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Background: Endoscopic sinus surgery has been used for diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases of paranasal sinuses since recent years.
Materials and Methods: In this study 104 patients with chronic sinusitis (with or without polyps) which were managed with endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) were followed for 6 to 24 months after surgery (24 patients refused to continue follow up) and the recovery rate of symptoms were evaluated.
Results: The effectiveness of this therapy is statistically approved and the most important symptom which diminished was nasal obstruction (from 95 percent to 18.5 percent), the least important symptom which diminished was anosmia (from 57 percent to 21 percent).
Conclusion: This study confirmed the efficacy of functional endoscopic sinus surgery in improvement of chronic sinusitis symptoms.


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Upcoming Events of the Brazos River RDSPD
Saturday, November 12th- Garage Sale at PCC
Friday, December 2nd - TCC's Signing Santa Event
Tuesday, December 6th- Gallaudet Battle of the Books Competition
Special BRRDSPD Welcome to Mendi Winn!!
Featured Student of the Month- Gracie Strohmeyer
Pictures: Deaf/Deaf World, Deaf Leadership Discovery Retreat, and school visit from NTID in this newsletter
Upcoming: TEEN CLUB-BRRDSPD Competes in the Gallaudet University - Battle of the Books
Six of our 6th-8th DHH students will be competing in the December 6th, Gallaudet University Battle of the Books. Students have read 6 books and will be competing with other schools from across the United States using the video phone. They will be answering a series of questions as a team while competing about their knowledge and deep understanding of the literature. We are very pleased to announce our participants this year will be: Madison Birchell, Jodi Oesterle, Christian Dunn, William McGinnis, Colton Stearns, and Mikel Scott.
Featured Student of the Month- Gracie Strohmeyer
Gracie is a Junior at Stephenville High School and has been a part of the Brazos River RDSPD family since she was an infant. Gracie participates in Imagination Texas and loves participating in any and all of the Brazos River Field Trips! She is a hard working member of the Stephenville Stingerettes. Go Yellow Jackets!!
Several of our High School students attended Discovery Retreat at Peaceable Kingdom in Killeen, Tx. Discovery Retreat focuses on developing leadership skills and promotes open-minded attitdues toward all types of communication.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Oldest Tai Chi Group in Ba-Neg Turns 10 by: James U. Sy Jr.
Master Li Jun-Feng watches Peter Yap as he practices his Tai Chi form.
The Tai Chi Circle of Bacolod (TCCB) during its first year anniversary.
The Tai Chi Circle of Bacolod (TCCB), a non-profit, non-competitive network of career professionals/business people dedicated to the serious study of the internal Chinese Martial Art (CMA) "Grand Ultimate Fist," will be turning 10 this coming July 17, 2010, earning for itself the distinction as the oldest recorded existing Tai Chi Chuan group in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental.
Tai Chi Circle of Bacolod (TCCB) is headed by Founder/Teacher Peter John Lloren Yap Yan-Lin (B: 1944), the son of Ramon Yap Tian See of Lam Wah, Fujian, China.
The first practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan in Negros were obviously the Chinese who came to the island primarily as merchants and/or laborers. Unfortunately, there are no records of who these individuals were since the Chinese were very secretive, especially with their martial arts. What is known, however, is that early Chinese settlers of Negros, just like most other Chinese migrants in the archipelago, came from Fujian Province, Mainland China and spoke the Hokkien dialect.
Upon the founding of the Wushu Federation of the Philippines (WFP) in Binondo, Manila in the 1980s, Tai Chi Chuan was introdued to the public in a wider scale.
Then in 1992, Cecil H. Magsaysay sponsored Kung Fu action star and real life Chinese Martial Arts and Qigong Master Li Jun-Feng to teach the Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan simplified 24 posture form in Bacolod for a month. Master Li was the Head Coach of the Beijing Wushu Association and Counsel of the Research Committee of Chinese Qigong. Master Li learned Chi Kung Qigong from the mystic Master Gong Zhang. The following year, Master Li returned to Bacolod for another teaching stint for the 42 steps form.
Yap Sifu was among those who learned from Master Li. He was invited by Master Li to his apartment for more concentrated training aside from the regular mass training and did daily training under Master Li. Yap had studied a modified 108 posture form from a local Tai Chi Chuan master in Bacolod prior to studying under Master Li.
In 2000, several Tai Chi Chuan enthusiasts invited Yap to teach them. At first Yap refused because he was just doing Tai Chi for his own health. Later, Yap accepted under the condition that no fees will be collected from the members. Yap Sifu put the group to order and the training started.
Tai Chi Chuan is a manifestation of the equilibrium in the universe through the harmonization of the opposite yet complmentary metaphysical forces Ying and Yang. This flux and continuing harmonization is represented by the circle in Chinese cosmology. Thus, the name Tai Chi Circle of Bacolod (TCCB) is an apt name for a group whose goal is to harmonize and balance their lives.
Although Tai Chi was originally develop[ed as a fighting art, the primary objective of TCCB is self healing by cultivating the mind and inner peace, correct breathing, non-impact/non-injurious physical exercise through the forms, proper diet, and health centered lifestyle. Modern society's stress-intensive lifestyle is an equally pressing concern. Without health, living becomes uneasy and burdensome.
For Yap Sifu learning is a life long pursuit, especially the study of Tai Chi; You only stop learning when you are dead. TCCB's focus is primarily on the teachings of the late Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ching.
TCCB members have sworn on the benefits they have reaped from tai Chi training. According to Guillermo "Bill" Gomez, who started martial arts with the hard style of Karate, Tai Chi training has helped him take control of his diabetes. Jose Uy Jr. reports an energetic well being and inner peace inspite of the stresses of work.
During the first decade of the 2000's a few Tai Chi groups have emerged. TCCB, however, distinguishes itself in at least four respects: 1) It is the oldest existing documented group of Tai Chi Chuan practitioners in Bacolod City and Negros; 2) It is the only group in the city and province at this time to practice the classic Cheng Man-Ching 37 postures and the classic Yang Chen-Fu 108 postures, in addition to the Beijing 24 postures; 3) Its System of teaching and training Paradigm is based on scientific and natural principles as opposed to mysticism to help its members comprehend the art faster and clearer; 4) Training is focused on self healing and wellness as opposed to sport competition or fighting; and 5) Free instruction to all those who are interested.
TCCB came to the attention of the public on March 31, 2004 when Atty. Juanito S. Amihan, himself a martial arts enthusiast, hosted Yap Sifu for his TV show Reflections over at Negros Progress Channel. The group's first public demonstration was during the 2nd Bacolaodiat Celebration last February 27, 2007 at the Bacolod Public Plaza where Humberto "Toti" Lim and Cathy Friend performed the 37 and 27 posture Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan form.
Currect members include Archie Acuña, Atty. Alexander Ang, Charles Atas, Andy Benedicto, Pepe Chiu, Eugene "Bonle" Flores Jr., Cathy Friend, Atanascio "Nonoy" Gargalicano, Guillermo "Bill" Gomez, Ianna Gomez, Bob Jereza, Paul Jison, Pepito Khey, Bing Lim, Humberto "Toti" Lim Jr., Albino Pasilan, Atty. Celedenio Perez Jr., Jose Uy Jr., and Stephen Young.
TCCB is greatly indebted to Mr. Mariano Cua who offered his place for the group's training. Interested parties may contact Mr. Jose Uy Jr. at 434-7664 or visit during practice every MWF 8:00 P.M. at Oceanlight Import and Export, Magsaysay St., Bacolod City.
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In April of 2009 I made my first trip to a tropical destination. He-of-the-good-ideas and I along with 3 other couples went on an all-inclusive vacation Cuba for a week (I call it our honeymoon since we didn't take a big vacation after we were married the year before). I loved the heat most of all, but second to that, the experience of drinking the sweet milk of a coconut through a hole hacked into the top by a sweet Cuban man who spoke no English. I remember standing in the middle of this sweet little clutch of buildings that made up the home of this quaint little family and reluctantly taking a sip of the nectar inside a freshly picked coconut, just handed to me. I figured I would be polite and take a taste, already bracing myself for what I imagined was a sweetness so foul. Then... hmmmmh. Well isn't that lovely? The milk of a fresh coconut is indeed sweet, though not as I expected. It is fresh and light and simply delicious and oddly refreshing.
And on this chilly day that has followed so many other cold days, with thoughts of tropical vacations dancing through my mind and the memory of the delicate nectar of a fresh coconut on my tongue, I long to get away. It isn't in the cards for us this year so instead I'll put up the heat a little, close my eyes and dream of tropical sun on my skin.


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Marine Fasteners Market: Overview
In the manufacturing of the ship rebuilding and the construction of the new ships the marine fasteners play a very important role; they require the capabilities to resist the high tensile, torsion, as well as compressive force. The complexity of the marine fasteners differs from various types of the marine vehicle.
Marine Fasteners Market: Facts
The market player Marine Fasteners manufacture nuts that are graded with strength ratings that are attuned with their respective bolts; e.g., a 10 nut of the ISO property class has the ability to bear the bolt proof strength load of 10.9 bolt of the ISO property class and that too without stripping.
Marine Fasteners Market: Segmentation
The global market for the marine fasteners is fragmented into its product type, the material used, and the application area. Based on the type of the product, the global market is segregated into bolts, togglers, washers, hog rings, screws, nuts, bits, nails, canvas fasteners, and others. Based on the type of the material, the market is categorized into aluminum, nickel alloys, plastic polyethylene, stainless steel, bronze/brass, rubber, nylon, and others. Based on the applications, the market is divided into fishing vessels, offshore support vessels, merchant marine, yacht/recreational boat, military, and others.
Marine Fasteners Market: Growth Factors
There has been a huge transformation in the materials of the marine vehicle body and the increasing trends towards the light weight bodies are the major factors that are driving the marine fasteners market. The shift in the focus on the developments of the new product and innovations that are made in the existing product anticipates triggering the growth of the market. Another factor that is influencing the growth of the market is the rise in the ship building activities. There are a huge number of market players present in the marine fasteners market which is creating a situation of tough competition. This situation creates price pressure on the manufacturers and they are struggling to meet their profit margins. The market for the marine fasteners will be impacted by the oil and the gas industry.
Marine Fasteners Market: Regional Analysis
The region that is dominating the marine fasteners market is Asia Pacific region owing to the fact that the countries such as China, South Korea, and Japan are the major ship building destinations which increase the demand for the marine fasteners. In the coming years, the region will be experiencing a steady growth in the market. Following Asia Pacific region is Europe. Europe anticipates being the next big market for the marine fasteners. Europe is the major competitor in the shipbuilding and rebuilding sector. The countries that will contribute to the growth of the market are the U.K., Romania, Poland, Germany, and others.
Marine Fasteners Market: Competitive Players
The key market players that are involved in the marine fasteners market include Seastar Solutions, Fasco Fasteners, HandiMan Marine, Perfect Fit - McDonald Inc., Attwood Marine Products, Marine Fasteners, Inc., Bainbridge Marine, Arrow Fastener Company, LLC., Sea-Dog Corporation, and others.
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Middlesboro ARH Hospital will be holding its tenth annual Breast Cancer Survivor Tree Lighting Ceremony and Reception on October 6 in the fellowship hall at Binghamtown Baptist Church. Breast cancer survivors throughout the Tri-State are invited to attend.
"It is such a privilege to honor our breast cancer survivors during our tree lighting ceremony," said Kathy Miracle, Middlesboro ARH Director of Radiology. "We are proud to say that many of the breast cancer survivors, who have attended our special ceremony, continue celebrating with us each year. That gives us all hope. We also want to reach out to breast cancer survivors who have not experienced our tree lighting ceremony and celebration. We want you to know that you have support."
Each breast cancer survivor will be given an ornament to personalize and hang during the tree lighting ceremony. Once all the ornaments are hung, the tree will be lit, symbolizing hope, encouragement and strength.
After the tree lighting ceremony, dinner will be served. There is no fee for breast cancer survivors. If a family member joins the survivor, the fee is $25, which also includes entertainment for the evening. With the event's theme being "Surviving with Laughter," entertainment will be provided by Christian comedian, author and breast cancer survivor Tracy DeGraaf from Chicago.
The tree lighting ceremony and celebration will be held on Saturday, October 6 at 6:00 p.m. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. For more information or to reserve your tree ornament and seat, please call Kathy Miracle at 606.242.1193.
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WAYS TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR MUSIC: Malko Realiity
1. CD & Merchandise Sales: Every time you perform at an event you must have your CDS, clothing, and even business cards with you. Give the business cards (with your social media info on them) out for free and sell the merch to people who enjoyed your performance.
2. Streaming: We all know each click/play on your song doesn't pay too much, however over an 3 month period royalties can add up to thousands...Get your music on all online stores especially spotify. (If you need to get on digital sites contact staff on this site)
3. YouTube: YouTube runs ads everytime an video is played, I personally know 100s of artist that do daily vlogs in the studio to earn about an extra 1,000 dollars per month... every little paycheck adds up and helps you get to your main goal.
4. Sponsorship: If you have an small fan base and or even an sound companies like... they will contact you or you can contact them. This is an long process, and companies won't just invest in anyone. A lot of artist ask "why aint no one investing in my talents" well its hard to invest in some random guy who has graphics and sound engineering that sounds and looks like it was done by an blind person. JUST THE TRUTH!!! invest in your self when people see you care about your brand/image they will feel more comfortable investing in you. Ask your self sometimes "if I was an label CEO would I even invest in me" Be honest.
5. Rent out your studio: If you have your own little recording place, network with other artist that need an place to record, rent it out to them when your not using it...
6. Features: If you have an decent following people will pay you to get on their track, make sure you have an EPK(if you need one check catalog section on this site). Get your connections up, make moves, people will pay you to be apart of what you got going if your headed in the right direction
7. Songwriting: There is multiple freelancing sites where you can post your "ghostwriting" services, people will hit you up asking you to write for them you can charge however much you want, if people think its reasonable, they will pay!!!
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K-12 facilities have unique requirements with the mission to educate as well as protect students and double as community shelters. Teaching methods are evolving to support distance learning, small group instruction and alternative learning methods, while also incorporating expanded use of computers and technology. Energy efficiency, robust technology availability and appropriate security measures are priorities for education providers.
Higher education providers are facing increased competition among potential students and a demand for specialized programs, resulting in highly technical buildings, multi-purpose facilities and unique amenities, often demanding alternative financing arrangements. Many campuses require an understanding of major sports venues, high tech libraries and special instructional spaces. With so many unique features, designing for education requires understanding them all—and TLC Engineering Solutions has the track record to prove that we do. We'd like to tackle the challenges of your next project.
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Denmark closes down for Christmas
Other than a few open eateries, the Danish cities come to a standstill from December 24 to 26, and again on the 31 December and 1 January, with very few public places remaining open.
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All shopping malls and department stores such as for instance in Copenhagen Fields, Fisketorvet, Lyngby Storcenter and Magasin remain closed, as do other businesses. This goes for those in the rest of Denmark too!
Many smaller businesses and retail stores may also be closed between Christmas and New Year, as some do not start their sales until the beginning of January.
If you do find yourself bored and wanting to do something outside, you will find that some tourist attractions do remain open during the holidays like Tivoli ( take note though that Tivoli closes at 17:00 on the 24 December), Copenhagen Zoo (closes at 14:00 on the 24 December).
The outdoor ice rinks around Denmark remain open, the outdoor one in Copenhagen at Frederiksberg Runddel will also be open. If nothing else, a walk around the Copenhagen waterfront can prove to be very relaxing without its usual hustle bustle disturbing the serenity of a well-lit crisp Christmas evening.
On the 24 December and the 31 December, the cinemas are closed – but they are open the 25 and 26 December.
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Some supermarkets are lifesavers!
If you planned it all wrong or your organisational skills are zilch, some branches of grocery stores like Netto, Lidl, Aldi, Irma and Føtex Food remain open throughout Christmas and New Year's. So, all hope is not lost if the baby runs out of formula or the kids out of their favourite cereal.
Check the respective websites of the above stores to see which one of their branches are open on Christmas break.
One day to avoid: the great exchange day – find out below.
One day you might want to avoid is the GREAT exchange day on 27 December.
If Christmas shopping madness is not out of your system, be prepared for this day, the big exchange day for Christmas gifts and when sales erupt in many stores and certainly in the department stores and shopping malls!
Though gifts can usually be exchanged well into January next year, most shoppers like to take opportunity of the sales and get more out of the discounted prices.
So, if you got a rather doubtful looking sweater from Grandma or two of the same Georg Jensen necklaces, now would be the time to exchange and get what you really wanted.
All in all, Christmas in Denmark is a joyous occasion marked with a beautifully well-lit city and the right balance between commercialism and family life!


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Hey how's it going? I'm Craig Sigl, I'm what you call a Mental Toughness Trainer. Why should you care about watching this video? Well, if you play sports or are a performer or in some kind of competition, I can help you play and perform a LOT better than you are today. Does that interest Read More.
Confidence-Building Hacks For Kids In Sports, part 1
There is all sorts of controversy about kids sports these days. Should we give them all trophies? Should we push them hard so they learn about how the "real" world works? Parents and coaches are often confused by conflicting advice. The video below is part of a 3-part series to help you assist kids playing Read More.
How To Teach Your Sports Kid To Be Fearless
Here's Confidence Hacks #4 and #5. Your average sports parent boosts their child's confidence by praising their achievements and reminding them that they have abilities and talents and that they can do anything they want in life if they put their mind to it. Great stuff to teach, yes, do it! 1% sports parents go Read More.
Confidence-Building Hacks For Youth Sports (2 & 3)
What adults need to know about kids is that they don't think like adults! You, as an adult, don't really know how you thought back then because you weren't very self aware. I wouldn't remember either and the only way I know any of this is because I talk with hundreds of them at a Read More.
Podcast #6 – How To Achieve The Flow State
You have every ability needed to achieve The Flow state. It is a state of mind and emotion that sets you up for optimal performance and actions and behaviors that are in line with your true values. The idea of "Flow" has been studied and dissected to death because it is well known that if Read More.
Podcast #5: Mastering Your Emotions – E. in the R.A.C.E. Formula
This podcast is all about the "E" in the R.A.C.E. formula that we have been tackling for the first four podcast. E is for EMOTIONAL MASTERY. Now, emotions play a vital role in our everyday lives. It is how we communicate with other people, but most importantly with ourselves. The more that we know our Read More.
Golfer: Why Am I Not Playing The Same Level Of Golf When I Got Older?
Playing a sport once you get older could be tricky. Especially to those who only does this recreationally because their focus is with work, family, etc. From being a serious athlete once to becoming a full time worker now, you can't expect to play the same not because you can't, but because the mentality of Read More.
Handicap Athlete: How Do I Overcome My Injury During Competition?
In this session, a handicap player is trying to figure out how he could overcome his physical shortcoming to be able to perform well in his competitions. Now, Craig has done a million of advices regarding this issue and it's all about this issue. Though Craig can't really do anything about the healing the injury Read More.
Golfer: How To Turn Off The Negative Voice During Competition?
In this session, a golfer is struggling with playing golf in a highly pressure competition. He says that there is this little negative voices in his head that keeps on bothering him whenever he tries to take an important shot. This issue is typical in athletes because it affects their confidence, in result, they doubt Read More.
Podcast Episode #4: Clearing With The Correct Antidote – C. in The R.A.C.E. Formula
In this week's podcast, we continue on the subject of making that lasting change that you need in your life. You may wonder why we are on the third podcast and still talking about this. Well change is a hard thing to do and many people fail in doing this without them knowing that they Read More.


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MU researcher and partners will share techniques to improve digestibility of corn stover and other feed alternatives at Sept. 20 evening program.
Mid-Missouri cattle producers can learn techniques to improve feed alternatives and strategies to stretch their hay supplies on Sept. 20 at the Beef Forage Field Day at MU's Beef Research and Teaching Farm, just south of Columbia off Highway 63.
Sign-in begins at 5:30 p.m. and the outdoor program begins at 6 p.m. The Missouri Corn Growers Association is sponsoring a free meal following the workshop. Call the Beef Research Center at 573-882-2829 to register and reserve a meal.
Justin Sexten, University of Missouri beef nutritionist, the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council and the Missouri Cattlemen's Association are working together to explore alternative forages and to demonstrate how to improve digestibility of corn stover and lower-quality CRP hay by 15 percent while doubling the feeds' protein content. "We'll show what we have for getting cows through the winter," Sexten said.
Incorporating a specific treatment process called ammoniation, producers can treat corn stover at a cost of approximately $25 per ton of forage. The added nutritional value makes it an economical choice in a season filled with climatic and economic challenges.
Sexten will also demonstrate treatment of processed corn stover with calcium hydroxide. Similar to ammoniation, stover digestibility is improved with this process and the protein content remains unchanged. The process is relatively unknown and has generated lots of questions. "We will be learning, but we do know it increases digestibility in the rumen."
Different hay feeders will also be on hand and Sexten will discuss the different designs as they relate to minimizing hay waste.
Several people are trying strategies for the first time this year, such as bailing corn stover. Sexten said in addition to the demonstrations, he wants to answer producers' questions.
"The livestock industry is our No. 1 customer," said Gary Wheeler, vice president of operations and grower services for Missouri Corn. "Through free forage demonstrations, we are working to help connect corn growers with cattlemen for the good of all parties involved."
Farmers interested in purchasing or selling corn stover, cornstalks or hay as a feedstock are encouraged to visit the following online forage directories:
- MU: www.agebb.missouri.edu/haylst
- Missouri Cattlemen: www.mocattle.org/haydirectory.aspx
- Missouri Department of Agriculture: www.mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory
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Making a final decision on the cover design for The Valois Mistress is driving me around the bend these days. I think that I'm just too attached to Charlotte de Sauve to be partial.
The finalists:
These are the ones that made the final cut.
Why not use her actual portrait?
I really wish that I could. Unfortunately, the colors are so washed out that it won't show up very well on a cover image. This is Clouet's portrait of Charlotte:
Not only are they made up of earth tones, they are freaking tiny! Clouet made them to be a 16th century version of school portraits. They started small and portable, for practical reasons. To give you an idea of their scale, look at them displayed at the Louvre:
I made things harder on myself in deciding to make the cover image faithful to how Charlotte has always been described: blonde. Plenty of women dyed their hair and wore wigs to look blonde, but in my research I found that Charlotte apparently got her hair color the honest way. Finding a 16th century portrait of a blonde woman has been like looking for a needle in a haystack.
You can read Charlotte's story in my upcoming book, The Valois Mistress. Members of my newsletter list get exclusive sneak peek's and a chance to get the book for free before it's available to the public. Click here to join the list. You'll get a FREE book just for signing up!


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By JULIUS PHIRI –
GOVERNMENT has summoned Sable Transport and Construction Limited for alleged shoddy works on some roads in Eastern province.
Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela told journalists after paying courtesy call on Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu in Chipata on Thursday that a lot of complaints had been received over the quality of works done by Sable on some roads.
The minister assured Chipata residents that Government would work on Chipata-Vubwi-Chadiza,Chipata-Mfuwe and Chipata-Chadiza-Katete-Chanida roads. Read more


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Andrew Benintendi (OF-BOS) - Benintendi has been a bit of a disappointment this year for fantasy owners who expected him to improve upon last year's .831 OPS, 16 homers, and 21 stolen bases. Lately though, he's looking to make up for lost time. Benintendi homered for the third straight game Tuesday, going 3-for-4 to lift his slash to .285/.362/.465, putting him just four points of OPS off last year's pace. He's stolen a disappointing nine bases, but a huge finish looks to be in order for the 25-year-old. His 23.2% K% represents a fairly sizeable increase from the 17% and 16% marks he put up in the two years prior, so if he can get back to that level, expect the slash line to only improve.
Matt Thaiss (1B-LAA) - The Angels game ran late, so we didn't get to see what Thaiss did in his last at-bat prior to getting this note out, but in his first three at-bats Tuesday, Thaiss was 1-for-3 with HR #5. That left him at the time with a .233/.298/.605 slash line in 43 at-bats. Clearly a .372 ISO is elite, and he's drawn a decent four walks, but it's tough to see him ever hitting for average. In the hitter-friendly PCL, Thaiss the past two years has hit a combined .276 in 164 games, though encouragingly, his K% was just 17.1% with an 11.1% BB%. So perhaps there's at least .270 upside at some point. Thaiss' 24 home runs in 772 AAA PA aren't impressive for first baseman, so he still has work to do to prove himself there, but he's at least off to a nice start in the power category. With Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani still around, Thaiss' #1 hope for playing time is to prove he can handle third base defensively.
Ken Giles (RP-TOR) - I guess the good news for Giles owners in AL-only leagues is that it seems likely he won't be traded this week. The bad news? Giles received a cortisone shot in his right elbow on Tuesday, likely meaning he'll need an extended absence. Fortunately however, there was no structural damage, so perhaps he returns quicker than expected, but I still think contenders will look elsewhere unless they can get him at a very buy-low price. Giles has been terrific this year, posting a 1.54 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with 14 saves in 35 innings. With elite ratios (14.9 K/9, 2.8 BB/9), he's been every bit the pitcher he was back in 2017. Giles has one year of control remaining after this season, so expect the Blue Jays to use hm as their closer once he returns and then deal him this winter. Wait until August 1 of course, but owners holding onto Daniel Hudson and Joe Biagini should probably look elsewhere for saves, though if Giles' rehab doesn't go well, either or both of those guys could still salvage some 2019 fantasy value.
Jake Bauers (OF/DH-CLE) - With the Indians acquiring Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes on Tuesday, the fantasy implications for the Cleveland outfield are huge. The guess here is that the regular starting outfield will be Reyes/Oscar Mercado/Puig, with Tyler Naquin mixing in between OF and DH, or perhaps more likely, Reyes spending more time at DH due to his defense. Regardless, this relegates Greg Allen to the bench or Triple-A and affects Bauers' playing time. Bauers was 0-for-3 on Tuesday, dropping him to .235/.309/.382. Rays certainly look to have received the better end of the deal that brought Yandy Diaz to Tampa Bay and sent Bauers to the Indians. Bauers is still just 23, so we can't write him off as a future starter, but he's also hitting .220 as a big leaguer in over 760 career PA.
Brendan McKay (SP-TB) - If McKay found his way to your waiver wire after being sent down to Triple-A, go ahead and grab him. He probably ends up starting Thursday against the Red Sox, though Wednesday is also in play, as he hasn't pitched since tossing four scoreless innings for Durham on July 25. McKay struggled in his last big league start that pushed his ERA to 3.72 in 19.1 innings, but an 18:1 K:BB is pretty impressive. Overall this year in the minors, McKay has a microscopic 1.15 ERA and 94:17 K:BB in 70.2 innings, so it would be a surprise if he doesn't spend the rest of the year with the Rays. One caveat however is that McKay is already at a combined 90 innings this year after tossing 78.1 last year, so you have to wonder if there's some sort of cap that's yet to be announced.
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A password used to serve as a measure to ensure that your Web account is safe from hacking. Well, not anymore, according to Google anti-abuse researcher Kurt Thomas. (Read: After A Year Of Intensely Investigating Password Theft, Here's What Google Found) No Longer A Paradigm "Passwords are no longer a paradigm that you can no longer trust in," Thomas told …Read More »
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Amid threats of hacking and password theft, Google has introduced a free security app to protect your email account. Google Authenticator generates 2-Step Verification Codes on your phone. You can learn more about the 2-Step Verification here. The 2-Step Verification is offered on Gmail and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and other sites. The app is compatible with all …Read More »
Google Reportedly Plans To Share Revenues With News Publications
Google is reportedly considering sharing a chunk of its revenues to news publications to grow and maintain subscribers, according to a Financial Times report. The Internet search giant will reportedly "use its trove of personal user data, combined with machine learning algorithms, to help news publishers identify potential new subscribers and target their current subscribers for renewals." Google, however, said …Read More »
New Document Version Works Like Video Game Minecraft
A startup founded by a two former Googlers has come up with a simpler version of documents called Coda. In a Medium blog post on the launch, Coda co-founder Shishir Mehrotra said: "Coda is a new type of doc that blends the flexibility of documents, the power of spreadsheets, and the utility of applications into a single new canvas." "That's …Read More »
Google Rolls Out New Look for Web Version of Google Calendar
Google rolled out on Tuesday a new look of the web version of Google Calendar. Google Calendar on the web now has a sleek design and has features also offered on the mobile app. In a blog post, Lars Krüger, Product Manager of Google Calendar, said the updates aim to "help users manage their time more efficiently and get more …Read More »
Google Pledges $1B to Train Workers for High-Tech Jobs
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Thursday that the Internet search giant will commit $1 billion to nonprofit groups worldwide over the next five years for high-tech job training. It is considered as the biggest financial pledge from the company, reports said. Aside from the grants, Google will conduct a "Grow With Google" tour across the US that will work …Read More »
Google Buys Podcast App Co-Founded by Ex-Netflix Execs
Podcast app 60dB has been purchased by Google, according to the Business Insider. A representative of Google confirmed the acquisition to Business Insider but did not divulge details about the purchase of the podcast app that was co-founded by former Netflix executives. Instead, the Google rep referred queries about the purchase to the announcement on Medium.com regarding the purchase of …Read More »
Google to Provide LTE in Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico via Internet-Beaming Balloons
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allowed Google's parent company Alphabet to restore LTE and Internet service on Puerto Rico. The move comes more than two weeks after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island with record-winds and torrential rains. Maria knocked down cell service and Internet in the island, leaving it isolated from the rest of the world. Reports said 83 percent …Read More »


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In an interview with Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity, WikLeaks founder Julian Assange doubled down on a claim he had made last month on Hannity's radio show, which was the Russian government nor any state party of Russia were the source of hacks that exposed thousands of confidential Democratic Party emails.
"We can say – we have said repeatedly over the last two months, our source is not the Russian government and it is not the state party," Assange said.
Assange said the backlash over the hacked emails was nothing more than an effort to "delegitimize" the incoming Trump administration.
"So why such a dramatic response?" he added. "Well, the answer is obvious – they're trying to delegitimize the Trump administration as it goes into the White House. They're going to try to say – they are trying to say President Trump is not a legitimate president."
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During the awards season, Hollywood occasionally likes to pretend that it's a meritocracy of quality and craft, and not a desperate scrum devoted to the acquisition of shiny statuettes—and the explosive yet temporary prestige and box-office bonanza that follows.
The billboards and trade-paper ads, the stress, the diets, the false humility, the cracked voices and tears at the podium, the world-class ridiculousness that obtains until the last Academy Award is handed out are all grist for satire, and if Paul Rudnick—in spirit and in contract—is too far inside to truly bite the hand that feeds him, the first half of his new play BIG NIGHT (a world premiere at the Kirk Douglas, directed by Walter Bobbie) is a an often-hilarious jab at Oscar-night hijinks in the manner of Noël Coward: slaps, not punches.
A nominated actor, his boyfriend, his agent, his transgender nephew, his mother Esther, and his mother's lover—all lovable monsters of need, greed, and ego—are thrown together in a Beverly Hills hotel suite before the awards ceremony. Esther (a chic social x-ray smoothly played by Wendie Malick) picks the biggest night of her son's life to come out of the closet and introduce the assembly to her new partner, the African-American writer, professor, and multiple-Pulitzer Prize winner Eleanor (Kecia Lewis, a exuberant foil).
(In one of the evening's funniest lines, Eleanor confides that she knew Esther was for her when she came to realize, "There's a woman who believes cosmetics should be tested on Republicans.")
Halfway through the play, tragedy strikes. Using a ripped-from-the-headlines catastrophe as a prop to reveal the serious side of a bunch of jokers is a dangerous game—writing to type works better with comedy than tragedy—and if the play doesn't quite recover from its drastic U-turn, at least Rudnick took a chance. What resonates in BIG NIGHT, what has always been Rudnick's forte, is his portrayal of the multivalent overlap of bourgeois queer experience—our insights and our blindness, our great ongoing experiment.
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Tonight is the first official showing of "A Christmas Story" my all time favorite Christmas movie. I have to watch it at least a dozen times each year.
Tuesday night is "A Charlie Brown Christmas" . . . another all time favorite. I've watched it at least once a year since it's first airing in 1965 (I was two.)
Hubby is not happy that the goofy Christmas shows are starting already.
I told him now that Turkey Day is over, it's fair game for Christmas.
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Another Great Review for The Apostle: Destiny
Thank you Rose Scheckler. You can find more Reviews of The Apostle: Destiny on amazon here.
I enjoyed this book. While The Apostle: Destiny was a bit darker than I usually like my fantasy novels, I realize that probably has a lot to do with the fact that I've lived a bit of a sheltered life. The family at the center of the story (the Edens), as well as many of the characters in some way or other, suffer some painful trials and issues that are all too gritty, harsh, and tragically relatable, especially in our modern world. Having said that, I identified a lot with the Eden's daughter, Mercy, with her hopeful and optimistic outlook and her enduring faith in those she loves, as well as her high level of intelligence which alienates her from others her age, and even from some adults. I initially couldn't see any flaws in her character, that is until I saw her through the eyes of some of the other characters. It gave me cause to reflect on myself and wonder if maybe I have some character flaws I'm not aware of.
I found the Prologue to be a bit awkward as it is written in first person, present tense, and the rest of the novel is in past tense and third person omniscient point-of-view, but I suppose that was a style choice that may not have bothered others. It seems meant to be a fun little introduction to the tale and its setting, but to me it came off as glib and a bit ingratiating or even cloying, especially considering the darker tone of the main body of the book. Rather than bringing me into the story, it had the effect of making it more difficult to get into. It bombarded me with story elements that I felt somehow I was supposed to remember, rather than introducing those elements organically in the context of the story. In fairness, those same elements are introduced again in the main book and upon rereading the prologue later, I found that it hadn't mattered that I had forgotten most of the characters and settings it took me through. The epilogue has a similar tone which again pulled me out of the narrative and hit me over the head with the fact that I had simply been reading a work of fiction.
In between those two points, and after staring off a bit slow with the expository set up, the story kept me engaged and turning pages. I read it in less than two days, as I deeply wanted to see how the prophecy spoken of at the beginning of the book was going to come to pass. Of course this turned out to be the first book in a series (which I should have realized from the title) and so I'm still waiting for an answer to that question, but the world and the characters I discovered in the meantime were rich and engaging, the story full of mystery and intrigue. There is obviously much more afoot in the Red Kingdom than was fully addressed in this one book, and while I still yearn to see resolution for the Eden family, I also find myself wondering what the heck is really going on here.
I enjoyed the detailed descriptions of the environment, particularly the different woods used in construction of buildings and furnitures, and the various qualities of workmanship. I don't know why I took note anytime the author talked about woodwork, but it became something fun for me to notice. I didn't particularly enjoy reading about the parched, drought-ridden, and dusty environment the story took place in, but chalk that up to the fact that I live in the California desert, that we have a drought on right now, and that the author's realistic descriptions of such conditions hit home in an unenjoyable way for me. That, then, is actually a compliment to the author rather than a criticism.
I'm sure the author already knows where he is taking his story, but I can't help but conclude my comments with my hopes for what I'd like to see. I find the title character extremely unlikable (as was, I'm sure, the author's intention) and I long to see this mysterious doom-saying prophecy fulfilled in some unexpected way that softens the blow of it. Perhaps the boy destined to become the Apostle becomes more sympathetic somehow and defies the measure of his destiny. Perhaps we learn he is just as awful as he is expected to be, but somehow the circumstances demand it and he is turns out to be a hero after all. Or perhaps the firstborn turns out not to be the child of prophecy, but one of his siblings is instead (or perhaps even all of them together) and the interpretation of the prophecy changes accordingly. Whatever happens, I certainly look forward to reading all about it.


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I agree. There's lots about Gossip Girl that's morally reprehensible, and a threesome is not at the top of the list. I've never seen the show either, but every time I see a commercial for it, there seems to be some high school aged girl or guy doing all kids of things my mother would have killed me for. I think the worst part of this show is that young people are looking up to these characters as some kind of rich role models - as if the goal of life was to have so much money it doesn't matter what you do or who you do - because you can afford it.
You go, Laurie. A worthy rant.
Megan: "as if the goal of life was to have so much money it doesn't matter what you do or who you do – because you can afford it." This is a great point, and I wonder if that might actually be a goal, if not *the* goal, of modern American capitalist life. Sometimes the stuff we stare at on the tube, even when it seems appalling, can be a frank reflection. Especially when the show is a commercial success.
I agree. It seems like that is the point of life lately, or at least, what we're told the point of life is. No one's happy with what they have. Everyone wants more. But why? What more do we actually need? It seems like heresy to ask that question sometimes.
I agree with you Megan, No one in this world is happy with what they have.
Wilhelm Reich long-ago recognized that the suppression of children's sexuality was a/the key means of maintaining the authoritarian state. Perhaps the main update some 70 years down the pike is that *the expression* of children's sexuality is equally useful in maintaining the consumerist/totalitarian state. In either event, orgiastic impotence is the outcome that the power elite exploit, yielding either a hunger for authority or a hunger for excess in order to fill the psychic void. A "surrendered" (Gr:agape) orgasm is probably the most revolutionary act there is.
Laurie, you're at your most piquant when you flirt with a parallel Puritanism the way you do here. When did you first know that you'd grow up to be a moralist? I just love your thinking.
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Marvin The Mummy Gets An EEG!
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This is a really fantastic book!ReplyDelete
I had to do this with Dude last year. Keeping them awake on the way to the hospital can tough. Dude played with his iPod touch and that kept him alert.
I also saved my Target run for that night and Dude and I went there late at night which was a treat for him. We also had a new hot wheels set that we set up and played with for a couple hours. It turned out to be much easier to keep Dude awake than I expected.
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Thanks. We are doing the EEG as part of an autism study, but also because he needs to have one anyway. Through the study got him in faster. Aaaaaaaand, the study gives us a $30 Toys R Us gift card for participating!Delete
Sounds like the book needs an amendment: "you can pick any toy in the store that costs less than $30". :-)Delete
This is such an awesome idea. I think this will help his nerves for sure.ReplyDelete
You win at parenting today...heck you win for the entire week!Replies
I wish the prize was a nap!Delete
You are AMAZING! This is such a cool social story! Ook... Gonna stop gushing now, but seriously... Awesome much?ReplyDelete
Good luck with the EEG - and If you want to chat about anything related to it, you know where to find me :-)Replies
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I Seriously LOVE this... Simply AWESOME. YOU. GO. GIRL.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! It was our first try at a social story, and it seems to have worked like a charm!Delete
OMG, I love that book! You are so creative. I think it will help him a lot.ReplyDelete
Gosh, now I know who to go to when I need a social story, wink-wink.Replies
Thanks! I couldn't believe how well behaved he was today, so I'm just going to add that onto my win column!Delete
Your storybook was absolutely adorable! What a wonderful way to lessen a child's apprehension about a medical test. Your little boy is lucky to have you for his mummy mommy!ReplyDelete
On another note—thanks so much for your comment, Kristina. For some reason it ended up in Bloggers spam folder and I just found it this morning. :( I really appreciate that you kept trying to comment even when Blogger was being persnickety. Thanks very much! :D
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In 1917, Alfred Mayor from the Carnegie Institute began what is now the world's oldest continuously monitored coral reef transect in the world. The Aua transect on Tutuila island in the remote island territory of American Samoa celebrated its 100th anniversary, and scientists from throughout the region traveled to the island for a week-long celebration and to conduct the 100th …Read More »
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Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining will be unavoidable
Biodiversity losses from deep-sea mining are unavoidable and possibly irrevocable, an international team of 15 marine scientists, resource economists and legal scholars argue in a letter published recently in the journal Nature Geoscience. The experts, including Craig Smith, oceanography professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), say the International Seabed …Read More »
Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease
Scientists, including Tina Weatherby with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), published a study wherein they reconstructed the skin of endangered green turtles, marking the first time that reptile skin was successfully engineered in a laboratory. In turn, the scientists were able to grow a tumor-associated virus to better understand certain …Read More »
UH researchers help community understand and prepare for king tides
Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa were out in force again this month to document and study the king tides that occurred on June 23 and 24. The water level along the coast, already expected to inundate nearshore areas with the some of the highest annual tides was enhanced by elevated water levels and a large south swell …Read More »
New wave buoy off Pearl Harbor to measure ocean conditions
On June 6, the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) deployed a new wave buoy near the entrance to Pearl Harbor, approximately 1.5 miles offshore. The wave buoy provides accurate information on wave height, direction and period, and also measures surface currents and sea surface temperature. Wave buoy data benefit the entire community and are important to make well-informed and …Read More »
Forecasting coral disease outbreaks across Pacific Ocean
Researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) were recently awarded a $1.026 million grant from NASA to develop coral disease forecasting models for Hawaiʻi, U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands and the Great Barrier Reef. Megan Donahue, principal investigator and HIMB researcher, and Jamie Caldwell, HIMB post-doctoral fellow on the project, will lead an international team as …Read More »
STEM teacher recruitment effort reaps $350,000 in funding for UH Mānoa
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has received more than $350,000 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation to support the training and recruitment of future science, technology, environment and mathematics (STEM) teachers. Part of the grant funding will establish pathways for undergraduate students majoring in STEM fields to pursue a double major with secondary education, in order to …Read More »
New Earth Science on Volcanic Islands summer internship begins
A cohort of 10 motivated undergraduate students arrived at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa this week to participate in a summer research internship called Earth Science on Volcanic Islands, hosted by the UH Mānoa Department of Geology and Geophysics. The opportunity, funded for three years by the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates program, seeks to increase participation …Read More »
New evidence reveals source of 1586 Sanriku, Japan tsunami
A team of researchers, led by Rhett Butler, geophysicist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, re-examined historical evidence around the Pacific and discovered the origin of the tsunami that hit Sanriku, Japan in 1586—a mega-earthquake from the Aleutian Islands that broadly impacted the north Pacific. Until now, this was considered an orphan tsunami, a historical tsunami without an obvious …Read More »
President Lassner signs to support the Paris Agreement
University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner signed the open letter to the international community and parties to the Paris Agreement from U.S. state, local, higher education, and business leaders in response to President Donald Trump's June 1 announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. The letter reads: We, the undersigned mayors, governors, college and university leaders …Read More »


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NBI Clearance HIT Status: Here in this post, we will show you the reasons behind getting an NBI Clearance HIT. We hope it will very informative for you.
NBI Clearance HIT Status
NBI Clearance HIT Status shows that either you or your namesake (i.e., a person who gives the same name while you) is linked to documents or report which might have a criminal record.
How does the NBI clearance Hit work?
Every time who applies for an NBI clearance Application, an NBI staff picks through their criminal record to decide for practically any criminal record, also called "derogatory records" -associated with the candidate's name.
An NBI Clearance Hit happens when the search returns a questionable result. At this situation, one can get a HIT but if the criminal case is connected with you or a namesake. The confirmation process is running to take place down the road.
Take note that local cases like ejectments, divorces, and funds claims aren't covered by the NBI clearance and therefore not included in the records.
The National Bureau Investigation Criminal Database can be a number of criminal offender records obtained from the next:
- Prosecution Service (City and Provincial Prosecution Offices).
- Courts (MTC, MTCC, MCTC, and RTC).
- Police and AFP records.
- Sandiganbayan and Ombudsman.
- And Others.
Unwanted to say, it's impossible for any refugee with pending criminal cases to avoid the watchful eyes of the National Bureau Investigation.
In fact, the " NBI Clearance Hit" status proceeds to be effective in helping the National Bureau Investigation catch criminals who may have for years been hiding.
Don't think all NBI Clearance applications with "hit" status get themselves in jail.
To check whether or not the criminal case is under you or your namesake's, National Bureau Investigation holds the issuance with the clearance.
How many days to take NBI clearance when you have NBI Clearance Hit status?
Candidates with an NBI Clearance Hit Status receive 5 to 10 days waiting time when National Bureau Investigation researchers meticulously see if the "derogatory records" are part of you or a namesake.
Once verified the "NBI Clearance Hit" is the result of the namesake who doubted or committed of a crime, a criminal document can only return to NBI Clearance office as soon as the waiting time and claim the NBI clearance with no extra fee.
If the "derogatory records" have been determined to actually participate in you, the National Bureau Investigation will require one to attend an "NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview."
The purpose of the NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview is always to allow the National Bureau Investigation Agents to feel a closer inspection of your individual identity.
Unless you're a refugee, you don't have to be worried especially for those who have been cleared of one's past illegal cases.
Before you visit the job interview, don't forget to take the following requirements:
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- Original and photocopy with the Court Certification from your Court proving the criminal case has already been fixed.
- Print-out of NBI Clearance online registration application form and NBI Clearance Official Receipt
After confirming that this case is removed, your National Bureau Investigation clearance hit will be declared for your needs instantly.
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Prepaid credit cards are becoming more popular, but they still come with many pros and cons to consider. Are they right for you and your needs?
Thanks to the convenience of being able to pay bills and shop online, more Canadians are opting to carry less cash. In addition to debit and credit cards, many are choosing to use prepaid credit cards. Is getting one a good financial decision for you?


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When it's on: Saturday, 28 July (3.10 pm)
Channel: ITV1
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More silliness from the Bond franchise with The Spy who Loved Me, which abandons any lingering pretensions of seriousness with an adventure romp based on spectacle, explosions, glamour and set piece thrills. It should be an expensive mess. Double the money was plugged into it than was lavished on its predecessor, The Man with the Golden Gun, upsetting a normal trend of responding to diminished returns with lower budgets, and that cash is on the screen with a visibly more lavish affair. And somehow, against considerable odds it works. The film's a blast. It never gets dull and every scene is stuffed with a sense of playfulness. For once, Roger Moore seems wholly appropriate to the proceedings, an arch Bond for a totally knowing piece of work.
The film had a troubled birth, which explains the atypically long three year gap between releases. It was the first to feature Cubby Broccoli as sole producer, following the financial problems experienced by Harry Saltzman. In charge and able to take the franchise in directions according to his own vision, Broccoli called for fast paced action and fun, a thrill ride for the whole family, and wound up with something very similar to You Only Live Twice. Perhaps it's no coincidence that the director hired was Lewis Gilbert, responsible for the very same 1960s entry with the massive volcano. Gilbert wasn't the first choice. The reliable Guy Hamilton turned it down and there were serious thoughts about approaching Steven Spielberg, at the time a young gun whose entire reputation and future credibility rested on some picture about a shark…
Gilbert and the crew started work on The Spy who Loved Me without a finished script, which was becoming an epic tale in itself. Whilst the film shared its title with Ian Fleming's novel, the production was allowed to use no more than the book's title. At the same time, legal rumblings with Kevin McClory, who owned the rights to Thunderball, stopped the production from including SPECTRE or Blofeld in the film, leading ultimately to the appearance of the very Blofeld-esque Karl Stromberg, played by Curd Jurgens who probably turned out to be the best unofficial Number One they ever had!
After soliciting any number of writers (those claiming to have had a hand in the script include Anthony Burgess and John Landis), the finished screenplay was put together by Bond veteran Richard Maibaum, with Christopher Wood hired by Gilbert to iron out the bits that fell foul of the legal department and to make the lead character different from that played by Sean Connery. Wood showed up with a lurid and fascinating background in writing. Desperate to escape from the drudgery of his job in advertising, he wrote a series of sex novels under the pseudonym Timothy Lea, each with the title 'Confessions of'. Hired for The Spy who Loved Me, the suggestion that Bond's encounters with women would go down the route of entendre-driven sordidness (which is often enough where it was heading in previous pictures) were happily wide of the mark. 007 beds, as is always the way, but his relationship with Russian counterpart Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) is surprisingly well developed over the course of the picture.
As the title of the film suggests, the story isn't really told from Bond's perspective at all. Fleming's novel left him out of much of the action, whilst the film focuses strongly on Amasova, the Russian spy who is ordered by the collaborating Secret Services of Britain and the USSR to team up with Bond. One of the picture's strongest cards is that it develops Amasova into a strong, independent character. She's clearly Bond's equal, fully capable of outwitting him, and it's a great relief after Solitaire and Goodnight (simperers, the pair of 'em) to come across a 'Bond girl' who isn't written into the plot solely to collapse into his arms. The edge to her character is that in the film's first act, Bond shoots a Soviet agent whilst escaping their ambush; the dead man is Amasova's lover. When she discovers 007 is responsible for killing him, she tells him that once their mission is over he too will die. It's a great moment, made better for being taken seriously by Bond, who gives the impression of falling for Amasova himself. An earlier conversation between the pair even raises the spectre of his dead wife, and the raw spot that mentioning her opens for him.
The plot takes Bond and Amasova from Egypt to Sardinia and eventually to Stromberg's submersible lair, which looks like something from The War of the Worlds. The Egyptian scenes are especially good. Like a tour of the Nile, the action tracks from the pyramids, through Luxor's Karnak Temple and finally to Abu Simbel, as the two spies cross swords with each other and Stromberg's henchman, the steel-teethed Jaws (Richard Kiel). Jaws is a cracking baddie, more than just a heavy and with a fantastic sense of comic timing. He also comes with a Hammer attitude to attacking his victims, slowly moving in for the bite. So successful was he over the course of the film that in between this mission and the next, Jaws transferred his services to the employ of Hugo Drax and awaited his next appointment with Bond…
Ken Adam was once again on hand with his fantastic sets, outdoing even his volcano base from You Only Live Twice with the massive interior of Stromberg's tanker, constructed on a newly built Pinewood sound stage and storing more than a million gallons of water. The set seems all the more impressive by the fact it's really there, with real actors running around within it. Equally breathtaking is the model work that went into creating a miniature of the tanker's exterior. The initial intention was to use a redundant tanker donated by Shell, but insurance costs for running the vessel were prohibitive and the production instead built a 65-foot model. As an illusion, it's extremely well done, the crew even replicating the ship's lengthy tailback for maximum authenticity. And then there's Stromberg's aquatic base, Atlantis, all curves and domes, a successful attempt by Adam to develop a lair that contrasted sharply with the cramped, linear offices occupied by M.
I'm no fan of 007's gadgetry, so the Lotus Esprit that converts into a submarine did little for me, and besides it feels a bit like cheating to have Bond pursued into a dead end by Caroline Munro's sexy villain, only to play yet another Joker. Bah! Not just that, but the daft comic scene where the Lotus drives out of the sea and onto a beach, watched with disbelief by Victor Tourjansky who looks from the car to his bottle. It was the first of three Bond cameos by Tourjansky, doing the same thing in each successive film. Being charitable, I agree it's a good natured gag, though it's always sat uneasily with me to think of a supposedly secret agent – note the secret – showing off so brazenly. Having said that, I hope when I see something incredible happening before my very eyes that I have my trusty wine bottle by my side.
The Spy who Loved Me: ****


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ric, RnR Dream comes to mind.
I'm not talented enough to make comment on the musical part of this thread...but the cuisine sounds like a symphony.
MMMM ... although I'd skip the spinach. I had baked salmon last night with my favorite peach salsa over top of it. Sweet and hot (just like me ).
My mother gently poaches salmon with a bit of olive oil, fresh herbs, salt and pepper, and it tastes great! Must be all the love she puts into it. I, on the other hand, don't cook fish because my better half won't eat it, so why bother? Chicken anyone?
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Spain boss Luis Enrique has defended Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea after another disappointing display in between the sticks for his country.
De Gea came under fire for his below-par performance against Croatia on Thursday as Spain were beaten 3-2 late on.
La Furia Roja are in action on Sunday evening as they host Bosnia in Las Palmas in a friendly for David Silva's farewell.
The Manchester City midfielder called time on his international career after last summer's World Cup but will make an appearance in Gran Caneria, performing the ceremonial kick-off before the game.
Luis Enrique paid tribute to Silva in his pre-match press conference: "As a player he is different, a symbol of the national team for what he has achieved. I've never heard a bad word said of him. I'm glad that he can say goodbye to his people."Embed from Getty Images
The former Valencia man earned over 100 caps for Spain and was part of the squads that won two European Championships and the World Cup. Silva is remembered best for his header in the Euro 2012 final which proved to be the first goal of four as Spain cruised past Italy.
Enrique is expected to make several changes to the team that lost in Croatia on Thursday with many expecting Kepa Arrizabalaga to replace David De Gea in goal.Embed from Getty Images
"I'm not going to pass judgement on a player. This would be too easy. In no case am I going to make a public judgment on any of my players. It could be a good start to find other solutions. Spain play differently to Manchester United," Enrique said of De Gea.
"The goalkeeper doesn't fail if the ball doesn't get to him. I'm not going to say my preferences. My actions speak louder than my words."
The Spain boss also admitted he intends to switch his side up against Bosnia: "I'm looking to have a team of 23 players. Footballers have changed and we are looking at options."
Spain last faced Bosnia in 2016 when a brace from Nolito helped them to a 3-1 win at St. Gallen's SFG Stadium in Switzerland. Out of the 7 meetings between the two countries since Bosnia's independence, Spain are unbeaten, winning 5 and drawing 2.
England's dramatic victory over Croatia in the Nations League saw them progress to the semi-finals at Spain's expense.
Enrique's side lost their last two games in the competition and those results ultimately cost them a place in the finals next summer.
Spain finished in second place in Group A4 and will compete in the top tier once more in the tournament's next installment.


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Sean Dyche insists Joe Hart is up for the new challenge posed by strong competition for the goalkeeping shirt at Burnley.
Hart has become the third England goalkeeper on the club's books, by joining the Clarets from Manchester City on an initial two-year deal.
And after spending 12 years at City, Dyche feels the time is right for Hart to take on a fresh challenge at Turf Moor.
The Clarets boss said: "It's strange to have three of the recent England goalkeepers in the one camp, especially here at Burnley.
"But the timing is right and having spoken to Joe I think it's right for him too.
"He is clear-minded in the sense that he just wants to get on and work, part of the team and earn the right for a chance to play.
"He knows he will have to do that, but he's a respectful enough person who has been around the game long enough and knows he will be working with some good keepers and a good goalkeeping coach as well."
Dyche, whose goalkeeping pool is now five strong, added: "Everyone knows about the misfortune of Nick (Pope) and Tom (Heaton) has been out for a while, but we all know what a fine keeper he is.
"Anders (Lindegaard) has done well for us and Adam (Legzdins) continually supports them and we wanted that real competition.
"Most keepers have a healthy respect and they tend to get on with it because they know what it's about, so I don't think Joe will have any issues fitting in.
"It's more of a chance for him to re-earn his stripes at a different club and in a different environment.
"He's also bought into the concept. He bumped into a few of our lads and liked the noises coming out and has decided he wants that challenge"


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Pink Ink…
"My best friend thinks I am going to grow my hair to my butt when this is all done. I don't think so. I may keep it super short. Aside from teaching my daughter that hair doesn't make the woman, I think it looks kind of fly. At the end of the day…it's just hair!"
That's how I closed my post on November 13th. Halloween will forever be remembered as the day we shaved off my hair. We look back at those pictures and laugh, happy that we were able to turn the process of losing hair into a fun family activity. Here we are many months later and my hair is growing back!
Recently, I met two women at a symposium, who shared that they chose to forgo chemo because they didn't want to lose their hair. I was dumbfounded. I actually had to sit back and collect myself before I said anything. As a Moderator, it wasn't my place to judge…at least outwardly. Trust me, I am well aware that every woman's journey is her own. I also am very clear on the importance that hair plays in our society, especially among Black women. Nonetheless, I was shocked, mad, resentful, and then finally, sad. When I asked if the women were happy with their decision, they both said yes. Instead of saying what was on my mind ("Are you that crazy? Your hair isn't even that fly! So you would rather be dead?"), I directed the conversation to the way cultural perceptions about breasts and hair can direct how treatment is determined. I followed up with how we, as patients, should pursue the most aggressive treatment available. What else could I do?
But our dialog got me thinking, as I rubbed the fuzz growing on my head. Folks need to hear that it really does come back! So today, instead of dwelling on the fact that I am waiting to find out what's going on IN my head, I thought I would touch on what's on TOP of my head.
Now, if you are uncomfortable discussing hair on body parts, STOP HERE! You have been warned! LOL
Now to refresh, chemo kills. Chemo attacks all dividing cells in the body. So in addition to cancer cells (which quickly divide) chemo attacks in particular, hair follicles, the stomach lining, & digestive track. This is why patients get nauseous and lose their hair. The extent of hair loss depends on what drugs are given. For example, the Red Devil caused my hair to fall out…EVERYWHERE, except my eyebrows and lashes. My 2nd round of chemo was a different mixture. So then, my eyebrows and lashes came out as well. Now, I was a hairy chick before all this started. I believe in waxing. So I was happy to lose the unwanted hair.
Again, STOP HERE if you don't want to read about body hair!
No light fuzz above the lip, no underarm hair, no arm or leg hair was great! Having no eyebrows wasn't great! It got better, once I learned to draw them on. No eyelashes was no fun. My eyes were dry all the time. Now, no hair…down there…was…umm…interesting. Full disclosure, I was not a "Brazilian" girl. (The pain!) But landscaping is a necessity! Even so, to have nothing down there was a lot. Eventually, I got used to it. The only challenge was when in a public toilet. You know, squatting. When you have NOTHING, there is nothing to direct…the pee! So a few times, let's just say, it didn't all make the toilet. Hey, this is CANCER REAL TALK!
But back to the point. It does grow back! And let me tell you, it grows back with a vengeance! As with hair loss, hair growth has become something "the 3Bs" laugh about. Yes, it's true that the hair on the head "changes". My hair is now straight. It will be interesting to see if it stays that way. There is also grey now! That's ok. I don't mind that, even though I didn't have it before. It's also, the 1st time I have seen my natural hair color in years! I love a highlight! So "natural" is interesting. I am also amazed by how many people touch my head. Kind of like when you are pregnant. Side note…please don't touch my head! As people now ask how long am I going to grow my hair, I realize that folks associate my hair growing back with me being better. Ironically, I miss my baldhead. I look back at my bald pictures with nostalgia. No, I won't shave it. But I am going to keep it short.
Ok, here's the crazy part. The rest of my body hair is growing in with the quickness! My hair…down there? Like it never left!! TOO MUCH! Unfortunately, my skin is still too sensitive to really wax. So shaving is a necessity. Underarm hair? Check? Legs? Check? SIDEBURNS??? CHECK! You read correctly. I didn't have crazy face hair! I felt sorry for those women! But umm, now? Yeah, still trying to work that out! Other Survivors have told me it will fall out. But right now, when I look in the mirror, all I see is hair! All down the side of my face! Plus I have a light mustache! Cute huh? NO! LOL. I'm a tweezing fool. I'll let you know how that works out. Lil B is tickled. Laughing, she says "At least it's growing back mom!" My eyebrows are back in. I risked getting them waxed about a month ago. No bushy brows for me! But a month later, they haven't grown back. So you never know how it will play out. In retrospect, I think I like my drawn on brows better than the real ones! Camouflage makeup is my friend. Thank you MAC and Bobbi Brown!
Why do I share all this? To make the point that hair DOES indeed grow back! Lil B is back to playing with my hair. She wants me to get a Mohawk. (No!) Why do I write about this? Because I want people to fight as hard as they can, even if that means losing their hair. Choose Chemo! Choose life! I did!
Per Alicia Keys…"I'mma live life. Live it loud, like's there's only one life. Have to live it up! One Life. Have to live it up."
Because I chose chemo, because I chose life, I can sing with Alicia…
"It's a new day, NEW DAY".


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The Freedom to Never be Alone
August 5, 2018 Pastor: Dr. Jeffrey D. Hoy Series: Freedom
Verse: Hebrews 13:5, Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 28:20, 1 Corinthians 10:13
Among the greatest freedoms found in God's grace is the Freedom to Never be Alone. Join us as our Youth lead us in a musical celebration of our Walk with Jesus-- and as we delve into the scriptural promise that He will never leave us or forsake us.
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September 23, 2018Finding Freedom in God's Blessings through Obedience


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Musings from the Laundromat: Brave bras, pink panties and a safe heart
There are three bras slung over the rail of a laundry cart … just out there for all to see. And no one is looking at them. Untrue, I can't stop looking at them. I keep glancing up.
Here I am, the one who turns 50 shades of red when I drop a pair of panties on the ground whilst removing my dry load from the depths of an industrial dryer, gawking at the sheer bravery of these bras.
And I'm reminded … not everyone is interested in looking at your stuff.
I'm at a strange table again. And painfully aware that there are people behind me.
I hate having my back to people.
Anxiety girl!
I just glanced and saw a free table in the back … I'm moving!
AH! Much better.
When I walked in Of Monsters and Mens' Little Talks was playing on the radio – and I smiled.
While driving here – Take me to Church was on in my car.
Like most everything else, I read too much into music. Today was no different, but in a good way. Felt like two good omens.
I wonder do we block out the songs that aren't relevant to our current state of mind? Do our little ears perk up when one comes on that fits the soundtrack of our lives?
I'm sure there's a very scientific explanation. Probably much like the phenomenon of hearing a new word for the first time, and then hearing it multiple times that day. Or getting a new car, and noticing the same car everywhere you go.
In tune to something you never paid much attention to before.
I'm in tune to lots of things about myself that I didn't pay much attention to before. Feeling things I haven't felt before. Cringing at some of my cat lady posts and all my 'no one will ever complete me' exclamations.
I feel like I found that last piece of a jigsaw puzzle. The piece that would make my beautiful little life a complete picture.
And I'm so hopeful. And very, very fortunate to have found someone who will temper my anxiety with a laid back attitude and a funny and creative view of things.
I'm also very, very fortunate to have found someone who will be so good for my such loved son.
An example of so many things. Patience. Persistency. Humor. Self acceptance. And love.
I'm the luckiest girl on the planet right now as far as I'm concerned.
My heart feels Home. And Safe. And, I just dropped a pair of pink panties from the washer onto the ground and only turned 25 shades of red.
See – progress!


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Rabat – Morocco's Ministry of Economy and Finance will launch a flexible exchange rate system for dirham currency on Monday, January 12, according to a statement issued on Friday by Morocco's Ministry of Finance and Economy.
The decision made by the ministry concerns a new exchange rate regime where the parity of the dirham is determined within a band of fluctuation of ± 2.5 percent against ±0.3 percent currently, compared to a central rate set by Bank Al Maghrib on the basis of a currency basket composed of the EUR and USD by up to 60 percent and 40 percent respectively.
Morocco's Bank Al Maghrib "will continue to intervene on the foreign exchange market to ensure its liquidity," added the statement.
The decision is undertaken under conditions marked by the solidity of the financial sector and the consolidation of macroeconomic bases, including an appropriate level of foreign exchange reserves and a controlled inflation.
The ministry added that the reform will also be supported by the structural and sectoral reforms.
The decision taken by the ministry is aimed at strengthening the resilience of the national economy to exogenous shocks in order to support its competitiveness and to improve its level of growth, reported Maghreb Arab Press (MAP).
The exchange rate regime reform will also support the structural changes taking place in the Moroccan economy, particularly in terms of diversification, openness and integration into the global economy, concluded the statement.


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Two crashes within 90 minutes in downtown Delhi
It was a busy day for collisions in downtown Delhi on Friday.
Charges are pending after a motorist rolled his vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Church Street West around 3:45 p.m. Friday.
The driver was a 37-year-old Norfolk man. Norfolk firefighters were called to the scene to extricate him from an overturned pickup truck.
Norfolk paramedics took the man to Norfolk General Hospital with minor injuries. A dog in the vehicle emerged unscathed.
Norfolk OPP continue to investigate. In a news release, the force said charges are pending.
About 90 minutes later, authorities were called to investigate after a 92-year-old Norfolk woman traveling north bound on Main Street crashed into two vehicles parked along the street.
No injuries were reported. Norfolk OPP continue to investigate and charges are pending in this mishap as well.