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Are you feeling OK? Our typical response it a quick, “I’m fine.” Even when it’s not true. It really is OK to not be OK. Even when others don’t know how to handle this truth. You don’t have to make yourself OK to be OK, in fact,...
Maybe I’m stating the obvious to some, but I titled this post with words I need to remember often. You don’t have to do it all. When I get an idea, I feel the need to act. When I see a need, I feel compelled to fill it. When I think someone else should do...
There have been more days than I can count where I lay in bed struggling to get up again. Heavy sobs fluctuated with numbness. The blankets that covered me a metaphor for the way I felt covered and hidden from a world that moved on without me. Somewhere inside, I...
If someone gives you a gift, you might feel good. Whether or not you’re prone to want gifts, gifts motivated by love are nice. Right? But, if you sense that they’re doing it out of obligation, or what they gave is something that offends, or it is...
He invites us in to be part of His plan for our children. ~ Shontell Brewer, Missionary Mom: Embracing the Mission Field Right Under Your Roof This quote stirs a mindset shift in me. At least, in the mindset I had as a young mom. In an effort to please God and do what...
Ever find yourself struggling through life’s challenges? Maybe you’re tired and weary. Maybe fears and doubts threaten your ability to live well as a Christian.
I believe God has more peace, joy, and freedom than many of us come to know. I want this for us.
I also believe God is bigger and better than any of us can ever know. I want us to see more of Him daily.
Here we’ll journey through areas of emotional health, soul care, and spiritual growth in order to cultivate a life-well lived and a soul well-nourished. Not a perfect life, but a life reliant on the One who is perfect.
While it may not be easy, it’s worth it.
**NOTE: I am not a licensed therapist or clinician. Any advice given on this site is strictly my observations and insights based on personal experiences and study. It should in no way take the place of professional assistance.
If you're ever in the Grand Rapids, MI area, visit @bakerbookstore! It's amazing how much is there. The used book section is huge, the new books and gifts selection is wide, and there are places to sit and enjoy your finds.
I haven't heard back from the person who emailed saying she was ready to end her life, and believe God is telling her to do it. Thank you to all of you who have prayed for her. Let's continue to pray for her, and anyone else ready to give in to the enemy's ploy.
For decades, I've wanted to be like Jessica Fletcher. Traveling. Seeing different friends. Solving mysteries.
I feel like her today as I travel throughout July & meet so may great people! I'm in introvert, & highly value connection.
No mysteries to solve though. Good thing. 😆
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Tesla's interest in the Indian market is growing.
The government is considering possible import tax reductions as it develops its electric vehicle (EV) strategy.
according to a report on Friday, for EV manufacturers eager to set up their production facilities in the nation.
The action attempts to give Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategy a big boost.
to dramatically increase the country's EV production capacity, according to sources cited by Reuters.
The government is thinking about lowering the import tax on electric cars (EVs) from 100% to 15%,
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Breckenridge is both a mountain town and a ski resort and is packed with plenty of Colorado history. It’s the oldest and largest town in Summit County, with about 250 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, making its Main Street an absolute dream to wander. There are tons of arts events and festivals all year, plus galleries, studios and shops worth checking out. In summer, you can enjoy the wildflowers in bloom in the surrounding areas, while in winter, Breckenridge Ski Resort provides some 2,908 acres (1,177ha) of the best skiing in the state.
Garden of the Gods is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A designated National Natural Landmark, the park draws in visitors from all over the country and many international travelers. These gorgeous sandstone formations were discovered by surveyors out from Denver; upon seeing the rocks merged with the Great Plains’ grasslands that meet the woodlands of the Southwest and mountain forests of Pike Peak, they declared it looked like a garden fit for the gods.
Start in Bighorn Canyon if you’re an experienced whitewater rafter. You can go for days and camp on the side of the river for a true nature experience. Royal Gorge and Browns Canyon are locations friendly to experienced or new rafters, with opportunities to do a multi-day trip or just try it out for the day. Take the time to explore this beautiful part of Colorado and maybe find a new hobby.
Buffalo Bill gained famed during his buffalo-hunting days, but he later went on to run a popular Wild West Show, drawing in big names like Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull. He died here in Colorado at Lookout Mountain, and Buffalo Bill’s Museum was built here to commemorate him. See his firearms and Native American artifacts, or learn more at Golden Buffalo Bill Days, a true celebration of the Wild West festival in the historic town of Golden.
Kids will enjoy the carousel and trips in airplanes and trains that entertain without being frightening. Island Kingdom Water Park is a huge wet playground within Elitch Gardens with a whole assortment of water slides, including ones with enormous drops, and others that hurtle you at high speed. For families and children there are a lazy river, a wave pool, and slides geared to small tykes.
If you’re going to summit one of Colorado’s “fourteeners” – a mountain peak that’s at least 14,000ft (4,267m) high – there’s no better way to do it than on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. The views you’ll see on the world’s highest cog railroad inspired the song America the Beautiful, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s a gorgeous ride, which takes place year-round.
Whether you visit Colorado in the summer or winter, take some time to get to know Vail. Enjoy a resort vacation in the winter for snowboarding or skiing, and treat yourself to some hot chocolate while looking at the mountain views. Or, explore the hiking trails around town or play a leisurely round of golf. If you plan ahead, you can drop in during one of their charming summer festivals.
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad starts in Antonito, Colorado, and runs all the way through to Chama, New Mexico, spanning a track of 64 miles. Take a trip back in time on this old fashioned, narrow gauge heritage railroad and enjoy the countryside as you pass through it. You’ll have a front seat view of Toltec Gorge, the inspiration for the name of this railroad.

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If Georgia music is on your mind, you now have less than three weeks to visit mecca.
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon will close July 12. The hall’s board of directors voted 4-3 Tuesday to shutter the museum, which lost its funding in the latest state budget.
The hall’s collection of memorabilia will be divided among three state colleges: the University of Georgia, Georgia State University and the University of West Georgia.
The museum counted four locals among its inductees and featured an exhibit dedicated largely to Savannah legends Johnny Mercer and Emma Kelly.
As chronicled in a column written three weeks ago, the loss of the hall is troubling. The museum is a great daytrip and has educational and cultural value.
However, the hall attracts roughly 40,000 visitors a year, about 35 percent of the total needed to break even. By comparison, the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base draws 600,000 guests a year.
Going strictly by the numbers, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame was a loser. Now that it’s going to close, the next question is: Where can we Savannahians see the memorabilia next? The hall hasn’t announced how it will break up its collection, and it’s sad that the closest of the three colleges that will inherit the memorabilia is almost four hours away.
Georgia Southern would have been a good home, particularly given Statesboro’s links to Emma Kelly (she lived in the ‘Boro and commuted to Savannah to work) and Greg Allman.
My guess is the Mercer-related material will end up at Georgia State, which already counts Mercer material among its collections. And the other hall of famer with Savannah connections, Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools, would probably feel most at home at the University of Georgia in Athens, where the band was born.
Anyway, maybe I will try and squeeze in one more visit to the music hall before it closes. I’ve been once and really enjoyed it. Have you visited the hall? Share your insights below.


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No matter where you're travelling—whether it's across town to your favorite department store or across the country to visit your relatives—you don't want to leave your four-legged friend alone at home. And now, with the PetEgo Universal Sport Bag Pet Carrier, you don't have to.
The go-anywhere PetEgo Universal Sport Bag is the ultimate home away from home for your pooch, cat, ferret, iguana or other small pet. These airline approved pet carriers let you fly with your furry friend riding in style inside their own cozy, hypoallergenic nest. And, you don't have to worry about Fido jumping out and roaming the cabin because it's equipped with a leash that connects to his collar.
Warm in winter and breezy in the summer, the PetEgo Universal Sport Pet Carrier Bag comes with a reversible pad that's lined with fleece on one side and nylon on the other side. The built-in poop bag dispenser keeps you ready to scoop at anytime, and the comfortable straps let you hold your pet carrier bag over your shoulder, in your hand or as a backpack. Plus, it's available in multiple colors and comes with a 1-year warranty.

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Cuban Foreign Minister: The blockade continues
Granma | Monday, 12 September 2016 | Click here for original article
Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, Minister of Foreign Relations, presented the report calling for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba which will be debated in the UN next month
Minister of Foreign Relations Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, presented the country's report on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 70/5, entitled, "The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States on Cuba," in a Havana press conference on September 9 2016.
During the reading of the report, which will be discussed for the 25th time by the General Assembly in October, the minister reaffirmed that the blockade continues despite statements made by the U.S. President almost two years ago calling for its end. This policy has been maintained and continues having a profound impact on the Cuban economy, and limiting the right to development of the Cuban people, the minister insisted.
"The blockade hurts the Cuban people. Need and hardship are daily occurrences for the Cuban family. The impact of the blockade on Cuba cannot be underestimated. It is the principal obstacle to national development," Rodríguez said.
"We recognise the progress in relations between the governments of Cuba and the United States, but effects include those on food, the pharmaceutical industry, foreign trade, and international cooperation, among others," he reported, adding that no sector is exempt from the blockade's impact, not health, social security, services, or education.
Between April of 2015 and March of 2016, the blockade's damage to Cuba has been estimated to be approximately $4.68 billion dollars, Rodríguez reported.
"For these reasons, the Cuban government will present to the UN General Assembly, the report entitled The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States on Cuba," he said.


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The fifth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia provides state-of-the-art guidance on anaesthetic practice. Now in full colour with a completely revised regional anaesthesia chapter and enhanced illustrations throughout, this edition remains the must-have resource for all those dealing with anaesthesia.

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Logitech launched two new wireless accessories designed to enhance the entertainment experience of the iPad, although both would work just as well for the iPhone and iPod touch. The first is the Logitech Wireless Headset that features a sleek over-the-ear design with a microphone and the second is the Logitech Wireless Boombox for blasting music from your iOS device.
The Logitech Wireless Headset connects to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch via Bluetooth and features laser-tuned drivers to produce rich stereo sound while minimizing distortion. The attached microphone features noise-canceling technology so that your voice comes across clear for either voice calls or FaceTime video chats. The rechargeable battery is rated for up to 6 hours.
The Logitech Wireless Boombox also connects to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch via Bluetooth. It features two 3-inch laser-tuned neodymium drivers along with two half-inch neodymium tweeters and four 2-inch passive radiators for a rich mid-range, crisp high notes, and a deep bass. It also offers a 3.5mm jack for connecting to other media players and its rechargeable battery is rated for up to 6 hours.
The Logitech Wireless Headset and the Logitech Wireless Boombox are both available now and are priced at $69.99 and $179.99, respectively. For more information, you can visit Logitech’s product pages.


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The following are the results of "A Long Way Home" books in our database. Click on the download or Read Now button to download or read "A Long Way Home" ebook in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audiobooks.
📒A Long Way Home ✍ Saroo Brierley
📝A Long Way Home Book Synopsis : First it was a media sensation. Then it became the #1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. Now it’s Lion, the major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara—nominated for six Academy Awards! This is the miraculous and triumphant story of Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and home in an incredible journey from India to Australia and back again... At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home, and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope.
📒Lion A Long Way Home ✍ Saroo Brierley
📝Lion A Long Way Home Book Synopsis : *** NOW NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS *** Lion is the heartbreaking and inspiring original true story of the lost little boy who found his way home twenty-five years later and is now a major film starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. As a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home. Five-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with his mother and three siblings... until the day he boarded a train alone and got lost. For twenty-five years. This is the story of what happened to Saroo in those twenty-five years. How he ended up on the streets of Calcutta. And survived. How he then ended up in Tasmania, living the life of an upper-middle-class Aussie. And how, at thirty years old, with some dogged determination, a heap of good luck and the power of Google Earth, he found his way back home. Lion is a triumphant true story of survival against all odds and a shining example of the extraordinary feats we can achieve when hope endures. 'Amazing stuff' The New York Post 'So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction' Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) 'A remarkable story' Sydney Morning Herald Review 'I literally could not put this book down. Saroo's return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit' Manly Daily (Australia) 'We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account...With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo...recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation' Weekly Review (Australia)
📒The Long Way Home ✍ Lydia Laube
📝The Long Way Home Book Synopsis : After her adventures Behind the Veil, our intrepid Lydia Laube returns to Saudi Arabia, collects and her pay, and then decides to take The. Long-Way Home via Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, and India. The usual mayhem ensues as, in her wake, ships sink, hotels explode, and wars erupt.
📒A Long Way Home ✍ Bob Golan
📝A Long Way Home Book Synopsis : Golan's book is an eyewitness account of some of the most important events of the 20th century. This is a fresh and engaging story of the experience of Jewish refugees in the Soviet Union and Israel as seen through the eyes of a boy.
📒Lion ✍ Saroo Brierley
📝Lion Book Synopsis : "Can you imagine being lost and not finding your way home again? Saroo Brierley became lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a family in Australia. Despite being happy in his new home, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. He pored over satellite images on Google Earth seeking out landmarks he recognised. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for. Then he set off on a journey back to India to see if he could find his mother. This inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds is now a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman."
📒The Long Way Home ✍ Lorraine Adamson
📝The Long Way Home Book Synopsis : This is a true story. It had to be; that was an edict handed down by God—yes, that God, the Supreme Authority, the Creator of heaven and earth and everything else. The God of “Thou shall not bear false witness.” So let me tell you about the family God placed me in. First, Neil Diamond isn’t really my father. No kidding, right? But knowing that Neil Diamond isn’t my father also meant knowing that my mother lived with a significant mental illness. How are you supposed to go back to the beginning and find your way once you’ve realized the map you’ve been following is not only illusory, it isn’t even your own illusion?
📒The Long Way Home ✍ Odell Richardson Jr.
📝The Long Way Home Book Synopsis : The Long Way "Home" The Testimony, is a first of its kind from the inner-city streets of Baltimore, Maryland. This narrative, non-fiction story is NOT a glorification of the dispair that plagues many urban districts throughout our country, but it is an informative, intense, detailed, urban centerpiece, that goes against conventional wisdom of what society may believe about the inner-city and many of its occupants. This story bridges a gap many believed could not be. It's a unique approach to the harsh realities of the streets, and to life as a whole. It's a story about change, decisions, and consequences. This is one man's story. It's an urban story about God. This is certainly not a street tale, lacking depth; one without significant meaning or positive goals. This story is about family, trials, perseverance, love, God, life, and its purpose. This read will erase any doubt, and convince all, that anything is possible for anyone. The author assures us all that this is a story told with two main goals in mind; to Glorify God, and to strive for a good future while loving every human being along the way.
📒The Long Way Home ✍ Paul Turnbull
📝The Long Way Home Book Synopsis : Indigenous peoples have long sought the return of ancestral human remains and associated artifacts from western museums and scientific institutions. Since the late 1970s their efforts have led museum curators and researchers to re-evaluate their practices and policies in respect to the scientific uses of human remains. New partnerships have been established between cultural and scientific institutions and indigenous communities. Human remains and culturally significant objects have been returned to the care of indigenous communities, although the fate of bones and burial artifacts in numerous collections remains unresolved and, in some instances, the subject of controversy. In this book, leading researchers from a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences reflect critically on the historical, cultural, ethical and scientific dimensions of repatriation. Through various case studies they consider the impact of repatriation: what have been the benefits, and in what ways has repatriation given rise to new problems for indigenous people, scientists and museum personnel. It features chapters by indigenous knowledge custodians, who reflect upon recent debates and interaction between indigenous people and researchers in disciplines with direct interests in the continued scientific preservation of human remains. In this book, leading researchers from a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences reflect critically on the historical, cultural, ethical and scientific dimensions of repatriation. Through various case studies they consider the impact of repatriation: what have been the benefits, and in what ways has repatriation given rise to new problems for indigenous people, scientists and museum personnel. It features chapters by indigenous knowledge custodians, who reflect upon recent debates and interaction between indigenous people and researchers in disciplines with direct interests in the continued scientific preservation of human remains.
📒The Long Way Home A Secret Refuge Book 3 ✍ Lauraine Snelling
📝The Long Way Home A Secret Refuge Book 3 Book Synopsis : Will the War's End Bring the Highwood Family Together Again? When a disastrous decision by the new wagon master forces Jesselynn Highwood and her companions to separate from the wagon train, she races back to Fort Laramie to find a guide to take them to Oregon. But the guide has a far different plan, and following her heart, Jesselyn agrees to join him, her rag-tag band in tow. The ensuing journey is fraught with hardship and danger. Is hope for the future sill a prospect? Back in the East, Louisa Highwood and brother Zachary are captured by Union soldiers for smuggling medical supplies into Richmond. Can Louisa find a way to obtain her brother's freedom before it's too late? Rare courage and dogged determination will be hallmarks of the Highwoods' long way home. Their futures--and that of their beloved Twin Oaks--hang in the balance.
📒The Long Way Home ✍ John Demont
📝The Long Way Home Book Synopsis : The province's premier journalist tells the story he was born to write. No journalist has travelled the back roads, hidden vales and fog-soaked coves of Nova Scotia as widely as John DeMont. No writer has spent as much time considering its peculiar warp and weft of humanity, geography and history. The Long Way Home is the summation of DeMont's years of travel, research and thought. It tells the story of what is, from the European view of things, the oldest part of Canada. Before Confederation it was also the richest, but now Nova Scotia is among the poorest. Its defining myths and stories are mostly about loss and sheer determination. Equal parts narrative, memoir and meditation, The Long Way Home chronicles with enthralling clarity a complex and multi-dimensional story: the overwhelming of the first peoples and the arrival of a mélange of pioneers who carved out pockets of the wilderness; the random acts and unexplained mysteries; the shameful achievements and noble failures; the rapture and misery; the twists of destiny and the cold-heartedness of fate. This is the biography of a place that has been hardened by history. A place full of reminders of how great a province it has been and how great—with the right circumstances and a little luck—it could be again.

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Saving the Countryside – Summer 2002
The proposal to route the planned Western Corridor through Athenry must be opposed at all levels!
In January 2001, anxious members of rural Athenry communities such as Castle lambert, Lisheenkyle and Tobberoe became aware of the fact that their area was being considered as the proposed route way for a ‘Western Corridor’ dual carriageway linking Tuam to Galway City. Anxiety turned to frustration as local residents gathered to ascertain how such a proposal could have been put forward by the NRA and Galway County Council without any prior consultation.
Inquiries quickly revealed that the final route for the dual carriageway linking Tuam to Galway was originally to have been selected from one of four previously proposed routes running close to the commercially developed area along the existing Nl7 between Tuam and Galway. Within weeks, farmers, landowners and residents were coming to the realisation that their beautiful undisturbed countryside was under serious threat and they needed to know why.
Getting to why led to the formation of the Western Corridor Action Group comprising local people willing to help investigate how such a scant proposal partially published in a local newspaper could override an original publicly documented proposal relating to the original four routes along the existing N17. Debate and correspondence with those proposing the route via Athenry yielded little more than spin. The road would give commuters ‘choice’, one has to look at the ‘bigger picture’, putting the road via Athenry would avoid ‘ land and community severance, it will be faster and interestingly enough, the road would help the Tuam to Dublin traffic flow!
Thus, a main objective of the development of the future Tuam to Galway Road would be to ease the comparative trickle flowing between Tuam and Dublin. Not the most persuasive of arguments. On the other hand, opposition to the route via Athenry argued that the Tuam to Dublin traffic would continue to use the existing route via North Galway. The Tuam to Galway traffic would still use the existing NI7 to and from work and forego the extra 16 miles of travel per day. It seemed logical that more people would use a route travelling directly from Tuam to Galway rather than one that travelled from Tuam to Galway via Athenry.
But the proposal has not gone away. There had to be something more to this. And that something could only, the Action Group believes, be tolls. They believed that traffic counts did not justify routing the Western Corridor via Athenry unless such traffic was to be subjected to passing through a Toll Plaza located near Athenry on the Dublin to Galway N6 motorway enroute to Galway. The possibility of Tuam to Galway traffic being subjected to tolls was raised in correspondence with those proposing the Western Corridor via Athenry but to date has been strenuously denied. Could this be the first road without a turn? It is undeniable that the council previously proposed 4 possible routes for the Western Corridor which were originally put forward by a professional team of paid consultants and advisors.
Threat to farmers
A decision to ignore such advice and suggested routes could severely change local agricultural and community practises in Athenry forever as the historical market town passes through the tiger years severely scathed. The roads will bring about many changes. Loss of cherished land and loss of that special sense of community associated with rural life. They say ‘you can’t stop the roads’, and agreed, it is hard to stop something that has not yet arrived. But if one does not try, arrive it will.
Now in 2002, on the ground it appears to be the general consensus that public monies would be better spent locally and nationally by upgrading the existing carriageways providing bypasses where required whilst also considering the upgrade of existing railway networks. Unlike mainland Europe, our National Development Plan does not seem to incorporate common transport planning practises such as light Railway and Park and Ride schemes. Such limited planning, relying heavily on roads and more roads can only lead us towards problems bigger than those we are trying to solve.
Post election, now must surely be the time to re-evaluate the transport planning of our future based on sensible strategies and sound judgement rather than a blind faith in disguising motorways as progress.
Paul Courtney is Secretary to The Western Corridor Action Group.
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An American journalist known for his extensive analysis of the Vietnam War's impact on the American psyche talks with Thanh Nien Daily about what the conflict means today.
For journalist and author Arnold Isaacs, who covered the last years of the Vietnam War for the Baltimore Sun, questions about the war do not lend themselves to easy answers.
With two volumes of Vietnam War analysis under his belt since the end of the war - "Without Honor: Defeat in Vietnam and Cambodia" and "Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghost and Its Legacy" - Isaacs has become a leading voice dissecting the ramifications of that war in the US.
Since the war, Isaacs has made his way around the globe teaching in China, states across the former Soviet Union, central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
He's no stranger to conflict.
As a contributor and advisory council member at the DART Center for Journalism and Trauma, a Columbia University project covering stories of high violence and trauma, Isaacs' war experience in Vietnam has informed the way he thinks about journalism and the way he teaches it.
"Vietnam was where I learned something about how conflict affects societies and how people's actions and thinking are changed by violence... And beyond just what happens in war, reporters encounter other kinds of violence and suffering, and I'm sure my understanding and feelings about how to report those stories also reflect my experience in Vietnam."
Asked by Thanh Nien Daily via email if the US had learned a lesson from its involvement in Vietnam, Isaacs says: "[That's] a very big question, as I'm sure you know. People have written entire books trying to answer it. I won't try to give any broad or complete answer in a few sentences."
But Isaacs says that Americans could have learned that military power is not all-powerful and that American decisions and actions are not the only ones that determine events.
The outcome of the war in Vietnam "was decided not by US actions but by the strengths and weaknesses and abilities and character and strategies" of the Vietnamese, according to Isaacs.
"This has been a hard lesson for Americans to learn - hard for leaders, hard for the American people, too, because we tend not to learn enough or pay attention to other people, other ideas, other views of the world," he admits.
Tonkin ghosts linger
Isaacs believes journalism has an important role to play in any society. At a seminar in Islamabad in 2007, he said: "Journalists play a key role in informing the people of the choices available to them and encouraging them to participate in shaping the future of their country."
But asked if the press failed in this role when it published false accounts of the fabricated second Gulf of Tokin incident in 1964, which threw the US into the Vietnam War, Isaacs says it was not as simple as all that.
"It's true that news media did not know or report the full story on either Tonkin or weapons in Iraq, though I think saying that it was the faulty reporting that threw Americans into the Vietnam War is a huge exaggeration."
Isaacs says that there is no way to know for sure but tacitly confirms what critics say about almost every US invasion before and since: "[The] overwhelming probability is that [even] if the Tonkin Gulf episode had never happened, we'd have intervened in Vietnam in more or less the same way anyway."
The lingering presence of Agent Orange, unexploded ordnance and other legacies of the American intervention continue to affect millions of Vietnamese every day. With the plight of Agent Orange victims shut down by US courts again this year, leading intellectuals in both Vietnam and the US worry that something's been left unanswered for.
Isaacs says that like human beings everywhere, Americans find it easier to criticize faults in others than to recognize their own.
"We go back and forth on that: we're in a very interesting moment right now, as we reexamine issues of torture and detention policies in the 'war on terror' and try to decide what to do about those and what we should think about ourselves," he says.
"I would say that of course, Americans have a great deal to answer for and regret about their actions in Vietnam and many other places. I also think we have been more open and honest than most countries in trying to recognize and acknowledge when we have violated human rights and our own standards and beliefs."
The 34th anniversary of Vietnam's Liberation Day looms just around the corner this Thursday, marking the liberation of South Vietnam and the reunification of the country. Decades after the war, the personal lessons Isaacs learned from his intimate and extraordinary relationship with Vietnam stay with him today.
He says the preface to his book "Without Honor: Defeat in Vietnam and Cambodia" sums it up best: "Along with all I learned in Indochina about venality and violence and despair, I also remember countless humbling lessons, taught to me by ordinary Cambodians and Lao and Vietnamese, about bravery and endurance and dignity under terrible hardship."

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mental healtharticles:Risk factor for mental .The first hypothesis explored whether those who have had direct experience with demonstrate a better overall understanding of the illness, as it is currently explained by mental health professionals. Direct experience was not found to cause significant improvements in overall understanding. However, having suffered from the illness oneself appears to produce improvements in schizophrenia literacy.
mental health disorders schizophrenia articles:Risk factor for mental disorders.Because the prevalence of mental disorders is so high, the mental health workforce is unable to help everyone who needs it; therefore, it is often family or friends who will first observe the early signs of mental illness. If this group is equipped with the necessary schizophrenia symptom-recognition skills, the illness is more likely to be recognized at an earlier stage, allowing for appropriate help-seeking and a reduction in the likelihood of prolonged suffering for an individual.
The majority of “real symptoms” were correctly identified by all respondents. However, both groups with personal experience demonstrated better recognition for avolition (inability to persist in tasks), as predicted by the first hypothesis. Alogia (severely reduced/ absent speech) was only correctly identified by people with schizophrenia, which was significant compared to those with no experience who revealed uncertainty, as did those with experience. Reduced awareness for these negative symptoms of schizophrenia is perhaps inevitable when considering how infrequently they are referred to in society compared with the positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions,etc.).
Both groups with experience were found to demonstrate better knowledge compared to those with none, by correctly dismissing the split personality concept. People with schizophrenia demonstrated the most accuracy, however, by also dismissing lack of remorse, and deceitfulness. All groups, on average, were unsure about the descriptions of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Bipolar Disorder.
This can be explained by taking into account the potential similarity between the OCD description and people's perceptions of catatonic behaviour, and the fact that depression can often co-occur alongside schizophrenia (schizoaffective disorder), despite not being listed as a principal symptom in the DSM-IV.
It is difficult to make direct comparisons between these findings and previous mental health literacy research on symptomrecognition because this study did not use vignette descriptions.
Overall, only people with schizophrenia demonstrated significantly better awareness of the condition. This finding may have occurred because schizophrenic symptoms have been found to overlap with other disorders in real life. A cluster analysis conducted by Everitt revealed clusters corresponding to both the depressive
and manic phases of manic depression and the diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. However, over 60% of the hospital patients studied fell into two or three clusters each. These findings suggest that schizophrenia symptoms may not be as exclusive and distinct as the DSMIV suggests, and provide a plausible explanation as to why respondents expressed uncertainty with regards to the trick symptoms of other diagnoses.
All three groups were inclined to disagree with psychological, social and theological causes (e.g. negative/detrimental parenting), and agree with biological factors as possible causes (e.g. chemical imbalances).
However, people with schizophrenia agreed with stressful life events, which was significant compared to those with no experience who were unsure, as were those with direct experience of people with schizophrenia. This may be because people with schizophrenia are more likely to form an emotional and personal association between particular life events and the onset of their illness. Alternatively, they have better awareness of the schizotaxia-schizotypy theory. It is possible that those with direct experience, either as a relative/friend or within a mental health career, demonstrate uncertainty due to their exposure to psychiatric services which emphasise biological causes.
Relatives/friends may also be less inclined to agree because of wanting to avoid any feelings of blame or guilt.
A significant difference was also found between the schizophrenic group and those with no experience in response to God's Will being a cause of the illness. People with schizophrenia disagreed less severely than both other groups, as they may feel victimized and thus more open to alternative rationalization to explain their distress.
about the causes of schizophrenia, as they are currently understood by mental health professionals. Both groups with experience show marginally better awareness, as predicted by the hypothesis, by agreeing with blood relatives pass the illness on. However, they also expressed uncertainty to illegal substances and abnormal genes, both of which have been linked to the aetiology of schizophrenia. Whilst there is ongoing debate regarding the extent to which abnormal genes play a causal role, according to the DSM-IV, schizophreniclike symptoms can be caused by the direct physiological effects of a substance (substance-induced disorder). The fact that all groups appeared uncertain regarding this latter association has direct implications for drug awareness campaigns.
Thus having direct experience does not appear to produce significantly more accurate beliefs about the causes of schizophrenia. Nevertheless, results are in accordance with Angermeyer, who demonstrated that relatives of people with schizophrenia are more likely to cite biological over psychosocial causes. There are, however, negative implications associated with these findings. If friends/family are not aware of, or deny the significance of stressful life events, they are less likely to monitor their own behaviour in regards to the illness, which may have increasingly exacerbating and detrimental effects upon the diagnosed individual.
People with schizophrenia agreed that the illness is “predominantly suffered by less than 1% of the population”; this was significant compared to both other groups, who were more inclined to respond “… suffered by 1–5%”. This suggests that people with schizophrenia consider themselves to be in more of a minority than non-sufferers believe people with schizophrenia to be. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, schizophrenia is experienced by 1.1% of the population, a figure which will vary depending on year and country, and therefore it is difficult to say which group(s) demonstrated the more accurate knowledge.
All groups expressed uncertainty in response to schizophrenia being “predominantly suffered by adults” which may be because the illness often emerges in adolescence, despite the majority of the diagnosis often persisting onwards into, and throughout, adult life.
The second hypothesis explored whether those who have had direct experience with schizophrenia show better awareness of related disorders and are more likely to express attitudes in line with spectrum and schizotypy theories. Results found little evidence to support hypothesis two and in fact people with schizophrenia appeared to express the least endorsement of spectrum/schizotypy concepts.
Overall recognition of schizophrenia-related disorders was very poor across all groups, although those with direct experience demonstrated some recognition of schizoaffective and residual disorders. No significant differences were found between groups, and all three groups correctly dismissed the two invented disorders.
One of the debates surrounding the different diagnostic categories
referred to in this questionnaire is that they do not refer to distinct illnesses,
which may explain why respondents failed to recognise those listed. When discriminant function analysis has been used to investigate schizoaffective disorder, data from patients diagnosed as either schizophrenic or schizoaffective generally suggest that no clear divide exists between the two. This observation raises the question as to why mental health professionals persist at categorising patients with one specific diagnosis over another, and has been the impetus for the theory that a schizophreniacontinuum of disorders exists.
It has also been theorized that there is a continuum between schizophrenia and normal functioning, with psychotic symptoms (for example, delusions) being described as exaggerations of normal mental functions. On average, all groups revealed mixed attitudes regarding the spectrum/schizotypy theories, tending to respond in accordance or with uncertainty. Significant differences
were found for “schizophrenia is different from and not related to the
personality disorders” and “many people in the world can exhibit bizarre
behaviour but will never develop schizophrenia”, which people with
schizophrenia were more inclined to agree with, suggesting this group place emphasis on the uniqueness of their individual experiences and distinguish themselves from the rest of society including people with other diagnoses. People with schizophrenia may be more inclined to dissociate the illness from descriptions of "bizarre behaviour", being aware of how many other more complex and debilitating factors the diagnosis can entail. Alternatively, they are revealing limited awareness of recent evidence that has been found to support schizotypy and continuum theory.
The third hypothesis explored whether those who have had direct experience with schizophrenia are less likely to agree with stereotypical attitudes concerning the nature of the illness. However, there was no substantial evidence to support this hypothesis.
It is of particular relevance to ascertain whether those who are in direct contact with schizophrenic patients possess attitudes which may be detrimental to them. For example, self-stigmatisation is where patients internalise the negative beliefs held by society and apply these to themselves. According to an Australian survey, “less stigma” was the number one factor both mental
health patients and their families thought would improve the patients’ lives. Stereotypical or discriminatory attitudes will not only increase the anguish experienced by someone who is already in distress, but may have direct influences on a person's behaviour. Barney found that adults who believed society would react negatively to them if they were to seek professional
help for a mental illness were less likely to do so.
On average, none of the groupswere found to endorse any of the stereotypical attitudes, but demonstrated uncertainty for “most people diagnosed with schizophrenia are likely to be unable to work”, “….lose control at any time” and “…..never fully recover”. In addition, people with schizophrenia were found to agree to “…be unable to lead normal lives”, whereas both other groups were unsure. This goes against our prediction that those with experience will be less likely to agree to such statements. It is possible that research which provides evidence in opposition to these stereotypical beliefs is representative of exceptional cases in which patients have been fortunate enough to receive adequate treatment and support, contributing to their recovery/rehabilitation. If so, our groupsmay not have been so fortunate in their experiences.
The only significant difference within the stereotypical attitudes section was for “…commit criminal and violent acts”, which people with schizophrenia were unsurprisingly more strongly opposed to compared to both other groups. It is encouraging that all experimental groups disagreed, implying that the stereotype of a violent schizophrenic may not be as widespread as originally expected.
The fourth hypothesis explored whether those who have had direct
experience with people with schizophrenia will accept greater contact
with a schizophrenic. The results were found to support this hypothesis. Significant differences were found for the majority of social contact items. On average both groups with experience were found to be more comfortable about various social interactions with a schizophrenic.
For the statements that were not significant, mean responses show that all groups, on average, were comfortable with “knowing a close friend had been diagnosed with schizophrenia” and “marrying into a family with schizophrenic member”.
These are encouraging findings which replicate research, and Angermeyer and Matschinger, who found that people familiar with a mental illness are associated with reduced anxiety towards people suffering from mental illnesses, and less distancing attitudes.
One clinical implication of this research is for lay people to meet, or hear the story of those diagnosed and living with schizophrenia. This may be done through video/youtube so as to make their story more immediate and real and hopefully dispense with some of the more common myths surrounding this complicated disorder.
With all questionnaire-based studies, and specifically those of a sensitive nature, there is always potential for social desirability biases. First, this was a small, somewhat unrepresentative sample with very few schizophrenics. Ninety respondents reported having studied psychology, psychiatry, medicine or psychoanalysis at degree level. This group may therefore have inflated the overall mental health literacy demonstrated throughout the questionnaire, although the depth of their knowledge regarding schizophrenia and/or other mental illnesses was not established. An ideal study might have used three or four groups, with 50–100 individuals in each, testing people with and without schizophrenia, relatives of those with schizophrenia as well as psychiatrists/clinical psychologists.
In addition, the design of the questionnaire did not allow us to fully explore the intensity/duration of the contact those with direct experience were referring to, or what form the experience took.
Some of our participants had had some training in mental health (psychology, psychiatry) and further studies would do well to examine the difference in attitudes and beliefs between those who had had academic instruction or not in this area.
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Merdeka.com – The National Mandate Party has officially joined the coalition Jokowi. This is after Zulkifli Hasan was appointed Minister of Commerce. PAN’s entry into the Cabinet began to be associated with President Joko Widodo’s influence in the United Indonesia Coalition. The KIB is a coalition formed by the Golkar Party, the PAN and the PPP.
With the arrival of Zulkifli Hasan in the cabinet, all the general chairmen of the KIB party occupied the seats of the Jokwoi cabinet. They are Airlangga Hartarto, Suharso Monoarfa and Zulkifli Hasan.
The President of Golkar, Airlangga Hartarto, is the Coordinating Minister of Economy. The leader of the PPP, Suharso Monoarfa, is the minister of the National Development Planning Agency. Everything is now directly under Jokowi’s command.
PAN’s entry into Jokowi’s cabinet as Jokowi’s code gave the green light for the formation of KIB. Jokowi would like to strengthen the composition of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) in the cabinet for 2024.
“The KIB cannot be separated from the ‘hands’ of the Palace,” said a merdeka.com source within the governing coalition upon confirmation.
According to source information, KIB is expected to provide tickets for Jokowi’s chosen presidential candidate. This signal was reinforced by Airlangga’s statement that it was open to bringing KIB executives out.
The total votes obtained by Golkar, PPP and PAN exceeded the presidential nomination threshold by 20%. Based on the 2019 election results of the KPU, Golkar won 85 seats with a percentage of 12.31%, the PAN won 44 seats or 6.84% and the PPP won 19 seats or 4.52%. The combined votes of the three parties reached 23.67%. This means that it is enough to carry out their own presidential candidate.
“We will see who the presidential candidate is, the internal KIB or the presidential candidate backed by Jokowi,” he said.
Merdeka.com contacted Minister of State Secretary Pratiko and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung to obtain this information. However, so far they have not returned our phone calls and texts.
Jokowi’s growing influence was endorsed by PPP vice-president Arsul Sani. He acknowledged that President Joko Widodo influenced the political landscape and made strides. Having three general presidents of the KIB in the cabinet will be an opportunity to get closer to Jokowi.
“Indeed, we cannot deny that, of course, the president will also influence our political landscape, that’s for sure,” Arsul told reporters.
Arsul said that the three general presidents of the government have access to government and state affairs. With this access, parties have the same opportunity to understand government issues to determine SMI steps. Including will benefit the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who will be carried by KIB.
If a general president is not in the cabinet, the understanding of the state will be remote.
KIB will also start adapting the vision and mission to Jokowi’s thinking. However, Arsul did not mention Jokowi’s influence in determining which presidential candidate KIB would carry.
“Adjusting means what is in the mind of the KIB parties on the government’s vision and mission in the future, yes, with input from the president, opinions, views of the current president,” Arsul said.
Political observer Ujang Komaruddin suspects Jokowi’s involvement in forming the KIB. Because, according to him, it is impossible for the president’s ministers to form a coalition without Jokowi’s knowledge and authorization. Jokowi is also facilitating political consolidation ahead of the 2024 presidential election with the existence of the KIB.
“It wants to emphasize that KIB is part of Jokowi’s formation,” he said.
Ujang’s view is whether Jokowi’s influence in the KIB can be seen from the promoted presidential candidate. If the presidential candidate is from the internal KIB, it can be predicted that the coalition will form purely.
But if the promoted presidential candidate comes from outside like Ganjar, Ujang said, it indicates that the KIB was formed to consolidate the power of the presidential candidate chosen by Jokowi.
“We need a certain cawapres candidate, we even need to find the presidential candidate’s boat,” Ujang said.
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On the other hand, it is believed that the formation of the KIB axis will excite the other parties in the Jokowi coalition. Indeed, the emergence of the KIB creates a polarization within the coalition. As a result, the parties will be busy maneuvering to find friends.
“It’s not just a threat, it just makes the parties uncomfortable,” Indonesian political settings executive director Adi Prayitno said.
Adi has a different point of view. Although it is recognized that Jokowi’s power in KIB is great, he feels that PAN, PPP and Golkar are not easy to step in as they have enough votes to promote their own champions.
“It means that even if KIB is associated with the political lifeboat of the president, for example, with the assumption that Ganjar will be taken away, it is not certain. If you look at Airlangga’s statement,” Adi said.
PAN Vice President Yandri Susanto also denied that Jokowi’s involvement in the KIB increased after Zulhas joined the cabinet. Yandri pointed out that the PAN had said it had supported Jokowi’s government since August 2021. Meanwhile, he said, the KIB was only formed a month ago.
“So it’s a year away from the PAN national working meeting, Jokowi joined Pak Jokowi while KIB was only a month ago,” Yandri said.
Even so, Yandri did not deny that KIB may contact Jokowi to discuss the 2024 presidential candidate. Jokowi’s input is considered important for KIB to formulate the best candidate for future leaders.
“The point is, the more we ask, the more we respond to aspirations, the better it is for national leadership,” he said.
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What is a Relay
Relays are small devices that are connected throughout the power system a relay can be considered as an electrical switch which can control a high voltage circuit with a low voltage source. It can detect any within an assigned area, a relay can be called active insurance which can maintain high service continuity and it can limit or prevent the equipment damage.
Classification of relay
A relay can be divided into five functional categories
• Protective relays – it can detect defective lines, Apparatus with any damage can be detected these type of relay can initiate or permit switching otherwise it can provide an alarm
• Programming relays – these type of relay can be used for reclosing and synchronizing
• Regulating relays – these relay will become active when an operating parameter deviates from its predetermined limits, it can function through supplementary equipment so that it can restore the quantity to the prescribed limits
• Auxiliary relays - this kind of relay operates in response to the opening and closing of the operating circuit to supplement another relay or device. It includes timers, contact multiplier relays, sealing units, receiver relays, lockout relays, closing relays and trip relays
• Monitoring Relays – it verifies the condition of the power system or the protection system it includes fault detectors, alarm units, channel monitoring relays, network phasing, and synchronism verification. It can also monitor power system conditions that don’t involve opening circuit breakers during faults
What are the five design criteria required for an efficient protective system
• Reliability – the reliability of the system consists of two elements Dependability and security Dependability is the proper operation in response to the system trouble and security is the ability of the system to avoid misoperation between faults.
• Speed – it is the ability of the protective system to operate as quick as possible during the detection of the fault, but it must not do any unwanted operation due to the fast process, it must be able to distinguish between real and counterfeit trouble
• Selectivity – By selecting a high-speed relay it can provide better service continuity by reducing the faults and hazards to personnel, the low and high-speed relay can be used to protect the power system both of them have high reliability the protective system must be able to provide maximum service continuity with minimum system disconnection
• Economics – it can be described as the maximum protection provided by the protective system at minimum cost
• Simplicity – simplicity in a protective relay shows that it has a good design but the simplest relay is not the most economical, in a protective system major economics is possible only in a complex relay system which uses minimum number of circuit breakers, simplicity in a system can cause better reliability because there are only a few elements which can malfunction


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Selamat Pagi apa kabar? During my assignment on Borneo I shot a few images in and around the town of Pankalang Bun where we stayed. Images that I have very kindly been allowed to also use myself. So I am very happy to be able to present to you this fascinating glimpse of life in Pankalang Bun and my visit to the Orang Utans in the the Tanjung Puting National Park. The Borneo gallery can be viewed here and don’t forget the couple of videos I have online at vimeo.
I have a tendency to overuse words like mind-blowing and amazing, something I discovered when running out of words to describe Borneo. It is a completely different life and deeply fascinating. A River Runs Through It and is everything to everyone. Food, shower, laundry, swimming pool. A hot humid tropical heat and the smell of teak tree bombard your senses. The people are some of the most friendly, smiling and polite I have ever met. Mobile phones and scooters are everywhere. Fuel for your car or scooter is sold in a Coke Bottle. All the colours in the world seem to have gathered in Pankalang Bun as every house, boat, sign and all clothing are vibrant and saturated off the scale. And had we landed in a spaceship, had 8 arms and green skin, we would not have created any more attention than we already did. It is mind-blowing…and I really like blowing my mind. Have a look at a few samples here and then head to the gallery for more, although my travel photography does this experience no justice at all.
Pankalang Bun – Laundry day
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Pankalang Bun – street life
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A most fascinating visit to see the Orang Utans was arranged for us by our fantastic hosts. About 415,000 hectares have finally been set aside as a National Park, presently home to about 5,000 orang utans. Many of them rescued from other areas of the island and relocated here to survive. The things we do to our planet and fellow inhabitants. To think we came close to wiping out these incredible animals. To meet these gracious creatures in their environment and study their behaviour is so fascinating you never want to leave. I guess we see ourselves in them, they are so human-like it is spellbinding.
Orang Utan in Tanjung Putin
© Flemming Bo Jensen Photography
Borneo – I look very much forward to another mind-blowing visit! And I must find the time to tell some more stories like: sailing on the river in what can only by described as 3 wooden boards and a two-stroke engine, drinking Pocari Sweat, the airport where boarding passes are hand written, best food in the world, learning Indonesian language and how not to be eaten by the cannibals!
What am I doing here? What the hell am I doing here? I mean that in a positive way! Pinching my arm thinking what am I doing here? Title is Bruce Chatwin’s but the experiences are all mine. Very surreal and a new world for me as I have never been to Southeast Asia; a smorgasbord of new experiences! Having first been to Malaysia for 6 days I am presently on Borneo working for United Plantations; shooting for them on their massive palm oil plantations. I have little time, so enjoy this quick recap of some brilliant experiences from the past 9 days!
A culture shock that would register on the Richter scale is what I experienced landing in Kuala Lumpur straight from the Australian outback: The sights, smells, sounds, the amount of traffic and people, the tropical humidity in the middle of Summer – all senses overloaded! On the 4 lane freeway the motorbikes overtake cars left and right like a computer game. The 400 meter tall Petronsas Twin Towers tower over the city. The mega massive shopping malls from hell. The bustling, dynamic street life where every other house is a restaurant as it is cheaper to eat out than cook. Ending up sleeping two nights in the guestroom of famous Danish author Jørn Riel and wife Annette (thanks so much for your kindness and hospitality!). Kuala Lumpur is a thriving very modern city, very clean and well planned, extremely cheap to live in and I always had a feeling I was witness to the future. Far too busy for me to want to live there, people, cars and motorbikes everywhere, but a fascinating place.
The river town of Pangkalan Bun is like stepping 100 years back in time. The river houses thousands of people living in wooden sheds right on the river, all connected by a network of planks and walkways intertwined like some organic network. People do their laundry in the river, take showers, brush their teeth, small two stroke engine powered traditional boats chug along the river, the engine spewing black smoke. Not a single tourist anywhere and certainly I am the only tall blonde Scandinavian, something which causes many smiles from the very friendly very interested locals. A few snapshots of life on the river:
The shoot and 5D Mk II’s video
I have the pleasure of working with the crew of Danish reporter Michael Rastrup Smith, Georg from Livingfilms and Michael’s amazing multi-skilled assistant Kai from Thailand. We make a great team and I am learning a lot about producing video! I even ended up as camera operator a few times. We did a few tests, and the video on my Canon 5D Mk II absolutely blows their JVC proHD camera away! So my 5D has seen quite a lot of action mounted on a big video tripod and I am practicing my smooth panning skills. While they shoot video for United Plantations, I shoot stills, landscapes and whatever they need.
I must admit as a landscape photographer in love with untouched nature, there is absolutely nothing beautiful about a plantation. Nothing. It is just ugly man made landscape. Endless straight rows of oil palms as far as the eye can see does not get me high. United Plantations are at the top and doing many great things to run a sustainable operation but as a whole the industry as a whole is a rogue under the radar out of control industry that really needs to be regulated by law. 10% of the things you buy every day contain palm oil yet the industry is totally unregulated. But the people at United Plantation are amazing, I must thank Danish CEOs Carl & Martin for endless kindness and hospitality, the experience is great fun, great opportunity and a good learning experience shooting appealing photos of things you do not find appealing.
- Pocari Sweat…is the name of the Indonesian isotonic energy drink I am having while writing this. It has a nice taste and according to the can it is an “ion supply”. Can only be good, although I do not wish to know what the sweat of a ‘Pocari’ is!
- At the Jakarta FM7 airport hotel there is a massage menu in the rooms. You can order all sorts of massages, with or without various versions of ‘happy endings’ or a special bonus massage called ‘tit relief’ !?!?!???
- Also in the room is a sign saying “Please Complain” !
- Food here is fantastic, incredibly good. Am trying to gain back the 6-7 kilos I seem to have lost somewhere in the wild (as revealed by fancy bathroom weight in fancy Singapore airport hotel).
- Laws of physics do not apply here in Indonesia as there seems to be no limit to the amount of people and things you can fit on 1 single motorbike!
- Copenhagen is next stop after Borneo. Can hardly remember the place or the language. Have thousands of RAW files to develop and a very long to-do list, then a new plane ticket is high on the shopping list!


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TJ Speed Motorsports driver Christian Weir claimed another top-ten finish at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this past weekend gaining crucial points in the championship running. Despite a challenging weekend, Weir pushed hard to overcome the adversity.
“As a team, we struggled this weekend to find the sweet spot in the car,” explained Weir. “Mid-Ohio is a difficult track to master and .001 of a second can make or break you. We didn’t qualify great, but I used that as an opportunity to challenge myself to drive the car to the best of my ability and it paid off in the races with finishes of an eighth and 14th.”
Race one of the weekend saw a bit of rain, causing a quick tire change to wet tires for all competitors in the last leg of the race. Due to yellow flags and eventual red flag, a five-minute mandatory pit stop to change to wet weather Cooper Tires was opened as the 30-lap race was shortened to 21 laps due to a time allotment.
After this weekend, Christian sits in 13th in the driver championship running out of a total of 22 competitors while TJ Speed Motorsports sits in fourth in the team championship.
Christian added, “I want to thank the team for tirelessly working together all weekend and for their confidence in me to give them the best result I’m capable of. It is unsure now if I will be able to race in Toronto. Like a lot of drivers, funding has been extremely difficult to find. My supporters have been relentlessly working hard to keep me going. Toronto was one of my favorite races last year. It’s a great city and a fun track so I’m hoping it all works out.”
Stay tuned to see if Christian will be able to continue his USF Pro 2000 Presented by Cooper Tires run on the Streets of Toronto from July 14th through the 16th. Follow along with his social media pages for news, information, photos, and results throughout event weekends.
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InstaCarro, a Brazilian-based market for purchasing and promoting used vehicles, has raised a whopping $22 million in its first institutional spherical a big gamble financing.
One of the biggest early-stage investments for a Brazilian startup, the brand new financing will likely be used for product building and global growth, in accordance to InstaCarro’s co-founder and leader government, Diego Fischer.
A former McKinsey Digital worker, Fischer and his co-founder Luca Cafici first noticed the huge alternative offered through the $50 billion Brazilian used-car market in 2015.
Cafici, who prior to now labored on the Rocket Internet portfolio corporate Carmudi, sought after to release a identical platform in Latin America. After finding out other trade fashions, Cafici settled on the person who had gained luck for Russia’s CarPrice.ru.
“We started analyzing the model and that’s how we decided to build the company,” Cafici mentioned.
Unlike U.S. dealerships like Carvana and others, InstaCarro buys from automobile house owners and sells to used-car dealerships via its on-line market. Sellers get the good thing about close to prompt payouts and used-car dealerships get qualified, high quality managed inventory for his or her quite a bit.
The fashion used to be compelling sufficient to win the eye of 2 of probably the most a hit angel buyers backing Latin American firms — Fabrice Grinda and José Marin.
Through FJ Labs, InstaCarro controlled to web what used to be one of the vital greatest seed rounds in Brazil, a $three.five million funding in 2016.
The new spherical, co-led through FJ Labs and new investor Lumia Capital, used to be raised over two tranches and offers InstaCarro a pleasing battle chest because it seems to be to enlarge its geographic footprint.
Already the corporate has bought greater than 10,000 vehicles to sellers via its carrier and the 2 co-founders suppose there’s various room to run in a market the place $40 billion in automobile gross sales is now managed through used-car dealerships.

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Chief Operating Officer And Vice President Of International Cargo Airline Plead Guilty To Defrauding Their Employer
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that attorney STUART FINKELSTEIN was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe to four years in prison in connection with filing hundreds of fraudulent lawsuits pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). FINKELSTEIN previously pled guilty to one count of mail fraud.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Stuart Finkelstein, a practicing attorney, filed hundreds of fraudulent lawsuits in which he brought false claims of violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which is meant to protect vulnerable members of our community against discrimination. Finkelstein has now been held accountable and is facing prison time for his brazen scheme.”
According to the Indictment and statements made in court filings:
Over the course of six years, FINKELSTEIN filed or caused to be filed nearly 300 fraudulent lawsuits under the ADA. These lawsuits, which were filed in Florida and New York, falsely claimed that the purported plaintiffs (“Victim-1” and “Victim-2”) had authorized the lawsuits and had standing to sue. In reality, Victim-1 and Victim-2 had no idea that FINKELSTEIN had filed lawsuits on their behalf. As a result of FINKELSTEIN’s false representations, FINKELSTEIN caused losses to the places of public accommodation that he sued in excess of $1,500,000 and netted nearly $650,000 for himself. In addition to stealing identities and using the ADA as a vehicle for fraud, FINKELSTEIN made false statements to the courts under oath and sought to obstruct proceedings that could have exposed his scheme.
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In addition to his prison term, FINKELSTEIN, 68, of Davie, Florida, was sentenced to three years of supervised release, fined $200,000, and ordered to forfeit $643,102.60. Restitution will be decided by the Court within 90 days of today’s sentencing.
Mr. Williams praised the outstanding investigative work of the Special Agents from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
This case is being handled by the Office’s General Crimes Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rushmi Bhaskaran is in charge of the prosecution.


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Following the announcement of 2016 Mzansi Magic SA Idols winner, Noma Khumalo, and the unexpected resignation of online streaming radio owner Gareth Cliff from the show, it’s time to put your glad rags back on as Mzansi’s most loved reality singing show hits the road for an epic 13th season.
New, fresh and re-imagined, Idols XIII is about to get even better.
The first city to get the Idols SA magic will be Cape Town. This is the place that gave us last season’s second runner-up, Tebogo Louw.
On Saturday, January 14, the GrandWest Casino will be the place for aspiring pop stars coming to audition for their shot at fame and fortune.
The next stop will be Tshwane on Saturday, January 21. Auditions will take place at the Pretoria State Theatre.
The highly competitive KwaZulu-Natal will get its chance the following Saturday, January 28, when Idols decamps at The Playhouse in Durban. Season 12 saw no less than four contestants from KZN making it into the Top 10.
Bringing the roadshow to an end will be Joburg, where the auditions will be held at Carnival City on Saturday, February 4. If you believe in lucky charms, remember that this is the place Noma enjoyed a glitter shower after being announced the winner of Season 12.
Mzansi Magic’s head of reality, Sphumelele Sibeko, has promised some titillating on-site revelations as part of the revamped Idols SA.
“It’s a known fact that one of our long-time judges, Gareth Cliff, has vacated his seat. Now what everybody wants to know is: who is going to be filling that fourth seat at the judges’ table? Well, wonder no more. We have lined up an exciting array of guest judges,” she says.
Cape Town will be hosting R’nB crooner extraordinaire Donald. He will be joining the much-loved but equally feared panel of judges comprised of Randall Abrahams, Unathi Msengana and Somizi Mhlongo.
Joburg will be treated to the sight of the beautiful and supremely talented Kelly Khumalo on the fourth chair. “As for Durban and Pretoria, we are keeping mum on who will be guest judges there,” says Sibeko.


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Superheroes have arrived! Their place of origin? London, England.
This is the premise behind the new British sci-fi web series The Few.
Created by Sam Benjamin (Peaky Blinders) and Sam Bradford (Double Cross), the series follows a young police detective (Benjamin) intent on stopping a jaded university graduate (Rachael Holoway) and a embittered veteran (Vincent Jerome), who are using their nascent superpowers to follow a dark path.
However, if the detective has any hope of succeeding, he must seek out and convince another superhuman to join his cause.
Watch the debut episode of The Few ...
This series is brimming with promise, and after watching the engaging first episode, I feel audiences will be in for an exhilarating ride.
Yes superhero-themed tv series and movies are in vogue right now. But what sets The Few apart is the vision of its creators.
First, the series is based and filmed in London, England.
This is a very import distinction, because most mainstream superhero sagas are based in the United States. More specifically, the majority are set in New York - or fictional analogs to the big apple.
Having The Few set in Britain breaks away from this worn-out genre trope.
Next, given the important conversations regarding inclusion and representation of marginalized groups in Hollywood, The Few's producers must be lauded for creating a world that closely mirrors reality in terms of diversity.
In this behind-the-scenes production video, cast member Kyla Frye reveals why she's proud of the series' inclusive cast, as well as what appealed to her about the project:
With the release of its debut episode, the series is off to an auspicious start, and is certain to become a standout by defying the standard conventions of the superhero genre.
Watch The Few on its official channel on YouTube.
The producers of The Few have launched a crowdfunding campaign for the ambitious second season, entitled The Few: Dark Future.
Visit its Indiegogo campaign page to uncover more information and lend your support to make the second season of this promising British superhero saga a reality!
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A young enthusiastic and courageous man from Hyderabad also joined this force. His name was Zain-al-Abdin Hasan. He preferred to be called Abid Hasan and later became known as Abid Hasan Safrani.
Abid Hasan's mother Hajia Begum was anti-British, so her children were sent to Germany for higher studies. And Abid went to do a degree in engineering.
Meeting with Bose
Netaji addressed a meeting of Indian prisoners of war in Germany and asked them to join the INA. Abid met him and was inspired by the charismatic leader. He told Bose that he would join him after finishing his studies. Netaji said tauntingly that if he was caught in such small considerations, he would not be able to achieve anything big in life. Stung by that remark, Abid decided to give up his studies. He became Netaji's secretary and interpreter.
Abid Hasan was made a major in the INA. Netaji wanted an Indian form of addressing each other. Abid first suggested "Hello" and was snubbed for that. He later suggested "Jai Hind", which Netaji liked and adopted it as the formal manner of greeting for revolutionaries and members of INA.Later Nehru used it in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
The Indian National Army
INA provided a common kitchen for its soldiers irrespective of their religious affiliations. But there were many differences of opinion within its ranks. One of the controversial issues was the design of the national flag. TheHindus wanted a saffron flag, while the Muslims insisted on green. Later the Hindus gave up their insistence. Abid Hasan was impressed by this gesture that he decided to append "saffron" to his name. Since then, he became to be known as Safrani.
After the famous trial of the INA, all the members of the INA were released. In 1946, Safrani came to Hyderabad and joined the Congress Party. The party was riven with factionalism. Disgusted, he gave up politics and joined the Bengal Lamp Company. He was posted at Karachi. On the partition of India, he came back to Hyderabad.
It was Captain Mohan Singh, an Indian officer of the British Indian Army, who first set up the Azad Hind Fouj (Indian National Army) on the defeat of the British by Japan on February 15, 1942.
In 1948, he was taken into the newly created Indian Foreign Service. On retirement in 1969, he returned to Hyderabad. Safrani passed away in 1984 at the age of 73.
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