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Tags: Taliban | Leader | Wants | Evidence | First
Taliban Leader Wants Evidence First
Wednesday, 19 September 2001 12:00 AM
More than 600 Muslim clerics, now meeting in the Afghan capital, Kabul, made a similar demand Tuesday.
"We need evidence against bin Laden because we know that the United States is only using him as pretext to attack Afghanistan," said Mullah Mohammad Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban militia, in a statement to Muslim clerics.
Afghanistan, he said, was like "a thorn in the eyes of the West because it has an Islamic system," the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press quoted Omar as saying.
Although Omar and other Taliban leaders regard their rule as "a true Islamic system," the majority of Muslims around the world blame them for giving a bad name to their religion.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Muslim clerics resumed their meeting in Kabul Wednesday to decide whether to expel bin Laden, a prime suspect in the terrorist attacks.
A Taliban spokesman said the meeting will also consider a Pakistani proposal for handing over bin Laden to a country other than the United States.
Washington had rejected this proposal when some Muslim leaders first proposed it last year when the United States was seeking him for allegedly arranging twin-bomb attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa in August 1998.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, is scheduled to address his nation later Wednesday to inform them of his reasons for supporting the U.S. campaign against terrorism.
A former commander in chief of the Pakistani army, Gen. Mirza Aslam Beg, was quoted by Pakistani newspapers Wednesday as saying that the United States had asked Pakistan to provide both air and ground facilities for operations inside Afghanistan and to share intelligence data about bin Laden and the Taliban.
There have been ongoing demonstrations in several Pakistani cities against the decision to support the United States.
In Washington, President George W. Bush met Tuesday with French President Jacques Chirac, who pledged support for Bush's call for an international coalition to "smoke out" terrorists. But Chirac stopped short of using Bush's description of the effort as "war."
Some European officials, including German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, have called for a cautious approach to the use of military force to avoid acts of revenge, as opposed to strategic efforts to strike at terrorist networks.
Bush, meanwhile, signed a joint congressional resolution, clearing the way for spending $40 billion in emergency funds for relief and U.S. military mobilization. The president also signed a joint congressional resolution authorizing the use of military force to retaliate and said in a statement the U.S. response would be "direct, forceful and comprehensive."
In its first public expression of grief over the attacks, Iraq sent its condolences to the United States and to families of the victims.
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz conveyed his "sincere condolences" in a letter to former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, the Iraqi News Agency reported Thursday.
"I would like to convey to you, as a friend and honorable American human being … my heartfelt condolences for the American victims of the incident that took place on Sept. 11," the letter said.
The number of dead and missing in the attacks has topped 5,000 and is expected to increase. A fourth plane, thought to be headed for other targets in Washington, crashed in rural western Pennsylvania, killing everyone aboard.
Copyright 2001 by United Press International. All rights reserved.
More than 600 Muslim clerics, now meeting in the Afghan capital, Kabul, made a similar demand Tuesday. We need evidence against bin Laden because we know that the United States is only using him as pretext to attack Afghanistan, said Mullah Mohammad Omar, the spiritual...
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Kajiado North Divisional Traffic Officer James Morigo together with his team inspecting a PSV vehicle. Photo Bell Pere.
The recent crackdown on transport sector issued by Internal Security Cabinet Secretary Fred Matingi left hundreds of daily commuters in Kajiado County in a frenzy after matatu operators kept off the roads to protest stringent imposition of traffic rules.
The famous Michuki Laws implemented fourteen years ago in 2004 by the no-nonsense late Transport minister John Michuki, saw many public service vehicles (PSVs) impounded by hawk-eyed traffic officers all over the county.
The swoop caught many resident frustrated as the few vehicles on the road hiked fares to cash in on the shortage of matatus on the roads.
The laws entail all PSVs having a yellow line, functioning seat belts and valid insurance certificates. Touts must don uniform and drivers too must comply with the rules.
"The traffic police have been pursuing us since CS Matingi enforced the rules. We have been trying to comply with what the Government wants us to do but the it (government) should have given us more time to take our vehicles back to the garage," added Zachariah.
Peter Maina, a student at University of Nairobi had to go back home after the Matatu Operators hiked bus fare to triple the usual prices.
"Ngong to Nairobi fare is Sh300, this I can simply not afford. I will have to miss three classes today because of the bus fare," he said.
Kajiado North Divisional Traffic Officer James Morigo together with his team have been inspecting public vehicles plying Ngong- Nairobi route since the crackdown started.
"Why is your vehicle insurance not updated? Where is your first aid kit and fire extinguisher in case of any emergency? Everyone in this matatu please ensure that your safety belt is properly functioning," said the DTO James Morigo while inspecting one of the vehicle on the road.
CS Matiangi said the madness exhibited towards the end of last year during the festive season will not happen again and that the implementation of the tough laws will be continuous.
"Some have said we will get tired. They are mistaken. The measures will be institutionalized and will stay today, tomorrow and in future," stated Matiang'i.
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Posted byDave the Wine Merchant	 October 19, 2009 March 24, 2013 1 Comment on Moules Marinieres – Mariner's Mussels, the Highway to Heavean!
For one of my rather large birthdays, the kind that either demands a grand celebration with friends or a quiet closet in which to whimper, Superwife and Cole surprised me with a trip to the Loire Valley. One of my favorite meals was at this street side cafe in Tours.
This simple meal – mussels, crisp french fries, a fresh baguette and a cool glass of local Chenin Blanc – brought me closer to heaven than I probably deserve (or will ever be again, now that St. Peter knows I've found this loophole).
When paired well, the right wines can provide the same slice of Tours street side nirvana. So pull a cork on one of these wines, splash some into your glass, then add some fresh-shucked oysters or steam some mussels (recipe below) and you're in for an hour of pure happiness.
Moules Marinières are also known as "Sailor's mussels" or "Mariner's mussels." This basic dish consists of fresh mussels delicately steamed in white wine with garlic, parsley, butter, onion and cream sauce. The addition of lardons by the chef at our sidewalk cafe was a unique twist, adding a permeating smokiness. Along with the small amount of cream added to the juice, this extra richness suggests a fuller-bodied white wine – an austere wine will fight this dish. Think Dry or off-dry Riesling, Chenin Blanc, unoaked Chardonnay and perhaps even Viognier from a cooler clime.
Be sure to have a good baguette (more than you think you'll need) to dip into the delectable sauce and juices once your mussels are gone. Mussel veterans eat by using an empty mussel shell as a pincer to pick the remaining mussels from their shells – a fun way to eat with your fingers!
Clean, debeard and rinse the mussels several times in cold running water. Discard any that do not snap shut when tapped and set the rest aside in a colander. Cook the lardons in the bottom of a wide, deep pot until crispy but not burned. Remove, drain on paper towel. Remove all but one Tbsp of bacon fat, add enough butter to equal 2 Tbsp total, then add the chopped shallot and garlic. Cook for a few minutes on a medium heat until the shallots have softened.
Add the white wine and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add mussels and cover, cooking on a high heat for several minutes. Gently shake the pan several times during cooking to redistribute the mussels. It is best to remove the mussels one by one as they open, placing them in a colander with a bowl underneath to catch the juices – liquid gold. Again, discard any mussels that have remained tightly shut, as they may produce unpleasant gastro-intestinal side effects (you don't want to know).
Return the lardons to the liquid and boil until reduced by half. Stir in the cream and parsley. Taste the sauce and add salt or pepper to taste. Transfer the mussels to a large bowl, pour the reduced liquid over the mussels, and serve immediately. Pair with any of these wines and you'll agree that happiness is at hand.
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MVFF38—MICHAEL HAWLEY PREVIEWS THE CANNES & BERLINALE CROSSOVERS
The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) is perhaps best known as a showcase for indie-ish Telluride / Toronto movies making their autumnal trudge towards Awards Season glory. For its 38th edition running October 8 to 18, MVFF bookends itself with Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl (starring Eddie Redmayne, who trekked to Marin County last year hawking The Theory of Everything) and Sarah Gavron's Suffragette (whose lead actress Carey Mulligan will be fêted with a MVFF Spotlight tribute). Toronto's People's Choice Award winner Room will also be in the house, with star Brie Larson receiving a MVFF Award "in recognition of courageous work in a career-changing role."
MVFF's winning formula of mixing red carpet awards bait with indies, documentaries and discoveries from second-tier international fests has been enhanced in recent years by an uptick in big buzz, art-cinema breakouts from major festivals like Berlin and Cannes. This year's line-up boasts an inordinate number of works culled from those two events, including nearly all of the top prizewinners. It's a bonanza for Bay Area lovers of international art cinema and the focus of this subjective overview of the festival's 2015 roster.
This year's Berlinale bestowed the Golden Bear upon Jafar Panahi's Taxi, the director's third clandestine effort since being banned from filmmaking by the Iranian government in 2010. As with This is Not a Film and Closed Curtain, Panahi dares to place himself in front of the camera, this time posing as an inept Tehran taxi driver. The film skates a sketchy line between reality and fiction as his "chance" encounters with passengers are recorded by his vehicle's dash cam. Panahi's fares run the gamut from a bloodied accident victim imploring him to film a last will and testament, to two grumpy grannies transporting a goldfish to a sacred spring. He fetches a precocious niece from school (where she's studying filmmaking, natch). These meet-ups obliquely comment upon movie-making, censorship, Iranian social issues and Panahi's own quasi-celebrity. Iranian cinema devotees will also appreciate how he winks at his filmography (the goldfish from The White Balloon) and that of other Iranian directors (Abbas Kiarostami's similarly structured Ten). If you're unable to catch either of MFFF38's two Taxi screenings, it opens theatrically in the Bay Area on October 30.
Of the half-dozen MVFF selections I previewed, my favorite was Radu Jude's Aferim! which also copped Berlin's Silver Bear for Best Director. The Romanian filmmaker's two previous works, The Happiest Girl in the World and Everybody in Our Family seemed to make an impression on the international festival circuit but never reached the Bay Area. Jude's latest is a road movie cum neo-Western set in 1835 Wallachia, an area of modern-day Romania alternately controlled by Russians and Ottomans. In this entertaining and engrossing historical tale, a brusque constable and his teenage son are charged with capturing an escaped Roma slave and returning him to his evil boyar master. Featuring impressive period art direction and finely drawn characters, Aferim! is an arresting look at a long gone era's mores and customs, as well as an eye-opening portrait of slavery and anti-Jewish / Roma sentiment in 19th century Europe. It also boasts stunning B&W wide-screen cinematography shot on 35mm by DP Marius Panduru (12:08 East of Bucharest, Police, Adjective) and should therefore be experienced on as large a screen as possible.
Three additional MVFF38 selections garnered major prizes at Berlin. For their work in 45 Years by Andrew Haigh (Weekend, HBO's Looking), Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay took home both acting awards for this character-driven drama about a long-married couple reevaluating their relationship. Berlin's 2015 Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Chilean director Pablo Larraín's The Club. In this follow-up chamber drama to 2012's Oscar®-nominated No, a Catholic crisis counselor is sent to a beach town retirement home for disgraced priests and nuns. Unfortunately, The Club is one of several enticing MVFF entries not screening at the Smith Rafael Film Center, the only venue readily accessible by public transportation. Finally, the fest will also present Jayro Bustamente's Ixcanul, winner of the prestigious Alfred Bauer Prize given each year to a movie that "opens new perspectives on cinematic arts" (past winners include Lucrecia Martel's La Ciénaga, Fernando Eimbcke's Lake Tahoe and Miguel Gomes' Tabu). Set in a community of coffee harvesters living at the foot of a Guatemalan volcano, Ixcanul has been named that country's first ever submission for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar® consideration.
As it did last year, MVFF will screen an impressive seven selections from Cannes' main competition, including several major prize winners. Starting at the top there's Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or winning Dheepan, a searing drama about three Sri Lankan refugees struggling in a Paris housing project. The film was a controversial choice for Cannes' top prize, with many film writers and critics feeling the award more deservedly belonged to first-time Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes' Son of Saul. An intense holocaust drama set in Auschwitz during the final days of WWII, Son of Saul did win Cannes' Grand Prix (or second place) and will appear at MVFF38 as well. Cannes' Best Director prize went to Taiwanese master Hou Hsiou-hsien's The Assassin, a visually sumptuous 9th century martial arts epic. In addition to screening at Mill Valley, Hou's first film in eight years will play the San Francisco Film Society's Taiwan Film Days on October 12, with the director making an exclusive appearance (which is where I plan to see it). It also arrives in Bay Area theatres on October 23.
The remaining award recipient from Cannes' main competition is Todd Haynes' highly anticipated Carol, where it won a (shared) Best Actress prize for Rooney Mara and the festival's Queer Palm. Set during Christmastime in the early 1950's, Mara plays a department store clerk who becomes romantically involved with a well-to-do married woman (Cate Blanchett). Three additional competition films enjoying Bay Area premieres at MVFF38 include a new iteration of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, and the latest from Italian auteurs Nanni Moretti (My Mother) and Paolo Sorrentino (Youth). The latter stars Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Jane Fonda and is the director's first feature since 2013's Oscar®-winning The Great Beauty.
It seemed the consensus of many who attended this year's Cannes that the true cinematic revelations were to be found outside the main competition. Happily for MVFF38 attendees, the festival has lined up a promising selection from Cannes' sidebars. From Un Certain Regard I can heartily recommend Grímur Hákonarson's Rams, an affecting tale from Iceland that won the sidebar's top award. The story focuses on two sheep-ranching brothers who haven't spoken in 40 years, despite living right next door in a desolate valley. When disease strikes and they're ordered to destroy prized livestock, the two begrudgingly unite to preserve a family legacy. An abrupt ending had me wondering if the final reel had gone missing. Rams unfolds at a measured pace, is not without humor, and features breathtaking cinematography from Sturla Brandth Grøvlen (who also filmed the bravura, shot-in-one-take Victoria, a big hit from Berlin which opens in the Bay Area on October 16).
Another rewarding Un Certain Regard selection I previewed was Radu Mutean's One Floor Below. While the director's The Paper Will Be Blue screened at MVFF in 2007, his two lauded follow-ups, Summer Holiday and Tuesday, After Christmas went unseen in the Bay Area (like so much of the New Romanian Cinema canon—hurrah for Netflix where I ultimately caught up with both). Muntean's latest is a wide-screen, slow-burner that places its protagonist at the center of a moral quandary. A middle-aged family man who works "expediting" motor vehicle registrations returns home one day and overhears what turns out to be the murder of his downstairs neighbor. He knows who the culprit is, and the culprit knows he knows—yet when the police investigate he says nothing. The film becomes unbearably discomforting as the culprit, who is also a neighbor, insinuates himself into the private life of our protagonist. Eventually, of course, it all has to explode. Be prepared for a head-scratcher of an ending and much screen time hanging out at a Romanian DMV.
Shifting over to Cannes' Director's Fortnight, MVFF38 has programmed that sidebar's top prize winner as well. Ciro Guerra's Embrace of the Serpent employs a bifurcated structure to deliver a meditative critique on the destruction of indigenous cultures (in this case, Amazonian) by colonialist forces. As an admirer of Guerra's The Wind Journeys, which screened at the 2010 SF International Film Festival, this is something I'm greatly anticipating. Another breakout hit from Director's Fortnight was Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang, in which five Turkish sisters pay a severe price for an afternoon's innocent cavorting with teenage boys. The film won the sidebar's Europa Cinemas Label Award and curiously enough was just announced as France's submission for this year's Oscar® race (it's a French / German / Turkish co-production). Other Director's Fortnight selections include Colombian child soldier drama Alias Maria, and A Perfect Day, a black comedy set during the Bosnian War starring Tim Robbins and Benicio Del Toro. Finally, from Cannes' Critics Week sidebar I've read great things about Jonas Carpignano's Mediterranea, a verité-style docu-drama about Burkinabe immigrants working the orange groves of Italy.
Each year the Cannes Classics sidebar premieres restorations of iconic films, as well as recent documentaries about the personalities and craft of movie-making. MVFF38 presents three Cannes Classics docs from this year's edition, including Ingrid Berman: In Her Own Words and Sembene! The latter examines the life and career of revered Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene, laurelled as the Father of African Cinema. In conjunction with Sembene!, the fest will also show the filmmaker's groundbreaking debut feature, 1966's Black Girl. The third doc, which I previewed and immensely enjoyed is Kent Jones' Hitchcock / Truffaut. The film explores the ramifications of François Truffaut's legendary eight-day 1962 interview with Alfred Hitchcock that became the basis for one of cinema's indispensible guidebooks. Jones mingles dozens of movie clips with commentary from an eclectic group of contemporary directors ranging from Kiyoshi Kurosawa to Wes Anderson to Olivier Assayas. Best of all is getting to hear snippets from the actual tapes of Truffaut and Hitch conversing through a translator. If you can't see this at Mill Valley, hold on until December 11 when Hitchcock / Truffaut arrives in Bay Area theatres.
Although it didn't screen at Cannes, another movie-related doc worth seeing at MVFF is Women He's Undressed by Australian filmmaker Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career). Her film explores the considerable highs and lows of Hollywood costume designer Orry-Kelly, a fellow Aussie who arrived in NYC in 1922 and worked on 285 films for Warner Brothers, Fox and MGM until his death in 1964. Remember Bette Davis' "red" dress in Jezebel? Barbara Stanwyck's costume changes as she slept her way to the top in Baby Face? Bergman and Bogie in Casablanca? Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis' drag in Some Like It Hot? Roz Russell's outrageous frocks in Auntie Mame? They were all designed by three-time Oscar® winner Orry-Kelly. The film's title is misleading as the man was quite gay and Women He's Undressed has a lot to say about LGBT life in studio-era Hollywood (particularly regarding Cary Grant, an intimate "roommate" of Kelly's long before Randolph Scott came along). Armstrong's doc moves briskly, combining loads of clips and stills with contemporary interviews of Leonard Maltin, designer Colleen Atwood, Angela Lansbury and a particularly salient Jane Fonda (whom Kelly dressed in her early works like The Chapman Report and Sunday in New York). The film's only drawback is several ill-considered sequences in which an actor portraying Kelly floats around in a rowboat making pithy remarks about his own life. Otherwise Women He's Undressed is pure catnip for lovers of classic Hollywood movies.
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CSS3 animations are, like many other HTML5 features, a standard in flux. Just as one example, the W3C resolved in January 2012 to work on a universal animation spec that would work across CSS, SVG, and HTML (see http://www.w3.org/2012/01/13-svg-minutes.html#action02 and http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/F2F/Sydney_2012/Agenda/Animations/WebAnimations). But does this mean that we shouldn't move forward with the standards that exist today and enjoy very good support in modern browsers? Of course not. This just means that what we learn today may serve as a building block for future iterations of the specification. And isn't that how technology works, after all? It builds upon itself, and it improves with every change.
This book is all about showing you what's possible now and how to effectively create dynamic, fun effects and animations for your visitors. So let's get started.


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Larger than Life: 10 Giant Portraits, Murals & Sculptures
Article by Marc, filed under Installation & Sound in the Art category
Portrait artists all have their own ideas about what makes for a great portrait: something that glorifies the subject, something that shows it in harsh realistic detail, or something that reflects the essence of the subject. Others take all these options, and add one more: make it big. Whether for effect or out of necessity because of the size of the canvas, here are 10 of the most interesting and mind bogglingly large portraits:
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Ron Mueck likes his portraits to be incredibly realistic, and big. He creates titanic pieces out of cutting edge materials that lend an eerie affect. His self portraits are detailed to the point that he includes stubble and the pores in their skin. Small wrinkles and incredible expressions make the subject feel like they're viewing a giant, not a sculpture.
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Chuck Close is a phenomenon. With his hyper realistic and larger than life portraits, he forces the viewer to examine the subject in closer detail than they would ever in everyday life. Due to this close examination, the viewer ends up seeing the subject more than they would if they'd actually met in person. Chuck Close loves to experiment with his own style, but even after years, he hasn't tired of portraiture.
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Rems182 and Truly design have created a series of beautiful murals that incorporate with their environment. With the use of a paint roller, Rems182 is able to create emotionally stirring works that capture the essence of their subjects, and elevate the environment around them.
(Images via oberholtzer)
A Kenyan photographer has created a gigantic exhibition of his work that's so large it's hardly visible from the ground. The photographer has taken portrait shots of his subjects and blown them up to the point that low flying planes would get their own art show.
(Images via meathaus, livemakecreate, artnet, hyperrealism)
Evan Penny fell in with the hyper realism portraiture crowd, but he's well known for exploring a different facet than most: he creates three dimensional portraits out of silicone and other high tech materials that are typically only seen on film sets. His creations are so lifelike, that if they weren't hanging on the wall, one might accidentally strike up a conversation with one.
(Images via fighting ignorance, face2faceproject, yopeace, nabeelzeeshan)
The Face 2 Face Project is an attempt to help cool hostilities in the Israeli / Palestine conflict by showing both sides that the other are not the faceless enemy they'd like to believe. Artists take photos of people from both sides of the wall and then display them on the same wall that's separating the groups, so both sides can still see the other.
(Images via noddit, telegraph, barackobama)
President Obama stirred a lot of sentiments with his speeches on the campaign trail, and his motto of "Hope." Many artists took this to heart, and created portraits that reflected the size of his persona and influence. One such exhibit was so large that it can not be seen from ground level. This art is only for the clouds to see.
(Images via vocalmoon, woostercollective, kognitif, curbsandstoops)
The renowned artist Jorge Rodriguez Gerada has gained a worldwide reputation for his hyper realistic portraits created on some of the largest canvases possible – buildings. His murals manage to maintain quality despite an uneven work surface and a scale that doesn't allow him to concentrate on anything but the smallest facial feature at a time.
(Images via mountshang, scandigital, swifttaxi)
Ancient cultures would often create works of art of such a grand scale that they make our typical pieces seem trivial in comparison. There are more modern artists who like to follow in these civilization's footsteps, however, by carving their art out of an entire rock face. It is extremely difficult to see the big picture when your entire body is smaller than the nose of your art.
(Images via nokiaconversations, paddydonnelly, topartnews)
Portraits don't just have to be painted, as a lot of innovative artists enjoy using unique, recycled materials for their art. The portraits featured here are made of discarded nokia phones, post it notes, and even paintbrushes.
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Late January and early February are actually my favorite time to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. The weather is great for touring the theme parks all day, and the number of Guests visiting is generally a little lower compared to the most popular times to visit.
Renovations can happen any time of the year, that is why I highly recommend checking the Walt Disney World Resort calendar, where you will find a list if the current attractions undergoing refurbishment. Simply select your visit dates and closed attractions will be listed after each theme park's schedule. During the time of your visit, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park will be closed for its annual refurbishment, but if temperatures rise and you decide that playing in the water is in order, you will be welcome to visit Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park. I have also noticed that Peter Pan's Flight and Tomorrowland Speedway will be closed, but once again, it is important to check each date of your visit to confirm. I can see most attractions will be open, but please note that schedules and refurbishments are subject to change without notice.


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Atlantic Records artist Lauriana Mae – "Love"
Written on Mar 3, 2013 5:10 am, by admin
Check out this new great artist by the name of Lauriana Mae who is both a singer and a songwriter. Initially she was signed to Babyface and is now with Atlantic Records. CertiFYD Production Group had the opportunity to do add some production on the tracked "Love" which was produced by Kwame. The track is Continue Reading
STUPIDDOPE interview with CertiFYD Production Group
Written on Oct 15, 2012 3:02 am, by admin
CertiFYD Production Group – We had the opportunity to sit down and chop it up with the production duo of the CertiFYD Production Group about the moves they are making and working they are putting in. Hailing from the most dangerous city in the United States, Camden, NJ, the brother duo have been producing tracks for some of the biggest names in hip hop and R & B. Their beats have been worked upon by Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Freeway, to name a few. They even had the opportunity to work with the late legend Heavy D before his untimely passing. We spoke about how they got started in their craft and how they have managed to make a name for themselves in such a short time span. You're probably more familiar with the duo than you think, but now would be a great time for you to become a little more familiar with the fellas of CertiFYD. Check out the interview below, as well as some video's from the fellas as well.
How & when did you get started making beats? Jay: We started really getting serious about music production in 2006. We started making tracks on the Yamaha Motif and Protools. Pi: I actually started on Fruity Loops for a little bit but after we got the Yamaha Motif and Protools the rest was history.


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Q: Unexpected Indent error in Python I have a simple piece of code that I'm not understanding where my error is coming from. The parser is barking at me with an Unexpected Indent on line 5 (the if statement). Does anyone see the problem here? I don't.
def gen_fibs():
    a, b = 0, 1
    while True:
        a, b = b, a + b
        if len(str(a)) == 1000:
            return a

A: You're mixing tabs and spaces. Tabs are always considered the same as 8 spaces for the purposes of indenting. Run the script with python -tt to verify.

A: If you just copy+pasted your code, then you used a tab on the line with the if statement. Python interprets a tab as 8 spaces and not 4. Don't ever use tabs with python1 :)
1 Or at least don't ever use tabs and spaces mixed. It's highly advisable to use 4 spaces for consistency with the rest of the python universe.

A: Check if you aren't mixing tabs with spaces or something, because your code pasted verbatim doesn't produce any errors.

A: The line with a, b = b, a + b is indented with 8 spaces, and the if line is indented with 4 spaces and a tab.  Configure your editor to never ever insert tabs ever.
(Python considers a tab to be 8 spaces, but it's easier just not to use them)

A: Check whether your whitespace in front of every line is correctly typed. You may have typed tabs instead of spaces - try deleting all the space and change it so you use only tabs or only spaces.

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Book Review: Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World by Daniel Stokols
In Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World, Daniel Stokols offers a comprehensive account of social ecology as a transdisciplinary field of research and shows how contemporary social-ecological dilemmas can be better comprehended and ameliorated. This is an engaging, motivating book, writes Diana Hummel, that is highly recommended to students, scholars and practitioners interested in sustainable transformations.
Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World. Daniel Stokols. Academic Press. 2018.
Social Ecology is on the move, both in the US and internationally. It is increasingly recognised as a powerful tool that helps to meet the scientific and societal challenges of our current epoch – the Anthropocene. At the core of this emerging scientific field is the historical insight that nature can no longer be comprehended without society, and society cannot be understood without nature – a hypothesis that the German sociologist Ulrich Beck already formulated in 1986 in his study, Risk Society. Studying how society-nature interactions develop over time both in their material and symbolic dimensions is thought to unravel the dynamics of the current social, political and ecological crisis and consequently offer possibilities to develop the means to overcome it.
Daniel Stokols, Research Professor and Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Social Ecology at University of California, Irvine (UCI), is one of the most renowned experts in this field of science. With his current book Social Ecology in the Digital Age, he again proves to be an ingenious thinker who has advanced Social Ecology time and again with innovative theories, concepts as well as approaches to empirical research. By conceiving Social Ecology as a transdisciplinary field of research, Stokols provides a comprehensive account of how twenty-first-century social-ecological dilemmas can be better comprehended and subsequently ameliorated.
From a first-person narrative, the book is written in a very engaging and motivating way, and provides a lot of biographical experiences and personal insights, detailing Stokol's own four-decade academic journey. It is therefore useful both for experts of sustainability science and politics, but also for students who are at the beginning of their academic careers and are interested in issues such as sustainable urban planning, sustainable consumption, environmental justice and theoretical concepts of society-nature interactions.
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In the American tradition, Social Ecology evolved from the micro-perspective of individuals and groups with a focus on how their behaviour and wellbeing depend on interactions with their independent social, built and natural environments. Stokols provides a practical and pragmatic approach to the field when he illustrates the core principles of Social Ecology (65f.): a multitude of interdependent factors must be analysed, and so the objects of study are material and symbolic features, physical and sociocultural components, natural and built elements as well as place-based and virtual domains. Moreover, various temporal and spatial, but also social scales – ranging from individuals and groups to societies and international entities – must be considered. Investigating these complex interactions requires a systemic, multi-level contextual approach:
Environments and their inhabitants are dynamic systems where individuals and groups react to changes in their surroundings and, in turn, actively modify the environment to better suit their needs (65).
Therefore, the author argues for a transdisciplinary action research approach 'where academic and nonacademic perspectives are combined to better understand and manage environmental challenges' (66).
The book illustrates people's interactions with their social and physical surroundings, and how these influence individual wellbeing and public health. Here, the author offers different examples such as traffic congestion, crowding and information overload. Social Ecology as a transdisciplinary science means that different scientific cultures – natural sciences, social sciences and humanities – must be linked: something that seems to be self-evident when confronted with social-ecological problems such as the chemical contamination of soils and rivers and their impacts on the health and living conditions of dwellers.
Throughout the book and with the help of several case studies, Stokols illustrates impressively the specific problem structure of environmental problems. Human actions, decisions and omissions are so closely linked to ecological effects that they can hardly be considered separately. Furthermore, these complex interactions are marked by ignorance, uncertainty and contested knowledge. One study, for example, portrays conflicts arising from the impacts of a large waste disposal site in Val Verde, California. The local residents – the majority of them low-income Hispanic citizens – raised their concerns about the negative impacts of the landfill. They bear the main burden of the waste, which is mostly produced in distant places and then transported to their neighbourhood for disposal. Resident groups were, for instance, worried about the adverse health impacts of the landfill. These concerns were supported by epidemiologic evidence suggesting possible links between living and working near the toxic waste site and health problems such as higher rates of lung cancer, birth defects and psychological distress. This scientific evidence notwithstanding, the County approved the continuation and expansion of Chiquita Canyon Landfill's operations.
The Val Verde case is a striking example of environmental injustice and shows how low-income populations and residents belonging to minority groups have been largely ignored in political decision-making processes. It reveals that better participation and continuous dialogue among competing stakeholders is urgently needed in such conflict constellations. As Stokols argues: 'the prospects of resolving the dispute may hinge on whether the opposing groups can eventually achieve a shared view of the situation that bridges their conflicting interests' (197). Here, a transdisciplinary research approach that integrates scientific knowledge and methods, but also practical knowledge of the different societal actors, could help to identify and negotiate the divergent problem perceptions, interests and needs. That way, it would be possible to jointly develop entry points for options of action: for example, through stakeholder workshops or participatory scenario processes.
A particular strength of the book is the detailed and critical discussion of the role of digitalisation. Stokols takes a look at the effects of cyberspace on psychological, social, health and sustainability outcomes and shows how digital technologies transform physical and social organisation from microlevel behaviour settings to larger societal units. For example, neighbourhoods and cities are restructured by technology not only in their infrastructure, but also with regard to consumption: for example, forms of sharing economy supported by the internet such as ridesharing or residential rental apps (126). Obviously, the impacts of digitalisation are manifold, but are still hardly systematically investigated with regard to sustainable development.
The debate on the obstacles of the cybersphere is characterised by weighing the risks and benefits of technologies. Stokols illustrates that communication technology may enhance collaboration and mutual understanding among people from different parts of the world, but he also emphasises highly problematic impacts such as the increasing propagation of fake news, bullying and the promotion of sexism, racism and nationalism. These critical issues are widely discussed in current debates, but Stokol's approach to Social Ecology conceives 'the virtual world as a distinct sphere of environmental influence that is closely interwoven with the built, social, and natural environment' (119). What this means more precisely and how the effects of these interdependencies can be critically evaluated is not unequivocally answered in the book. However, it becomes clear that digitalisation is not a detached process in its own right, but it can and must be actively shaped and regulated by society. As the Scientific Advisory Panel of Global Change of the German Federal Government (WBGU) has recently proposed, digitalisation should be explicitly geared to the service of global sustainable development. In this respect, Stokols's book offers numerous arguments of what has to be taken into account.
In sum, Social Ecology in the Digital Age is a great read and highly recommended to students, scholars and practitioners interested in sustainable transformations.
This review originally appeared at the LSE Review of Books.
Note: This article gives the views of the authors, and not the position of USAPP– American Politics and Policy, nor of the London School of Economics.
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Diana Hummel – Institute for Social-Ecological Research
Diana Hummel is political scientist and member of the executive board of ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her research focuses on theoretical concepts of societal relations to nature, demographic changes, biodiversity and provisioning systems, and gender and the environment. She studied educational science, sociology, psychology and political science at Goethe University Frankfurt. She obtained her PhD in 1999 with a thesis on 'population discourse, demographic knowledge and political power'. In 2009 she received her habilitation at the faculty of social science at Goethe University, where she is lecturer in political science.
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How Do You Qualify for a Medicare Savings Program?
A Medicare Savings Program can make Medicare even more affordable for seniors with limited resources!
If you have limited resources, a Medicare Savings Program can really help you get needed health care coverage.
Medicare was formed to be an affordable, comprehensive medical insurance option for seniors and other qualifying Americans. Unfortunately, life isn't always that simple. If you find yourself in a situation where you could use extra help with Medicare, you're in luck, because you've got several options. One such option is a Medicare Savings Program.
A Medicare Savings Program is a combination of two incredibly popular federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid. In a Medicare Savings Program (MSP), Medicaid assists beneficiaries with limited income or resources with some or all Medicare premiums, deductibles, or coinsurances. These programs are also sometimes known as Medicare Buy-In or Medicare Premium Payment Programs. If you qualify and enroll in an MSP, you'll also get Extra Help automatically, which helps with Medicare Part D costs.
In a Medicare Savings Program (MSP), Medicaid assists beneficiaries with limited income or resources with some or all Medicare premiums, deductibles, or coinsurances.
Regardless of which kind of MSP you're looking to enroll in, you must have Medicare Part A and match the individual state's income and asset limits. Generally, incomes and assets that are counted toward the limit include monies in your checking and savings accounts, stocks, and bonds. Resources not included are homes, a burial plot, furniture, or household/personal items. Some things are not counted up to a point, like cars (which aren't counted until you have more than one) or burial expenses up to $1,500. To learn more about your state's specific limits, contact your local Medicaid office or your State Health Insurance Assistance Program.
If an MSP is an avenue you'd like to explore, you'll have four different programs to look into. Each covers different Medicare-approved costs and has differing base requirements for enrollment.
If you fulfill the basic requirements for a Medicare Savings Program and fall under the income and resource limits, you may be eligible for a program. To find out the specifics or to get the ball rolling, contact your state Medicaid Program or your State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Even if you're above some of the limits listed above, you may still be eligible, so it's worth checking.
If you're ineligible for an MSP, fret not, you can still save money on Medicare. Using the Medicareful Plan Finder, you can explore which plans are available in your area and connect with a licensed Medicare agent that can help you find savings and see what plans fit your needs.


On April 15, 2019, Notre Dame was severely damaged by a fire. You will not be able to visit the inside of the cathedral.
We hope that one day the Notre Dame will be open once again and that it can return to its former glory.


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The Tardis Shadow Box Custom Frame is 1 of a kind...literally!
Seriously, we won't be making another one of these!
However, this Tardis is quantum time locked inside a glassless shadow box.
* The Tardis extends out of the back of the frame creating shadow box depth.
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Kardi and The Raptors
Story by Aaron Brophy | Tuesday June 25th, 2019
When the Toronto Raptors played the Golden State Warriors at home in Game One of the National Basketball Association 2019 championship finals on May 30, a famous local rapper did a hype-building mini-concert performance for the 5,000-plus fans gathered in "Jurassic Park" just outside the Scotiabank Arena. The song the rapper played was a love letter to the 6ix. (No, it wasn't Drake.) Its familiar line, "I'm from the T dot, Oh / Rep it everywhere I go," may be the definitive pro-Toronto rally cry.
The song, of course, was Kardinal Offishall's "The Anthem."
Originally released in 2010, Kardi's Toronto-loving song was remixed and re-imagined for the Raptors playoff run at the behest of giant American sports broadcaster ESPN, who used the new version of "The Anthem" to anchor their video tribute to the eventual world championship-winning team.
Click on the photo to see the ESPN video
"That whole re-vamping of 'The Anthem' was something very, very special," says Kardinal Offishall, whose updated version of the song features mentions of key Raptors players Kyle Lowry, Kawhi Leonard, Pascual "Spicy P" Siakam, Danny Green, and Marc Gasol.
Kardinal, whose career in the Can-rap spotlight stretches all the way back to the breakthrough Rascalz posse track "Northern Touch" in 1998, says the new lyrics for "The Anthem" came to him in a burst.
"I think, literally, at 5:00 in the morning, it was just, 'Oh, there it is' and I banged it out one-time, and it was done within 15 minutes," says Kardinal. "But that's kind of my method, that's how I write. I'm one of those people, when I'm in that good zone and that good vibe, it doesn't take long for me most of the time."
That Kardi got to soundtrack the Raptors' run — and get paid by ESPN for doing so — isn't lost on him. "Would I have done it for free? Probably. Is it nice that I got a cheque and got to represent?" asks Kardinal, rhetorically. "Absolutely amazing."
The Raptors' playoff run has coincided with a period of renewal for the rapper / producer / actor/ Universal Music Canada Creative Executive Director of A&R. He released the potent new single "Run" on June 12 — the day before the Raptors' championship-clinching Game Six — and is planning to release Pick Your Poison in the fall, his first album in four years. Though "Run" wasn't released specifically to coincide with the Raptors' run, the song's stand-tall themes and high spirit matched the feeling of the city during the sports team's march to victory.
"I don't like to just do random stuff. I try to attach songs to moments."
"I don't like to just do random stuff," says Kardi. "I try to attach songs to moments – and rather than it have anything to do with the Raptors per se, it was just the energy and the vibe of it. We were maybe going to release it Canada Day, but there was just such an indescribable energy and magic that was in the city at the time."
There's an unlikely source behind the newly jump-started Kardinal: veteran American comedian Dave Chappelle. A pep talk with Chappelle helped Kardi put a period of feeling "uninspired" in perspective.
Rappers love Raptors: 10 jams that "big up" the team
"Really Doe," by Danny Brown Featuring Kendrick Lamar,
Ab-Soul and Earl Sweatshirt
"Rapture," by Fabolous and Jadakiss
"It's Lit," by Kyle featuring IAmSu!
"Something to Say," by Nick Grant
"Streets at Night," by PRhyme
"Throw It," by SahBabii
"Daytona 500," by The Game
"Makaveli," by Tory Lanez
"Winter Schemes," by Wale featuring J. Cole
"Love You," by Roy Woods
"Dave said to me, 'Man, Kardi, I'm a massive, massive fan, and I know that if I'm a massive fan, that means there are hundreds of thousands, and possibly millions of other fans across North America, and Canada, and Europe, and Asia, and everywhere in between.' So, it was like one of these scenarios where we had a very transparent, honest, really great night over some drinks in his hometown," says Kardinal. "Dave Chappelle needs absolutely nothing from me, so him telling me this is not because he's trying to butter me up 'cause he needs a favour, or needs to borrow some money. It was just a very honest discussion between friends, and I'll be forever grateful to people like him."
For a different take on gratitude, one only needs to surf Kardinal's Instagram account to see the rapper in the heart of Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square, surrounded by thousands of fellow revelers celebrating the Raptors' Game Six championship win on June 13, 2019. Pop star Jessie Reyez and local super-producer Rich Kidd are seen celebrating along with Kardi in one post. Kardinal has also proposed a giant free Raptors victory party featuring himself and the likes of Drake, Tory Lanez, The Weeknd, Nav, Justin Bieber, and Daniel Caesar. That Toronto's music community would back the Raptors in their finest moment seems entirely natural to someone who's been doing it for the entire history of franchise.
"We've been supporting them the entire way," says Kardi, "so a win for them is a win for us in a way."
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Antony Carle
Story by Élise Jetté | Wednesday June 26th, 2019
His album is a moment. The moment you choose because it's right, when you decide to go ahead with the plan. Antony Carle builds such moments, and meticulously polishes the time he's given until all the settings are taken to their full potential. Released in May of 2019, The Moment, his first, is only a small part of what he can do.
Whereas his onstage work takes him to places where excitement is commonplace, Carle also knows how to create quiet moments when needed. Sitting on the patio of a Mile End coffee shop in Montréal, he tells us that he's known for not speaking loudly. "Studio work means you can fine-tune a moment," he says. "Stage work means creating a moment. You can't explain it. I think you lose that aspect sometimes. It's an energy that gets created. I'll never forget Erykah Badu looking straight at me and singing while holding my hand. I want to reproduce that."
Embracing vulnerability isn't simple, but that's a process for which he advocates. "We're afraid to fuck up, but when you're singing, it's like you're painting a canvas," says Carle. "It's got to be ugly. People will file in front of it, and you'll tell them it's not finished. You can't create if you're afraid of everything you're going to produce."
The queer artist was signed by Bonsound, and has released music that taps into elecrtro codes to express something bigger. "I was well received," Carle points out, "but I couldn't help wondering whether that was because the media needed a queer article that week. Anyway, I was in the paper!"
More than an image. More than a style that offends the closed-minded. More than an identity badge that you stick on to a body of work out of laziness. Carle is "more." A champion of authenticity, he's not planning to travel alone on his ship. "Barriers had to be climbed and, yes, I often speak about identity problems in my songs, but for any artist, it's hard to feel accomplished," he says. "Everyone wants to exist, leave their mark, and find themselves through their projects." Has he found himself? "Absolutely. That was the goal."
Carle was discovered by Bonsound before he had enough serious material on hand, when he opened for Cri in 2016. The contact was easy, later on, when he called the label to say "I'm ready."
The spring of 2019 brought him out of his wintry shell, where there'd been a whirlwind of creativity that was bursting to get out. "When winter comes, it's like you work intensely or you die," he says. "I was writing so I wouldn't die. I know I have a theatrical approach to music; it comes with my perception of work. I take what I do quite seriously, and I lose interest when things are simple."
In his view, artists create because they have to, but where the project will end up is hard to tell. According to Spotify, there's enormous interest for what he does in Norway, but what will that bring? "It's a platform that provides enormous visibility, but it makes people lazy," says Carle. "I don't want to count too much on it. I remember spending hours in record stores, making discoveries. We weren't born with music selections. That made us curious."
When we start joking about the weather, Carle told us he believes in the "end of the world," and that he hopes to survive it. "In spite of everything we think, and everything people try to do, all we want, in the end, is to be allowed to be happy and find a place," he says. In spite of all the queer culture elements that find their way into his words and performances, Carle knows that he's serving a broader purpose. "I've already written a second album, and it doesn't talk about that. But I think it will always be implied," he says.
Having been shocked by many things he saw, Antony Carle wanted to speak out, but without necessarily making a "committed" or "serious" album. "It shouldn't be committed, but should just help people feel well," he says.
His belief is that things should be changed bit by bit. "There will always be violence," he says. "You just have to know how to change one mind at a time. I do my part. I say, this way, please. I'm the stewardess, pointing out the exit," he jokes.
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Interfacing: Catching unpaid royalties with Jammber
Story by Ryan Maule | Wednesday June 19th, 2019
This article is the first in a series we'll be bringing you, called "Interfacing," about the innovative companies we're working with here at SOCAN. The author, Ryan Maule, oversees this work, focused on finding those companies and integrating them with our services, ensuring that SOCAN members can access the best tools the music tech industry has to offer.
About $2 billion. According to industry trade magazine Variety, that's how much in unpaid royalties that creatives are missing out on. Do you ever wonder why so many royalties are going unpaid? The answer is as obvious as it is complex — payers don't know who deserves to be paid. That's right, sometimes royalties sit in a holding pattern, because contributors aren't accurately notated within the song. SOCAN understands the pain that this causes, and we're always trying to find ways to make submitting this information easier. That's why we want to introduce you to a new partner of ours, Jammber.
Based out of Nashville and Chicago, Jammber is an innovative music tech company that has developed a suite of tools for every step of the songwriting process. Each tool is designed to collect all of the required data that you, and SOCAN, need in order to collect your royalties.
"Creatives care a lot about their credits and their pay, they just need better tools to manage their career. At Jammber, our mission is to 'make way for music.' This means working to clear the many obstacles creatives face in the music industry and empowering them to maximize their success," says Marcus Cobb, CEO and Co-Founder of Jammber. "We spent years researching and learning about each step of the creative process, to understand how to ease pain-points for artists, songwriters and the industry, as a whole."
The most common challenge that artists and songwriters shared with the company was that they weren't getting credit, or timely payment for their work. Jammber tackled this problem head-on. Jammber Splits revolutionizes how you manage co-writes. Songwriters can now say goodbye to the hassle of paper songwriting split sheets, and the uncertainty of handshake deals.
Splits captures songwriting share splits in real time. You're able to plan and add co-write sessions with just a couple clicks of a button. During your co-write, the app collects all the vital information from your co-writer(s), such as the date of the song creation, info about the publisher, and affiliation with any performing rights organization. Once all writers agree to their ownership percentages, you'll be able to register your new song with SOCAN.
"Throughout the process of building Splits, we worked closely with songwriters around the world, investing millions, and making hundreds of iterations until they gave us their stamp of approval. Establishing ownership of a song at the point of creation is crucial," says Cobb. We agree!
Having the power to capture your percentage of ownership in a song at the point of creation, and simplifying the collection of metadata — which is essential to earning royalties — is a game-changer for songwriters. The ability to have all the necessary metadata for a song means you'll get faster and more accurate royalty payments. This means never missing out on a royalty check again!
Jammber has invited SOCAN writers to be a part of their BETA testing group. As a member of the BETA team, you'll have full access to Splits before it's released to the general public. To join the beta, visit http://splitsbeta.jammber.com.
"Being able to share the Splits app with SOCAN clients is an important moment for Jammber. We believe in your art, and want you to have tools to help grow your business," says Cobb.
The ultimate mission for Jammber is to eliminate the obstacles creators face within the music industry. Splits is just the tip of the iceberg. Jammber has developed multiple other tools for creators that streamline the creative and administrative processes, from the conception of a song, to recording it, to overall project management.
Our goal at SOCAN is to make it easier for you, the creator, to bring your ideas into reality, and to ensure that you get paid for your work. By working with companies like Jammber, we're working to enable you to do more, and do it more quickly and easily. Stay tuned for even more down the road.
For more information about Jammber, visit www.Jammber.com, and visit the SOCAN Partner page in the secure portal to find out more about the other opportunities we have cooking. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me, Ryan Maule, at ryan.maule@socan.com.
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Well we all know how female celebrities can get when they want to sell out, and get noticed. And to be relevant in the industry regardless, you need money to get money.
For the female celebs, money is quite needed to keep their look going. With clothing acquire, I tell you one thing, most ladies love to show their riches in every possible way they can.
Today let's Look at the celebs that have appeared to be in these category. And also we will be looking at their net worth.
Antara Biswas, better known by her stage name Mona Lisa, is an Indian actress. She has done over 125 Bhojpuri films, and has also appeared in Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.
She was a contestant of Indian show Bigg Boss 10 in 2016.
Net Worth. Being one of the most successful actresses in Bhojpuri Cinema, Antara has accumulated much name and fame in her career. She charges a whopping amount of INR 5-7 lakh per movie.


In June of 2018, GebuVolco expanded its machine park with 4 tilting eccentric presses of 35 to 50 tons of impact force. GebuVolco is still investing in its machinery to be able to serve its customers even faster and more efficiently. Due to this expansion in presses GebuVolco remains a supplier of customized U-brackets with the highest service at the best price.


Ministry Partners | Highland Park Pres.
Highland Park Presbyterian Church co-labors with several organizations in Dallas and around the world to help carry out its mission to lead all generations to become transformed followers of Jesus for the flourishing of our city and beyond.
HP Pres is partnering with Advocates for Community Transformation in fighting for justice in South Dallas neighborhoods. ACT has a new model of ministry that uses the justice system to empower inner-city residents to fight crime on their street, while sharing with them the hope of the gospel. Hundreds of families in this are need an advocate who will stand up for justice with them in stopping crime and protecting them from predators.
The Austin Street Center offers emergency shelter and related services to the homeless of Dallas in a compassionate, Christian environment. Highland Park Pres provides the food and volunteers to serve 400 men and women dinner on the second Wednesday of every month.
In alignment with Vision 100 of Highland Park Pres we have partnerships with several Cuban churches that have a passion to share the gospel, are focused on church growth and church planting, and are intentional about discipleship and training Christian leaders. We support 30+ house church plants, 25+ missionaries, a seminary, and numerous evangelistic crusades.
Body & Soul is a partnership of local churches that have been instrumental in providing physical and spiritual nourishment to homeless and at risk populations for over 20 years. Every third Saturday morning HP Pres provides a home-cooked and substantial breakfast alongside worship music and bible teaching.
Bonton Farms is an agricultural intervention in South Dallas to restore lives, create jobs and ignite hope in the most forgotten and neglected neighborhoods for the most marginalized and vulnerable people. Bonton Farms is an urban farm created to make local, organic produce available to the surrounding community. Highland Park Pres families serve the second Saturday of every month, 9 am–12 pm, by assisting with garden work and feeding animals.
HP Pres partners with DLF in coming alongside the Mill City neighborhood in South Dallas to develop leaders to transform the community. By focusing on systematic leadership development built on a foundation on genuine love and respect for people, DLF has become a bedrock of collaborative community transformation. Service projects, such as house painting, security light installation and neighborhood clean-up, provide tangible ways to show love and respect for this community.
The Foundation uses income from donor funds to support Christian programs, emphasizing causes that address the needs and concerns of women and children, encouraging and building a culture of philanthropy to glorify God.
After a massive earthquake in 2018 HP Pres began partnering with Haiti Outreach Ministries in an effort to rebuild their communities. HOM is a wholistic ministry that helps transform people through church planting, education and medical care. HP members take regular mission trips doing construction and children's ministry. Through generous giving we were able to be instrumental in the opening of a new high school this year.
The Highlander Concert Series began in 1975 as an outreach music ministry of Highland Park Pres, Texas. Its mission is to glorify God and bless the community through excellence in the exercise of God's creative gifts for music through vocal and instrumental performance and music education.
The Hillier School offers small, engaging classes for students with dyslexia and related language learning differences in Grades 1–8. Students are taught through a structured, multi-sensory approach in a Christ-centered environment that fosters self-respect and competence and empowers students to reach their full potential both in and outside of the classroom.
HPPDS is a school for 2-year-olds through 1st graders that believes that the years of early childhood are the most crucial to the establishment of sound educational practices and biblical values. The school strives to meet the needs of the whole child through a developmentally appropriate approach to learning. It is the task of the Christian educators in the Highland Park Presbyterian Day School to become partners with parents and to build a firm foundation for each child's later learning and growth.
Most international students who come to study in the U. S. never have the opportunity to enter an American home. You can break down walls by becoming an IFP Partner and beginning a relationship with an international SMU student. You'll connect with your student every four to six weeks over a cup of coffee, having them over for dinner, attending an IFP event with them, or whatever else fits into your lifestyle.
IJM is the largest anti-slavery organization in the world. Slavery is a multibillion-dollar industry. Driven by greed and overlooked by their local legal system, slave owners traffic and steal human beings for profit. Too often the poorest children, women and men are violently forced into slavery. HP Pres partners with IJM in an effort to protect victims and prosecute the perpetrators.
The libraries at Highland Park Pres exist to help kids and adults grow in Christ by providing materials for Bible study, Christian education, and personal discipleship.
The Imbirikani Girls High School began in 2004 as a result of a study commissioned by HP Pres members Clyde and Betsy Jackson. They learned that to investigate the educational 98% of the girls in the area do not have educational opportunities and most are forced into marriage at the ages of 14-15. The Neema-Huruma Foundation provides funding for a) Academic Education for young women in the Imbirikani area of Kenya b) practical and theological training for Indigenous Pastors and Elders, c) building churches in Kenya d) providing trade school education for young people in the area in the future.
Troop 80 is a medium-sized, youth-run Scout Troop offering a solid program of basic scout skills, outdoor activities, community service, and friendship building. The troop draws most of its members demographically from the Park Cities and North Dallas.
Troop 82 exists to encourage and teach young men responsibility and duty to God, Country, others, family, and to themselves. We do this by utilizing the 12 Points of the Scout Law which are being trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. As a scout troop, we learn fellowship and scouting skills through our Monday night meetings, monthly camp-outs, and other special events.
Reconciliation Outreach's Children & Youth Programs work to build safe and trusting relationships with the children and their families in the east Dallas community. RO provides after school programs, youth programing and summer camps. The foundation of RO is believing that through education and discipleship, children and adults can be empowered to look beyond the limits that society holds.
HP Pres partners with FTNRO to work with refugees to help set them up to live a successful and independent life in their new homes. A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. While teaching English, caring for their children or helping them move into an apartment we are able to share the love of Christ.
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I am often asked, through networks of professionals, to connect a reporter or media representative to breastfeeding mothers in a particular situation. There are some requests that I scramble to satisfy, without reservation, because either the journalist is one whose work I am familiar with (and is truly supportive of breastfeeding), or because the population they are looking for is one that can benefit from exposure. I'm all for raising awareness and bringing less-known breastfeeding topics into the cultural mainstream.
This week, however, a request began circulating that didn't really pass my "sniff test." A newsmagazine-type TV show here in the United States put out a call for help with a story about breastfeeding, which would include information about New York City's initiative to halt formula marketing on hospital mother-baby wards. They sought mothers who have used or who have considered using pharmaceuticals, off-label (for a purpose other than what it was approved to treat), to stimulate milk production. The title of the piece, along the lines of "Breastfeeding – Are We Going to Extremes?" got my antennae up immediately, and had the same effect on some of my colleagues. The very title of this blog, normal, like breathing, speaks to this frustration, as I commented here … are we "extreme" when we get a cast to re-set a broken bone? Is a kidney transplant "extreme" when someone's kidneys don't work? Is an inhaler "extreme" when a person can't breathe otherwise? Why is a mother who takes measures to approximate, as closely as possible for her, the normal, physiological process of breastfeeding relegated into the "extreme" pile?
There are two populations who offer prime subjects for this request: adoptive mothers who wish to induce lactation and offer feedings at the breast, and mothers with chronic low milk production, such as those with hypoplasia/insufficient glandular tissue. Given that I work closely with the latter population (which comprises a relatively small percentage of breastfeeding mothers), I was in a position to "recruit" mothers for this media piece. My first concern was for the protection of these mothers. One drug, called Domperidone (Motillium) was originally developed as an antiemetic/anti-nausea drug, but a side effect is … lactation! Domperidone works as a dopamine antagonist, and like for most endocrinological processes, blocking the action of a neurotransmitter sets off a domino effect – in this case, the result is sustained, increased levels of prolactin. It seems easy enough: some mothers need a little help making enough milk for their babies, Domperidone offers that help. But! Domperidone is not approved for sale or use in the United States and is currently under "orphan drug status" while researchers study how it works to support lactation, whether long-term use is without risk, and whether the high doses used to induce or support lactation are, indeed, safe for mothers and babies. I did not feel comfortable sending a mother who is currently using Domperidone into the hands of a reporter who is attempting to determine whether she is "going to extremes." A few of my colleagues and I were comfortable offering lots of expert voices, though – esteemed members of our field who could provide the facts about off-label pharmaceutical use for lactation support. The producers were also directed to the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine's protocol on the use of galactagogues, which clearly states that these are last-resort measures to be called upon after all other possible causes for low milk production (breastfeeding management, anatomical issues in baby that preclude milk transfer, hormonal issues in mother that preclude milk production) are ruled out. It is also important to recognize that IBCLCs cannot and do not act in a prescribing capacity, unless they are otherwise licensed or credentialed (MD, DO, RN, CNM, FNP, etc.) to do so. While an IBCLC might provide information about Domperidone and other evidence-based measures of augmenting milk production to a mother who might benefit from them, she is NOT "prescribing" anything.
Our collective radar piqued, we were especially interested in a blog post at the website "Moms Feeding Freedom" (punctuation theirs) that was published yesterday (August 13), because it contained many of the elements that were being proposed for this newsmagazine program's piece. It is interesting to note, on the blog's "about us" page, this statement: "MomsFeedingFreedom.com was made possible by a grant from the International Formula Council." Needless to say, the blog post cites a "troubling trend" and describes mothers going to "extreme lengths" in order to breastfeed. Hmm.
It is pretty obvious to me that this newsmagazine is NOT seeking to present a balanced look at mothers who work incredibly hard to provide human milk to their babies, rather, it is seeking to produce, in made-for-TV form, a sensationalized, flame-fanning piece that echoes the blog post on "Moms Feeding Freedom".
Some of these mothers turn to herbal and pharmacological galactagogues to boost their own milk production, others need to supplement so their babies can grow. What goes in the supplementer? Well, there are some who think that's an issue of "extremes," too, but fortunately, the cultural opposition to human milk for human babies, either milk collected by milk banks and dispensed by prescription to babies in need, or milk acquired by mother-to-mother milk sharing, is dwindling fast. Of course, there are mothers who, upon learning their own bodies won't be able to completely nourish their babies, choose to supplement whatever breastfeeding they can do with artificial baby milk – and there are others who decide they just plain don't want to or can't breastfeed at all, so they switch immediately to bottle-feeding without looking back. These mothers aren't any less loving, intelligent, or devoted to their babies than the ones who do seek to make breastfeeding work. The very existence of mothers who prioritize breastfeeding as part of their mothering experience does not lessen or cheapen the choice of mothers who opt not to.
I am publishing this blog post to raise awareness of the measures the media (perhaps funded by WHO Code-violating sponsors?) will take to marginalize mothers who go the extra mile to breastfeed their babies. These mothers have, frankly, been through enough upon discovery that their bodies don't do what they expected them to do; and the availability of assistance to preserve a breastfeeding relationship does not discredit mothers who choose not to take advantage of that assistance, rather, it allows for true freedom of informed choice for all mothers. I have worked with countless mothers who did not produce all the milk their babies needed, but who valued what milk they could offer, or rejoiced in the ability to feed their babies at their breasts rather than by bottle. These are mothers for whom breastfeeding was so much a part of what they anticipated about mothering, mothers who learned to accept their limitations and work with them to whatever capacity they wanted or could. Mothering success is not measured in ounces – or drops – of milk that flow from breast to mouth, it's measured in the love that flows between a mother and her baby. For some mothers, embracing, as far as is possible, the biological norm for infant feeding and nurturing is what comes most easily – the oxytocin and prolactin bursts that accompany feeding at the breast and the triumph over obstacles that others may consider insurmountable offer more than adequate compensation to the family that goes the extra mile to breastfeed in the face of difficulties.
Shame on anyone who seeks to malign or marginalize these brave, devoted mothers. They're not "going to extremes," they're taking reasonable measures to make a normal process work.
For more images of mothers and babies who have overcome obstacles to make breastfeeding work for them, see this beautiful YouTube video by Melissa, a mother with hypoplasia/IGT.
Wow, the media is so disgusting sometimes. I am one of those mothers who had insufficient supply–still not sure why–resorting to pumping, herbs & Domperidone to help. I think without the meds & support I received, I wouldn't still be breastfeeding my two-year-old. Breastfeeding has been such an invaluable help with comforting my son for vaccinations, teething, minor illnesses & helping him sleep. I guess I would have figured something else out for those situations had I switched to formula instead of the 'extreme' of Domperidone. But breastfeeding is so much easier!
They're not "going to extremes," they're taking reasonable measures to make a normal process work.
First, I'd love you to cite sources for all these supposed dangers to mother and baby for drugs that are regularly used in Canada and elsewhere. FDA approval is not the end-all be-all of drug safety. And human milk banking is hardly the Russian Roulette game you paint it as. Mothers who would, out of the goodness of their hearts, donate milk to another mother who desires breastmilk for their babies but cannot provide are probably not, you know, shooting up while pumping. You are so quick to run these mothers, simply doing their best to help themselves and help each other, up the flagpole as freaks, "going to extremes," yet defend the poor, helpless formula corporations, who, I assure you, can take care of that on their own.
Second, product marketing has no place in a medical environment. Choices about infant feeding should be made by a mother who is receiving unbiased, scientific, fact-based education from medical professionals she can trust. Removing the "freebies" from hospitals is the right thing to do. It's not judging a woman's choice, it's protecting her right to make a choice based on true information, and not on whatever formula company buys the nurses the most bagels or gives out the coolest tote bag full of crap. Just as I do not want my child's school sponsored by Coke and Doritos, I do not want my birthing place sponsored by Enfamil or Similac. Don't get me wrong. I am super glad that Enfamil and Similac and all those other brands exist. There are many cases in which they are 100% necessary, or help a mother who can't pump and is forced to return to work 6 weeks after her baby is born to support her family. Those companies are welcome to advertise on tv, in baby mags, wherever they see fit… But not in the hospital. Not in my OB's office, trying to influence my choice before my baby is even in my arms. That's not ethical on their behalf, and certainly not on behalf of the medical profession.
If a woman decides or needs to formula feed, those materials are still available to her in the hospital setting. But they are not free and are provided upon request, just like everything else in the hospital.
No one can make you feel guilty. Guilt is an internal emotion. If you are provided all the best, current, fact-based information, and you choose to formula feed, then that's fine. But OWN your choice. Don't complain about the promotion of breastfeeding as if it's some plot to make you feel terrible. It's not. Are efforts to encourage children to choose healthy food a conspiracy to make me feel like crap for sucking down Frappucinos? No. They're just trying to help people make healthier choices. I'm grateful those programs exist. If I feel like crap about sucking down Frappucinos, it's on me. Mostly, I don't, because man, I really like fraps.
I am one of those so called "extreme moms." I exhausted all natural avenues along with at least 12 sessions with lactation specialists and then turned to Domperidone. I have no regrets, it totally helpede nourish my son by increasing my supply. I am thankful to my lactation specialist and my OB for all the support they gave me during my "extreme" measures.
I know it … they want to paint milksharing like it's some back-alley transaction. It clearly doesn't occur to them that these mothers who are donating milk are also feeding that milk to their own babies. Milksharing is not without risk, but neither is feeding commercially or home-prepared baby milks — each family gets to decide for itself which risks and benefits carry how much weight in the decision.


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… And Justice For All
Protesters Marching Towards the Capitol (Photo Credit: Robin Smith)
Thousands March in "Justice for All" Protests
The streets of downtown D.C. were filled with signs saying "I can't breathe" and "no justice, no peace" as a crowd of over 10,000 protestors marched towards the capitol building chanting "black lives matter, all lives matter." These marches were a part of the "Justice for All" protest.
The "Justice for All" protest, organized by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network, marched in protest of the tactics of racial profiling and police brutality. The protest also served to make a statement to congress that the public wants a systematic change to the way these issues are dealt with.
The event started Saturday morning at Freedom plaza. Protesters marched to the Capitol Building where speeches were held in the afternoon. Speakers included Texas Congressman Al Green, Rev. Al Sharpton, Marc Morial, Leighton Watson, as well as Eric Gardner's wife and daughter.
"There are those who question why we are here." spoke Congressman Green. "We are here because we refuse to accept injustice."
Protests were also carried out in New York City throughout Saturday.
Listen to the speeches here
Audio Recorded by Robin Smith
Eric Gardner
I Can't Breathe
Justice For All Protest


The 43-badged models from Mercedes-AMG provide a choice to those who want something a bit different from the standard Mercedes model but cannot afford the full-blown AMG variant. But a new report says the 43s will transition to 53s and come with an electric motor to boot.
Wheels has learned from a source that the next-generation CLS-Class - due in 2018 - will be the first Mercedes-AMG model to debut the 53 badge. It will use a new turbocharged 3.0L inline-six with 429 horsepower, along with a mild-hybrid system that is capable of producing 70 extra horsepower when needed. Like other mild-hybrid systems, this will not allow the CLS 53 to travel on electric power alone.
Other models such as the E-Class coupe and cabriolet, and S-Class will follow.
Meh - Clearly MB has NOT learned from the Honda mess where people had a mild Hybrid system that added extra performance and no real MPG or pure ev only mode and as such did not really buy them in quantity to support production.
Benz first hybrid failure is how I see this. Wasted efforts that could go into better assembly, EV's and overall real Hybrids that actually give you this performance plus some battery drive time.
Benz's naming scheme is completely bonkers.
Agreed, what the hell does 53 mean or represent? Why not call it what it appears to be a CLS AMG Hybrid? Why CLS 53? Makes ZERO sense to me! FAILURE is all I see with this car.
Maybe the article meant the C-class, which is new now, and has an AMG 43 model, and 3.0 turbo = 43.
It's not mystery math, it's Daimler's convoluted "marketing displacement'.
IE: the 'S550' is ACTUALLY an 'S470'... so they can't call it a 'CLS AMG550' even tho it actually is a 5.5L - that's already taken. Instead they jump out of their 'system' and use a nonsensical '63'.
IIRC, I read a few years ago they went with 63 as a reference back to the legendary 6.3.
How does that explain the 43 in the CLA?
It doesn't. 2.0 +turbo = 45.
I love the idea of the 48 volt with the inline engine, this is supposed to be 15-20% more efficient than the current 3.0 V6 which gets 18/25 mpg in the middle weight E-class. So we are probably looking at 22/29 mpg on a 475 hp sedan. They are adding this to the 4 cylinder too, which will be really good for the mainstream stuff.
As far as naming scheme goes, I always thought they could keep it simple with 300, 400, 500. But then you run into a problem were an E500 has a 3 liter turbo 6 and an S500 has a V8. So the AMG 63 and 53 thing sort of makes sense.
48 volt will be standard on all Mercedes. Plug in Hybrid and EV will have some sort of EQ Power badging.
No alternator drain, since there is no alternator, saves some weight too. The electric motor gives a boost from start, lowering rpm on the gas engine, makes the start/stop system smoother, regen braking powers the battery. Not sure if it will be on all engines, but Mercedes is using an electric turbo on their hyper car, I think they can E-turbo with 48 Volt.
Obviously, Germans have not gotten any smarter either.
The 48 Volt system lets you make it a mild hybrid though. And a much better version than what is out there now, and for way cheaper than something like a Prius set up. And you have an integrated starter/generator, you get rid of the alternator, get rid of drive belts, run everything off electricity. That cuts parasitic losses, also improves packaging. The E-turbo comes into play too, less plumbing, less turbo lag, etc.
Every car is going to do this, Mercedes and Audi are just the first ones. Continental and Delphi have these systems in the works too and they think it will add 13% fuel economy at like $800 cost to the car.
Now Mercedes is the first to do a mild hybrid a full 10 years after General Motors and 18 years after Honda.
All of the mild hybrid systems that GM and Honda did were 36volt - 42 volt systems.... another 6 volts is immaterial.
Yes, I know that a mild hybrid drops the alternator.. (not really, but I'll work with your error). We did an article on it 5 years ago.
I don't see GM's BAS system adding 70 hp. If so they could have the 2.5 inline 4 up to about 250 horsepower and the 2.0t up to 330-340 and then they could take the 3.6 V6 out of production. And expand use of the 3.0 turbo and hybrid that.
The BAS system is just a matter of scale not voltage. 10 years ago when GM was first developing it, lithium ion batteries were not even an option from a cost perspective.
Don't go walking around claiming Mercedes does something first when all they did was take a decade old proven concept and update it with some newer tech.
I never said they were first, the 2017 Audi SQ7 has it now, they are actually first, it just isn't sold in the USA. It has 2 turbos and an electric supercharger, on a 4 liter V8, but it is a diesel, we'll never get it here. Audi says it gets 30-32 mpg US, and it has 435 hp and 664 lb-ft of torque. But if they can do it, Mercedes can do it, they should be able to get 30 mpg on a GLE or GLS with a 3 liter straight six.


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Kabul Welcomes Broader U.S. Military Role In Afghanistan
Commander of Resolute Support forces and United States forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Army General John Nicholson (file photo).
Afghanistan has welcomed Washington's decision to give the U.S. military greater authority to help Afghan forces battle the Taliban.
Defense Ministry spokesman Daulat Waziri told the AFP news agency on June 11 that U.S. forces' "involvement will increase our capacity in operations on the ground."
Waziri said: "We may not need more boots on the ground, but we need their advisors and we need them to equip our air force."
Shah Hussain Murtazawi, a presidential spokesman was quoted by the dpa news agency as saying on June 11 that "Afghan forces indefinitely need air and ground support from our American ally, along with assistance on intelligence."
The White House says U.S. troops are not taking on a new mission in Afghanistan but rather will "more proactively support" Afghan government forces both in the air and on the ground.
Some 9,800 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan in an advisory and training capacity.
That number is set to drop to just 5,500 by the end of 2016 but the pace of that decline has yet to be decided.
Based on reporting by AFP, dpa, and AP


What is the Amex PASS Music card and how is it different from Sony MusicPass service?
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The cost of each track is subtracted from the balance amount available on the Amex PASS card. Unlike Sony MusicPass services, the Amex PASS card does not accept PIN numbers. The user enters the Amex PASS card number into the proper field at checkout to pay for tracks.