Jamaica is poised to end data privacy
Last week, Renae Green was glancing over the latest version of Jamaica’s draft digital ID bill when she came across a section of text that made her uneasy.
Green, the executive director of the trans rights nonprofit TransWave Jamaica, had been following the twists and turns of a years-long political effort to roll out a digital ID system that would provide Jamaicans with a national identity card while collecting their personal information and biometric data. The latest attempt would require any Jamaican who wants to apply for an ID to give authorities documentation showing their sex assigned at birth, which would be displayed on the back of the card.
Green fears that this requirement could create considerable risks by “outing” trans Jamaicans who don’t identify with their sex assigned at birth, exposing them to possible discrimination and violence while they use the card in their daily lives.
“For a lot of trans people who are in the process or have transitioned, they just want to be able to exist and go about their business. What that looks like for a lot of people is not having to disclose their trans status,” she said. “The bill opens us up to be outed.”
The bill gives only a binary choice to Jamaicans whose gender identity does not correspond with the sex on their birth certificate: Put it down anyway or opt out of the system entirely. Green, who identifies as trans, said she would choose not to enroll in the system as it is drafted and suspects that other trans Jamaicans would follow suit. “I’m pretty sure people will choose not to get it because of the requirement,” she said. “It’s a risk to our lives.”
Green’s objections to the bill are part of a wider range of concerns — from privacy to human rights — surrounding the island nation’s biometric National Identification System (NIDS) as it heads into a likely vote in Parliament this month.
Jodi-Ann Quarrie of the human rights organization Jamaicans for Justice explained that neighboring governments, keen to introduce their own digital ID programs, will also be keeping a close eye on the NIDS over the next few months. “If it passes, we know that this will be the draft legislation for most other countries across the region,” she said.
The draft legislation calls for a wholesale sweep of personal data. Under the bill, residents will be asked to submit a wide range of biographic and biometric information — name, nationality, occupation, marital status, facial image, fingerprints, sex, and signature — in order to be issued with a digital ID card. The current draft bill also suggests that Jamaican authorities may request additional data, such as driver’s license, passport, birth registration, and taxpayer numbers. The document does not explain how any of the information will be stored or secured.
The proposed bill is just the latest attempt by the Jamaican government to roll out the NIDS. In 2019, the Supreme Court struck down a law passed in 2017 that required all citizens to enroll, concluding that it violated the privacy rights of residents. A revised version of the law, which changed the enrollment requirement from mandatory to voluntary, was reintroduced in 2020 and is expected to pass by the end of the year.
Supporters say the bill’s primary aim is to provide identity documents to Jamaicans who currently lack them. But critics believe that it falls short of providing clear privacy safeguards. They also argue the request for personal information could dissuade certain populations from applying for the ID, including trans Jamaicans or people experiencing homelessness who do not have a fixed address.
Green said an earlier version of the draft bill didn’t ask for Jamaicans’ sex assigned at birth, but that changed in the newest version of the proposal in July. When Green saw that had been tacked on, she felt disappointed. “I thought we were taking a step in the right direction in terms of not having it on the document,” she explained. “To me, it’s not necessary.”
Groups outside the island are also monitoring the legislation to see how it influences other countries in the region. Verónica Arroyo works for the digital rights group Access Now, which is part of a coalition of local and international organizations that have voiced concern over the draft bill. She says that conversations about new digital ID systems are already underway in neighboring Barbados, St. Lucia and the Dominican Republic.
“They will gather all of this information and there is no moment where you have the power as a citizen to decide, ‘I don’t want the government to have this,’” Arroyo said. “There is not enough clarity on how the government will handle this data. Nothing in the bill that can give us any guidance.”
While the Jamaican bill stipulates that digital ID enrollment is voluntary, Arroyo and Quarrie fear that it could end up as a functionally mandatory system. Both believe that the system has the potential to prevent people who have not signed up from accessing vital social services — a concern borne out in research examining the impact of digital ID systems in other countries around the world.
“Though the law may not say it’s mandatory, everything you do will require it,” Quarrie said.
Quarrie also flagged data protection and security concerns, pointing to a recent data breach by a government contractor that left the immigration documents and coronavirus test results of hundreds of thousands of travelers to Jamaica exposed on the open web. “This is the same government that will be controlling NIDS,” she added.
The bill is currently before Jamaica’s parliament, which will reconvene from recess in early September. Quarrie says she expects to see the legislation passed by the ruling Jamaica Labor Party by the end of the year.
Many of the ID schemes have come under attack by privacy and human rights groups. A June 2021 study of Uganda’s digital ID law by researchers with the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University found that the system “has become an important source of exclusion for the poorest and most marginalized,” barring millions of people — up to an estimated third of the adult population — who did not yet have the identity card from accessing public services.
Other research has found digital ID systems in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Thailand, can expand surveillance of already vulnerable populations and prevent them from obtaining cards due to their lacking the identification documents required to sign up.
The World Bank has thrown its weight behind digital identification systems, contending that they “can unlock opportunities for the world’s most vulnerable.” In 2019, the Inter-American Development Bank also approved a $68 million loan to the Jamaican government to develop NIDS.
But in addition to international development organizations, a number of voices within the private sector, including financial services providers and telecommunications operators have expressed enthusiasm for digital identity systems. “It is seen as the first step toward building a digital economy, and that supposedly has a lot of positive knock-on effects,” said Christiaan van Veen, a director of the Digital Welfare State and Human Rights Project at NYU School of Law.
Van Veen, who studies the global impacts of digital ID systems, says that Jamaica is “a test case” for other countries.
“You see policymakers and other governments looking at those processes and basically learning, what would it mean if I were to do the same thing in my country?” he said. “It’s a bit of a proxy fight for what will happen in other countries. Where the chips will fall will matter for what other countries will do.”
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PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate the role of 18F-DOPA PET/CT in staging and follow-up of paraganglioma syndromes succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)-mutation-related patients, comparing 18F-DOPA PET/CT results with morphological imaging and biochemical results. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively studied 10 consecutive patients (3 F, 7 M, mean age 32 yrs), all with a genetically demonstrated SDH mutation (5 SDH-D, 4 SDH-B, and 1 SDH-C) and all addressed to 18F-DOPA PET/CT scan. Seven patients had already been operated on for one or more pheochromocytomas and/or paragangliomas and were submitted to 18F-DOPA PET/CT scan according to clinical, biochemical, or radiological suspicion of recurrence, while 3 were only genetically positive, with no previous symptom/sign of the disease. For all patients, biochemical analysis (plasma and/or urinary catecholamine) and results of high-resolution morphological imaging studies (CT and/or MRI) were available. Histologic/cytologic findings or imaging and biochemical follow-up were taken as gold standard in all cases. RESULTS: Seven out of 10 patients showed one or more areas of pathological 18F-DOPA accumulation. PET/CT demonstrated the presence of the disease in 4/6 patients with no increase in catecholamine levels ("biochemically silent"). Positive detection rate was 100% in SDH-D and 40% in "non-SDHD". Analyzing per lesion, 18F-DOPA PET/CT demonstrated more lesions than anatomical imaging (16 vs. 7) especially in head and neck paragangliomas. CONCLUSIONS: 18F-DOPA PET/CT seems to be the more accurate method for staging and restaging patients with SDH-mutations-related paraganglioma syndromes. 18F-DOPA is particularly useful in detecting head and neck and biochemically silent paragangliomas, and also in apparently healthy mutation-carrying people.
- F-DOPA PET/CT
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Mark Twain Biography
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was born upon November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, and also died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut. Twain was just one of the most famous American authors, humorists, and social critics of his time, as well as his works have actually had an enduring influence on American literature as well as society.
Maturing in the town of Hannibal, Missouri, Twain had a vibrant attraction with the Mississippi River that would certainly later on educate much of his writing. At the age of 12, after the death of his papa, Twain left school as well as began functioning as a printer's apprentice. In 1853, he left Hannibal to travel and function as a printer in various cities throughout the United States. Throughout these journeys, he started writing amusing sketches and also narratives that were released in papers and also publications. At the age of 22, Twain returned to the Mississippi River, at first as a pilot's apprentice, as well as at some point ended up being a licensed boat pilot.
In 1861, the American Civil War broke out, which interfered with steamboat website traffic on the Mississippi River, and also Twain chose to head west. Throughout his time in Nevada as well as California, he tried his hand at mining, paper coverage, as well as journalism. It was in 1863 that he first began utilizing the pen name "Mark Twain," a term pilots used to signify that there were 2 fathoms of water under their boat, hence making it safe to navigate.
Twain's literary development was available in 1865 when his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was released, garnering extensive interest and appreciation. Over the following couple of years, he remained to create and lecture, and also in 1869, his very first book, "The Innocents Abroad," was published. This humorous travelogue as well as social discourse became an instantaneous bestseller.
Mark Twain's most famous works, however, were "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) as well as its follow up, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). These novels, set in the antebellum South, explored the themes of bigotry, social norms, and the oppositions of human nature, all permeated with Twain's unique wit as well as amusing observations. "Huckleberry Finn" has given that been called "The Great American Novel" for its insight right into the American experience.
Throughout his life, Twain communicated with different significant characters and also authors, consisting of Harriet Beecher Stowe
, Ulysses S. Grant
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. Twain was not just an author however likewise an entrepreneur and also creator, having actually patented a couple of developments, consisting of a self-pasting scrapbook as well as a renovation to suspenders.
In spite of his success, Twain dealt with monetary difficulties later on in life, having made a series of inadequate investments. He embarked on a globally lecture excursion to pay off his financial obligations as well as at some point recuperated economically. He invested his later years in different homes across the United States, including his famous home "Stormfield" in Redding, Connecticut, where he eventually passed away in 1910.
Today, Mark Twain is born in mind as one of one of the most essential numbers in American literature, understood for his wit, wit, as well as insightful social commentary. His works continue to be researched, celebrated, and adjusted worldwide.
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Salad "Neither fish nor fowl"
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The main idea of the salad in the title. Chicken is not meat, squid not a fish. I don't mix. And you will be right. These two ingredients well add the taste of each other.
for New Yearfor birthdayfor Christmas
Ingredients for Salad "Neither fish nor fowl"
- Mayonnaise - 150 g
- Chicken breast - 250 g
- Squid - 250 g
- Apple - 1 piece
- Leek - 100 g
- Chicken egg - 2 PCs
- Cabbage - 200 g
Step by step instruction of cooking Salad "Neither fish nor fowl"
Our ingredients are.
All possible cut into small strips. Why possible? Because the chicken will be difficult to cut perfect strips. Apple, not to be darkened, to better hold in water with lemon juice, and then dried.
You can mix all the ingredients, but I prefer this salad to serve separate piles in a circle. And mayonnaise to put in small gravy boats or just put in the middle.
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Analysts predict that Watsco Inc (NYSE:WSO) will post $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Five analysts have provided estimates for Watsco’s earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $2.19 and the highest is $2.29. Watsco reported earnings per share of $1.82 in the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year-over-year growth rate of 22%. The business is expected to report its next quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 24th.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Watsco will report full-year earnings of $6.67 per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging from $6.60 to $6.76. For the next fiscal year, analysts anticipate that the company will post earnings of $7.27 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $7.17 to $7.40. Zacks Investment Research’s EPS calculations are a mean average based on a survey of research firms that follow Watsco.
Watsco (NYSE:WSO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 25th. The construction company reported $2.40 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.47 by ($0.07). Watsco had a net margin of 5.05% and a return on equity of 14.26%. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.07 earnings per share. Watsco’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Futurama is a retro-futuristic exhibition, the exhibits of which reflect on how people in the 50’s saw the XX century – the world of the future. The name of the exhibition wasn’t inspired by the world-famous animated series, as many might think, but by the “Futurama” exhibit that took place in 1939 at the New York World’s Fair. Futurama works with an impossible sense of nostalgia for a future that hasn’t happened yet. Allowing visitors to see a retrospective look into the future, the exhibition provides an opportunity to reflect on the eternal questions of interaction between man and technology, past and future.
The identity for the exhibition started with an original font, that we created with the help of FontLab. “Futurama” font was inspired by the font that’s was used in the 50’s on cars and refrigerators. We simplified the look of it in order to accommodate to the modern taste of the visitors.
The whole concept was inspired by the 50’s comic books and newspaper articles about the futuristic inventions, such as: robots, flying cars, the jetscalator, bloodless surgeries, push-button education, rejuvenated downtowns, rocket mailman, turnpike buses and many more. The illustrations in these comic books where vibrant, bold, they brought to life the wildest ideas people had about the future. It was our goal to convey the style of these comic’s illustrations in the identity for FUTURAMA, so that people who perhaps may have only seen a Futurama poster on the street could get a small taste of the exhibition.
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- Project Type: Identity
- Project Status: Published
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- Agency/Creative City: Moscow
- Market Region: Europe
- Project Deliverables: Exhibition Design, Identity System
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In wake of their latest album ‘Stumble’, Kings of punk Society’s Ills have taken the time to share a few words with us about the album.
Hi guys, how are you?
We’re doing great! Since releasing the album a few months ago we’ve gotten nothing but great feedback. We’re really pleased with the reception of the new material.
What was the inspiration behind your new album ‘Stumble’?
Musically we each have a variety of differing tastes and influences, but I’d say we’re all drawn to faster paced songs with strong melodies and interesting riffs. As for the lyrics, if you read through each song you’ll see a lot of effort was put into creating original subject matter, into avoiding falling into the pitfall of writing the same songs that’ve been written a million times before. So we end up with personal songs, but also a song about the life of Alan Turing and another about Montreal’s own Shotgun Menard who lead quite an incredible life.
Can you talk me through your song writing process?
Danarky: I do some form of songwriting just about every single day. The second I come up with an interesting riff I’ll record it, and any time I find inspiration for a subject or an interesting lyric I’ll write it down immediately. In the end I produce demos at home and send them to the band and then with the Naj, Skid Marc and Brent Over we transform the songs together until they have the Society’s Ills sound that we’re all happy with.
Where do you hope this release will take you?
We’re in our 11th year as a band, and we did everything we could to make this a professional release – working again with the always awesome Ryan Battiztuzzi and getting the legendary Blasting Room for the mastering, so we’re hoping that some new opportunities and new doors are opened to us. For instance, we’d love to play some more festivals and play more opening slots for touring bands. Most importantly though we’d like to reach new audiences, and so far I can say that based on college radio Earshot charts and Google search results with blogs in various languages touting the album I’d say that we’re on the right path to achieving that goal!
Do you have any plans to tour the album and are there any bands you would like to tour with and where?
We had an amazing launch show at L’Esco with openers Gilbert et les amis de Tom and our good buds Guttrot but as far as tour plans are concerned, most of us have spent a good deal of time out of town this summer so we’re a bit behind on organizing that! We’ll definitely be hitting up a number of Ontario and Quebec dates, and would eventually love to head over to Europe. There are so many awesome bands we’d love to tour with.
As a scene, do you think punk is dead, or very much alive amongst modern music?
As far as the scene is concerned, there is no shortage of bands and fans that are extremely passionate about punk rock – and this we’ve seen consistently in all of our years in operation in every city and town in which we’ve played. There will always be other trends but the punk scene has the best people and is very much alive.
Lastly, what would be your advice for budding punk artists?
We’ve outlived a number of amazing local acts and I think it’s because we’re very good longtime friends and we always enjoy jamming and playing shows. We want to keep moving the bar forward but we’re not going to throw in the towel if we don’t “make it”, because we’d still be doing this even if no one was listening!
Thanks for doing this. Any final words?
Thank you for publishing the awesome album review and for this interview – it is publications such as yours that help independent acts such as ours reach new audiences, and it helps audiences discover new artists… and like us, I’m sure you’re doing it for the passion and not for the $!

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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has announced the creation of a new Academic Subcommittee within the Homeland Security Advisory Council. According to a statement, Wolfe said the new subcommittee would “address matters at the intersection of homeland security and the academic community.”
In an internal memo written to Homeland Security Advisory Council Chair William Bratton on August 17, Wolf directed the new subcommittee to provide advice and recommendations on matters related to student and recent graduate recruitment, international students, academic research and faculty exchanges, campus resilience, and homeland security academic programs.
The directive comes as a number of professors and researchers have been arrested or indicted in the past few months for keeping their entanglements with the Chinese government secret. Researchers at universities such as Harvard University, West Virginia University, the University of Arkansas, Ohio State University, and Emory University have recently been apprehended based on their connections to Chinese talent recruitment programs.
At a speech in July, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of the infiltration of Chinese talent programs on American college campuses, saying “American taxpayers are effectively footing the bill for China’s own technological development.”
“China then leverages its ill- gotten gains to undercut U.S. research institutions and companies, blunting our nation’s advancement and costing American jobs,” said Wray, adding, “We are seeing more and more of these cases.”
According to Wolf, the Homeland Security Council subcommittee will be charged with:
-The threat of malign foreign influence in our academic institutions.
-The openness of research and exchange of ideas between academia and DHS, to include DHS research programs.
-Promoting campus resilience resources to address threats affecting K-12 and higher education institutions.
-International student engagement as it relates to immigration; and
-Monitoring student visa recipients who violate their status.
The Homeland Security Council was created by President George W. Bush following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Council is charged with, among other things, “the implementation of specific strategies to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist threats or attacks within the United States.”
According to Wolf’s directive, the first of the committee’s series of recommendations are due to the full Council no later than 180 days from the date of the subcommittee’s formation.


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Rizumi is a music visualizer application that draws graphic patterns by analyzing the music that is playing. What separates Rizumi from other music visualizers is that modern day visualizers often reacts better to electronic musics, but Rizumi was designed to produce interesting graphic patterns and shapes no matter what kind of music you are listening to.
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The Energy Ombudsman received a record number of complaints in the first half of 2014 – more than double the amount recorded in the second six months of 2013.
The ombudsman received a record 22,671 complaints from disgruntled consumers from January to June 2014 – a sharp increase on the 17,948 that it received for the whole of 2013.
Some 84% of the complaints related to billing as customers had inordinate bills delivered to them over the year.
June saw the most complaints in a single month with 4,124 unhappy customers taking formal issue, a 216% increase on June 2013 figures.
"The spike in complaints is in part a result of the rising cost of living, but also as a result of consumers becoming more aware of their rights – and feeling more empowered to act and fight for a fair deal," said Lewis Shand Smith, chief energy ombudsman.
"Addressing these concerns is crucial to restoring consumer confidence in the sector."
In addition to the mother lode of billing-related complaints, transfer issues made up 13% of all complaints.
The statistics come just days after the Citizens Advice released figures showing that the number of complaints during the first quarter of 2014 from customers of npower and Scottish Power doubled thanks to problematic new billing systems.
Complaints about npower rose from 306.8 for every 100,000 customers during the closing months of 2013, to 592.4 between January and March - or one complaint for every 168.8 customers.
Scottish Power received 197.7 complaints per every 100,000 customers – up from 100.5, stated Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland.


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This is not a Linksys problem. It is most likely a problem with your router. Is it possible that your router cannot offer more than a few clients Internet access? Some routers are restricted to the number of users it can handle. This is usually done purposely to ISP-provided routers to avoid too many users on a broadband connection. Remember, broadband Internet speed is restricted to how many users are on a particular loop (your neighbors). There are many restrictions to broadband Internet users (ie, other email accounts, web services that are running on your computer - Win2k and XP pro, etc.). You may want to check with your ISP. With a broadband modem attached to a switch, the ISP usually requires a separate Internet IP address for each computer on the network. It will restrict the users to two or three computers for a hub attached to the modem but will not require a separate IP address for each one.
You may be slightly confused on how the router can tell how many computers are attached but it is true that it can. They can do this via DHCP (most likely this is the case in your scenario) or through NAT (Network Address Translation allows a communication directly with the one IP address to your internal IP address).
Other networking issues such as IP address octals also can be a concern here. However, you indicate connectivity inside and no connectivity outside. This is an issue with what IP addresses you assign. For example, you cannot access a 10.10.1.1 IP addressed computer if your IP address is 192.168.1.1.
In addition, are you running Zone Alarm or other personal firewall? These can also be causing your problems if improperly configured. I would UNINSTALL (not disable) any firewall software to test this theory.
You may also try to renew your IP address registration with your cable modem DHCP. You can do this by going to the 'run' command off the start menu and typing 'winipcfg'. Choose your adapter from the dropdown box then click 'renew' button. This will get you another IP address assignment from the router. My guess is that if you do this while one of the other computers are not operating and your problem is associated with restricted users on the router, then you will regain access to the Internet but your other computer will now exhibit the problem.
Other issues with Windows 98 can relate to DNS server resolution for websites. You may try asking your ISP for the primary and secondary DNS server addresses and set these with your network settings. This information is usually given in the subscription packet of info that your ISP gave you after install. Otherwise, you may find it on their website or by calling them. You can try this DNS server (ONLY AS A TEST!!!) to test this theory (you will need to restart the computer after you set this DNS address as your primary): 220.127.116.11.
Hope this troubleshooting guide helps you out (and others).


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I recorded a standup comedy special called “Brock Wilbur: 28 Years Later.” It was filmed on my birthday at the historic Club Fais Do-Do Theater in Los Angeles. The film is 76 minutes in length, and you can download it directly to your computer.
Thank you all for your support and I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it.
“Wilbur is a comedian that will quickly enrapture audiences with quirky and original material, appealing to multiple tastes in nerdiness and pop-culture alike… Make no mistake; the material is flat out funny.” -Nate Rankin, America’s Comedy
“Trust me, this dude is going places, take this chance to say you knew him when.” -Joanna Robinson, Pajiba
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“One of those performers who seems to come out of nowhere, and then they’re EVERYWHERE. I don’t think he’d have it any other way; the man’s certainly got work ethic. Wilbur has managed to pull off what takes most comedians a decade.” -Megan Rosenbloom
“Brock Wilbur brings a very unique brand of caustically hilarious, self-deprecating humor to the stage. His wit is rooted in a hyper-intelligent, visionary world-view uncommon of someone his age and experience. I really look forward to seeing what comes next from this affable, giant jokester!” -Amazon Review


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As we quickly head into the heart of festival season, the team behind the renowned CRSSD Festival, FNGRS CRSSD, has announced the artist lineup for the return of DAY.MVS XL to San Diego this summer!
After a wildly successful debut last year, the festival will be returning to San Diego’s Waterfront Park showcasing electronic music’s latest and greatest on August 6 and 7.
Once again boasting a lineup focused on house, techno, and eclectic live acts delivering the soundtrack to the weekend just steps from the Pacific Ocean, DAY.MVS XL 2022 will feature Eric Prydz, ANNA, Ben Böhmer live, Purple Disco Machine, Claptone, Dixon, Vintage Culture, Spencer Brown, VNSSA, and many more!
Take a peek at the initial artist lineup below. General on-sale begins Wednesday, April 13 at 11AM PST at crssd.com/daymvsxl.
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Vigils is a short but beautiful album, as long as one ignores the elephant in the room. Fortunately, it’s a small elephant ~ a long vocal track embedded at the album’s center. After 15 minutes of lovely piano, plus the contributions of site favorites Iskra String Quartet, one has almost reached the clouds; but the unexpected interruption drags the listener back to earth. Remove this piece, and nothing is left to break the spell.
Birkin’s album began as a series of haunted piano works recorded in an old barn. Each piece possessed the same title, and shared the theme of “watching.” Then other, newer inspirations spilled forth – mist, telephone lines, “destructive physics” – and more pieces were added to the set. Enter the quartet, and alchemy was achieved.
The sense of haunting is still apparent, although this particular haunting is not of the ghostly kind. Instead, it’s the regret of years gone by, paths not taken, blessings unnoticed, the sense of something just beyond the reach. On the album’s sparser tracks, a dew of loneliness settles on the keys. Nothing seems to threaten the composer as long as he plays, but he seems reluctant to surrender the ivories, lest the outer mist become an inner mist, and turn his heart to frost. These works are interspersed with fuller selections, some of which include electronics, especially the brief yet effective “The Human Voice” (which ironically does not contain the human voice).
In the most memorable tracks, all of the elements coalesce. “Night Sun” is the album’s highlight, with dark cello balanced by light glockenspiel. One can sense the shimmer in the evening air. When the violins enter, they contribute the sense that all the watching has paid off. A certain connection has been formed between piano and strings, artist and moon, music and listener, intimating a potentially deeper connection between human beings. The twinkling piano of “Vigil III” continues this sense of hopefulness, which soars across a sea of reflection in “Vigil V”, landing safely in the final, wistful vigil. Now that the moon has entered its fullest phase, the artist can rest, knowing the watch will continue in his absence. (Richard Allen)


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The Gulf is seeing a huge expansion in air cargo facilities. However, with smaller airports already being squeezed, will there be enough business to go round?
|~||~||~|Anyone who has tried to find a parking space at the Dubai Cargo Village can tell you that air cargo in the Middle East is growing at a phenomenal rate. The cargo terminal is hive of activity, full of lorries and vans on one side, and with freighters and passenger planes on the other.
Any free space left over is probably the site of construction work, as the new Mega Cargo Terminal begins to take shape. However, this scene is being repeated across the UAE and the rest of the Middle East. Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Bahrain and Doha all have sizeable air cargo sectors and plans to build yet more facilities. Dubai trumps them all, though, with its huge plans for the Jebel Ali Airport City. However, with so much air cargo capacity being added in the local market, and with smaller airports already feeling the pinch, will there really be enough demand to satisfy all of this supply?
It is undeniably true that air cargo traffic has been growing at an enormous rate at many airports in the Middle East. Dubai, for instance, which has racked up double-digit growth for years, was expecting to handle 1.3 million tons in 2005, up nearly 15% on 2004. Other airports reported similarly growth patterns, if from smaller bases. Abu Dhabi was looking at growth of nearly 30%, driven by the arrival of Etihad Airway, in particular. Bahrain was reporting an increase above 20% in cargo traffic for at least the fifth year in a row, while Doha Airport was also seeing strong growth driven by Qatar Airways Cargo.
Ali Kombargi, director of Sharjah Airport’s freight centre, who was forecasting a 35% increase in traffic for 2005, speaks for many of his regional counterparts when he says this growth ‘give us pleasure and headaches at the same time.’
“I don’t know if we will be able to maintain this growth, as we will have had almost 90% more [cargo] than what we had in 2004… [and] we have not had a 90% increase in personnel to cope with the extra traffic,” he adds.
The rapid growth of the region’s air cargo sector is expected to continue. IATA, for instance, predicts an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 5.1% for air freight flowing from Europe to the Middle East up to 2009. On the Asia/Pacific to Middle East sector, it is even more buoyant, forecasting an AAGR of 8.8% over the same timeframe, against a global AAGR of 6.1%.
This growth is being driven by a range of factors, including the open skies policies operated in the UAE and other countries, the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan and the general growth of the region, particularly Dubai. “If you look at Dubai today, it is a hub for so many different industries, so many exhibitions, and there are so many people coming in and buying from Dubai,” notes Ali Al Jallaf, director, Dubai Cargo Village. “We are not manufacturing, but we see a lot of people coming in from Africa, the Middle East and India to buy goods.”
Airports across the region are ramping up their cargo capacity to try to grab a slice of this demand. Kuwait, for instance, only has limited air cargo facilities at the moment, but the government is planning to build a new cargo village. Bahrain also has plans to develop a cargo/logistics zone on the northern side of its airport, which will probably have dedicated freighter parking aprons and facilities.
In Doha, meanwhile, Qatar Airways is preparing for a huge boost in its cargo facilities. The present airport only has a small amount of cargo space, including a 32,500 m2 terminal for the flag carrier. In 2008, however, operations will move to the new airport, where Qatar will have its own semi-automated 700,000 m2 facility. “We have outgrown the [current] airport facilities,” says Bruce Gillette, QR’s general manager, cargo. “Qatar Airways has had explosive growth over the last three or four years.”
The UAE, however, is the site of the biggest cargo developments. Sharjah, for instance, only opened terminals 4 and 5 of its freight centre two years ago, but the airport is already building new warehouses. It also has plans for a sixth terminal and for six additional freighter parking spaces. Abu Dhabi also has huge expansion plans for both its passenger and cargo operations. The current airport is being expanded, and it will soon be replaced by a new midfield terminal complex, which will boost 80 contact gates and sizeable cargo facilities.
The biggest player in the local cargo market though is Dubai, which also has the biggest expansion plans. These begin at the current Cargo Village, where a new Mega Cargo Terminal is under-construction. This facility, which will be used by Emirates SkyCargo, will raise the airport’s total cargo capacity to 2 million tons per annum. However, the Cargo Village may soon be dwarfed by the new 25 km2 Jebel Ali Airport City, which is located 40 km away, next to Dubai’s main seaport and industrial free zone. The full plans for this facility, which will launch next year, is for an annual capacity of 12 millions tons per year. The six runway airport is scheduled to be built up in phases over the next 45 years, but the backers are already reporting strong interest. In Dubai Logistic City, for instance, which will be the heart of the airport’s cargo sector, a total of 1.4 million m2 of land had been leased to 35 companies by the end of November 2005.
Jebel Ali Airport will be nowhere near its full size for many years, but the potential surge in capacity is already being felt at other airports. At Dubai Cargo Village, for instance, plans for two more mega cargo terminals have been put on the back burner. “We will first see the reaction of Jebel Ali, which will be part of the total air cargo development in Dubai,” says Al Jallaf.
Plans for the operations and management of Dubai’s two airports are still to be finalised, but Al Jallaf is keen to stress that they will work together. This may well see the two facilities coming under the same management structure, and it will certainly include strong transport links between the two sites, either a bonded trucking service or a railway. “I do not know why people assume the Cargo Village and Jebel Ali are in competition,” says Al Jallaf.
“They are not in competition. It does not matter if the cargo comes here or goes to Jebel Ali… Jebel Ali is complimentary to the Cargo Village,” he adds.
For other local airports though, Jebel Ali, along with Dubai’s wider surge in cargo capacity, clearly is competition. How they will react is unclear, partly because of the lack of details about the timeline for the Jebel Ali project and about how the two Dubai airports will co-operate. “We don’t know,” says Kombargi. “Up to now, nobody knows what Jebel Ali Airport is really going to be like.”
“If Jebel Ali is going to be just for freighters, how is the cargo going to go from Jebel Ali to Dubai? Shippers are going to have to see this and to see how [reliable] the service is,” he adds. “Meanwhile, we have to work as normal. We know there is a big investment there at Jebel Ali Airport, but our services will remain the same and we hope our clients stick to us.”
However, the new Jebel Ali airport may also create opportunities for other local airports by drawing in more cargo for the entire region. “I really hope that once the Jebel Ali airport is functioning, they will realise that they can use Sharjah as an extension of Dubai Airport,” says Kombargi. “There are many ways that we could work together.”
Sharjah already does work with Dubai airport in a number of ways, including receiving goods for Dnata, so it has benefited from both its own growth and from that of its neighbour’s. However, other airports within the UAE have not been as fortunate. Both Fujairah and Ras Al khaimah airports, for instance, have seen their cargo traffic fall by at least 20% over the last 12 months. A range of factors has attributed to these dramatic dips, predominately the fact that both airports are small facilities with no home carrier. However, their declines certainly suggests that the ‘build it and they will come’ approach that seems to guide other airport projects in the region may not hold water.
Some of the issues that have hurt Fujairah, for instance, may also affect larger airports. In particularly, V. Suresh, Fujairah International Airport’s cargo supervisor, points to tough competition from other airports that are able to offer cheaper rates, and a drop in demand to key destinations, particularly Russia. “In December, we used to be hectic with Moscow flights, mainly consumer electronics, but these are all going direct now,” he says.
The rising price of aviation fuel is also forcing customers to look at alternative means of transportation. In particular, road haulage has become a much more viable option for intra-Middle East traffic since the formation of the GCC Customs Union two years ago. Previously, goods had to be flown just to avoid lengthy customs checks at land borders. However, the introduction of the customs union is leading to an increase in road traffic within the Gulf and to the Levant, mirroring that seen in Europe after the launch of the single market there. “We used to have loads to Oman, Kuwait and Doha, for instance, but these all now go by truck,” says Suresh. “This used to be good business for us.”
The use of road transport within the region is only likely to grow more, especially now that the big integrators are starting to invest heavily in developing regional road networks. TNT, for instance, is aiming to double the revenue generated by its Middle East road network within the next three year. Aramex is similarly investing in building a trucking hub in Jebel Ali and a region-wide trucking network. “A lot of freight in the Middle East is moving from airfreight to land freight,” says Iyad Kamal, vice president, logistics & ground services, Aramex.
The rise of intra-regional road haulage will obviously not be the death knell for the local air cargo industry, which is heavily reliant on long-haul transhipments, but it could well slow growth. It will also level the playing field in a way, as airports with smaller home markets will be more easily able to truck goods to neighbouring cities and countries.
This is particularly true in the Gulf, a small region with dense populations centres. However, the trucking companies will also go where the business is, which is drawing them to large airports that can offer volumes. Dubai, for instance, now has regular trucking services across the GCC and up to Egypt and the Levant, which are further spreading its catchment area. “The trucking system is helping us get more airlines coming in,” says Al Jallaf.
A more significant threat to existing airports could be stability in Iraq and Afghanistan. At present, reconstruction efforts and the US military presence in these countries is sucking in huge amounts of air cargo, which is transiting via the Gulf. However, in the longer term, this traffic is sure to slow and/or go directly to Basra, Baghdad and Kabul. “The Iraqi market and the Afghanistan market are ad hoc,” says Riyadh Al Maskati, cargo manager, Bahrain Airport Services (BAS). “This [freight] can come and go, and it is not a solid base for a business.”
Sharjah has also benefited from the flood of traffic into Iraq and Afghanistan. It has, for instance, handled the new Iraqi currency, the ballot boxes for the Iraqi elections, and a host of other UN and US shipments. However, Kombargi is aware that this traffic may one day come to an end, so the airport is actively looking to grow traffic to and from other markets. “Maybe the Americans will be staying [in Iraq] for 10 years, or maybe there are staying for 10 days, we just do not know,” he says.
“We are therefore now concentrating on the traditional destinations that we used to have,” he explains. “For instance, we used to be very strong towards Asia, but these destinations are not now as strong as they used to be. However, we feel this is regular traffic and we should concentrate on it more.”
Alongside these external challenges though, the sheer growth in capacity will also create its own challenges. Even assuming that the region’s overall air cargo traffic grows at a generous 10% AAGR, it is clear that the airport capacity is growing much more quickly. As such, there may well be some airport cargo managers looking at empty terminals in the years ahead. “I think the traffic will be there, but whether it will keep everybody happy is very difficult to judge,” says Al Maskati.
“Not everybody is going to survive,” adds Gillette. “Some of these airports will be under-utilised, as we do not have the market here within the Middle East to support the growth you are going to see.”
Which airports will be forced to scale back on their ambitions remains to be seen, but it is clear which factors will drive future growth. The biggest will undoubtedly be a strong home carrier that is able to generate cargo, while also providing the onward connections needed to turn an airport into a hub. Emirates SkyCargo, for instance, accounts for more than 50% of the traffic flowing through Dubai Cargo Village, while Etihad and Qatar Airways also generate significant chunks of business in Abu Dhabi and Doha, respectively.
Bahrain, meanwhile, is home to both Gulf Air, which is increasingly focusing on cargo, and to DHL’s regional hub, which gives it a solid foundation. Airports without home carriers to drive traffic into them can clearly suffer. Fujairah, for instance, did have an all-cargo carrier called Connect Air, but this has long since been grounded. A resumption of services may be the only way to kickstart the airport’s cargo business. “A UAE freighter service is my dream,” says Suresh.
Sharjah also does not have its own scheduled cargo carrier. However, it is home to a large number of charter operators predominately flying Russian aircraft, as well as being a mini-hub for Martinair. It also attracts a large number of scheduled freighter operations, including Lufthansa, which has handling rights at the airport, Cargolux and Khalita Air. However, none of these airlines is tied to the airport indefinitely, and none can provide a range of direct connections from Sharjah to rival those on offer at Dubai or Abu Dhabi, for instance. As such, the emirate is thinking about launching freighter services through Air Arabia, its low cost airline, which currently does not carry cargo. “This is going to be the next step,” says Kombargi. “Air Arabia has always been thinking about operating freighters and they are looking for the right aircraft.”
“However, Etihad is not leaving any destinations undiscovered. Their freighters fly everywhere,” he adds. “Basically, we wanted to do what Etihad has already done, and I think they are ahead of us. They also have more potential and more funds,” he admits.
In terms of attracting non-home carriers, prices and services will be the key to success. Charges will be particularly problematic for airports, as handling in the Middle East is already fairly cheap by international standards. As such, any potential price war would only hurt the airports. “Competition is not just cutting rates,” notes Kombargi. “If you cut your rates, the other [airport] will cut their rates, and the airlines will take advantage of that.”
Services will therefore be vital for competing airports, ranging from efficient handling and quick customs clearance to good IT systems in the warehouse. Larger airports may have an advantage here, as they are able to invest in such services. Dubai Airport, for instance, has built an express handling centre, the much-delayed Flower Centre, which should open soon, as well as helping the Emirates Group’s IT arm, Mercator, develop a new back end cargo handling system, Chameleon. “We are not just taking the money and putting it in our pocket, we are using it for re-investment,” comments Al Jallaf.
However, size is not everything when it comes to service levels. Indeed, with less traffic to worry about, smaller airports are often able to clear and load goods more quickly than larger facilities. Yet, by definition, these airports will also be able to offer less connections and less business, which may counter the advantages offered by quicker handling. As such, Al Jallaf is confident, that although finding a parking space may remain a problem at the Cargo Village, finding cargo will not be.
“It is not just one business, it is also the surrounding businesses that Dubai has and that some other airports do not have,” he says. “And, if you do not have the complete infrastructure, you will not make it.”||**||

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We all have that one friend whose first and only choice for food will be the famous Jollibee, which hit our shores in 2013 and has seen snaking queues every day since. Another eatery beloved by Filipinos will be joining the club soon—Shakey’s Pizza. Set to open its first outlet in Lucky Pizza, fans can expect to spend their cheat days on a cheesy pizza, hopefully when Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) restrictions ease and we’re all allowed to dine in again.
Shakey’s Pizza boasts a plethora of thin crust pizzas deemed to be world famous and the best-tasting, so get ready for a solid feast. Options include a new Glazed Bacon Pizza Americana, which is topped with sweet bacon and parsley. You can also give the Manager’s Choice Pizza Americana a shot, an upgraded version of their original Manager’s Choice.
These Manager’s Choice pizzas are loaded with ham, beef, Italian sausage, green bell peppers, and onions, and topped with the mozzarella cheese we all love. Steak enthusiasts will definitely not want to miss out on the Angus Steakhouse Pizza, made with Angus beef, mushrooms, onions, and topped with crunchy potato strings. This carb-on-carb combination might just result in elevated blood pressure, but it’s definitely not a mi-steak placing our order for three of these, thank you very much.
No feast is complete without a hefty portion of sides, and Shakey’s Pizza takes the lead with this one. Go ham with their Mojos ‘n’ Dip, which feature their signature fried potato slices, to be enjoyed with sauces like the Zesty Caesar, Garlic Ranch, Smoky Barbeque or Cheddar De Luxe dips. If your family’s full of meat-lovers, top up extra for the Chicken ‘n’ Mojos Blowout, which comes with 20 pieces of fried chicken and a basket of Mojos.
Shakey’s Pizza’s official launch is unconfirmed, though we’ve all got our fingers crossed that we’ll be able to celebrate it in person at Lucky Plaza real soon.
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1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
1/3 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons sliced green onions
1 package cream cheese, softened (8 ounces)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder1 can tuna, drained (5 ounces)
3 cups fresh vegetables, such as sliced mushrooms, cherry tomato halves, chopped broccoli
1 cup shredded cheese (4 ounces)
1. Heat oven to 450 degrees F. In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, boiling water and onions until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes.
2. In ungreased 12-inch pizza pan, pat dough with floured hands, forming 1/2-inch rim.
3. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 10 minutes.
4. In medium bowl, stir cream cheese, sour cream, dill weed, garlic powder and tuna until smooth; spread evenly over crust. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled. Just before serving, top with vegetables and cheese. Cut into bite-size wedges. Refrigerate any remaining wedges.


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For a great day of swimming, kayaking, or fishing in the waters of Port Hacking, take the family to Bonnie Vale picnic area in Royal National Park, near Bundeena.
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Enjoy a barbecue and laze under the trees at Girahween picnic area in Wolli Creek and leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind.
Visit beautiful Congwong Beach, in La Perouse, perfect for swimming, picnics, snorkelling and fishing. Only 15km from central Sydney, this family friendly beach is also close to cafes and walks.


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- ADA was in a strong bearish market structure.
- The coin could drop to $0.2963, as trading volume and active addresses declined.
- A candlestick close above $0.3026 will invalidate the above forecast.
Cardano [ADA] was in an extended price pullback that threatened to slip lower. At press time, it was trading at $0.2992 but still looked slippery. As suggested by technical indicators and on-chain metrics, a drop to $0.2963 could be feasible.
If the bearish momentum prevailed, ADA investors could gain from a short-selling opportunity if the price falls to $0.2963.
ADA forms a bullish hammer: Will bulls come to the rescue and push the price up?
At the time of writing, ADA recorded a bullish hammer (second-last green candlestick with extended tail wick). It showed that bulls opposed selling pressure despite being overwhelmed at the time of publication.
So will the bulls overcome and push it up, or will selling pressure increase? Technical indicators suggested the latter at press time. The Relative Strength Index moved into a lower range bordering the oversold area. This showed that selling pressure had increased and could undermine ADA bulls.
In addition, the On Balance Volume has been recently making lower lows, which could also undermine buying pressure. Therefore, ADA could drop to $0.2963.
However, a candlestick close above $0.3016 would invalidate the above bearish outlook, especially if BTC is bullish. Such an upward move could set ADA to retest several resistances, with the immediate level at $0.3026.
Active addresses drop while sentiment remains negative
Cardano saw a drop in sentiment into the negative territory, showing a bearish outlook. In addition, trading volume dropped slightly.
At press time, the active addresses in the past hour had declined, until press time. It is worth noting that active addresses were erratic, with an uptick and downtick closely together. It showed a fluctuating number of accounts trading ADA, making it harder to point to the exact possible market direction.
The performance of BTC can offer the necessary guidance. A bearish BTC could thus expose ADA to more selling pressure. However, a bullish BTC will pull ADA up and invalidate the above bearish forecast.

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Recognition & Results
Fall 2014 Results
Spring 2013 Results
For the fourth time and third year in a row, Lone Star College-CyFair’s Tennis Team has claimed the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Tennis On Campus Texas Club of the Year titleAt the recent state competition, LSC-CyFair finished ninth among 69 teams, which was the highest among community colleges and the college’s top team had a 7-1 record, said Coach Tim Sebesta. In addition to skills and sportsmanship while competing on the court, teams are recognized for their community service off the court.
“The players on the LSC-CyFair Tennis Team are committed to serving the community as well as participating at a high level on the court against 4-year colleges and universities,” said Coach Tim Sebesta. “Their commitment to each is extraordinary and they are recognized each year by the USTA for their achievements."
Among those USTA achievements are being named Texas Club of the Year in 2009, 2011 and 2012 as well as National Club of the Year Award in 2011. With this year’s honor, the team receives an automatic bid to nationals in April.
“Our team’s primary goal is to introduce tennis to a wide variety of populations and to grow the game of tennis in the Houston area,” Sebesta said. “We also believe in giving back to the community that gives so much to us. The underserved and populations in need are near and dear to our program.”
Spring 2011 ResultsLSC-CyFair tennis team was chosen as state and national Tennis on Campus Club of the Year.
The team will be participating in the Tennis on Campus National Tournament on April 7-9, 2011 in Cary, North Carolina and will also receive their National Club of the Year award on April 9, 2011 in Cary, North Carolina!
Fall 2010 ResultsThe LSC-CyFair tennis team participated in 3 Regional Tennis on Campus events in the state of Texas.
Our dual match record for the fall of 2010 was 3-0 and we swept ten of the twelve the divisions at the Lone Star College-CyFair Invitational in November.
We were involved in numerous community service activities because our team believes in giving back to the community that gives so much to our program. A link to our work with veterans returning from Iraq/Afghanistan is http://www.ultimatecyfair.com/stories/2410-lsc-tennis-outreach-helps-disabled-veterans
Groups we were involved with in the fall semester are listed below.
Special Olympics, Cypress Assistance Ministries, National Junior Tennis League, CAPS pet shelter, Hearthstone Assisted Living Center, USTA Big Serve, Lieder Elementary, Adopt-a-Highway, Habitat for Humanity,
Spring 2010 Results
The LSC-CyFair tennis team defeated Iowa State to win the Copper Division at nationals in Phoenix, Arizona. LSC-CyFair posted wins over Virginia Commonwealth, Puerto Rico, and the University of Delaware. Our overall record was 4-3 and this was an awesome accomplishment because this was our second time at nationals and we were one of only two community colleges present.
Our dual match record for the spring of 2010 was 4-0 and we swept all the divisions at the LSC-CyFair Invitational in April.
Subsequently, the tennis team even received further recognition for their well-deserved accomplishments in an article written by the Cypress Times! You can read the article here.
Tennis Team pointing at "Lone Star Community College-CyFair" at the 2009 National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona
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Spring 2009 Results
The LSC-CyFair tennis team ended up with a winning record at nationals. LSC-CyFair was the only community college team participating out of the 64 teams from around the United States and Puerto Rico. The team started out in pool play with 3 other teams. Our pool consisted of University of California-Berkley (2008 Finalist), University of Central Florida (2009 3rd Place) and Drexel University. We lost to UC-Berkley but we won 3 of the 5 matches. UC-Berkley ended up with the win because of a higher overall game score. We lost a tough match to the University of Central Florida and ended up beating Drexel University.
This put us in the Bronze Division because we ended up 1-2 in pool play. We won our first round match against Loyola University and lost a very close match in the second round to Central Washington University. The match came down to a sudden death point in the super tiebreaker. After that we beat St. Louis University and finished it off with an impressive win over Auburn University.
Our overall record was 4-3 and this was an awesome accomplishment because this was our first time at nationals and we were the only community college present.
Billie Jean King and Katrina Adams were also in attendance at various matches and the awards banquet. Additional pictures of the team are on the USTA and Tennis on Campus Website. There was a player feature article on Andra Yanchenko. The link is http://www.tennisoncampus.com/News/SecondServeAtLife.htm
Lone Star College-CyFair Tennis Coach Wins National Tennis Ace Award
Fall 2008 Results
The Lone Star College-CyFair Tennis Team won all 3 dual matches for the fall of 2008. We started off the semester with an impressive 19 match to 14 match win over a tough squad from Rice University. We won our next 2 dual matches against the University of Houston and LSC-Kingwood/Montgomery. Please look for our schedule and come support our team!
Spring 2008 Results
Congratulations to the Lone Star College-CyFair Tennis Team for their impressive performance at the USTA Tennis on Campus State Championship in College Station. The team had wins over club squads from the University of St. Thomas, UTSA, West Texas A&M University, University of Texas and Texas A&M University. The team ran into some stiff competition against Baylor and suffered a narrow loss to Texas Tech University in the finals of consolation in the Gold Division. Lone Star College-CyFair was one of the few community colleges competing in a field of over 60 teams from 20 different colleges and universities.
Fall 2007 Results
Cy-Fair College Club Tennis Team Nearly Upsets Texas A&M University Club Team at Regional USTA Tennis on Campus Tournament!
Texas A&M University, 3-time defending national champion, was nearly upset by the Lone Star College–CyFair Club Team this past Saturday . Lone Star College–CyFair was within one point of upsetting Texas A&M before Texas A&M mounted a comeback in mixed doubles. Jamie O’Leary finished the day undefeated in women’s singles with wins over club teams from Texas A&M University, the University of Texas and SMU. Jamie and Tania Chua also defeated the doubles team from Texas A&M University. After 2 tough losses to A&M and UT, Lone Star College–CyFair soundly defeated SMU and the second team from UT.


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With more than 40 reusable stickers, little girls will love decorating the big, colorful scenes and completing the fun activities based on the latest swashbuckling, computer-animated comedy from Disney. Expect adventure, heart, humor, and hair . . . lots of hair, when Disney Tangled comes to theaters Holiday 2010!Book Details: Format: Activity Book Publication Date: 9/14/2010 Pages: 12 Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
Join Tangled stars Rapunzel, Flynn, Maximus, and Pascal for a hilarious wedding adventure, based on the animated short. Follow along with the story on the CD, featuring real character voices, vivid sound effects, and word-for-word narration.Book Details:Format: Book+CDPublication Date: 6/26/2012Pages: 32Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
Expect adventure, heart, humor, and hair . . . lots of hair, when Disney Tangled comes to theaters Holiday 2010! With over 64 pages of gorgeous full-color illustrations, this hardcover Read-Aloud Storybook retells the complete story of the swashbuckling, computer-animated comedy.Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 9/14/2010Pages: 72Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
In this new telling of the classic fairy tale, audiences will be transported to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero, and of course the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses. Expect adventure, heart, humor, and lots and lots of hair when Rapunzel unleashes her locks in theaters for the 2010 holiday.With more than 60 full-color reusable stickers, you can relive your favorite moments from the movie and create a few new ones in the Tangled Ultimate Sticker Book.2010 DisneyBook Details: Format: Paperback Publication Date: 9/20/2010 Pages: 16 Reading Level: Age 5 and Up
After years of living in a tower, Rapunzel sets off on an adventure! Now fans of Walt Disney Studios' animated film, Tangled,can read along as they turn the pages at the sound of the chime. This delightful tale is accompanied by a CD that includes word-for-word narration, sound effects, and original character voices from the hit movie. Book Details: Format: Paperback Publication Date: 9/14/2010 Pages: 32 Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
Ferus Olin's allegiance is to the Jedi. But when he's summoned to see the Emperor, the Sith Lord makes him an offer he can't refuse. If he can manage to prevent a planet from plunging into chaos, the Empire will spare Ferus's captured friends. And if he doesn't . . . they'll die. Another heart-stopping Jedi adventure from bestselling author Jude Watson.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 8/1/2006Pages: 160Reading Level: Age 9 and Up
This full-color storybook features two new Disney Princess stories plus over 50 stickers. Little girls ages 3-7 will love reading about the further adventures of Rapunzel from Disney Tangled and Jasmine from Disney Aladdin in this deluxe two-in-one format.Book Details: Format: Box Set Publication Date: 8/9/2011 Pages: 32 Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
Come relive the stories of four beloved Disney Princesses: Cinderella, Belle, Ariel and Rapunzel. In this all-new original Movie Theater Storybook, the fun begins at lights-out! Featuring a brand-new cover and an added story about Rapunzel, this best-selling book has icons right on the pages that prompt girls to project the 20 movie images on the wall. Storybook comes with removable movie projector and five disks.Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 7/23/2013 Pages: 32 Reading Level: Age 4 and Up
Merdia, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Ariel, and Belle pop off the page in this exciting and interactive book with tabs and flaps! Each tab is shaped like a lovely Disney princess, and girls ages 2-5 can lift up the flaps to learn more fun facts about their favorite princesses.Book Details: Format: Board Book Publication Date: 7/23/2013 Pages: 16 Reading Level: Age 2 and Up
Now in diapers! For the youngest of readers who still prefer to chew on a book rather than read it, It's a Little Book asks what a book is for--Is it for chewing? Is it for wearing?--and answers the question in a warm and charming way. As funny and captivating as the bestselling It's a Book, It's a Little Book promises to delight a new generation of readers.Book Details:Format: Board BookPublication Date: 8/30/2011Pages: 24Reading Level: Age 1 and Up
Originally published in mini hardcover (paper over board) editions, four of Todd Parr's very first books are now available in a chunky board book format with brand new cover designs. Bold and bright, funny and reassuring, these are perfect packages for preschoolers and will stand up to the repeated readings they are guaranteed to get!Book Details:Format: Board BookPublication Date: 9/8/2004Pages: 24Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
Enjoyable, informative, and just plain nice.--Booklist From cuddling koalas to friendly penguins, an array of animals illustrates fun, sweet, and silly examples of how to be nice, showing simple ways young children can show they care for those around them. Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein's lyrical text and funny illustrations make this a wonderful introduction to manners. Book Details:-Format: Board Book-Publication Date: 12/5/2013-Pages: 30-Reading Level: Age 2 and Up
Teeth–they come in handy when you chew or smile! In Dr. Seuss’s hilarious ode to teeth, little ones will laugh out loud as they find out all the things teeth can do and how to take care of them so they last a lifetime! All the fun and charm of the original book are in this new board book version for the youngest readers.Book Details:Format: Board BookPublication Date: 6/24/2003Pages: 24Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
Children express different moods, including "I feel very mad," "I feel like reading books all day," and "I feel like wearing funny underwear."Book Details:Format: Board BookPublication Date: 9/21/2005Pages: 24Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
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Imagine how a a love of cycling might be combined with a British version of the great American drive-in cinema screening. . Welcome to the outdoor cycle-in cinema, where people rock up on their bikes, and connect them to a generator that powers the show.
The UK's first cycle-in cinema appeared at The Big Chill in 2007, provided by Magnificent Revolution, a collective of about 10 engineers, artists, and environmentalists. Since then, screenings are popping up at festivals and in arts spaces all over the country. Check out Manchester-based Pow Wow Pedal Power, Bristol's Spoke 'n' Chain, The Bristol Bike Project and Electric Pedals, which has taken cycle-powered cinemas to Brighton, Womad and locations around London.
On Sunday night I went to see – and participate in – a bicycle-powered of The Princess Bride at Hackney city farm, London. A stable of 12 bicycles in a field were hooked up to the projector and speakers, and set up to the sides of a large open-air cinema screen. You can bring your own bike to these events, but only the skinny-wheeled kind is suitable to be used in the generators – I was told my mountain bike tyres would make too much noise in the brackets.
Early on, people started piling in to sip wine and scoff vegan curries sitting in giant inflatable donuts or on picnic blankets, and before long someone gave some quick instructions and the first batch of human electricity generators hopped on the bikes. There are very few rules involved in the cycle-in cinema. They are: don't spin the wheels, don't cycle backwards, and lift your hand if you want someone to swap in for you.
Adam Walker, one of the organisers from the collective Magnificent Revolution, described how the cycles were able to power the event:
"As people start pedalling they turn the back wheel, which in turn is then turning a DC [ direct current] motor backwards. The principle is that any motor that you turn backwards becomes a generator. This produces a DC current, which flows into a large ultracapacitor. This is kind of like a battery, but it holds charge for a limited period of time, smoothing the flow of the current to the inverter and then to the projector and the sound system."
Each cyclist generates about 50 watts, which is enough to light up a low-power incandescent lightbulb. The projector and sound system on Sunday night were using around 400W. In theory you could get away with eight cyclists, then, but Walker explained that having 12 bikes made it easier and meant swapping in did not risk interrupting the film.
Indeed, the discreet whirring of pedal power made for a smooth viewing experience, apart from a couple of crackles in the sound. But in this festival-like and giggly atmosphere – with 160 other people swooning over the protagonists, enjoying the action, and quoting lines from the film – a few minor technical blips didn't make much difference.
It turns out that The Princess Bride was a good choice of film for the event in more ways than one. "It needs to be quite fast-paced so people keep the momentum up. If you wanted to show a German expressionist film it just wouldn't work," Walker said.
Caught up in the ambience of epic adventure, I took my chance to replace a flagging cyclist. Being part of the cycling pack there was a sense of camaraderie and the pleasure of contributing to the evening. The pedalling felt slightly uphill and feeling of resistance varied depending on how much electricity I was generating and how many people were cycling. Also, bass frequencies make the sound system take up more electricity than high ones.
Cycling isn't the most efficient way to generate electricity, however. It may not even be as low-carbon as you might expect, depending on what the cyclists have eaten. But Walker proposes that the cycle-in cinemas and Magnificent Revolution's workshops in schools are a great educational tool to promote an awareness of electricity. The hypothesis goes: electricity is invisible and it is easier to value if you experience it in a visceral way. The cycle-in cinemas can also promote the joys of cycling to the uninitiated in an safe and stable environment.
So what might a people-powered future look like? Will we be enslaved on our bikes, like hamsters in balls, as ludicrously opined in one 2009 episode of Bang Goes the Theory? I very much doubt it.
But there does appear to be potential for a practical application of the concept in human-driven gyms. Such gyms already exist in Portland, Oregon and Hong Kong. It seems silly we are not already powering the lights in the gym when hundreds of people are already expending energy on rowing machines and fitness bikes.


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Thanlyin is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port.
Thanlyin is connected to the country's fledgling highway network. The Thanlyin Bridge carries Highway 6, which links Yangon with the Thilawa port and Thanlyin Industrial Zone. The Thanlyin Bridge 2, under construction since 2003, will link Thanlyin to Highway 2, the Yangon-Mandalay highway. River ferries to the Irrawaddy delta over the Twante Canal are available from Yangon's passenger ports.
Thilawa port is the largest deep water sea port in the country, and handles the majority of the shipped imports and exports to/from the country.
Thanlyin is home to Myanmar Maritime University, one of the most selective universities in Burma. Since the early 2000s, students from Thanlyin and surrounding suburbs have to attend local universities: the University of East Yangon for liberal arts and sciences, Technological University, Thanlyin for engineering and Co-operative University, Thanlyin for business.


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I wanted to make a flash header.. for this website which I have made already but it will be better if I use flash header here with music.. and concept is still same.. we need to put our products in the header..
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It’s been about nine or so months since I switched the direction of my blog over from daily outfits to more writing & fuller content. I added in weekly encouragement posts, styled photo shoots, posts on where I’m at in life, & some random things in between. Fashion has been a love of mine for years now, but there’s more to life than the seemingly shallowness it can accidentily create. I wanted to let myself dig deeper to share on the realness of the everyday & where life can sometimes unexpectedly take us. I wanted to make a place that portrayed different aspects of the world we live in that affect us all. So today, I want to open up a bit & be real on why I chose to change this space to allow it to focus on three main things: life, style, & encouragement.
We’re all in this uncontrolling never ending cycle of time that we call life. Living life is inevitable & it’s something we’re literally all born to do. Live life. Get a life. Have a life. Create a life. Life is what you make it. That’s some of the things people say about “life”. But sometimes, I think life happens to us & we have no idea how to stop it or how to handle it. Life can be so overwhelming & we can often feel like we’re living it alone. Life is hard. And I want you all to know that. Life is almost never easy. Has anyone ever told you that? Because I will. Life sucks sometimes. I want to be real when it does. I want to tell you that it’s okay to think or feel this way. Life can be oh so great, but sometimes, it’s just honestly not. And that’s okay, but also, know this: life is important. Your life is important. And I want to share life with you. Because sometimes being honest & real is what can sometimes make life better. So I vow to write about life, & the good, the bad, the ugly, the beauty, the pain, the fear, the joy, the unknown, & the happiness it can bring.
I never thought I’d be someone who would live life through a creative lens. Being creative is something I thought I’d never be because I honestly don’t carry a single crafting gene in my body. But over the past few years I’ve developed a love for seeing ways things can be put together to create a certain aestethic or style. Style is something that can be expressed in so many ways & I find such a joy in discovering my own. I love seeing & sharing the style of others I’ve discovered that help influence my style as well. Style can’t be bottled up, sold, or told how to be made. It’s too powerful in it’s uniqueness to conform to one “it” thing. There’s style in the way you dress, the way you create, the way you decorate, the way you live, the way you present yourself, & in every single aspect of life. It’s all around us. I want to share that. So whether it’s through my creativeness or someone else’s creative dream, I want to be a platform that shows style in so many, well, styles.
Remember how I said life sucks sometimes? Well it does, & you’re a liar if you say it doesn’t. And sometimes the only thing that can get us through it is someone’s honest words of encouragement. That’s why every Monday I started bringing you a post of encouragement to start off the week with some realness & truth. Sometime I talk about how life gets better. Sometimes I talk about how you’re worth something greater. Sometimes I say that I don’t have the answer to anything, just like you. I think encouragement can come in different forms & mean something different to many people. Some say encouragement is supposed to always be positive. I say the most encouraging words are those that are real. So I’ll be real. I’ll be honest. Every week. Every post. I’ll write where I’m at & how I’m feeling. Because sometimes it’s encouraging to know you’re not alone in your darkness. Sometimes it’s encouraging to know that someone else is struggling also. Encouragement just means you’re not alone. So let’s not be alone together, okay?
This blog may change direction again in it’s due time. But for now, I hope that I can bring to you all that I have to offer on the subjects of life, style, & encouragement. I think these ideas are what encompass who I am right now. And I hope to share a bit of light in your life while exposing bits of mine.
Let me know what you think below! I want this space to be a place of openness, honesty, & the knowledge that you can always be real.
— abbey kay
*brought to you by a girl who’s life is currently being styled & is hoping to be a form of encouragement along the way