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Andrea Agnew
- Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
- Education: HS
- Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
- Fun Fact: Andrea has been to Hawaii.
Nicole Alibrandi
- Lower School Spanish
- Education: Bachelor of Arts in Languages
- Hometown: Monte Carlo
- Fun Facts: Nicole speaks 4 languages and loves to Zumba.
Melissa Armstrong
- Middle School Language Arts & World Cultures
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Social Science Education
- Reading & Gifted Endorsed
- ESOL, English, & Social Science Certified
- Hometown: Miami, Florida
- Fun Fact: Melissa didn't start her 7th grade year until mid-October due to a skateboarding accident that left her in an upper body cast.
Ugur Baslanti
- Upper School Math
- Education: Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction
- Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
- Fun Fact: Ugur loves to play soccer & basketball.
Carolina Bohn
- 1st Grade Assistant Teacher
- Education: Currently attending Santa Fe College
- Hometown: Gainesville, FL
- Fun Fact: Carolina is a local musician.
Debra Brown
- 2nd Grade Teacher
- Education: Master of Elementary Education
- Master of Science in Theatre History
- Master of Fine Arts in Acting
- Hometown: Urbana, Illinois
- Fun Fact: Debra can speak in a variety of accents including Irish, German, & British.
Shanyi Chen
- Upper School Chinese
- Education: Master of Science in Biomedical Science
- Hometown: Guangzhou, China
- Fun Fact: Shanyi has one daughter and loves to work on arts and crafts.
Andrew Cobb
- Middle School Science
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology
Erin Cushing
- Lower School Music
- Education: Master of Music
- Hometown: Tampa, Florida
- Fun Facts: Erin has performed in 8 countries around the world. She also marched in the Gator Band for 4 years.
Hinna Fazal
- 2nd Grade Teaching Assistant
- Education: Graduated from Medical School
- Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
- Fun Fact: Hinna's hobbies include baking macarons & crafting.
Michael Fernandes
- Upper School Learning Specialist
- Education: Master of Education in Educational Leadership
- Hometown: Tampa, Florida
- Fun Fact: Michael is a lifelong Gator fan.
Jessica Fernandez
- 5th Grade Teaching Assistant
- Education: Currently attending Santa Fe College
- Hometown: Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Fun Fact: Jessica is fluent in Spanish.
Jack Held
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- Education: Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
- Hometown: Clearwater, Florida
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Helen Hite
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- Master of Arts in English as a Second Language
- Hometown: Littleton, Colorado
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Baylee Hogan
- 1st Grade Teacher
- Education: Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
- Hometown: Orlando, Florida
- Fun Facts: Baylee's favorite food is macaroni and cheese. She dated her boyfriend for 11 years before marrying him in 2017.
Caitlyn Hood
- Upper School Administrative Assistant
- Education: Early Childhood Learning Education courses through Charlotte Tech.
- Hometown: Naugatuck, Connecticut
- Fun Fact: In her 28 years, Caitlyn has moved 27 times but found her forever home in Alachua four years ago.
Sean Hooey
- Development Associate & Middle School Football Coach
- Education: Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
- Hometown: Litchfield, Michigan
- Fun Facts: Sean played in the NFL. His dog, Britt, is a Grand Hunting Retriever Champion.
Vanessa Kallas
- Middle School Administrative Assistant
- Education: Bachelor of Art in Portuguese & English Literature & Languages
- Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fun Fact: Vanessa has lived in various parts of Brazil, as well as England, Italy, & New York.
Christopher Leidy
- Middle School Language Arts
- Education: Master of Education
- Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Fun Fact: Chris has studied a variety of languages (Korean, Japanese, French, Vietnamese, & Thai). He loves to snowboard & also has 5 black belts in various martial arts.
Paul McInerney
- Upper School Math
- Education: Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
- Hometown: Bay Shore, New York
- Fun Facts: Paul has taught in Turkey & China. He also has an identical twin brother.
Madison McIntyre
- 4th Grade Teaching Assistant
- Education: Currently attending Saint Leo University
- Hometown: Ormond Beach, Florida
- Fun Fact: She loves to travel with her boyfriend.
James Moon
- Lower School PE
- Education: Master of Education
- Hometown: Nottinghamshire, England
- Fun Fact: James grew up next to Sherwood Forest, home of Robin Hood.
Ashley Murray
- Lower School PE
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
- Hometown: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
- Fun Fact: As much as Ashley loves to shop, the tennis courts are where she'd rather be.
Maureen O'Dwyer
- Upper School Art
- Education: Bachelor of Education
- Hometown: Toronto, Canada
- Fun Fact: In her spare time, Maureen collects mid-century items & makes functional objects herself when she needs something.
Kerry Rousseau
- Lower School Art
- Education: Bachelor of Fine Art in Art Education
- Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
- Fun Fact: Kerry once spent so much time at the Louvre Museum, she had to have the audio guide batteries replaced twice.
Linda Sue Rucarean
- 4th Grade English
- Education: Master of Arts in Education
- Education Preparation Institute
- Hometown: Rochester, Michigan
- Fun Fact: Linda attended Junior High & High School with Madonna.
Richard Ruth
- Middle School PE
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education
- Hometown: Chiefland, Florida
- Fun Fact: Richard was a college athlete for two years.
Lorraine Sills
- Lower School Learning Specialist
- Education: Master of Education Leadership
- Hometown: Homestead, Florida
- Fun Facts: Lorraine lived in England as a child. She loves camping & other outdoor activities.
Audrey West
- 3rd Grade Teacher
- Education: Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Management
- Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
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Hi. I'm new to the site and am interested in treating osteoperosis. I'm 39 yo and recently had a bone density that showed I'm at -2.4. So, going through the intial "I can't believe it" stuff. 🙂
I appreciate your adding to our discussion, @dolan. You certainly started with this problem earlier than most of us. If you are comfortable sharing more, we would be interested in knowing how you have been treating this bone loss. Is there a specific medication you have used? Also, have other family members had this problem as well?
I'm curious if you have health insurance because a bone scan should've covered under your circumstances. I've broken more than my share of bones also and they did a scan because of it. Even at 63 I didn't have osteoporosis. I just liked sports. Best to scan it to be sure. Ca and vit D work as prevention.
I took Fosamax for 10 years (5 years longer than rec.) and then took a break for 5 years. I'm back on Fosamax but considering other options. I have never had any problems with side effects. My doctor has suggested Forteo which actually does build bone. My doctor took it for 2 years ad reversed her numbers. The problem is that you give yourself a shot every day for 2 years and it has to be refrigerated. I travel a lot and travel long distances so this would take a lot of planning. I also sometimes am away from home for several months at a time in another country so getting the meds to me would be difficult. It is what I would take if I didn't travel.
at 35 I was on Fosamax daily (for about 4 years), switched to Forteo injections for 2 years, back to Fosamax weekly. Then drug holiday….. pelvic fracture(5 of them), then Prolia (now completed Dec 2017 3rd year.) Hope to have DEXA scan in Dec and see what it says…doctor may switch me to Forteo again. I had great results.
I was in a similiar situation two years ago. I was given a daily injection of Forteo. It caused continuous nausea. Had to stop after persevering for two months. Then I was given the single six month injection of Prolia. After two weeks my whole world turned upside down. I had a massive personality change I suffered from depression anxiety attacks panic attacks. I could no longer work or function as a normal person Total shock to me and my very supportive family. After six month of hell I sought help and was put on an antidepressant. Just now getting back to normal. Now just exercising to help my condition. So beware of the possible side effects of your treatment. That can be worse than the ailment. Good luck
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@dolan, gailfaith here.. Recently I have gone from osteopenia to osteoporosis, and my Dr. has but me back on Alendronate for another year. Do you happen to know what your numbers were when you had all your fractures? And you certainly had your share of them. In other words, how low do your numbers have to get when you start to experience fractures? I realize fractures can happen regardless depending on the severity of the insult to your bones, but did all your fractures occur within a short period of time or over years, including before you were Dx with osteoporosis? It seems from CONNECT that several people have had a good response to Forteo and I am wondering if maybe I should ask my Dr. the advantages of Alendronate over Forteo. I have fractured both wrists from two separate falls, many years apart, but they occured while I was only DX with osteopenia or even before that!.
My 1st fracture was my T9 vertebrae in my back. I was playing volleyball and raised my arms above my head. I didn't jump, fall…nothing. I was 35. After going to PT from July 4th(date of incident) to Sept 10th(date of diagnosis of fracture)…I was given a DEXA scan. My numbers were -4.7 for hip and -3.8 for spine. PRE-menopausal too. My clavicle was from grabbing the phone quickly as to not wake my husband who had had surgery. It was 3am. My ribs were random coughing, sneezing..and lastly my pelvis was falling (fainting). Between those times I had been on meds for the osteoporosis and then diagnosed with System Mastocytosis in 2003. Because I had 35% extra mast cells in marrow(by bone marrow biopsy) they are not as strong as they should be for age etc. I was on a 'drug holiday' at the time of the pelvis fractures because I had started so young on meds the doctor thought I needed a break(pardon the pun). I then was put on Prolia. Hopefully in Dec I will have the DEXA to tell me what that has done for me the last 3 years. My endocrinologist suggested I may go back to Forteo as it worked very very well for me.
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@dolan, gailfaith here again. I think I fell asleep before I posted a previous reply, so if this is a close duplicate, please forgive. Thank you for sending me exactly the info I was hoping for. I will be waiting and praying to hear the Dec results. of your Dexa scan. I was waiting earlier this year for my results as I had heard that eating 5-10 prunes a day, seems might help osteoporosis. I had only eaten it for a few months, and it didn't seem to do any good, but I haven't given up hope and will continue until my next scan before I give up. However, every time mention that I am eating prunes for my bones, my physical therapist starts to laugh……and I surely know what he is thinking, But I DO ONLY eat them for my bones! So any other benefits are a bonus. December and Christmas are coming fast, so I will be looking forward to hear some good results from you.
Not a repeat….I am laughing with you only because I have literally TRIED most everything for constipation with the iron and calcium I need (my body doesn't store iron)…My doctor doesn't approve of laxatives….nor do I but I go from this to that and never find anything that works long term. I am doing stool softener with gentle laxative now. Tried dried figs (prunes, black licorice, oil, probiotic….don't do a thing for me)

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Subject: BosNet NEWS -- March 14 1996
March 14, 1996
WASHINGTON, United States
A controversial U.S.-backed effort to train and arm Bosnian Muslim
and Croat forces to make them a match for Serbs is likely to cost between
$700 and $800 million, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The officials were
speaking ahead of a pledging conference in Ankara Friday that will seek to
gather funds for the so-called "train-and-equip" program, a much-disputed
part of last November's Dayton accords that ended the Bosnia war. "Seven
to eight hundred million dollars needs to be got together," said one
official who asked not to be identified.
The United States plans to contribute about $100 million, James
Pardew, U.S. special representative for Military Stabilization in the
Balkans, said in Brussels Monday. The plan, widely seen as a concession to
the pro-Muslim Congress, is to bring Bosnia's Muslim-Croat federation up
to military par with the Serbs by the time NATO-led peace forces leave the
country towards the end of this year.
U.S. officials have repeatedly said, however, that the
train-and-equip program will not start until the Muslim-led Bosnian
government has ejected from the country foreign forces, mostly Iranians,
who helped it against the Serbs. The Senate signaled its concern about the
lingering presence of Iranian military and intelligence officials by
voting Wednesday to withhold $200 million of civilian aid until the
president certifies they have left Bosnia.
Under the Dayton accords, light arms can begin to arrive in Bosnia
from March 19, and heavy arms 90 days later. "Hopefully, between Ankara
and the 19th, Bosnia will take care of the foreign forces,'' the U.S.
official said. U.S. assessments of the Bosnian federation's military needs
are based on a study by the Institute for Defense Analyses, a
non-governmental consultancy based in Alexandria, Virginia, and staffed
largely by retired U.S. officers.
Tanks, Missiles and Helicopters Included in Arms Package
According to the study the goal of the program is to enable
federation forces to "deter and defend against" attacks by the Serbs and
establish a stable military balance by the time NATO leaves. It puts the
cost of training and supplying the federation army with equipment
including tanks, surface-to-air missiles, helicopters, medium artillery,
anti-tank weapons, radars and communications equipment at $740-860
A less ambitious variant, with no helicopters and with six instead
of 14 anti-aircraft missile batteries, would cost about $570-670 million
and would "redress the most serious deficiencies" in the government army,
it says. The plan would merge the Muslim and Croat forces more
effectively, demobilize 200,000 soldiers and create a leaner and meaner
army of about 55,000 troops. The plan is based on the assumption that the
Serbs reduce their arms as they are required to do under the Dayton
accords, but would still give the Muslims and Croats "substantial
qualitative advantages" even if they do not.
European states, who have said they will not attend the Ankara
conference or will send only low-level representatives, are unhappy with
the U.S. plan. German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said last weekend: "It
is not right to undermine arms control by rearmament."
U.S. officials said some American military officers were also
worried that arming the Muslims and Croats while NATO is still in Bosnia
could place alliance forces in danger. But they said policymakers were
determined to go ahead rapidly.
The Senate voted Wednesday to withhold $200 million of civilian
aid to Bosnia until President Clinton certifies Iranian military and
intelligence officials have left the country. Senate Majority Leader Bob
Dole, author of the proposal, said the continued presence of the Iranians
was a "potential threat" to U.S. forces and urged Bosnia to choose whether
it intended to be part of the West or not.
"A continuing military and intelligence relationship with Iran
clearly jeopardizes Bosnia's future as a pluralistic democratic state in
Europe," the Kansas senator and Republican presidential front-runner said
in a statement. The Dayton Accords set a Jan. 19 deadline for departure
from Bosnia of foreign fighters, including Iranian military siding with
Bosnian Muslims.
Dole's plan would also limit use of U.S. aid to projects in the
U.S. sector of Bosnia and require Clinton to certify that the combined
donations from other countries have matched the total $532 million U.S.
contribution for reconstruction. It would also prohibit use of funds to
repair housing in areas where refugees were refused the right to return
due to their ethnicity or political affiliation.
The Bosnia amendments were added to a general government spending
bill that also provides $777.7 million for U.S. military efforts and
training of Bosnian forces. The $200 million withheld was for construction
projects in Bosnia. The Bosnia conditions passed without objection, but
the government spending bill is still awaiting Senate approval.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican and chairman of the
appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations, said humanitarian aid
would not be affected by the measure. He expressed concern that a
continued Iranian role in Bosnia could lead to creation of a separate
Muslim state, which he said was "a goal Iran has long pursued." He said he
was disturbed about reports of Iranian Revolutionary Guards were building
a new secret security organization in Bosnia, called the Agency for
Investigation and Documentation. He said this could threaten security of
American forces and undermine the Muslim-Croat federation.
Both McConnell and Dole said they opposed any delay in sending
military support and training as that would drive Bosnia closer to Iran,
which provided military aid when the United States and other countries
refused to.
The World Bank said on Wednesday it expects to lend war-torn
Bosnia $450 million over the next four years after approving a plan to
allow Bosnia to join the bank despite debts owed by the former Yugoslavia.
Under the plan, Bosnia will assume its share of the Yugoslav debt and the
arrears will be consolidated into a new 30-year loan from the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
The World Bank normally does not participate in debt rescheduling
agreements but in a statement it drew a parallel between Bosnia and
Bangladesh, when it took responsibility for loans to Pakistan in its
territory. Due to Bosnia's exceptional needs, a first wave of emergency
projects would be financed from a $150 million trust fund approved on Feb.
An initial $45 million supported by the trust fund will go to
finance critical imports for agriculture, power and transport industries
plus support for key government institutions and the poorest households.
Once Bosnia clears its arrears it will be eligible for long-term financing
at no interest from the International Development Association (IDA)
because of its decline in gross domestic product per capita to $500 from a
pre-war $1,900.
The bank said Bosnia was expected to borrow a large amount from
IDA over the next three years but as its creditworthiness improves IDA
lending will be phased down and loans from IBRD are expected to increase.
"Under the plan the World Bank Group expects... to make a positive
net transfer of funds to Bosnia of about $450 million over the next four
years - most of which will be on concessional terms," it said.
Close partnerships with other agencies and donors would be
critical. The bank estimated Bosnia's reconstruction program needed $5.1
billion over the next three to four years. "This commitment from the World
Bank Group should encourage the international donor community to join us
in providing the substantial additional funding that is needed." World
Bank President James Wolfensohn said in the statement.


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With winter suits about to once again be taken out of mothballs, it
is time to indulge in a little summer nostalgia. We all know Tony Blair
spent his summer break in Tuscany, but where did the great and the good
of the PR world while away their precious holiday?
Most agency bosses seem to have opted for boring, but safe options.
Shandwick European CEO Michael Murphy was to be found sunning himself at
his cottage two hours from Toulouse, while Hill and Knowlton UK chief
executive David McLaren was also in southern France.
Citigate Dewe Rogerson financial and corporate managing director
Jonathan Clare is a smidgin more adventurous. He is about to set off on
what he calls a 'walking for softies' holiday in the Pyrenees, which
seems to involve luggage-carriers and copious amounts of home-cooked
French food.
For more way-out holidays, I had to venture lower down the ranks.
Smithfield Financial's intrepid consultant Nicholas Bastin, for example,
is about to venture to Uzbekistan to experience the shrinking Aral Sea.
Makes a change from the Med, anyway.
Meanwhile, West Midlands Arts communications chief Martin Turner spent a
week at 'Love Europe', a Christian conference in Belgium - more fun than
you might think, apparently.
But before you despair of ever wearing your flip-flops again, spare a
thought for Thames Water corporate communications head Jonathan Russell,
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Fathy Jomaa sadly waved both hands to farewell his 40 wild and pet animals Sunday after they were caged in plastic boxes in preparation for transporting them in a truck from his private zoo in Gaza to sanctuaries in Jordan and South Africa.
Jomaa, 52, was forced to accept an offer by volunteers and veterinarians from Four Paws International, a Vienna-based organization, to transport a pelican, four ostriches, two wolves, five monkeys, 10 squirrels, five lions, as well as peacocks, dogs, cats, foxes, porcupines and a hyena to their final destinations, after years of poor keeping conditions that had caused some deaths by starvation. Only quails, parrots and songbirds birds were left behind by the charity's crew.
Four lion cubs froze to death in Gaza's oldest zoo in January. Mr. Jomaa opened his zoo's gates in 1999 for mostly-children visitors in the impoverished Brazil camp in Rafah, at the south end of the Gaza Strip.
The co-owner, with his brother Mohammed, said they smuggled their animals into Gaza through tunnels beneath Gaza's southern border with Egypt, and paid thousands of U.S dollars. Israel has restricted importing such animals during the 12-year long blockade of the Gaza Strip.
On Sunday, the animals were moved to Al Ma'wa for Nature and Wildlife, located 40 km outside Jordan's capital Amman. The truck left the strip through the Israeli border.
The zoo was bulldozed by the Israeli military in 2004, and partially destroyed during in later Israeli offensives on Gaza. Several animals were killed during the 50-day war in 2014. And the zoo was reestablished twice.
"By all accounts, moving to their new home will be safer and calmer than the bombing noise," Jomaa told Mondoweiss. "They became more aggressive. They are scared and suffer from psychological problems due to the many military escalations and the economic conditions that forced me to provide hardly enough food for them." It is hard enough to feed his own children.
He said that Four Paws had pledged to establish a suitable sanctuary for animals in Gaza if the animals' health could be insured. "We will wait for long months before my animals might be healthy again," Jomaa said.
A group of last zoo visitors came to see the animals. Some said the zoo is Rafah's only escape from the siege. The two brothers plan to reopen the park as a picnic park.
Suhail Zourob, 28, an accounting graduate visiting the zoo, said he envies the animals.
"What a lucky animal who would travel abroad for psychological problems! All us Palestinians have psychological disorders but hardly can leave the Strip, whether via Israel or Egypt."
Suhail's mother, Jumana, 68, also stopped by the zoo, and wanted to be sure that the animals' destination will be "free of bombs." Jumana had a 40–year old-palm tree near the zoo's gate that withered and died after the 2014 war. "It was not hit by shrapnel, but it withered from grief," she said.
Jumana said the animals suffered the same despair. "May God bless their trip to their new home."
"Any organism will be weak-willed once it feels in is in unlivable careless conditions among wars," she added. "I hope the U.S understands that well regarding the 2 million people who inhabit this caged Gaza."
The animal welfare organization is no stranger to the Rafah Zoo. In 2015 it took two lion cubs, Max and Mona, and brought them to the Jordan sanctuary.
Four Paws veterinarian Amir Khalil said his organisation has been active in Gaza since 2014 and has already evacuated and closed two other zoos: Al-Bisan Zoo and Khan Younis Zoo.
Khalil added that his crew made a concerted effort to cross into Gaza to help the neglected animals.
According to the Four Paws website, most of the former inhabitants of the Rafah Zoo will be accommodated in Jordan's wildlife rescue centre "Al Ma'wa for Nature and Wildlife" – a joint project of Four Paws and the Princess Alia Foundation. Two lions will be transported to the Four Paws big cat sanctuary Lionsrock in South Africa. The rescue of the animals is supported by "the American journalist and businessman Eric S. Margolis."
In April 2017, during the campaign to retake Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State militant group, Four Paws rescued a lion and a bear from a zoo in the city. The previous year, it also helped relocate a tiger from Gaza to South Africa.


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I'm using PackageKit to enable/disable repositories from the GUI. After each change, it begins downloading updated repository data. Usually, I am making several changes at once, so I find myself cancelling the upgrade 2-3 times before I finish and let it run.
I agree that automatically updating with the new repositories is a good behavior, but it gets very annoying if multiple changes are being made at once.
My ideal behavior would be for it to automatically update repository information when the user closes the window, not after each change.
Well, I guess we can just make it schedule a change, rather that do it straight away. Do you want to write a patch or do you want me to have a look?
I don't really have enough experience with GTK to try to put together a patch, and yes, it doesn't have to be done any time soon.
I also realized that it will have to reload if another action is taken while the dialog is still up (since the dialog isn't modal).
Yes, we have to be careful of two things modifying state at the same time (which is allowed in the spec) but we can certainly make the interaction feel better.
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Police have released an e-fit of a suspect who racially abused a partially-sighted man on his way to a hospital appointment.
The 53-year-old victim, who has one eye closed, was abused by the man after becoming lost on his way to the Royal hospital.
He asked several passers-by for directions after finding himself on Bedford Street South.
When he began following the directions of a postman, he was suddenly confronted by another man who demanded to know who he was and why he was in the area.
The man became increasingly confrontational and used racist language towards the 53-year-old victim, who is white and from Cheshire.
The offender is described as black, aged in his 50s, around 6ft tall and off heavy build. He was wearing a sandy-coloured hat and thick, winter clothing which was predominantly brown.
Detectives from St Anne Street CID's Sigma unit are treating the incident as a hate crime and are appealing for anyone who recognises the man in the e-fit to contact them.
Detective Constable Tracy O'Hara, said; "This was a deeply upsetting thing to happen to this gentleman. He was visiting Liverpool from elsewhere and became lost and at first several people tried to help him. However another man has taken it upon himself to be quite hostile to him and actually racially abuse him.
"This incident was completely unprovoked and left the victim feeling really scared and vulnerable. He has however been able to provide a detailed description of the offender and I would urge people to take a good look at the e-fit and contact me if you recognise him. I am also keen to hear from the postman who helped give the victim directions. You were the last person to speak to him before the incident and may well have information that could help us identify his attacker."
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In some cases, the term VoIP may refer to an alternative for phone service. Think along the lines of Vonage, 8x8, Skype, and ooVoo. These types of service are BYOB - bring your own broadband. You can "use the service on any business broadband connection". The issue with that is that there's no way to control the quality of service on public Internet, so when call quality is poor, there's little you can do about it. These services may be acceptable for home use, but they're a far cry from the consistent and reliable service that a business needs to rely on.
In the context of a business telephone system, "IP phone system" is another commonly used term. "IP" again being Internet protocol. An IP, or VoIP, telephone system uses the data network - switches and CAT5 Ethernet wire infrastructure that the PCs use.
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Tamarisk ('Tamso') Doyle joined Horse Racing Ireland in 2002 as PR and promotions manager, later becoming communications director and a member in 2011 of the team responsible for the Group Strategic Marketing Report for the industry.
She enjoyed success with many campaigns and projects, steering HRI through some exciting periods of growth including its first ventures into online territory and its embrace of social media.
On a mission to make the sport more accessible, she was involved with the TV ad campaign that brought Hector Ó'hEochagáin into the horse racing world. She assisted with the production of many TV programmes, including three seasons of 'Go Racing' on TV3. Another innovative project was 'Racing Explained' with Ella McSweeney – a series of short online videos for a general audience. She also introduced many jockeys and trainers to Facebook and Twitter, including Barry Geraghty and Johnny Murtagh.
On the events side, she helped to organise the Goffs Millions and Ryder Cup race days as well as the first Galway races opening night event – a true magnet for the media. It's also thanks largely to Tamso that ladies' days have developed from 'lovely girls' competitions into events of mainstream interest. Ladies' days are now the biggest race days at many tracks; the Listowel event alone attracts up to 27,000 visitors. Many exhibitions and book launches were also masterminded by Tamso during her time at HRI.
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[Book Spoilers] EP 207 Discussion
Ser Dermett Corbray replied to Ran's topic in E07: A Man Without HonorThoughts for this week... Dany: Relatively fun week with Dean Pelton's magic trickery. Jon: Funny. Ygritte is just about right on the hot/dangerous scale. Theon: Eww. About time we saw some charred corpses in this War of Five Kings though. Jaime/Cat: Frustrating week for my favourite character. As has been said, the Alton murder was unnecessary. Cat ever so slightly starting to come across as arrogant/naive. I expect that to intensify next week, Tyrion/Cersei: Still hate bubbling below the surface but I thought they had a nice scene. Sansa: Captured the moonblood scene perfectly. N.B. The music at the end was fucking awesome.
[Book Spoilers] EP 204 Discussion
Ser Dermett Corbray replied to Ran's topic in E04: Garden of BonesYeah but now she's gonna flea back to Robb's camp with that idea freshly implanted in her mind. I think she's gonna release him straight away.
[Book Spoilers] EP 204 Discussion
Ser Dermett Corbray replied to Ran's topic in E04: Garden of BonesSo do you guys reckon the Jaime/Brienne thing is going to be brought forward? The way LF proposed it to Cat, it seems to be not that far off. The plan is going through Cat's mind now... Perhaps the "man of no honor" of episode 7 refers to Jaime (AND Theon)? Brienne likes drawing attention to his kingslaying past so this title sounds like something she'd say to him.
[Book Spoilers] Ep 202 Discussion
Ser Dermett Corbray replied to Ran's topic in E02: The Night LandsYeah but what more will he do now as commander of the city watch? Wear gold armour instead of black? It was his gradual rise from mercenary to Tyrion's captain of guards (recruiting other mercenaries within the city, including the Kettleblacks) to knight post-Blackwater (being made a knight after serving as commander of the gold cloaks and being replaced my Addam Marbrand is a bit silly, unless Tywin keeps Bronn on as commander in the tv show) to minor lord was what made Bronn unique. Thinking about it, I guess it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine Tywin keeping Bronn on as commander when he comes to town at the end of the season. I guess this means no Addam Marbrand either.
[Book Spoilers] Ep 202 Discussion
Ser Dermett Corbray replied to Ran's topic in E02: The Night LandsMade a thread about this but it seems it wasn't approved... what did people make of Bronn being made City Watch commander? I always thought it was good that Tyrion removed Slynt and replaced him with a veteran in Ironhand. I suppose Bywater wasn't exactly a major character but it showed that Tyrion saw the importance of raising those that deserve it. Would the goldcloaks accept Bronn as their leader? Also, Tyrion was pretty just and professional in his decisions during his time as Hand (even if the people didn't see that). It seems weird that he'd relieve one of Cersei's lickspittles of his duty then raise a questionable mercenary to such an important rank. Promoting Ironhand was a great move because he gained a key follower and he was also a veteran goldcloak and would command the respect of his men. Just a minor thing but it bugged me.
How Would You Rate Episode 104?
Ser Dermett Corbray replied to Ran's topic in E04: Cripples, Bastards, and Broken ThingsI think the ambush scene on the way to the Eyrie was my favourite combat scene in the entire first season. Established Bronn as a bad mother hubbard.
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Ser Dermett Corbray replied to David and Dan's topic in CastingNah, Bill Bailey is a lovely bloke. Couldn't take him seriously as Damphair.


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we visited gigi's when we went on a road trip to visit a friend last week. let me just say...oh my. it was a child's fantasy (and an adults too)! my cupcake is the hostess knock off in the top left corner, my zillion times better than a hostess and i love hostess. the orange ones top my list of favorite childhood treats. these cupcakes however were mounded with icing, except mine, it was drenched in chocolate ganache. YUM! i have heard of and seen so many of these little cupcakeries popping up all around. what a fun business. probably would not be too beneficial for the waist line though:) do you have a cupcake shop near you? have a great saturday.
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Following the Discovery Owners Club AGM on the 25th March 2006 kindly hosted by the NFU at their headquarters at Stratford-Upon-Avon, the Discovery Owners Club is pleased to announce the following changes to the committee.
Most members of the committee were re-elected for position, the only position which had more than one nomination was that of Chairman. The previous chairman, Peter Greenway and member Lee Jones stood, Peter Greenway was voted back in with a huge majority. A trio of new committee positions were required this year. Due to the Clubs change of ALRC status to competitive, the position of Competition Secretary was required which was suitably filled by one of the Clubs? long standing and respected members, Darren Burgess. A second position was created for a Rights Of Way Officer as the Club is increasingly becoming involved in green lane maintenance in association with GLASS, LARA and other enthusiast clubs, and continually promotes responsible use of Public Rights Of Way. Michael Enderby was welcomed to this position. Finally a new position of Camping and Caravanning Officer is taken up by James Wood.
Gary Patterson takes over the role of Events Co-ordinator from Malcolm Bourne, Jon Hunt moved to the role of Membership Secretary late last year, taking over from Lee Jones and Jons? previous duty as Club Shop/Merchandising Officer was filled by Debbie White and the Assistant Club Shop Officer is Val Francis. The remainder of the committee consists of, Paul Walker - Vice Chairman, Alan Smart ? Club Secretary, John Francis ? Treasurer, Press & Publicity Officer ? Stefan Tapp, Publications Officer/Discourse Editor ? Kris Wilcox with her assistant Roger Spencer, Internet Officer ? Sean Butler-Lee and Club President ? John Capewell. The committee now combines between them over 99 years of land Rover ownership and over 83 years of motor club experience!
A new feature of the Club this year will be an assistance register managed by John Francis and Bill Jones. This will be a contact list of members who are willing to provide support to fellow members, from tea and sympathy to a tow out from the mud!
2005 was a fantastic year for the Club, membership currently exceeds 900 and the Club is undisputedly on the way to becoming (if not already!) the largest single marque ALRC club in the UK!
Many more major companies partnered with the Club last year offering Club members great discounts on parts, servicing and insurance.
The Club this year sees its first national event in June and with an increase in local sections, even more fun packed local meets than last year!
The Club magazine Discourse, along with the website and forum go from strength to strength and the Club is the definitive place to go for all things Discovery!
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By: Lisa Rosenthal on May 19th, 2016
Infertility Advocacy Continues – Make Two Simple Phone Calls Today
Below, you will find the press release on infertility advocacy that was written to cover Resolve's goal and RMACT's participation in reaching that goal.
There's much more to do and it can be as simple as a phone call.
Infertility Advocacy – How You Can Help
Here are the phone numbers of our state senators so that you can call and leave them a message to the effect that you want them to support these bills and infertility advocacy.
Here's the information for Senator Richard Blumenthal:
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 258-6940
Here's the information to contact Senator Chris Murphy:
One Constitution Plaza, 7th Fl.
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Phone: (860) 549-8463
We can continue to make a difference in how infertility is treated in this country. More next week on our congresspeople and how to help there.
For today, here's our ask.
Would you please take 2-3 minutes and call one or both of our senators and ask them to support these bills? The bills in the senate to reference are S469, S950, Veterans Amendment to the Senate Appropriations Mil-Con Bill.
A very short and simple explanation of these bills can be found here.
No one deserves to stand alone when it comes to infertility, especially those serving our country and who can no longer stand when they become vets.
We stand with you. Today, we ask that you stand with us.
Make the phone calls. Please.
It's the least we can do for our veterans. ~ Lisa Rosenthal
Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment
RMACT Collects over 800 Letters to Tell Congress Why Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment is Important, Delivers Them on Capitol Hill
Dr. Mark Leondires and Patient Advocates Carrie Van Steen, Lisa Rosenthal Participate in Fertility Advocacy Day in Washington, DC
Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMACT), Fairfield County's leading fertility practice, is joining Resolve: The National Infertility Association for Advocacy Day in Washington, DC to raise awareness about infertility and the need for increased access to infertility benefits and family building resources. RMACT's Medical Director Dr. Mark Leondires and two of its Patient Advocates, Lisa Rosenthal and Carrie Van Steen, will deliver over 800 letters written by RMACT staff, patients and their friends and family to Senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy, as well as House Representatives John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, James Himes and Elizabeth Esty.
A focus of this year's Advocacy Day is to ask Congress to support legislation to allow Veterans and others in the military to obtain infertility and family building resources; to support bills to improve the Adoption Tax Credit so that more people can afford to build their family through adoption; and to work with RESOLVE to advance the goals of the National Action Plan on Infertility.
"Infertility is a medical condition that is diagnosed and has a proven medical protocol," says Dr. Leondires, who, prior to establishing RMACT, served in the military and was at Walter Reed Army Medical Center during Gulf War I. "It is important to me that all infertility patients have access to care and this must include our wounded warriors. To be permanently wounded serving our country only to find that you cannot have access family building therapy upon healing is unacceptable. These soldiers who have sacrificed so much deserve the opportunity and support from our government to have a family. This is why it has been very meaningful for me to be on Capitol Hill for this year's Advocacy Day."
RMACT rallied its patients and supporters to express why insurance coverage is needed for all patients with infertility. In 2014 the Center for Disease Control confirmed the classification of infertility as a disease. One in eight couples experiences infertility, and yet infertility insurance coverage is inconsistent from state to state and commonly limits the number of treatment cycles. At a Friends and Family event held during National Infertility Awareness Week, current and past patients signed letters and talked about their infertility experience.
"Infertility takes a toll on you personally and on a marriage," said Jessica Thompson, an RMACT patient who moved in with her mother-in-law in order to afford fertility treatment. "This night is important to me and my husband because we want other infertility patients to have better insurance to cover the costs of starting a family."
About Lisa Rosenthal
Lisa has over thirty years of experience in the fertility field. After her personal infertility journey, she felt dissatisfied with the lack of comprehensive services available to support her. She was determined to help others undergoing fertility treatment. Lisa has been with RMACT for eleven years and serves as Patient Advocate and the Strategic Content Lead.
Lisa is the teacher and founder of Fertile Yoga, a program designed to support men and women on their quest for their families through gentle movement and meditation.
Lisa's true passion is supporting patients getting into treatment, being able to stay in treatment and staying whole and complete throughout the process. Lisa is also a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, which is helpful in her work with fertility patients.
Her experience also includes working with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and The American Fertility Association (now Path2Parenthood), where she was Educational Coordinator, Conference Director and Assistant Executive Director.


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Choachi: an undiscovered trail for hiking near Bogota
I grew up in London, so I wasn't much of a hiker before moving to Colombia. But if you've lived in Bogota, you'll know that restless feeling of wanting to escape the city once in a while. Bogota is surrounded by lush green countryside, several different ecosystems due to the varying altitude, and wildlife-spotting opportunities. There are numerous areas that are perfect for hiking near Bogota, some of which very few visitors to Colombia know about. One of these is the stunning and sparsely populated rural area of Choachi.
Hiking in Choachi
About an hour's drive southeast of Bogota is an incredible hiking trail. I'm fortunate that my good friend Chantelle, co-owner of Andes Ecotours, invited me to join them on this hike recently. She told me that this is a relatively unexplored trail by tourists, as many head to the more well-known La Chorrera waterfall and Chicaque Natural Park.
The beauty of this part of Choachí is its obscurity. While there are marked trails, much of the hike took us through dense forest that looked as though it had rarely been touched by a human being. These areas belong to the family of our guide Manuel, so we were able to explore parts of the forest that aren't normally accessible to the public.
Walking through the cloud forest
When we arrived, it was raining and there was heavy cloud cover. In the cloud forest ecosystem, this literally means you'll be hiking through the clouds, which is quite a surreal experience if you've never done so before. As the rain poured down, I was grateful for the water-resistant jacket I'd bought the week before.
Before heading to our entry point to the forest, we stopped at a small roadside food stall where a local man was selling cuajada. Cuajada is a type of fresh cheese with no salt added to it. It is typically served on a plate with fruit jam and sugar cane syrup. Chantelle bought a plate and encouraged us all to try some. As with many Colombian dishes I had my doubts at first, but it was surprisingly tasty!
A learning experience
We ducked under a fence entering a marshy area just outside the forest. Our local guide, Manuel, explained that when the marsh fills with water during rainfall, this is diverted via irrigation channels to nearby crops. What I particularly enjoyed about this hike from the beginning was not only the beautiful surroundings and scenery – which anyone could enjoy on their own – but the opportunities to meet local people and the explanations from Manuel and Chantelle about what we were seeing.
We stopped to look at different plants and trees, learning about their uses in construction, their traditional medicinal properties, and the symbiotic relationship between different types of fauna. Bushes grow on top of rocks, sustained by the water from the thick, spongy mosses underneath. Chantelle picked wild fruits and berries for us to taste, telling us their names and what the indigenous people would use them for. The hike and the educational commentary immersed us in our surroundings and the local culture, making the experience all the more memorable. I almost didn't notice it was pouring with rain!
The part where I fell into a bush…
As we walked along a mountain ridge, the conditions were muddy and slippery. I jokingly asked if anyone had ever fallen off the ridge. Chantelle said no, but that if they did, there were plenty of bushes to break the fall. As if fate were listening and sniggering to itself, I promptly lost my footing and fell backwards into a bush over the ridge. At least I had tested Chantelle's theory – there was literally no way to fall further than a meter down that mountain. Phew!
They pulled me out of the bush and we continued walking along the ridge, treading carefully and squinting in an effort to see through the thick cloud that filled the valley beside us. As we got closer to the forest, the cloud began to clear and we saw a few grazing cows come into view.
Discovering fruits of the forest
Chantelle picked a leaf of wild sage for us to smell. Later we would try some with hot milk prepared by Manuel's aunt. This is supposed to be good for a cough. I found it deliciously warming and soothing after a chilly hike. We also tried eating some uva camarona ('prawn grape') on our way, an acidic type of prawn-shaped wild fruit that local people eat to treat lung conditions.
As we chewed on the fruit, we continued our challenging hike through the forest. At times we walked along the centuries-old colonial trail of cobbled stones, but often we were walking through mud and detritus. I loved this, as it felt very natural and undisturbed. We passed bright red bromeliads and green ones with black spikes at the edge of their long, pointy leaves. The leaves overlap and form a kind of natural water tank in the centre of the plant, which can provide water for frogs, insects, spiders and worms. The largest bromeliads can hold up to two gallons of water, which helps the plants to survive periods of dry weather.
Chasing waterfalls
As we climbed higher, the gushing flow of water from nearby streams became louder. The rain from the paramo ecosystem several hundred meters above us fed waterfalls that formed the streams that flowed beside us. As it had been raining heavily that day, the waterfall was producing torrents of water.
With Manuel's help we crossed a stream, treading cautiously on conveniently placed stones. After ducking through a cave clothed with a myriad of different mosses, we saw our first waterfall. This waterfall is on the land of Manuel's family, and therefore isn't accessible except through hikes with Andes Ecotours.
Gateway to Heaven?
We continued our hike up through the forest of Choachi, observing yellow baby orchids glistening with dew, spiky bromeliads emerging from the bushes at either side, and wild flowers with mystical names such as zapatos de hada ('fairy shoes').
We reached the second larger waterfall and Manuel told us a tale of an old woman who once lived in this part of Choachi. She loved this waterfall so much that she hoped she would die in it when her time came. According to the locals, one day she went to the waterfall and never returned. Perhaps it was her time. And what more beautiful place to die than in this part of the Colombian cloud forest?
A warm drink and snack
To finish our hike, we stopped at a rural house where Manuel's grandmother had lived before she died a few years ago. Nowadays, his uncle runs a rest-and-snack-stop for hikers. We were given hot milk with sage to warm us up, which I found delicious. I also bought some mora (redberry) wine and some snacks to refuel after the challenging hike.
Beautiful views on the way back
As we headed back to the jeep and passed by the cows once again, nearly the entire valley was clear, revealing the stunning views that had been obscured by the cloud earlier in the hike. I dragged behind the rest of the group taking photos and videos until my phone warned that my storage was 'dangerously low'. Clambering up the hill, I soon arrived back at the jeep. I was damp, my trousers and boots were caked in mud, and my legs were weary from the steep hike uphill. But inside I felt elated. How lucky was I to live in Bogota, just an hour's drive away from such incredible natural scenery?
Last year, I hiked through the paramo ecosystem in Chingaza National Park. Last week, I discovered the cloud forest for the first time in an unspoiled area of Choachí. You may see a few local hikers, but unlike at La Chorrera (a better known waterfall), you're extremely unlikely to see tourists in this part of Choachi. It's for this reason that if you want to go hiking near Bogota, I highly recommend this trip to Choachi with Andes Ecotours. Not only can you explore an area that very few others go to, you benefit from the local expertise of guides who know the area extremely well.
The value of ecotourism for rural communities
To round off this post, I wanted to say something about ecotourism. When done responsibly and ethically, ecotourism generates a much-needed additional income for rural communities around Bogota and throughout Colombia, many of who live lives of subsistence working as small farmers. When people are able to supplement their incomes by engaging with tourism, this offers an alternative to moving to the city in search of work, which many people from rural areas feel forced to do in order to earn a living wage.
Ecotourism creates jobs in these communities. People may choose to work as tour guides, such as our guide Manuel on our Choachi hike. They might rent out their rooms to tourists or they might sell their products (cheese, arepas, coffee, sugar cane and other tasty snacks) to hikers. Ecotourism can make a significant contribution to the economies of local communities, which are often neglected by central government. This is why many of my tour posts focus on promoting ecotourism opportunities in and around Bogota.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my friend Chantelle and our local guide Manuel for taking me on this incredible hike through Choachí. If you want to go hiking near Bogota or are looking for day-trips outside of the city, check out Andes Ecotours' website.
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Following in the country music footsteps of his parents, Cody Purvis is a more traditional singer who is influenced by a myriad of country music legends. He moved to Nashville when he was 15-years-old and has opened for the likes of Trace Adkins and Darius Rucker. He has performed at the historic Ryman Auditorium and is doing everything he can to grind in Music City in order to get his big break.


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My kids are my biggest accomplishments - Manchester man remembers raising offspring alone
These days when 62-year-old Uriel Shaw sits on his verandah at his home in Heartsease district, Manchester, and thinks about his accomplishments in life, his four children are at the forefront of his mind.
They're all grown up now and pursuing different careers, but Shaw remembers the days when he was responsible for raising them.
Shaw became a father 39 years ago, but the emotions he experienced then are still fresh in his mind.
"When I realised that the mother was pregnant, I did not know what to expect. I was a bit scared. Once the child was born, it was different. I realised that I had to start making provisions for that child," he said.
Ten years and three children later, he got separated from the children's mother, and he had to take on the job of being a single father. He told THE WEEKEND STAR that at that time, his children were still young but he was determined to be a good dad.
"My first daughter went through Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville, and it was when my second daughter was going through and was in her final year that they recognised that these children were coming to school with only a father present in their lives," he said, adding that his children were never late.
While taking care of his four children, Shaw told THE WEEKEND STAR that he was also playing the role of stepfather to four boys who lived in another parish.
And even when he struggled with certain tasks, Shaw still found ways to overcome them.
"The first daughter, when mi plait the hair, they laugh after mi seh mi plait it pon the wrong side, so mi catch it up. Most of the times she would have gone to school with it catch up until she was able to do it herself," he said.
As he proudly talks about his children, he shared the secret to his success as a single father.
"I believe in giving them some space and time to themselves to prove that they're able to obey," he said


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Several countries which have prohibited gambling, especially online wagering are now rethinking their decision since with gambling legalized countries are able to earn massive income. All these profits can be well-spent towards handling community issues like gambling addiction, alcoholism, and so on, since many nations are startbet.com in any case shelling out lots of money and effort on simply enforcing their ban on gambling activities.
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However, countries such as the USA have taken a tough decision so far as online gambling is involved and has prohibited most varieties of internet gambling even though many court rulings are nevertheless currently being debated upon by way of legal and also gambling experts. In such a dilemma, a few states have permitted reasonably limited types of online gambling. Other countries such as Canada do allow betting in a few of their provinces controlled by certain types of conditions. All nations however, do have a minimum betting age that varies in between 16 to 21 years that happen to be applicable on both land as well as online betting houses. Many countries do not allow online betting where the servers of the on-line casino are based outside their physical location.
Many countries have forbidden betting, particularly online betting since they fear a rise in gambling addiction even as they claim difficulty in stopping money laundering activities. Nevertheless, most of these countries have realized that banning gambling has merely made it go underground even as they lose a huge amount of income as taxes but still end up handling the problem of gambling addiction. It has led to betting legalized debates in several countries while a few nations have simply legalized few kinds of betting which have drawn reduced numbers of controversies during the past.
If you are a gambling enthusiast having a liking for online sports gambling or even love to play inside land or perhaps virtual casinos then you should certainly study gambling laws and regulations relevant in your state or country. You might just find your betting money locked or your winnings seized even while miffed government bodies breathe down your neck, if you do find a way to enjoy at online betting sites without checking facts related to legalization involving gambling. However, if betting on-line is allowed within your country then you can easily enjoy gambling on various games and sports, as well as receive your own winnings through the internet. You can genuinely enjoy looking at many gambling web sites but must make sure to only sign up as well as play with reputed online sites or sportsbooks.
While many nations have looked at gambling with disdain, they have also recognized that it really does offer an intriguing form of entertainment to men and women as well as provide large sums as tax earnings. Several nations are therefore rethinking their judgement to ban betting, particularly online gambling, and with betting legalized countries get to acquire massive income even as passionate gamers such as yourself now get a chance to happily gamble on the internet from the comfort of your own chair.


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I am paws-itively thrilled to remain a Pine Hill Panther this year!! After serving the students of Cross Creek High School for 12 years as a mathematics teacher, the Richmond County middle and high mathematics teachers as a Professional Learning Facilitator for two years, and Glenn Hills High School as an Assistant Principal for a year, I believe I can fully support the students, staff, and families of Pine Hill Middle. I look forward to continue to work with former colleagues, Cross Creek graduates, Pine Hill veterans, and teachers brand new to the profession. Together, we will continue to build the legacy of Panther Pride as we enter the second decade of service to our community.
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High School Football; Friday, September 27, 2019. Jackson Timberwolves vs. Cascade Bruins, live from Everett Memorial Stadium with Tom Lafferty, Craig Chambers and Steve Willits on the call.
High School Football; Friday, September 27, 2019. Jackson Timberwolves vs. Cascade Bruins, live from Everett Memorial Stadium with Tom Lafferty, Craig Chambers and Steve Willits on the call.
Prep Sports Weekly for Thursday, September 26, 2019. We catch up with head coach Brandon Carson of the Marysville Pilchuck Tomahawks; and he brought four players in-studio: Dillon Kuk, Jordan Justice, Zion Bartelho and Justin Albee. Participants on our Coach's Carousel are Mark Stewart of Mariner, Nic Vasilchek of Mount Vernon and Brandon Davis of Granite Falls.
The Steve Willits Podcast for Thursday, September 26, 2019. Steve chats with Meadowdale Quarterback Hunter Moen; Lake Stevens Runningback Dallas Landeros and Arlington Linebacker Michael Tsoukalas.
Western Conference Football; Friday, September 20, 2019. The Lake Stevens Vikings host the Monroe Bearcats. Tom Lafferty, Joel Vincent and Steve Willits have the call on KRKO AM 1380 & FM 95.3.
Steve Willits Podcast, Thursday, September 19, 2019. We hear from a pair of sevens as Monroe's Efton Chism III and Lake Stevens' Junior Robinson join the Steve Willits Podcast on the eve of their huge Wesco 4A matchup.
The KRKO Radio Russell & Hill Athletes of the Year for the 2018-19 school year are Anthony Whitis of Arlington High School and Iyanla "Ice" DeJesus of Jackson High School. They were presented their awards at the Annual Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
Prep Sports Weekly, Thursday, September 19, 2019. Week number three of the high school football season and we welcome the Lakewood Cougars to the KRKO Radio Studios. LB/TE Riley Krueger; RB/SS Jackson Schultz; LT/DE Mason Anderson; QB/DB Jared Taylor; and head coach Dan Teeter. Our coaches carousel includes visits with Keauntea Bankhead of Lynnwood; Mark Hodson of South Whidbey; Manase Hopoi of Cedar Park Christian Bothell and Davis Lura of Marysville Getchell.
The Battle for the "Dick Armstrong Cup" between the Glacier Peak Grizzlies and the Snohomish Panthers. Friday, September 13, 2019 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Snohomish. Tom Lafferty, Steve Willits and former Jackson head coach Joel Vincent on the call.
Prep Sports Weekly 9/12/19. We talk about the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame with associate director Rich Haldi; plus a two-time member of the Hall of Fame Karen Bryant (she's in as a sports contributor in 2012, and this year as a member of Woodway High School's girls basketball state championship team in 1984). We wrap up the show with our coach's carousel with Sultan's Rick Rudd and Stanwood's Eric Keizer.
Steve Willits Podcast 09/12/19. Steve talks with Lake Stevens quarterback Tanner Jellison; Monroe head football coach Michael Bumpus and Archbishop Murphy quarterback Victor Gabalis.
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The Desert Area MLS is an essential and powerful tool available to the desert's agents. It has come a long way and has improved in all areas from stability and compatibility to advanced features and organized design. In this post, we will look over the most important part of the Desert Area MLS, the searching features and tools.
A quick search has the minimum number of fields required for a search, similar to what you would see through an IDX link on an agent's website. This is great for creating a quick CMA or combing over a broader area. A Standard search will be more thorough and detailed, adding over a dozen more fields for a more precise search. These searches will work well when working together with active clients who need a more focused view of the market.
The toolbar above your search panel is a source for many useful features included in Desert Area MLS. An example of this would be the Export, Maps and Statistics features. They can export your listings, create statistical reports and map out your listings on a virtual map respectively. These features are available in both the search panel and when viewing search results. The CMA, Reports, E-mail and Add to Cart features are only accessible when you have completed a search and are looking at the resulting listings.
Another useful tool is the Preview Count, which is available just above every search panel. By clicking on Preview Count you can get a quick estimate of how many listings match your current search criteria. This is an easy way to see if your terms are too broad or too specific, which will end up saving you time.
Always make sure you check the tool bar for any useful features you may need to use with your listing. For highly specific and more complex searching options, consider creating your own Custom Search. You can find more on custom searching in this post.
Broadband connections, such as cable and dsl, are common expectations in the workplace. When it comes to Internet speed faster is always better, but how do you know how fast your internet connection really is? Do you know your download/upload rate?
Luckily, there is a free online service that can tell you exactly how fast your connection is. DSLreports.com offers a variety of various speed tests to evaluate your connection at home, work or wherever you may have an active connection. Go to http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest to be presented with the list of tests they provide. DSLreports.com has even added speed tests for mobile and iPhone internet browsing speeds. Select the appropriate test (for most connections we recommend the Flash 8 plugin based test), select a server that is closest to your location and allow the test to begin. After a couple of minutes, you will see exactly how fast your internet connection is. Each test will break down your speed into download (how fast you can receive files) and upload (how fast you can deliver files) rates.
Is your speed slower than what was advertised? Then you may have a program or spyware on your computer that is hogging your connection resources. You may also need to upgrade your computer network hardware as it may be outdated. Your company's network may have a chokepoint or a weak router that could be contributing to slower connection speeds. If none of these issues seems to be the problem, your actual connection service may need a technician to come out and perform some much needed maintenance.
On THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, we were pleased to hold an advanced MLS class which covered the following:
-Advanced Searching Techniques
-Map Searching
-Reverse Prospecting
-CMA Options
-Exporting Data
-Saving Customized Searches
-Timesaving Shortcuts & Tips
-Latest Upgraded Features
-Realist Tax Search
-Mailing Labels
I enjoyed it very much because we had some seasoned users that not only had great questions, but I even learned a couple of items that I had not caught until now. We also discussed that instead of giving them a long outline for the class they would probably end up losing or throwing away soon, we will try something very cool. We will use the forum on this site to do followup q&a as well as outlines online. This will prove to be a great communication tool which will keep the topics fresh, updated and we can keep using it.
So please visit soon and get involved. Be sure and register on the site, it only takes a minute.
Thanks for all your support and hope to see you at the next class.
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives rejected an historic $700 billion bailout of Wall Street despite legislative leaders and the President's appeals to that the bill was needed to save the U.S. economy from possible catastrophe.
This had an immediate impact on the Dow which immediately plunged as investors watched the dramatic House vote on television, but recovered a bit after. The legislation was rejected by a 228-205 final vote. Meanwhile, House leaders were trying frantically to turn some "no" votes into "yes" votes by pointing to the damage being done to our economy. But by our "economy" did they just mean Wall street? Honestly who do they think would be served by this generous "bailout"? Would your neighbors that have no choice but to simply walk away from their homes benefit by this and end up staying in their homes? Would they be given a financial relief that would allow them to make their house payments? Or was this another tricky way to "socialize capitalism" as great speaker and author Noam Chomsky explains in his many speeches. The "bailout" is just another polite example of socialism for the rich which has been the game that's always been played.
I recommend this CD of Noam Chomsky talking at Harvard in 96. You can find a copy of it at http://astore.amazon.com/reppress-20
Chomsky explains that the free market theory sold to the public is just a fantasy. He shows how in the real world, different rules apply to the rich. the rich make sure they have the nanny state to take care of themselves. When are we going to finally wake up and realize that it is time to go back to the "principles" by which this great Nation was formed?
Is this going to affect our Real Estate market? Yes but it will not be catastrophic. Investors will be glad that this did not happen. At the same time, for those of you who are upset thinking this was going to bring some financial relief to the poor families that have gotten caught in the big lending corporations scams and were losing their homes, don't. This was really not going to help people from losing their homes.
On July 30th the US government passed a new legislation (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) which is to protect homeowners from foreclosure, stop declining home prices, and stabilize the mortgage industry. The FHA Foreclosure Rescue section is designed to help 400,000 homeowners who have unaffordable mortgages and sub-prime loans, by helping them refinance and get new FHA-insured loans. The original loans must have been originated before 2008 and the borrower's monthly payment must be over 31% of their income as of March 1, 2008. Lenders can write down qualified mortgages to 85% of the current appraised value and qualified borrowers would get a new FHA 30-year fixed mortgage at 90% of appraised value. However, borrowers will have to share 50% of any equity realized through a subsequent sale or refinance with the FHA. The loan limit for this program is $550,440 around the nation and is set to go into effect on October 1, 2008 and will be effective all the way to September 30, 2011. These borrowers were most likely victims of lenders who did not explain fully how these loans work and are now stuck with a payment that they can not afford (i.e. in the case of interest only loans that were the most popular predatory lending practice last year) While anyone that is signing a loan document should be responsible enough to research and understand what the loan conditions mean, there have been numerous reports of shady lenders who intentionally lied and withheld information in order to make their profits off unknowing victims.
So in conclusion there has already been a legislation passed that does bring some relief to people who are in distress and losing their homes. And we are concerned about the foreign investors coming in and buying homes by the parcel of 100 homes at a time, 20,30 cents to the dollar. But then again if we study the charts and the market trend will not see that this happened in the past? Perhaps but not in such intense degree as we are witnessing today.
Could this bill which authorized the Treasury to buy up billions of dollars in bad subprime-mortgage debt from reeling Wall Street firms have been better than not acting at all and risking a financial-system meltdown? Are we even really going to have a financial meltdown?
You be the voice. be sure and use my polls on the front page and let me know what you feel may or may not happen. I love to hear from colleagues and visitors of the website.
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Abarai Renji (Shinigami School robes| fuku) - Bleach
|The only time I've ever dyed my hair for cosplay & a such a drastic colour too. Blonde > Vibrant bloody red ==;; two years its taken me to get it back! damn Renji.
But at last my third fave from Bleach so had to give it at shot. I had fun but hate my blue hakama with a passion the obe wouldn't stay put to holding them. crappy made cosplay is crappy |<
Future plans to make a Renji wig so may redo this, with a new belt. DX


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Hair concerns and issues are really troublesome. Not only because of the fact that these apprehensions bring weariness, but also due to the mere reality that it brings a lot of change in personality of an individual. Having said so, it becomes important to deal with it and discuss how to use tea tree oil for hair.
In this article, however, we have discussed various uses and utilizations of using tea tree oil. Let's delve in and find out the best results after applying the necessary.
How to Use Tea Tree Oil for Hair Growth?
Prior indulging you in the uses, here is where do we get tea tree oil?? Well, tea tree oil is extracted from the leaves of Melaleuca Alternifolia. It is specifically found in Australia and has become the resource to heal various health related distresses. In addition to it, this herb is also taken as hair care component. Among much potential, one of the best one is the power to reduce hair loss as well as promote hair growth.
Following are some of the common treatments for hair in terms of using tea tree oil:
Remedy # 1: Massage Tea Tree Oil:
Tea tree oil for hair can be used in many ways. First and the most commonly or generally used is through massage. Take a few drops of tea tree oil and massage thoroughly onto the scalp. Make sure that you use finger tips and not the palm for massage. This will brighten the hair; make them shinier, and much more beautiful than before. Also, it will stimulate flow of blood, reduce inflammation and itchiness. Moreover, it condenses dryness, dandruff, oily scalp and helps in darkening your hair.
Method however is very simple and easy to remember: take few drops of tea tree oil and massage with the help of tips on the scalp. Gentle and soothing massage for five to six minutes in one portion of the scalp gives perfect and satisfying result. After letting it sir in the scalp for fifteen minutes, wash it off with shampoo containing tea tree oil for hair of all types. Repeat it on alternative days for the best results.
Remedy # 2: Tea Tree Oil and Mask:
Mask with tea tree oil is not only used for scalp problems which may include each and every kind, but also boosts growth of hair. The procedure of this particular treatment relies on the excisions of dry skin and patches as well as provides as a help for cleansing purposes. Second stage of the treatment is a bit towards moisturizing resolutions. In this step, coconut and avocado indulges as hydrating agents.
Method again is pretty simple, and it comprises of the following steps:
Method 1:
- Wash a spray bottle, drop few droplets of apple cider vinegar of same quantity.
- Fill remaining bottle with distilled water.
- Mix it well by shaking the bottle.
- Spray solution on scalp as well as hair.
- Leave it there for maximum 15 minutes.
- Wash your hair and use tea tree oil shampoo.
Method 2:
- Now mash one small sized avocado and add two tablespoons of raw coconut oil.
- Apply it on entire scalp and then massage thoroughly.
- Let it remain there for 20 minutes.
- Rinse it off and use shampoo with tea tree oil.
- Repeat it on alternative days for the best result.
All in all we can say that tea tree oil for hair is nothing but something exceptional and amazing for many hair concerns.


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Rules for Five Question Friday: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky to appear Friday morning and link up! (I'll make sure to get this week's up bright and early for all you Black Friday shoppers...possibly even a bit after midnight?!)
Question for Friday, November 26th: Today's Questions all come right off the top of my wee lil' brain! (PS...feel free to come to my community to offer up your best question suggestions...we're in need of some new ones!)
1. What is your favorite part of a Thanksgiving meal? If I have a traditional Thanksgiving meal (which we didn't this year), then my mom's stuffing (real, bread stuffing/dressing--none of that cornbread stuff for me, thank you).
2. Are you a host or a guest for Thanksgiving this year? I hosted this year. Made my mom her favorite meal--my homemade Cashew Chicken and Fried Rice. I told you you were were non-traditional this year.
3. When you think of one Thanksgiving tradition, what comes to mind?
Family get-togethers.
Family get-togethers.
4. You have two pieces of pie in front of you and you HAVE to eat one...do you choose pumpkin or pecan? Pecan. I hardly ever have the chance to have pecan...pumpkin appears at every Thanksgiving (even non-traditional ones).
5. Are you a Black Friday Shopper? Every other year when my parents spend Thanksgiving with us. I go shopping with them. But when it's Thanksgiving with the husband's family, I sleep in on Black Friday.


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Carriers Not Cashing In on Intra-Asia Container Trade Surge
Container traffic within Asia is flying according to trade statistics, but carriers are yet to feel the benefit, shipping analysts at Drewry say.
As reported last week, container traffic surged ahead in the first quarter of 2017 by an estimated 10% thanks in large part to a rapid escalation in intra-regional volumes, particularly within Asia.
The provisional first quarter trade lane data from Drewry's Container Trades Statistics (CTS) indicates that container trade within Asia, encompassing Greater China, North Asia and Southeast Asia, jumped by 23.5% year-on-year to reach 10.8 million TEU.
This is all the more remarkable as the same data source suggests that this follows on from zero growth in 2016 when Intra-Asia box volumes closed on 39.2m TEU, Drewry said.
The busiest and fastest growing lane within Intra-Asia in the quarter is Greater China to/from Southeast Asia, which grew by 36% to 3.4 million TEU.
Conditions look set for the two-way trade between Greater China and Southeast Asia to continue to take a bigger slice of the container pie, even if the rapid growth rates settle down, according to Drewry. The IMF's World Economic Outlook report, updated in April, predicts that the economies of China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia will all consistently see GDP growth in the region of 6% per annum over the next five years.
Surely, with such incredible demand growth Intra-Asia carriers are seeing the financial rewards? Not so, according to Drewry's Intra-Asia Freight Rate index.
Average Intra-Asia spot rates are just starting to show the faintest of upwards inflection, but for about 18 months have stubbornly refused to shift much above USD 750 per 40ft container, Drewry said. At the same time, Intra-Asia specialist carriers Wan Hai and Regional Container Lines both reported operating losses for the first quarter of 2017. For Wan Hai, which previously was outperforming its more global rivals in the operating margin stakes, this was only the third quarterly operating loss in five years.
The weakness in Intra-Asia spot rates and disappointing carrier results do not necessarily debunk the demand high-growth story, but they could merely reflect that as volumes have risen, so too have the number and size of container ships being deployed within the trade, leaving the supply-demand balance as it was, Drewry said.
There is strong evidence that ships have followed the demand with Drewry's research counting at least eight new Intra-Asia services being launched so far this year with newcomer SM Line at the forefront, while the shrinking idle fleet and resurgence of the charter market is also a sign of renewed demand for ships within Asia.
The close proximity, fast-growing economies and manufacturing bases makes the outlook for container volumes within Asia far rosier than it is to some other regions, some of which are sending mixed-signals about their commitment to trade, Drewry said.
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