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Nominalgrupptekniken (engelska: nominal group technique) är en systematisk metod för att utföra grupparbeten så att man tar tillvara gruppens samlade kompetens.

Det kräver eftertanke att skydda mångsidigheten och släppa lös kreativiteten. Brainstorming är en välkänd metod för att släppa lös kreativiteten, men mångsidigheten skyddas inte. Personer som har hög status tenderar att dominera, dessutom låser sig tankarna snabbt i vissa banor genom de idéer som kommer fram först.
En bättre metod är nominalgrupptekniken där var och en tänker ut sina förslag under tystnad och noterar dessa på exempelvis notislappar. De olika förslagen kan sedan smältas samman till en gemensam bild.

Resultatet från ett grupparbete med nominalgrupptekniken ska vara en sammansmält bild.
Nominalgrupptekniken kan användas för många olika typer av uppgifter där man vill utnyttja kompetensen från en grupp människor med olika kompetens och erfarenhet, och vill vara säker på att utnyttja gruppens samlade kompetents och erfarenhet fullt ut. Det kan vara planering, riskanalys och problemlösning .

Genomförande av ett typiskt grupparbete med färre än 10 personer
Den lokal där grupparbetet ska äga rum bör ha en stor skrivtavla och ha så gott om platsen framför tavlan att alla kan samlas där stående. Man behöver tuschpennor för att skriva på tavlan och på notislapparna.

Om det är fler än sex deltagare bör man överväga att ha en facilitator.
Grupparbetet kan genomföras efter följande riktlinjer:

 Tänk själv och skriv ner dina tankar på en notislapp. Skriv en tanke per notislapp.

 När alla tänkt klart så presenterar alla sina respektive resultat för gruppen. Allt eftersom man förklarar vad man skrivit på sina notislappar sätts de upp på skrivtavlan. I detta skede sätter man upp lapparna på måfå. Nedsättande eller kritiska omdömen om andras tankar är inte tillåtna, däremot ska man fråga om något är oklart. Vill man uttrycka en känsla eller en åsikt, använder man jag-formen. "Jag tycker att lösningen är för vagt formulerad." "Min uppfattning är att problemet bottnar i personliga motsättningar."

 När alla har presentationer ska förslagen bearbetas så att det blir ett gemensamt resultat. Det kan gå till på olika sätt. Man kan gruppera notislappar med liknande innehåll och ersätta dessa med en förklarande mening så att de enskilda notislapparna kan tas bort. Eller så tar man alla notislappar med undantag för dubbletter.

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En l'an 311 du calendrier Orbital, à une époque où l'humanité a migré vers le centre de l'univers dans une multitude de colonies spatiales, une jeune fille appelée Akiha Shishido fait la rencontre de Leopard, une intelligence artificielle installée dans une de ces colonies. Akiha est rejointe ensuite par l'officier de la police inter-coloniale Itsuki Kannagi puis une fille taciturne Honoka Kawai et un robot appelé Imoko - Imo-chan - Shishido.

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 (MAKO) : Troisième fille de la famille Shishido, elle a 17 ans et étudie actuellement au lycée. Après s'être enfuie de chez elle à la suite d'une offre de mariage de sa tutrice, elle fait la connaissance de Léopard. Par la suite elle l'aidera à s'auto-réparer pour combattre Nerval et Xanthipe. Elle s'angoisse souvent du fait qu'elle ne sait pas encore quoi faire de son avenir alors que ses trois sœurs sont déjà occupées par une activité.
 (Ai Nonaka) : Ce petit robot de la taille d'une poupée de chiffon est l'amie la plus précieuse d'Akiha. Fan de véhicule en tous genres, elle étudie aussi au collège. Elle peut piloter un androïde à taille humaine pour se faciliter certaines tâches (notamment ménagères).
 (Yuuka Nanri) : Seconde fille de la famille Shishido, elle est agoraphobe (peur de la foule) et reste tout le temps cloîtrée dans la maison. Elle ne supporte pas Akiha qui est à ses yeux bien trop chouchoutée. De par son agoraphobie qui l'incite à vouloir détruire tout le monde elle deviendra la partenaire de Xanthipe.
 (Momoko Saitō) : Dernière fille de la famille Shishido, c'est un génie puisqu'à douze ans elle possède déjà un doctorat. Elle s'exprime souvent par onomatopées et il semblerait que seule Nami soit incapable de la comprendre.
 (Yukana) : Sœur aînée de la famille Shishido, elle combat dans l'ombre les adeptes de Nerval.
 (Yukari Tamura) : Tutrice des filles Shishido, elle prendra le commandement de la famille après l'apparition de Nerval. Elle semble en savoir beaucoup sur les trois colonies-cerveaux.
 (Yui Makino) : Cette jeune fille aux pouvoirs étranges est une survivante de l'Existence (on ignore de quoi il s'agit). Elle voue une haine terrible à Nerval et une profonde amitié pour Léopard. On pourrait la qualifier d'ange-gardien de la colonie et de sa partenaire. C'est une X-QT, sorte de soldat développant d'étranges pouvoir, elle contrôle la gravité.
 (Aya Endō) : Cette policière de l'ICP enquêtait sur les phénomènes liés à l'apparition de Léopard. Son enquête perturbant les têtes de l'ICP elle poursuivra clandestinement et se joindra à Akiha pour comprendre ce qui se passe réellement.
 : Robot du même acabit qu'Imo-chan, c'est un inspecteur de l'ICP et partenaire d'Itsuki. Son androïde ressemble à un costume de Batman miniature, truffé d'armes en tous genres.
 : C'est la supérieure d'Itsuki. C'est elle qui la fera passer pour morte afin qu'elle puisse continuer à enquêter en toute liberté.

Colonies-cerveaux
Les colonies-cerveaux sont d'anciennes colonies (type O'neil) dont le fonctionnement est géré par une IA. Chacune possède une arme afin de se défendre. Elles sont décrites comme des objets bannis.

Léopard : Assez imbu de sa personne, il considère tout le monde comme inférieur, particulièrement les humains qu'il juge stupides. Il cherche à s'auto-réparer et compte sur l'aide d'Akiha (bien qu'il ait une étrange façon de le dire). C'est un cube pourvu d'un œil dans un angle et qui repose sur un cercle équipé de deux bras avec main. Sa colonie est cylindrique, avec trois importants miroirs pour le recharger en énergie solaire. Son armement principal est un canon à antimatière (tir spirituel), mais il attaque également avec une armée de QT-Arms autonomes.

 : Défini comme l'ennemi de Léopard et de toute l'humanité, il semble avoir perdu une première bataille contre Léopard à la suite de quoi il perdit son corps. L'IA ressemble à une tête d'où jaillissent des tentacules. Il est protégé par une X-QT très puissante le temps de retrouver son corps, et abrité par sa complice Xanthipe.

 : C'est une colonie soucieuse de son apparence physique. L'IA ressemble à un casque de soldat grec pendant l'Antiquité. D'après ses dires il semblerait que Léopard soit la plus jeune des trois colonies.

QT
Ce symbole désigne ce qui semble être les unités combattantes d'une guerre ancienne et particulièrement importante.

X-QT
Il s'agit de soldats améliorés développant des pouvoirs spéciaux. Ils sont toujours autorisés mais les nouvelles générations sont plus limitées et surveillées par le gouvernement. Les anciennes générations se remarquent par la puissance de leur pouvoir et leurs yeux qui deviennent rouges s'ils l'utilisent. Les nouvelles générations ne présentent que des cernes autour des yeux, témoins de leur pouvoir limité.

QT-Arms
Ces drôles d'engins ont été conçus à la base pour le combat. Il s'agit d'unités individuelles dont la partie supérieure est un robot et la partie inférieure les roues pour le roulage au sol et les propulseurs pour la manœuvrabilité spatiale. Les QT-Arms peuvent changer d'apparence suivant l'imagination du pilote (par exemple basculer les roues devant pour servir de bras supplémentaires). Ils sont pour la plupart armés.

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Alejandro Serani Burgos (Antuco, 3 de mayo de 1901 - Santiago, 23 de marzo de 1982) fue un abogado y político chileno. Se desempeñó como intendente, diputado y, ministro de Estado durante los gobiernos de los presidentes Arturo Alessandri y Gabriel González Videla. Fue además masón, ejerciendo como Gran Maestro de la Gran Logia de Chile entre 1954 y 1957.

Familia, estudios y actividad profesional
Nació en Antuco, el 3 de mayo de 1901, hijo de Ceferino Serani Di Cocco y Magdalena Burgos Binet, ambos de ascendencia europea.

Realizó sus estudios primarios y secundarios en el Liceo de Hombres de Temuco, y los superiores el Instituto Pedagógico y en la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile. Se tituló de profesor de matemáticas, en 1924 y el 20 de noviembre de 1928 recibió el título de abogado. Su tesis de grado versó sobre Teorías sobre investigación de los Delitos. Durante su etapa universitaria fue presidente, vicepresidente y secretario de los Centros de Estudiantes de Derecho y Pedagogía. Además, fue director de la Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile (FECh).

Se dedicó a la docencia como profesor de los Liceos de Los Andes y San Felipe. Fue vicerrector del Liceo Nocturno Federico Hansen y tuvo el cargo de rector de los Liceos de Rengo y Los Ángeles.

Entre otras actividades, fue secretario y miembro del Ateneo del Liceo de Temuco; Boy Scouts de Bío-Bío; miembro de la Liga de Estudiantes Pobres. Fue presidente de la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo celebrada en Santiago de Chile.

Se casó en dos oportunidades, primero
con Marta Martelli Devia, de quien enviudó y tuvo tres hijos: César, Mario y Patricio; y en segundas nupcias, se casó en Santiago, el 18 de junio de 1962 con Guilda Mostazal González, con quien tuvo dos hijos: Nancy y Jorge Alejandro.

Carrera política
Militó en el Partido Demócrata,  influenciado por Francisco Melivilu Henríquez, y en 1941 participó de la fusión de éste al Partido Democrático. Este último se fraccionó el año 1952 para las elecciones presidenciales, cuando integraba su directiva y luego no volvió a tener actividad partidaria.

En la presidencia provisional de Carlos Dávila, presidente de la Junta de Gobierno; fue nombrado intendente del la provincia de Biobío el 30 de junio de 1932, pero renunció al cargo en julio del mismo año.

En las elecciones parlamentarias de 1932, fue elegido como diputado por la Decimonovena Agrupación Departamental (correspondiente a los departamentos de Angol, Laja y Mulchén), por el período legislativo 1933-1937. No logró finalizar su periodo parlamentario, porque renunció luego de aceptar el cargo de ministro de Estado; y en su reemplazo se incorporó, el 25 de junio del mismo año, Pedro Hernán Freeman Caris.

Durante el gobierno del presidente liberal Arturo Alessandri fue nombrado como ministro del Trabajo, cargo que sirvió desde el 19 de abril de 1934 hasta el 31 de marzo de 1936, fecha en que fue nombrado como ministro de Tierras y Colonización, ejerciendo hasta el 15 de enero de 1937. Y, finalmente, fue nombrado como ministro de Justicia, el 24 de marzo de 1937, desempeñandose en el cargo hasta el 6 de agosto del mismo año.

Hacia el gobierno del presidente radical Pedro Aguirre Cerda, fue nombrado como director delegado del gobierno ante la Compañía de Teléfonos de Chile, cargo al que renunció el 3 de febrero de 1939.

El 8 de agosto de 1950, asumió por segunda vez como ministro del Trabajo, cargo que ostentó hasta el 29 de julio de 1952, bajo la administración del también presidente radical Gabriel González Videla.

En elecciones parlamentarias de 1957, fue candidato a senador por Atacama y Coquimbo, por el período 1957-1965, pero no resultó electo.

Actividades posteriores
El 5 de mayo de 1956 fue designado como profesor de la cátedra de derecho civil en la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile, cargo que ejerció hasta 1982. Paralelamente fue miembro del Consejo General del Colegio de Abogados, escaño que ocupó hasta su fallecimiento.

Por otra parte, se desenvolvió como empresario forestal, ya que a comienzos de la década de los cincuenta le adquirió a Osvaldo Hiriart, exparlamentario y ministro del Interior, el fundo "El Trapiche", ubicado en las cercanías de Coipue, comuna de Curepto, actual región del Maule.

También fue masón, siendo elegido como Gran Maestro de la Gran Logia de Chile el 4 de junio de 1954, y reelegido para un nuevo período, en 1956, pero renunció al cargo, lo que fue aceptado por el Consejo de la Gran Logia el 17 de junio de 1957. Durante su mandato se promulgó la Constitución Masónica vigente desde el 1 de noviembre de 1955 y se dictó el decreto nº 318, de 1955, con el Programa de Instrucción Masónica para los tres grados simbólicos.

Fue propietario del diario El Ideal de Mulchén. Recibió la Orden de Isabel la Católica.

Falleció el 23 de marzo de 1982, en Santiago.

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On Wednesday, 20th November EME celebrated it's 1st anniversary and announced two new investments it has made into Myanmar-based and Myanmar-led startups: Natural Farm Fresh and Yangon Broom.
EME invested a six figure amount into Natural Farm Fresh, along with co-investor United Managers Japan Inc. (UMJ). Natural Farm Fresh produces high quality chilli and other dried food products at competitive prices, using locally produced solar dryers to increase yield value and produce products without dangerous aflatoxins. EME's investment will help Natural Farm Fresh to scale up, develop new products for other markets and start to introduce digital technologies throughout the supply chain.
Founder and CEO of Natural Farm Fresh, Nay Oo said, "This investment is very rewarding, not just because it will help us to grow but because EME really shared our vision to help bring quality products to the Myanmar market, improving health while providing more income to farmers across the country". EME Director, Hitoshi Ikeya said, "We're thrilled to make this investment. We've been building a great relationship with Ko Nay Oo over the past months, love his vision and have already seen his ability to execute. The chilli market in Myanmar is well over $100m and growing; regionally, the numbers are even higher and together we're very well placed to take advantage of this huge market potential."
Above: Nay Oo, Co-Founder and CEO of Natural Farm Fresh
EME, along with co-investor NestTech VN (a Vietnam-based VC), invested a five figure sum into Yangon Broom, a Myanmar home-services startup. Yangon Broom provides on-demand services to home and businesses across Myanmar's bustling Yangon. Currently, services include cleaning and ironing, but the company has more verticals to roll out in 2020. Founders Kyi Min Han and Kyaw Min Tun come from backgrounds in recruitment and building maintenance, a winning formula for high-growth businesses that contract hundreds of staff. Co-founder and CEO, Kyi Min Han, said, "The whole team is very excited to have two great investors behind us to help take Yangon Broom to the next level. We've built our business around people as we aim to provide safer jobs for women in Myanmar, and these two investors will help us protect that while we grow.".
EME's investment philosophy includes providing significant hands-on support post-investment, operating a full-time team who work closely with companies to help them scale. Matt Viner, EME Investment Manager said, "We're so fortunate in Myanmar to have such passionate founders. Kyi Min Han and Kyaw Min Tun pay close attention to their most valuable assets - their staff - and in turn, they're building a strong business. We're looking forward to helping Yangon Broom quickly reach 10X growth in total bookings, bring in new tech with help from NestTech VN and add more services." Nest Tech founder, Soe Moe Oo added, "Nest Tech is delighted to be investing into Broom. The two Founders truly care about making a difference in people's lives, especially those amongst the more vulnerable in society. Not only are jobs being created, but a caring community culture is being developed too".
Above: Yangon Broom's Team including CEO Kyi Min Han and COO Kyaw Min Tun
EME invests in call center Lan Thit Masterpiece
EME Myanmar has invested an undisclosed amount in local call center Lan Thit Masterpiece Limited (LML), marking EME's fourth investment to date.
La Woon Yan (Senior Investment Analyst at EME Myanmar) with Hpauje Kai Hkawng (CEO at LML)
LML offers a range of outsourcing services, including inbound and outbound customer service, sales, data entry and ground marketing. The company started operations in May 2018, and already serves several large multinational clients with significant customer bases.
LML draws on the support and expertise of its founding investors: Masterpiece Group, a large Japanese outsourcing company, and Bagan Innovation Technology, a local tech giant famous for its keyboards and e-book store. The company is based in MICT Park and headed by Hpauje Kai Hkawng, a Myanmar national who ran one of Masterpiece Group's call centers in Japan for 9 years.
EME's Investment Director Hitoshi Ikeya commented, "The time is right for a new call center in Myanmar. Companies are spending more on customer support as competition heats up, and consumers want better service. While hiring entry-level staff to handle customer service is cheap, LML offers a robust solution that saves money over the long term through better reporting, reduced overheads and fewer complaints."
EME will provide LML with sales training, mentorship and introductions as part of its active investment philosophy.
EME's Q&A with Hpauje Kai Hkawng (CEO of LML)
What kinds of services does LML offer to companies?
LML provides business process outsourcing, focusing on call center services, alongside market research, customer surveys, ground marketing, and social media management.
Why should companies choose to outsource their customer service and sales to LML?
It can be difficult for companies to build good customer service teams in-house, and knowledge is often lost when employees leave the company. By using LML, companies can focus solely on their main business, without worrying about customer service. As a specialist in customer service, LML knows customers' requirements better, listens effectively and can analyze the customer trend based on customers' feedback.
How will EME help LML to grow?
EME will help with general market awareness and economic analysis, so that LML knows which industries to target for potential clients. In addition, EME will help oversee the sales process, providing connections to international business. and potential clients.
What is your vision for LML in the next 5 years?
We aim to be the leading call center in Myanmar, known for our quality guaranteed customer service. We want to fill 200 seats, and provide high living standards for our employees.
How will LML change the customer service / outsourcing landscape in Myanmar?
Currently call centers in Myanmar are mostly one-way; they don't prioritize listening to customers. LML will put the customer first, making sure that customers always receive friendly and trustworthy service.
About Masterpiece Group
Masterpiece Group, Inc., originally established in Japan, has over 25 years experience in BPO services. Since 2000, they have expanded throughout China and Southeast Asia; totalling 12 operating centers across 7 countries, supporting 10 languages and over 200 clients worldwide. They focus on the development of specialized BPO services in Asia centered on the world's major languages: English, Chinese and Spanish.
EME invests in HR startup Mote Poh
Matt Viner (Investment Manager at EME) with Loring Harkness (CEO of Mote Poh) showcasing the Mote Poh booklets
We're excited to announce our lead investment in the seed round of Mote Poh, a Yangon-based employee-benefits-as-a-service startup for Myanmar companies, together with Nest Tech of Vietnam.
Founded in May 2018 by serial entrepreneur Loring Harkness, Mote Poh has grown quickly and now serves over 60 clients, including Yoma Strategic Holdings and MyJobs.com.mm. The company's mission is to help companies 'surprise and delight' their employees through an exclusive rewards book that can stretch employees' paychecks by hundreds of dollars a month.
As an investment firm, we've seen high employee churn rates across many industries in Myanmar, and it's exciting to see Mote Poh tackling the problem head-on. We expect to help Mote Poh grow by consulting on technology and finance, as well as helping them partner with our mentors and companies in our network.
Currently based out of the Phandeeyar coworking space in downtown Yangon, Mote Poh is developing a mobile app, and expanding to other types of loyalty programs. It seeks to transform the HR industry by partnering with companies to recognise and reward employees.
EME's Q&A with Loring Harkness, CEO of Mote Poh
How did you come up with the idea for Mote Poh?
Mote Poh is a localised version of employee benefits programs that leading companies in Singapore, the United States and other countries have been using for decades.
Many companies in Myanmar provide employees with limited compensation packages: salary, personal income tax, social security contributions, and occasional ad hoc benefits like team dinners. At the same time, many companies have difficulty recruiting, recognising and rewarding, and retaining top talent.
I spoke to dozens of company owners, CEOs and HR Managers. I asked them why they didn't provide better benefits to their employees. Their answers were nearly all the same: they fear that implementing an employee benefits program will be time consuming and expensive - and that employees wouldn't appreciate it.
So I created Mote Poh - a small book full of 100% FREE items and exclusive discounts at favourite shops, restaurants and activities across Myanmar - to help companies surprise and delight their employees every month. Mote Poh makes employee benefits easy - just great benefits employees love, with no hassle and no big price tag.
What impact does Mote Poh create for companies and users?
Employees love Mote Poh because the benefits top up their salaries by MMK 50,000 - 100,000 (USD $30 - $60) every month and also help them to discover new events, shops, restaurants and experiences. Mote Poh has benefits for every taste and budget - there really is something for everyone. It's so much fun to watch employees get their Mote Poh books, flip through all the free and deeply discounted items, and start exclaiming "Thwar meh!" ("Let's go there!") or "Sar chin dae!" ("I want to eat it!").
Companies also love Mote Poh because it's an effective tool to surprise and delight employees - which makes it easier and cheaper to recruit, recognise and reward, and retain staff. Leading companies know that they need to offer employees a range of benefits to stay competitive and build the best teams. But they can't do it alone - they need partners like Mote Poh who can do the hard work of creating and servicing benefits.
Why did you select EME and Nest Tech as investors?
EME and Nest Tech aren't your typical "spray and pray" early stage investors. Both firms invest in just a few startups per year, and then leverage their experience, skills and connections to help startups like Mote Poh grow in the years ahead. EME will be providing us with mentoring in financial modelling and data analytics, as well as making some valuable introductions. Nest Tech is seconding us their tech lead to help us build our upcoming mobile app and create our digital strategy. These investors share our vision for exponential growth and offer support to help us reach it.
What is your vision for Mote Poh in the next 5 years? How will Mote Poh help change the HR landscape in Myanmar?
Mote Poh is currently helping companies surprise and delight their employees every month. In the years ahead, I see us partnering with leading employers to help them build truly inspiring places to work - which promote health, happiness and productivity - and then recognise and reward employees for great performance.
EME's official launch and first investments
Thank you to everyone who came to EME's official launch on October 31 at the Penthouse and helped make it such a success! Over 80 of you came for an evening of networking and celebrating the founding story of EME. We're excited to be announcing our two initial investments:
Joosk Studio is the leading animation and illustration company in Myanmar. Their sticker packs have been downloaded millions of times, and their weekly animation series have regular audiences in the thousands. With a roster of international clients including Facebook, UN agencies and leading corporates, as well as a talented team of young designers, Joosk is defining the new wave of digital entertainment in Myanmar.
CarsDB is the #1 online platform for buying and selling cars in Myanmar. Founded in 2012 by an experienced team of local repatriates, CarsDB has grown into the undisputed leader of a rapidly growing market. With a wide range of services including classifieds, offline auto shows and product listings, and plans to expand into insurance and car rentals, CarsDB is the hub of everything automobile-related in Myanmar.
It's been a long road since our founding investors met in 2015 and decided to launch a new Myanmar-focused fund. After much hard work, the partners have developed a compelling vision and set of resources for supporting young Myanmar entrepreneurs to build transformational companies. We've met over 100 companies and organisations since commencing operations at the beginning of 2018, and will continue to engage actively with the community through meetings, events and workshops.
As part of our launch, we're also kicking off our official blog and monthly newsletter (subscribe here). With a mix of opinion, data analysis and curated news articles, we hope these will become valuable resources for the startup and investor communities in Myanmar. As always, we are very open to feedback and requests so tell us what you'd like to hear more about.
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like to know more about EME or the startup ecosystem in Myanmar, or want to discuss opportunities to collaborate.
The EME Team


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Pillayan's former media coordinator shot in Batticaloa
[TamilNet, Monday, 08 September 2008, 15:14 GMT]
Unidentified armed men opened fire on a 35-year-old Radhika Thevakumar, a former media coordinator of Pillayan, the TMVP paramilitary leader and the chief minister of Eastern Province, seriously wounding her Monday around 7:45 p.m. The shooting took place when she went to a pharmacy at Kalladi, police said. The victim, a teacher by profession, was also a journalist who worked at Sri Lanka's state-owned Thinakaran earlier.
Radhika Thevakumar
Armed persons came in a motorbike fired at her. Two bullets struck her abdomen and had been admitted in the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital. She was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as her condition was critical.
Media sources in Batticaloa were not aware of any dissent nor exact reason for her distance with the paramilitary in the recent weeks.
She was earlier awarded by Pillayan.
Ms. Radhika was on vacation for some time from her teaching post, informed sources further added.


With the help of elders, educators, and tribal councils of the Klallam Tribes at Elwha, Port Gamble, and Jamestown, Washington, and Becher Bay on Vancouver Island, Timothy Montler has compiled a comprehensive dictionary of the Klallam language. It includes over 9,000 entries, a brief grammatical sketch, and numerous indexes, along with a wealth of cultural information. Klallam is the language of the people whose ancestors lived at Tse-whit-zen, the largest archaeological site in Washington. An endangered language, it is being revived through the efforts of the Klallam Language Program.
Timothy Montler is a professor at the University of North Texas. He is the author of many articles and books on Native American languages.


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The beast was old, and looked it. His skin was tight and mottled across his scalp, his eyes sunken. He walked slowly now, his voice was a tired, quiet wheeze. But when those sunken eyes fixed on you, when that tired voice addressed you, his power was evident. You got the feeling that Death had decided this one was too much work.
There is no violence, no depredation, no evil those eyes haven't seen. The Beast was far beyond judging actions against any standard but personal gain. He had lived long enough and successfully enough, the rules by which he lived clearly worked.
But it was time for a change. He was tired, he was sick of living the kind of life where every moment was a possibility for everything to come down around him. And he was tired of hurting others, surprisingly. Inasmuch as he had ever thought of himself as the kind of person who has a soul, he felt that his was getting tired.
So now, having come down a convoluted path, he was a philanthropist It's not a hard thing to be when you have far more money than you could ever use, far more money rolling in every day than you could ever spend. He suspected that giving some of it away would help him feel like a better person. At the very least people would think better of him when he died.
Ha. Like he was going to die anytime soon. But it was just about time to disappear.
Presently Davis Brown, the Beast's CFO, arrived and knocked on the door of the Beast's current office. He didn't call his employer "The Beast", of course. At least, not to his face. He called him Mr. Danwill. And it was Mr Danwill that he had come to visit, deep below the Luxor, where the Beast was currently renting space. The office doors were huge, wooden affairs, tasteful and sedate and incredibly thick. Davis Brown stood quietly outside those doors until they swung inwards silently.
The Beast's desk stood in a pool of light, probably in the center of the space, but who could say? There was no other light outside the bright oblong around the huge desk that seemed to be built of the same wood as the doors. Behind it stood a tall leather chair of an old style, worn but cared for. There was a slight rustling sound in the dark beyond the desk, and the Beast approached, wearing a tan suit and a white shirt that was unbuttoned at the throat. He sat in his chair and waited for Davis to be seated.
"Yes, well?" The Beast said, his fingertips pressed together in front of him. Davis knew better than to waste his employer's time.
"Your hospital is ready to be built. I got the budget from the contractors, and it's well below the amount you told me. We have clearance from the city and the county. The groundbreaking ceremony will be scheduled in a few days, but will probably not happen until June. I'll inform your secretary. I have a copy of the press release if you want to look it over." He slid the paper across the desk.
The Beast glanced over it cursorily and pushed it away. "Yeah yeah it's fine, sure." He said, getting impatient already. The Beast was cunning, clever, and capable of almost endless focus when he was interested in something. When he was bored, however, he got petulant and fidgety like a small child.
"There's another minor matter, sir," Davis said. "The police disarmed a bomb planted in a nearby casino. Nothing to do with us, except they were made aware of it through a note, and apparently in the note the informant said it was planted by the "beast under the Luxor". The police are treating this with the disdain it deserves, but…"
"Who was the informant?" Suddenly the Beast was all focus, intent and hard-eyed.
"I…I don't know, some girl, I think? I can…"
There was a hollow crash behind Davis and the huge doors to the Beast's office were thrown back. Between them stood a massive man, fully seven feet tall. His huge, curly black beard was covered in dirt and he wore what looked like a prison uniform, but torn and covered in dirt.
"Her name is Liz. Black girl, crazy colored hair. Thinks she's an angel." The intruder growled.
"Yeah, they always do," the Beast said quietly. His face betrayed no surprise or shock at this monster's entrance.
"Excuse me, who are you? How did you get in here?" the huge man ignored Davis and walked up to the desk and leaned on it.
"We've got problems, Youngster." He said to the Beast. Then he turned his eyes to Davis.
The Beast looked at him as well. "Ah, Davis, very good on the hospital, let me know, but you need to go. Now."
"Yes, Mr. Danwill." Davis stood and packed up his briefcase as fast as he could. The huge man sat in the other chair facing the Beast's desk. His eyes were dark and he muttered to himself under his breath. Davis turned to leave and heard the Beast ask, in what he probably thought was a quiet voice, "Do you think she's the real thing?"
"Who can tell these days?" the intruder asked. "But even if she's not, she's got some power…"
Davis closed the door and stood outside it for a moment, collecting his thoughts. And he could have sworn he heard a sound like rasping scales coming through the door.
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The path to the place the automotive world is now—embroiled in breathless discussions about a new technology that everyone in the world needs to prepare for right now—actually began in another industry's yard. Self-driving cars didn't spring from any automotive minds, as some might expect, but rather, from a military yearning for battlefield efficiency. It began, for all intents and purposes, with the DARPA Grand Challenge, a 150-mile desert race announced by the Pentagon's military-technology R&D agency in 2002 and executed in 2004.
Not a single vehicle finished that first race, but in the same event a year later, five did. That staggering leap forward in autonomous-driving capability in just one year—in an off-road race, no less—showed how fast this technology has moved. It also shows exactly where the seeds for our current infatuation were sown. That is, not at Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, or Audi—but rather at Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, NC State, Ohio State, and a slew of other schools and technology firms populated with robotics engineers and software geniuses all gravitating toward Silicon Valley, to be snapped up by Google, Apple, Uber, and others. To the extent that there was an auto-industry presence in the original Grand Challenges, it was as primarily in providing the mules for these brainiacs to install their hardware and software.
But that doesn't entirely explain the current industry-wide obsession with autonomy, given that those events were held roughly 15 years ago. Just five years ago, nobody in the auto industry—let alone the public—was really speaking about self-driving cars as a practical near-future reality at all. Nowadays, it's all you hear about (right alongside electric cars); with Google all over the technology and Apple possibly so, fantastic driverless concept cars peppering auto shows, and Teslas and Cadillacs ably chauffeuring us down highways...or with Uber mowing down pedestrians in Arizona, depending on your interpretation of our current state of progress.
That essentially leaves the car manufacturers and the tech industry as the ones foisting this upon us, actual demand be damned—and indeed, the race to autonomy currently looks a lot like a very recent case of very explicit one-upmanship between these two industries. Or more pointedly, a panicked, full-stop realization by the carmakers that the tech industry was about to totally eat its lunch. So in spite of the fact that the auto industry has historically shown little interest in taking driving away from its customers, and in spite of the fact that there's no definitive interest in or demand for autonomous technology—remembering, of course, that benefits, safety, convenience or otherwise, don't always equate to demand—every major manufacturer has cozied up to autonomy startups, opened their own "mobility" research and development centers in Silicon Valley, and aggressively announced their hot pursuit of autonomous driving technology.
So that means, of course, that it's entirely Silicon Valley's fault. Sort of.
Ultimately, the impact of all this fast-track development could fully justify the automakers' concerns. ATK thinks the auto industry will experience "severe consolidation" over the next decade, and if the carmakers don't have successful electric and autonomous platforms, many of them will not succeed. Throw in the fact that scrappy startups are digging in with solid results, and you have a perfect layup for full-scale industry transformation.
"Tesla contributed to those fears because it emerged as a successful startup in an industry that typical squashes startups," Keeney said. "Tesla was built from the ground up as a software powerhouse and it's uninhibited by the dealer network, so it's much more nimble than traditional OEMs—and so are technology companies like Google. The typical design cycle for an automaker is fibe years, but Tesla is shrinking that to one to two years."
So in the end, what began as a dusty desert race dominated by scrappy, tech-savvy innovators could very well be won by...well, those same scrappy, tech-savvy innovators. They'll just likely be far richer by the end of it all.
Where Are New York's Self-Driving Cars?
Autonomous vehicles are nowhere to be found in the Empire State.
Consumers prefer to settle liability claims out of court, according to the survey.
No slow ramp up for Ford.


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Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution
Thomas J. Peters
Knopf, 1987 - Business & Economics - 561 pages
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Menin Inhibitors Like KO-539 May Represent Next Forefront of AML Treatment
Courtney Marabella
Eunice Wang, MD, discusses the KOMET-001 trial, the potential for KO-539 to address an unmet need in acute myeloid leukemia, and the future of menin inhibition in this disease.
The novel menin inhibitor KO-539 is a targeted option that could impact the treatment of difficult-to-treat subsets of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) such as those with NPM1-mutant and KMT2A-rearranged disease, according to Eunice Wang, MD, who added that combination strategies are also under active exploration and may represent the future of care for these patients.
The ongoing, first-in-human phase 1/2 KOMET-001 trial (NCT04067336) aims to examine KO-539 in patients with relapsed/refractory AML. The phase 1, dose-escalation portion of the trial will assess the safety and tolerability, as well as characterize the pharmacokinetics of the agent, and determine a recommended phase 2 dose. The phase 2 portion will examine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of KO-539 in the subsets of patients whose tumors harbor NPM1 mutations or KMT2A rearrangements.
"The menin inhibitor promises to offer new hope to patients with KMT2A rearrangements and has the potential to be combined with [other therapies] to further enhance outcomes," Wang said. "As we learn more about the biology and the molecular underpinnings of AML, our ability to treat, and potentially cure, more of our patients moving forward is extremely promising. We hope that this new class of menin inhibitors opens up new horizons."
In an interview with OncLive®, Wang, the chief of the Leukemia Service at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed the KOMET-001 trial, the potential for KO-539 to address an unmet need in AML, and the future of menin inhibition in this disease.
OncLive®: What is the rationale for evaluating menin inhibitors in patients with relapsed/refractory AML?
Wang: AML is characterized by diverse biological subsets. There are multiple mutations, cytogenetic and other abnormalities that make it very challenging for us to design a therapy [that can be used] for [all] our patients. For many years, over 4 to 5 decades, we did have a one-size-fits-all [approach in the form of] 7 + 3 [chemotherapy]. [However], as we move into the current era of precision medicine, with our increasing advances in genomic technology, we would like to target the biological underpinnings of the disease more precisely. Although we do have some targeted therapies [available] for patients whose [tumors harbor] mutations like FLT3, IDH1, and IDH2, we have yet to design a molecularly targeted therapy for patients who have other mutations such as NPM1 or KMT2A rearrangements.
NPM1 [is observed] in up to one-third of [patients with] newly diagnosed AML, and is a mutation which is present both at [the time of] diagnosis and relapse. We also know that patients who have rearrangements in the MLL gene, now known as KMT2A, constitute maybe 5% to 10% of newly diagnosed patients [who] have a poor prognosis. We also see this mutation in those with acute lymphocytic leukemia [ALL] and pediatric patients. Up until now, we have not had a targeted therapy for those specific subtypes.
A menin inhibitor is an inhibitor of a protein that is part of the menin KMT2A epigenetic complex. This complex is particularly active and pivotal for leukemia genesis related to NPM1-mutant and KMT2A-rearranged AML. In preclinical models, inhibitors of menin can affect that transcriptional epigenetic complex and allow cells in a very immature myeloblastic cell to undergo differentiation, like what we see…with IDH inhibitors. Targeting the menin epigenetic complex represents a novel strategy [that is] particularly relevant to those mutational subsets; however, this may also be relevant across broader groups of [patients with] AML.
What is the design of the phase 1/2 KOMET-001 study? What are the key objectives?
KO-539 is a novel, potent, oral menin inhibitor that is designed to differentiate and decrease the leukemogenic potential of patients who have NPM1- and KMT2A-rearranged AML. [The agent] may also have efficacy in other subtypes of ALL.
The phase 1/2, first-in-human study is initially looking at [the agent in] dose-escalation cohorts, [and examining its] safety and tolerability; [it also seeks to establish] a safe phase 2 expansion dose. In the initial phase 1 dose-escalation cohort, patients started treatment at a low dose, which was as low as 50 mg per day; [they] were [then] escalated up to 100 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg, 400 mg, 600, mg, and 800 mg. Toxicity [was examined].
Once preliminary toxicity data have been established using a standard 3 + 3 model, we will expand out into the phase 2 portion of the study. [We will be] restricting eligibility at that point to patients with [just] those 2 target mutations or molecular abnormalities, and [we will test] the efficacy of specific doses of KO-539 in those target populations. The study has components of both a phase 1, as well as a phase 2 trial, and the hope is that this design [will] rapidly establish the safety and efficacy of this drug in this [at-]need population.
Do you foresee potential for novel combinations with these agents?
The preclinical data with menin inhibitors are compelling. [These agents] have shown efficacy [when used] as [monotherapy], and an increasing amount of data [suggest] that they may be relevant in combination strategies. For example, FLT3 mutations can be targeted by specific FLT3 inhibitors. Compelling preclinical data show that patients who have, for example, NPM1 and FLT3 mutations, can derive more benefit from a combinatorial strategy of menin and a FLT3 inhibitor; this has not yet been tested in humans.
Of course, we all know about the success of venetoclax (Venclexta)-based therapy for our older AML population. We are very much looking forward to determining whether the menin inhibitor can be used, potentially on top of a chemotherapy backbone, like 7+3, or a venetoclax-based therapy for patients who do not have some other targetable mutations.
All those combinations are being explored and look very promising. Menin inhibitors are an active area of investigation, and multiple companies are developing these targeted [agents]. For example, Syndax has released a press report detailing the results of a phase 1 study [examining] their menin inhibitor, [which showed] efficacy—particularly in patients with those 2 mutations. These studies are very early. [We have] some questions about the safety and tolerability [of these agents], and adverse effects such as QTc prolongation and differentiation syndrome. [That is] something that we are looking at very closely.
Clearly [there is] a lot more to be learned, but this is a very highly promising area for further development. Even if we do not see a lot of activity in the single-agent setting, combinatorial approaches are likely the way ahead for AML therapy in general. [We will be] combining targeted, non-targeted therapies, and maybe in the future, immunotherapeutic drugs.
Could you expand on the unmet need that this research is aiming to address?
For patients who have KMT2A rearrangements, prognosis is particularly poor. The presence of a KMT2A aberration is enough to confer an intermediate-risk prognosis. [Moreover,] KMT2A rearrangements often occur in patients with a complex karyotype, which is the worst of the worst in terms of risk categories. We also know that KMT2A rearrangements occur very commonly in patients with therapy-related acute leukemias, and these are patients who have had prior exposure to topoisomerase inhibitors, those with prior breast cancer, etc. In the pediatric patient population, the presence of a KMT2A rearrangement in ALL, as well as AML, is associated with refractory disease and the need to go to a potentially curative transplant.
Many different patient populations could benefit [from this therapy]. We have been struggling to find a highly effective therapy for [these patients] beyond allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The ability to treat these individuals successfully up front [with this kind of agent], either alone or in combination, offers new hope for patients; this can range from a young woman with a secondary therapy-related AML, to an infant with KMT2A-rearranged relapsed/refractory ALL, to other individuals who have KMT2A-rearranged disease who may have relapsed, recurred, or not responded to up-front therapy and are trying to get to that allogeneic transplantation.
Wang E, Altman J, Issa G, et al. Phase 1/2 first in human study of the menin-KMT2A (MLL) inhibitor KO-539 in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Presented at European Hematology Association 2021 Virtual Congress; June 9-17, 2021; virtual. Abstract PB1408.


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Album Review: Mitski – Puberty 2
"Happy" initiates the discordant theme of Mitski Miyawaki's recent release Puberty 2, telling a story where happiness takes the form of a man, comes to the singer with cookies and tea, uses her, and leaves while she is in the bathroom, leaving her with empty cups and wrappers to clean up. This abrasive introduction shows the artist's certainty of the fleeting nature of happiness that she explored in previous albums with more reservation. Rather than taking a conflicting perspective, she emphasizes the inevitability of sadness that follows waves of happiness, hitting harder than the initial positive feeling. Her pithy lyrics and juxtaposition of choppy and ethereal rhythms make for a frictional tone as the artist comes to terms with her decided reality. In a nutshell, this album nuances Mitski's comment that "happiness fucks you".
Mitski and Patrick Hyland, who also produced the album, recorded every instrument from the resounding melodic saxophone to the industrial beats of electric drums. There is decisiveness in the rhythms of Puberty 2; the instrumentals lining up perfectly in accord with the message Mitski sends lyrically. From the tense, incessant electric drumbeat in Happy to the steady, pressing drums and bass in Fireworks, Mitski's voice is dynamic, haunting one moment and wistful the next. An almost uncanny emotional potency ties the album together as Mitski unpacks her longing for happiness in personal stories woven throughout her lyrics, coinciding and highlighted by instrumental complexities.
"Once More to See You," " I Bet on the Losing Dogs" and "Thursday's Girl" are delicate, melancholy ballads built up from ethereal vocals, steady synth, and distant reverberant guitar. Mitski's voice is soft yet resonating, evoking dreamy 70s folk tunes of love and longing. "Once More to See You" addresses her longing for the happiness of a past romantic relationship. She seems to address the person she sees "in the rearview mirror," pleading with them to be alone with her secretly. I'd argue that "A Loving Feeling," a catchy, upbeat track appearing later on the album, responds to "Once More to See You" by harshly deconstructing the reality of the situation she longs for. Here she sings "what do you do with a loving feeling if they only love you when you're all alone?" and details instances of concealed affection. With the lyrics of each song in dialogue with each other and the clarity of emotional evocations in Mitski's instrumental choices, Puberty 2 communicates Mitski's insight coherently and conclusively.
My favorite tracks "Crack Baby" and "A Burning Hill" conclude the album. The instrumentals in "Crack Baby" are a testament to Mitski's dynamic handling of discordant percussion, rhythmic melodies and an ultimately fascinating mixture of electronic and traditional sound. The longest track on the album, "Crack Baby" is initiated with a low-tempo percussion rhythm pattern and bellowing bass, with Mitski's haunting vocals coming in on an up beat and following the steadiness of the bass echoes. This pattern obeys the evocative theme of the track where Mitski likens a longing for happiness to addiction, as both highs lead to inevitable lows. In "A Burning Hill", Mitski asserts, "I think I'm finally worn," evidently of the pattern of up and down. The artist seems to come to terms with this undulating emotional existence that comes with polar periods of happiness and sadness, ending on a self-reliant tone by describing herself as a fire, the forest it burns, and the witness of the spectacle. She withdraws, identifies herself as multiple forces, and ultimately abandons the person she was addressing in her pleas and confrontations in saying "you're not there at all." By dwelling and detailing moments of everyday life, she concludes, " I'll love some littler things," perhaps suggesting the possibility of balance in a neutral presence.
Though Puberty 2 essentially chewed me up and spit me out emotionally as I listened to it carefully and incessantly since its release June 17th, Mitski executed this album with stunning vocals and instrumentals that make it absolutely captivating. You will find no empty optimism in her lyrics, but rather will be forced to confront a reality with the rose-colored glasses removed.
– Review by Erika Kindsfather
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged album review, Erika Kindsfather, Feelings, Mitski on June 27, 2016 by CKUT Music Coordinator.
Suoni Per Il Popolo: Local Heroes
After writing a review of the fantastic Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival opening concert featuring the likes of Wadada Leo Smith and Kai Kellough, I was graced with the opportunity to witness a slew of Suoni festival concerts throughout their two week line-up. As usual, Suoni delivered a mind bending take on music. From spoken word to art-punk to free jazz, all things underground seemed to be represented in one way or another. Through and through Montreal was well represented. At the end of the day, the festival is really about this beautiful city we live in so, I thought it would be best to spend some time writing about some of my favorite local acts. Check it out:
Jean Derome and Joane Hétu @ Sala Rossa
Jean Derome has been an important figure in Quebec's Musique Actuelle scene for 45 years. For this year's festival, Derome put on a career spanning concert event featuring various ensembles and musicians from different eras in his life. From beginning to end the audience witnessed extraordinary feats as each and every musician tested the capabilities of their selected musical instruments. The set that I remember most fondly was Derome's first with alto saxophone player and vocalist Joane Hétu. Although Derome has an impressive arsenal of instruments including Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Alto Flute, Soprano Flute as well as various extended wind instruments, Hétu still matched Derome's level of contrast with her outstanding ability to use everything at her disposal. From screeching high notes and intense vocal clicking to airy sax playing, Hétu successfully held her ground when faced with the spectrum of noise of Derome. The set began with textural devices. Puffs of air and rhythmic scratching evolved into huge walls of sound as Hétu and Derome developed extensive motivic ideas side by side. The quick-hitting contrast and shocking sound effects maintained excitement throughout, truly epitomizing the wonder of live improvised music. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged AJ Cornell, casa del popolo, festival, Jean Derome, Joane Hétu, La Vitrola, live, lungbutter, Montreal, Sala Rosa, Suoni Per il Popolo, Tim Darcy on June 27, 2016 by librarian.


I haven't shown much love for Windows lately, so I felt like doing a post about deploying a Falcon app to a Windows Server Core container. This should be pretty quick.
Let's build our Falcon app.
Open a PowerShell and enter the following, I assume you have Python 3.6.x installed.
Create your virtual environment first.
Install Falcon and uWSGI into that virtual environment.
Now create the folder for your code.
We will not need any additional packages so let's freeze our requirements.
We will use the create a super simple example of a falcon app. Once the falcon code has been created save it as app.py. Since we installed waitress, which is a WSGI server that runs on Windows, we will import and use it in this example.
Navigate to the following http://127.0.1.1:8080/ and you should get back a simple JSON message. Now our app works.
Finally, we are to the point we are going to wire up the container. The Python foundation is awesome and provides pre-baked images for Windows Server Core. Here is the Dockerfile that we need to create.
This should all look pretty standard. Now it is time to build the image, just know there will be a few warnings about the path. These are not critical for this example.
~$ docker build -t falcon .
Now let's run it, we will use a different port to show it is working.
Navigate to http://localhost:3000 and the message from above should be seen.
Hope someone finds this helpful and that Python runs just fine on Windows containers.


Two French banks, Société Générale and Groupe BPCE, are rolling out Motion Code by Oberthur Technologies, in a bid to reduce fraud – and potentially increase online spending.
Motion Code technology replaces the 3-digit security code on the back of your card with a changing screen, powered by an ultra-thin lithium battery. The code changes roughly once an hour, adding an extra layer of security for card-not-present transactions, such as online purchases. In other words, something akin to a one-time passcode is created automatically and periodically, on the card itself.
Unless you are a customer that has memorised all your card codes, the user experience is the same – it even looks the same. It's convenient, as the battery lasts for three years. Simply check the code at the time of making the purchase, it will be authenticated as normal, but will not be reusable. Basically, if your card details are copied, the code rapidly becomes useless.
Oberthur also claims that people are so taken with the innovation that (online) spending should increase amongst these cardholders, who will feel more secure making card-not-present transactions.
The problem of card-not-present fraud, and insecurity around this issues, is becoming a bigger issue with the EMV liability shift in the US and other countries.
The technology is also going to be used in Japan and there was apparently also a pilot with Getin in Poland.
For more information on security and usability in digital banking, check out our Insight Series Report on this topic, or contact us today.


Roll your eyes and throw up your hands in disgust.
Hurl something at the television as you watch yet one more biased news report claiming that all American females staunchly agree with the angry women involved in the so-called "Day without a Woman".
Or, last but not least, simply pull the covers over your heads and go back to bed hoping that when you wake up Thursday morning the world will be somewhat back to normal, if that's even remotely possible.
In other words, it's another way to promote radical feminist causes, which always include abortion-on-demand and birth control at the top of that "rights" list.
So it is certainly understandable to have an exasperated or even angry response to what should be called "Day without Politically-Correct Women". But there are several better ways to not only respond to the latest extreme lefty shenanigans. The fact is, there have been some concrete, positive efforts by many real, positive women who believe that their authentic feminine identity is not wrapped up or directly tied to abortion, birth control, "gender issues", or hatred for particular political leaders.
They are women who don't want to take their concerns out on their employers or their children by abandoning their responsibilities for a day. They are women who believe in the sanctity of life from conception until natural death. They are women who believe in the dignity of all people and respect the variety of roles women serve in both the home and the world.
Women Speak for Themselves Gatherings: This wonderful movement is the brainchild of law professor and Vatican consultant Helen Alvare. The organization was established a few years ago as a response to the Health and Human Services mandate imposed on religious institutions and Christian business owners under the Obama administration—a mandate that many of these entities are still fighting in the courts. The small group WSFT gatherings are designed to bring together women in a comfortable and non-threatening home setting to spread the truth about what Christ and his Church really teach and say about issues such as abortion, contraception, and marriage. The idea is to speak the truth in love; it is based on the knowledge that many people don't really know what the Church teaches, having often formed their opinions and reactions through media reports and secular accounts. WSFT even provides topics, questions, and recipes. So, while others are grabbing their protest signs and taking to the streets in defiance, grab some friends and a bottle of vino and engage in fruitful discussions.
Suggestions for "Lady Day" include dressing up fashionably but modestly and heading out the door for tea with friends and then sharing thoughts and pictures of your tea time experience on Facebook and Twitter.
If you have another idea on how to productively spend National Woman's Day, pass it on. Perhaps you're going to take your Mom out to lunch or visit women in a nursing home. Maybe it's a day to volunteer at the local pregnancy resource center or to pray outside a local abortion facility. Speaking of abortion facilities, I wonder how many women will be walking off those jobs on Wednesday?
Whatever you do to counter the very destructive messages being promoted by radical feminists this week, remember St. Peter's exhortation defend your faith in Christ with "gentleness and reverence" (1 Pet 3:15), and St. Francis de Sales' reminder that we catch a lot more flies with honey than vinegar—or, as the case might be, with wine, cheese, and a good cup of hot tea.
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1LLIONAIRE RECORDS' Dok2 recently released a sneak peak for his entire album [South Korean Rapstar Mixtape] which will be released on January 11, 2013.
Dok2's new mixtape [South Korean Rapstar] totals 22 tracks split into 2 CDs.
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Where will you go when the storms of life come crashing down on your head? That was the question that the disciples found themselves facing. The answer should have been obvious – Jesus! He is the one who can calm any of life's storms. Are you worried? Are you in a storm? Come and find peace in the middle of your storm as we worship our God.
What does it mean to be God's friend? We bear his name, he makes us part of his family, is there more? Of course! This Sunday we explore friendship and our incredible God.
How great is the Father's love for us! He calls us his children. And guess what? That is what we are! Sound too simple? On this Good Shepherd's Sunday come and see just how great the love of the Good Shepherd, Jesus, is for you.
Ride on! Ride on! This is the cheer to our Lord as he enters into Jerusalem. Oh, how the week changed! The people who welcomed Jesus into the city on this Sunday may have been the same ones who cried for his death on Friday. Jesus is our King. How does our Attitude compare?


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When i was in 4th grade there was a fight between two of the older girls. One of the girls (heavy girl) picked on another girls brother and the girl (skinny girl) jumped her and knocked the HELLLLL out of her. The school that was boarded up when i saw it in January a few blocks from the Ocean off of Atlantic Avenue.
When I was in 4th grade there was a kid name Herman he played the piano like there was no tomorrow. He used to help me with my times tables - he was so fast. I was switching schools like people change socks and he was really nice to me.
Luz elaine ayala,blanche and virginia burgos were three of the hottest girls from the class of 1975. they were not the only ones but i really liked them.
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indoor track and spring track winning the states indoor in spring winning at the penns and taking neptune down in the mile relay with marshall,bolden and cofer. that was a great team we had.
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Ryan blasted to death as killers 'riddle' car in daylight attack
Vinny Ryan
The bullet-riddled car in which Vinny Ryan was sitting when his attackers struck
Ken Foy and Robin Schiller
Gardai are drawing up plans to monitor criminals attached to the notorious 'Mr Big' drugs gang after the brutal assassination of well-known dissident Republican Vinny Ryan.
Ryan (25), the younger brother of slain RIRA leader Alan Ryan, died shortly after 9pm last night following a gun attack in Finglas yesterday afternoon.
Ryan was shot once in the head, once in the neck and a number of times in the body as he sat alone in a car outside a house on McKee Road in Finglas, north Dublin.
He was rushed to the Mater Hospital with horrific head and chest injuries shortly after the shooting which occurred at approximately 3pm.
Medics battled to save his life and he was put on life support - but his injuries were too grave for him to survive.
Ryan had earlier dropped his partner and infant child at the property. They were not in his white VW Golf when it was targeted by a two-man hit team who "riddled" Ryan with bullets before speeding from the scene in a silver or grey VW Golf.
The getaway car was later found burnt out in Co Kildare.
Sources said a semi-automatic Glock was used in the shooting.
It is believed Ryan's attackers may have been monitoring his movements for a number of weeks and the shooting was well planned.
It has also emerged that the 'Mr Big' drugs gang are the chief suspects for the attack. The same gang are believed to have been behind the murder of Ryan's older brother, Alan (32), and last night gardai were already monitoring known associates.
On McKee Road, witnesses described hearing what sounded like "machine-gun fire", with six or seven shots being discharged before a car sped away from the scene.
One resident told the Herald that the noise was similar to that of an automatic weapon.
"I heard a machine-gun about an hour ago. I never heard the like of it before. I didn't hear anything else but some people said they heard a car screeching away," he said.
The witness, who lives in the area, said he did not know the victim or his partner.
"I'm shocked that it happened here. I've heard of such things in south Finglas but never here in my years," he said.
Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said her young son came upon the scene on his way home from school.
"This guy was around here regularly in his car, so all the kids knew him," she said.
"He was sitting in the car eating a roll. He was riddled, there were that many bullets on the street. The guards were on the scene straight away. They were here within a matter of seconds."
Members of the elite Armed Response Unit patrolled the Finglas area in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, while gardai and detectives cordoned off a large part of the road where it happened.
Forensic officers were continuing to examine the car that Ryan was sitting in, and the vehicle remained at the scene overnight. The passenger window was shattered, but it is thought that Ryan was sitting in the driver's seat when the shooting happened.
The incident occurred near a secondary school where classes had just finished for the day, and shocked students came across the aftermath of the gangland hit along McKee Road.
Detectives in unmarked cars were patrolling the area around the victim's north Dublin home last night.
The suspected getaway car was found burnt out in the Victoria Bridge area on the Naas-to-Rathangan Road and has been preserved for a technical examination.
While associates of 'Mr Big' are the main suspects in yesterday's shooting, another criminal gang that was led by murdered Michael 'Micca' Kelly are also in the frame.
Kelly, nicknamed 'The Panda', was gunned down on September 15, 2011, in Clongriffin as he visited his girlfriend.
His killers reversed their getaway car over his body as they fled the scene.