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1000s of untested rape kits deny many justice
(AP) DETROIT - For nearly two decades, Carol Bart's untested rape kit collected dust in a police evidence room. Her attacker, who kidnapped her from outside her Dallas apartment and repeatedly raped her at knifepoint, had spent time in prison by coincidence, but not for sexually assaulting Bart.
Bart, now a 52-year-old mother of four, fears that among the thousands of backlogged, untested kits pulled from a Detroit police evidence room are stories of women similarly violated only to be forgotten by a justice system that seemingly has placed its priorities and resources elsewhere.
"Women go to the hospital and their bodies are a crime scene and treated as such," said Bart, who still lives in Texas. "For these kits then to just to sit in a laboratory or in police vaults or wherever they sit, denies victims of sexual assault any opportunity for justice. I just wonder how many more there are?"
Bart and other rape victims spoke recently to The Associated Press in hope that other women about to go through the same painful process in Detroit learn from their experiences and know they are not alone. Detroit has begun testing some of its rape kits.
The women — who agreed to use their names for this story — know testing years-old rape kits holds no guarantee the attacker will be found and brought to justice. They also know the tangled legal process can reopen wounds that took years to heal and send horrific memories of the assault flooding back.
According to some estimates, between 180,000 and 400,000 rape kits remain untested nationwide, despite DNA technology that can swiftly link rapists to crimes.
Michigan State Police stumbled upon between 9,000 and 11,300 rape kits in Detroit police storage rooms two years ago. The kits are being documented and tested in batches as part of a National Institute for Justice project. Initially, about 400 were chosen. Another batch of about 1,000 has been identified for testing so far this year.
The kits — 10-inch-long boxes containing swabs, evidence envelopes and information sheets detailing the examination, complications and a list of 24-hour rape crisis centers — can cost $1,200 to $1,500 to test.
Detroit's project is funded by grants. Houston, which had a 4,000-kit backlog, has embarked on a similar project. Grants and donations helped Los Angeles city police go through about 7,000 kits.
A team that includes police, prosecutors and Michigan State University researchers is methodically inspecting each kit to determine which still can be taken to court, what protocols can prevent future backlogs and what protections should be included for victims.
"Victims will be contacted at some point," said Rebecca Campbell, a psychology professor and member of the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Action Research Project. "You have to make sure the way that's done is appropriate; take into account the victim's physical needs, support needs, resources and health needs.
"You're reopening an incredibly tragic event. You just can't knock on someone's door to do that."
Bart was attacked in 1984, and DNA swabbed during a hospital exam was stored in a rape kit. When the kit finally was tested 24 years later, DNA was added to the FBI's Combined DNA Index System and produced a hit on Joseph Houston Jr.
"Four months after he kidnapped and raped me, he attempted to do the same with another young lady and a security guard chased him off," Bart said.
Houston was sentenced in 1985 for kidnapping and served 19 of 50 years. His DNA was taken while in prison, even as Bart's rape kit sat forgotten. He eventually was released but now is serving a 20-year sentence in Texas for indecency with a child.
"He could not be prosecuted for his crime against me. The statute of limitations was only five years at the time of my assault," Bart said. "DNA evidence is tested quickly following a murder, but is not always when a woman has been raped by a stranger."
About 55 percent of victims never report being raped, according to Scott Berkowitz, president of the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.
"When they see stories like this, that's even more discouragement for them," he said.
Helena Lazaro also fell through the cracks. She was kidnapped at knifepoint at a self-car wash in 1996 near her Los Angeles County home. For six hours, the 17-year-old was repeatedly raped.
"I did my rape kit. It was just terrible," said Lazaro, now 32. "It was very impersonal. The doctor disregarded my wishes and examined parts of my body I asked him not to. The police questioned me at the same time.
"They asked, `Why were you at the car wash at night? Are you sure you didn't know him? Are you sure you didn't want it?"'
Over time, Lazaro wanted to know the status of the case, but investigators stopped returning her calls.
With the help of the Peace Over Violence advocacy group, she learned in 2009 that her kit was not tested until 2003. Charles Courtney was in jail for another crime when the kit was tested. He is serving a 25-year sentence in Ohio for another rape. When that's completed, Courtney will serve time in California for raping her, Lazaro said.
Natasha Alexenko was 20 when she was raped and robbed at gunpoint in 1993 in her New York City apartment building. She submitted to a rape kit which "sat on a shelf collecting dust for nine and a half years," said Alexenko, the founder of Natasha's Justice Project, which advocates for rape victims.
In 2007, a sample from Victor Rondon matched the DNA from Alexenko's rape. He is serving 25 to 50 years.
"I felt re-victimized knowing nothing had happened to my kit," Alexenko said.


Mini Tacos - had to go to 4 stores to find those little buggers and then got the second to last box!
There's a story behind those rice krispie treats. I have had a box of the cereal sitting on the counter for a couple weeks. I had bought it for a recipe around Christmas and then we never used up the rest of the cereal. So it just seemed like a good idea to make the rice krispie treat bars. Saturday evening Ev and I went to the little store in town and got a bag of marshmallows because that was the only ingredient not on hand. When the ingredients were in the bowl in the microwave, there was a loud POP and when I looked in the bowl had cracked all the way around! Now this was an older bowl, but one that had been in the microwave many times before. So, of course the marshmallows that were in the bowl were not usable. Never know if there are tiny bits of glass in there or not when something like that happens.
I just had it in my head that I needed to make those bars, so about 8pm we get in the car and drive to Wal Mart in the next town over, because by now I am thinking I need to make the sticky buns too and the Dollar General in our town didn't have the right ingredients for them. We got what was needed and yesterday morning the rice krispie bars were done and ready to eat, as well as sticky buns.
And eat them they did! Between Ev and Delbert I think they ate over half the pan! So, the effort wasn't wasted, at least!


Family Tripping: As the vacation season about to hit and kids are going to get vacation leave from their schools, it would be the best time to plan your family vacation trip. If you are unable to select the perfect destination or travel ideas for your family tour and about to copycat the neighbor idea's then you would be the world's greatest dump person ever. Here are few fruitful facts about family travel.
What people often do in Family trip?
Well, when it comes to family travel, often people prefer to visit nearby amusement parks, resorts or any other jointly cited expensive entertainment place. But it is unsure whether by visiting those crowded and expensive places will satisfy your family's travel thirst.
When it comes to travel ideas, you need to pick the place where all your family members can be relaxed, and they should feel themselves free from the hectic routine works. It would be best if you choose the vacation idea that has the multiple activities in it so that it would be a satisfactory trip for your family which may include energetic toddlers, school going kids and even for the modern teenagers.
With the advent of the internet, now enter world has come under the hand palm. Just by a few clicks, you can find anything you want right from sitting at your home. Whether you are planning for your family trip to a nearby place or to the sites located too far from your resident, seeking online would be the best since it gives you all kinds of information about your chosen destination.
Apart from that, there are several top websites where travel experts across the world list their favorite travel destination or the destination which they visited in the past along with the reviews. You can pick your spot from those reviews. In addition to that, there are several websites which offer you the completed travel details, including the amenities, accommodation facilities of the famous places.
Travel experts across would undoubtedly advise you to get travel insurance before starting your travel. Playing it safe is highly recommended, especially if you have young kids on your travel.
On a family outing, make sure you keep all your egos away from the scene and ensure the presence of surprises and treats throughout the trip.
Here are the lists of few great ideas which can lead you to have fun-filled travel.
Well, camping is one among the favorite touring idea for all age groups. Also, it will be an excellent option for those who are looking for the affordable and economical family tripping idea. Camping is just the best idea for those who are looking for a comfortable outdoor trip in adventurous mode.
For all natural lovers camping would be the best idea to get themselves relaxed, also, picking the right campground is most important. The campground must be located nearby the essential amenities like water supply and so. Also, you need to make sure what type of camping you are about undergoing. Preparation gets varied according to camping like desert camping, forest camping, beach camping and so.
On the other hand, selecting the RV camping over the camper/trailer, Tent, Backpacking/Hiking, Kayak camping. Because RV camping will give you worry outing with full safety, you can rent an RV and start your camping at ease especially if you have kids.
If you have a nuclear family without any kids, then planning for a romantic gateway would be the best option. Pick your vacation spot anywhere in the city, beach or to the nearby mountains or any high latitude location, so that you can spend lovely timings with your partner.
At the same time, you should ensure about planning ahead and research your romantic destination in such a way that includes various fun-filled activities that will make you forget your ages, work tension, stress, and so. Also, you need to find out the best time to travel to such destination to yield the best from it.
Since being on the road we have learned a few key things that have helped us make our road trips more enjoyable and less stressful. Let's be honest we live in a world of technology, so we let our kids use technology while we travel and we don't feel guilty or bad about it and you shouldn't either!
Hope, the details mentioned above may give you the general idea about planning your family tripping. Whatever destination or planning you do for your family tripping, make sure you keep your official work away from you and be free to spend enough time with your family members.


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NAPOCOR has opportunities available to apply
/ Government Owned Corporation, National Power Corporation / By Senior Editorial Staff II
The National Power Corporation (Filipino: Pambansang Korporasyon sa Elektrisidad, also known as Napocor, NPC or National Power), remains a government-owned and -controlled corporation mandated to perform missionary electrification or powering the farthest islands in the archipelago thru its Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG); watershed and dams management in support of power generation; and operations and maintenance of the Agus and Pulangi Hydropower Complexes in Mindanao. It is an attached agency of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Interestingly, NAPOCOR has vacancies available until December 22, 2022.
One (1) Information Systems/Technology Specialist (Salary Grade 19)
One (1) Principal Engineer C (Salary Grade 20)
One (1) Senior Mechanic (Salary Grade 14)
One (1) Plant Superintendent (Salary Grade 23)
One (1) Property Officer A (Salary Grade 18)
One (1) Cashier C (Salary Grade 16)
Item Number: MGG094-01
Place of Assignment : Agus 1&2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex Plant Technical Services Division
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering relevant to the job
Eligibility: Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility
Place of Assignment : Agus 1&2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex Plant Complex Operations Division Substation
Training: 16 hours of relevant training
Eligibility: Appropriate RA 1080
Place of Assignment : Agus 1&2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex Plant Complex Maintenance Division Agus 1 Mechanical
Education: High School Graduate or Completion of relevant vocational/trade course
Eligibility: RA 1080 (250 volts/50 hp and above)/ Mechanic (less than 250 volts/50 Hp) (MC 10, s. 2013 – Cat II)
Place of Assignment : Agus 1&2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex Maintenance Division Agus 1 Electrical
Place of Assignment : Agus 1&2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex Administration & Finance Services Division HR/Administration
Place of Assignment : Agus 1&2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex Administration & Finance Services Division Finance
Interested and qualified applicants should signify their interest in writing. Attach the following documents to the application letter and send to the address below
not later than December 22, 2022.
For INTERNAL APPLICANTS including applicants from other Government Offices:
Application Letter with specific Position Title and Item No. applied for
Duly Accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS)
Updated Service Record
Certificate of Eligibility authenticated by CSC, Report of Rating ( for RA 1080 ) and valid Professional License authenticated by PRC
Certificate of relevant trainings/seminars attended
Performance Rating for the last Rating Period
For EXTERNAL APPLICANTS
Official Transcript of Records
Certificate of Employment (past and present employer, if any)
Certificate of relevant trainings/seminars attended, if any
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS are advised to hand in or send through courier/email their application to:
MINDANAO GENERATION GROUP (Agus 1&2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex)
Submit Applications To: Manta M. Lao (mmlao@napocor.gov.ph)
AGUS 1 & 2 HPP - Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur
APPLICATIONS WITH INCOMPLETE DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.
NPC gives equal employment opportunity for all gender identities provided they meet the minimum requirements of the position to be filled. NPC shall make adjustments to enable applicants with disabilities to undergo the necessary employment test and interview (e.g. provision of assistive devices and other communication aids) for them to equally compete with other applicants.
The National Power Corporation (NPC) was created under Commonwealth Act No. 120 on November 3, 1936 as a non-stock government corporation. In 1960, NPC was converted into a stock corporation wholly owned by the government under Republic Act 2641. In 1971, its charter was revised by virtue of Republic Act 6395, as amended. NPC was granted an authorized capital stock of P 50 billion corresponding to 500 million shares of stock at P100 par value, of which 270,488,708 shares were issued equivalent to P 27.049 billion.
From its creation up to the late 1980's, the generation of power and its transmission through the nationwide transmission grid (the Grid) in the country was vertically integrated, centrally controlled and managed, and wholly-owned by the NPC.
In June 2001, Republic Act 9136, otherwise known as the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001", the EPIRA was enacted to institute reforms in the industry. The major aspects of the reforms include the (1) restructuring of the entire power industry to introduce competition in the generation sector, (2) change from government to private ownership, and (3) introduction of a stable regulatory framework for the electricity sector.
The EPIRA organized the industry into four (4) sectors, generation, transmission, distribution and supply. The structural reforms resulted among others in the creation of two (2) government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) and the National Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO).
PSALM was created to take ownership of all existing generation assets, independent power producers (IPP) contracts, real estate and all other disposable assets, and to assume all liabilities and obligations of NPC. The principal purpose of PSALM is to manage the orderly sales, disposition and privatization of NPC's assets with the objective of liquidating in an optimal manner all the NPC's financial obligations and stranded contract costs. On the other hand, TransCo was created to take over the electric transmission function of NPC and the responsibility for planning construction and centralized operation and maintenance of high voltage transmission facilities including grid interconnections and ancillary services. NPC was retained as a GOCC (a) to perform the missionary electrification functions, i.e. provision of power generation and its associated power delivery systems in areas that are not connected to the transmission system, through its Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) (b) to manage the watersheds and (c) to operate and maintain the generation assets transferred to PSALM pending their disposal.
Source: NAPOCOR

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Where Australian cities rank in list of world's worst driving cities
It doesn't take a genius to realise roads in our capital cities are congested and public transport isn't coping. But just how bad we are compared to the rest of the world will shock you.
Dom Tripolone
news.com.auNovember 14, 201912:53pm
Motorists could be charged to drive through major cities
There are calls for a new approach to unclogging the major cities with the Grattan Institute saying it's time to introduce "congestion charging". The think tank has suggested Australian cities follow London, Singapore and New York and charge road users for entering the CBD in the morning and afternoon peak periods. The report suggested a modest charge could result in 40 per cent fewer cars entering the central area during peak congestion periods, and speed increases of about one per cent across the network. Image: Getty
No one likes to sit in traffic. Picture: Andrew HenshawSource:News Corp Australia
If you think driving in Australia's capital cities is like a feverish dream, you aren't too far off, according to new research.
The latest index from Mister Auto ranking the world's best and worst cities for driving delivers some shocking results for Australia's largest cities.
The study ranks cities based on several crucial metrics including cars per capita, congestion, road quality, average speed, car age and access to public transport. It also assesses safety and costs associated with driving, including fatalities, road rage incidents, fuel, parking and taxes.
Sydney was ranked as the worst city in Australia for drivers, followed closely by Melbourne. Picture: Andrew HenshawSource:News Corp Australia
Sydney ranks as the worst city in Australia and 15th in the world and does poorly for average city speeds, congestion and car age. It's also the most expensive city in the world for parking at an average of $39.23 for two hours.
Among the surprising cities ranked better than Sydney are Beijing, Los Angeles, London and Paris.
Melbourne isn't far behind at 18, performing better than Sydney in most metrics but being slammed for expensive road taxes and poor air quality. Melburnians have faster average speeds and far better access to public transport than those in Sydney.
Brisbane and Perth also made the top 100, respectively 35th and 88th. Brisbane residents have the right to complain about access to public transport and high parking costs and Perth's failings are lack of public transport and a higher fatality rate.
Australian cities were all middle of the road for violent incidents.Source:News Limited
Australian cities as a whole get marked down for our high rate of car ownership with those four capitals ranked in the top third in the world.
On the bright side most Australian cities fare well in air pollution scores — Brisbane is rated best city in the world for air quality while Sydney and Perth are in the top 20.
Spare a thought for drivers in some of the worst ranked cities.
Mister Auto boss Sebastien Rohart says cities will need to keep building road infrastructure for the foreseeable future as cars will likely remain the most used form of transport, whether with petrol or electric power.
"Our study shows that while many cities already have the infrastructure and legislation in place, there's still a lot of work to be done towards making driving safe and affordable across the board," says Rohart.
New York ranks one spot below Sydney. New Yorkers are cruelled by slow average speeds, high fatalities and expensive parking.
Fans of dashcam YouTube videos should be aware that St Petersburg and Moscow in Russia are among the worst cities in the world for road rage incidents and fatalities, though both benefit from low petrol prices.
Road infrastructure will still be important for a long time.Source:Supplied
Rohart cites road rage as "a measure of the aggressiveness of its drivers … it exposes the level of frustration experienced due to stressful city driving conditions like traffic and congestion".
Mumbai in India and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia are ranked No.1 and No.2 respectively as worst cities in the world. Mumbai's congestion is a fact of daily life and its tallies of older vehicles, road rage incidents and fatalities all rate among the worst in the world.
The Mongolian capital is also extremely dangerous and choked with traffic but cheap motoring are a plus.
Beijing is known for its shocking air quality. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)Source:Getty Images
Air pollution levels are immense in Lagos, Mumbai, Beijing, Karachi and Ulaanbaatar. Rohart says including air quality in the survey highlights the health risks associated with transport.
"There are a number of cities in the world where you can't even open the window while driving," he says, "due to the amount of smog and pollution from cars, which make a huge impact on the health and safety of their drivers and inhabitants."
But it isn't all bad news, especially if you live in Canada and Switzerland, which hit the top 10 in multiple categories, even more in the top 20.
Dubai, despite its poor air quality, is a surprise inclusion as the second best city for drivers thanks to low rates of violence and cheap fuel and running costs.
Top 10 worst cities for drivers
1. Mumbai, India
2. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
3. Kolkata, India
4. Lagos, Nigeria
5. Karachi, Pakistan
6. Bogota, Colombia
7. Sao Paulo, Brazil
8. Mexico City, Mexico
10. Moscow, Russia
15. Sydney
18. Melbourne
35. Brisbane
88. Perth
Top 10 best cities for drivers
1. Calgary, Canada
2. Dubai, UAE
3. Ottawa, Canada
4. Bern, Switzerland
5. El Paso, US
6. Vancouver, Canada
7. Gothenburg, Sweden
8. Dusseldorf, Germany
9. Basel, Switzerland
10. Dortmund, Germany
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If you have an interest in transportation issues related to Cobb County, and can spring for the pricey entrance fee, the Cobb Chamber will host the 2021 Transportation & Mobility Summit on Tuesday, October 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
It's a luncheon summit, and the cost is $100 for non-Chamber-members and $60 for members.
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THE EDITOR, Madam:
A new KFC outlet is currently under construction in Christiana, and we hope that it will facilitate further development by attracting other businesses to the town, contributing to the increase of employment in rural communities.
The construction of KFC has resulted in the eviction of the taxi operators from the private car park that it now occupies. These taxi operators services various routes, including Albert Town, Lime Tree, Licfield, Lowe River, Criag Head, Coleyville, Pike, Dobson and Ticky Ticky, are now on the roadside, resulting in chaos and traffic congestion. This is further compounded by additional lines
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The Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State. Photo by Mary Frances Pillion | Onward State
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UK Labour is experiencing the same implosion that is going on here. Basically the left is eating their own and it is extremely funny to watch.
Dan Hodges is a Blairite cuckoo in the Miliband nest. He has worked for the Labour Party, the GMB trade union and managed numerous independent political campaigns. He writes about Labour with tribal loyalty and without reservation.
There have been times in Ed Miliband's leadership when he's been ignored. That's not unusual for a new leader of a party consigned to the wilderness of opposition. There have also been times when people have disagreed with him. Like when he's claimed we should try to understand the rioters or listen to the St Paul's protestors, or said just about anything on the economy. But now people are openly laughing at him. And for any politician, that is the most dangerous moment of all.
At least, that's what I thought until I was rudely awoken by my humorous convulsions. And then, at that moment, the truth dawned. People aren't laughing at Ed Miliband. They're laughing at all of us. The entire British Left has ceased to become a political movement. We are now a giant comedy sketch. A strange, surreal montage of Monty Python, Citizen Smith and the Thick of It.
On Wednesday I followed a Twitter debate between best-selling Left-wing author Owen Jones, and Sunny Hundal, editor of Liberal Conspiracy, recently voted the most influential Left-wing website in the country. They were debating the deficit, the cuts and Labour's approach. Hundal's advice, and I am not making this up, was that the Left should say nothing about them. Coming up with a credible line was just too hard. So we should not talk about the cuts at all. Labour should shift the debate to jobs, the NHS, fly fishing – anything. But a bit like Basil Fawlty, under no account must we mention the cuts.
Snigger. There are some harsh lessons there in those three short paragraphs that Labour in New Zealand and indeed other leftwing organisation need to understand. They won't though and because they won't we will keep on laughing at them….like the Maritime Union.


NEW YORK - A Texas oil executive was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for approving the payment of millions of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Iraq regime so he could secure large oil shipments through a U.N. program.
U.S. District Judge Denny Chin also fined David Chalmers $9 million. He sentenced Chalmers' companies, Bayoil USA and the Bahamas-based Bayoil Supply & Trading Ltd., to three years of probation.
Chalmers, 54, of Houston, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Without the plea deal, he could have faced more than 60 years in prison. "I didn't think through all the consequences at the time, and I'm sorry," he said.


Same great fabric as the Bummis Super Whisper Wrap but now available with snaps instead of Aplix fasteners! Well-placed and durable plastic snaps ensure a comfortable, adjustable fit.
This cloth diaper cover from Bummis is available in white only. It can be washed and dried at normal temperatures in washer and dryer with your cloth diapers. Please avoid fabric softeners, chlorine bleach, or any other whitening agents.
Attach hook and loop fasteners to laundry tabs. Wash on warm or hot with your inserts and/or diapers. Do not use a sanitize cycle on any product with hook and loop type closures or elastics. Set water to highest level. Rinsing with lots of water will help to avoid build-up of detergent, bacteria and urine.
Avoid bleach, brighteners and fabric softeners. Use very little regular detergent or a zero-residue detergent. Using natural or oil-based soaps or too much detergent may leave a residue that can cause inserts, diapers and wraps to retain odours and/or leak.
Dry at regular temperature in the dryer or on a clothesline. To prolong the life of the Super Lite wrap, opt for line drying. Sunlight is a natural brightener and disinfectant!
Very versatile, roomy enough for thick prefolds, holds up extrememly well.
Durable with beautiful prints. No leak. No mess.
I use this cover with prefolds and fitted diapers and have not had too much trouble. The material seems sturdy and holds up well in the wash. My little one is an energetic toddler, 30+ lbs, and a heavy wetter. Have not had any trouble with leaks to speak of (unless the diaper was left on too long and the insert totally saturated). No poop leaks either.
I use them for my 2.5 yo and my 3 yo for night time. These girls have HUGE bladders and these diapers make sure their accidents stay in. Love em!
My 27 month old who is 35+ pounds and fits in a 3T wears both the large and extra large. I love the whisper wraps because the PUL is the inside and this makes the diapers last a bit longer.
I had one prorap snap cover that I loved 5 years ago with first daughter - it had lots of snaps so it was really adjustable. I also really liked the Bummis with velcro; the fabric seems nicer. So I thought this would be great. While it washes beautifully, I would like to have more snaps to get a better fit. There are really only two snap positions per side using both snaps. On my little one we switched from the tightest position on the small cover at about 9 pounds to the bigger setting to avoid the spitup caused by excess pressure on the tummy. It seemed a bit loose, but the other setting was definitely too tight. Perhaps in larger sizes the ability to fine-tune the waist size will not matter so much. Bummis with velcro have those patches to stick the velcro to, so the velcro snake has not been an issue for us in the wash. In the future I think I will stick with the velcro Bummis for greater adjustability and the option of patterns.
We love this cover, our daughter has completely soaked the prefold and it's never leaked!
I have been using Bummis products for about 1-1/2 years and with both of my daughters. They do great at keeping the wet in and usually fit pretty well. I started out with the apex (velcro) with my older child, but switched to the snaps once she started taking off her diaper on her own! The snaps work great to keep them on. The mediums fit her well until about 30lbs. I made the switch to the large covers at that time and they still do not fit so well (she is now close to 32 lbs. They are too larege, all around, for her size and she is not at all petite. The cloth diaper tend to slide down the front, resulting in a big bulge. A bit frustrating. Might want to try a different brand once your child reaches this size.
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Wamda and Oasis500 Announce Partnership during the Proceedings of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Jordan
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Amman – Nov 2011 – Wamda, a platform that supports and invests in entrepreneurs in the MENA region, has announced a strategic partnership with Oasis500, the MENA region's premier early stage and seed investment company. The partnership was signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum "Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World" that was held at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre at the Dead Sea, Jordan, between 21st – 23rd October, 2011.
The highlight of this partnership is Wamda's commitment to annually invest in several Oasis500 startups. The investments will provide follow-on funding for incubated startups ranging from USD 50,000 to USD 100,000 per investment. The goal of Wamda's investment is to help Oasis500 companies grow and target regional and international audiences.
Wamda and Oasis500 will also join forces to create several joint activities aimed at empowering entrepreneurs and providing them with expertise, exposure and tools to jump-start their businesses and expand into the emerging economy of the Middle East. The activities will include training boot camps, mentorship and investment events in both Jordan and the region.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Habib Haddad, CEO of Wamda and co-chair of this year's WEF Special Meeting in Jordan, said: "The approaches that Wamda and Oasis500 take are synergistic. Not only do we invest financial capital, but more importantly we also invest the necessary intellectual and human capital to take startups to the next level."
Dr. Usama Fayyad, Chairman of Oasis500 and former Executive VP and Chief Data Officer of Yahoo! Inc., said: "We are excited about this strategic partnership with Wamda and we are confident that it will accelerate the awareness and impact of Oasis500 around the region in reaching to our target audiences of entrepreneurs and investors. Wamda's commitment to invest in follow-on funding to our startups is a great vote of confidence and will greatly benefit our portfolio companies."
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Made people I: Makeover
Organized by Wolf-Dietrich Löhr (Freie Universität Berlin/Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz), Romana Sammern (Universität Salzburg) and Julia Saviello (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Since antiquity, beauty has been regarded as a work of art in which nature plays a role not so much as a holistic model and ideal but as a basic substance and an 'assembly kit'. This concept of composite beauty bears the reservation that beauty as an entity only exists in an incomplete form in nature. It suggests that work can be performed on the human body, both to improve and to correct it. The initial hypothesis is that such work represents a concept combining artistic, cosmetic and medical practices that sees the techniques of art in a fundamental field of tension vis-à-vis the substances provided by nature.
Even more than in painting and sculpting, both of which pursued a demonstration of their autonomy and perfection in estheticizing nature in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, a supposed inadequacy of what nature had to offer became a lasting point of friction and even the sole legitimisation in the practice of putting on make-up or doing one's hair and in more recent beauty surgery. While the impression of naturalness remained virulent as a measurement and an ideal, as it also does in art that continuous to pursue imitatio, the boundary to reality simultaneously became permeable, so that beauty could literally assume the role of a second nature and the stylist could turn into an alter deus.
Designed as an interdisciplinary event, the workshop explores the norms and techniques of such an estheticizing treatment of nature in the fields of art, cosmetics and plastic surgery regarding physical beauty and the instruments and guiding principles of its creation or enhancement. In two sessions, it traces the various degrees of cosmetic and artistic treatment of and intervention in the natural body from antiquity to the present, examining its superficial make-up on the one hand and its far-reaching makeover on the other. Here, special attention is given to the techniques of estheticization, the processes of selection and synthesis as well as the modification or modelling of parts of the body with respect to both colours and shapes. Such a focus also allows for a demonstration of the violent side that the ideal of beauty bears which ultimately always entails changes to nature, a dissection of the body into beautiful individual parts and their chimera-like reassembling.
The aim of the workshop is to promote academic exchange between junior scholars and established experts. Also, with the aid of a selection of source texts and a common discussion of selected museum exhibits on site, a common thematic basis is to be developed that covers beautifying techniques of make-up and makeover and reaches beyond individual specialisation.
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Navigating Gliders in Support of Whale Conservation
Our friends at WHaLE deployed a glider into the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in early June, just before aerial and shipboard surveys discovered several Right Whales north off the Shediac Valley.
For the first few weeks of deployment, the glider was fairly far north of where the Right Whales had been sighted. I was frustrated by the lack of Right Whale calls on the glider. The animals were clearly present in the region, but the glider appeared to be too far north. By late-June it was time to take action and redirect that glider south.
How gliders work
Gliders move by changing their internal buoyancy. When they get to the ocean surface, they move a piston inward to become denser and sink, and when they arrive near the seafloor, they move the piston outward which enables them to become lighter and float slowly back up to the surface. There is a fairly narrow range of ocean densities that the glider can navigate in this manner, so before the glider is deployed, the technicians ballast the glider to the range of ocean densities that we expect the glider to encounter.
We are learning to expect the unexpected in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
If you live in Ontario, then flooding might have been a topic of conversation over the spring and summer months. What you may not know is that to help ease the impact of flooding in the Great Lakes, the government released dam water into the St. Lawrence river. The St. Lawrence river empties into the ocean where our glider was flying. The combination of severe rainfall and the dam release caused a freshwater (i.e., low density) lens to cap the ocean water throughout the southern Gulf. The salinity of the water was the lowest ever measured since monitoring began in 1965. Because of this low density surface lens, the glider struggled to get to the surface on each dive, and was making no headway south.
Technical support to the rescue
Adam Comeau, an Ocean Tracking Network glider technician, raced out to the glider on a fishing boat out of North Port, PEI, to collect the glider. The glider was designed with external weights that could be removed or added to change the weight of the glider (and hence the density range it could navigate) on the fly. By removing some of these weights, Adam was able to save the glider mission. The glider eventually moved south and began recording right whale sounds, and many other biological sounds, in great quantity. Thank you Adam!
With this adjustment we are hoping to hear many more whale calls from the glider. Check out our map to see which whale species have been heard and where!
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Here's another July sale as Michael Newton-Woof at Ventura UK tells me he closed on the sale of the 26m motor yacht One and Only last weekend with Ekka Yachts in Greece representing the buyer.
Built in 2006 by Ferreti as one of the 830 series, she accommodates eight guests in a full beam master suite, a forward VIP stateroom and two twin cabins. Mike goes on to say that the Ferretti 830 series continues to be a market leader with almost 60 sales since its inception in 2005.
One and Only was asking €2.2 million and has already moved from Turkey to her new home in Greece.


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Q: How get permission for camera in android.(Specifically Marshmallow) Hey I am designing  an app in android studio. In which i require permission of camera. I have included <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
  in the the AndroidManifest.xml file. It is working properly in all versions of android except Marshmallow. How do I get camera permission by default? If not possible how do I ask it from user?

A: First check if the user has granted the permission:
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
    == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED)

Then, you could use this to request to the user:
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity, new String[] {Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, requestCode);

And in Marshmallow, it will appear in a dialog

A: This works for me, the source is here
int MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CAMERA=0;
// Here, this is the current activity
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
{
     if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA))
     {

     }
     else
     {
          ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CAMERA );
          // MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_CONTACTS is an
          // app-defined int constant. The callback method gets the
          // result of the request.
      }
}

A: You can try the following code to request camera permission in marshmallow. First check if the user grant the permission. If user has not granted the permission, then request the camera permission:
private static final int MY_CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE = 100;

if (checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
    requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, MY_CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE);
}

After requesting the permission, dialog will display to ask permission containing allow and deny options. After clicking action we can get result of the request with the following method:
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
    super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
    if (requestCode == MY_CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE) {
        if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            Toast.makeText(this, "camera permission granted", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        } else {
            Toast.makeText(this, "camera permission denied", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }
    }
}

A: check using this
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, android.Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
            == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED)

and

A: I try to add following code:
private static final int MY_CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE = 100;

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.M)

if (checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, MY_CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE);
    }

On onCreate Function and this following code:
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
    super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
    if (requestCode == MY_CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE) {
        if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            Toast.makeText(this, "camera permission granted", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        } else {
            Toast.makeText(this, "camera permission denied", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }
    }
}

And this worked for me :)

A: One of the easiest way to take permission is to used the deterex library. like below
Implement the following library in your gradle.
    implementation 'com.karumi:dexter:6.2.2'

after adding the library used this for permission like below
        Dexter.withContext(this)
            .withPermissions(
                    Manifest.permission.CAMERA
            ).withListener(new MultiplePermissionsListener() {
        @Override public void onPermissionsChecked(MultiplePermissionsReport report) {/* ... */}
        @Override public void onPermissionRationaleShouldBeShown(List<PermissionRequest> permissions, PermissionToken token) {/*
        ... */}
    }).check();

Don't forget to add the user permission in your manifest
      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
      <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />

A: Requesting Permissions
In the following code, we will ask for camera permission:
in java
EasyPermissions is a wrapper library to simplify basic system permissions logic when targeting Android M or higher.
Installation
EasyPermissions is installed by adding the following dependency to your build.gradle file:
dependencies {

    // For developers using AndroidX in their applications
    implementation 'pub.devrel:easypermissions:3.0.0'

    // For developers using the Android Support Library
    implementation 'pub.devrel:easypermissions:2.0.1'

}

private void askAboutCamera(){

        EasyPermissions.requestPermissions(
                this,
                "A partir deste ponto a permissão de câmera é necessária.",
                CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE,
                Manifest.permission.CAMERA );
}

A: click here for full source code and learn more.
Before get permission you can check api version,
  if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
  {
      if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.this, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

      }
      else
      {
         ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(MainActivity.this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, 401);
      }
  }
  else
  {
    // if version is below m then write code here,
  }

Get the Result of the permission dialog,
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, int[] grantResults) {
    super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
    if (requestCode == 401) {
        if (grantResults.length == 0 || grantResults == null) {

        } else if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            openGallery();
        } else if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED) {
        }
    } else if (requestCode == 402) {
        if (grantResults.length == 0 || grantResults == null) {

        } else if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

        } else if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED) {
        }
    }
}

A:          private const val CAMERA_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE = 2323

         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
           {
             if (checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA) !=
             PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
               {
            requestPermissions(arrayOf(Manifest.permission.CAMERA),
            CAMERA_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE)
               }
           }

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Reliquary monument at Samye monastery
2001.59.13.34.1 (Film negative)
Hugh E. Richardson
Hugh Richardson
Tsangpo Valley Region > Samye
2001.59.13.34.1
One of the four large reliquary monuments (mchod rten) surrounding the central Utse (dbu rtse) temple in Samye monastery. It could be the blue one (at the north-east) or the red one (at the south west). There is also a small shrine or hermitage on top of the mountain in the background.
Donated August 2001
Donated by
The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson
Richardson's 1949 tour of the Yarlung and Chyongye valleys
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - Notes on negative album - 'NYEMO. SAMYE. YARLUNG. RGYAL.' is written on the cover of this blue negative album in white in Richardson's hand. [KC 24/3/2006]
Manual Catalogues - Notes on Blue negative album index - No. 30. 'do' [SAMYE].
Manual Catalogues - Richardson's handlist: 'Blue Album. [Nos.] 29-35. 'Bsam yas, founded c 779. (now destroyed)'.
Other Information - Background: Richardson visited Samye in 1949 and describes the site in High Peaks, Pure Earth , London, Serindia Publications, 1998, p. 315-6. "About twenty-six miles downstream [of Gong-dkar Rdzong] on the north bank [of the Tsangpo] is Bsam-yas (1949), "Beyond Imagining", the oldest, most famous, most beautiful and most numinous of Tibetan monasteries. Founded in 779 by Padmasambhava and the Indian pundit Santaraksita under the patronage of the King Khri Srong-lde-brtsan, it was conceived as the realization of an ideal universe in the form of a mandala. The spacious precinct is surrounded by a high wall representing the ocean, with a differently shaped temple at each of the cardinal points for continents and smaller island temples on either side. Some way inside the wall are four large mchod-rten , each in the colour appropriate to its geogaphical position - red at the south-west, black at the north-west, blue at the north-east, and white at the south-east. At the centre, enclosed in a high wall piercwed by doors on the east, south, north and west, stands, foursquare, the great dbu-rtse or gtsug-lag-khang , the symbol of Mount Me-ru, the centre of the universe. ..."
Technical Information - This photograph was taken using a Zeiss Super Ikonta camera which could take images of 6x9 cm. This was the largest negative exposure size that Richardson could take advantage of with the two cameras that he owned (the other being a Reflex Korelle, which 6x6 cm images). This size produced contact prints of sufficient size that they could be used as prints without further enlargement. However, it was only possible to take 8 images per role with this size of image. By the late 1940s, generally Richardson seems to have used this size image less and less and the choice on this tour probably reflects the significance of the site and the fact that Richardson wanted to take readable photographs of the inscription pillar there, as previously he had relied upon copies made available to him by Sir Charles Bell [ A Corpus of Early Tibetan Inscriptions , Royal Asiatic Society, James G. Forlong Series, No. XXIX, Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd, 1985, p.26] [MS 17/12/2005]
Other Information - Dates
Other Information - Dates: Richardson states that he photographed the Samye inscription pillar in 1949 [ A Corpus of Early Tibetan Inscriptions , Royal Asiatic Society, James G. Forlong Series, No. XXIX, Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd, 1985, p.26] [MS 17/12/2005]
The Tibet Album. "Reliquary monument at Samye monastery" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.59.13.34.1.html>.
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