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Legislation Would Protect Educators From Evictions During School Year
david Campos gentrification Housing real estate San Francisco schools Teachers by Bay City News | February 2, 2016 3:46 pm	| in Bay Area | 0
Supervisor David Campos today introduced legislation that would give teachers and families with children new protections from eviction — at least during the school year.
The legislation would prohibit landlords from evicting educators at San Francisco schools or child care centers or families with children during the school year. It would cover all types of no-fault evictions except Ellis Act evictions, in which a landlord evicts tenants with the intention of taking the property off the rental market.
Currently, families with children are protected from owner move-in evictions during the school year, but Campos' legislation would expand those protections to all other no-fault evictions.
"We cannot legally stop landlords from evicting people. But what we are doing through this legislation is making sure that educators are not evicted from their homes during the school year, when it negatively impacts not just their lives, but the lives of their students and the entire school community," Campos said in a statement.
The legislation was introduced with the backing of the United Educators of San Francisco teachers union and officials with the San Francisco Unified School District, which is currently struggling to find teachers and substitute teachers.
"Due to the teacher shortage crisis, if a teacher is a victim of a no-fault eviction and must leave San Francisco, it is more than likely that we will not have a replacement for that classroom," said San Francisco Unified School District board member Sandra Fewer.
Salaries for credentialed teachers start at less than $3,400 a month and paraprofessionals average $2,083 a month, while the median rental price for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco is $3,620 a month, according to Campos' office.
A December survey by UESF found that 70 percent of the union's
members said they were renters, and 59 percent were worried that the high cost of living in San Francisco could prevent them from continuing to work and live in the city, according to Campos' office.
Sara Gaiser, Bay City News


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Michigan Subdeacon on Trial for Homosexual Assault
August 29, 2019 by Peter
A Catholic subdeacon is on trial for sexually assaulting a teenage altar boy at St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Troy, Michigan.
Hurmiz Risko Ishak has been charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with multiple variables occurring between May 2017 and Oct. 2, 2018.
Ishak allegedly abused a St. Joseph's altar boy who was 13–16 years old at the time the abuse is said to have occurred.
The teen boy told St. Joseph Church leaders in 2018 about several sex acts between him and now-66-year-old Ishak in multiple areas of the church. At that time, Troy police were contacted and, following an investigation, Ishak was arrested and charged.
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James Wesley Rawles' (JWR) book, "Patriots" is a great story for anyone who is interested in survival. It's a "How To" reference manual, written as an engaging narrative about a small group of everyday people who use teamwork to build a protected community in a post-economic collapse society.
The book covers a number of important things to consider for anyone considering building or joining a group focused on survival. Some examples of topics covered in "Patriots" in regards to group survival are; complimentary survival training and skills, assignment of responsibilities, standardization of survival equipment and location and planning to get to the bug-out-location when SHTF.
When I was working overseas on a security detail with a prior Force Recon Marine, he strongly recommended "Patriots". He has been prepping for a number of years from his bug out location in a remote area of the great northwest. He gave more than just a strong recommendation though, he told me that it should be the first book I read, and the sooner, the better.
I took his advice and when I returned to the U.S. (while still at the airport waiting for my plane to board) I pulled out my iPad, connected to the local WiFi and downloaded the book. The nice thing about having electronic copies of reading material is that you can carry an almost unlimited supply of reading material. The drawback is that… well, it's electronic so it's susceptible to not being available in a situation where you have no power to recharge your battery (portable solar panels can help in a grid down situation), or worse yet they can get fried in an EMP scenario (which may be mitigated if your electronic media is stored in a faraday container). In the meantime I do enjoy my electronic conveniences and although I try and prepare as much as possible for a SHTF scenario and somewhat for TEOTWAWKI, I am not someone who would be particularly happy to have to find myself in either of those situations outside of work.
I thought the book was a great read. It's sometimes difficult to get into a "how to" book regardless of the topic. Those types of books don't lend themselves to being read cover to cover. I personally usually only flip to the sections I need at the time when reading that type of material. "Patriots" is a "how to" book that is written as a narrative. The positive aspects of this are that it makes it easy to read and I found myself getting through the story effortlessly since I was interested in finding out what happened next. In the meantime, as I read the story I was learning about a number of situations that could be encountered (and their solutions) in a long term SHTF/TEOTWAWKI environment.
After this great introduction quote, the storyline kicks in as we begin to follow Todd Gray, an executive with a major corporation who is flown into Chicago for an emergency company meeting about the impending U.S. economic collapse.
We get to follow Todd Gray as he witnesses the economic collapse of America. JWR let's us know how Todd prepared for this through building his BOL (Bug Out Location), how he networked with others to create a self-sufficient group of people who would have complimentary skills and standardized equipment, how each of the individuals prepared for their roles within the group, and gave us examples of plausible ways that a crisis like this could unfold and how different situations could be dealt with.
The book was interesting and engaging. Although there were a couple of situations that could be argued as "too good to be true", or less likely to happen ("lucky" for the group), they were still plausible and within the realm of the possible even if remote. Remember that luck is not a planning tool and even if you don't invite Murphy to your group, have not doubt that he will be there and his input trumps all. The best course of action is to plan first for what you would like to happen (the end result) and then backwards plan from there, taking into account at least two contingency plans for each phase of your plan. If your plan involves going somewhere to accomplish some type of goal, don't forget to plan getting back home in the same manner.
There are numerous examples of more likely scenarios that give great information and narrative about how the characters in the book are able to navigate through successfully. These are useful because when it comes to survival and prepping because there are an unlimited number of situations that you could worry about. It's unrealistic to plan for every contingency (and expensive) however it is much more manageable to plan for the more likely situations. If prepping for the most likely situations first, you will find that you'll be better equipped to deal with a wider range of scenarios than you may realize at the time.
Some useful information covered in the book included: the benefits of weapon standardization within a group, advantages of SSB (single side band radio), the ease and maintenance of keeping older American made cars running during a long term SHTF, how having SME's (subject matter experts) within a group who focus on one area and then training the rest of the group – makes everyone more effective, and how to manage finite supplies like water, food, fuel and other consumables for the long term within a group setting.
The storyline is interesting and the information is useful. I would recommend the book "Patriots" to anyone interested in the prepping lifestyle. I think this book is great for folks just starting out since the narrative covers a wide spectrum of prepping scenarios, gear and planning in an easy to read, logical progression. I also think this book would be useful for folks who are further along with their exposure to survival skills and prepping too, since along with basics the book also covers more complex topics. Situations such as: group dynamics, long term planning, and plausible parallels to current developments in our society right now (economic crisis and it's effects) are all covered in a well thought out and logical progression.
JWR has also released a new book called "Survivors" and the storyline looks like it would be even more interesting to me given that it follows a soldier who is stuck overseas when the SHTF back in the states and has to figure out how to get home to his family. I'm looking forward to checking that one out next!


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Sometimes you have to pinch yourself when you realise what an amazing time you are having.
Last weekend I was lucky enough to spend the weekend sailing in the Marlborough Sounds with a friend who I would never have met without blogging. This weekend was spent north of Auckland near Matakana on a crafting weekend with a group of five other talented and generous bloggers.
Six women with a shared passion for blogging and crafting.
We talked; we laughed till we cried; we inspired each other; we supported each other; wisdom was shared; encouragement was given and friendships were formed.
Markets and op shops were visited.
We relaxed and enjoyed the luxury of having conversations which weren't constantly being interrupted and diverted by little people demanding our attention.
I think that many of us had not realised quite how much we needed this time away.
On Saturday night we were joined by Simone and Sammy, who drove up from Auckland to have dinner with us. It was lovely to meet them and to have them join us. Thank you for making the effort girls, it was really appreciated.
Thank you to Cat, Deb, Miriam, Leonie and Laura,. I count each and every one of you as a valued friend. In your own way, each of you have inspired me to become a better person, to step out of my comfort zone and to try new things. My life is all the richer for having you in it!
looks like a ton of fun, I wish I had such a close circle nearby to do something like this with... very happy for you that you got away!!


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Kim Coates (Saskatoon, 1959) é um ator canadiano(português europeu) ou canadense (português brasileiro) que trabalhou tanto em filmes canadenses quanto em filmes estadunidenses e também participou de algumas séries de TV. Ele também trabalhou no teatro da Broadway, interpretando Stanley Kowalski em A Streetcar Named Desire e em um papel principal de Macbeth, no teatro de Stratford. Coates nasceu em  Saskatoon, filho de Joyce Coates. Ele vive em Los Angeles, Califórnia com a sua esposa e duas filhas, Kyla e Brenna.

Filmografia
 Ghost Wars (2017) como Billy McGrath
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) como Bennett
 OS BAD BOYS (1995) no inicio do filme como assaltante
 Sons Of Anarchy (2008-2014) como Alex "Tig" Trager
 Smallville
 CSI: NY como Detetive Vicaro
 Skinwalkers (2006) como Zo
 King of Sorrow (2006) como Steve Serrano
 Silent Hill (2006) como Policial Gucci
 Prison Break
 The Island (2005) como Charles Whitman
 Hostage (2005) como The Watchman
 Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) como Rosen
 Open Range (2003) como Butler
 Full Disclosure (2001) como Dave Lewis
 Black Hawk Down (2001) como Tim 'Griz' Martin
 Pearl Harbor (2001) como Jack Richards
 Ghost Hunter D (2000) como Ghost Hunter X
 Battlefield Earth (2000) como Carlo
 Lethal Tender (1997) como Montessi
 Crash (1996) como Palmer Davis
 Waterworld (1995) como Drifter
 The Client (1994) como Paul Gronke
 The Last Boy Scout (1991) como Chet
 The Amityville Curse (1990) como Frank
  Godless (2017)

Ligações externas

Nascidos em 1959
Coates, Kim
Alunos da Universidade de Saskatchewan
Naturais de Saskatoon

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Figure 13.6 Changes of crop growth conditions in 2001 as compared to normal year expressed by NDVI ratios.
Figure 13.7 Distribution of sensible heat to latent heat index illustrating soil moisture conditions for western Poland (Wielkopolska region). A darker tone indicates higher soil moisture condition.
which is characterized by the lowest rainfall and the highest potential evapotranspiration in the country. Measures for drought mitigation can be grouped into direct and indirect methods. Direct methods are applied while drought is in effect and include various forms of irrigation (e.g., sprinkler, microirrigation) suitable for soils with 25-35 cm of humus layer. These methods are used for vegetable and potato crops and apple orchards. However, subsoil irrigation is usually applied in the case of grasslands that grow mainly in river valleys on organic and peat soils.
Indirect methods are preventive measures such as (1) the use of drought-resistant varieties of crops; (2) rotation of crops with less number of crop species in annual rotation (only one main crop instead of three crops per year); (3) preference for planting cereals on farms susceptible to drought; (4) application of cultivation methods and fertilizers so as to accelerate crop development and maturity in order to shift the critical phase of plant development to the period endowed with higher availability of soil moisture; (5) harrowing and shallow plowing after harvest to minimize moisture loss; (6) deep tillage before winter to increase soil roughness; (7) raising hedgerows and tree stripes at field boundaries to help preserve winter snowfalls and limit evapotranspiration; and (8) using sluice gates to prevent or reduce water outflow from fields.


This paper is concerned with the authority of written documents and how these artefacts work as governance devices. Networked authority is introduced as a concept to elucidate how documents accumulate formal power in a collaborative process, where several formally independent but informally interdependent organisations together point out the direction of regional public transport planning in the form of one strategic document. Drawing upon recent research on bureaucracy, authority and documents, the paper empirically explores these connections in the context of public transport in Stockholm, Sweden. Based on this case study, authority was found to be accomplished as the written document reproduced an existing hierarchy of documents, through an anti-hierarchical process where the newly formed Regional Public Transport Authority involved several formally independent but informally interdependent organisations, and by lacking a sole author. These three features are crucial for understanding how a collaborative process erodes individuality and personal responsibility, while producing anonymous, networked authority. These results are discussed in relationship to Foucault's notion of authorship, the author-function, which is derived from legal–institutional networks, much like networked authority. Understanding how networked authority is accomplished through a hierarchy of documents and an anti-hierarchy of authorship contributes with new knowledge on documents and how these work as governance devices in regional governance.


Considering that we celebrate an extended holiday season--starting from the ber months to late January—you would think people would have enough time to shop for one-of-a-kind gifts that are well thought out. That's hardly ever the case, though.
Year after year, people rush to stores at the last minute, grabbing run-of-the-mill mugs, picture frames, toiletries, and what have you. Fun, right? Let's face it; getting an ordinary gift doesn't exactly usher in the spirit of the season. Why not wrap something remarkable?
If your loved ones are that special, you'd think of giving them the stars—something they clearly deserve. You can't exactly give them that, but a close alternative is made possible by The Mind Museum—along with other unique gifts that not only add a twist to your usual holiday flavor, they also inspire learning and further celebrate the season of giving.
1. The Scientific Date: How about a date in an artsy but science-themed gallery, or stargazing in cozy couches in a custom-made planetarium? Surprise your loved ones and the young ones with All Day Passes or gift certificates to The Mind Museum!
2. Name the Stars after Your Loved Ones: Do you know that you can literally leave your mark in The Mind Museum by naming one of their virtual exhibits? You can leave your names or your loved ones' on digital exhibits found in the different galleries in the Museum, through a fixed donation that come with e-certificates. Imagine the delight of seeing your family's name imprinted on the virtual stars that make up a constellation, or name a specific kind of dinosaur that inhabits a virtual era in history.
3. The Key to Endless Discovery: A year-round, all-day admission to the first world-class science museum in the country—how does that sound? Interactive exhibits, a thoughtfully designed planetarium, meticulously laid-out 3D shows, and exciting science demonstrations await your lucky gift recipient. The Mind Museum's Unlimited Science Pass also gives free admission to over 300 worldwide science museums, discounts on travelling exhibition tickets, birthday packages, and purchases inside The Mind Museum Store.
And because the institution always interlinks its efforts with expanding the knowledge of today's generation, this unli-pass directly supports free museum passes for underprivileged kids. For a group of four or more, avail the Unlimited Science Pass for only Php2,250/pax.
4. All for Science, All for Love: To celebrate the holidays in a different, more meaningful way, why not sponsor a trip for public school kids this Christmas? You can even ask your family or friends to join you in spearheading this project to further enrich the sense of wonder of these young ones. Don't worry, The Mind Museum's doors are open to plan and accomplish this advocacy of embracing and sharing the true spirit of the season. (To inquire about this project, please send your email to inquiry@themindmuseum.org.) The Mind Museum is a gallery of endless activities and possibilities so, of course, we have more in The Mind Museum Store for you!
I can still remember the days when I have to go to Quezon City just to get my NSO birth certificate. It will take me hours of falling in line just to submit my application and go back to get my copy.
I was so thankful when I learned about the NSOHelpline.com eight years ago. Actually, they are now celebrating their 14th year this year but it was only year 2006 when I tried their service. At that time, I live in Laguna so I don't want to go to QC just to get my NSO marriage certificate. If I remember it right, I placed my order online, made my payment in Metrobank and after few days I received my marriage certificate. Yehey! I saved time, effort and I did not file a vacation leave for that.
I used to renew our passports in travel agency but after trying DFA Passport Appointment System last 2010, no more travel agency. This reminds me to make an appointment again because our passport will expire in January.
So if you need an NSO birth certificate? A DFA passport? SEC documents? GSIS helpline or chat? Do not hesitate to avail Pilipinas Teleserv service.
Since 2000, Pilipinas Teleserv has been providing dynamic services to Filipinos with cutting-edge customer management solutions and innovative business process outsourcing services. The primary of these solutions is Citizen Services, an integrated customer service solution that has changed the way people transact with government agencies.
Pilipinas Teleserv has transformed the way Filipino citizens transact with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) through the DFA Passport Appointment System. The process of applying for a new passport and renewing an expiring passport has become much swifter and convenient as applicants can now properly plan their visits to the DFA offices.
A non-appearance application system integrating an online and contact center-based application process of documents being requested from SEC. One can access www.secexpress.ph or call (02)737-8888 to facilitate processing. Continuously committed to innovation, Pilipinas Teleserv pushes forward towards a decade and half of providing and finding more convenient and flexible means of making government services accessible to Filipino citizens.
I won Zoobic Safari Package last month, the package includes 5 entrance tickets, 5 free rides and 1 overnight package in Zoobic Lodge. I got excited because I haven't stayed in this hotel so I immediately search for it. I have no idea that the zoo offer rooms too because the last time that we went to Subic, we stayed in Camayan Beach Resort.
I was having a hard time in getting information even the website have limited information and photos of Zoobic Lodge. Then I found out that Zoobic Lodge a.k.a. Tiara Hotel is the former Crown Peak Homes. Waah!, I stayed here 14 years ago, yes more than a decade already. I went here with my college friends. My excitement was gone already because I know it was already an old hotel. I've been reading reviews pa na it looks creepy, knowing me na sobrang matatakutin and I don't watch horror movies nga, parang I don't want to go na. But my husband said, sayang and kasama naman daw siya.
So I asked my husband to call the office to check if we could use the gift certificate even on weekends. There was a note kasi na "not valid for weekends and holidays". The staff said yes because there is an available room. Day before the trip, my husband called to confirm our reservation and he was surprised because there was no reservation under his name. We emailed the gift certificate to reserve and still no reply. My husband called again to follow up and reserve na nga daw.
We really hoped that it was really reserved but we prepared ourselves for worst scenario, just in case makalimutan ulit. That is the reason why after our Zoobic Safari tour we went immediately to Zoobic Lodge, to check if we could check-in because if not, we will just go home.
I must agree with other reviews because I find the place creepy. Everything is old and really need an improvement. Actually, the room is big, it has a kitchen with fridge, you have an extra bed pa, Thank God that the aircon is working fine.
The bathroom has hot and cold shower, it has a bathtub but you can't use it kasi wala naman pantakip sa butas. Lol I thought they won't provide towels but they deliver it to our room without asking. Soap, toothbrush and toilet paper for toiletries.
Zoobic Lodge has a mini restaurant where you can eat so we did not go out anymore for dinner. There is wi-fi too in the restaurant but I haven't tried it.
I told my husband that we will go home after breakfast but he promised my son that they will swim. Around 7AM my husband asked the staff what time open ng pool, he was informed 8AM kasi lilinisin pa daw niya pool. So we had morning walk around the area while waiting for 8AM.
We went down and only to find out that the pool was still closed. My husband looked for the staff and was told na 9AM pa daw at maglilinis pa. My son cried already because he wanted to swim but we have no choice but to wait.
We went back to our room, I took a bath and persuading my son to take a bath too so we can go home. But he was determined to wait til 9AM so he could swim. At 9AM, they went to the pool and it was still closed. And the staff was eating and saying, mamaya na bumalik na lang kayo at maglilinis pa nga. Oh my goodness, we wasted our two hours waiting for the pool, I don't understand bakit ayaw niya iopen. Maglilinis pa? Two hours na nagdaan, ni hindi naman niya ginawa. #lokohannaito High blood na kami mag-asawa so my husband and son took a bath and we went home.
The staff at the reception asked?
Staff: Sir, di na kayo maliligo.
Staff: Sir, pasyensya na po kayo dun kasi Blah! Blah! Blah!
Hindi ko na inintindi kung ano sinabi niya about dun sa isang staff na ayaw buksan ang pool. All I knew is, we wasted our two hours waiting for nothing. I don't know if that staff is under the Zoobic Lodge. We're not dying to swim in that pool, it just so happened that my husband promised my son that they will swim, trust issue ito. So we convinced our son that the pool is dirty at may mga frog. We promised that we will swim in other pool na lang.
Anway, although the place was creepy for me, wala naman ko nakita o naramdaman na kakaiba. Lol The service was ok except for the pool staff. I don't know about the room rates but I saw this in our room.
It is very unusual to me that I will revisit one place or attraction within a year because I always wanted to visit new places and discover new things. But this year, I visited two places, twice in a year. Last February 2014, we had a family trip in Zoobic Safari and Ocean Adventure, then last month my son had field trip in Ocean Adventure and at the same time I also won Zoobic Safari Package in one contest. Sayang lang, kasi after field trip ko na nakuha prize.
We're supposed to use the gift certificate last sembreak but my husband was busy as a bee and could not take a vacation leave so it was only last weekend we were able to use the voucher. We left at 5AM and made a quick stop at Petron Lakeshore for our breakfast. My husband suggested "Fiesta Keni!" (Mangan Tanan), it is an eat all you can breakfast at P149.
He always eats here if he has business trip up North. The price is worth it kung malakas kumain but for somone like me and my son, lugi. My son only ate one fried egg and rice for P75.
Tuyo, longganisa, tocino, fried egg, salted egg, rice and coffee. I only ate salted egg, longganisa and rice.
We started our tour again in Bird Walk and went inside the Bird Thrill. Last February, this was closed so we were happy to experience this on our second visit. We had our first bird feeding experience in Residence Inn Zoo, pero mas maganda dito kasi standing position naman. Hehehe! P10 for the bird feeds.
Next stop is the Zoobic Cave and Forbidden Cave, we skipped the forbidden cave and went straight to Tiger Safari, crowded kasi at may kasabayan na nagfield trip.
Last time, solo namin yung jeep but last weekend we have to share it with other groups. The chicken is P200/3 so I paid P70 for my share. Since we did not avail the package, we only had tiger safari and no more lion safari.
Then we moved to Close Encounter, Savannah, Animal MuZooeum, Aeta's Trail, Hip-Hop-Bay-a-Walk and Croco Loco. During our last visit, masipag yung staff, she was giving us information on every site, trivia about the animals and other information so I was disappointed last weekend, nag sight seeing lang kami till we reach the Croco Loco.
Hubby and son tried the crocodile feeding again for P50.
We missed the Amazing Bird Show and my son did not want to leave the place until he watch the show but he has no choice because we did not want to wait til 1:30 or 3PM.
We went to Zoobic Lodge to check if we could check in early but unfortunately 2PM pa daw. We ate lunch at Aristocrat near Harbor Point Mall, they have good service here.
Then we went back to Zoobic Safari to watch the last show which is Animal Parade at 3PM. We waited for almost an hour, we were happy because it was a different show and it was nice to meet the Zoo mascot. I did not know na may mascot pala each zoo.
We've been loyal to our credit card company for the last several years because they are offering different promo like free Starbucks coffee, gas rebate and I can even convert my points to miles. They even waived our annual fee for the first few years but after that, they only waived half of the annual fee.
Last year my husband decided to apply to Citibank so we're now using the Citi Cashback Card. So far, we're still happy with the card because we can get a cash rebate. You can have up to 6% cash rebate on your supermarket expense, 2% on Meralco rebate and 0.20% rebate on all other purchases charged to your card, e.g., gas, cellphone bills, travel expenses, online and boutique shopping, dining bills, department store purchases, tuition fees, gadgets, and appliances.
Last May 2014, we redeemed our cash rebate. You need to call to use your cash rebate and it will be deducted from your amount due. At that time, per P500 ang pwede iredeem, P2500. Last September 2014, we redeemed our cash rebate again and this time, you can use all your points, P2193.
If you want to redeem your Cash Rebates, you need to do it online because if you call, there is a charge of 500 points so it is better to do it online. Just log on to your account and click REDEEM REWARDS, choose Cash and Voucher. You can choose from P50, P100, P200, P500, P1000, P1500, P2000, P2500 or P5000. It will take 7 days before it will be deducted to your bill.
Leche is the Spanish word for "milk" and I have so many favorite foods that inludes leche, the first thing on my list is Leche Flan. I like leche flan and I feel so happy whenever I see this in any occasion. Cooking leche flan is not difficult but I seldom cook this dessert because nanghihinayang ko sa egg white. You can check the baked leche flan recipe here.
I have a friend who knew that I love Leche Flan so she always gives me one whenever her cousin cook Leche Flan. This leche flan was gone in 60 seconds because my family loves it too.
And because I love Leche Flan, when I saw the Leche Flan Roll in Red Ribbon way back 2011, I immediately tried and it was love at first taste.
Aside from that, I also love the Dulce de Leche Cake of Red Ribbon, these two cakes are really my favorite in their store. I still remember that I always buy this when we're still celebrating my son's monthsary and even birthdays.
Next is Dulce de Leche, I tried so many times to make my own homemade dulce de leche, I tried cooking on stove and oven but it was an epic fail so I was really happy when I saw the Dulce de Leche bottle in S&R and I made Dulce de Leche French Toast.
And last but not the least is the Leche Puto, this is my new discovery. I bought it at Noel Discovery Bazaar at Filinvest. This puto is from Quezon and I bought it at P220. It is a combination of Puto and Leche Flan. We all love it because it is not sweet.
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Nigeria, India to strengthen bilateral relations
Nigeria and India are exploring ways to strengthen the strong and cordial bilateral relations between both countries.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made the disclosure on Monday when he received India's Minister of State of External Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan.
Muraleedharan is in Nigeria to attend the inauguration of the Nigeria-India Business Council (NIBC).
Onyeama said Nigeria was seeking to draw from India's knowledge in the areas of Information Communication and Technology.
He noted that India is one of the largest investors in Nigeria and one of the largest markets for Nigerian crude.
The minister confirmed collaboration on defence and security, business and cultural cooperation, power and energy, among others.
Onyeama recognised India as the main intitator in the framework of the conference of the parties on climate change of the solar alliance and on renewable energy.
The official added that it is an area Africa's most populous nation is trying to key into and benefit from.
"On Defence cooperation, there is a joint initiative with some of our Defence institutions on the development of detection of Improvised Explosive Devices which we are working on.
"Of course, that will be an important addition to the armoury of our security forces", he added.
Muraleedharan said India and Nigeria share excellent relationship at the bilateral level and that the meeting discussed on trade, consular issues, education, etc.
The minister expressed confidence that the NIBC would improve the bilateral trade andinvestment in various sectors.
Muraleedharan announced his country's readiness ready to provide soft credit to Nigeria to build solar power plants.
"On Power, Nigeria is part of the International Solar which is the global alliance to ensure that sustainable power is there across the world", he noted.
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Nicha Yontararak (; born ), better known by her nickname and stage name Minnie (; ), is a Thai singer, songwriter, and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, which debuted on May 2, 2018 under Cube Entertainment.

Life and career

1997–2017: Early life and pre-debut
Minnie was born on October 23, 1997, in Bangkok, Thailand. She has older twin brothers. She was born into a musical family, with her mother, aunt and uncle playing the piano. Minnie has been playing piano since she was five and taking vocal lessons since she was seven years old. Her mom was her main influence for loving music. She always watched her mom playing the piano, and learned to play it from her. Minnie attended Wattana Wittaya Academy and studied music at Grammy Vocal Studio in Thailand. She was a cheerleader, drummer, actress in a stage play, and more in her school. She also studied Chinese for four years. In September 2014, she participated in the Cube Star World Audition in Thailand and came to South Korea in 2015 after her mother encouraged her, calling it a "once in a life opportunity".

On March 23, 2016, Minnie was revealed to the public through Cube Entertainment's official Instagram. On November 5, she was featured in Jeon So-yeon's performance stage at Unpretty Rapstar 3 concert. In June 2017, she participated in a promotional video for Rising Star Cosmetics along with Song Yuqi and Shuhua, future members of (G)I-dle. The same year, Minnie was given an opportunity to feature for Line Friends' "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and six songs in Dance Party! – Children's English Songs.

2018–2019: Debut with (G)I-dle and collaborations

On May 2, 2018, Minnie debuted with (G)I-dle with their mini-album I Am and the title song "Latata". She received positive reviews for having a unique, attractive, and soothing voice.

In their second album, I Made, Minnie participated in composing, songwriting, and arranging Blow Your Mind which was first released through To Neverland. A self-directed music video was released. Minnie confessed that she makes songs on piano and is taking MIDI classes to improve composing. She was credited in composing "For You" for (G)I-dle's Japanese debut album, Latata. In October 2019, (G)I-dle took part in Queendom by Mnet. In the first preliminary stage, the viewers were overwhelmed with Minnie's Thai intro enchantment for "Latata", and was well received from viewers in South Korea and Thailand. In the third pre-contest unit stage, Minnie represents (G)I-dle's vocal member. She shared the stage with AOA's Hyejeong performing "Instagram" by Dean. The stage was voted the most anticipated unit stage by the contestants. Moreover, the song re-entered music charts and grew popularity amongst the general public due to their performance. On October 15, it was announced that Minnie teamed up with Wengie, a Chinese Australian YouTuber for a collaboration song "Empire" on October 18. "Empire" debuted at number 22 on the Billboard World Digital Songs.

2020–present: Acting debut and solo activities

In 2020, Minnie participated in writing and composing "I'm the Trend" and "Tung-Tung (Empty)" alongside FCM Houdini. "I'm the Trend" is a song dedicated for Neverland and was unveiled during her group's first online concert I-Land: Who Am I on July 5, 2020. "Tung-Tung (Empty)" is an emotional song that expresses the feeling of a tired heart which was once full but became empty. Through Minnie's words, "I hope that many people will sympathize with this song because it conveys loneliness." The song was released for (G)I-dle's Japanese second extended play Oh My God.

In September, Minnie made her acting debut in a Netflix's sitcom So Not Worth It alongside Park Se-wan, Shin Hyun Seung, Got7's Youngjae and Han Hyun-min. The show centers on multinational students living their lives together in a dorm in Seoul. Minnie plays a fictionalized version of herself, a genre savvy Thai girl who loves Korean dramas.

In October, Minnie sung "Getaway" as part of My Dangerous Wife soundtrack  and "We Already Fell In Love" together with Miyeon as part of Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol  soundtrack  On October 6, Glance TV introduced their new fashion show Minnie Soojin's i'M THE TREND  and paired Minnie and Soojin together. The duo had a styling battle every time for the title of 'Trend Center', which is a combination of a trend setter and an idol center. In addition, the duo revealed their styling secrets, various outfits, shopping tips and video pictorial 'Fashion Film'. The show premiered on October 14 through Naver Style TV. On November 22, Minnie appeared on Play Seoul, a program produced by the Seoul Tourism Foundation and KBS where influential K-stars can share with global fans their experiences in Seoul in real-time. The show aims to promote safe post-COVID-19 tourism in Seoul. Minnie alongside Yuqi introduced the hip alley ways in Seoul by visiting Euljiro and Itaewon for their cafes and restaurants.

In 2021, Minnie co-composed "Moon" and "Dahlia", which was released on January 11 for her group's fourth extended play I Burn. On September 23, the singer featured in "Money Honey", a collaboration song with Thai rappers  and . The song features lyrics about love that can't be exchanged with money or any other materials. It was released as a digital single on music streaming app Joox.

Personal life
Minnie is multilingual. She speaks several languages including Thai, English, Korean, Japanese and Mandarin.

Other ventures

Endorsements
Before Minnie's debut, she became a model for the local skin care line Celeb's Secret () alongside bandmates Yuqi and Shuhua.

In July 2022, Webtoon Thailand selected Minnie as their model to promote their new campaign, where Minnie picked three new stories to promote. It was later reported that the three titles were ranked at the top of the platform, and had the high sales revenue at the time, as well as reaching over 50 million views on the video of the campaign in spin of seven days. On the same month, Minnie was announced as MAC's new muse.

In August 2022, Minnie was announced as the muse for the South Korean clothing brand Laura Laura (). In September 2022, clothing brand ACBF selected Minnie alongside band member Yuqi as their new models. In November 2022, Minnie was announced as mode for the Italian clothing brand Duvetica. In December of the same year, Minnie was one of the celebrities who advertised for the traveling platform How About Here () and its partner at the time, Melon. Followed with her advertisement for the South Korean cosmetics brand 3CE.

Minnie landed her first solo magazine cover for L'Officiel'''s Thailand June 2021 edition. Since then she has been on the cover of Sudsapda, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Elle.  She also appeared in an advertisement for Nespresso and Chiara Ferragni's limited edition coffee drink.

 Philanthropy
In February, 2023, Minnie donated 20 million won to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, by donating money through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.

 Artistry

 Musical style
Journalist Jake Lau of South China Morning Post, noted that Minnie has a versatile voice: "she sings in a soft, breathy voice when performing more emotive songs and acoustic renditions [...] But on more powerful songs such as Lion, Minnie can belt out the powerful high notes". Apart from her voice, she is also known for her striking eyes and strong gaze that is featured in many of (G)I-dle's music videos.

 Influences
Growing up in a family of musicians, Minnie stated that the music video of "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton where she starts playing the song while the piano was moving, ignited her dreams as a musician. She commented, "Ever since I saw that MV, [...] I started thinking that I will sing and play the piano. I must become an artist like that". She also cites Super Junior whose songs she often sang to while growing up that led her into K-Pop. Through a magazine interview, Minnie considered American singer Alicia Keys as her role model since her childhood. She explained that she used to watch a lot of television with her mother when she was a child, and the performance by Keys' 2003 hit "If I Ain't Got You" was what inspired her to pursue music. She also cited Australian singer Troye Sivan, Thai singer Stamp Apiwat, and American singer Charlotte Lawrence as her inspirations and hopes to collaborate with them someday.

 Songwriting
Through an interview with HelloAsia'', she revealed that she gets inspired by her own story or from other people's stories or movies.

Discography

Singles

Other songs

Music videos

Filmography

Television shows

Variety shows

Hosting

Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.

Others

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

1997 births
Living people
Cube Entertainment artists
21st-century Thai women singers
Musicians from Bangkok
K-pop singers
Thai pop singers
Thai actresses
English-language singers from Thailand
Korean-language singers of Thailand

(G)I-dle members
Thai expatriates in South Korea
Minnie (singer)


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A Place So Foreign and Eight More
by Cory Doctorow, Bruce Sterling (Introduction)Cory Doctorow
Considered one of the most promising science fiction writers, Cory Doctorow's name is already mentioned with such SF greats as J.G. Ballard, Michael Moorcock, William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. He was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer at the 2000 Hugo Awards. Cory's singular tales push the boundaries of the genre, exploring pop culture, trash, nerd pride, and the nexus of technology and social change. His work is a roadmap to the possible futures that may arise in our lifetimes. Additional stories include "Craphound", "All Day Sucker", "Shadow of the Mothaship", "The Superman and the Bugout", "Home Again, Home Again", and "Return to the Pleasure Island".
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Cory Doctorow is a coeditor of Boing Boing and the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He writes columns for Make, Information Week, the Guardian online, and Locus. He has won the Locus Award three times, been nominated for the Hugo and the Nebula, won the Campbell Award, and was named one of the Web's twenty-five influencers by Forbes magazine and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He hopes you'll use technology to change the world.
A Place So Foreign and Eight More is a sardonic collection of short stories by Cory Doctorow, winner of the prestigious John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer in 2000.
The title story, "A Place So Foreign," is, on the surface, a novella revolving around a family living in 1898 Utah that has access to a portal (in their horse barn) to 1975. After young James spends time in the future and returns home to 1898, he sees his life -- and his world -- in a different light. It's a sentimental story not so much about time travel as about growing up and finding one's destiny.
Although all the stories in the collection are fascinating in their own right, easily the most memorable is "Craphound," a work destined to be a classic that has already been included in several international anthologies. Jerry Abington is a collector of junk. His weekly routine includes religiously visiting yard sales, auctions, and thrift shops in search of the discarded objects that could potentially turn into collectibles when someone offers to pay big bucks for them. Together with Craphound (an alien who shares his addiction to junk), he travels around Canada in search of the big score.
Comparable to the popular science fiction satire of Steve Aylett, Paul Di Filippo, and Allen M. Steele, Doctorow's collection of nine short works is as entertaining as it is thought provoking. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes disturbing, this collection showcases Doctorow's wicked sense of humor and genius wit. Paul Goat Allen
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A bracing collection of short stories by a Canadian writer whose influences range from Bruce Sterling and Rudy Rucker to Donald Barthelme and Roald Dahl. As knowledgeable about computers as he is about flea markets, Doctorow uses science fiction as a kind of cultural WD-40, loosening hinges and dissolving adhesions to peer into some of society's unlighted corners...Not every attempt to wrest truth from cliche works—but you won't want to miss Doctorow's satiric glance at co-opted dissent among the grade-school set or the insidious horror of his updated Pinocchio tale.—Gerald Jonas
Postcyberpunk Doctorow, a rising Canadian SF star, follows his Orwellian Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003) with nine too-near-future tales of aliens and the human alienated-and it's often hard to tell the difference. In "Craphound," the author posits an Earth taken over by "bugouts," aliens obsessed with trading technological expertise for human junk, the ephemera that momentarily defines a society and then becomes silly or naive when some new and more soul-destroying technological amusement arrives. That Faustian central metaphor of the thirst for technology as the ultimate source of spiritual corruption almost guarantees Doctorow's other absorption, his vision of Disneyland in "Return to Pleasure Island," a horrifying sidewise glimpse of the children's entertainment industry. Since the short story form seems somewhat restrictive for him, his best pieces, like his achingly funny reflections on adolescence ("The Year of the Hormone") and a Jewish superman in the era of the Pax Aliena ("The Super Man and the Bugout"), need at least novella-size room. His closing story, "OwnzOred," a shockingly original glimpse of 21st-century mankind tottering at the brink of a mortally steep cliff, is a polemic on fair-use freedom. By relentlessly exposing disenchanted Silicon Valley dwellers caught in a military-industrial web of khaki money, Congress-critters and babykiller projects, Doctorow explores the intersection of social concern and technology-Never-Never land, or 2084? (Oct. 6) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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tyroeternal on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
I love reading Cory Doctorow. His stories are fun, and his ability to wind a solid science fiction tale is superb. There is the occasional story which does not get me excited, but the clear majority have me smiling from ear to ear. He knows just how to blend future and technology together into an absorbing alternate reality.In my opinion, Shadow Of The Mothaship was the story that fell short in this collection, but the other eight were fantastic.
danconsiglio on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Great if you like short stories. Better if you like sci/fi.
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President George Washington instituted a sophisticated seven-year crop rotation system in his fields to improve agricultural output. He probably learned this system of giving fields a rest from Torah parshat Behar, which we read this week. We can "glean" some important lessons for our lives from the same lines of Torah.
The key question is: what's with seven? In Jewish thought, seven is a number of completion, because Genesis records God to create the world in six days and rest on the seventh. Torah maps its agricultural cycle to the cycle of creation: we farm the land for six years and give it a rest on the seventh. That same cycle applies to the ancient Jewish idea of commerce: debts were paid on a seven-year cycle, and indentured servants working off their debts went free in the seventh year.
We can joke about other sevens (e.g. baseball's seventh-inning stretch), but resting after six –whether six hours, six days or six years – turns out to have inherent benefit to both individual and society. Fortune magazine reports that we are most productive in six hours of work (or 29 hours per week): after six, worker productivity then plateaus (we're not productive in seven hours) and soon declines.
Rest, it turns out, is important if not a way to improve production. Farmers (and Torah) have long understood the limits of productivity; that depleting the land reduces its output. Yet our society fails to value rest. Motley Fool reports that taking a vacation can boost productivity at work, but a 2014 poll found that 78% of U.S. workers did not take all their paid vacation leave.
And how do we tend to use our non-working hours? Apparently we spend a lot of time in front of electronics and with bad consequences. A 2015 National Cancer Institute study of people 50 to 71 showed that persons who watched seven hours or more of television a day were 47 times more likely to have died during the study period! A 2010 Kaiser Foundation report said that a majority of children spend over seven hours in front of a screen. The American Academy of Pediatricians warns that excessive media use can lead to attention problems, school difficulties, sleep and eating disorders, and obesity. It might even be that seven of most anything except sleeping hours – seven hours of screen time, seven days of work, seven years of consecutive planting – is hardwired to be excessive in our lives.
So let's get religious about honoring our sevens and giving activities a rest. It's wise – and very Jewish – to do our best in and for the world by honoring our sevens. Give your brain and body the gift of activity rotations, just like Washington's crop rotations and letting the land rest. Don't deplete yourselves, because your body is perhaps the most wondrous of God's gifts.


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