Kisumu County borders Vihiga County to the North, Nandi County to the North East, Kericho County to the East, Nyamira County to the South, Homa Bay County to the South West and Siaya County to the West.
Climate/Weather: Has an annual relief rainfall between 1200 mm and 1300 mm with a mean annual temperature of 23. 0C and ranges between 20 0C and 35 0C.
Road Network: Bitumen Surface is 131.5Km, Gravel Surface 359.2Km and Earth Surface 299.1Km.
Notable Hospitals: Nyanza Provincial General Hospital, Kisumu District Hospital, Aga Khan Hospital Kisumu.
Visit the Got Ramogi historical hills for a view of the western Rift Valley, which includes lake Kanyaboli and the Yala swamp, one of the largest after the Okavango delta. An ancient tree called 'omwonyo le' meaning an axe swallower, is believed to have swallowed an axe when someone tried to cut it down.
A comprehensive list of all hotels in Nairobi, their addresses (postal and physical), contacts (telephone and e-mail) and a link to the welfare associations in Kenya websites.
Hillside Villa Kisumu Description and Contacts.
Imperial Hotel Kisumu Description and Contacts.
Jumuia Guest House Kisumu Description,Facilities and Contact.
Kisumu County Jobs opportunities for all qualified personnel and those who would wish to work with Kisumu County government. Jobs in Kisumu County are posted on the county website.
Jobs in Kisumu County are awarded in a free, fair and transparency manner in the need to fight corruption in the country.
To access these Kisumu county jobs advertisement click the link: Kisumu County Jobs for the latest job opportunities in the county.
Kisumu county tenders are awarded in a free, fair and transparency manner in the need to fight corruption in the country.
To access tenders in Kisumu county click the link: http://kisumu.go.ke/tenders for the latest job opportunities in the county.
The current governor of Kisumu County is Hon. Isaac Ruto and the deputy governor is Hon. Stephen Mutai.
"is a state when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life".
Fisheries and Fish farming: Promoting sustainable harvesting of Lake Victoria's fish stocks and introducing fish farming projects in every ward across the County to meet the increasing demand for fish.
Develop a Special Economic Zone (SEZ)- Kisumu has been earmarked for development as a special economic zone by the World Bank/IFC. The SEZ will house manufacturing, light industries, components and accessories processing as well as artisanal and craft units.
Set up an Industrial Park which offers a range of fiscal incentives that help in reducing start up and operational costs thereby making exporters internationally price competitive.
Enhance Agro-processing-such as fruit processing, essential oil extraction, vegetable processing and cereal processing, animal products and fish processing, milk and meat processing, hides and skins and fish products.
Develop manufacturing.Areas for consideration include: chemical, electrical and electronics, building and construction, metal and metal works and motor vehicles accessories; pharmaceutical plants; component manufacture; establishment of a bio-fertilizer plant to utilize baggage and wastes from sugar industries (Chemelil, Muhoroni and Miwani companies).
Strengthening policy transparency and effectiveness through natural resource accounting.
From the calm shores of Lake Victoria that offer incomparable sceneries to rich cultural heritage sites and magnificent wildlife resources Kisumu County's beauty is inexhaustible.
All significant tourism sites such as Impala Park, Ndere Island National park and other yet-to-be developed sites such as Hippo nursery, Kit Mikaye cultural site are fully exploited.
The County government is scouting for investors to grow International Conference Facilities to meet the ever increasing demand for conventions and exhibitions within the great lakes region.
The County government will set up a Tourism Development Fund to support organizations through investing in events, projects and marketing activity that will attract visitors to Kisumu and stimulate the Tourism Industry.
The County Government is organizing an investors' conference in September 2013- potential investments in tourism sector will finance infrastructure developments and support in the establishment of wildlife, sporting and cultural activities to enhance tourism experience.
Water sports in Kenya have not been fully exploited and developed as a leisure product. Kisumu County government will encourage private sector players to exploit the huge potential in Lake Victoria for water sports such as scuba diving, sports fishing etc.
Kisumu County government intends to construct a sports talent academy that will sharpen the skills of players, referees and coaches and prepare athletes to compete in both local and international events. Kisumu County sportsmen have excelled in many sporting events and they can do better if sporting enterprise gets nurtured through the involvement of private sector players.
The Film Industry serves as a useful tool for tapping the artistic energies of creative members of Kisumu County and can be a vehicle for diversification of our exports as locally produced films can be marketed in other countries. The vast open spaces, awesome Lakeshores under clear blue sky, starry nights and misty moonlights and inviting camp fires offer prime destination for Holly Wood and global film fans. Many world famous films such as Born Free, Living Free, Forever Free, Walking with Lions, Lion King, among others have been shot in Kenya. The County government of Kisumu will encourage public private partnerships (PPP) on film production to enhance local content development is a viable investment option.
Kisumu County government has prioritized the building of a state-of-the-art Culture and Arts Centre for creative industries to provide a focal point for development, promotion and dissemination of cultural information, education, skills and talents development, research and cultural enjoyment. This will market Kisumu County as a tourist destination through cultural tourism, and also enhance the cordial relationship and cultural exchange programmes. The centre will also accommodate facilities such as national music archive, music library, and music concert halls, recording studios, music instruments, equipment and fittings for the facilities, storage rooms for equipment, equipment repair rooms, studio control rooms, parking space for vehicles and a restaurant. The centre will be put up through a build own operate transfer (BOOT) framework with private sector players.
The County government of Kisumu intends to partner with private sector to build a Data Centre and a Disaster Recovery Centre to provide world-class services to both public and private sector operators. The services to be provided will include disaster surveillance and management and early warning.
The establishment of an ICT Park has been identified as a key investment project to be undertaken under PPP. Kisumu County government will earmark land where the first ICT Park would be established. This will be a Public Private Partnership initiative where investors will be invited to venture.
Kisumu County government will construct a light rail to ease traffic congestion and improve efficiency of transportation between the Kisumu City CBD and other parts of the metropolitan including the Kisumu International Airport.
In line with Kenya's vision 2030 all the major cities are preparing to become 24 hour operational centers. There is therefore a need to install surveillance cameras to enhance security in these cities. The Government of Kisumu County will invite the Private Sector players to support in undertaking this project. This will help improve safety and security and reduce the cost of policing in the CBD.
The County government of Kisumu will invest in Technical Assistance in institutionalizing a GIS based spatial planning and management of County resources.
The government of Kisumu County plans to develop a dry dock port within Kisumu city. The features of the proposed dry dock will include: storage and clearing facilities, and support facilities/amenities e.g. offices, banking hall, hotel and restaurants. This investment shall be operated under build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) framework.
Lake Victoria offers potential for mass transport of goods and passengers across the region and beyond.Already the County government is negotiating with strategic investors to set up ferry and boat services, construct a shipyard and supporting rail system.
The County government is in discussion with a number of foreign investors who can develop, operate and maintain a number of multi-purpose dams across the County to store runoff water, support fish farming, enhance industrial activities, aid in micro-irrigation projects and generate hydroelectricity.
Alongside existing Ahero and West Kano irrigation schemes that have already been developed by the government, Kisumu County government will over the next 10 years develop newer small scale irrigation projects with high potential for increasing irrigation acreage, particularly for paddy rice, sugarcane, sorghum and maize production in Kisumu County. An estimated 50,000 Ha of land is suitable for irrigation projects across the County.
Kisumu County is endowed with a wide range of minerals such as soda ash, fluorspar, limestone, barite, gypsum, salt, dimension stone, silica sand, soapstone, manganese, copper, zinc, titanium, lead, nickel, chromite, pyrite, rare earth elements and pyrochlore. Most of these minerals still remain unexploited due to inadequate knowledge on their status, economic viability and appropriate mining technologies. Already, an appropriate mineral prospecting and mining policy conducive to investment and Private Public Partnerships (PPP) in the mining sector is in place.
The County Kisumu produces an average of 300 metric tonnes of solid waste per day. Management of this waste through recycling will reduce environmental pollution and offer employment opportunities through commercial ventures. The County government welcomes investors in solid waste management. Specific areas of investment interests include waste disaggregation, sanitary landfills, recycling, and sewerage systems maintenance.
Kisumu County government is working out modalities of partnering with private sector to construct and sell houses, including low cost houses to the people of Kisumu County.
Increased use of solar and wind energy for industrial and domestic use will promote use of environmentally friendly technologies which will help in water conservation and protection of water catchment areas. In addition they will also reduce the dependency on oil-based energy sources.
For solar panels, water heating equipment and solar electricity generators.
Wind regimes along the shores of (and even inside) Lake Victoria can support commercial electricity generation as they enjoy wind speeds ranging from 6 to 13 metres per second. However, detailed feasibility studies would be carried out to determine the viability of specific sites identified.
Bio-energy is the energy derived from various sources of solids, liquids and gaseous biomass, including fuel wood, charcoal, ethanol, bio-diesel and biogas. Bio-energy is currently the focus of attention due to dwindling global resources of fossil fuels and rising prices. Their potential to mitigate climate change adds their attractiveness. Opportunities in production and processing ofJetropha and sweet sorghum into bio-fuel exists within Kisumu County.
The government of Kisumu intends to develop a five star medical facility to promote medical tourism in the region. Medical Tourism is the act of traveling to another jurisdiction to seek specialized or economical medical care, well- being and recuperation of acceptable quality with the help of a support system to obtain medical care. Kisumu City has been designated a Healthcare City designed to provide advanced healthcare services including elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery, therapy for rare genetic disorders and cosmetic surgeries. This will require massive investments from the private sector.
In line with the Kenya national government policy of rolling out one-laptop per child programme from 2014, the government of Kisumu County intends to put in place a private- sector driven e-learning system in selected schools across Kisumu County.
In order to effectively combat water borne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, amoebiasisetc, the government intends to promote water treatment technologies such as portable water treatment, ultra violet treatments, reverse osmosis, and distillation processes for both households and institutional usages.
The government of Kisumu intends to transform Kisumu city to be an effective financial and commercial hub for East and Central Africa region. Financial services for consideration include- money management such as credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds and some government sponsored enterprises.


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Caught In Open Fire
Dotun Olawoye
A lively, innocent teenager with big dreams was returning from church with his family when a stray bullet from a police officer changed his life.
At 13, Isaac already knows what it means to be poor.
Isaac's law ambition was threatened when he was almost killed by the Nigeria Police Force.
The officer responsible for shooting Isaac in the belly remains unknown.
It was one stray bullet from many targeted at young Nigerians who had poured onto the streets of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, demanding an end to police brutality.
Last October, protests against police brutality began across Nigeria. In Ogbomoso on October 10, 2020, hundreds of youth marched to the palace of the paramount ruler in the town, the Soun of Ogbomoso, Jimoh Oyewumi.
"They were welcomed at the palace," one source reveals. "They were not causing any trouble. They did not have any weapon. They were singing and carrying placards.¨
"They wanted to visit the police station to talk to the DPO, and that was how the trouble started. The police did not want them to come close, so they started shooting at them."
20-year-old Jimoh Isiaq was killed during the police assault on peaceful protesters. The next day, the protesters, angered by the death of the innocent young man, marched unto the streets once again. They were however greeted with an even greater show of force by the police. More people were shot, and at least three people were killed.
Isaac, in the company of his mother, Mary, and his two younger brothers, was walking back from church on October 11 when they found their path - the Oke Owode road in Ogbomoso - hijacked. Loud, sporadic gunshots from police officers sent everyone scampering for safety.
The family ran in different directions, with all but one of them coming out of the hailstorm of bullets unscathed.
A bullet struck Isaac's back and knocked him to the ground. But Isaac got up and continued running until the numbing pain in his stomach overwhelmed him and his knees buckled. He slumped.
"I thought that was all," his mother remembers. "I became so powerless when I saw him fall. I did not know what to do anymore. I was disoriented. People around quickly helped me carry him, put him on a (motor) bike which took him to the hospital. He was receiving blood when I got to the hospital later. Some people were donating blood for him already."
Mary says she did not think her son would survive when she saw him slump. He seemed lifeless as people rushed him to Bowen University Teaching Hospital.
Yet when Mary got to the hospital and realised that her greatest fear had not happened, that her son was still alive, her fear did not at all dissipate. The mother knew she would be unable to help her son stay alive due to the challenge of settling expensive surgery and treatment bills. She is extremely poor, lives below one dollar a day, and barely has enough to feed herself and her five children.
"I thought I would lose him eventually," the mother says in Yoruba. ¨I knew it would cost a lot of money to keep him alive, and I knew I would not be able to afford it. I only had the N500 I had planned to use to cook on me."
'It was a miracle'
Mary says her child was a healthy, active young boy before the incident. He loved football, and was fond of kicking plastic bottles around the neighbourhood like many children his age. He was obedient and loved attending church.
"Anytime I told him it was time for church, he would follow me without complaint," she says.
But Isaac is now a shadow of his old exuberant self. Since getting shot, a lot has changed for the 13-year-old.
He is always tired and never leaves their home except with his mother. He has stopped playing. He now moves slowly, cautious not to aggravate the gunshot wound, which is covered with cotton wool and plaster inches above his waistline. His lips are cracked, his eyes sunken. He looks terribly emaciated.
"I just sleep on the bed now," he says with quivering lips.
After the shooting, Isaac was unconscious for two days, and on hospital admission for four weeks while doctors and nurses fought to keep him alive. He doesn't remember being in the surgical theatre or the Intensive Care Unit.
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At least four people were shot dead during the protests in Ogbomosho. The doctor who removed the bullet lodged in Isaac's belly told his mother it was a miracle the teenager survived. There are a number of major organs in the stomach, and had the bullet hit one of them, Isaac could have died.
Apart from God, Mary says she owes the miracle of Isaac's survival to Sunday Dare, Nigeria's Minister of Youth and Sport, who paid his hospital bills.
"When the hospital gave me the bill for his operation," she recounts, "I was scared. I did not have that kind of money, but Sunday Dare came, cleared the bill and gave us a note that exempted Isaac from any payment for further treatment at the hospital."
Isaac begins to cry as he remembers the life-changing incident. He says he would like to go back to school, ride more bicycles and run around the community-- all of the carefree, youthful things he used to do before he became one of the many victims of police brutality.
"I stay inside everytime now," he says, sobbing. "It saddens my heart that I can't play with my friends anymore."
Isaac's mother took him to the hospital when he recently complained about pains in his back and butt, but his doctor said there was nothing to be worried about.
Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, has condoled with the families of victims, even as the police have denied continuously that its men shot at peaceful protests.
"The police did not fire a shot or kill any protester as widely circulated," the police claim.
Mary has no doubt that it was the police who shot her son, but given the fact that they lack the money and the social status to hold the government to account, both mother and child have resolved to leave them to God.
"Only God can judge the police who shot me," 13-year-old Isaac says, softly.
This story is part of a multimedia project by Tiger Eye Foundation and media partners across Nigeria, documenting police brutality in Nigeria, and advocating for police reform.
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As part of the Minnesauke Measures series, an initiative created by math center teacher Paul Wilgenkamp, Minnesauke Elementary School students are having fun learning about capacity in a hands-on way.
Using a capacity cart, which has containers for metric and customary capacity, students are estimating the amount of liquid in a larger container while at the same time beginning to recognize and identify the various capacities. Weekly, students are invited to write down their guess on a slip of paper and enter a contest to win bookmarks. One week alone, almost 600 students participated.


In 2015, Donald Young finished the year with 22 match wins, the most he's ever had in a season.
2017 has proven to be a different story, as he already recorded victory No. 20 in the first round of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. And he came extremely close to picking up No. 21, too.
While his stay may have been brief at the tournament, it was nonetheless impressive. In a performance that perhaps would have looked unfamiliar to the tennis world a few years ago, the American displayed the confidence and poise of a seasoned veteran in his come-from-behind victory over countryman Tim Smyzcek. Then, he pushed Kei Nishikori, a perennial member of the Top 10, to the brink before falling in a third-set tiebreak.
It's a far cry from 2012, when Young lost 17 matches in a row and was barely a year removed from making the round of 16 at the U.S. Open.
Young's career has long had its peaks and valleys, but he appears to have found that marker that all professionals strive for: consistency.
Earlier in the year, Young posted a 14-5 record over five tournaments. That included reaching back-to-back semifinals in Memphis and Delray Beach, where he was a past finalist. Over the course of those two weeks, he played David to some of the tour's Goliaths, recording wins over John Isner, Reilly Opelka and Ivo Karlovic. In both events, it was the eventual champion that ended his run: fellow Americans Ryan Harrison in Memphis and Jack Sock in Florida.
At the first two Masters 1000 events of the year, Young posted consecutive round of 16 finishes. In Indian Wells, he defeated Sam Querrey and Lucas Pouille before falling to Nishikori in a match that bore little resemblance to their Washington encounter. Young defeated Pouille—a solid member of the Top 20—again a couple of weeks later in Miami.
Transitioning to the clay was tricky for Young, as he failed to pick up a singles win. However, in doubles, he recorded his most significant result as a pro.
Partnering with doubles specialist Santiago Gonzalez, the unseeded duo reached the final in Roland Garros. With that result, Young became only the fourth African-American male in the history of the sport to make a Grand Slam final, following Arthur Ashe, MaliVai Washington and Bryan Shelton.
The hype machine that surrounds any American prospect would have had people believe that more Slam finals before then was a near certainty for Young. After all, he won two Grand Slam singles titles as a junior and was the youngest year-end world No. 1, reaching the junior pinnacle just a few months past his 16th birthday in 2005.
Young had turned professional the year before, which many considered to be too soon. A shot-maker who could baffle his opponents in the juniors, Young found most matchups to be a struggle as a professional early on. And it was only a matter of time before the wild cards and lavish sponsorships started to dry up. Still, though, he managed to creep his way up the rankings and make for some memorable moments. In 2011, he defeated Andy Murray in Indian Wells and had that fourth-round showing at the U.S. Open, where he beat Stan Wawrinka in a fifth-set tiebreak in the second round.
Early the next year, Young reached his career-high in the rankings at No. 38. But shortly afterward, the losing set in. But perseverance has been a strong suit for the American, and he steadily turned things around on the Challenger circuit the next few years, sprinkling in some main-draw wins. By 2015, Young reached his second career singles final, losing in Delray Beach to Karlovic.
2016 saw more steady play from Young, particularly in the second half of the season, which has set the stage for his 2017 breakthrough.
Coached by his parents for the bulk of his career, Young now has Craig Kardon—a longtime presence on both the men's and women's tours—in his corner as well.
And with more players peaking in their later years, Young looks to be on track to take even bigger steps on the tour. Success wasn't immediate as a teenager, but as a 28-year-old veteran now, the American has reached the level of consistency that provides a solid foundation to build upon.


Mark Cauvin gives an impassioned and surprisingly physical performance as the sole player in this confluence of performance art – citing Isadora Duncan and Giovanni Aldini as inspiration, he alternates between several roles: the wild, joyous dancer, the scientist, wraithlike, absorbed in experimentation, and himself, the musician.
As a seemingly self-exploratory work, Die Dunkelkammer (the dark room) is plain in its focus. The already sparse SIP Café in Teneriffe has been stripped down further and the space is left dark and bare, awaiting the entry of Mark's persona before springing to life. A scattering of antique and industrial props along with constant, flashing light in the peripheral vision accentuates his eccentric performance, giving the general impression of being trapped in a bomb shelter with a madman – a view to the unfiltered mind of the artist.
With the photography theme of the title, it's only natural for colour to make a exaggerated appearance. Blacklight illuminates both props and Mark himself, robed in white – simultaneously and in contrast, the work's opening and conclusion are signaled via heartbeat, matched to a pulsating red. Iridescence and bright fog escapes from instruments of science, purifying the double bass as he plays – the visual effects are all minimal and terribly eye-catching. Likewise, the few props in use each hold greater weight, serving as an anchor for each scene, though their use is often clumsy and disorganised – notably to the concern of cast and crew as cables snag and instruments are knocked over.
The aural component of the work is a mixed bag – sounds generally fall into the category of either caustic noise or a numbing drone, broken up by the use of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (as per biopic Isadora). Mark's skill with double bass is evident during moments of clarity, but these moments (dare I say moment, singular) are brief in comparison to the remaining mire of experimental, Lynchian surrealism. Despite Mark's passion and skill for performance, almost every scene outstays its welcome, with reverent action and the output of both electronica and bass quickly becoming grating and masturbatory.
It's definitely not for everyone – such is the fate of the avant-garde. But don't let me decide for you – previews of the work are freely available – so feel free to discover the piece in safety before you venture into the dark.
Buy your tickets to Die Dunkelkammer here.
This review is based on the reviewer's experience of the performance on May 23.


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Орацио Джентилески (; 9 июля 1563, Пиза — 7 февраля 1639, Лондон) — итальянский художник эпохи раннего барокко. Отец художницы Артемизии Джентилески.

Жизнь и творчество
Орацио Джентилески по праву считается лучшим и талантливейшим представителем школы Караваджо.

Орацио Джентилески родился в 1563 году. Сын флорентийского ювелира по имени Джованни Баттиста Ломи. Был крещён в Пизе 9 июля 1563 года. Получив образование художника от брата и дяди в духе флорентинского маньеризма, Джентилески в 1580 году уезжает в Рим, где пишет фрески для Ватиканской библиотеки. Около 1600 года занимается алтарной и станковой живописью, присоединяется к группе художников вокруг Караваджо. Однако в своих работах соединяет стиль Караваджо с построением композиции и цветностью тосканской школы.

От периодов пребывания художника в Генуе (1621—1623) и в Париже (1623 или 1624) его картины не сохранились. С 1625 года и до своей смерти живёт в Англии и занимает должность придворного художника короля Карла I. Рисует монументальные полотна и выполняет декорационные работы (Гринвичский дворец). В последние годы жизни копировал некоторые свои предыдущие работы.

Джентилески умер в Лондоне в феврале 1639 года и был похоронен в часовне королевы в Сомерсет-Хаус.

Полотна
 «Лютнистка» (ок. 1626, Вашингтон, Национальная галерея).
 «Крещение Христа» (Рим, Санта-Мария-делла-Паче).
 «Св. Цицилия с ангелом» (Рим, Национальная галерея Корсини).
 «Отдых на пути в Египет» (ок. 1625—1626, Лувр).
 «Иосиф и жена Потифара» (1626, Виндзор).
 «Мадонна с младенцем и св. Франческой Римской (Мадонна семьи Розеи)» (нач. 1620-х гг., Урбино, Национальная галерея).
 «Лот с дочерьми» (ок.1623-1624, Детройт, Художественный институт).
 «Даная» (1621, Кливленд, Музей искусства).
 «Амур и Психея» (1630, Новый Эрмитаж).

Литература
 A.Prater, H.Bauer: Malerei des Barock, Köln 1990
 Die Welt der Malerei, Köln 1990.

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Персоналии по алфавиту
Художники Италии
Караваджисты
Родившиеся в Пизе
Умершие в Лондоне
Родившиеся в 1563 году
Умершие 7 февраля
Умершие в 1639 году

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For Maïlyne, Megane Lopez and Tiffany Leiddi, three of the most exciting French actresses of their generation, sex holds almost no secrets. It's almost...
A 100% FRENCH ACTRESSES PORNOCHIC
Mégane Lopez, Maïlyne and Tiffany Leiddi are all three members of the new generation of French actresses. It was therefore logical that the director Hervé Bodilis dedicated this brand new episode of the Pornochic series to them. With the sexual energy these three young women radiate in each of their scenes, it would be a shame to miss these five very intense scenes.
Mégane Lopez and Kristof Cale open the ball in a beautiful Parisian apartment. The couple haven't known each other for long, but they already have a lot in common, especially a pronounced taste for sex and all the pleasures they can get out of it. As soon as they get home, the two young people find themselves in each other's arms and it is not long before Mégane takes the sex of her partner in her mouth for a fellatio of which she has the secret. Kristof returns the favor with a cunnilingus which finishes to turn Mégane on, at the limit of ecstasy. Not being able to hold on her desire any more, she then lets Christof penetrate her until the final orgasm.
THE MORE PARTNERS THERE ARE, THE GREATER THE PLEASURE
Tiffany Leiddi and Ricky Mancini, as a couple in the city and on the screen, love to share their sex life with other women. Today, it is with the pretty brunette Maïlyne that they decided to have a good time. To raise the temperature gently, Tiffany and Maïlyne start with lesbian games that would leave no one indifferent. Between their caresses and their languorous kisses, Ricky doesn't resist for a long time in front of the spectacle which is offered to him. He then joins his two partners for a threesome during which he will have to work to satisfy the blonde and the brunette, both eager for pleasure. He then discovers that Maïlyne, behind her innocent looks, is a true lover of anal sex. He could not have asked for a better way to end their frolics.
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Data analysis software: IBM SPSS
QSR NVivo
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Getting started with NVivo (Parts 1 & 2)
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Using JISC Online Surveys tool
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Getting started - video tutorials
"The research process, particularly the data entry and data analysis stages, always takes longer than expected, so allow plenty of time for this"
Julie Pallant, SPSS Survival Manual
IBM® SPSS® Statistics offers rich statistical capabilities paired with features that make it easier to access and manage data, select and perform analyses and share results.
SPSS Statistics supports the entire analytical process. It helps people validate assumptions faster, guiding them in using the right statistical capability at the right time. It also gives analysts flexible access to powerful analytical techniques, whatever their level of expertise.
Staff and students at the University of Hull can download IBM SPSS Statistics for free (for Windows, macOS and Linux). Just visit the Support Portal and search 'IMB SPSS'.
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Over 50 different statistic tests
Easy to navigate interface
No need to understand coding or syntax
The ability to build customisable charts
Data and output files kept separately to avoid mistakes
Easy import from Excel and Jisc Online Surveys
Getting started with IBM SPSS Statistics - video resources
It is useful to think about how you intend to use SPSS before you start collecting and inputting data. Forethought into the research process can help you collect and input data in the best format for SPSS. As a complicated program, it is recommended that as well as watching these video tutorials, you consult the books or resources recommended on this page to help you with underlying decision making. You should also consult your supervisor regarding any analysis to ensure you are using best practice for your discipline.
All our video resources are available on our online alternative to the Using IBM SPSS for Surveys workshop page.
Laerd Statistics
This is our go-to site for anything related to statistics and SPSS. It has an excellent statistical test selector and easy to follow step-by-step guidance to show how to carry each test out in SPSS.
Whilst it is not free, student pricing is only £5.99 for three months so it can be an excellent investment during the data analysis stage of your research project.
This is an excellent resource covering all aspects of statistics and probability. It is not about SPSS but can help you understand the principles behind the tests you are using.
IBM Knowledge Center
This links to the tutorials page of IBM's support pages. You may also find the Case Studies link useful too.
Andy Fields' Video Playlist
To compliment his best selling book (see the Recommended books list) Andy produced a series of videos. This is the link to the full playlist.
Related books and eBooks from our collection
Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics by Andy Field Lecturers/instructors - request a free digital inspection copy here With a little help from his weird band of characters the Fourth Edition of the award-winning book continues, with its unique blend of humour and collection of bizarre examples, to bring statistics - from first principles to advanced concepts - well and truly to life using IBM SPSS Statistics. Lecturers: with WebAssign® you can manage and monitor your students′ progress quickly and easily online or give them more opportunities to practise! Ideal for short courses, choose to use WebAssign® alongside the Fourth Edition of Andy Field′s textbook to quickly set up courses and schedule assignments (using the  2159 questions available) and track individual performance so you can spot in an instant where more instruction or practice is needed. If not using for fomal assessment, WebAssign® still lets you set questions for your students to practise over and over again. They get instant feedback and also links to the relevant chapter or section in the integral ebook to help them work out the correct solution. For more information on how to integrate WebAssign® into a forthcoming course or to arrange a class test please contact your local SAGE representative for more details. (Students please note: access to WebAssign® is dependent not only on the purchase of a student access code (ISBN: 9781446273043) but also a username, institution code and password supplied by your course leader/instructor). SAGE MobileStudy - study where and when you likeScan any QR code within the book to access revision material on a smartphone or tablet such as Cramming Sam′s Study tips, flashcard glossaries, interactive multiple choice questionnaires and more. Click here to take a look (if you′re accessing the site from a desktop you′ll be taken to the Companion Website instead; look out for the MobileStudy icon to show you which pages are also available on the MobileStudy site). See how Andy′s book is changing the landscape for textbooks through the use of technology! Support materials for a wide range of disciplinesEducation and Sport Sciences lecturer support materials with enhanced ones for Psychology, Business and Management and the Health Sciences on the enhanced Companion Website make the book even more relevant to a wider range of subjects across the social sciences and where statistics is taught to a cross-disciplinary audience. Other major new updates include: Now fully compatible with recent IBM SPSS Statistics releases. Two new characters! Statistical cult leader Oditi provides students with access to video clips via his Lantern to help further understanding of statistical/SPSS concepts, while Confusius helps students to make better sense of statistical terms. The enhanced Companion Website offers plenty of lecturer and student material to use in conjunction with the textbook. These include PowerPoints and subject-specific testbanks for lecturers as well as answers to the Smart Alex tasks at the end of the each chapter; datafiles for testing problems in SPSS; flashcards of key concepts; self-assessment multiple-choice questions; and online videos of key statistical and SPSS procedures discussed in the textbook for students. Video Links Go behind the scenes of the Fourth Edition, and find out about the man behind the book Watch Andy introduce SAGE MobileStudy Ask Andy Anything: Teaching stats... and Robbie Williams′ head Ask Andy Anything: Gibson or Fender Ask Andy Anything: The one part of the book Andy hated writing Available with Perusall--an eBook that makes it easier to prepare for classPerusall is an award-winning eBook platform featuring social annotation tools that allow students and instructors to collaboratively mark up and discuss their SAGE textbook. Backed by research and supported by technological innovations developed at Harvard University, this process of learning through collaborative annotation keeps your students engaged and makes teaching easier and more effective. Learn more.
Doing Quantitative Research in Education with SPSS [eBook] by Daniel Muijs This accessible and authoritative introduction is essential for education students and researchers needing to use quantitative methods for the first time. Using datasets from real-life educational research and avoiding the use of mathematical formulae, the author guides students through the essential techniques that they will need to know, explaining each procedure using the latest version of SPSS. The datasets can also be downloaded from the book's website, enabling students to practice the techniques for themselves. This revised and updated second edition now also includes more advanced methods such as log linear analysis, logistic regression, and canonical correlation. Written specifically for those with no prior experience of quantitative research, this book is ideal for education students and researchers in this field.
Using SPSS by James Cunningham & James Aldrich This practical book can be used as a supplementary text or as a self-help guide through which the reader can learn to use SPSS on their own, and at their own pace. The book covers descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and building graphs
SPSS Survival Manual by Julie Pallant "This is the 'must have' book for anyone who wants to use SPSS." Julia Robertson, University of Buckinghamshire, UK "An excellent introduction to using SPSS for data analysis ...It provides a self-contained resource, with more than simply (detailed and clear) step by step descriptions of statistical procedures in SPSS." Associate Professor George Dunbar, University of Warwick, UK "The book provides a no nonsense approach to understanding SPSS. With step by step explanations to carrying out data analysis it is a welcome addition to any social science student." Gail Steptoe Warren, University of Coventry, UK "Doing statistics is just like following a cooking recipe, you have to do it step by step. This book offers just that, a step by step guide to all of the main statistics you need to learn ...It has become a must havego-to reference text for established researchers and students alike " Alison Attrill, De Montfort University, UK The SPSS Survival Manual throws a lifeline tostudents and researchers grappling with this powerfuldata analysis software. In her bestselling guide, now covering up to version 21 of the SPSS software, Julie Pallant guides you through the entire research process, helping you choose the rightdata analysis technique for your project. From the formulation of research questions, to the design of the study and analysis of data, to reporting the results, Julie discusses basic and advanced statistical techniques. She outlines each technique clearly, with step by step procedures for performing the analysis, a detailed guide to interpreting data output and an example of how to present the results in a report. For both beginners and experienced users in psychology, sociology, health sciences, medicine, education, business and related disciplines, the SPSS Survival Manualis an essential text. Illustrated with screen grabs, examples of output and tips, it is supported by a website with sample data and guidelines on report wri
Using Statistics in the Social and Health Sciences with SPSS and Excel [eBook] by Martin Lee Abbott Provides a step-by-step approach to statistical procedures to analyze data and conduct research, with detailed sections in each chapter explaining SPSS® and Excel® applications This book identifies connections between statistical applications and research design using cases, examples, and discussion of specific topics from the social and health sciences. Researched and class-tested to ensure an accessible presentation, the book combines clear, step-by-step explanations for both the novice and professional alike to understand the fundamental statistical practices for organizing, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from research data in their field. The book begins with an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and then acquaints readers with important features of statistical applications (SPSS and Excel) that support statistical analysis and decision making. Subsequent chapters treat the procedures commonly employed when working with data across various fields of social science research. Individual chapters are devoted to specific statistical procedures, each ending with lab application exercises that pose research questions, examine the questions through their application in SPSS and Excel, and conclude with a brief research report that outlines key findings drawn from the results. Real-world examples and data from social and health sciences research are used throughout the book, allowing readers to reinforce their comprehension of the material. Using Statistics in the Social and Health Sciences with SPSS® and Excel® includes: Use of straightforward procedures and examples that help students focus on understanding of analysis and interpretation of findings Inclusion of a data lab section in each chapter that provides relevant, clear examples Introduction to advanced statistical procedures in chapter sections (e.g., regression diagnostics) and separate chapters (e.g., multiple linear regression) for greater relevance to real-world research needs Emphasizing applied statistical analyses, this book can serve as the primary text in undergraduate and graduate university courses within departments of sociology, psychology, urban studies, health sciences, and public health, as well as other related departments. It will also be useful to statistics practitioners through extended sections using SPSS® and Excel® for analyzing data.
Statistics without maths for psychology by Christine Dancey & John Reidy
Sample datasets
Andy Field's Datasets: Download this dataset to access all of the files from Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics 4th Edition.
Links to Health Datasets: Download this Word (™) file containing links to health datasets available online.
Links to Business Datasets: Download this Word (™) file containing links to business datasets available online.
Links to Sport Science Datasets: Download these datasets related to the Sport Science Testbank questions.
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Snapchat Settles with the FTC and Other Fascinating News on the Web
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By Dave Pell
1. The Disappearing Act
Snapchat has settled with the FTC over charges that the company "deceived customers about the disappearing nature of messages sent through its service and that it collected users' contacts without telling them or asking permission." When it comes to photos, recipients could take a screenshot with their phones. And accessing videos that "disappeared" was equally simple. What's amazing here is that any company would be able to "deceive" customers about disappearing content. Consider this your last public service announcement on the topic of dropping one's pants and snapping a photo: If it's on the Internet, it's public, and it's there forever.
+ And by forever, I mean forever. So who gets access to your embarrassing social media stream after you've been uploaded to the eternal cloud? For now, that depends on where you live. But a proposed law could clarify who gets access to your digital accounts once you're deceased.
2. Check Out My Butler
"Forget about the dainty lord ringing for his cup of tea. The butlers of today serve paranoid money managers, manor-owning supermodels, Chinese celebrities, and horny sheiks. And they all have stories — horrible, hilarious, sometimes hooker-fueled stories — that they never get to tell, because nobody talks to the butler. Until now." There are more billionaires than ever and the job market for butlers is looking good. GQ's David Katz takes you inside the world of the real butlers of the .001 percent.
3. Bordering Absurd?
Two days have passed since Putin announced that Russian troops would be pulled back from the Ukraine border. So far, no one else sees any signs of that happening.
+ Confused by Putin's latest statements, moves, and non-moves? So are many of the journalists who cover him. That said, Putin's approval numbers at home continue to soar.
4. Mysterious Ways (and Means)
"One of the most powerful forces in American philanthropy is a shadow." And the shadow knows how to make a ton of money, and how to give a whole lot of that money away. BloombergBusinessweek's Zachary Mider on the $13 billion mystery angels.
+ The Atlantic: Most people in the world have no idea how to manage their money.
5. Giving You the Fingers
Vibram — makers of the FiveFingers sock-shoe thingies — has agreed to pay $3.75 million and stop claiming that "FiveFingers footwear is effective in strengthening muscles or reducing injury."
+ In other news, face cleansing products are bad for the environment.
6. Buzz Kill
The good news. The legalization of marijuana has caused the prices of illegal pot to fall, so Mexican drug farmers are planting a lot less pot. The bad news: They are now filling their fields with opium poppies and driving a surge of cheap heroin. It's going to take a while to undo decades of ineffective drug laws. Looks like you picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
+ Mario Tabraue Sr. was once a drug kingpin who was compared to Scarface. Now he's fighting to get Congress to allow him to keep his cheetahs.
7. Bullied. And Packing.
According to a new study, bullying victims are twice as likely to bring a weapon to school. And "perpetrators of 12 of 15 school shootings in the 1990s had a history of being bullied."
8. There is No Off-Season
Back in 1967, Commissioner Pete Rozelle recorded the NFL draft picks on a chalkboard. Things have changed. This year's NFL draft will be shown live, in prime time, on two networks.
+ Vox: How NFL teams ignore basic economics and draft players irrationally. (You can accuse the NFL of a lot, but they definitely get basic economics.)
+ The league that wasn't: An oral history of the fast life and quick death of the XFL.
9. Life's Building Blocks
"A photo album on the office's meeting table shows employees arriving via a fleet of private jets, driving around in Ferraris, riding in helicopters and partying on a yacht." I'm mostly linking to this article because I want my 7 year-old son and his friends to understand where all their college money went. Rolling Stone on Markus Persson, The Wizard of Minecraft.
10. The Bottom of the News
"We made small talk in the checkout line at Trader Joe's. You said that you literally could not live without the salsa you were buying. I wish we could talk again. You used 'literally' incorrectly. It really pissed me off. I wish you could literally not live without that salsa, because then I'd take it from you." The New Yorker: Missed Connections for A-Holes.
+ John Travolta took a lot of heat for his pronunciation of Idina Menzel's name during the Oscars. She should just be glad that she wasn't introduced by Al Sharpton. Wow.
+ Why do you hate watching pundits exchange heated political discourse on TV? Because no one ever throws a table at the other person. Until now.
+ The Cannibal Cop is now a prison chef.


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A round-up of American news
by The Economist | NEW YORK
A ROUND-UP of some of the news that deserves attention today.
• The House passed a revised version of a bill expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Programme, but Democrats failed to attract enough Republican votes for a veto-proof majority.
• Charles Rangel, a Democratic representative, has unveiled a tax-reform plan that would eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax, reduce taxes on lower and middle-income Americans, and increase taxes on the wealthy.
• The Christian Science Monitor reports on the weakness of al Qaeda worldwide. In Iraq specifically, Ryan Crocker, America's ambassador, said that al Qaeda is "simply gone" from some areas.
• Hillary Clinton celebrated her 60th birthday last night, raising $1.5m in the process.
• George Bush visited the areas in southern California ravaged by wildfires and praised local relief efforts. "It makes a big difference when you have someone in the statehouse willing to take the lead," said Mr Bush. He was referring to Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's governor, but probably had Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Louisiana's governor, in mind as well.


In the next few months we will be working with you guys — listening to your feedback from the various beta versions, incorporating your wonderful ideas, chatting with you on Google Hangouts, Steam and our private forum, etc. We will also be posting a lot of "VIP Insights" (backer only updates) with downloadable goodies like the HD wallpapers! It's going to be a fun and awesome period of our lives!
We will also be working closely with Dale North to get Unraveled's custom soundtrack created. What you might not know yet, is that none of the music currently present in the game (the playable demo) is actually composed by Dale. We have yet to begin work on that, because we need the funding from the Kickstarter! So you made it possible that our beautiful Unraveled will have its very own Original Soundtrack!
We have two awesome STRETCH GOALS that we are now working towards! If we reach 16k, Dale North will be creating double the amount of tracks! That means more melodies, more variation and more Original Soundtrack! If we reach 17.5k, Hiroki Kikuta will be composing asecond Theme Song!
Help us get there by grabbing those awesome Kickstarter rewards before the campaign ends,and please spread the word of Unraveled wherever you can!
We are already so close to the 16k Stretch Goal!
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Here is what you should consider before you obtain one of these money sucking cards.
They are expensive to maintain. Most prepaid debit cards do not report to any of the 3 major reporting bureaus; so they have little or no benefit to your credit history. Let's use the Russell Simmons Rush Card as an example. As an "extra option" they will provide you with a service called the Rush Path To Credit. If you enroll your card in this service they will report your payment history to Lexis Nexis and PRBC. (These are not one of the 3 major credit bureaus) for recurring bills such as rent, utilities, cable, and telephone. Rush Card uses ambiguous catch words and phrases like "CAN", (not WILL), and help you build a positive credit FILE, (not credit HISTORY). This is just a way to get you to use the card so they can make money from the bank fees charged to the vendors and make you believe that getting this card will help you build or rebuild your credit history.
"Free" means we will waive the activation fee of up to $4.95 all other fees apply offer valid only for qualified customers who pass customer verification. From the issuing bank. Note that most companies that offer prepaid debit cards are only the administrators/marketers, the actual cards are issued by a bank so it is extremely important that you read and understand the customer agreement and privacy policies from both the card company and the bank as they are different and all your private information is stored by both companies with very loose language as to who they can share your information with including 3rd parties who they deal with. Card will arrive with $0 balance. Initial purchase $4.95 ($6.95 for NASCAR card) look carefully, if you choose the NASCAR card it will cost you $6.95 they will waive $4.95 your cost is $2.00 so free is not really free! Monthly fee $5.95 but will be waived if you load at least $1,000 or use it 30 times or more per month. Think about this for a second. Every single month you must load at least $1,000. Well if you can spare $1,000 per month then you probably can qualify for a free bank checking account and you are doing pretty well if you can spend $1,000 per month on debit card purchases. And would most likely not over draft a free checking bank account that provides a free debit card. Or you have to use the card about once a day to qualify for the 30 times usage, I don't know about you but i would have a hard time using it to purchase something every day. So it is safe to assume that you will be paying the $5.95 Monthly fee to have this card in your wallet/purse. ATM fees: (free at in network ATM) all other ATM $2.50.Again with such a small amount of free network ATM available-when you consider the total of 15,000 ATM is across the entire country, the chances of you paying $2.50 every time you use the card are very good. Bottom line research all your options there are alot of better options out there from established banks with completely free bank debit cards, you have to be responsible and not overdraft them and use them at there ATM but they have hundreds of thousands of them available not just 15-20,000.


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Republican hopes in '08 may ride on meeting immigration challenge
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The significant anti-Republican mood of the Hispanic voters in the 2006 November elections was chiefly due to the failure of the US President George W. Bush to implement immigration reforms. The Republicans are however making efforts to gain political support of the growing strength of voting Hispanics in the 2008 elections by pushing to resolve issues of immigration reform before those elections.
Author: Bowker, Michael
Publisher: Hispanic Business, Inc.
Publication Name: Hispanic Business
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
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Hispanic Political Action Committees (PACS) contributed over $1.8 million to candidates in the 2003-04 U.S. election cycle, according to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Adam Segal, director of the Hispanic Voter Project at Johns Hopkins University states that the Hispanic-focused PACs with the most clout today are those affiliated with major political parties.
Author: Russell, Joel
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Hispanic political capital
The four key factors that will define the role of Hispanics in the 2004 Presidential Elections are highlighted. They are a changing demographic imperative and growing political capital, the recent foundational developments in political infrastructure, the renewed Hispanic political agenda, and externalities such as political parties and public opinion.
Author: Garcia, John A
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Subjects list: United States, Political activity, Hispanic Americans
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What is bankruptcy? What happens in a bankruptcy case? Bankruptcy is a legal process that provides relief for individuals who can no longer pay all of their debts. If you are considering bankruptcy, this video will give you basic information about the process, the relief it offers, and how to find the legal help you may need.


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Artificial Intelligence (AI) can ease the process of incident reporting for law enforcement professionals. New voice-recognition tools allow officers to better maintain situational awareness and protect communities more efficiently, without sacrificing accuracy.
Across many industries, we're reading and hearing about how artificial intelligence will change the future of how we work and automate tasks traditionally performed by humans. From driving cars to predicting sleep cycles, there doesn't appear to be anything that machines won't eventually do; and we're all watching to see what comes next.
With all this buzz, it's easy to miss the ways in which AI is impacting some important everyday tasks. In Law Enforcement, for example, AI-powered speech recognition technology is helping with one of the most important tasks officers spend hours on each day – completing incident reports.
Now, instead of putting "pen to paper," officers can dictate an incident report, conduct common lookup tasks – like a license plate lookup – using simple voice commands, or enter data into Records Management Systems (RMS), all by voice. These new voice-recognition tools allow officers to better maintain situational awareness and protect communities more efficiently, without sacrificing accuracy.
So how does AI-powered speech recognition work? Here's a somewhat simple explanation for a complex technology. Speech recognition technology uses the human voice as the main interface between the user (the person speaking) and the computer (the machine that will automate the task of typing). It's a highly sophisticated technology that leverages "language modelling" to recognize and differentiate among the millions of human utterances that make up any dialect. Using statistical models, speech recognition programs analyze an incoming stream of sound and interpret those sounds as commands and dictation.
Through machine learning, speech recognition systems learn each word individually as well as which word combinations typically occur. This means that it gets smarter the more it's used, and it can differentiate between words like "where" and "wear" by understanding their context in a sentence.
Even more important, today's advances in speech recognition mean it can study the way a specific user talks – learning their accent or the subtle nuances of their voice, and deliver 99% accuracy. And with background noise a major factor in fields like law enforcement, for instance, advances in AI technology mean it also knows to "ignore" ambient noise and focus specifically on the individual speaker.
Advances in AI technology will continue to enhance the work we all need to complete day-to-day. For law enforcement, less time manually creating reports means more time out in the community keeping us all safe. Now that's some AI worth buzzing about.


Remember the little getaway I had in Sunway, where I crashed with my friend, and how I said there was an interesting thing that happened at the pool, and I will blog about it once I uploaded the pictures?
Me: "Daphne. And what's yours?"
Girl: "How old are you?"
Girl: "I'm 9 and I'm going to be 10 soon"
Me: "Where are you from anyway?"
Girl: "I'm from Saudi Arabia. Where are you from?"
Girl: "Are you married yet?"
Me: *Lol* "No dear, I'm not. Not that old la"
Girl: "Good, my older brother isn't married either"
Suddenly, another 5 kids joined the pool. All about the same age, 4 girls and a boy. And suddenly, I had all these little kids splashing around me, asking me questions nineteen to a dozen and all talking about their older brother.
Whoa...Wait a minute...You're not all looking for a bride for him, are you? Are you?!? *Smack head* Oh, come on, I only want some quiet time alone, with nobody (that includes me) talking...Is that too much to ask?
Girl: "It's ok. He can come in"
It's 1.3 metres: Too deep for the kids!
And well, waddaya noe? He actually sauntered into view and lowered himself into the pool, as if on cue.
He smiled and said "Hello". I smiled back then quipped: "Oh, look at the time", and disappeared faster than I've ever moved in the water...*Lol*...In fact, my swimming instructor would have been proud!
This begs the question: Is this what people actually do? Do people from Arab countries (or any other country for that matter) actually come here for match-making? Come on, I can't be the only person to kena. After all, I'm no Jessica Alba or Catherine Zeta-Jones, or whoever else you may fancy. God knows how many other girls/young ladies have been asked the same questions in the span of that one week?
On second thought, he looked pretty darn hot. Haha. Oh well, why should I lie to you, right? I'll call a spade, a spade, and not pretend it's a spoon...Kinda like a Mediterranean Will Turner (of Pirates of the Carribean).
On third thought, it won't be so bad to actually get one of these guys. After all, the price of oil is shooting the roofs (And Saudi Arabia is famous for what?), and we need fuel for mostly everything (or so the hawkers, businesses, transport etc will have you believe to hike up the prices of their goods at every opportunity). Morover, if he can bring along all his siblings (let's see...6 kids and one adult won't come cheap on the plane, since they all can't squeeze on his lap) for holiday, he musn't be doing too badly in the finance department.
PS (Update): Everybody keeps asking about the picture of this guy. Aiyo. I don't have lar. I went to the pool quite a few times since I was staying there for about a week and had nothing much to do...I only brought my camera with me on the last day, and kept it in my locker till I was all dressed and dry. Can't bring the camera into the water, can I?
Didn't give him any chance to get to know you at all eh? At least give him your blogsite and let him find out more about what you blog hehehehehe.
Ni dengar you nak pergi rasa sedih laa. But make sure you keep up the blog okay?
Hee hee... those kids ARE pretty well-trained! :) You should've taken a picture of him at least... then we can see what you 'gave up'.
Yeah lar, gave me a shock only all these little kids doing courting for their brother...Who said kids are harmless man?!?
Oh, no...Seram only, so I cabut! As for giving him my blogsite, no way man...Lagi senang to be 'hunted' down!
As for posting his picture, crazy ah? How would it look if I took his picture? What if he happens on to this blog?
And here I thought weird things only happen to me.Kudos to you dear.You made me laugh. God, woman i miss you!
Match-made in Sunway..he..he... I've to admit that I'm a bit disappointed... I actually wanted to catch a glimpse of the hot guy in the pool... lol..
What if he REEEAAALLLLYYY liked you?? What if to him, you're the Jessica Alba he'd been looking for all these while?? Haa..macamana tu?
As for him really liking me, yeah right. He didn't even get to talk to me, and what he saw was a very clumsy duck in water, diving head first into the water to get away from him as fast as possible.
But you're right about the pool being beautiful. It was gorgeous. So much planning to create an artificial cave-like swimming experience...I adored it!
That's soooo funny!!! Trying to matchmake you with their brother!!!!
"sambil menyelam sambil minum air" !
Hi Daphne, lively posting. Love the pool.
By the way, you can get your warm clothings here as Canada has the world's best winter clothings, and you'll go bonkers with the winter fashions.
Don;t sell yourself too short...like Mat Solo wrote "Eh Sis, apa yang weird nya? You ARE pretty hot you know, even little kids can tell heh..."
You gave up a hot guy. What is wrong with you??
And no, busy is not an excuse lol.
whoaa....sounds more like a syndicate to me. or another charming way to woo a lady. hopefully the latter. if that was the case, you totally blew it. them arabs are rich i tell ya...RICH! ...hehehehe..
Next time this happens, have some fun with it :)). Say " Oh, isn't that a coincidence? My brother isn't married either. Maybe my brother and yours should meet?"
You are a Bahai's follower?
Haha. Yeah lor. I'm also wondering about what kind of reward he's been giving them since Akaml mentioned it, and how much they have amassed seeing they are such pro's!
Oh, don't worry about winter clothes! I have aunts and aunts there who will help me with all that, including moving into university.
Best to not bring me shopping as I can go bonkers there...Haha. You said it!
I say Daphne... You should have letak syarat-syarat for him to fulfill before he can mengorat you.
Haha! You not trying to match-make me also, right? Right?
"Oh, isn't that a coincidence? My brother isn't married either. Maybe my brother and yours should meet?"
But good one...Didn't think about it at all!
You think I can get away with making him pay for the room (I didn't pay anyway since I crashed with a friend) and the shopping but not have to date him?
Maybe you can share with me about Bahai and the way you practise your religion.


Unfortunately, I could not attend the Drupalcamp in Vienna, instead, a short outline how to classify the structure and dynamics of groups.
People form groups, when they want to distance themselves from others and create, however natured, a structure. This very simple group description includes two key elements: dissociation and structure.
A group can either be hermetically closed (there is no way out), it can be closed (there is hardly a way in, and hardly a way out) or a group is open (it is easy to belong and easily possible to leave the group).
To look at the structure of a group is a bit more complicated.
There is a public organizational structure, depicted in organizational or management plans. The organizational structure is perceived as inadequate, well-organized or as totally over-organized. The individual structure appears when looking at the staff appointment scheme and its occupation. These structural elements are relatively easy to understand, but the critical point in all groups is their latent structure.
The latent structure can be simple (pic 1), mixed (pic 2) – different hierarchies are clearly distinguished from each other or complex (pic 3), f.e., with a shared leadership and many different functional areas that are not really clearly distinguished from each other (even if it seems in the organizational chart as if they are clearly distinct from each other).
Structural problems in groups arise when these clear boundaries of powers do not exist or are not practised. If, additionally, responsibilities are delegated to more specialized sections, commissions or committees, you can be sure that it comes to conflicts and power struggles, and certainly not to productive work.
The hidden structure results from the sum of the ideas, desires, experiences and perceptions of all members of the group. The hidden structure determines the success of the group.
The dynamics of a group result from the external pressure on the group (threatened / or relaxed) and its balance between individual preferences and interests of group members and the cohesive power, the power that holds the group together.
The balance between the cohesive power and the individual preferences will decide not only on how the group is going to be developed, but also about whether it will still exist. The draft above of the hidden structure of the Drupal community reflects my personal point of view. How the balance between cohesive forces and personal interests is, I can only interpret based on assumptions.
Maybe, it would be interesting, if the members of the community would draw their own picture. That would give a good impression about the actual balance within the community.


Hubert d'Ursel, born in 1953, is holder of a university degree in Economics and of a master degree in Marketing obtained at Kingston Polytechnic (UK).
In September 2012 he joined Degroof Structured Finance as Director.
He used to be Director-General of Sotheby's Belgium and Board Director of Sotheby's Europe from 1994 until 2012. Earlier on, he spent 13 years at Xerox group both in Brazil and Paris, where he held several functions. He is also the founder of a start-up specialized in express deliveries, a company he led from 1990 until 1994.
Hubert loves art, travelling, architecture. In addition, he likes to escape to the country, more specifically to the Flemish Ardennes where his roots are.


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Jurgen Klopp Is Leaving Borussia Dortmund
On April 15, 2015 April 15, 2015 By pakwestelIn Soccer, Sports
BREAKING NEWS: Jurgen Klopp to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. More details to come on #SSNHQpic.twitter.com/4tdl6kpQNd
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) April 15, 2015
Well suddenly supporting Dortmund in the Champions League and hopefully Europa League next season just became a whole lot less fun. Just like that Dortmund's season from hell just got a whole lot worse.
What makes this even worse is after the job he's done at BVB Jurgen Klopp has become one of the hottest coaching commodities in Europe, with England long being rumored to be his next destination. At the start of the season it was rumored that he would be the replacement to Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, though it seems that Wenger has put any doubts to his job security to rest with his performance this season.
While Klopp to Arsenal now seeming to be impossible that's a nice sigh of relief… until you realize that there's a certain team wearing blue that could very well need a new manager next year…
Sources: Man City aren't looking at Jurgen Klopp to become their next manager &, at this stage, have no plans to replace Manuel Pelligrini.
— Amy Lewis (@SkySportsAmy) April 15, 2015
Phew! That could have been close. But with apologies to Amy Lewis, one more City loss plus the fact that Klopp is now openly on the market and Manuel Pellgirini could be out sooner rather then later.
The question for Dortmund now is what domino's fall next? The club has already seen stars Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski join rivals Bayern Munich and it is well known Klopp has been the glue holding the squad together. Rumors have already been swirling all year about Mats Hummels, and Ikay Gundogan possibly leaving the club and with Klopp gone those rumors are only going to get louder.
Then of course there's star Marco Rees. Rees' contract was set to run out following next season and with a £20 million release clause that had Chelsea, Manchester United, and Real Madrid's mouths watering. Reus signed a contract extension back in February that would keep him in Dortmund until 2019. Reus sighted following his heart and not wanting to leave Dortmund but that still wasn't enough to sell many people from believing the extension was mainly just a nice gesture to the club to get rid of his ridiculously cheap buyout clause.
Klopp rescued Dortmund from some dark days that they went through in the mid 2000's. With BVB missing the Champions League next season, the club will have to be very careful to make sure they don't fall back into the abyss going forward.
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Q: Issue with serving uploaded files from filesystem I made a project using Django 1.5.4 and have now a problem with serving files being uploaded locally. My urls.py look like this now:
urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^$', views.home),
    url(r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),
    url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
) + static(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, document_root='')

In models.py there is an ImageField of a class Product:
photo = models.ImageField(upload_to=MEDIA_ROOT)

and a method for displaying it:
def display_photo(self):
    return '' % (self.photo)

display_photo.short_description = 'Photo of a product'
display_photo.allow_tags = True

And, finally, MEDIA_ROOT in settings.py:
MEDIA_ROOT = '/home/nervosa/DjangoProjects/Sit_test/uploads/'

Still firebug shows an error:
GET http://127.0.0.1:8000/home/nervosa/DjangoProjects/Sit_test/uploads/cover.jpg 404 (NOT FOUND)

What did i do wrong?

A: Solved. I just needed to modify urls.py:
urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^$', views.home),
    url(r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),
    url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
)

if settings.DEBUG:
    urlpatterns += patterns('',
        url(r'^uploads/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve', {
            'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT,
        }),
    )

The whole class Product contained by models.py now looks like this:
class Product(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    height = models.FloatField(max_length=10)
    weight = models.FloatField(max_length=10)
    color = models.CharField(max_length=7)
    photo = models.ImageField(upload_to='products_photo/')
    thumbnail = ThumbnailerImageField(default='', upload_to='products_photo_thumbnails')

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.title

    def display_photo(self):
        return '' % (self.photo.url)

    display_photo.short_description = 'Photo of a product'
    display_photo.allow_tags = True

Sorry for not providing my ModelAdmin - here it is:
class ProductAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    fieldsets = [
        ('Title of a product',         {'fields':['title']}),
        ('Parameters of a product',    {'fields':['height', 'weight', 'color']}),
        ('Upload a photo',                      {'fields':['photo']}),
        ('Photo',             {'fields':['display_photo']}),
    ]
    list_display = ['title', 'height', 'weight', 'color']
    readonly_fields = ('display_photo',)

admin.site.register(Product, ProductAdmin)

And finally - MEDIA_ROOT and MEDIA_URL - in my case they should be:
MEDIA_ROOT = '/home/nervosa/DjangoProjects/Sit_test/'
MEDIA_URL = '/uploads/'

Now image is displayed properly after uploading. Thanks for attention and answers.

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No Veganwashing Israeli Crimes!
by Animal Liberation Currents
Home Analysis
A panel responds to the use of veganism to propagandize the occupation
For over a decade, the nation branding campaign Brand Israel has sought to "wash" the crimes of occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing by carefully crafting the image of Israel as a progressive, forward-thinking oasis of modernism in the Middle East. The campaign has appropriated elements of both the LGBT and environmental movements to advance these goals. Such "pinkwashing" and "greenwashing" are unique in the world of state-sponsored propaganda campaigns.
Over the past several years, veganism has increasingly been weaponized for the same ends. Animal advocates across the West have been influenced by various claims of a vegan/ animal rights "revolution" in Israel and even participated in aspects of veganwashing. By contrast, the emerging animal rights movement in Palestine – like all social movement struggles – has suffered greatly under Israel's occupation and violent expansionist agenda.
What notion of veganism is being appropriated here and what are the realities of animal rights in Israel? How prevalent is Zionism in the global animal advocacy movement? What are the realities of animal liberation struggle in the Palestinian context? What are the possibilities of Palestinian solidarity work in the global animal liberation movement?
Vegans for BDS, in conjunction with Animal Liberation Currents, organized a panel discussion on the recent history of veganwashing, the need for a comprehensive response from the animal liberation movement and the politics of BDS organizing.
The event was held in Toronto, August 8, 2019.
John Riddell is a socialist activist and historian, best known for translating and publishing historical documents of socialist movement. He has been an advocate of the Palestinian freedom struggle for many years and is an active ally with Independent Jewish Voices (Toronto).
Ahlam Haroun is the Executive Director of the Palestinian Animal League (PAL) and a long time feminist and animal activist in the West Bank (participating via Skype).
Michael John Addario is the editor of Animal Liberation Currents magazine. For more than twenty years he has been involved in animal rights activism, socialist organizing, the trade union movement and the NDP. He has been a shop floor and staff organizer with several unions, including IFPTE, United Steelworkers and SEIU. He is an organizer with Vegans for BDS.
Danielle Williams is a composer and music educator who taught for 2 years in Ramallah. During that time, she was an active volunteer with the PAL and helped organize the first international solidarity conference in the West Bank in May of 2018. She is an organizer with Vegans for BDS.
Moderated by Suzie Wadi
Land Acknowledgement/ Solidarity statement: Emmy Legge
Includes an opening performance by an informal Palestinian Dabke troupe from Mississauga, Ontario.
The event was sponsored by the Canadian BDS Coalition, Socialist Project, Toronto BDS Action, and the Centre for Social Justice.
With thanks to Pance from Socialist Project's Leftstreamed series for the recording.
For more on the event, see Michael John Addario, "Vegans for BDS Launches Toronto Organizing", Animal Liberation Currents, August 13, 2019
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Our readers are financing genuine public-interest journalism, indispensable analysis and a digital community of like-minded activists. And we can't do it without you.
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