A militia fighting against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria has released 833 youths from its own ranks, some as young as 11, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said Friday.
UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac said the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was formed in 2013 by vigilante groups in Borno state to fight Boko Haram, which itself gained international notoriety for kidnapping schoolgirls in the town of Chibok.
The CJTF signed an action plan in September 2017 to end child recruitment, and the release of the youths, 40 percent of whom were 15 or younger, was its first formal release.
The released youths were among 1,175 boys and 294 girls who had been identified as being associated with the CJTF in Maiduguri, UNICEF said, although the total has yet to be verified and could include another 2,200 or more children.
It said that it had supported the social and economic reintegration of more than 8,700 children released from armed groups since 2017, helping trace their families, returning them to their communities and offering them psychosocial support, education, vocational training and informal apprenticeships.
Boulierac said that the CJTF included children who were "pursuing military objectives" but also many in support roles, so their reintegration into society might be easier than those released from an armed group like Boko Haram. That Islamist group has kidnapped thousands since it began an insurgency in 2009 aimed at creating an Islamic state in the northeast.
"As far as the Nigerian government is concerned, the CJTF is a local intelligence gathering group. The defense ministry does not have any evidence of armed soldiers who are underage," said presidency spokesman Garba Shehu, who spoke on the phone.
Nigeria's government has said since December 2015 that Boko Haram has been "technically defeated," 20 months after the kidnap of the 270 Chibok girls.


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India to bolster carbon trading market with stabilisation fund
Planning envisages the market becoming fully operational in 2026, covering 37 per cent of the country's emissions, according to slides, seen by Reuters, that the Power Ministry has shown to stakeholders. The sources said the government intended to publish the market's rules soon.
NEW DELHI: India is planning a stabilization fund to keep prices of credits in its planned carbon market above a certain threshold, ensuring that they remain attractive for investors and that the market succeeds in cutting emissions, two government sources said.
Money in the fund would be used by a market regulator to buy carbon credits if prices fell too low, one of the officials said.
Consistent investor interest in credits and a floor under the price would be needed because sharp falls in the market could discourage industries from reducing carbon dioxide emissions, that official added.
Details would be announced next year, said a third person, Samrat Sengupta, vice president for new businesses and market strategy at carbon offsetter EKI Energy Ltd, which has been briefed by the government.
In creating a carbon market, a country sets a limit on emissions and then allocates a corresponding quantity of tradable permits, or credits, to emitters. The quantity reduces over time. If a company wants to emit more, it can buy more credits at the market price, but it will also consider whether constraining or even cutting its emissions might more profitable.
The source said the federal government would set up the stabilization fund. Exactly how it would work and where the money would come from was still under discussion.
The second source said the World Bank had shown interest in financing the carbon market if a stabilization mechanism were created.
The World Bank has already said it will provide $8 million to help India prepare carbon-pricing instruments.
India's Power Ministry and the World Bank did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment.
The plans for creating a stabilization fund and funding details have not been reported previously. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
Beginning in 2008, prices of carbon credits in other countries slumped heavily, because of that year's economic crisis and because governments had issued too many of them.
In the European Union, a credit worth 1 tonne of carbon dioxide traded at just 5 euros in 2012, down from around 30 euros in 2008, so cutting emissions was not very rewarding. But creation of a stabilisation fund in 2019, among other measures, has seen the price rise to between 75 and 95 euros per tonne.
The Indian market would cover emissions of carbon dioxide and also five other greenhouse gases valued in terms of their carbon dioxide equivalence, the sources said.
Power Minister R.K. Singh said last week the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission would probably be the market regulator.
In a part of the planned market to be called the compliance market, participation would be obligatory for entities in a dozen sectors, such as oil refining, steel, aluminium and cement, the sources said. Another part, the voluntary market, would be open to other entities.
India already has a market for trading certificates in above-target energy savings. Entities in 13 sectors must participate.
Green energy companies formed a group in October to mediate between the government and industry. They included Adani Green, owned by billionaire Gautam Adani, Hero Future Energies, Ayana Renewable Power and global private equity major KKR's Virescent Infra.
The targets for reducing each sector's emissions will be set by committees of the environment, power and renewable energy ministries, the two officials said.
India's carbon market is being set up in two phases, according to the government's presentation slides. In the first phase, between 2023 and 2025, the existing energy-savings certificates will be converted to carbon credits.
The government was still considering whether the new market would subsume one in which certificates for renewable energy generation are traded, the two officials said.
India has committed to cutting its ratio of greenhouse emissions to gross domestic product by 2030 to 45 per cent of its 2005 level and to net zero by 2070.
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BWRC held its first-ever full day conference at Borough Hall on March 31, with support from the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The conference explored the challenges of "Moving Goods and People to, from, and along the Brooklyn Waterfront" with two panels and a keynote speaker. The conference drew leading providers and local experts in freight and passenger transportation. The event was well-attended, filling the main courtroom to capacity, and it was covered by the Brooklyn Eagle.
The conference opened with introductions by BWRC Director Richard Hanley and Camille Kamga of the University Transportation Research Center. BWRC project coordinator Inna Guzenfeld provided a historical overview, followed by Christopher Clott, of SUNY Maritime College, who outlined New York's shipping and maritime context. The morning panel, titled "Moving Goods Along the Brooklyn Waterfront" assembled a group of industry professionals, with strong representation from Red Hook.
Edward Kelly who heads the Maritime Association of the Port of NY-NJ, introduced the speakers and moderated the discussion. Robert Hughes of Erie Basin Bargeport, Michael Stamatis of the Red Hook Container Terminal, and Gregory Brayman of Phoenix Beverages all emphasized the importance of retaining an active port in Brooklyn. Council Member Carlos Menchaca, a returning panelist from last year's BWRC conference on manufacturing, discussed strategies to preserve manufacturing jobs in Southwest Brooklyn. Panelists also raised the issues of waterfront zoning and conflicts between residential development and maritime use. Patrick Thrasher provided an update on the Port Authority's car float program, which operates between Greenville Yards in Jersey City and the 65th Street Rail Yard in Sunset Park.
After a brief Q&A, BWRC was pleased to offer lunch with a keynote presentation by Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a longtime supporter of the working waterfront, who spoke about the Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel. Congressman Nadler cited a startling statistic: Over 40% of freight moves by rail in Midwestern cities, but in the New York region, which is highly truck-dependent, rail accounts for less than 1% of all goods movement. Congressman Nadler also alluded to the environmental impacts of trucking and the need for cleaner, more sustainable ports.
Attendees then proceeded to the afternoon panel on passenger transportation, which was split into two parts to accommodate all the speakers. In Part 1, the audience heard from representatives of two community groups, Alan Minor of Neighbors Allied for Good Growth and Ryan Chavez of UPROSE; and two others spoke from larger organizations:Eliot Matz from the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and Andrew Hoan from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. These four panelists discussed the need for resilient transit that serves community needs, while responding to climate change on the Brooklyn waterfront. Eliot Matz revealed that the Brooklyn Navy Yard expects to be housing 20,000 jobs by 2020, and outlined the Yard's plan to provide greater mobility for employees. Andrew Hoan emphasized the need for infrastructure investments to accommodate Brooklyn's accelerating growth.
Part 2 provided a truly multi-modal perspective with Dani Simons, of Motivate, which operates CitiBike, Franny Civitano, of NYC Ferry by Hornblower, and Adam Giambrone, who directs the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) project. Matthew Daus, the former Taxi & Limousine Commissioner and expert on Transportation Networking Companies rounded out the panel. Panelists discussed the roles that different modes play in moving people to, from, and along the Brooklyn waterfront and how (semi) private transportation can supplement public transit.
After a short break, BWRC reconvened the afternoon panelists for a closing discussion and Q&A, moderated by Roland Lewis of the Waterfront Alliance. As expected, the BQX drew many questions from the audience, which led to a lively discussion about funding, development, and resiliency. Attendees also raised the issue of community involvement in the rollout of new transportation modes, such as ferries and streetcars.
Richard Hanley provided closing remarks, and announced the subject for BWRC's 2018 conference: coastal resiliency along the Brooklyn waterfront. BWRC is grateful to the many panelists who took part in this year's program, and our sponsors, including the New York City College of Technology and the University Transportation Research Center. Thanks again to NYCEDC and the Port Authority for supporting a full-day conference this year. Finally, we would like to thank photographer Robin Michals for documenting the event and Kristin Cassidy, Inna Guzenfeld, and Sean Scanlan for organizing the conference. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2018!
In the mid-twentieth century, before its decades' long decline, the Brooklyn waterfront buzzed with the movement of ships and trains and trucks and trolleys and people. The goods that moved to and fro along the waterfront came from around the world, but many, if not most of the workers moving along the same waterfront came from adjacent neighborhoods – Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill, Sunset Park, and Red Hook. Many of those workers walked to job sites at large warehouse and factory complexes at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Bush Terminal, the Domino Sugar processing complex, and the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The workers serviced ships, moved goods, processed coffee, and sugar and worked in manufacturing.
There was much less movement along the Brooklyn waterfront in the latter part of the twentieth century as first the shipping industry and then other industries moved, taking jobs and many of the workers with them. After more than a generation, the Brooklyn waterfront is moving once again, but it is a different kind of movement and for different reasons. There are now and soon will be more residents of high-rise towers in neighborhoods that were formerly characterized by low-rise tenements, brownstones, and high-rise public housing. There is still a Navy Yard, Bush Terminal (now Industry City), and Brooklyn Army Terminal, but no Domino Sugar plant. There are scores of thousands of tourists visiting sites along the Brooklyn waterfront. What is left of the transportation infrastructure is overtaxed and insufficient to accommodate the needs for moving along the Brooklyn waterfront.
This joint, full day conference, sponsored by BWRC and the University Transportation Research Center, has as its goal as comprehensive a conversation as we can about the transportation needs of the communities, businesses, and visitors along the Brooklyn waterfront. Some of the questions that will be asked are: Have those needs been studied? Who are the community-based actors working on these issues and what are they saying? How are city, state, and local officials planning to address the issues? There are many means of transportation and transportation infrastructures in place or proposed: subways, barges, buses, trucks, ferries, private shuttles, freight rails, the Brooklyn Greenway, bicycles, a light rail system, car sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, and even a gondola to replace the L line. Are, or could, these systems be sufficient to meet the needs? Trying to answer these and other transportation questions will be our keynote lunch speaker, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, representatives of maritime industries, elected and appointed officials, representatives from waterfront communities, developers of residential, commercial, and industrial properties, and transportation scholars.
Full-day attendees of the conference will be offered lunch.
On November 18, the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center held its final Breakfast Talk of 2016. The featured speaker was Julie Golia, Director of Public History at the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS). Golia discussed BHS's exciting new venture: a satellite location on the DUMBO waterfront, housed in the renewed Empire Stores. Set to open in December 2017, the museum will occupy 3,000 square feet on the second floor of the building. The inaugural exhibit, "Waterfront" will illuminate the legacy of the Brooklyn waterfront, and it will highlight the Empire Stores and Brooklyn Bridge Park. The talk was accompanied by dozens of slides that told the story of the waterfront and also revealed expertly researched artifacts and documents.
Overall, the museum will seek to uncover, research, and display a wide range of objects and documents collected from the entire Brooklyn waterfront, from Greenpoint to Jamaica Bay. Golia and her team explored the physical and social history of the Brooklyn waterfront in order to elicit diverse narratives about people, labor, and industry. The museum plans to bring these stories to life through innovative story-telling practices, hands-on displays, and digital interfaces. For example, through the use of artifacts and oral histories, the museum will highlight the role of slavery in the growth of the port, the contributions of women workers during WWII, and the influence of artists who flocked to the waterfront in the 1980s.
Due to the scope of the museum's goals, the challenges of accurate historical research, the broad audiences the museum seeks, and the spatial and financial constraints, Golia described the project as both exhilarating and daunting. After the presentation, Golia solicited feedback and ideas from the audience, which led to a lively and productive discussion. At the end, Golia emphasized the importance of recognizing economic changes on the Brooklyn waterfront, and acknowledging both industrial and service workers.
With its proximity to Brooklyn Bridge Park, the museum will attract both local and international visitors. BHS will seek to provide meaningful narratives and experiences for diverse audiences.
Author Joseph Alexiou captivated the audience with a narrative history of the Gowanus Canal's transformation from an idyllic tidal estuary into a major commercial waterway in the nineteenth century. Alexiou highlighted Gowanus's significance to the Revolutionary War and how the creek helped American troops escape the British during the Battle of Brooklyn. As South Brooklyn became a port in its own right, civic leaders worked to create a competitive waterfront with modern shipping facilities. The Canal was proposed by Daniel Richards, the architect of the Atlantic Basin, which forever altered Red Hook's natural shoreline. Edwin Litchfield, known as "the father of Park Slope" was actually responsible for developing the Canal and the surrounding neighborhood in the 1860s.
In his talk, Alexiou connected the Canal's industrial past to its current state as a Superfund site. The audience was treated to photos of toxic sludge at the bottom of the Canal known as "black mayonnaise" – a mixture of chemicals dumped into the waterway throughout its history. The Canal is the repository of Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) systems that dump raw sewage into the waterway during heavy rain storms. Alexiou explained how CSOs affect water quality in the Canal, and what will be done to mitigate overflows as part of the Superfund cleanup. Alexiou pointed out that the Gowanus neighborhood is in the midst of a real estate boom and reflected on the effect of new development on the existing sewer system.
Alexiou energized the audience, generating many questions and a lively discussion that continued after the event. Check out Alexiou's book Gowanus: Brooklyn's Curious Canal here!
We look forward to seeing you at our next Breakfast Talk on November 18!
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On arrival Srinagar meet for assistance and transfer to Houseboat OR HOTEL 3*. Afternoon enjoy ride on a Shikara TWO HOURS, - a Kashmiri gondola - to the watery vegetable markets and see the mountains mirrored in the lakes. You will get a view of some very interesting places around the Lake. In the evening return to Deluxe Houseboat for overnight.
After Breakfast this morning you will proceed for a full day excursion to Gulmarg, Meadow of Flowers (56 kms /2 hrs) situated at an altitude of 2730 meters, full day at leisure to take the leisurely walks on the lush green meadows of flowers with a backdrop of the snow capped mountains. Enjoy pony ride or Gondola ride (rope way) to Khillanmarg at your own cost, Return to Srinagar, Stay overnight at Houseboat/Hotel.
Morning free for independent activities. Excursion for the Mughal gardens built by Emperor Jahangir. Also visit to the Shalimar bagh & Nishat bagh other beautiful gardens located on the eastern side of the Dal lake. Stay overnight at Houseboat/Hotel.


Yes, You've heard it right. Beach Football is coming to Bengal for the first time ever in history! The immensely famous sport is knocking on our door with a whole different taste of football and it has already created a buzz all around Bengal. Beach Sports Association to organize the Tournament in Tajpur.
Coming November, after the Under-17 World Cup, sends India into a frenzy, the Bengal Beach Soccer Premier League 2017 will take us to a whole new level of festive mood.
First, let's know a little bit more about the game itself.
Beach Soccer is a popular sport in Latin America and it's making its way into all over the world.
Beach Soccer, known as "Beasal" is a form of football that is played on the sand. It was first played in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. After it went on to gain recognition, it spread worldwide very fast and attracted lots of people. With its increasing popularity and the association of some internationally renowned players, the tournament has grown very fast.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is held every year since 1995 and still continues year after year. It has now expanded its wings to each and every continent and with this tournament here in Bengal, it's strengthening its roots to become even bigger.
Beach Sports Association is organizing the Bengal Beach Soccer Premier League 2017 which is slated to occur in between November 3rd to 6th in Tajpur, East Midnapore.
170km away from Kolkata, the beaches of Tajpur are the perfect location for this tournament. A temporary stadium with the capacity of around 5000 people will be built in Tajpur for the tournament. Besides that, there'll be accommodation of thousand people, who'll be able to watch the game while standing at the rampart.
12 teams from all over the world including our East Bengal Masters and Mohun Bagan Masters are going to participate in this four days long festival, which will include exhibition matches, press meets, debate and cultural events.
On an opening day, Nov 3rd there will be an inauguration ceremony which would include speeches from Honourable ex-cabinet minister Madan Mitra, and honorable M.L.A. Ramnagar, Bengal and Vice Chairman Digha Shankarpur Development Sri Akhil Giri and Brand Ambassador Mr. Prasun Banerjee. The press meet will be followed by the official draws and will also include a debate on football journalists and a cultural night.
The tournament will go on in full pace over the next 2 days. The matches will be divided into three-quarters; each of them will continue for 12 minutes. The post-event program will be held on 6th November, which will include party, bonfire, and a dinner for everyone.
If official reports are to be believed Brazil will be sending a star-studded squad which will have national team defender Marquinhos, Rui (Barcelona, Lazio), Toninho (Botafogo), Fred (Flamengo, Botafago) and much more.
The first International side which is officially a participant of the BBSPL is 'Futbol Beach Soccer-Futsal Club' (FBS-FC) of the United States of America. The star-studded side is ready to take on the teams which will swarm in at Tajpur to fight for the BBSPL Glory! Some heavyweights like Frank Velasquez from El Salvador, Daniel Fernandez from Venezuela and Morgan Plata from Mexico are a part of the professional side. Besides all, Oscar Gil is undoubtedly the biggest name in the squad. Former Miami FC, Vasco de Gama as well as US beach and futsal national player Oscar Gil is the star icon of the team. An owner of numerous Winner's Medal and various Individual Honours, Oscar Gil is excited to add the Bengal Beach Soccer Premier League to his Trophy Cabinet.
So, get ready to be hit by the shockwaves of Beach Football on November as participants all across the globe face each other to win the coveted title.
El Salvador, Panama City, Mauritius, Brazil, Spain, Italy, USA East Coast, USA West Coast, Mexico, and Ghana.
East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will also take part with their special XI guns-blazing into this new format.
Working President Arijit Mukherjee was very optimistic about this whole process. "Beach Soccer is not well known in India. Although there was a tournament initiative in Goa in 2014, then it was not taken forward. The game is played, but it is not very serious. We want to make Beach Sports popular. I'm starting with soccer. Then there is a plan to launch beach volleyball, handball, dodge ball," he said.
So let's get bedazzled by the new wave of excitement! Let's take a glimpse of this whole different journey. It's going to be a welcome change in our otherwise 'normal' obsession with the game called Football.


Recently renovated in 2016, this property boasts a terrace and a view of the sea and nearby islands. You can also enjoy your meals here, as well.
Situated on the 8th (French) floor of a luxurious residential building retrofitted with a lift, this comfy property connects to Cannes culture of sports, beachside fun, and fashion with the apartment's contemporary decor as seen on the modern furniture and colorful furnishings.
The living room is fitted with a comfortable sofa, flat-screen TV, and more than enough space for up to 7 people.
The dining area, consists of a rectangular table with seats for 7 guests. If you want to prepare your own meals, feel free to do so at the apartment's fully-equipped kitchen nearby.
Down the hall, you will find the sleeping quarters of this home. The master bedroom comprises of of a double bed, ample space for your belongings, and access to the terrace which offers you a view of the sea.
Meanwhile, the next bedroom is fitted with a single bed and bunk beds, ideally for younger guests. The bathrooms are tastefully-adorned, as well. One is a plain shower room, while the other is a full bathroom with a washing corner.
There is one parking space for the guests of this apartment. Please seek availability from our concierge.
Route des Bréguières is home to prominent homes, and it may even be considered probably the most artistic street in France. This is a neighborhood where the celebrities of fashion design, painting, cinema and theatre collide.
This famous district expands from the Rue Saint-Sauveur to Chemin des Collines.
Its souther side is dotted with theatres, restaurants and boutiques. Along rue Saint-Sauveur, you will find Cafe de la Place, a popular restaurant with 4.4 star-ratings on Zagat.
The avenue is also home to Lefrere Marc, a popular horse riding school.
Evenings in the avenue mean a trip down to entertaining destinations such as Espace Bonnard, a public park.
For those coming to the city for work, you'll be near several commercial centers.
Ask us for our professional airport transfer in Paris or for any restaurant recommendations.


Website builders have a lot to offer small business owners. In fact, they enable you to take over much of the management process usually handled by developers. This brings a newfound level of freedom to site management.
For instance, if you want to create an online version of your store, you can do so with eCommerce apps, plugins or widgets that let you add/sale products with striking photos, as well as access several other building and optimization tools.
Website builders are unique in that they often include access to drag-and-drop editors. Drag-and-drop editors make the process of building, managing and optimizing a website, easier than working with developers and designers.
They are also significantly less expensive.
When choosing a website builder, it is important to consider the amount and the quality of its templates/designs. If a builder does not have a good quality or quantity of templates, it is best to move to another more capable builder.
Ensure designs are fully-customizable, meaning you can add text, images, videos and more.
There should be a large variety of professional/modern-looking templates and categories.
The option to import/export content from your site.
Templates should be mobile responsive.
In terms of apps, website builders like Wix offer over 250 apps and integrations for small business websites. Each app serves a different purpose, yet can be equally beneficial for small business owners. I want to explore some of what makes an exceptional app or integration for small business sites.
First thing's first, you should assess the goal of your website, and then come to a decision as to the apps you need to make your site a reality. For example, if you plan on selling products, apps and integrations like PayPal and Stripe will be helpful for processing payments.
If you want to build meaningful relationships with site visitors, CRM (customer relationship management) integrations like Salesforce and HubSpot can be helpful, too. They assist in managing, organizing and contacting important leads.
There are apps and integrations for booking, building forms, email marketing, organizing and hosting events, creating forums, building an online eCommerce business and even blogging. Below are some additional and fairly standard apps/integrations that you can add to your website for an improved user experience.
The ability to check analytics with Google Analytics or a built-in analytics feature.
Marketing tracking tools like HotJar Crazy Egg and more.
If you want to find out more about Wix's apps and integrations, you can read more in this comprehensive Wix Review.
After checking for a website builder with professional looking designs/templates and apps — think about hosting, which can contribute to providing an exceptional user experience or one just not worth mentioning. The website builder you pick will more-than-likely come with free or inexpensive hosting, but I'd suggest seeing which other hosting packages are offered.
If it is possible to upgrade your hosting package, do so, as you will gain access to features like extra site security, automatic hosting renewals, additional bandwidth and daily site backup. Among the most important features to have is bandwidth, which can largely be accredited to fast and/or slow data loading times.
Amount of storage (if you can find unlimited, you'll pay a bit more, but it is worth it to be able to store all the data you want/need without slowing down data loading times, etc).
Search engine optimization is the process of improving your site for search engines. Search engines like Google actually rank websites on a number of factors including domain, authority, trust, quality/quantity of backlinks and social metrics like the number of followers, Tweets, posts and more.
There are tons of other unknown ranking factors as well. What is known, elements like Meta descriptions, which are short marketing-centric descriptions of your page that appear in a Google search — you want to be able to edit. If you can perform most or all of these functions, you are already well on your way to choosing a quality website builder.
are sorted according to hierarchy <h1>, <h2>, <h3>. The headings communicate to Google, their importance based on size. H1 indicates most important, and each subsequent heading indicates a less important theme.
Add anchor text (links within the text).
Alt Text: alternative text for images.
That's it — our ultimate checklist for choosing a website builder. The website builder you go with in the end, will have a lot to do with the user experience you give visitors. If you can implement some or all of the features mentioned in this post, you will have a great chance at starting your website off on a good foot.
Moving forward, as you continue to optimize your pages, you'll notice more and more features that might be helpful. Don't be afraid to grab the bull by its website building horns and take charge, play with the platform and understand how you can best use it to meet your unique business needs.
About the Author – Marc Dane is the SEO & Content Manager at WebCreate.io – a knowledge hub for small business owners looking to build a presence online. The site offers website builder reviews and comparisons, guides for building a website and resources on related tools, platforms and more.
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In 2010, the Queens College Center for Teaching & Learning in conjunction with the Ed Tech Lab launched a series of teaching, learning, and technology. Some of those presentations are available here (select from the accordion menus below).
For future presentations, check our events calendar or subscribe to Socrates, our email list.
Open Access: The Basics, Oct. 21, 2013
Nancy Foasberg, Humanities Librarian, Benjamin Rosenthal Library
Kelly Blanchat, Electronic Resources Librarian, Benjamin Rosenthal Library
Open access is a publishing model in which readers have free access to the full text of scholarly journal articles online. The open access movement arose in response to the rising costs of academic journal subscriptions, and provides many benefits to scholarly authors, including wider distribution of their work, less lag time between writing and publication, and a greater opportunity to retain the rights to one's own work.
This workshop was part of Open Access Week at CUNY. For more Open Access Week events, please see the Open Access @ CUNY blog
Recorded presentation
Open Access Publishing: Guide
Technology in the Curriculum: The Role of Student Perceptions - April 9, 2013
Eva Fernández (Center for Teaching and Learning)
Michelle Fraboni (Elementary and Early Childhood Education)
Examining ways to incorporate technology into a course to enhance learning outcomes using information about student perceptions of the variable value of different technologies as learning tools.
These links are posted in the slides:
Microsoft's Digital Literacy curriculum
Information Literacy (AAC&U)
Digital Literacy (ALA Digital Literacy Task force)
Additional resources mentioned during the session:
ResearchGate, a social networking tool for scientists. (thanks, Nathalia!)
Authors' Rights Workshop - October 23, 2012
Michael Miller (Associate Librarian for Public Services, Benjamin Rosenthal Library)
Nancy Foasberg (Humanities Librarian, Benjamin Rosenthal Library)
The workshop focused primarily on journal articles rather than other types of publications.
Publishers often ask authors to sign away some rights as a condition of publication. When you publish your works, what rights do you retain? Can you repost it on your website? Who owns your copyright? How can you retain the rights you want? Should you consider publishing in open access journals?
Aiming to strengthen your knowledge about intellectual property, the speakers covered several aspects of academic publishing with a focus on authors' rights, including:
• Considering the benefits of retaining copyright
• Assessing the types of contracts you may be offered
• Negotiating a better contract
• Accessing alternatives to traditional academic publishing
• Recognizing current problems with the academic publishing environment
Scientist meets Publisher - explanatory video
JAMA - Authorship Responsibility, Conflicts of Interest and Funding, and Copyright Transfer/Publishing Agreement (pdf)
Wiley-Blackwell - copyright transfer agreement (pdf)
BioMed Central - license agreement
SHERPA/ROMEO - searchable list of publisher policies
Columbia University Libraries' Copyright Advisory Office - guide to negotiating ccopyright agreements
Funding models for OA journal
SPARC guide "How Open Is It?" (pdf)
SPARC Using the SPARC Author Addendum
Open Access Pledge
Click here to learn more about Open Access Week 2012: http://www.openaccessweek.org/
Attend the Open Access Week Double Feature! RSVP here!
Computer Simulation "Games": Examples from the Social Sciences - April 3, 2102
Rob Garfield (Center for Teaching and Learning)
Tucker Harding (Columbia University)
The Millennium Village Simulation -- Rob Garfield, Instructional Technologist, Center for Teaching and Learning
Created as an investigative study tool for students in a core undergraduate course in sustainable development, the Millennium Village Simulation is a web-based simulation of economics and survival for one family and their village in a sub-Saharan African village. In a virtual world of extreme poverty, disease, and environmental variability, students are challenged to help a family of two survive and prosper over a fifty-year period. By making decisions regarding the family's allocation of time and financial resources, students develop a greater understanding of the manifold disciplines -- such as agronomy, nutrition, economics, epidemiology, public health and development management -- that constitute sustainable development and how those disciplines interact with each other in "real world" scenarios. By immersing themselves in the daily life of a family, students also tend to identify more deeply with the local experience of extreme poverty.
Country X -- Tucker Harding, Educational Technologist, Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (Columbia University)
Country X is a web-based educational simulation created in response to challenges surrounding the training and education of prospective genocide prevention practitioners and is designed to integrate with class discussions facilitated by an instructor. The simulation, developed in partnership with Professor Aldo Civico of the Center for International Conflict Resolution, takes place in a fictitious nation experiencing rapid instability called Country X. Students work in groups of four, with each student assuming the identity of one of four characters representing the perspectives of diplomatic, intelligence, military, and civil society communities.
CountryX Project Description
CountryX Discovery Page
MVSim Project
MVSim Encyclopedia
MVSim Project Description
MVSim Design Page
Metaphors of Embedding - March 9, 2012
Speaker: Rob Garfield (Center for Teaching and Learning)
In this Tech Lite Talk we discussed what it means when people say they are "embedding" a video, image, or audio file into a document (e.g. web page, PowerPoint or Word file) as opposed to "inserting" a media file into a document. What are the implications of embedding? When does it make the most sense to insert rather than embed?
Recorded presentation.
Rubrics - February 21, 2012
Speaker: Abe Walker (Sociology)
This presentation covers the use of rubrics as a tool for evaluating student writing assignments. When used in conjunction with long-form evaluations, rubrics allow faculty to offer feedback that is targeted, precise, and clearly indicates areas for improvement. In writing-intensive courses and other situations where written work is a major component of the course, rubrics can rationalize the grading process and ensure uniformity across large classes. The merits of rubrics and a variety of rubric tools are presented, with an emphasis on free online resources.
Digital Composing - November 15, 2011
Kevin Ferguson (English & Writing at Queens)
Ted Kesler (Elementary & Early Childhood Education)
Why Digital Writing? -- Kevin L. Ferguson, English & Writing at Queens
Kevin will discuss his experimental class "Introduction to Literary Study," which meets on Mondays face-to-face and on Wednesdays digitally. Especially challenging is the fact that this is a "W" or writing-intensive course, and Kevin will demonstrate some of the ways that technology enhances the teaching of writing. The title "Why Digital Writing?" is thus not so much a justification of incorporating digital technologies into the classroom (why you should use digital technologies in general) as it is a question of rationale (why specific digital technologies can help you achieve writing-based learning goals).
Using Technology to Promote Writing and Response to Literature -- Ted Kesler, Elementary & Early Childhood Education
In this presentation, Ted discusses work he does with his preservice graduate students and with public school students in upper elementary and middle school grades to integrate technology for the teaching of reading and writing in purposeful ways. Ted will connect these uses of technology with multimodal and new literacies theories. Participants will come away with ideas for using technology to promote their own students' literacy development.
Tools for Creating Rich Media
Xtranormal -- You supply the script, Xtranormal will create an animation. Watch this example on YouTube.
Glogster -- Build an online scrapbook. See Ted Kesler's Glog.
Animoto -- Create videos with images, music and text. Educators can apply for a free Pro account to make videos of unlimited duration.
Digital Composing Rubrics
Assessment of Social Action Writing
Digital Storytelling Rubric
Group Presentation Grading Criteria
Personal Digital Response Grading Criteria
ePortfolios - April 27, 2011
Gina Foster (Lehman College)
Jean Darcy (Queensborough Community College)
Mercedes Del Rosario and student mentors (LaGuardia Community College)
Our speakers discussed how ePortfolios are used at their campuses to stimulate student engagement in specific courses and beyond. Drawing on Dewey's essay "Art as Experience", Jean Darcy discussed ways students are using wikis to engage in multichannel communication, employing words, sounds, and images to exchange unique perspectives on personal and shared experience. Student mentors from LaGuardia detailed the myriad forms of technological know-how and professional development they have gained from their participation in peer education in the use of e-portfolio technology.
Ways of Podcasting - March 23, 2011
Franklin Turner (Elementary & Early Childhood Education)
Janice Smith (Aaron Copland School of Music)
Rowena Li (Graduate School of Library & Information Studies)
Jean Kelly (Center for Teaching & Learning)
A showcase of different ways to podcast your class. Our faculty presenters will show us how to use Jing and Screenr, QuickTime and iTunes U, and a range of other tools to capture and release audio and video.
Digital Storytelling: Capturing the Minds and Souls of Students - February 23, 2011
Speaker: Andrea Mosenson, (Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator of Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Queens College Department of Family, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences)
Digital storytelling is the 21st century method of combining multimedia technology with written pieces of work to create compelling, memorable stories. It is a process that allows students to manipulate digital images, voices, text, and sound to create vivid stories that can be shared both locally and around the world. This presentation envisions how digital storytelling can be integrated into any discipline, capturing the minds and souls of your students in the powerful stories they will tell.
Games-based learning - December 7, 2010
Carlos Hernandez (Deputy Chair, English, Borough of Manhattan Community College / CUNY)
Maura Smale (Assistant Professor, Information Literacy Librarian, New York City College of Technology, CUNY)
Since the turn of the millennium, a growing number of researchers in the humanities, social and natural sciences have begun to investigate the ways in which games, particularly video games, can effect better learning. Far from being a stultifying experience, games and simulations have been found by researchers to encourage their players to retain a great deal of complex information and apply that information in novel and challenging ways. This presentation--created by the steering committee of the CUNY Games Network, an interdisciplinary and inter-campus organization investigating the theories and best practices of using games and simulations in the classroom--will explore the research behind games-based learning and provide practical pedagogical applications of some of the discipline's most fundamental tenets.
Teaching QC's Future for the Tomorrow Ahead: A Presentation on Service Learning - November 15, 2010
Joe Bertolino (VP for Student Affairs)
Grace Davie (History)
Alice Sardell (Urban Studies)
Christina Calixte and Jonathan Vazcones (Student Leaders)
Moderator: Emanuel Avila (Student Affairs)
Traditional to Hybrid: Social Media's Role in Reshaping Instruction - November 9, 2010
Speaker: Rowena Li (Graduate School of Library & Information Studies)
Rowena Li will demonstrate the use of social media tools in adapting traditional courses to hybrid learning environment. She will examine for us the transformed role of both the instructor and the students, and as a consequence, the ever-changing instructional needs of the instructor as well as the social and psychological needs of the students. She will also demonstrate how these tools can be used to meet the challenges of online as well as hybrid instruction.
What Will Happen, What Could Happen, What Should Happen - October 12, 2010
Speaker: George Otte (University Director of Academic Technology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the School of Professional Studies, CUNY)
With specific reference to online and hybrid learning, but with more general reference to the use of academic technologies in higher education, some thoughts (and caveats) about where we're heading -- and how we might make general drifts in directions significantly better for all concerned (or worse).
Are Our Students Ready for Learning Online? - September 28, 2010
Amy David (Accounting)
Sunghee Shin (Elementary & Early Childhood Education)
Carole Rhodes (Secondary Education & Youth Services)
Vivek Upadhyay (CUNY Central)
Our panelists have diverse forms of expertise in promoting online learning readiness. They will describe diagnostic tools, will discuss student preconceptions of online courses (including false preconceptions), and will provide advice on how to help students get up to speed not just for dealing with technology but also for developing the study skills and learning dispositions necessary for success in college courses that range from web-enhanced to fully online.


East Lansing - Perhaps the two teams swapped stories of why nobody expected either one to be there, when the rains were pouring down on Michigan State's McLane Stadium, halting the Division 1 baseball championship for more than 20 minutes early Saturday afternoon.
Or maybe they just used those tales as motivation on themselves.
Either way, it was unranked Grosse Pointe South that used the momentum it had gained just prior to the rains to tack on to its lead, and roll to an 8-1 win, ending No. 9-ranked Brownstown Woodhaven's Cinderella season.
The Blue Devils (32-13), runner-up in 2014, will add the trophy to their Division 1 championship in 2001, a pretty incredible run for a team that had its top two pitchers hurt and out of the lineup late in the regular season.
Even with Cameron Shook (dislocated kneecap) and Nathan Budziak (broken left thumb) on the shelf at the end of the regular season, the Blue Devils didn't lack confidence that they could end up on the biggest stage.
The senior twosome came back with a vengeance in the postseason.
Woodhaven (33-5) jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a solo home run in the first inning by Colin Czajkowski, but it wouldn't last long.
Steven Cavera ignited South's four-run third inning with a one-out double, but Woodhaven helped with a pair of errors that prolonged the frame. The Warriors chose to intentionally walk Davis Graham with a base open, and face Anthony Dermanulian with the bases loaded.
It backfired, as the 6-3, 250-pound first baseman crushed a double to left-center, clearing the bases, and making it 4-1.
"I thanked him I don't know how many times for coming back (to the team). He's going to play football in college (at) Lake Forest in Illinois. I told him we needed some power — we didn't have any power numbers last year at all — somebody that's going to hit the ball out of the park, and he's second on our team in RBI to Graham," Griesbaum said. "It was the right thing to do. Graham is our best hitter, second and third are open, and it was the right thing to do. He's not a Dream Teamer for nothing. He's a first-team all-state (player), and Dream Teamer. You had to walk him. You have to let someone else beat them.
It was a huge breath of relief for Shook, who had to then wait out the rain delay before retaking the mound.
The Blue Devils added two runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth, helped by three Woodhaven errors, to pad the lead.
The Warriors did indeed have a historic run, considering the program hadn't won a district before this season.
The pitching combo of Czajkowski (Michigan) and Drew Szczepaniak (Western Michigan) — who helped the Warriors set a state record with 60 straight scoreless innings pitched earlier this season — were the workhorses on the unprecedented run, and Woodhaven will graduate seven seniors in total.
But there are still plenty of reasons for optimism.
Riverview Gabriel Richard 3, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 0 — Matthew Silka struck out seven and allowed just one hit over seven shutout innings, as No. 5-ranked Richard (29-3) beat fellow Catholic League powerhouse Bishop Foley (19-18-1) to prevent the Ventures from a repeat, and earn its first championship.
Hayden Flynn drove in two runs and David Zubor another, as the Pioneers picked up single runs in the second, third, and fourth inning, and Silka, who had a no-hitter entering the seventh, made it stand up, tossing the fifth one-hitter in MHSAA championship game history.
Beal City 10, Unionville-Sebewaing Area 0 — Brett Upton tossed six scoreless, one-hit innings, striking out eight, and Beal City blew it open with eight runs in the sixth inning to end Saturday's title game against USA early under the mercy rule.
Colby Berryhill drove in three runs for the Aggies (23-8), while Lucas Schumacher and Keegan Haynes had three hits each, as Beal City won its fourth state title, and first since 2010.


Angel Number 2881 wants you to believe that you are important and trust that you are going to be able to get all kinds of great things in your life if you just see that you are worth it.
Angel Number 2 wants you to remember that your exciting life and world is going to be great if you just focus on the idea that you can have it all come your way in terms of your life and what it means to you.
Angel Number 8 wants you to take a look at your future and remember that your skills are great and full of life, giving you the ability to make sure that your world falls into place as much as you want it to.
Angel Number 1 wants you to think positive and see if you can move your life forward as much as you want to with this as your guide.
Angel Number 28 wants you to be totally grateful for all that you've been given in your life so that you can enjoy all that you will be able to achieve and do in a manner of speaking.
It will give you all that you want in your life.
Angel Number 81 wants you to keep your attitude as high and important as possible in all that you do. This will help you move your life forward in a great way to keep everything together.
Angel Number 288 wants you to always trust your angels and see that they are going to take proper care of you when the time comes to enjoy your life and all that it will bring to you.
Angel Number 881 wants you to see that all of your different needs are going to be taken care of, so you'll be able to make sure that you have a happy life and future.
Your life is full of all kinds of great things and you are going to be able to move forward if you just take a look at your life and see it all before you.


The airport security team fell right in to my evil blogging hands when they pulled me out of the line for a pat-down.
In the taxi out to the airport I was idly considering the fact that we could still turn around. Not sure where we'd go, of course. Apart from the lack of house, car and chattels it'd be a bit embarrassing to go back and tell all the people who had farewelled us that we'd changed our minds. The only way we could stay in Sydney would be to hide in a basement for a year.
I didn't really want to turn around though. I woke up this morning actively excited. All the organizational stuff is finally done. If we've forgotten anything, it'll have to be dealt with as we go. There's nothing else to worry about on the 'home' front and we're off.
We got through check-in in record time and within five minutes of arriving in the airport were negotiating airport security. The nice security guy asking us whether we had a notebook computer, or iPad, or anything left all four of us in hysterics. I'm sure I heard him mutter something about the Tardis and things being bigger on the inside than the outside, as we pulled one electronic device after another from our bags.
And then, pat-down passed, then that was it, we're awaiting our flight. We're on our way.
Also please tell Callum to write on his blog so I can comment!!
What an awsome job where you get to second base with people every day!


How long is 788.580 parsecs?
It's about 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Grain of Sand.
In other words, 788.580 parsecs is 19,500,000,000,000,001,048,576.00000000000000000000000000 times the length of a Grain of Sand, and the length of a Grain of Sand is 0.00000000000000000000005130 times that amount.
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.00000000000000000004050 parsecs. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 0.0000000000000004890 parsecs in height.
It's about 15,000,000,000,000,000,474,191,233,024 times as long as a Glucose Molecule.
In other words, the length of a Glucose Molecule is 0.0000000000000000000000000000630 times 788.580 parsecs.
Am individual glucose molecule measures 0.0000000000000000000000000490 parsecs in its open-chain form. Glucose is the most common fuel source of energy in human biology, with 3.75 kilocalories of energy per gram.
It's about 10,000,000,000,000,000,905,969,664 times as long as an E. coli Bacterium.
In other words, the length of an E. coli Bacterium is 0.0000000000000000000000000830 times 788.580 parsecs.
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.0000000000000000000000650 parsecs in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.
It's about 3,999,999,999,999,999,932,891,136 times as long as a Nucleus (Cellular).
In other words, 788.580 parsecs is 4,099,999,999,999,999,555,403,776.000000000000000000000000000 times the length of a Nucleus (Cellular), and the length of a Nucleus (Cellular) is 0.000000000000000000000000240 times that amount.
The nucleus of an animal cell measures an average of 0.000000000000000000000190 parsecs. The nucleus is the largest organelle in these cells, accounting for about 10% of the cell's total volume.
It's about 1,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as an Aspirin.
In other words, the length of an Aspirin is 0.000000000000000000000590 times 788.580 parsecs.
A single aspirin tablet measures 0.000000000000000000450 parsecs in diameter. One of the most common medicines in the world and a foundation of worldwide health systems, an estimated 40,000 metric tons of aspirin are consumed each year.
It's about 15,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Strand of Spaghetti (thickness).
In other words, the length of a Strand of Spaghetti (thickness) is 0.0000000000000000000000710 times 788.580 parsecs.
An average strand of restaurant-grade spaghetti measures 0.0000000000000000000550 parsecs in thickness. In 2010, a California Buca di Beppo set a world record by preparing a 13,780-lb bowl of spaghetti, served in a swimming pool.
It's about 249,999,999,999,999,995,805,696 times as long as a Strand of Hair.
In other words, the length of a Strand of Hair is 0.00000000000000000000000400 times 788.580 parsecs.


Juniper Systems electronics engineering manager Eldon Peterson answers some of your burning questions about, yes, phone and mobile device batteries. Hold on tight.
1. Why do cell phones and other electronics die in cold weather?
Some modern mobile devices die with a full charge or slow to a crawl in the cold because the chemical composition of the battery gets less mobile in low temperatures. Like water turning a water wheel, once the water is frozen the wheel stops turning.
Inside each battery there is an electrolyte, which is the solid or liquid chemical composition that stores energy. If the chemical reaction inside the battery slows enough due to the cold, a device – even one with a full charge – might die as the battery struggles to send a constant charge out of its system.
Juniper Systems' rugged handheld computers and tablets use battery cells with a chemical composition designed to perform at low temperatures. The Mesa 2 Rugged Tablet is rated to operate in -4 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Is leaving my cell phone on the charger bad for the battery?
Here's the short answer: Leaving a device plugged into a charger shouldn't be bad for the battery. While overcharging is bad for a battery, reasonably smart products are designed to protect the battery.
Most well-designed modern mobile devices can quickly shift the flow of electricity away from the battery once it's fully charged. The electricity should then run the device from the external power source and leave the battery alone with its full charge.
Juniper Systems' products are designed this way to protect the battery and extend each product's life.
3. Should I let my cell phone battery fully discharge?
Like running out of gas in a car, it happens – but it's not great for the device. Most modern phones and mobile devices use lithium-ion or lithium-polymer batteries that are more resilient than past batteries. However, a full discharge shortens the overall life of a battery.
Lithium-based batteries will have a longer useful life if users begin to recharge them before their device dies or reaches extremely low charge levels. Juniper Systems current line of rugged devices use lithium-ion batteries.
4. Why do cell phone batteries die after time?
The chemical movement that occurs when you charge and discharge a battery eventually wears out.
Inside a battery's chemical composition things crack, break, and weaken after a number of full charges and discharges. Each full charge and discharge is called a battery cycle. Eventually, the battery irreversibly breaks down, like a trampoline spring getting stretched out.
Juniper Systems' rugged devices are optimized for hundreds of battery cycles, extending the life of each device by several years.
5. What can I do to protect my cell phone's battery?
To maintain a healthy battery, keep it out of the heat. A hot battery quickly wears down and heat increases the chances of a malfunction. Charging a battery in the heat can cause additional damage.
Fast chargers increase battery wear and can shorten its useful life – even fast chargers sold by the device manufacturer.
Juniper Systems products are designed to work in high-temperature environments. The Mesa 2 Rugged Tablet is rated to operate in 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. What is the battery 'memory effect'?
Early batteries suffered from a problem dubbed the memory effect. If a battery wasn't entirely discharged between charge cycles, the battery might experience reduced capacity when charged again. This apparent capacity loss made it appear as though batteries were wearing out prematurely. While there were ways of recovering from the memory effect, it made battery management difficult.
Modern lithium-based batteries used in most electronics don't suffer from the memory effect.
7. What popular batteries have been used in cell phones and mobile devices?
Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable and composed of lithium compounds capable of accepting and releasing lithium ions. These batteries are highly energy dense, lightweight and – while more volatile than most non-lithium batteries – are some of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries in cell phones and tablets. Lithium-ion battery technology is fairly mature; however, battery manufacturers continue to make subtle improvements, especially to battery safety.
Lithium-ion polymer batteries are rechargeable and made of lithium compounds using a semi-solid gel polymer electrolyte instead of liquid electrolyte. These batteries are used frequently in applications that require light-weight, flexible batteries with high energy densities.
Lithium-ion polymer batteries often come in a hand warmer-like pouch format. These batteries are affected by over-discharge, high temperatures, and are susceptible to penetration like their lithium-ion counterparts. In addition, lithium-ion polymer batteries struggle to perform in cold environments.
Nickle metal hydride is a type of rechargeable battery briefly popular in mobile devices between the mid-90s and early 2000s – a period after the long reign of nickel-cadmium batteries and before lithium-based batteries. These batteries had a greater energy density than older nickel-cadmium batteries and had fewer issues with the memory effect.
Nickel-cadmium is a type of rechargeable battery used in early mobile electronics. Nickel-cadmium batteries were fairly energy dense for the time and performed well in low temperatures, but they suffered from the memory effect.
Comment below other questions you might have about mobile device batteries and subscribe to the Get Rugged blog by Juniper Systems for more helpful information about rugged mobile computers and handheld technology. To learn more about Juniper Systems products, contact us here. Or, visit us online.


The milling body on its new side milling cutter features a central sleeve that enables the required groove width to be adjusted on a pre-setter, says Paul Horn.
The company says it offers two body types, the first having a cutting edge diameter of 100mm is equipped with 14 type 406 indexable inserts, which produce seven cuts ranging from 9.6mm to a maximum of 12.9mm wide. Milling depth is up to 20mm. The second body type is equipped with 12 cutting inserts of type 409 and has a cutting edge diameter of 125mm. On this tool, the company says the cutting width with six cuts can be adjusted between 12.9mm and 18.8mm. Maximum milling depth is 32.5mm.
The 406 and 409 type indexable inserts offer double positive axial and radial rake angles and the tangentially screwed cutting insert's trailing chamfer produces a secondary cutting edge.


We were introduced to Christina Rohde in 2003 when one of Little B's friend were wearing a dress I couldn't take my eyes off. I still have a vivid memory of a little 2 year old, tiny feet in leather boots kicking up leaves from the ground, sunshine in her hair, and flower printed dress swinging playfully around her as they were playing around, giggling. Wondering now if the dress was in corduroy or just soft cotton… But even so! The most beautiful dress, by Christina Rohde.
Creating Scandinavian children's wear since 1991, the danish designer Christina Rohde has kept true to the original idea producing comfortable yet stylish clothes for children. High quality, pure fabrics, simple silhouettes with little details and gorgeous prints for children age 0 – 12.
Christina Rohde for Autumn Winter 2012 has brought in a shades of trendy colours and new innovative styles, especially for the older children -and we like! Still, it's fun, beautiful clothes that allows children to play and move!
Can it Reals be Right that I Can NOT find Amy corderoy, by Christina Rohde in sige 12 years old. World really lige 2 Paris.


After 5 successful years in its home market France and the launch in Germany 8 months ago, Drivy, the European leader for peer-to-peer car rental, launches in Spain.
With already 38 000 cars and 600 000 users in France and Germany, Drivy strengthens its leadership in the peer-to-peer car rental market in Europe. In spring 2015, Drivy raised 8€ millions, bought two French competitors and became the leader in Germany by acquiring a competitor. Today Drivy launches its public beta in Barcelona, this is the first step before the opening in Madrid in September and the national launch planned before the end of 2015.
Before joining Drivy, Jaume Suñol co-founded Friend2Friend, a startup specialized in social media marketing for mass-market brands.
As in France and Germany, all cars rented on Drivy are covered by a specific insurance designed by Allianz. The car owner's insurance isn't affected during the time of the rental and renters are also covered by 24 hours roadside assistance.
"The Spanish are very open to the sharing economy, as the success of BlaBlaCar and Airbnb in Spain demonstrates. We are convinced that they will be responsive to our car-on-demand service because it provides them with a more economical and efficient solution for occasional car use than ordinary car ownership." says Paulin Dementhon, CEO and Founder of Drivy.


INTEGREX e-RAMTEC V/10 Multi-Tasking Machining Center is a complete fusion of CNC machining center and vertical turning center, forming by far the most advanced Multi-Tasking machine in the industry.
Complete all operations in a single setup – turning, milling, boring, drilling and more with Mazak's Done-in-One machining concept. The machine delivers precision and performance for large, heavy and complex workpieces for a wide range of industry applications. The machine features a ram spindle for I.D. boring and milling the side walls of those bores with small tools.


I found that the exhibition focuses on ancient periods, in particular to the findings from the nearby excavated site of ancient dwellings dating back to the mid "Yayoi" period (2nd Century B.C. to 1st Century A.D.) It was a very educational visit for me; I would like to share with you what I have newly learnt.
First, what was it like 20,000 years ago? It was believed to be at the end of the glacial period; the pre-earthenware people lived in an entirely different world inhabited by large animals (now extinct) and the Japanese Archipelago was at that time connected overland with the Asian continent. Did you know that during this extremely cold period, the sea level dropped more than 100 meters as compared to today? The reason? Water evaporated from the sea was accumulated on land as snow mass that eventually turned into glaciers. As this process continued, the sea level dropped.
Second, after the ice age, the warmer climate provided various kinds of nuts, an essential foodstuff, for predominantly hunting people who invented earthenware to boil nuts so that they became edible or digestive. The history of earthenware thus began!
To end this essay, I would like to say this much: you can learn something from visiting your local museum, which will supplement your knowledge and more importantly enrich your life.
Here are some photos of the museum.
In the left photo, the main entrance. There is an approach to the nearby excavated site of the ancient dwellings that is located on the left side of the museum.
Incidentally, you can spend a night in one of the restored huts on September 14, this year, for a minimal charge of 1,500 yen per person (max. 8 families).


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About BDI
Ten Tips for Healthy Bees
eReturn2 (eR2)
BDI – Healthy Bee Training Grants 2019
A guide for BKAs, Treasurers and Beekeepers
BDI Directors
BDI FAQ
eReturn Update Information Spring 2014
eReturn User Comments
Joining BDI
BDI Claims Procedures
Barbara Morrisey PHD - A typing scheme for Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American foulbrood
BDI (Bee Diseases Insurance Ltd) announce major funding into the relationship between Honey Bees, Deformed Wing Virus and the Varroa mite.
Ed Hayes PhD - Study into the Causative Organism of European Foulbrood (EFB)
Investigating the Impacts of Nutrition on Honey Bee Health
Research >
BDI are pleased to announce that they have agreed to provide major funding of ground breaking research into the relationship between the honey bee and the parasitic varroa mite, in a project code named REViVe (Rolling out the Evolution of resistance to Varroa and DWV).
The three year project will be undertaken jointly by Dr. Declan Schroder from The Marine Biological Association (The MBA) based in Plymouth, and Prof. Stephen Martin from The School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Salford University.
After the varroa mite was first found in the UK in 1992 many beekeepers have used a variety of chemical and biological methods of keeping the mite population under control, to minimise the effects on their colonies. As would be expected naturally resistant populations of bees have not therefore evolved and the widespread collapse of feral colonies has followed on. There have however been a very small number of populations of European honey bees that appeared across the globe that persist without any form of varroa control.
Initial res earch into a UK population of varroa tolerant bees, suggest that a new equilibrium between the honey bees, deformed wing virus (DWV) and varroa has been established which may help to explain the long term survival of a UK mite resistant colony. Full details of this work is currently awaiting publication.
This major project will look at what happens to colonies of resistant bees that are moved into other areas. This work is important, as it is not only necessary to be able to identify what enables these bee populations to survive untreated for varroa, but also to be able to work on the mechanisms that would enable these traits to be assimilated into the wider bee populations.
Dr Declan Schroeder said 'At The MBA in Plymouth we access to state-of-the-art facilities to enable us to undertake this work. As a leading virology research centre we are ideally placed to continue this ground breaking work. Our initial research has provided us with a new mechanism of disease resistance in honey bees and it is great to be able to take this to the next stage'
Prof Stephen Martin commented 'I was fortunate to lead a team of researchers that looked at the way varroa spread though the honey bee populations as it arrived in Hawaii. In particular we were able to monitor the way that the virus loads changed in bees as they were newly colonised by the mite. Comparing these viral loads with the isolated colonies that have survived may well lead us to apply the DWV / varroa resistance mechanisms to other honey bee populations.
Martin Smith, BDI's President added 'BDI is delighted to be providing significant funding of £45,000 over three years to this project. This funding comes from our newly established major research fund. Whilst our core business is providing insurance cover against the costs of replacing equipment destroyed as a result of an outbreak of notifiable disease, we also provide funding into the causes of bee diseases, thus promoting healthy bee populations. Varroa and its viruses remains the number one killer of honey bee colonies and the more understanding of how some isolated colonies are able to survive is to be welcomed.' 'The teams from Plymouth and Salford have discovered an important breakthrough in the fight against this parasitic mite.'
Finally, the board of BDI were particularly keen to fund this project rather than looking at treatments for reducing the mite population, this research has the potential to find a way in which our honey bee colonies can co-exist with this mite. It is our view that this could potentially lead to not having to continually treat our colonies with chemical or biological treatment.'
BDI President
September 2016 - see the latest update on the progress of this project
November 2017 - research papers
Bee Diseases Insurance Limited is a registered Community Benefit Society that offers insurance against loss of beekeeping equipment to beekeepers in England and Wales who have had their colonies destroyed or shook swarmed by a Bee Inspector as a result of being infected by a notifiable disease. In addition it provides funding in the field of bee research and education to promote a healthy bee population. BDI is funded by subscriptions and premiums paid by the beekeepers who belong to its member associations that consist of the majority of beekeepers in England and Wales.
The MBA at Plymouth provides access to comprehensive state-of-the-art facilities in all aspects of the work presented in REViVe. The MBA hosts a well-appointed cell and molecular biology laboratory that includes: protein and nucleic acid preparation and separation technology, high throughput quantitative PCR, biolistics and electroporation technologies. They have an advanced optical microscopy, including confocal and multiphoton microscopes (three in total). All microscopes are variously equipped with electrophysiological, manipulation and microinjection apparatus. A recently revamped cell culturing facility, which includes the MBA Culture Collection of algae and phytoplankton, is now under the new management of Dr Schroeder. REViVe will expand the MBA's culturing capabilities to include honey bee cell line culturing. Dr Schroeder is a Senior MBA Research Fellow with over twenty years of research experience as a molecular biologist in the area of biodiversity, pathology, virology and genomics. His background in cell and molecular biology has equipped him with the tools to address fundamental research questions in both the marine and terrestrial environments. These include the effects of viruses on marine carbon and sulphur cycle, ocean acidification, honey bee health and metal and PAH induced ecotoxicology. He has developed close collaborative links with Prof Stephen Martin in Salford and Prof Ian Jones in Reading; allowing further access to honey bee experimental apiaries and virus manipulation facilities, respectively.
The honey bee research team at Salford currently consists of a small but dedicated team of people all focusing on the understanding of the honeybee-varroa-DWV association. The team is led by Professor Stephen Martin and includes Laura Brettell who is in part supported by the BBKA, and is just finishing her first year of PHD studies. With years of working as a research assistant on DWV Laura is making rapid progress unravelling the genetic language of the virus. For the last two years Dr. Emilene Corrie from Brazil has been in Salford working on honey bee glands and is currently doing a diseases survey of her home country. Next year Emi returns to Brazil to take over the running of a long-term project that has been set up in order to understand why their bees do not appear to be affected by varroa or the virus. As of October the team will have the BDI supported Jessica Kevill for the next four years. Jessica is already an experienced beekeeper and keen to learn new skills. Having been one of Salford's top 3rd year project students Jessica will make a great addition to the team. During the next year Salford will host a one year PhD sandwich student Canada Silva, again from Brazil. Salford also hosted Marina Vincent from Spain during her PhD last year and hope to get her back into Salford next year, as she was an excellent addition to the unit.
BDI (Bee Diseases Insurance Ltd) announce major funding into the relationship between Honey Bees and the Varroa mite.pdf
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July 31, 2005 The gadget at right is a hub - a bicycle hub that measures power output. Named the PowerTap SL, and made by CycleOps, it offers a read-out of what your bicycle's engine (aka YOU) are producing in power terms and along with collecting heart-rate and speed and all the logical parameters in the big equation, is without doubt the most comprehensive cycling computer and one of the best investments you'll ever make if you're into cycling. We came across the PowerTap in this Wired article, and followed it through to this even more fascinating article at Bicycling which looks at the readouts of the PowerTap SL inside the rear wheel of Floyd Landis' bike, during the year leading up to and throughout the 2005 Tour de France where he finished ninth. If you are or have ever been an athlete, you must read this article as it shows the understanding we are coming to have about sport and sports science, not to mention what incredible athletes elite cyclists are.


Windows were open, no snow sprinkled down.
In hopes that summer would soon show a glare.
Had just sat down to light a Christmas candle.
I sprang from my hammock to see what was the commotion.
Tore thru the screens and acted insane.
But a miniature sleigh pulled by a great big sail.
"Now Salmon! now, Flounder! now Sea Bass and Tuna!
On Dolphin! on Mackerel! on Lobster and Kahuna!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the sea wall!
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky!
With the sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas, it all looked like a sham!
The splishing and splashing of the entire school.
As off the diving board St. Nicholas dove with a splash!
And his clothes were all covered in shells and sand.
And he looked like a beach bum just opening his pack.
His cheeks were sunburned, his nose like a cherry!
That shook, when he looked to the ocean at the waves that were swelly.
And I laughed when I saw him, because he was the son of a sailor man.
Soon I knew I would have everything I could wish.
And away they all swam to fulfill their fate.


A new "Toy Story Land" area is now up and running at Disney World and it appears Redbook magazine want's to show one lucky family what all the fuss is about. The new "Play Big" Sweepstakes is finally here and set to award a 5 day family vacation to Walt Disney World. Entry to the sweepstakes can be initiated by going to the Play Big Redbook Mag registration page and filing out the brief online form. Once the form has been successfully completed (make sure all lines are filled out) the Submit button can be clicked to confirm entry to the sweepstakes. Please note that the full set of rules associated with the sweepstakes can be reviewed by clicking the Official Rules link posted at the top of the Play Big Redbook Mag registration page.
Sounds like a blast! About those rules….
Some highlights of what's included in the trip to Disney World can be reviewed by taking a look at the information posted at the left hand side of the entry form at the Play Big Redbook Mag registration page. However, those looking for the full details of the prize should refer to section 3 of the Official Rules. The Official Rules are also a good place to start for answers to any questions about the sweepstakes.
The name of the lucky prize winner can be discovered by sending a request to the Sponsor of the sweepstakes. All requests for the name of the winner must be sent within 2 months from the end of the sweepstakes (seems like more than a reasonable amount of time). Those planning on sending a request should make sure it's self-addressed and STAMPED!


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Q: No Response from WCF with Entity Framework objects Ok, i have the following object I pass back when someone calls "Authenticate" on my WCF Service (using http).
[DataContract]
public sealed class SecurityContext
{
    private Guid _tolken;
    private User _user;
    private ICallbackContract _callbackContract;

    [IgnoreDataMember]
    public ICallbackContract CallbackContract
    {
        get { return _callbackContract; }
    }

    [DataMember]
    public User User
    {
        get { return _user; }
        set { _user = value; }
    }

    [DataMember]
    public Guid Tolken
    {
        get { return _tolken; }
        set { _tolken = value; }
    }

    public SecurityContext(Guid tolken, User user, ICallbackContract callbackContract)
    {
        Asserter.IsNotNullArgument(tolken, "tolken");
        Asserter.IsNotNullArgument(user, "user");
        Asserter.IsNotNullArgument(callbackContract, "callbackContract");

        _tolken = tolken;
        _user = user;
        _callbackContract = callbackContract;
    }
}

For some reason, when i make the Async call, it times out and I never get a response, but when i comment out the User object (which is a Entity Framework object) it works fine.
Anyone ever experience this before?

A: Ok, so i figured out what the problem was.  Apparently the entity model is set to Lazy load by default.  This was causing issues with the data being HUGE when it was sent to the client...
I solved the issue by doing this during the entity model creation...
_entities.ContextOptions.LazyLoadingEnabled = false;

A: is User class have DataContract attribute?

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Catherine Loubier appointed Delegate General of Québec in New York
Catherine Loubier was appointed Delegate General of Québec in New York on February 6, 2019. In this role, Ms. Loubier represents Québec in the Mid Atlantic region.
Previously, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Premier of Québec, leading the transition team for Premier François Legault, elected in October 2018.
From 2016 to 2018, Ms. Loubier was based in Paris, France with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, first as General Manager in the Office of the President, then as Alliance Communication Global Director. The alliance is a strategic partnership between major automobile manufacturers and employs nearly 475,000 people in 200 countries.
From 2013 to 2015, she was Senior Advisor to Canada's 22nd Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Her mandate was to advise the Prime Minister of Canada on federal-provincial relations with Québec. This included negotiations with its provincial and municipal governments, associations, and the private sector, notably during negotiations surrounding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Between 2006 and 2011, Ms. Loubier served as Director of Communications, then Deputy Chief of Staff to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and the Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. As part of her duties, she managed government funding for major projects in Québec, as well as dossiers related to the economy, the private sector, transportation, infrastructure and the maritime industry.
Ms. Loubier worked as Director of Communications in the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa from 2008 to 2010. She also supported official visits for the Prime Minister of Canada in 2006, notably for the APEC Summit (Vietnam), the G8 Summit (Russia) and the Francophonie Summit (Romania), as well as for bilateral meetings, including with the President of the United States.
Between 1996 and 2006, Ms. Loubier held positions in the private sector, advising business leaders in the financial, energy, charitable, infrastructure and entertainment sectors. Some of the organizations and companies she worked for include: Superior Propane (Calgary); Hill+Knowlton Canada; Cavalia; One Drop; the International Financial Centre Montréal; and Groupe Vaugeois, which helped to attract Ubisoft to Montréal and create Cité du Multimédia.
Catherine Loubier holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's degree in Political Science from Université du Québec à Montréal.
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Federal prisoner earns votes against Obama in West Virginia primary
Ron Recinto
The outcry to vote against President Barack Obama was heard loud and clear in West Virginia.
In the Democratic primary there, 4 out of 10 cast votes for Keith Judd, a prisoner in Texas serving time a for making threats at the University of New Mexico in 1999.
Obama earned 59 percent of the vote. Judd received 41 percent.
Some voters clearly wanted to make a statement against President No. 44, even if it casts a vote for Inmate No. 11593-051.
"I voted against Obama," said Ronnie Brown, a 43-year-old electrician from Cross Lanesm, W.Va. told the Associated Press. "I don't like him. He didn't carry the state before and I'm not going to let him carry it again."
Brown said he instead voted for "That guy out of Texas."
Judd, who claims to have run for President in every election since 1996, was able to get on the West Virginia ballot by filing a $2,500 fee and completing a notarized form.
It's also unclear if Judd's status as a federal prisoner will affect the allocation of delegates at the Democratic convention.
Obama's lack of popularity in West Virginia is well documented writes Elizabeth Hartfield of ABC News: "The state's governor Earl Ray Tomblin and its junior senator Joe Manchin, both Democrats, have kept their distance from the president."
This is mainly due to Obama's environmental and energy policies incurring the wrath of West Virginia's coal industry.
Republicans called the Judd garnered embarrassing. "Keith Judd's performance is embarrassing for Obama and our great state," outgoing West Virginia GOP Chairman Mike Stuart told the AP.
Mitt Romney won the GOP primary in West Virginia with more than 69 percent of the vote.
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Wow. What a treat. There I sat, in my little 'nook' by the stage-door, taking it all in. America opened the show, sang by all of the choirs in the collaboration. As the song vibrantly ended, the audience eagerly applauded and the choirs filed-out, leaving Love Soul Choir, centre-stage.
Love Soul Choir presented their first song, Party in the USA, with a sparky-spirit and such infectious energy to kick-off their set. The energy inspired me, uplifted me and, as I scanned the room, I soon saw that the whole audience was inspired, uplifted and watching like joy was being injected into their souls.
What a feeling. What better way to open this epic annual show.
Every Love Soul singer standing on that stage stood out.
There was so much to take-in: the black-and-purple outfits, the shoes and hair-styles; the sparkles, the glitter; the magic harmonies, textures, moves; the way the performers made bold eye-contact with the audience, drawing them in.
I was drawn-in. I wanted to join in.
But then, the choreography. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, the choreo' kicked-in and 'blew-me-away'. It 'blew the audience away' too. There were cheers and audible gasps of astounding-respect at the way Love Soul Choir executed their clever choreography, which launched them into another league of professionalism.
It just all looked and sounded extraordinary.
What a privilege it was to sit in my little 'nook' and experience the modern sounds and moves of Love Soul Choir. Every single Love Soul singer smiled at me as they walked back-stage. What a warm, talented, lovely group of souls.
When I watch Love Soul sing, I feel brilliant. Thank you Love Soul. What a treat.


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Dominic Deegan and the Epic Agenda
By mrmyth on February 6, 2006
Dominic Deegan was once one of my favorite webcomics. I loved the little references to Dungeons and Dragons. I loved the rich fantasy environment, set against the humble and dour protaganist. The idea of a seer who saw his gift as a curse is nothing new, but one who saw it as such because he was constantly pestered by people looking for answers was a brilliant take on it.
Dominic Deegan was clever and silly and cute, and I loved it. And then the epic hit.
It was more than just one storyline – stories begin piling up, each one raising the stakes and getting more involved than the last. Eventually the fate of the world was at hand, and I? I found myself preferring the good old days.
I can hardly call down Mookie for raising the storyline to such an immense level. I recall my own days as a Game Master, and how easy it is to accept the insatiable urge to create a story of epic proportions. It feels culminating to do so – a chance to see the characters forged in blood and sacrifice, and triumph over evil and destruction!
And Dominic Deegan had its epic storyline, and the title character saved the world from danger.
And things died down, and we had some calm. We dealt with the aftermath of the event, and overall, things were nice again for a while.
But recently things are changing. We seem to be building back up towards chaos and commotion.
The most recent storyline was an intense one. It had it moments of humor – the comic always does – but it dealt with serious issue. Rape was the big one, and there was a lot of discussion about it.
But my concerns, by and large, were seperate from those of most others. The rape itself – and the motives behind it and its placement in the story – weren't what bugged me. What I was concerned at was the fact that people in the comic suddenly seemed to be acting out of character.
The basic story going on here (Spoilers ahead):
Melsheena, an orc prone to temper and emotion, is confronted by someone she has not seen in ages – Stonewater, an orc who, many years ago, raped her when they both were youths.
He is accompanied by two friends – Grench, an orc female, and Bulgak, an orc infernomancer (demon-serving warlock).
We see her approach him, remembering the rape – and, surprisingly, forgive him for what happened. The event seemed, in ways, to be over – for closure to have been found for them (even if the backstory remained unexplained to us.)
Moments later, when discussing a completely seperate issue (Bulgak and his being a filthy demon worshipper), she suddenly drags the rape back up and throws it out in the open. Tempers flare, people get assaulted for sometimes almost no reason, and we have the entire story dragged out in front of us.
And it pissed me off. Because it had seemed like these characters started acting irrationally simply so that there was an excuse to have a flashback, and to give us the backstory of these characters. It seemed, in short, like bad storytelling – that the author wasn't able to figure out how to naturally introduce the story, so forced it out in front. And no one else seemed to notice it – all the discussion going on was focused on the story itself and the message it might be giving, not on the actual development of the plot. And that was what frustrated me about the entire storyline.
Only… I was wrong. The characters were acting crazy, and confrontational, and violent… because they were being manipulated by demons. (Who woulda thought?) And it makes sense, and it works because the characters seemed so out of line and irrational.
And it is part of the lead-up to this next big story arc – the War in Hell. And obviously it is getting epic again – demon lords duking it out, the reappearance of several old favorite villains, from the remorseless killers to the ones who were just trying to make things right.
And as for me? I find myself desperately eager to see it. God help me, I want this epic story. I want to see what happens with these villains and fallen heroes. And part of it is that Mookie seems to have a special gift for making some villains that you can't help cheering for (though that's a seperate essay that I'll break out on down the road.)
But a lot of it is just that the current nature of the series has really caught up to me – the characters are powerful now, and you can't really go back to the ordinary after going through that sort of change.
So we have the War in Hell coming up, and all I can find myself doing is looking forward to it. I want to know more about the old characters who will be involved. I want to know more about some of the new characters, like Bulgak the Infernomancer.
I guess what I'm saying is that… well, Mr. Mookie, sir… I really like what you're doing right now, and just wanted to let you know, I'm eager to see what's coming.
I've come back to the fold.
Anonymous February 8, 2006 at 10:15 pm | Reply
I've been a big fan of Dominic Deegan since I first came across it, myself. The adult themes that crop up from time to time are kind of disconcerting in a comic that started out with a few seer-puns and doctor jokes, but the epic that comes up and the characters keep me on it as much as the puns do.
I understand how you might've felt how you did about the good old days, but there are only so many possibilities out there for allowing the characters to grow without throwing them into epics and having the world grow too. Or something. In any case, I'll stick with it as long as the character development and puns are plentiful.
Mr Myth February 9, 2006 at 1:14 pm | Reply
Yeah – I think I finally realized that I should stop worrying about the jokey strip it started out as, and enjoy the comic it is now.
I think there may have been room for a few more in-between storylines before getting right into the 'end of the world' stuff, but hey? Who knows where it will go from here.
It certainly seems to be doing a good job following up after such an epic crisis, which is one of the biggest challenges – once you've saved the world, what's left to do?
And as much as I often flinch at the puns, they are definitely part of its charm.


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Rakim Athelaston Mayers, known professionally as ASAP Rocky, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, model, actor, and music video director. He is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob,
Facts about A$AP Rocky
Keeping himself busy has helped him cope with the loss of Yams. Rocky said throwing himself into his album and other projects has helped keep him from despairing too much over Yams' death. Another thing that has been a comfort is knowing that the two of them left things on good terms. "He was proud of me and he had my back 100%," Rocky said. "If we had been in a fight or had a disagreement just before he died I would've felt like shit."
He's a bona fide Harry Potter fan When it comes to fashion, Lord Flacko Jodye prefers to let it come naturally. Comparing the craft to everyone's favorite boy wizard, he states, "Your wand has to choose you, as opposed to you choosing your wand. That's what fashion is like, man. You gotta let it take control of you. You don't know, sometimes it is stepping out of your own comfort zone, but it is what it is."
He's not into girls who wear make-up We're sure Rocky gets a fair amount of dolled-up vixens eager to flaunt their derrières and sing his praises just to land a selfie with the rap star. But when it comes down to it, he prefers the "au naturel" look over pounds of makeup. He reveals to The Coveteur, "You can't help it, but make-up is the worst thing you can do to your skin…I'm used to normal. I'm used to real. Like yeah, your shit is going to stink, you're real, you know? You piss, you bleed, you laugh, you cry – you're human. So makeup is just like an artificial expression if you ask me." One pet peeve of his? Red lipstick. "I like red lips, it's fine. I'm going to be real, though: it's bad for making out, because it gets on the guys."
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They called him "The Liberal Lion." Ted Kennedy deserved that title, though with some asterisks added. There's no reconciling Kennedy worshippers with the Kennedy haters. But those who can deal with shades of gray will pay tribute to the legendary Massachusetts senator who championed landmark legislation through bipartisan cooperation -- but whose sense of family privilege didn't always serve the interests of democracy.
No one can deny Kennedy's contributions. He pushed through the Civil Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Through his odd-couple relationship with Utah conservative Sen. Orrin Hatch, Kennedy helped win major AIDS legislation. And we hope that his four-decade crusade to extend health coverage to all Americans will end in victory this year.
Less commendable was the senator's penchant for capitalizing on Kennedy nostalgia to further family interests. Ted's three brothers died young and under tragic circumstances. Joe fell heroically in World War II. Two brothers, President John F. Kennedy and New York Sen. Bobby Kennedy, were assassinated. Kennedy used the powerful brew of public emotion to fuel unwarranted political ambition.
Ted did not create the Kennedy Dynasty: While he was in diapers, his father Joe was already long on the project. True democrats (with a small "d") frown on the notion of ruling families, but Ted tirelessly worked the "Kennedy mystique" to advance himself and kin.
After Bobby died, Ted made this claim to the presidency: "Like my brothers before me, I pick up a fallen standard." That would have been a fine speech for a Shakespearean prince assuming his father's throne. But it should have troubled a country born out of opposition to hereditary rule more than it did.
Then Chappaquiddick happened, and the closest he would ever come to the presidency was a 1980 protest challenge against incumbent Jimmy Carter. Questions still swirl around Kennedy's conduct that night, when he drove a car off a bridge and a female passenger drowned. That and his expulsion from Harvard for cheating on a test would have ended most political careers, but Kennedy had the family name to propel him into a 47-year tenure in the Senate.
Kennedy subsequently "placed" his son Patrick into a House seat from Rhode Island. Patrick is a very appealing person, but his serial problems with drugs and alcohol -- crises that continue -- should have disqualified him for this kind of responsibility.
Earlier this year, Kennedy tried to slip his niece Caroline Kennedy into the New York Senate seat left vacant when Hillary Clinton became secretary of state. Several hard-working New York Democrats were already vying for that office. Caroline had never run for anything and proved herself temperamentally unsuited for the rough-and-tumble. Still, it was startling to see an airhead faction of the Democratic elite so eager to throw their longtime public servants overboard for Kennedy sparkle.
In the year since Ted's dire diagnosis, Massachusetts Democrats have been pondering which Kennedy will take his Senate seat, as though the voters have little to do with it. "According to local conventional wisdom," writes Joan Vennochi in The Boston Globe, Bobby's son Joe "has the right of first refusal." (Tom Paine must be turning in his grave.) America was founded on ideas, not royal families. That's why recent talk of lawmakers' voting for health care reform as "a tribute to Ted Kennedy" is so off base. Congress should pass it because the legislation would be good for the country. And if in doing so, they wish to praise Kennedy's fine ideas and hard work in creating the reforms, that would be entirely appropriate.
May the good that Ted Kennedy has done live after him.


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