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The Walking Dead: Rick Grimes' 10 Stupidest Mistakes So Far
Posted by imoviezone in The Walking Dead on August 5, 2014
Living in a zombie apocalypse must be hard for anyone, let alone the leader of a group. Yet still, when this fictional horror happens, time and time again we expect a man to rise up and take command. It's just human nature – some people are born to lead, and just need the reason for doing so.
Rick Grimes is one of these men. As the for-all-intents-and-purposes protagonist of AMC's smash hit The Walking Dead, Rick has all sorts of problems. He began the series comatose, dealt with an unfaithful wife, a disrespecting son, various psychopaths and his rapidly-unraveling best friend, and that was just for the first two seasons. The third saw him engage in out-and-out war against another settlement while attempting to keep control of his own insanity.
Simply put, the man has it tough, so it's only natural he's going to make a bad decision every now and again. After all, nobody's perfect, and when you're under this much strain, it's always possible that you're going to screw up. So in honour of Walking Dead's upcoming fourth series (which looks freaking awesome, by the way) I've decided to catalogue some of the Grimes Paterfamilias' worst mistakes. If he can avoid errors of this magnitude this up-coming season, the prison might just have a shot.
Needless to say, there's a SPOILER WARNING in effect.
The post The Walking Dead: Rick Grimes' 10 Stupidest Mistakes So Far appeared first on WhatCulture!.
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Breaking Bad: 5 Characters We Want To See Return For Spin-Off
Posted by imoviezone in breaking bad on August 5, 2014
The news all Breaking Bad fans had been waiting for finally arrived last Thursday with the announcement that the hit Vince Gilligan-created crime drama is getting a spin-off.
Entitled "Better Call Saul", the prequel will follow Walter White's dodgy lawyer Saul Goodman before he ever became associated with the former Chemistry teacher-turned-meth-cook.
AMC have confirmed the show will be one hour in duration and will take a more comedic slant to the gritty drama currently on our screens.
The news was welcomed positively by fans who are waiting for the show's two final episodes before Breaking Bad reaches what is guaranteed to be a thrilling conclusion come the end of the month.
The chance then to see more from the Albuquerque-based show long after its official conclusion can only be a positive thing, and you won't be hearing any complaints from us.
By designing the spin-off as a prequel, a ton of opportunities are opened up, such as reviving recently-deceased characters and giving supporting cast members more prominent roles.
And, of course, we're thrilled we will be seeing more of Bob Odenkirk's fantastic character Saul, the shady lawyer at the centre of this new venture.
But he's not going to make this show a success all on his own and here we take a look at 5 Characters we want to see return for the Spin-Off.
Click "Next" to begin.
The post Breaking Bad: 5 Characters We Want To See Return For Spin-Off appeared first on WhatCulture!.
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SELENA GOMEZ Suffers Awkward Technical Difficulty On Live TV (VIDEOS)
Posted by imoviezone in Celebrity Candids on August 1, 2014
SELENA GOMEZ suffered an awkward technical difficulty right before her live TV performance on "The View" on Thursday, according to the latest entertainment news.
Is Selena's song "Slow Down" jinxed?
Just a week after the pop star tripped and fell off stage during her performance of the song in Virginia for her "Stars Dance" tour, she suffered an unfortunate-and embarrassing-sound glitch on "The View" on Thursday.
And no, we're not talking about her going out of tune.
Gomez was starting to sing her upbeat song when she made a false start, covered it up by saying she was "just kidding" and realized that something was wrong with her earpiece. She then later turned to her band and said:
"I can't hear… I can't hear myself."
A few seconds of awkward silence ensued and the 21-year-old singer attempted to fill the dead air by scanning the room and offering small talk to a member of the crowd, before host Jenny McCarthy finally saved her and announced that they were cutting to a commercial break.
Selena had the chance to recover after the break… and she blew the crowd away with her sexy performance.
Watch the glitch and her performance below:
Do you think Selena handled the situation well?
Photo Via Video Screen Grab
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'Doctor Who' Casting Announcement: And The 12th Doctor Is…
Posted by imoviezone in Doctor Who on July 27, 2014
The new doctor is in.
Whovians around the world are basking in the announcement just made by the BBC: the Twelfth Doctor on the beloved sci-fi program Doctor Who will be played by Peter Capaldi.
IT'S OFFICIAL! Peter Capaldi IS the next Doctor! http://t.co/MkFjVldAjv #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/HC0Q9M3H9V
– Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) August 4, 2013
"Being asked to play The Doctor is an amazing privilege," Capaldi said of his new role. "Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can't wait to get started." [via the BBC]
The Scottish actor's lengthy resume includes films World War Z, the upcoming Maleficent, and TV programs The Vicar of Dibley, The Thick of It and Skins.
Doctor Who trivia: Capaldi appeared on the second episode of the fourth series of Doctor Who as Caecilius, opposite Tenth Doctor David Tennant.
The announcement comes some two months after Matt Smith confirmed he would be stepping down from the role of The Doctor he portrayed on the small screen for three series from 2010 to 2013. His final Doctor Who appearance will be on the 2013 Christmas Special, the same episode the 12th doctor will be introduced in. (aka. REGENERATION).
The eighth Doctor Who series is scheduled to begin production next month, and will air in 2014.
Bless you, Mr. Smith.
[Lead image courtesy of the BBC]
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2013 MTV VMAs Promo: Miley Cyrus Is Coming For You
Posted by imoviezone in MTV on July 25, 2014
Miley is coming for you, y'all!
Well, according to the latest promotional spot for the upcoming 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.
In the just released clip, the 20-year-old singer makes a dramatic entrance at the Barclay's Center Atlantic Avenue subway stop in Brooklyn. (Barclay's is where this year's show is going down.)
Miley goes on to strut her stuff to the tune of The Beastie Boys' "No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn," leading the station's tunnel people – a crew of hip looking party people, graffiti artists, and fire-breathers.
She also sporting her signature crop top, booty shorts, and gold jewels. It's pretty cool.
Check out the spot, above.
Ms. Cyrus is up for three Moonmen for "We Can't Stop" this year and she sure wants you to know about it. She posted an Instagram video on Monday where she spells "Miley for VMAs" using alphabet soup – a nod to her nominated music video. (You may remember her writing out "twerk" in the original.)
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Lea Michele Tweets Photo From the Set of 'Glee'
Posted by imoviezone in Lea Michele on July 24, 2014
Late last night, Lea Michele tweeted an understandably somber-looking photo from the set of Glee's upcoming fifth season, which began filming this month in the wake of Cory Monteith's death.
It was the latest tease of sorts from the 26-year-old actress; on Monday she also told fans she "couldn't have picked a more beautiful & perfect song to start the year with," without actually revealing the title.
Privacy is, of course, a big deal for the show as it tries to incorporate the loss of Monteith, who died in July of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, into its plot. Last month, the show's creator, Ryan Murphy, told Deadline they'd shoot the first two episodes already written "so that people can physically go back to work."
"We will then do an episode that will deal with the death of Finn's character and follow that with a long hiatus," he continued. "I don't know how exactly we will come back, and we are trying our best with this attempt at damage control. We are planning a memorial for the cast and crew sometime this week on the Paramount lot."
Michele dated Monteith on and off for years. On July 29, she thanked fans for "helping me through this time with your enormous love & support."
"Cory will forever be in my heart," she wrote.
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'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: A Birthday Bash Gone Bad
Posted by imoviezone in TV Recap on July 24, 2014
Relationships were made AND tested on Tuesday's episode of ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars as Mona's (Janel Parrish) confession helped Ashley Marin (Laura Leighton) get out of the big house, an old "friend" returned to Rosewood, and everyone celebrated Emily's (Shay Mitchell) birthday.
Note: Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen Tuesday's episode, "Into the Deep."
Happy Birthday, Emily! Your girlfriend, Paige (Lindsay Shaw), who apparently hasn't seen previous episodes of PLL, thought it was a great idea to get everyone together and throw you a surprise birthday party at her aunt's lake house.
Big mistake, Paige. Nothing good ever happens at the lake in Rosewood, nothing.
And Emily's party was no exception. Not only did Paige and Emily have a major fight, which appears to be sending them on their way to breakup city, but PLL foe, Jenna Marshall (Tammin Sursok), was found face down in the lake after a confrontation with Aria (Lucy Hale).
Did someone knock her out to prevent her spilling the details on Alison? Was that someone CeCe Drake (Vanessa Ray)? These are the questions we're left wondering as this episode came to a close. Jenna and her friend/more than friend(?) Shauna (Aeri l Miranda) apparently think so but only time and Marlene King will tell.
Meanwhile, Jake (Ryan Guzman) got a peek into Aria's (Lucy Hale) crazy life and instead of running for the hills, told her he'd like to help her "navigate" through it. The best part? She is going to let him.
I know Ezria fans may not be happy about this – especially after seeing Ezra's (Ian Harding) jealously at the pair – but I really like Jake. He seems like a genuinely good guy and besides; he's nice to look at and has no kids. I'm just worried he's going to end up dead or something worse as a pawn in "A's" game.
As for Ezra, I can't see how a custody battle with Maggie (Larisa Olyenik) is going to end well or do anything good for his relationship with Aria but he appears game for whatever it takes to keep Malcolm with him.
Rekindled romance may be in the cards for Hanna's (Ashley Benson) mom, Ashley and Ted (Edward Kerr) as the good pastor reached out to Hanna and apparently paid the $100,000 dollar bail set for her mom's release after Mona's confession.
And Mona. Oh Mona. Her confession has sent her back to Radley Sanitarium and with the most devious smile on her face, whatever plan she has seems to be falling into place, just in time for the penultimate episode of Season 4A.
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OMG: I'll go with the obvious here and say I was shocked when Jenna almost drowned but it was mostly due to the insanely creepy face Sursok had when pulled from the water. Did you see how big her eyes were?
Thank you, TV gods.: For some plot development!!
Awk-ward: So much jealously in Rosewood on this episode but none was more awkward than Jake and Aria at Emily's party.
Hotness: Jake is rocking some serious abs, I mean, SERIOUS. Even Aria couldn't look away.
Fab-u-lous: All of the PLLs were looking great before and during Emily's bash. My faves included Hanna's black shirt/coral pant combo and Emily's Adidas track jacket. For more fashion info and where to get these looks, head to wornontv.net.
Can. Not. Wait.: To see what Mona is up to. Girl has obviously got some major plans in play.
Celebuzz (1-10): 8. Nothing tells you we are getting closer to the summer finale of PLL than tons of almost reveals and "Into the Deep" had plenty. As we inch ever closer to the big episode (airing Aug 27), I'm expecting a lot more to go down. I hope i'm not disappointed.
What did you think about "Into the Deep"? Who did you think knocked out Jenna? How do you feel about Aria and Jake!? Sound off in the comments below!
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Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft (MSFT) and other software or Internet security companies have been aware that this type of early alert allowed the U.S. to exploit vulnerabilities in software sold to foreign governments, according to two U.S. officials.
Remember the Windows 95 era in which Microsoft was facing a billion dollar fine becuase of its antitrust practices?
Remember how the 1 billon was forgiven? How many times have government forgiven you any fine?
Some kind of deal was made. Given the current information. I suspect that it was adding backdoors to Windows. So that governments can spy on their general population.
More good advertising for Linux etc.
If so it's only hastening the day when Ballmer makes good on his threats to haul Linux into court for allegedly violating "hundreds" of Microsoft's patents.
4. It goes without saying that those who say, if you use such cloud services, use at least European servers, get asked what about European secret services then doing similar scraping, perhaps even for non-European countries (meaning, from GB, etc. straight to the U.S., again), for one, and second, in some European countries, it's now ILLEGAL to encrypt data, and this is then a wonderful world for such secret services: Either they get your data in full, or they even criminalize you or the responsible staff in your corporation. (Edit: France's legislation seems to have been somewhat lightened up instead of being further enforced as they had intended by 2011. Cf http://rechten.uvt.n...ryptolaw/cls2.htm#fr )"
"Why this is so harmful?
Even with their "patent frenzy" (cf. their allowing for "patents" for things not new at all, but just because you have the necessary money to pay for the "patent" of these processes et al. perhaps known for years; or have a look at U.S. sw "patents" which cause scandal world-wide in the "industry"), the U.S. do invent less and less, and with every year, this become more apparent. Thus, the U.S. government is highly interested in "providing" their big corporations of "nation interest" with new info about what would be suitable to make some development on (= forking findings of third parties), or simply, about what U.S. corps could simply steal: Whilst a European corp is in the final stages of preparing patents, those are then introduced by their U.S. competitors just days before the real inventors will do it.
It's not only the Europeans who are harmed: Whilst the Japanese ain't not as strong anymore as they had once been, it's the Chinese who steal less and less from others but who invent more and more on their own and who risk to leave trailing the U.S. industry anytime soon."
And it's not just inventors, etc., abroad that are at risk: It's perfectly sensible that some innovative, small U.S. companies are spied for the benefit of big U.S. companies, be it for simple stealing their ideas alone, and / or for facilitating their taking over for cheap.
Of course, it's not only and all about inventions, it's also about contracting (Siemens in South Africa? Why not these same contracts be going to General Electric, by using core info? I just made up this example and I'm not insinuating that GE might want or go to "steal" from Siemens, but yes, I'm insinuating that some people might be interested in "helping" them to do so.)"
So it might be time, about 30 years after Orwell's "1984", to store "old" comps (Win 8 and Office 2003, anyone? har, har!), "old" sw, and to divide your work between comps that are connected to the net, and those that are not, and to transfer data between them with secure USB sticks, in readable, "open" (and not proprietary) data formats (perhaps XML instead of "Word", etc.), in the end."
The purpose of this post is to show that I'm not speaking out of paranoia, but that reality (here: brand-new MS Office 2013, probably the biggest impact in sw for the coming years, except for operating systems) outstrips fears by far."
Do NOT make available core data "they" might be interested in, on any pc to which they could ever have access, be it by MS "backdoors", or by special secret tools "they" might have loaded into your system for this purpose, AND "clean" wanted to express, whenever you TREAT such data, prefer data formats you are able to look into, in order to check that the data itself has not been infected by a secret sending tool ("Troian horses") or whatever else "they" might have invented or might invent.
- parts of the ALGORITHM, i.e. of the command structure "what is to be done with the elements within the tables" must remain unknown: just hiding the table is unsufficient if the instructions are all there and available to the decryptor, because then again, they'd brute-force simply all data combinations within that table, which would be high numbers, but not "endless"... but as soon as part of complicated instructions for the same table/key are missing, things become interesting!
- Of course, you could have "two keys", one being the key, and another one being your "table", but it's evident that one key of enough length could contain "key" and additional tables, there is no conceptual difference between them, you only have to look after utmost complication of the KEY-WISE processing instructions, whilst the algorithm-wise processing instructions will be "in their hands"
- But what about emails?
- So there's plenty of room for TECHNICAL discussion here!
Since we all see now that humankind (which is myriads of people and their respective governments) simply ain't worth it to be nailed to a cross - and that's all I'll say about the "political implications" of this current affair.
As for technical discussions, why not share our respective knowledge, and our respective hints and ideas?
from wikipedia: "In October 2010, Chapman posed on the cover of Russian version of Maxim magazine in Agent Provocateur lingerie." - hasn't this been a truly wonderful idea?
4. It goe............ ........ in some European countries, it's now ILLEGAL to encrypt data, and this is then a wonderful world for such secret services: Either they get your data in full, or they even criminalize you or the responsible staff in your corporation. (Edit: France's legislation seems to have been somewhat lightened up instead of being further enforced as they had intended by 2011. Cf http://rechten.uvt.n...ryptolaw/cls2.htm#fr )"
Well, I do live in Europe. In The Netherlands that is.
I have never heard about a ban on encryption.
There has however been a change on this subject indeed, but in a different way.
In case criminals have been caught, they are now obliged to give their passwords on any encrypted data that is theirs.
I know out of experience that we were effected by the Japanese mother company, that was forced to encrypt by Japanese national law.
Japanese companies now have to encrypt their sensitive data by law.
This to prevent theft and/or abuse of data, and/or resulting liability.
As far as I know, European cloud storage is about the last few privacy save options left on the globe.
Although now Wuala has been taken over by La Cie that might be one down soon .
Altough I must say, I am using Wuala, and it does encrypt by default for each and every user !!
It encrypts before uploading, so no key in the cloud.
But anyway we still have more sites like e.g.


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Want to Make Gold in World of Warcraft? Read This
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Just like in any other Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), Blizzard's World of Warcraft has made players gone crazy with gold mining, farming, and even bringing to like a business fusion between the virtual world and the real world through selling of in-game gold for real world money.
A player cannot progress in this game without accumulating enough gold to level up his or her character and buy skills and items to boost the leveling speed. It would usually take hours, weeks, and even months to actually claim an identity in the game, which is why players have sought out specific help in order to obtain gold faster. You as a player can either do it the hard but safe way or the easy but risky way, which pertains to banning of your account completely.
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The second and third methods of obtaining gold can be accomplished once your character is of a higher level and has learned special skills such as leather making, alchemy, and blacksmithing. You will also be able to sell items to other players, granting you the ability to "grind". Monsters that you kill will drop items which you can sell to players at the auction house for profit. But in doing this you have to visit the auction house often and see which items are in demand by players all over the World. By doing this you will be able to make as much as hundreds of gold in just a day. Make sure that when selling at the auction house you have a mule, which is a character who does your item inventory.
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The practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) harms the physical, psychological, and reproductive and sexual health of women and is a violation of women's fundamental human rights. More than 125 million girls and women alive today have experienced FGM/C, and an additional three million girls are at risk of being cut in the next decade (UNICEF 2013).
This course will provide learners with an overview of FGM/C and examples of interventions that have worked—as well as those that have not worked—to encourage the abandonment of the practice.
The course authors would like to thank the following reviewers for their contributions to the first version of this course, which was published in October 2008: Gannon Gillespie, TOSTAN; Sandra Jordan, USAID; and Laura Raney, formerly with Population Council.
The course authors would like to especially thank and acknowledge Sandra Jordan, USAID, for her valuable assistance and insights into the updating of the course, and Charlotte Feldman Jacobs, PRB, for the updated statistics.


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Sony to Strike Down MLB 14: The Show Servers in June
By Kyle Wakeling -
After shutting down the MLB 13: The Show servers last November, Sony's at it again (and quicker) with the next MLB title in sequence.
According to HardcoreGamer (who cite Sony), MLB 14: The Show online servers will no longer be accessible across all PlayStation consoles and versions as of June 18th – only just north of fourteen and a half months after release on Vita and PS3 (The PS4 version coming later on May 6th).
Just last year they pulled the same move on the previous game; just twenty months after MLB 13: The Show's release it too was "shut off" from the online servers, with the title launching in March of 2013 and including online play until November of 2014.
Is this becoming a trend for sports games – just shut the online off shortly after the new one releases to make the audience buy the new one (which is likely to be nothing more than a roster update)?
If so, I think it's time for a revolt; pitchforks and torches anyone?
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Really? Wow, so u buy the game at launch just to have the servers shut down after 1 year? brilliant
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John Bolger is an American actor who was born on February 26, 1954. Louder Than Words (2014) and Pride and Loyalty (2008) are some movies in John Bolger's recent filmography. Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit account for some of John Bolger's recent TV appearances.
As of 2018, John Bolger has appeared in about 7 movies. Some of the most recent John Bolger movies include Louder Than Words, Pride and Loyalty, and Ned Kelly. John Bolger played the role of Policeman in Louder Than Words, released in 2014. Pride and Loyalty, released in 2008, featured John Bolger as Eddie. Ned Kelly, released in 2003, featured John Bolger as Glenrowan Train Priest.
As of 2018, John Bolger has appeared on about 2 TV shows. Some of the most recent John Bolger TV appearances include Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. John Bolger played the role of Don Sorenson Mark Knapp on Law & Order in 2009. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit featured him as Douglas Lamerly Clark Stanton in 2005.


There only constant thing is this world is change. It is true when it comes to fashion and interior design. The trends are changing every season and for this particular year, mustard yellow is the king of interior design. It dominates the industry from paints to indoor and outdoor floor tiles and even wallpapers. Many tile companies are already producing their very own version of the yellow tile to meet the demands of homeowners planning to remodel their kitchens and bathrooms.
The colour was included in the top 100 trending item in the online platform Pinterest for this year. It looks like many homeowners are willing to transform their homes with the addition of the mustard yellow colour.
According to Pinterest's user researcher, Larkin Brown, they have seen a rise of 45 per cent in keyword search of the mustard yellow colour on the online platform for this year. He added that the demand only proves that many people are getting bolder when it comes to picking colours for their homes. Some are incorporating mustard through smaller accents while others are bolder as they try to paint their walls with the bright colour.
With the current obsession with mustard yellow, many are already keeping an eye on new tiles. Otto Tiles & Design was quick to deliver as they create their very own cement tiles in the mustard yellow colour. Each tile has been handcrafted with the talent of artisans that made it possible without the use of kilns, clay or even glazes as material. The company, however, made use of Turkish cement sand with only the best quality in the market. To create the mustard yellow tiles, they had to add colour pigments as well as natural stone granule.
To add the yellow colour, every tile undergoes hand pressing. As with every handmade product, flaws are inevitable like a small variation might be noticeable. While others might look at these outdoor floor tiles as something with imperfections, those who know the art of handcrafting will appreciate its unique charm which gives the flooring more impact. There are many designs to choose from including vertical, horizontal, triangles and even stripes.


I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 90.11 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in recognition of Vietnam Veterans Day, direct that appropriate steps be taken to fly all American flags and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017, to honor the many sacrifices made by the men and women of Oklahoma and the United States during the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Veterans Day is a day to honor all the veterans who served in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos during the Vietnam War. The flying of these flags at half-staff is a symbol from Oklahomans that we remember all those who fought in the Vietnam War, especially those who were killed, and demonstrates our sympathy for their families.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 13th day of March, 2017.


• JS asked ML if he had raised the subject of filing Accounts at the Board Meeting. ML advised that the accounts were almost finalised and the expectation is that the accounts will be filed on time and directors suffer personally if they are not. He also pointed out that Weber Shandwick had blown up the story last year that accounts were filed late and that it is quite commonplace for companies to file late.
• JS also raised the subject of an independent valuation of the Ricoh. ML said his personal opinion was that a reputable firm of chartered surveyors – or preferably two – should be appointed to perform an independent valuation of the Ricoh, with full access to any ACL records they required, and their findings should be made public. This would kill myths about the value of the Ricoh.
• JS would like to present ideas of how to improve the SCG section of the CCFC web-site and feels that this demands further discussion in terms of presentation, identity and status of the SCG.
• ID pointed out that the Minutes of the January meeting were not on the website, despite being circulated generally. NC to add January Minutes to website.
As discussed at the last meeting, Higgs Charity is suing SISU and the press has reported disclosure provided for the defence, running to thousands of pages.
ML pointed out that PW had raised the subject of Weber Shandwick being retained by ACL with tax payers' money. ML reiterated his concerns expressed at the last meeting that other parties might have been working with CCC in a campaign to discredit the Club and its owner and wanted to know if any parties other than ACL had ever been in contact with Weber Shandwick: CCC, Joe Elliott and the Sky Blue Trust.
ML asked if Steve Brown or Jan Mokrzycki had had any communications with Weber Shandwick. Steve Brown stated categorically several times during the meeting that he had not knowingly had any communications with them and Jan would need to be asked if he had. SBR subsequently phoned Jan and asked this of him. Jan's answer was that he received a phone call from a Weber Shandwick representative the day before the charity match being held at the Ricoh at the beginning of the season regarding the wearing of 'Save our City' wristbands, but had no other contact, either as an individual or on behalf of the SBT. SBR reiterated that the SBT have had no dealings with Weber Shandwick.
PW asked SBR how he and JM differentiated when they are speaking as individuals or on behalf of SBT. ML was sceptical of individuals claiming to wear multiple hats, recalling Peter Knatchbull Hugesen voting for the CVA on behalf of the Alan Edward Higgs Centre Trust but against it as a shareholder of ACL.
TS asked for clarification of how the SBT communicate with the press – as individuals or as the SBT?
ML recognises that some people would prefer a different owner of the Club, and does not have a problem with them campaigning for such; but he does have a problem with a concerted effort by two or more parties to attempt to conspire and damage the business, which is unlawful. ML just wants everyone to be up front, honest and truthful. ML pointed out that when the case is heard, all relevant evidence is likely to be provided and the truth will be known.
PW advised that when he was Chairman of SCG, Tim Fisher had requested him several times to ask SBT members to stand down from the SCG, believing that their position is conflicted. However, PW stood against this and supported the SBT being a part of the SCG. However, he would now be annoyed if it transpires that the SBT has conspired with other parties against the current owners.
PW feels that the most disappointing thing is that there is no football being played in Coventry and the second most disappointing thing is the division of the fans. He feels that the SBT should help to unite the fans and can't 'wear two hats'. SBR advised that they are happy to talk to everyone, hold open meetings and encourage all fans to attend and hear both sides. PW pointed out that the SBT Minutes indicated continual re-writing of the SBT vision, and asked for clarification of what the SBT stands for. SBR stated that he is not bothered who owns the Club, but would like it in Coventry.
ML had been interviewed on CWR regarding him and Tim Fisher signing the Enquiry petition and spoke positively on air about why they had both felt happy to sign the petition in anticipation that the truth would come out.
ML put forward the idea of him holding a Fans' Forum, along with Martin Reeves and Ann Lucas with Shane O'Connor to chair. ML had met with at least 60 fans in the past ten days who would be keen for this to happen. He would like to do this before Council Elections in May. The pros and cons of this was discussed at length. It was felt that Ann Lucas would not accept this invitation, possibly for the reason of prejudicing any JR court case. ML says that their legal advice has always been that telling the truth cannot prejudice any legal proceedings, so wonders why the council leadership feels there is a problem. JS was concerned for reputation, any slip of the tongue comments etc. After much discussion, however, JS agreed on behalf of the SCG to endorse this format of a Fans' Forum, but pointed out that the audience would most likely be fired up by Weber Shandwick. KM believes that it could attract 'Rent a Mob'. ML will write to Shane O'Connor to ask if he would Chair the Forum and if so, go ahead and book a venue and date.
JB asked if everyone felt that the whole idea should be checked over by a PR company. ML explained that London based PR companies don't understand football in Coventry or the fanbase. JB pointed out that there are PR industry people amongst the CCFC fanbase. ML assured everyone that the Forum would be planned properly, along with Adam Dent.
SBA asked what would happen if SISU won the JR. ML said that he felt the Club had a very strong case but pointed out that one can never predict the outcome of any litigation with 100% certainty. The consequences for CCC and key individuals there of an adverse outcome in the JR are likely to be very serious; ML continues to be baffled by CCC's refusal to have a sensible discussion about the sale of the Ricoh to the Club it was built for, on the basis of an independent valuation.
SBA also asked when fans would get to know information exposed by the JR. ML advised that during the JR the Judge can ask both sides for full disclosure and everything will be known. Once the hearing has taken place then the information will be in the public domain.
PA advised that elected Councillors have expressed their interest to SCG members for an independent valuation, but have been forbidden to speak on this issue by Ann Lucas and Martin Reeves. ML has had constructive conversations with councillors on the phone who had been urged to speak with him by fans who are their constituents; however, they told him that Ann Lucas and Martin Reeves have since forbidden them to meet with him.
PA asked if SCG knows of anyone who would stand against Ann Lucas in the Holbrooks Ward in the forthcoming elections.
ID asked what SISU are doing with money such as the 'windfall' Arsenal match revenue and the proceeds from the Leon Clarke sale. ML assured everyone that all money stays in the Club. Leon Clarke was sold and loan players have come in, as Steve Waggott is not prepared to buy until the price and time is right. ML trusts Steve Waggott implicitly in his decision-making.
ML assured everyone that the Club is now being run properly as a business for the first time in many years.
ML advised that CCC is finally refunding the business rates for which the Club has been over-charged since it started playing at the Ricoh, after a reassessment by the central valuation office: some £400k for the last few years.
IB raised concern that if we stay in Northampton for five years that the fan base would not return. ML advised that the damage to revenue, by playing at Sixfields, will only be corrected when CCFC has its own stadium.
The discussion of the area of a new stadium was discussed briefly at this point. IB asked if they should be playing in Coventry itself and not just in the 'Coventry area'. ML pointed out that realistically with the required parking at the modern day game, then a site on the outskirts of the city is the only feasible solution and for obvious reasons, the Club cannot build within the jurisdiction of CCC.
JS welcomed and thanked Sandra Garlick for joining tonight's meeting. Sandra, a lawyer, who has been a City fan for over 40 years, has been tasked with Chairing the Stadium Consultation Group.
Sandra explained that her remit is to consult with the fan base about what they want to see and experience in the new stadium. She is aware of Tim Fisher's and Joy Seppala's views, having met with them, and they feel it is important to have input from the fans as well. Currently the owners have identified two potential sites and matters are progressing with both.
Sandra would like to know from fans what they would like to experience on match days and non-match days from the stadium. In terms of the technical spec, there are many aspects being looked at – health and safety issues etc, but there are aspects which the fans can influence at an early stage whereas the cosmetic side can be dealt with much later. Fans are welcome to give their ideas and views. Sandra has been receiving many emails from fans.
The first forum meeting took place in January, where Season Ticket holders only were invited. This was well attended with around 80 fans. Views were given and lots of positive input received. The second meeting, where non-season ticket holders were invited (and some season ticket holders turned up who couldn't make the first meeting), unfortunately was hijacked by those wishing to "have their say". This was an opportunity for fans to have their say, and the next day Sandra received over thirty e-mails from fans who sadly had not felt comfortable airing their views on the night for fear of intimidation. All the feedback is being given to the Board.
Current land purchase information and dealings with architects has to remain confidential at this stage.
In order to establish a balanced fan base on the Committee, the demographics over the past few years have been looked at such as JSBs, Teens, Disabled, ethnic minorities, different age groups to 70+.
Sandra would like to offer a rolling seat to the SCG and one to stakeholders (SB in the Community/FPA, Stephen Pressley, players) as well, on a rolling basis. It is also important that the players have their input about what they feel is important on match day from their point of view.
The feel of the stadium is also being considered at this stage – issues such as food and beverage. Some fans have expressed a wish to have f & b available outside the ground as well as inside, seating on the concourses etc. Sandra is also looking at rail seating system.
Sandra is collating this information over the next few weeks and will be consulting with the owners. It has been felt that the suggested capacity of 12K is not enough as a starting point. She stressed that the owners are committed to investment in the Club.
JS sees the Committee as an opportunity for fans to put their views on our new home in a positive way. He pointed out that whilst the original functions of the SCG had been 'put on ice', that the SCG members would give their support and input into ideas for the new stadium and thanked Sandra for the opportunity of a seat on the newly formed Committee. It was agreed that JS would attend the first meeting on behalf of the SCG.
ID asked if the views collated would be transferrable if the Club were to go back to the Ricoh and Sandra confirmed that this was not a futile exercise. The information would be used by the Club, whatever the outcome of its permanent new home.
PW advised that the SCG had spent much of its influence in the early years at the Ricoh to improve the match day experience for fans, one example was the eventual abolition of the cashless system.
PW applauded what is being done with new stadium plans, but stated that his personal opinion was that he personally would only support the idea of a new stadium when every effort had been exhausted to get back to the Ricoh – a stadium which is already in place and totally fit for purpose. He welcomed the SCG seat on the Committee but would not himself get involved at this stage.
AD mentioned that the match day attendance figures initially increased from an average 14,000 at Highfield Road to 22,000 at the Ricoh but this soon tailed off as three dreadful seasons pursued. Fans are very fickle and when the team are doing well, the fans stay.
SBR asked if the new stadium would be managed by AEG to stimulate non-matchday revenues. ML replied that it was too early to say. He pointed out that AEG was the largest global player and preferred by stars as its ownership of venues all over the world allowed them to run world tours. The typical UK tour schedule to give access to most of the population involves the O2 (owned by AEG), the Midlands and Glasgow Arena (managed by them). The original deal which SISU agreed with CCC appealed to AEG because a Midlands venue is essential and the Ricoh could have been an alternative to NEC.
Other new stadium ideas were discussed such as local procurement of f & b, programme sellers being raised and covered to improve programme sales – lots of suggestions made at this point, but Sandra says that these will be second stage of consideration after technical issues.
KM proposed that the need to prevent City supporters from having to wade through visiting supporters before and after the game needs serious attention, as events at the Ricoh Arena have made this hugely unpopular with women and families.
First meeting of the new Committee is Wednesday 26th February and it was confirmed that JS will attend on behalf of the SCG. JS suggested that the SCG members bring ideas to SCG meetings which can then be passed on by the representative attending the Stadium Committee Meetings.
• JB would like the Club to consider taking match day team photos for posterity and feels that the annual beginning of season squad photo is too big and more frequent smaller team photos would be beneficial. NC could see no reason why this could not be done and would take appropriate action.
• TS advised that he is taking part in a charity bike ride in aid of prostate cancer, along with 4 or 5 others. Sponsorship would be appreciated. TS to email sponsorship details to the group.
• ID feels that the SCG needs to consult with overseas supporters and for this reason a venue with stronger Wi-Fi would be beneficial to link up on FaceTime to fans etc. Also ID would like to be able to dial-in from Kent if he can't always make the meeting from such a distance. TS subsequently, after the meeting, spoke to staff at the Squirrel, who gave him access to the private Wi-Fi which is apparently stronger and more reliable. TS will endeavour to test this in the next week or two head of confirming a venue for the next meeting.
• TS gave some Football League stats which are very commendable for the Club. For example, second best Club for social media clicks, strong for news stories and first for wall posts. Also second in League One or 13/90 for unique visitors. KM congratulated Nick and Kieran for achieving such great stats. The Club have been awarded 'Best Designed Programme in League One' by Programme Monthly (an industry recognised organisation) and have been nominated for an award at the FL Awards for 'Contents and Audience Growth'.
• SBA asked if the Club would consider any ticket subsidy for away fans, but it is building on the FSF Twenty's Plenty Campaign that is calling for away ticket prices to be capped at £20. IB pointed out that away fans transport used to be subsidised. SBR advised that the SBT currently organise coaches at cost price.
• ID asked if a SBI section could be added to web-site. They currently have fans in 59 countries and ID sends them newsletters etc. NC agreed to add ID's details to web-site.
The next meeting is to be held on Thursday 20th March 2014, 6.30pm, at a venue to be confirmed by TS.


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Black People are More Likely to Kill a Police Officer
Thread starter truthatallcost
truthatallcost
We've all heard the recent headlines about police shooting black suspects, so I thought I'd look into who is most likely to kill police officers. Nobody is talking about that in the media right now. Here's what I found;
"There were 511 officers killed in felonious incidents and 540 offenders from 2004 to 2013, according to FBI reports. Among the total offenders, 52 percent were white, and 43 percent were black."
From 2004-2013, the white population of the US ranged from 70% to 63% of the country, and accounted for 52% of felonious police killings.
Blacks made up 12%-13% of the US population, but accounted for 43% of felonious killings of police officers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...r-white-offenders-more-likely-to-kill-police/
Further, it appears as though the 52% figure for whites is yet again counting Hispanics as white, which means the real number of white felonious killings of police officers is likely less than 52%.
Blacks also accounted for a staggeringly high number of ambush killings on police officers:
There were 304 officers killed in ambush attacks from 1980 to 2013, with 371 offenders involved in those deaths. The percentage of black and white offenders in ambushes were about the same: 44 percent were white, and 43 percent were black.
Do police officers have a legitimate reason to feel as though black suspects represent a greater risk to them?
Glen Contrarian
Bernie to the left of me, Hillary to the right, he
truthatallcost said:
Okay, let's play.
You posted numbers...so WHY do you think those numbers are the way they are? What do you think is the root cause of those numbers?
Glen Contrarian said:
Must be de waycism, right Glen?
Just answer the question, guy. WHY do you think those numbers are the way they are? You call yourself "truthatallcost", so let's see just how seriously you take your own pseudonym.
blaxshep
It's the Thug culture.
blaxshep said:
And...what do you think made "Thug culture" what you believe it to be?
Sometimes wrong
Uhland, Texas
No. Out of about 320 million folks over the past decade a mere 540 of them killed (or participated in killing) a police officer. Of that very small small number of lethal threats, the race of the perp was about even for blacks and non-blacks.
clownboy
Greedy people who wanted what they didn't have and also wanted to justify taking it. Nothing new in the history of humans.
WCH
The Lone Star State.
Hip Hop? Gangster Rap? Motown?
Well, 13% of the population committed more overall homicides in 2013 than any other racial category. So apparently, blacks are more more likely to commit homicide than any other race.
WCH said:
Its a whole lifestyle gangsta rap hip hop pants around the knees gold teeth pimpin hoes selling drugs getting street cred for landin in jail ignorant eubonic gibberish education is foe whitey its the man keepin me down I don't tip I eat steak on the state hands up don't shoot BLM we be niggas with attitudes. you all be racist and sh#t and that's our word. Word.
UOENO Translation, You don't even know.
Damn that white devil. Bro.
ttwtt78640 said:
Anything odd to you about 13% of the population committing about as many cop killings as the other 87% combined?
C'mon now, I'm not asking you for numbers - I'm asking you WHY those numbers are as they are.
Numbers aren't valid? Why not?
PerfectStorm
Blacks behaving badly?
It was MUSIC that made what you call "Thug Culture"? Really? One would wonder, then, why it is that as rap and hip-hop became popular to the point of being mainstream over the past twenty years, why it is that over the SAME period of time, the homicide and violent crime rates have dropped so greatly nationwide, including in places named "Harlem" and "Compton".
Try again, guy.
And that has been answered. You just close your ears to them because the answers don't suit your preferred argument.
Good grief! Really, you don't get why rap and hip hop sold out to commercialism?
clownboy said:
Are you claiming that blacks as a people are greedier than whites? Because the question concerned "Thug culture" - so we're not talking about either individuals or humanity as a whole, but the black race as compared to the white race...which is what the OP was doing.
I was just playing your game. Why do you think there are thugs?
Beyonce!
"Thugs" is your word, sir, not mine. I'm just trying to get those of you on the Right to state WHY the numbers in the OP are the way they are.
And so far, not a single one of you has tried to seriously address the question - yourself included.
No, it hasn't been answered. None of you have even seriously tried to answer WHY the numbers in the OP are the way they are. You tried to give the rather ludicrous excuse of "it's the music", but I showed you why that could not be the case.
C'mon, guy - it was YOUR OP, so WHY are the numbers the way they are in your OP? Is this really too hard a question for you and the other conservatives to answer?
PerfectStorm said:
Okay...so, then, in your opinion the problem is that they're black, and blacks "behave badly"? Is that it?


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Inside Scientology — Finally [Ideological totalism?] — L.A. Weekly (California)
Author(s): Ron Curran, Jennifer Pratt
Source: L.A. Weekly (California)
Ideological Totalism? Juliann Savage is a clinical social worker in the Cult Clinic, six years a non-sectarian affiliate of Jewish Family Services operating out of the United Way building in Van Nuys. Savage has treated more than 70 victims of mind control, from Hare Krishnas to Moonies, in her two and a half years on staff. She insists the 10 former Scientologists with whom she has worked have been her most difficult assignments. "These people have given their entire lives over ...
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Inside Scientology — Finally [Payment before enlightenment] — L.A. Weekly (California)
Payment Before Enlightenment "Total freedom" through Scientology does not come cheap. With registered trademarks affixed to every Scientology term and title, Hubbard's religion sometimes more closely resembles K-mart than, say, Catholicism. Scientology's policy of payment before enlightenment is perhaps the leading cause of questions concerning the church's credibility as an altruistic institution. Although Ken Hoden initially dragged his feet in supplying a promised list of auditing fees because, as he put it, "when you walk into a Baptist church or any ...
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Even in tiny town, Scientology founder kept a low profile [exact date unknown]
Author(s): Dan Nasako
Tag(s): Annie M. Tidman (aka Annie Broeker aka Annie Logan aka Lisa Mitchell) • Dan Nasako • Eugene "Gene" Denk • George S. Whiting • Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs • Heber C. Jentzsch • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • L. Ron Hubbard's death • Lawsuit • Membership • Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) • Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Hubbard is dead — Clearwater Sun (Florida)
Source: Clearwater Sun (Florida)
Tag(s): Clearwater Sun (Florida) • Earle C. Cooley • Heber C. Jentzsch • Income • Ken Hoden • L. Ron Hubbard's death • Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) • Tax matter • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Scientology church says founder Hubbard is dead — Los Angeles Times (California)
Author(s): Robert W. Welkos, Joel Sappell
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
Tag(s): Annie M. Tidman (aka Annie Broeker aka Annie Logan aka Lisa Mitchell) • Anti-psychiatry • Body thetans (BTs) • Dianetics • Earle C. Cooley • Eugene "Gene" Denk • Heber C. Jentzsch • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • Joel Sappell • L. Ron Hubbard's credentials • L. Ron Hubbard's death • Lawsuit • Los Angeles Times (California) • Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard • Medical claims • Membership • Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) • Robert W. Welkos • Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard dies — Daily News
Source: Daily News
Tag(s): American Medical Association (AMA) • Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") • Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) • Corfu (Greece) • Daily News • David Miscavige • Earle C. Cooley • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Heber C. Jentzsch • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • Ken Hoden • L. Ron Hubbard's death • Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim • Lawsuit • Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard • Membership • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) • Operation Snow White • Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
[David Miscavige announces the death of L. Ron Hubbard]
More: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Tag(s): Annie M. Tidman (aka Annie Broeker aka Annie Logan aka Lisa Mitchell) • David Miscavige • Earle C. Cooley • L. Ron Hubbard's death • New Era Dianetics for Operating Thetans (NOTs) • Operating Thetan (OT) • Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) • Sherman D. Lenske


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Common Three Ring - A Cinderella of Butterflies
The Common Three Ring - a Cinderella of Butterflies
In his book, Common Malayan Butterflies, author R. Morrell describes the Common Three Ring (Ypthima pandocus corticaria) as "a poor Cinderella of butterflies, so common that no one has troubled to observe its life history". Indeed, most photographers also tend to ignore this "unattractive" species and prefer to shoot other prettier subjects.
Butterflies of the genus Ypthima are generally called by their English Common names derived from the yellow-ringed submarginal eyespots on the hindwing. The larger ring on the forewing is not counted. Furthermore, the pair of small rings at the tornal area of the hindwing counts as a single ring. Hence in the Common Three Ring, there are three ocelli on the hindwing.
Other related species of the genus are named after the number of rings - four, five and six, in a similar fashion. The other species are not featured in this short article.
The Common Three Ring is thought to "almost dispute the claim of the Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe contubernalis) to be regarded as the commonest butterfly in Malaya". In Singapore, that is certainly not the case, as the Common Three Ring, whilst relatively common, is not as widespread as its yellow competitor. Found locally at various spots at the fringes of the nature reserves, it is not common in urban parks and gardens, where its cousin, the Common Five Ring appears to be more often observed.
The caterpillar of the Common Three Ring feed on grasses, and we have recorded the early stages to be surprisingly long - a period of about 38 days from egg to pupation, for a butterfly that is supposedly common.
A 4th instar caterpillar and a pupa of the Common Three Ring
The species is the largest of the genus Ypthima in Singapore. It is greyish brown above, with a large subapical black yellow-ringed ocellus on the forewing. There are two silvery spots in the black ocellus. On the hindwing, there is a similar but smaller subtornal ocellus, and another pair at the tornal area. The underside is greyish to pale buff brown, with the wings traversed by innumerable fine dark brown striations where the hindwing has three yellow-ringed black submarginal ocelli.
The Common Three Ring is somewhat variable in its markings and even size. It is a weak flyer, usually staying just a few feet above from the ground. It prefers flying amongst low grasses and does not usually fly far if undisturbed. In the early morning hours, it has a tendency to sunbathe with its wings opened flat. However, it is quite alert, and takes a bit of patience to get a good shot of it.
Where it is found, usually several individuals are seen together. In Singapore, the species is usually found at grassy patches and often flies in the company of other species of the Bush Browns (Mycalesis) and Nigger (Orsotriaena) genera.
Text by Khew SK : Photos by Khew SK
Common Malayan Butterflies - R. Morrell, 1960, Longman Malaysia
Malaysian Butterflies - An Introduction, 1993 3rd impression - Prof Yong Hoi-sen, Tropical Press Sdn Bhd
The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula, A.S. Corbet and H.M. Pendlebury, 1992, 4th Edition, Malayan Nature Society.
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Earth Hour 2009 - What did you do?
No, I didn't inadvertently upload a blank photo. The black frame above is meant to signify the darkness that engulfed my house, from 8:30pm this evening, and for one full hour, as my family of four switched off all the lights, aircon and non-essential appliances in support for Earth Hour 2009. We then went for an evening stroll around our housing estate and spent quality family time together.
Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF, held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour; Based on an idea successfully executed in Thailand in 2005, it was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007.
As I explained to my kids, the act of switching off the lights and other electrical appliances in the house is a symbolic gesture. It is to create a mindset and awareness of climate change, and the impact that our everyday habits can make to the environment. Although environmental sustainability is an issue that almost everyone in most professions talk about, the belief and commitment varies from person to person.
Singapore participated in Earth Hour 2009 in a much bigger way than in 2008, and from media reports, at least 10,000 people and 450 companies, hotels, malls and schools will switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30pm, as part of the global Earth Hour energy conservation effort. The gesture is totally voluntary, and depends on how each individual perceives the need to change for a better world.
However, not all Singaporeans think very much about the whole issue, and a poll showed that over half of those interviewed did not know about it, and of the remaining who knew, many didn't think that it was worth bothering about. Overall, about 30% polled said that they would join in the effort.
Climate change and global warming will affect all life on earth as we know it - even our beloved butterflies. There have been studies to show that the rise of ambient temperatures have an effect on the diversity and population of species across the globe.
Yes, switching off lights, aircon and electrical appliances for one hour is probably just a pointless gesture to many people. But if you did, it is a vote that you will make changes in your life so that you will consider what you can do, in your own little way, to reduce your carbon footprint. The message here, is not about that 1 hour, but what happens after that.
So what did you do from 8:30pm to 9:30pm on Saturday 28 Mar 2009?
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Q: Lookup Master value from another dataframe in Python I need to process CSV data using Python. In CSV file(weather.csv), i received actual data which should be processed.
Before processing the data, I need to refer another CSV file for lookup for few column. File states.csv, is my lookup file. It contains only two columns (1)Id (2)State
I created two data frame , one with actual data and another for lookup data.
I like to replace state name in df from state id from df_states. And once it's done, I would like to push the dataframe to SQL server. So major data cleanup and lookup work, I would like to do in python script.
I tried following but no luck.
 df=pd.read_csv("weather.csv")
 df_states = pd.read_csv("states.csv")

def lookup_state(state):
    match = (df_states['state'] == state)
    stateid = df_states['state'][match]
    return stateid.values[0]

df['state'].apply(lookup_state)
print (df)

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February: At theGoed Geld Gala in the Netherlands, the Dutch Postcode Lottery "Postcodeloterij" awards Sea Shepherd a grant for 2009 funding which included a check for €500,000.
April: At the2nd Annual Award Ceremony hosted by the Academy of Television Arts and Science, Tippi Hedren presents Animal Planets President Marjorie Kaplan with a Television Academy Award for Whale Wars.
October: Sea Shepherd is featured in a satirical South Park episode titled "Whale Whores"which aired on Comedy Central October 28, 2009.


As some kind of project for the next couple of months I've now started to work on a new implementation of zerokspot.com no longer using a pre-built CMS like WordPress or Drupal but trying to do it completely on my own using Django and several generic apps for it.
So last Wednesday I started writing some code and also some general features I'd like to see in this new implementation like Tagging, RSS/Atom etc. and in this and the following entries I'd like to write a little bit about my progress (whatever this will be worth in the end) and new things I learnt about Django.
The first things I learned about Django came from taking a look at the Django-tagging's code: There is a generic way to store model associations for a certain object. Think about following situation: You want to offer a commenting system with your project but don't want to limit it to , let's say, the Article model.
This is where the contenttypes app comes in handy. It contains a Model (and therefor a table in your project's database) that manages all the Models used by your project and let's you reference them using the content type as foreign keys.
Extend for example the journal entry model's safe method with code to automatically create an entry into a global content table. Let's call this model Node for now.
Now comes the real problem: How to get to the actual elements without creating tons of queries. I guess the only solution for this for now would be to create temp. lists of IDs for each content type and then do queries on them.
Another thing I learnt yesterday was, that there also exists a decorator to facilitate the creation of Model specific URLs. One of the first things I learnt about Django was, that there seems to be a convention that model's should offer a get_absolute_url method in order to explicitly address model instances with an URL.
While a great idea, it becomes a pain to maintain and it would be nice to be able to bind such an object not to an URL per se, but to a method that would be called in order to represent such an object to the user at the other end of the pipe.
This will now do a reverse lookup in the URLs configuration and generate an URL for the given view function.


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Countless workers look forward to their retirement. However, this period is also an expensive prospect that catches senior citizens off guard. According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average senior spends about $46,000 a year during their retirement and with the average retirement length at 18 years, you can project that the typical retiree would need at least $828,000 to pay any bills they have once they leave the workforce.
The challenge with planning for your retirement is determining exactly what expenses you will have during that time. It is also important to consider that while the average retirement in the US is 18 years if you happen to retire early, that number could be 25-30 years or more. With that said, here are some of the most common retirement expenses that every senior citizen should plan for.
Housing might constitute as the single largest monthly expense both during your years in the workforce and in retirement. The U.S BLS reports that housing costs the average retiree $1,322 a month, but that number can double or even triple depending on where you live in the country. Luckily, there steps you can take to keep your housing costs low. The first step is to pay off your mortgage before retire which would eliminate that monthly cost. Your next step would be to downsize to a smaller home that would be easier to maintain. Keep in mind, that a 1,500 square-foot home would cost less in upkeep than a home whose size is 3,000 square feet. Another option available would be to rent an apartment rather than owning a home. Through renting, you can eliminate expenses associated with homeownership such as property taxes, maintenance, and repairs.
The average retiree spends close to $500 a month, but a multitude of medical issues can increase that monthly payment. Most seniors do not expect healthcare to be so expensive during retirement, and part of the reason for this is the fact that Medicare is not free and fails to cover many of the services seniors need. Most people enrolled with Medicare do not pay a premium for Medicare Part A which covers hospital stays, Parts B and D do charge a monthly premium to cover diagnostics and prescriptions respectively. Along with that premium, you must pay for deductibles and copays for any services you use. You also need to consider the services that Medicare does not pay for such dental, vision, and hearing aids.
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New Year celebrations with "Friends of Pelicans" and awareness programmes in the weekend
Last week we celebrated Sinhala-Hindu New year which is the biggest cultural event in Sri Lanka. This is the time when people forget and forgive and get-together with every member in the society to start a New Year.
We all visited our parents with presents and kids enjoyed the school holiday as it is full of traditional sweets like "kevum, Udu Walalu, Kokis and Athirasa" All Sinhalese and Hindus cooked traditional milk rice, and eat them at a particular time Islanwide. They all go to temple during Avurudu period to get the blessings. For Thushara and me, New Year was a busy time again as we had to submit a proposal for a grant. But we all were with our parents where kids enjoyed playing with their in-laws and grand parents.
After the New Year celebrations I visited Udawalawa as the "Friends of Pelicans" also have arranged a small New Year celebration for everybody. They have arranged a reception with all kind of sweets and we had a very happy and quite celebration there. I came back on the same day as I had to attend a workshop on the following day. I was invited to deliver a lecture on "How youth can develop their lives by closely associating the nature". This three day youth workshop was organized by Sarvodaya for 80 children of 13-16 age representing 4 districts of Sri Lanka.
I talked about how youth can sharpen their five senses by closely mingling with nature and how those senses could be used to develop themselves in their day to day lives by respecting, protecting other living beings around them.
Sunday was dedicated to the programme for pregnant mothers where 45 would be parents participated. All parents were very emotional at the end of the programme. They explained how great to know that their unborn baby can be directed to nature conservation and they all said that it was a great feeling and experience they had for the first time in their lives.
Please visit our website (www.eco-v.org) to read more about our work and we have updated the blog with new video clips of pelican conservation project.
ECO-V completes its Tsunami work - 2
Last Sunday morning on my way back from opening "Green Monestry", I visited another family whom we helped during tsunami. Do you believe that this family has 11 members? It was only 10 when we found them in a small hut in Galle and now they have a new member added to their family. I just went their to hand over the deed for their land. We were really happy to note that how our contributions have changed their lives. All our friends who contributed to these worthy causes of helping the victims can be happy, that every cent of their money was spent to change the lives of many victims in Sri Lanka. But I should mention that this project was possible mainly due to the tireless and selfless efforts of Mrs. Thilaka Arambawela and Mrs. Vajira who has been our volunteers coordinating this project.
So this completes the Tsunami rehabilitation and you can visit our website at http://www.eco-v.org/ to read the full report on Tsunami rehabilitation activities.
ECO-V completes its Tsunami work - Haritha Asapuwa
Last Saturday was a very special day for ECO-V and its members. I participated in the green monastery (Haritha asapuwa) opening ceremony at Manawila, Walahanduwa in Galle. This was the last task we accomplished with the money donated by our well-wishers to Tsunami victims of Sri Lanka. Although it's not completely finished, chief priest of the temple Ven.Keradawala Pungnarathana Thero wanted have an opening ceremony. Still we have to complete the third floor of the building and Thero wanted to use this ceremony to get the people to contribute for the next stage of the temple. ECO-V has also been looking for the funds for the rest of the project and has been unsuccessful so far but hope to help the Thero whenever we can to complete the monastery. It was a dream coming true though our organization still does not have a proper place for ECO-V office and I operate from my home. But the chief priest and the other people work with us for Tsunami victims were happy as this was a really a fulfilling moment in their lives especially as Buddhists. We have named this temple as "Haritha asapuwa" and we hope the devotees of the temple will carry our message on environmental conservation in to their lives. We also wish that the new temple will be a place that advocates environmental consciousness among its community in years to come. Some of beneficiaries during Tsunami and our members participated in the event and the Pirith chanting ceremony that followed in the Saturday night.
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Conference and Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) award.
I have been selected to present a paper on ECO-V's Pelican conservation work at the annual conference of SCB in July in Chattanooga, USA. This is the second time I am going to present our work at a SCB conference. Last time it was in Brazil in year 2005 where I got the opportunity meet some other researchers working on Great White Pelicans and shared many ideas with them.
This time I am going to talk about the challenges we faced during our pelican project during last 4 years and also how we created awareness and consciousness on this threatened species among different stakeholders who had zero knowledge (scientific and behavioral information) on pelicans and their habitats and how they became nature lovers and conservationists.
ECO-V received the continuation award for Pelican Project from Conservation Leadership programme (CLP) (Former BP awards) this year which is a great encouragement. The award ceremony and the training will be held in Chattanooga, USA in July. Harsha, our field coordinator to the Pelican Conservation Project has been nominated for the training and he will be attending the SCB conference too which would be an interesting experience for both of us to attend the conference together. I have already received this training in 2003 when I won the first award from CLP. Our team has also been selected to get a 5 days training course on GIS sponsored by CLP following the SCB conference which would be very useful for both our Pelican project and the Kalu Wandura (Leaf langur) Project.
Our "Friends of Pelicans" at Udawalwa were delighted about this news as they can continue their good work with additional funding to sharpen their skills through our association for another year.
First Exhibition on Western Purple-faced Langur
As I mentioned before, last weekend was very much important for the Friends of Pelicans team from Udawalawe. They made their first appearance as a team for environmental conservation at the exhibition ECO-V organized with the Dr. Rudy's team on conservation of Western purple-faced langur (WPFL). I was happy and thrilled to see them working with the people and the enthusiasm they showed during the exhibition. Now I am sure ECO-V has achieved the objective of taking the conservation actions to the villages and empowering them with the knowledge for them to protect the Mother Nature around them. My next goal will be to fulfill my dream of starting the ECO-V conservation education programe for the village youth in other districts of Sri Lanka where we have worked before. This will be the next step for us and it is another step going beyond our more popular youth camps.
Exhibition on WPFL was a success at Pulinathalaramaya temple in Kalutara (North) and lot of kids who participated in the essay and art completions organized by Dr. Rudy's team was present there to receive their prices. Hon. Patali Champika Ranwaka, Minister of Environment and Natural resources was there to open the exhibition for the public. He too explained the importance of conservation of WPFL and promised the government patronage to the project. We had a hard day of explaining the importance of WPFL and trying to get the message across to the people of the area on WPFL. Friends of Pelicans were very active and independent through out the exhibition. Head Priest of the temple Ven. Dodampahala Siri Suguna Thero was very happy about the exhibition and wanted to continue the work in the district. In fact he asked me to form a team called "Friends of Kalu Vandura" the Sinhala name for the WPFL. The next exhibition will be held at the temple in Waga after the New Year festival. Dr. Rudy's team members were very pleased with the end of the exhibition as it has happened as they have planned.
Next weekend ECO-V members will be traveling to Galle for the weekend to open the Haritha Asapauwa (Green Monastery) to complete their Tsunami rehabilitation programme.
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Prowers County Sheriff's Reports June 20, 2012
Information printed as received from the Prowers County Sheriff's office.
8:46 a.m. Dep. Settles arrested Roman Gameros, 27 of Lamar at the Prowers County Courthouse on a warrant out of Prowers County Court for Criminal Mischief. Gameros is being held on no bond.
7:53 p.m. Deputy Rodriguez took a report of a harassment that has been on going in the county. The incident remains under investigation.
10:13 p.m. We did court ordered prints on Clifford McMillan for sex assault.
11:57 p.m. Isaiah Foster, 34 of Lamar, turned himself in on a 60 day Prowers County Court Mittimus for DUR.
2:51 p.m. Senior Deputy Zordel received a report of a Fraud by Check. Checks total over $1000.00. Deputy is investigating as to whether it is actually Fraud by Check or a Forgery. Charges pending determination of accounts and persons involved in the transactions.
3:06 p.m. John Wesley Gilcrease, age 52 of Garden City, Kansas, was processed on a warrant for Theft greater than $500.00. Bond was set at $8,000.00.
5:45 p.m. Deputies responded to the 14000 Blk of Cnty Rd 18 on a fire. Prowers County Rural Fire and assisting Agencies put the fire out.
10:39 a.m. Kenneth Mario Dellamaestra, 37 of Pueblo, was arrested on a Failure to Comply Prowers County warrant with a bond of $1000.00 c/s.
11:46 p.m. Deputy Palacios contacted Matthew Wollert in the 2000 blk of Cnty Rd HH on a traffic violation. Wollert was arrested a on Prowers County warrant for failure to appear. Wollert was transported and is being held at the Prowers County Jail on a $1000.00 bond.
12:28 a.m. Deputy Palacios Contacted Matthew Wollert in the 2000 blk of Cnty Rd HH on a Traffic violation. Wollert was issued a summons for driving while his license was suspended.
2:52 p.m. Deputy J Weisenhorn contacted a subject burning a pile of dead trees in the Bristol area. The subject was advised of the Governor's state wide burn ban and stated he would put the fire out and will not burn again.
5:26 p.m. Detective T Weisenhorn contacted Fernando Balderrama in the 100 Blk of S Irvin St in Granada. Balderrrama was arrested on a Prowers County Warrant for Dangerous Drugs. Balderrama was transported to Prowers County Jail and is being held on a $50,000.00 bond.
8:26 p.m. Deputy Palacios responded to the 4000 blk of Hwy 287 on a report of a semi in the ditch. Upon arrival Deputy talked to the driver of the semi and was told he had lost control of the semi due to bad weather. The driver of the semi was issued a citation for careless driving.
10:59 p.m. Detective T Weisenhorn responded to the 1300 Blk of North Main St in Lamar to assist Lamar Police Department on a report of a vicious animal. Deputy was able to locate the dog and Lamar Police Department responded to the scene to serve the owner of the dog with a summons to court.
12:13 a.m. Deputy Palacios responded to the 1300 blk of North Main Street to assist Lamar EMS with medical call.
2:38 a.m. Deputy Palacios responded to the 19000 blk of Hwy 50 on a report of a truck weaving on the roadway. Deputy was unable to locate the truck.