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After a dampener of a year that has taken lives, torn apart livelihoods and made us re-evaluate the things we take for granted, is this the most important Christmas of our generation? We asked ACU's Vice-President, Fr Anthony Casamento, to reflect on the challenges of 2020, and to explore how the Christmas message can help us to emerge from the year with hope and joy.
As the year nears its end, we tend to allow ourselves some space to reflect on what's happened. What do we gain from the type of reflection that we engage in at Christmas time?
"Christmas is a time of joy, a time that we celebrate of birth of Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament, Jesus is foretold as Emmanuel, which in Hebrew means 'God is with us'. Christmas serves as a yearly reminder that indeed God is with us — He is part of our world and part of our lives.
That's probably more important than ever this year, when a lot of people might be asking, 'Where is God? And why is everything so bad at the moment?' I think what Christmas does is that it provides us an opportunity to pause and reflect, and to remember again that God is always with us. In the good times and the bad, God continues to be part of our world."
You mentioned that Christmas is a celebration. Does that itself have the potential to lift the collective mood?
"I think it does. At this time of year, we come together to celebrate — whether it's Christmas or Hanukkah or any other religious festivities. Celebrations by their nature bring people together, and the act of coming together with our loved ones this year will have added significance because of what we've experienced over the last 12 months, first with the bushfires and then with the pandemic. As humans, we need to be connected. The varying lengths of the lockdowns we've all experienced have reminded us of the importance of our social interactions with others. Christmas will allow us to connect with others and to celebrate in that connection once again.
I also think that the nature of the Christmas celebration is important. Christmas hope is embodied in the birth of Jesus Christ. If you look at any newborn child, there's so much hope and so much potential for that child, and when you consider that this is the Son of God, then that hope is expounded even more. The potential to realise our lives through hope is increased with the presence of the Child Jesus."
What does hope and faith offer us in difficult times?
"Hope and faith always helps to get us through the darkest of times. Sometimes, it's all we have. If you look back through history, we have celebrated Christmas during world wars, we celebrated Christmas during the Spanish Flu and through other significant crises, and I think the reason for that is that Christmas has the power to bring joy and hope into our lives … in other words, the power to heal us from our anxieties and fears.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the world has endured testing times, and we've done it with courage, resilience and compassion. I saw a photo today of a doctor in the United States embracing a man suffering from the virus, and for me that was a picture of solidarity and beauty; the beauty of humanity to care for one another.
We've all made great sacrifices to protect life, to protect health and to advance the common good, and this is the type of solidarity and togetherness we will reflect on at Christmas.
If you think about the circumstances of Jesus's birth, He wasn't born in a rich house in Bethlehem; He was born in a feeding trough. And who got invited? Not the glitterati of Bethlehem. Instead it was a random group of people — the shepherds, the Magi — all witnesses to the birth of Jesus. I think the message of Christmas is that in the randomness of life, this great joy, this great hope, this great potential is amongst us, and we can be nourished and healed by that."
In Australia we are fortunate that many of us will be able to gather with family and friends over Christmas with relatively few restrictions. What would you say to people — Christians and non-Christians —who maybe have Christmas in mind as a light at the end of their own dark tunnel?
"I would say that Christmas provides us with the inspiration to delve deeper into what it means to build a happy life. In some respects, this year has been an opportunity to hit the pause button. Most of us would agree that prior to COVID we were operating our lives at a million miles an hour. This year, we've been forced to pause and to reflect.
One of the things we should reflect on is: What is important to us?
I've spoken to lawyers, politicians, mums and dads, doctors and police officers this year, through lockdown and isolation, and they're all saying that the best part of this year has been the time spent with family. Going for a walk with loved ones, sitting down to eat meals together as a family, forgetting about everything else and just taking the time to be with one another has been one of the few positives to come from 2020.
The Christmas message allows us to take the opportunity to refocus. Let's take this opportunity to really value the time we have with those we love, or those we live with, and reflect on what is important.
It's about being grateful for and enjoying what we have. Enjoying the gifts we have in our daily lives and in our community, instead of always searching for the next best thing. Because the reality is that when you've got family and you've got loved ones and you've got people around you who love you, you've got the best thing you can have."
Christmas is a religious tradition, and yet it tends to go beyond people's ideas about religion and faith. Why do you think that is so?
"I think it's because the story of Christmas is a story of joy, a story of hope, and a story of love. God loved us so much that He sent His son into our world so that we could live our lives to the fullest. Irrespective of whether you're Christian or not, whether you believe or not, Christmas is a time where everyone shares values of family and giving and sharing with those less fortunate.
Amid all this joy and celebration, it's important to remember that there are people in our country who will spend Christmas alone. People from broken families or destructive relationships, people who are suffering from illness, people who have nowhere to lay their head at night or can't feed themselves, or even just those who are far from home … we have to remember that Christmas is a time of giving, and we need to stop and share with those who are unable to celebrate like we can, and to hold them in our hearts."
This has been difficult year … it's taken many lives and torn apart livelihoods, and it's made many of us appreciate the things we tend to take for granted. Is this the most important Christmas of our lifetime?
"I think people will take stock of everything in their life this Christmas maybe more than other years. If you're not working, this is going to be a different Christmas for you. If you're far away from loved ones, it will be different for you.
We haven't faced a global crisis on this scale for so long, a crisis that has touched every corner of our globe. It has touched our health and our wellbeing and it's also touched our society. It has touched our economy, it has touched people who were put off work, it has touched us by tearing us away from our loved ones.
The fact that it has touched all of us means it will be a significant Christmas for all of us. Having said that, every Christmas is significant because every year it reminds us of the birth of Jesus Christ, the offering of a new beginning and the promise of hope for better times, which is essentially what the Christ message is.
My hope and my belief is that people will be more open to accepting the real message of Christmas this year, not the commercial Christmas message. The real message of Christmas is one of hope, of new beginnings, of joy and of the better times to come."
Reverend Anthony Casamento has been Vice-President of ACU since August 2017. Before this, Fr Anthony was Director of Identity and Mission at ACU from 2011, having commenced as Chaplain to the North Sydney (MacKillop) Campus in 2010.
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Home » Business » Walmart CEO pens a letter to India's PM on data privacy, regulatory stability
Walmart CEO pens a letter to India's PM on data privacy, regulatory stability
October 22, 2019 Posted by Dissent Business, Non-U.S.
Did you ever get a taste of saccharine in your mouth while just reading a news story? This one had that that effect on me. Press Trust of India (PTI) reports:
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on issues related to data privacy and regulatory stability for the e-commerce sector and has urged him to reduce the number of licences and permits for the opening of new stores.
"We share the Indian government's concern about data privacy for Indian citizens and their ability to control the use of their personal data. Flipkart and PhonePe have invested in local data infrastructure to ensure Indian can benefit from the growth of the data economy in India," McMillon said.
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One Response to "Walmart CEO pens a letter to India's PM on data privacy, regulatory stability"
Did you ever get a taste of saccharine in your mouth while just reading a news story?
How about Jim Jones Kool-Aide?
"We share the Indian government's concern about data privacy for Indian citizens and their ability to control the use of their personal data."
Walmart's blatant lies about privacy are enough to make me want to puke.
Walmart caring about privacy is like saying Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook is "privacy focused."
They only spew this line of garbage because they have to appear to care.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/07/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-privacy-focused-strategy/
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"Suffragette City" Procession by Lara Schnitger
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Inspired by a tradition of artists' street performance and protest marches, Lara Schnitger presents "Suffragette City", a procession through Westwood of sculptures that comprise images, forms, and texts explicitly addressing women's rights. The procession returns to a courtyard convening enlivened by the music of Miya Folick, and will start on November 12 at noon. The Procession is organized by The Hammer Museum at UCLA. Click here to see the route.
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Q&A With Jean "Boomer" Grenier – A Tribute To Peter Criss And KISS – Faith And Will Vol. 1
April 14, 2016 by Roger Scales
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A Tribute To Peter Criss And KISS – Faith And Will Vol. 1 was released on April 4th in both digital downloads and physical CD formats.
New England rock legend Jean "Boomer" Grenier took some time recently to sit down with TWRY staff writer Roger Scales to find out more about this project.
Jean what prompted you and Vinny (Nault) to record this tribute album and why the emphasis on Peter Criss/KISS?
What happened was we started recording a couple KISS songs for fun in 2001 and only accomplished finishing two of them. They we're "All American Man" and 'Larger Than Life". Life kind of got in the way and it fell by the way side for over a decade. In 2014 my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and obviously shook our family up and my world. Vinny and I had decided to continue what we had started long ago, but this this time it was different. I suggested we finish it and do something positive with it. As time went on a few light bulbs went off and we decided to do it as a tribute CD. Some people had helped my mom and myself in 2015 and I thought this was a way to "pay it forward" and hopefully help someone or families dealing with the same devastating cancer issue our family was dealing with.
The emphasis was decided because first off, Peter Criss is the sole reason I'm a drummer. He battled male breast cancer and has won. It's a great success story! I spoke to Peter about his cancer situation and he was adamant about stressing how serious check ups and screenings are for men as well as woman. After being a fan of his drumming and knowing how much of a fighter he is in basically everything he does, It seriously inspired me. I wanted to do this CD with Peter, my mom, some other family members and friends I know that are dealing with or lost their lives due to this horrible disease in mind.
How did the other contributors on the record get involved?
Well, it was easy… I called them and told them what Vinny and I were doing and they all have dealt with cancer in their lives and families so they jumped in. Vinny and I didn't want the full CD to just be us like the first two songs. We wanted a different vibe, and more diversity. I think Ron, Scott, Mark, Wendy, Bernard, and Eddie helped us definitely accomplish that with their talents. They all put out stellar performances on this album.
Now in addition to being able to purchase the album digitally there will also be a CD version along with a collector's edition as well. Could you expand on this please?
Sure! On April 4th (The Official Release Date), You'll be able to purchase the full album or individual songs on your favorite download site. I think it'll be on 35 or so sites including the popular ones like, iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, CD Baby etc. The deluxe edition comes with the physical CD, a glossy promo 4×6 postcard of the album artwork, a hand autographed 8.5 x 11.5 glossy photo of everyone on the CD and an extremely cool pair of "CATMAN" drumsticks. The deluxe package is limited to only 100. We figured just like KISS, let's give an option for something extra special, limited and collectible.
Was it tough to pick a set list and were there other tracks considered but not used?
Well, Yes and No! Yes because once we got the others involved in the project and asked them what songs they would like to do, we had enough to do a double album and had to whittle down. No, because we kind of had certain limitations of what we were able to use legally and do for licensing the songs. I wanted to do "Hooligan" and/or 'Baby Driver" but we couldn't legally license those songs. Even though Peter's the focus of the project because of his cancer fight, it's also about KISS as a band and Peters killer drumming in KISS on songs he didn't sing. We tried to have more Peter songs on the album but some restrictions because of multiple composers caused problems with the licensing of some of the songs.
Obviously people have commented, NO "BETH"? Well.. my answer to that is some songs are sacred and shouldn't be re-recorded. "Dream On", "Free Bird", "Stairway To Heaven" and "Beth" fall into that category for me. The legal stuff is a complete pain in the a$$, but it has to be done correctly. We recorded what I think is a great version of "Got To Choose" (one of my personal favorites), but it wasn't available to license to include on the album. There's a lot more involved than one would think.
In addition to the drum tracks and vocals you also handled the production and engineering chores, the cover layout and design. That defines hands on work. Wow…Did you sweep floors and cook for the contributors as well?
HAHA! Yeah…I put in lot of hours in the studio. I mean, countless amounts of time. I must have gone through over a hundred CD-Rs checking mixes, tweaking things, then re-tweaking the tunes. I/We had a mission to put out the best possible album with great friends that KISS fans and just music fans alike could enjoy. Everybody involved gave the best performances they could and critique their own work as well. When my ears got burnt out, I went up to the computer to work on the album layout and designing the packaging, photos, drumstick artwork etc. It was definitely a labor of love and extremely personal for me but I could not have done it without everyone on the album and extra efforts from those behind the scenes as well. This whole album took almost a year to record, mix, master, and get out to everyone. No one wanted to rush it just to get it out there.
What was tougher for you the playing/singing or all the work after the fact in the studio?
The playing and singing is the easier part even though difficult at times. That's what I do. All the production stuff can be tedious and trying. I whipped a few CDs around and swore a lot because I felt so close at times, but knew.. one more time and one more tweak and it'll be worth it. Usually ..it was.
If you had to pick one song that you are most proud of what would it be and why?
.That's definitely a tough one. Only one huh…Well, It's a tie between "Strange Ways" and "Hard Luck Woman" for separate reasons. "Strange Ways" because it was one of the last songs we did and I think sonic-ly it sounds great and has the heavy vibe I was shooting for when I mixed it. I've always loved that song and it has one of Ace's best guitar solos ever and Peter's vocals are just so raspy and full of emotion. "Hard Luck Woman" because I recorded this song completely by myself about five years ago. I was so proud of it and sent it to Lydia Criss for her review and she loved it, and shared it. That made me extremely proud. However, after listening to it for a few years I came to not like some of the vocals and re-sang most of it which is the version on the album.
Since the track listing contains songs from the first album through Alive II is it safe to assume that if there is a Vol. 2 planned that you pick up where you left off chronologically and include tracks from the Eric Carr era of the band?
It's funny that you mentioned this. We actually have two songs in the can for the next volume. The plan is the next album will be "A Tribute To Eric Carr & KISS – Faith & Will Vol.2" We are planning to record all songs from the Eric years in KISS. Eric Carr was the second major influence on my playing. I was lucky enough to meet him a few times and we had some funny and great conversations about the band, his playing and how he got the drum tones for the "Creatures Of The Night" album. I actually tried to use his trick for "Strange Ways" to make it sound heavier, which I think I 80% succeeded. Unfortunately he lost his battle with cancer but his music and playing will live on for millions to enjoy. We hope we can continue to raise money for those who need it with Eric as the focus to help with maybe some surprise guests. We'll see.
I hope somehow Peter Criss is aware not only of what you're doing and why but actually hears the finished product. Are you going to attempt to reach out to his manager or to him directly?
I really hope so. I hope this project is something he can look at and say; "I made a difference in these kid's lives and they heard what I said about cancer and good on them for keeping the awareness alive and helping others". I actually sent Peter about three or four emails though his website. I told him what we planned on doing and why. I sent him a couple rough tracks. I even asked him to write a forward for the CD and to appear on it. Unfortunately, I never heard back. Quite honestly, I'm not sure if he ever got the emails but hopefully with all the press the album is getting he'll see it and I'll hear from him. I hope we did the songs justice and hopefully if he hears the album will be proud of us and dig what we did. If not, We certainly tried and gave it 110% !
Where can KISS purchase the album and also to follow your different drumming projects that you're working on?
KISS can purchase the album where everyone else does. Haha! Through digital downloads and through the facebook page we made specifically for the CD release or through email. Email us at faithandwill@yahoo.com
People can check out what i'm doing at : www.jboomergrenier.com and follow me on facebook.
I'd like to thank you for your interest in the album and project and the interview. I hope people will check out the album, CRANK IT UP and help us help others dealing with cancer or that have. We don't expect to cure it but certainly help someone forget it for awhile by giving them some extra money to go enjoy something they want, and by donating to a worthy foundation in the name of the KISS ARMY!


If you work from home, your office space is one of the most important rooms in the place. Once you've got the essential under wraps, it pays to turn your attention to the aesthetic details and design. Kitting your home office out in a great interior style might not be high up on your remodeling list but paying it attention can seriously work in your favor. If you're going to be spending every working day in the room, it's worth putting in the effort to make it a space that really works for you. Whether you're going for something organized, calming or vibrant, there are a whole load of styles out there. Let these interior designs be your guide to the perfect home office!
If you've got a great pair of windows in your office, it's worth taking advantage of them. Natural light is one of the most essential parts of a well functioning interior space and if you're working in a room 24/7, you're going to want to feel a little connected to the outside world. This computer space looks out onto the two large windows, making use of the natural light to illuminate the majority of the room. Light office furnishings mean that natural light is reflected off every surface, flooding every corner with brightness.
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Thought that two was too many? There's always room for more people inside! While this office space is relatively small in size, it capitalizes on floor space to fit in two people to work at the same time. If you're not going to be working alone, long, wall facing desks can be a great investment to make. Set against a neutral wall, this desk opens out onto a larger planning area, making it easier for both workers to brainstorm an idea at the same time. Flooded with natural light, the room can stand a bolder, brighter design, helping to give the space a more personal edge.
Personalizing your home office is a great way to put an individual spin on the place. If you're dealing with high ceilings and neutral walls, pinning up a few photos and prints in front of your working space is a great way to go. While you don't want to create too much clutter, adding a few splashes of color here and there can help you to put your personal mark on the space. The more comfortable that you feel, the more productive you're likely to be.
A great table is a must if you're going to be working from home. Neutral tones can work better in the room, making it easier for you to accessorize and decorate the space around it. This office design is relatively simple, using clean, minimalist furnishings at its base. A few objects fill out the table but ultimately, the space is free from clutter.
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Well, this first piece of advice is the one you've wanted to hear for a long time – don't hold back. That's right, we're advising you to spring for that splurge-worthy item you've been trying to justify to yourself. Home décor isn't the place to cut corners. The practice of amassing 'affordable finds' to fill blank walls does nothing to elevate living spaces. Instead, include quality pieces that lend a sophisticated feel to your home.
Contemporary homes are sleek and sophisticated. But cozy? Not always! Inject an element of warmth into your home with some luxurious wooden home décor items. Accent pieces like a side table made from chestnut wood or bookshelves made from birch wood can cozy up to the place without compromising on the contemporary lines of the place.
Artwork always lends an extra edge to any living space Be it a modern painted canvas or a timeless piece of photography, adding a monochrome element to art not only extends the color palette to both extremes but adds an air of maturity to the living space as well.
A bright orange ceiling may not be for everyone, but every space should have at least one element that catches your attention. Be it a bright colored wall, quirky vintage finds, striking wallpaper, mismatched piece of furniture, or a quirky item of sculpture, don't shirk from giving your room a bold interest factor. You know what they say, right? No risk, no reward. And the double take that people will do when they step into your home is a rich reward in itself.
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Alright, you home decor newbies – time to go shopping. We've given you a handy list, but the rest is up to you. Don't get unnecessarily swayed by trends and fads – just go with pieces that speak to you and call out to you. And that's how you'll be able to reconcile broad decor guidelines with personal taste. All the best.


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By Jason Zimmerman |
Posted: Fri 9:28 PM, Jul 12, 2019 |
Updated: Fri 10:59 PM, Jul 12, 2019
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Vigils were held across the country Friday night to protest detention centers on the US southern border and urge immigration reform.
The deaths of immigrant children in U.S. government custody have sparked calls for investigations and changes to Trump administration policy. (Source: Department of Defense/Amber I. Smith/MGN)
This included one held in Appleton.
As part of an effort called "Lights for Liberty," people held up signs along College Avenue Friday night hoping to raise awareness over the on-going crisis taking place at the southern border where allegations of overcrowded detention facilities and children not being cared for continue to raise concern.
"I am here to demand that we close these camps, that we instead reunite these children back with their family members and sponsors in the United States,' said Marie Luna of Appleton.
Christina Leone Tracy was also in the crowd. She serves as the senior minister at Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
"We can't be doing what we're doing at the border. It's a sin, it's a crime, it's immoral, it's wrong, and we have to speak out. We have to do something," she said.
The vigil comes on the same day that Vice President Mike Pence spent time at Border Patrol facilities near McAllen, Texas.
When detainees saw reporters arrive, many began shouting, saying they had been there for 40 days or more and they were hungry and wanted to brush their teeth. Agents guarding the cages were wearing face masks.
The press pool covering the vice president was pulled out within 90 seconds.
Pence acknowledged "this is tough stuff" but told reporters in Texas, "Every family that I spoke to told me that they are being well cared for, different from some of the harsh rhetoric that we hear from Democrats on Capitol Hill. Our Customs and Border Protection are doing their level best to provide compassionate care to these families in a manner the American people would expect."
The event at Houdini Plaza attracted a few hundred people.
It was one of 788 taking place simultaneously across the country.
Vigil organizer Gina Maria Opalescent said, "I think that anyone that thinks that what we're doing is OK needs to study history and look at what the rights of these people are."
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*gasps in delight* Yay! FINALLY! I have been so excited! I couldn't stop thinking about this! But I just realised I have no idea whatsoever for 4Ever Fantastic Friends' first chapter… But I'll just write from the brain. Here goes! Enjoy!
Dawn and Dusk came running up the hill. "Come on!!!!! We're going to be late!" Dusk cried. They dashed away, hair flying in all directions and book bags bumping against their thighs.
The thing they were going to be late for was school. Or more like, the Fairies Academy. Sky, Sea, Dawn and Dusk were young fairies who needed to learn all about wandwork and all the other stuff before they could officially become an Experienced Fairy.
There were 3 stages to being a fairy in the Fairies Academy. The first stage was Young Fairy. These fairies were newbies and had zero idea about any magic. The second stage was Intermediate Fairy. This fairy was already halfway to becoming a real fairy. The final stage was Experienced Fairy. This fairy learned everything they needed to know in the Academy. Outside, they had more to learn.
Sky and Sea rushed into their classroom, nearly banging into the Fairy Godmother who was the Head of the Academy and was merely briefing the classes and welcoming them back from their holidays.
Sky and Sea bowed their heads and hurried to their seats.
The Fairy Godmother cleared her throat. "Now, as I was saying, since you are all new here, you will have time to explore once you finish lunch. Alright, I think its time for you to begin your lessons. See you around soon!" She disappeared in a swirl of sparkles.
Sea sighed dreamily. "Isn't she wonderful?" she asked in a carrying whisper.
Suddenly, the door banged open. A tall and skinny lady walked in. Her wings were brown and looked as sharp as she was. Her graying hair was tied back in a very very tight bun. Her mouth was set in a thin and straight line, causing her to look sour. This was a woman no one wanted to mess with.
She dumped her books and bag on the desk then strode to the desk. "My name is Ms. Kitters," she announced, as she scribbled on the board with perfect handwriting.
Ms. Kitters, the board read.
"Good," she walked to her desk and began lecturing.
At lunch, Sky, Sea, Dawn, and Dusk chattered about Ms. Kitters.
"I hate her," Sea fumed.
Done reading? Answer these interrogations!
Who is your favourite character? Do you like their names? Try guessing what happens next in the following chapters!
P.S I feel so excited right now! Say "Oranges are yummy!" if you are excited too!
P.P.S I know I'm weird.
P.P.P.S Thanks for reading till the end!
HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad you love it so much!
As for the questions, here are my answers: (1 My favorite character is um…Sky! (2 I LOVE their names, very creative! (3 Well, um…here's my crazy answer: Sky skydives into the human realm and lives in Mexico, Sea dives down to the deepest sea there and turns into a hermit crab, and Dusk and Dawn discover that they're long lost twins and attach themselves together with hot glue. 😛 Juuuuust kidding! NO idea.
WOW! You have a great big imagination! And a secret will be revealed once I finish these chapters XD so stay reading for more!!!!!!!!
LOL. 😛 😛 😛 Totally!
Do you have a contact page where I can talk to you there?
How about you? Maybe I can talk to you instead?
I need to eat lunch now so I'll contact you with your Contact page later. See ya!
See ya! Great! Happy eating!
I guess I'll be talking to you later through my contact form?
Ok I'll check it now!
This is gonna be fuuun. I like getting in contact with bloggers I like. So far I've got Liv @livealittle Rebekah @Headintheclouds Phoenix @Godisawesomeandatwork and now you!
Woohoo! I only got in touch with Jill @ Movie pit stop but we stopped because….. I dunno.
😀 That's too bad. Did you see my reply yet?
ORANGES ARE YUMMY! 😀 This was awesome! Off to read the next chapters!
Oranges are yummy!!! Sky is my favorite so far.


Okay, so Bestie said something to me last night that kinda bothered me. It wasn't his intention, but honestly it just opened my eyes a bit.
I know how cynical and unhappy I sound in my blog.. but it's not really as if I'm incapable of happiness. Funny how I am more eloquent when I'm expressing unhappiness. To be honest, I am just scared.
It always feels like happiness just loves to run around in my presence, so I simply don't talk about it for fear of spooking it.
Dida and I had a conversation the other day. I told her that I've recently realized that my psychological trait were really based on the environment I grew up in. (Yes, very Freudian.) Being the youngest, I feel small and timid to a point where I feel unimportant sometimes. That I don't matter.
That's the usual case with me and Encem honestly.
When he didn't let me in on his plans.. when he didn't call or text..
Feels like I'm so easily forgotten.
I honestly love the freedom that I have, being with Encem.
Things just gets ugly when I am particularly missing him.
Bestie is probably tired of hearing me complain and saying that I need to be apart from Encem.
It's not like he doesn't love me. Honestly I can feel it every single time I'm with him. I honestly hope that I am giving off the same feeling too. If so happens that we do not end up together.. it won't be for the lack of love. I did told Dida that.
She asked if that is enough for me -- if love is enough.
All I could say is that most times, it is.
Don't you find it odd that I am talking about love, but somehow I managed to sound so cynical?
I really am a hopeful cynic. Depending on the day that you get to talk to me. Just so happens that I am more cynical than hopeful today. heehee.


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St. Louis City District Court, 2009. Lead Plaintiffs Trial Counsel obtained a $1,004,421 verdict due to medical malpractice and successfully argued an appeal before Missouri Supreme Court upholding the verdict. Total fees and expenses of $525,702.04. See Sgroi vs SLUH, No. SC 89840.
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Germany's first superfast 5G network has been launched
06 July 2019 , by Abi Carter
Only a few weeks after the protracted auction was finally concluded in Germany, Telekom has announced that its first superfast 5G network has been launched! Here are the most important things you need to know.
5G arrives in Germany this July
If you were expecting a mass roll-out, hold your horses. This is Germany we're talking about, after all. Some places don't even have 4G yet! To start with, 5G will be available in just two German cities: Berlin and Bonn. Darmstadt, Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich are expected to quickly follow. By the end of 2020, Germany's 20 largest cities should be connected to the superfast network, as well as some rural locations as well.
However, even in the biggest cities, you shouldn't expect full coverage. Even in the pilot cities, only a limited amount of 5G will be available: for example, to start with the whole of Berlin will be powered by just 66 antennae. However, Dirk Wössner, CEO of Telekom Deutschland, has announced that a further 300 antennae will be set up by the end of the year. The goal is that by 2025, 5G will have been rolled out to 99 percent of households in Germany.
How do I get my hands on 5G in Germany?
If you're in one of the lucky above-named cities and you want to get on the 5G wavelength, you need to make sure you're 5G ready - but it might cost you a pretty penny. First, you need a 5G-enabled mobile phone, the first of which go on sale tomorrow for around 900 euros a pop. Plus, you need to take out a brand new, shiny 5G contract. On Telekom that will cost you around 85 euros a month for unlimited surfing.
With Telekom offering download speeds of up to one gigabit per second (note the words "up to" - it is not guaranteed!), you might feel that's a small outlay to place yourself at the forefront of this new wave of technology. Others might see it as an unnecessary splurge on technology that's only half-finished. We'll leave the choice up to you.
Is 5G dangerous?
Germany's "Stop 5G" citizens' organisation has become increasingly more vocal over the past few months about the potentially damaging effects of 5G on human beings. As far as the evidence goes, these claims remain unsubstantiated.
In 2011, the World Health Organisation classified radio frequency radiation like 5G a Group 2B substance, defined as "possibly carcinogenic to humans." This puts it in the same category as everyday things like coffee and talcum powder.
Although an oft-cited study by the National Toxicology Program found that high exposure to 3G radiation led to the development of cancerous tumours in rats, the level and duration they were subjected to was well in excess of what any human would ever be exposed to.
While some scientists have requested that the 5G roll-out be halted until the health implications are fully understood, others emphasise that the radiation involved in wireless communication like 5G is non-ionising and therefore too weak to cause damage.
With authorities imposing maximum radiation limits on all wireless transmitters, the reality is that even going out in the sunlight could provide you with a higher dose of electromagnetic radiation.
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Infertility Treatment in China
Qi Yu, MD, Jie Qiao, MD, Fangfang He, MD, Qi Yu, MD, Jie Qiao, MD, Fangfang He, MD, Qi Yu, MD, Jie Qiao, MD, Fangfang He, MD
OBGYN.net Conference CoverageOBGYN.net visits China-OBGYN.net in a meeting underwritten by InSightecMarch 2006
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I am Dr. Qi Yu from Peking Union Medical College Hospital. I have worked in the field of infertility for about five years. We have just set up our IVF Centre about four years ago.
I am Dr. Fangfang He from Peking Union Medical College Hospital and my specialty is endocrinology and infertility. I am a biologist of Singapore National University Hospital of Singapore.
I am Dr. Jie Qiao from the Peking University Hospital. The first test tube baby in mainland China was born in our hospital. Now in our hospital we have more than 20 years of experience for the treatment of infertility, especially using in vitro fertilization techniques and other techniques.
Dr. Qi Yu: Professor Qiao is an expert, and we may say, a pioneer of this field. Professor may you give a brief introduction of how this field developed in our country.
Dr. Jie Qiao: Actually in Chinese tradition, one family would hope to have more than one child, but because China has a huge population we have to control family planning. However, children are also very important to the family. So infertility treatment is an interesting field in China now and it developed very quickly. From the 1980s especially is the beginning of the treatment for infertility. So during several years research the first tubal baby was born in 1988 and from that time this field has developed very quickly.
Up to now, nearly 2000 IVF centers have been set up in China and Until now nearly 2000 IVF centers have been set up and up to 2005 in China we finished nearly 30,000 IVF cycle babies have been delivered. Many infertility patients now get a good treatment in China.
Also, the endocrinology disease has now induced more attention by the doctors, especially for PCOS and other menstrual disorders.
Dr. Qi Yu: Peking University Hospital is where the first test tube baby was born in China, so this hospital is very famous, not only among the doctors of this field, but also among the population in China. China has a huge population so there is a very big demand for treatment of infertility, as well as in vitro fertilization. This hospital now has so many patients that they do about 2000 cycles per year, or even more than that.
My centre was just set up about four years ago. The Peking University Medical Hospital is the center for the Ministry of Public Health for difficult and complicated diseases. We deal with a lot of difficult cases. The IVF Center is also in that situation, a lot of difficult patients gathered into our hospital. Among these are endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and older patients who may have failed several times in other centers and then come to our hospital. We are dealing with this and we are willing to make very great efforts to solve these problems.
Dr. Jie Qiao: Dr. Yu said now because the age of pregnant women is now delayed, and also in China only one child policy, so the infertility treatment is sometimes difficult here.
Dr. Qi Yu: With advanced age the patient will have a greater chance to get endometriosis, will have greater chance to get infections, and also, in the most severe cases, maybe endometrial carcinoma. If the patient without child has carcinoma or atypical hyperclampsia of the endometrium, this is very difficult to handle. Oncology doctors just want to cut out the uterus, but we are doctors of infertility, so we will not do that. We must preserve the fertility of the patient and give them treatment. We choose the appropriate treatment for that patient, and some patients conceive after these treatments, so we are very happy about that.
Dr. Jie Qiao: Delivery of treatment for infertility in China is at the same level as in the rest of the world. Normally the average clinical practice rate is about 30 percent to 40 percent and for the frozen embryo transfer, also up to the 30 percent to 40 percent. The accumulative pregnancy rate is okay in China now, nearly 30 percent.
Also, we can culture the blastocysts, and for men we do the ICSI tests, and also include the IVM. Almost every human reproductive assistance technology can be done in China.
We also have foreign people come to our centers to get treatment and last year we treated about 30 percent foreign people. Interestingly, the pregnancy rate is nearly 70 percent with foreign people, but with the Chinese our clinical pregnancy rate is about 35 percent. We do not know exactly why, the age is no different.
Dr. Qi Yu: That's interesting. In China, although the first test tube baby, which was born in Dr. Jie's hospital, was 10 years later than the first test tube baby in the world, the technology then developed very fast in China. The equipment, technology and training of the doctors and embryologists is not bad compared to the overseas' centers, it is just as good. We can do as well as any other country's doctors, so the pregnancy rate is the same worldwide.
Dr. Jie Qiao: We also have some other endocrinology disease that may be different from other nations, an example, the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.


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Pwned! (An International Women's Day Feature Presentation)
In honor of International Women's Day, may I present a great story about a remarkable woman. This story has it all: a courageous heroine, vicious enemies, conflict, cultural relevance, tension and drama. And a very satisfying conclusion. It's like the best video game ever!
Anita Sarkeesian is a young feminist. She has also been an enthusiastic video gamer since childhood. As she grew from happily video-playing child to thoughtful teen and feminist adult, Sarkeesian became increasingly disturbed by the portrayal of female characters in video games. It seemed that the vast majority of female-identified characters were either victims, trophies or wily (lying) temptresses - always, always hyper-sexualized and all too often brutalized as some part of the storyline.
Sarkeesian talked about this portrayal of women in video games on her video blog as part of the overall discussion of the issue of the negative depictions of women in all aspects of popular culture. She discussed it with other gamers, too, and while she did receive encouraging feedback from many, she also received angry blowback from some. Recognizing that this sexist portrayal of women characters was not accidental, Sarkeesian decided to try to examine the issue a little more closely.
But, it's just a game!
Why can't these b****es lighten up?
In 2012, Sarkeesian made the "mistake" of launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund a series of videos examining the prevalence of sexist gendered stereotypes in video games. While the project was hailed as a great idea by many feminist gamers (both men and women), it was met with outrage by a significant subset of gamers and misogynists on the internet. The resulting firestorm of misogynistic harassment ranged from expletive-laced comments on the website to threats of rape, torture and death. Her blog, Feminist Frequency, was hacked. Enraged gamers created "games" featuring Sarkeesian as a character who is raped, beaten or killed (or all three) - one was called "Beat up Anita Sarkeesian" and featured the *fun* of punching the animated Anita until the blood-spatter turns the screen red. Furious gamers sent videos of the violence being done to her "game character", perhaps meant as a warning and a threat, but undoubtedly meant to harass, intimidate and silence her.
Fortunately for young women everywhere - and more directly for women gamers - Anita Sarkeesian did not let the harassment silence her. She persevered in her quest. Other feminist gamers supporting her effort spread the word about the Kickstarter and the rest, as they say, is history. Here is Anita Sarkeesian speaking at TED+Women last fall telling the story in her succinct, engaging and calmly awesome way:
Online harassment - even harassment that reaches criminal levels - is almost never successfully prosecuted. The law has not caught up to the technology yet and in any case the anonymity and enormous size of the online population makes enforcement of any laws problematic. The internet is the perfect home for enraged cowards who lob verbal and visual attacks at their targets before scuttling away into the shadows of the interweb. While it is likely that most of these lowlifes would never risk their own hides by coming out into the open and attacking the object of their wrath in real life, the sobering fact that no one can be certain about what rage-filled people might do is often enough to frighten a victim of online harassment into silence.
What? It's just a simple beach shot!
Why do those feminazis always get
their thongs in a twist, anyway?
The goal of the anti-feminists who perpetrated the campaign against her was to silence Anita Sarkeesian through online harassment so vicious and threatening that it is actually nauseating to read about. Instead of achieving their goal, however, they inadvertently assisted her in her goal of funding the video series. With great courage and determination, Sarkeesian not only continued to promote her project but she actually used the online campaign of terror against her as a case in point supporting the need for exactly the series her kickstarter was attempting to fund.
The TED talk linked above occurred last fall and this week, Ms. Sarkeesian released the first video in the series, Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games.
Upcoming videos in the series will include:
The Fighting F#@k Toy - Video #2
The Sexy Sidekick - Video #3
The Sexy Villainess - Video #4
Background Decoration - Video #5
Voodoo Priestess/Tribal Sorceress - Video #6
Women as Reward - Video #7
Mrs. Male Character - Video #8
Unattractive Equals Evil - Video #9
Man with Boobs - Video #10
Positive Female Characters! - Video #11
Top 10 Most Common Defenses of Sexism in Games - Video #12
In addition to what looks to be a fantastic series of videos about this issue, Sarkeesian is developing materials for a classroom curriculum kit to help educate a future generation of gamers and internet media participants. As she pointed out in her TED+Women talk, "video games are the fastest growing form of mass media today". This is a huge communication tool, with enormous power to influence and shape our culture. As a society, we can sit back and allow it to more deeply entrench harmful tropes which dehumanize, objectify and exclude women or we can use it to help build a more just and equitable society.
Clearly, a significant, vocal and vicious subset of society wishes to enforce compliance with the first option. But feminists like Anita Sarkeesian and her supporters have fought for and achieved a small step toward ensuring that the second option has a chance to flower.
In short, Anita Sarkkeesian pwned the very people who wanted to force her to shut up and go away.
Well done, Anita Sarkeesian!
Take a few minutes to view the masterfully done video below. It is entertaining, quick-moving, and makes its points clearly and concisely. The video clips from some of my favorite games are fun, too!
Best quote:
"In the game of patriarchy, women are not the opposing team; they are the ball."
QFT.
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I noticed a similar, but not quite as violent, misogyny in the Linux world. That starts with the founder of Linux, Linus Torvalds, and continues from there.
(Linux is the operating system for many of the world's web-servers.)
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Usability testing is a method to evaluate an interface of a product or service with real people. Ordinary people try to complete tasks and are being observed by researchers. The goal is to understand UI problems and experience flaws.
Once you've built your prototypes based on the ideas you and your team generated, it's time to gather feedback from the people on whom you are testing these. Optimising how you gather feedback — and, therefore, learn from your prototypes and users — is essential to help you save time and resources in the Prototype and Test stages of the Design Thinking process – and in any other human-centred design process. Being quick and efficient allows you to move rapidly from creating a prototype, to putting it out to test it, to gathering feedback, and finally to creating a new and improved iteration of your ideas. To maximise learning from your tests, we will share six best practice tips on how to gather feedback, as well as three methods (with downloadable templates!) on how you can organise your feedback.
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Collaboration between operator, service company reduces completion time on deepwater Egina field
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By Connor Behrens, Contributor
Collaboration and a disciplined process approach helped Halliburton and Total E&P Nigeria to achieve a 60% reduction in lower completion times, standalone screens and open-hole gravel packs on the deepwater Egina field, Ken Johnson, Project Manager for Halliburton, said. The reduction was made between the first and 24th well on the field. Further, upper completion times for the same wells were reduced by 40%, and both lower and upper completion operating effectiveness and run reliabilities were measured at above 97%, Mr Johnson said at the 2018 IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference on 29 August in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Egina field was discovered during the early 2000s at water depths greater than 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Project development consists of both oil producers and water injectors. Halliburton worked with Total in this environment to understand the completion challenges to create and formulate solutions that conquered any issues, including deviated wells with long horizontal drains, complex trajectories and installing necessary isolation barrier valves (IBVs) before running upper completion.
"The project goals were to develop a fully integrated team," Mr Johnson said. "All plans were jointly developed between the operator and the service company. The challenge was to minimize invisible lost time. We were asked to transfer in lessons learned from global deepwater operations, not just operations from Nigeria but other operations in West Africa. The lessons learned that the operator had from previous operations were shared with the service provider."
An 11,500-sq-m fit-for-purpose operational facility dedicated to the project was located near both the operator's offices and pre-existing supplier facilities in Port Harcourt. The facility provided supplier offices, operator offices, third-party inspector offices and warehouses for completion equipment, screens, and completion service tools all under a singular setting.
"To deliver the completions, one of the requirements was a fit-for-purpose, dedicated facility that was working only for the project," Mr Johnson said. "No other operator, no other equipment came into the facility without approval from the operator. We had one set of procedures in the facility, we had one set of people in the facility that worked only for the project. We were asked to measure continuous improvement on equipment reliability and the completion efficiency itself."
Potential HSE risks were reviewed during the failure modes, effects and criticality analysis/failure risk analysis (FMECA/FRA) process for designing both the lower and upper completions. Finalized completion designs were made fit-for-purpose and agreed upon between the operator and service company, Mr Johnson said. Components of the completion design, such as a combo gauge mandrel and lubricator valve, were incorporated to improve overall completion efficiency, run reliability and the well's total performance, while reducing the need for well interventions.
"The main thing we had to define is coming up with completion efficiency," Mr Johnson said. "We tried to eliminate the need for well interventions, but if we had a well intervention, we tried to make the completion design as simple and user friendly as possible. From the day we started, this is the completion that we ran. There have been no modifications. We had continuity throughout the project."
Since operations began in October 2014, the service company has delivered close to 1,180 incident-free days, achieved 24 wells with one rig by early Q3 2017 versus the plan of 17 to 19 wells by Q4 2017 using two rigs, including 100% reliability on remotely open IBVs, and IBV and downhole gauge reliability is at 100%.
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Anybody remember the first Republican debate, on MSNBC back in May? I'll bet Arnold does. He was in the front row at the Reagan Library when Chris Matthews asked the ten candidates if they would support changing the Constitution ever so slightly to make naturalized citizens eligible for the presidency. The vote onstage was eight to one against. (The one was Giuliani; McCain said he'd "seriously consider it," which I count as an abstention.) Eight to one, in other words, in favor of crushing the ultimate and perfectly legitimate dream of the distinguished Governor of California.
If I were Schwarzenegger, I wouldn't lift a finger to help these bozos.
Me neither. We body-building non-natives need to stick together.