a whole, Mapping the Homeland: We Are Proud of You (?_?) is more of a mapping of ideology than physical landscapes, Phuan Thai Meng nevertheless creates a visual representation of Malaysia through a series of loaded signs and symbols that reflect his personal vision on the status of the country or homeland. Although his photorealist surfaces are laden with the weight of social commentary importantly, his work is not without humour or light hearted kitsch. Through his use of wry and knowing titles, text and language he presents a Malaysian comedy of errors filled with tragedy and farce that consider the relationship between individual and country.


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Secondly: You mentioned in your book "Khutoot Ra'eesiyyah Li Ba'ath al-Ummah al-Islaamiyyah" (Important Steps to Revive the Islamic Ummah) pp. 72-73 whose text is:" In a general sense, there is no place (role, space) in our Arabic and Islamic nations (states) for the Shari'ah except in relation to some of what is referred to as personal situations. But as for economic dealings, political laws and laws pertaining to states, then all of our (Arabic and Islamic) states, without exception, are submissive to the legislation of the West or the East. Likewise the laws pertaining to crimes pertaining to character and prescribed injunctions, they are imported, invented..."
This generalization is not correct, for Saudiyyah, by Allaah's praise, judges by the Shari'ah in relation to its subjects, it establishes the Shariah hudood (prescribed injunctions), and Shariah lawcourts are set up in all parts of the kingdom. It is not infallible, neither it and nor other states. It has reached me that the ruler of Brunei has ordered with judging to the Shariah in all matters and in all circumstances. Hence, it is obligatory to recant from this expression, and to announce this (openly) in the local newspapers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. And if you had expressed (elaborated) more then the subject would have been appropriate due it being the case overwhelmingly. We ask Allaah to grant guidance and success for us and you.
Note: You have to bear in mind when reading this that Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Khaliq was the same person who spread the category of Tawhid al-Haakimiyyah as an innovated fourth category of tawhid for which he was very harshly slapped down by the clarifications of the Scholars in which a person speaking with this was described as an ignoramus and an innovator (see here, here, here, here and here). Thus, what we see here in the speech of this Ikhwani innovator is in reality the Haakimiyyah of Sayyid Qutb on account which all governments and states (without exception) are declared disbelievers because they do not judge entirely by the Shariah, and then making the establishment of the rule, top down, to be the greatest goal of the da'wah. This is great deviation from the methodology of the Prophets in da'wah to Allaah and it is the way of Hassan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, Abu A'laa Mawdudi, Taqi al-Din al-Nabahani and others. For this reason, you will see in the various books written by Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Khaaliq which are the subject of criticism by Shaykh Ibn Baz and other books he wrote, expressions of the ideas and methodologies of those innovators. The primary target of these people are the Gulf states, and thus whether by revolution (peaceful or otherwise), demonstrations, rallies, open demands for justice and equality (the way of the Marxists, Socialists, Freemasons) party politics, entry into democracy, coups or in some cases, taking gradual, incremental control by infiltrating educational and other government institutions, they aim to seek power through whatever means is appropriate in whatever nation they are operating in and where the climate is suitable for that particular method.

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@metaltao Hey metal, will you add my new adress to your buddy list on google? Because of Google's xmpp policies, I can't send a request to you.
@metaltao ich hab mein fsf.org Konto verlassen, also ich muss ein neues ding gebrachen.
@northernnarwhal I... am just going to log off. Good night.
@spots The nonpresumptuous side of the coin appears to be the rim to me.
@northernnarwhal It doesn't matter whether it can be proved. I feel like you think I believe others don't exist! I can only say that I don't know whether they do. It is presumptuous to assume that they do or do not exist, but that doesn't mean it is wrong to believe either one. Both simply aren't philosophically satisfying answers, and that is the reason the body/external problem exists in the first place.
@metaltao We are, I think.
@metaltao We're on a resort in the cool breeze, aren't we?
@northernnarwhal I firmly respect your decision, and sometimes I wish I hadn't taken my college philosophy classes!
@northernnarwhal I see. I can only see the same thing in your argument.
@metaltao I will, in my dishonour for being an arguer, cite the venerable Freenode staff: "This process is subject to exaggeration. Small amounts of emotion become magnified in the perception of the observer. So, it is very important to keep channels calm. An informal conceptual measurement of the emotional content of a channel is its "channel temperature."" I believe I have been a generator of "temperature", and I am ashamed.
@northernnarwhal It isn't a question of existing, it is a question of being able to prove existence! You and I can agree on that, for that seems to be what it is! I will sing your praises, and so will philosophy, if you can indeed prove that there is a canonical color which is somehow changed, instead of a wavelength that is simply interpreted.
@loveydoe Edit: Replace "and on the idea" with "and also not on the idea"
@northernnarwhal I agree with you entirely on everything but the last two sentences, and on the idea that there are not people who don't refer to that range as red. I can think of a class of people who could only call it red having been told that it was, and who could only identify it themselves with a device that told them the wavelength itself. :-) Truce.
@northernnarwhal Yes, you can apply this to everything sensible! I simply disagree with the idea that anyone's interpretation of the wavelength is somehow different from an observerless, canonical color which you are are referreing to. If my argument is speculative, yours is presumptuous. We needn't argue, I think.
@northernnarwhal The color that exists is the color that is results from the brain's interpretation. Surely you don't mean that there is a canonical real color for every wavelength of light! All we have is the wavelength itself and the interpretation. No color is changed. This is not speculative.
@northernnarwhal That is, indeed, the thing.
@metaltao There are some news reports that link to scientific explanations.


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text: Well, Maddie finished 3rd grade very successfully. She had all A's and B's except in Math (C). She's been out of school for about 2 1/2 weeks and she has already said that she's bored. I'm taking her to the library today. Maybe that will break the boredom. She just got home last night from visiting her grandmother. She had a lot of fun. They went swimming and to the movies. I missed her (and even her complaining) when she was gone. I'm glad she's back. Hopefully I'll be able to make her summer a exciting as possible.