"Buy a copy":http://www.riverfold.com/software/wiitransfer/! Just $19. Simple checkout with PayPal and you'll get an automatic email within minutes.
Write a review for a blog or magazine. "Email me":mailto:support@riverfold.com first and I'll give you a full license, even if it's just your personal blog.
Become a "beta tester":http://www.riverfold.com/software/wiitransfer/beta/. From time to time, I need people to test the latest in-progress features. Free copy if you send any useful feedback on a beta.
Thanks for your support! I hope one of these options appeals to you.
This entry was posted in Business and tagged transfer, wii on 2008/04/23 by manton.
This morning I finally rolled out "version 2.5 of Wii Transfer":http://www.riverfold.com/software/wiitransfer/, the most significant release of the product yet. It probably deserved a 3.0 label slapped on it, but I like how all the 2.x releases revolve around the sharing features (sending movies, music, and pictures to the Wii via the Opera browser). Besides, I have a special set of entirely new stuff planned for 3.0.
So what's new? Movie streaming is the big one. You can now drag and drop movie files to convert to Flash Video format, which Wii Transfer's web server will happily stream up to your Wii. It works surprisingly well considering the Wii has such limited memory and no hard drive. Last night I even tested with feature-length movies.
Other new features include background music for picture slideshows (both MP3 and AAC) and bookmark sharing, so that you can browse your Safari or Firefox bookmarks on your Wii to easily visit those sites. The "release notes":http://www.riverfold.com/software/wiitransfer/releasenotes/ page has more of the details.
I've also bumped the price up to $19, where I expect it to stay for some time. One way I like to think about the price of Wii Transfer is in relation to another common purchase from Wii owners: games. It's still less than half the price of a new Wii game.
Special thanks to the beta testers who provided feedback. There are still a number of things about movie sharing that I'd like to polish up, so additional minor updates are likely. I often use the "Wii account on Twitter":http://twitter.com/wii to post these and other announcements.
This entry was posted in Programming and tagged bookmarks, movies, pricing, streaming, transfer, wii on 2007/09/20 by manton.
In the tradition of other independent Mac developers such as "Mike Zornek":http://clickablebliss.com/blog/2007/01/08/billable_the_first_100_days/, "Daniel Jalkut":http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/191/lawful-prey, and "Gus Mueller":http://www.gusmueller.com/blog/archives/2005/12/25.html, I'm going to share some sales information from the first 75 days of Wii Transfer.
The following chart shows daily sales (in units sold) for each day. I've also highlighted important milestones so you can see what affect they had on sales, such as shipping 2.0 (which brought many links) and increasing the price (from $9 to $14, which brought my first 2.0 day of no sales at all). Finally, there are a few spots where I show the average number of visitors.
It's difficult to tell, but the numbers on the right side are on average a little bit higher than the left. Not by much though. Sales just trickle in again right now (a few a day).
So what does it all mean? Here is the basic take-away: Sales are much better than I thought they would be, but not nearly enough to live off of. That's okay, because I happen to love "my day job":http://www.vitalsource.com/ (also writing Mac software). However, I can definitely see how it would be possible to do this full time, with some real marketing and a collection of several additional applications. I have done zero marketing for Wii Transfer except listing it on MacUpdate, VersionTracker, and Apple's download site (where it was featured in the video section).
As you can see, there was a big spike in sales when 2.0 was released. This is a direct result of links from Mac sites like The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Daring Fireball, and gaming sites like Jostiq and others. When traffic goes up, sales go up. This opened my eyes because it really is all about getting your app in front of other users. "As I blogged about previously":http://www.manton.org/2007/01/wii_transfer_takes.html, I think I also missed some sales opportunities during this period because 2.0 was not very stable.
Other interesting stats: The conversion rate is between 2% and 5%. For every 100 downloads, a few people decide to purchase it. I think many active users probably end up paying for it. Instead of a trial demo period, some features are just crippled, and it isn't very usable day-to-day without unlocking the full feature set (for example, with music sharing to the Wii, you can only play one song at a time — no iTunes playlists or shuffle).
There are at least a few pirates too. I'm not too worried about them because "you can't stop pirating":http://wilshipley.com/blog/2007/02/piracy-reduction-can-be-source-of.html, and most people are honest. One customer was even nice enough to tell me about a pirated serial number he found.
To everyone who purchased Wii Transfer, thanks! When I built 1.0, I wasn't sure if I would work on it again. Now, several versions later at 2.2, I have a clear roadmap of features (and bugs!) to keep me busy.
This entry was posted in Programming and tagged business, sales, transfer, wii on 2007/02/27 by manton.
One of the most interesting (and difficult) parts of running an independent software business is responding to support email. It is very time-consuming and often more frustrating than writing code because the solutions can be illusive. You want to help the customer, but it's not always obvious how.
I was relieved to read the comments, which are more sane. I think Ryan made a mistake in how he dealt with the customer, and wasted a bunch of time in the process. Adding a customer to your spam filter? Yikes. I would have refunded the customer their $5 immediately.
Greet the person by their name. Kind of like making eye contact. And it's respectful without being overly formal.
Apologize that the software gave them trouble. This is mostly equivalent to Joel's "it's my fault" phrase.
Although I could probably respond faster by using some macro shortcuts that do this for me, I actually type this out every time, varying it slightly as is appropriate for the question. I then move on to the actual solution or follow-up question about their issue.
This is more than just trying to be nice to people. As someone in the comments to Ryan Carson's post said: you need to show the customer that you are on their side. Going negative demonstrates that you care about receiving their money but not actually building something useful that makes their life easier.
Most people who buy Mac software from independent developers know that it's only 1-5 people behind the company. We can't compete with the Microsofts and Adobes of the world on application size, but we can compete on quality customer service. Being small is a competitive advantage.
I've exchanged at least a couple hundred emails in the last few months with customers or potential customers. (I don't actually distinguish between users who have bought the product or who are just trying it out. They all get the same level of support.) Have I handled each one perfectly? Probably not. There are a few people who are still experiencing problems. But my hope is that just writing this blog post will serve as a guide and reminder of why taking support seriously is worth it.
This entry was posted in User Experience and tagged customers, email, riverfold, support, transfer, wii on 2007/02/20 by manton.
Wii Transfer 2.2 is taking longer to get ready than I had planned, so I've decided to post a public beta while the last pieces are polished up. You can "grab it from the news section":http://www.riverfold.com/software/wiitransfer/ of the Riverfold site (lower right). It is very close to being done, but giant chunks of code have been completely rewritten. I hope the extra testing will help make 2.2 an extremely solid release, and get some of the new features in the hands of users as soon as possible.
So what's new in 2.2? iTunes playlists and several new preferences to control picture sharing top the list, but there are at least a dozen changes underneath the hood.
The web server built into Wii Transfer has seen some work in particular. Music browsing now uses the iTunes Music Library.xml file for everything rather than look at directory contents, and you can change the port number on the fly without restarting Wii Transfer if there is a conflict with any other applications.
I've also added reflections to the album cover art! You can see a "screenshot here":http://www.manton.org/images/2007/wii_transfer_cover.jpg and another one of "the collage for playlists here":http://www.manton.org/images/2007/wii_transfer_collage.jpg (these are from Safari, but it looks mostly the same on the Wii). This was really fun to do, but unfortunately it somehow introduced a subtle double-release bug that I spent hours fixing. It would only happen if the album art could not be found in iTunes and while multiple connections were hitting the server (i.e. it was ultimately a threading issue), and maybe only every dozen requests.
This URL asks Wii Transfer to grab any album art from iTunes for The Beatles, apply the reflection and return the JPEG data. It is flexible because you can send it any search strings. Other examples might be: Evanescence%20Door.cover or Zoo%20Station.cover. I was a little surprised that my little server was actually pumping out pages fairly quickly considering all the AppleScript and Quartz stuff going on. 10-20 requests per second isn't much for a real web application, but for an app that is by definition single-user, it's perfect.
The reflection code was made even easier by "BHReflectedImage":http://bithaus.com/2006/11/05/nsimage-reflection/, which I modified to work with black backgrounds and then wrapped up in other helper methods to composite the cover and reflection together. When I first ran across this code I didn't even notice it was written by Jeff Ganyard, who I've known for years and still run into at WWDC. Thanks Jeff! This goes in the about box credits with a bunch of other mentions. There is a really active Mac developer community that contributes source pretty freely, and I hope to add a few things to that collection one of these day as well.
This entry was posted in Programming and tagged cocoa, covers, itunes, reflections, transfer, wii on 2007/02/09 by manton.
There is a story behind the name "Riverfold":http://www.riverfold.com/, but it's probably not a very good one and I won't go on a tangent by telling it here. What I will say is that I hate domain names.
Maybe it's because I remember when domain names used to be free (I do), or maybe it's because I get some thrill out of typing in IP addresses (I don't), or maybe it's because I think domains should last forever, like a printed book in wide circulation. But in any case I decided not to register WiiTransfer.com when I first named the product. Five days after announcing and shipping 1.0, someone else registered the domain, for their own presumably evil purposes.
I've owned just a handful of domains over the years. During the dot-com days I registered MyEdit.com and started building a web-based note filing system (sort of like "Stikkit":http://stikkit.com/, but not as good). Then there were the family web site and related domains.
I let all of them expire, except manton.org. I kept riverfold.com for "everything else", and I'm pretty comfortable with the simplicity of that decision right now. It was probably foolish to pass up the domain for my own product. But how many people type in photoshop.com to go anywhere? No one who matters.
There is a thread on the MacSB mailing list about the rise of product-oriented web sites (the "DiscoApp.com":http://www.discoapp.com/'s of this new era of glitzy Mac shareware), and it really made me second-guess my decision to not register everything. But at the end of the day, it's one less thing I have to worry about, and I can focus on stuff that is more interesting.
This entry was posted in Technology and tagged domain, names, riverfold, transfer, wii on 2007/01/29 by manton.
Okay, not really. But this has been a crazy and surprising week for my "little" application, Wii Transfer. Putting 8 hours each day into "VitalSource":http://www.vitalsource.com/ (I have a post coming about that tomorrow, by the way) and then juggling home responsibilities, putting out various other fires, and sitting down to work on Wii Transfer until 3am is just not healthy.
Over a week ago I released Wii Transfer 2.0 and made a big mistake, and since I've been programming for the Mac for over a dozen years now, I really should know better. It was buggy. And not just a few minor cosmetic problems, but at least two serious crashers. I simply had not tested enough. It's difficult (sometimes impossible) to regain a user's trust after their first experience with an application is a bad one, so I got to work that weekend fixing problems and releasing beta builds to customers to get a few extra eyes on the software.
Then Monday came, and all hell broke loose.
Links from "Daring Fireball":http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/january#mon-22-wii_transfer, "Ranchero":http://www.ranchero.com/?comments=1&postid=1523, and "The Unofficial Apple Weblog":http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/22/wii-transfer-2-0/ were followed by "Jostiq":http://joystiq.com/2007/01/25/wii-transfer-for-mac-os-turns-your-wii-into-a-media-center-but/, "Infendo":http://infendo.com/2007/01/wii-media-center-software.html, "4 Color Rebellion":http://4colorrebellion.com/archives/2007/01/22/wii-transfer-for-mac-reaches-20/, and a bunch of others. Ironically one of the only gaming sites I read that never linked to Wii Transfer was the only one I had actually sent an announcement to ("GoNintendo":http://www.gonintendo.com/). Traffic and sales were way up ("here's a Mint screenshot":http://www.manton.org/images/2007/riverfold_mint.png from one day last week).
But meanwhile, the application was just not that stable. I started rewriting most of the web server inside Wii Transfer and fixing lots of issues with iTunes and iPhoto libraries stored on external drives. Then I made my second mistake: I added a feature (album cover artwork!). Obviously, adding a feature in the middle of bug fixes just delays the original fixes and introduces new problems.
I also quickly realized how many things could go wrong with how music and picture sharing works. It relies on the Nintendo Wii and your Mac being on the same local network. Because Wii Transfer pings a bookmark server to register your IP address, you also have to make sure the app picks the right IP if your Mac is on both ethernet and wireless networks. Worse, many people have the Mac OS X built-in firewall enabled, so users are required to manually open up port 9000.
At one point on Tuesday when sales were coming in, every time I received a PayPal notification email I literally groaned. "Stop buying this software until I can make it work reliably," I would say to the computer. The thing that got me through was that all customers who sent in support email were extremely helpful and patient. The other good news is that with version 2.1.1, it's looking pretty solid, and the next update should wrap up any remaining fringe issues.
To everyone who gave Wii Transfer a try, thanks! I think you'll like what comes next.
This entry was posted in Programming and tagged bugs, links, transfer, wii on 2007/01/28 by manton.


November 9, 2007 - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced that the company has been awarded a three-year contract renewal by HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), to make Magnevist (gadopentetate dimeglumine) Injection available to members of the HealthTrust network.
Magnevist is used to enhance certain MRI procedures, and reportedly has the broadest range of FDA approved indications of any MRI contrast agent for adult and pediatric patients.
For the past seven years, Berlex, Inc. has provided the HealthTrust membership with MRI contrast media. Berlex is now part of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals as a result of Bayer's acquisition of Berlex's affiliate, Schering AG Germany. The new agreement calls for Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals to continue as a provider of MRI contrast media to HealthTrust for the next three years.


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Quarterly published in print and online "Inventi Rapid: Planta Activa" publishes high quality unpublished as well as high impact pre-published research and reviews catering to the needs of researchers and professionals. This journal focuses on pharmaceutically active constituents of the plant origin. The specific areas included are extraction and isolation, chemoprofiling and bioprofiling, and formulation and regulatory aspects of active botanicals.
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"Characterization and Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of Melia Azedarach"
Bhavik Patel*, Anil Sharma
A study was undertaken of the characteristics and Antidiabetic activity of "Melia Azedarach" (Meliaceae) Leaves, native to India, Southern China and Australia; the genus Melia includes four other species, occurring from south East Asia to Northern Australia. Extraction process of Melia Azedarach was carried out by using Ethanol and Limonoids were separated from the ethanolic extract. Furthermore, the phytochemical investigations were performed by using different test and TLC method. An analysis of limonoid was made using column chromatographic, HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) and FT-IR. Laboratory bioassays were carried out on alloxan induced diabetic rate. Finally, limonoid, flavonoid and sterols containing leaf extracts of M. azedarach were effective in decreasing blood glucose level in alloxan induced diabetic rats....
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7 Antimicrobial Plants Highly Effective in Treating Infections
Devansh Mehta*
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Infections are one of the leading cause of ailments and diseases for humans and animals. Bacterial infections and Microbial infections are two broad categories of infections which affect humans every now and then. Antimicrobial agents are continuously researched upon by the drug industry in order to find the effective treatment for the ever growing complexity of infectious diseases and diseases in humans. The present letter to the editor helps in drawing attention towards plants whose extracts have been found by researchers to be effective in controlling the infectious behavior of microbes and treatment to the ever increasing resistant strains in the world of medicine and healthcare. Plant extracts help to make us understand that natural healing capacity of biological plants are one of the best strategies to deal with the complexity of microbes spreading diseases in humans and animals...
A BRIEF REVIEW ON VITEX NEGUNDO LINN.: ETHNOBOTANY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Manoj A Suva, Neeraj Sharma
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Vitex negundo Linn. (Verbenaceae) is a hardy plant, which has enormous traditional uses against various diseases, flourishing mainly in the Indian subcontinent and is commonly used herb in Ayurvedic medicine. The present review aims to compile information on its, medicinal values phytochemical and pharmacological activities, traditional uses and scientific approach generated through the research activity using modern scientific approaches and innovative scientific tools.The plant extracts have been widely used for the treatment of a large number of human ailments. The chemical entities of this plant have been used as an antidiabetic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, anti-nociceptive, anti androgenic, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, and anti-tumor agents. Scientifically proved activities are related with traditional concept....
A COMPARATIVE STUDY: IN-VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY ON VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF STEM BARK OF BAUHINIA VARIEGATA LINN.
Vijay Kumar M M J*, Eswarappa B, Yadav D Bodke
Bauhinia variegata Linn., (Caesalpiniaceae) commonly known as kachnar, is widely used in Ayurveda and by tribals for cure of variety of ailments. The reported activities of plant are antimicrobial, antioxidant, antitumour, anti-inflammatory, antigoitrogenic activity, insecticidal activity, hepatoprotective activity and haemagglutination activity. The present work was carried out to assess the potential of Bauhinia variegata bark as anti-inflammatory agent. The petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol and aqueous extract of stem bark of B. variegata Linn., was tested for its anti-inflammatory activity (in-vitro) by protein denaturation method. Among the extracts, chloroform, ethanolic & aqueous extract exhibited significant activity....
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF AN IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANT: HEMIDESMUS INDICUS
A Manasa*, G Divya
Traditional system of medicine consists of wide variety of plants with various medicinal and pharmacological benefits, hence providing large number of new bioactive molecules. Hemidesmus indicus is one amongst these, widely distributed in South Asia, commonly known as "Indian sarsaparilla". It has been recognized in different traditional system of medicines and used as official drug in I.P and B.P. Studies are being carried towards its use as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, hepatoprotective, anti-oxidant and helico bactericidal properties. It also protects radiation induced DNA damage. The plant found to be useful in biliousness, blood diseases, dysentery, diarrhoea, respiratory disorders, skin diseases, syphilis, fever, leprosy, leucoderma, leucorrhea, itching, bronchitis, asthma, eye diseases, epileptic fits in children, kidney and urinary disorders, loss of appetite, burning sensation, dyspepsia, nutritional disorders, ulcer and rheumatism. This review was carried out to reveal the hidden potential and its uses....
A Comprehensive Review on Mangiferin and Its Phytopharmacological Potential
Yash Prashar*, Onkar Rai, Naresh Singh Gill
The current review article is an attempt to explain the novel therapeutic potential and overall concern to mangiferin. This review article presents a comprehensive literature search of different study carried out on synthesis, metabolism, structure elucidation and its other isoforms, extraction, its pharmacokinetic, pharmacological activity and mechanism of mangiferin. Mangiferin is a C-glucosylxanthone, isolated from naturally occurring several genera such as gentianaceae, anacardiaceae, hippocrateacaea, celastraceae. Mangiferin is currently of interest due to its biological properties such as improved long term memory deficits, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antiallergic, anticancer, hypocholesterolemic, etc. This review article concerns with extraction, isolation and detection of mangiferin from different species of plant. This review article also covers the different techniques for optimisation of extraction. Here, it is a comprehensive review on chemical features, synthesis of its derivatives, structure elucidation and other isoform its pharmacokinetics and biological activities as well as its mechanism action of MGF....
A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF LUFFA ACUTANGULA: A OVERVIEW
K. Sarode*, V.Gupta, H.Topale, S.Rathod.
Luffa acutangula (Cucurbitaceae) is common cultivated plant in allover India and other countries, used for traditional medicine. This review represents the ethanopharmacology of luffa acutangula as well as its potential therapeutic benefits especially for non-alkaloidal constituents. The non-alkaloidal includes tannins, flavonoids, starch, proteins and amino acids are documented. The beneficial peroperties of luffa actangula are hepatoprotective activity, antidiabetic activity, antioxidant activity, fungistatic property, CNS depressant activity and other various activities....
A Concise Review on Medicinal Plant Species Galinsoga parviflora
Harjot Singh, Ishani Gaur, Jasdeep Singh, Gunjan, Harish, Minky Mukhija*, Anurag Bhargava
Galinsoga parviflora of family Asteraceae, is an annual herb which is commonly known as Gallant soldier. Traditionally, fresh leaves and juice of the plant have been used as medicine globally to treat dermatological disorders including eczema, lichen, non-healing and bleeding wounds. It was also administered orally to cure common cold, flu and cold sores. It can be taken when there is deficiency of vitamin C due to the high level of vitamin C in the plant. The aqueous extracts of aerial parts of plant have protective effects against damages due to UV radiation. As the plant is used as food for making salad and soups in Latin and North America, it shows that the plant is non-toxic. Studies indicates the plant has wide range of pharmacological activities including antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, nematicidal and antidiabetic activities, etc and these pharmacological activities are due to presence of various phytochemicals like flavonoids, steroids, phenolic acid and caffeic acid derivatives, essential oil constituents, etc. The present review summarizes the research work carried out on this plant in order to provide updated information for future works....
A PHYTOPHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW OF INDIAN ASH TREE
Nagam Santhi Priya, Nadendla Rama Rao
Plants have formed the sophisticated traditional medicine till today especially in developing countries that use plant-based traditional medicines for their healthcare. The aim of the current review is to present the literature for the pharmacological properties, safety/toxicity studies, and phytochemical investigation of Lannea coromandelica which is popularly known as Indian ash tree. The compiled data may be helpful for the researchers to focus on the priority areas of research yet to be discovered. Particulars of pharmacological activities, phytochemical isolation, toxicity studies etc. were obtained from the published reports....
A Potent Pharmacological Plant for Traditional Medicine System- "Fagonia schweinfurthii"
Sazid Ali*, Amul Mishra, Rajkumar Mathur, M Bhatia
Plants are the most important source of medicine to the mankind. Ancient and traditional verbal as well as documented sources are treasure of potential medicinal properties of plants. In the new era of science and technology there is increasing need to validate the claims of traditional knowledge database for safe, easily available, cheap, side-effect free healthcare provisions. Many herbal plants are used to treat various kinds of diseases. In this article one of the important potential plant and their uses are discussed which is Fagonia schweinfurthii. It is found in various part of world like Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Eritrea, Iran, India and Pakistan. The various parts like roots, stem, shoots and leaves has been used to treat in wound healing, allergies, inflammation, boils, leprosy, skin diseases, hemorrhoids, sores, pain reliever, ear infection and endothermic reactions in the body. The entire plant is employed medically and it is well-known plant in mountainous regions as a source of fever relief. It is an efficient cooling agent for mouth infection. It has a reputation for cleansing the blood and serving as de-obstruent. Additionally, it is utilized as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, analgesic, hepato-protective action etc. The present review deals with the enormous amount of scientific research and reports available in different aspects of this plant....

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As frequently emphasized in formal statements, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants real solution to the Afghan issue. The establishment of the Political Office in the structure of the Islamic Emirate conveys to the Afghan people and the world that the Islamic Emirate does not wage fighting for the sake of fighting. Rather it has some sacred objectives in front, i.e. independence of the country and establishment of an Islamic system. Protection of our country and beliefs are our legitimate right as per any law of the world and we are ready to defend from them on the table as well as in the battlefield. That is why the leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has appointed some of the veteran and experienced diplomats of the Emirate in the Political Office. In our view, to achieve the above mentioned objectives without bloodshed is the best solution.
On political front, the Political Office of the Islamic Emirate is the only authorized entity of the Islamic Emirate striving for a political solution of the Afghan issue as per the instructions of the leadership of the Islamic Emirate. The purpose of the existence of the Political Office in Doha is not to give any pretext to the invading countries and other concerned sides in Afghanistan to say that they wanted peaceful solution of the Afghan issue but the address of the Taliban was unknown.
The factors of continuation of occupation and the current tragedy in the country are known to everyone. Similarly, the obstacles in the way of peace are also not hidden from anyone. Now, it is the responsibility of the concerned sides of the Afghan issue to remove major obstacles in the way of Afghan imbroglio and create suitable environment for a peaceful solution.
Fighting is not our choice. It is our necessity. The Islamic Emirate is making efforts for real peace and stability in the beloved country more than anyone else but if someone is nurturing for showdown of muscles; view peace as nothing more than a project to deceive people and lack any strategy for peace then they should realize that every member of the Islamic Emirate has strong faith and un-fatigable determination. They have before themselves sacred and lofty objectives for which they are ever ready to lay down their lives.
The recent living history of the past four decades of our country has proven once again that anyone who has opted for the use of force against the Afghan Muslim and Mujahid nation has ultimately faced defeat and failure and compelled to kowtow before the will of the (Afghan) people. In this lies a lesson for all.


Oh, I love Spring when the first signs of new life start to come out. This week after a wonderful rain and warm days, the trees are bursting open in green life. The birds are here in all their beauty and singing the most joyful songs. The little Hummingbirds are already here and enjoying the nectar we put out for them.
With Spring comes my passion of gardening. I planted out new Blackberry bushes, the spinach and onions are looking great in the garden and my yard is buzzing with life.
Our guest seem to so enjoy the whimsical nature of our yard and garden. I love to have little treasures placed around, tucked into the fun places you would not expect. I also, love the yard at night, it takes on a Fairy like appearance and seems magical.
Spring, oh glorious Spring!!! Come enjoy a stay with us and walk the grounds to enjoy all that we have to offer. We also love when guest leave little treasures in the garden and yard or on the trail also. Spring gives me hope and refreshes my spirit.
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Mayors Voices: Addis Ababa Mayor Deriba Kuma congratulates C40 on its 10-year anniversary
Addis Ababa Mayor Deriba Kuma offered congratulations to C40 on 10 years of promoting more resilient, climate-friendly cities.
According to the Mayor, Addis Ababa has benefitted from its participation in C40's peer-to-peer sharing and events; these experiences are now feeding into the city's Climate-Resilient Green Economy Strategy, a roadmap that will help the city develop in a sustainable manner and serve as a roadmap for future infrastructure projects and programmes, from the planned closure of a prominent dump site to a new bus rapid transit system, which is expected to come on-line in the next two years.
"Our membership to C40 places Addis Ababa in a strategic position to capitalize on the city's potential to drive climate actions and contribute to the global climate change agenda by connecting with cities around the world," Mayor Kuma said.
Reflecting on the importance of a unified climate change agenda, the Mayor concluded:
"A well-known Ethiopian proverb says, 'When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.' I believe that the C40 network of cities will continue to play an important role by uniting cities in tackling climate change globally."
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Join Date: Apr 22, 1999
Is it true that humans are more adoptive to the surroundings/environment/situations in troubled times than in a state of comfort?
Dehatan
Noticed your thread "what about meditation??" in Religion.
But I chose to post my response here instead - hope it's okay with you.
I was listening to Deepak Chopra, talking about his new book "How to know God", and in one instance, he defined meditation as the state when we "listen to God".
In my understanding, moments of complete surrender to HIM......
As opposed to, the actual praying, in which we are engaged in, recitation and/or some type of activity....
And are not necessarily completely silent, serene and "focused"...for the lack of a better phrase.
This book may have some answers.
Shirin
La Signora
Maybe when you're too comfortable you don't see any need for change, But when you are unhappy you're willing to re think your situation...
But of course few difficult situations are a result of deliberate choice. I think that the way one adapts to them depends very much on the person. Someone who has gone through difficult times might be able to look at this saying, "I got through a hard time before, and I can do it again" (good dose of optimism needed) whereas someone who has no experience of overcoming difficulties and is a pessimist probably will have a harder time.
Dehatan,
So what about the people who don't believe in God? How would Deepak Chopara's definition apply there?
I have heard Deepak Chopara couple of times on TV. In my personal opinion, he starts off pretty good. But as he moves on, his emphasis becomes more and more on the self-involved spirtuality based purely on the belief of God, and I think at that point he leaves off some of the audience behind who don't not want to believe in God just because it's a given thing by his narration.
His narration of belief in God is very common and unappealing. However, his account on the subject of human existence and its journey in this physical world is quite sensible and scholarly.
This is just an impression I have of him based on hearing him on TV couple of times, don't hold me for it as I haven't read any of his works.
Shirin, I am gonna have to wait a little to talk about what you said.
NYAhmadiX
I have also seen Deepak Chopra a little bit, and I agree with Roman, he is a little too introvert, and his philosophy at looking at solutions, etc, through individual efforts (to discover oneself) is too simplistic. There is a growing population of "anything spiritual goes" in the west, as they are tired of more holistic views about the environment. I personally find his approach very patronizing.
What Roman said, "adaptability in dire circumstance" is an issue that has been around for a long time, going back to protohistoric times. It is very real and it is very surreal. My take on this is that we as human species are ever evolving and no one solution fits our needs. We constantly need to look for improvements. What may have worked yesterday may be obsolete today. Nothing is forever.
Roman: In terms of not being proactive at times of comfort. Why should we?
The King of Pain
'Necessity is the mother of invention'
With that in mind, I would say it is only normal for humans to languish their their comfort zones until their surroundings/ environment/ situations change. But even when we're enjoying the statud-quo, I think we're still changing but at a more gradual or even snail's pace rate. We just might not realize it. This delicate transformation which continously goes unnoticed maybe the reason why we develop needs. Hence, invention or 'adoption' follows.
But I like the other folks answers better. Good thread Roman!
Adoptibility, in my personal view, exists at different levels.
I think it is most strong at the human instinctive level, not at the degree of premeditated whims. The reason is that a planned goal will always have varying degree of productive input from different people but when it comes to survival or uncontrollable circumstances, the force of survival will always be relatively more strenuous and even above the conscious strength level of an individual. I think instinct level is where adoptibility is most strong and even unpredictable.
But it does not imply that whatever others said is not applicable. I personally think that there are certain 'placeholders' for degree of adoptibility. These placeholders help define or distinguish the source/reason/nature of adoptibility. These placeholders come in the order of instinct (NYAhmadi's mentioning of prehistoric times; I take it it was in terms of survival), necessity (like ghalib mentioned; The level after survival), aspirations (what Shirin said; next to necessity), and interest (life in one's comfort zone and interest in terms of habits, hobbies, personal liking etc).
Now, a very good question by NYAhmadi: Why should we be proactive at times of comfort? If I look at my personal view of different degrees of adoptibility, I don't think necessity or instinct applies to answer this question. I think it depends more on the level of one's aspirations and/or interests.


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Three Years in Mexico with a Junior High School Student | ¡VidaMaz!
We moved here three years ago. Today our son graduated from secundaria/junior high/middle school. He has gained enormously by living here, as have we.
When we moved here our son didn't speak much Spanish; now he pretty much passes for Mazatleco if Mom and Dad aren't around. Bilingualism is way better than speaking only one tongue, for sure. After 3 years our 15 year old is not yet grammatically perfect in Spanish, but then, he isn't really in English, either 🙂 Key for me is he is now extremely comfortable speaking Spanish or English, one on one, in a group, public speaking, in a formal meeting with adults. He can lead his peers, he can motivate, he can tell jokes and stories and crack people up, in both languages. Three years well invested, and at least three more to go.
When we left the US, our son's mind was on our neighborhood, city and maybe the state in which we lived. He didn't think about much beyond that in the world, and he didn't like languages or cultures. He was a science, history and math guy. Now, three years on, he knows what it's like to live as a minority member of society. He has gained confidence making new friends, going into new situations and figuring out how to get along. Not much intimidates him.
He now loves languages and thinks he's good at learning them, anxious to try out Italian and French. He's gone from wanting to see movies dubbed into English to wanting to see movies in their original language, with subtitles if needed. He gets that the original provides the most honest portrayal and feeling. He is keenly interested in international affairs, environmental concerns. He can recite to you UN resolutions and the rights of women, children and people worldwide. He still loves history, and likes science and math. He talks of going to university in, well, South America, Italy… he now sees that there is a whole world out there. This is the primary reason we moved here: to provide him a broader worldview, and I thank goodness that he has done such a terrific job in this regard.
As our son graduates to high school (or preparatoria), he looks forward to a new adventure in a larger school with only a few of his current classmates. Being in a small private school now, there is a bit of a reshuffling as students decide where to study for the next three years. His graduating class of about forty will be spread out across various schools in town, breaking up this close knit bunch of kids who entered and experienced the hardest years of adolescence together. This is in sharp contrast to the normal trek in the United States, of elementary schools merging into middle schools and middle schools merging into high schools, where groups of friends remain intact and take on new friends. With this new school, he will enter as a Spanish speaker and a bit of a "local." There will be close to 275 kids in his grade, so the huge size increase may be the biggest adaptation he has to make.
Before we moved, our son gave us strict instructions that he didn't want to live in Mexico like some "rich gringo." While of course the average wage in Mexico is much lower than that of the US, which he was speaking to, his eyes have been opened to just how rich the rich can be in a country like Mexico, where there are huge gaps between rich and "middle class." He is able to describe class differences, their customs and values. He has become a "blended culture" person in the sense that he now knows what he likes and dislikes, personally, about the various cultures with whom he has contact. He doesn't judge, knowing every worldview is "right," but he doesn't let himself get lost, either. I'm proud of him for that.
Thank you, Mazatlán. Thank you to his teachers, tutors, mentors, Scout leaders and friends.
And to you friends, many of whom we now love, too: best of luck in prepa! Remember to maintain these precious existing friendships!
Inspiring, to say the least. You have given him an amazing gift that no one can ever take away…and one that (we all know) will continue to be key to who he is…and who he becomes.
Thanks, Randy. Your life is definitely an inspiration as well.
Felicidades to your son! Best of luck to him next year in high school.
Thank you, Katie! Are you living in Mexico with kids?
Thank you, Anonymous. Best of luck with your move. If we can be of any assistance to you and your family please let us know!


The race to restore primary healthcare services disrupted by Nepal's April 25 and May 12 earthquakes is on with the deployment of 50 medical camp kits (MCKs) throughout the country's 14 most-affected districts. The MCKs, which will be deployed in the next week by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and World Food Program (WFP), will be a critical step to ensure that basic health services are restored in outlying areas before the onset of the monsoons in June.
As a result of the earthquakes, 484 public health facilities were completely damaged, while 474 were partially damaged. The MCKs will have provisions for male and female wards, as well as staff and consultation rooms. They will be solar-powered, and will have water and sanitation kits as well as facilities and supplies necessary to ensure reproductive health. UNICEF, the International Organization for Migration and the International Medical Corps have contributed essential supplies to the kits.
Dr. Frank Paulin, acting WHO representative in Nepal, says that the deployment of foreign medical teams in the aftermath of the disaster has been effective in filling gaps in services, though the need to reestablish normalcy, increase access to health care services and begin the task of rebuilding is imperative.
According to Paulin, the MCKs will be strategically situated so as to ensure health care needs of affected populations are met. "The decision on where to establish the MCKs is based on qualitative and quantitative evidence. We are combining an evidence-based approach with the realities of the communities involved and their post-quake situations," he said.
According to Tomaszek, the MCKs are robust enough to see out the monsoon, allowing permanent health facilities to be restored. "These camps have been designed with the rainy season in mind, and they will be in use until at least the end of monsoon. This will provide time to rebuild damaged facilities," he says.
Prior to the MCKs being deployed, WFP engineers have been assessing suitable grounds on which the camps can be set up, ensuring that the MCKs are situated in safe, secure locations. Rehman Ullah, a civil engineer at WFP, says that extensive technical consideration has gone into positioning the MCKs.
"Our main concern is that the land is clear, and that in the case of rain they will not be flooded. People also need to have easy access to the facilities," he says, adding that all efforts will be made to ensure that the MCKs are situated in areas that are not in danger of landslides.
As Nepal's post-disaster response moves from emergency relief to the wider task of restoring and rebuilding the healt care system, the deployment of MCKs to hardest-hit areas will be an important move in restoring the provision of services and an essential part of the ongoing relief operation.


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First time using bread machine and I've heard of many first time failures...I used this recipe, bread came out great, just the right amount of honey and everyone loved it!
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Nigeria. "I kept my trust in the Lord"
Rebecca Bitrus, a former Boko Haram captive, shares with us her experience but above all the strength of her faith during captivity – and how she managed to survive.
She speaks slowly. In her right hand she holds a Rosary. It is difficult for her to speak of her past. For two years she was in the hands of the Islamist group, Boko Haram. Her mind goes back to that August of four years ago when she was kidnapped. Rebecca recounted: "Late one evening the militants of Boko Haram came into our town of Baga in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno, from where my husband Bitrus Zachariah and I lived with our two small children, Zachariah and Joshua. At the time, Zachariah was five, and Joshua was three. My husband alerted me. "I told my husband to go because I knew that he would be the terrorists 'primary target'". She pleaded with her husband to 'run and save his life', and fervently urged him to leave them behind. He succeeded in escaping. "I tried to flee but I was captured with my sons and taken into the forest", said Rebecca. That was when her long journey of suffering began.
The Jihadi group Boko Haram have become one of the most brutal terror organisations. Since the beginning of its uprising in 2009, more than 3 million people have left their homes, at least 250,000 have fled into Cameroon, Chad or Niger and more than 20,000 people have been killed. The group has kidnapped thousands of adults and children during the course of the conflict. The most notorious episode was in April 2014, when they took 276 girls from a school in the town of Chibok. While many of the Chibok girls have since escaped or been released, around 100 of them are still thought to be held by the group.
Recently, on February 21, the Jihadi group stormed a secondary school in Dapchi, north-east Nigeria. More than 110 schoolgirls were kidnapped in what was being reported as their largest mass abduction attempt since the notorious 2014 Chibok kidnappings. The school is only 275 kilometres (170 miles) from Chibok. Last month, Boko Haram released 101 schoolgirls, who they had abducted in Dapchi.
Rebecca Bitrus, was abducted by Boko Haram in August 2014 and she was a prisoner with Boko Haram for two years. She was forced to take the name Miriam; she said that she was immediately put to work in a labour camp. She said she had been pregnant with her third child at the time of her abduction, but lost the baby due to the strain of her captivity. After arriving in the camp, she said the fighters wanted her to convert to Islam. Having been raised a devout Catholic, Rebecca refused. As a result, she said, the militants grabbed her youngest son, Joshua, and threw him into a river.
"I have lost him", she said, explaining that after the incident, she went through the motions and pretended to accept the Muslim faith, "but never did".
Each time they were forced to recite the Muslim prayers, Rebecca said she would instead pray the Rosary, asking God to free her "from the hands of these wicked people. I was never convinced about Islam. I kept my trust in the Lord and I was praying the Rosary with my fingers," she said. "I am convinced that the prayer of the Rosary saved me from captivity".
Rebecca said that at one point, she was forced into a marriage with a Boko Haram fighter, and – like many of the other female prisoners – subjected to repeated rape. She eventually became pregnant and gave birth to a child on Christmas day, whom she named Christopher, in honour of Christ.
After two years, Rebecca said, her chance for escape finally came when the sound of gunfire and bombs could be heard in the camp, indicating that Nigerian troops were closing in on the position. A group of prisoners organized an escape, and she fled into the forest with her older son and the child she had conceived in captivity, who at the time was about six months old.
In the forest, they spent nearly a month with almost no food or water, she recounted, adding that mosquitoes constantly attacked them and she developed severe rashes that have left scars on her body. Despite it all, Rebecca said, "I never gave up. As soon as I left the camp and we got away, I knew God was going to protect me", she said. "I put my trust in God".
With the help of a local community, they were eventually pointed in the direction of the Nigerian army. The troops initially didn't believe that Rebecca was Christian, and thought she was a member of Boko Haram. "They were very sceptical of me and said, 'You must be Boko Haram'. "I told them I wasn't but that I was one of the women they abducted and that I had now escaped".
She told the soldiers her name was Rebecca – even that, she explained, was a small act of liberation, since her captors had forced her to take the name 'Miriam'.
"One of the soldiers who was a Muslim told me, 'If you're a Catholic, prove it,' and asked me to recite some Christian prayers. "I prayed some 'Hail Mary's' on my fingers, and when I came to the tenth one, I said the 'Glory Be' and made the Sign of the Cross", she said. With that, the troops were convinced, and after having her treated in a nearby hospital, they transported her to her hometown of Maiduguri in northern Nigeria.
She made her way to the local Catholic Church, where she was reunited with her husband – with each having believed for two years that the other most likely was dead.
Having finally made it home, she said, she was still wondering what to do with the child she carried out of the camp.
When she first escaped, Rebecca said she struggled to accept her youngest child, who was six months old at the time, because he reminded her of the atrocities she had suffered. However, the local bishop, Oliver Dashe Doeme, talked to her and encouraged her to both 'accept and love' the child, saying he could grow up to be 'an important person in life, a person who could help me'. She voiced gratitude to Bishop Dashe Doeme, saying he "cared for my needs and I am grateful for that". Although it was not easy, Rebecca said she was eventually able to forgive Boko Haram for everything she endured.
"I am convinced about Jesus' teaching on forgiveness", she said, noting how Jesus himself was tortured, treated unjustly and condemned to death.
However, "even on the cross Jesus forgave those who inflicted pain on him; he said 'Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing'", she reflected.
Despite all of the suffering she was forced to endure at the hands of her captors, Rebecca has learned to forgive, pointing to the mercy of Christ as a model.
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Windows Defender to Crack down on PC Cleaner Apps with Scare Tactics
Windows Defender will soon remove software that scares users into paying for 'Pro' versions. The primary target is registry cleaners, which can often cause more problems than they solve. The update will launch on March 1.
Ryan Maskell
February 2, 2018 1:20 pm CET
There's a lot of free software available these days, and not all of it is good. Recently, there's been an rise in so-called 'PC cleaners' that scare users into paying for a premium subscription.
The apps, primarily registry cleaners, detect issues, before using alarming messages to coerce users. By telling users their PC has a serious issue, they increase the sense of urgency to fix problems, that aren't nessecarily there.
As a result, Microsoft will be updating its Windows Defender anti-virus to protect against these programs, based on a set of evalutation criteria. It defines 'coercive messaging' as a program that:
"Reports errors in an exaggerated or alarming manner about the user's system and requires the user to pay for fixing the errors or issues monetarily or by performing other actions such as taking a survey, downloading a file, signing up for a newsletter, etc.
Suggests that no other actions will correct the reported errors or issues
Requires the user to act within a limited period of time to get the purported issue resolved."
An Impending Deadline
Apps that fit these criteria will be removed from the system, similarly to a virus or malware. Microsoft believes they provide a substantial threat to users by improperly convincing them to part with their money.
However, it may not have to remove many. Developers have until March 1 to edit their apps to comply with these guidelines, or they will see a significantly smaller userbase. For the companies, the better business decision may be to go along with Microsoft's demands.
To aid in this, Microsoft is encouraging developers to upload their app to the Windows Defender portal. They'll then be told if it's subject to removal.
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Next, cut the yellow pipe cleaner in 4ths...use 1/4 and curl it around a pencil.
Tape the yellow pipe cleaner to the back side of the hand (not the direction the fingers are curled in towards). Tape the green pipe cleaner right by the yellow one.
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Then, I wrap the green pipe cleaner around the base of the flower a few times but you certainly don't have to!
And the only mess is from cutting out the hand prints! Easy peasy!
And they look quite beautiful on your table for Easter.
They certainly won't smell as good as Easter lilies but they will last MUCH longer than real ones!!!
I'd love to see your Easter lilies too!